Suhit Gupta
05-16-2006, 06:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://reviews.cnet.com/Nikon_Coolpix_P3/4505-6501_7-31736760.html?subj=fdba&part=rss&tag=MR_Search+Results' target='_blank'>http://reviews.cnet.com/Nikon_Coolpix_P3/4505-6501_7-31736760.html?subj=fdba&part=rss&tag=MR_Search+Results</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Wi-Fi is the word for the 8-megapixel Nikon Coolpix P3. Like its predecessors, the Coolpix P1 and the P2, as well as its compact contemporary, the Coolpix S6, this compact point-and-shoot incorporates an internal transmitter for uploading pictures to a nearby computer or printer. While it sounds exciting, Nikon's wireless implementation falls a little short of true usefulness. Indeed, it's the P3's excellent image quality that impresses us far more than its wireless abilities. With optical vibration reduction (VR), the P3 is a great snapshooter that should please discriminating users."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/31736760-2-300-camera%2Bon-1.gif" /><br /><br />While the camera does have good image quality and a wireless transmitter to boost, the ratings on the camera are far less than superb. It looks like the biggest downside to this camera is its performance. I agree that a 4 second delay between shots is quite unacceptable. And what's worse is that users are stuck with the LCD; the P3 lacks an optical viewfinder. I think this is a cardinal mistake in a world where more consumers are turning into power users and demanding more and more manual style options, even from their point and shoots.