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Summary: Love the pictures - batteries lose power too quickly
Review: This camera couldn't be easier to use and the picture quality is wonderful. However, the batteries die so quickly that I am in the market for better batteries (hope they make them). Even the rechargeable batteries that I have lose power after using the camera for 5-10 minutes. Aside from that, the camera is very easy for a "non-camera" geek and downloading to the internet is very easy. I bought the card reader but didn't really need it.
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Summary: Great camera for the price.
Review: This camera has many good features I have used so far and many I haven't learned yet. The camera is easy to use if you don't want to spend a lot of time with the CD's and included manual. But the extra features are there if you want to get a little deeper, which I plan to do when I have the time. Sharp pictures, ease of use, TV out, and enough extra settings and features to keep you going for a while. The only reason I didn't rate this five stars is because the batteries that came with the camera lasted about an hour. I bought a charger and some NiMH batteries and they seem to do the trick.
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Summary: Great Point and Shoot Camera
Review: This camera is great for the average user. It is small, light weight, and EASY to use. Like all Nikon cameras it takes great pictures. Unless you're making posters, 2 MegaPixels is all you'll ever need to take snap shots or even 5 x 10's.
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Summary: Best bang for buck
Review: This camera is great. UPS delivered it today and I have been bowled over by all the features that I didn't know it had. The photos are very sharp--I can't imagine needing more than 2 megapixels. The 20-second video mode is neat, too. The camera does use batteries like crazy though. Using the LCD instead of the viewfinder takes some adjustment, but is superior in my opinion. The LCD is super-bright and crisp. After using it for a short time today, I have already gone through the supplied Panasonic batteries! I recommend some powerful rechargable batteries for this unit.
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Summary: Great Camera for the price
Review: This is a great camera for outdoor photography. We took this camera to our Canada Trip and the result was beyond our expectation. It took excellent photographs of Niagara falls in the night using the Night Scene Mode.
Also, both of my kids ( 4 and 8 yrs old) can takes great photos ( in auto mode) with this camera. It consumes lots of battery power so rechargeable batteries are recommended. I also purchased lexar media compact flash card (256MB) with this camera.
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Summary: Coolpix 2000
Review: This is a very user friendly camera and it is so simple to use. Value for money.
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Summary: Coolpix 2000
Review: This is a very user friendly camera and it is so simple to use. Value for money.
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Summary: Excellent camera but two minor drawbacks
Review: This is my first digital camera but I had the chance to compare this against other cams owned by friends & family. I've been using it for a little more than a month now, here are my "results" ;) Positive notes go to... Picture quality:
Great. Details are crisp & colors are natural.
Ok pictures are a little overexposed when the flash goes on in a mildly lit environment, but I had this problem with my old-fashioned "analog" camera as well and advanced photographers can use the exposure settings to minimize this. Features:
Great. This camera has every feature I need. It has a wide variety of settings & option, you can record "animations" (no sound), etc... In addition the user interface is clear & user-friendly. Design:
Looks ok, handles great. A little bulky but not oversized. Negative aspects... Battery:
Battery life is low. This is the main drawback: as you can't switch the TFT view off (no optical viewfinder), batteries die rather quickly. They don't last more than 1-2 days under moderate use. Maybe using rechargeable lithium batteries might help, but I haven't tried it yet. So if you use this while traveling, be sure to bring in 2 sets of 4 rechargeable batteries with you. You'll probably have to change batteries every day. Because of this, you'll have to carry spare batteries everywhere you go... Grrrr... Software included:
Nikon's software was really lame. My brother's Sony has much better software. I uninstalled everything and now I'm only using XP's built in features. Overall... This is a great camera if you don't mind the battery life that might fall a little short. But my brother's Sony doesn't last much longer either. This is maybe a common problem among all digital cameras. But it's worse here because you don't have the alternative to use an optical viewfinder... Still if you don't want to spend much and if excellent quality pictures are more important than long battery life, give it a try!
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Summary: Easy to use, lots of great features
Review: This is the first digital camera I have ever bought and it was totally worth it. Ive only had it for 3 days. Even without the rebate the price was reasonable. It would be great for a beginning photographer and for the experienced. The photos come out very crisp and colorful, its easy to use, has lots of great features (including the different light settings and macro mode...Im obsessed with it), the menus are easy to use...even without browsing through the manual before hand. Ive read other reviews complaining about the memory card being a little difficult to remove...nonsense. Theres no viewfinder but the LCD screen is great...very clear and sharp. One warning though...battery life. If you buy this camera, BUY one set of NiMH rechargables and a charger. I went through one set of 4 AA's in one day because I had no idea how fast the camera would drain them. If youre like me and cant afford to buy the batteries & charger yet, another item I would defintely recommend is the EH-53 AC power adapter...its excellent for uploading the pictures and not having to use batteries. It seems like a lot of extras youve got to buy but its completely worth it.I installed all of the software on Windows 98 with no problems at all. If you want to edit your photos I suggest downloading Paintshop Pro or some other image editing program. Overall, this camera is excellent and Im sure it will be even better once I get a little more practice with it.
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Summary: Tip
Review: To get the most out of the camera, learn about the EV-setting. I take several shots of a sceene with different EV-settings which helps me get the ultimate version of the sceene. I always use in camera sharpening set to high or the images are soft. The best shot selector (the camera takes several shots and picks the less blurry of them automaticly) is always on too. The landscape mode is used often (focus on infinity) with my camera. I've grown to dislike the auto color/contrast option in the software. Better adjust the image with the brightness and color control for wider contrast range. If I can, I put the camera on a fence, a book shelf or some thing and use the timer for less blurry pictures. The in camera auto color is best with sunlight and the manual white setting is used indoors if possible, otherwise incadescent. A great camera at that price.
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