Precisely 3.34 megapixels of pure nostalgic fun! Nikon Coolpix 990
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
- It may not be the most practical camera in 2022, but the Nikon Coolpix 990 is about having fun and the early 2000s vibe. Despite the low megapixel limitation the camera puts out some surprisingly nice images, and the camera itself gives you full manual controls, along with some nifty features like a close-up macro mode. The swivel body design is super fun to use. Overall I give it a thumbs up for fun-factor!
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How low can you go?
I mean, as far as megapixels are concerned. ;)
1.1mp, because my parents old digital cameras memory card died so I have to lower the resolution of the images to get more pictures, it's a 4mp but really a 3.98mp camera, doesn't sound good but it does better than my 13mp camera in my phone, I have my own digital camera that actually is a Nikon Coolpix but a newer one from 2014 with 20.1mp (really is 19.91mp) still getting used to it so I use both Cameras😂
Personally, 2.0mp. On my old Sony Ericsson W810i. I used to take snaps with that all the time and share them online. Not seen any of those old photos in years, dread to think how bad they look by todays standards haha
Been shooting with my d1h and still impressed. Colors are more important to me. Also if you shoot in hi-1 or hi-2 in black and white (3200 or 6400 iso) you get some fantastic grain. Similar to some films it feels.
How are the black and white files on it. Any chance at ir on it
Very cool! I just got the slightly older version for $5 at a thrift store. It still had the original receipt for $900 in the box... 😳
That's awesome! And you got the original box too? Great find. Just fun to find little time capsules like that.
Steal
My dad had one of these. It was one of his first digital cameras and he swears this was the peak in terms of ergonomics for all the cameras he's used.
fun fact, there's a slide/negative copy adapter for this camera. I still have this and the tele adapter, I used to have a lot of fun with it 5 years ago. Macro mode can even stunningly complete with today's cameras in some scenarios. The only problem is battery life, which doesn't last half a day
I didn't know about that! I did see the crazy large fisheye adapter that is attached to some gimbal system for panoramas or something. Little more than I wanted to spend on this camera though 😆
I do agree the macro mode is very nice 👍
@@snappiness there's even a hack to force a raw acquisition via diagnostic mode! It's a huge pain tho, as raw colors most of the time are innacurate and you have to convert the raw file to a usable dng
You are definitely one of the cool kids now man! 😁
I agree these old digicams can be a lot of fun. I still feel an irrational need to shoot "real" photos, so I've been sticking to ones that can do RAW and have at least ~10MP
Still I should try to revive one of my old Minolta Dimages that are somewhere in a box though...
I agree around 10mp cameras started to get really capable, but still have some nice flavor. I really like my 10mp DSLRs. I'm on an 8mp kick right now and that has also been really good. Excited for your gx200!
@@snappiness Also I wanted to say--I know I'm old when I feel nostalgic about an era (early 2000s) when in that era I was already feeling nostalgic about other eras 😂
@@JuanBuhler Lol, okay yes I am young. This was my childhood :)
Love it! What a unique camera 📷
Pretty neat, isn't it? I've had a lot of fun playing with it these last few months.
One thing I love about many of these old cams is how the sky is represented. Your third pic shows it off well. I have a Konica/Minolta Dimage G400 that produces a similar look. Even nicer via the in-camera monochrome filter. Looking forward to seeing your next cool old cam!
It's true, even a simple sky shot can be very telling about a cameras imaging. Thanks!
nostalgia aside, those images are shockingly good for how old it is. It even outperforms some phone cameras ive seen today lol
wow this really bring back some memories this was my very first digital Camera
Oh, very cool.
You remind me my first digital camera Nikon coolpix 995， it cost me 8 month’s salary and I love it so much，I still love the twist design, hope Nikon can bring this design to the new camara. the 995 lead me to the world of photography, now I have more than 30+ cameras and 200+ lenses. LoL
So what did you eat for 8 months 🤔🤷
THANK YOU, for sharing that was my 2nd real digital camera, wow, I also had a casio I believe crazy.
Cool! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Just picked up a Coolpix 4500 at the thrift! Very excited for the charger to come in the mail.
Hey what a coincidence! I've been using the 995 but I really like the look of your 990. Great imaging as well. Nice work!
Thanks Matt - do you mean the 995? I couldn't find a 994. Anyway, the 995 looks like an interesting upgrade it a lot of ways. Cool you are using one too. I look forward to hearing thoughts and seeing pics if you happen to make a video about it.
@@snappiness yep the 995 (sorry, typo due to my sausage fingers lol). It was cool to see more twisty style digicams in existence. I'd love to try something a little smaller if I can find one on the dusty parts of the internet
I like this series of videos. Thanks for spending your hard earned cash to bring us these little flashbacks :)
Thanks, I appreciate that :) I find it fun myself, but it makes it even better to find other people who enjoy it as well.
just picked up a 995 and i’m beyond excited to mess with it
Still got and use my 995, tiny screen but still great quality. I'm loving your lens hood!
