“The “P” in Nikon Coolpix P4 stands for “Performance”, and overall this camera delivers on that promise. This is a fairly compact camera that you can take everywhere, which is well-designed in the sense that it is intuitive to use, rather than good to look at. The 3.5x zoom lens covers a versatile focal length of 36-126mm, and the new Vibration Reduction feature is a very effective addition to the Coolpix range, especially as the fastest ISO speed of 400 is rather noisy. Image quality is very good, with only the night photograph spoiling the overall performance. The action aspect is the weak point of the Nikon Coolpix P4. There is no shutter-priority mode, a slowest shutter speed of only 2 seconds, and a slow continuous snapping speed. For most other situations, however, the P4 is perfect, with the aperture-priority mode and new menu system being particularly well implemented. If it suits your style of photography (and it suited mine), then the Nikon Coolpix P4 is well worth considering.”

So says Mark Goldstein in his Nikon Coolpix P4 review at PhotographyBLOG.

The Nikon COOLPIX P4 features 8.1 effective megapixels of image resolution and delivers professional-quality imaging power to the average consumer. The high-quality 3.5x Zoom- Nikkor lens has a focal range equivalent to that of a 36-126mm lens in 35mm format and the large and bright 2.5-inch LCD makes for easy viewing in all conditions. The camera is compact and lightweight, measuring just 3.6 x 2.4 x 1.2 inches and weighing less than six ounces.

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Nikon Coolpix P4 Features
8.0-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 16 x 22-inch prints
3.5x optical zoom; 2.5-inch LCD display
Continuous snapping at up to 1.8 frames per second
BSS (Best Shot Selector) identifies and saves the sharpest image automatically from ten sequential shots
Powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery (battery and charger included); stores images on SD memory cards (23 MB internal memory included)