Nikon Coolpix P100
Nikon Coolpix P100
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Nikon Coolpix P100
Editor's Review
The Nikon P100 was Nikon's top-end superzoom in 2010, and has since been discontinued and replaced by the P500. That camera is an improvement in pretty much every sense, including image quality, zoom range, and performance speed. While the P100 is still a solid camera, it costs roughly the same amount as its replacement, so go with that one. It's an easy choice.
Specifications
- 10 megapixels
- 26x optical zoom
- 5-way image stabilization
- 3-inch LCD monitor
- 1080p HD video (30 fps)
- Backside illuminated CMOS sensor
- HDMI output
- Captures to SD/SDHC memory cards
- Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
- Release Date: Feb 28, 2010
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Nikon Coolpix P100 Comments & Questions (write your own!)
Graeme (04/30/2013)
On the lower magnifications the viewfinder shows the curve of the lens edge encroaching on the shot. This is a fuzzy blackout area, Help? .. G
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Hillary Grigonis (05/13/2013)
Is this a new issue with the camera? Often lower quality lenses will leave the edges of the photos blurred.
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mark dorus (12/29/2012)
My p100 doesn't turn on. whats going on with it?
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mark dorus (12/29/2012)
My p100 doesn't turn on. whats going on with it?
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Greg May (03/01/2013)
Contact Nikon- but try changing batteries first and removing the memory card!
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my camera freezes (Anna — 09/17/2012)
My p100 freezes. I have to take the battery out to unfreeze the camera. Why is this happening?
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Chris Weigl (09/17/2012)
You'll need to send the camera in for repair to determine what's causing your problem. Sorry I can't be a better help!
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Manik (09/17/2011)
i have a nikon 5mp camera.2day bought the charger of this camera. i would like to know how many hours we should charge the battery.my battery is 800hrz.is it compitable of this.
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Great camera (Alfonso Gomez, San juan, PR — 09/10/2011)
I got this camera for Christmas and have taken hundreds of pictures with it. Traveling to Disney World with the granddaughters, to Key Weat with the wife, all over Puerto Rico (where I live) with not a single problem. The only issue I have had is running out of battery, which I readily solve because I ALWAYS carry a spare battery in my camera case. I also have in my case a spare memory card but have not used it yet. Nightscapes and fireworks photos are great, also close ups and portraits. I don't have anything bad to say about this camera, except it is not waterproof, so I don't go in the water with it. The video mode is also very good, although I don't use it much.
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exchange of Coolpix P100 by P500 (asit kumar de — 07/31/2011)
Some problems observed in taking photographs by Nikon coolpix P100. As the Company released newer version of P100 by replacing P 500, the Company should exchange it with P500 to retain the company's brand goodwill.
my e-mail id: asit_de2000@yahoo.com
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my e-mail id: asit_de2000@yahoo.com
Focus Issues (David Robb — 05/30/2011)
All 50 + pictures are poor quality, blurried, fuzzy & out of focus? With the Mode Dial set on Auto, P, S, A, M or Scene & all of the applicable Focus Modes AF, Autofocus, Macro, Closeup, Infinity or Manual Focus have been tried?
Any suggestions, is it an opperator error or a defective Nikon P100? Thanks, David
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Any suggestions, is it an opperator error or a defective Nikon P100? Thanks, David
Liam McCabe (05/31/2011)
That definitely sounds like a defect -- try to swap it with your retailer or with Nikon.
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media card error (syed sayem — 05/23/2011)
hi i got a "media card read error' and it got stuck, can someone help me out with this?
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Liam McCabe (05/25/2011)
Not sure what you mean stuck -- but try cleaning the metal contacts on the card and in the camera (CAREFULLY) with a pencil eraser. If that doesn't fix it, try using a different card. If that doesn't fix it, it's a issue with the camera unfortunately -- browse around on some Nikon forums to see if anybody has a solution, and talk to Nikon in the worst case scenario.
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Heavy Price. (Ibrahim Nafees — 01/19/2011)
very nice, but price is rong.
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Liam McCabe (01/19/2011)
We just display the prices that our merchant partners send us. Complain to them if you think it's too expensive.
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Nikon Coolpix P100 (Carlos — 01/15/2011)
My Nikon Coolpix p100 stopped taking pictures. It records video but does NOT snap a still picture in any kind of light. Any ideas?
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by James DeRuvo (01/18/2011)
That could be a sign of a failing CCD chip. Or just corrupted firmware. I'd try updating your firmware, but if that doesn't fix the issue, then your CCD is probably going out and it'll need a repair.
