Digital Cameras Ratings

With the standard proviso that tech stuff always gets better and cheaper, I highly recommend this new camera model for the low price. I have only had it for two days, since Nikon didn’t warranty my broken LCD screen on my L4. Please do be careful with the fragile nature of these electronics! I didn’t drop it or abuse it, and it apparently broke in my pocket within a padded case!

Back to the L10, most everything is better than the previous, low end, L cameras, with improved sound, and what is great for me, voice recording capacity, outside of 20 second voice memos attached to a particular photo. While digital voice recorders are cheap for PCs, I have a Mac and previously, only iPods with accessories, or other costly recorders, can create sound files to be then imported to your computer and then burned to CDs. With just a 512 MB card, you can record for hours.

The image quality is a bit bluish, some color cast that hopefully can be corrected with software. The sharpness looks O.K., and for the price, it’s fine for me. This makes a great back-up camera, as I use another more expensive L series camera. On the road, I can’t afford missing a great scenic shot, or hundreds of those.

The L10 is smaller and slimmer than the L4. It carries well in your pocket. It has slightly simpler buttons and controls. The lens retraction is quicker on shut-off, and the zoom is rather abrupt. Other new, handy features are characteristic of the planned obsolescence of most tech items. Goodies that will have you wanting to upgrade!

It will remain to be seen how durable this camera turns out to be, but I have high hopes. I intend to be more careful, and never subject this beauty to shock or any possibility of drops.

Speaking with a tech support rep, you need to have nickel metal hydride batteries with more than 2000 mAh worth of power, in lieu of what they recommend (Nikon-approved rechargables). Some of my Ray-o-Vacs aren’t.

I’m using only the approved SD cards, but they now support up to 4GB cards. That’s great if you can trust the card not to fail–why I buy several in smaller capacities, and therefore don’t have all my eggs in one basket. You’ll get enough memory, then at 4 GB, for probably then, a few thousand photos storage.

One major thing they can work on are the streaks that still appear in movie mode when faced with bright reflections or sun. Not as bad in earlier L’s, these don’t appear in final still images, but are seen in movies. You then have to remember not to shoot movies outside of evenly lit scenes. My older Coolpix cameras didn’t have this problem. The movie quality is pretty good, but a bit down from my movies using my L5. Shooting movies of a train, the bells and horns are much clearer sounding than the earlier models.

Despite what the ads say, I can find no VR feature on this model, and nothing about it in the manual. Unless it is enabled all the time, which it seems to be not, you may wish to wait till this excellent feature becomes standard on all models. For more serious photographers, VR is included on the higher end, new L’s.

Also, I see nothing about ISO capability to 800, but I haven’t yet tried night or low light scenes. One telephoto came out blurred, with no blur warning, there.

All in all, this is fantastic technology, all at a highly affordable price, and although Nikon isn’t the top rated brand as it used to be, I’d get this as a first, around-the-home and back-up, digital camera, if you haven’t owned a good one yet.

Product Description
The CoolPix L10 high light sensitivity up to 800 allows you to tackle low-light scenes and situations far beyond the capabilities of conventional compact cameras. The CoolPix L10 has a large 2.0-inch LCD, perfect for viewing and sharing images. You can shoot sharper, clearer and without blur with Nikon’s ingenious Vibration Reduction. Detects and corrects for camera movement to give you rock-steady results time after time. The CoolPix L10 features 15 specially programmed modes to automatically handle focus, exposure, white balance and other adjustments that help you take great pictures easily. To ensure superb portraits with crisp focus, select Face priority AF (in Portrait Scene Mode). This feature automatically finds the subject’s face and focuses on it. In-Camera Red-Eye Fix This in-camera feature automatically fixes most typical occurrences of red-eye.ISO sensitivity -Approximately equivalent to ISO 64 (auto gain to ISO 800) System Requirements -Macintosh Mac OS X version 10.3.9, 10.4.x, Windows Vista (32bit), Windows XP Home Edition & Professional and Windows 2000 Professional Dimensions -Width 3.5 x Height 2.4 x Depth 1.0 inch (89.5 x 60.5 x 26mm) excluding projections Weight -4.1 ounces (115 grams) without battery and SD memory card

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Kodak Easyshare M853 8.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Espresso)Kodak Easyshare M853 8.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Espresso)

THE DELIVERY WAS ABSOLUTLY FANTASTIC & ON TIME
tHE CAMERA WORKS FINE BUT MY ONLY REGRET FOR THE MANUFACTURER IS THAT KODAK DOES NOT BUNDLE THE 5V POWER ADAPTER CHARGER BUT INSTEAD SETS UP A USB CHARGER…THEY SHUD UNDERSTAND THAT U CAN’T CARRY UR LAPTOP EVERYWHERE TO CHARGE IT
ADORMA SALES IS FANTASTIC

Product Description
The M853 is simple to use and packed with the features you need to get great looking pictures. Plus, it’s pocketable and available in stylish colors with optional fun accessories–all at a price you can afford.

