Nikon Coolpix 4300 4MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom

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Nikon Coolpix 4300 4MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom

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Despite Its' Faults...

This camera was my "step up" from a 2 megapixel camera. My first camera was also a CoolPix. Yes, this camera does have deficits (i.e., shutter lag time which is not great for kid shots). But at this current price, you will be very pleased with the quality of the end product. Although I do use manual controls, I have had fabulous results with Auto. I have taken pictures of my laughing, flailing grandson in the bathtub and the vividness and accuracy of water droplets and moving water is stupendous. I would rate this camera as "beginner." I have learned to select a camera which is beyond my capabilites. With rapid, advancing technology, the 4300 is in this category for the novice shootist who is interested in quality photos and quality product which can be edited in Photoshop Elements.

Nikon Coolpix 4300 4MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom - Nikon

Buy an extended warranty

Purchased the coolpix 4300 in March of 2004 and loved it. Great photos and loved the features. In mid June, just 15 months later, the zoom and focus died. Nikon wants a check for $249.00 mailed with the camera to even look at it. A local camera repair shop wants over $200.00. Cannot believe it when the camera was only 3 months post warranty. Have replaced it with a Canon A95 from Amazon for about the same price as the repair would have been but I lost some $260.00. To say the least I bought an extended warranty. Will never buy another dig camera without one. Is that not a shame???

Nikon - Nikon Coolpix 4300 4MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom

Nice Photos But Its Faults Aren't Worth It

My family had a Nikon 4300 for a few years and we enjoyed it because of its small size and its photos weren't bad. However, we did come across some problems.

1. The shutter lag was utterly annoying and I missed a lot of photo oppurtunities.
2. It takes a long time to delete the photos.
3. Our lens got stuck or something and the camera gave us a "SYSTEM ERROR" in which the lens would not get pushed in our out.
4. Poor photos with low lighting (Very blurry), which includes indoors.
5. Battery life pretty short. Half of its energy was gone when I had the thing on for 20 minutes and I didn't have it on the whole 20 minutes.

I DID get some good photos from the camera. It's not as manual as I'd like it to be, but I recommend to get a lens protector to avoid the System Error. I tried the Canon S1 IS in Best Buy and it turned on really fast and took photos really fast indoors. Also it wasn't blurry!

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