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Nikon Coolpix P100 monster zoom digicam: CMOS plus full HD movie recording

February 3rd, 2010 11:03am mike s No comments

Nikon Coolpix P100 camera offers CMOS and full HD movie recordingNikon have unveiled details of its flagship point’n’shooter, the dSLR-styled 10MP Nikon P100 which can rattle off images at in Stirling Moss-esque 120fps bursts, and serve up full HD video.

There’s a mighty big lens strapped on to this baby in the shape of a hefty 26x (26mm-678mm. f2-5) zoom, which can go all the way down to 0.4 inches while in macro mode.

With a lens this long, it’s a good job that Nikon’s ‘5-Way Vibration Reduction (VR) Image Stabilisation System’ is onboard to try and keep things sharp.

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Nikon D3000 entry level dSLR feels the love, lack of Live View disappoints

December 11th, 2009 5:51pm Pete Railton No comments

Nikon D3000 entry level dSLR gets reviewed, lack of Live View disappoints

Flapping its arms around and hoping to attract mobs of festive buyers in the hugely competitive budget dSLR market is Nikon’s new D3000 camera.

Replacing the D60 – Nikon’s best-selling DLSR – the d3000 follows the same ethos of serving up a user-friendly package designed to guide nervous newbies into the world of dSLR photography, with a new ‘guide’ mode and a ton of auto features onboard to help make snapping pics a cinch.

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Nikon D300S reviews flood in. Lustful feelings follow

November 18th, 2009 4:45pm mike s 1 comment

Nikon D300S reviews flood in. Lustful feelings follow

We’ve been rattling off photos on our Nikon D300 for the past year now and it’s a lovely camera – but does the new D300S add up to a worthwhile upgrade?

We guess the hardest problem the team at Nikon faced was how they could improve on what was already a fabulous camera with very few shortcomings.

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Nikon D300s rides the clouds

October 19th, 2009 5:30pm Lee J. 1 comment

nikon-d300sMark Watson regales under the rather improbable job description of “Extreme Sports Photographer and Nikon Australia Ambassador,” but this video certainly shows him living up to the title.

To publicise the HD video and stills capabilities of the Nikon D300s, Mark hopped on to a handglider and flew into Australia’s Morning Glory cloud – a phenomenon that sees a wave-like cloud rolling over the Aussie countryside.

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Nikon D3S videos shows off the camera’s awesomeness

October 14th, 2009 8:15pm Tony Fletcher 1 comment

We’d barely stopped frothing about the incredible specs of Nikon’s high end D3S dSLR when two incredible videos showing off the camera’s movie credentials and high ISO performance appeared on YouTube.

Check out the video below and click on for the second:

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Nikon D3S dSLR – superfast snapper for pros

October 14th, 2009 11:30am mike s No comments

Nikon D3S dSLR - superfast snapper for pros

Nikon has unveiled the upgrade to their high-end professional  D3 dSLR, the envy-inducing D3S, packing a beast of a CMOS sensor, measuring up at  a massive a 36 x 23.9 mm and delivering 12.1 of some of the finest megapixels you’ll ever see.

Looking tough enough to take Rocky the full ten rounds, the new D3S  adds 720p HD video recording and is capable of snapping an astonishing 48 RAW frames in one burst.

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