Nikon Announces the Coolpix S8100

[Lee Yuan Sheng]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.dcresource.com/news/newsitem.php?id=4182' target='_blank'>http://www.dcresource.com/news/news...tem.php?id=4182</a><br /><br /></div><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1283947477.usr15670.jpg" style="border: 0;" /></p><p>Continuing with the Nikon news, the Coolpix S8100 updates the S8000 with a a CMOS sensor that lops a couple of megapixels down to 12 for hopefully better light sensitivity with ISO 3200 available (not that I would use that), a 1080p movie mode at 30 FPS in h.264, and a new 10 FPS burst mode that takes 5 photos. The rest of the camera remains the same, including the 30-300mm equivalent VR lens and 3" VGA LCD, clad in what I consider a pretty nice design. The camera will be out later this month, for US$300.</p><p><a href="http://www.nikon.ca/en/Product.aspx?m=16908" target="_blank">More info about the S8100 at Nikon Canada</a>, where the MSRP is $319.95 CAD.</p>

[Jason Dunn]

This camera looks pretty sweet! I quite like the design, especially in red. Nice feature set, and the 1080p trumps my current Panasonic ZS3. I'd give up 2x in optical zoom, but I think this one might take better pictures...kind of tempting!

[Lee Yuan Sheng]

Personally I still prefer the Panasonic. 30mm vs 25mm on the wide end makes all the difference. Not to mention the Panasonics are a known quantity; Coolpixes have been a lot of "miss" lately, and very few "hits".