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(sha-30.11.2010) (11/30/2010)
it's the nikon coolpix p100 give a good quality picture...?
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it's the nikon coolpix p100 give a good quality picture...?
Liam McCabe (11/30/2010)
It's pretty good for an extended zoom, sure -- meaning that it's best outdoors.
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TOM STEELE (10/13/2010)
IS THERE A NIKON RETAILER IN IPSWICH ENGLAND, IF SO WERE
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by James DeRuvo (10/14/2010)
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what is the thread size on a Nikon Coolpix P100 for filter installation?? (Mark Santana — 09/21/2010)
what is the thread size on a Nikon Coolpix P100 for filter installation??
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by James DeRuvo (09/21/2010)
62mm Filter Diameter but I've read that it's nikon caps only and will not house third party ones.
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Tejinder Singh (10/22/2010)
Dear James,
Which one out of these three would you suggest me
1. Nikon P100
2. Panasonic FZ40
3. Canon Powershot SX30IS
Regards,
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Which one out of these three would you suggest me
1. Nikon P100
2. Panasonic FZ40
3. Canon Powershot SX30IS
Regards,
Camera lockup (Ken — 09/12/2010)
I had this camera for about 4 months now. It locked up about 10 times already! I had to remove the battery to reset it!
It happens when it can't auto- focus itself. When I pan the camera from a scene with human faces to elsewhere (such as wall, ceiling, or faraway) that doesn't have a clear human face, it tends to have trouble adjust itself, and then lockup occasionally.
VERY disappointing! I hope they come up with a software patch!!!!
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It happens when it can't auto- focus itself. When I pan the camera from a scene with human faces to elsewhere (such as wall, ceiling, or faraway) that doesn't have a clear human face, it tends to have trouble adjust itself, and then lockup occasionally.
VERY disappointing! I hope they come up with a software patch!!!!
How do you reset this camera when it locks up? (Km — 11/01/2010)
How do you reset this camera when it locks up? Camera locked up after shooting a person, then trying to shoot a larger area.
We've removed and replaced the battery and memory card and nothing works. Please help - this is ruining the vacation!
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We've removed and replaced the battery and memory card and nothing works. Please help - this is ruining the vacation!
Never buying another Nikon (Very Disappointed — 08/25/2010)
Not worth the money. Canon has anti-shake and this does not - it has a few settings that can be combined to sometimes eliminate some of the shake. A $150 Canon does a much better job. Cannot do anything with the camera while charging it - cannot look at pictures, sort them, delete, etc. Cannot bring pictures into the computer without using flaky Nikon software that works less than 1 out of 3 times. Some pictures look good but that is true of of many cameras.
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Nikon P100, problems, problems, problems (S Miller — 08/24/2010)
Camera going back to Nikon repair for the second time! I received the Nikon P100 for my 50th birthday in March as I wanted to start taking more than just point and shoot pictures. On the 3rd day, the camera completely froze. Had to remove battery to get it to work again. It has done that quite a few times. Then the focus started going out - I would press the shutter halfway to get it to lock in and focus and it wouldn't. I would have to get out of any zoom and then try again. This became a huge issue. Then the flash stopped working and then different features started having problems. I would say that only about 40% of the pictures I had taken were actually usable. Most of the pictures were very blurry, so there was definitely a problem. I sent the camera to Nikon service and they had my P100 camera for a month. Turns out the lens and some other part had been on back order. I got the camera back a week ago and after turning it on and taking a few test shots, it was apparent that it had not been fixed and that it had even worse problems. When I used the view finder instead of the LCD display, I actually couldn't see anything - everything was very dark. I would click the shutter anyway and it would take the picture, but it's hard to take a picture of something you can't see. Since I mainly use the view finder, and the camera is close to my face, there was now a noise whenever I pressed the shutter halfway down that wasn't there before. I also noticed that there were lots of spots in the pictures I took - these were not orbs - they are from a "noise" problem. And then while I was outside taking pictures in the bright sunlight (I live in Florida) I noticed that the pictures had an extreme amount of glare in them that had never been an issue in the past. The glare issue was so bad that there would be a bright white round ball on the right of the picture with the glare shooting up towards the upper left corner of the picture. I tried changing pictures, using backlit, but nothing helped. And the camera started to freeze up all over again. I called Nikon and sent them a few photo's and was told it looked like there was an "over exposure" problem and I would need to send the camera back to them to fix again. At least this time they are going to pay for the shipping, but who knows how long the camera will be there this time... or even if it will ever work correctly whenever I get it back. This was my very first Nikon camera and am extremely disappointed.
