I love my CoolPix!

We bought this camera a few months ago from Best Buy. My husband wanted it because he liked the way that it looked. Other factors that influenced our purchase was price (it was on sale), the fact that the lens wasn't retractable (the man at the store said that if it gets pushed on it will break easily), it was easy to use, and the quality of photos seemed good enough.

So far I'm more impressed with it than I thought I would be. The battery lasts long and charges quickly (about an hour.)I sat down with the manual and carefully went through it playing with it to learn it's features. Among it's feautures:
8.1 megapixel, adjustable

3x zoom

built in microphone for voice recording

self timer

one touch portrait

video capability

Pictmotion movie

macro mode for close up shots

high sensitivity mode to reduce blurring

scene modes including landscape, sports, night, party/ indoor, beach/ snow, sunset, dawn/ dusk, close up, museum, fireworks, copy, backlight, and panorama

editing including d-lighting, croping, and creating a small picture for use on the web

White balance for adjusting to your lighting situation

Continuous shooting capability that takes pictures at a rate of .8 frames per second

Multi shot capability that takes sixteen shots at a time

Best shot selector that chooses the best quality shots for you

Color options including standard, vivid color, black and white, sepia, and cyanotype