Digital Cameras by Megapixels

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Summary: not as good as I expected
Comment: For a Nikon this camera should be better, the lcd display is to dim outdoors and the camera, for being the top of the line point and shoot camera, is not worth the money.

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Summary: Coolpix P5100
Comment: This camera is one of the best in the small camera market. My manager of the media department at the college where I worked was so impressed when he tested it out, he bought another one to have for student organizations to use for various functions.

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Summary: Smalll camera - great results
Comment: This is my third Nikon Coolpix camera over several years and each one has gotten better (and the first one was quite good). I am an Art History teacher in a high school and so I shoot a lot of pictues inside museums. This latest Coolpix does an excellent job in low light and no flash. The camera is adaptable for special usages and it is perfect for snapshots both indoors and outside. Never have I been so satisfied with any camera.

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Summary: A true point-n-shoot with dSLR capabilities
Comment: I fancy myself a prosumer who like to work the manual features of an SLR but prefer the size and inconspicuousness of a point and shoot. The two clear choices were the G9 and the Nikon P5100. I read professional reviews one after the other and they all seem to indicate photo quality to be similar. The G9 however packs more features and feels like a professional camera. But when I went into a store to handled both cameras side by side, the choice was obvious. The P5100 is a true point and shoot; the G9, although nicely weighted was to bulky to be considered a point and shoot.

When I brought the P5100 home and test drove it, I knew I made the right choice. The photo qualities are stunning (for a point and shoot). Mind you, I don't print anything larger than 8x10. From landscape scenery to portraits taken at social gatherings, my photos turned out a lot better than I expected. Flash was rather balanced, even indoors. The quality was good enough that I could fix through the computers. As for RAW capabilities, I could care less. As a digital amateur, I still can't yet figure how my prints can benefit significantly from RAW.

As for video recording, I use my point and shoot mainly as a camera, so any video capaibility I consider extra.

So if you have no pretensions of being a professional photog and you care more about ease-of-use and convenience over features and looking 'substantial,' than the P5100 is the clear choice. It's best among its class of true point and shoot cameras with dSLR capabilities.

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Summary: just OK
Comment: OK but not thrilling camera. pictures good but overall slow operation makes it a pain! I wouldn't buy it again.