Nikon 5400

[Winston]

Originally posted by jtnet
all digicam battries life, i believe are veri much the same. unless you are talking abt using a DSLR which can last a full day for any decent shoot.

i think the guideline is abt 90 mins for cp5700 but if not using LCD, it can last u longer.

I beg to differ, SONY's 717 battery can last 260 mins or so.

I can use it from morning till late afternoon or evening, before I run the 1st one dry, and I pop in the 2nd one and it's still going strong at midnight.

Full day shoot.

The 717 battery is by far the longest lasting in the Non-DSLR cameras.
:thumbsup:

 

[cwongsm]

Wow That's expensive stuff !! :what: Is there any cheaper ones ... more affordable with reasonable performance that you can recommend me ??

By the way, for the CP5xxx series ... if a Nikon Flash is used .. will it be automatic ? Excuse me on my ignorance ....... :dunno:

Originally posted by espn
I'll recommend the DX series, of course the latest one, SB-80DX, personally using it.

But there are others just as well, I like the SB-80DX of it's power and it's ability to use 4 x AAs (I'm sooooo earth friendly, I use 26 rechargables AA )

There are also SB-28DX price wise about $100 difference from the SB-80DX.

Note that the CoolPix 5xxx series although come with hotshoe, they can't communicate with the flash by sending settings and such. It's all simulated within the camera. You'll have to manually set your ISO, zoom, flash power.

Makes me wonder why I pay so much for a DC with a hotshoe and yet it cannot work fully with a DX series flash. Sigh. The cons is down the road if I upgrade to Nikon SLRs or DSLRs, I've got a reusable component.

Btw, the SB-80DX costs 1/3 of the CP5700.

 

[espn]

Originally posted by Winston
I beg to differ, SONY's 717 battery can last 260 mins or so.

I can use it from morning till late afternoon or evening, before I run the 1st one dry, and I pop in the 2nd one and it's still going strong at midnight.

Full day shoot.

The 717 battery is by far the longest lasting in the Non-DSLR cameras.
:thumbsup:

*beep* Wrong. The Canon G3 has the longest lasting power in the non-DSLR cameras. Sony 717 stands 2nd, but I'm not here to fight for canon.. just wanna tell only

I've seen the Sony 717 battery at work. It really lasts long.

Originally posted by cwongsm
Wow That's expensive stuff !! :what: Is there any cheaper ones ... more affordable with reasonable performance that you can recommend me ??

By the way, for the CP5xxx series ... if a Nikon Flash is used .. will it be automatic ? Excuse me on my ignorance ....... :dunno:

The next I can think of will be the SB-28DX. But most people see the price difference is not much and end up with the SB-80DX. Can try alternatives like the SB-50DX also. See what you use it for.

It will be automatic in a sense that it will fire off if you set flash to on or AUTO and the camera senses the lowlight and fires off the speedlight. There's the TTL and A mode you can use on the flash. ISO, Zoom, Power, Aperture and Flash Compensation will have to be done manully by setting on the flash. The 5xxx series camera doesn't send the information to the flash unlike the DSLRs. The TTL mode will be pseudo'd in by the 5xxx.

I've no problem using the Nikon (80DX) flash in weddings and outdoor shoots even if I have to set them manually. Usually it works good too.

Nikon can support flashes like Metz also but for the CP5700 if you use a Metz32-1 the popup flash will fire with the external speedlight. So you still waste battery. For the DX series, the internal will not fire, only the external speedlight will fire. Tried the Metz32-1 before... didn't like as there's no hammer-head type of Metz, but I think Metz finally did come out with hammer-head style flashes. Maybe the Metz users can advise.

I know Dagger sold off her SB-80DX and changed to Metz. Try consulting her.

 

[shutterbug]

Originally posted by mysteriousjimmy
this has what to do with the CP5400

I post cos cwongsm asked for it.

"Originally posted by cwongsm"
Or can anyone of you show me the quality of CP 5700 please ?? Would appreciate if I can take a look first ... Be'cos these DC are not cheap stuffs ... so have to consider pretty hard !

Please give me some comments. THANK YOU"

 

[MrBig]

Originally posted by Winston
I beg to differ, SONY's 717 battery can last 260 mins or so.

I can use it from morning till late afternoon or evening, before I run the 1st one dry, and I pop in the 2nd one and it's still going strong at midnight.

Full day shoot.

The 717 battery is by far the longest lasting in the Non-DSLR cameras.
:thumbsup:

Totally agree with ya mate :thumbsup:

 

[mpenza]

Originally posted by espn
There are also SB-28DX price wise about $100 difference from the SB-80DX.

don't think so. last I had a quote they're about the same price (or vary by just a few tens of dollars. SB28 (a different flash) is probably the one you compared against.

 

[jtnet]

Originally posted by Winston
I beg to differ, SONY's 717 battery can last 260 mins or so.

