If you don’t play with your camera but with a tool, and you understand technical quality and appreciate manual control, then you should definitely check out the advanced compact Coolpix P310. The simple exterior of the compact – the strict conservative style has already been awarded the Red Dot Design Award – is deceptive: behind the external simplicity hides a serious camera for demanding amateur photographers.
16.1 MP 24-100 4.2x 3″ $310
In terms of technical features, the bright optics F1.8 at the short end , excellent screen and advanced CMOS sensor with backlighting and resolution of 16 million. pix. The put in this case, “speed” functions include the creation of panoramas and stereo photos, automatic preparation of HDR-images from two frames, night shooting modes with noise removal by combining multiple frames, and 1080p video recording with stereo sound .
Sophisticated control allows you to easily monitor camera parameters and quickly intervene in the settings when the automatic fails in difficult conditions or creative ideas. To the successful ergonomics of the previous model the developers added an additional “function button” on the front panel. All this is definitely not the best that you can find on the market competitors offer in this class and more powerful features and larger matrix with improved photo quality . However, the Coolpix P310 wins in most cases in price and, importantly, in size. Carrying a small, lightweight camera with you when it successfully accomplishes all your photographic goals is a lot more enjoyable.
Can someone please provide more information about the image quality and low-light performance of the Nikon Coolpix P310 compact camera?