Capture the amazing with an optical Zoom-NIKKOR 24mm-1,000mm ED glass lens coupled to a 16.1 MP CMOS sensor. Your photography will never be the same.
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- AN-CP21 Strap
- UC-E6 USB Cable
- EG-CP16 Audio Video Cable
- EN-EL5 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
- EH-69P AC Adapter/Charger
- LC-CP24 Lens Cap
- NikonView NX 2 CD-ROM
COOLPIX P510
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Very Satisfied !!!
I have ben a lifelong Canon user until the P510. When Canon failed to increase pixels and Nikon did, I changed to Nikon and the photos have been fantastic. I do need to read more about it to fully take advantage of the many features it has and what it is capable of doing.
Only area for improvement is I wish it had a filter adoption device/ability to protect the lens. ThI can see where Nikon could incorporate an improvement and of course being a pixel person I hope they consider a 24 pixel in the next model upgrade which I will be one of the first to purchase. Thank you Nikon for a great camera !!!
July 14, 2012
Nice camera. Nice price.
I bought this camera for the zoom lense. It was less expensive than buying a zoom lense for my dslr camera. I am very surprised at the quality. It is very good. I like it for nature shots. The only issue I have with it is the very short battery life. I have a spare and they both die out after only a couple of hours. Very disappointed in that. I also wish I could get raw data on it. But I will get through that because of the convenience of this camera.
May 29, 2012
Very good camera for hobbyist who is interested in wild life photography
I got this camera last month. I am using the aperture mode of this camera most of the time particularly while shooting in forest area. Aperture mode gives good photo on this camera for me. Video quality is excellent, but the disappointing factor is the " temporary loss of focus while changing the optical zoom". It makes the video completely useless irrespective of its video quality. Firmware update for correcting this problem is urgent, and NIKON people, please do something on this matter urgently. About photo quality, Wide angle shots a very good and sharp, but shots at high zooms are not so good. Manual zoom is very good, but manual focus control is very sensitive and is a difficult task to manually focus on something
May 24, 2012
All Good News Except One Thing
This is nothing short of a terrific camera. Everything works just as advertised. The zoom is fantastic, the colors are great and the focus is pretty fast. Only one bad thing.... the manual is worthless, the one that came on CD with it is not much better. I had to scour the web and blogs and other sites to find out how to set some of the simplest things. To put out such a great camera with such poor directions is truly a shame. Let's get with it Nikon, Canon writes great detailed manuals, shouldn't you too?
May 18, 2012
Question about the FLASH, please help!
I just bought this camera and trying to figure all the buttons I pressed the flash button and it came out easily but when i tryed to close it I couldn't at first than i figured that i had to push it really hard,
did someone had the same issue?
Is this normal or i received a defective one?
Can somebody help me out? PLEASE
May 14, 2012
Excellent camera at affordable price
I just got (after long waiting) this camera with telescope like zoom! Image quality is also not bad at max zoom. However, imaging at night is going to be challenging. In simple word, it is an excellent camera at affordable price.
March 27, 2012
all around great but with a couple of downsides
This camera in general is great but there are a few things to think about before purchasing it. It has a digital viewfinder which is unpleasant compared to the viewfinders on the SLRs by nikon. Another downside is the fact that there is too much glass in the super-zoom lens making slightly warped images. They also packed too many megapixels into its sensor, the camera is not strong enough to have 16.1 million effective pixels. Some upsides to this camera are the super zoom (get an example of this if you click "overview" and then "learn more"),the low light pictures and the macro focus of only 1 cm. away from the lens. I recommend this camera.
March 25, 2012
Nikon Coolpix 510 some changes have been made from the 500.
Nikon has a 2 year warranty which is good. Gone is the Stereo Mic for Video in it's place a GPS tracker which I won't use. Apparently the GPS does not work well. Nikon up the analog Zoom from 36 to 42X but @
almost max zoom it loses focus, it can be corrected but you have to learn the cameras functions. I love the tilt 3 inch screen for high or low shots. This is the reason I did not buy D3100 the screen is fixed. WHY?
The video is 1080 but on the 500 panning trails your subject. Video is some what better outdoors. I'm still reviewing the 510 which I bought in RED it's a beautiful color. I paid 354.00 on sale with a Low Pro camera bag. I also purchased a PNY class 10 16g SD card ( 24.00 ) It works for me. 5 13 2012/ npa.
