Does this camera take good pictures or do they turn out blurry after taken? Does this camera do well taking pictures in the dark? For charging does the battery need to be taken out or is this one of those camera that you plug into the wall like a cell phone? Does this camera take good pictures or do they turn out blurry after taken? Does this camera do well taking pictures in the dark? For charging does the battery need to be taken out or is this one... » Read More Does this camera take good pictures or do they turn out blurry after taken? Does this camera do well taking pictures in the dark? For charging does the battery need to be taken out or is this one of those camera that you plug into the wall like a cell phone? « Show Less
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Cassandra, The Picture quality so far has been great. No blurry pictures so far. Regarding taking pictures in the dark, the flash is very bright and illuminates the area with plenty of light so no problems there. The battery is removable but, you leave it in and you get a cord that attaches for charging so yes, like a cell phone. I hope this has been helpful.
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The pictures are excellent. It has a shake resistant feature that works well. I have taken pictures from a cruise ship of a home on an island and it was clear and not blurry. As far as pictures in the dark, the flash is very bright and they do not come out dark. The camera comes with everything you need and the charger is the same set up as a phone, you do not remove it. Hope this helps your decision. This is actually my second Nikon Coolpix. I had an earlier one and upgraded to this one. Still us the other every now and then.
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Takes great pics but because it is a small size you must hold the camera very steady. Takes wonderful pics in low light situations. You do not have to take the battery out to charge it, just plug in charger. I am happy with camera but you have to press many buttons to use wifi in transferring pics to iphone.
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In most cases in low light the picture is a little darker. There is a feature on the camera that tells you to flip up the flash. When you do that there is no problem. As far as the battery it last much longer then I am used too. I can take about 250 pictures. If I set it at the ECO mode I can take 330 pictures There is a feature that tells you that the battery is getting low. The charger comes with the camera and it recharges the battery in 2 hours. The battery will last 1.5 hours of continuous shooting.Hope this helps you
1391090
You charge the camera. It comes with a plug and USB. When we were on vacation, I was able to charge mine in the car when it ran low. You can take a number of pictures before it needs to be recharged and it charges quickly.
1254707
I have typically charged my battery outside of the camera. It comes with a charger as well. I have also forgotten to unplug the camera after transferring pictures and found the batter to be fully charged while connected. I believe it works both ways.
777077
As "Traditional Battery" cameras go, this one is much better than most. I've taken a weekend camping trip worth of photos on one set of batteries. I believe that you can buy some rechargeable batteries from the manufacturer and charge them inside the camera, but you may want to check with Nikon about that. I love this camera as a point-and-shoot. Makes a great back-up, but I do have to do some major "blue-shift" corrections in photoshop.
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Please comment on Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX5V shutter lag and battery life. Does the battery charge in the camera or is the battery charged in a wall charger?
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It really needs an external flash if you want good quality pictures. I use the camera flash but in large rooms or dim lighting, I know the pictures will be somewhat grainy. For me that is just fine, for others, get the external flash.
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NO !! The flash is much too slow. Prior to my purchase of the camera, I read reviews that stated it was slow, but I had no idea they meant this slow. I have waited over 30 seconds for the flash to charge, you don't always have thaat much time to get the "perfect shot".
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It's a great little camera and has held up very well. However as far as I can tell, the two USB ports (1 regular, 1 mini) are only used for uploading pictures to a computer or other device. I've always had to take it out and use the wall outlet charger. However, it charges rather quickly, just a few hours from zero to full. But I did buy an extra battery, online for less than $10, so I always have a charged-up extra if needed. Recently I returned from a 12 day vacation where I took hundreds of photos. Since few were with flash the original battery lasted the entire trip. Hope this is helpful.Dan It's a great little camera and has held up very well. However as far as I can tell, the two USB ports (1 regular, 1 mini) are only used for uploading pictures to a computer or other device. I've always had to take it out and use the wall outlet charger. However, it charges rather quickly, just a few hours from zero to full. But I did buy an extra battery, online for less than $10, so I always have a charged-up extra if needed. Recently I returned from a 12 day vacation where I took hundreds of photos. Since few were with flash the original battery lasted the entire trip. Hope this is... » Read More It's a great little camera and has held up very well. However as far as I can tell, the two USB ports (1 regular, 1 mini) are only used for uploading pictures to a computer or other device. I've always had to take it out and use the wall outlet charger. However, it charges rather quickly, just a few hours from zero to full. But I did buy an extra battery, online for less than $10, so I always have a charged-up extra if needed. Recently I returned from a 12 day vacation where I took hundreds of photos. Since few were with flash the original battery lasted the entire trip. Hope this is helpful.Dan « Show Less
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The Battery must be charged in the camera.(but the battery can be removed) After I purchased the camera I bought 2 batteries and a wall charger on-line very cheap. So I could still use the camera while a battery is charging.
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Yeah it's normal, it sucks battery big time :-( other than that it's a cool camera. You need to invest in Sanyo Eneloop battery. They're the best!.
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What kind of batteries are you using? I find that rechargables are essentially worthless in this camera. When I use rechargables, the flash does take forever, and the pictures get really blurry as the batteries run down (which with rechargables, is very fast). Do yourself a favor and get yourself a pair of lithium batteries, or even a set of descent alkaline ones (Energizer and Duracell work well). Hope this helps.
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Sorry = I don't have a good answer - I used charged batteries and keep a spare (uncharged) for backup. It seemed like they lasted a long time. One problem - recently, I couldn't get the camera to turn off - had to remove the batteries to get it off - haven't retried it! I'm a big help! I do like the camera!
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I got the camera and plugged it into the wall using the charger and hours later have no charge at all on the device. did i do something wrong? Is the battery dead? It beeps 3 times and then nothing.
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Absolutely agree with Draconic. When I first bought this camera, I was taking so many HD videos and photos, that I burned though the first battery in a day. Fortunately, I had purchased a second battery, and had it all charged up and ready to switch out the minute the battery indicator warning light started flashing (It'll start flashing when it drops to approximately 5%, and then flash faster and faster until the battery is dead). Good little camera, by the way. It also includes a battery charger.
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The camera comes with a cord to plug the camera into an AC outlet. When the camera is plugged in, the battery recharges. That takes about two hours. I'm not sure how the long the battery lasts when charged though. I only just got the camera.I took photos with it for about a half hour or so. The rechargable battery seems to last longer than AA batteries would with my old camera.
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it was pretty great, but in dark rooms no there is not much to do in dark,clarity is great but when zooming in or out while recording it may at times became blurry for a sec, battery wise is great it runs good I'm not so sure but maybe anywhere from 2 hrs constant use to 6 hrs if are not using much in the day.