Nikon COOLPIX P310 16.1 MP CMOS Digital Camera with 4.2x Zoom NIKKOR Glass Lens and Full HD 1080p Video (OLD MODEL)

I was all set on purchasing the P7700, almost literally at the 'Place Order' button stage. The 7700 itself would be $430 and another $200 for accessories. At the last moment, I wanted to make sure I hadn't overlooked other models and for some reason I came across the P310. A few years ago, I had wanted to get the P300 but stayed with the Canon line, so I knew the P310 was worth looking at. The first thing I did was add it to my cart to see what the price was (one of those 'we can't show the price' deals). I was expecting to see about $330, about $100 less than the 7700. I was absolutely amazed to see the price of $209. What?!? This was a direct from Amazon, New, sealed-box camera. For $209. Wow. The short story is that after checking the features, reading both professional and consumer reviews, I jumped on that deal, got the camera, and I'm happy with the purchase, for reasons I'll explain below. But if you want the bottom line now, it's this: I defy you to find anything with this quality and these features for a paltry $209. It is an absolute steal. You're getting a Porsche for the price of a Hyundai. Seriously. Yes, I lost a few features that the 7700 offered but look at it this way: I could buy TWO P310's - and a bottle of wine - for the price of the 7700. Amazing. Now, the fine print. There are some valid criticisms of the model, some invalid ones as well, but overall this is an excellent camera: Superfast f/1.8 lens which opens to 24mm and has superb low-light capabilities as others have noted. Full 1080p HD video with stereo sound and the ability to zoom while filming (albeit at a slow rate - but this is actually closer to proper cinematic technique than an amateurish fast zoom). 16.1 MP, manual focus, high-res 3-inch LCD (very nice), customizable saved settings via the 'FN' button and 'U' mode, and many other great features. For my personal needs (I'll use this in my antiques and antiquarian books business), the best feature is the excellent macro capability (2cm/.8in) which, combined with the fast 1.8 speed at 24mm, is a godsend: the test photos are incredible, with an antique stamp filling my 27" monitor with a sharpness that is just amazing. As far as negatives go, they're mostly minor: 1. On one hand, it's a sturdy, well-made camera, as you would expect from Nikon; on the other hand, you have these seemingly-flimsy plastic ports leading to the battery/SD card and to the HDMI connector. As long as they hold up, it's not that important. 2. It is a valid criticism which others have made about the battery-charging design: simply ridiculous. However, it costs less than $10 to get a simple external charger which - yes - should have been included by Nikon. 3. No RAW (but a screemingly hi-res 16.1 MP). The negatives are minor. The quality of the camera - especially the fast, sharp lens - combined with its many high-end features and its ease of use, make for an exceptional point-and-shoot, easily the best one in its price range (its usual price of $300-$325). And if the price is anywhere near the $209 that I paid for it on Amazon, it's the best deal on a camera you may ever see: jump on it before they're gone. (This is why I never got the P300: I waited, expecting a price reduction, then they sold out and 3rd-party sellers had sky-high prices on it ever after. Even now a new P300 is $379 minimum.)

I would not purchase from this seller again. While the product itself technically works, it arrived with a broken screen right out of the box. I reached out to the seller right away, but the process of trying to get a resolution was very frustrating. Instead of handling the issue smoothly, I had to go back and forth several times and really push just to get any kind of refund. In the end, I was only able to get a partial refund, which left me pretty disappointed given the circumstances. Overall, the experience was more stressful than it should have been, and I don’t feel confident ordering from this seller again. Great quality Photos though!!!

