Nikon Coolpix 880 Camera Review

Nikon Coolpix 880 is often called as the "baby" Coolpix 990.But,why?880 camera certainly seems to be, from our test and image quality comparisons the 880 comes very close to the 990. Obviously you lose the split body, you lose the excellent magnesium alloy case ,the 880 also appears to have a very slightly smaller internal buffer making burst abilities a little less than the 990 but still far beyond 990. And Coolpix 880 with powerful rechargeable battery (nikon en-el1 battery)

Nikon Coolpix 880 info:

• 3.34 megapixel CCD delivering up to 2048 x 1536 pixel images.


• 1.8 inch, low temperature, polysilicon, TFT color LCD display with brightness and hue adjustment.


• 2.5x, 8 to 20 mm lens (equivalent to a 38 to 95 mm lens on a 35 mm camera).


• 4x digital zoom in 0.2x steps.


• Built-in flash with five modes.


• JPEG, uncompressed TIFF still-image formats and QuickTime movie file format.


• Image capture on CompactFlash card with an eight megabyte card included.


• USB and serial cables for connection to a computer.


• NTSC or PAL video output formats, with cable included.


• Powered by a rechargeable Nikon EN-EL1 lithium-ion battery or a 2CR5 lithium battery.


• Auto and manual focus options.


• Automatic, Scene, Programmed, Aperture Priority, Manual and Custom exposure modes.


• Single, Continuous, Multi-Shot 16, VGA Sequence, Ultra HS and Movie capture modes.


• Shutter speeds from eight to 1/1,000 seconds plus Bulb mode.


• Apertures of f/2.8 - 4.2 or f/7.8 -11.3. (Variable with lens zoom setting)


• Variable ISO setting from 100 to 400 with an Automatic option.


• Manually adjustable white balance with seven modes.

On a happier note, Nikon includes a sturdy lens cap with a strap so it won't fall off. If you turn on the camera without taking off the lens cap, a message on the LCD reminds you to take it off.

The included 2CR5 lithium battery may last a while,you can buy another better nikon en-el1 rechargeable battery.It can supply you enough energy.

The 880 is simply an excellent digital camera, it takes excellent pictures and has every feature you'd ever need, things that may not seem useful at first but you'll grow into using.

Nikon coolpix 4500 camera review

Nikon Coolpix 4500 is first Nikon's digital camera to feature a 4.0 effective megapixel CCD combined with a 4x Optical (38-155mm in 35mm photography) Zoom-Nikkor lens. The Coolpix 4500 offers advanced imaging control options as well as numerous automatic functions for a wide range of versatility in a more compact, solid and ergonomic magnesium alloy body.Hihg capacity nikon EN-EL1 battery. The Coolpix 4500 provides superior still images up to a maximum size of 2,272 x 1,704 pixels.

Coolpix 4500 Features:

• Four megapixel effective CCD for images up to 2272x1704 pixels


• Swiveling Nikkor 4x optical zoom (38-155mm in 35mm equivalent)


• Macro focus with AF down to 3/4 of an inch!


• 1.5-inch TFT color monitor with LED backlight


• CompactFlash Type II card slot (512MB/1GB Microdrive compatible)


• EN-EL1 rechargeable battery and charger included


• Programmed Auto (with Shift), Shutter-Priority, Aperture-Priority and Full Manual exposure modes


• Drive modes: Single, Continuous, Ultra High Speed Continuous, 16-Shot Multi and 320x240 QuickTime Movie w/audio


• 32MB DRAM buffer for fast, 2 sec shot-to-shot speed


• Shutter speeds from 1/2300 sec. to 8 secs (Bulb to 5 mins)


• Aperture settings from F2.6 to F10.3


• 7-bladed lens diaphram for true depth of field control


• Auto Pop-up flash with auto, fill, slow sync, and red-eye reduction


• Control of color sharpness and saturation


• Five-area multifocus system and Spot-AF


• 256-segment Matrix Metering, Center-weighted or Spot


• Noise Reduction for long exposures


• ISO sensitivity of 100, 200, 400 or 800 (in all modes)


• Matrix Auto White Balance plus Fine, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Speedlight and Preset.


