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Summary: Poor Color but nice camera -
Review: Bought this and the new SONY P100 yesterday and compared both in detail. We took the same shot on both and had both developed at a Professional photo lab so the prints would be able to be compared.The Nikon felt awesome in the hand, Turned on fast and did almost everything right. We started to see problems when shooting in sunlight. The screen on the Sony was much more readable. Like 30-40% better readability. Ok , now for the bad news.. The Nikon's color is way way off for pictures of people. What amazes me is all the reviews that get done are with pictures of frogs and flowers. How about most people take pictures of people. The skin tones on the Nikon 5200 Are terrible. Skin looks pink and burned. Not very real at all. Way to redish pink and not natural even a little bit. This was with flash on and off in both indoors and outdoors shots. The sony pics were much more true to life. Believe me , I wanted to keep the Nikon and not the sony for the overall feel of the Nikon but after seeing what we saw. The sony is the ticket and goodbye Nikon..
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Summary: Just whant to say
Review: Hi-I just wanted to say that the guy who gave this 2 stars wrote that same review for a lot of cameras so dont be fooled by there review. Its a GREAT CAMERA!
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Summary: Wonderful camera!
Review: I bought this camera 2 weeks ago, and I love it! I have two Nikon SLR cameras already, so I decided to go once more with Nikon for my first digital camera. I bought an extra battery (batteries take 2 hours to charge, but battery life is good), a 512 mb card, which holds a LOT of pictures, and a camera case. Most of my pictures have turned out pretty good. I have had a few that were blurry. I have also had some reddish skintones, but by trial-and-error, I have come to the conclusion that it was from poor indoor lighting. The red-eye feature is great, but if your kids more around as fast as mine do, using this feature slows the shutter speed, and you miss the actual picture you were trying to get! I think the few minor problems I have found with this camera are due to my mistakes. I have yet to try out several of the other features. You will have little problem with this camera if you READ THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL!!! I looked over mine while the battery charged the first time. It saved me a lot of time. Nikon wins again!
Rating: 
Summary: Pretty Good - Well Priced
Review: I purchased a 5200, primarily due to the $100 rebate they have going with Epson for the Picture Mate. As it turned out, the camera is very competitive with others and takes great pictures.
Pros:
- Color - I had a Minolta and a Pentax before this and the Nikon provides the best color saturation and true color. The Minolta had a habit of making everyone look slightly red and the Pentax made darker skin people look even darker.
- Design - although not as shirt pocketable as the Minolta Dimage X, the new Canon SDs or the Pentax Espios, it is still pretty compact. The "handle" on the right side of the camera makes it easier to hold, but makes it a little bulkier than the other cameras
- Flash - a decen flash for a camera this size. Some of the others I have used can't illuminate anything more than 6-8 feet away. This camera can go a little farther and wider.
- Lens - a true Nikon lense, you can see the difference in the clarity and when playing with the "depth of field"
Cons:
- Pictures can be soft - They look great at 4x6 prints, but you can tell a little fuzziness on a large LCD monitor. I think it might be on purpose, as I can sharpen up the image considerably using some photo software.
- LCD - only 1.5". The competition is using 2" LCDs now.
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Summary: Great Camera!
Review: I purchased this camera and have been very happy with it. It is a great size and weight. My pictures have turned out great!
The program it comes with to edit your pictures has a great email feature... It automatically reduces the size of the picture from 5MP (or whatever you took the picture in...) to 640x480 for easy and quick emailing. It sends the picture(s) directly to your email software.
I have only 2 problems with the camera...
(1) you can't rotate pictures on the camera. If you take a picture lengthwise, usually a camera (like many Cannon and many Sony cameras) will have a feature that allows you to rotate the picture so you can view it without holding the camera sideways. Nikon should have added this simple, but useful feature. You can, however, rotate the pictures once you upload them to Picture Project before emailing them. But, it takes time to go through each photo and make sure it is positioned correctly for email, but at least you can do it so people don't have to lay their heads on their desks to view your pictures!
