Nikon D5300

C. Berrien (Berkeley, CA USA) : I purchased this camera two weeks ago specifically for snorkeling and fishing during a week long trip to Hawaii. I just got back home, super pissed. Before leaving, I tested its "waterproofness" in the sink and it seemed okay. The macro worked great underwater. I used all the different features the week before the trip so I would be comfortable with it. Everything worked great. I was stoked. First day in Hawaii I snorkeled with it and it seemed great. Great pictures. On the second day I snorkeled and it worked great. The next day I noticed some moisture inside the lens so I removed the battery and memory card and left the battery cover open to let it air dry overnight. I figured maybe I opened the battery cover too early when I transferred the pics from the second day to the computer and some water got inside.

RM : No big deal. Checked it the next day and it seemed bone dry, crystal clear lens. I was excited to use it again. We went back down to the water for some more snorkeling, within 30 seconds the lens was fogged up so I immediately started for the beach. One minute later it was dead! Totally non-responsive. I dried the outside (as I had done EVERY time before opening the battery cover) and found the camera FULL of water. The seal seemed perfect, it was latched. I couldn't figure out where it was leaking from. For the next three days I tried everything to get it to dry out so I could use it as a "normal" camera. Fail. Dead. So pissed, I was really looking forward to using it for some good pics of all the tropical fish. I returned it yesterday. The problem I have is that I really loved that camera when it worked and hope it was some kind of fluke so I can buy another one. I didn't get sand in the seal, I didn't drop it, I babied that camera and it failed in the second weak of ownership! If anyone has had the same experience please reply to this so I that I will know that it was not a fluke and should buy another brand

Gale (Utah) : In summary I wanted to love this camera but in the end I think it only partially lived up to it's bill as an adventure camera. The problematic power supply issues, poor HD video quality, terrible controls, inconsistent photo quality, and less than ideal digiscoping functionality were not enought to outweigh the positives of underwater mode, and high mega pixels. I hope my discussion of the details will help other backcountry users know what they are getting into if they buy this. Unfortunately I feel like I don't know what else to turn to right now.

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ocannie : I received this camera as a gift for xmas this past December and have been using it on adventures ever since. I've dropped it hiking through rough terrain and there is no more than a scratch. The most amazing experience and what compelled me to write this review was 4 days ago I was on a boat in a lake when I dropped the camera into the water. It quickly sank (because I had not yet connected it to its "life jacket" (which is a fabulous accessory I purchased for the camera). I knew the area the camera sank in and the dock boys promised to send a diver down to get it within the next few days. 3 days in the water at approx 20 feet and the camera was found in perfect condition!! Can't even believe it!! I knew it was waterproof but was skeptic about how well it would really work. LET ME TELL YOU THAT THIS WATERPROOF/SHOCKPROOF CAMERA IS THE REAL DEAL!! I am so happy with how well its held up under the conditions I've put it in that I will recommend it to anyone looking for a reliable, sturdy, all terrain camera.

M. Kirchner (Louisville, KY United States) : Ordered a Nikon COOLPIX AW100 waterproof camera from Amazon for an upcoming snorkeling trip. Received the camera and spent a few days getting familiar with it. I thought it would be a good idea to check the camera for "waterproofness", so I submerged it into a bucket of tap water for about 20 minutes. As soon as I put it in the water, a large bubble of air came from the case, and I thought that was odd. After 20 minutes, I tried taking a couple of close-up pictures with the camera still in the bucket, and noticed that there were water droplets in the picture! Took the camera out of the water and there was water inside the front lens, with visible droplets on the inside surface of the lens! After a few minutes, the whole lens fogged up on the inside, making further pictures impossible. Additional condensation appeared around the edges of the view screen. I opened up the battery/memory card cover and there was water inside the camera.

Timea : I purchased this camera for a snorkeling trip to Hawaii, and I had some concerns reading the negative reviews about the underwater image quality and water leaking into the camera.
But eventually the underwater pictures came out to be amazing (obviously with a blue tint due to being under water...), and the camera did not leak, not even during frequent 20 feet dives. However I made very very special care to follow the users manual on how to keep it waterproof (after salt water use soak it in tap water before opening, etc).
To keep it waterproof you also have to handle it with care. Once I caused water condensation inside the camera when immersed the hot camera (after using it in the sun for a few minutes) into very cold spring water. Condensation immediately appeared on the inside of the lens and the display. I switched it off, cleaned it, opened it, let it dry and it worked fine again afterwards. Lesson learned.

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david green : I read all the reviews earlier, and to be honest i think some are bogus.We were on vacation for 25 days in st barth and used this camera every day all dayin 25 degree weather in the water ,underwater, in the sun. Following the instructions of soaking after use in fresh water, leaving to dry before opening ect it worked every time with no problems..Great pictures and video....Recommended!!!!!

