Rated 3.8 out of 5Â by 69reviewers.
Rated 1 out of 5Â by The kutschers Water in lense and screen after first use in poo. Purchased this camera for our Mexico trip. We are currently there, the first day the lense kept fogging up and on the second day the camera got wet. Maybe for 1 minute in a fresh water pool at 1 ft under water. After this the power light and flash light started to flash irrationally and the camera shut down. Now today there is water behind the screen and what appears to be water drops behind the lense. So now we get to spend a week in Mexico without a camera that was supposed to be waterproof etc. no we did not drop this into the water or anything, just wanted to try an underwater picture. 01/25/2012
Rated 4 out of 5Â by nikoncan Good Product good product but it must be improve. lens angel is too close for a action camera it must be little wider and time lapse shooting feature must be added. Action Control is awesome. 01/21/2012
Rated 4 out of 5Â by Allan Wonderful Camera for Travelling I purchased this camera in Hong Kong. I live in China.I love this camera, it is very rugged and the waterproof function gives me peace of mind when I use the camera. I don't really worry about small drops or rain etc. I've taken this camera to the beach in Indonesia and although I was fearful the first time it got wet, there were no real issues with leakage. I can say that the fine sand in the water got into the locking mechanism which was stiffer afterwards. It's gradually working its way out now. I am still afraid to use the camera much underwater but it is rated to 33ft. I have another camera with separate housing for diving at any depth.I bought my camera in the orange color. I think it is more visible and easier to find if it ever get dropped, especially in water. I also use the camera in industrial settings - I feel the orange will be easier to find and less likely to get misplaced. On my camera the orange cover does not seem to be held firmly to the camera body in the top right section (near to the flash). There is some noticeable movement in this area when gently pressed.I have one major problem with the battery connection. Sometimes the camera will not turn on after I shut it off. I have to open the battery compartment, remove the battery and reseat it. Then the camera will work. This is a nuisance when above ground but makes this camera completely useless underwater. I cannot take this camera under water as I can never know if the camera will start. It is impossible to reseat the battery while underwater. This happens with both of my batteries and is not a function of the battery charge. Perhaps I can fix this by adjusting the battery contacts but I have not tried to pull them higher.Other than these two issues the build quality is very good.Photos from this camera is quite sharp. There are tons of scene modes.I really love the GPS and compass function. The GPS settles really quickly, usually in less than a minute. This is much faster than my phone or other GPS camera (Lumix TZ10). I like the map function and I've used the logging function many times, although this drains the battery quickly over about 6 hours. While using the logging function it is not possible to scroll the map to find places.The locations listed in the database are generally good. In Indonesia however, most of the locations were small mosques. I am sure that there were better location points in most of the areas that I was travelling. The accuracy of the GPS is wonderful, all locations were exactly where they were shot with one exception (that I know of) in China.Using the GPS in ChinaThe GPS in my Lumix camera is disabled when in China. The camera gives an information message that it disables the GPS while in China. i was pleasantly surprised that Nikon does not disable the GPS in China but places some limitations on its use. The locations using the GPS in China seem to be off by about 500 ft to the west. In addition, the map function does not work in China and there are not location points for China in the database. I found it interesting that while I was in Southern China, several miles from Hong Kong, the camera would like the closest location point in Hong Kong (which turned out to be a KCR metro station about 10km away.I am very glad the GPS works in China even with these limitations.I have not tried the A-GPS functions. I am interested to use this function. 01/18/2012
Rated 4 out of 5Â by Swimming with the Fish Great camera for those of us living around water I live on an island and take my camera to the beach and on the boat. I bought this camera (my 4th Nikon) because it is shockproof and water friendly. It takes very good pictures inside and outdoors. The size of the camera is just right and the buttons are easy to use.I have not tried the GPS yet but believe I will like that. I don't intend to take it underwater although it can go to 33 ft. I am a scuba diver and all of my dives are deeper than that., but knowing that it can get wet gives me peace of mind. I chose the blue because it reminds me of the sea. 01/15/2012