Coolpix for cool pix (Nikon Coolpix 880)

Member Name: cabletow

Product:	Nikon Coolpix 880
Date:	22/09/01 (448 review reads)
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Advantages: great quality, ease of use

Disadvantages: confusing retrieval for computer ludites

I have now been using this digital camera for 3 months after it arrived new to the UK scene. At first I was nonplussed by the lack of twain drivers for retrieving pictures but within a day I had come to terms with the instruction book and now I am extremely impressed.
The camera is easy to use, has a large capacity fo storage and produces the finest quality of pictures to grace my home computer.
The on board choices for setup is large and the menus are easily navigated.
The only confusion I found was with the system for download that involves a separate drive that you link to your computer and then pictures have to be copied to your album staorage folders. At first this got me confused but after mastering it I found that this made picture retrieval much faster than a twain drive and I can see this is the way to go.
I recommend this as your digital camera. Use it in conjunction with any photo editing software and the quality is unsurpassed.
My wife cannot see any difference when photos are printed on photographic paper between these pictures and her 35mm that she gets developed at the chemist. This is not a state of affairs that we have found with other models and now digital pictures are starting to grace our coffee table albums. This pleases me immensly.
I heartily recommend this camera to novice and intermediate alike.

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