Maurice : This camera is a complete waste of money for underwater usage. The pictures are utter garbage, UNLESS you are in extremely bright light, and within 2 feet of the surface. After using this camera for a month in Aruba, taking roughly 150 pictures a day in the ocean, 14 were worth keeping. For the most part, pictures are simply green/blue with little or no color differentiation. It is really awful.

KJ Burke : I took this camera to Greece with me and it was great. I got pictures that no one else could imagine. We were on the beach, out in the water, under water, and panorama shots of the beach from the water while I was swimming. Battery lasts a long time, the GPS feature is awesome and the waterproof is the best. YOU MUST BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU OPEN THE CAMERA DO NOT DO IT ON THE BEACH. Like any other waterproof device you need to make sure every spec of dirt and dust is out of the seal or the camera will leak. A piece of sand will make the seal no longer waterproof. Every other review that said it leaked was correct, but its because you didn't make sure it was clean and clear of dirt when you sealed it. Putting a piece of sand in a waterproof seal is like putting your hand out the car window while trying to close it, it will NEVER seal properly with dirt in it.

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Wingfoot 3A (USA) : Purchased the camera for an over seas trip, but also used the item for a Hawaiian vacation. The camera was used in and out of cold waterfalls, toted along as i jumped from a 20 ft drop into a water hole mixed with sea and fresh water; as well as snorkeling off a beach without ever fogging up. the camera froze on me once, had to go back to shore, patted the battery compartment dry before opening and forced the camera to power cycle manually, went back within a few minutes in to the ocean without a hitch. The battery life depends on usage, i found that with the GPS function as well as movie mode drained the battery quicker than without those functions being used, but i still was able to get one days worth of vacation shooting on a 4 gb card. The GPS function is definitely helpful when you get back home from vacation in order to remember the places you've been. sometimes it takes the camera some time 10-15 minutes before the camera picks up your location depending on your over head cover. The camera does surprisingly well in low light conditions as well as 5-10 ft shots underwater, the colors at 5-10ft still come up well and require minimal color correction through Photoshop. The weakness is long distance evening shot focus, but i didn't really expect the camera to have that ability, manual focus is usually more precise; i couldn't find that function on the camera, will continue to play around with the camera to see if that function exists. Additional functions that would be helpful would be delayed shot capability for night shots, i figure that could be a software function update. Overall I would recommend this camera albeit it's price.

shops a lot : I've owned the camera for two months. It' every user friendly and the pictures are outstanding. When we loaded the pictures onto our computer and compared them with the pictures taken by our old camera, the colors were more vibrant, the focus sharper and they just looked better. I've shot stills and video. The video would freeze part way through a shot, After some research I found it was my memory card, not the camera. I had tried to save money and purchased a Kumputerbay memory card. When I changed that for a more expensive car, the video worked fine. My only complaint is that when using video the zoom is fast and jerky. I need to do more research and confirm it's the camera and not a setting I don't know how to use yet. Overall, I am extremely pleased with how easy the camera is to use and the quality of the pictures it produces.

James Boekholt : Camera takes EXCELENT pictures and video as I would expect from Nikon. What I didn't expect was a waterproof camera that LEAKS during first use. I have returned mine to Amazon for a refund. I saw several other reviews that the device leaks, but I thought it was an isolated incident or user error. There was no user error here. The first time I used it was in the pool and I doubt it was deeper than 3 feet in water. When I went to get pictures off the camera I noticed that there was moisture on the LED screen. The camera was still functioning, but it definitely leaked.

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John Orleans "International Man of Leisure" (Chicago, IL USA) : read the manual. If you do, your life will be easier. Really. IF you bother to read the manual, you will find that there are drainage ports built into the camera to help clear it when you get out of the water. The camera's not leaking, it's draining. Also, if you, say, leave the camera in the bright sun for a while, then take it snorkeling, the lens will fog up. It's physics, not a design flaw. The fog should clear after 10 - 15 minutes, but may take much longer, depending on the temperature differential. After each use in water, the camera should be gently rinsed in fresh water or else the seals may crack and leak. These were the vast majority of the complaints about the camera that could have been resolved by taking 15 minutes to RTFM.

MamaBear : I have to preface this with the disclaimer that I am a "semi" professional photographer and so I am very, very picky about image quality. I compared my new aw100 against my Canon 60D with the 24-105 L lens. not fair I know, but life's not fair.
Of course the 60D blew it away, but I was still impressed by the aw100. the macro is decent, images are good quality. nice set of presets (indoor, pets, underwater etc...). would I use this camera for a photo shoot, no. but as a small, lightweight rugged camera that I can easily carry in a pocket, it impressed me. this will be the camera I take with my hiking, to the beach, boating or anywhere else I where getting the best possible shot is not worth risking $4K worth of camera gear. I even stuck in my Koi Pond to see how it did underwater. I wish I had this camera when I went snorkeling instead of the cheap disposable underwater camera I had. I may even leave my Canon at home the next time I travel over-seas. lugging a backpack full of lenses and cameras halfway around the world is not as fun as you would think.

