Nikon Coolpix P300

The Nikon Coolpix P300 is a compact camera launched on 31/05/2011.

Technically speaking, the Nikon Coolpix P300 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 30 overall. The Nikon Coolpix P300 weights 189 gr and spans 103 x 58 x 32 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Nikon Coolpix P300 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Speed Performance - Score 25, ranks in the category best 27%.
• Versatility - Score 50, ranks in the category best 24%.

On the contrary, the performance of Nikon Coolpix P300 is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 1, ranks among the worst 36% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 72, ranks among the worst 16% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Good, score 11, ranks in the best 63% of its category. Nikon Coolpix P300 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 8, ranks in the best 57% of its category. Nikon Coolpix P300 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 26, ranks in the best 31% of its category. Nikon Coolpix P300 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 48, ranks 20% in its category. Nikon Coolpix P300 is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 50, ranks 26% in its category. Nikon Coolpix P300 does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Nikon Coolpix P300 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 53.41 GBP and 53.41 GBP, which is in the average for this camera category.

Overall, Nikon Coolpix P300 is not the best value for money. Unless you have specific reasons to go for it, we suggest you to consider available alternatives. Click here to see alternative options.