Lee Yuan Sheng
09-08-2010, 01:38 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.dpreview.com/news/1009/10090819nikonp7000.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.dpreview.com/news/1009/1...9nikonp7000.asp</a><br /><br /></div><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1283947510.usr15670.jpg" style="border: 0;" /></p><p>Today's a day for Nikon announcements, starting with the Coolpix P700. The follow-up to the P6000 tries to counter the Canon G-series cameras with something... that looks like a Canon G-series camera. Sporting a 10 megapixel sensor capable of up to ISO 3200 without any trickery and 720p videos at 24 FPS, the camera boasts a 28-200/2.8-5.6 equivalent lens with VR as well as the very nice 3" VGA LCD screen (but no swivel, that's surely a miss on Nikon's part). Other niceties include a proper hotshoe, multiple manual controls (including an exposure compensation dial and a quick settings dial on the top along with two proper command dials), a microphone jack, the virtual horizon inlay for those who can't shoot a straight horizon and for some, an optical viewfinder. It's priced at US$500, and will be available some time later in September. Will this finally be the first decen<script src="tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/themes/advanced/langs/en.js" type="text/javascript"></script>t Coolpix camera in a very long while? More photos after the break, and don't forget to check the preview at DPReview.com!</p><p><MORE /><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1283947500.usr15670.jpg" style="border: 0;" /></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1283947491.usr15670.jpg" style="border: 0;" /></p><p><a href="http://www.nikon.ca/en/Product.aspx?m=16700" target="_blank">More info about the P7000 at Nikon Canada</a>, where the MSRP is $499.95 CAD.</p>