Nikon released several new fixed lens cameras today (no digital SLRs though) including two new super zoom cameras and a few compact cameras.
Nikon Coolpix P90
(Super-zoom camera)
- 12 effective megapixels
- 26 – 624 mm (f2.8 – f5.0) 24X optical zoom lens
- Sensor-shift image stabilization
- 3 inch tilting LCD; EVF
- Smart Portrait activates face, smile and blink detection along with redeye fix
- 15 FPS sports mode (at 2 MP only!)
- Full manual controls
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC memory cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $400
Nikon Coolpix L100
(Low end super-zoom camera)
- 10 effective megapixels
- 28 – 420 mm (f3.5 – f5.4) 15X optical zoom lens
- Sensor-shift image stabilization
- 3 inch LCD
- Smart Portrait activates face, smile and blink detection along with redeye fix
- 13 FPS sports mode (at 3 MP only!)
- NO manual controls
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC memory cards
- Uses 4 AA batteries
- Available in April for $280
Nikon Coolpix L19/L20
(Budget cameras)
- 8 effective megapixels (L19)
10 effective megapixels (L20) - 41 – 145 mm (f3.1 – f6.7) 3.6X optical zoom lens (L19)
38 – 136 mm (f3.1 – f6.7) 3.6X optical zoom lens (L20) - 2.7 inch LCD (L19);3 inch LCD (L20)
- Smart Portrait activates face, smile and blink detection along with redeye fix
- Auto scene selection
- Full manual controls
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC memory cards
- Uses 2 AA batteries
- Available in March for $400
- Comes in silver (L19 only) and red (L20 only)
Nikon Coolpix S620/S630
(Compact point-and-shoot cameras)
- 12 effective megapixels
- 28 – 112 mm (f2.7 – f5.8) 4X optical zoom lens (S620)
37 – 260 mm (f3.5 – f5.3) 7X optical zoom lens (S630) - Optical image stabilization (S620)
Sensor-shift image stabilization (S630) - 3 inch LCD
- Smart Portrait activates face, smile and blink detection along with redeye fix
- Auto scene selection
- No manual controls
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC memory cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in February for $270 (S620) and $280 (S630)
- S620 comes in silver, black, blue, purple or pink
S630 comes in silver, black, blue, purple or red
Nikon Coolpix S220/S230
(Budget point-and-shoot cameras)
- 10 effective megapixels
- 35 – 105 mm (f3.1 – f5.9) 3X optical zoom lens
- 2.5 inch normal LCD (S220); 3 inch touchscreen (S230)
- Smart Portrait activates face, smile and blink detection along with redeye fix
- Auto scene selection
- No manual controls
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC memory cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in February for $150 (S220) and $230 (S230)
- S220 comes in silver, black, blue, purple or green
S630 comes in silver, black, blue, purple or red