Nikon Coolpix S8000 14 MP Digital Camera with 10x Optical Vibration Reduction (VR) Zoom and 3.0-Inch LCD (Black) | 
| Brand: Nikon
Category: Photography
List Price: $299.95
Buy New: $289.00
as of 3/15/2010 13:24 PDT details
You Save: $10.95 (4%)
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 224
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Optical Zoom: 10
Battery: 1 Rechargeable Li-ion
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
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MPN: S8000 Black
Model: S8000 Black
UPC: 018208261918
EAN: 0018208261918
ASIN: B0034XIM82
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| | 14.2 megapixels for stunning prints as large as 20 x 30 inches | | | 10x wide-angle optical Zoom-NIKKOR ED glass lens; 3.0-inch VGA (921k-dot) Clear Color Display | | | 720p HD movie recording at 30fps; HDMI output | | | Creative Slider creates pictures, in camera, by simply adjusting brightness, vividness and color hue | | | 4-way VR Image Stabilization System; Smart Portrait System |
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Product Description
Super Slim. Stunningly Close. Clearly Brilliant
The slim and attractive way to bring your subjects closer Nikon design goes beyond slim contours and sophisticated operation by engineering a precision 10x wide-angle Zoom-NIKKOR ED Glass Lens into the thinnest camera in its class. With wide through super-telephoto coverage, the creative freedom afforded by this new lens forms a perfect blend with the other creative features of the COOLPIX S8000.
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Great quality in a small package. March 14, 2010
R C (So. Cal, USA)
I got this camera the day it was first available. It has terrific features including: a 10x optical zoom, vibration reduction, 14 megapixels and HD video 780p. All of this in a compact camera. There are many features you should explore including the feature packed Scene selections. I have had many point and shoots and this one is the best overall in this price range. There is a little more noise than I would like in some of the low light photos. You can adjust the settings so it doesn't use the high ISO unless you want it to. Low light photography is much easier with the Vibration Reduction feature too. Hand holding in low light is not a problem-using a flash is now not mandatory indoors.
I am very happy.
 Candid Camera March 12, 2010
Dkav (Cle, OH)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this right when it came out at best buy. This camera does take some time getting used to. For ex. you need to hold the shutter button down for a little bit so the camera can process autofocus and only then take the picture. If you don't do this your photos will turn out blurry and bland. Also turning off some of the effects and playing around with that will help you with making the photo look better. Once you figure out the adjustments and how to use this camera, in my opinion its the best point and shoot.
sound noise March 11, 2010
Barbara A. Mchale (Elizabethtown, PA)
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
I love the camera, got it last night.....
I think the following complaints about the sound noise needs
to be addressed by Nikon.......
WE NEED A STEREO HOOK-UP CABLE!!!!!
The camera records audio in stereo, thus the 2 microphones next to the flash.
1 records left sound, the other, the right sound. Pretty impressive!!!
However, the media cable supplied with the camera only is a monophonic cable.
The yellow RCA-style jack sends video signal to your computer or TV and the
white sends the audio. MONO-Phonic only, that means 1 mic signal. The camera is recording 2 mic signals, left and right, and trying to push 2 channels of audio through 1 connection, white on the cable. Therefore, the whitenoise, or feedback, is occuring. Nikon needs to supply a stereo media cable, one end connects to the camera, and needs to have 3 RCA-Style connectors on the other end. Yellow for video,
red for left audio and white for right audio. That would end the feedback, whining,
high-pitch, etc issues.
Amazing Picture Quality March 10, 2010
Just4Fun
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I was looking for a camera that provided outstanding picture quality and quick response time without having to lug around a DSLR. After comparing similar models from Cannon and Panasonic, I settled on this one. I have not been disappointed at all. The auto mode provides crisp and clear photos, even at very close range. This is very important for a novice photographer such as myself. For users who wish to control the picture output a bit more, there are 15 scene selections and many other advanced image settings choose from. The menus all have contextual help settings to help making selecting from these options a little less daunting.
As one of the previous reviewers pointed out, there is a high pitch noise present during video playback. It is not horrible but definitely noticeable. I did not purchase the camera primarily for capturing video, but would be lying if I said the HD recording capability was a feature I overlooked. While this is not a deal breaker by any means, it did keep me from giving a full 5 stars on my review.
 Good Camera HUGE video flaw March 8, 2010
F. Morrissey
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
I bought this camera because I wanted a camera that could both take high quality pictures of objects from a far away distance and took HD video. The Quality of the pictures of this camera are good from a far distance. I could easily read signs when zoomed in that I could not read from looking at them. I am a structural engineer so I needed something that I could read the structure types and be able to idetify the structures from a distance, in this it did its job.
Now the down side of the camera. The video quality of the video was excellent as well as the sound. The HUGE overlooked flaw is that recording indoors or out there is a high pitched squealing noise in the backround of every video no matter if it was played on lcd, computer, tube tv, or the camera itself. I tried the camera instore and it did the same thing (after I had taken it home and tested in depth). I have also seen example videos online where you can here the distinctive squeel.
If you are getting this camera for the picture quality only, look no further; but if like me you wanted HD video as well I would suggest looking at another camera.
Update***
I just purchased the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3, and wow. When comparing the photos I had saved with the Nikon and now the new photos I have taken of the exact same objects, the Panasonic clearly wins big. Along with my complaint of the Nikon's video the Panasonic also has a clearer HD video and stereo sound with no annoying whine in the background. And now the best part. I purchased it off amazon at $235, which is $65 less than the Nikon. I would highly recommend checking out the Panasonic Lumix first.
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