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Nikon COOLPIX P300
9.1 out of 10

Nikon COOLPIX P300

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Overall 8
8.0

Nikon Coolpix P300

neocamera.com
20 August 2011
  • Summary: While image quality is there and controls are very responsive, certain important aspects of the P300 are slow: shot-to-shot speed, autofocus and video-recording start.
  • Pros: Ultra-Bright F/1.8 lens, lowers required ISO, Excellent automatic white-balance, Good image colors, Reliable metering, Uniform brightness, No noticeable distortion, Ve...
  • Cons: Visible noise at all ISO sensitivities, Slow shot-to-shot speed, Slow startup, Strong corner softness, Blank display during continuous drive, Video-recording delay, Im...
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Overall 7
7.0

Nikon Coolpix P300

TechReviewSource.com
4 August 2011
  • Excerpt: The Nikon Coolpix P300 is a 12-megapixel digital camera that offers a very wide-aperture lens for its class and also gives users control with both manual aperture and
  • Pros: Manual controls & modes, Excellent low-light image quality, HDR shooting, Full 1080p video
  • Cons: No RAW shooting, Poor low-light video quality, Less than average battery life
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Overall 8
8.0

Expert Review

Channel5
1 August 2011
Overall 7
7.0
Value for money 6
5.7
Features 4
3.9
Performance 6
6.4
Picture quality 5
4.8
Ergonomics 6
5.7
Build quality 7
7.1

Expert Review

DP Review
21 July 2011
  • Summary: The P300 is a decent compact that provides a good number of manual shooting controls that place this camera a step above other point and shoots.
  • Pros: Fast lens on the wide end of the zoom (f/1.8), Very wide 24mm equiv. is great for landscape and indoor shots, AF illuminator effective in low light, Relatively simple ...
  • Cons: No 'quick' menu for commonly-accessed shooting settings, No control over noise reduction/sharpening, At 100%, even low ISO images look 'crunchy' due to noise reduction...
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Overall 8
8.0

Expert Review

PhotoRadar
11 April 2011
  • Conclusion: Arguably the P300's other, more novel functions, such as full HD movie capture, filter effects and panorama modes, may attract enthusiastic compact camera shooters who
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Overall 8
8.0
Design 8
8.0
Value for money 8
8.0
Features 8
8.0
Picture quality 8
8.0
Overall quality 8
8.0
Photo quality - landscapes 8
8.0
Photo quality - macro 8
8.0
Photo quality - portraits 8
8.0
Photo quality - low light 10
10
Photo quality - sports 10
10

Nikon COOLPIX P300

digicambuyer.co.uk
14 September 2011
  • Conclusion: The CoolPix P300 is a great camera for sports and low-light photography that will help beginners progress, it’s just lacking in a few key features that would perfect it
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Overall 8
8.0

Nikon Coolpix P300

TrustedReviews
19 August 2011
  • Summary: Presented as a premium compact for discerning photographers, does Nikon's P300 live up to its billing?
  • Pros: Stylish yet solid build, Easy to use, Delivers good image quality, f/1.8 doesn't deliver any 'bokeh'
  • Cons: No Raw shooting, Fiddly zoom controls
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Overall 8
8.0

Nikon Coolpix P300

TechRadar UK
4 August 2011
  • Excerpt: Nikon P300 Review: Overview
  • Pros: Produces some of the clearest images at high ISOs that we've seen from a compact camera, Images show vivid colours and smooth tonal gradations, The P300's fast-apertur...
  • Cons: Macro settings deactivate when switching scene mode, filter option or into/out of Auto, In auto and a handful of scene modes it favours the highlights and shows a smal...
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Overall 8
8.0

Nikon Coolpix P300 compact camera

theregister.co.uk
10 June 2011
  • Conclusion: The Nikon Coolpix P300 might not quite match the image quality and fine detail resolution of the Canon S95 it was made to challenge but has its own merits and is a valid
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Overall 8
8.3
Value for money 8
8.3
Features 7
6.7
Performance 8
8.3
Picture quality 7
6.7

Nikon Coolpix P300

PC Pro
30 May 2011
  • Conclusion: It can’t match the best compacts on the market, but top video and a quality lens make this camera an attractive proposition
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