Our quick take
Nikon Coolpix P310 - 4.0 / 5
Pocketable design
Why the standard sensor?
Performance
To recap
By logic we weren’t sure we’d like the P310 that much. The “small” size sensor is a letdown, but then it does make it both smaller and cheaper than its established competitors. We do like it; in fact the more we used this camera the fonder we grew of it. Images are decent given the small sensor size, there’s plenty of focus, zoom and movie control and that f/1.8 aperture at the wide-angle setting is great to have. On the one hand it’s tricky to recommend this Nikon model over a larger-sensor compact such as the Canon S100, but on the other the far lower price point will make it attractive to those on a smaller budget.
