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Nikon COOLPIX P500 12.1 CMOS Digital Camera with 36x NIKKOR Wide-Angle Optical Zoom Lens and Full HD 1080p Video (Black)
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The Nikon Coolpix P500 allows you to zoom closer than ever with its 36x optical zoom Nikkor ED glass lens. It also sports a 12.1 MP CMOS image sensor, 3200 max ISO for taking pictures in low light conditions, a 3.0"in. Vari-Angle TFT-LCD screen that sports 921,000 pixels, HD video recording at 1080p quality, and Nikon's Vibration Reduction Image Stabilization..../ Nikon COOLPIX P500 12.1 CMOS Digital Camera with 36x NIKKOR Wide-Angle Optical Zoom Lens and Full HD 1080p Video (Black) / nikon coolpix
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Nikon COOLPIX P500 12.1 CMOS Digital Camera with 36x NIKKOR Wide-Angle Optical Zoom Lens and Full HD 1080p Video (Black)
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Alaska trip under my belt and it did all I asked. : Nikon COOLPIX P500 12.1 CMOS Digital Camera with 36x NIKKOR Wide-Angle Optical Zoom Lens and Full HD 1080p Video (Black)
Bridge cameras have all the time been one of those cameras that give you contract camera ability pictures with their tiny sensors and processing engines but at the same time give you alot of control over their photographic parameters such as exposure time, shutter speed and gap ,break size.
With so many competitive camera manufacturers we have today, and with bridge cameras regularly sitting on their top-of-the-line shelves commanding prices as high as many entry level Dslrs, one thing is becoming more and more safe bet for these manufacturers: you either produce a new camera with specifications so outrageous that it kicks last year's top model off its throne or prepare to have your new camera thrown into some discount bin at Costco the second the novelty of the new camera wears off.
Since approximately every bridge camera is already maxing out on controls and megapixels, it seems that what is left for them to do is now provide as much visual zoom power as physically potential to blow their competition out of the water.
The 2011's Nikon P500 has reached a incredible 36x visual zoom, with maximum effective focal distance of 810mm when the zoom barrel is extended to the maximum. If this form doesn't sound absurd to you, you might like to know that a basic gargantuan telescope's focal distance on median starts from around 700mm.
Under the normal guideline for minimum shutter speed for a given focal length, the minimum shutter speed for a photograph taken at 810mm would have to be at least 1/800 of a second in order for you to fetch a clear, unshaken image.
However, surprisingly, the P500, with the use of two vibration discount systems (Hybrid Vr), one being sensor shift and one electronic by mapping two images into one, is able to counteract lots of handshaking and provide reasonably blur free images even at the maximum zoom of 810mm.
Also, despite what is being said by most reviewers here, the photograph ability of its 12.1 Mp sensor is unquestionably pretty decent, even when the sensor is pushed to its Iso limits. The photograph ability is obviously no Dslr grade with such a small sensor, but I dare say that the image ability of the P500 unquestionably surpasses many bridge cameras released just a few months ago. The colors are punchy and balanced even at higher Isos, which is quite surprising for a Nikon contract since most of their lower end and older models tend to give me pictures with this ugly yellow cast when I shoot at sensitivities beyond Iso 400.
So without going into too much details, here are some of the worthy highlights of the camera:
1) Dual zoom levers for the 36x visual zoom from a very wide 22.5mm to a telescopic 810mm, one on the side of the zoom barrel and one on top. The side zoom control can be customized to adjust visual zoom power or manual focus.
2) The zoom barrel does not retract when I enumerate my images, unlike my Sony superzooms. It stays at the zoom power I set the camera to at the old shot. Very good programming by Nikon.
3) unabridged controls as per any bridge cameras, however, there are insufficient direct control buttons for a few requisite settings such as white equilibrium and Iso. There are direct buttons for single/burst shots, flash control, Ev control, timer control, macro/landscape focus settle on control. For all else, you will have to dive into the multi-layered menus to make the requisite changes.
4) Very steady Hybrid Vr (vibration reduction) control, this feature may be mistaken by most as preview lags on the Lcd when the camera is shooting in high zoom, but I believe the lagging is meant to keep the camera preview from shaking too much at high zoom. My older bridge cameras have high refresh rates but their Lcd previews were so jerky at maximum zoom I can barely frame my shots properly without a tripod.
5) Very unabridged Iso control but unfortunately not as laid out as a proper Nikon Dslr. Auto Iso range is from 160-200, 160-400, 160-800 (Auto Iso) and 160-1600 (Auto high Iso). The maximum Iso setting (3200) cannot be roped into the auto Iso range like a acceptable Nikon Dslr.
6) One user preset, good for fast retrieval of the unblemished set of personalized controls when you need it.
