Saul Williams: Afro Punk Concert, Nikon Coolpix Camera Test

Pictures taken at:
The Loft
1374 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta , GA 30309
Phone: (404)885-1365
Event: Afro Punk Tour





Last night I attended my first Saul Williams concert on the Afro Punk Tour. For this I did not want to bring my Bulky DSLR so I settled for my brothers Nikon Coolpix, which has nine megapixels, VR ISO of 3200 and a 3.0 inch LCD. and I have to say, it was much more fun than if I had brought my 30D. With the little Nikon I did not have to worry about people bumping into me dropping it, or getting a drink spilt on it, I actually had a great time.

I know the pictures would have turned out a million times better with my DSLR but then, I could have gone into camera mode and not really enjoyed myself and just been in the moment, it would have all become about getting the perfect shots.

For the images I set the Nikon's white balance to incandescent lighting, the shooting style to continuous, ISO sensitivity to 800, (which I later discovered I could go higher, >(.... a well maybe next time); the color option to Vivid Color, and finally the Auto focus to automatic. I am pretty happy with the pics, the down sided is I had to hold the cool pix up high and try to stand still in a crowd of dancing rockers but I think I got some good ones.




One feature that I have always enjoyed and now seems to come standard on almost all dslr's is the video feature. For the CoolPix this was a feature I enjoyed the most. Video took up most of my memory card space but it was well worth it. The video has great lighting and the sound was not bad.

The Coolpix retails for around $299.99 which is about average for the point and shoot market. For its portability,quality, and usability I give the Nikon Coolpix two thumbs up!!!

The concert it self was a blast, The four acts had great energy and the crowd more than returned it. All in all it was a great time, Thanks BG!