Good features and great picture for this price point. The charger that has a pivoting plug would be better and more compact than this one with a cord.
Point and shoot is a term used to describe those compact digital cameras designed for simple automatic operation. Usually, a single press of a button is enough to take a photo. These compact digital cameras are the best selling kind, because they are also often made cheap.
New models of digital point and shoot cameras come out quite often and as the price of components comes down, you can get more and better features for the same price. Here are some 2008 models that fit the definition of point and shoot, while being especially budget friendly.
Kodak EasyShare M753 Zoom
This Kodak camera is a true entry level camera that does not boast with complex features. It has an automatic mode that should take care of lighting conditions and of course an automatic focus. It has a 7 megapixel Nikon Coolpix S550 10MP Camera resolution and high enough image quality for web use and small prints.
Price tag: approximately $130
Canon PowerShot A470
PowerShot is the beginner level digital camera series by Canon. It is very easy to use and affordable, even for the budget conscious. A470 has highly developed automation, including motion detection and face detection technologies. These coupled with a 7.1 megapixel resolution make it a good choice for casual photographers.
Price tag: approximately $160
Nikon CoolPix S550
CoolPix is the Nikon series of point and shoot compact cameras. S550 is one of the best 2008 models for a casual user, offering 10 megapixels of resolution and high quality automation of adjusting to conditions. Add in a 5X optical zoom and you are ready for some photography.
Price tag: approximately $230
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS20
Panasonic's Lumix DMC-FS series is aimed at beginner level users. The FS20 model makes point and shoot automatic using an Intelligent Auto Mode, which includes detection systems for motion and ambient conditions - among others. The resolution of over 10 megapixels is more than enough for most users.
Price tag: approximately $300
The four compact cameras above show some of the things year 2008 has to offer for casual photographers. As seen above, the prices of entry level cameras vary from around $150 up to $300. If you pay more than that, you should require quality or you have been scammed. Price and features correlate, but by making informed decisions you can get more for less.
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I had a Sony Cyber Shot, but it didn't zoom while I was filming and that is something I really want. I like Sony, but I know they don't have digital cameras Nikon Coolpix S550 10MP Camera that zoom while filming so I have been looking else where. I was looking at the the Nikon Coolpix S550 10MP 2.5" 5x Optical 20x Total VR Image Stabilization, but I have seen many bad reviews. I have heard from one person that the Panasonic Lumix FS3 8.1MP 2.5" Display 3x Optical 12x Total Zoom is better, but I don't know if it will zoom while filming. I want to get a new camera before Mother's Day this weekend so give me your imput.
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I do like this camera so far because of the bigger screen to look at your subject. This is the first digital camera that I have had so I’m kindof new at this. I haven’t yet read all the features it has from the instruction book but so far I have been able to take pictures and download them to my computer easily.
Great camera overall, good features, good mega pixels, have used it for 2 months and have no complaints
I bought this camera for my daughter this summer, so it is less than three months old. She turned it on a few days ago and got a “lens error’ message. I sent it back to Nikon a week ago and haven’t heard from them. This is the second Nikon point-and-shoot I’ve bought because of their excellent reputation in the SLR world. The other broke after 13 months, and they wanted as much to fix it as I paid for the camera. I will never buy a Nikon point-and-shoot again. I had an inexpensive Kodak for six years, before it ran into problems.
I have a Nikon S10 too, I like it better. My S10 has a 10X zoom plus SLR.
I bought my Coolpix S560 on line in June to take on a family trip to Colorado in July. I hadn’t used it twice when I noticed the battery lid cover at the bottom of the camera housing wouldn’t stay closed! I had removed the battery one time to recharge it, and was careful not to force anything back in where it didn’t belong. I was sure to insert the battery into the slot and to place the little orange spring-loaded flange that keeps it down back over the battery properly. So there I was at Rocky Mtn. Nat’l Park asking a park ranger at Alpine visitor center for a rubber band to wrap around the camera housing to keep the dang plastic battery cover closed! In desperation I used the rubber band make-shift “repair” until I got home to contact Nikon repair in New York. After I found out how to ship the camera to them, about 10 days later I got an email response it would cost me around $55 plus shipment back to get this malady repaired. When I wrote back to find out why there would be a charge for what I believed was an obvious design flaw to this camera, their reply was the damage HAD to be from an external force as they had received NO prior reported problems with this camera. Bull hockey! In a very weak moment, I relented and approved the repair as what other cheaper option did I have? $75 later (did I say I had to pay P/H costs to have it shipped back?). O.K. about a month after first contacting Nikon of this flaw, I had my Coolpix S560 back. Three months later we went on a Caribbean cruise, and guess what? This poor excuse for a camera had the exact same problem occur to its ultra cheapo plastic lip that is supposed to hold the battery cover down. It doesn’t! Do not waste your money on this or any Nikon camera costing less than $200 is my advice! I am not even going to contact Nikon repair to only receive their same lame excuse for not repairing their cheaply-designed and made Coolpix camera! That would result in me paying more in repairs than what this camera originally cost me this June.
