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Summary: Worst Digital Camera I have ever used
Review: I purchased this camera with great expectations. I have used other Nikon models with very good success. This camera gave very washed out pictures and skin tones when used indoors. The flash is not what it should be. The skin tones looked green, almost dead. I did like the nikon4 software program because it allowed a person to save pictures to a file, renamed the pictures to what ever the user wanted and evens allows the pictures, as a group, to be saved as a given size. This was nice because it made renaming and saving photos a snap because they were saved as a batch. I returned the camera and purchased a Canon Power shot S110 Elph. The difference is striking. For around the same money, I think the Canon wins easily. Vivid colors and a GREAT flash that leaves colors vivid and true.
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Summary: Nikon 775 Coolpix for technophobes
Review: I'm your average intelligent person but I am terrified of anything to do with loading and poking around computers, I've worked in high tech for over 12 years but whenever my computer hiccups I pick up the phone and call helpdesk. So I was amazed that I figured out how to load the software on both my office Win2K and home Win98 computers with minor issues - one being I couldn't figure out how to eject the hardware device before unplugging the USB and my camera. Love the ease of the controls, great pictures, lots of options, Flash is not great but gosh these are little cameras ergo... One disappointment however, is the editing software - it (is bad) - cumulus schmumulus - hello Nikon - are you absolutely NUTS? I want to use this camera not get into a lifelong relationship with Cumulus or go to school to have to figure out how to catalog this stuff. Canon is creaming you on their packaged in the box software including elemental photoshop! I got free ofoto software and it is fine for starters but now I have to go buy photoshop or something equivalent at an arm and a leg. Ditto what a previous reviewer said - Shame on NIkon! I still love my little camera though. Within 24 hours of getting it (again - I'm a technophobe) my hubby and my 2 year old are up on my desktop as my wallpaper (thanks to Ofoto!)
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Summary: Only Half Way There
Review: Like another reviewer I read at this site,I find that the Coolpix 775 is incompatable with EasyCD Creator 4.x and therefore I can't upload from the camera. Tech support had no estimate on availability of fix. I am able to upload through my PSC-950 printer. I found the colors to be washed out compared to the SONY DSC-P50. The features are nicer, the size better, the self closing lens cover a plus, the menu easy to manuever. However, while I find the camera user friendly, with the poor quality of color and the lack of a fix for their USB driver, I plan to return it to the store (which has a 30 day return policy).
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Summary: "One Touch Upload"?
Review: Although I'm quite pleased with the Coolpix 775 itself, I am at least that displeased with the software and Technical support that came with it. That's why I gave it 2 stars. The box says "One touch upload" all over it. Apparently, that's only if you're not running Windows.
I can't load the software because it's incompatible with 1.) Windows Media Player 7, 2.) Easy CD Creator 4.x and 3.) the driver for my CDRW... I have all of them. I spent at least 45 minutes last night waiting for tech. support, then they walked me through the installation of the software, got a fatal error message again and told me to download the ASPI32 fix from Adaptec.com, then call back. Got there only to find a disclaimer saying don't download if running WMP 7 or Easy CDC 4.x, I'm running both. When I called back this am tech support told me to "sit tight" and keep checking the websight for a fix. When I asked for a supervisor she came on with attitude, and said the same thing. Then I told her that I bought the camers in Florida and wanted to return it, she said Nikon doesn't take returns. I had always trusted Nikon as a company to produce and stand behind their top quality products, apparently they have adopted a new set of business practices and ethics. Are they hiring customer service people from WI Electric?
The box says "shoot, send, share & save". So far I can only shoot. It says Nikon even includes; a battery, charger, software and an 8mb flash card so you can use it "right away". Nikon's technical support team has no idea when the fix will become available. The way I see it is I spent over (dollar amount)(after tax and an extra card and case) and am only able to shoot, until who knows when. I am surprised and disappointed that they didn't just offer to ship me a card reader to use until the software fix is available. Had they, this review would have had a completely different tone.