Code Monkey (Nashville, TN.) : if you are looking for a camera that you can take anywhere and get decent pics, this is a good pick. Picky people like me may not be 100% satisfied with the images, but for posting online or any non-professional use you should be more than happy. when you weigh the less than stellar images against loosing or breaking your big expensive DSLR, it is no contest. Can't wait for scuba diving this spring.

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Stephen Caruso "rockinmymac" (Killeen, TX) : Nikon Glass (I own most all their pro glass.. so I'm a big fan)
The waterproof latch is infallible. I've had pentax bumped while underwater and it was toast.
Macro lets you get super close
Filter adapter, lets me use polarize filters. A must for when on the water and better colors.
Wide 25mm, love it.
Turns on quickly
Nice feel

sam rootjanapunt (apollo beach, fl USA) : I bought this camera for a trip to Thailand and Vietnam this past summer, and also for future water related activities. After using it the second time in water, first time snorkeling, second in a pool: it broke. I wasn't using it abusively, but somehow water leaked into the camera and it started acting up.

Jason D. Hall : The one feature they don't discuss and the one I was most surpised about how much I like it is a built in panoramic feature. The camera will assist you in taking either 180 or 360 panoramics. It will either perform the stitching for you and produce a single panoramic or take the needed individual shots for you to stitch later. I've found this an awesome feature for here in Afghanistan for taking deployment pictures of the scenic landscapes here.

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JD "Hog" (Juneau, AK) : I have been looking for a waterproof camera to take on vacation to Thailand. After considerable research the Panasonic Lumix TS3 seemed to be the top dog for rugged cameras. In favor of the Lumix, I liked the durable feel and overall fit and finish, the wide angle lens and I think people willing to play around with settings will have nice options. Unfortunately, the lumix was quite bad in low light situations and overall had soft photos. I recently saw the Nikon AW100 on sale locally and decided to try out the latest and greatest rugged (at least I hoped so with nikon's recent attempt in the waterproof market). With limited testing and no underwater use I decided I preferred photos taken with the AW100 better and returned the lumix. I am happy with the contrast and low light photos of the AW100 and hope I made the right choice for my vacation.

Alan Montgomery (Durham, NC) : I selected the Nikon AW100 over the TX-10 because of a better external form (TX-10 too hard to hold securely, sliding cover, and 3 seal points in 2 doors) and over the TS-3 with hopes of slightly better image quality and a better GPS performance. And over both, with hopes of using the included 40.5 mm filter adapter to attach to my Vortex Razor 85 scope's filter thread based camera adapter for digiscoping. The plastic 40.5 mm filter adapter attaches firm enough that I am confident the physical thread attachment will carry the off-center load. I am waiting for a filter step up ring to arrive to check out the optical compatibility and will update my review later.

av8r : This is my first weatherproofed camera and I have had it for a week. I have used several other P&S and DSLR cameras, but do not make my living taking images. Build quality is very good with nice image quality and plenty of features. I will say this camera won't replace the high IQ cameras where fine detail in grass, trees and textures is of high importance. Nor for the person who wants RAW or lots of manual control or who desires to do a lot of cropping. This camera is for the person who wants to capture their outdoor adventures in photos and videos no matter what the conditions and is willing to pay a premium over conventional P&S cameras. The AW100 images have a slightly soft look and zoomed-in fine detail tends to disappear by the image processing even at the lowest ISO. But the colors and general image quality are good enough for most users who just want a nice adventure picture to share with others in printed or online form. The 16MP CMOS element doesn't produce the IQ I'd hoped for, but I am still happy considering the compromises involved. 2x zoomed images shot at 5 MP generally look almost as good as the 16MP on my computer monitor, so the extra pixels are not adding that much benefit. Night and low light looks pretty acceptable with expected increase in noise.

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BSM1 : I got this camera two days prior to a week long trip to Cancun, where I Scuba Dove and Snorkeled for a week. I recorded all images at the least compressed mode (*), and images stored at 6-7.5 mp. The video I shot was at 1080p, 30fps. For a memory chip I used a sandisk 16gb class 10 extreme. I was happy with this setup and the performance of the camera was quite good. I took photographs at 30-35 feet under water for 45 minutes on the second dive at Cozumel, shallow because the first dive was really deep (110 ft, and the camera was in the boat for this dive). The camera preformed beautifully underwater, good movies and good images. Great color rendition, very accurate using underwater mode. The maximum depth the camera went to on that dive was 41 ft, for a couple of minutes. No issues noted. I also took the camera cavern/cave diving in the "Cenotes", which bottom out around 40 ft. Great light filtered through the 'roof', good pictures. Again no complaints. I took the camera out when my wife and I were body surfing and if beach mode is chosen these are really good point and shoot photographs. For land shots we took some of the jungle and ruins on scenery mode and these are very nice. Exposure control and color are very good, and the image compression engine was fast and not overtly 'lossy'. Focus remains sharp. My other camera is a Nikon D80 with a big lens. Will this camera take pictures at that quality? No, not if you want it blown up 40-60in, as I have done with images from the D80. But, these look like they will easily look good at 20-30in, and the camera is tough. Clearly my D80 isn't going anywhere near the water, but the jungle and ruins shots would have been possible and probably great. For the first time I left the D80 behind, and at the end of the vacation, sunsets, scenery, jungles, animals, snorkeling, scuba and all the adventures have good pictures documenting the trip. Several are probably good enough to classify beyond vacation shots, but actual 'images or photographs'. High quality, well proportioned, perfect lighting, and accurate focus and color

