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Summary: Bad, bad focus
Review: After using this camera for a week I think there are MUCH better options out there. Granted, the swivel lens is cute, and the size and heft are great. The delay between swiveling the lens and the time you can actually start taking pictures is extremely annoying and caused me to loose several great pictures. The worst feature however is that it is extremely difficult to tell if the image is focused or not, as you take it. The focus is terrible. A huge percentage of the pictures we took were blurry or completely unfocused. Lastly, by this time it is just better to invest in a camera with more megapixels.
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Summary: Horrible Customer Service
Review: I received the camera with a large scratch on the LCD monitor and was referred to Nikon customer service for a replacement and they have been horribly unhelpful. Also experienced similar problems as others have with poor indoor picture quality and battery life. Do not buy this camera.
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Summary: Could be better
Review: I wanted an easy to use digital camera for vacation pics, hobby use etc. This is my first digital camera. Picked this one after much reserach, and due to some sale pricing I found.Things I like:
1. Camera looks good and is very compact.
2. Swivel lens has a few uses. (not very significant.)
3. The price of the camera is fairly low for the features.
4. Takes good outdoor and closeup photos.
5. Controls and menus are OK. More than enough options for me & comparatively easy to use.
6. Comes with a battery charger. Things I don't like.
1. On / Off slider switch can easily get switched on by mistake.
2. The swivel lens is awkward, but is a little better than dealing with a lens cap.
3. Terrible red-eye when using flash. The flash is directly adjacent to the lens due to the swivel lens design. Therefore, red-eye is very bad, even when using the flash in the red-eye reduction mode.
4. The Nikon software (NikonView 6) did not work for me (using a Mac OS 9.0). Caused freezes and several functions did not work. I ended up deleting the Nikon software after many days of trying to work with it and fix it. Not sure I got it all deleted. Still some ongoing computer issues stemming from the Nikon software. Overall, if you are going to be using your camera for indoor shots of people or animals using flash, I would not suggest this camera unless you like red eyes.
Also, if your computer is a Mac, the Nikon software may give you problems.
If I were doing it over, I would take a closer look at the Canon digital cameras, but they probably have their own list of shortcomings.
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Summary: Here's why the swivel lens is important!
Review: Most of the comments here have already covered this great beginner's digicam in plenty of detail, so I thought I'd hit on one thing specifically: why the swivel lens is actually quite practical. Besides allowing goofy but well-framed self-portraits ;), it's best used in situations where one needs extra height in order to take a shot. For example: I was recently part of a large crowd of people at a Thanksgiving Day parade. I swiveled the lens *down*, held the camera above my head, and angled the LCD screen toward myself. That let me view the framed shot clearly, and allowed me to take several photos *above the crowd* that would have been impossible to take otherwise. Brilliant!
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Summary: Cute But Battery Strange
Review: This is my first serious purchase of a digital camera. I like it very much, espcially the rotatiing lense. I am not pleased with the battery. Never has stayed charged for very long. I wonder if battery is defective. Will buy another battery very soon.
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Summary: Pros and cons, but a good camera
Review: Overall, a decent camera. Great function for size. Price has come down quite a bit recently, so a good deal for the money. Pros:
Size -- nice and compact, fits in my pocket. No junk to tote around -- doesn't need a lens cap or other stuff that comes off and gets lost since it folds up. 3x optical zoom -- especially in such a small camera.
Close and tight macro. Lots of Scene selections available that work well (outdoor, indoor, macro, indoors no flash, night, landscape, portrait, sports, etc.) Takes CF cards -- which are not too expensive and available locally. No trouble with compatibility on multiple computers. Good sharp details/colors come out good most of the time (see below about white balance) Simple menus that are easy to use. Cons:
Expensive battery/charger -- oddball proprietary size. Try to buy one of those batteries at the local WalMart or camera store.... No dice. Needs a few more manual controls:
Ability to manual focus
White balance options when using scene selections,
Flash power control -- sometimes the flash blows out details on shiny things up close. Hand-shake can be a problem up close when not using flash (because of reason listed above.) No focus indicator crosshairs or little box in the display to show you what the camera is focusing on.
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Summary: Where is the view finder???
Review: I purchased my camera 11 months ago when it first came out.. I have never used a digital camera and was looking for an easy one,but good pictures. I loved the design.. and the pictures are outstanding. My problem is no view finder. I have to take mystery pictures ,as I call them. I think it would be my dream camera if everything was the same but included a view finder.. I did buy the hood for the viewing screen, but dosent help. I have to wave my hand in front the the lens to see if the camera is on after it automatically shuts down power. Ok thats it.. If the view finder was on this camera it would be 6 stars in my rating book
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Summary: Great camera from Nikon.
Review: This is an excellent camera for beginners. After a lot of research I made the choice to purchase this camera. The picture quality is excellent, even at night, and it's very simple to use. The scene modes are great, you can select different flash modes (no flash, auto, red-eye reduction), and one click upload is fast, the size and quality of pictures are very easy to adjust on the camera. The swivel lens is ok if you think you would like it. It also comes with rechargeable battery and charger (which many cameras in this class don't). The battery had pretty good life and can be fully charged in a couple hours. The optical zoom is also 3X which is better than most in its class. The USB upload is quick and easy. I haven't messed around the manual features so I don't know how well they work. My only gripes are the time from picture to picture can be slow, the flash produces bad red-eye, and the LCD screen can be hard to view in bright sunlight. Also I recommend getting the upgraded memory card to at least 128MB and the camera case for protection.
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Summary: Small, good quality
Review: I like the swivel lens, good for candid photos. Could use a longer zoom.
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Summary: coolpix 2500
Review: This camera is really neat with it's features, and being small its more versatile. Takes great pictures up close, and beautiful ones from far away. Works well and efficently.
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