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Liam McCabe (08/24/2010)
Hmm...sorry to hear all that, but thanks for leaving the story. Anecdotes like this help us to figure out which cameras have build quality issues.
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Nikon P100 or Cannon SX20 (Harsh — 08/14/2010)
Hey, I'm pretty confused between Nikon's P100 and Cannon's SX20. I travel a lot, so I need a camera that takes good pictures on high zoom and in all kinds of light conditions. Please help me out!
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Liam McCabe (08/16/2010)
We really liked the SX20, and it's scored well on other sites. The P100 does well too, and has "bigger" specs like a longer zoom and 1080p video, but the SX20 still takes better pictures.
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filter size (G. Berube — 08/11/2010)
what is the thread size on a Nikon Coolpix P100 for filter installation?? gb
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by James DeRuvo (08/12/2010)
I usually don't recommend filters for cameras anymore simply because just about everything you can do with a filter, you can duplicate in software using Photoshop.
And I've read that it's a nonstandard size and can only take Nikon caps. And most megazooms don't have enough threads, if any, to take a filter anyway. Sorry.
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And I've read that it's a nonstandard size and can only take Nikon caps. And most megazooms don't have enough threads, if any, to take a filter anyway. Sorry.
Best zoom cameras (sandy — 08/12/2010)
I am planning to buy a new high zoom camera, could anyone which one i need to opt for.
Initially i planned to get P100, but the reviews or not gud.
is it real.
and let me know which battery was best AA or lithium ion battery.
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Initially i planned to get P100, but the reviews or not gud.
is it real.
and let me know which battery was best AA or lithium ion battery.
Can't find what I want (Deenie Woodard — 08/01/2010)
I'm not a fan of these new ultra compact digital cameras so I really liked the price, size and features of the Coolpix L110. However, after reading many reviews on this camera, I am going to have to rethink it. Is there any other Nikon or even Canon which is comparable to the L110, but without the shortcomings I have read so much about? I am ready to buy, but can't seem to find what I am looking for. Thanks
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your not sure what to buy. (Bob Fleck — 08/01/2010)
Deenie I have 4 nikons and the suited for me is the Nikon coolpix P 90, you'll love this camera.It has been out for over a year and you can buy one new for less money right now, try NEWEGG.com and the service is great. Bob
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the p 100 Nikon is Not as good as my Nikon p90 (Bob Fleck — 07/31/2010)
Sorry that I bought the all new Nikon coolpix P100 I have 4 Nikons , P80, P90,D 3000 and now the p100. The zoom is 26 x and my p90 has a 24x zoom. I can get better zoom shots with my p90 for has 12.1 Megagpixels and the Nikon p100 has only 10.3 Megapixels. That is why I can get a better zoom pictures out of my Nikon p90 24x zoom. How could a company put out a new camera like this and not as good as the Nikon p90. ----- Bob
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by James DeRuvo (08/03/2010)
Well, it's a matter of opinion, Bob. I've read dozens of comments that the P90 in low light is just abhorrent. Reviews say the P100 is an improvement. But as always, your mileage may vary.
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Nikon coolpix p100 (Bob Fleck — 08/03/2010)
James, I'm not saying it's a bad camera. I take a lot of pictures of wild life and the p90 has a better zoom due to the higher pixels. Bob
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cost of a camera (vishal — 07/17/2010)
what is todays cost in rupees of nikon P 100 camera
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Liam McCabe (07/19/2010)
Can't offer that info -- we only deal with North American prices, which may be totally different from Indian prices. Exchange rate fluctuates too much too.
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I need help! (Jennifer D. — 07/06/2010)
I am looking at getting a camera and not quite sure which one to get. I talked with a gentlemen at a camera store and he suggest for what I am looking to do it down to 2 the Nikon P100 and the sony DSC-HX5V because it has the new technolgy in it.
I am going to be using the camera for taking pics of cycling races, bodybuilding shows and life. so I am looking at something that has good zoom and a quick shutter so I dont miss a pose ect... so If you have any suggestions that would be great!
Thanks,
Jennifer D.
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I am going to be using the camera for taking pics of cycling races, bodybuilding shows and life. so I am looking at something that has good zoom and a quick shutter so I dont miss a pose ect... so If you have any suggestions that would be great!
