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.
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Score in detail
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Features 90
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Image Quality 80
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Design 80
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Performance 85
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Value 85