Zweeper : As noted in many other reviews, the waterproofing on this camera is not reliable. When I received the camera, I carefully examined the seal around the battery/card compartment for any dirt, sand or lint. As a Nikonos owner for many years (a camera that successfully went on 100+ dives), I understand the importance of a clean seal. After familiarizing myself with the functions of the camera on land, I look it snorkeling. Diving from the surface, I didn't go to a depth of more than ~10 ft. After a going under a few times, I noticed condensation at the edges of the screen. Given that it was hot and humid when I went in the water, this was not troubling (the manual said this might happen). After about 20 minutes in the water, however, the camera started to malfunction, eventually stopping altogether.

Mykers (Fullerton, Ca) : the picture quality is great. I just came from a Canon elph 7.1 MP camera. After shooting a total of 232 pictures on the Nikon, the quality is much better can Canon respectively, and obviously. The one thing that most individuals will not like is the lack of options to manipulate the lighting effects. The Nikon itself is made for dummies- and I use this loosely. I do not intend to placate anyone as a "dummy." I am merely stating the obvious once you have this camera in your possession.

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Robert Cozzi (North Aurora, IL USA) : The disappointing thing is this camera takes such great photos and now that we got it to work underwater, we know it takes fairly good underwater photos and video. But there's something wrong with either its design or the manufactured batch that we received. Had it too long to return to Amazon for a refund, so I'm probably going to send it a 2nd time back to Nikon. Note their repair service is great, but you have to be proactive and follow up or your repair/replacement will just sit there until you call them and ask for a status update. Once I did that after two weeks of hearing nothing and no status changes they said they'd check and the replacement was shipped out the next day.

Home Movie Buff "Riptide360" (San Jose, CA United States) : Now when you press the GPS button on the side of the camera you will see markers wherever the photos have been taken. This setting only works for new photos you take, it can't be added retroactively to previously taken photos. GPS data is only stored on photos where the camera was actually able to see 3 or more satellites. All of my underwater photos did NOT have GPS info added to them, so be sure to take a few surface shots to get your location recorded for future reference (ie favorite dive spot).

mr smith (CA) : Speaking of waterproof, the camera seems to live up to its billing as such. I tested mine in perhaps the dumbest way ever: I set it down on the wet sand in the surf zone at a local beach, held on tight and let an incoming wave surge over the camera. The video turned out very cool, but I had a huge, tedious cleanup job on my hand. The sand churned up by the wave worked into every crevice on the camera. Nothing got inside (the battery and SD card were clean and dry), but every button was jammed with fine grains of sand that had to be laboriously worked out. Worst was the wheel to open the battery door. It still scrapes a bit weeks later. Bottom line, I would seriously not recommend performing this test yourself. Just take my word for it, it doesn't leak. Using it underwater is fine, but you'll want to minimize the exposure to sand.

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K. Chua "KChua" (Los Angeles, CA United States) : With an 8GB SD card I don't see a reason to shoot at any other setting than the highest resolution, so all my playing around with it was done at this setting. The JPEGs that come out look great. The images are sharp, have good color and the auto whitebalance has done an amazing job. The main thing I was worried about was having to do difficult WB corrections after the fact if it wasn't right on with the WB, but so far it has been spot on in full sun shots, shady shots, indoor with incandescent and indoor with fluorescent lights. I honestly think the 16MP is a little overkill, but will keep shooting at full resolution as I don't know when I'll need those extra pixels. Lastly, low light shooting has definitely exceeded my expectations. I thought with a sensor as small as this one there would be lots of noise in the final result but even at the higher ISO levels the pictures are very clear and useable.

Alan Montgomery (Durham, NC) : Everything seems to get in the right place as far as buttons go. Most can be reached with either your right thumb or right index finger while you're holding it up to shoot without adjusting, although if you are a lefty you will need to get used to holding it in your right hand. I also shoot a Nikon d5100 and had no trouble figuring out what everything did without looking at the instruction manual, so if you've used a Nikon in the past few years this should be a breeze. The menu is fairly uncomplicated and not overloaded with useless features. It is quick to get to the setting I want without too many annoying clicks. This is important to me as I had missing shots while I fumble with the buttons.

JJ : Don't let the tiny battery fool you - it lasts a long time. After the initial charge, I've spent close to an hour just going through all the menus playing with things, testing out the GPS, taking dozens of pictures and videos and reviewing them on the camera after the fact and am still above 50%. I couldn't imagine a situation where I would feel the need to purchase or bring a second battery along unless I was going to be out of civilization for a week or so.