May 13, 2012
Very good camera but with a couple of serious flaws.
The zoom is fantastic. The quality of the photo's are incredible. (check my photo of the moon. Made without tripod, with NRB, see below) The flirting pigeons were 40m away. I didn't resize the pictures, only cropped, so you can see each pixel coming from the CMOS, however, this site doesn't provide the full resolution uploaded.
Many of the settings, especially the sweep panorama works great (even with people moving, if not too much). Other great unique features are: noise reductions burst (NRB for very sharp photos at low light with low noise), High dynamic range (HDR, for counter light and high contrast situations), pre-shooting cache.
The shortcomings which Nikon could solve with a firmware upgrade (please Nikon, do it!!!):
NRB can only be used in some scene modes. I would like to use it in manual mode. The same for HDR. Please provide RAW format! ISO is limitted to 100 when you want to make photos at long shuttertimes (>1,3sec) even in manual.
The Filter diameter is not standard. Please provide a decent filteradapter to 52mm.
Shortcommigns that can't be solved, but nikon could take it into account for the next generation:
No hotshoe nor any possibility for wireless flash.
High Diafragma values (Max = F8. I would like to have up to F22, to make photo's at low speed when there is much light). Low diafragma values (min=F3 wide and F5,9 tele. I would like to have up to 1,2. I would pay for the camera if it existed. Especially withe these small CMOS, this should be much cheaper to make than for SLR).
No rotation detection. This was really a disappointment. I didn't check that one before buying because I taught all modern camera's have this standard.
June 21, 2012
good and not good experience
Good is covered from others, but
the viewfinder does have a too small area, I have to squeeze my nose to reach the hard plastic viewfinder and often have no clear view and miss important pictures! At least there is a soft rubber shoe needed similar to Panasonic Lumix FZ 50. I removed the shoe from the Lumix and it fits (at least for a short time) on the P 510 and the improvement is immense. Please Nikon offer such a solution to your customers for this camera and/ or advise where to get it !!!
The video quality is good but only works by replaying in the camera. When transferred to my computer
it stops and goes and works not at all, which is very disappointing. At least NIKON should give hints to solve the problem to it's customers.
The camera came without any bag, even not with a $ 2,oo linen bag to protect against sun light .
Please NIKON offer such a very simple camera bag to your customers.
The camera came with 1 year factory warranty but no word about extended factory warranty from NIKON.
Looking forward to solutions to make the camera worthwhile.
March 31, 2012
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Why are the threads there if you can't attach a filter?? is there a size out there that you can put on??
2 months ago
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Anonymous
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There's a built in UV filter.May 29, 2012 by
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Duane
St Louis, MO, USA
Location :
St Louis, MO, USA
Age: 18-24
Favorite Subject: Sports
Nikon Family: 2-5 years
Experience: 3-6 months
Role: Semi-professional photographer
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Those are not threads. They are there just to hold the lens cap. There are some adapters out there however they are either bulky or junk. I myself am waiting for something decent. It seems as though I am not alone on this, just google p510 filter adapter. Hey Nikon how about stepping up with an adapter?May 15, 2012 by
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gtrguy
N.Y.C.
Location :
N.Y.C.
Age: 45-54
Favorite Subject: Nature
Nikon Family: 0-1 years
Experience: Less than a month
Role: Serious passion, hobbyist
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They are not threads, no filters for this camera.
Of course I understand that printers are different, but a little detail on the basic PDF print settings required would be extremely helpful! My goal is to print out the pages in correct order to make a booklet that is printed on standard 8-1/2 x 11 paper, landscape, and would be 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 after folding the sheets in half, or cutting and comb binding them.
Alternatively, could you offer a printed manual at additional cost for those of us who would see the value in that and pay for it?
Thank you!
Alternatively, could you offer a printed manual at additional cost for those of us who would see the value in that and pay for it?
Thank you!
1 month, 3 weeks ago
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sunshine
Erie, PA
Location :
Erie, PA
Age: 45-54
Favorite Subject: Nature
Nikon Family: 11-20 years
Experience: Less than a month
Role: Serious passion, hobbyist
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Those are the settings for double sided printing, that's what the booklet subset is for- select both sides and printer will do the rest. If your printer doesn't due double side, pause printing and flip over paper.Answer:
Thanks Joe!One thing not clear: this doesn't print on both sides of the paper, right? So, would I need to print just "front side only" and then turn over and run through again for the back side? Probably reverse order?
