DaveC

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5,
1 votes

Price Paid:  $200.00 from Wolf

Summary:
I bought this camera on a whim before I got seriously interested in photography. I've always regarded it as a bit of a mistake.... But I just took it on a trip to Japan as its more self contained than a digital. No need for a battery charger or memory cards... I gotta say I'm pretty thrilled with the pictures... :-) I think I'll be using it as my main travel camera from now on. Get one before film point and shoots go extinct!

Strengths:
It takes great night pictures if you turn the flash off and set it to landscape/infinite focus mode.

Weaknesses:
Lens can be a bit slow, so use a mini tripod and the self timer. I think its ugly... Gold with gold trim. Blech. Reminds me of a lexus SUV....

Similar Products Used:
Canon S40 Olyumpis Stylus Epic

Customer Service:
NA

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Value Rating
 2 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.50 of 5,
2 votes

Price Paid:  $350.00 from Ritz Camera

Summary:
Very unhappy with the quality of the pictures. The autofocus does not appear to be working accurately, pictures are not sharp. Also, the photos seem washed out. Took the camera back to the store and showed pictures with those taken with my old (sadly broken) Yashica. Had the store run prints off with their equipment. This camera, even with it's much touted lense, cannot match the pic's from a 5 year old Yashica with plastic lenses.

Strengths:
Zoom power for size Brand name

Weaknesses:
Overall picture quality

Similar Products Used:
Yashica Pentax 80mm point and shoot Pentax ME Super

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
3.75 of 5,
4 votes

Price Paid:  $185.00 from Don''s Photo - Winni

Summary:
I bought this Camera to replace my SLR on Vacation - I didn''t want my SLR at the beach and/or the Jungle. I expected sub-par performance compared to my SLR, but was pleasently supprised to find that I worked better than expected. (I never thought I''s own a point-and-shoot) The fit-and-finish of this camera is excellent, styling is excellent, Lens is great. I bought the non-date model (never did like the date on my pictures).

Strengths:
Great Lens Great Pics all around great little camera

Weaknesses:
Slow red eye-reduction feature.

Similar Products Used:
new to the point and shoot. (have used onlt SLR''s in the past)

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
4.50 of 5,
4 votes

Price Paid:  $195.00 from ETRONICS.COM

Summary:
THIS CAMERA IS EASY TO USE. BOUGHT THIS TO REPLACE CANON Z-135 CAPTION.THIS IS BETTER.SMALLER,STRONGER ZOOM,EXCELLENT PICTURE QUALITY.CAN''T SAY ENOUGH OF THIS! USER FRIENDLY. DOESN''T HAVE PROGRAM SPEED SETTINGS THAT MOST OF US DON''T HAVE A USE FOR. HANDSOME APPEARANCE.

Strengths:
PICTURE QUALITY!, PICTURE QUALITY! THROUGHOUT FILM SPEED SPECTRUM. USUAL NIKON FIT AND FINISH.PRICE IS RESONABLE FOR FEATURES OFFERED.

Weaknesses:
LID THAT COVERS LENS.HAD TO GET USED TO SLIDING THE COVER TO TURN CAMERA ON/OFF.

Similar Products Used:
CANON Z-135 CAPTION