Thanks,
Jennifer D.
by James DeRuvo (07/06/2010)
The P series has always had performance issues in low light. And while it's gotten better from model to model, I still believe it isn't ready for prime time.
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enlarged picture quality (billr — 07/05/2010)
I plan to take wildlife pictures and enlarge them How good will an 8x10 or 10x14 look when taken with the zoom? Its zoom of 26x is better than Canon sx20, but are 10 mp enough?
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Liam McCabe (07/06/2010)
10 megapixels is plenty. Pictures still tend to look pretty good at full zoom with these cameras -- maybe they lose a bit of detail, but it's detail you wouldn't get without that full zoom anyway. And definitely get a tripod -- as steady as you think your hand is, you'll realize that even the slightest shake throws off a 26x picture.
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Nikon P100 Defective Lemon TWO of them! (Michael — 06/11/2010)
I have bought not one but TWO Nikon Coolpix P100 camera's in the last month and both are DEFECTIVE lemons.
The first one i bought it completely froze 7-8 times in two weeks. This happened while using the zoom in Macro mode. The image was completely blurred out and none of the functions would work at all...not even the ON/OFF button and the ONLY way i could get the camera to work again was to remove the battery pack and reinstall it..then it worked fine again until it happened again. It also gave me quite a few LENS CAP ERROR messages even though the lense cap was NOT on the camera at all...removal of the battery pack was the only way to turn it off.
I returned it to the seller in Stratford,Ontario for a refund.
I bought another P100 this past week and AGAIN identical problems except that this time i wasn't even in macro mode. I was just using the auto mode and while using the super zoom...completely froze and i had to remove the battery pack just to turn it off.
Then i got a lense cap error message and you guessed it...the lense cap was not on at all.
Both of these cameras were NEW not refurbished or gray market and came with the 2 year Canadian Nikon Warranty. Both were bought from ebay sellers in Stratford Ontario who have excellent feedback.
I'm fighting with the 2nd seller to get a refund and return this JUNK.
Very disappointed in Nikon and i will never buy another...
Michael
In Quebec,Canada
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The first one i bought it completely froze 7-8 times in two weeks. This happened while using the zoom in Macro mode. The image was completely blurred out and none of the functions would work at all...not even the ON/OFF button and the ONLY way i could get the camera to work again was to remove the battery pack and reinstall it..then it worked fine again until it happened again. It also gave me quite a few LENS CAP ERROR messages even though the lense cap was NOT on the camera at all...removal of the battery pack was the only way to turn it off.
I returned it to the seller in Stratford,Ontario for a refund.
I bought another P100 this past week and AGAIN identical problems except that this time i wasn't even in macro mode. I was just using the auto mode and while using the super zoom...completely froze and i had to remove the battery pack just to turn it off.
Then i got a lense cap error message and you guessed it...the lense cap was not on at all.
Both of these cameras were NEW not refurbished or gray market and came with the 2 year Canadian Nikon Warranty. Both were bought from ebay sellers in Stratford Ontario who have excellent feedback.
I'm fighting with the 2nd seller to get a refund and return this JUNK.
Very disappointed in Nikon and i will never buy another...
Michael
In Quebec,Canada
James (08/18/2010)
I had the same problem about a month after purchase and, of course, after the no-questions-return date of my local camera store. I am now waiting for Nikon to "repair" the device. It has been about a month and it supposedly waiting for a part.
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Nikon P100, Problems, Problems, Problems (S Miller — 08/24/2010)
I received the Nikon P100 for my 50th birthday as I wanted to start taking more than just point and shoot pictures. On the 3rd day, the camera completely froze. Had to remove battery to get it to work again. It has done that quite a few times. Then the focus started going out - I would press the shutter halfway to get it to lock in and focus and it wouldn't. I would have to get out of any zoom and then try again. This became a huge issue. Then the flash stopped working and then different features started having problems. I would say that only about 40% of the pictures I had taken were actually usable. Most of the pictures were very blurry, so there was definitely a problem. I sent the camera to Nikon service and they had my P100 camera for a month. Turns out the lens and some other part had been on back order. I got the camera back a week ago and after turning it on and taking a few test shots, it was apparent that it had not been fixed and that it had even worse problems. When I used the view finder instead of the LCD display, I actually couldn't see anything - everything was very dark. I would click the shutter anyway and it would take the picture, but it's hard to take a picture of something you can't see. Since I mainly use the view finder, and the camera is close to my face, there was now a noise whenever I pressed the shutter halfway down that wasn't there before. I also noticed that there were lots of spots in the pictures I took - these were not orbs - they are from a "noise" problem. And then while I was outside taking pictures in the bright sunlight (I live in Florida) I noticed that the pictures had an extreme amount of glare in them that had never been an issue in the past. The glare issue was so bad that there would be a bright white round ball on the right of the picture with the glare shooting up towards the upper left corner of the picture. I tried changing pictures, using backlit, but nothing helped. And the camera started to freeze up all over again. I called Nikon and sent them a few photo's and was told it looked like there was an "over exposure" problem and I would need to send the camera back to them to fix again. At least this time they are going to pay for the shipping, but who knows how long the camera will be there this time... or even if it will ever work correctly whenever I get it back. This was my very first Nikon camera and am extremely disappointed.
