Nikon Coolpix S7000 Wi-Fi Digital Camera (Renewed)

I bought this camera to replace my Nikon S8000 which I guess sounds strange but that has more to do with the way Nikon names their cameras than anything else. The appealing features of the S7000 for me are its compact size, light weight, 20x optical zoom, time lapse capabilities and the fact that they dispensed with the pop-up flash which I always thought was kind of silly since it seemed that my finger was always in the way when it wanted to pop up and you had to keep pushing it back down. Ive had the camera for about three weeks during which time I was travelling and used it extensively. It takes very good pictures and video with high quality audio and excellent image stabilization. These types of cameras are aptly called "point and shoot" youre not necessarily going to take much time composing the shot, I often dont even look at the screen. This camera is extremely fast on the draw for such use and can be comfortably carried in your pocket so you can easily catch shots that otherwise would have been missed completely.The time lapse feature has a number of modes spanning from 10 to 150 minutes and works well. There are a couple of issues however, I wouldnt call them deal breakers but I cant figure out how they ended up in a final production product. The first is the mode dial. Its a nice feature, better than the S8000 where you have to go into the menu to change modes but the detents are way too soft so if you are using the camera for a quick point and shoot theres a good chance the mode dial isnt going to be where you left it or wanted it to be so you need to check it often. The second thing is that the flash is on the same side as the shutter button so, depending on how you hold the camera, theres a good chance your finger is going to be over it when you snap your shot. Overall though I like the camera. It feels much lighter than the S8000 and that might be interpreted as "cheaper" but its actually an asset when carrying it in a shirt pocket. Both models of course are made in China but honestly if you are going to try and maintain a personal boycott of products made in China good luck, youre going to seriously constrict your options. For what this camera is designed for it does well and I have many excellent photos that would not exist simply because I would not have been lugging an enormous digital SLR around with me at the time.

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I bought this camera as an updated version of our old camera (wife dropped it to many times). It takes great pictures but there are a few adjustments I need to figure out with the picture and video focusing. Zoom works very well and the colors are brilliant as you will see from the pictures Im going to upload with it.

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So far, this camera has worked out well. I like the small size of the camera-it really is able to fit in your pocket. I took it on a trip with me and I wanted to be able to take pics quickly, without fuss, that wouldnt be terrible. (Im not a fan of cell phone pictures, they are usually grainy or blue tinted). When I first started taking pics I was worried they wouldnt look good because the display screen isnt as crisp as the pics are. On the screen my pics didnt look very good but when I uploaded them to my computer, they looked great. The zoom is pretty cool too. I try not to use it too much because pics can look pixelated, but sometimes the landmark is physically too far away. The pics dont look magazine worthy but they look pretty good to me. The camera I had before this was a Canon Rebel DSLR. I loved that camera but it broke right before my vacation. I wasnt ready to invest in another DSLR, and I didnt want to lug one around with me, and all of its attachments while I was on vacation, so I purchased this "pocket" camera. It has been a long time since I have had a camera this small. The last time, several years ago, the speed at which the camera took the picture was atrocious! I would take the picture and have to wait 10 seconds for the camera to figure its stuff out. By the time I did, I had lost the shot. This camera was so much quicker! Most of the time, it took the picture right away. There were a few instances where it took its sweet time, but overall it was quick. The video isnt bad. Better than my phone, not as good a professional movie. (I dont have any other videos to compare it too, I dont own a video camera). My videos are a bit grainy, but I bought the camera for its ability to take pictures, not videos. I got what I expected with this camera.

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