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Experience even closer encounters with Nikon’s Coolpix P90, with 12.1 effective megapixels and an incredible 24x optical Zoom-NIKKOR ED glass lens for stunning prints as large as 16×20 inches. The camera’s bright, 3.0-inch high-resolution vari-angle LCD and Electronic Viewfinder make it easy to compose and share your pictures. And Nikon’s new 4 Way VR Image Stabilization makes incredible pictures incredibly easy. Nikon’s New Smart Portrait System, which automatically detects your subjects face, takes a picture when they smile and warns you if they blinked.
Coolpix P90 Highlights
12.1-megapixel resolution for stunning prints as large as 20 x 30 inches
24x optical wide-angle (26-624mm) Zoom-Nikkor ED glass lens provides exceptional images throughout the zoom range
Bright 3.0-inch Vari-Angle LCD and Electronic Viewfinder makes it easy to compose and share your pictures with friends and family
New EXPEED image processor concept ensures high-quality pictures with stunning color and sharpness
4-Way VR Image Stabilization
- Nikon’s Optical VR image stabilization compensated for the effects of camera shake by moving the image sensor
- Motion Detection automatically detects moving subjects and adjusts shutter speed and the ISO setting to compensate for cameras hake and subject movement
- High ISO 6400 capability helps give you sharper results when shooting in low light or capturing fast-moving subjects. ISO 3200 and 6400 are available at 3MP or lower resolution
- Nikon’s original Best Shot Selector (BSS) automatically takes up to 10 shots while the shutter is pressed and saves the sharpest image
Program, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority and Manual Exposure modes gives ultimate control over your pictures
New Sports Continuous Scene Mode for shooting at up to 15fps, up to 45 frames, when you set the resolution to 3MP or lower
Nikon’s Smart Portrait System:
- In-Camera Red-Eye Fix automatically fixes most instances of red-eye in the camera. You may never see red-eye again
- Face-Priority AF – Nikon’s face-finding technology that automatically focuses on faces
- Smile Mode automatically releases the shutter when your subject smiles
- Blink Warning displays a warning message, should the camera detect your subject has blinked
Features
- 12.1-megapixel resolution for photo-quality prints up to 16 x 20 inches
- 24x optical wide-angle (26-624mm) Zoom-Nikkor ED glass lens
- 3.0-inch Vari-Angle LCD and Electronic Viewfinder
- Nikon’s Smart Portrait System; Red-eye Fix, Face Priority AE and more
- Capture images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)
Nikon Coolpix P90 12.1MP Digital Camera Reviews
It’s a Point & Shoot camera
The Nikon Coolpix P90 is what it is, a Point & Shoot Camera. It is not a DSLR and was never designed to replace a DSLR. Duh!
I do a lot of back country travel both in 4X4 vehicles and on foot and the P90 is a dream come true. It’s light and packs easily on my belt, it’s versatile and the super zoom lets me frame shots without climbing all over a mountain. It has easy to use controls and I can shift in seconds from a macro shot of a cactus blossom to an action shot of a javalina running along the river bottom. I would love to take the DSLR guy on some of my hikes and let him pack a camera, tripod and three or four lenses around for the day. I wonder who will get all the shots and who will still be several miles back trying to shift lenses!
Honestly, I’ve been the whole SLR/Darkroom route and I have eight film cameras and a dozen lenses sitting in a box in the closet. I started using digital cameras back when you paid a lot of money for a 2 megapixal camera. I bought a Coolpix 4500 and took almost 3000 pictures with it. I banged it around, dropped it in the dirt and it never stopped taking really good pictures.
Nikon knows how to make great cameras and the Coolpix P90 is a great camera. Don’t let the “flamers” fool you with their horrific reviews. They buy a Point & Shoot camera and complain bitterly that it doesn’t do the same thing a DSLR does. Wow, I suppose the same person buys a Saturn and complains because it doesn’t handle like a BMW M6.
I’ve been playing with my new P90 and have over a hundred pictures in 5 days. It’s going to be a great camera and a fantastic travel companion.
A New Player In The Point & Shoot Realm
Like all new electronic toys, I had to take this particular model for a test drive before wrapping it up as a gift for a family member who is absolutely sold on nothing else but point and shoot cameras. Myself owning several Nikon & Canon 35mm/SLR/DSLR systems over the years, I found this Nikon product was worthy of a second look.
The new 12.1 megapixel Nikon Coolpix P90 is packed with all the bells and whistles but still manages to hold on to the dreaded noise gremlin. Like all point and shoots, it has limited flash capability. That said, this is not the camera to bring to those very special indoor events. Flash wise, its just not going to do the job.
Taking a page from the competition, a key feature is its 3″ tilting LCD screen. The LCD screen has a protective anti-glare coating. The tilted screen is a nice tool for shooting in the prone position. I only question the extension arm’s durability over time.
Again mimicking its DSLR cousins with similar features in the Sport Continuous Scene Mode, the P90 is capable of 15fps high-speed shooting at up to 45 frames per burst. Surprisingly the P90 operated smoothly in various transitions and delivered some great outdoor photographs in both auto and manual mode. However, I did get a sluggish feel at times when shooting single close up shots outdoors in auto focus mode.
Packed with a 24x optical zoom (26-624mm) lens, the 4 way Vibration Reduction system incorporates Optical Image Stabilization to an ISO capability of 6400. Add in the Best Shot Selector (BSS), which is the Nikon standard Scene Mode on its DSLR line, this includes Red-Eye, Smile and Blink Proof features. This model is outfitted with basically the same Menu Screen as the Nikon DSLRs.
In video mode one missing feature that would have made this a prized catch is HD. However it does produce average quality video at 24 frames per second with the standard 16:9 aspect ratio. As with all new digital cameras it comes down to memory card speed and good batteries. I highly recommend that buyers spend the extra bucks on SDHC cards, rechargeable batteries and a durable tripod.
Even with this camera’s obvious limitations, true point and shoot enthusiasts will find this system acceptable. Personally for the price alone (DSLRs are in the same or near the price range of the Nikon P90) I would opt for the Nikon D40x or D60 DSLR. The ability to rotate lens and add speed lighting (flash) sets DSLRs worlds apart and a step above the Nikon Coolpix P90.
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