(2) the Picture Project software that comes with the camera makes it very easy to post your pictures to Nikon's website, but it takes alot of time to post your pictures to (for example) Ofoto.com or Sams's Club.com. Both of those companies print cheap digital prints (Ofoto is .29 cents and Sam's Club is .18 cents per print)... I think Nikon.net's price was .45 cents per print (no thanks!).
A BIG plus to buying this camera is their technical online help. They were GREAT!!! I emailed my questions about my two "problems" above and they emailed me back with solutions within 3 days and it was FREE! I can wait up to 3 days for an answer if it is free. No problem!!
All in all I think this is a GREAT camera and I would purchase it again even with the two MINOR problems I've had!! It was even rated "Editor's Choice" in a few magazine's. I'm very happy with the Nikon 5200!
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Summary: Just bought mine.
Review: I really like my new 5200. I am new to the digital camera scene but I'm glad I bought the Nikon. The salesman explained the diferences between the many 5 Meg cameras in stock and I found the Nikon to be the easiest to learn to operate. My wife is usually the camera person in the house but I believe this camera will be much more fun than a regular film camera. I love the idea of snapping loads of shots, looking at them on the computer, and THEN deciding which ones to keep. Digital is the way to go and this Nikon is the way to get there.
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Summary: a HUGE disappointment
Review: I really wanted to love this camera - but alas, it was not to be. The ability to capture video with sound at VGA was a real big selling point for me, but of course, it is primarily a still camera....which is where it falls terribly short. The first one I bought I had to return because the focus was defective. I called Nikon and they said to take it back. The second one took decent quality photos, but not only was there a pixel out on the display (which would be okay if the camera wasn't $525), but there was also a defect on the ocular viewfinder which showed as a "warped" area in the form of a line right across the center. I have a Kodak DC290 2.1 MP that is about six years old and it takes much sharper pictures that this Nikon. I was really shocked by the lack of overall quality control (two cameras defective) and the lack of sharp images. For now, I will stick with my old Kodak until something with all the features that are in this Nikon comes along --- and works. ***UPDATE***
I returned this and got the Sony Cybershot DSCP100 instead. WOW! What a difference! With the Sony, all of the same horrible test photos I took with the Nikon came out excellent! Not only that, but I saved $100. Thank you Sony...
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Summary: It just works
Review: It is a great camera. It takes great action shots in the light, good portrait shots anywhere. and really great regular shots. Battery life is great and size is perfect. It just works and does the thing its supposed to do, TAKE GOOD PICTURES. You won't be disapointed.
Don't forget to get at least 256MB for memory card)
Rating:
Summary: A beatiful camera
Review: It's a great camera, a little expensive I think, but it is worthwhile. The Coolpix 5200 5.1 effective magapixels, a 3X
Zoom Nikkon Lens ED Glass (38 - 114mm) and 15 Scene Models.
It offers advanced red-eye reduction function, 2.5 fps high-speed
continuos shooting and 640x480 size movies complete with
sound.
Rating:
Summary: Great camera - easy to use like a professional!
Review: My hubby gave me this camera for my birthday and I must admit that I love it! First, it is very easy to use and takes fantastic pictures! It is lightweight and compact and fits well in your hand! I have smaller cameras, but I'm always afraid I'll drop them - the Nikon Coolpix 5200 is much eaiser to handle.
Previewing pictures is a snap with the large LCD screen, and you can switch from picture mode to sport mode (takes loads of pictures in rapid succession) to movie mode. The zoom works well and you can even add voice. Battery life is good - which isn't always the case (you know what I mean when you've taking pictures at a parade and when your child finally shows up the battery has died - argh!).
The price is a little steep, but you can usually find it on sale somewhere and the quality and ease of use definitely justify the price! A great camera - a perfect holiday gift!
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