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My 6-year-old Nikon Coolpix 4500 was a more-than-decent camera in its days. It packed a powerful macro function, and that it offered full manual control over exposure settings and flash output meant that in some ways, it is still a superior machine to many of the point-and-shoots out there in the market today. At least, I would still prefer it to my mom’s Canon compact.
But with an LCD screen size of 2.5×3cm (it’s teeny), and at 4 megapix, it’s hardly adequate anymore. Not wanting to lug my D200 between home and the office every day, I kept my Coolpix in the office and a few times in the previous weeks I had an opportunity to use it. I also took it out to Buloh once recently to see if it was still capable of performance. On all occasions I was dismayed to find that I was far from happy with the results (although it still managed to get me this). It was clear that it was time to get a new digital compact.
So I did.
And… *gasp* don’t flip…
I got a Canon PowerShot G10 - the current flagship of Canon’s advanced compact cams. I was contemplating the Nikon P6000, but reviews and advice from friends convinced me that Nikon was, unfortunately, a bit of a let-downer in the P&S field.
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