Great camera for the value
339925
I purchased this camera recently from Amazon. When I bought it I paid roughly U$ 270, which was a very good price when the same camera was advertised by other vendors at over U$ 300. For the money I paid, this camera is awsome. I am personally not too fond of touchscreens (I am more into the "analog" and "buttons" designs.. call me old fashioned), but this camera blew my mind. The touch screen is so intuitive you can get to every corner of the menu in seconds. It has nice futures as touching an area of the picture to select where to focus. Other things it has are creative effects, like selecting one particular color and leaving the rest of the image in black and white: this creates very nice artistic images whan you want a particular item to stand out in the picture. You can even select any color in the image and swap (in real time) for another... I tried taking a shot at the swimming pool, which locked pale and white, and swapped for an aquamarine turquoise which really enhanced the picture without making it cheesy or fake-looking... It's like working with Photoshop in real time.. The camera is really small and practical. As I had read in other reviews, the batery/SD lid is quite flimsy, built of a thin plastic which doesen't look very promising. The lids on the HDMI and USB connections also look like they'll break before the camera's first birthday. However, this is not a tough-built, rugged camera to take under the rain or on the trail, so provided you serve its intended use (parties, home, theatre, and anywhere where you'd take reasonable good care of a high quality optic instrument!), you should be fine. It doesen't require silk gloves... just don't fumble with the lids too often. The quality of the pictures is good but not outstanding, at least in auto modes indoors (I have an Olympus 570UZ which I think handles white balance more nicely). The HDMI is superb, and the real plus is the 24mm equivalent widescreen, which is great for indoor group pictures where little space would usually require everyone to huddle up so as to fit in the picture.. I would purchase this again.
2328760
Great camera for the price. Easy set up and the iOS app works really well. The clarity is very good even in low light situations. The 2 way speaking is also an added benefit.
1943431
This camera is value for money. For less than $100USD, it is surely a great bargain deal. Personally, I had owned a DSLR and bought this camera for causal use. I am very happy with the picture quality, especially at low ISO such as 80 and 100.

I always shoot in the P mode as this gives me the most control like changing the white balance and ISO settings. It will be great if this camera offers more modes like shutter/aperture priority mode.

Overall, I am very satisfied with the picture quality and it fit right into my pocket perfectly.
3968342
It's a great camera.  It focuses and takes pictures quickly, one of my biggest complaints with the four-year old Minolta Dimage that it replaced.  Good colors and exposure, a bit weak in low light indoor shots without flash, but still better then my old camera.  When taking pictures with straight lines near the edge of the lens, it tends to curve the subject more then I would have expected... but that is my only complaint.

It has a really amazing value for cost ratio in my books - worth every penny!
128042
For under $100, I believe this is the best camera you can get. I bought it replace a horrible camera that I'd had for about a year. I only paid a few dollars more for this one and it's twice the camera.
It's easy to use and takes wonderful photos even in auto mode. It also has many different settings and adjustments to get the perfect photo every time. In addition to taking beautiful photos, the L19 takes great video with sound, the quality is as good if not better than the flip camcorders.
I was a little concerned about batterie life when I first recieved it, the included batteries only lasted a day but I replaced them with better ones and they've lasted well.
As a long time fan of the Nikon brand, I feel this is a worthy addition to their product line. I would highly recommend it to anyone that is just starting out with digital photography or wants a fairly small and easy camera to shoot quick snapshots.
1521097
Great camera for the price! The only set back for the camera is you have to buy a flash card separately . But a great buy!
162719
I write this few weeks into ownership of the D5000 coming from a non SLR with lenses kit (in other words, some experience above point and shoot). IMHO this camera is a good value, the image quality is was it should be given the cost, the manufacturing is up to par and the overall performance is possibly more than an amateur photographer needs. It will likely take me months to really appreciate all this camera can do while still taking great pictures using the predefined (auto, portrait, sport etc.) settings. I am using a high speed (6x) Lexmark memory card and the fast shooting capability are pretty good, the only thing slowing you down is the AF. Turn that off and go wild (if you know what you are doing). I definitely think the next buy is going to be filters, the 55mm "beginner" lens that come with it can benefit from them when shooting outdoors. After that, a more powerful (and expensive) tele. Overall, I am pretty happy with the purchase but I cannot give it a 5 star yet only because I am not convinced 100% that it is worth  the price tag. A little less ($100 less?) may have been a more fair price but again I have not discovered all that it can do so maybe I am just being too harsh. If you always wanted a dSLR and have been sitting on the fence waiting, I recommend you stop waiting and you get the D5000 with the lens kit. BTW I considered saving $200 and go for the D3000 but I am happy I did not, I would probably be disappointed by the D3000. Go for the D5000 so that you have a true entry level SLR.