May 22, 2012 by
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Anonymous
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Click on printer in PDF upper columnIN you printer menu (mine is an HP):
Pages to print: select all
Paper size&handling: select booklet
Booklet subset: both sides
Sheets: 1 to 1/2 as many as in the manual
Binding: left
Orientation: landscape
print!
1 month ago
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Anonymous
Age: 35-44
Favorite Subject: Family & Friends
Nikon Family: 6-10 years
Role: Semi-professional photographer
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ISO 100 will allow a 8 second exposure. Why are the higher ISO settings limiting shutter speed? Why not a 1600 ISO at 8 seconds for us Astronomy photographers?Jul 11, 2012 by
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Just in case you meant shooting speed, 5 continuous frames at a rate of 7 frames per secondAnswer:
1/2000-1/2 sec: manual at ISO 32001/2000-1 sec: manual
1/2000-1 sec: auto (ISO 100 to 1600) (when ISO sensitivity set to Auto)
1/2000-1 sec: manual at 1600
1/2000-2 sec: manual at ISO 800
1/2000-4 sec: manual at ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400
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Can the GPS option be turned off? Will this save battery life? 240 images is about half the battery life of some other bridge cameras.
5 months ago
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Soccer Mom
North Carolina
Location :
North Carolina
Age: 35-44
Favorite Subject: Family & Friends
Nikon Family: 2-5 years
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By default the GPS isn't (or at least wasn't) on...you can turn it off though I'm not sure how much that will help you. I rarely have the GPS on (which does hog the proprietary battery's resources) and don't do much better than your image count with limited use (10-15% of shots) of the flash. Also, the battery indicator doesn't seem to be especially accurate. It goes from full to half and then empty in a very short time frame, with little indicated in between. It's a shame that Nikon couldn't do better with the battery considering where the technology is these days, or at least allow the option for AA battery format so I could actually afford to keep some extra charged batteries in my bag. Not making things any easier is the lack of an external charger that they could have included for a couple of $ more in cost.Jul 11, 2012 by
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usually can be switched off. (you didnt specify what camera you were talking about though..)Answer:
The GPS option can be turn Off (default setting is Off). If Record GPS data is set to On while a log is recorded using Create Log, GPS functions even when the camera is turned off and that will take power of your battery.
What is the resolution of the EVF please?
5 months, 2 weeks ago
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Roy
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200,000 dotsFeb 13, 2012 by
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Anonymous
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Electronic View Finder.5 months, 2 weeks ago
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AD
Age: Under 18
Favorite Subject: Family & Friends
Nikon Family: 11-20 years
Role: Just getting started with photography
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Supplied Accessories (No SD card, you will need to verify with your dealer if is offered as a bundle)AN-CP21 StrapUC-E6 USB Cable
EG-CP16 Audio Video Cable
EN-EL5 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
EH-69P AC Adapter/Charger
LC-CP24 Lens Cap
NikonView NX 2 CD-ROM
5 months, 2 weeks ago
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dadopee
dadopee
Location :
dadopee
Age: Over 65
Favorite Subject: Travel
Nikon Family: 11-20 years
Experience: Less than a month
Role: Serious passion, hobbyist
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The fact that I cannot attach a filter just killed the camera for my purpose. I was willing to compromise on the screen which cannot be moved in 3 dimensions. To bad.Mar 4, 2012 by
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Sailor Jo
Boca Raton, FL
Location :
Boca Raton, FL
Age: Over 65
Favorite Subject: Nature
Nikon Family: 0-1 years
Role: Serious passion, hobbyist
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No filters can be attached to this model.
Will this camera take video with 240FPS or more like P500 Has ?
5 months, 1 week ago
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HellBoy
Tbilisi, Georgia
Location :
Tbilisi, Georgia
Age: 18-24
Favorite Subject: Nature
Role: Just getting started with photography
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No, no high speed video.Answer:
Movie Audio file format: AAC stereoFull HD: 1920x1080p / 30fps
HD: 1280x720p / 30fps
iFrame® 540: 960x540 / 30fps
Movie file format: MPEG-4 AVC H.264
Standard TV: 640x480 / 30fps
COOLPIX P510
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When will a camera in this series have filter threads? I absolutely cannot buy a camera without - I have a 3 year old!
