Digital Camera Reviews - Customer reviews - Nikon Coolpix 4800 4MP Digital Camera with 8.3x Optical Zoom

Manufacturer: Nikon

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Name: Stacy Krueger
Location: Wisconsin
Date: 2004-10-19
Customer Rating: -

Summary: great camera, I highly recommend it
Comment: I love our coolpix 4800 camera. It's very easy to use and the camera menus are easy to navigate. It takes excellent pictures in all the conditions I've used it for. This camera is a great combination of small size, yet powerful zoom. I haven't had a problem with pictures blurring when zoomed in all the way, which is a big plus! I'd highly recommend it. The cost is a deal, when you consider all the features!

Name: V. Bergman
Location: MA
Date: 2005-09-06
Customer Rating: -

Summary: My second digital camera purchase
Comment: I previously owned the Olympus c2100 - loved the macro and image stabilization. I could have purchased a camera with more mega pixels for less money, but the optical zoom was really important to me and Nikon is known for good optics. I purchased this digital camera because of the 4MP, automatic settings, and 8.3 optical zoom. I have been using it for the past couple of weeks and find it to be very versatile. The auto settings do a good job and the ability to over ride the auto works well. I purchased one of the faster 1GB SD cards as well as 2 extra rechargeable batteries. Even using the zoom and electronic through the lens viewfinder, the batteries have a much better life than the AA's in my previous camera. The two drawbacks are the lack of image stabilization and the lack of ability to view pictures already taken through the Electronic Viewfinder - viewing is only available via the LCD monitor which I find difficult for assessing picture quality in bright sunlight. Overall, if you are interested in a compact camera with better than average optical zoom with multiple extra features, I would recommend this as a good buy.

Name: Dale T. Pierce
Location: Northwest Florida
Date: 2005-08-01
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Great back-up / wife camera for my Coolpix 8700
Comment: I bought this camera for four reasons:
1. I wanted a back-up camera for my Coolpix 8700.
2. I wanted the 8X optical zoom lens (like my 8700).
3. I wanted a Nikon for similarity of operating systems.
4. My wife wanted an easy-to-use camera she could carry in her purse.

After having taken a number of photographs with this camera, I am very pleased. It does everything I wanted it to do and more. The quality of the photographs is excellent (4MP), and it uses the same EN-EL1 battery as my 8700 (I have 5 of them).

My step-son took the camera out without any instructions a few evenings ago and came back with some great sunset photographs.

While the camera is not as small as the 3X optical zoom cameras, the camera is a good size and will fit in her purse. I prefer the larger size, because it's easier to hold steady while shooting.

In addition, the fully automatic mode is great for my wife, who is a digital photography novice, but wants to come with me and share my photographic excursions.

Having a common operating system with my 8700 (minus some advanced features) makes answering her questions easy, and makes changing settings for her both quick and effortless.

I would buy this camera again.

Name: princess Strawberry
Location: NY
Date: 2005-07-14
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Great little camera!
Comment: I'm a big Nikon SLR fan, and knew I eventually had to move into the "digital age." With this camera, I'm not sorry I did!

I knew I wanted something that had some features like an SLR without the price. The zoom on this camera is terrific - even better, in my opinion, than the Canon Rebel, which is a lot more money and considered a true digital SLR. The Nikon is relatively lightweight without being too compact, and I find its size perfect enough to feel more like a "real" camera than some of the smaller models. It also has a nice-sized viewing screen. You can either use the screen to take pictures or switch to the viewfinder, which is a nice option for when you want to take close-ups.

I also like how you can switch the ISO ratings from 50 to 400, much like an SLR. I picked this one because some of the others I looked at didn't go above 200 and this one does. In 4 mgp mode the camera also produces beautiful quality prints, in my opinion. I was stunned at how good they looked, just like film-quality.

I don't find the battery life a problem. Maybe if you're using the flash alot and/or have the pixels at their highest setting. Battery usually charges in about two hours, which isn't bad. I keep a backup point and shoot in my bag and have only had the battery die once, simply because I was in a hurry and refused to heed the warnings the display readout gives you. The camera shot pictures up until the bitter end and I wasn't disappointed.

Possible cons:

The movie mode is adequate, not the greatest - but then this camera is more about taking pictures than movies. I use it a lot for taking short clips of my son and then burning them to DVD.

Internal memory is a bit on the skimpy side but nothing a bigger memory card can't fix.

All in all, a great camera for the money.

Name: Hector Osorio
Location: Cali, Colombia, South America
Date: 2005-10-24
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Just two days with it and I love it
Comment: I just received my camera 2 days ago and immediately I began to test it.

It is very nice and it feels very nice to hold.

I like that the zoom stops when it reaches the maximum of the optical zoom (if you keep pressed for 1 second it will go to the digital zoom).

The battery last for more than 200 shots which is not bad at all. It charges in less than 2 hours.

The quality of the pics is excellent.

Please read the manual so you can obtain professional photos.

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