Nikon Coolpix P50

usability, image quality, price, flash, portability

memory, zoom

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Easy to use, good “classic” design and styling, simple control layout, AA-battery power, image quality, nice manual controls

Sluggish AF performance and annoying shutter lag, optical viewfinder murky and blurred

Some sluggish performance aspects mar excellent image quality and low noise; nevertheless, the Nikon Coolpix P50 is almost perfectly pitched for the target market. Not bad, not bad at all.

Cheap (street price) ; Manual mode ; D-lighting ; 28mm wide angle ; Simple viewfinder

ISO 2000 is merely a sell point, not a realistically usable sensitivity ; Options limited between modes ; Poor battery life (AA batteries only)

The Nikon Coolpix P50 has some very useful features, most notably the 28mm wide lens. This is an excellent bonus that's fast becoming almost an industry standard. It's well matched by the 3.6x optical zoom, as this extends as far as a decent...

Large internal memory - bright photos - ease of use - design

Lower light - shutter delay

"This is a fairly solid camera. It takes a decent photo in most situations, although you need flash pretty quickly when the light starts to drop. It scores well for ease of use, despite having one or two extra features, including a manual exposure...

Has a decent manual mode for such a small camera, crisp and clear shots, no obvious chromatic aberration, no obvious lens distortion

Vibration reduction made our shots look too soft, it sometimes mishandled very bright and cloudy conditions

Generally decent image quality (at lowest ISO settings), though nothing 'special' Consistently accurate metering Useful lens range with true wide-angle Nice use of materials D-Lighting can make the best of difficult situations Icon-based interface is...

eVR is no substitute for optical stabilization Soft images with little latitude for additional sharpening in-camera Lens on our test model had softness on left side of image. Sluggish performance ISO range more ambitious than capable Manual control...

The P50 is a no-nonsense little camera. It's fairly compact, has a useful zoom range and doesn't cost very much money. The build quality is good and it is constructed using pleasantly tactile materials. Many people walking into their local store will...

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Lots of tweakable settings ; Good image quality

Lack of features ; No optical image stabilisation ; Small screen ; Uninspired design

It's hard to get excited about the Nikon Coolpix P50. It's not small enough, fast enough or sexy enough, and lacks a decent screen or image stabilisation. Nonetheless, it does put you firmly in the picture-taking driving seat and is more than capable...

We had the black-bodied Nikon Coolpix P50 in for testing, which undoubtedly disguises the fact that it's not the skinniest compact around and the fact that construction is plastic in the main I doubt the ...