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Summary: Excellent camera for an excellent price
Review: If your thinking about buying a digital camera for this price definitely buy this Nikon 800. The 2.1 megpixels far outshine any 1.3 mega pixels cameras. The LCD monitor is like a tv. The battery life is also excellent I get about 1.5 hours on my rechargeables. Its completely worth the extra few bucks, why settle for less, as they say.I love this camera ive played with some similarly priced ones(EG Canon powershot s100) but i still love the Nikon 800. But so as to help you I'll tell you some points to note about the camera that some people may not like. 1. Rechargeable batteries are a must,eventhough the battery life is one of the longest around its pretty much a necessity for any digital camera. Batteries + recharger cost me 17 dollars. 2. The zooming capabilities on digital cameras are not very good. However for the Nikon you can buy a telefoto lens. 3. The memory card supplied with digital cameras is always the most basic. The Nikon comes with an 8MB card which with the settings(picture quality, picture size) that I have selected gets me about 50 pics. However at the best pic qualtiy and largest photo size, this card can only store one photo. However my photos show no adverse degradation in quality or size, so I do not feel the need to buy more memory. 4. There are loads of manual functions that you may never use, or use only sometimes. But it means that everybody is happy. 5. It's takes alot of practice(a few days) to capture moving objects and ensure to get the object at the precise moment you want it. 6. It comes with a soft, flimsy case , you want to buy more protection. 7. Downloading photos using the serial port is ok for an 8MB card. Anything higher than 16MB may become annoying. Certainly if your impatient get the usb card reader... I would be willing to pay a 100 bucks more for this camera its seriously that good. The pictures produced are just of such good quality.Suffice to say Im very happy with my purchase.
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Summary: Fantastic camera, can't beat the price!
Review: The Nikon Coolpix 800 is a wonderful camera for the price and has some outstanding features typically found on higher-priced models. The automatic picture taking mode does a good job of metering and focusing while the manaul mode gives the user the ability to change ISO, exposure, white balance and focus. I have had the camera in the dark, wet depths of slot canyons in Utah to the high, snowy country of Colorado. It has performed well in a variety of temperatures and has held up to a number of good hard knocks. An optional 28mm wide angle lens attachment is great. The only items that detract from the allure of this camera are: The flash is a bit weak. The serial port connection is slow, get a USB card reader. NiMH batteries are a must (But that holds true for just about any digital camera product). The included 8MB card is not hardly enough. Buy at least a 32MB card. You won't be disappointed with this camera, I'm very pleased with it!
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Summary: a step up from the tiny point-and-shoot
Review: this is the first serious digital camera i got, and i've been pretty hapy with it. great macro, decent zoom, and fair response time. the other complaints you hear, including how it chews batteries and the like, are generally true. still, given a pocket full of batteries, i'd take this with me when i go places. my biggest complaint is the size, it doesn't travel super well (i like to keep my hands free, i'm forgetful and often misplace things). i like to stick my camera in my pocket, and it just doesn't fit. still, its plusses make it a decent camera. i'd check out some of the newer coolpix cameras if you were buying new and had the budget for it, they're a great line.
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Summary: Minor annoyances
Review: Picture quality is superb, there is no question. There are a few minor issues that I wish I had known when I was shopping for digital cameras. I would like to have a little more zoom capability than the 2x lens provides, as well as better macro capability (or any macro at all). I understand that the Coolpix 950 has both. A flashcard disk drive is a neccessity as battery life is very short (4 AABatteries last maybe an hour). For example, taking and uploading 14 photos will zap 4 brand new Duracell Ultras. I did purchase 4 Nickel Metal rechargeable AA's and that helps ease the pain of replacing batteries. It would be nice if they included the AC adapter, no question this is a must for this camera. Uploading pictures from the camera to PC is easy but slow with the provided software. An additional photo editor other that the one provided will be neccessary to do any creative editing. On the bright side, the camera has an outstanding compact flash and is loaded with nice features that I have not taken the time to figure out. Overall, I am quite satisfied with this camera as the quality of photos can help me overlook some of it's shortcomings. I am however considering an upgrade to the Coolpix 950.
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Summary: Great value for a first time digital camera user!
Review: I'm very happy with my new Nikon Coolpix 800 camera. First of all the body is a nice size and shape. It's very easy to carry around and fits in even small purses, and feels quite durable. Second, it takes very good pictures! The quality of my prints from Amazon.com Photo Services by Ofoto is excellent. I take the pictures with the camera resolution set to "fine" and the 4x6 and 5x7 prints are excellent. Third, the automatic settings are smart enough to do the work for you, and it's fun to play with the self metering also. Fifth, it's cool to have Nikon brand camera. The only things I wish this camera had are a stronger zoom lens and a stronger flash for indoors. I'm very happy with this camera and feel I got a good deal for my first digital camera.
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Summary: This camera does the job like few other digital cameras.
Review: The Nikon Coolpix 800 is hard to beat. It's easy to use, produces great quality photos and the price is second to none. I have tried other digital cameras -- Kodak, Olympus, Sony, and more expensive Nikons -- and this one is by far the most impressive. I use the camera for newspaper and magazine work, and am quite happy. So is my editor. To save batteries, I turn the LDC monitor off, except for a brief viewing. And, I purchased a PCMCI adapter, which enables me to read the photos very quickly. This makes downloading the photos much more simple and less time consuming. There are a few minor problems with the camera. The biggest is that the zoom is disappointing compared to other mega pixel cameras -- even with the optional teleconverter lens. Here's why: The converter blocks the viewfinder, forcing the photographer to use the LCD monitor, which means batteries don't last as long. Still, I'm pleased with the purchase.
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Summary: no zoom
Review: This camera takes wonderful pictures but the zoom doesn't do the job. its no good for taking pictures of your child playing football but its great for pictures on a trip. be careful the lag between pushing the shutter and taking the picture is long as well as the time between pics at high quality.
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Summary: Great Camera !!
Review: I have been using this camera for about two years now. It takes great pictures and I have taken hundreds of pictures of my Grandchildren and made slideshows on Cds for them. I would absolutely buy this camera again. (I dont like the loose lens cap but I would not deduct a point for that.)
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Summary: Decent camera...that's about it
Review: I bought one of these when they came out. The first problem was the batteries. It ate them like no tomorrow. I ordered two sets of rechargeables and that fixed that. Then I bought a card reader to transfer pictures, and that really helped...until...I accidentally dropped it (not that hard) and it broke. ... It worked fine when I got it back. My other problem is the fragility of it. It's extremely fragile. I like the camera but would not purchase it again because of this.
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Summary: Update to my prior rating
Review: When I first got this camera it arrived broken and I went through alot of hoops and unworkable customer service before it was fixed. Now that I have the camera in my hand, it is really great. Takes great pixs and I love it. I like the crisp pixs and ease of use. I would buy this again.
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