P.S.: Guess what, Nikon? A few weeks ago I received an email from another dissatisfied Coolpix customer (after posting my complaint on-line) who had experienced the EXACT same problem with your cheaply made-in-who-knows-where, Nikon camera!
This is my first digital camera and I cannot believe how easy it is to use and to upload to my computer. The picture quality is exceptional. There are neat features like when photographing food you can adjust the tone which helps bring out the color of the different foods (I am in culinary school so I love this feature. It is also great for portaits. Pictures of my granddaughters came out very professional looking.
Zoom is more than amazing.
Battery life pretty good.
Options and settings – you can’t be bored.
Smile mode:D
Perfect size, quality.
User friendly.
Overall this camera performs well and I like it. It is fast at taking pictures and they come out clear. I would recommend this produc. However the reason I gave this camera 4 stars is simply the fact that this camera is not baby blue it is a navy blue and I have seen other complaints about this camera on other websites as well. So it is not the seller it is Nikons fault. There are many different pictures of this camera all over the internet and all of them show the camera in the baby blue and it doesn’t come in that color.
Camera worked fine during the warranty. Now that I’ve had it for 19 months, it has developed a small vertical line that shows up on screen and in pictures (printed and on screen). Warranty only lasted for one year. Now my choices are to send it in for repair (and pay shipping both ways) or buy a new camera since it’s useless with a bright red line in my pictures. I expected more from Nikon at this price. Turning over a camera every year and a half is not my idea of fun. Quite disappointing. Not the Nikon company it used to be.
Every time you turn the camera on you have to set the date and time. It worked fine for a few months and then it went bad. The problem about it is that there was so many reviews complaining about this same problem and I ignored it. It is very frustrating, because when you need to take a picture right away you can’t because the camera won’t take a picture unless you set the date and time and obviously you can’t catch a shot when it is happening because of this and you can’t leave the camera on until it happens because it automatically shuts down after being on so long(which I guess is a good thing). This simply is quite annoying and I have used a Sony that has no similar problem. It is less megapixels but I guess less megapixels is better than no picture at all.
I was delighted with this camera when I first got it: it’s small enough to carry everywhere, and the picture quality was excellent for a point-and-shoot.
Just before the one-year warranty expired, however, it failed completely. The screen would show only black, and any photos taken were similarly black. I contacted Nikon tech support, but none of their tips worked. As I couldn’t get it back to Nikon in time, I’m out over $200 which I don’t consider a good deal for under a year of snapshots.
I’m very disappointed with this purchase.
I’ve been using the S550 for about a year now. I had brief problem a few months ago with the lens sticking in zoom position, but after some gentle coaxing, that seems to have gone away.
My main gripe about the camera is the software. I find I am unable to transfer video files from the camera to my Mac with OS X. When I press the transfer button it tells me the camera has become disconnected. This is why I rated it a 2 on ease of use. I suppose I will have to acquire a card reader. Individual snapshots are easily imported in iPhoto.
I also find that I miss the viewfinder I had on my old Canon. Often the sun totally wipes out the viewing screen, meaning that the shot is poorly aligned or the subject has moved on while I adjust to the angle of the sun.
I would like a larger on/off button.
For all time.
Captured every moment that you need. It is practical, light, and easy to used.
Bought this camera for my wife. She wanted something compact loaded with features. Well
Nikon delivered all of that and more. I have been amazed at some of the pictures she has
captured.
The S560 is a full featured, easy to use small camera. The only significant problem I have found with it is that the battery will not hold a charge for very long.
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