Saturday, November 15, 2008

MY NEW CAMERA - NNIKON COOL PIX P80




Finally to quench my photography thirst I have bought a high end point to shoot Nikon coolpix P80 it gives me a lot of room to click quality pictures with its inbuilt facility and a great camera for the beginners to learn about photography.

Specifications of my Nikon COOLPIX P80:
Effective pixels 10.1 million
Image sensor Total Pixels Approx. 10.70 million
Type of device 1/2.33 inch-type interline CCD
Auto gain up Yes (ISO 64 to 800)
Manual ISO sensitivity settings Yes (ISO 64 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 / 6400)
Lens Zoom Range 18x
Focal length 4.7-84.2mm
Picture angle Equivalent with 35mm [135] format picture angle:27-486mm
f/-number f/2.8-4.5
Lens construction 14 elements in 5 groups
Focus range(distance from lens) 40 cm to infinity (W)
Focus range in Macro Mode 1cm - infinity
Zoom speed shift Available
Vibration Reduction (VR) Image sensor shift
Electronic view finder(EVF): Color LCD, 0.24-inch type, 230,000 dots
Frame coverage (shooting mode) Approx. 97 % horizontal and 97 % vertical
Frame coverage (playback mode) Approx. 100 % horizontal and 100 % vertical
LCD monitor 2.7-inch type, 230,000 dots, 5 step brightness adjustment, Wide viewing angle TFT-LCD with anti-reflective coating
Shutter Type Mechanical and charge-coupled electronic shutter
Shutter speed 1/2000-8 s, 1/4000-1/15 s (during high-speed continuous shooting 8-1/2000 s
Aperture range 10 (in steps of 1/3 EV)
Exposure metering Through-the-lens (TTL) metering; 256-segment matrix, Spot, Center-weighted, Spot AF area
Exposure control Programmed auto, Shutter-priority auto, Aperture-priority auto, Manual
Exposure Compensation -2.0 - +2.0EV in steps of 1/3EV
Auto bracketing Available
Built-in flash Manual pop-up Shooting range (Wideangle) 0.5 to 8.8 m (1 ft. 8 in. to 28 ft.)
Flash Modes Auto with red-eye reduction, anytime flash, flash cancel, and slow sync.
White Balance Daylight, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Flash, Manual
Auto focus Contrast-detect TTL AF with AF-assist illuminator
AF area Face priority AUTO, Auto (9-area automatic selection), Manual (99-area manual selection), Center
AF assist illuminator LED type
Continuos Shooting modes Single, Continuous, , Interval timer shooting, Multi-shot 16,
Scene modes Face-priority AF, Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night Portrait, Party/indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Night Landscape, Close up, Museum, Fireworks show, Copy, Back Light, Panorama Assist, Sport Continuous
Voice recording Available
Movie mode TV movie 640* (640x480 at 30 fps) TV movie 640 (640x480 at 15 fps) Small size 320 (320x240 at 15 fps) Streaming(recording time is substantially unlimited), Time-lapse movie, Sepia movie 320, B&W movie 320
Self-timer 10 s , 2 s, Interval timer shooting, Best Shot Selector (BSS)
Image Effect: Optimize image Normal, Softer, Vivid, More vivid, Portrait, Custom, Black-and-white)
Other features Advanced Red-Eye reduction, D-Lighting, Distortion control
Image size/quality 10M (3648x2736) 8M (3264X2448) 5M (2592x1944) 3M (2048x1536) 2M (1600x1200)1M (1280x960) PC (1024x768l) TV (640x480) 3:2 (3648×2432) 16:9 (3584×2016) 1:1 (2736x2736)
Movie image size/speed TV movie 640 (640x480 at 30 fps) TV movie 640 (640x480 at 15 fps) Small size 320 (320x240 at 15 fps) Smaller size 160 (160x120 at 15 fps) TV lapse movie 640* 640x480 at 15 fps Sepia movie 320 B&W movie 320
Storage Internal memory, SD memory card, On/Off
Playback function Frame, Thumbnail (4, 9, 16 segments), Slide Show, Max is 10 x, 0.2 x steps up to 6 x and 1.0 x steps from 6 x, with scroll function Volume Four levels are available including Off
Delete function Deletes all frames, Deletes selected frames, Protect function is available,
Format Memory SD memory card format, Internal memory format
Picture enhance menu Small picture (re-size), Photo trim, Black border
Languages 24 languages: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Swedish, Portuguese, Polish, Indonesian, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Czech, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Turkish, Greek, Hungarian, Arabic
Interface USB, AV OUT (NTSC/PAL)
Power Supply Li-ion Rechargeable Battery EN-EL5, Optional AC Adapter EH-62A
Battery Life Approx. 250 shots
Dimensions (W x H x D) Approx. Approx. 110x79x78 mm
Weight Approx. Approx. 365 g (without battery, memory card)
In The Box Accessories USB Cable UC-E6, Audio and Video Cable EG-CP14. Strap AN-CP18, Lens cap LC-CP18, Li-ion Rechargeable Battery EN-EL5, Battery Charger MH-61, Software Suite for COOLPIX

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