1.6" LCD - 3x Optical Zoom - 2048 x 1536 Image - 640 x 480 Video - MPN: 25518
Strengths: Small & Cute
Weakness: Very little battery life, Breaks down all the time, Zero customer service
Nice cute camera, but everone I know thats had one, only had problems. There is terrible customer service, which makes their gurantee worth almost nothing.
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TopStrengths: Good battery life, scene assist modes are great for quick shots, good manual features, takes beautiful macro.
Weakness: Sometimes the flash takes a little long to recharge.
This is a great camera, I bought it because of the 15 scene modes, the fact that it is a Nikon, and its high ratings everywhere. People complain a lot about the battery life, but I get a long time off of some 1960 maH nimh batteries, even when I am using the flash. Sd cards are cheap I got a 256 MB sd card for 25$ and it holds around 170 highest resolution pictures. Great outdoor photos, really good indoor, and the macro is truly stunning. No wonder more pro photographers use Nikon than all the other brands combined!
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TopStrengths: Excellent Picture Quality, uses less battery power, easy to use
Weakness: Takes a wee bit long for capturing hi-res pics
This has got to be the best buy I ever made. And I always wanted a Nikon. I am recommending this to everybody I know.
I've already experimented a lot with this. It captures amazing pictures of all kinds, outdoors, indoors, close-ups , everything. The picture quality is fantastic, even the most basic mode (0.3 MP) comes out very neat for close ups. I've actually compared the picture quality to other cameras with all kinds of resolutions. This one is by far the best. Its got all the options u'll ever want to use. And the best part is that its easy to access all the features, u just have to see the manual once at the most. I especially like the focus options on portrait modes and ofcourse, the scene/situation assists. The 'Scenes' settings has settings for everyday situations like sunsets, background light, partylight, twilight, fireworks, nightlights, etc.. And all this can be used with just a couple of buttons, no hassles!
It doesnt guzzle up batteries like most digicams do & a pleasure to use! Uses SD memory cards, which are cheap (only $9.99 for a 256 MB), what more would anyone want?
Buy it & you'll never regret it!
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TopStrengths: Great camera if you're new to the whole digital camera thing, my mother loved it. Programmed auto settings for different location or occasions. Movie & sound are excellent, shutter button auto focus.
Weakness: LCD screen is a little grainy when first turned on, but it clears up. And that's pretty much it.
This camera is all you want and more. Friendly for all levels of photographers, even those totally new to the whole digital revolution. I can't say enough about this camera, software is easy to use for instant upload. It comes with small amount of installed memory, just incase you forgot your memory card it's not a total loss. However, the memory card is an instant added expense. Although it is totally worth it. And I would definitely recommend just biting the bullet and buying the rechargeable batteries with charger. It's another added expense, but you'll definitely thank yourself in the long run. If you're like me you want to play with your new camera and the batteries that come with the camera died in half a day. The recommended CV-R3 battery is a bit pricey and you will easily spend more on disposables than you ever would have spent for the charger with rechargable batteries. I would highly recommend this camera, and I do to everyone!
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TopStrengths: Excellent picture quality and ease of use, compact
Weakness: None
I looked at several makes and models and the bottom line was between Nikon & Canon. I have owned both Nikon SLRs and Canon SLRs. Both work very good. However, the picture quality of the Nikon Coolpix was better than even the Canon Powe Shot A80 which is 4 megapixel. As far as battery is concerned, all digital cameras guzzle up batts. I have had experience with several in the past. Use rechargeables.
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TopStrengths: clear, vivid sharp pictures, beautiful close ups with macro, excellent camera in all! THE ONE U WANT!
Weakness: LCD gets a bit dim in sunlight but no biggy, and write is is sorta slow bout 3-5 secs.
EXCELLENT CAMERA! u get what u want in a compact design! GREAT PHOTOS, excellent quality, i have to say it is one of the best, everything about it is great, i love the 15 scene modes and the uploading also the superb picture quailty, they look like they were taken with a pro, better than that crap sony which gives u washed out colors(not ur choice), this one gives u stndard or vivid colors (ur choice), just choose a setting. Shutter is speed is great, playback is quick and i love the way u can crop and zoom in on already taken photos on the cam. I RECOMEND THIS 2 EVERYONE!!!
