Compare Prices : Nikon Coolpix P50 - Expert Reviews

Pros: Easy to use, good "classic" design and styling, simple control layout, AA-battery power, Image quality, nice manual controls

Cons: Sluggish AF performance and annoying shutter lag, Optical viewfinder murky and blurred

Verdict: The Nikon P50 is a neatly-crafted digital compact with "classic" styling aimed at snappers on a tighter budget

Review summary: Can this 8 megapixel camera deliver?

Pros: Easy to use, good "classic" design and styling, simple control layout, AA-battery power, image quality, nice manual controls

Cons: Sluggish AF performance and annoying shutter lag, optical viewfinder murky and blurred

Verdict: The Nikon P50 is a neatly-crafted digital compact with "classic" styling aimed at snappers on a tighter budget

Review summary: The Nikon Coolpix P50 is an 8 megapixel compact digital camera with a wide-angle 28-102mm, 3.6x zoom lens, new EXPEED image processing engine and a versatile ISO range of 64-2000. Available in the stylish ...

Verdict: We had the black-bodied Nikon Coolpix P50 in for testing, which undoubtedly disguises the fact that it's not the skinniest compact around and the fact that construction is plastic in the main I doubt the ...

Review summary: nikon coolpix p50 review: No-one will be getting excited about the Nikon Coolpix P50, a hobbled version of the P5100. Light on features but full of tweakable settings, the P50 produces pleasing images and is one of the most flexible compacts around. ...

Pros: Lots of tweakable settings, Good image quality

Cons: Lack of features, No optical image stabilisation, Small screen, Uninspired design

Verdict: No-one will be getting excited about the Nikon Coolpix P50, a hobbled version of the P5100. Light on features but full of tweakable settings, the P50 produces pleasing images and is one of the most flexible compacts around. Shame about the brick-like ...

Review summary: The Nikon Coolpix P50 has an old-fashioned, boxy feel with a helpful chunky grip. It's a solidly built, easy-to-use, nuts-and-bolts kind of camera. It offers a surprisingly high degree of control over image settings, and as a result its photos are ...

Pros: Lots of tweakable settings ; good image quality

Cons: Lack of features ; no optical image stabilisation ; small screen ; uninspired design

Verdict: No-one will be getting excited about the Nikon Coolpix P50, a hobbled version of the P5100. There aren't many features but lots of tweakable settings, so the bottom line is that it is one of the most flexible compacts around, with correspondingly good ...