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Nikon COOLPIX W150 review

Nikon COOLPIX W150

CHOICE Expert Rating

38%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  •  Nothing to mention
Bad points

Bad Points

  •  Very poor basic setting functions
  •  Very poor lens performance with reflections
  •  Very poor quality of movie image in low light
  •  Poor auto focus in low light
  •  Poor image quality in automatic mode
  •  Poor sound quality
  •  Battery can be difficult to insert or remove
  •  Flash lacks power at moderate distances (5m)
  •  Memory card can be difficult to insert or remove
  •  Monitor lacks smoothness when panning
  •  No viewfinder
  •  Noisy pictures in low light
  •  Pictures in low light tend to have long exposures, which can result in motion blur
  •  Pictures indoors without flash have inaccurate colours

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Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
38%
Picture quality score – auto mode
32%
Picture quality score – manual mode
0%
Ease of use score
42%
Movie quality score
44%
Monitor/viewfinder score
52%
Flash score
53%

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Specifications

Lens
fixed lens
Zoom range (mm)
30 – 90
Lens factor
3
Minimum aperture range (f-stops)
3.3 – 5.9
Minimum shutter speed (secs)
1/2000
Maximum shutter speed (secs)
1
Lens diameter (mm)
Not applicable
Lens length (mm)
Not applicable
Lens weight (g)
Not applicable
Lens filter thread (mm)
Not applicable
Lens mount
Not applicable
Sensor type
CMOS
Sensor size
4.7 x 3.5
Effective resolution (MP)
13
Dimensions (mm, WxHxD)
110 x 67 x 38
Weight (g)
178
Tripod socket
Plastic (not centred)
Start-up time (sec)
1.7
Shutter delay 1m (sec)
0.46
Shutter delay 8.5m (sec)
0.62
ISO rating
125 – 1600
Exposure correction (lower)
-2
Exposure correction (higher)
2
Continuous shooting mode
4.8
Frame limit in continuous mode
11
Number of selectable exposure programs
8
Closest focus wide (m)
0.05
Closest focus tele (m)
0.5
Closest focus macro (m)
0.05
Focus points (auto mode)
Not stated
Monitor size (mm)
54 x 40
Monitor ratio
4:3
Monitor swivel (V x H, deg)
Fixed
Viewfinder type
Not applicable
Viewfinder diopter
Not applicable
Video ratios supported
4:3, 16:9
Video format
MP4 (codec AVC, MP4/H.264)
Maximum frame rate – progressive
30
Number of selectable exposure programs – video
2
Audio recording format
Stereo
Memory card type
SD, SDHC, SDXC
Internal memory (MB)
21
Number of memory cards – insertable
1
Image ratios supported
4:3
Flash type
fixed built-in
Battery type
Li-Ion (1)
CIPA battery cycles
220
Image editing software
ViewNX-i Ver. 1.3.3 (Win/Mac)
RAW converter software
Not applicable
Video editing software
ViewNX-i Ver. 1.3.3 (Win/Mac)

Cost

Price
$229.00

Features

Fully manual mode
Water/dust resistant
GPS tagging
Electric cable release
Camera controlled via USB
Manual white balance
Bulb setting
Priority mode – shutter speed
Priority mode – aperture
Shutter release via touch screen
HDR function
Time lapse
Panorama (panning)
Image stabilisation – physical
Electronic image stabilisation
1
Focus assist lamp
Focus via touch screen
Continuous manual focus switchable
Face detection
Spot focus
Focus tracking
Focus bracketing
Touchscreen
Monitor grid guide
Video face detection
Video spot focus
Video focus tracking
Manual focus video
Continuous to manual focus switchable – video
Slow motion setting
Stop motion setting
Video image stabilisation
Built-in speaker
Socket for external microphone
Can add a comment to a still image
RAW plus JPEG format
Can record in RAW format
Flash slow sync
Flash power adjustable
Hotshoe
Other flash connection
HDMI connection
Wi-Fi WLAN connection
Charge via USB
Adapter for charging batteries
Separate battery holder
Lens bag supplied
Lens hood supplied
Shoulder belt supplied
Other items supplied
USB cable, handstrap

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