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Summary: the best lens manufacturer
Review: the nikon 885 is the best camera I have ever owned. so many features to 30 sec films at 29 fps with no sound. excellent pictures too. You must purchase an extra memory card and tripod if your serious about this camera.
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Summary: Think Twice On This One, You May Like The Sonys Better...
Review: The Nikon Coolpix cameras are great digital units, so I was surprised to discover the Sony Mavica CD cameras are more versitile. Here is my story:I am a professional radiographer and photographer (25 years now) and I used both the Sony Mavica CD400 & CD300, as well as a Nikon Coolpix for this year's field research season x-raying mummies in Peru. This means the cameras were pushed hard.....blowing sand, huge contrast ranges, high resolution radiographs needed, fast manual control of radical light conditions, etc.....essentially most of the tough conditions and imaging requirements you can imagine. Here's what I found: The Sony Mavica CD300 beat them all. It's not the most expensive or the best resolution but we all thought it did the best job. Mavica CD400: best resolution but extremely slow recording time made it impossible to work with most of the time....the CD300 often got 3-4 shots while the 400 was recording one. Mavica CD300: not the best resolution, but now that I've done some prints for publication from it's highest res setting I will not be buying any more 400s....just not a significant enough difference, plus it's not as heavy or bulky. Nikon Coolpix: not in the running by comparison with the Sonys....although it is more lightweight....we are buying mini CDs for 33 cents each in bulk at BestBuy and getting 140-180 high res images per CD.....they are so easy to format, initialize, and copy on any CD burner that I can't believe we even considered using memory stiks, or USB downloads. The best features are common to both the Sony Mavica CD300 and 400 series though.....manual control of the images, excellent close up abilities, decent wide angle (which can be enhanced with add-on lenses if necessary), and both rapid video and automatic functions with night focusing for flash, etc., etc. Finally! There is a great digital camera....but it isn't a Nikon.
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Summary: One Major Flaw...
Review: This camera cannot photograph certain shades of red. Something on the yellow side comes out, but red with a tiny hint of blue -- this camera simply won't do it. It's very strange. Those shades of red get shifted toward orange. And, *no*, it's not just in 'auto' mode. In 'cfm' mode, no matter which setting you use (even incandescent, which really cranks up the blue), it still happens. I've tested this problem with two different 885s and one 995. They all did the same thing. Why two stars and not one? Because the interface is pretty good, and the custom ("cfm") mode lets you do a lot of interesting things. I think the optics themselves are also above average... the color problem seems to be something in the firmware. I would suggest the Canon S30 or S40 instead. The S30 is exactly the same price, and is a much better camera in every respect, from interface to optics. I've also had a Sony digital camera for a long time, and I think it's very good. If you do buy a Sony, make sure it has a Carl Zeiss lens -- not all of them do!
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Summary: It's a Nikon, need I say more?
Review: This is my first digital camera. I have an original Nikon F and a Nikon 6006 (both SLR's, obviously). When I ventured into the digital foray, I couldn't bring myself to get anything other than a Nikon. Boy, was I right! It's easy to use: charge the battery, put the starter memory disk in, set it on Auto, and you're off to the races! You get about 20 pics on the memory disk. I recommend getting a 128 MB card (Simpletech has a good one), three extra batteries (they die quickly while you're shooting away!), and a case. All personal preference, and not required. Enjoy your excellent purchase!
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