Nikon Coolpix 5200

Small, solid, and stylish. Flash shots are well exposed. Powerful features (in-camera red-eye fix, last-five-shot buffer, best-shot selector, etc.).

Small LCD. Daylight shots tend to be underexposed. Minor color-accuracy issues. Menus can be confusing.

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Excellent resolution - especially for an ultra-compact Clean images with only moderate noise levels Good white balance (except under incandescent light) Realistic color Very compact, excellent build quality Pretty fast operation Huge range of...

Images look soft (though they respond well to unsharp masking) Images can be over-contrasty - muddy shadows (again, the detail is there but needs fixing in Photoshop) Occasional focus problems at the long end of the zoom Finest quality JPEG is still...

The Coolpix 5200 is a little gem of a camera that proves Nikon is not merely dabbling in consumer-level cameras, and it's the best proper compact they've produced in years. Design, build and ease of use are excellent, and there is a surprising amount...

Excellent red-eye prevention ; Versatile burst mode ; Simple operation ; Solid macro capabilities

Tiny optical viewfinder ; Slow autofocus in dim light

Good image quality.Well-built and finished.Fast to use.Very good Autofocus.Excellent burst mode.

Compression a touch too strong in the Fine mode.No aperture or shutter speed indication on the LCD monitor.

Compact metal body ; AF-assist lamp ; Impressive macro ability ; VGA (30 fps) movie mode ; Many scene modes ; Easy to use ; LCD usable in low light

Images are soft and somewhat noisy; some corner blurriness as well ; Redeye reduction feature didn't seem to help much ; Menu and camera settings inaccessible while camera saves photos to memory ; Aside from white balance, no manual controls ; No real...

While not the best choice, the CP5200 is worth a look if you're after a high resolution point-and-shoot camera. Just be sure to research the competition carefully!

Consistent to the compact Nikon Coolpix line, we simply love that Nikon manages to give us a stylish and compact digital camera while still maintaining the ergonomics of an easy to handle grip. With its compact size, fast operating start-up/shut down...

Effective in-camera red-eye removal ; Above average image quality ; Some useful manual controls

Excessive contrast in bright conditions ; High JPEG compression levels ; Poor auto white balance in incandescent light [BG05

The test camera delivered sharp images with natural-looking colours, although the overall colour bias was slightly cool and exposures favoured shadow detail. Shots taken in bright sunlight had blocked-up highlights, but no sharpening artefacts were...