Nikon Coolpix 4800 Digital Camera

Nikon Coolpix 4800

Coolpix 4800 Digital Camera Review, by Tracey Capen November 24, 2004

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• Reviewed by: corr0071

  Strengths: good zoom

  Weaknesses: no image stabilizer which comes in handy for high zooming in shots. Alot of mine are fuzzy

  Overall: Overall this camera is perfect for me and has all the critical options I was looking for such as a good zoom, easily usable, great picture quality, and rapid shooting. I highly recommend this camera for all levels of photography ability!

• Reviewed by: estefank

  Strengths: Very easy to use, great red-eye reduction, lots of scene settings

  Weaknesses: a little big but a fair trade off for an 8x zoom

  Overall: This is my first digital camera and I did not have any trouble making the transition from 35mm. I find it very easy to use and love the ability to film videos. Also, this camera has consistently been able to get rid of my "red eyes" which is no small feat. My only complaint is about the size - a little bulky but from what I understand a trade-off that has to be made if you want a larger zoom.

• Reviewed by: LindaLouspix

  Strengths: Still can't find them

  Weaknesses: lacks focus and lens covers stick

  Overall: Sept 2005I'm finding that the longer I own this camera the more I dislike it. I don't care for the pictures in the programed scenes and any even slight movement creates a mess. I had a sony cybershot P50 that took better pictures! It takes 8 pictures of the same shot to get 1-2 good ones. Don't waste your money like I did.January 2006It still sucks!

• Reviewed by: RIK1052

  Strengths: lens cover, large opitical zoom, long battery life, uses popular SD card, good red eye reduction

  Weaknesses: blurred pictures occasionally when not using flash, auto flash not as good as other cameras, movies are in Quiktime

  Overall: This is my 2nd digital camera (previously had a Canon S30) and the main selling point for me was the camera's size for the amount of optical zoom (8.3X). It is a little bulkier than alot of other digital cameras but is smaller than most of the other ultra zoom cameras and it has a built in lens cover that the other ultra zoom cameras didn't have. I often will have the camera in my pocket (except for when I am wearing jeans) and it is nice not worrying about scratching the lens. I have taken hundreds of pictures since purchasing the camera seven months ago and the pictures have turned out great. This camera has a much better red eye reduction than the Canon I had previously, though I do get the occasional red eye when the subject is not looking at the camera. While the red eye technology on this camera is better, I find the auto flash functions are not as good as with my last camera. The flash will go off in settings where there was plenty of light and I have found that when that happens the picture turns out darker than when I shut off the flash and take the picture again. When the flash is turned off you then have to be very careful or you will get a blurred picture. The camera also has a scene mode that allows you to select between 15 or so scenes (like beach/snow, party/indoors, fireworks, nightscape, dawn/dusk, backlight, etc.) that gives the camera the best settings to match that shot and is much quicker and easier than making numerous setting changes through various menu options. I also like how when using the movie mode, I can do some zooming while filming and can film for as long I have memory (some cameras have a 30 sec. to 2 min. limit for how long each movie clip can be). I noticed that there were several comments made about slow time between shots but I have not had a problem with that. The SD card used in the camera will have an impact on the lag between shots as there are regular SD cards and high speed SD cards available. I have 2 Kingmax 256MB 60x Ultra high speed SD cards that I alternate between and they work great. Overall, I am very happy with the camera and love the 8.3X zoom. It allows me to get closeups without having to wait until I have transfered the pics to the computer for editing. It has been worth trading bulkier for more zoom and am glad I chose this camera over the smaller models that only have 3X zoom (I only look at optical zoom because digital zoom is not worth using on a digital camera). I also have been very impressed with the battery life, though I recommend buying another battery for backup. I have taken over 100 pictures on one charge and it only takes an hour or 2 to fully charge the battery again.

• Reviewed by: mmgtlg

  Strengths: Light weight

  Weaknesses: Plastic Case

  Overall: This camera takes good pictures, however, I am not a "real photographer". The zoom is very good for this size camera. It is a little bulky, not a fit in your pocket size. But this is still smaller than some of the SLR's out there. It is a good buy for the money.