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Nikon Coolpix P90 Reviews Analysis
Digital camera - compact - 12.0 Mpix - optical zoom: 24 x - supported memory: SD, SDHC - black More product details
252 reviews
November, 2009
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What people think about the Nikon Coolpix P90: (BETA!)
We compute this summary by analyzing 252 reviews from across the web.
image quality
1.5
- Subpar photo quality
- me naive - but I did expect better from Nikon - particularly after seeing the quality
- 4-way VR Image Stabilization
- Gives amazing quality pictures outdoor with the auto mode
- Gives amazing quality pictures outdoor with the auto mode, without editing
price
0.5
- Feels cheap
performance
3
- Relatively slow
- quality of the performance that this P90 unfortunately doesn't begin to match
- of performance of the Canon S10
- Fast shutter lag
- Fast burst rate in sports mode
- Great overall image performance
focus
0.5
- Macro wouldn't focus below 5cm
color
1
- Colour fringing can be quite bad
- got a horrible yellow color depending on light conditions
- Some pictures, in auto mode, got a horrible yellow color depending on light conditions
- Nice colour rendition
lens
3.5
- If you don't need such a long lens
- If you don't need such a long lens, there are cheaper, better alternatives available
- The lens can pop out quite far even when the camera is turned off
- Can't take filters or other lens barrel accessories
- Smart Portrait System
- Wide-angle lens crammed more action into shots
- 24x super-wideangle lens
zoom
3
- • Large 24x zoom
- Soft detail at full zoom
- the massive zoom is disappointingly soft at all settings
- middle to far end zoom performance poor
- zoom performance poor
- 24x zoom (26-624mm
- Big zoom
- 24x optical zoom
- You can't argue with a 26-624mm zoom for less than £400
- good performance at near end of the zoom
LCD
4
- • Tilt-able LCD screen
- • LCD doesn't offer full rotation or side-to-side tilting
- Coarse-looking screen
- 3-inch vari-angle LCD
- Articulated screen
- Variable-angle LCD screen
- 3.0 in LCD Screen
- 24x optical zoom, 3.0 in LCD Screen, Auto Scene Selection, 4-way VR Image Stabilization, Smart Portrait System
- Tilting LCD
- tiltable LCD
- Tilting screen
video
0.5
- • No HD video
- No HD video
- No optical zoom when filming video
usability
0.5
- • More precise manual controls would be nice
- Limited external controls and features
- were of a quality that I would use for publication
- reliably in manual mode
- Require some simple adjustments indoor
viewfinder
0.5
- electronic viewfinder
- ISO noise, middle to far end zoom performance poor, buffering delays, electronic viewfinder
flash
0.5
- manually operated flash
appearance
0.5
- Rather it is a reduced format image and in the "birds at a feeder
sensor
5
- Full auto or full manual in every sense of the word
exposure
5
- shutter-priority and manual exposure modes
- boasts digital SLR-style aperture-priority, shutter-priority and manual exposure modes
battery
0.5
- poor battery life
resolution
0.5
- reduced resolution at high ISOs and frame rates
- full resolution
build quality
5
- Good build
menu
4.5
- Terrible menu system
- 3in monitor which can tilt up or down
portability
1.5
- often leave behind because it is so heavy
- Of course with the weight comes the
- light weight
- Tilting screen, good performance at near end of the zoom, control options once out of auto, light weight
connectivity
5
- Hi-Speed USB connectivity
remote control
5
- Ergonomic body with full manual control
- and the fold-out LCD screen and fully manual exposure control will appeal to control freaks
- You can't argue with a 26-624mm zoom for less than £400, and the fold-out LCD screen and fully manual exposure control will appeal to control freaks
- control options once out of auto
