Nikon Coolpix 5400

• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 22 reviews
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• 7 stars

  Great camera once you learn how to use it.

  by on January 12, 2005

  Pros: Clear, vibrant, lively pics outdoors. Lots of features that you choose what you need/want. It took a little time but this camera rocks. At first, I couldn't stand this thing as it took lousy indoor pics. The auto mode preprogrammed modes are not that

  Cons: Indoor pics in auto mode are near worthless. Play w/ the shutter speed and iso to get good results. AF in low light isn't very good but it's like that w/ most dc's. Usually it's a contrast issue. Although low light af isn't that great, it's not as bad

  6 out of 6 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 8 stars

  No regrets...

  by on July 20, 2004

  Pros: The camera has lots of modes although i don't use half of them. There are way more than you will ever use...some are rather ridiculous...(a mode for museum photography?!?!) I really really like the fact that this camera is capable to recording time laps

  Cons: I have a few complaints about the camera, but to me they are not very important, but i suppose for other it may be a concern. I really don't like the output to TV. I don't know if i am missing something, but the pictures are always darker...much darke

  2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 9 stars

  Great Camera for the price

  by cozzone on July 25, 2005

  Pros: Picture quality and ease of use

  Cons: Very small viewer

  Summary: Overall I think this is a fantastic camera. I paid 199.95 after rebates, so this is alot of camera for the price. I was able to use it right ...

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  Summary: Overall I think this is a fantastic camera. I paid 199.95 after rebates, so this is alot of camera for the price. I was able to use it right out of the box without going to the manual. Very intuitive. The only negative I've found is the small viewer,Other wise I would have rated it a 10.

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• 8 stars

  Nice feel to the 5400

  by royaldawn on March 31, 2005

  Pros: Great day time pics

  Cons: Some times a little slow to process.

  Summary: Real nice feel to the 5400. Took a while to dial it in for night time shots. Found if I set the ISO to 400 for night time, it worked ...

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  Summary: Real nice feel to the 5400. Took a while to dial it in for night time shots. Found if I set the ISO to 400 for night time, it worked a lot better then. Seems the more you use it and get used to it, the more conconsistant the pics become.

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  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 9 stars

  Good Prosumer camera with great features

  by jonaszajac on March 29, 2005

  Pros: dial to rotate menus and A/S

  Cons: odd picture quality choices, need to familiarize yourself with it to get best functionality. Also, the proprietary RAW file format update is not to easy to work with.

  Summary: Good camera with a lot of great features for a great price (if you get the 200 rebate)!
  
  Awesome dial that lets you quickly rotate thru a variety of functions
  
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  Summary: Good camera with a lot of great features for a great price (if you get the 200 rebate)!
  
  Awesome dial that lets you quickly rotate thru a variety of functions makes it quick and more like a SLR. Of course it is not an SLR and has they typical lag when you press the trigger, but you can always get around it by pressing down the trigger half-way.
  
  I love the dial, it is such a great addition
  
  The cd that came with my camera has been a headache, as i think it is corrupted, but that is not important to me.
  
  Awesome manual, but plan on spending some time getting used to the camera and its wealth of features.
  
  Could have made the quality/size options easier to understand.
  
  Wish the that you could use features through eye piece.
  
  swiveling screen is totally sweet, as you can use it from any angle. very useful when doing a timed shot and camera is on rock or down low on tripod. Also good protection. Just a wee small for my liking.
  Overall, this camera rocks. There are so many buttons that allow you to shortcut the menu and add much more quick functionality, which is important to me.
  
  Definitely a good purchase for a prosumer, not a point and shoot, but with the rebate, it is as cheap.
  
  Pluses totally outweigh the minuses, if you want a prosumer camera without the SLR price.

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  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 8 stars

  Flash too bright

  by asianhoney on March 20, 2005

  Pros: great super macro mode, widest shutter speed range 8s-1/4000s, very fast at taking repetitive shots, great manual focus!

  Cons: viewfinder cracked unexpectedly after 1 month, limited playback functions, flash too bright, not enough zoom, small LCD

  Summary: overall, i love my camera. PROS: it takes great closeup shots.. as close as a few mm away from the lens. it takes great shots with manual focus, and wide ...

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  Summary: overall, i love my camera. PROS: it takes great closeup shots.. as close as a few mm away from the lens. it takes great shots with manual focus, and wide shutter speed ranges allow greater flexibility with your shots. 3clicks per second for repetitive shots.. extremely fast. has 2 customizable user settings for P, M, or S mode. CONS: when flash is used, results of near objects appear too bright.. which blanks out details in the subject. 4x optical zoom is not enough.. the maximum zoom-in is the same as with the naked eye. LCD too small for viewing clarity of photos.. annoying to keep zooming in and out. no photo rotate in playback mode.. which is quite annoying too. other than that, great camera. love the manual functions!

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  yes, that's right. 1/8000s, which i just saw in the manual.. only during Ultra HS mode: 30shots per second

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  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 9 stars

  Awesome camera-- A best buy!

  by on January 22, 2005

  Pros: We've been looking at digital cameras in the $3-350 range when we found this at Costco for $299. Before we started a family I was very much a camera enthusiast, but my wife is a point and shoot person. Both of us are able to take great pictures. I'm glad

  Cons: If you are oging to use this camera very much, you definitely will want a larger memory card and another battery, but it's still a heckuva deal.

  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 3 stars

  AF is joke!

  by on December 15, 2004

  Pros: wide-zoom from 28mm (35)

  Cons: I bought 5400 recently, was very excited (because of $200 rebate, great value, I thought), opened the box, charged the battery, tried taking picture in my living room with plenty of light. When I tried to capture my cat, the AF warning light keeps flashin

  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 6 stars

  Good Camera but lack of real shutter sound

  by on February 5, 2004

  Pros: Good picture once you learn how to use it.

  Cons: Slow writing to CF card. Fast fill-up of buffer in 5M Pixel fine mode. Unlike Canon this model do not have 3M or 4M Pixel mode only 2M Pixel or below. No shutter sound loudness adjustmen like Canon or Sony. No mechancial shutter sound selection Like Canon

  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 9 stars

  If you want to take great pics this is the camera for you.

  by on December 24, 2003

  Pros: I read so many reviews and when you get right down to it we all just want great pictures. This camera takes great pics. When printing out pics on the glossy paper and HP2210 printer the pics look as good as 35mm. In fact I have taken better pics with t

  Cons: Price was high when we bought it but they are right in line with other 5.1's know.

  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

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