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“Strong” sales of Nikon’s digital camera range helped the Japanese technology firm boost its profits by 37.7 per cent in the 12 months to March 2008, according to reports.

The Macau Daily Times says the firm, which stopped producing traditional film cameras in 2006, posted “record high” net profits of 75.48 billion yen (£371.94 million) for year ending in March, outdoing…

The Nikon D300 is the company’s “most advanced” DX-format digital SLR model to date and includes a number of “brand new technologies” and “advanced features” inherited from the Nikon D3, a new review has said.

Website Steve’s Digicams said the 12.3-megapixel camera’s specifications give it “remarkable performance” even by the high standards of “serious photographers”.

It comes with a self-cleaning senor unit, which…

A review of the Nikon Coolpix S600 compact has praised the camera for its “good quality images” and “excellent” image stabilisation.

Indeed, Infosyncworld. com says the camera’s “most immediate strength” is its VR Nikkor lens, which comes with built-in Vibration Reduction image stabilisation.

The site says this type of lens is “in the top echelon” of the models it has tested and…

The Nikon Coolpix P60, which replaces the Nikon Coolpix P50 in the manufacturer’s range, offers a number of “significant improvements” in terms of performance over its predecessor, a review of the model has said.

Among the camera’s features are an 8.1-megapixel resolution and a longer 5x Nikkor optical zoom lens.

It also comes with an senor shift anti-shake system, face priority autofocus and a menu…

The Nikon Coolpix L18 has been described as “simply a great camera” in a recent technology review.

Digital Camera HQ said the camera is a small, point-and-click style model that nevertheless has the capacity and features to produce “SLR quality images”.

The Nikon Coolpix L18 comes with an 8.0 megapixel resolution together with a 3x optical zoom lens.

It also features in-camera red eye correction,…

The “credit card-sized” sized Nikon Coolpix S210 is the thinnest camera ever produced by the Japanese technology manufacturer, according to reports.

Measuring just 0.7 inches wide, the 8.1-megapixel camera can nevertheless produce images sharp enough to be blown up as large as 16 inches by 20 inches, the company said.

With a 3x optical zoom lens equivalent to a 38mm to 114mm on…

The Nikon Coolpix L18 aims to be an easy-to-use point-and-shoot model for people
who want to “capture life’s memories at an affordable price”, it has been said.

Commenting on the release of its new Life series model, Nikon said the camera was designed for customers looking for a “full-featured but affordable” digital compact, according to photographyblog. com.

The Nikon Coolpix L18 features eight megapixel resolution,…

The Nikon Coolpix S51c includes a Wi-Fi function that allows users to connect to wireless internet networks to upload their pictures, according to reports.

In its review of the camera, Infosync said the Nikon Coolpix S51c’s “unique” Wi-Fi feature made it easier to transfer photographs from the camera to a computer and “greatly simplifies” the uploading of images onto a website by cutting…

The design and features of the
Nikon Coolpix P60 refines previous incarnations of Nikon’s point-and-shoot models, while including a feature set that could still appeal to more “traditional” camera users, one review has said.

Compared to its predecessor, the Nikon Coolpix P60 offers greater flexibility through the addition of a 5x zoom Nikkor lens, which according to photography blog photo.blorge. com allows users to…

The Nikon Coolpix P50 offers some “very useful features”, is easy to operate and produces images with good colour and balance, a reviewer has said.

Think Camera said the model’s key feature is its 28mm-wide lens, which it describes as an “excellent bonus” on a compact.

Its lens is “well-matched” by a 3.6x optical zoom, the site adds, which extends as far as…