![]() Welcome to the exciting world of “ Digicams.” Yeh! Yeh! Wait! Wait! Don’t roll your eyes just yet. Today, I’d like to introduce a new photography trend that’s gaining popularity over here. The Nikon Coolpix P510 isn't an advanced camera, since it can't shoot in RAW format and lacks a hot-shoe for attaching an external flash, but it offers a wide array of advanced options and features you'd find on more expensive cameras.What’s up, from Japan! I’m Johnny, nice to meet you. That includes the ability to geotag your photos, since the camera also features built-in GPS. ![]() Quibbles aside, this extreme superzoom is worth its high price, since its long zoom, wide selection of controls, and versatile feature set let you capture standard types of photos and also explore more creative type of image-taking. And the controls were positioned a little too close together. I was also surprised to find that you had to dive in to the menus to change the ISO sensitivity on some superzooms, you can get at this setting via a button or control wheel, which saves time. But the video looked clear, and the audio sounded decent.īottom line: Many of the advanced modes were easy to use, but I think Nikon should have included some help guides or tips in the camera, like the company has in the past for its SLRs. One problem I found was that I could hear the sound of the zoom mechanism on playback, which is distracting. ![]() You can shoot in full-HD (1080p) and zoom while you're recording, although you need to press the Multifunction dial to refocus. The camera's Video mode worked quite well. You can then create a time-lapse video with your shots, using image- or video-editing software. One of my favorites is Interval Timer, which lets you capture time-lapse photos at four settings: The camera can automatically fire a full-resolution picture every 30 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes, or 10 minutes. The Coolpix P510 offers additional shooting modes, generally at a lower resolution. You get two burst modes-Continuous H captures about 7 frames a second (for a maximum of five shots) and Continuous L fires off only 1 frame per second for a maximum of 30 frames. You can also can shoot a panorama in 3D, which you'll have to view on a 3D-capable TV.Īnother area where Nikon provides a lot of options is in Continuous Shooting mode. But this model has both types.įor the in-camera Sweep mode, you again have options: you can shoot a standard panorama (180 degrees) or one that's claimed to go a full 360 degrees, although I often found I had retake that kind of photo several times, when the camera indicated there was an error in shooting. Nikon seems to provide you with two options for each feature, like the zoom controls-for shooting modes as well.įor example, most point-and-shoots include just one type of panorama mode, either an in-camera Sweep mode or a guided mode called Panorama Assist that lets you stitch the photos later in image-editing software. The Coolpix P510 is a very versatile superzoom, with more options than almost any basic model on the market. The Nikon Coolpix P510 lets you get very close to your subjects. It also has an electronic viewfinder, although it's pretty grainy compared to ones on advanced cameras like the NEX-7 and the Nikon 1 V1 SLR-like cameras. ![]() The camera has a large swiveling LCD (like the LCD on the Sony NEX-7 SLR-like, it doesn't swing out like a camcorder, but it does swing down). The long zoom lens is just one of many interesting features on this powerful superzoom, though. Also, in low light, the camera took a while to lock focus. I was mostly impressed with the zoom, but when shooting telephoto shots, I had to keep the camera quite still: If I moved the lens even slightly, I often lost sight of my subject. The Coolpix 510 includes two zoom controls: One is near the shutter button on top of the camera, which is typical, and one is on the left side of the lens that one can be changed to adjust manual focus on the camera. In my shot, you can even read the tiny logo on the baseball glove. You can zoom out to a very wide-angle vista, or you can zoom in very close and just photograph your subject's torso. To see how this looks through the lens, check out my test shots of my son playing baseball (below). ![]() Case in point is the pricey but feature-packed 16-megapixel Nikon Coolpix P510 (about $430), a basic camera with the longest zoom lens on the market: a 42x optical zoom lens, which goes from 24mm wide angle to 1,000mm telephoto. Camera manufacturers continue to push the envelope in developing long zoom lenses for point-and-shoots. ![]()
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