Nikon COOLPIX 880 Digital Camera

Pros: 3.34 Megapixels, Great Features, Super Price
Cons: 2CR5 battery, 8MB included CompactFlash Card

OVERVIEW

Digital cameras seem to be on almost everybody’s “Gotta have” list these days. The selection offered in the marketplace tends to become overwhelming, with options ranging from the Polaroid Jam Cam for less than $100 (sometimes...

Pros: sharp images, many features, lower cost
Cons: battery life

My roommate was recently looking for cameras and he asked me for advice. I recommended that he try this digital camera from Nikon because I had heard that it was in his price range and was of high quality. Instantly he was hooked and I have also been...

Pros: Excellent image quality, fast shot2shot recharge
Cons: only supports Type I CF cards

The Coolpix 880 is simply an excellent 3 megapixel digital camera, delivering stunning image quality, sporting an abundance of features, and most importantly its easy to use!

Speed is the name of the game here clocking in at an impressive...

Pros: Excellent photos, compact size, easy to use, optical zoom, available accessories
Cons: Hidden costs (Battery, Compact flash, Software)

If you are searching for a digital camera that is easy to use and repeatedly produces excellent photos then you may want to give the Coolpix 880 a look.
Some of the things you should be aware of prior to parting with your money are what could be...

Pros: Very compact, tons of features, great picture quality even at the lower settings.
Cons: Battery life.

My siblings and I purchased this great digital camera for our Dad this last X-Mas. He obviously likes it because I seem to get a email with a photo attached to it at lease once a week. He knows how to use it, but having done the research myself, I...

Pros: good photos, nice size, interesting scene mode, great quick view.
Cons: video has no audio, slow, no auto lens cover, loud, better choices available

I only had a couple more weeks of my three and a half year stint in Japan, and I knew that I had better make up my mind quick. Japan is a technophiles dream, and digital cameras are no exception. At the time, I owned an Olympus, and had extensive...

Pros: Quality, price, add-on accessories, LOTS of features, size, great macro, SCENE mode, etc.
Cons: Does not come w/ charger and rechargeable batteries, only 8MB CF card.

Nikon has been known for its cameras for many, many years. It made history when it launched its 900 digital camera series in early 1998. First the 900, then the 950, followed by the "destined-to-be-classic" 990, and its latest 995. But in between the 990...

Pros: Great image quality, great auto metering, one touch photos.
Cons: Too long of a delay to take picture.

I am more of a film photographer so I was reluctant to buy another digital camera. Previously, I only used a digital camera for emailing and web sites.
But I needed a camera and wanted a better one than my older digital camera. The best quality...

Pros: 3.34 megapixels, great lens, many modes, caters to amateurs and pros, crisp LCD screen
Cons: Rechargable battery is extra, battery life is short, only two aperature stops, if cap left on while unit is powered up, lens is driven into the cap (not that big a deal, but bad engineering)

Well, since Christmas was here, and I was home with my family to enjoy the holidays, I decided to take the plunge and purchase a digital camera. Admittedly, I knew almost nothing about purchasing a digital camera. I investigated the features and...

Pros: Nikon Quality, Feature Rich, Manual Control
Cons: battery Life

I was looking for a new digital camera to replace my olympus d450z, and stumbled upon the 880. What I like best about this camera is the control it gives you over your pictures. You can set the apeture, shutterspeed, focus depth and do most the things...

Pros: Overall image quality excellent! Compact size. Many manual features.
Cons: There's lots of nitpicking in my review.

Although Nikon has discontinued the 880, as of the time of the writing of this review, the Nikon 880 is one of the very best 3.3MP digital cameras you can buy. Although there are other digital cameras that excel in certain areas that the Nikon doesn't,...

Pros: Great photos with lots of detail, zoom, some manual features
Cons: Short battery life, special camera battery (not AA's)

I think the basic feature list has been covered more than sufficiently in other reviews, so I'd like to concentrate more on what I have done and discovered with my 880.

Picture quality

I have been waiting until 3+ megapixel...

Pros: Great size, solidly built, light.
Cons: Small viewfinder, hard to focus.

I have always wanted to experiment with photography, but didn't want the hassle and expense of developing film. After checking out E-opinions, Imaging Resource www.imaging-resource.com, and Digital Preview www.dpreview.com, I felt like digital cameras...

Pros: Manual modes, optical zoom, metering options
Cons: Battery!

After looking all over Tokyo's Akihabara for a good digital camera that would not blow my budget all out of the water, I decided on the 880.
What decided it for me was:
High Speed Shooting Mode
Multiple Metering Options
Manual...

Pros: Quality pictures, picture enhancing features, 5 autofocus regions, Scenes mode, small and light-weight.
Cons: Plastic battery hatch breaks; Features difficult to navigate; only 2 aperture settings;

Update after 1 year: the battery cover is held by a tiny plastic hinge that broke after 1 year. Since the warranty is only 1 year, the camera is unusable unless I tape it up after every battery change. Very disappointed at the poor quality.

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