I'll be honest: I wanted a camera, and once I went on Ebay, I found one and bought it. I usually do more research but I've been in that kind of mood lately. See. Don't think. Just do.
After almost 2 weeks of using my new Nikon camera, last night I returned it in the mail. It was just not the camera for me. Here's why:
Batteries: I did not like how it was powered by AA batteries. I want a camera I can plug into the computer and the battery charges. My previous camera had a chargeable battery, and it was nice. On trips, I could just charge the camera in my car if the battery was getting low. With this Nikon, I will need to lug around spare AA batteries for fear of running out of power.
Must Shut Down: I have noticed, that if I have the camera on for 15-20 minutes, it needs to be shut down. I Googled this problem, and I read that it is because the camera gets too warm, and must take a break. I did not have this problem with my previous camera, so I am a little disappointed in that. What if I'm somewhere, let's say the Grand Canyon, where I could be there for hours taking pictures? Then what?
Slow: The whole camera seems to be slow. When I am about to take a picture and I push the capture button, it takes a few long seconds til it actual takes the picture. Then after the pc is snapped, I want to review it right away so I push the Review button and there is a quick pop-up that comes onto the screen that says something like Please Wait While the Camera Finishes Capturing the Photo. Then after a few long seconds, I get to review my taken photos. Odd, that a this-day-and-age camera has to pause to catch up. And I think I may know why...
Megapixels: I feel duped. When I was searching online for a new camera, I figured the more megapixels, the better. My previous camera was 12 megapixels & I figured that's why some of my photo's have pixelated faces. I must need a higher amount of megapixels! So I looked on Ebay & it seemed to me that 20 megapixels was a lot & that would solve my problem. So I bought this Nikon with 20 megapixels. Once I realized I didn't like this camera, I Googled megapixels & how they "work." Turns out, it's really just something companies trick you into thinking you need more of. I had a 12 megapixel camera & here's this 20 megapixel camera - it must be better! My pictures did seem clear, but that's not only going to happen with a 20mp camera. For that reason alone, I was mad & felt played & wanted to return my camera.
Quality of Pictures: When I took selfies, the pictures were very clear & crisp. I really liked them! But I tested out my camera by taking pictures of an apple in not-so-good lighting, and the pictures were not what I was expecting. They looked just like the pictures my old camera took. I tried taking pictures of my dog, Jack. He's a Lab & he's always on the move, but I figured this new camera could handle it. Nope. It seemed like he had to be frozen to get a decent picture. I think this has something to do with all those un-needed megapixels. I could be totally wrong, but that's what I'm going with.
Would I recommend this camera?
Well I returned it, so there's your answer - No. Why buy something that makes it seem like it's better than it really is? I feel like someone played a dirty trick on me. I thought all these megapixels would be awesome! But turns out, it just made the camera slow, didn't do well in bad lighting, & couldn't catch a good picture of a dog on the move.
I'm going to wait & get my refund back, do some RESEARCH, & purchase a different camera.
After almost 2 weeks of using my new Nikon camera, last night I returned it in the mail. It was just not the camera for me. Here's why:
Batteries: I did not like how it was powered by AA batteries. I want a camera I can plug into the computer and the battery charges. My previous camera had a chargeable battery, and it was nice. On trips, I could just charge the camera in my car if the battery was getting low. With this Nikon, I will need to lug around spare AA batteries for fear of running out of power.
Must Shut Down: I have noticed, that if I have the camera on for 15-20 minutes, it needs to be shut down. I Googled this problem, and I read that it is because the camera gets too warm, and must take a break. I did not have this problem with my previous camera, so I am a little disappointed in that. What if I'm somewhere, let's say the Grand Canyon, where I could be there for hours taking pictures? Then what?
Slow: The whole camera seems to be slow. When I am about to take a picture and I push the capture button, it takes a few long seconds til it actual takes the picture. Then after the pc is snapped, I want to review it right away so I push the Review button and there is a quick pop-up that comes onto the screen that says something like Please Wait While the Camera Finishes Capturing the Photo. Then after a few long seconds, I get to review my taken photos. Odd, that a this-day-and-age camera has to pause to catch up. And I think I may know why...
Megapixels: I feel duped. When I was searching online for a new camera, I figured the more megapixels, the better. My previous camera was 12 megapixels & I figured that's why some of my photo's have pixelated faces. I must need a higher amount of megapixels! So I looked on Ebay & it seemed to me that 20 megapixels was a lot & that would solve my problem. So I bought this Nikon with 20 megapixels. Once I realized I didn't like this camera, I Googled megapixels & how they "work." Turns out, it's really just something companies trick you into thinking you need more of. I had a 12 megapixel camera & here's this 20 megapixel camera - it must be better! My pictures did seem clear, but that's not only going to happen with a 20mp camera. For that reason alone, I was mad & felt played & wanted to return my camera.
Quality of Pictures: When I took selfies, the pictures were very clear & crisp. I really liked them! But I tested out my camera by taking pictures of an apple in not-so-good lighting, and the pictures were not what I was expecting. They looked just like the pictures my old camera took. I tried taking pictures of my dog, Jack. He's a Lab & he's always on the move, but I figured this new camera could handle it. Nope. It seemed like he had to be frozen to get a decent picture. I think this has something to do with all those un-needed megapixels. I could be totally wrong, but that's what I'm going with.
Would I recommend this camera?
Well I returned it, so there's your answer - No. Why buy something that makes it seem like it's better than it really is? I feel like someone played a dirty trick on me. I thought all these megapixels would be awesome! But turns out, it just made the camera slow, didn't do well in bad lighting, & couldn't catch a good picture of a dog on the move.
I'm going to wait & get my refund back, do some RESEARCH, & purchase a different camera.