Nikon Coolpix P500 First Look Discussion

[Jim Keenan]

Nikon released its P100 successor, the Coolpix P500, with a whopping 36x optical zoom lens. Behind that is a 12.1 megapixel BSI CMOS sensor, 1080 HD video recording and a tilting 3.0-inch LCD. Take a look at our first sample photos and impressions.

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[kelsci]

To be the pics seem to lack contrast, resolution and sharpness. I have seen some videos posted on youtube with the P500 that looked fairly good but not up to snuff of other cameras. At this time, I cannot vouch for the quality of the recorded sound or the stereo imaging.

[Andy Stanton]

Kelsci, I'm seeing it too. A friend of mine just bought a Nikon L110 and it has the same issues. Maybe image quality will look better in the full review of the P500.