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TopNice Review but it would be much less distracting if you could take the time to spell out words like "you", "2","your" and "I"....
Strengths: small size, great pictures, movie mode WITH ZOOM (yes, with ZOOM!), easy to use, AF Illuminator, beautiful close-ups
Weakness: some distortion and noise in the images, problems with low lighting, flash recharging time, shutter lag
This is my second digicam. A wonderful camera with good picture quality (that's Nikon). The noise level in low light conditions is a bit high but if you use the flash, the pictures come out fine. Even in total darkness, the flash pictures are sharp and clear, thanks to the AF assist light. Beautiful macro shots (close-ups), the best I've seen.
Did I tell you about the movie mode? The reviews say you can't zoom in/out during recording. Well, I've been zooming in and out for the past two weeks!! Strange but true. You do get a bit of motor noise though but it's worth it.
Not the perfect camera but for this price, it is worth every cent I've paid.
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TopStrengths: Light weight, compact, sharp, accurate images.
Weakness: write time for saving images
So far I love this camera. Image quality is excellent. The software that comes with the package is robust and user friendly. The write time (lag) seems long especially on highest resolution. However, with the size, weight, and capacity with a 256MB card, I carry the camera everwhere I go. Definitely a keeper.
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TopStrengths: Very good image quality in bright daylight. Fairly fast shutter speeds in daylight. A variety of 'nifty' and useful features. Good price, overall great bang for the buck. Good battery life.
Weakness: Flash takes a goodly while to recharge, LCD is a tad dim in bright sunlight. Pictures which need a flash assist, but which are outside of the flash's range can be a bit tricky.
My opinion on this camera after having researched in out very thoroughly, and having taken a few hundred pictures and movies is that this is one sweet camera! In good lighting the pictures are excellent, of extremely good quality, it has a marvelous macro mode for taking beautiful pictures of close up things, and if you have a tripod for night or indoors when you can't use the flash, it does a good job there also. The only downside is that the LCD screen is a little difficult to see in the bright sunlight, but not too difficult to be able to properly frame a shot, it's just a little difficult to review your pictures to see if they were good enough. Night and indoor pictures using a flash can be a bit finicky, but outdoors I had no problem whatsoever, and was even able to take some pretty good quality shots from inside a moving bus. The 'warmup time' for taking your first shot from when you push on to actually capturing something is quite fast, something like 4 seconds. Picture to picture time is also pretty fast, though when using the flash it takes a few seconds longer. With the 'sports' mode and using the focus by holding the shutter button down halfway, you can easily capture a quickly moving scene. You can also take pictures one after the other about 1/4 sec apart to the size of memory by holding down the shutter button when in sports mode on lowest quality. I took perhaps 200-230 pictures on one pair of 2000 MAh batteries using the LCD screen the whole time. The 32 MB card I have was more than sufficient for me to take plenty of shots, though of course I wasn't using the best resolution the whole time. A couple of annoying little things: turning the monitor on and off is a menu option, and when you delete one photo from the memory, the playback function gets a little confused and won't show the newest pic immediately until you delete all the images, and start over, the flash takes a fair while to charge, so you won't be quickly taking indoor shot one right after the other. If you don't use the flash, the camera gets rather sensitive to shaking hands, though it does an amazing job of capturing whatever light is available. It has a 10 second self timer, 15 scene modes, movie capture with sound up to 640x480 at 15 fps. Overall, I'd say this camera handles very well indeed, and I highly recommend it!
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TopStrengths: Great price, great features, simple to use
Weakness: Slow recovery time between photos
The Nikon Coolpix 3200 is my first digital camera. I have waited a long time for a great digital camera to become affordable, and at less than $200, this one is a steal. 3.2 megapixels is plenty of resolution for the average user and I'm quite pleased with the quality of my photos. I consider myself to be fairly picky, especially when it comes to electronics, and after looking at many different models in the 3 - 4 megapixel category, in the $200 - $250 price range, this camera is a great choice. Be forwarned that this camera is quite small, so if you've got large hands, it might not be the best choice for you. But if you're looking for something compact and portable, this one will fit in your front shirt pocket easily.
