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Summary: Expected better results, was disappointed!
Review: Having been a professional photographer for over 25 years I expected Nikon to produce superior results. Forget that the camera is difficult to use, the final quality of the pictures is poor. If you shoot only in sunlight or shadow it's OK, but mix them and the result is unacceptable. No latitude, or gamma, and even Photoshop fails to correct the problems. Maybe in the future, but until then, buy something to play with but use real film. I returned mine...
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Summary: perfect for both price and quality
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Summary: Super quality and features - Nikon at it's best
Review: I've used the CP950 for several months now and have been extremely pleased. I've been using Nikon equipment for the past 17 years, and the this is my first experience with Digital - I certainly wasn't dissapointed. Excellent engineering, top-notch quality! Get two sets of NiMh rechargable batteries for best results - it's well worth the initial expense.
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Summary: Holy Macro
Review: I just got the camera two days ago and have been tinkering with it ever since. The macro mode alone makes this camera a worthy investment. I do agree with others that the manual controls are a little tricky but I figure if you manage to get a good picture then you earned it. I have not been disappointed yet by the quality. Picked up 8 rechargeable batteries and a 64 mb card and I haven't looked back since.
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Summary: Great camera, lousy software and manuals
Review: I use a Sony MVC-FD91 at work and I love it, but I wanted something a little smaller for my personal use and bought a Nikon Coolpix 950. I have Nikon 35mm cameras and like them. My Coolpix camera works fine and picture quality is good, but, except for size, I think the Sony is superior in almost every way.My biggest gripes about the Nikon are the cheesy, print-it-yourself manual and absolutely maddening software that come with it. The print-your-own instructions with the software are very confusing and I don't believe I ever successfully printed the entire manual. I have also never figured out how to download the camera itself (I can't get the program to recognize the camera). I ended up buying a Compact Flash reader (if I were designing a camera, Compact Flash would be dead last on my list of preferred memory cards.) and another software program which adds a couple hundred dollars or more to the price of the camera. A decent sized Compact Flash card will add another hundred or so (and then there are the batteries and charger). If you take this camera on a vacation, you'll need to bring your computer or several hundred dollars worth of memory cards. For a camera in this price range, I think Nikon would be wise include decent, already printed manuals and user-friendly software.
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Summary: Not A DUMP camera
Review: This is full featured Camera. I am amazed people would spend such money and expect a "general" camera. Yes, it is not made to be easy. Read manual and learn more about professional photography.
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Summary: Simply the best digital camera made to date!
Review: We have tried, as well as owned several digital cameras, and the Nikon Coolpix tops them all! No one knows cameras like Nikon, and they haved proven themselves again!
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Summary: Excellent quality throughout , great high quality pictures,
Review: Through the years I have used many , many digital still and video products. This one I have to rate at the very top. If you have any experience with a still 35mm camera the controls are alomost intuitive. Althought the software could use some beefing up , the pictures even at 8x magnification while taken in normal mode are absolutely stunning. prinitng on a new Epson 900 and the combination works smoothly and well. Even using camera in full auto produces results under almost all conditions that are vivid and true to color.
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Summary: Great camera--a little difficult to use
Review: I also own a Sony Mavica and a Kodak DC260 so this isn't my first digital camera. With the 950 I found that I needed to read the manual with care because much of the interface is restrictive and confusing if you try to just "go for it." After blowing through several dozen test pics, I started to find the tricks to metering, autofocus and Nikon's digital simulation of shutter and aperture settings found on a traditional camera. The quality of the pictures, once you get the hang of using the camera in a particular setting, is amazing. This is the highest digital quality I've experienced with a digital camera.
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Summary: State of art digital camera. Great quality photos.
Review: This camera is a great design, easy to use, and produces 5 megabyte highly detailed digital photos. I recommend a Sandisk USB compact flash Image Mate ($49.95) as a very easy way to transfer images directly to your computer. You'll need lots of compact flash memory to take the highest pixel shots,(5 megabytes each) but the results are worth the investment. The Nikon CoolPix 950 is an excellent camera, and I have been very pleased with it.
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