Nikon Announces COOLPIX P-Series Digital Cameras; P310/P510

Tech & Gadgets, Tech News, Uncategorized | johnray | February 2, 2012 5:36 pm

Next in line to the Nikon COOLPIX is the P-Series with two new offering this year, the COOLPIX P510 and the COOLPIX P310. This two new additions is all about performance and as Nikon like to put it..

“The COOLPIX P series is a line of multi-function, high-performance compact digital cameras with full-scale photographic capabilities”

In a high paced world and people taking millions of pictures worldwide, Nikon has acknowledged the need for high performance yet compact digital camera that end consumers would really love. While the L series is about ease of use, the P Series can be thought as both performance and ease. Ease in a sense that enthusiasts can find little frustrations with the quality of shots they will be taking with this new additions.

Notable features of the P310 is it boasts of a fast maximum aperture of f/1.8 which according to Nikon’s research is the fastest among compact digital camera. Also the adoption of refractive-index lens became the key in producing a high performance digital camera in a compact body.

On the other hand, the notable feature of the P510 is its 42x optical zoom, which is the “highest zoom ratio in COOLPIX history”. The optical lens focal length begins at a wide angle of 24 mm and can be crank up to the super telephoto 1000 mm. Because of this the P150

… supports capture of a wide variety of subjects, from those that are too far away for effective capture with previous models to macro photography and wide-angle shots.

Both P310 and P510 have backside illumination CMOS sensor with 16.1 mp. According to Nikon this results in little noise despite using higher ISOs. Both cameras also have lens-shift vibration reduction/VR and can record full-HD.
Hit on the tabs below for the complete specs of each camera.

COOLPIX P310 Specifications
COOLPIX P510 Specifications

Effective pixels	16.1 million
Image sensor	1/2.3-in. type CMOS; total pixels: approx. 16.79 million
Lens	4.2x zoom NIKKOR; 4.3-17.9 mm (35mm [135] format angle of view: 24-100 mm); f/1.8-4.9; Digital zoom: up to 2x (35mm [135] format angle of view: Approx. 200 mm)
Focus range (from lens)	30 cm (1 ft) to infinity (?); Macro close-up mode: 2 cm (0.8 in.) to infinity (?)
Monitor	7.5 cm(3-in.), approx. 921k-dot, wide viewing angle TFT LCD with anti-reflection coating
Storage media	Internal memory (approx. 90 MB), SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards^*1
Image size (pixels)	16M [4608 x 3456], 8M [3264 x 2448], 4M [2272 x 1704], 2M [1600 x 1200], VGA [640 x 480], 16:9 12M [4608 x 2592], 16:9 2M [1920 x 1080], 3:2 [4608 x 3072], 1:1 [3456 x 3456]
Vibration Reduction (VR)	Lens shift
ISO sensitivity	ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, Hi1 (equivalent to 6400), Auto (auto gain ISO 100-1600), Fixed range auto (ISO 100-400, 100-800), Hi2 (equivalent to 12800) (High ISO monochrome in special effects mode)
Interface	Hi-Speed USB
Power sources	Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12 (supplied), Charging AC Adapter EH-69P (supplied), AC Adapter EH-62F (optional), Battery Charger MH-65(optional)
Battery life^*2	Approx. 230 shots with EN-EL12 battery
Dimensions (W x H x D)	Approx. 103.0 x 58.3 x 32.0 mm (4.1 x 2.3 x 1.3 in.) excluding projections^*3
Weight	Approx. 194 g (6.9 oz) with battery and SD memory card^*3
Supplied accessories^*4	Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12, Charging AC Adapter EH-69P, USB Cable UC-E6, Audio Video Cable EG-CP16, Strap, ViewNX 2 Installer CD
Optional accessories	Battery Charger MH-65, AC Adapter EH-62F

Effective pixels	16.1 million
Image sensor	1/2.3-in. type CMOS; total pixels: approx. 16.79 million
Lens	42x zoom NIKKOR; 4.3-180 mm (35mm [135] format angle of view: 24-1000 mm); f/3-5.9; Digital zoom: up to 2x (35mm [135] format angle of view: Approx. 2000 mm)
Focus range (from lens)	50 cm (1 ft 8 in.) to infinity (?); Macro close-up mode: 1 cm (0.4 in.) to infinity (?)
Monitor	7.5 cm(3-in.), approx. 921k-dot, wide viewing angle, vari-angle TFT LCD with anti-reflection coating
Storage media	Internal memory (approx. 90 MB), SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards^*1
Image size (pixels)	16M [4608 x 3456], 8M [3264 x 2448], 4M [2272 x 1704], 2M [1600 x 1200], VGA [640 x 480], 16:9 12M [4608 x 2592], 16:9 2M [1920 x 1080], 3:2 [4608 x 3072], 1:1 [3456 x 3456]
Vibration Reduction (VR)	Lens shift
ISO sensitivity	ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, Hi1 (equivalent to 6400), Auto (auto gain ISO 100-1600), Fixed range auto (ISO 100-400, 100-800), Hi2 (equivalent to 12800) (High ISO monochrome in Special effects mode)
Interface	Hi-Speed USB
Power sources	Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL5 (supplied), Charging AC Adapter EH-69P (supplied), AC Adapter EH-62A (optional), Battery Charger MH-61(optional)
Battery life^*2	Approx. 240 shots with EN-EL5 battery
Dimensions (W x H x D)	Approx. 119.8 x 82.9 x 102.2 mm (4.8 x 3.3 x 4.1 in.) excluding projections^*3
Weight	Approx. 555 g (1 lb 3.6 oz) with battery and SD memory card^*3
Supplied accessories^*4	Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL5, Charging AC Adapter EH-69P, USB Cable UC-E6, Audio Video Cable EG-CP16, Camera Strap AN-CP21, Lens Cap LC-CP24, ViewNX 2 Installer CD
Optional accessories	Battery Charger MH-61, AC Adapter