Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Getting Familiar With The Nikon Coolpix P80

By James Smith


The point of purchasing a camera is to capture a moment or a collection of time to show to friends, family or reliving the memories. By researching Nikon Coolpix P80, you have stepped in the right direction. You are getting the convenience of a point and shoot but the advanced features of a D-SLR.

Speaking of Advanced features, I am going to give you the inside look. We are going to start with the powerful 18x Optical wide-angle zoom and for all you tech heads 4.7-84.2mm (35mm [135] format picture angle: 27-486mm); f/2.8-4.5. Simply put, this camera has great zoom. Zoom comes into play when you want to get really close shots of a flower or shooting from the top of a mountain.

When shooting from the top of a mountain and using the zoom at the camera's fullest potential you may encounter shacking. Nikon has integrated Image-sensor shift that will help reduce shacking and blurry pictures. And of course blurry photos are just not fun.

Now we will explore how Nikon has managed to offer D-SLR functionality in a simple point and shoot model. D-SLR cameras are more complicated and require the user to know about light sensitivity, shutter speeds and focal length. The point and shoot is easier to use with no need to worry about complex settings. unless you want to, of course.

The Nikon Coolpix P80 gives users the ability to shoot in manual mode and take control of light levels and more. Users can shoot everything from lightning to landscapes. Slower shutters speeds are preferable for objects moving quickly. Faster speeds will capture the details of a hummingbird hovering over a flower. With so many options, you can develop a style all your own.

You choose whether you want the camera to choose the settings or put it in manual mode and do the work yourself. Available settings:Manual Setting, Auto Setting, Scene Setting, Aperture-Priority Auto, Shutter-Priority or Programmed Auto

Are you feeling overwhelmed with all the technical advancements of this camera? The camera has two different personalities, one is the over technical biologist student and the other is the simple elementary teachers. The teacher has so much information in the bag but turns the information into simple activities to allow the students to learn the concepts. Try this teachers approach: Place the dial to Scene and choose one the many options. The camera will decided what needs to be done. Here are the options: Back Light, Beach/Snow, Close Up, Copy, Dusk/Dawn, Face-Priority AF, Fireworks Show, Landscape, Museum, Night Landscape, Night Portrait, Panorama Assist, Party, Portrait, Sports, Sunset, Voice Recording

You can set the camera to Scene and choose a special effects option. The camera will automatically produce one of the following effects: Beach/Snow Effect, Copy Mode, Back Light Effect, Close Up Shot, Face-Priority AF, Dusk/Dawn Lighting Conditions, Landscape Photo, Fireworks Show Effect, Night Landscape Shot, Museum Photo, Panorama Assist Mode, Night Portrait Setting, Portrait Shot, Party Photo, Sunset Lighting, Voice Recording Setting or Sports Mode

Below are the pros and cons of this camera. All cameras take some kind of picture, but you need to decide whats right for you.

Camera Advantages: The ISO sensitivity is 64-6400 Various flash settings Features rechargeable battery Option to use presets or manual controls Multiple Scene preset options

Camera Disadvantages: Picture quality suffers at 18x zoom. Computer upload is slow. Does not include RAW file technology. Remembering to keep battery charged. Photos sometimes wash out in bright sunlight.

My conclusion: This is the ideal camera for anyone who wants the option to point and shoot on the fly or get more involved with D-SLR and choose custom settings for taking photos. I hope this information will help you understand the advantages and disadvantages of the Nikon Coolpix P80 and you will soon be capturing your own memories to relive the moments and share them with friends and family




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