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Waikiki (Honolulu, Hi) : 5/14/12 UPDATE: I've now shot 100s of images, using lenses from 11 mm to 600 mm. I've learned a lot. Super-high resolution cameras are a new arena for most of us. On the surface, one automatically thinks you will get images with twice the resolution (12MP vs 24MP). Not so. MP resolution is measured linearly, so the increase while significant, is less than doubled. More importantly, when you enter the hi-res camera stratosphere, photographic technique & lens choice are critical. While these high MP cameras are capable of amazing results, you have to work to get absolutely ALL the MP's this camera has to offer. Do not blame the camera if your initial results are less dramatically sharper than your old 6-8-12MP Nikon. It's probably you...
BTW, the Nikon 18-55mm is a decent lens, but it doesn't do this imager justice. You can get better results, with better glass. The excellent f1.8 35mm DX Nikon on this camera makes a super-light weight compact package you can carry all day long, producing super images. A 60 year-old Nikkor Q 200mm f4, $70 or so on eBay, produces stunning results if carefully used on Manual, on a tripod.

scs_13 : I was accompanied by an experienced bird photographer and we took turns with the camera. Both made the following observations: From the angle of experienced Nikon users, this camera offers everything in terms of menus and dials to set the camera up the way one is used to from D90, D7000, D300s level cameras. This came as a surprise, as the D3200 does not have the front dial that we both were used to and familiar with. Nikon has done an surprisingly good job in making the menus very easy to access and after a short while, we where entirely concentrated on the shoot and only occasionally reminding ourself that this was "only" an entry-level DSLR.

Ali "Carbon" (Cali) : I am going to be honest, I have never owned a digital SLR camera (30 years old) even though I am very fond of photography as it is was my grandfather's profession in the early 20th century in Iran. This review is for those SLR beginners like myself. I have never had the money to spend on a digital SLR but since now we have twin boys at home and D3200 finally came out I felt justified to spend the extra bucks. Specially after being disappointed by and returning the Canon S100.

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K. Anderson (PA, USA) : I am and always have been skeptical of buying digital cameras. This is the cheapest entry and also one of the newest from Nikon that has a CMOS sensor rather than a CCD sensor. Let the argument go on who is better. When the lighting is sun light, the Nikon shines and creates wonderful photos. Low light, of course, is a typical offender of ruining a good picture. If the flash is used, most of the time it does a good job to make everything look natural and not "over-toned" in anyway or display odd contrast properties.
I think this is a great product and really sells itself when you view the information offered on Nikons web site.

blfish : I bought this camera about 2 weeks before my brothers destination wedding. I had looked at numerous cameras before I chose this one. I wanted with 10x zoom on it. I like this camera a lot, and it was very easy to use, considering I was not able to test it out before I left on my trip. I broght the manual with me, just in case I needed to know how do do something, and I never opened it once. The only con I would give the camera (and I am still not sure if its a con) because I need to use it more, is the battery life. My battery died during my brother's wedding ceremony, when I needed it the most, and I had to run back to my room to charge the battery. That might be also because it was the first time I has used the camera on that battery charge. But that was my only downfall on this camera. I might update this in a few weeks after I use my camera more.

Gordon Olivant (Norwalk, CT USA) : We purchased the Nikon Coolpix L620 on August 30, 2013 to replace our 2008 vintage Coolpix which was lost in a white water spill after 5 years of great pictures. Several days after receiving the L620 we headed off to Great Smokey Mountains National Park for a week of relaxation and pictures. Several hundred pictures later in a variety of compositions and lighting we return giving the L620 high marks. Needless to say the 18MP images render a sharp crisp picture. We didn't buy this camera to take low rez pictures so all of ours were at full resolution. In non flash situations the camera was able to recycle in less than a second between independent pictures. When a flash was used, often as a fill flash which produced amazing results, there is a noticeable time between pictures approaching 2 seconds which was not a problem at all. The 14x zoom was great when taking wildlife pictures although the automatic settings resulted in a slower than desired shutter speed resulting in a few blurred images. Perhaps the most impressive result was the vibrancy of the colors, exceeding expectations for a camera of this size and price. Performance in low light and foggy situations was notably good.

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jpullos (New York, NY) : The user-interface: If cameras were computers, Nikons would be PCs and Canons would be MACs. PCs are built for people not afraid of technology whereas Macs are built for people who want things super-easy. Nikons excel at customization options which means you'll see so many more options with the Advanced features of a Nikon than you will with a Canon. Canons, on the other hand, excel at ease-of-use for beginners. Canons offer less advanced options and can be easier to learn on. This can be frustrating down the line, though, once you've learned a lot about photography. At that point you may want all of the options that Nikon offers and be frustrated with your Canon. If you're someone who really likes to delve deep into your hobbies or if you're intent on becoming a professional photographer, I'd say a Nikon would be your best bet. If you're someone who wants to learn the basics of photography and only imagine yourself being a hobbyist, Canon would be a better option for you.

