Two weeks ago I bought a new point and shoot camera to replace my aging Nikon Coolpix 4300 which I bought in 2003 and has served me well for eight years. While the majority of my photography is done with the Pentax K10D digital SLR, I use the point and shoot when it is not practical to carry around the larger and heavier DSLR.
An optical viewfinder was a necessity, because I frequently use the camera in very bright outdoor conditions and the LCD screen is just not useable under those conditions. I also wanted a relatively small and portable camera, capable of shooting in RAW mode, and with a reasonably long lens suitable for some limited wildlife shots, particularly when I am out on the river. So in the end, my choices boiled down to the Nikon P7000 and the Canon G12.
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| Nikon P7000 in RAW mode and processed in Adobe Lightroom 3. |
After reading up on the two camera, there did not seem to be much difference so I visited ProCamera, here in Charlottesville for a hands-on comparison. I liked the articulated screen on the Canon, but the Nikon had a longer zoom range. Bill Moretz, the owner and resident expert at ProCamera said that one could not go wrong with either camera, and after looking at both cameras I believed him. In the end, I choose the Nikon because it felt better in my hand and I liked the layout of the controls better (it was on sale too, which helped).
So far I have only had time to take a few test pictures, but I am quite satisfied with the quality of the pictures from the P7000. Tomorrow I will have more to say about my first impressions of this camera.
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| Nikon P7000 - This is a jpg straight from the camera with no editing |
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