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| Value for Money | 5.8/10  |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 5.6/10 |
Full review by
jmcdonald140
on 2nd Jun 2008
User Rating : 8
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Good Points: Nikon has made a firmware upgrade for these cameras that eliminates these issues and makes your camera useable. They also have information posted on the Nikon site to offer help and give an address to ship the camera if the problem doesn't clear so they can fix it for you.
General comments: I have owned my coolpix 885 for over 5 years and have taken several hundred pictures with it. I have only just gotten the system error problem. I did some research on the error came up and found that Nikon has addressed the issue with a firmware upgrade and has an offer for customers to send the camera in to have them clear the error if we can't do it with the suggested fixes. I have had years of enjoyment with my camera. I brought it when it first hit the market and I still feel it is one of the better cameras I own and I have brought a couple since buying this own back in 2003.
jmcdonald140's review and ratings | 165 words
Review by
mgztt190
on 7th May 2005
User Rating : 9
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The Nikon Coolpix 885 is my first digital camera and the catalyst for hours of subsequent fun and a recent investment in a grown up digital SLR kit (again Nikon of course).
I have travelled extensively with this camera - hot, cold, mountains, beaches, towns - you name it - the camera has been there. And to be honest I haven't been that tender and loving with it, I've dropped it, squashed it, got it wet, left it in the sun, got sand in it... but 3 years on nothing has gone wrong and it still t ...
mgztt190's full review | 127 words
Review by
damonff
on 1st Feb 2004
User Rating : 8
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The Nikon Coolpix 885 is my forst digital camera and I like it very much. I haven't had any problems with it and I've taken it everywhere from China to Hawaii. At 3.2 effective megapixels, it's perfect for me as I view all of my pictures on my G4 Powerbook which integrates with the camera perfectly. Good camera.
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Review by
LeTit
on 16th Dec 2003
User Rating : 0
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I had the 1st problem with my Nikon Coolpix 885 digital camera after 3 months of use. All pictures came out fuzzy. I returned the camera under warranty. It came back a month later with exactly the same problem!
The camera was returned a 2nd time and still was not back after 5 weeks at Nikon's!
My reseller was kind enough to exchange the camera with a new one.
The new camera broke down after about 3 months of use. "System error", could not retract lens nor shut down the camera.
I returned it ...
LeTit's full review | 136 words
Review by
Squiglet.
on 12th Feb 2003
User Rating : 10
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For what I use it for this little baby has far exceeded my expectations. Top of the list is excellent picture quality -good enough to zoom in on an area and make a 10x8 print if you want. It is a nice size and shape to hold if you have - like me - big hands that struggle with some of the small Sony's. And it feels (and is) well-made and capable of taking the hard knocks that come from activity hoidays.
The major irritation is taking flash photographs, where the delay between pressing the button ...
Squiglet.'s full review | 187 words
Review by
Mike.
on 2nd Feb 2003
User Rating : 9
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An excellent camera for my specific needs - a small, simple, point and shoot camera that produces impressive results, and can also be used for digiscoping.
It's size and shape are very convenient - the camera can be kept in a jacket pocket.
Auto mode normally works well. The SCENE options also produce good quality results for a range of specific circumstances.
In the relatively few cases where the preset options are not appropriate - for example small bird silhouetted against bright backgrou ...
Mike.'s full review | 125 words
Review by
Doc.
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on 31st Dec 2002
User Rating : 3
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The Nikon Coolpix 885 has been a big disappointment.
I was trying to decide between the Nikon 885 and the Sony P9. I thought - "Cameras - it has to be Nikon". What a mistake.
The main problem is an awful magenta fringe around dark objects on bright backgrounds, like trees infront of sky. This, I believe, is not lens abberations but something to do with the CCD. It was re-assuring to see other reviwers suffering from this too. To me, the fringing makes the pictures unacceptable and I find mys ...
Doc.'s full review | 222 words
Review by
Andy.
on 27th Nov 2002
User Rating : 0
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I originally owned an Coolpix 880 which was superb, it met with an untimely demise which meant that the Insurance company replaced it with the 885.
What a disappointment!!. The pictures all have a pinky red tinge, and are not a patch on my old 880. The camera also locked up after 2 weeks and had to be replaced (which took 3 weeks).
My recommendation is "Dont Buy It"
Andy.'s full review | 70 words
Review by
multisync.
on 11th Oct 2002
User Rating : 0
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+4
No formal review of the Nikon Coolpix 885 is being done because the SYSTEM ERROR problem would make a review pointless. DON'T BUY THE CAMERA
multisync.'s full review | 116 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
Raymond Pau.
on 17th Jun 2002
User Rating : 0
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+11
My Nikon Coolpix 885 digital camera stopped working after 4 days. A system error froze the whole thing. Based on my study for this error on the internet, I just realised that this is a very common error for Nikon Digital Camera 770, 775, 880, 885 and 995. I can say this is an unrecoverable problem.
Some suggestion for this problems are: remove battery and put it back later, change compact flash card, change battery and etc. I tell you, you may luckily temporarily solve, just like my case, sys ...
Raymond Pau.'s full review | 195 words | 9 comments added.
Review by
Danal7375.
expert review
on 3rd Apr 2002
User Rating : 10
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+6
The Nikon Coolpix 885 digital camera was my first step into digital photography a couple of months ago and i have now travelled across Europe and Far East with this camera and filled 128MB memory cards over and over again with great quality shots from landscapes, action shots, artistic shots, portraits etc etc
If you venture beyond the fully automatic point and click setting, the functionality of the camera can be a little bewildering at first, but you pick up on the easy to use menus very qu ...
Danal7375.'s full review | 284 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
Nikolas Louvranos.
expert review
on 5th Nov 2001
User Rating : 10
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Magnificent picture quality!
If you aren't convinced easily check out these links of pictures I've recently taken.
http://community.webshots.com/album/24374536MoeHfmvVRD
http://community.webshots.com/album/24441793tNkTDKMDsn
http://community.webshots.com/album/24442153yuAbmTPAnB
http://community.webshots.com/album/24537577UCfjCdeWZz
Mind you, the pictures have undergone a 66% further compression when they were stored on the web.
It's very easy to use. Browse the menus in a breeze.
Muse ...
Nikolas Louvranos.'s full review | 157 words | 2 comments added.
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