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Review summary: This is Nikon's compact camera for the serious photographer. The lens range is 36-126mm, film equivalent. The lens has true image stabilisation. There are wide angle and telephoto extenders available as options. It has a 10 megapixel sensor with ...

Pros: The auto white balance is particularly impressive. We were surprised at the way the P5000 handled subjects lit by a mixed light source. We were also impressed with the video movie quality, a feature we don't normally comment on because it hardly seems ...

Cons: Once again we are disappointed with a camera that is excellent in almost all respects but is let down by having too many photo receptors on too small an area. 10 million pixels is simply too many and the result is picture noise, which can be intrusive ...

Verdict: If you are happy to keep the ISO setting at 200 or below then the Nikon P5000 will do the job. The excellent auto white balance and exposure work to minimise the effects of noise in indoor shots, but mottled skies are not attractive. This is the only ...

Review summary: line of advanced point-and-shoots. The 10-megapixel P5000 has Automatic and Manual Exposure modes, and a hot shoe to accept Speedlight flash units. It has a $399.95 retail price

Review summary: line of advanced point-and-shoots. The 10-megapixel P5000 has Automatic and Manual Exposure modes, and a hot shoe to accept Speedlight flash units. It has a $399.95 retail price

Verdict: The P5000 comes with a 3.5x optical zoom lens and accepts Nikon conversion lenses. The flexibility is nice, but the amount of cash involved may not be worth it. The P5000 camera costs $399. Add $100 each for the flash unit, wide angle lens for close ...

Review summary: We gave you our first impressions of the Nikon Coolpix P5000 from the PMA trade show floor in March 2007. A few months later, we've subjected the P5000 to our test routine and taken thousands of pictures and videos to see if it's all Nikon talks it up ...

Pros: - Wide view on LCD - Great handling features - Large text in menus - DSLR-like controls - Lots of flash options

Cons: - Clumsy face detection - Audible operation noise - Spotty flash coverage - Slow burst mode - Slow auto focus - No RAW format

Verdict: The preproduction model we first looked at was riddled with silly issues like incomplete and errant menus and missing features. There were lots of problems that we hoped would disappear on the final production model - and only some of those hopes ...

Review summary: We gave you our first impressions of the Nikon Coolpix P5000 from the PMA trade show floor in March 2007. A few months later, we've subjected the P5000 to our test routine and taken thousands of pictures and videos to see if it's all Nikon talks it up ...

Pros: Wide view on LCD ; Great handling features ; Large text in menus ; DSLR-like controls ; Lots of flash options

Cons: Clumsy face detection ; Audible operation noise ; Spotty flash coverage ; Slow burst mode ; Slow auto focus ; No RAW format

Verdict: The preproduction model we first looked at was riddled with silly issues like incomplete and errant menus and missing features. There were lots of problems that we hoped would disappear on the final production model - and only some of those hopes ...