Nikon Coolpix S9300 16.0 MP Digital Camera - Silver

I bought this camera to replace the S8100 that my husband broke. So far, it's working out great. I have a Nikon D3100 that I use, but I always like to have a point and shoot for when we're out and on the run. It takes great pictures, and is very similar to the Nikon S8100 that I was replacing. The zoom is a bit better, it has more MP, and the menu workings/navigation are still the same. Other than the different placement of the shutter button, I feel like I'm using the same camera, which is nice. The only thing I have trouble with (just a matter of getting used to it, not a deal breaker or anything), is that you have to depress the on/off button for longer than my old camera. So it's not an instant power on like my old one, which sometimes leaves me fumbling when I'm trying to whip my camera out in a hurry to catch something. But overall, a great camera, for a really good price!

The only very small flaws: 1) when the flash is turned off, motion blur is pretty obvious with movement. (when flash is on, there's no motion blur even if you swing it around quite a bit) 2) The max stats for photos, it says 9999 which is fine. But the max space for video says 29 minutes, which kind of confused me at first, since I have a 64 GB super fast SD card. But it DOES record well over 29 minutes. 3) The charger isn't a charger. It's a USB to Wall Plug adapter so I cannot take out the battery to charge it, I can only charge while it's in the camera. 4) When you zoom to the max, automatic zoom doesn't seem to be working too well - but once you set the zoom back a little it's more able to focus. All that aside, this is the best camera I've owned so far, in both ease of use, and versatility, and the quality of both photo and video is fantastic! For all the great positives, look at the camera's description - it is exactly as good as it's described!

The S9200 Nikon camera is a great value for all the features you receive. The quality is as good as any I have seen in a non SLR camera. The user controls are easy to locate and understand. The features give you everything you need including great video along with the best MP level for this type of camera. The camera also has a great zoom, again one of the best in a non SLR or changeable lens camera. Excellent for a point and shoot camera, easy to carry. I would recommend this to anyone including professionals who want a point and shoot camera.

The quality of these high-resolution pictures can be achieved with other cameras... other cameras will also take fast-action shots clearly, or panoramic scenes... crystal-clear close-ups or breath-taking long-distance zoom photos. Few cameras can rival the precision and accuracy of the true colours, though... and to have a camera which does all of the above, uses long-lasting rechargeable lithium batteries, has an incredibly easy menu, fits in your pocket for a weekend hike or camp-out (or holiday road-trip) ... and costs so much less than high-end professional cameras? I've used Kodak, Panasonic, Canon, Olympus, Sharp and Nikon cameras for over thirty years... I wrecked a $400 Minolta while on a caving trip, when grit got into the gears. My last three cameras have been Nikon: I can catch a bee sipping dew from a flower with the same clarity I get shooting a panoramic from the High Peaks, or a sunset over the lake. I get vibrant reds without the edge of red 'jumping' into the nearby pixels, or the blur you get with some cameras. My sunsets & autumn foliage have brilliantly sharp colour, and snowshoeing through rime-frost forests at below-zero temps won't faze this camera any more than hot summer days kayaking out on the water. This is the affordable, take-anywhere camera you always wish you had in your pocket when you just missed a great picture...!

Nikon COOLPIX S9200 16 MP CMOS Digital Camera with 18x Zoom NIKKOR ED Glass Lens and Full HD 1080p Video (Black) I purchased the Nikon COOLPIX S9200 two months ago and was pretty happy with my purchase the first month. It took pretty decent pictures, for the most part. Outside pictures turned out pretty darn good and I really enjoyed experimenting with the various effects (selective color etc.). I'm a total beginner when it comes to photography and this camera SEEMED like it was going to be perfect for me to learn with. The first pictures that I took in less than perfect light turned out blurry to the point that you couldn't even tell what was in them. I read the instruction manual carefully thinking that I must be doing something wrong because of Nikon's advertisement for this camera. They claim that you are able to take perfect pictures with practically no light. The camera didn't last long enough for me to figure out if it was something I was doing or if the camera was junk. A couple of weeks ago I started having issues with the camera not focusing on what I was trying to take a picture of and it was getting hot after only having it on for a few minutes. The camera froze up and the screen displayed a lens error message and shut off a few days ago. I have tried taking the battery out and leaving it out with no luck. I called Nikon and was instructed that I would have to pay shipping and send it either UPS or FedEx to LA (I live in Kansas) to have it looked at. IF they determined that it was not because of something I did then they would fix it. After reading numerous reviews on Amazon and other websites from customers who have had the same problem and have shipped their cameras and are still waiting to get them back months later, I do not hold out much hope that the problem will be resolved. I would recommend that you save your money and purchase a camera from a company with a better reputation. The camera is only so-so. Outside it takes pretty good pictures, if it actually works that is. Inside it doesn't do so well. I can't really comment much on the camera because it started failing before I really had a chance to give it a good road test. I don't know for sure if I just got a bad camera or if it's the camera in general. I've read reviews where people were pretty pleased which is why I bought mine to begin with. Unfortunately I wasn't so lucky. Nikon's customer service is extremely poor, the customer is required to pay shipping to send the item in for repair when it is under warranty and from what some other customers have said, they have been waiting months to get their cameras back and are still waiting. I'm currently researching other cameras and will be purchasing either a Canon or a Sony this weekend.