Name: Nikon Coolpix P510 16.1 Megapixel Digital Camera, 42x Optical Zoom, 3.0" LCD Display, Full HD Movie (1080p) with Stereo Sound, Built-in GPS, Red
Brand: Nikon
SKU: INKCPP510RD
Price: 349.00 USD
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 4.74 (209 reviews)

Nikon Coolpix P510 16.1 Megapixel Digital Camera, 42x Optical Zoom, 3.0" LCD Display, Full HD Movie (1080p) with Stereo Sound, Built-in GPS, Red

Nikon P510

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Nikon P510 

Top Rated Gear: Nikon Coolpix P510 16.1 Megapixel Digital Camera, 42x Optical Zoom, 3.0" LCD Display, Full HD Movie (1080p) with Stereo Sound, Built-in GPS, Red Model: Nikon P510, Resolution: 16 MP

I have owned this camera for several years and find it to take as good or better photos than any other camera I have used.

Great for short day trips, traveling light

I bought this camera in March of 2013 and use it to take approximately 20 pictures a month. I wanted a point and shoot that was versatile and easy to use. The big selling point for me was the GPS feature. I love capturing wildlife and documenting them with coordinates. The camera proved to be easy to use and offers a lot of shooting options however it failed for me on the GPS as it was inconsistent. After a few months of having the camera the grips started to bubble and pull away from the camera body. It's taken a couple years, but two pieces have pulled away and fallen off completely. Since it is a lightly used camera, I am positive it was a flaw in the glue. Overall I like using the camera for birding (as long as they stay relatively still) and taking pictures of my pets (fairly nice pet feature)!

Versatile to use, somewhat shoddy workmanship

After several years and many, many pictures, tis is still one of the best camera's I have ever owned. It simple when you want simple and can be as complex as you need it. I have just purchased it newer sibling the L840 as a Christmas gift for someone who wants a better, easy to use, zoom-able point and shoot.

Still a great camera

I actually grab it over my DSLR. The pictures are as crisp and it's less bulky to carry around!!! If you're looking for a great camera. No need to look further!

Been a year and still love it!!!

Love this camera. It fits all my demands without too much complexity. Light weight makes it easy to carry around. Extra battery is a must while out all day taking pictures.

Happy with my purchase!

I bought my Coolpix 510 six months ago, and have appreciated it from day 1 - but today I really came to understand the magic of this camera! I was shoveling snow in front of my house when I heard a dramatic bird call. I looked up and saw a large bird 200 feet away. With my naked eye I wasn't sure what bird species it was - but I ran into the house, grabbed my camera, and just used the auto mode and zoom lever adjustment to take this shot! (And BTW it looks even better at the full size that exceeds your upload limit.)

This Bald Eagle Photo Speaks For Itself!

Okay, I'll start with this: I am like, a total Nikon geek. I wouldn't have it any other way! I've got the mug that looks like a Nikkor camera lens, even. And you know what? It all started with this camera. I used a Canon Powershot before, and thought it was nice... until I purchased my first Nikon. I love the experience, the feel in my hand, the comfortable weight, and the LONG zoom. The Coolpix P510 has a stupendous image quality, and takes incredibly sharp images. Mainly, I like to photograph wildlife and nature, which often requires a strong lens, which this camera has. The image quality is excellent even at full zoom, and the auto-focus is very fast and exceedingly accurate. (Especially when compared to that ol' Powershot.) It has really great VR, too.

Excellent product!!!

Great all around point and shoot camera, I love it. The Coolpix P510 with its long reach, is perfect for all basic photography. It's not good for sports like the excellent Nikon DSLR are but it is great for everything else. I think that it takes better movies then a DSLR, it's just a really good all around camera.

Awesome camera for street photography

We own more than a half dozen digital cameras from point-n-shoot to professional SLR’s. Not only is this my favorite among our collection of Nikon cameras, it’s my overall favorite. First of all, for a compact camera it packs a wallop. The 42x zoom is simply amazing, and with the outstanding picture quality, it’s the perfect camera for the outdoorsmen on the go. The full HD video, though not in the same class as my dedicated video cameras, the quality is simply amazing for its size and cost. I’ve only had the camera for month, so I haven’t gotten around to using all of its features. But among the many that I have tried, the camera has performed flawlessly. I’ll continue to use my Professional SLR cameras to impress my clients, but the P510 is my new go-to camera.

Sensational Compact Camera

I've owned this P510 for several months now, and have taken, literally, thousands of images with it. The results are always consistently first rate, and I have nothing but good things to say about it. I have DSLR's and professional equipment as well, but don't always want to carry a load of lenses and the like when traveling and shooting personal photos. This is the perfect camera for those times, and I highly recommend it. Image quality is outstanding.

