Get ready for two digital camera reviews today- I’m starting off with the Panasonic Lumix FX37 review and then the Panasonic Lumix LS80 review later in the day. Don’t worry, there are other brands, more reviews, to come towards this weekend so stay tuned for those as well.
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
