Well after doing my diligent research on the web, starting here of course, I always go into local stores and test drive these babies to see how I feel about it, and although the Canon is a great camera, it's not like I really needed a new camera, I just wanted one. I stumbled into HHGregg and while looking, I noticed the Nikon and thought.... thats a real low price for that type of camera.
It looks a lot like the Canon with the pivoting swing out LCD screen but it was priced like $160 less than it sells for. Someone had mis-priced it on the floor. I had not heard of the camera before and knew nothing about it. So once the manager agreed to sell it to me for the incorrect price, I got comfortable, whipped out my cell phone and came here and started reading reviews. YES, I still needed to do my research. I purchased the camera! Here is my take after having it for a couple of days:
Pros:
- Great pics
- Has wi-fi enabled feature (that's next for me to try out once I get the adapter) It only works on Apple and Android phones I have read.
- Has GPS (although I opted not to turn that on to save battery life, but I guess I should test it)
- Great feel with the rubber handle grip. I found it very sturdy.
- I love the LCD flip out monitor. You can do so many things with it, and it's only available in a few models in this price range.
- Similar to the Canon Sx50 but cheaper
Cons:
- It is not a out the box point n shoot camera. I had to tweak it in the "P" mode and selected AF-F (Full-time AF) to get clearer pics on zoom (Thx for great customer service Nikon)
- It makes more noise when engaging the zoom than I like. I was told by CS to return it for an exchange and I plan to do that tomorrow. However, I'm not sure if this is just the way they are. Will see....
- It is not a clear shot camera, you will need to wait a sec for it to autofocus which can cost you quick shots in a pinch or pics maybe being fuzzy.
That being said, it is still a great camera, especially since I got it new at such a reduced amount due to in-store pricing error. I didn't want to pay the $450 in the store for the Canon and with the mispriced Nikon since I did not have to. It does not have the same extended zoom as the Canon camera but long is never enough, if you can get longer I guess. (Amazon.com sells the Canon for $369 right now. )
I've taken some really awesome pics both indoors and outside, but price being equal, I would suggest the Canon Sx50 at $369 here on Amazon because I think it takes better pics without the tinkering and has more versatility with a better zoom,( has a horse shoe and it takes pics in Raw. Not that I would actually use those features).
Finally, shop around if paying more is going bug you when you find out later. Right now here on Amazon the Nikon sells for $376.
P.S. I don't know if anyone has tried the Eye-Fi wireless sd cards, this might work in the Canon, which would bridge that whole wireless feature gap.
SD Card Tip: if you have a SD card laying around the house, do yourself a favor and Format it before you use it. When I put my old SanDiskHC 4 GB size card into the Nikon it showed that I only could take 91 pics before formatting, then after formatting it, it went up to like 3,000 or something. Lol
These are the SD cards Nikon recommends
SD memory card--- SDHC memory card 2--- SDXC memory card 3
SanDisk 2 GB 1 /4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB /64 GB, 128 GB
TOSHIBA 2 GB 1 /4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB /64 GB
Panasonic /2 GB 1 4 GB, 8 GB,16 /GB, 32 GB 64 GB
Lexar -- /4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB /64GB, 128GB
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