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nikon coolpix P100 - Same Problem (Ashutosh — 10/25/2010)
So why don't you ask for new camera from Nikon?
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Michael (06/11/2010)
I have bought not one but TWO Nikon Coolpix P100 camera's in the last month and both are DEFECTIVE lemons.
The first one i bought it completely froze 7-8 times in two weeks. This happened while using the zoom in Macro mode. The image was completely blurred out and none of the functions would work at all...not even the ON/OFF button and the ONLY way i could get the camera to work again was to remove the battery pack and reinstall it..then it worked fine again until it happened again. It also gave me quite a few LENS CAP ERROR messages even though the lense cap was NOT on the camera at all...removal of the battery pack was the only way to turn it off.
I returned it to the seller in Stratford,Ontario for a refund.
I bought another P100 this past week and AGAIN identical problems except that this time i wasn't even in macro mode. I was just using the auto mode and while using the super zoom...completely froze and i had to remove the battery pack just to turn it off.
Then i got a lense cap error message and you guessed it...the lense cap was not on at all.
Both of these cameras were NEW not refurbished or gray market and came with the 2 year Canadian Nikon Warranty. Both were bought from ebay sellers in Stratford Ontario who have excellent feedback.
I'm fighting with the 2nd seller to get a refund and return this JUNK.
Very disappointed in Nikon and i will never buy another...
Michael
In Quebec,Canada
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The first one i bought it completely froze 7-8 times in two weeks. This happened while using the zoom in Macro mode. The image was completely blurred out and none of the functions would work at all...not even the ON/OFF button and the ONLY way i could get the camera to work again was to remove the battery pack and reinstall it..then it worked fine again until it happened again. It also gave me quite a few LENS CAP ERROR messages even though the lense cap was NOT on the camera at all...removal of the battery pack was the only way to turn it off.
I returned it to the seller in Stratford,Ontario for a refund.
I bought another P100 this past week and AGAIN identical problems except that this time i wasn't even in macro mode. I was just using the auto mode and while using the super zoom...completely froze and i had to remove the battery pack just to turn it off.
Then i got a lense cap error message and you guessed it...the lense cap was not on at all.
Both of these cameras were NEW not refurbished or gray market and came with the 2 year Canadian Nikon Warranty. Both were bought from ebay sellers in Stratford Ontario who have excellent feedback.
I'm fighting with the 2nd seller to get a refund and return this JUNK.
Very disappointed in Nikon and i will never buy another...
Michael
In Quebec,Canada
rrs (05/29/2010)
Does this camera have a built in flash?
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by James DeRuvo (06/01/2010)
yes but its still poor in low light performance.
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Tammy (05/26/2010)
What is the best camera to purchase for low light and fast movement. ie. concerts?
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by James DeRuvo (05/27/2010)
The Panasonic FH20. 8x optical zoom, Leica lens. Gets great marks for low and available light.
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Liam McCabe (05/27/2010)
Mmm the FH20 certainly isn't the best. Something with a CMOS sensor, like the Canon S90 or the new S4000 will work much better in low light. The FH20 is a great cheap camera for low lighting, but the S90 and S4000, while they cost more, are much better suited for those situations.
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Compare Sony HX1 with Nikon P100 (Les Burgess — 03/17/2010)
I just bought the Sony (6 weeks ago) after much research for a portable and effective camera. The Nikon certainly looks very interesting and I must search out some picture quality comparisons. The Sony is easy to learn and use and has a very handy Panoramic mode as well as multi shot Twilight and Anti Motion Blur modes (for static scenes) that enhance clarity and brightness. Does the Nikon have anything similar? Bye. Les.