The camera is also extremely easy to use. I still haven't read the manual, but I've figured out how to use most of the functions. I didn't even install any software on my WinXP system, and it recognized the camera as a removable storage device to drag and drop my photos onto my hard drive. It doesn't get much easier than that!
The bottom line is this camera is an excellent choice for a typical user and it won't break the bank either.
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TopStrengths: easy to follow instruciton manual and cd, buttons on exterior of camera, easy to use for a beginner like myself, compact, lightweight.
Weakness: mixes up pictures in internal memory making me have to search through everything to find the picture that I just took.
This camera is my firt digital, and I love it. I wanted it so that I could travel with it and keep it in my purse. It's the perfect size and weight to carry around all day.
The software that it comes with is fast and super easy to understand. I was taking and editing my own pictures within minutes. I also don't like reading, so the video tutorial was really nice.
A lot of digital cameras have a menu button that you need to use and search for different scenes and modes. This camera has the most frequently used modes on a dial which make it oh so nice and fast.
BEST PART: VERY EASY TO USE!!! yee haw for me!
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TopStrengths: Fast shutter speed, tons of features that are simple to use, great picture quality.
Weakness: not much so far, but under low light situations you'll have to work with the features to get it to take excellent pictures, but when you get it right, pictures in low light are excellent!
I have only owned this Nikon Coolpix 3200 3.4 mega pixel camera 1 day, but I have previously owned a Nikon Coolpix for 2 years and had such great experience with it, I bought another Nikon, instead of the Canon A70 I had intended on buying. This camera has so many features, takes REALLY great pictures and is quick and simple to use! Features include 15, yes 15 selectable scences, so easy to use, and pictures under these 15 scenes if taken right come out flawless. The 15 scene modes include: Night, Fireworks, Portrait, Museum, Macro Mode for those really up close photos,Landscape,Backlight, Copy, Party/Indoor, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Beach/Snow and more!!! It has sports assistance where you can take several photos at fast speeds without blurring, it has night shot assisantce where you can tell the camera if there is 1 or 2 people in the shot to take, if its landscape at night and more! The camera does all the guess work for you to help you get the best shot and best quality. So if you are new to digital photography you can use this camera without any flaws, yet if you are experienced this camera has settings for you to use like the ISO settings, White Balance and more. It even has a mode to change the photos to Sepia, Black and White, Vivid, and more!!! I have took night photos, indoor low light pictures with it and they are amazing! Nikon does'nt include a memory card, but a nice feature it includes is built in memory, no hassle of having an extra card to carry around and enough memory for 28 high resolution shots! To me thats even better than getting a card because thats less to keep up with, especially since I always have at least a 128 card with me, now I have my 128 card I purchased extra and an extra 28 shots without the hassle of another card, brilliant!
Wait, theres more.... this camera offers date, date and time and even calendar modes. Its great because most digital cameras don't actually print the date on the photo until its printed out, but when you review your photos on your computer there dated in the right corner is a date, to me date is important. There is still more exciting features to this camera, it will tell you if the photo was blurred so you can retake it not wait and see later that the shot you took was blurred. It even will tell you on the lcd screen when you need to use a tripod or sit the camera up on something secure to get the best shot. I was moving a lot when I first used it and my photos still came out excellent. I always have a tripod a small one for even better shots with any camera I carry, afterall, lets not forget the best photographers always use a tripod in all situations. More about this camera it actually includes GREAT SOFTWARE!!! It includes a USB cord to connect your camera directly to your computer, great for me because I own a laptop so I don't have to use a card reader to upload my photos, this will work great for me on vacation! It also includes a cable to hook your Nikon camera directly to your tv!!!! This camera even includes other extras like a welcoming screen where you can add a photo to the lcd screen when it comes on. When you first turn on the camera it lights up the lcd and says coolpix with a little song. Amazing at all the things this camera does. It includes video, 3 differnt video modes. This camera is very ideal and uses only 2 AA batteries.
