Nikon win 3 TIPA Awards

Press Release:

“Nikon Europe is delighted to accept these awards from the Technical Image Press Association,” said Martina Beckman, Communication & Marketing Manager for Nikon Europe. “Recognition for the quality and excellence of Nikon products is particularly meaningful when it comes from the experts at Europe’s leading photographic magazines.”

The Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) was founded in 1991 as an independent, non-profit association of European photographic and imaging magazines. With 31 member magazines from 12 countries, TIPA is the largest and most influential association of its kind in Europe. The awards will be presented next month in Köln, Germany.

Nikon's winning products:

Nikon Coolpix P5000: Best Compact Digital Camera in Europe 2007

The Nikon Coopix P5000 is stylish and compact boasts a full 10-megapixels of resolution and comes with an optically stabilized f/2.7-5.3, 36mm-126mm 3.5x zoom lens. The easy to use camera offers 16 scene-optimized modes, seven movie modes, and Anti-Shake and High-Sensitivity modes. “The Nikon P5000 brings the creative controls of a D-SLR into the body of a compact camera,” noted the TIPA award. “It is designed with a prominent grip for stable shooting, and features both an optical viewfinder and a large 2.5-inch LCD that offers an excellent display for image composition and review.”

Nikon D40X SLR: Best D–SLR Entry Level in Europe 2007

The 10-megapixel Nikon D40X SLR is one of the smallest, yet fastest, digital single-lens reflex cameras available. It boasts near instant power-up combined with a shooting rate of up to three frames per second, as well as features like built-in auto focus, 3D Colour Matrix Metering and auto white balance.

“With a resolution of 10 megapixels and a sensitivity range from 100 to 3200 ISO, the Nikon D40X is an excellent D-SLR for those entering the world of digital photography, with superb image quality and a very fast shutter response,” noted the experts from TIPA. “The D40X is light, compact and boasts a high quality 2.5-inch LCD display for camera set-up and image review.”

AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED lens: Best Entry Level Lens in Europe 2007

This 55-200mm lens is a high-quality, yet affordable 3.6x DX zoom lens designed to work with Nikon’s market-leading D80 and D40/ D40X cameras. Delivering a picture angle equivalent to that of a 35mm format, 82.5-300mm zoom lens, the AF-S DX VR also features Nikon’s acclaimed Vibration Reduction stabilisation system and Silent Wave Motor for fast, quiet and precise auto focusing.

“This new 3.6x telephoto zoom lens from Nikon makes the Vibration Reduction image stabilization system available to everyone,” noted TIPA. “This feature compensates for the image blurring caused by camera shake, which is particularly prevalent when hand-holding with telephoto zooms.”