Review on Nikon Coolpix S2800 Black Point and Shoot Digital Camera: 5X Optical Zoom, International Version, No Warranty Entailed by Agata Kaszyska (Lubi ᠌

Name: Nikon Coolpix S2800 Black Point and Shoot Digital Camera: 5X Optical Zoom, International Version, No Warranty Entailed
Item: Nikon Coolpix S2800 Black Point and Shoot Digital Camera: 5X Optical Zoom, International Version, No Warranty Entailed
Rating: 3

December 08, 2022

Nothing unusual, a normal product.

I recommend this photo for beginners or who needs to replace the film one or as a gift, but think about the speed of work a hundred times before buying. The speed is worse than on cameras 6-8 years ago (although there were no such cheap cameras then).

The price is low, so there are disadvantages:
Matrix 1 / 2.3 "- sadness and sadness. Now even in phones there are more matrices (Sony Xperia Z2)
I don’t know where to record these 20.1 megapixels with such a tiny matrix, but rather it’s a minus, because. a bunch of pixel corners will be lost in the light sensitivity of the matrix itself
A small screen of 2.70 inches - in principle everything is visible, but it is very sad to look at it trying to see something if you have a mobile phone and the screen is larger on it.
The screen is normal for this price and everything is clearly visible on it, but God forbid you decide to check the viewing angles. They simply do not exist - even if you tilt the screen a little in any direction, then immediately the colors are inverted, darken and brighten. But if you do not think about it and do not set out to measure viewing angles, then the screen is quite normal.
The plastic hole for the tripod, I think, should not be scolded much - not a camera that will often be used with a tripod.
The front part of the case, although metal, is painfully thin metal that even the bolts that twist it have curved pits around them
The design is ugly in my humble opinion
Buttons are pressed cheaply, although clearly
There is no auto-detection of macro photography like on Sony

From +s:
Bottom rubber plug covers the connector
Has a date imprint feature
I didn’t write about the quality of shooting, because. this is a soap dish and the person who will use it is not burdened with supervision. He takes pictures like a regular camera and is much better than modern smartphones up to 30 thousand. At the same time, due to the small matrix and the huge number of cells (megapixels), it has no light sensitivity, so the pictures are excellent outdoors and in good lighting. and in case of bad weather and at home with light bulbs, it’s better not to rock the boat to turn off the flash - even pictures of static objects will be blurry.

Pros

Cenv Minimum sensitivity: 80, not 100 like some Built-in flash, nothing pops up 5x optical zoom Cards + supports SDXC (both large and micro work fine through an adapter) Li-ion battery (not batteries) 700mAh, 250 shots by CIPA Video writes in AVI (no incomprehensible formats). There is a separate button for quick video recording. The lens is wide-angle and captures a large angle, for example, sitting at the table you can see many guests - no need to shoot several times A bunch of software bells and whistles, retouching effects (improving skin, teeth, removing red eyes, enlarging eyes and lips, tinting eyelids and lips, removing bags under the eyes - in short, who is not friends with Photoshop, that’s it), smile timer, blink tracking, face recognition and animal muzzle The screen is recessed into the case - it will be less scratched There is a sport mode Super ugly menu and settings, but very convenient + intuitive. I think it's better to be good, but ugly, than beautiful with effects, but slowing down and incomprehensible. A separate low bow for charging: a single unit with a plug and a USB hole - a cable is plugged into it to a fotik with a ferrite filter (no need to pull out the battery for charging). The cable to the fotik with USB, so we stick it into the computer. Charging comes from the computer. No need to open / close the battery pack to remove it and therefore it is more difficult to break it (this is a sore spot for Nikons, here the hinge is completely metal, but it rests on tiny plastic ears) The front of the case is metal The back wall is not painted - for all colors it is black, there is no paint, so it will not wear off, given that this is often a "poked" place No mode dial - won't randomly switch from touching Photos can be viewed without extending the lens (turn off the camera for 2 seconds on the view button). On some cameras it is very infuriating that you need to turn it on and the lens extends even if the slider is on viewing. Included is a hand strap, there is a paper instruction

Cons

And here's what I can't forgive for this price: This is the speed of work: it turns on, extends the lens, turns on the screen, and already shows all this in 1.5 seconds. Those. The mechanics work quickly, but you won’t be able to take pictures, because. he has not loaded the operating system yet and it will not work to take a picture. If we take into account the total time included, then this is 9-10 seconds. Only then can you begin to focus. If you try to press the button earlier, then the camera will simply ignore and when it is fully loaded, it will assume that the button is not pressed, i. E. you need to remove the field and press again. Finishing chord: when the screen turns on and later the interface icons are drawn, it will seem to you that you can take pictures, but no, now you have to wait until he reads the memory card and writes the remaining frames. After the snapshot, you have to wait 5 seconds before it shows the resulting frame, and then another 4 seconds before taking the next shot, i. E. 8-9 sec between shots. And if you decide to do something earlier, he will write that you have to wait until the photo is recorded (and this is on 3 different cards of class 10). 3sec to zoom in on a frame in playback mode. 4sec to delete the file. Small brakes in the menu. During normal use, the lack of speed is clearly felt, often it does not focus when it wants to. Many good moments in life just fly by because of the brakes. Focus tupit on children, animals and in general everything moving. Many modern devices support MTP, and this nonsense is also here. This results in the fact that you connect the photo to the computer and it is seen in the explorer, but no other programs see it, that is, this is not a normal flash drive mode, but a media device. You can watch files only with a poor Windows viewer. Of course you can't modify the files, so you can't even rotate the photo 90 degrees. If you want to watch a video, then it is first downloaded to the computer, and only then it is launched from the buffer. If you are used to great programs like FastStone, then it will be incredibly annoying.