Nikon: Time-Traveling Camera

On Monday, Nikon announced eight cameras, including one that can go back in time by one second to capture ten shots before the one taken by the user.

The 12.1-megapixel Nikon Coolpix P90's secret is that it's always shooting. When a user presses the shutter release button, it will save the previous ten photos that were automatically shot. The ten photos will only be 3-megapixel captures.

This isn't a completely novel idea; Casio announced cameras with similar features at last month's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Nikon's P90 will be a superzoom point-and-shoot that offers 24X optical zoom through a very wide-angle 26-mm lens. It offers a 3-inch LCD that extends and arches via a little arm, as well as an electronic viewfinder, which is just a tiny LCD screen. Face detection, optical image stabilization, and anti-blink technologies will also be included in the camera to help the user capture a great shot. The P90 will retail for $399.95, beginning in March.

New additions to Nikon's L-Series line of value cameras were also announced; this line includes the company's least expensive camera to date. The Coolpix L19 will retail for just $109; it will be an 8-megapixel shooter with a 2.7-inch LCD screen and 3.6X optical zoom, and will use two AA batteries. For $20 bucks more ($129), Nikon will offer the L20; the differences being a large 3-inch LCD screen and a 10-megapixel sensor.

The last camera in the series is the Coolpix L100, a 10-megapixel camera featuring 15X optical zoom and optical image stabilization. It will retail for $279.95. The L-Series cameras will be available later this month.

The last series that Nikon updated is the S-series, Nikon's "style line" that focuses on slim builds and high-end features. All of the cameras in this series will include optical image stabilization, enhanced face detection that can track a subject even while in motion, automatic scene selection, and red-eye fix which can remove red-eye effects after the picture is taken. All of the new models will be offered in multiple colors. (full Story)

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