nikon coolpix 8800 review

Average Ratings
Value for Money6/10
Overall rating7/10
Recommended

Review of Nikon Coolpix 8800

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By lcjohnny Rank: Lieutenant on 27th Jun 2006

lcjohnny's Ratings
Value for money6/10
Overall value7/10
yes lcjohnny's recommendation

Good Points

Terrific zoom
Good lens
Excellent colour control
Good vibration stabilisation
The ability to override all automatic settings, or to point and snap
Relatively quick to take the picture
A variety of multiple shot modes for action photography
Much smaller than a 10x zoom DSLA
Good video camera with smooth zoom (only takes 60 second at a time)
Rechargeable battery life is good

Bad Points

Very very slow to download large pictures to the card (max 10 seconds!! YES!)
The complexity of menus means that manual control options can be slow and frustrating
However, the point and snap mode is very satisfying
Bigger than a point & snap.

General Comments

The Nikon Coolpix 8800 is a good digital camera to either snap people or, alternatively, manually compose landscapes.

It has a very good lens and consistent clean colour so those views... too slow to save files so you only have one shot at action or impromptu pix
Too much electronic 'noise' in low light.

Overall, the CCD, optics, body and design are let down (a bit) by the processor speed and software.

But so much zoom, so small for this price?

Yes I would recommend it!

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1 Comment on Review by lcjohnny for Nikon Coolpix 8800


  1. lcjohnny Rank: Lieutenant on 29th Jun 2006

    A misprint in the above review
    "so those views... too slow to save files "

    Should read
    "It has a very good lens and consistent clean colour so those views can be breathtaking with the zoom taking you closer than you thought possible. However unless you take 3meg pictures it is much too slow to save files so you only have one shot at action or impromptu pix. It is really a landscape camera"