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4.5 stars
"This is the perfect camera for the use I have in mind"
Pros: The choice was a small camera or no camera
Cons: No case came with it
Summary: I have used a SLR and lots of lenses and gear for years. I didn't like the quality of the digital shots when compared with film, and the price of the cameras far exceeded the quality of the photos.
But every shot I take isn't for professional uses, and all of that weight and bulk mean I tend to leave it behind in the room more than I take it with me when I'm on trips. On vacation (New York City, most recently) I spotted this little Nikon in a storefront and bought it on impulse. Best impulse I've had in years. I read the book while my daughter shopped, and a couple of hours later was already taking gorgeous shots of the rest of our vacation. I took it with me easily in my shoulder pack, and the snapshots from this will print out nicely for vacation memories.
The auto-focus on this camera is great. With bifocals it now takes me longer to focus my regular SLR camera, but this speeds things considerably. And I have enough camera tricks to defeat the autofocus if I want to do something other than the standard focus in the middle of the frame shot.
Contrary to a couple of other opinions, I found the close-up feature very accurate and responsive. It takes a moment to adjust itself, it isn't a auto-advance rapid-fire SLR, but again, for aging eyes in bifocals, it focuses very nicely and in daylight takes very respectable photos.
I'll still use the film and good camera for professional stuff--I'm a Luddite. I hate to spend money on things that will not do what I really want them to do and will be obsolete quickly. Nikon has finally met my need for compactness in a camera, a versatile lens and lots space for my shots.
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Nikon Coolpix 5600:
$209.99
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