Nikon P7800 for those who are reluctant to use a DSLR camera

Nikon is very serious to develop Nikon P7XX and offering full manual control for advanced photographers, they're often the first choice of both those looking to take a step up in image quality and control, and those wanting a less bulky camera to carry around when the DSLR is inconvenient. Now, with the Nikon P7800 you can create sharp photos with image quality equivalent to a Digital SLR camera. With the P7800 you do not need to be bothered by the heavy and bulky cameras.

Nikon is a challenger series P7xxx Canon G series

 

New Nikon Coolpix P7800. Image: nikonusa.com

Nikon's P7XX range has always been Nikon's attempt to fulfill that need, taking on the incredibly popular and well established Canon G range. Canon recently refreshed its model, in the shape of the G16, so it's no surprise to see Nikon follow suit with the Nikon P7800, replacing last year's Nikon P7700. The biggest upgrade over previous models is the inclusion of an electronic viewfinder with 921,000 dots which covers 100 percent of the frame. Nikon had previously dropped the optical viewfinder with the P7700, so it's nice to again have an alternative to composing shots solely on the rear LCD screen.

At first glance, the Nikon P7800 has changed little from the P7700 it replaces. It retains the same fairly bulky exterior which includes the large grip and textured coating – particularly useful for shooting one-handed.

Nikon P7800 is features with a 12 megapixel 1/1.7-inch CMOS sensor, and a 28-200-mm (35-mm format equivalent) f/2.0-4.0 lens with a seven blade iris aperture for better background blur. It's capable of continuous shooting up to 8 fps, has an ISO range of 80-1600 and, being aimed at more experienced photographers, shoots RAW files as well as JPEG. You also can create movie or video clips with this camera in Full HD 1080p, and the video can be recorded at 25 or 30 fps, and a three inch vari-angle screen on the rear is designed to cater for shooting from otherwise awkward positions.

Nikon has also chosen to keep the same lens as its predecessor, with a 7.1x optical zoom device offering the equivalent of 28-200mm in 35mm terms. At the widest point of the lens, an f/2.0 aperture is offered - rising to a still respectable f/4.0 at the telephoto end of the optic.

Nikon P7800 specifications:

·         12megapixel backlit CMOS sensor 1/1.7inch

·         7.1x optical zoom lens, f/2.0-4.0, 28-200mm equivalent

·         Optical image stabilization

·         3 inch swiveling screen, RGBW dots

·         Full HD video, stereo sound, microphone socket

·         HDR / Panoramic

·         Electronic level, Digital Effects

·         921k dots electronic viewfinder

·         Manual controls, RAW support

·         Manual video mode

·         ISO80 - 6400

·         2cm Macro

The Nikon P7800 menus are clear and easy to navigate, with a neat layout of options, including advanced settings such as being able to manually switch the built in ND filter on and off. You can also manually adjust the color options, the defaults are: Standard, vivid, neutral, also black and white with each of these letting you set sharpness, contrast and saturation.

 

Nikon P7800 a premium compact size digital camera. Image: gizmag.com

The Nikon P series of cameras are very capable, offering consumers full manual control and making excellent "back up" or every day cameras for advanced users. With the quality of the lens and the image sensor is good, then you will be a good experience to get a high quality image, above average ordinary compact-system camera, you can now get the Nikon P7800. This camera can be found at September or early October 2013 depending on which country you live. Nikon P7800 is a superb compact camera that worth you waiting for you to use on almost all of your activities.