I can use it from morning till late afternoon or evening, before I run the 1st one dry, and I pop in the 2nd one and it's still going strong at midnight.

Full day shoot.

The 717 battery is by far the longest lasting in the Non-DSLR cameras.
:thumbsup:

oh some improvment at least! but still sad to say that it's still abt 4 hours useage!

<sigh> if they can come out some wonderful stuff (battery life) for DSLR, dont see why they can't do it for digi cam?- in near future hopfully!

 

[cwongsm]

Thanks guys ... Thanks for your comments.

However, ESPN, I don't really get what you mean ......... sorry, I'm still a "Dummie" on Cameras ... learning stage ...

 

[espn]

After owning the 5700 for 7 months now. It's still mastering me instead of me mastering it. I'm still learning as I go now. You probably know more then me. Don't believe me try it.

Just keep shooting and practicing. I can't understand the manual completely so I try to shoot and follow as closely as I can, mainly and more importantly, seek out a mentor and learn. It really helps.

 

[cwongsm]

Hey guys ! i've got my Nikon CP5400 ! so far so good !! :bwhat:

 

[espn]

Welcome to the world of the Nikonians

Step forward and get annointed with the ....

"SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT & POST!!!"

:bsmilie:

Quick post pics!

 

[cwongsm]

Thanks ! I am proud to be a Nikonian again !! Will try to post some online as soon as I can.

bought this camera in America at a similar price as AP. Comes with International warranty.

 

[HydroPoP]

Hi,

Actually I'am considering the canon G5 vs Nikon 5400. Still dunno which one to get.

Maybe can give reviews on the 5400? hee hee

I'm currently using the fuji finepix 2800z and it has poor low light focus ability. U can view my pics at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/azeoprop

 

[majere2sg]

Originally posted by HydroPoP
Hi,

Actually I'am considering the canon G5 vs Nikon 5400. Still dunno which one to get.

Maybe can give reviews on the 5400? hee hee

Have you seen the review at
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikoncp5400/ ?

 

[cwongsm]

How does the size of CCD sensor affects the photos? The bigger the better or smaller the better ??

Please advise ... Thanks .

 

[majere2sg]

Originally posted by jtnet
oh some improvment at least! but still sad to say that it's still abt 4 hours useage!

<sigh> if they can come out some wonderful stuff (battery life) for DSLR, dont see why they can't do it for digi cam?- in near future hopfully!

The probably reason why DSLR battery last longer becoz they doesn't have preview lcd where you can see the subject at the lcd before you shoot. If I am not wrong, Canon 10D is using the same battery as G3.

 

[linse]

Originally posted by espn
I'll recommend the DX series, of course the latest one, SB-80DX, personally using it.

Note that the CoolPix 5xxx series although come with hotshoe, they can't communicate with the flash by sending settings and such. It's all simulated within the camera. You'll have to manually set your ISO, zoom, flash power.

I agree that getting a Nikon DX flash will be useful if you intend to get a Nikon DSLR later. That's because the Nikon DSLRs do not support TTL flash metering with an external non-DX flash. I tried a D100 with my SB-28 non-DX model and basically found the flash useless with it.

However, your statement is not entirely accurate. The Coolpix 5xxx series do send the flash the ISO and aperture settings. You do not need to set the ISO or flash power on the flash if you use the TTL mode on the flash. However, it is not true "through the lens" metering as the camera is still using the photodiode next to the shutter release button to meter the flash.

Originally posted by cwongsm
How does the size of CCD sensor affects the photos? The bigger the better or smaller the better ??

The smaller sensor sizes results in quite wide depth of field. This is useful if you take lot's of landscape photos. However, it's not so good for portraits where it is quite difficult "blur" the background.

The other issue is noise. The larger APS and full 35 mm size sensors have very low noise acceptable up to about ISO 800. However, the consumer digicam sensors are quite noisy beyond ISO 200.

 

[cwongsm]

Hi Linse,

So you are saying that the smaller sensor is good for Landscape ... but not so good for portraits. Does that include Macro shots??

U are also saying that there tends to be more noise with small sensor ??

 

[linse]

Originally posted by cwongsm
So you are saying that the smaller sensor is good for Landscape ... but not so good for portraits.

Yes.

Does that include Macro shots??

The depth of field difference should also apply for macro shots but to a lesser degree ... I think.

U are also saying that there tends to be more noise with small sensor ??

As a general rule, yes. However, technology might be able to compensate a little.

The new CP5400's 1/1.8" (7.2 x 5.3 mm) CCD probably has similar noise levels to the CP5000/5700's 2/3" (8.8 x 6.6 mm) CCD. However, there's no comparison to the D100's APS size (23.4 x 15.6 mm) CCD.

 

[cwongsm]

Hi all,

Please feel free to take a look at the pictures I took with both Nikon CP775 and CP5400.

These are very basic photos ... so nothing impressive... Will try to learn how to take impressive and professional pictures with my new CP 5400 !! hee hee

Do give your comments.

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