Nikon Digital Cameras

Nikon have always had an excellent reputation for the quality of their lenses. Their name has been built on the quality of the equipment they have delivered to professional photographers over a great number of years.

Nikon 1 J1

Type: Compact System Camera

10 Megapixels

Guide Price: £499.99

The Nikon 1 J1 has a selection of manual exposure controls. If is capable of capturing the action at a rate of 10 frames per second. Focusing options include a 73 point Auto Focus system. Photos can be stored in RAW as well as Jpeg. For composing photos the LCD screen is 3 inches in size. Movies options include being able to shoot Full High Definition movies, shooting slow motion movies and being able to take still snaps when a movie is being recorded.

Nikon 1 V1

Type: Compact System Camera

10 Megapixels

Guide Price: £499.99

The Nikon 1 V1 has a wide range of more advanced features. These include manual exposure controls, a 73 point auto focus system and the ability to capture action at a rate of 10 frames per second. For composing images you can choose between a 3 inch LCD screen and an Electronic Viewfinder. The camera is also capable of recording where you are in the world when a picture was taken through its built in GPS tracking system. You will also find an advanced movie mode. The camera is capable of shooting Full High Definition movies, movies that can be played back in slow motion and capturing still images when you are shooting a movie.

Nikon Coolpix L120

Type: Super Zoom

14 Megapixels 21x Zoom

Guide Price: £139.99

The Coolpix L120 may be shaped like a Digital SLR, but it offers the simplicity of a point and shoot digital camera. As well as the zoom power on offer it has a 3 inch high resolution screen, can focus from 1cm away from the subject in macro mode and shoots High Definition movies.

Nikon Coolpix L610

Type: Extra Zoom

16 Megapixels 14x Zoom

Guide Price: £137.66

The Coolpix L610 is an easy to use digital camera offering a fair amount of zoom power. It can also produce Full High Definition Movies with stereo sound. Another feature worth mentioning is the panoramic mode Nikon have built in. This gives you the ability to create 180 degree and 360 degree panoramas. Power is supplied by AA batteries.

Nikon Coolpix P310

Type: Advanced Compact

16 Megapixels 4.2x Zoom

Guide Price: £179.99 Rating: 83/100

The Coolpix P310 is a high quality compact camera. The key feature is the f/1.8 aperture. This makes the Coolpix P310 a good choice for lowlight photography. Other features include Full High Definition movies, image stabilisation and a 3 inch LCD screen with a much higher resolution than you find on a typical digital camera. In macro mode the camera is capable of focusing from 2cm away from your subject. There are also a set of manual exposure controls.

Nikon Coolpix P7100

Type: Advanced Digital

10 Megapixels 7x Zoom

Guide Price: £244.00

The Coolpix P7100 offers a range of advanced features if you are looking for a smaller digital camera as an alternative to a Digital SLR. Features include manual control settings – fully manual, aperture, priority and shutter priority, plus the ability to store images in RAW format. For composition you can use an optical viewfinder or a high resolution, 3 inch LCD screen. You also have access to a macro mode that can focus from 2cm away from the subject and a High Definition movie mode.

Nikon Coolpix S01

Type: Ultra Compact

10 Megapixels 3x Zoom

Guide Price: £79.30

The Coolpix S01 is one of the smallest digital cameras you can find. The body is made of stainless steel. Features include a 2.5 inch LCD screen and a macro mode that can focus from 5cm away from your subject. The LCD screen gives you touch control. The Coolpix S01 can shoot High Definition Movies.

Nikon Coolpix S1200pj

Type: Ultra Compact

14 Megapixels 5x Zoom

Guide Price: £307.20

The stand out feature on the Coolpix S1200pj is the built in projector. As well as being able to display photos you have taken with the camera you can connect your iPhone®, iPad®, iPod touch® , iPod nano® or iPod® to the Coolpix S1200pj and display images from those sources too. Aside from the projector you get standard point and shoot ease of use, image stabilisation and a 3 inch LCD screen. You can also shoot High Definition movies.

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Type: Ultra Compact

16 Megapixels 6x Zoom

Guide Price: £71.39 Rating: 81/100

The Coolpix S3300 is a relatively straightforward, pocket sized digital camera. Features include a wide angle lens, the ability to shoot High Definition movies and a 2.7 inch LCD screen. Nikon have equipped this camera with image stabilisation. For your close up shots the Coolpix S3300 is able to focus from 5cm away from your subject.

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Type: Extra Zoom

16 Megapixels 10x Zoom

Guide Price: £79.53

The Coolpix S6200 offers ease of use, a longer zoom lens and a small size that makes it easy to slip into most pockets. It can shoot High Definition movies as well as movies in iFrame format for faster downloading. It has a 2.7 inch LCD screen and Nikon have also built in image stabilisation to help reduce any picture blur. Models are available in red, silver, black, pink and blue.

Nikon Coolpix S6400

Type: Ultra Compact

16 Megapixels 12x Zoom

Guide Price: £137.66

The Coolpix S6400 offers a fair amount of zoom power considering the small size of the camera. Another big attraction is likely to be the touch controlled, 3 inch LCD screen. The Coolpix S6400 can shoot Full High Definition Movies and record stereo sound to accompany them. In addition you can create 180 degree and 360 degree panoramic shots.

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Type: Extra Zoom

16 Megapixels 14x Zoom

Guide Price: £130.00

The Coolpix S8200 is a powerful compact digital camera. It has plenty of zoom power with a 14x zoom lens. It is capable of shooting High Definition movies and has a 1cm macro mode for close up photography. Other features include the ability to photograph action at up to 5 frames per second. It also has a high definition, 3 inch LCD screen and image stabilisation.