Nikon COOLPIX S3100 14 MP Digital Camera with 5x NIKKOR Wide-Angle Optical Zoom Lens and 2.7-Inch LCD (Red)

I ordered this camera to use for taking pictures of my jewelery to post for sale on Etsy.com. I ordered it 11-28-11 and received it on 12-7-11. It worked fine for my first use on a hike around my local park. the secound time I used it was on new year's eve. half way through the night the camera shut itself off. I thought it was simply the battery being spent but soon realized that was not the case. The shutter was half open/closed and the ligths on the camera were blinking. I tried everything to trouble shoot the camera but eventually it jsut completely shut down with the apature still stuck.I contacted Amazon customer service the next day and within 10 minuets on the phone with a very nice represtative they had a order in for my replacement. I was informed that I should return the broken one with the box form the new camera once it arrived. So I waited...and waited. After a while of it being in the "has not shipped" status i contacted Amazon customer support, this time via live chat. once again a spoke to a very nice representative who advised me the delay was due to in being out of stock (I had ordered a specific color so I believed that to be the reason). I was okay with waiting further due to that explaination.The trouble came later after it had been close to 2 months of waiting and I again contacted Amazon for a status update. Again a very pleasant representative was there to answer my questions. My main concern was that the replacement order had disappeared off of my orders page and I inquired as to the reason for this. It was determined that the order had been canceled...the reason behind this? It was that they were totally out of stock with these cameras completely. Apparently the third party seller ADORAMA Camera was not able to provide Amazon with these cameras any further. I would normally not hav had a probelm with this had I been notified of this in any way, shape or form...but I wasn't. Not by Amazon nor the seller. Also after the extensive wait and the many times I was told that they were working on getting the replacement out to me, I feel that I was just being moved throught the system.I thanked the representative for his ground work and kiindness in the matter, as he did send out a email for me to print out a pre-paided return label and offer a $10 promotion towards my account, and proceeded to ask if I may speak to a manager.My conern in talking to the manager was a few things:1)To place a formal compaint against this third party sller and that Amazon not work with them further2)The camera that I ordered was still for sale on Amazon, if so why was it that I couldn't get a replacement in another color.3) A smple return for my money was not acceptable to me after nearly 3 months of toil and still not hving the product I wished, promotion or not.So I spoke to a lovely woman for a while about my concerns and after some time we came to a conclusion of my devising. Since Amazon couldn't provide my with a replacement from the camera I ordered, nor providing it in a different color, due to the seller not being able to get the product to Amazon (I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMEND NEVER BUYING FROM ADORAMA!!), I suggested that they provide me with a different model of the same camera that was stocked, sold and shipped directly through Amazon (Nikon COOLPIX S6100 16 MP Digital Camera with 7x NIKKOR Wide-Angle Optical Zoom Lens and 3-Inch Touch-Panel LCD (Silver)(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004M8SVEI). The manager agreed that she would go ahead and do a one time replacement for this product for my defective camera and also place the $10 promotion offered to me on the price as well.In conclusion, this whole matter has been a wretch, but after everything Amazon was able to come throught for me and satisfy my order by providing me with a product and not just a return and a rebate, which I am very greatful for. The seller ADORAMA is the worst I have ever dealt with and I would warn anyone against them. My faith is still with Amazon, even if there was a slight waiver, and I will continue to shop and buy from them, while being more careful of third party sellers.

this camera is for you. This camera does have some great features, some of which I have not even had time to use yet. The main draw, however, (other than the size) is that it is simple and easy to use. There are tons of point and shoot cameras out there, and there is no use being snobby over which one you buy, because they all do pretty much the same thing. This one is great for the price. You could get a nicer camera, but for 90% of the people in the market for a digital camera, this will do what you need and want it to, and more.I use mine mainly for snapshots and spontaneous pictures with friends and the like. However, I do enjoy photography, and I have experience with SLR cameras as well (and I own one). Therefore, I also sometimes take artistic shots. This camera does it all unless you are a professional photographer, in which case, you already know you need a different camera.The size is perfect. This will even fit in small pockets on skinny jeans or whatever. The case I bought with the camera adds some bulk, but the camera is so slim, even the case fits in my pockets comfortably.I use Amazon Student Prime, so shipping is never a hassle. I can't really comment on other shipping speeds. The package was simple, but the camera box protects the camera with styrofoam and cardboard, and the shipping box used inflated plastic bags to keep the camera box safe. Someone would really have to try to damage the camera to manage it.Amazon lists plenty of features of this camera, but here is my list:RECHARGEABLE!Records HD movies with one buttonBig LCD screen on back to help compose pictures in a size you can actually see19 scenes to choose from to assist in getting a better picturePet Focus will find your pet's face and once focused, will shoot the pictureThere are several cool filters like selective coloring, a miniature effect and a fisheye effectIs tiny and lightweightComes in cool colorsThis camera will even warn you if it thinks someone blinked.Bottom line: This camera is what you want. I search for weeks or longer before deciding to buy something, and I chose this camera. For a point and shoot, it has everything you need, and so many things you didn't even know you wanted. Unless you don't actually know what you're looking for, you won't regret buying this camera.

From the moment I opened the box and saw the brilliant purple of this camera I was in love. I'm not a techno of any kind so how the camera looked was kind of important to me. But it is a CAMERA, after all.So, I took some pictures. And then, I took the camera to England. What can I say? Three weeks of absolutely gorgeous pictures. Driving 50 miles an hour down the highway, in the rain, past Stonehenge and got fabulous shots. No blurring, could even see the crows wheeling in the air.Love the zoom feature and the edit and save feature right in the camera. Filled up two memory cards with pictures and loved that I could charge the battery from my laptop. Still, the picture is the most important thing about a camera and this one takes beautiful shots, close ups, panoramas and short videos. Even chugging along the coastline in a boat, the camera somehow stabilized the shots so no blurry, "what the heck is that?" kind of shots.So, why not five stars? Well, my only quibble is that the delay time when using the flash could get a little annoying, especially when I wanted to capture a lot of indoor/nighttime pictures really quickly. But that's the only complaint I have. Great little camera. I'm so glad I got it!