jfrenaye
New Member
I like the Nikon products. I have a digital D70S SLR that works for me. And an slim Coolpix S6.
Like someone said over 5 MP is overkill. I think the larger the OPTICAL ZOOM is the better. THis allows you to zoom in. ALl cameras will have a digital zoom as well that is combined with the optical. THe optical does it by sight (if you will and brings the image closer) the digital will then take the optical image and digitally enhance it to appear to be zoomed in further. You lose a bit of clarity there.
One feature I love on the Nikon Coolpix is that you can take a picture and then from within the camera re-zoom and re-take. So if you take a photo from a distance on the beach, and you notice in the background that there is a cool sailboat crossing a setting sun, you can (in the camera) zoom and crop to JUST the sailboat and then re-take the picture so all you have then is the sailboat--and the orignal photo of course. The image deteriorates a bit there as well, but it is not bad at all.
Beware of buying online. I did buy a Nikon Coolpix S3 prior to the S6 from 42nd Street Photo and after 9 months it totally crapped out. Turns out it was grey market and Nikon would not honor the warranty nor would they even allow me to pay to fix it!
One other cool thing on the Coolpix S6 is that is has a wireless function. I can take a shot and wirelessly send it to my laptop directly via Bluetooth or I can have the camera recognized as a computer on my home network.
Like someone said over 5 MP is overkill. I think the larger the OPTICAL ZOOM is the better. THis allows you to zoom in. ALl cameras will have a digital zoom as well that is combined with the optical. THe optical does it by sight (if you will and brings the image closer) the digital will then take the optical image and digitally enhance it to appear to be zoomed in further. You lose a bit of clarity there.
One feature I love on the Nikon Coolpix is that you can take a picture and then from within the camera re-zoom and re-take. So if you take a photo from a distance on the beach, and you notice in the background that there is a cool sailboat crossing a setting sun, you can (in the camera) zoom and crop to JUST the sailboat and then re-take the picture so all you have then is the sailboat--and the orignal photo of course. The image deteriorates a bit there as well, but it is not bad at all.
Beware of buying online. I did buy a Nikon Coolpix S3 prior to the S6 from 42nd Street Photo and after 9 months it totally crapped out. Turns out it was grey market and Nikon would not honor the warranty nor would they even allow me to pay to fix it!
One other cool thing on the Coolpix S6 is that is has a wireless function. I can take a shot and wirelessly send it to my laptop directly via Bluetooth or I can have the camera recognized as a computer on my home network.
