Nikon Coolpix 8800 review and samples

Hello Group,

I've just posted a user review of the Coolpix 8800 along with sample pictures:

http://www.axelwolf.org/reviews/Nikon8800/index.html

Have fun!

Cheers, Axel

AWolf wrote:
Hello Group,

I've just posted a user review of the Coolpix 8800 along with sample
pictures:

http://www.axelwolf.org/reviews/Nikon8800/index.html

Have fun!

Cheers, Axel

Thanks for that write-up. I see echoes of some of your comments in the
Nikon 8400 as well - auto-white balance under artificial light having a
colour cast, the noise etc. I appreciated your RAW - JPEG comparisons,
and it reminded me of just how good Basic compression is in the Nikon
range compared to many others.

I would have bought an 880 but for one thing - the f/5.2 at the extreme
end of the zoom range compared to the Panasonic's f/2.8. It a lot of
light to loose - i.e. a lot more camera shake to get! (Both cameras have
image stabilisation). I can tolerate 5MP rather than 8MP.

Are you doing an 8400 write-up next?

Cheers,
David

I enjoyed your review of the 8800. I'm trying to figure out how to shoot a
silhouette. I can't seem to get the flash to stop popping up and I can't get
below 2 stops. I've only had the camera 2 weeks so I'm probably missing
something. Could you share how you would shoot a silhouette? Thanks
Evon
"AWolf" wrote in message
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Hello Group,

I've just posted a user review of the Coolpix 8800 along with sample
pictures:

http://www.axelwolf.org/reviews/Nikon8800/index.html

Have fun!

Cheers, Axel

"David J Taylor" wrote in message
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I would have bought an 880 but for one thing - the f/5.2 at the extreme
end of the zoom range compared to the Panasonic's f/2.8. It a lot of
light to loose - i.e. a lot more camera shake to get! (Both cameras have
image stabilisation). I can tolerate 5MP rather than 8MP.

How is image noise on the Panasonic?

Evon wrote:
I enjoyed your review of the 8800. I'm trying to figure out how to
shoot a silhouette. I can't seem to get the flash to stop popping up
and I can't get below 2 stops. I've only had the camera 2 weeks so
I'm probably missing something. Could you share how you would shoot a
silhouette? Thanks
Evon

Turn the camera off auto mode and onto P (program) mode.

Press the flash button until the cancel flash (like a circle with a
diagonal line) appears.

At least ,that what you do on the 8400...

David

"David J Taylor" wrote in message
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Evon wrote:
I enjoyed your review of the 8800. I'm trying to figure out how to
shoot a silhouette. I can't seem to get the flash to stop popping up
and I can't get below 2 stops. I've only had the camera 2 weeks so
I'm probably missing something. Could you share how you would shoot a
silhouette? Thanks
Evon

Turn the camera off auto mode and onto P (program) mode.

Press the flash button until the cancel flash (like a circle with a
diagonal line) appears.

At least ,that what you do on the 8400...

And the D70, and most other Nikons.

C J Campbell wrote:
"David J Taylor" wrote in message
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I would have bought an 880 but for one thing - the f/5.2 at the
extreme end of the zoom range compared to the Panasonic's f/2.8. It
a lot of light to loose - i.e. a lot more camera shake to get!
(Both cameras have image stabilisation). I can tolerate 5MP rather
than 8MP.

How is image noise on the Panasonic?

No problems, but I often think that people take this noise issue far too
seriously - a little grain (noise) can add character to a shot. Both the
8800 and FZ20 have a relative small per-pixel are so perform better at
50 - 80 ISO. Hence the importance of the f/2.8 lens on the Panasonic....

Cheers,
David

"David J Taylor" wrote in message
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C J Campbell wrote:
"David J Taylor" wrote in message
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I would have bought an 880 but for one thing - the f/5.2 at the
extreme end of the zoom range compared to the Panasonic's f/2.8. It
a lot of light to loose - i.e. a lot more camera shake to get!
(Both cameras have image stabilisation). I can tolerate 5MP rather
than 8MP.

How is image noise on the Panasonic?

No problems, but I often think that people take this noise issue far too
seriously - a little grain (noise) can add character to a shot. Both the
8800 and FZ20 have a relative small per-pixel are so perform better at
50 - 80 ISO. Hence the importance of the f/2.8 lens on the Panasonic....

Yeah. I just have been real gun-shy about noise ever since I got a Minolta
Dimage A1. It is so bad that it is virtually impossible to get a sharp
picture with this camera.

C J Campbell wrote:
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Yeah. I just have been real gun-shy about noise ever since I got a
Minolta Dimage A1. It is so bad that it is virtually impossible to
get a sharp picture with this camera.

Well, there are plenty of samples from the FZ20 around on the Web and in
the DPReview Panasonic forum, so short of borrowing the camera from your
local photo store and trying it for yourself, look at what's on the Web.
The image quality from the FZ20 is very good, in my opinion. (People do
suggest that you turn off the built-in Noise Reduction option which is
reported as too agressive).

Cheers,
David

C J Campbell wrote:
"David J Taylor" wrote in message
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Evon wrote:

I enjoyed your review of the 8800. I'm trying to figure out how to
shoot a silhouette. I can't seem to get the flash to stop popping up
and I can't get below 2 stops. I've only had the camera 2 weeks so
I'm probably missing something. Could you share how you would shoot a
silhouette? Thanks
Evon

Turn the camera off auto mode and onto P (program) mode.

Press the flash button until the cancel flash (like a circle with a
diagonal line) appears.

At least ,that what you do on the 8400...


And the D70, and most other Nikons.


You can turn the flash off with the red eye/flash button on my 4300
even when in auto mode. Is my Nikon that much different?