Nikon Coolpix P2 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: You'd be forgiven for confusing the Nikon Coolpix P2 with the Coolpix P1. Apart from the different paint job and smaller image sensor, the P2 is identical to its cousin.

Verdict: Despite the P2's wireless connectivity and some advanced controls, this camera's unexceptional image quality and limited battery life fail to justify its price

Review summary: Will WiFi-connected cameras be the next big wave in the digital camera market- Maybe... and maybe not. Regardless of whether they'll ever achieve dominance though, it's clear that we're going to see more of them appearing over the next year or two. ...

Pros: Very nice design, well-built

Cons: High contrast limits highlight and shadow detail under harsh lighting, No optical viewfinder, Somewhat short battery life, especially when WiFi is in use, WiFi could still be made simpler to configure, still too easy to end up in a blind alley, WiFi ...

Verdict: Portable and compact, the Nikon Coolpix P2 ranks among the smallest (albeit not the thinnest) digital cameras currently on the market. Slightly taller than a credit card (just about as wide), and a little under an inch and a half thick, the Nikon P2 ...

Review summary: The Nikon Coolpix P2 has all of the standard features you'd expect in a consumer-level compact digicam, including a 5-megapixel CCD, 640x480 30-fps movies, tons of scene presets and a 2.5-inch LCD. And at under $300, it's priced fairly competitively ...

Review summary: First megapixels increased.

Pros: Light, but full-featured Good performance Wireless!

Cons: Odd user interface Slow cycle time between images

Verdict: There are a multitude of manual controls including aperture, shutter, ISO, white balance, and auto-focus modes. Unfortunately, manual focus is not one. The closest the user can get is to set the camera into Manual' mode. However, the user selects from ...

Pros: Wireless, brilliant pictures, great functions

Cons: Wireless technology difficult to set up, aging build

Verdict: If you can get the wireless technology working easily, this is a brilliant purchase. Definitely on our watch list.