| | |  | -Sanyo | Home » » » Nikon Coolpix S3000 12 MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Vibration Reduction (VR) Zoom and 2.7-Inch LCD (Plum) | | | | | | | Description: | | Take one superior shot after another with Nikon's sharp shooting, sharp looking COOLPIX S3000. As a matter of fact, built with Smart Portrait and Auto Scene technology (i.e. fool proof), you'll have to try pretty hard to take a bad shot with this bad boy. And if looks count, well the S3000 will keep your audience captive with its sleek metal body and contemporary colors. As a matter of fact, this camera is so goodlooking, it makes Ashton look ugly. (Yeah, right.) | | | Features: | |
• 12.0 megapixels for stunning prints as large as 16 x 20 inches
• 4x wide-angle Zoom-NIKKOR glass lens; bright 2.7-inch LCD
• 4-way VR Image Stabilization System
• Capture 640 x 480 movies with sound at 30fps
• EXPEED Image Processing; Smart Portrait System
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 4.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 6.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 7.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 3.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 6.7 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.25 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 23 reviews |
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 Worst purchase ever!!!!Aug 29, 2010
I got one of these as my "party cam" to take around with me everywhere. The image quality is HORRIBLE unless you have a lot of light. Useless. I had a Canon Elph (5 MP) and Exilim (8 MP) before this one and both were WAY better. I wish I didn't cheap out and buy this useless camera. Instead, I should have spent a little bit more on a Canon.
 Great litle camera for the price; perfect for my 10 yr old.Aug 24, 2010
Has lots of features for a small camera. Not a lot of zoom ability, but there's some. Perfect camera for my daughter's use. Its a lot at first to figure out, but she loves it, and most of the time just uses it in auto mode. Nikon's Auto settings are really good, even for a small camera. But she's learned how to alter her flash and scene settings, and practices around the house in different lighting and focus points to see what the camera can do. Great for snapahots of friends, and scenery when on vacation. took some nice photos at night on vacation, but just keep people within 10-15 feet for best shots. Flash is good, but is not big, so its a recommendation to keep your subject within a decent area. Camera has settings that can shoot up to3200 ISO, and adjust white balance.
Bad thing is there's only a digital guide on CD, so everytime you need to refer to something when learning how to use it, you need your computer around to read it. You can't just keep a small copy of it on you. I had to print the basic pages so I can keep it with the camera.
Definitely do your research before buying. Buy for what you really need the camera to do. If you don't need a lot of the special features, this is a great purchase saving several dollars from the next version up. Nikon really delivers with a small camera with big camera features for less than $150, and that's with some accessories added.
CoolPixAug 22, 2010
Had five similar Sony Cybershots prior to this purchase. The Cypershot is good, but the fifth one I purchased never made one good picture and I ditched it after a couple of months. I am a real estate appraiser and depend on my camera for good quiality pictures. I love the Cool Pix. It is easy to operate and takes excellent pictures.
 all that glitters ain't goldAug 22, 2010
I bought this affordable camera to upgrade from my 10+ year old 5mp Canon P&S. I'm an artist who uses my camera mostly to take pictures of my work to sell online. My Canon had served me well, but I figured it was time to upgrade to a higher mp for the sake of image quality. I researched several cameras in the price range, then stumbled onto this one. It had some great reviews, it was a huge leap to 12mp, and I loved the way it looked. After a little more comparison shopping, I decided to go with this model.
My first impression was that I loved the look, size, and easy to decipher buttons and menus. The camera charged quickly, and it was easy to get rolling taking pictures. I didn't have any of the battery/operational issues others had described in their reviews. Unfortunately, even with the camera in macro mode the pictures were not great quality. I decided, rather than rushing to return the camera, to take plenty of time to research and ensure that I was employing the modes and functions properly to get the best results. I tried shooting in various circumstances, including natural light and indoors with my tabletop photo studio and lighting, experimenting with different factors to try to get better shots. Time after time, old faithful outperformed this model. I hoped that if I got accustomed to how this camera worked (even though it's features and menus were almost identical to those on my old Canon), that I would see an improvement. Unfortunately, no improvement. Close-ups were often fuzzy, indoor shots often had an unattractive yellow cast, even with careful attention to camera mode and lighting. I guess my old camera had my expectations too high, but I figured going from a much older model with much lower mp to this would result in good/better results with less work.
I had fallen in love with the compact size, pretty color, and overall look of this camera, but no matter what I tried I could not make it perform well enough to warrant keeping it. :o(
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Camera Bad; Customer Service WorseAug 12, 2010
We bought this camera roughly 2 months ago to use in place of an HP camera we have that chews through batteries.
We have heard great things about Nikon, particularly their lenses. Good lenses should equal good, sharp pictures.
The primary issue with the camera is that it does not focus. The vast majority of pictures taken with this camera are out of focus. The camera offers multiple focal points and that may be the root cause of the problem. I often don't even click the picture because the camera chooses the oddest items it the picture to be the main focal point.
When I contacted customer service they asked me to send in sample pictures. After a couple of rounds their advice was to change the ISO settings from Auto. If I want them to check out the problems further I must send in the camera at my own expense.
I have a Digital SLR to be used in some situations and a point-and-shoot in others. One of the key features I like about a point-and-shoot is that I don't have to mess with ISO, aperture, and shutter speed settings. All I (should) have to do is point and shoot.
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Nikon Coolpix S3000 12 MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Vibration Reduction (VR) Zoom and 2.7-Inch LCD (Orange)
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