I take pictures from my kayak, I am concerned about being able to view my picture on the screen .due to reflections off the water and sunlight, Is this a issue with the COOLPIX? If this is so,how can this be solved ?
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I have not taken pictures from a kayak but I have taken a lot at the beach and on boats in the sun and have never had an issue viewing the images.
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The photo quality outdoors in daylight is excellent. I think you will be pleased with it on your kayak. I plan to use mine snorkeling soon, so I'm hoping it works as well in the sea as it did in my marine fish tank.
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Hey Joyce. The duel view screen is referencing the two LCD screens on the camera. There is one on the back, just like most point and shoot cameras, but there is also a smaller one on the front of the camera. By pressing a button on the top of the camera, the view switches to the front LCD. This makes taking "selfies" a snap! I hope that helps. Good luck and Merry Christmas!
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I have not had a problem with the screen but, then again, I don't use the camera a whole lot. Hopefully, someone else who uses their camera a lot can also reply.
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Hey there, I just had this same thing happen to my camera!!! The camera was not dropped or anything and it seemed to just appear out of the blue. One minute I am taking pictures and it looked fine, then I look down and the screen internally is cracked, the outside of the LCD does not have a scatch on it. I am about to send it off to Olympus to get a warrentyl repair, but could use any other instances of this happening as evidence that this is not my fault. Please let me know what you were able to get done.Thanks,Nick
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Did you have any other issues with the camera? I am weighing between buying this camera or the Pentax underwater camera-WP10. I will use this camera to do a website on the Thousand Islands in Cocoa Beach as well as in the Bahamas underwater snorkeling so any input would be appreciated. How was the battery life? Easy to operate, such as spacing between the buttons for big fingers? Thanks and have a good day.
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Hi. I have been playing with this camera a good deal the last couple of weeks but mostly on how well it does bracketing and comparing the exposure control settings vs a true representation of the scene at low light. I will keep a hold of the question and test out the GPS this weekend and let you know. Hope that helps. (Great little camera by the way).
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I thought I had that problem...but, I really didn't. Sometimes when I aim at camera at a scene I want to photograph, that scene is blurry. However, it does not last. I lightly click the button that takes the picture, without pushing it down hard enough to take that picture. Every time, so far, the image rights itself and is no longer blurry, but sharp. I believe every time I have had the blurry image appear, it has been in daylight and on auto setting.
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D. Barnes is correct. Although I'm very new with the camera, I am amazed at how well the stability worked with telephoto movie. When photographing our grandson's football game, the camera was set to full zoom, and the view finder shown the movie as shaking terribly. I was certain it would be unviewable (a word?). But after downloading, it was quite amazing how steady the movie appeared. Impressive.
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This camera is not designed for outdoor use. I point mine out a clear window (no screen) and get a very nice view. I am thinking of experimenting with an outdoor enclusre that I would make myself, but as the camera comes now, it probably would not hold up well outdoors unless it was very sheltered.....
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The screen is way out of focus for a camera sitting within a few inches of the scrfeen, so you won't see the screen. There could be a decrease in the amount of light entering the lens, but this is generally insignificant
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I cant say yes or no, it all depends on the direction the sun is shining at you, directly behind me YES and it was hard to see my canon PowerShot screen too along with any LCD screen like my iphone.... This is a great camera, beautiful shots and I love the Optical ZOOM on it. The only drawback I have to add is that the LCD screen does not flip over completely for total protection, it only tilts for better veiwing so it is a must that you buy a screen protector.
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It does not have an eye view finder but you can make the screen resolution darker or lighter which might help. I used it under water but I was standing and just stuck it under then took pictures. The first time I did this I had trouble with the sun reflecting. That night I played with it and darkened the screen. I had no problems seeing the second day!
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I have had my camera out in bright sunlight, and I can see the shot no matter what's around me. In strong sunlight around highly reflective surfaces like snow, concrete, and sand you might get a glare. I sometimes have to compensate for glare by changing my angle of view of the camera's back (that is, I have to move my head a little to see) or shading it with my hand. But given this one caveat, it's fine to see.
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Hi Jack, Even when the sun is high and glaring directly on my LCD screen, I still can see my subject! Buy it. You'll love it.
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Yes, it is visible in just about all sunny conditions. In those cases where the sun is in direct line with the subject, just by looking at the screen at a slight angle will allow you to see the subject in the screen and you can still take the picture. I never had any problems with the sun, either. Hope this helps.
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I did not have any trouble seeing the picture on the screen in sunlight. I just shot over 170 photos outside and it worked fine.