UPDATE: November 2011 I noticed this page has received a bit of attention lately, and thought I'd let you all know how I'm getting on with this camera. Well, it went to Nikon Service in April for repair of the lens blades, then it was replaced after developing the same lens blade problem, then replaced again, and then replaced once more all for the same lens blade problem. When the camera worked it worked well. Unfortunately, the five different SNs I used exhibited the same physical defect. I could rant for a month about my frustration with this camera. But our affair has ended and not at all too soon. I'm taking recommendations for a new compact camera. Supposedly the P7100 fixed a lot of the shortcomings of the AWFUL P7000. Someone else will have to review that one, I'd rather go back to disc film!
Now back to the original post.
When the Nikon P7000 arrived a couple of days ago, I charged the battery and headed out for an eight mile hike. Out of the box and into the field. I didn't read any of the manual, didn't learn the buttons, tied a piece of webbing to the strap attachments and started using it. This isn't a super technical review, just my reactions to being handed a new camera and trying to make interesting images while out enjoying the big bright Colorado sunshine.
Now back to the original post.
When the Nikon P7000 arrived a couple of days ago, I charged the battery and headed out for an eight mile hike. Out of the box and into the field. I didn't read any of the manual, didn't learn the buttons, tied a piece of webbing to the strap attachments and started using it. This isn't a super technical review, just my reactions to being handed a new camera and trying to make interesting images while out enjoying the big bright Colorado sunshine.
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