Nikon Coolpix S9100 review

HomeReviewsCamerasDigital CamerasNikon Coolpix S9100 ReviewPosted by Gavin Stoker game April 14, 2011

The manual controls limited, but better zoom class and HD movies

Zoom travel market is fairly new, referring to these compact cameras that include a large optical zooms – typically a minimum of 10 x.

Thank you very strong sentiment in its construction mainly metal during the seizure in the Palm, and available in a choice of elegant body black, red or silver, the 12.1 megapixel Coolpix S9100 compact camera is most notable for the workings in a retracting 18 x optical zoom.

This class main and portable “zoom travel” offers a range of 35 mm focal length equivalent of a wide-angle 25 mm to 450 mm, which means that the camera is also useful for shooting landscapes it is narrower and candid personal portraits by far.

Nikon Coolpix S9100: controls

Photos and videos are composed by impressive high resolution 920 k – dot dos screen resolution. Although it is not much of a handle, a thin strip and a layer of rubber covering the front plate prevent fingers slip. This is supported by sensor offset anti shake to counterbalance any hand external wobble. Both help prevent blurred images in the shooting at setting maximum telephoto of 450 mm.

This image stabilization also allows to avoid soft shots in low light, the Nikon Coolpix S9100 capabilities more supported by a back-lit and the range of sensitivity CMOS sensor in the light of up to ISO3200 at full resolution, even if the maximum opening of its objective is a SW – SW f/3.5. Nevertheless he has contributed to preventing up to blur portable shooting at maximum zoom by day and both noise and softness when used with a tripod by night.

Nikon Coolpix S9100: features

The camera up to powers in a little more than a second and commits a full resolution JPEG to SD memory in about two. Eight modes of fire are located on what is of lesser shooting mode dials, we attended, part recessed in the top plate and ridged, so it can be turned with the thumb. And the Auto standard option, we get a “scene auto selector” mode whereby the camera recognizes your subjects and chooses the most appropriate setting.

It is always reliable, operation is not a self for those who really just point and shoot. Is also included an array of digital effects, including the eye of fish, selective color and miniatures – some applicable to camera at the time of capture, others later.

Nikon Coolpix S9100: Image quality

Full HD 1080p video with the benefit of tempo stereo sound and 30 frames per second, or idle 240 fps, shooting, elevators additional it above the crowd, with easy peasy record button instant on the rear plate, 4: 3 aspect ratio of the LCD screen cropped 16: 9. Also easy to use is a new function of easy Panorama for both 180 ° or 360 ° views to be shot vertically or horizontally.

For those who are considering this place as a full holiday, 270 shots with a charged battery Companion is average for this class of camera. Yes it fails GPS or hardened outer shell, but you get an 18 x zoom, metal construction and easy panorama mode. Ultiamately Coolpix S9100 looks good, the price is enough and offers a consistently colored performance.

Nikon Coolpix S9100 date of launch: now, a Nikon link

Nikon Coolpix S9100 price: £ 220-300 books onlin

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Review of Kodak PlaySport ZX5

HomeReviewsCamerasCamcordersKodak PlaySport ZX5 ReviewPosted by Marc Chacksfield, on Wednesday, may 25, 2011

Sustainable action cam films in crisp 1080p

This month tangué Pocket camcorder market with news of shock that Cisco was liquid brand Flip. The reasons for this movement are countless, but HD video shooting found in most phones, it is clear that camcorder manufacturers attempt to seduce the public convergence gadget that bit more difficult.

Kodak knows this and that is why it gave the Kodak Playsport ZX5 robust capabilities that can resist water, dust, and the same shock. As the glass-serious 4 iPhone seems likely shatter if you give a fairly hard look, the ZX5 pleasantly is a gadget that can shoot HD video in places that you would not even dare to think bringing your phone.

Kodak Playsport ZX5 control

Such a cam rugged, the ZX5 is surprisingly dinky. Measuring only 58.2 × 111.9 × 17.7 mm, it is smaller than many smartphones, but a little thicker.

Kodak made the chassis of the ZX5 aspect as funky as possible. Our review unit was light green and looked like a turtle shell – although a with a 5.5 mm lens made near the top.

Flip, however, and the ZX5 is more functional than fancy. The button is located on the top cam, with five curved round the main record button on the back buttons function.

Kodak Playsport ZX5 features

Controlling the Kodak Playsport ZX5 could not be simpler. The five buttons allow you to switch between camera video and photo, reading, bin any unwanted images, drilling parameters and share what you’ve filmed. There is also capacity – 4 x digital zoom – a feature that surrounds the Save button. We found it a little difficult to use but it is not harming our shots.

Other notable features include two covers of robust port that flip off to reveal a slot SD (up to 32 GB and SDHC only) card with HDMI and USB connectors. Sequences shot on the camera is child’s play. The Playsport is the light in the hands (it is just 125 g) and the display of 2 inches was feasible as a viewfinder.

Kodak Playsport ZX5 video

Images can be shot in 1080p, 720 p or WVGA – who all look decent when read. In fact, sequences 1080p really impressed, even if it could do with a little light color correction.

As a cam for action, the Playsport is a little silly amount. The ZX5 may be submerged within three metres of water – in our tests there are no signs of leakage and the shooting of images emerged more clearly that you imagine.

Dirt and dust we’ve gathered in our garden to test the Playsport grime-deviant capabilities has also shown that the ZX5 can take a Basinger.

Kodak Playsport ZX5 Verdict

After giving the Playsport a wipe down and connect to a PC, we found that you have to install a couple of programs to share what you’ve filmed. Once done, it was easy to get pictures on Facebook, YouTube and Flickr. All our images recorded to an SD card – as the internal memory of 128 MB more – that ridiculous.

But it’s a slight niggle, whereas we had so much fun with the Playsport. And given that you can shoot 1080p while Jackass re-enacting, it is a point and the stem which is with you for the long and sometimes Rocky journey.

Kodak Playsport ZX5 price: £ 120-150 £ online, link Kodak

Kodak Playsport ZX5 launch date: Out now

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