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This is my second digital camera – my first was the Fuji FinePix 2800 which by the way was a fine camera – very good picture quality and unmatched optical zoom. I was unhappy with the overall size and more importantly the shape of the Fuji. I do a lot of traveling and found that there were few pockets or compartments in my bags to accommodate it’s odd shape…

In buying my new camera, I had three “must have” features I was looking for:

1. Must fit easily in my jacket pocket
2. Must run on AA batteries
3. Must have some type of focus assist lamp

The DSC-P72 fit all of my requirements. I also considered the Canon A70 and the Canon S50. Both the Canon’s had a focus assist, but I didn’t like the size and shape of the A70 (grip was kind of big) and I couldn’t get past the proprietary battery on the S50.

Picture quality thus far on the P72 has proven to be outstanding. Low light focusing, with the help of the orange colored focus assist lamp, has really allowed me to take some great indoor pictures that previously I wouldn’t have even bothered to attempt with a digital camera.

The only complaint I have so far is that I don’t like how the LCD goes dark a second or two after taking a picture with a flash – this makes it impossible to do an instant review of the picture. I am guessing that the camera is drawing a lot of juice from the battery at that instant to recharge the flash and probably doesn’t have enough left to power the LCD being that the camera runs on only 2 AA batteries. That said, overall battery life has not been an issue for me yet – I get around 70-100 pictures per battery set, depending on my use of the flash

Finally, I recommend that anyone who buys this camera also purchase a 128MB memory stick – 3MP files are quite large and chew up the space on the included 16MB memory stick after just a handful of pictures.

Product Description
OPTICAL VIEWFINDER 9.5OZ MS MEDIA

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I purchased the Olympus Stylus 1200 after playing with it side by side with the Canon SD870IS, and some Casio model.The Casio didn’t quite seem up to snuff, so it came down to the Canon or the Olympus.In the interest of full disclosure, I have had two prior digital cameras, the Canon s100 and s500.I loved the s100 and hated the s500.The s500 was incredibly slow to prepare to take shots and the only easy shooting options were flash on (which meant overexposure in almost any indoor setting) or flash off (which led to underexposure).That said, I did take note of all the positive Canon reviews when making my decision.What tipped the scales for me was the user interface.With the Olympus, I was able to figure out how to switch to various shooting modes (portrait, indoors, ambient low light, etc — there are a ton of them) without glancing at a manual or asking the sales assistant for help.With the Canon, I literally couldn’t figure out how to get to the shooting modes so I gave the camera to the salesman and it took him a good 5 minutes of fiddling around to find them.

In addition to the shooting modes, the Olympus has a sort of “action tutorial” mode that allows you to select your lighting situation, and then gives tips for how to get the best photos in your particular conditions.After the tips, you can then immediately take the picture with the recommended settings.Pretty cool stuff for the average amateur that doesn’t really know or want to manually fiddle with ISO settings.

The only reason I am not giving the Olympus 5 stars is because the image quality is only okay.In side by side tests with my s500 (under conditions that my s500 could handle, mind you), the photos were comparable most of the time, with one or two photos being slightly sharper with the Canon.That said, the ease of use and the numerous options that are easily accessible make this a solid camera.Put it this way, its better to have a camera that takes a photo quickly and with the proper exposure (Olympus) than it is to have a camera that misses shots due to delay and overexposes the shot, even if the shot is sharp and clear (Canon).At least it is for me this go ’round.If I could buy a camera with Olympus’ useability and Canon’s lens, I would.But as far as I know, that camera does not yet exist.

Product Description
Shoot in rain or shine, at the beach or on the slopes. Sealed and coated in all the right places, the Stylus 1200 resists water, snow and dust. The 12-megapixel CCD allows you to print dramatic large images, or crop your images to compose them perfectly. Previewing, composing, shooting and sharing are so much easier and more enjoyable with this bright, premium-sized 2.7-inch Hypercrystal LCD. Digital Image Stabilization Mode freezes the action with high ISO sensitivity and faster shutter speed to capture sharp images even if you or your subject is moving. Digital Image Stabilization Edit uses built-in gyro sensors to track camera movement so you can fix blurry images right in the camera.

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Now, I have to include a disclaimer here: most of my previous digital cameras have been crappy 640×480 ones, like inside the Palm Zire 71 and those “pen sized cams” you see in toy aisles now for $14.I am used to mediocrity.

I was on the hunt for another brand I saw on clearance someplace, and instead the manager showed me this particular model which at the time wasn’t due to be on the shelf for another week. The price was the same, so I took a chance.I loved it!Took some time to read up on the proper usage, but once I figured things out I was very pleased.Nice crisp shots; bright flash.Having the ability to record video (320×200) directly to Quicktime .mov format is a nice bonus that I didn’t think I’d use, but I found myself using it once or twice.

My only gripe would have to be that you can’t charge it via the USB connection.Instead, they have a dock that you charge it on (sold seperately for another $50), or you can do the battery recharge shuffle.

Product Description
Through the years, Kodak has led the way with an abundance of new products and processes that have made photography simpler, more useful and more enjoyable. Today, the company’s work increasingly involves digital technology, combining the power and convenience of electronics with the quality of traditional photography to produce systems that bring levels of utility and fun to the taking, “making” and utilization of images.PRODUCT FEATURES:Smile from shoot to share thanks to friendly features and beautiful pictures;3.1 MP for amazing-quality prints up to 11 ? 14 in. (28 ? 36 cm);3X optical zoom, 5X advanced digital zoom;On-camera Share button and Favorites feature;On-camera cropping;KODAK Color Science;Continuous QVGA video featuring audio capture;13 easy-to-access scene modes and 3 color modes.

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