If you want great quality photos, and I mean superb photos, fast shutter speeds, extra features that is simple for anyone to use, a small lightweight camera that can be with you anywhere you go, this camera is the one to BUY!!!!
I blowed my pictures up last night on my computer and WOW I kept enlarging them to see if I could see any grainy areas, guess what, the photos were better than any I have ever seen for a camera that is 3 mega pixels and for the price its cheaper than most that don't have as many features and most of all the whole purpose for a camera is the quality of the photos.
Nikon is a great brand, if you've never tried Nikon believe me, they make a great sturdy camera. The last Nikon Coolpix I owned I had for 2 years, I dropped it so many times I can't count, it got dropped in the snow, it got wet, my 2 year old grabbed it and got it all sticky and it still worked! It finally took a hard drop on my deck that broke the lcd screen, but guess what, the camera still powered up!!!! So with my experience I know that this Nikon I just bought will provide me the quality I want.
Ready to buy this camera yet? I am very great with photography and I want only the best quality as well as features, so trust me when I say, this camera has all that and the price is great. I got mine at Best Buy for only $277.00. Be sure to add in the expense of extra AA batteries and a SD picture card, as with all digital camera they will all require this, so the price is well worth it!!! Now with that being said.... GO BUY THIS CAMERA if you like the review I gave it!
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TopONLY THE BEST CAMERA ON EARTH!!!! superb, clear, sharp and vivid pictures! tho the rite time is a bit long..can u wait 3 seconds? shutter speed is realy fast and quick! use recharable batteries! its the way 2 go. I'm an advanced amatuer photographer and this camera is great for any level, i guess its cuz its from nikon! the sony's r crap..u get very washed out colors on them. STICK WITH THIS CAMERA AND U CAN'T GO WRONG!!!!!! i mean it has everything u need for a perfect picture, i use this camera to enter huge photography exhibitions and usually come either 1st or 2nd, stick with this camera ok??!(buy a memory card cuz this only gives u 14.5 MB which is great for 9 high resolution and 18 standard!)
Strengths: Great Pictures, Features, and Software. Easy to understand manual and comes with quick set up instructions.
Weakness: Delay and recharging of the flash between pictures. In order to take an immediate photo with the flash, I have to set it on backlight or it won't capture it on time on auto. No flash on action mode.
I like this camera. It has so many features, I'm still figuring out all of the possibilities. I am really enjoying it, and the Photo Impressions editing software that comes with it. It's simple to get rid of red eye, and cropping is a cinch. It takes a little getting used to its tiny size, but its not a problem. Overall, this is a great little camera. I would recommend the Nikon Coolpix 3200 to anyone.
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TopStrengths: Does everything well, easy to set up and use, the photo quality is great.
Weakness: none
I'm experienced with a 35mm SLR but this is my first digital. It's great....why did I wait so long. The menus offer a wide variety of choices for the more experienced but the novice will have no problem. The software was also easy to load and use. I'd suggest rechargeable batteries and a couple memory cards.
I've now had this camera for 6 mos and taken it on several trips and it's fantastic. It's small, lightweight and the photos are clear, great color and it's fun to try various settings with no wasted film or processing. The rechargeable batteries and memory cards are a must. Definitely happy with the purchase and strongly recommend this camera
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TopStrengths: Low price, great looks, easy to carry, comfortable to hold, 15 scene modes to chose from, excellent pictures indoors and out.
Weakness: The LCD can be difficult to see in bright sunlight.
This camera is terrific. It takes very high-quality outdoor photos, and absolutely incredible no-flash indoor photos. The sharpness and color reproduction, indoors or out, is excellent.
It's small and light enough to carry around all day long. It was one of the least expensive digital cameras displayed when I bought it, and I was intrigued by the 15 scene modes. I have found that they are very useful in taking better photographs, and wonder why other cameras don't offer the same features.
I was a little apprehensive about "only" 3.2 megapixels, but have found that the quality of the photos is outstanding.
