The Nikon Coolpix 7900 is a stylish digital camera. It has seven megapixels and a three times optical zoom lens. This is enough megapixels for top quality prints to A4 size and larger. Tucked away inside the Coolpix 7900 are all the features a casual photographer needs to take good holiday photos, pictures at social gatherings and shots for the family album.
This model is part of a range of cameras that have a better design and build quality than a typical, standard digital cameras. Obviously you have to be prepared to pay a bit more for this extra quality.
Overall the image quality produced by the Coolpix 7900 was very good indeed. Out of the set of tests shots there was just one photo that was disappointing.
Starting with the outdoor shots this camera managed to produce more detail in dark areas than just about any camera I have reviewed so far. The lighter areas are also reproduced well. This means that you should be able to take a wide variety of outdoor shots with this camera and be very impressed by the results. Colours came out well and there is plenty of depth to them. This is underlined by the specific colour test where reds in particular came out very well.
The outdoor portrait works well with good skin tones.
Indoors the results were mixed. The test shot taken of bottles produced a well lit, sharply focused image. This is an excellent result as this photo is taken in more or less complete darkness. The indoor portrait was very disappointing though. This picture is out of focus and there are also some strange colours around the mouth. On top of this there are areas of red/pink that are somewhat overcooked.
Finishing on a high note, the macro shot comes out very well. It is a bright, sharp image and bodes well for any type of close up photography.
Pros:
Value for money
Good picture quality
Design and build quality
Feature set
Cons:
Indoor portrait