Nikon� Coolpix� S5200 16.0-Megapixel Digital Camera, Plum
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Great Pictures Poor Camera
I purchased this camera on Thursday 9/5 for two reasons the face recognition because I am a makeup artist and because it's a Nikon. My family and I went on our last camping trip of the season this weekend and I brought it along to test. The camera took amazing pictures, but it kept freezing on me and I had to pull out the battery to reset it. The zoom was great and when I used it that's when it would freeze up. I love the color but I will have to return it because the last thing I need is to have it freeze when I am working on my clients. Before and After pictures are my best marketing tools, and I need a dependable camera. I am very disappointed with this camera. Perhaps, I will try cannon.
September 16, 2013
Not a Top Performer
I have always had Canon, but decided to give Nikon a try. After reading all of the reviews on the Nikon 5200 I decided to purchase it. I had the camera for three days and returned it.
The first thing I noticed was that I could not just hit the play button to view pictures and video, but I had to actually turn on the camera. When you power the camera the lens extends, where in the Canon, you hit the play button and you can view pictures and videos and your lens retracted with the lens cover closed.
The second issue I had was how the camera charges. You have to put the battery in the camera and plug the power cord into the camera to charge the battery. I assume that Nikon makes a separate charger, but unlike Canon, Nikon does not provide one with the camera.
I probably could have gotten past these two things, if I did not encounter the next two issues. I have a DSL camera and have had other point and shots in the past. I have never had an issue taking a picture of something moving. My pictures always come out clear and blur free, but not with this Nikon. Majority of the pictures taken over the past three days were blurry and the camera had a VERY hard time focusing. This seemed to be the issue whether I used full auto with auto scene select or when I set the scene to one that fit best. In the past with Canon I have used Kids and Pets and my pictures have come out clear even if the subject moved last minute.
My son is 9 months old and like many things in life there are no second chances and I need a camera that will capture the moment the first time! This Nikon did not meet my expectations at all and I do not recommend it to anyone regardless of user level.
April 18, 2013