Are you ready for a 24x Super Zoom digital camera? The COOLPIX P90 is a high performance compact camera that enables photographers to take advantage of an extreme 24x ultra telephoto Zoom lens. From a 26mm wide angle to a jaw dropping 624mm telephoto the COOLPIX P90 will astonish and delight even the most seasoned of photographers.

High performance operation includes shooting 45 consecutive shots at up to 15 frames per second. Capture images with a 12 megapixel sensor and Nikon EXPEED technology the COOLPIX P90 will redefine the high performance compact camera category.

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The Coolpix P90’s Nikkor lens features the greatest wide-angle to super-telephoto range currently available from Nikon. The P90’s predecessor, last year’s P80, offered an 18x zoom range (27-486mm equivalent) and 10.1 megapixels of resolution. The P90 was announced alongside its smaller sibling, the new 10-megapixel Coolpix L100, also a compact superzoom with a 15x (28-420mm) lens.

The new P90 competes with similar, recently announced superzooms from Olympus and Kodak, namely, the Olympus SP-590 with 12.1 megapixels and a 26x zoom (26-676mm) and the Kodak EasyShare Z980 with 12 megapixels and a 24x zoom (26-624mm).

Besides its fantastically long lens, other Coolpix P90 highlights include a variable-angle, 3-inch LCD screen that can be tilted up and down for shooting from high and low angles; image sensor shift VR image stabilization to reduce camera shake; and high-sensitivity settings up to ISO 6400 for shooting in low-light situations.

This camera is packed with features that should appeal to the beginner amateur photographer. It has very good build and construction, and excellent handling.

• Nikon’s Active D-Lighting technology, which selectively adds light and detail to areas that need it.
• Nikon’s Smart Portrait System, which incorporates face detection technology to recognize faces and smiles while minimizing blinking and red-eye.
• Macro shooting from as close as 1 cm (0.4 in.)
• 16 scene modes optimized for different situations.
• Two user-defined setting modes.
• Sport Continuous Mode, allowing shooting of up to 45 consecutive photographs at 15 frames per second.
• Distortion control for shooting landscapes and architecture.
• A new pre-shooting cache that records up to 10 frames before the shutter is released.
• Five movie modes with sound, plus time-lapse movie mode.
• Active zoom.
• Time-zone function for setting of multiple locations
• Uses SD/SDHC memory cards
• Approximately 47 MB of internal memory.
• High-speed USB connectivity.
• Powered by an included, rechargeable EN-EL5 Li-ion battery, offering a battery life of approximately 200 shots.

Immensely powerful 24x optical zoom that offers the 35mm-equivalent of a 26mm wide-angle to a 624mm telephoto, capable of shooting pictures as close up as 1cm or high-speed continuous shooting up to 45 shots at 15 fps. The ideal camera for sports photography and can even record images before you've pressed the button.

4-Way VR Image Stabilization

• ikon's Optical VR image stabilization compensated for the effects of camera shake by moving the image sensor
• Motion Detection automatically detects moving subjects and adjusts shutter speed and the ISO setting to compensate for cameras hake and subject movement
• High ISO 6400 capability helps give you sharper results when shooting in low light or capturing fast-moving subjects. ISO 3200 and 6400 are available at 3MP or lower resolution
• Nikon's original Best Shot Selector (BSS) automatically takes up to 10 shots while the shutter is pressed and saves the sharpest image

Nikon's Smart Portrait System:

• In-Camera Red-Eye Fix automatically fixes most instances of red-eye in the camera. You may never see red-eye again
• Face-Priority AF - Nikon's face-finding technology that automatically focuses on faces
• Smile Mode automatically releases the shutter when your subject smiles
• Blink Warning displays a warning message, should the camera detect your subject has blinked

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