Nikon Coolpix 3100

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3.5 stars

49 reviews

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Nikon Coolpix 3100
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CNET Editors' Review

The good: Numerous shooting presets; intelligent control layout.

The bad: Relatively bulky body; short, silent, fixed-duration videos.

The bottom line: This is a good but not outstanding 3-megapixel compact camera with a great point-and-shoot feature set.

Review: A generally good point-and-shoot performer, the 3-megapixel Nikon Coolpix 3100 is small enough to take almost anywhere, and its 38mm-to-115mm zoom lens sufficiently handles most scenes. The camera's 14 shooting modes and effective automation amply compensate for the lack of manual controls. If you're new to the digital-photo game, you'll appreciate the 3100's LCD overlays, which help you frame portraits and landscapes so that you can compose impressive pictures. These perks aside, this Coolpix's overall image quality and performance--while good--can't match that of some competitors.
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A generally good point-and-shoot performer, the 3-megapixel Nikon Coolpix 3100 is small enough to take almost anywhere, and its 38mm-to-115mm zoom lens sufficiently handles most scenes. The camera's 14 shooting modes and effective automation amply compensate for the lack of manual controls. If you're new to the digital-photo game, you'll appreciate the 3100's LCD overlays, which help you frame portraits and landscapes so that you can compose impressive pictures. These perks aside, this Coolpix's overall image quality and performance--while good--can't match that of some competitors.

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Average User Rating

3.5 stars out of 49 user reviews

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  • 5 star: 17
  • 4 star: 22
  • 3 star: 5
  • 2 star: 0
  • 1 star: 5

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1.0 stars

"Horrible Product and Bad Experience with Nikon" By dagtoking

Pros: While it lasted this was a very simple camera to use. The Lithium Battery has long life.

Cons: This camera is very fragile.I had the camera less than 30 days before it broke.I kept the camera in a case in my pocket; used it in the morning but when I attempted to use it again in the afternoon the screen had a fine crack and there was bleeding.

Summary: Nikon refused to honor the warranty and claimed I had done something to the camera to cause the crack. Further, Nikon stated I shouldn't have carried the camera in my pocket (even though it was in a protective case). My previous camera (a Sony) lasted for many years with ... Expand full review

5.0 stars

"picture perfect" By MalikZaidi

Pros: excellent picture quality for price

Cons: bulky size, battery hungry

Summary: i've used this cam for almost 4 years now.. i think its an excellent camera for its price. being a 3 megapixel camera it certainly gives better picture quality than even my new 7 mega pixel sony cybershot. its metering, image sharpness and color is just perfect... so i'... Expand full review

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