Red Dot Award: Product Design for Nikon

Saturday 30 March 2019, 21:12 by Michelle Peeters | 6,640 views | 0 comments

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Nikon's mirrorless Z Mount System and the COOLPIX P1000 with DF-M laser sight have received the "Red Dot Award: Product Design 2019", a leading award for products released over the past two years and excelling in nine aspects, including design, innovation, ergonomics, functionality and sustainability.

Award-winning products:

The Nikon Z system and the Nikon COOLPIX P1000 impressed the panel of design specialists who had to assess the entries. Below are the Nikon products that won a Red Dot Award 2019.

Nikon's mirrorless Z system

Nikon's Z system (the Z6 and Z7) features a new mount with a larger diameter, to which compatible NIKKOR Z lenses and accessories can be attached.

This significantly increases the possibilities for optical performance. With the FTZ mount adapter, you can also use NIKKOR lenses with an F mount.

The Z Mount System offers a range of powerful lenses, including an extremely fast f / 0.95 lens.

Nikon COOLPIX P1000

The COOLPIX P1000 superzoom camera we wrote about earlier was praised for its excellent performance in optical engineering.

The camera has 125x optical zoom, the world's largest zoom range on a compact camera. This lets you cover an incredible range of focal lengths, from 24mm to as much as 3000mm.

The EXPEED image-processing engine built into the camera provides superior image quality, while Dual Detect Optical VR, which provides a level of vibration reduction equivalent to a 5.0-stop * 3 increase in shutter speed, makes sharp and clear images possible, even with handheld telephoto shots, according to Nikon.

The DF-M1 laser sight also received attention. Together with the P1000, it won the 2019 Product Design Award.

The laser sight is designed to help photographers make use of the furthest reaches of the P1000's zoom range and accurately track subjects without having to look through the lens.

This fully supports capturing previously impossible subjects, including birds and celestial bodies, according to Nikon.

Red Dot Design Award

The Red Dot Design Award has existed for more than 60 years and is a leading worldwide award for products released over the past two years and excelling in nine aspects, including design, innovation, ergonomics, functionality and sustainability.

More than 5,500 entries were submitted for the "Red Dot Award: Product Design 2019", which was judged by a panel of recognised design specialists from around the world.

The winning products are displayed at a special exhibition held from 8 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 at the Red Dot Design Museum in Essen, Germany.

You can find more information about the Red Dot Design Award here.

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