First rate bridge camera!

L'appareil est excellent pour la simple raison qu'il n'est pas nécessaire de changer de lentilles pour prendre des photos de loin ou de près en un temps record! Toutefois, est-ce possible d'imaginer la perfection en proposant le format d'image RAW comme format principal et le JPEG comme format secondaire. Merci!

Excellent mais ... ajouter le format d'image RAW serait le summum!!!

This is a wonderful camera for the "almost serious" photographer. The 42x zoom is amazing. You get high quality photos & excellent detail without the very heavy camera & bulky large lenses.

GREAT CAMERA!

I love this camera! The 42x zoom is amazing. It catches things you don't even see with the naked eye. The detail is fantastic. After a photo of, say, a flower is taken, zoom on it and find tiny droplets of dew, or a tiny bug you didn't see when you took the photo. You can count the feathers on the birds you photograph. If you don't want to be hauling around all the lenses and other apparatus that go with "professional" quality camera, but still want quality photos, this is the camera for you. --And the price is right, too.

Fantastic "point & shoot" camera!

For the price this is the best camera I have ever had. The picture and video quality exceeded my expectations when I made my purchase, and I expected high quality from Nikon since I have used there products for more than 40 years. I only recently let go of my original Nikon 1 that I purchased in Singapore in the early 70's. This camera is very easy to use so you can hand it to any family member to take a photo and know that it will come out well. Obviously it is not in the high end group of Nikons but it's performance rivals the best. Well worth the money.

Outstanding Value

In spite of being a little skeptical while buying, this camera impressed me very much. I've been a staunch user of Sony and Canon cameras till I decided to try a Nikon. I could have bought a DSLR straight away but I thought of giving this new Hybrid Cameras a chance. I'd say, it would give any DSLR a run for money.

A full packed house of extraordinary features combined with its light weight, the Nikon P510 is indeed a great camera for beginners.

One thing that I'd like to say about this camera is its extreme night photography capability. I remember taking a shot in the night with all the lights shut down and the picture that came out was beyond words. It was as if all the lights were on inside the room.

This camera is awesome for taking pictures of flames, firecrackers, moon, etc. I remember taking a picture of a crescent moon from the top of a mountain and it the outcome of the picture was better than any telescopic lens could have offered. I could see every single crater so clearly.

Overall, the camera is one of the best things i've ever purchased!

Thank you Nikon.

One of the Best Cameras I've ever used

So far this is the best Nikon Camera that I have owned, I started years ago with a coolpix 5700, grandfather to the P510, an early DSL, D50, a P100, all have been good, however, so far this is the best and most versatile, great telephoto lens with out having to carry extra lens, VR lens holds steady even on long telephoto shots, good sensor, good in low light, the flash is improved over the P100, Great, versatile, fun, easy to use camera for a budget price

Versatile, Easy to Use, Great for Travel

The Good: Nice compact camea. Light weight, easy to carry around. Keep it in my car and use it a lot. Good picture quality. Especialy like the view screen and the White Balance features. In love with the 1000mm telephoto.

The Bad: The close up capabilities are not very close up. Hunts for focus A LOT at long telephoto settings. I bought this camera for birding and it's a real struggle to get the camera to focus before the sun goes down. Am currently having qaulity problems with it and am sending it in for warrenty service. Dissapointing.

God and bad mixed together

I had a little pentax optima that I just loved for taking macro shots..... I LOVE taking pics of the smallest things but wanted the detail... my optima did that for me and when it was broke I was ballistic. I tried and tried to find another camera like it that would take those wonderful macro pics... I wanted another pentax... however the website didn't have much to offer so I went to the nikon a brand I was also familiar with but not real into... that is until I gave this camera a whirl and OH MY GOD!!!!!! The camera had all the features I wanted but was so happy to find it went WAAAAAYYYY beyond my expectations. I was able to get all the shots I wanted both very close up to far away with so much clairity it was amazing. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this camera and if it ever breaks I am going to die. This is the best camera I have ever had and am thinking about buying a second one and keep it set aside just incase the one I am using breaks. This camera is FABULOUS!!!!!!! Everyone should have one and see what you have been missing. There is only one thing I would change and that is the battery charger. The battery has to be charged in the camera unless they just forgot to put and external charger in my box. I am getting another charger and battery because once I got started taking pics I couldn't stop... THIS CAMERA IS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!

What I have been looking for!!!!

I was disappointed at a few cameras I had before. I never was able to capture a picture when my kids were moving.

