I have no photography skills whatsoever. Is this a good all-purpose camera for sightseeing and children? Not slow to take pictures?
798172
I love it! It is not slow, easy to use, great to take pictures of children and sightseeing. Good size, and with anlot of functions that you can learn to use, still if you don't know how you will enjoy just to take everyday pics.
780549
I takes great photos in auto mode out of the box so I would say yes. If you plan to learn photography this camera should serve you well as you move beyond the beginner stage.
1186021
Let me say right now- I AM NOT a super photographer -I just put it on auto and shoot - This camera has TWICE the resolution of my old coolpix - I like it ok; I am happy with it..if you are a photography "nut" you might find fault with it somehow..I recommend see if you can find MORE reviews to get more info
869835
If you want a real simple, light weight camera, this is NOT for you. It is NOT difficult to use and you could get creative with it, but it's for someone who wants more out of a camera than just a quick shoot. Look on www.cnet.com...maybe they can help you decide too.
1688453
No, it's quite slow. I recommend you spend a little more $ and get a Canon DSLR that can take at least 10 frames within a second.
609058
For my purposes, yes. My camera needs are something small and durable, and I am satisfied with a camera that takes pictures that arent' fuzzy or grainy but will give me a good image to kindle memories. This camera has taken great pics in all weather and lighting situations. Night pics you must stabilize it, of course, and the images are plenty detailed and clear to identify scenery/persons.
1199114
its def. worth the price, i was a bit skeptical in the beginning because all cameras i owned before were from nikon. i bought this one as a gift to my mom(simply because of the good reviews), and she took a lots of great quality pics and videos during our family vacation. quite easy to operate. ps i have an old, similar quality Nikon, and this camera takes way better pictures and have an amazing zoom for such small camera.
1186022
Its a good camera for novice photographers. If you have experience, there are better buys.
2071626
Yes! I think this will be "easy to use" while still giving any teen-ager interested enough in photography to take a course in it to have numerous options "at the next level." Affordable and I find especially fun to use to get close ups of various shots outside. Good luck.
928886
Yes. It can be a fairly complex camera, but can be used in the automatic mode , which makes it usable for beginners.
351432
I think this will give you a lot more than the option to take "kids pictures". :) I'm a novice abd really bright it for it's videography caPabilities. it is almost professional grade without the price. the add-ons however are rather disappointing. (sorry)
63302
No this is not a better camera for this price ! But also consider a good tripod with this camera.
1052105
I think so - we bought it for some wet excursions on a cruise we took, and wound up taking almost all our pictures with it. It is not much bigger than a smart phone, takes much better pictures than a phone, the removable battery charges up quick, and if you like, you can even buy a spare battery or two charged up in reserve. We would take pictures all day with it and just charge it up at the end of the day. Your daughter will love this camera. It's even a pretty color!
653621
Personal opinion only, I think you'd find this camera would perform fairly well. It seems to do fairly well in low light situations and of course with the super zoom, you can zoom in on the target from considerable distance. Given the relative low price of this camera (compared to others with this zoom capability), your investment would be fairly low and you could always come back and sell one as "used" right here on Amazon.
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I would agree that for that kind of photography a DSLR would be best but this is still very good. The zoom is great (400mm equivalent) but still longer lenses can be had with a DSLR. One more thing that you should take into consideration is that the shutter lag on this camera is very long (maybe a half a second or more), This could be problematic for shooting moving subjects. But for the money this is an all round great camera.
2071623
Yes, it is a good starter camera. It has flexible settings and options without the expense of a digital slr. The zoom is excellent (optical 20x - equivalent to a 200mm lens (old school)). It has good low light features for taking pictures which can be a mixed blessing on how not to use flash. It takes also good video as well. It has auto setting and several settings to make taking pictures easy. The only limit on the auto setting is it does not pick up fast objects in sports mode (blurred images). It changes the setting you press the button for focus (besides the picture screen).There is no view finder with the camera just the picture screen to frame the picture you want. Yes, it is a good starter camera. It has flexible settings and options without the expense of a digital slr. The zoom is excellent (optical 20x - equivalent to a 200mm lens (old school)). It has good low light features for taking pictures which can be a mixed blessing on how not to use flash. It takes also good video as well. It has auto setting and several settings to make taking pictures easy. The only limit on the auto setting is it does not pick up fast objects in sports mode (blurred images). It changes the setting you press the button for focus (besides the picture... » Read More Yes, it is a good starter camera. It has flexible settings and options without the expense of a digital slr. The zoom is excellent (optical 20x - equivalent to a 200mm lens (old school)). It has good low light features for taking pictures which can be a mixed blessing on how not to use flash. It takes also good video as well. It has auto setting and several settings to make taking pictures easy. The only limit on the auto setting is it does not pick up fast objects in sports mode (blurred images). It changes the setting you press the button for focus (besides the picture screen).There is no view finder with the camera just the picture screen to frame the picture you want. « Show Less
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Yes I bought mine brand new years ago. I did not expect it to be a very good camera as I paid a heck of a lot for it. But I did get to lens with it one close the other far. It is totally computerized but you can do your own shooting if you wish. Here is what I can say about the camera. You would think only 14.2 mp wouldn't give you a perfect picture? Well let me tell you the pictures it gives are way to perfect and I will say I'd like to see you shoot a bad picture! As you won't. I'd buy it and have the best fun you ever have experienced!