Nikon’s Coolpix P100, Their First 1080p Video Camera

Ed Sutherland ()

Nikon’s Coolpix P100, Their First 1080p Video Camera

Nikon has unveiled its Coolpix P100, a digital SLR with many firsts. First in line is the P100 is Nikon’s first HD video camera, supporting 1080p. Secondly, it is the first member of Nikon’s well-known Coolpix family to adopt a 10MP CMOS sensor. The new sensor, relocates wiring to enable better low-light photos, an area in which Nikon is increasingly becoming known.

The chunky camera also has a 26x optical zoom and is able to zoom while shooting video.

The Nikon Coolpix P1 will cost $400 when it goes on sale in March.

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  • http://www.conscienciacritica.com WetLight

    Wow, $400, great price!! Let’s wait for the reviews!

  • James

    Sounds too good to be true! Look forward to hearing more about it though.

  • Jeff

    It looks nice, but it’s not an SLR.

  • Don Pope

    This has an electronic viewfinder. There’s no “reflex”, so it’s not an SLR.

  • chano

    In a fully converged world, many brands will disappear. This is likely a bargain, but how long can Nikon and it’s like survive against the makers of the phone + digicam + HD videocam + MID + PMP etc etc?

  • Wum

    Call it what you want, but please stick to it…

    Single Lens Electronic Viewfinder – SLEV
    Interchangeable Lens Compacts – ILC
    Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lenses – EVIL

  • http://nikon-coolpix-p100.b4yu.com/ Budi

    I recently bought this Nikon Coolpix P100.Its very good photo quality and its fast video capture impressed me.It falls short in its design but the camera delivers a nice feature set with speedy performance and great photo quality for the money

  • http://www.nikoncoolpix-p100.com/ Nikon Coolpix P100

    This is a nice article and a nice blog !