I was in the market for a 'point and shoot' that I could carry around with me. After a bunch of initial research I was torn between the Nikon P300 / P310 and Canon's S100. I will tell you why I finally decided on the P310 as I'm sure numerous others are torn between the two as well. I am not biased towards any brand. I just want the best possible option for my needs. For my serious stuff, I shoot a Nikon D90 (RAW and edited in LR / Photoshop) and a Hasselblad (film and scanned / edited). I'm not looking for anything pro or serious, just something to take 'snapshots' with. The only editing I plan on doing with these shots are on my iPad before uploading them somewhere. As such, I have no interest in shooting anything other than JPG. The lack of RAW on the P310 was irrelevant. I needed something with full manual and I liked the controls of the Nikon with the click wheel and thumb wheel (the Canon has a wheel at the base of the lens). I also set the Fn button in front to quickly access ISO settings. I really like how fast it focuses and the f1.8 lens. I saw a lot of quality complaints and cases of broken S100s which made me leery. I don't like dealing with quality issues. Again, the primary use was for quick shots. I wanted something I could throw in a bag or carry with me on those days I don't feel like lugging around a big, bulky DSLR. While the P310 is pocketable, it is a little big. Not a concern for me but it may bother others. I also wanted something I wasn't afraid to break as I mountain bike, snowboard, hike, explore, etc. I do have some complaints about it though. The 16MP crammed onto a relatively small sensor is a bit of a waste and degrades the images a bit. The sensor on the S100 is bigger and better and results in better quality pictures. For my purposes, I wasn't concerned as I'm just look for a small camera to take quick pics with. Therefore, it came down to price. I got the P310 for >$300 which is significantly cheaper than the S100. To be honest, I would have got the P300 as the 12MP pics on the same size sensor was more appealing but I couldn't justify spending the extra $40 for an older model. So, I'm not necessarily recommending the P310 unless you have the same needs I do. In which case, go for it!

I have been a photographer for over 40 years. I shoot a Nikon D2X, a long line of Nikons back to my childhood. I wanted a pocket camera to always have with me. I did my homework and looked at the Sony RX100. The cost was 650, I looked at the Canon S110 and the cost was 450. I then looked at the Nikon Coolpix P310, its cost was 210. Each of the cameras are the best in the business for amazing photos in pocket cameras. I received the Nikon yesterday and have played with it to see the quality of the photos. I believe the quality is about 85% of my professional equipment The camera fits in my pocket and is always available. The low light quality is on par with any camera out there, pocket or professional. I purchased a 32GB Scandisk Ultra SD card and can shoot over 6800 photos. I also purchased the Wasabi Power Battery and charger for the camera. The total cost was 236 for everything. Amazing. I will update this review in a few days as I will be shooting a party with this in a few days. So far, this is the best quality and value in any pocket camera. It's now June, I have this camera for just under 6mths. Buy it, the price is now lower and nothing has changed. This is the best value and quality out there for upto 450.00. It costs around 190 now. The low light necessary to shoot is amazing. The quality is amazing as well. I love it. I have now used it for my job and for kids parties. It works well in all uses. I have blown up photos to super B size with no loss of quality. That means you can blow up photos to poster size. I love this camera.

I was very disappointed with this camera. While it has some bells and whistles like f1.8 aperture, you'd never tell it as the bokeh is nearly nonexistent. Worse though, is that the 16 megapixels actually creates more noise, likely due to the very small sensor in this camera. If you use 12 megapixel setting, the image quality is ok, but still poor. I tested this indoors and outdoors. Indoors had TONS of noise in shadows, outlines, and anything out of focus. Outdoors is a little better, but there were bad chromatic aberrations around anything outlined from the sky (like tree leaves). And, worse yet, is that the clear blue sky has color noise, showing areas of purple. My review was done by taking a variety of shots and then looking at them at 100% on an IPS, color-calibrated monitor. If you're ok with low quality pictures and will never print them bigger than 5x7, then this camera may work ok. But at that point, you might as well just use the camera in your phone. I returned this for a refund...just not worth it.