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Summary: Slide photo's
Review: The Nikon 775 is my first use of a digital camera after using a Canon EOS for many years. I am very impressed with the photo's which printed very well on a low cost epson 600. I found the macro feature very good for converting my old slides to digital (used backlite slide viewer and tripod- no problem). I have a Intel PII 400 using WinMe and found no problems using the Nikon supplied software, using PSP Ver 7.02 for editing. The only feature I miss is not having manual focus, suggest that anyone doing macro get a camera with manual focus to be sure, to be sure.
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Summary: Disappointing photo quality
Review: After much research we decided to buy this camera this weekend. It was easy to use, had a nice size and fit our budget. However, we took photos of a family event over the weekend, and comparing those photos with some photos from a friend's Canon Elph S-110, we noticed significant picture quality differences. Our photos from our family event (which was indoors) looked grainy and overly "noisy." Lots of added pixels, banding, etc. The indoor shots from the Canon were clearer, and more solid. Also, the Canon had a much brighter flash which captured more detail. The Nikon, even on the indoor party setting, was not nearly as sharp. I was surprised and disapointed at these results. The Canon flesh tones seemed to run more yellow, the Nikon flesh tones seemed to run more true; but I can balance that all out in Photoshop. The Nikon banding and extra noise, though, really affected picture quality for us. Also, the movie mode in the Canon includes sound, whereas the Coolpix does not. In the end, after 1 day of use we exchanged the Coolpix for an Elph S-110, and have been extremely happy.
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Summary: Fun, Fast and easy
Review: This has got to be the best, fun camera I have owned. I have used 35 mm camera's and Digital camera's for years not as a professional but for the joy of taking pictures. This little camera is easy to use, lite, and takes very good pictures. If you don't know anything about camera's, it doesn't matter, this little camera is simple to use. I read about nikon's software problems with computers, didn't waste my time with it, I purchased a flashcard reader and glad I did, this has got to be the best way to transfer pictures to your computer. Don't waste your time with serial or USB. Two things I would recomend extra battery and flash card, because you'll be taking so many pictures you won't want to stop.
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Summary: Nikon Coolpix 775 - Software Issues are Huge
Review: Nice little camera with lots of features. But don't let that fool you.There's a huge range of current computers with which the camera is essentially incompatable - my 1-year-old Dell Dimension, a widely distributed name-brand model - is an example. And the incompatibility in some cases is complete - no downloads are available to fix. We'd expect better of Nikon's software team. And as the issue is widespread, Nikon's customer service team has let the consumer down as well, by failing to identify the potential issues on the box. .... My advice if you buy this - spend the extra to buy from a name outlet (about $75-$100 more), make sure you understand their return policy, and test the full range of functionality as soon as you get home.
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Summary: the canon one is probably better
Review: I own the 775 and i have also used olympus 340L and D-450Zoom extensively for work. I also have used the canon elph? (not sure which model but it has 2.1 megapixels and it is smaller than the nikon). In my humble opinion: 1. olympus cameras have better picture quality, my nikon tends to blur a lot because it is so light and hard to hold steady 2. the canon can record sound on their short movies, as well as take continuous pics using FLASH, while the nikon forces you to disable flash if you want to take continuous pics. The canon seems to have a better lcd screen, the nikon's screen "blinks" when you move it... Overall, i think the canon model is better even though it is a little more expensive than the nikon... Keep in mind that the canon is made of metal and it is a lot heavier, though smaller.
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Summary: First Digital Camera and No Fuss With a Mac
Review: After much research, I decided to get the Nikon 775 camera. So far, this little camera is impressive; I've owned an optical Nikon camera and have had much respect for that brand. It is very easy to use. One comment: It's important that you get an extra Compact Flash card and a case. As for transferring the pictures to the computer, I had no difficulty with that. I use a Mac with System 10.1. I unplugged my printer (get a hub for the extra USB port!)and plugged in the camera. The photo capture program recognized my camera and I was able to get the images from the camera. If you're getting into digital imaging (video and still cameras), a Mac is highly recommended. I have not yet used the Nikon software; at this point, the Mac program was good enough. If you are willing to spend a bit of money on a digital camera, I recommend this model. It's a good value.
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