Nikon Coolpix P510

The Nikon Coolpix P510 is a bridge camera launched on 07/05/2012.

Technically speaking, the Nikon Coolpix P510 ranks well below the category average, scoring 26 overall. The Nikon Coolpix P510 weights 555 gr and spans 120 x 83 x 102 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Nikon Coolpix P510 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Versatility - Score 52, ranks in the category best 42%.

On the contrary, the performance of Nikon Coolpix P510 is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 2, ranks among the worst 62% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 24, ranks among the worst 46% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 51, ranks among the worst 18% 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 68% of its category. Nikon Coolpix P510 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 9, ranks in the best 65% of its category. Nikon Coolpix P510 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 59% of its category. Nikon Coolpix P510 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 40, ranks 10% in its category. Nikon Coolpix P510 is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 41, ranks 5% in its category. Nikon Coolpix P510 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 P510 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 379.98 CAD and 379.98 CAD, which is in the average for this camera category.

Overall, Nikon Coolpix P510 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.