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by James DeRuvo (03/18/2010)
Well as far as Panoramic's go, that really isn't as big a deal anymore as most photo editors now have stitching options that allow you to drag and drop a group of files and then stitch them into a panoramic. And they're getting better at it with each upgrade. Photoshop CS4 is darn near invisible from one shot to the next.
As for the other features, it uses a dynamic range mode called Advanced Night Landscape which combines a series of consecutive shots taken at a fast shutter speed into a single, clearer image when taking handheld shots at night, and also a Backlit Scene HDR (High Dynamic Range) merges different exposures of the same scene to create an image with a range of tonal detail that could not be captured in a single photo. Nice features. And it uses a handful of image stabilization techniques to give you some solid anti blur capability.
But understand this. While it's getting better at it, the P series has had trouble in low light with high noise levels. To quote CNet: "The results above ISO 400 just aren't good for much beyond small prints and Web use.
The bottom line: There's a lot to like about the Nikon Coolpix P100, but you'll need to keep your photo quality expectations in check to really enjoy it."
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As for the other features, it uses a dynamic range mode called Advanced Night Landscape which combines a series of consecutive shots taken at a fast shutter speed into a single, clearer image when taking handheld shots at night, and also a Backlit Scene HDR (High Dynamic Range) merges different exposures of the same scene to create an image with a range of tonal detail that could not be captured in a single photo. Nice features. And it uses a handful of image stabilization techniques to give you some solid anti blur capability.
But understand this. While it's getting better at it, the P series has had trouble in low light with high noise levels. To quote CNet: "The results above ISO 400 just aren't good for much beyond small prints and Web use.
The bottom line: There's a lot to like about the Nikon Coolpix P100, but you'll need to keep your photo quality expectations in check to really enjoy it."
Compare Sony HX1 with Nikon P100 and now Fujifilm FinePix HS10 superzooms (Les Burgess — 03/18/2010)
Hello James. That Sony in-camera panorama feature really is excellent though and negates the use of further editing. I also wanted to add that the Sony zoom varies according to selected picture resolution from 20x for 16:9 (6MP) (no digital), 33x for 4:3 (3MP) and a huge 108x for VGA format!This isn't often listed on the specs.
I have just seen the first mentions of the new (Feb 2010)Fujifilm FinePix HS10 30x zoom. This has all the features of the Sony HX1, + 1000fps + other useful modes. It really looks smashing - but how about the image quality? Cheers.
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I have just seen the first mentions of the new (Feb 2010)Fujifilm FinePix HS10 30x zoom. This has all the features of the Sony HX1, + 1000fps + other useful modes. It really looks smashing - but how about the image quality? Cheers.
Any one can.. (Sachin — 03/10/2010)
I want to buy new digital camera. I need best features for photography
1) Super zoom
2) Best photo quality
3) Super micro focus
4) HDMI vedio quality
Any one can suggest me best digital camera please
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I want to buy new digital camera. I need best features for photography
1) Super zoom
2) Best photo quality
3) Super micro focus
4) HDMI vedio quality
Any one can suggest me best digital camera please
Go for Nikon P100 or Fujifilm HS10 (Wise Man — 04/25/2010)
Plz follow the comments from CNET about Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35/38 :: "A better-than-average megazoom choice, delivers standout video capabilities and an excellent manual feature set. Still, it suffers from a lot of the drawbacks as its competitors, inluding weak photo quality."
Image quality is not always great in low light conditions. It is true for all point-and-shoot cameras. You have to accept this truth. You may go for Fujifilm HS10 (optical zoom 30X) or Nikon P100 (26X). They are more efficient for travel photography for their long zoom. There is no better option except digital SLR. But DSLR is more expensive, bulky and fit for professionals.
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Image quality is not always great in low light conditions. It is true for all point-and-shoot cameras. You have to accept this truth. You may go for Fujifilm HS10 (optical zoom 30X) or Nikon P100 (26X). They are more efficient for travel photography for their long zoom. There is no better option except digital SLR. But DSLR is more expensive, bulky and fit for professionals.
Nikon P100 Defective Lemon TWO of them! (Michael — 06/14/2010)
Do not reccomend the Nikon P100! I bought TWO...both were defective junk.