After months of research and comparison, I bought this camera and very happy with the quality of the pictures taken from this camera. Yesteday was my daughter's high school graduation day. I was able to catch the precious moment of shaking hands from far far away. I showed the pictures to the other family members and they wanted to buy this camera too.

best camera meets all my needs

Perfect for my motorcycle trips. Easy to carry quick wildlife shots a cinch Easy to use.

Great upgrade! Perfect for bike trips!

It's great camera, generally small, amazing zoom and the battery lasts for long, if you don't use zoom all the time. Nice selection for a traveller who doesn't need to carry a big thing as his camera.

Excactly what i wanted to have!

As you read the quick start guide practice to learn the various features. When shooting If you sort of press your eye into the viewfinder you will find that the image will become clearer. Monitor is a bit small, prefer to use viewfinder for shooting and review. Nice overall feel in hands

Great camera for the $

I was and am glad that I purchased this camera. The zoom is great for both landscape and wildlife photography. I am an avid photographer and have been pleased with this camera. It is my first Nikon camera. I previously had Kodak,Yashica, Panasonic, and Olympus cameras.

Great bang for the buck

The P510 is the perfect camera for me in every way. If I was a professional photographer, I would definitely go for one of the DSLR's, but I find that I don't need to go that route. I can do everything I want to do with this camera including some serious high quality shooting without lugging around a heavy bag of accessories and lenses. The picture quality is just off-the-charts good and includes the ability to work with raw files. With an equivalent of 24mm to 1000mm zoom, I'm ecstatically happy with what this camera can do. I find that shooting with the extreme telephoto, a sturdy tripod is definitely necessary, but I expected that to be the case. The adjustable angle viewing screen is a huge plus with close-up work.

Most of the point-and-shoot type cameras just didn't have enough quality and features, but this camera solves that problem for me at a great price point.

Perfect Camera for the Serious Non-Professional

Added the Nikon cool pic 510 as an additional camera for travel.
Its lite weight  makes it easy to carry any have ready quickly.

Easy to use high quality camera

Overall very happy with the camera. I have found that on most of the point and shoot digital cameras that they are to small. Your hands have a tendency to cramp up. No problems like that for this camera. Image quality is very good. The camera has some very nice features I will be using more often in the future. Have not had the chance to try out fully yet. This is a great camera to have on day trips, when you do not need to lug a whole bunch of other equipment. It works a little sluggish in the cold weather. It seemed like the battery went quickly in the cold weather. I was not sure if it was the battery or I did not charge it long enough. I am very happy to date with the camera. If you can not afford the big ticketed DSLR, then this is a good way to go.

Great for the price.

Excellent zoom functions! Great pictures! Great values!

Great camera in a compact feature

Only had it for 2 months and really haven't had time to learn much beyond point and shoot. Sunday night it refused to charge either from the wall outlet or the computer so I brought it back to SAM's Club where I bought it for about $. They exchanged it for a new one w/o a problem and even gave me a refund of $ as they are now selling it for $. I could not be happier. Now to get back to learning.

Nice camera

I enjoy this camera and am glad I purchased this and not a larger DSLR. My past cameras include an older digital Olympus full function point and shoot with RAW capability (about $ prior to the DSLR days), some D-point and shoots, Nikon 35mm 8008s SLR w/data back , and manual 35mm's with fixed lenses. This camera offers a great zoom range, beginning with the 24mm wide angle, without switching lenses, decent macro, and the camera can be switched to fully manual operation with manual focus. That's pretty pretty good for a point and shoot camera. Great photos and the video function is also good; but for HD1080 I had to upgrade to a Class 10 card to eliminate slight pause affects of the slower class 6 card. The auto focus could be a bit better in video mode. Good camera if you want the HD video basics, easy point and shoot option, and some options to overide the auto mode. This camera has the GPS function, but I haven't used it yet. Also offers the option of using Eye-Fi card and 3-D shooting in photo, and have not tried either of those either. Ask yourself if you will use all the higher functions the DSLR's offer, or if you prefer a smaller, lighter, and cheaper camera. Another plus: I won't feel so bad if I damage the camera, or it is stolen as I can buy several of these for the price of a DSLR. Keep in mind that this camera, and all D-cameras, will be obsolete in a few years. Don't spend to much $$$ on technology unless you have to.

I enjoy this camera and am glad I purchased this and not a larger DSLR

I really love this camera. The pictures are amazing, getting so many compliments on them. The video quality is also really great. I'm always taking pictures and know my way around a camera. I got this, because I thought I would be a great camera for traveling. The only thing that I don't get is the purpose of the flip screen. You can't see yourself if your doing a self video as I often do. Once it's in the tripod, I have to place a mirror under it to see if I'm even in the shot. I was also told that you can use a remote with it and I later found out that you can't.