Nikon Coolpix 8800 8 Megapixel Bridge Camera

I have had many digital cameras...

Strengths: Antivibration is wonderful, works excellent! Optical zoom is superb! Display is awsome, this rotates & It can be turned in to the camera to protect & conserve battery life. REMOTE SHUTTER-GREAT!!

Weakness: Built in flash is weak. Digital zoom diplay is weak while taking the picture, but comes out fine after the shot is taken. Need to use nikon batteries only, but can be purchase for around $40.

I have had many digital cameras over the last 8 years. The 8 meg is supurb. The high optical zoom is great! The antivibration is OUTSTANDING, It alows good photos is low light and at high zoom levels. I was able to take night photos in the city without a tripod (I did rest camera against something). The remote for the shutter release is really really small and convenient. For taking photos at...
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I have had many digital cameras over the last 8 years. The 8 meg is supurb. The high optical zoom is great! The antivibration is OUTSTANDING, It alows good photos is low light and at high zoom levels. I was able to take night photos in the city without a tripod (I did rest camera against something). The remote for the shutter release is really really small and convenient. For taking photos at night or with oneself in the picture it is easy and quick. You can take several photos without leaving the picture. No more need for the self timer. Easy to use controls. I was a little let down with the flash. It seems weak, but I figured that I would pick up a larger flash anyway for better indoor flash photos. However, with vibration reduction alot of photos can be taking indoors without a flash. I WOULD DEFINATELY RECCOMMEND THIS CAMERA IF IT IS IN THE PRICE RANGE THAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR! Just got back from new Zealand, Austrailia & Korea and I am very pleased with the results!

By panamaeric - May 9, 2005

I am no expert, but have used 35mm...

Strengths: The high quality 10x zoom lens, as well as the anti-vibration. Superb auto mode.

Weakness: Physical balance of camera.

I am no expert, but have used 35mm SLR film cameras for years. After wetting my feet with a few smaller digital cameras, It became obvious that digital is more convenient and enjoyable for a non-pro such as myself. I chose this camera rather than a higher-end digital SLR, in an effort to free myself from a bag full of lenses, flashes, etc., while only compromising slightly on results. It appears...
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I am no expert, but have used 35mm SLR film cameras for years. After wetting my feet with a few smaller digital cameras, It became obvious that digital is more convenient and enjoyable for a non-pro such as myself. I chose this camera rather than a higher-end digital SLR, in an effort to free myself from a bag full of lenses, flashes, etc., while only compromising slightly on results. It appears that I won't have to compromise much at all. Unless you are a pro, this camera is more than you will ever need. Auto and scenes are so well set, that I can't imagine having to stray from these idiot-proof modes very often. The lens is high quality, plenty powerful, and you only need the one that's attatched. Battery life seems good so far. Only bad thing I could say is that, with the lens off to one side, the physical balance of the camera will take some getting used to. Manual controls and settings are numerous if you desire, but as I said, I am no pro, and the camera appears to be "smarter" than me. It would have been worth it's retail price, but once "Pricegrabber" led me to a reputable source and hundreds of dollars in savings, I am sure that I got more than my money's worth.

By TammyReddish - Jun 4, 2005

This camera has performed quite...

Strengths: Great Nikor lens, 10X Zoom, 8 MP makes for great images

Weakness: Focus slow in poor light even with focus assist lamp

This camera has performed quite well since I bought it. All photos taken in good light or outside were absolutely wonderful. The movie mode works quite well. The only real problems I've seen so far is the autofocus system sometimes hunts excessively in poor light. Also, the movie mode is restricted to 60 seconds. I'm not sure why Nikon limited the movie time (shouldn't it be limited by card...
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This camera has performed quite well since I bought it. All photos taken in good light or outside were absolutely wonderful. The movie mode works quite well. The only real problems I've seen so far is the autofocus system sometimes hunts excessively in poor light. Also, the movie mode is restricted to 60 seconds. I'm not sure why Nikon limited the movie time (shouldn't it be limited by card size?). All in all it's a great camera.

By kjary - Jan 28, 2005

I owned CP5700 and compared to it,...

Strengths: Quality picture, VR works effectively, excellent flash, very long zoom, excellent built, excellent macro shot, bigger/bright LCD display

Weakness: Slow focusing at low contrast/light even with focus assist lamp, noisy at slow shutter even at lowest ISO, slow shutter lag, barrel distortion, cromatic abberation/purple fringing

I owned CP5700 and compared to it, CP8800 has the same problem focusing in LOW light/contrast even with focus assist light. Like 5700, 8800 still has that shutter lag, very slow focusing and no focusing ring so not advisable for sports action. DSLR is advisable in this case. Visible CA/PF at daylight shot. Barrel distortion at wide angle.

By nsup - Nov 12, 2004

I had Olympus digital camera...

Strengths: High quality picture. Great zoom. Good manual and documentation.

Weakness: nothing so far

I had Olympus digital camera before this and recently the coolpix 8700 was on sale but I decide to go as high as possible. It was worth it very good camera the coolpix 8800 takes beautiful photos and it does have a lot of options for manual use. On high ISO there is some noise but if you use flash you never need the high ISO. The zoom in this camera is amazing at 10X optical and you can enhance...
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I had Olympus digital camera before this and recently the coolpix 8700 was on sale but I decide to go as high as possible. It was worth it very good camera the coolpix 8800 takes beautiful photos and it does have a lot of options for manual use. On high ISO there is some noise but if you use flash you never need the high ISO. The zoom in this camera is amazing at 10X optical and you can enhance by using digital zoom. If you want to buy a digital camera coolpix 8800 is the one but remember you need large size CF card at least 1 GB

By halmomani - Nov 8, 2004