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Nikon P6000 camera boasts GPS and RAW -
Thursday 7th August 2008
Chris CheesmanNikon has unveiled a new 13.5-million-pixel flagship digital compact called the Coolpix P6000 whose features include a raw format mode and built-in GPS 'geotagging' technology.
Due out next month priced £429.99 the P6000 boasts an 'SLR-like' grip and a lens delivering the 35mm viewing angle equivalent of a 28-112mm lens. The optic carries a maximum aperture of f2/7.
The P6000 is aimed at SLR users and professional photographers seeking the 'ultimate compact', said Nikon UK's consumer digital camera product manager Niki Needham.
It can also be used with an optional wideangle converter (WC-E76), claimed to provide a 21mm focal length in 35mm terms. The price of this has yet to be confirmed.
Replacing the current P5100, the P6000 includes a built-in Ethernet connector, enabling photographers to upload their images to Nikon's 'my Picturetown' image sharing website.
Nikon states that this feature will also be useful for backing-up images 'on the road'. Customers will be supplied with 2GB of online storage space at the 'my Picturetown' site when the camera hits UK stores on 12 September.
The newcomer borrows Picture Control technology from Nikon's professional DSLRs, allowing a photographer's raw image file adjustment settings to be saved and transferred to other Nikon cameras.
The GPS function attaches location information to image EXIF file data. This can then be viewed on websites capable of showing geotagged images, including Nikon's ViewNX browser.
A 'standby' mode is included to help save battery power when using the GPS option, said Needham.
On board armoury also includes manual exposure and focusing and a hotshoe for the attachment of external flash. The P6000 is compatible with all current Nikon flash units, up to and including the recently announced SB-900, claims the firm.
The top-of-range Coolpix boasts a maximum equivalent ISO sensitivity of 6400 (at a maximum resolution of 3MP), six digital filter effect colour options and macro shooting down to 2cm.
Features will also include a 2.7in LCD screen and a lens-shift Vibration Reduction system.
•The P6000 heads the line-up of six new Coolpix models announced today
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