It's no surprise to see that Nikon, one of the foremost 35mm camera manufacturers, has released its own digital camera: the CoolPix100...What is a surprise, given that Nikon has traditionally worked at the top end of the market, is that the £439 CoolPix is a relatively low-end device, with minimal features but good performance...Despite its size, it has...
"Nikon figures that by the time you step up to one of their higher end cameras like the F100 or the F5, that you've already acquired a good flash unit..."
"All in all, I highly recommend this camera for those who are serious about their photography, and don't want to spend the cash for the F5..."
"Very good build quality, good features, and good layout of controls..."
The NikonCoolpix100 was released way back when in 1997 when digital photography was still pretty much in it's adolescence...It had 0.3 million pixels which by today's standards wouldn't even be considered good enough to include on a mobile phone but in 1997 it was good...
The CoolPix100 is one of the smallest digital cameras around...The problem is that the ISO rating is 100, compared with the 800 rating of many digital cameras such as Kodak's cheap DC20...For certain specific applications, the Nikon would be a good choice...
"On getting it out the box the first thing I noticed is the weight of the thing! Which to me is a good thing..it feels as expensive as it..."
"This is quite simply the best camera I have ever used and would have no hesitation in recommending it..."
"As a sucessor to the F90, a lot of pros will be buying this camera especially as it is equal to if not better than the F5 but significantly cheaper..."
... Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the introduction of the COOLPIX S640. ... ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, Auto (auto gain ISO 100-1600), Fixed ...