Nikon Coolpix 775

usability, portability, performance, size, price

reliability

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

usability, portability, performance, price, image quality

reliability, low-light, memory, shutter

81% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Good metering, good tonal balance, relatively good colour Noise free, 'smooth and clean' images Auto white balance works well, manual preset option Auto Focus is fast, good continuous AF Good macro (at wide angle - barrel distortion is visible)...

Lens quality / barrel distortion at wide angle Overall image softness Didn't produce the resolution we'd expect of a second generation two megapixel digital camera Some chromatic aberrations Resets certain settings on power-up (flash, white bal.,...

Here's my rating of the Nikon Coolpix 775: (2 megapixel ultra-compact)

With a suggested retail price of just $449 the Coolpix 775 is going to find its way into the hands of many novice and expert users. The only thing you really need to buy is a larger CF card, everything else including the rechargeable battery, charger and

Itty-bitty size, Rechargeable battery and charger included -- that's $40 or $50 worth of value right there, Scene exposure modes and best shot selection are great improvements on generic point-and-shoot

Slightly soft, "merely 2-megapixel" image quality is a letdown compared to other features, Typical bare-minimum 8MB instead of larger memory card, No uncompressed or TIFF image mode; no sound in video clips

Beginners will be content to rely on the 775's fully automatic, point-and-shoot mode, while more serious photographers will use the same mode but take advantage of the LCD menu options to adjust exposure compensation (-2 to +2 EV, in 0.3 EV...

Otherwise, shooting with the 775 is easy and comfortable. The camera's zoom control is responsive and allows a fine degree of control. We especially like the Quick Playback button, which lets you quickly review your images without having to switch the...

Very good bundle ; Support for conversion lenses ; Very small and light ; One touch image transfer

Proprietary battery ; Lackluster photo quality ; Feels "cheap ; Not competitive with Sony and Olympus models in this price range

I've been a fan of Nikon's Coolpix line of cameras for a long time. I even bought a Coolpix 950 back in the early days of this site. My advice here is to skip over the Coolpix 775, however. It's not that it's a bad camera -- not at all -- it's just...

A panel on the camera's bottom opens to insert the EN-EL1 battery (one-time-use 2CR5 batteries also work), which recharges in about two hours in the nicely compact, packable (the prongs fold into its AC plug) recharger. Considering the Nikon's small...