Nikon COOLPIX release

On the 30th of October 2007 Nikon celebrated the 10th anniversary of their Coolpix Cameras.
For this anniversary they released a whole range of Coolpix cameras in to all three different ranges inside that brand: Style, Life, And Performance
Friendly, fashionable and fun, the sleek, colourful and powerful COOLPIX cameras will appeal to photographers of all levels.

“With this new COOLPIX line-up, Nikon is offering consumers premium quality cameras that boast sleek, beautiful designs whilst ensuring great pictures,” said Martina Beckmann, communications manager, Nikon Europe BV. “With their stylish and functional design, outstanding NIKKOR optics, Nikon’s original EXPEED image processing system, Nikon’s well-engineered Vibration Reduction (VR) technology and other COOLPIX premium features, there is truly a COOLPIX camera for everyone.” Says Nikon

All together 9 Coolpix cameras were introduced on the market .


Just one of the new cameras is the Coolpix P5100 which has almost double the resolution that i have on my camera and is also £100 cheaper than what i bought my for. Here are the specification for it

# Advanced Exposure Modes (P/S/A/M)
# Expandable system
# 12.1 megapixel resolution
# EXPEED image processing engine
# Optical 3.5x Zoom-NIKKOR lens
# 2.5 in. LCD monitor
# Optical Vibration Reduction
# High-Sensitivity up to ISO 3200 (ISO 3200 is only available for image sizes of 5M (2592 x 1944) or smaller)
# Advanced Face Priority AF
# Continuous flash
# Distortion Control


Best regards,
~dawn-of-art, Nikonist Writer