That's great! What a fun camera
I have Nikon Coolpix 950 and that is really sensitive to infrared. 720nm filter gives white trees and grass and orange/brown-ish sky. Looks really cool! Maybe the 990 is also!
Thanks for your great videos! I got into infrared thanks to your Sony f828 video!
You think this one does ir too on black and white?
Fun vid Snaps! The stranger the better! 4 mpxl is the smallest i will buy though, I think that 5-12 is the sweet spots for digi cams that are still viable. That being said, I am always on the quest to find the hidden gems.
Yeah, I agree :) I'm liking my 8mp cameras I've been on a kick with.
Old enough to remember when this was brand spanking new. But couldn't afford it till the Coolpix 5400
I love these old point and shoot cameras. You should look into the Olympus CaMedia series
well I like 'em. I have seven, but people can be a bit sniffy about them. I just love the colours (colors)
I enjoyed the Nikon 4500 when I picked it up back in 2003. Sadly, it recently decided it doesn't want to power up any longer...
I love this channel, there's something satisfying about buying, receiving and using these classic early digital cameras, I'm currently chasing the Sony Cybershot V1, 5 megapixels of Pro quality produced art in the form of a camera. Check out the Sony H series, I've just aquired a mint H1, the ease of use and image results are amazing, till next time many thanks.
Thanks for the heads up! Besides my F828 and now F717 I haven't played with any other old Sony's or really know anything about them. Glad you're enjoying yours and I just may get my hands on one, one day ;)
I have bought both in the last month and I absolutely love them. The V1 has such a tiny display but the menus are so intuitive, being context based
I Loved my 950 and 990! I have so many old other digital camera. Topaz labs is your friend on these older pics you have taken years ago.
I haven't played much with Topaz labs but here great things. I've played a little with DxO's programs which I think are similar. It's amazing how they can breathe new life into some of these older cameras/old photos :)
I have one!
Hi! Can you please tell me how can I record with this cam? I can't find the mode 😢 only taking pics
Can the camera include date stamp on the photos?
Dude! I have the 950! It's a fun little camera. I dig the design, too.
I just need to get the wide angle lens attachment, though!
I got mine for $10 from UsedPhotoPro. They had a couple of them over there at least a few months ago! Might be worth checking out :)
@@snappiness Thank you! BTW I did a few tests to use rechargeable batteries on my camera as a form of upgrade. Modern LiOn AAs (I have ones that have microUSB ports in each battery) do not work very well (it's overkill for the camera, I guess) but your average store-bought rechargeable NiMH AAs work very well. Another upgrade I've done is re-using older SD cards with a CF adapter and it works well with card readers for mobile phones and modern laptops with USB C ports. These two minor upgrades gave the old girl a new lease on life.
The next thing is fixing that door latch for the battery. It doesn't fully close at all. I think a Velcro strip could fix that issue.
@@snappiness Oh yeah and I'll look into that site later. I really want to blow some minds off with that 950 for kicks.
are you able to take videos on this camera?
0:14 not short what is more unconventional the split camera or your 90 degree thumb.
thanks for a fun vid.
Awesome stuff! whats the name of that pentax model you showed? :o
The Optio X. Pretty uncommon to come by, from what I've seen.
Man I remember selling these at ritz camera…… time flies….
For $900! Or whatever it was. I was a bit young then and not looking at cameras yet but at least I was around 😄
@@snappiness the 2mp 950 was a deal back then! lol
what is the max memory card to use? i bought one, its came with 128mb
Should be compatible up to 2gb - a lot of pictures with these small files :)
I just picked one up and for the life of me I can not figure out how to import the photos onto my laptop! It seems like the old software is only compatible with Windows...any advice?
I am just moving the files off the card through a card reader. Are you trying to use it through a USB cable?
Cool camera. What memory card does it use?
It's CF 👍
That's a karate camera for sure
Funny thing is I use my parents Kodak easyshare cd43 from 2005, they got it around 2006 by the looks of it from old cds of baby pictures of myself, it's a 4mp (3.98mp) looks better than my phone which is 13mp (I think is really 5mp it just resizes the images more), the images look great, it looks like stuff from 2006 was taken yesterday and even now, you can see some artafacts but yeah, recently I got my own digital camera which is actually a Nikon Coolpix, I'm still getting used to it so I use both camera's, it's 20.1mp (really 19.91mp) I don't remember the full name of it but I'll edit it in here later😂
I used my family's original 2mp Canon point and shoot for years, before getting my first camera, a 10mp Canon point and shoot. Man, 10mp was HUGE I could not believe it, haha. Thanks for stopping by!
@@snappiness lol no probs, I think my parents had a 1 or 2mp camera before the Kodak around 2002 for my older siblings pictures back then, then probably Film before then😂
Memory please work i think my little Coolpix was called the 995. I think I paid $1000. I do remember getting a 8x10 print from the Lab and really loving the quality 🤣
Wonderful anecdote! Amazing to see how far we've come.
just bought this exact camera for $3 working
Nice find!
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Do you know what? I have 50 digital cameras (yes I know) and I have never bought a DSLR. Just sayin'.