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Nikon Updates Professional Series with Coolpix P7000

So, if you’ve shot Nikon point-and-shoots for a while, you might be aware they come in three series: L (Life), S (Style), and P (Professional). Well, the last of those, the P series, has finally received what seems at this point like a long overdue upgrade. And, that’s it off to the side there: the Coolpix P7000.

According to Nikon, this bad boy is all new inside and out. Inside you’ll find a 10.1 megapixel CCD sensor, 5-Way VR, 720 HD, an electronic virtual horizon level, and RAW files in the NRW format (which work on both Mac and Windows, let’s hope that means lesson learned).

Outside there’s a pop-up flash, a large optical viewfinder (though, standard parallax issues will still apply), a 7.1x wide zoom (28-200mm equiv f2.8-5.6), and of course lots of direct control buttons and dials. And, there’s a Zoom Memory button so you can instantly zoom back to preset focal lengths.

There actually aren’t a lot of gimmicks to discuss here, and it seems Nikon has opted to focus on the usual features, image quality, and control ergonomics. We approve. For those of you looking for a compact that lets you make the decisions, this is a nice addition to the landscape.

It’ll run close to $500 retail, and should start trickling around this month. You can get on our preorder list for one on our site now.

Oh, press release after the jump. Right right.

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Nikon Announces New Coolpix S1100pj Camera with Projector

Nikon Coolpix S1100pj

Nikon today has announced the update to last year’s novelty S1000pj, the first camera with a built in projector. This year’s model ups the ante, and adds a lot of features to this concept that help to make it a much more appealing package. And then they made it cheaper. Hard to complain about that, isn’t it?

Key changes include an upgrade to a 14 megapixel sensor and a switch to a 3″ touchscreen LCD with twice the pixel resolution. And, on the projector front (you know, that big honky lens on the front that makes this thing unique), we’re looking at 14 lumens, up from 10, and it can now be used as an ad hoc projector for any JPEGS on the memory card, or can be hooked up to your computer and used as a projector for that.

And, let’s not forget these slick new colors on that much nicer looking body there, yeah? It’s good to see someone else taking visual cues from those nifty Olympus Tough cameras, which the design on this is admittedly very reminiscent of (*cough cough Stylus 750SW cough*).

It’ll be available yet this year, and it’ll debut at around $350, or about $80 bucks less that its predecessor did, and not much more than the S1000pj is currently at. Impressive.



Nikon Updates Firmware for Coolpix S3000, Coolpix S4000

According to Imaging Resource, who we would trust with our lives, Nikon has updated the firmware to their Coolpix S3000 and S4000 point-and-shoots. Both firmwares fix an issue with the battery and charging, and the S4000 bumps the 720p recording mode’s frame rate up to 30fps from 24fps.

Aaaand… that’s about it. Find links for them via the source button down yon.



Nikon Coolpix P90 camera is impressive!

So now that we have the new Nikon Coolpix P90 in stock, I have finally been able to play with the camera a bit.  The screen on the back is very good.  The articulated screen is a big improvement.  It really allows you to get in tight and get the shot you want.  And when I say get in tight, this Nikon Coolpix Camera gets it done.  Don’t let the big 24x zoom fool you.  It’s got one heck of a macro too.  Here is what it can do:

Don’t be overly critical; it was handheld.  Not bad at all, I think.

The other cool thing that jumped out at me was the movie mode.  The P90 has a few options.  One is Time-lapse mode from 30s all the way to 60 min.  You can also record sepia or black and white mode.  With the size of SD memory cards today, you can record a LOT of digital video.

Big zoom, big screen, great macro.  What more do you need in a compact bridge camera?



The Wait Is Over

Those of you who have been clamoring for new Nikon lenses clamor no more. At least if the object of your attention was the Nikon AF-S 35mm 1.8 G then your wait is over. We here at Roberts Imaging in Indianapolis have them now.  At under $200.00  and featuring fast glass, faster focusing, sleek design and tremendous Bokeh, this lens promises to be as big a crowd pleaser as the Nikon AF-S 50mm 1.4 G’s  that have been flying off our shelves. 

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Nikon releases eight new Coolpix Cameras

The new Nikon Coolpix cameras are coming!  The big flagship camera is the Coolpix P90.  This beast has a 24X optical zoom with a whopping 26-624mm (35mm equiv).  It sports a 12.1 MP sensor, a 3.0 inch tiltable screen, and 6400 ISO capability.  This thing is loaded up!  It should be a great camera for those people looking for a great bridge camera before a Nikon Digital SLR camera.  Most of the manual controls from an SLR are there so you can do that tricky shot!

P90 backThe other new Coolpix models include the following models:


COOLPIX S630

COOLPIX S620

COOLPIX S230

COOLPIX S220

COOLPIX L100

COOLPIX L20

COOLPIX L19

They all should begin shipping in late February.



After Christmas Deals!

If you didn’t get what you wanted for Christmas, come down to Roberts now for that great deal in digital camera accessories and HD camcorders.  We still have nearly all of our stock on sale.

If you are looking for a compact digital camera, take a look at the Nikon Coolpix camera S52 for $99.97.  These things were hot before Xmas, and we have a small supply on them again.  9 Megapixels, 3x optical zoom, 3″LCD, and image stabilizer.  Hurry in before they are gone!

s52 black




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