Nikon Coolpix 3100 Reviews

Rating
Reviewed by:

John C
( Intermediate)

Review Date
July 13, 2009

Overall Rating
4 of 5

Value Rating
1 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 1 of 22

Price Paid: $350.00 from Office Depot

Summary:

Very satisifactory while it worked.

Strengths:

Very good or editable photos on first shot most of the time.

Weaknesses:

Fails without warning with the lens locked in extended position. This happened twice. The first time was in 2005 while visiting Alberta, Canada. The second time was just today visiting Eugene, Oregon. No easy fix have been reported by other users experiencing this failure. I find it not worthwhile to send it in for the second time as buying a newer model is cheaper; perhaps from a different manufacturer .... unless Nikon come clean and resolves the defect free of charge.

Similar Products Used:

none

Customer Service:

Wanted six weeks for repair the first time at a cost of about half the price of the camera. Hey! This is a defective product ... a manufacturer defect!! Other reviews point to this problem with the same outcome. After the repair, there is no clue as to what really went wrong! I have a feeling it is a software failure that is causing a hardware failure. The manufacturer is very quiet about this!

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Rating
Reviewed by:

GirlCrayon
( Casual)

Review Date
November 17, 2006

Overall Rating
4 of 5

Value Rating
3 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 2 of 22

Price Paid: $0.00 from Circuit City

Summary:

This is a great camera for a newbie. While it is a little bigger than many in its class, it is ergonomically shaped and fits nicely in the hand.

Colors really pop with this little guy, which is fun and visually appealing, but not necessarily true to life. A little brighter than life, actually.

The Nikon Coolpix 3100 traveled around the world with me for fourteen months, and only upon my return home to the body decide to give out.

Strengths:

Bright colors
Nicely shaped
Good macro

Weaknesses:

Flash
Very little manual control

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Rating
Reviewed by: Gary Panther
(Intermediate)

Review Date
June 4, 2006

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Review 3 of 22

Price Paid: $300.00 from Fred Meyer

Summary:

I have owned the camera for over 3 years and have taken approximately 10,000 shots with it. I often use it for work were it has been subjected to moisture, dust, dirt, drops and temperature extremes. It has exceeded my expectations.
It is the camera that I let my children use. If they cannot destroy it.....

Strengths:

Durability.

Weaknesses:

Stupid little plastic battery door catch. I thought that this would be the weak point of the design and it was (lasted 2 years though). I repaired it with epoxy and a re-formed paper clip. The new Nikons use a different catch.

Similar Products Used:

Canon
Olympus

Customer Service:

None needed.

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Rating
Reviewed by:

princessariane
( Expert)

Review Date
January 12, 2005

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
4 of 5

Used product for
2-5 years

Review 4 of 22

Price Paid: $314.00 from Amazon.com

Summary:

I love my digital- I bought it simply to have a new toy (a collection that already included 3 cameras of various types). It's fun, easy, takes great pictures up to 8x10 of clarity, and the manual features are rare on any digital under $1000.

Strengths:

14 shooting modes. Variety of Flash Situations. Interface on camera and software included with camera.

Weaknesses:

After Year and a Half of owning camera, the shutter/power button broke off- this apparently is a common problem, which I discovered at the authorized Nikon dealer. I still would have bought the camera, but maybe would have saved up money for the inevitable repair of this button.

Similar Products Used:

I work in a photolab and have ecperience with many.

Customer Service:

Can anyone else figure out how to mail a letter to the customer service????

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Rating
Reviewed by:

paulbug
( Intermediate)

Review Date
December 16, 2004

Overall Rating
4 of 5

Value Rating
4 of 5

Used product for
2-5 years

Review 5 of 22

Price Paid: $330.00 from mwave.com

Summary:

This camera is very user-friendly. I noticed that right away. I love using it, and it also has great features to enhance your photos. The camera almost takes great pics by itself.

Strengths:

Screen, enhancement options, user friendly(you hardly even need the manual), small and light, good battery power and life.

Weaknesses:

None that I can think of

Similar Products Used:

Canon S110 Powershot, Canon s230 Elph

Customer Service:

No experience with CS

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