Review
Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE
Coolpix P300
Nikon
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 12 megapixels
- Sensor size
- 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)
- Sensor type
- BSI-CMOS
- Max resolution
- 4000 x 3000
- ISO
- Auto, 160, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 2000, 3200
- Uncompressed format
- No
Lens and focus
- Focal length (equiv.)
- 24–100 mm
- Maximum aperture
- F1.8–4.9
- Optical zoom
- 4.2×
- Number of focus points
- 9
- Manual focus
- No
- Macro focus range
- 3 cm (1.18″)
- Image stabilization
- Optical
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 8 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Continuous drive
- 7.0 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weighted
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- Yes
- External flash
- No
- Timelapse recording
- No
Video and audio
- Resolutions
- 1920 x 1080 (15, 30fps), 1280 x 720p (15, 30, 60 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 120 fps)
- Format
- H.264, Motion JPEG
- Microphone
- Stereo
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- None
- Screen size
- 3″
- Screen dots
- 921,600
- Articulated LCD
- Fixed
- Touch screen
- No
Body and connections
- Storage types
- SD/SDHC/SDXC
- Battery description
- Nikon EN-EL12 Lithium-Ion battery
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 240
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 189 g (0.42 lb / 6.67 oz)
- Dimensions
- 103 x 58 x 32 mm (4.06 x 2.28 x 1.26″)
- Environmentally sealed
- No
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes
- Remote control
- No
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03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
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