I'm a professional photographer[...] and I started getting tired of bringing my DSRL on vacations and out and about so I really wanted an Advanced point & shoot to take over the role of my DSLR on occasions where I just wanted to slip something in my pocket. I originally bought the Fujifilm F505 EXR because it was cheap on Amazon, $149. It had full Manual controls, Aperture and Shutter priority, everything you would expect. The only problem was the pictures were terrible. Smudging of fine detail, no sharpness, focal points were inconsistent, useless ISO, the pictures were just unusable and un-savable even in Aperture 3 or Photoshop. So, fast forward, I sold it and looked for a replacement. After about a month of research I ended up having to choose between the Canon S100 and the Nikon Coolpix P310. I went back and forth and read reviews on how the S100 set the benchmark for all advanced point and shoot cameras and how great it was. It is about $140 more than the P310, which I was willing to spend IF, IF the pictures were far superior to the P310. So I went to a camera store and tried out both of them. As far as how each of them are to use, well I shoot Nikon and after using the Canon and the Nikon I know why I shoot with Nikon. The P310 is simply the most thought out Point and Shoot I've ever used. Nothing is buried in menu's, everything is one touch or a dial. The LCD was much nicer, and sharper. The P310 has a "User Mode" found on Nikon's DSLR's where you can preset your own settings and quickly switch to it. One touch video recording button. It powers on instantly, the auto focus was much faster and more accurate than the S100. Over all it just felt better and I was able to change settings much faster than the Canon. Just like Nikon's DSLR's you can adjust sharpness and other things in it's familiar menu system. So, on to the quality of the pictures. I went on Flickr and spent hours going back and forth between people's photo's who shot with the S100 and the P310. I found over all that the S100 photo's were about 10% better than the P310. But again, these were people that may or may not have known how to fully use their camera ect... So, I ordered the P310 because I thought for the price and it's functionality it was the best deal and the quality of photo's it produced from what I saw online was better than I expected and read from reviews and was far superior to my old Fujifilm I got rid of. Just got the camera an hour ago and tried it out. Did some indoor shots to try out the f/1.8 and higher ISOs, did some outdoor shots to see how well it exposed photo's and handled chromatic aberrations and how well it contained detail and sharpness, and I tried out some macro shots. My first impressions. Wow. Remember I'm a photographer so I'm used to working with photo's from a DSRL all day and I see all my photo's on a 27'' iMac so photo's are blown up huge and detail, sharpness, smudging noise are all much more present than most people with 17 and 19 inch monitors. First off, sharpness. on a scale of 1-10 most of these are a 10, some darker ons are a 9 which can be bumped to a 10 in Aperture or Lightroom. Exposure, I havent really seen anything yet that was way over or way under exposed. Clouds looked great and even a few things that looked over exposed were savable in Aperture. Noise. Virtually no noticeable noise up to ISO 400, minimal noise at ISO 800, that was as high as I went as the camera lets in a ton of light as it is. Detail smudging, the image processing contained detail extremely well especially in grass, leaves on tress, textures. I wish I had bought this camera first. The photo's are brilliant for a point and shoot and quality wise are on par with my first DSLR ever the D3000. These photo's are far superior to what a regular point and shoot camera will produce. The low light lens will basically let you shoot in any kind of light and you will probably never have to use the flash. The Macro mode blew me away. You can literally get with in a few millimeters of a bug or flower and get an amazingly sharp photo with a great blurred background which is impressive seeing as the image sensor in the camera is so small. Bottom line, if you're on the fence about getting this camera and it's at your price point, you won't find a sexier, easier to use camera that produces this kind of quality photos. If you've ever shot with a Nikon you'll feel right at home with the menus and new function button. I can finally leave me DSLR at home now! Update: this camera is blowing me away with the picture quality. Don't waste your money on the S100. This camera will be relevant for years and years to come. ===================================================================== Update: My review on the new P330. In a nut shell, don't buy it, get the P310: I wrote a review Praising Nikon's P310, And I suggest to anyone looking for an advanced point and shoot to save their money and buy that model. Everything from fit/finish to functionality to image quality the P310 excels over the P330, and that is sad considering what Nikon did with the P330. The P330 has GPS, larger image sensor all kinds of bells and whistles but the bottom line is I sent it back and I'm keeping my P310. The Nikon P330 compared to the P310. The P330 feels cheap. The on/off switch takes at least 2-3 times to turn the camera on, it's as if you have to push it harder than you could possibly image for it to recognize you've turned it on. The new thumb dial has a different texture compared to the P310. Your thumb slides off more easily when rotating it especially around 11:00. In the menu system either clicking the dial up or down or rotating it to scroll through menus requires 2 clicks or two clicks of the dial to move only 1 position. This makes it feel as though it isn't recognizing what you're doing or makes it feel laggy, the P310 is not like this. The new shutter dial is flimsy and cheap and feels like it's going to break off when you're adjusting shutter speed. The P330 Image quality. In the perfect settings the P330 did appear to have slightly better images than the P310, but that was circumstances you won't be using it in. Using the same ISO, Shutter Speed and Aperture the P310 at ISO 100, f/5.0 and 1/500sec produced bright clear noise free shots outdoors. The P330 with the same settings produced a back image. I had to turn the shutter speed all the way down to 1/60sec in order to get the same exposure. What does this mean? Well at 1/60sec moving objects like cars or people become more blurrier. From all the shots I did I concluded the P330 needs to have 3x a lower shutter speed than the P310. I've never gotten a blurry shot with the P310 in light or dark situations. When testing the P330 over and over and over I had blurry shots. Also the auto focus on the P330 on live view is jittery and moving subjects such as people or cars can't be distinguished sharply because it jerks around like the auto focus has a problem, the P310 was not like this. Overall I rate this camera 1 Star and I would give it zero If I could. At $379 it's a terrible waste of money. The P310 is far superior in image quality, functionality and reliability in every single way. If you want Nikon and you want an advanced point and shoot, get the P310, you won't be sorry. I'm just happy I didn't sell mine.

