Nikon Coolpix 880

Advantages: Amazing macro pictures
Disadvantages: Battery life isn't long

...~ Continuous Shooting modes Nikon were fairly generous with this camera when it came to the high-speed modes. There is a movie clip setting - this isn't great and doesn't include sound. Video clips suffer from jerky movement and it seems to record the video as very fast still images rather than allowing motion blur to occur which helps to smooth things out. This could have advantages if you are analysing a movie clip as each frame is going to have ...
...cards, spare batteries and the Nikon filter kit that I bought seperately. On the side of the camera is the usb connector port, power in connector and wrpping around the die to the back is the cover for the memory card. This feels substantial and doesn't show signs of breaking. The camera can take compact flash (type 1 only) memory cards. On the bottom of the camera is the battery compartment and tripod screw thread. I find this slightly worrying ... Read review

Advantages: ease of use, build quality and picture quality
Disadvantages: confusing retrieval system for computer ludites

I have now been using this digital camera for 3 months after it arrived new to the UK scene. At first I was nonplussed by the lack of twain drivers for retrieving pictures but within a day I had come to terms with the instruction book and now I am extremely impressed. The camera is easy to use, has a large capacity fo storage and produces the finest quality of pictures to grace my home computer. The on board choices for setup is large and the menus ...
...with the system for download that involves a separate drive that you link to your computer and then pictures have to be copied to your album staorage folders. At first this got me confused but after mastering it I found that this made picture retrieval much faster than a twain drive and I can see this is the way to go. I recommend this as your digital camera. Use it in conjunction with any photo editing software and the quality is unsurpassed. My ... Read review

Advantages: Many features, zoom, rechargable battery, quality pictures
Disadvantages: A bit chunky

I have now had this camera for about 6 months and have used it at weddings, on holiday and at parties etc. The first thing that you notice is the quality of the final picture which is amazing. 3.34 megapixels is still quite high by todays standards and with a decent printer you can print in half A4 (or even bigger) size with no pixelation or blurring etc. Also, the LCD screen on the back is a reasonable size and works well. The camera has loads ...
...on the standard photo. However, it is also easy to use as a simple point and shoot camera. It also has a movie feature but does not record sound. The camera is well built and sturdy, and comes with both a rechargable battery and a normal one as a back up, as well as USB leads and a lead to connect the camera to a TV so that photos can be viewed full screen. The only downside I can see is that it is quite physically big compared to some others such ... Read review

Advantages: Very good price, many features, rather compact, excellent quality of images
Disadvantages: Only 16 MB CоmpactFlash, 2CR5 - poor battery life (need rechargable battery)

Nikon CoolPix 880 - very compact and simple in use the camera, is easy to operate it, and it is possible to carry in a pocket. The workmanship, as well as was necessary to expect from an inexpensive model, is above the average. Therefore it is possible to be sure, that it will serve rather long. Nikon CoolPix 990 has accepted relay race CoolPix 950 has corrected some it defects (saving the common concept) and has received 3-megapixel matrix. After ...
...a type Sony DSC-D770 or Nikon D1. The histogram, in difference from picture on the LCD-screen, gives an objective information about brightness of a frame and allows to make unambiguous conclusions about it quality. CoolPix 880 is sold in a package with power-intensive, but very expensive battery 2CR5. But if in film devices it is very long and it the charge suffices on some tens recordings, here, especially for extended functions requiring LCD-display, ... Read review

Advantages: easy to use
Disadvantages: slightly to big

To me the camera is easy to handle, menus are also easy to follow, but size is slightly big, so it is not so convenience to bring. Down loading process to the computer take some steps, and I found it is difficult to install at the beginning as my PC runs Windows ME. But local agent support me a lot and it works now. The battery life time is okay, but I think some improvement on this would help a lot. Rather than use conventional battery, I use rechargeable ...
...of time. I once had unpleasant experience when I have to delete about 20 pictures from hundreds of picture, as the memory was full, and at that time I can not down load the pics into my computer. The problem is I have to delete the 20 pictures one-by-one. ... Read review

Advantages: fells like a 'proper' camera
Disadvantages: none

...I have been a keen amature photographer for at least the last 25 years..So I am used to a SLR camera. I purchased this camera December 2003. (I paid £519 for it!) so I have had quite a while to test it.. The camera I had before was a Nikon coolpix 880 which was a lot more compact, but did not feel right to use. I have made a comparison with the coolpix 880 The autofocus works that much quicker, and in lower light. Flash coverage is far superior . you can add an external flash gun as well. (The flashgun I used with my Pentax SLR worked fine). The electronic viewfinder is a good idea. You can actually get what you see, instead of the normal optical viewfinder with those silly framing marks, I was never sure what I had photographed. So I had to check the photo on the LCD. Not any more! Also if I want, the image that has just been... Read review

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