Nikon CoolPix P4 Digital Camera (8.1MP, 3264x2592, 3x Opt, 23MB Internal Memory, SD/MMC Slot)

Nikon Coolpix P4

CoolPix P4 Digital Camera (8.1MP, 3264x2592, 3x Opt, 23MB Internal Memory, SD/MMC Slot) Review, by Richard Baguley July 26, 2006

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• Reviewed by: d_bondi

  Strengths: Size, 8MP, Auto Mode, 2.5" LDD

  Weaknesses: No View Finder

  Overall: This is a great little compact camera and the second Nikon Coolpix that I have owned. It is solidly constructed, and takes great pictures. The 2.5" LCD is great. I love the size, it fits in my pocket. With a 3 year old, my problem was my old Nikon was just too big to carry around everywhere, so I missed a lot of great moments. Not anymore. I recommend this little camera.

• Reviewed by: gracerita

  Strengths: weight, size of screen, multiphoto option, price, reduced vibration

  Weaknesses: slippery body, camera design--fingers in front of lens?

  Overall: I have a nikon 850 I bought years ago and loved it because it felt great in my hand and was easy to use. I took movies, slides and night shots to just play with the camera. It looks like what a camera should look like to take good pictures. Silly huh? This new one is small and a bit slippery that one should always use the strap.I'VE OWNED IT ONE WEEK--so no revelations about quality and using the vibration reduction feature.

• Reviewed by: Docind

  Strengths: 8.0 MP for a reasonable price, lots of manuals controls and user friendly.

  Weaknesses: 3X Optical zoom, picture gets fuzzy in full zoom

  Overall: Not too big and heavy but pocket size and with 8.0MP, its a good camera. Useful for both amateurs and advanced amateurs. My wife uses it as a simple point and shoot where as I toggle with advanced features. The P3 version has a wireless function but I think P4 is better as its a bit cheaper. You could spend those additional $100 for buying a higher memory card. P.S: Please be aware that a Card with MORE than 2GB memory is not advised for the P4. And for info, I bought my camera at dell for $320.

• Reviewed by: archangelpt27149

  Strengths: 8.1 megapixels lots of different program nikon quality clear viewfinder many features

  Weaknesses: can't find any so far

  Overall: I'm a Nikon fanatic what I love about this camera are the many features and the way you can set it into program or aperture priority also you can select various ways to shot your pics from closeups to landscapes.

• Reviewed by: rogeraj

  Strengths: Flexibility, excellent pictures, great video and sound pickup, easy to use controls, 2 vibration reductions, review picture without extending lens. in camera guide book.

  Weaknesses: miss glass view finder in bright sun.

  Overall: I consider it my compact SLR. It has so many possible settings, I enjoy learning them as needed. The auto setting is very adequate for most shots. Face recognition focus in portrait mode is fun. It brackets a face even off center and bracket turns green when face is in focus. Press review button 2 seconds and screen lights up without lens extending. Great for editing without wasting battery. Battery lasts long. Battery and disc are accessible even on tripod. Bought a 5" flex leg tripod to use as a handle, like in the camera store, and tripod. Tripod hole is on extreme left bottom. ISO and WB are on the dial for quick changes. I stopped a hovering bee in the air at 400 ISO. Program mode shutter fired at 1/1026 sec. I forced the flash. Cropping made it 20 times bigger with good detail thanks to 8.1MP. Carry the camera and spare battery in my pocket. Recommend 1G disc. Can shoot several videos and many shots with room to spare. Two vibration reduction settings help a lot. Telephoto and VR(1) work in video mode. In menu, press telephoto button to get in camera guide book explanation of menu item. Control buttons are well placed and easy to use. Screen is large and bright. Picture Project software with camera is easy to use and corrects lot of user mistakes. I researched many cameras and definitely recommend the P4.