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Summary: Hard to Beat!
Review: I would be hard pressed to find anything negative to say about this camera. It is my first digital but have owned it for 10 months; used for pleasure plus to send photos to clients attached to email. Have not received a single durogatory comment from a client. If fact, they praise the clarity and color. In short, I strongly recommend it!
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Summary: great but not perfect
Review: I'm a professional video news photographer, but wanted something simple for stills for my family use. The coolpix 880 was recomended by a friend who is into still photography. The pictures are shockingly sharp and vivid, even on the standard resolution setting. I print up these four at a time on an eight by ten sheet with an old HP 722 and photo paper, and the 4x5s are as good as 35 milimeter film. If I increased the resolution I'm sure 8x10 enlargements would look sharp. The camera is easy to connect to the computer by a USB port, and downloading, and selecting the pictures for printing is simple. The downside is that on automatic, almost all the pictures appear slightly under exposed, and need minor brightness manipulation, which I have yet to figure out how to do. Also, there is about a one second lag betweeen the time you push the shutter button and the time the picture is actually taken, which I'm still not used to. The camera is almost useless without more memory and the rechargeable battery which all cost me about two hundred dollars extra. This is my first digital camera, and while I've had to get used to all the differences from film, the bottom line is a sharp, clear, detailed picture, and this pocket camera delivers more where it counts the most.
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Summary: Wonderful camera!
Review: I've been using a Nikon 880 for over 6 months and have the greatest admiration for its abilities. It is a wonderful pocket-sized camera. It is designed to be easy to use and powerful for its size. I seldom miss a shot! The photos are super sharp; the color is amazing; and it's fast, compared to other digital cameras. I purchased the rechargeable battery and charger/adapter when I bought the camera. I also upgraded to a 128 MB Compact Flash disk. I find Adobe's PhotoDeluxe 4.0 a useful photo enhancement program. Nikon has maintained its premier position in the camera world with this consumer-oriented camera.
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Summary: Great camera - but missing a bit
Review: It is a great camera - it takes excellant pictures, uses the almost ubiquitous CompactFlash media, and has a wealth of settings and options.The minuses: It doesn't come with a battery charger/ac adapter (you'll have to buy that separately), and it uses annoying batteries. (come on - 'AA' sized batteries can't be that hard to design for) These cameras eat batteries quickly enough that you really won't want to pay for the expensive alkalines or lithium ions.
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Summary: Great camera - but missing a bit
Review: It is a great camera - it takes excellant pictures, uses the almost ubiquitous CompactFlash media, and has a wealth of settings and options. The minuses: It doesn't come with a battery charger/ac adapter (you'll have to buy that separately), and it uses annoying batteries. (come on - 'AA' sized batteries can't be that hard to design for) These cameras eat batteries quickly enough that you really won't want to pay for the expensive alkalines or lithium ions.
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Summary: Excellent camera - I'd buy it again!
Review: Most reviewers have praised the camera and complained about the small memory card and the need to buy the optional rechargeable battery. These comments are right on the mark. Based on this information, I bought the charger and rechargeable battery and ordered the camera with a 64MB Lexar memory card. I used the disposable battery first and got about two hours of use. The rechargeable battery also lasts about two hours and can be recharged in about one hour. My 64MB Lexar is backordered, so I'm using the standard 8MB memory card. It holds 9 compressed images. Needless to say, I'm looking forward to the 64MB upgrade. Nikon really needs to consider making these upgrades standard. I had one initial problem getting the camera to download to my USB port. I ended up checking the Nikon website and discovered that there is a patch available for Windows ME users. Once I downloaded and installed the patch, downloads are rock solid. On the very positive side, image quality is fantastic and the macro feature works great.
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Summary: Nikon CoolPix 880 - Good, but...
Review: My 1st digital, so maybe I'm somewhat biased, got a great deal (less then $500) on camera, battery, and charger was display unit, local Bxxx Bxx had close out on this model for some reason. The good: GREAT detail, 3.4 meg is fantastic, have had 8 x 10's made, very comparable to 35mm. Easy to use in AUTO Mode Easy to use in SCENE Mode The Bad: One irritating point is the "noise" the camera makes as it tries to focus. The Nikon 880 makes a lot of "whizzing" sounds as it focuses -- a bit too conspicuous in quiet environments. MUST have rechager and rechargeable batteries No photo editing s/w included. If you get beyond point and shoot, it is VERY complicated! Bottom Line: I REALLY like this camera it takes incredible pictures.
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Summary: Perfect
Review: My wife and I just moved to texas and have family all over the country, and with our first baby on the way I decided to take the digital plunge. This camera is a gem. I've spent the last 9 months reading every review possible, looking for the right digital camera. I tossed around buying the olympus 2020/3000, the sony s70,The nikon coolpix 950 and the kodak 4800/dc290. Two months ago the 880 hit the market and I couldn't resist. I can't put it down. Figure the ac-adaptor and rechargeable battery into the price (shop around) I got them online for($) no tax and free shipping. The 8 meg card will hold 90 pictures at 640x480, 20 pix @ 1024x768 and about 6 pictures at it's highest resoultion (that's if you use compression). Believe it or not I take most pictures at 640x480 so that I can e-mail them to family. The menus are great. The scene modes are better. The picture quality is Phenomenal! My wife and I just looked at some old shots we took a year ago on a loaner sony mavica, and all I could do is shake my head. There is no comparison. The color and clarity of the 880 is breathtaking. do some more reading... http://www.dpreview.com Worth every penny!
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Summary: Great Camera
Review: My wife gave this camera for Christmas and I've had great fun with it. My only advice would be to figure in the price of the re-chargeable battery and charger as a "standard accessory". I will never give up my SLR 35mm film camera, but this just adds to the enjoyment of photography.
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Summary: A unhappy customer
Review: Overall this camera is OK. However, the price is not cheap at all, especially you have to spend another $120 to get rechargeable battery and charger. I would rather get Olympus digital camera with high quality, nice features and lower cost.
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