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Summary: BOOOO!!! God Aweful!!!
Review: I liked the way the camera looked but it lacks many features that the other 2mp cameras have that only sell for $[money]. It does look cool but they could have done much better. It does not have a viewfinder, which makes it difficult to take out pics since lcd screen is hard to see in day light. Because of this many of my pics were cut-off and off-center. It takes bad action shots because of the 2 second delay and makes the shot blurry. If you want a good 2mp entry level camera do your homework and go for the other 2mp cameras that cost $[money]or less.
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Summary: Cool and Compact
Review: I bought this camera for a recent trip to Disneyland. I have been several times and have always just had a regular point and shoot type camera. At the end of trips I always ended up with things I wished I could have framed better or pictures that weren't quite lit-up enough. So, I shopped around for a digital camera and my requirements were simple: something small and discreet, easy to use, and came with easy to understand software. I was not disappointed when this camera arrived! It is everything I wanted and more. One of my favorite features of this camera is that it comes with a rechargable battery and the charger. Not only does it charge up relatively quickly (60-90 minutes) but it held the charge through 2+ days of pictures for me! This was a great upgrade for me and in the long run it will save me money because I don't have to develop film any more! Plus, I can "discard" pictures I don't like and take them again before it's too late. All in all, I love this camera!
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Summary: as cool as it looks
Review: i'm not a professional photographer, and i don't have a need for a larger megapixel camera, so this is great.first off, if you're a mac user, it works perfectly with iphoto. you odn't have to worry about installing anything, all you do is take it out of the box, take a picture or two, and hook it up to your mac. iphoto does the rest. the pictures i've taken have been great. i can't complain about the quality. all my pictures have come out sharp and clean. the swivel lens is great for taking pictures at weird, fun angles, and allows you a lot of options for different sort of pictures. it's a very attractive little camera. everywhere i take it, people just want to play with it. the size is great, it fits in my pocket and in one of the front pockets of my computer bag. the negative is there is a delay, which another reviewer mentioned. it's more for when it's dark, and not as much an issue in good light. some of the issues i had with it before i bought it worked themselves out. i was worried about getting fingerprints all over the lens because you have to move it around, but i haven't really had a problem with that. you only have to be marginally careful about it. i was also not sure about the different angles and was worried about moving parts, but really, that is one of the best parts of the camera. one of the reasons i chose this over the comprable cannons was battery life (this is great) and mac compatibility. i'm not too sure how the cannon is with the mac (the model i was looking at didn't work with iphoto) but the nikon is flawless in this concern.
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Summary: Watch out for the DELAY!!!
Review: This camera has 2 1/3 second delay. We got it to take pictures of our baby, and all the pictures turn out blurry because she moves after I snap the picture. It's hard enough to try to capture the smile of a 4 month old, never mind missing it because of a delay. Otherwise I like the camera, but this is a big drawback for me.
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Summary: User friendly and good quality
Review: As a professional photographer, I bought the coolpix 2500 for snap shots. It is very easy to use and so small that I can put it in my shirt's pocket and carry with me all the time. The image quality is good when enlarge up to 8"x10". I like the close up mode both the sharpness and colour are very good. The only drawback is the flash is too close to the lens that makes people always have red eye. But it can reduce by using the red eye reduction flash option.
I highly recommend this to anyone who need a compact and easy to use digital camera with a medium resolution.
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Summary: Great product for everyday use
Review: This is a great camera! It has all the features the $[money] nikon digital camera has (at least the one my friend has) and looks like it takes pictures at 300dpi which is great compared to the 72dpi ones of yore... it also has the nikor lens which is astonishing. The built in shot picture settings are great! I love to use the Museum one whenevre there is ample light in the room. The manual mode is great too with lots of customization settings. This is an awesome camera!
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Summary: Easiest & Best Pictures Ever!
Review: Having used over 15 different digitals cameras in the past three years, I found the Coolpix 2500 to be the best all-around camera available. The quality of the pictures is outstanding. This is the easiest camera to use and the fastest one to grab when that great photo-op appears. The Coolpix 2500 is light, easy to fit into a pocket or purse, comes with an adjustable string neckstrap and all of the accessories. Because the lens tucks away into the camera, there is no fear of scratching it by mistake. Truly a stroke of genius for Nikon - bringing digital to everyone!
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Summary: I love this camera!
Review: I decided to get a digital camera in time for the birth of our first child, and I am very happy with my Nikon CoolPix 2500. It's very simple to operate, takes great pictures, and the swivel lens makes it easy to take unusual but very stylistic pictures. Being able to reverse the lens and take pictures of me, my wife, and our son is awesome. I don't miss the viewfinder at all. The only places for improvement are in startup times (from turning the camera on to taking the first picture takes a few seconds). Works with iPhoto flawlessly!
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Summary: Coolpix quality
Review: This camera has almost all the coolpix photography options as the more expensive coolpix 995. The menu is easy to use and its use improves the image quality. Pressing the shutter half way in will set the sharpness and lighting thus allowing for even more manupilation of the image quality. On the otherhand the camera can do point and shoot as well. Some reviewers questioned the lack of a filter to protect the lens, but the filter is but in and when broken can be replaced. Drawbacks? Digital photography has its limits (like color saturation, number of pixels compared to price) and this camera seems to handle them appropriately. For higher quality in resolution and color saturation I go back to 35mm SLR camera with film.
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Summary: Almost perfect for my novice needs
Review: I am a total novice to photography and wanted a camera for web posting and editing fun. The Coolpix 2500 is almost a perfect 5/5 stars except for a couple minor (very minor) drawbacks.
I have had the camera for 4 days and taken over 300 pics. All pictures come out great in auto mode and I have experimented with the different scene modes--no problems at all. The menu is very easy to use, bright and easy to see under most conditions which brings the first drawback. Being an lcd screen only without a viewfinder is a problem out in sunlight. The screen becomes very washed out and difficult to see. You can make out the general shapes and object positions but details are not identifiable when framing your photo in sunlight. This as frustrating as it sounds really hasn't bothered me and I have just adapted to it tho there is a "hood" for the screen that I will probably give a try.
The battery life seems to last a long time especially since the lcd screen is always on. I haven't yet needed to buy a second battery but will anyway. Charging the battery is stated to take about 2 hours but doesn't seem to go over 1 hour for me to get a full charge.
The camera is very small ( like a pack of 100's cigarettes) and lightweight. Even with my big hands I don't have any problem using all the buttons which are spaced nicely.
Now the second drawback for me--The Nikon 5 software--. WARNING before you buy just know that the software for downloading from the camera and editing WILL NOT WORK on Windows 98 First Edition. In small print it says Win 98 SE, Win ME and XP. It would be nice if they made an attempt to warn you that 1 version of Win 98 works and the other doesn't. This may not be a problem for most people but since my PC's have all worked fine I opted to bypass 98SE, ME and XP until now. Well rather than let all the software goto waste I went and upgraded to XP and I'm glad I did. Downloading from camera to PC is flawless and from there you can upload to the web or start editing with a button click. The editing software gets a novice 5/5 stars. It is VERY easy to use and has all of the best tools I could want in a very concise and clean format. Photoshop 6.0 for example has wayy too many buttons and menus for me to keep track of. Cheers to Arcsoft for their fine product IMHO.
The camera comes with a 16mb CF card but I opted to get the 128mb because Amazon.com had such a great deal when I bought it.
In all I'm sure advanced camera users will most likely want something like the coolpix 990 or Powershot G2 but if you just want basic picture taking fun I'm sure you will enjoy this camera.
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