Nikon point and shoot complaint: I have Nikon DSLRs and lenses and generally love them and what they can do. For some reason, I have never bought a Nikon P&S. My wife shoots a Canon...

PrairieSeasons Loc: Red River of the North

I have Nikon DSLRs and lenses and generally love them and what they can do. For some reason, I have never bought a Nikon P&S. My wife shoots a Canon G12 which we both love and my "pocket" cameras have been a series of Fuji Finepix. (at least one of which is at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean near Kauai and at least one of which is buried in a potato field in Maine).

I expect P&S cameras to be simple and with obvious controls. This morning I needed to take a shot of a new product we're making and borrowed a Nikon Coolpix L22 from our marketing department. The controls worked fine, the pix were good but the guy who designed the cover for the battery and card must work for the same people who design childproof aspirin bottle caps.

sinatraman Loc: Vero Beach Florida, Earth,alpha quaudrant

thank you, now i know it just isn't me. I love my L22 call her the pocket rocket, but I too have the most difficult time opening that cover. i think they teach a class in engineering school titled a 1000 ways to frustrate the consumers, first way being off course make sure the manual reads like a japanese enginering textbook.

Festina Lente Loc: Florida & Missouri

PrairieSeasons wrote:

I expect P&S cameras to be simple and with obvious controls. This morning I needed to take a shot of a new product we're making and borrowed a Nikon Coolpix L22 from our marketing department. The controls worked fine, the pix were good but the guy who designed the cover for the battery and card must work for the same people who design childproof aspirin bottle caps.

Hey, that's a good thing. You must still have some childish qualities. :roll:
(That or you are old and afraid of breaking things...) :lol:

PrairieSeasons Loc: Red River of the North

sinatraman wrote:

thank you, now i know it just isn't me. I love my L22 call her the pocket rocket, but I too have the most difficult time opening that cover. i think they teach a class in engineering school titled a 1000 ways to frustrate the consumers, first way being off course make sure the manual reads like a japanese enginering textbook.

I used to live in Japan. When I got my drivers license there, they gave me a mimeographed sheet of paper with the "rules of the road". One of them said that "If a pedestrian obstacles your path, tootle your horn melodiously. If he continues to obstacle your path, tootle with vigor."

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Have a Nikon DSLR but like the Canon pocket cameras.

toolmaker Loc: Albert Lea, MN. USA

How do you get into the camera for changeing cards ??? got a kid handy? I have a hard time even with the non child proof pill bottles,.

Dave

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

PrairieSeasons wrote:

quote=sinatraman thank you, now i know it just is... (show quote)

:D

RichT Loc: St. Petersburg, Fl

Nikon builds excellent DSLR cameras but absolutely horrible Point and shoots. As a repair technician I would rate their build quality at, or very near the bottom compared to everybody else.
If your going to buy a point and shoot I would recommend
1. Panasonic
2. Canon
3. Sony
4. Olympus
5. EVERYBODY else to varying degrees...
Of course every manufacturer has made a few stinkers over the years but the above guideline is pretty much the rule as of right now.

photo guy Loc: Chippewa Falls, WI

Fuji makes P&S cameras too now but where would you rank them?

richnash46 Loc: Texas

photo guy wrote:

Fuji makes P&S cameras too now but where would you rank them?

I would guess that he has the Fujis lumped in at the #5 category of EVERYBODY else?

kmohr3 Loc: Rockford, IL

I noticed my wife's Nikon P & S does ok, but has a tendency for lens flares.

Festina Lente Loc: Florida & Missouri

RichT,
I'm looking for a waterproof rough & ready P&S for kayaking. Currently I'm leaning towards the new Canon PowerShot D20 (mostly because I own Canon DSLRs) Any suggestions based on your repair background?

RichT wrote:

Nikon builds excellent DSLR cameras but absolutely horrible Point and shoots. As a repair technician I would rate their build quality at, or very near the bottom compared to everybody else.
If your going to buy a point and shoot I would recommend
1. Panasonic
2. Canon
3. Sony
4. Olympus
5. EVERYBODY else to varying degrees...
Of course every manufacturer has made a few stinkers over the years but the above guideline is pretty much the rule as of right now.

nikonlad Loc: Venice, FL

Olympus is coming out with a new tough P&S waterproof to 40FT

deej

I owned and sold a Olympus tough 8000, thee pics were not very good, my daughter also had the same model 1 year newer and was not much better. I now own the Canon Powershot D10, it takes great pictures, nice color and focus. It is a little slower when pressing the shutter to shoot but so was the Olympus. The Olympus required Olympus m+ specific cards to use the movie mode which cost more than the usual sd cards. In retrospect I would not buy the Olympus again but at the time it was one of the only available waterproof p/s out.

GC-FineArt Loc: WDC

[quote=PrairieSeasons... One of them said that "If a pedestrian obstacles your path, tootle your horn melodiously. If he continues to obstacle your path, tootle with vigor."[/quote]

Got a chuckle outa that. First bike I ever owned was a 50cc Honda when I was in high school back in the 1960s. I still remember virtually the same line from the owner's manual. The only difference was they added: "... and shout Hi! Hi!" to the end. :)