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color when the Nikon folks first told me about it but, it does grow on you and now it

doesn't really bother me at all.

Before you think that this is a "perfect" digicam, unfortunately it isn't. The Coolpix 990

suffers from the same problem as the 950, the builtin speedlite is too close to the lens

and extremely prone to redeye. The redeye reduction mode does little to help, the only

real solution is to use an external flash mounted away from the lens. There is a flash

sync connector that connects the 990 to a number of different Nikon Speedlites

including the new SB-28DX. Using these speedlites in bounce mode is of course the

perfect way to be rid of redeye forever but it a rather expensive solution.

Battery life is significantly improved when operating with the color LCD turned off. I had

no problem taking a day's worth (150+) of shots on a single set of NiMH rechargeable

batteries. It's the usual YMMV (your mileage may vary) once you start using the color

LCD as everyone uses it a little differently. With the LCD on you not only power it but

the continuous autofocus mechanism as well. Overall though I would have to say that

the smaller 1.8" LCD has contributed to better battery life as well as making it easier to

see in the sunlight.

The addition of the USB port was a major step in the right direction and it's no surprise

that Nikon did not package a serial cable. Downloading three megapixel images with the

USB port is a matter of seconds versus many, many minutes through a slow serial port.

Maybe we'll see an IEEE1394 FireWire port on the next Coolpix!

The included NikonView software communicated flawlessly with the camera and

downloads were very robust. The camera was detected by Windows 98 the moment I

turned it on and the USB driver installed from the CD with no trouble. The new

NikonView v3 software does not have the ability to control the camera though. As for

the optional USB remote control, we'll just have to wait to find out -- it isn't available just

yet.

The Coolpix 990 turns out some of the sharpest images I have seen yet from a three

megapixel digicam. The color balance and saturation is very good and the exposure

control is what we have come to expect from Nikon's best cameras. Just as the Coolpix

950 was one of the top selling digital cameras of 1999 I have no doubts that the new

990 is going to do the same in 2000. It's everything the 950 was and more, a whole lot

more!

9/18/00 Nikon 990 (or 950) Firmware update

Nikon has released the v1.1 firmware for the Coolpix 990 which allows it to work with

the wired remote control as well as fix or improve a few other things. The latest Coolpix

990 firmware is available from the

Nikon Tech USA site

and the

Nikon Euro site

- please

get your upgrade from the appropriate source and read the upgrade instructions

thoroughly before performing the procedure.