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206 of 209 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Here are some tips about buying a digital camera, April 11, 2000
I bought a 950 about 3 weeks and I am still learning it. Sofar, it has performed very well. I researched all digital cameras online and spoke to many professional photographers. My end result is that the Nikon 950 will not disappoint you. If you want a GREAT digital camera, get a 950. Here are a few tips that you can use that depending on pixels. 1 megapixel cameras give up to a 5x7 clear printout while 2+ megapixel cameras will let you print 8x10 shots clearly. (The Nikon 950 is 2.1 megapixel)
2. If you are looking for a great 1 megapixel camera for around $300 or less, go with the Kodak DC215. It is a good camera and comes with great software.
3. Buy a 32mb or larger flash card for extra storage. They are availble up to 128mb+.
4. Buy 2 sets of NiMH (nickle metal hydride batteries) and a charger. Regular alkaline batteries will only last about an hour!
5. If black and white pictures are important to you, there are two very nice cams with that feature super close up shots is what you need, go with the Nikon 950. It will shoot a crystal picture at 1" away!
6. Buy a SanDisk card reader so you won't have to hook your camera up to your computer everytime to upload your photos! Just pop your memory card into it and wala! They come up on your screen in seconds!
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173 of 175 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good but not perfect, November 17, 1999
Since I bought this camera in July, I have run over 800 exposures through it. The Coolpix 950 takes some getting used to and the manuals are required reading, but this is a camera worth learning how to use. There are two manuals, one printed and one on CD-ROM, plus the Getting Started sheet. You need to look at all three; each contains information not present in the other documents.The macro capability is phenomenal. I have a picture of a dime that fills most of the frame. The ability to push the sensitivity of the CCD to ISO 400 and to overexpose by up to two f/stops allows even night pictures by available street light. The enhanced speed (at some cost in picture quality) also allows candids by available light. The Coolpix is also quiet in operation, even quieter if you shut off the discreet beeper that tells you that you have taken a shot. On the down side, you will have to spring for rechargeable batteries. I have gotten by so far with NiCd batteries plus a fast recharger. A ribbon on your lens cap is also highly recommended. I have also been having some trouble lately with my off-record-play switch, and there is some barrel distortion and color fringing in the lens at its wide-angle setting. The lens' focus at its landscape setting also seems a little questionable at high magnification. I also wish that the manual focus settings weren't so coarse and that it were possible to do a completely manual exposure. (You can set either the shutter speed or the aperture manually, but not both simultaneously.) There is a noticeable delay between pushing the button and actually getting an exposure. This is sometimes a problem for candids and sports photography and when working with animals, but I have still gotten successful pictures in all these categories, and the Coolpix is faster than most digital cameras in this respect. Other than these few small problems, I am happy with the quality of the pictures I have been getting, and it is small enough for me to carry on my belt for instant access. I could never carry a standard 35 mm camera with similar capability around like that. The Coolpix seems to be holding up well mechanically, even though it gets bumped now and again. (The extra batteries do get a little lumpy when I sit down, though!)
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184 of 187 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great camera, but be prepared, November 25, 1999
By A Customer
I've been taking and developing pictures for nearly 50 years. The Coolpix 950 is my second digital. It's truly one of the greats with plenty of creative features. The macros are impressive, with distances less than an inch. The Coolpix requires lots of time understanding the many buttons, wheels and software driven features. It seems to me that the Nikon computer people and their mechanical people could have made it easier for the user. The available user instructions from Nikon, including their CD ROM versions, could have been much better designed, even for old photography buffs. Their technical service phone number is a toll call and I got busy signals THREE times even after I connected with their menu-driven answering machine. Their website tech help is very good, but not if you are in a hurry. The camera is a major user of power so you will need long lasting batteries like NiMH. I bought a rechargable ProPower Pack from Unity Digital for $100 that lasts a considerable time. I'd rate the camera itself a 5-star and the support and user help a 3-star, for an average of 4-stars.
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