Nikon Coolpix P510
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14 years ago
Nikon Coolpix P510 Digital Camera Review
Our reviewer Daniel Bell was impressed with the Nikon Coolpix P500, this has now been replaced with the P510 and he gives his verdict on the new model.
Pros:
- 42x optical zoom
- Tilting screen
- Manual control modes (P/S/A/M
- Full HD movies
- 5fps at full 16.1Mp
- Excellent panoramas at both 360° and 180
- Superb macro pictures
Cons:
- Battery life is quite short
- Difficult to shoot moving subjects using lots of optical zoom
- Struggle to focus when using zoom in videos
- Not a lot different from the
14 years ago
Nikon Coolpix P510
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Pros:
- The Nikon Coolpix P510 is a fun camera to shoot with
- overflowing with photo and movie features
- and backed by very fast shooting performance and excellent low-ISO photo quality
Cons:
- The P510 has trouble focusing at the telephoto end and its low-light/high-ISO photo quality has room for improvement.
14 years ago
Nikon Coolpix P510
I'm still not sure whether there's a good reason to have a 42x zoom lens on a compact camera. But regardless, the Nikon Coopix P510 is overall a very good full-sized superzoom, even if you never use the full zoom range. And, actually, it's probably better if you don't.
Pros:
- A fun camera to shoot with
- Overflowing with photo and movie features
- Backed by very fast shooting performance and excellent low-ISO photo quality
Cons:
- Has trouble focusing at the telephoto end
- Its low-light/high-ISO photo quality has room for improvement
- Camera feels cheaply constructed
14 years ago
Nikon Coolpix P510
The Nikon Coolpix P510 is a new super-zoom compact camera designed to appeal to the keen enthusiast photographer. The P510 has a mechanically-stabilized 42x optical zoom with a massive focal range of 24-1000mm and an innovative side zoom control.
14 years ago
Nikon Coolpix P510 REVIEW: Its 42x Zoom is a Sight to Behold
When I first started playing with the Master of the Mighty Zoom, I was very impressed. There were little things here and there that were improved over last year's Coolpix P500. I loved most of the shooting features and effects, as well as the Coolpix P510's extensive external design.
14 years ago
Nikon Coolpix P510 Digital Camera Review
Superzooms are popular for plenty of good reasons, but the main attraction is always the huge zoom range. The Nikon Coolpix P510 certainly has that part covered. Its massive 42x, 24-1000mm equivalent lens has the longest reach of any camera out there by a long shot.
Pros:
- Enormous
- class-leading 42x zoom range
- Strong all-around image quality
Cons:
- Build quality feels a bit cheap
- Not as much control as other superzooms
14 years ago
Nikon's P510 sure puts the "zoom" in superzoom. Its 42x lens has a staggering 1000mm telephoto focal range.
14 years ago
Nikon COOLPIX P510 Review
The Nikon P510 marks a new development in bridge cameras for Nikon; featuring an eye-watering 42x optical zoom alongside a 16MP CMOS sensor and 3in tiltable LCD screen, it's clear that this is a serious shooter.
Pros:
- Massive optical zoom
- advanced specification
- good image quality
Cons:
- Build quality not the best
- tiltable LCD screen could be better
14 years ago
Nikon COOLPIX P510 Review
While the P510 features all the hallmarks of the popular ‘bridge' tag, there's no debating the headline of these being the 42x optical zoom. The lens covers a phenomenal focal range of 24 – 1000mm in 35mm equivalent terms, making it capable of wide-angle work alongside super-telephoto shooting, all...
Pros:
- Massive optical zoom
- advanced specification
- good image quality
Cons:
- Build quality not the best
- tiltable LCD screen could be better
14 years ago
Nikon Coolpix P510
Superficially, the Nikon Coolpix P510 appears to be similar to several ultra-zooms, yet underneath it hold a good number of refinements. Of course, its ultra long 1000mm reach is headline-grabbing but what makes the P510 really compelling is its highly effective image stabilization, its improved...
Pros:
- Extremely effective stabilization
- Very good sharpness throughout focal-range
- Virtually no optical distortion
- Very low chromatic aberrations
- Fast autofocus in good light near wide-angle
- Dual control-dials and zoom controllers
- Good overall handling
- Great LCD visibility
- Impressively compact...
Cons:
- Loss of fine-details at ISO 200
- More overexposure than usual
- Custom WB not entirely accurate
- Very slow autofocus in dim light
- Unresponsive while writing
- 2s delay when starting video capture
- Noticeable shutter-lag
- Slow access to ISO
- Highly reduced angle-of-view in video
- Not...
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