• AE Bracketing with white balance as well as exposure value


• 7,900-step autofocus with 50-step manual focus


• Record images in TIFF-RGB (uncompressed) or JPEG Fine, Normal, or Basic quality.


• Lens section lock prevents "drooping" when using heavy lenses


• Epson PRINT Image Matching Technology compatible


• External sync connector for Nikon Speedlights


• USB 1.1 port for image download


• One-Touch upload for easy image transfers


• User-upgradeable camera firmware


• Compatible with existing Coolpix auxilliary lenses.

The now familiar EN-EL1 rechargeable battery (5.0 Wh), also found on the CP5000 and CP5700, is used here. Nikon estimates that the battery will last for about 100 minutes in "average use". The run-down of the EN-EL1 battery is about 100 minutes (in the conditions typical of Nikon: display on, zoom adjusted for each shot, flash used for a third of shots, NORMAL quality, 2272*1704).
Nikon includes an external charger for the EN-EL1. They also give you a lens cap and strap to protect the lens.

Here's a new one: the CP4500 has a feature called Perspective Control which allows you to change the vertical perspective. The example Nikon gives is to make a shot of a building taken looking up at it appear more square (like it was taken at eye level). You adjust the image using the four-way switch (up/down only), and when you're happy with it, you wait 40 seconds for the new image to be written to the CF card.

Another CP4500 feature lets you resize your image to a much smaller size. Choose from 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 160 x 120, and 96 x 72.
One nice feature is the ability to delete a selection of photos, instead of just one or all of them. You can also mark images to be automatically transferred when the camera is hooked into the computer.

The Coolpix 4500 excels in the image-quality department, providing especially detailed, sharp, and clean images with little noise. It accurately meters and exposes pictures, and color tends more toward the natural than the oversaturated.

Nikon Coolpix 4500 Digital camera Review

The Nikon Coolpix 4500, a 4-megapixel, 4X optical-zoom spin on the swivel-lens camera.the Coolpix 4500 offers advanced imaging control options as well as numerous automatic functions for a wide range of versatility in a more compact, solid and ergonomic magnesium alloy body. The Coolpix 4500 provides superior still images up to a maximum size of 2,272 x 1,704 pixels.

Coolpix 4500 features:

• 4x Nikkor-Zoom lens with focal range of 7.85-32mm (35mm equiv - 38-155mm) f/2.6-5.1


• 4.0 million effective pixels


• 1.5in LCD screen


• Magnesium-alloy body


• Shutter speeds from 8sec to 1/2,300 sec


• Macro shooting down to 2cm


• Noise Reduction mode


• Voice Memo


• Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL1


• CompactFlash Card Type I/II


• White Balance Bracketing


• Five-area multi autofocus


• 16 Scene modes


• TIFF or JPEG format images


• Auto pop-up speedlight


• Photoshop Elements, Fotostation Easy and Arcsoft Panoramamaker


• Priced from 645 to around 530

Connectionsa

The standard connections for USB, Power-in and Audio/Video-out are present. There is also a sync terminal on the lens section of the body, this can be used to attach an external Speedlight flash.

Battery life

The now familiar EN-EL1 rechargeable battery (5.0 Wh), also found on the CP5000 and CP5700, is used here. Nikon estimates that the battery will last for about 100 minutes in "average use".

Image quality

At an average print-size this looks a very sharp and colourful photo. Looking at a 100% scale view of the fly's legs, the Coolpix 4500 is about as sharp as other digital cameras in this price range. Where it leaps ahead of many of its competitors, is the macro capability that allowed the shot to be taken. The Coolpix cameras have had this macro capability as one of their strong points for some time now and the Coolpix 4500 continues the tradition.

I like the camera,beacause Nikon includes an external charger for the nikon EN-EL1. They also give you a lens cap and strap to protect the lens.And high quality image.