Nikon Coolpix P7800 Review

With the predecessor of Nikon Coolpix P7800, not all prospects and photographers happy. She lacked the optical viewfinder, which could look back on a long tradition in the P series. With Nikon P7800 is now bringing the viewfinder back, but in the form of an EVF. Otherwise, has done little in comparison to the predecessor.

Nikon Coolpix P7800 – Ergonomics and Processing

As with their ancestors as the functionality is also available from the Nikon Coolpix P7800 in the foreground. Consequentially, presents the camera in a somewhat jagged dress with many humps and oriel windows.

But in the hands of the P7800 is a blessing, they can be kept safely, the controls are a good size and easy to grasp. For a good part contributes certainly the right bulky housing, the camera remains pleasantly light with about 400 grams of weight. Really compact, the Nikon Coolpix P7800 is no longer a pocket bulges they already badly out of pocket it is clearly too large.

But that was already in the predecessor so even though Nikon had rationalized the optical viewfinder with her. The Nikon Coolpix P7800 is now again a viewfinder, but an electronic. He has got quite small, but can nevertheless, also by the spectacle wearer almost completely overlook. In addition, the viewfinder with approximately 921,000 pixels is fine resolution.

In practice has been regarded as obstacles that the Nikon Coolpix P7800 does not automatically between the electronic viewfinder (EVF) and the rear display changes. Who forgets to press the corresponding button, looking at a dark screen or in a black viewfinder? In this case, the EVF is bright and to use in sunlight good. The presentation is likely to be something like contrast.

When the rear panel, everything has remained the same at first glance. It also dissolves 921,000 points and is very detailed. The technique Nikon has improved: The display is based on a RGBW matrix. Additional white diodes give it a higher maximum brightness while reducing the energy consumption.

This means that the Nikon Coolpix P7800 on a single charge around 20 shots more effort than its predecessor, with a maximum of 350 shots she has not really a long breath. Nice that Nikon has maintained the practical Folding / rotating hinge for the display. This allows the viewfinder image on the monitor in virtually any location, see good and convenient control.

The housing of the Nikon Coolpix P7800 is substantially made of plastic material, only the top plate is made of metal. Nevertheless, the camera makes a robust impression, crackles as creaks or anything when she is being packed. In addition, HDMI and USB socket disappears under an ordinary door and not under fiddly rubber stoppers. Less successful is that the tripod mount is not sitting in the optical axis.

Who wants to take no panoramic photographs, which this is hardly disturbing? Yet it does mean that a quick-release plate used to block access to the combined battery and memory card compartment. Commendable is that Nikon Coolpix P7800 attaches the an adult Battery Charger. Thus, a source of energy to be loaded, while a second battery powers the camera on the go with power.

Nikon Coolpix P7800 – Features

The fact that the (more on image quality in the section) is use so much Nikon Coolpix P7800, despite their relatively small sensor, is certainly in good part on the account of their lens. It zooms from 28mm in wide angle to a respectable 200 millimeter telephoto focal length (all details based on a small picture).

It is extremely bright light with F2.0 to F4.0, correspondingly large drops, the diameter of the lens. When the camera is switched off, the lens does almost completely back into the case, when you turn it travels quickly out again. The lens of a simple cover is managed for plugging. Beautiful would be a curtain that closes automatically.

The recording features the Nikon Coolpix P7800 is generous – both to novices and photographers convenient as well to photographers with increased demands. Who does not want to spend much time with the appropriate shooting settings, this leaves the Intelligent Auto or selects one of the several scene modes.

Spend Abel himself is the Nikon Coolpix P7800, if effective photos are desired – many effects can alienate the recordings. And as usual, the Nikon is also subsequently in playback mode – so it should be!

Photographers who do not want to leave the automatic modes optimize camera settings. The Nikon Coolpix P7800 offers a range of equipment to DSLR level. Particularly simple is the exposure compensation, for her Nikon has a separate dial provided. Commendable also that the Nikon Coolpix P7800 offers a button for AE lock, either he also notes the current focus position.

The autofocus works exclusively by contrast measurement on the image sensor. Thus, the Nikon Coolpix P7800 is not just fast with a trigger delay from 0.4 to 0.85 seconds, the focus sits very closely. The Automatic selects one of nine fields to provide sharp, with a manual point selection photographer are equal to 99 fields to choose from.

Alternatively helps an automatic face detection, set to focus on portrait. Even with a tracking application waits for the camera, it keeps the subject even when shooting in focus.

In a WiFi module waived the Nikon Coolpix P7800, remote control via App or the fixed over meeting recordings to social networks are not possible by default. Your USB port accepts the optional WiFi module WU-1a, which retrofits for small money, the wireless remote control via a mobile device. An integrated GPS module has also denied the camera Nikon, alternatively.

Nikon Coolpix P7800 – Image Quality

The heart of the Nikon Coolpix P7800 is an image converter on 1/1 0.7-inch format, which resolves around 12 megapixels. The sensor resolution is therefore, not very high, but given the relatively small sensor area certainly high enough. As with the predecessor of the imager in BSI technology is executed, so improved backside illuminated by the energy yield. Whether that’s enough to ensure that the Nikon Coolpix P7800 can deliver decent image quality?

A view of the laboratory data quickly shows why the Nikon Auto ISO the maximum level ISO 800 trusts: Up to this ISO level of the signal-to-noise ratio is still acceptable high. Although the curve hardly further decreases at even higher ISO levels, but it is rapidly but with the texture sharpness down. A clear evidence that only the smoke suppression even worse values ​​for the signal-to-noise ratio prevented.

Already fall beyond the ISO 200 finest details of squelch victim, not later than ISO 800, this loss of detail visible. Since it does not help much that the grain size of the noise remains pleasantly small – just the Nikon Coolpix P7800 has a fairly small sensor that quickly meets with dwindling light to its limits.

With resolution and noise performance, the Nikon Coolpix P7800 cannot deny that it is a compact camera – albeit a good one. How it looks, though, when it comes to colors and contrasts? Surprisingly good: Up to ISO 800, the camera handles a subject contrast of almost ten f-stops – given the small sensor quite respectable.

The tone curve is rather reserved for crisp tailored, what a camera with a professional paint well is ok Nikon. Even with the color reproduction there is nothing to complain about on the whole, the Coolpix P7800 is Nikon colors typical restrained and very natural represents. Only Orange and Cyan could even be even more reserved saturated.

Nikon Coolpix P7800 – Conclusion

With the Nikon Coolpix P7800 introduces an electronic viewfinder, thus eliminating the biggest annoyance of the predecessor. This EVF is a little small, has proven its worth in practice, but – leaving aside the fact that the camera does not switch automatically between the viewfinder and display. That’s about it already essentially with the innovations – GPS and WiFi, there are still only with optional accessories.

Measured by the small 1/1 0.7-inch sensor, the P7800 is quite large, which is certainly their strong light zoom lens owed. Really compact, the Coolpix is ​​not, on the other hand. Nikon has placed on its voluminous housing a pleasing variety of dedicated controls.

The functionality of the Nikon Coolpix P7800 is high, reaching almost DSLR level. From the image, quality cannot say this. Demanding photographers will use the P7800 only at very low ISO level, as a snapshot camera, it is suitable to about ISO 1600. To do this your autofocus is a bit slow. Bottom line, the Nikon Coolpix P7800 is a very well-equipped camera at a quite attractive price, image quality. The small sensor is visible boundaries.