I did have access to a friend's more expensive digital camera for some comparison shots, and I thought this camera took much better photos than the other camera -- especially indoors.
I am extremely happy with this camera. If I had to do it over, I would definitely buy this camera again; and I highly recommend it to anyone in the market looking for a high-quality, inexpensive, take anywhere digital camera.
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TopStrengths: Very easy to learn how to use. The camera itself is very easy to use. The quality of the pictures is very good.
Weakness: I haven't found any yet.
This is my first digital camera. The instructional CD that comes with the camera is very informative and easy to follow. Besides setup, the CD shows you how to transfer pictures from your camera to your computer and also how to e-mail your pictures. I like that the camera is very small so it can easily fit into your pocket. I also really like the red-eye reduction that comes with Nikon 3200 photo editing CD. It completely took the red-eye out of my photos. The only additional things I bought was additional memory and rechargeable batteries. I bought my camera from a merchant I found here on pricegrabber.com for the great price of $215 plus 8.95 for shipping! So far, I am very pleased with the camera and just as happy as the price that I paid.
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TopStrengths: Takes great pictures, easy to use, handles well, great software for viewing and editting pictures
Weakness: none worth mentioning !
This is my first digital camera and I just love it. It is so easy to use and takes great pictures.
I've used other digital cameras (friends and family members) and I think that this 3 megapixel is far better. The controls are well positioned and the quick picture review button makes going from camera to view mode so easy.
The Nikon software that comes with the camera is great. It is so easy to get rid of red-eye in pictures. I have not been using the red-eye reduction feature on the camera because it is so easy to do with the software. The sofware is also great for cropping and brightening pictures (if needed from low lighting).
It is such a fun and easy camera to use. I do like the different modes and features on the camera. I haven't used them all yet. I have tried the macro mode (up close shots of flowers, jewelry, etc..) and it works great. Very clear pictures!
I am very happy with my digital camera choice. Everyone who looks at the pictures from this camera comments on the quality (including my very fussy brother)!!
Good luck with your camera choice!
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TopStrengths: Easy to use (15 scene selection) , compact, great snap and shot, good zoom
Weakness: none
I purchased this digital cam through pricegrabber and got it from compulus.com. It is my 2. digital cam. My first one is Kodak DC 3400 (3 yrs old) which was a great cam in its time. Nikon Coolpix is my secon Nikon ( i had 35mm). Ultra-compact, suoer easy to use ad adjust, great pics, superb 4x6 and 8x10 prints..
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TopStrengths: Small, compact, stylish. Nice features lists, Good macro, nice control system, decent outdoor photos.
Weakness: Very difficult to hold steady for good non-blurry photos, BLURRY PHOTOS all the time if all light, control settings, stability issues are not perfect. Very long lag time between each 3-4 photos.
I am sad to say that I have found more problems with this camera than I would like :( My biggest complaint is that out of every 10 or so photos there are only 2-3 as a keeper due to the camera's inability to take photos quickly enough to avoid blurring. This MIGHT just be an individual problem with my camera, but the camera is brand new factory model so I doubt it.
I bought the camera for macro shots of jewelry I want to sell on Ebay, and it does take nice clear macro shots at 3.2 mpx, but even on a tripod there were problems with stability because of having to press the shutter. Also if the earrings swayed even a fraction of an inch, the entire photo was blurry.
The camera is also highly inappropriate for taking photos of things that might move before the shutter clicks such as babies, toddlers, and pets. I have four cats and two dogs, and I was very, very dissapointed in my attempts to capture some of their cute moments. The shutter would open ALWAYS just after the moment was gone, that is to say much too late after I pressed the button. The sports mode helped capture a few good shots but the "save" lag it has also made for a lot of missed shots. And then one has to sort through all the bad shots to get to the good ones. The LCD does not give an accurate idea of exactly how blurred a photo is in the finer details, you have to transfer to a computer to assess that. The movie mode is inexcusably grainy.
The camera takes terrible indoor photos, there is always a high degre of noise which is little speckles in the dark places and some of the lighter places too... If you want decent indoor flashes be prepared to stun everyone and everything with a monstrous flash, or get grainy photos.
