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Summary: I've been using the Cool Pix 800 camera for about a year
Review: I totally hated this camera the first week I owned it. The manual was misprinted and impossible to make sense of, the software was (and still is) the worst and I dropped it and broke the battery door the second day I had it. Here's some things you should know: It eats AA batteries for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Exspect to buy a lot of batteries, even if you buy the AC adapter (which they should include anyway). The software only transfers the images to the computer. That's it. You can't rename the thumbnails until you have them downloaded. You only get 15 images on high res 1600 x 1200 and 100 images on low res. If you plan to e mail the images to be reproduced on photographic paper, you must use high res. You rarely need the flash. Turn it off while you are shooting. If you break the battery door, call the customer service, pay $18.00 and replace the door yourself. 3 little screws, no problem. Buy a larger capacity "flash card". This will increase the number of photos you can take before having to download. Hi res takes twice as long to download that low res. That's about it!If you need further assistance, e mailme...Bill Peary
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Summary: great camera
Review: I have no problem with the batteries or compact flash storage capacity. I like the low price for this product, which is being phased out. I bought a SanDisk Image Mate.. to load the pics into my computer. Overall a great buy!
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Summary: Good Camera Overall, but
Review: The Nikon Coolpix 800 takes a little getting used to for the novice but can be mastered fairly quickly. Photo quality is very good. Documentation is poor, and the bundled software virtually useless except for retrieving pictures from the camera to send to another photo editing program. The battery door already broke (4 months old) and the camera is in for service now. I had read something from other users about the poor quality of the battery door and obviously (unfortunately) they were correct. The tech I spoke to said they have no plans to beef up the door either! Guess I'll just have to be very careful, or order spares! Calling for service requires a half an hour listening to "we're sorry, all of our customer service reps are busy" then finding out there are no factory authorized service centers, so you have to mail the camera to Nikon in Melville Long Island! I mailed it last week so only time will tell if I'll be without the camera for months on end! PS: They won't send a replacement door for you to change youself under warranty.
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Summary: Good camera, but go for the Nikon Coolpix 880
Review: Skip this digital camera and go directly to the Coolpix 880 by Nikon (also on Amazon). Why, you ask? Well, this Coolpix is quite old (in terms of digital) and you'll be throwing your good money after a badly outdated camera. Here are the details why:Megapixels. The Coolpix 800 takes 2.1 megapixel pictures, but the 880 take 3.1 megapixel. (More pixels are preferred to less since this will affect your image quality. ANd believe me - you will SEE the difference!) Zoom. The 800 has a 2x optical, plus 2.5 digital zoom lens; however, the 880 has a 2.5x optical and the digital zoom. You always want as high an optical zoom because using pure digital zoom will make your pictures look fuzzy! Memory. Both the 800 and 880 come with 8 MB of CompactFlash, but most people would agree that this isn't enough. Purchase an additional CompactFLash card for 32 MB or more and you'll be happy you did. Downloading. The 800 only connects via serial port, but the 880 connects via serial OR USB. THe USB connection is MUCH MUCH faster for downloading pics to yoru computer, but the serial (800's only method) is horrendously slow. Batteries. THe 800 uses 4 AA batteries, but the 880 uses far superior and much longer-lasting 2CR5 lithium batteries. The 880's batteries also weigh less. Price. This is the ONLY reason you shoudl consider the 800 ($499) over the 880 ($699). But let's face it, if you have $499 for the 800, you should fork over the extra $200 and get the 880 so you can have a digital camera that will last you more than a year. The 800 is being phased out by Nikon. RUN to the 880 today! :)
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Summary: Best Value in 2.1 Megapixel Class
Review: Fantastic entry-level Nikon digital camera. Beautiful colors and sharpness, compact size, Nikon optics and a very good price. Here are some recommendations to make your Nikon 800 experience more enjoyable: 1. You need a large size (64M or larger)USB-enabled compactflash (like Lexar) or a USB compact flash reader to make transfers fast. The serial interface on the camera is too slow. 2. Make your own hand-strap. An elastic cat leash cut to size from the local pet store is the best. 3. Order a UV filter to cover and protect the lens. I love my Nikon 800. Highly recommended. 2.
