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Note that I'm a novice in the digital camera field (intermediate at best with SLR's). This is my first digital camera and some of my complaints could very well be operator error - but... despite the rave reviews here and elsewhere about this camera I'm really disappointed with it. I got it yesterday. The first one was a dud. I got the replacement today and here's a list of complaints I have about it:
1) The term "point and shoot" for this camera should really be: "Point. Wait for focus. Shoot". You're cat (dog, kid, friend, whatever) is doing something cute, forget trying to capture a particular moment because by the time the camera focuses, you've lost the moment. 2) Out of the 75 or so shots I've taken so far I'd say at least 20 of those would not come into focus at all. Period. And for no apparent reason. 3) The camera goes into "pause" after 30 seconds of inactivity so let's say you've got the camera powered up, you see a potentially good shot - Oh! Criminy! First gotta reboot the power, then gotta wait for the &*%#@ thing to focus - oh! Time's up! You miss another shot. 4) The "macro mode" sounds like little bits of metal grinding around inside the camera the moment you turn it on. Apparently the second it's on it's working it's little heart out trying to find something to focus on. You don't just turn this mode on and then go around the garden getting "macro shots". First you find the shot you want to hone in on, THEN you turn on macro mode, take your shot, then turn off the macro mode. The "auto pause" is even quicker in this mode (15 seconds?). By the way, this mode isn't part of the "dial options" but has to be obtained by going thru the LCD menu. It's relatively quick to get to but it's still a pain, especially considering the way it operates after it's on. With an SLR, you want a macro, you just hone in on something and take your macro. 5) Flash! The flash seems to be required for just about every shot I took - even outside! And basically destroys (washes out) the image! I'm afraid to install any of the software that came with this because this needs to go back though I would like to see the definition potential outside of the LCD screen, which doesn't appear terribly impressive. All in all I'm having a really hard time coming up with anything good to say about this camera! I thought it was going to be able to capture sharp detail for use on ebay - which it just might - that is, when it feels like focusing and the flash hasn't obliterated the image but it doesn't even seem to be good enough for ebay use. I think if you were interested in taking shots of things that don't have fine detail (architecture, landscapes, groups of people maybe) it'd be okay - but otherwise, beware. Since the 2100 is so close to the Coolpix 3100 in every detail except megapixels, I'm curious about the owner's of those. Maybe this camera is just another lemon? |
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The 2100 is an affordable point & shoot, period. I bought one for my girlfriend fully knowing it would not work as fast or be as accurate as my SLR cameras. On the other hand, we haven't had the same auto-focus issues you are having, nor the lengthy shutter lag, unless there isn't enough light, then the camera has to hunt for focus. This goes for any camera, even professional ones. If you think the 2100 is slow, you should try a Gateway DC-M40, and only then will you know the meaning of slow :roll: Images from the 2100 are pretty good (sharpness and color wise) out of the camera imo, I was pleasantly surprized by that.
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It just seems like a digital should work at least as good as a "point and shoot" 35mm camera. The pictures that have turned out look pretty good. I'd really like to see them in another format besides on the LCD but I'm afraid to bust open the software in case I want to take the camera back. Since I've never used a digital before I'm not sure if there's something wrong with the camera or if it's just me. I've never had these kinds of issues with "point and shoot" 35mm cameras or SLR's though...
This is pretty frustrating! Thanks for your input. |
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I just got an idea for toning down the flash and it works okay. I took a sheet of fabric softener and cut it into a long strip, quadripled it up and taped it over the flash. Pretty rinky dink but it does seem to help. Thanks very much for your input! |
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try to focus on an area of higher contrast - it should speed up the focus process.
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