Nikon Coolpix 990 Digital Camera

Pros: macro ability can't be beat, and the nikon lens is amazing.
Cons: size, design and usability can be beat. Ridiculously expensive accessories.

I'm a veteran of digital cameras. I've owned them for over 5 years now, dating back to my first model - the venerable Epson PhotoPC, circa 1996. The Nikon CP990 is my 6th digital camera. It won't be my last.

There's a lot to really like about...

Pros: See list of 10
Cons: no sound on video capture... small memory card

Here is the list of features I looked for and found in the Nikon Coolpix 990... if any of my list hits close to home, read on...

1. good picture quality: 3.34 Megapixel/Nikon lenses, good color capture
2. expandable: accessory lenses and...

Pros: Swivel body, great picture quality, features for the money.
Cons: eats batteries, cumbersome menu, a few niggling concerns.

There has been a lot of hype over the Nikon CoolPix 990. I think the camera is living up to most of it. You get very good quality digital photos out of a camera that retails for less than $1000 ($899 at time of review in the central Indiana market)....

Pros: Sharpness and advanced capabilities
Cons: Battery life and Red-eye

Back when I used to own a photo lab, I prayed that digital cameras would never be this good. Well, they did and now I'm no longer in business.Recently I laid my bitterness aside and decided to go digital myself. I was not prepared for the...

Pros: Excellent color, has histogram
Cons: Batteries bad

Nikon Coolpix 990 has take a relay-race Coolpix 950, amendable some its defect (having save herewith general design), and has get 3 megapixel matrix.

"Native brother" popular Nikon Coolpix 950 (but that repeatedly confessed the to be...

Pros: fast in taking pictures,fast in reviewing pictures,fast in changing camera settings
Cons: Battery life

I received my Nikon Coolpix 990 Friday 5/12/00. WOW! This is a sweet camera. I shot 104 pictures the first weekend. I especially like how fast the thing is: fast in taking pictures, fast in reviewing pictures, fast in changing camera settings.
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Pros: Extensive manual control option, good photo quality
Cons: Complicated hidden menu options, poor focus lock shutter sensitivity

In trying not to make a same mistake twice, I waited almost two years before making the decision to buy my second digital camera. I read all available articles I could find about all digital cameras and narrowed it down to Coolpix 950, but it did not...

Pros: memories, previewing as it happens, showing to people as you go
Cons: price, taking a laptop or buying a digital wallet

Enough people have written about the benefits (and disadvantages!) of the Coolpix 990. Before saying anything else I should say that I am a (semi)serious amateur photographer rather than a professional, I mostly take landscapes (that are still) rather...

Pros: Sharp Detailed Photos
Cons: See above

Nikon Coolpix 990
I do not recommend this product.

RED EYE TROUBLE
If you should take indoor pictures where you have to use the auto flash with the red eye reduction feature, you will be in for a big-big surprise. This...

Pros: Great images, feature rich
Cons: Expensive

As a professional photographer, I find this little camera somewhat limiting. However, I'd strongly recommend it to any deep pocketed consumer looking for the latest and greatest digital camera.

I borrowed the camera for a week. I carried it...

Pros: easy to use,best value
Cons: none

The Nikon Coolpix 990 camera is one of the better cameras I've ever used.It has the 3x zoom nikkor lens with 38mm to 115mm coverage for very sharp images.It has the 4896 step multi area auto focus for quick compensation and 256 element matrix metering...

Pros: GREAT picture quality
Cons: Don't lose the manual, you WILL need a larger memory card and rechargable batteries

So, I've written epinions on the Kodak 265 camera and the Epson Stylus Photo 750 printer. I've been using digital cameras for 3 years now, went through the Kodak DC50, DC120, DC260 and most recently the DC265. I am mostly a hobbyist, a lifelong amateur...

Pros: Best image for under $1000
Cons: Requires thorough understanding of photography

Early adopters of any technology always pay a higher price in some way, either sacrificing cash or quality. Until this camera, digital photography simply hasn't been worth bothering with except for some photojournalists, commercial photographers (using...

Pros: fabulous picture quality, very quick operation
Cons: some purple fringing, battery hog

[Update June, 2001]
After having shot more than 1000 pics, I came to respect the lens/ccd combination more and more. The details and resolution simply can't be beat by lesser cameras. There are, however, some limitations. For one thing, the white...

Pros: Blow your mind pictures
Cons: Expect to spend some time if you want to learn it all.

It is clear that the Nikon tradition continues as this camera takes INCREDIBLE pictures!! The USB interface worked flawlessly with my desktop PC but failed to install on my Dell Laptop. While customer service line was no help, I am sure that the...