Reviewers Liked
- Strong build quality
- Impressive vari-angled LCD screen
- Stand-out lens performance
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Confused control set-up
- Bulky and heavy
- Sluggish operation
Nikon Coolpix P7800
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Expert reviews and ratings
By Pocket-lint
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If you're after a high-end compact camera with an abundance of features then the Nikon Coolpix P7800 certainly ticks all the boxes, but it just doesn't quite excel in every department. Good rather than great is the overall sentiment. We're...
By PCMag
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70
The Nikon Coolpix P7800 is an enthusiast compact with a great control layout and 7.1x lens, but it's not the right camera for everyone.
By Digital Photography School
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80
It helps now and then to look around the market and see what's out there. Occasionally, a downscale camera that has escaped your notice can precisely answer your needs. Successor to the COOLPIX P7700, reviewed only six months ago, the P7800 delivers...
By Amateur Photographer
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The Nikon Coolpix P7800 is great as a travel camera for users who wish to shoot mostly JPEGs at low sensitivities. It offers a wide zoom range, great build quality, a good maximum aperture and excellent resolution in the lower range of ISO sensitivities....
By TrustedReviews
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Although the Nikon P7800 impresses on paper it fails to deliver when put through its paces, with its shooting performance a particular lowlight. When you consider the current price tag of just short of £500, while there are some redeeming features with the P7800 it’s difficult to recommend in the advanced compact market.
By DigitalVersus
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Although the Nikon Coolpix P7800 takes excellent-quality pictures, that unfortunately comes at a price. You'll have to put up with the camera's painfully slow performances, a video mode from another age and an EVF that's not particularly useful. With so...
By TechRadar AU
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What Nikon has produced is a very good compact camera that anyone purchasing as a backup to a DSLR should be happy with. Similarly, anybody wanting to step up from a more basic point and shoot should also find a lot to like here. The problem is, this...
By Good Gear Guide
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80
Nikon's Coolpix P7800 is a good all-rounder. The lens can be used for macros and also for zoomed shots up to 200mm, and the end results are very good. Furthermore, it does a good job in auto mode, but it also has extensive manual...
By ePHOTOzine
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Ignoring the fact that you can't get such a small zoom lens for a mirrorless camera, the Nikon Coolpix P7800 is roughly the same size as a mirrorless camera with a pancake lens, but is also more expensive than a number of mirrorless cameras - each one...
By PhotographyBLOG
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The Nikon Coolpix P7800 is the new premium model in Nikon's extensive range of Coolpix compact digital cameras. The Coolpix P7800 is the successor to the one-year-old P7700, the main addition being a 921K-dot electronic viewfinder with 100% scene...
By Digital Photography Review
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These cameras may be a bit too big to fit in your pocket but most are compact enough to be considered appealing alternatives to heavier, bulkier, interchangeable lens camera...
By Digital Photography Review
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Stepping up in the compact spectrum are cameras that tend to be aimed at photographers who want full photographic control. Good low-light performance, the ability to shoot Raw, and accessible manual controls make these compacts a viable portable...
By Sydney Morning Herald
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Technology News Cameras Digital Life News DateNovember 14, 2013 (1) Read later This 12-megapixel camera is a small upgrade of the P7700, the main difference being the addition of an electronic viewfinder. The viewfinder is small and crude...
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