Customer Reviews

Nikon Coolpix 7600 7MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

This compact camera is far easier to use than my old HP Photosmart 3.2 and my Canon 2.0, with easy to learn features. It has it all, including `fireworks' mode! The best are the various `tones' you can give your pictures. Just look at all the technical specifications here and you'll be amazed! I like that I can video in three different modes with great sound and that I can film in so many different modes (headshot, distance, fireworks, nightscape, backlight, etc.) that you can never screw up. Plus it is 7.0 pixels which is really incredible even when you crop half a photo! Unlike most small cameras, the buttons are easy to navigate. It also comes with all the extras you need (listed in the specifications). Don't settle for anything less than 7.0 pixels, as within a year anything 5.0 or under will be obsolete. I love this little thing and bought all the accessories it didn't come with (which were few). You can also purchase a waterproof case for SCUBA and snorkeling (down to 130 feet!)

Used it for a wedding last week with great results (color, focus and exposure).
Most of the functions are pretty easy to use w/o consulting the manual.

I prefer that this has fewer manual controls than the flagship 7900 because this is marketed as a Point n' Shoot and ease of use was one of the major things I was looking for.

One MINOR quibble, the chrome-like vertical strip on the right-side front grip is set too close to the lens; it doesn't let your fingers (at least mine) rest as comfortably or hold the camera as securely as the 7900....like I said, minor.

I had considered the Canon SD-500 which is pretty similar as far as capability but decided on the the Nikon because it has what Consumer Report calls a "Secure Grip" (bulge on the right-hand side that helps you hold on to the camera).

Great build quality and great results...can't ask for much more.

I purchased this camera in May of 2005. It takes great pictures, when they come out. I have taken numerous pictures that have come out blurry (because of the settings it was on-- and not using a tripod). All of the settings are nice features to have, but often you can't even use them if you are lacking a tripod (pics are blurry), and thus resort to the regular setting (which still takes good pictures). My other complaint about this camera is that it eats through batteries like there is no tomorrow. If you don't use rechargeables every week, then they will be gone by the next time you turn on the camera. Further, my regular AA batteries only last about 2 days of picture taking (about 40 pictures in all).

As for the pros: This camera definately takes great pictures (better than a lot of my friend's camers) the majority of the time, which have all been crisp and clear. I have used 80% of the different settings, and they all work pretty well (minus night settings because of no tripod). I would highly recommend this camera, but caution about the ongoing cost of AA batteries.

As with any camera, there are lots of pros, with just a few annoying cons that may greatly impact your decision, if they are important to you.

I hope this helps.

This is the first digital camera I have owned and I have been very pleased with it so far. I was recommended this camera after my cousin purchased it and fell in love with it. I saw it online for a very reasonable price and decided to buy it. As a beginner to cameras I have found this compact little Nikon super easy to use. It is pretty much self explanatory once you start to play around with the buttons. 7 Megapixels really make the picture quality BEAUTIFUL and I have already gotten compliments on some images I have taken. I would honestly say the only negative thing I can say about this camera is that it DOES take a while when you are using a flash. This camera takes awesome still photos of people in any type of lighting, but I can say that night-time action shots can cause some trouble. I took action shots of my dogs using sports mode and they came out amazing. I posted them in the sample photo section of this page. I am going to try and figure out how to get the camera to take better action shots at night, but other than that I am pleased with this tiny little 7MP camera. It is a great deal for a camera with such a sharp image quality! I would say this camera may night be the best choice for people who want to take a ton of night-time action images though, so keep that in mind. Also, I am not too fond of the battery situation. I wish there was some sort of recharging dock for this camera so i didn't have to recharge the batteries every time I use it.

Before I bought, I read these reviews. Lots of peopls like this camera. Some said it's great when you learn the shooting modes and scenes. A few say it takes very blurry pictures. I figured those people just hadn't mastered the features, and that it would be fine. It seemed great when I played with it at a retail store. I was WRONG.

This camera is incapable of taking indoor pictures of subjects that move! INCAPABLE! I don't just mean shutter lag when the flash is being used. I can live with a little shutter lag. But when the camera does fire, if the flash is used and the subject moves even a tiny bit the shot is lost to BLUR. I bought the camera to take pictures of my kids, so even with all the things it does well I consider it a total waste of money. There are children of family and friends who I have lost all opportunity to photograph because they were wiggling, and entire events (like birthdays at Chuck E Cheese's) where I have not one single usable shot. (Hold still?? Yeah, right.)

I think the problem is that there are NO MANUAL CONTROLS. You can force the flash on or off, and that's it. There is no way to manually set the ISO, which could improve pictures of moving subjects. Even my old Olympus 1.3 megapixel camera allowed me to set the ISO and take usable pictures of my kids (if they were still in the frame after a very long shutter lag). I am shocked that this camera, made by a company with such a good name, has such a major shortcoming. The camera does have some nice shooting scenes (read another review if you want the positives. I concede that it has some great capabilities in some shooting environments, most of which are outdoors.) But you are required to use the scenes as is, and there is no way to adjust them. I tried the Indoor/Party scene many times, and there are famiy gatherings, class parties, etc. where almost every shot is unusable due to the people moving and being blurry. The shots that I do have are posed, stiff, and unnatural, because everyone had to hold still through the shutter lag and the shutter release.

