Similar to the P300, the P310 has an ISO of up to 3200 and a lens that offers the same fast maximum aperture of f/1.8. New features include a lens-shift vibration reduction (VR) function which offers camera shake compensation equivalent to a four-step increase in shutter speed, a custom function button on the front of the camera that will help the user access presets quickly, and new onboard software for editing the camera’s 1080p/30-fps videos.
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In addition to full manual, aperture-priority, and shutter-priority modes, the Coolpix P310 has a number of low-light modes that make the most of its f/1.8 lens and backside illumination CMOS sensor. As with the P300, recording movies happens at 1080p and the same 3-inch high, 921,000-dot LCD is on board.
As the P310 definitely looks a lot like Canon’s S100, it’s clear that Nikon is trying its damnedest to focus attention away from Canon and with its aggressive $329.95 pricing, it might just do that. For more information check out the full press release.
Here’s what Nikon wants you to know about the P310:
- Backside illumination CMOS sensor with an effective pixel count of 16.1-million pixels enables capture of images exhibiting little noise at the high sensitivities required for night landscapes and pictures taken indoors under dim lighting
- Lens-shift vibration reduction (VR) function that effectively reduces the effects of camera shake
- COOLPIX Picture Control for optimizing images prior to shooting
- Four Picture Controls
- Options for fine tuning Picture Controls
- Recording of full-HD movies for which exposure and color settings, as well as optical zoom, can be applied
- 3-inch, approximately 921k-dot TFT LCD monitor with wide viewing angle offers bright display under sunny skies and clear viewing indoors
- Nikon optical technologies for stunning landscapes and night landscapes
- NIKKOR lens with fast maximum aperture of f/1.8
- High refractive-index lens for a more compact body
- 4.2x optical zoom lens with built-in lens-shift vibration reduction (VR)
- A variety of shooting functions that enable the capture of photos as intended
- 9 Special Effects that can be applied prior to shooting
- 5 Filter Effects for editing photos after they’ve been taken