Thankfully the camera's blur detector software is fairly adept at sifting through blur and telling you when it is not a good shot. Too bad that you will see this little "blur warning" every other shot or so.
Another interesting problem I had with this camera was that the "dark" shots on my LCD in the camera looked many shades lighter on camera than on my computer screen. I have a decently calibrated computer monitor, no brightness or contrast problems so I have no idea what causes this. The cameras viewfinder is also on neutral brightness. It is disappointing because I would think a shot was acceptably dark or looked neutral enough, and then upon transfer to computer it was much too dark to make out ANY detail unless i did a "lighten" with the tools and then there were unacceptable degrees of noise.
I would only recommend this camera to someone using it exclusively outdoors to photo still things such as buildings and architecture. It might also be appropriate for people with children in outdoor sports such as soccer and baseball, as it does have decent outdoor ability.
Colors are crisp and bright, the LCD is adequate in size, its nice and light and immensely portable. With my 2200MAH batteries it has GREAT battery usage... do not waste your money with disposable batteries for this camera. Just watch out for the above mentioned problems. I would not purchase this camera again for any reason because I have used other digital cameras and never had these blur problems...
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TopStrengths: Scene selection choice - light weight - small body - simple to use
Weakness: Recommended flash distance is just a little over 11 feet.
You can pretty much pick up this camera, put the batteries and memory card in, program the date and time and go out and start shooting. Most controls are very intuitive. To get the most out of the camera, the manual and instruction CD are very helpful. It focuses well in dark areas with a small focus assist light. A large assortment of scene and framing modes take much of the guess work out. Sharp pictures, beautiful color. A great little camera worth the modest price!
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TopStrengths: Great picture quality. Small & compact. Very user friendly.
Weakness: None I can find.
I first purchased this camera for my work. I used it once and loved it. So I purchased one for myself also. Great price & so easy to use for first time digital camera owners. Would definitely recommend this to others looking for a good digital camera.
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TopStrengths: Ease of use.
Weakness: Doesn't come with a memory card.
This camera is perfect for a beginner in the area of digital photography. The instructions are clear and simple. So far I have had no problems trying to figure out how to use the various functions. Used for about 3 weeks and have nothing bad to report.
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TopStrengths: small... nice grip... user friendly... excellent price gr8 images... movie mode is super.. best buy for the money i bought (2) .. love this camera
Weakness: none to amount to anything
highly recommended to anyone... a awesome camera... i will buy another after Christmas... i like it as well as my fuji s-5000 , which is a gr8 camera as well... U want be sorry in the nikon 3200...
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TopStrengths: Small size, low price, very good ergonimics, near-complete feature set, simple to operate, excellent image quality, flexible battery options.
Weakness: No way to manually select focus area, has slight shutter lag (like most digicams).
I bought this for my girlfriend yesterday and haven't had a chance to experiment much yet, but it seems to be exactly what I was expecting: a simple, high quality camera in a super-compact size that works great.
I love that it has the ability to force the flash even when it's not needed. Too many basic cameras leave out this feature, which can make a big difference when shooting faces in shadows (under baseball caps, etc.).
The ability to use rechargeable CR-V3 batteries while still having plain-ol' AA's for backup is a major plus. I got the Delkin CR-V3 battery and charger from buy.com, which is far cheaper than Nikon's OEM rechargeable battery (especially after the rebate currently offered).
Like most digicams, there is a slight delay between pushing the button and taking the picture ("shutter lag"), which has gotten better since my old Nikon 880, but I'd still like to see improved further.
And if this camera had a way to manually select the focus area, I'd have bought two (one for her, one for me). Alas, it's missing that one feature I use so much, so I'm holding out for the Nikon 4200, which should have more advanced manual controls.
But for the average point-and-shoot user, I'd highly recommend this Nikon 3200. At least based on my preliminary evaluation. For a more complete review see steves-digicams.com.
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TopStrengths: Takes great, detailed photos--even in lower light. Transfer of pictures to the computer is easy, as is hookup to the television.
