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Nikon Announces New P7100 Point and Shoot, Fanboys Throw Riots

Chris Gampat
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08/24/2011
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Nikon P7100

Last Updated on 08/24/2011 by Chris Gampat

Today, Nikon has announced the P7100 point and shoot camera along with a slew of other point and shoot cameras. The exciting new—wait a second, what? Point and shoots? Sure the P7100 shoots raw, but where are the D300s and D700 successors?

Whatever, hit the jump to read the specs without the extra padding of a press release. Also watch a fanboy become sad and emo now that there is no D400 or D800 yet.

Before you click though, note that from the marketing language, they seem to be targeting this at street photographers…

•  7.1x Zoom-NIKKOR ED glass lens and large 10.1-MP, 1/1.7-in. CCD sensor. See chart below for exact size.


•  EXPEED C2 image processing engine; shoot RAW files
•  Versatile manual controls, including front command dial and exclusive quick menu
•  HD movie (720p) with stereo sound recording using built-in microphone; optical zoom control and autofocus are available during recording
•  3-in. ultra-high resolution (921,000-dot) Vari-Angle monitor with Clear Color display and anti-reflective coating; for added viewing convenience an optical viewfinder is also provided
•  7.1x optical Zoom-NIKKOR ED glass lens, 28–200mm (35mm equivalent)
•  10.1 effective megapixels; 1/1.7-in. CCD sensor for low noise and exceptional image quality
•  4-Way (VR) Image stabilization system includes optical VR, Motion Detection, Best Shot Selector and High ISO; minimizing the effect of camera shake for sharper, clearer images
•  Zoom memory to select a desired focal length (as if changing single-focal-length lenses) during shooting
•  Tone level information supports image adjustment according to photographer’s creative needs
•  Maximum sensitivity of ISO 3200 (full resolution); can be set to Hi 1 (ISO 6400 equivalent at full resolution), also low noise night mode and noise-reduction filter provided
•  Variety of bracketing functions including exposure and white balance
•  Virtual horizon can be displayed in the LCD
•  High-speed continuous shooting, up to 90 pictures at full resolution at up to 1.2 fps: capture the  “decisive moment”!
•  Four exposure modes (P/S/A/M) can be set with the mode dial
•  Macro mode allows shooting distance as close as approx. 0.8 in.
•  HDR setting in Backlighting mode delivers images with broad dynamic range

Decisive moment? Huh? Street photographers, what are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below. The P7100 is listed at B&H Photo and Amazon.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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