Nikon Coolpix P7000

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Nikon’s latest digicam for photo enthusiasts who want a full range of controls plus support for raw files and HD video. It’s taken a while for us to get our hands on Nikon’s Coolpix P7000, although we’ve reviewed its main rivals: Canon’s PowerShot G12 and the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5. There’s clearly a market for a competent, pocketable camera that supports raw file capture and offers P/A/S/M shooting modes. And it’s obvious the main players are watching their rivals because all three models provide similar functions.

Nikon Coolpix 5100

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Nikon’s highest-featured digicam with controls to suit enthusiast photographers.Nikon’s new flagship digicam, the Coolpix P5100 represents a minor update to its predecessor, the P5000. Sensor resolution is increased from 10 to 12.1 megapixels. The lens is the same in both models and includes lens-shift VR image stabilisation. Raw file capture has not been re-introduced, which puts the P5100 at a disadvantage when compared with Canon’s PowerShot G9.

Leica V-Lux 1

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A capable, but pricey, prestige long-zoom digicam with some worthwhile features for digital photographers.Essentially a Panasonic DMC-FZ50 in Leica livery, the V-Lux 1 has taken just over a year to reach us. In that time, Panasonic has added two new models to its FZ line-up so the V-Lux 1 looks dated in comparison. Fortunately, it still has some worthwhile features for today’s digital photographers, including a reasonably large 10-megapixel imager and a fast, optically stabilised 12x zoom lens. Raw file capture is also provided but, despite Leica’s use of DNG-RAW in its other cameras, the V-Lux 1 appears to use the same file format as the FZ50.

Leica X1

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A very expensive, large-sensor compact camera with intuitive manual exposure controls and support for DNG raw file capture – but not video recording.Leica’s announcement of the X1 in early September 2009 took the market by surprise. Given the company’s liaison with Panasonic, many analysts expected to see a version of the Panasonic GF1. But the X1 is quite different. A fixed-lens camera with an APS-C sized sensor in a compact body, it provides only P, A, S and M shooting modes, doesn’t support video and lacks an optical viewfinder (one is available as an optional accessory).

Casio EX-P700

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Essentially an EX-P600 with a 7.2-megapixel CCD, Casio’s Exilim EX-P700 has the same Canon lens, 2-inch LCD monitor and overall control layout as its predecessor. Two settings have been added to the Best Shot Menu, one for shooting business cards and the other for photographing whiteboards and other large displays. In each case, the function automatically counteracts any keystoning and records the subject as a rectangle. The P700 also includes the Icon Help and Business Shot functions found on the latest Casio digicams. In the former, on-screen pop-ups guide the user when switching settings, while the latter automatically re-aligns photos taken at an angle.