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Five great cameras (Ramchandra — 04/25/2010)
As per www. digitalcamera-hq.com, the top-most extended Zoom cameras are - 1) Panasonic FZ35 2)Nikon P100 3) Canon SX210 IS 4)Fuji HS10 5) Canon SX20 IS
The price of the above camers in India :: (1)FZ35 - Rs. 16,200 (2) P100 - Rs. 23,000 (3)Fuji HS10 - Rs. 33,000 and (4) canon SX10 - Rs. 20,000. Plz check the price in grey market or ebay.in
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The price of the above camers in India :: (1)FZ35 - Rs. 16,200 (2) P100 - Rs. 23,000 (3)Fuji HS10 - Rs. 33,000 and (4) canon SX10 - Rs. 20,000. Plz check the price in grey market or ebay.in
Guid me plz.. (Sachin — 03/08/2010)
Nikon p100 dose not support raw format can it effect on photograph and what is the CMOS size?
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by James DeRuvo (03/10/2010)
1/2.3". So it's pretty small. And with 10MP stuffed into it, I imagine it'll have a noise problem in low light.
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Any one can.. (Sachin — 03/10/2010)
I want to buy new digital camera. I need best features for photography
1) Super zoom
2) Best photo quality
3) Super micro focus
4) HDMI vedio quality
Any one can suggest me best digital camera please
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1) Super zoom
2) Best photo quality
3) Super micro focus
4) HDMI vedio quality
Any one can suggest me best digital camera please
U may buy Nikon P90 or P100 (Jamil Sayed — 04/22/2010)
Nikon P90/P100 is good camera. Someone is trying to say that it suffers form low light. It is true for all extended zoom camers. Plz visit flickr.com and see beautiful snaps captured by P90.
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Thank you so much (Sachin — 03/10/2010)
Thank you mrs. James DeRuvo.
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"Clearer low-light handheld shots" by Nikon P100 (Master Mind — 04/25/2010)
CNet says :: Owing to the high-speed abilities of the BSI CMOS you get four specialty shooting modes. The P100 can do a continuous burst at up to 10 frames per second. Or you can choose a Sports Continuous mode that can capture up to 25, 2-megapixel images at 60 frames per second or up to 60, 1-megapixel shots at 120fps. The P100 also has a Backlit Scene HDR (high dynamic range) option that'll combine several shots of the same scene to get a single image with a broad range of tonal detail. Lastly, there's a Night Landscape mode that works similarly, merging several shots using fast shutter speeds allowing you to take clearer low-light handheld shots.
"Clearer low-light handheld shots" - have made P-100 the first boy.
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"Clearer low-light handheld shots" - have made P-100 the first boy.
when (scott — 02/28/2010)
when will nikon p100 be available in USA?
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Liam McCabe (03/02/2010)
Hi Scott -- it should be available as of right now -- I'll go ahead and take the "Coming Soon" label off of it. Let us know what you think of it if you decide to buy!
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amit (02/21/2010)
when it will come to Indian market? & what the price....?
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by James DeRuvo (02/25/2010)
Sorry, but due to the fluid nature of money exchange rates, etc. DHQ simply doesn't have that information - only prices for vendors listed. You could take that price information, and then Google currency exchange with that price and Rupies. You'll get a ballpark. But nothing as accurate as calling Nikon India and asking for a list of approved dealers.
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aadil (05/24/2010)
it is available this time... i got it from Nehru Place in Delhi. the price is around Rs 22,000
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Available in India (Betal Bikram — 10/15/2010)
Coolpix P100 is available in India within a price Rs.20,000 only.
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PKB (12/09/2010)
17800/- currently at Kolkata
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Price at kolkata (Chandan — 01/27/2011)
Hello...can u pls tell me what's the price of p100 presently in kolkata?
& any preferred shop name.
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& any preferred shop name.
Rashi Singh (03/10/2011)
i also want to know about the comments of chandan,s quiry.
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P100 - Kolkata Price (Samrat Mazumder — 04/05/2011)
Price of P100 in Kolkata during end of September10 was Rs.19450 availed from Great Eastern Electronics Tollygunge
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Nikon Coolpix P100 Reviews
Nikon Coolpix P100 Reviews by Digital Camera-HQ Users
- 1.0 out of 5
Give ur money 2 a beggar but dont buy this camera.......
(shaun mishra — 01/13/2011)
I bought this lemon 10 days back....rest all is know features about ...this camera......It frozes every now and then.......only way 2 get out is remove da battery.......It seems like i ve thrown my money in water......
