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Summary: Amazing Camera
Review: After careful searching for the right digital camera I purchased this honey. I have been thrilled with all aspects of my Nikon Coolpix 800. It is so lightweight (usually carried a Canon with 300 zoom lens) . . it fits in my purse. The macro is amazing. It was bad weather here, so I went to Meiers store and photographed . . . jelly beans, colored foil wrapped kisses, flowers, people . . . all without a flash. They came out beautifully. The battery life is great. I have used mine for over two weeks and it is just now run down. I did buy the USB card reader . . .a must have. I also had to go to the HP web site and download a driver update for my scanner to make it work. All in all I truly love this little camera. I am an artist who works from photos . . . I have the whole world at my fingertips now with no waiting for processing. Best buy for your money . It's worth twice the price.
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Summary: Nikon Coolpix 800 - Happy with it!!
Review: I just bought my Nikon Coolpix 800 through Amazon (good buying experience, by the way, the camera was shipped within the two weeks Amazon said it would be). This camera is my second digital camera, replacing a 640 x 480 clunker. My choice was based on determining that 1600 x 1200 resolution would be sufficient for my needs, and the Nikon seeming to give the best pictures in that resolution range on the review sites (epinion.com, megapixel.net, etc.). So far, this camera has not disappointed me. The picture quality is excellent. The quality is as good as, or better than anything I have ever gotten with a 35mm SLR. I have gotten great compliments from photographic friends for the quality of pictures that I have emailed them that were taken with this camera. The camera does lack aperture- or shutter-priority options, but you can finesse around that with the EV control. I am also pleased with the black and white and VGA options. The VGA setting is 640 x 480 resolution, but still better quality than my old one. This is good if you only plan to email a picture to someone or use it on a web site. I also like the ability to adjust white balance, including manual white balance adjustments. All in all, a great picture taking digital camera for the money.
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Summary: Nikon Coolpix 800
Review: I am really enjoying this camera. It is very easy to use as a point and shoot camera as well as having the manual mode for the more advanced user. I am the in between user. I have been enjoying learning how to take great shots with this camera. The paper book manual is very basic and will get you started right away. It is really easy to get started. It also has a little "quick guide" pamphlet so you can find basic functions fast. Then it comes with an in-depth reference manual on a CD-ROM. This I felt was a little inconvenient. I'd rather be able to page through a book quickly to find what I need, but others may like the CD-ROM manual. But I would not let that deter you from buying this camera. I bought this camera because of the higher resolution (the 2.11 megapixels) to be able to print quality photos. I plan on using Amazon's Ofoto site to have them printed as well as printing them on my Epson. Of course I love to email my photos to everyone as well. But so far the picture quality is great. Especially outdoor shots. The flash for indoor shots could be stronger. This seems to be the norm with digicams having a harder time indoors. Up close is fine but the back of the room is dark. There are ways around that using the manual mode. The software that came with the camera was very generic. So if you are very into editing, I would buy additional photo editing software. Additional things that I bought were rechargeable batteries and a charger. I drained the batteries that came with the camera in one day of usage. The LCD really drains the batteries. I also bought a 64mb compactflash card from Lexar. The 8mb is just not enough. Especially if you were to go on vacation. The Lexar card came with a jumpshot cable (a memory reader). It was very reasonabley priced. You just plug the cable into the USB port in your computer. Then you take the memory card out of the camera and put it into the reader. This helps out because you don't have to plug your camera in all the time to download your photos and it won't waste the batteries. Plus it is faster than the serial cable that comes with the camera. One thing I might mention about Lexar's jumpshot cables is that they will only read Lexar cards. But for the price of the card that included the jumpshot cable it was well worth it. And it was so easy to use. I still plan on getting a nicer case for my camera. One with more padding. And if you were go on vacation, you would need a spot for the batteries, the charger and also the software if you need to download it to a computer. All in all I am very happy with my purchase. I had been researching it more months on sites like Megapixel.net and ZDNET as well as other camera reviewing sites. The price was exceptional for the quality of this camera and I would highly recommend it.
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Summary: Great Bargain
Review: This is a great camera! I have had it for only a few hours and have taken several great pictures. This is my first experience with a digital camera. i feel vert comfortable with it. It is virtually ready to use out of the box. All I need now is a larger memory card and I will be ready for my vacation.
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Summary: Bang For Your Buck!
Review: Wow! What a bargain! At a price less than most of the competition (cameras w/ at least 2 megapixels), the Nikon Coolpix 800 is a steal. This camera has many advanced features, many found on higher-end cameras, although it's still simple enough for novice users, like me, to handle. With a quick skim the manual you will be off and running. The layout of the camera is very logical and easy to navigate. Most people will probably use the autofocus although a manual focus mode is avaliable for more "advanced" options for photo-taking. The autofocus is terrific and allows the user to have a "point-and-click" attitude to digital photo imaging while encompassing the advantages of the incoming "digital age." The TFT LCD screen allows you to have a great view of pictures you have taken and stored on the compact flash card. The LCD on-screen menu is extremely easy to operate. It produces superb pictures rivaling many higher resolution cameras. With a decent printer, you could produce photos detailed enough to rival that of regular 35mm "professional" development. The print quality is great and it is enhanced by high quality photo paper. It is a good idea to do plenty of research on the digital camera topic before you purchase one since it is quite an investment even for the "cheaper" cameras. The included 8mb compact flash card is decent, holding 16 "normal" detail 1600X1200 photos, although I would recomend purchasing a larger capacity one (i.e. 16mb+). Another additional bonus would be to purchase a compact flash reader to download the images. They are relatively cheap and reduce the download time. Rechargeable batteries would be an added plus since the LCD display is a battery drainer. Another important accessory would be a high-quality carring case considering the amount of money put into the camera. Overall the Nikon Coolpix 800 is a great camera at a bargain price.
