Nikon has decided to crowd the “point and shoot” market with a lot of cameras, 16 to be exact. A part of COOLPIX Spring Series 2014, the cameras range from basic point and shoots to the mega-zoom kind. Also Read - Fujifilm India to hold free online photography workshops throughout April
With the addition of these new units, the COOLPIX range now has a total of 21 cameras, available in 57 colours. The 16 new cameras (included in the above mentioned figure) are readily available across the country, says Nikon. Also Read - Nikon online photography classes are free for a limited time
Prices for the new cameras range between Rs 4,990 for the basic COOLPIX L29 and go up to Rs 23,950 for COOLPIX P600. Also Read - New ultrafast camera takes 1 trillion frames per second
The COOLPIX P600 comes with 60x optical zoom, can shoot up to Full HD (1920×1080 pixels) video with stereo sound. Positioned slightly lower, the COOLPIX P530 gets a 42x optical zoom and a maximum ISO sensitivity of 6400. The P340 offers a 5x zoom, and a fast f/1.8 aperture. It can also record Full HD videos, and make use of the shallow depth of field the f/1.8 lens offers. The whole range comes with Vibration Reduction to minimize shake in videos, and unintentional blur in photos.
| Features | P600 | P530 | P340 |
| Megapixels | 16.1 | 16.1 | 12.2 |
| Optical Zoom | 60x | 42x | 5x |
| Price (Rs) | 23950 | 19950 | 18950 |
| Extra Features | Wi-Fi, VR | VR | f/1.8 lens |
The COOLPIX S range of cameras offer up to 30x zoom in one of the models, and Wi-Fi and anti-shake features.
| Features | S9700 | S9600 | S6800 | S6700 | S5300 | S3600 | S2800 | S32 |
| Megapixels | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 13.2 | |
| Optical Zoom | 30x | 22x | 12x | 10x | 8x | 8x | 5x | 3x |
| Extras | Wi-Fi, VR | Wi-Fi, VR | Wi-Fi, VR | VR | Wi-Fi, VR | VR | Shockproof, Waterproof | |
| Price | 18950 | 16950 | 10950 | 8950 | 9950 | 7450 | 6450 | 6950 |
The COOLPIX L series get up to 34x zoom, and features that would interest people who have just entered the world of photography.
| Features | L830 | L330 | L30 | L29 |
| Megapixels | 16 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 16.14 |
| Optical Zoom | 34x | 26x | 5x | 5x |
| Extras | VR | VR | ||
| Price | 15450 | 11950 | 5950 | 4990 |
There’s also a new AW120 camera, that boasts shock-proofing and waterproofing. It can withstand falls up to approximately 2 meters, can survive temperatures as low as -10 degree celsius, and is dust-proof too. It’s priced at Rs 17,950.
| Features | AW120 |
| Megapixels | 16 |
| Zoom | 5x |
| Extras | Shockproof, Waterproof, GPS, 6.9fps burst |
| Price | 17950 |
