Nikon's Photokina 2000 compact — Coolpix 990's 3.3MP CCD in a smaller fixed body, 2.5x zoom, CompactFlash
The Coolpix 880 was Nikon's headline consumer digital camera at Photokina 2000, announced in August that year. It took the imaging pipeline of the enthusiast Coolpix 990 and repackaged it in a smaller fixed-body design, sitting below the swivel models in the range.
It used the same 3.34-megapixel 1/1.8-inch CCD as the Coolpix 990 behind a 2.5x optical zoom, with Nikon's matrix metering handling exposure. Images were written to CompactFlash Type I cards, and power came from either a disposable 2CR5 lithium cell or Nikon's optional EN-EL1 rechargeable battery.
Reviewers of the day rated its image quality at the top of the 3-megapixel compact class, with neutral colour and accurate metering. It is palm-sized rather than pocketable, and suits collectors of early Nikon digitals and anyone curious about turn-of-the-millennium CCD rendering.
Check which battery arrangement is supplied: 2CR5 lithiums are still sold but pricey, while EN-EL1 batteries and chargers are long discontinued. A working CompactFlash card and reader are needed to get images off, and the LCD and lens mechanism deserve close inspection on a camera this age.