Watch out Canon! Nikon’s new P7000 seems very aggressively targeted towards taking out the Canon PowerShot G11(reviewed here) from the market. With a long feature set, we may perhaps see this taking aim at the Canon PowerShot S95in addition to the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5(comparison here) and the rumored G12. Nikon also announced the S8100 and the S80—all of which I’ve seen in person and was able to hold. I’ve seen these cameras about a month ago: my notes from the meeting and press releases are after the jump.
Nikon P7000
– 10.1 MP 1/1.7 CCD sensor
– 3 inch LCD with 921k dot screen
– 7.1x zoom, f/2.8 to 5.6 aperture
– 720 HD video MOV files 24p movie shooting
– Full manual control
– Expeed C2 processor
– Neutral density filters built into the lens.
– 1.1 fps shooting in RAW
– Stereo mic input
– Mono microphone built in
– Zoom memory function that remembers where the user loves to zoom to and immediately switches the lens to that point.
– One ED lens
– Optical viewfinder that zooms as the lens does
– Tone level information
– Multi-functional dial for things like White Balance, ISO, auto bracketing, TV value will allow you to lock in aperture and shutter speed and set ISO
– New feature that will give you a histogram for better tonal information
– Ergonomics and dials are very similar to the G11
– Wireless flash control, and all the new flashes will meter with the camera
– RAW images
– .9s startup, .31 second shutter lag
– ISO 100-6400 and expandable up to 12,800 in low noise night mode
– In-camera noise reduction
– No GPS
– $499.95 in October or November
– Press release here P7000 Press Release FINAL
S8100
– Back illuminated sensor
– 12.1 CMOS sensor
– 3 inch LCD
– 10fps at full res
– 921k dot LCD
– Vibration reduction
– 3200 ISO
– 1080p HD video
– ED glass in lens
– 249.95 no official date
– Press release here S8100 Press Release FINAL
S80
– 14.1MP CCD
– 3 1/2 OLED screen at 820k dots
– Full touch control
– 3200 iso
– 5 way to reduce blur
– 5x optical zoom
– H.264 MPEG 4 720p 30p
– Colors: silver, purple, blue, gold, red, black
– Retouch functions
– Looks like a business card holder
– Selective color mode
– $329.95
– Press release here S80 Press Release FINAL