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Summary: My first digital camera
Review: I received my Nikon Coolpix800 in the mail on Friday, almost in time to get all the nights of Chanukah. I took it to the dinner that evening and took pictures of the kids and other congregants. I also took it home and took some great close-up shots. You can't necessarily tell how the picture will come out just from looking at the LCD screen, but when the pictures were viewed on my computer, they were really nice. The pictures were clear. Even though the room wasn't that light, the pictures were fairly bright. I forgot to change the focus to distance for one picture of the kids on the stage, so it didn't come out that great--oops. Also, the close-up shots were really nice--even in darkness or low light, when the LCD screen won't show anything, the pictures come out clear and bright. I noticed two things I thought were unusual. The first is that the pictures seem to be better when the zoom lens is low or zoomed-out. If I used the close zoom as opposed to simply moving closer, the picture seemed darker and less clear. The second--the batteries did start to go low later in the evening. So, I plugged in the A/C adapter. I forgot to unplug it, and the batteries were fully-charged in the AM. I don't think I was sent rechargeable batteries, but having the A/C adapter seems to extend the battery life, so, though I saw the low battery light in the evening on the first night I started taking pictures. I have used the camera with and without the A/C adapter, and I am still on the first set three days and 40 pictures later. I also do recommend having the USB CompactFlash system to download pictures--it takes seconds to download about 8MB. I bought a larger disk (32MB) and have used over a quarter of the pictures, and it takes less than 30 seconds to download all of the pictures--they appear quickly and clearly. I am considering keeping the disks and just buying more like I would buy film for negatives, as the picture quality decreases when I put them into programs on my computer.
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Summary: Wonderful camera, but...,
Review: Like everything about the camera except it is not 'twain' compatible and means a lot unnecessary moving of data to utilize various, good graphic programs. So, for the price, it is a good performer but had I known the above fact in advance, I would have purchased something else.
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Summary: I love my Nikon 800 Digital Camera
Review: I've been a camera nut for over 30 years, but have always used 35mm or 2-1/4 film. I have had my Nikon 800 for 6 weeks now and doubt I will ever use film again. The photo quality is fantastic. Using the normal setting, about 500kb/photo(the high res is about twice the size), the 4x6 prints are indistinguishable from 35mm and are comparable at 8x10. The ability to image both the light and dark portions (ie the shaddowed areas in a bright sunshine shot) of a photo are far superior to film. My prints on an HP 862 printer using "best print quality" and Kodak glossy premium picture paper are photo shop quality. It is very easy to use. I have spent less than 5 minutes with the manual. I have shot almost everything on auto exposure with great results. I have had no problem with exposures too dark. Three small negatives (pun intended), the cycle time between exposures can exceed 2 seconds, the flash is weak, and the Pictureworks/HotShots software included is cumbersome. The exposure speed, iso 100 equivilent, can be frustrating in low light situations, but this is common to all digital cameras. You do need to buy a 36 or 64mb... flash card to hold 60 to 120 photos until you can download to yourcomputer. The 8mb that comes with this (and most other) camera only holds 8 to 16 images. A SanDisk USB flash card reader... will quicken the transfer to your computer and save batteries.
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Summary: Highly recommended
Review: After reading just about every review I could find, I finally purchased the Coolpix 800. I was looking for a camera that was above 2 mega pixels and $500 or below. I have read some of the reviews about the low quality of pictures in a dark room, but after playing with the light meter adjustment I did not have any problems with the quality of brightness of the photo. I even went to the extreme and took some close up photos, outside, in total darkness of a Hybiscus bush. The photo showed incredible detail and deep rich color from the flowers. I also read some of the complaints about the auto focus always being on and drawing on battery power. This is only the case if you leave it on this setting. You can set it to only auto focus when you press the shutter half way. The pros for this camera are: It's easy to figure out. Takes great pictures. Has lots of features for manual and automatic photos. You can even take black and white photos. Different lens settings like fisheye and wide angle. Manual and Auto settings. LCD screen is incredible. It does have a lens cover. and it is fairly compact. It's a lot of fun shooting pictures just to see what kind of results you get with the manual settings. I was able to have fun with this camera right out of the box. My only complaints are that I wish it came with a power supply, the battery cover is a little flimsy, and the software that comes with the camera isn't anything to get all excited over. Bottom line is if I had to buy it again I would do it gladly and without hesitation. Hope this makes your descision a little easier.
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Summary: Excellent is the only word !!
Review: I got this from Amazon.com 3 days ago and is still shooting away. Sharp pictures, excellent focusing & light weight. Here are some negative points if that's what you are looking for - 1. It is a battery hogger. The 4 energizer (alkaline) battery pack that came with the camera lasted only for about 20 pictures. You NEED rechargeable NiMH battery. .... Andthe charger is [even more money]. You don't really need the optional AC adapter. It is just another thing to load the electrical outlet near the PC. 2. The 8MB CompactFlash card is just not enough if you want to stick to the 1600x1200 resolution which is the default. At normal compression, you can have only 16 pictures. I feel that 640x480 resolution should have been the default. 640x480 is only available in advanced options. At 640x480, the 8MB card can hold 102 pictures at normal compression which is good enough for me. But if you want to stick to 1600x1200, you may be better off considering a card with more capacity. I decided not to reduce the number of stars because of these negative points because the quality easily makes up for them and these negative points may be unavoidable (as in the case of battery usage) or not applicable to all (as in the case of resolution & storage size). I had been using Nikon N50 (non-digital) for years and had fallen love with that camera. I guess the N50 will have to excuse me now !!
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