Weakness: Movies are a little grainy, but sound comes across just fine.
The Coolpix 3200 has many features that make it a great first digital camera. Different settings take the guesswork out of how to take an optimal picture for a given setting. While the salesperson told me the menus on the camera take a little more time getting used to, I found it very easy to operate and was taking pictures within minutes of opening the box.
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TopStrengths: small size, many photo modes, great pictures
Weakness: None
this is my first digital camera. It is so easy to use and the software is too helpful and easy to follow, it shows how to transfere the pictures to the computer and how to e.mail the pictures. The quality of the photos is great. the camera is very small to fit in my pocket, overall it is great camera for the price.
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TopStrengths: small size,nikor lense,nikon quality,resoloution,easy of using controls,ie: zoom buttons can be used without even looking for them.
Weakness: inabiltiy to add lense accessories,such as a polarizer and a wide angle lense,nor does it come with a media card so you have an immediate expense to expand the camera's memory.
I needed a small high quality digital camera for my work. I looked at stores full of digital cameras and kept coming back to this camera.It is quite small which I wanted with lots of features,the coolpix 3200 is one of the best and it does not come with a large price.A great value for the price.It produces sharp in focus pictures shot after shot.Nikon does make accessories for other digital cameras it sells,unfortunately not for this one.
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TopStrengths: Small size, nice shape, good picuture quality, slurry warning
Weakness: plastic body, not solid-like
Nikon has been known as its nice optical lens. This mode has a good picture quality not only on daylight mode but also on night scene mode. I like its small and compact shape.
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TopStrengths: Very light and small, easy to use.
Weakness: Little bit of focusing problem. After I took pictures, it often said "hand trembling occurred"
This is my first time buying a digital camera. Nikon 3200 is easy to use and small. I would recommend this product to my friends. Need to buy a battery charger with batteries and a camera case. The price is excellent and I am satisfied with it.
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TopStrengths: size: very small, shape: very cute, photo quality: very good, usage: very easy, options: many many
Weakness: only thing I can think is that maybe this camer is not suitable for man because of its size and femalish shape.
I had a Canon A75 and Nikon Coolpix 3200. Both of them are the best among 3M digital cameras. 3200 has a lot of scene options and very easy to use. The battery lasts a long time. And actually 3M is enough for people who has normal requirement. It is really a VERY good camera for new users especially for ladies due to its small size and cute shape.
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Nikon Coolpix 3200 receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS score of 2.33 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #230 standard digital camera of all time. The overall rating represents an intelligent balance of features, value as a function of price to features, and a summary of reviews from a variety of sources. The TopTen REVIEWS' formula gives a picture of important consumer features, market value, and a...
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The 3.2-megapixel Nikon Coolpix 3200, announced in January 2004, is popular among photographers new to the digital format. With its 1/2.7-inch CCD, the Coolpix 3200 is aimed at entry-level point-and-shoot users who will appreciate the automatic functionality and minimal expertise required. At about $200, the 3200 at the less expensive end of the Coolpix line, mainly due to its smaller LCD screen...
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The low end of Nikon's Coolpix line of digital cameras have done a good job of applying technical sophistication behind the scenes, letting novice users bring back good-looking photos from a wide range of shooting situations. The Coolpix 3200 is the latest 3 megapixel, 3x zoom model in the line, replacing last year's 3100 model. It has great-looking color, but a bit more contrast than I...
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I would not recommend this camera
Strengths: Compact size is convenient
Weakness: Poor picture quality
I have owned this camera for one year and the performance has been awful. I get better pictures with a $10 35mm camera I bought to keep on my boat in case it got wet. I first experienced problems when I tried to download pictures onto my computer. The camera would not download. I called Nikon and they told me to buy a card reader. Not much help there. I bought the card reader and was able to download. Unfortunatly the pictures were grainy and dull. I recently used the camera to take pictures on a vacation and the results were terrible. Don't buy this camera. I will never buy another Nikon product after this rip off.
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Dec 22, 2005
Totally agree...that is why I'm looking for a new camera right now!