Nikon Coolpix P100
The Nikon Coolpix P100 takes over from the P90 as Nikon's top end bridge camera. Boasting such features as a 26X optical zoom and 10.3 million pixels, it seems like the business. The Nikon has a nice feel when you first pick it up, which is an important start. The controls are a little complicated by modern standards (Speaking as someone who doesn't like to use a manual) and we couldn't find any kind of manual included on the camera.
The Nikon P100 would have been top of it's class a year ago, but we feel that it is not up to scratch when compared with the Olympus SP800-UZ. The Olympus has a 30X optical zoom, compared with the 26X on the Nikon. The Olympus boasts 14 megapixels vs 10.3 on the Nikon, and the Olympus has a vast 2 gigabyte in built memory vs just 43MB in the Nikon. The Nikon does have some advantages; it handles better, has an option of an viewfinder or a 3 inch screen (The Olympus has no viewfinder, just a 3 inch screen.). Both have a macro setting, but the Olympus has a super macro as well - However the Nikon macro seems to be able to do anything that the Olympus super macro can do.
As a little test, we took the same images with each camera (see below), from 20 and 50 yards.
The Nikon P100 is generally available online for around £240-280, compared with £230 for the Olympus SP800-UZ.
To buy from Amazon, click Nikon P100 Digital Camera
Nikon coolpix p100We took the following picture on the Nikon P100 with the full zoom from about 20 yards, on an automatic setting.
| olympus sp800-UZWe took the following picture on the Olympus SP800-UZ with the full zoom from about 20 yards, on an automatic setting.
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Nikon P100 - from 50 yards on auto
| Olympus sp800-UZ from 50 yards on auto
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