The Nikon Coolpix S1000pj ingeniously crams a camera and a projector into one portable, compact body. But is it any good? The What Digital Camera Nikon S1000pj review…

Product Overview

Overall rating:

84%

Nikon Coolpix S1000pj

Overall score:84%
Features:90%
Value:85%
Performance:85%
Image Quality:80%
Design:80%

Pros:

  • Projector, remote control

Cons:

  • Light fall off at corners when shooting wide-angle, ISO 3200-6400 poor quality, price

Product:

Nikon Coolpix S1000pj Review

Manufacturer:

Price as reviewed:

£399.00

Verdict

The Nikon S1000pj is definitely an innovative product, but it just falls a tiny bit short of the mark. First and foremost it should be a camera – and image quality, light fall off at the wide angle, and lack of manual controls and a better overall layout lack. Add the projector and the ‘world first’ box is certainly well and truly ticked, yet there’s limited application and that fact it will only show images (no documents, basic text files, etc) will limit this from being picked up by a wider community outside of the photographic. All this would be entirely forgiveable if the asking price was well below the current £400 tag.

All in all the S1000pj is a great idea that just needs to be honed in with a bit more camera oomph, a brighter, more intelligent projector and better battery life to be a truly astounding product. But hats off to Nikon for getting such an unusual, innovative and exciting new product to market.

Verdict

The Nikon S1000pj is definitely an innovative product, but it just falls a tiny bit short of the mark. First and foremost it should be a camera – and image quality, light fall off at the wide angle, and lack of manual controls and a better overall layout lack. Add the projector and the ‘world first’ box is certainly well and truly ticked, yet there’s limited application and that fact it will only show images (no documents, basic text files, etc) will limit this from being picked up by a wider community outside of the photographic. All this would be entirely forgiveable if the asking price was well below the current £400 tag. All in all the S1000pj is a great idea that just needs to be honed in with a bit more camera oomph, a brighter, more intelligent projector and better battery life to be a truly astounding product. But hats off to Nikon for getting such an unusual, innovative and exciting new product to market.

Details

Power:Rechargeable li-ion battery
Dimensions:99.5 x 62.5 x 23 mm
Weight:155 g body only
Other:Projector with up to 10 lumens brightness; image size : 5 to 40 in; throw distance approx 26cm to 2m; battery life approx 1hr; resolution 640x480 (VGA) equivalent. Virbration Reduction, Colour Options, Blink detection, Motion detection, D-Lighting
Memory Card:SD / SDHC
Connectivity:A/V out (USB)
Flash Modes:Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Off, Forced On, Night Portrait
White Balance:Auto, Preset manual, Daylight, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Flash
ISO Range:80-1600 at 12.1MP; 3200-6400 at 3MP
Metering System:256-segment matrix, centre weighted, spot
File Formats:JPEG, Motion-JPEG (M-JPEG) AVI movie
Shutter Speeds:1/1500 - 4s
Exposure Modes:Program AE, Auto Scene, 16 Scene Modes, Smart Portrait, Subject Tracking, Movie
LCD:2.7in 230K-dot TFT
Sensor:12.1MP 1/2.3-in. CCD
Lens:5x zoom; 28-140mm equiv
  1. 1. Nikon S1000pj review - Features
  2. 2. Performance, Image Quality & Value
  3. 3. Verdict
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