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Review summary: The Nikon Coolpix P5000 sits at the top of Nikon's current line of consumer digital cameras. It offers the kind of photographic control and features advanced shooters want in a portable camera, without the bulk of an SLR. Full manual control. A ...

Pros: Compact, attractive, sturdy magnesium body design ; Well laid-out buttons, well-designed menu system ; Excellent, natural color with good contrast ; Very fast shutter response when prefocused ; iTTL hot shoe ; Adapter ring for Nikon Coolpix converter ...

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Review summary: While D-SLRs get the headlines, compact point-and-shoot digicams outsell them by almost 15 to one. Price is a big reason and many people simply don't want the hassle of interchangeable...

Pros: Compact 10MP digicam with many manual features

Cons: Relatively slow response

Review summary: The Nikon Coolpix P5000 is one of those cameras which seems designed to impress but fails in terms of performance. The photo-quality is actually good up to ISO 200, with good color accuracy and low noise. The P5000's greatest failure comes from its ...

Pros: Accurate image colors, Low image noise until ISO 200 with good details, Low purple fringing, Powerful flash, Good macro performance, Good ergonomics, Nice build quality

Cons: Very slow focus system, Slow and unresponsive, Slight image softness, High image noise above ISO 400, 97% LCD Coverage, Barrel distortion at wide-angle, Slow startup

Pros: Specification, Low ISO image quality, build, Handling, Lens, Control layout is superb.

Cons: Sluggish AF performance, Optical viewfinder below par, No RAW capture, High ISO image quality, Aggressive noise reduction at high ISO.

Verdict: Nikon's Coolpix P5000 is a very compact and comprehensively specified digital compact that provides a very useful range of features

Review summary: Can Nikon crack the 10-megapixel compact?

Pros: Specification, low ISO image quality, build, handling, lens, control layout is superb

Cons: Sluggish AF performance, optical viewfinder below par, no RAW capture, high ISO image quality, aggressive noise reduction at high ISO

Verdict: Nikon's Coolpix P5000 is a very compact and comprehensively specified digital compact that provides a very useful range of features