Nikon Coolpix P5100

portability, performance, usability, reliability, image quality

low-light, battery, lens

98% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

performance, usability, portability, image quality, price

shutter, focus, battery, contrast

90% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Very compact and pocketable Excellent handling for a small camera Solid build and excellent fit / finish Good resolution and decent edge-to-edge consistency Realistic natural color, subtle processing, excellent tonality for a compact Extensive system...

User interface somewhere between 'quirky' and 'frustrating' Very slow focus and rather sluggish performance overall Frustrating manual control mode Poor performance above ISO 200, ISO 3200 pointless Unimpressive burst mode Default settings produce...

Like the P5000 before it, with the P5100 Nikon has taken a different approach to creating 'photographers' compact' camera to that taken by Canon with its G9. The Nikon more closely resembles the form and cost of other compacts, so won't be too daunting...

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So, as we asked at the beginning, is the Nikon Coolpix P5100 the ultimate enthusiast's compact, or an over engineered point and shoot hiding under a cloak of apparent sophistication? The answer to the first ...

Compact, attractive, sturdy magnesium body design ; Well laid-out buttons, well-designed menu system ; Excellent, natural color with good contrast ; Faster autofocus than predecessor ; iTTL flash hot shoe ; Adapter ring for Nikon Coolpix converter...

No live histogram ; No RAW file format ; Some consumers may find the P5100's natural color less appealing than the more typical over-saturated color of most digicams ; Slow shot-to-shot and continuous mode performance ; Face Priority autofocus can be...

For the enthusiast, the Nikon P5100 offers full program, shutter, aperture, and manual exposure modes as well as 15 scene modes appreciated by less experienced photographers. Hi-ISO and movie modes are also provided. Adding to the Nikon P5100's...

12 megapixel resolution, Full manual operation in addition to 16 scene modes, Optical lens-shift image stabilization, Very small and handy for this much power, Face recognition mode, Voice recording, Full speed VGA movies with sound, Optical viewfinder

No optical zoom during movies

Ergonomic design and controls, Pocketable size and weight, Bright, high resolution LCD screen, Strong image quality, Usable high ISO capability, Realistic color rendition, Optical viewfinder, Flash hot shoe, Spot metering

Auto focus needs bright light, No RAW format, Card write speed is average, Slow shot-to-shot speed, No continuous shooting in scene modes, Battery life is average-to-short

An evaluation of the Nikon P5100 quickly boils down to one's expectations and photographic needs. In certain conditions, the Nikon P5100 offers an attractive set of features and delivers strong performance that largely doesn't disappoint. But when the...

Great lens sharpness, consistent up to corners, Low optical distortion, Accurate image colors, Solid flash performance, Effective stabilization, Good build and handling

Poor coverage of LCD preview (94%), High image noise above ISO 200, Useless ISO 1600, Quite slow at everything, Poor LCD visibility, Odd user interface

User friendly ; Compact and lightweight ; 2.5" LCD screen ; Nice ergonomics

Slow ; Tendency to clip highlights ; Poor low-light performance

The pocket sized P5100 is meant to be a P&S camera for serious photographers