Paul Christensen "gadget geek" (West Chester, PA United States) : As a long-time owner of the Nikon D5000, and former owner of the Nikon D60, I was eager to purchase the D5100 after seeing the announcements and pre-reviews. Being one of the lucky ones to buy the D5100 with 18-55VR kit earlier this week, I've had a few days to play with this camera and can honestly say it's a solid upgrade to the D5000 I'm replacing, and should be on the short list of consideration for any "prosumer" looking to purchase a D-SLR with outstanding image quality, performance, and low-light capability in a lightweight, compact (for an SLR) body. And, unlike the D5000, this D-SLR finally has a usable Live View and HD video capabilities both with continuous autofocus.

B. Fuller (United States) : The new Nikon D5100 sits just above the D3100, a bit below the aging D90, and several steps below the fully-featured and highly customizable Nikon D7000. The D5100 boasts a 16 megapixel image sensor (just like the D7000), shoots 4 frames per second in continuous mode, has HD video capability at 24, 25, and 30 fps, and includes the fully rotating rear LCD screen improved in flexibility from the screen of the D5000.

Nikon COOLPIX AW110 Voucher

Ali Roustai (Santa Barbara, CA) : Please don't take the how many stars too seriously as this is my initial review.
I use two DSLR cameras with super high grade lenses from Canon and Olympus so I am picky, I will attempt to be fair and only compares apples to apples and not oranges :)

B. Boyd "Idaho Photographer" (Ashton Idaho) : Let's start with what makes this a GREAT camera:
* Excellent build quality - the look, feel, weight and attention to build details (seams, fit/finish, quality of components) is Excellent
* The wide availability of shooting modes (underwater, close-up, portrait, night +16 other modes) will satisfy even the picky pro user, but the "Easy Auto Mode" is awesome for the average user that just wants to pick up the camera and take a picture.
* The built in Wi-Fi and GPS features were easy to use and setup.
* IMHO, one of the first truly rugged point & shoots on the market. Freezeproof, Waterproof & Shockproof. Of course with limitations, but still a VERY rugged camera that can take some abuse.
* I've taken about 100 pictures so far and am seriously impressed with the quality of the pix and how well the camera does in low-light situations.
* Nikon has a Wireless Mobile Adapter Utility app that is pretty cool. I've used it to automatically upload pix right to my iPad. Clean, easy and flawless.

Patrick T : I bought the AW110 as i needed a cam that can take a beating and it particularly waterproof for shallow diving.
Since the AW110 in terms of specs can supposedly be submersed to the greatest depth without a underwater housing among all current and upcoming products that I know of, it seemed like a good starting point.
I think the other reviews give already a good overview, so I try not to repeat those and only focus on my experience.

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K. Anderson (PA, USA) : I am and always have been skeptical of buying digital cameras. This is the cheapest entry and also one of the newest from Nikon that has a CMOS sensor rather than a CCD sensor. Let the argument go on who is better. When the lighting is sun light, the Nikon shines and creates wonderful photos. Low light, of course, is a typical offender of ruining a good picture. If the flash is used, most of the time it does a good job to make everything look natural and not "over-toned" in anyway or display odd contrast properties.
I think this is a great product and really sells itself when you view the information offered on Nikons web site.

blfish : I bought this camera about 2 weeks before my brothers destination wedding. I had looked at numerous cameras before I chose this one. I wanted with 10x zoom on it. I like this camera a lot, and it was very easy to use, considering I was not able to test it out before I left on my trip. I broght the manual with me, just in case I needed to know how do do something, and I never opened it once. The only con I would give the camera (and I am still not sure if its a con) because I need to use it more, is the battery life. My battery died during my brother's wedding ceremony, when I needed it the most, and I had to run back to my room to charge the battery. That might be also because it was the first time I has used the camera on that battery charge. But that was my only downfall on this camera. I might update this in a few weeks after I use my camera more.

erin (Houston, Texas) : I bought this camera for my trip to the UK and let me just say it was a great choice. I've only purchased Sony cameras so I was hesitant to switch to another brand but I'm glad I did. The photos turned out wonderful, colors were vibrant and details were excellent. The zoom is great and pictures still turn out awesome even zoomed in all the way. The only issue I have with the camera is that it lags and takes few seconds to record the picture. Overall, I am happy that I decided to make the switch and I highly recommend this camera.

Nikon D3100 Voucher

Michael Allebach "Tattooed Bride Photographer... (Philadelphia, Pa) : Jello Cam (What's not so great):
This camera still suffers from the "Jello Cam" look in video if it is not on a tripod and you are shaky. The video can look like jello if moved too quickly. Use a monopod or tripod when shooting to avoid this. I'm not sure if a faster video frame rate 60fps would help - but at 24 and 30 it can suffer badly.

