Nikon COOLPIX A900 Digital Camera (Black)

I am a serious photographer and have been such since the year 2000. Although I travel with and shoot with a big Nikon D 7100 for important photos, I have used a small, compact Nikon Coolpix S8200 camera for fun and to sneak a small, but very good, camera into concerts and performances that do not allow photography. As a result, I have been able to take GREAT pictures, and some videos (at a distance of 200+ feet) of Cher, Santana, Eric Clapton, Andrea Bocelli, In Volo, and other celebrities. The S 8200 is a 16 MP camera and has a 14X zoom (4.5 - 63mm) and has served me VERY well for a camera that--at the time--cost less than $300.00 and is small, came with a handy leather case, and captures images almost as sharp and with the accurate colors as my big Nikon D7100! Then, about a month ago, I saw the Coolpix A900 on the Nikon website and decided to upgrade to a better small compact camera. I was NOT disappointed! The A900 is just as good (in terms of sharpness and color accuracy) and is only slightly larger than the S8200 but has more megapixels (20 MP) and more zoom (4.3 - 151mm) with almost the same aperture range as the S8200. Additionally, the A900 has WiFi and Bluetooth capability and, after downloading the free Nikon app, I can set my A900 to send my images to my iPhone in the event that I want to instantly send a picture to someone (but, obviously a better image than I could have captured with my iPhone's 8 MP, tiny lens camera) without waiting until I'm in front of my home computer or laptop in my hotel room (when traveling) to send as an email attachment. The only thing that I wish the A900 has that my S8200 has, is the ability to easily see the metadata of an imageat the push of a dial, and the ability of the S8200 to automatically raise the flash when the camera is set to automatic; I'm not sure that I like the fact that I have to manually raise the flash on the A900 if I need to use flash, although, in a way I like the fact that I do not have to remember that my A900 camera will accidentally flash if I've forgotten that I had left it in either automatic or force flash mode (like with the S8200). The A900 does, however, have some very nice features that my Coolpix S8200 lacks: If I have captured an image in portrait orientation, I can see it at its full length when reviewing an image simply by turning the camera sideways (as I would with any other digital camera) , but I can still view the SAME image (albeit smaller) without having to turn the camera sideways. I also really like the fact that the A900 has a moveable LCD screen that enables me to take pictures from down low next to the ground to over my head, while viewing what the lens is seeing from a comfortable position. All in all, I really like my Nikon Coolpix A900 camera BETTER than my great Coolpix S8200 and will be sneaking it into future concerts that also forbid taking pictures or videos! (SUGGESTION: Why doesn't Nikon make a similar camera with a small viewfinder and a way of turning OFF the LCD screen on the back of the camera? I say this because, when I try to surreptitiously take photos in a darkened environment, the bright LCD is annoying to others sitting behind me, and, it is a dead give-away (while sitting in a concert where I am taking photos or videos) to the staff in a performance venue who will run over to me and tell me to put my camera away!)

Not gonna lie, I have been an Olympus fan for many years. But when I dropped my point and shoot Olympus and discovered they didn't make that particular model with the super zoom and features that I wanted, I had to go looking. I was not happy about having to change camera models because the beauty of the Olympus cameras that I have previously owned, the batteries/chargers/camera cases were all interchangeable, so I could keep on using perfectly good batteries with the new camera. Long story short, I am thrilled with this Nikon Coolpix - the zoom capability is superior to my previous Olympus cameras, the features are pretty much equivalent to what I was used to and the photos I'm getting are stunning! This camera was very affordable and the battery charger/batteries are reasonably priced. The more I learn about the camera functions, the better my photos are - I am a Nikon convert, this is a great little camera!!

I have ordered 2 Nikon Coolpix A900 since November. The 1st one I absolutely loved but ended up having to return for an “exhausted battery” malfunction after 2 weeks of owning it. I reached out to Nikon about the issue, they said this type of malfunction requires it to be sent in for service. Since this happened during the return window, I decided to return the camera and order a new one. The 2nd camera I bought had noticeably poorer quality with rusted screws, sticky zoom feature, dirty lens, and poor screen quality (images look pixelated). It looks like it was pulled out of someone’s kitchen junk drawer after rustling around in there for 8 years rather than a $500+ Nikon camera supposedly “refurbished” and in “good quality”. Overall I’m not satisfied with the sellers quality of goods. I hope to find a solution.

I really like this camera for it's ease of use and for the tilt display screen. I use it everyday for construction inspections so it gets heavy use. This is my second one. The first one lasted about 6 years when the tilt screen feature fell off only because the tiny little screws that mount it to the camera came loose and fell out into the dirt....to small to find. But like I said, I use it every day, all day long, turning it on and off and using the tilt screen to get just the right angle on something I couldn't see otherwise. It also has a nice zoom that allows me to zero in on a equip labels high up in ceilings and attics without having to climb a ladder and crawl to the equipment. I'm going to have the first one repaired so I have a back-up.

It is a very convenient size camera that performs very well to handle the more difficult photo shots. It's Fstop and Shutter speed settings are very effective in dealing with either low light or movement. It's menu items have momentary text messages presented to explain the function so most of the time you don't have to use the manual. The flash has multiple choices to control the light levels and red eye. The LCD screen has very good resolution and works in all but the brightest situations. The camera lens autofocuses in very low light and is well protected when powered off.

Gran zoom, estabilidad, versatilidad y calidad de imagen. Sobre todo es mucho poder en una compacta. Me permite traerla a todos lados y practicar con variedad de opciones.

Value for money

Nikon products are always the best. They always adopt the latest technology ahead of others.

I have received the product in open box. Becides, there was no protection stickers, seems the camera have been used. The box does not look new as well. And there is no battery's inside, I don't know if it works.

Good camera but it shakes to much when ur trying to film and walk