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Summary: If you liked working with a manual 35 MM, the 800 is 4U
Review: Heard about the images this camera and the 880 gave, and they are great! This is not a point and shoot camera, because you have to override some of the automatic settings when there is backlight or even frontlight. I would not recommend it for anyone who hasn't had a 35 MM that they had to tweak the picture. The best thing about this complaint is that you can view the picture immediate and reshoot it again. One reason I got the 800 instead of 880 is that it takes 4 AA batteries and the 4 AA rechargeables are less costly.
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Summary: Good digital camera
Review: For the most part, I'm quite happy with my Coolpix 800 (bought at Amazon.com). It certainly gets the job done, and the images are as good as what I've gotten with my 35mm SLR, if not better. My main beefs are the ones that are well known about this camera: the flash and zoom are both very limited (to the point where I pretty much consider this an outdoor camera - the one time that I did use it indoors extensively, I set the sensitivity to ISO-400 and shot by available light), and I wish it were possible to manipulate the f-stop and shutter speed directly. And I've got a new beef: Due to the small size of the camera, it is nearly impossible to use it without getting thumb prints all over the LCD screen. But these notwithstanding, it is a great camera that takes good, well exposed crisp pictures, and that's the bottom line.
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Summary: A good product at a value for money price
Review: Got my Nikon 800 a month ago and have now had the chance to try it out. I have no qualms in saying picture quality is very good. My additional comments would be the same as many others; you get a lot of camera for your money in the Nikon 800. However, plan on spending an additional [sum] on a USB SmartCard reader, ...for a set of NiMH batteries and recharger (get the best, with 1600mAH capacity)... ... for a 32MB SmartCard. In fact I purchased a 64MB Sandisk card from Amazon... and on the 'normal' jpeg setting you will get 128 pictures. Finally, the carrying pouch that comes with the camera is useless as it offers zero protection against knocks. You'll want to get something more substantial. Other Dislikes: Plastic feel of camera body. Lense location on the far right hand side of the camera body (careful fingers!). SmardCard cover feels as if it will snap off, if even slightly mishandled. Those comments don't detract from what is still a great digital camera purchase.
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Summary: Great camera and GREAT tech support
Review: I wanted a digital camera for all the usual reasons. In addition to its usefulness for emailing, my second reason is that I take hundreds of snapshots yearly that I throw out as soon as I get home - sometimes, while still at Kinko's. It seemed like such a great idea to be able to delete all my duds - before any tree ever has to die for them, or (gasp) any photo lab worker has to see them. This is a great little camera. It is truly a simple-to-use, lightweight thing. I agree with all the praise. I wish I had known at the outset (if only to spare myself the headache) that the instruction manual - the good, big, complete one that I wanted to read cover-to-cover - is on a CD rom. Don't plan on reading it in bed, unless you want to first print all 54 pages. The little "quick" booklet (missing much material) that comes in the package has a loosely organized table of contents to the CD, but, inexplicably, no page numbers that would correspond to the topics in the printed material, so you must search. You must buy separate photo-editing software, unless you want to send your nice little photos only to have your recipient download them in in that ridiculous huge size we've all seen. In addition you will not be able to modify your photos in any way without the software. Four double A batteries were used up in an hour of snapping, viewing, deleting, snapping. When the batteries begin to wear out, the camera gets sluggish, and then it's time. A rechargeable battery pack (or two) is a must. An excellent feature of any Nikon camera is that the Nikon tech support line is a twenty- four hours a day, seven days a week operation. This is incredible. I had a few glitches with the Nikon software, and phoned several times. I was helped right away - efficiently and well. That alone is a fantastic plus, especially for someone who is not particularly good with new gadgetry. Terrific.
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Summary: great camera, so far.
Review: I bought the camera after reading the reviews and checking consumers report. for the money this camera is great. i do not use it alot and am still getting used to it but so far so good. i recommend this camera. i did get a great price plus a rebate. that helped me make the move and i am glad i did it. k.
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