Macauley86 (California, United States) : This Nikon D3100 is a phenomenal deal for non professionals, the rest of us people that want to take family and travel shots. I've owned DSLRs since 2004, starting with a Nikon D70 and then moving to D40, D200 and Canon Digital Rebel XSi 12.2 MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens (Black) and Canon EOS 40D 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only). Those are all excellent cameras, but this Nikon D3100 is better than all of those in one crucial area, the area that matters: it takes excellent pictures without having to fiddle with the settings between shots. Yes, the other cameras are better in other respects: They have more buttons to change settings without delving into menus, they are bigger (is that a plus?), heavier (another plus?), and have better specs (1/500 flash sync speed for D70 and D40), but in the end I would have to fiddle with the settings to get the best results: change the white balance, fiddle with the ISO (my Canons would default to ISO 400 for flash shots, why? Who knows. That meant disabling auto ISO and choosing ISO settings manually), the exposure (+0.7 indoor, 0 outdoor), and so on. D200 was noisy at higher ISO, D70's pictures tended to be cool (i.e. not warm), 40D had cool custom buttons (C1, C2, C3, very cool), but I found its ergonomics worse than XSi or any Nikon; why place the on/off switch at the bottom of the body? Who knows. Fortunately, new Canons have fixed this).

J. Douglas (Wisconsin) : I'm an amateur photographer and this camera meets my needs. I love the fact that it's small and light, with great quality images. If I were a serious photographer and had more money to spare, I would wait and check out the D7000, which appears to have phenomenal specs. I'm happy with my purchase and I highly recommend this camera.

Nikon COOLPIX L28 Voucher

James F. Park "Cactus Jim" (Tucson, AZ United States) : After reading previous reviews I was leery about buying the Coolpix L28. But, I really like my Coolpix L120 so I thought I'd take a chance on the L28 because I needed something really portable. I made sure that I ordered a memory card that is rated at class 10. The slower cards (class 4, etc) will take somewhat longer to snap and store a picture. Wait times with my class 10 card are only about a second or 2 at most. Pictures I've taken so far are reasonably sharp and colors are true. My PC recognized the camera immediately without installing Nikon software and it was easy to move pictures onto my HD. The high resolution of the L28 means pictures can be enlarged considerably. For closeup I snapped a picture of a printed page at about 5 inches and the type was perfectly clear. It is true that the L28 doesn't do as well in a dark room as my L120. Pictures are a bit grainy, but normal room lighting produces good results. In my opinion, for people who want a snapshot camera that is small and portable and reasonably priced, the Coolpix L28 is a good choice

Ltracer : I bought this camera bcoz I loved the Nikon Coolpix L22 model I bought in Thailand & have used for 3 years with no problems except I dropped it & the battery door clip broke off so I had to get a #8 blk rubber washer to hold the battery door closed tight. I thought the L28 would be pretty much the same camera as L22 but was disappointed bcoz the pictures are not quite as sharp as the L22. I did some research & discovered the only real true different in the cameras of any concern is the pixel size being 2.4 µm² for the L22 & 1.4 µm² for the L28 (bare minimum huge difference!!) - u can find out all this infor on snapsort.com about any camera. Also the L22 was made in Japan & L28 is made in China (personally I really don't think that makes any difference bcoz these are cheap $100 cameras, period). All in All I like the L28 bcoz it is a little bit smaller (almost micro) than the L22 & I love little double AA battery pocket cameras. I took 10s of thousands of awesome photos in Thailand for the 3 years I was living there but had to keep the camera in the Auto Mode with the flash always on & everything else off such as motion control, etc., in order to achieve very sharp colorful pictures. When I was in Thailand I meet hundreds of people that had rechargeable lithium Li-ion battery pocket cameras & 9 times out of 10 their batteries were always low or exhausted so missed thousands of unbelievable shots - when my rechargeable NI_MH double AA batteries gave out I just hoped 20 feet over to the nearest 7-11 & bought some cheap double AA batteries & was back in business within 10 minutes for 200 to 300 or 400 hundred more shots - everybody always asked me to email my pics to them bcoz their cameras were useless (true story) - that's why I love double AA pocket cameras bcoz u never miss a good shot - just have to find one that takes sharp photos every shot.

April Decker : This camera is really user friendly. It doesn't have the advanced features of some cameras, like manually adjusting the aperture, but it has many features and the exposure can be adjusted manually. I really like this camera and am very happy with my purchase. It is compact in size, but seems sturdy, like it could get accidentally dropped and not break in to a million pieces.

