| Nikon Coolpix 3100 |
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| Written by Mark Webster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thursday, 01 May 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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New from Nikon is this 3.2 megapixel midget performer in brushed steel. Fitting virtually into the palm of your hand, it has a metal-shuttered f5.8 Nikkor lens boasting three-times zoom (38-115mm equivalent) and macro to a very useful 4cm. The 3100 runs on two rechargeable Ni-MH1 batteries and the charger is supplied (80 minutes life with LCD use, 120 minutes using the optical viewfinder), along with USB cable, software, quick-start guide, manuals (hard copy and CD reference), strap and a 16MB Compact Flash card - and you can get a cool little carry-pouch for another $29. There's a built-in flash with a range of three metres and several modes (auto, red eye reduction, off and fill-flash) plus a lavish 15 scene modes, white balance control, exposure compensation, date imprint, capture mode, best shot selector and image sharpening. Add to that single, continuous and multi-shot 16 (16 frames 1/16 size) shooting.
Now, a 16MB CF card sounds a little meager, but I got 30 frames on highest resolution and it still wasn't full; the shots are 300dpi so you don't need to fiddle about in software to get magazine quality. Summary: results are excellent from a camera of this resolution and size.
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If your mind's not reeling yet - and the 3100 really is small - you can also make 20-second movies, at 15 frames per second, and if you're feeling arty or nostalgic you can shoot them in black and white or sepia. Phew. (If this is all too much, you can get the cheaper 2-megapixel 2100 with a few fewer features.)
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