I found the 200 shot capacity of the COOLPIX P520 quite a limitation, with the low battery indicator appearing all too soon when out shooting for the day. inch, 921k dot, rear LCD screen, there's also a 201k dot equivalent electronic viewfinder, which is something that may be appreciated by those stepping up from a compact camera or smartphone camera. Both work along the same lines as Sweep Panorama on the Sony H400 – you press the shutter once and pan the camera as smoothly a you can.

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There’s one other stacking mode, Night Landscape which combines a burst of five shots taken at a high ISO sensitivity to produce a low noise composite.Time taken to acquire satellites, like all such systems, depends on where you are and how long it is since the system was last able to obtain a fix, and varies from under a minute to a wait of several minutes. It’s also responsible for both aperture and shutter speed so in manual you have to press the exposure compensation button to toggle between them. The Nikon P520 goes head to head with cameras including the Fuji HS50 EXR, which also features a 42x optical zoom. Speaking of which, the COOLPIX P530 has a respectable 7fps full resolution 7-frame burst mode as well as a wealth of reduced resolution options.

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In practice we found that the VR system makes a noticeable difference to the sharpness of the images, as shown in the examples on the Image Quality page. In-depth testing Latest Camera Reviews Beyond the studio tests Feature Articles and Videos see how we see Sample Galleries real world performance Field Test Videos Throwback Thursday Classic Cameras from Days Past What's that Noise? The caveat, however, is that it does mean video recording offers a more smooth and steady dolly-styled zoom. You can pan with the camera in portrait or landscape orientation – the P530 works out which, you don’t need to tell it beforehand like you do on the H400. It has a rubber-like coating on the grip but the thumb pad is dimpled plastic which feels a bit cheap; both the H400 and SX520 HS use the same material on the thumb pad as the grip.Alternatively get yourself a copy of my In Camera book, an official Cameralabs T-shirt or mug, or treat me to a coffee! The COOLPIX P530 starts up fairly swiftly and is ready to take a shot in a little under two seconds. The COOLPIX P520 doesn’t have a movie position on the mode dial, so recording is started by pressing the dedicated record button whatever mode you’re in. Could the battery be completely shot and whilst showing its potentially fully charged, there's not enough power to get the camera up and running, have you another battery to try or can you borrow or purchase one ? On the first pan down the focus shifts uncertainly to the cup, though it’s reluctant to settle, then on the pan back up, regardless of my attempt to pan around and find something for the P520 to latch onto, it stubbornly refuses to focus on the bar.