Nikon COOLPIX L810 Voucher

Mocoko "Mocoko" (California) : True story: Had my heart set on the Nikon D3100, but I couldn't bring myself to pay that much for it. Rewind to my son's 8th grade graduation in May. I didn't have a camera at the time so I was using my cell phone which ran out of batteries by the time the graduation procession started. I was devastated. FORTUNATELY a good friend whose son was also graduating was sitting right behind me and she had a gorgeous professional looking camera. She offered to take pics of our son for me. When she emailed them to me the next day, her pictures were amazing! The zoom, picture color and clarity was so unbelievable! I HAD to know what the name of her camera was. She said a "Nikon Coolpix L810". I quickly looked it up online and found it cheapest on Amazon. I ordered it on a Friday and got it on Monday! I'm in LOVE with this camera

Ziare : Upon recieving it, I read the manual and figured out how to use it. It takes a little time to figure out exactly how to. Because you don't just go clicking away like most cameras. You hold the capture button half way down. There is a small square on the screen that will turn green when your camera is properly focused. That is when you press the capture button down completely to capture a picture that is not blurred. You can 'snap snap' but sometimes you will get blurry pictures because the camera takes pictures so fast if you don't focus you will get blur.

jen : Okay first of all i love the 26x zoom and second i love the 16.1 mp. I recently went to the zoo and took pictures that were making professional photographers mad because of the clarity and at full zoom. Side by side comparison told me i did the right thing in purchasing this camera. And for those of you that think somethings wrong with the camera just spend some time using all the different scenes and adjustment's this camera has. one more thing i really liked was the ability to just push the video button to record video instead of having to change modes...and it doesn't matter what size sd card you have it will only record 29 min at a time, you can record multiple 29 min video's.... take it as you will.

Nikon COOLPIX S3500 Voucher

Kenneth Depree (Sosua, Dominican Republic) : July 13, 2013, Update
I have taken more photos since writing the initial review and am even more impressed with this little camera now than I was then. I am amazed how clear and sharp the photos are right out of the camera.
I can't do as much with this camera as I can with my Canon 60d DSLR. The latter has much better zoom capability, is much better for action shots, etc., but it costs many times more than this one so you would expect it to do more. However, for the typical family shots and street photography, this camera is a much closer second place to the 60d than I realized when I wrote the first review.
And the fact that you can carry it in your pocket, always ready for use, is a huge plus. I now find myself using this camera for family activities much more than I do the 60d.

BarbM : Just got this little gem and have been getting acquainted with all its features. For it's size, it seems to do just about everything except wash windows. Very impressed. The set up was easy and for me a pretty low learning curve was involved to get the camera in working order...Do like how easy it is to set the exposure and also to be able to turn off the flash. Zoom and wide angle settings are excellent, and I really do like the ability to take Macro shots. So far my captures have sharp detail.

C. Galvin (Garden Valley, CA, USA) : I bought this camera for my daughter for her birthday. She is constantly taking pictures and loves posting pictures for friends and family online and always wants her pictures to be perfect. This camera takes absolutely amazing pictures! They are so clear and crisp, it seems as if you're looking at the real person or object, not just a photograph. I also love the fact that you can edit photos right on the camera itself. Also, the panoramic ability is a lot of fun and works perfectly. It is such an easy camera to use that she was able to take it out of the box, charge it up, and start taking pictures immediately without having to even read any instructions!! It's also a very small camera and easily fits into your pocket or purse so you always have it ready to go. I would highly recommend this product to photography enthusiasts of all ages!!

Nikon COOLPIX L820 Voucher

C. Wilson (Binghamton NY) : My wife and I did a lot of research online looking for a camera with a 10x or larger zoom, video capability, low light w/o flash and most of all easy to use. We first purchased the Coolpix L610 Nikon COOLPIX L610 16 MP Digital Camera with 14x Zoom NIKKOR Glass Lens and 3-inch LCD (Black) at our local Best Buy because it was on sale and over $100 cheaper than the L820. This was a mistake, we got the camera home and it just didn't take the pictures we expected (flash picture came out almost black and the zoom wasn't as awesome as I had hoped for :) plus more poor reviews than I had noticed). After reading about this camera the L820 and finding that it was actually only $50 more than the L610, we exchanged the L610 for the L820 and we couldn't be happier.

Andy (The Great American West) : Zoom is powerful, and with vibration reduction and a steady hand I captured some decent images without using a tripod. I never bother with digital zoom, but there's no real need given that the optical zoom is so powerful.
-Image quality is good. It's not great, but it's good. Remember, this is basically a point and shoot with a lens on steroids.
-Shooting modes. I've only just begun to play with these. There are color filter options, so you can have a black and white photo showing only red, or blue, or green, or whatever. It's artsy and interesting, although I don't find it that useful.
-Battery life is decent. The 4 double AAs they provide got me 647 shots, and still have a bit of life left in them. I only used flash a few times, probably under 10. As soon as these batteries die I'm going with Eneloops which are the greatest batteries on the face of the Earth if you ask me.

Dawn colwell : I wanted a simple point and shoot with great zoom better than my smart phone for when I'm in the back at school functions, concerts and want a nice zoom length, and have the ability for great outdoor shots in the woods and this camera delivers. Love the size, fits great in my hands as well. I love the zoom being on the top as well as on the size, plus the 1080p hd video is awesome. Being able to take indoor photos without the flash really makes the color on this camera great as well instead of thing being washed out with too much flash. PS-Use Lithium or rechargeable batters. Don't even bother with alkaline. They last so much longer!
Great job Nikon