So you still think it's my fault, right? Like there must be something I missed? (I thought that for so long. I should have returned it and got a refund. Instead I kept it for 8 months and lost $300, since I ended up buying another camera.) When I took the camera to my kid's class Christmas party, I tried several options. The auto mode sucks- you get dark AND blurry. Sports scene is great outside, but try it inside and your pictures are just black. So I used Indoor/Party scene with the flash off. This gave me pictures where the kids aren't all blurry, but which require LOTS of editing in Photoshop. I had to adjust the levels and lighting. Then they were so grainy and noisy that when I printed I got hair that looks like yarn. So I had to reduce the noice by a very high factor. This softens and blurs the overall look of the picture noticeably, but at least they were finally worthy of printing.

My friend has a Sony Cybershot. and she's never had this problem. Pictures of her kids come out just fine. So I went back to the reviews and chose a Canon PowerShot A620. Many Canons have a shooting scene called Kids & Pets, which is optimized for photographing moving subjects. You can manually set the ISO, white balance, and other functions to optimize for your environment. Right out of the box I was able to set the Canon and take good pictures of my kids playing inside the house. Only after buying and playing with the Canon did I realize how much better the interface is, and how poor the Nikon's interface is. You shouldn't have to leave a shooting scene and switch the dial to Set-Up mode to adjust the camera's settings. WHY, NIKON, WHY?

I see the Nikon Coolpix 7600 is still being sold for big bucks. If you want a camera for outdoor pictures, stiff portraits, or landscapes and scenery, then you may consider it. Some of its shooting scenes and features are very cool. But if you have children and you want natural pictures for their scrapbooks, please believe me and others who are warning you that this camera has a MAJOR defect. If you don't want to spend a grand on an SLR then leave Nikon alone and read reviews of Canon, Sony, Kodak, and Olympus.

I purchased my Nikon camera a few weeks ago and absolutely love it. The pictures are very clear. If I take night time pictures, you can really see the people clearly. I took the camera with me when we hiked up a mountain. I was at the top of a waterfall looking down at the members of our party that decided not to climb to the top of the waterfall and was able to use the digital zoom to take an awesome picture of those people below. I also was able to take a closeup of a flower that we found along the hike. My friend's camera wasn't able to take a picture as close as mine. The minivideo feature is very good. The length of the videos is much longer than other cameras that I have seen. I have not had a single complaint about this camera yet.

I bought the Nikon Coolpix 7600 for Christmas and decided to return it. It takes pictures of very impressive quality and the buttons are straight forward and easy to use. BUT, there is a significant lag time when you take a photo with flash, at least 5 seconds. That does not seem like a lot but when you're trying to take pics fast, you don't have the 5-7 seconds. MOST IMPORTANTLY: it drains batteries like a tank drains its gas tank. It's unreal, I used brand new batteries and they were
DONE after 25 pictures. (Some other camera's batteries can last up to 400 pics). Anyway, it's a great camera but the engineers at Nikon haven't thought it through.

I already had a nikon coolpix 2500 that has been great and wanted to upgrade to a camera for several reasons - 1) more megapixels and 2)use of (2) AA batteries in lieu of a proprietary battery (the batteries for the coolpix 2500 are shot and I dont feel like shelling out $ for new ones). I got the coolpix 7600 last month and I like it so far, esp for the price (just over $200). The camera can use various formats of AA batteries, including rechargable Ni-MH batteries. My only beef with the camera so far is that there is a slight lag time between photos when you are using the flash - I assume this is because it uses AA batteries and it is recharging the flash. At any rate aside from this it's a nice little compact and light camera - has many nice features and because of the low price I am not afraid to take it with me when travelling.

I did a lot of research on the internet before buying the Coolpix 7600. There were good and bad reviews of it on all the different sites but I spent some time at the stores looking at all the different cameras and this one just felt right. I have owned it now for about a month and it works wonderfully! I am not sure what that other mother/teacher was talking about because I get great shots of my kids and pets even as they run around the yard. There are many settings so maybe she just has not set the camera to work right for her needs. You do need to read instructions before using a camera!

It has many settings and comes with great software to help compose, fix, and arrange your files. My favorite feature is the panarama one! You can set the camera up on a tripod and then take mulitple pictures of a room or whatever. Then after downloading the pics into your computer, the software helps you put all the pics together to make a panarama picture or even a 360 of the room you are in! It creates a movie of it and you can post these on the internet and share them with friends and family. This is great for people who need to show off rooms or locations... travel agents or realestate agents could use this feature.

One comment I saw a lot of was battery use and so far, I have been taking pictures and movies for weeks now and I am still using the batteries that came with the camera! I was expecting the drain to be horrible from what others have said but so far, I have done about 200 pics and about 10 small movies on the one pair. I did invest in rechargeable ones but so far have not needed to replace the original pair yet.

The camera has many settings and it almost takes the worry out of how to set a picture up. My only challenge with the Coolpix is the movies that I have taken are okay but not like a video camera. Movies outside are much better than movies inside due to the amount of light available. And if it is windy, the sound gets garbled. But I did not buy it to take movies... that was something extra in my opinion. If I want movies I use my camcorder... Otherwise, this has been a great buy for me and I am very happy with the Coolpix 7600!

excellent picutre,user friendly,easy to transfere pictures from,uses alkiline battery is really handy.