Many many years ago I loved my coolpix 800 (with filters and additional lens), The coolpix 4300 was not a bad camera either, but the following coolpixes couldn't compare to the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 (which takes filters) I had next... I was hoping this was the camera would be my replacement and my return to Nikon, but it seems not.
5 months, 1 week ago
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sara
Age: 35-44
Favorite Subject: Nature
Nikon Family: 11-20 years
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I would also love to use a polarizing filter. That's one thing that is simply not effective to add post-production. I was all set to purchase this camera until learning filters cannot be used. I will gladly wait til the next version. Seems there are MANY people who want filters judging by the number of times that question has been posted here.So Nikon - How aboout it?
May 17, 2012 by
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sunshine
Erie, PA
Location :
Erie, PA
Age: 45-54
Favorite Subject: Nature
Nikon Family: 11-20 years
Experience: Less than a month
Role: Serious passion, hobbyist
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Panasonic FZ seies are but a few P&S cameras left on the market that puts a thread to put filters on their lenses and most are high end stuff. One of the main reasons for doing so is most of the filter effects can be added post edit and also the design reasons. Most P&S in 9xxx, 8xxx, 6xxx, 4xxx, 3xxx series are such that the lens retracts completely, flush with the body. You can't do that when you havea filter hanging off the lens. I suspect they will never putthis feature into any of their P&S cameras. Even mgazoom like P500 and L120, which are similar to Panasonic FZ series do not have them. But lacking a filter thread should not be a deal-breaker for whether you choose to buy Nikon or not.
Why not give at least 30 seconds?
5 months ago
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Anonymous
Age: 45-54
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A bulb setting would be ok, does it have this ?Feb 21, 2012 by
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Thank you for your suggestions, I will pass them to our Quality Assurance Group for review.
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Nikon COOLPIX P510 Review
by Joshua GoldmanMarch 2012
Joshua Goldman posted his review of the Nikon COOLPIX P510 on the CNET website, giving the camera a 3.5 rating out of 5 stars. He said the P510 "is a fun camera to shoot with, overflowing with photo and movie features, and backed by very fast shooting performance and excellent low-ISO photo quality." Goldman noted that the zoom range gives users a lot of flexibility. He also found the photo quality to be "very good to excellent."
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Nikon COOLPIX P510 Review
by Liam McCabeApril 2012
Liam McCabe posted his review of the Nikon COOLPIX P510 digital camera on the Digitalcamerainfo.com website, giving it an overall score of 8.5 out of 10. McCabe said the camera offers "strong all-around image quality" with an ergonomic design. He found the camera to be a quick shooter "with short shot-to-shot times and a speedy burst mode." McCabe said the image quality is solid, with realistic colors and details. He added: "We were particularly impressed with the quality of telephoto shots. They’re as sharp as at any other point in the focal range."
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Nikon COOLPIX P510 Review
by Terry SullivanApril 2012
Terry Sullivan posted his review of the Nikon COOLPIX P510 on the Consumer Reports website, touting the camera as having the longest zoom on the market. Sullivan was impressed with the zoom range, electronic viewfinder, swiveling LCD and variety of shooting modes. He said the camera's is well worth its price "since its long zoom, wide selection of controls, and versatile feature set let you capture standard types of photos and also explore more creative types of image taking."
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Nikon COOLPIX P510 Review
by Jim FisherMay 2012
Jim Fisher posted his review of the Nikon COOLPIX P510 on the PCMag.com website, noting that the camera received their Editors' Choice for the best full-size superzoom camera. He said the P510 is a versatile camera that produces very sharp images, handles low light well and shoots colorful and sharp video. Fisher noted the P510 has enough physical controls to satisfy demanding shooters. He added: "If you're in the market for a camera with a really long zoom lens, the P510 is the best of the bunch."
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Nikon COOLPIX P510 Review
by Mike FlacyMay 2012
Mike Flacy posted his review of the Nikon COOLPIX P510 on the Steve's Digicams website, touting the camera's wide zoom range. He said the P510 has an "unbelievable 42x optical zoom lens from 24-1000mm." Flacy said the camera offers excellent 1080p video recording, has a powerful built-in flash and very good performance. He added: "Nikon's COOLPIX P510 is the most versatile and longest reaching super-zoom currently on the market. Its great performance and excellent image quality make this a must have for anyone looking for a camera that can handle almost any situation; without needing additional lenses."
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