This review is not about the quality of the camera , its features quality ect.. My first observation was that the flash is manual and has to be released to work but again this is not about the features and if that is a good way to manage the flash. I have returned this camera and the reason is because of the charger, most cameras have a charge you plug the battery into. This helps when you purchase a separate battery and want to charge one while using the other. Well this camera has an external charge that accepts a USB plug that connects to the camera which means the camera must be tethered to charge, my first thought was , wow this is interesting, when I forget my charger, which happens frequently I can plug it into my computer. The enthusiasm quickly faded when I realized this is a standard USB cable on one side and a unique connector on the other side. That means if I lose the cable, which will happen in the mass of other cables in my briefcase, desk draw and the many other places I am bound to lose it I have no ability to charge the camera. If they would have simply used a standard micro USB connector or even the other larger style connector I would have been ok with this . I just don't need another cable to keep track.

My handy P300, well-used and appreciated since about 2012, developed an autofocus problem and, for lack of economical repair facilities, had to be put aside. The bewildering array - and high prices - of contemporaneous replacements took me aback. But after a while, I found this very slightly used P310 for sale for a very modest price, and snapped it up. The "new" (by about one model year) P310 has all the well-liked features of its predecessor: handy size, quick operation, fast lens, decent optical zoom. And it adds a slightly better pixel count from the sensor and slightly better video, plus a front-accessible programmable function key. Since I'm mostly a point-and-shoot kind of guy, it's a good camera for me.

Non ci sono parole per descrivere questo gioiello di casa nikon. L'obbiettivo, molto luminoso permette di fare delle foto meravigliose. Il prezzo è conveniente e la qualità eccelsa.

J’avais le même appareil qui a été cassé dans un accident. J’ai voulu le même. Il est assez petit et léger donc peut être mis dans un petit sac ce qui permet de faire des photos en soirée. La luminosité est excellente. Mon petit fils l’adore et le préfère à ses propres appareils plus modernes car à cause de l’ouverture la qualité des photos est meilleure. Le vendeur a envoyé l’objet très vite en parfait état et avec plusieurs accessoires dont une batterie. Très bien.

We got this to replace a small Nikon pocket digital camera. It is a decent camera if you want to step up from basic pocket cameras but do not want the bulk of an SLR. Image quality is very good (better than my older Nikon D3000). It has easy to use controls but you can also override the auto settings if you want to get into making some more interesting images. Not too complex to use even for a complete new starter to photography. It is still small enough to easily keep in a handbag or even a jacket pocket. The white design is very good and looks modern. Build quality is good and it seems to be strong and robust. Overall a good all round camera if you want something a bit better than the usual €100 cameras. We are very pleased with it. My wife used it extensively on holiday and produced some great results.

Questa compatta è eccezionale, le foto di giorno sono belle e hanno colori eccezionali, le tante funzioni poi la rendono versatile per tutte le situazioni. A mio avviso il punto forte sono le foto in notturna, a differenza di altre compatte provate in precedenza, questa Nikon, fa scintille le foto sono nitide e i soggetti non subiscono lo stravolgimento dei colori. Usata in ogni situazione: mare, montagna, di notte e di giorno, utilizzata anche durante concerti in situazione di scarsa luce e anche i video sono risultati nitidi e il sonoro buono.

Macchina fotografica con un ottima ottica e dal prezzo contenuto molte funzioni e facile da usare. Ottime foto con ottima risoluzione