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Nikon Coolpix S230 10MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom and 3 inch Touch Panel LCD (Night Blue)
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(3.5 out of 5)
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(5 out of 5) by Nathan C. Rice on Jan 30, 2010 (South Carolina)I got this camera for my mom for Christmas. She opened it up and was taking pictures 5 minutes later. Her eyesight isn't great, so the huge screen helps her see what she's shooting, and the touchscreen makes navigating the controls simple too. She loves it, and the pictures look great.
AWSOME CAMERA
(5 out of 5) by Theresa T. Browning on Jan 29, 2010 (North Carolina)I bought a Canon less than a year ago and hated it. It was to slow due to the regular batteries. Fed up, I researched and found this one. This camara is easy, fast and takes great photos for the low cost. Love the touchscreen thought sometimes it can be fussy.
Great
(4 out of 5) by Mauricio Ramirez Orozco on Jan 18, 2010 (Littleton, Colorado, US)Great camera.
The quality of the screen isn't the best, but it gets the job done really fine.
Thanks.
The quality of the screen isn't the best, but it gets the job done really fine.
Thanks.
Do not recommend~~You can get a better camera for same price range
(2 out of 5) by KiKi on Dec 29, 2009 (PA)First off I'm not a "newbie" when it comes to digital cameras and as much as I wanted to like this camera it was returned. Even my 9 yr old (who the camera was bought for) thought the pictuers were horrible.
Pros:
*Easy to use. The menu layout was simple and easy to navigate even for a 9 yr old.
*Touch screen works well and is fun to use--Reason my son was set on this particular camera.
*Many "auto" scenes to chose from
Cons:
*Screen is horrible. Everything looks grainy on the screen.
*Picture quality is mediocre at best. Pictures do look better once uploaded to a computer compared to the screen, but the camera does not take consistent good pictures. It's hit or miss and most when fully enlarged are just horrible. If you're going to just print small pictues 5 by 7 or smaller they'd probably turn out OK, but anything larger you will probably see the "noise" in the prints.
*Video quality is not the greatest--very grainy even in good light conditions
I played with this camera for days on different settings and could not get it to take good consistent pictures. I ended up returning the Nikon and picked up a Canon PowerShot SD1200IS 10 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.5-inch LCD (Dark Gray). It may not have a "cool" touchscreen but the pictures are awesome.
Pros:
*Easy to use. The menu layout was simple and easy to navigate even for a 9 yr old.
*Touch screen works well and is fun to use--Reason my son was set on this particular camera.
*Many "auto" scenes to chose from
Cons:
*Screen is horrible. Everything looks grainy on the screen.
*Picture quality is mediocre at best. Pictures do look better once uploaded to a computer compared to the screen, but the camera does not take consistent good pictures. It's hit or miss and most when fully enlarged are just horrible. If you're going to just print small pictues 5 by 7 or smaller they'd probably turn out OK, but anything larger you will probably see the "noise" in the prints.
*Video quality is not the greatest--very grainy even in good light conditions
I played with this camera for days on different settings and could not get it to take good consistent pictures. I ended up returning the Nikon and picked up a Canon PowerShot SD1200IS 10 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.5-inch LCD (Dark Gray). It may not have a "cool" touchscreen but the pictures are awesome.
What a bargain!
(5 out of 5) by Cesar Ponciano on Dec 28, 2009 (Los Angeles)We bought this for my Sister for Christmas and It is an awesome camera. I own the S60 (which is more expensive) and the S230's picture quality and responsiveness is superior.