7) Mimimum shutter speed control as per acceptable Nikon Dslr, but the camera will slow the shutter speed past the minimum preset speed if maximum Iso has been reached and the camera is not able to fetch enough exposure.
8) 4 settings for Active D-Lighting (High, Normal, Low, Off)
9) Hd video at 1080i, high speed slow request for retrial video at reduced resolution. Qvga at 240fps, Vga at 120fps and 720 at 60fps.
10) There is fulltime Af, electronic vibration discount and wind discount (for mic) for video recording.
11) useful Hdmi out for digital Av association (output only).
12) Very well built body with good styling, the camera is light in the hand with such a telescopic zoom power, the zoom barrel doesn't enlarge too much (barely 4 inches out) even at maximum zoom.
13) Last but not least, although the camera does not come with a much needed external battery charger, the Usb connector on the camera can receive power from any Usb source to fee the camera battery on the fly. This means even if you have no passage to a power outlet while you're out backpacking, a transportable battery charging pack with Usb yield for charging your phone can be used to fee the camera as well. Nikon deserves a pat in the back for this great idea.
And here are some of the things about the P500 that I didn't like:
1) Very slow focus especially when there is insufficient light, by this I mean anyone less than natural daylight. The camera does not focus well in candlelight. Focusing becomes slower as the focal distance gets higher.
2) Very slow zoom as zooming is purely electronic.
3) Limitations on the use of the Hybrid Vr system. When the Hybrid Vr is turned on, all Auto Iso modes (Auto Iso and High Auto Iso) will be little up to Iso 200 only. This will supervene in very slow shutter speeds in gap ,break Priority Mode (A mode) when you're shooting indoors or at night. Interesting subjects will appear as a bunch of blurred shadows. Switching to Shuttle Priority (S mode) to force the shutter speed up will supervene in underexposed images. You will need to go into the Iso menu to force the Iso up if you want to achieve higher shutter speeds in A mode and achieve balanced exposure while shooting in S mode. Do watch out for this little quirk if you intend to use Hybrid Vr all the time in composition with Auto Iso or High Auto Iso.
4) No practical use for the very little continuous burst mode. High speed burst at H (fast) setting at max resolution is little to only 5 shots, and the camera goes into a long, writing phase. The camera will be unusable for around 30 seconds. At L (slow) setting at max resolution, the limit is 17 shots, and the camera goes into an even longer, unresponsive state. This lasts for approximately 60 seconds. There's a pre-chached mode that limits the resolution to only 2Mp. So, if you're into long performance shots, use the Hs video mode instead of the burst mode. There is just no point in using a 5-frame or a 17-frame max resolution continuous burst. If you triggered your burst too early, you will miss your shot completely.
5) The little shutter speeds may be a deal breaker for some. The fastest shutter speed is 1/1500 of a second, which is slow considering most bridge can go to at least 1/2000 at wide zoom and 1/4000 at telephoto. Freezing superfast performance may be a problem here. The slowest shutter speed is only 8 seconds. Most bridge cameras, like the Sony Hx-1 can open the shutter for up to 30 seconds. The Nikon P500 can only do as long as 8 seconds at M mode and 2 seconds at S mode.
6) Smaller gap ,break range than most bridge models. Largest gap ,break is F3.4 at 22.5mm (F5.7 at 810mm) and smallest at F8.0 (whole zoom range).
7) safe bet barrel distortion at 22.5mm, objects with right lines look swollen if they are near the sides of the frame.
8) No hot shoe connector for Nikon speedlights (or any other kinds of external flash units). A full featured bridge camera should unquestionably have sustain for an external flash.
9) articulate Lcd is not fully articulate, it swivels up and down but not to the sides. No self-portraits with this monster zoom.
10) Battery is rather weak compared to a real Dslr, a law with so much control tends to blow straight through the 4.1Wh (3.7V, 1100mAh) battery quickly. You might want to have a second battery handy (Model whole En-El5).
I presuppose the slower than acceptable auto-focus speed and little shutter speed range has something to do with the limitations of having such a huge zoom factor. The biggest Dslr zoom barrel only goes as far as 15x (The Tamron 18-270mm, Sony maxed out at 13.8 with its Sal18250, Nikon and Canon both maxed out at 11.1x with their 18-200mm zooms), so that says alot about the whole of engineering Nikon has thrown into the tiny zoom barrel of the P500.
In conclusion, although the Nikon P500 may not be the greatest bridge camera for everyone, but as a bridge model with such a gigantic zoom and ordinarily clean and punchy output, the camera does alright in my book. With the irregularity of the horrifically slow auto-focus, the little continuous burst and the little shutter speed range, the camera shines in approximately every department. Just don't expect this camera to capture any clear shots of children running wild in the playground on a gloomy afternoon.
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