Nikon Coolpix S9 Digital Camera (Refurbished)

I bought this camera to take on vacation, and it is not living up to my expectations as of yet. I will say when I can get it to take pictures it takes great ones. Just don't try to take them one right after another. This camera also has a mind of it's own, and will take pictures when it feels like it, even if you don't hit the flash button. I will send it back for a new one when I get back from my vacation. This thing really stinks. Sorry but true. I love Nikon products but this repaired product wasen't repaired and checked properly.

When I first got this camera it was great. I took pictures right away, and brought it to the Christmas party that day. However, the battery ran out two hours into the party and I got no pictures. The picture quality was really good at first, but after a month or so the picture's got really grainy, and I had to hold down the button for several minutes before it would take the picture. Also, the camera frequently freezes, and I have to remove the battery and try to fix it. It occasionaly shuts off with the lens cap off and it won't turn back on until I fix it myself... Now the part of the camera that keeps the battery in is falling off. I've almost had it for a year now.... Also, the video quality is poor and there is no sound about the last three seconds of my videos... The only good thing about the camera is that it's easy to figure out how to use. That's really it though.

It may be that I have not studied the Guide to Digital Photo enough, but I am having difficulty in several areas. The camera often does not stay on long enough for me to get set and focused. It bright light, it does beautifully. Inside, I expected the flash to kick in and give me an even clear picture. It doesn't. Or hasn't. Maybe the operator - me. I had a kodak before, and the ease of operation was on my level, but I have problems reviewing my pictures, and I haven't aced the delete operation yet, either. The camera is very smart looking, light weight, and I just hope I can overcome my difficulties to photo a trail ride we are attending soon.

Even though I missed this product as a refurb, I will say that it has worked as expected. Decent pictures for an automatic. We currently used Nikon and Cannon SLR Digitals for our seriouswork. This camera fills that small void we needed for a quick quality shot. It is pretty much aim and shoot with easy to use downloading operations with newer Windows systems such as Windows XP. Provided software allows the camera to innerface with all operating systems.