NOTE: I had the same problem someone else reported with some speckle of dust showing up on the view finder. Obviously Nikon should do a better job during assembly. With that said, this is easily resolved by removing the lens (do that in a clean indoor room!) and gently blowing some clear air (low pressure) inside the camera. This will simply blow off whatever manufacturing material may be left and the view finder is clear again. Again, not a big deal but kind of silly on Nikon part not to clean up the inside during assembly.
4434623
I've taken somewhere near 1000 pictures now with this camera, and all-in-all I'm very impressed.  This is a very good camera for its price.  It takes large (3Mb) pictures that are fairly sharp and generally very nice.  As an amateur (with just a little knowledge) I'm quite happy with my purchase.

Pros:
-Image stabilization works very well
-Lots of auto and manual modes
-Face tracking feature works great
-640X480@30FPS movies
-Optical zoom is sufficient for most situations
-Optical viewfinder is very nice to have when you can't see the LCD in direct sunlight
-When you are reviewing your shots, you can "zoom out" and look at 9 thumbnails at a time, then page through your photos and find a certain shot very quickly.

Cons:
-User programmable button is very limited (there are only about 6 things you can choose the button to do, and only one or possibly two of them are useful to me)
-Depending on how artistic you are trying to be with your composition, the face tracking can be a pain (i.e. trying to focus on an object in the background, the camera keeps picking something in the foreground for focus).  You can disable it, but it involves about 5 steps.

My only real gripe is that I wish I could put the focus mode on the programmable button so that I could switch between face-detect and center focusing(both points above).

You get what you pay for with this camera.  There are a lot more options (full manual shutter, aperture, white balance, iso, and focus controls) than with some of the cheaper models, but this camera definitely shoots at lower quality than a digital SLR.
1333104
Great camera for the price, I use it for blogging purposes (I am terrible with technology) so this is very user friendly! High resolution! I am happy with my purchase!
2472166
I purchased this camera as a replacement for a fujifilm one I bought and returned a week before. The cost was significantly more, but was absolutely worth it. Love the camera, photo quality, and features.
4898948
This is a terrific digital camera. It's very easy to use and handle (not big and clunky) The pictures are great!  The camera is an overall value, I would recommed to anyone as a starter camera.
3264335
The description of this camera is spot on. It takes great pictures and you have many different options in the settings to change the colors, or distort the photos before you take them. This camera has great value for the price and it is small and compact. I highly recommend this.
3895777
I just bought this camera from Circuit City for a 150 bucks during the friday after thanksgiving sale.. It is a great value.. It has 3x optical zoom (something you will find only in expensive cameras) as well as 2x digital zoom. As far as the picture quality it is great, with crisp colour images especially in the highest resolution..
Pros:
1. Great picture quality
2. Very cheap (Relatively good brand)  I tried a camera called Argus before The difference is huge!!
3. The LCD is very good.. I recommend a screen protector (you can buy one from those sold for PDAs and cut it to fit the LCD).
4. It uses SD cards (better than CF cards)
5. Nice case!
6. Super Easy installation , Windows XP detected it without even using the installation CD.
I gave it 4 stars because of the following drawbacks:
1.  The lens cover is not automatic (You have to put it and take it off manually everytime you want to use the camera and it looks bad when it hangs of the camera (like the 50s style).
2. It uses non-rechargable batteries, 4 batteries are included though.
3. A little bit bulky (not like the more expensive sony and cannon).
4. 8MB is OK however 16 MB would be better.. I have a 128MB SD card so that solved my problems...
In short:
This camera is good if you care about the functionality and don't care about the appearence. (It is not worth spending a [X] to get a better looking sony or cannon). If you have rechargable batteries and an SD card, I think you won't have a problem with this cam.
3065188
Great camera for the price. The updates for the camera should be a bit easier for user's to download and update via wifi. Other than that I think it is an overall great camera.

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1223269
Great quality pictures,  Surprisingly great video and audio as well.  It does all it's supposed to do.  Nothing about the camera gives you that cheap or flimsy feeling, it's delicate like any small complex electronic device, but feels and preforms great.

The only con is that professional reviews are accurate when they say that there is a bit of a wait between shots.  But for the price I knew to not expect an amazing camera.  However, this camera far exceeds my expectations for cameras in this price range.  I should clarify by saying that it's not some cheapo camera,  It's a fine camera and performs great.
248216
A great little camera. With lots of features.  Can't beat it for the price.
1720160
I purchased the canon after a long period of lamenting over the cost and the features of this camera versus a G2, or another brand (Fuji, Olympus).
After owning this camera for ~6months I am relatively happy with it.  I picked the S40 over the G2 based on power off to shoot time and abitlity to stuff it in my pocket in a hurry to switch from camera to DV.  The G2 took ~2 seconds longer to power up than the S40, and it is also quite a bit bigger.  The CCD is the same, and I needed the point-and-shoot feaures also so the S40 was the winner.
Picture quality is superb, but you have to know how to shoot a good picture to begin with.  The response time to capture an image is great if the AiAE is set to center weight and not evaluative.  This helps to keep the desired target in focus and reduces autofocus times tremendously.
The .avi clips are good quality so its a nice feature, but I wouldn't use it as a video camera, more for action type shots that you don't want to miss...