- 1.0 out of 5
Nikon P100, problems, problems and more problems
(S Miller — 08/24/2010)
I received the Nikon P100 for my 50th birthday as I wanted to start taking more than just point and shoot pictures. On the 3rd day, the camera completely froze. Had to remove battery to get it to work again. It has done that quite a few times. Then the focus started going out - I would press the shutter halfway to get it to lock in and focus and it wouldn't. I would have to get out of any zoom and then try again. This became a huge issue. Then the flash stopped working and then different features started having problems. I would say that only about 40% of the pictures I had taken were actually usable. Most of the pictures were very blurry, so there was definitely a problem. I sent the camera to Nikon service and they had my P100 camera for a month. Turns out the lens and some other part had been on back order. I got the camera back a week ago and after turning it on and taking a few test shots, it was apparent that it had not been fixed and that it had even worse problems. When I used the view finder instead of the LCD display, I actually couldn't see anything - everything was very dark. I would click the shutter anyway and it would take the picture, but it's hard to take a picture of something you can't see. Since I mainly use the view finder, and the camera is close to my face, there was now a noise whenever I pressed the shutter halfway down that wasn't there before. I also noticed that there were lots of spots in the pictures I took - these were not orbs - they are from a "noise" problem. And then while I was outside taking pictures in the bright sunlight (I live in Florida) I noticed that the pictures had an extreme amount of glare in them that had never been an issue in the past. The glare issue was so bad that there would be a bright white round ball on the right of the picture with the glare shooting up towards the upper left corner of the picture. I tried changing pictures, using backlit, but nothing helped. And the camera started to freeze up all over again. I called Nikon and sent them a few photo's and was told it looked like there was an "over exposure" problem and I would need to send the camera back to them to fix again. At least this time they are going to pay for the shipping, but who knows how long the camera will be there this time... or even if it will ever work correctly whenever I get it back. This was my very first Nikon camera and am extremely disappointed.
- 1.0 out of 5
Another lemon over here
(James — 08/18/2010)
I have the same problems reported with the camera freezing/locking up. Camera now at Nikon for repair.
- 3.0 out of 5
Zoom
(Bob — 07/31/2010)
Sorry that I bought the all new Nikon coolpix P100 I have 4 Nikons , P80, P90,D 3000 and now the p100. The zoom is 26 x and my p90 has a 24x zoom. I can get better zoom shots with my p90 for has 12.1 Megagpixels and the Nikon p100 has only 10.3 Megapixels. That is why I can get a better zoom pictures out of my Nikon p90 24x zoom. How could a company put out a new camera like this and not as good as the Nikon p90. If anyone what to ask questions. email me at rgf1934@yahoo.com ----- Bob
- 1.0 out of 5
Zoom froze the first time I tried to take a picture!
(Valerie — 07/02/2010)
I am taking this camera back tomorrow! I had the same problem with the camera freezing in zoom mode, and had the same problem with the lens cap. So there are at least 3 of us that have the same lemon/stinker.
Valerie
- 2.0 out of 5
Poor picture quality in all lighting conditions.
(Kathy — 05/29/2010)
On my first outing with my Coolpix p100 it too froze in full zoom. the only way I could get it to work was to take the batteries out and put they back in. In the auto mode the pictures were way over exposed when taking landscape pictures in full sun light.Using the exposure compensation helps but every time the camera turns off you have to reset it. In auto the shutter speed is often very slow so stopping action is impossible. Getting the camera to focus is also a problem. I take lots of pictures from a moving kayak of birds and some landscapes. I have found that the only way I have been sort of successful is to use the shutter priority mode and about a 400 shutter speed. The pictures in general are not very sharp, lack detail, nor is there good color saturation.
- 3.0 out of 5
It broke/froze at 6 days...but tried to live
(Lori — 03/14/2010)
The zoom started out rather loud. but never having used it, it was BRAND new out on the market, I had no reference other than other cameras in it's class. On day 6 the camera froze in full zoom. NOTHING would respond. I finally took the fully charged battery out and put it back it. It slowly retracted and shut down. I suppose I got a lemon, but that made me very nervous. I ended up with the Sony HX1. Both have good zoom, and take average pictures. Neither is perfect. The Nikon produced much more 'noise' in low light and tons of halo affect. Very annoying. In video, the zoom was very loud and shaky as hell. I did get some great shots, but the colors are rather flat. Still, at only 6 days it is hard to say what was possible with the camera. The sony is procuding better pics after 2 days though. Better low light pics too. Still in Nikons defence, I got a stinker.
