Nikon COOLPIX S9900 Digital Camera with 30x Optical Zoom and Built-In Wi-Fi (Black)

Nikon COOLPIX S9900 Digital Camera with 30x Optical Zoom and Built-In Wi-Fi (Black)

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• 30x optical zoom telephoto lens with Vibration Reduction
• 60x with Dynamic Fine Zoom, an enhanced digital zoom function that effectively doubles your reach
• Swiveling vari-angle display
• 3.0-inch 921,000-dot Vari-Angle LCD
• Wi-Fi and NFC enabled for instant sharing

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Brand : Nikon
Category : Electronics,Camera & Photo,Digital Cameras,Point & Shoot Digital Cameras
Rating : 4.2
Review Count : 355

Nikon COOLPIX S9900 Digital Camera with 30x Optical Zoom and Built-In Wi-Fi (Black)

• I bought the S9900 almost two years ago and love it. I have been doing photography for over 40 years now, having started with a shutter priority Konica -- don\'t remember if it had full auto in those days. Despite the years, I would classify myself as a mid-amateur -- lots of other thing to do in that time. I\'ve been through 4 or 5 Nikon film and DSLR cameras, upgrading from time to time.I came across the S9900 looking for a replacement for a Canon powershot. I had several of them over a 10-15 yrar period and wanted another point and shoot to replace the then current model. I was attracted to the S9900 because of its PSAM capabilities and ability to control more variables. thought I\'d use it as the others -- a light weight, small camera for travel and family stuff when I did not want to lug the DSLR gear around Boy, am I glad I bought this camera. I use it now more often than my DSLR.The biggest drawbacks are the weight and size of the camera, it doesn\'t shoot in RAW . I print my own pictures and process them in Adobe Lightroom. RAW is the best format for doing this. If you don\'t do post-processing this is meaningless. The camera is heavier and bigger because of the additional features, I guess. It doesn\'t fit very well into a shirt breast pocket, but an iPhone does, and is the replacement for the Powershot now, but I have a small case for the S9900 and carry it if there is a prospect of picture taking. No bother for me -- it might fit in pockets, but I don\'t like lots of stuff in my pockets.Flash on point and shoot cameras is way overrated. None of them have much power, and placement on camera, usually on plane with the camera, produces red eye - if you do post processing in Lightroom this is not a problem, but for the snapshooter this can be more of a pain. I use the flash largely for outdoor fill flash and sometimes indoors to get a little more light. Don\'t buy this if a powerful flash is an important feature. Don\'t buy any other point and shoot for that matter, or rely on the flash feature on smartphones either.The camera is better indoors than point and shoots because of the PSAM feature. you can fiddle with the fstops, shutter speed, and ISO settings to get indoor shots that you might not get with a point and shoot. This should not intimidate -- the learning curve is steep, and the camera itself gives a lot of clues of what settings can be used -- just like all DSLRs.I\'ve read most of the negative reviews; except complaints about defects and reliability, I attribute most of the negatives to \"user error.\" They haven\'t tried to learn about or use the features of the camera. Getting blurry pictures of moving objects suggests a faster shutter speeds. Full Auto on any camera can be unreliable on any camera, because the camera does the work and may not choose the right settings for special situations. That\'s true of any point and shoot.I was blown away by the pictures I took from the very begginning. This Camera is a little big and heavy, but not much. If that\'s a problem, sue your smartphone. This is a great and versatile camera. Unless you are looking for special features available only on high-end DSLRs, this could be the only camera you will need.
• Overall I\'m very pleased with this camera, my fifth Coolpix since the 880 Coolpix model that I bought in 2001 (for $750!). Each Coolpix model has been an improvement over the prior model, including this S9900. I typically replace the Coolpix every two or three years, mostly due to fair wear and tear knowing that the later models will be better in performance and features, Of particular value to me is the ability to select A (Aperture priority) and S (Shutter priority) in addition to full automatic.I have not tried to use the GPS or WiFi or NFC - these are \"bells and whistles\" that I don\'t need for casual picture taking from a compact but powerful camera that I can easily take everywhere (including inside arenas where the ruling is \"point and shoot cameras allowed, no video or DSLR types\".The pop-up flash, while a nuisance to many, is a great addition to remove red-eye and unintended flash bounce from reflective objects in the scene.Taking another five seconds to pop it up is not a big deal! It quickly snaps back safely into the body when not needed.The battery life is not great - it uses the same Nikon battery (EL-12) as prior Coolpix models and does not hold up well for video or multiple flash PIX (both of which are power hungry). I carry two other fully charged Nikon batteries and typically need to replace the first one after about 200 shots. While on vacation I expect to change the battery at least once per day. Unfortunately the battery must be recharged inside the camera, so I do a lot of battery exchanges. An AC powered charger would be a great addition and was standard on earlier Coolpix models.And there in lies the problem with this particular camera unit. Changing the battery resets the internal RTC (Real Time Clock) even though the camera has an internal power source (another rechargeable or a super cap?) intended to keep the date and time accurate during a battery change over. This is well documented in the users manual, but apparently not well understood by the Nikon support people.After complaining to Nikon (on-line chat) and following their advice to \"Reset the camera\" (remove memory card and battery) and later to \"Upgrade the firmware\" from 1.0 to 1.1 (a 75Meg download that has to be put on a Nikon formatted SD Card and loaded into the camera) the problem was not resolved (because it\'s an internal hardware problem - probably a manufacturing defect in just this unit).The next advice from Nikon was to send this unit to Nikon for repair, or more likely replacement with a \"reburb\" unit. This is a brand new unit that I bought from Amazon, why would I \'upgrade\' to a refurb that\'s already been repaired once? What a huge turn off! I returned this unit to Amazon! Caveat Emptor!!!

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