Nikon COOLPIX P310 16.1 MP CMOS Digital Camera with 4.2x Zoom NIKKOR Glass Lens and Full HD 1080p Video (OLD MODEL)

I was very disappointed with this camera. While it has some bells and whistles like f1.8 aperture, you'd never tell it as the bokeh is nearly nonexistent. Worse though, is that the 16 megapixels actually creates more noise, likely due to the very small sensor in this camera. If you use 12 megapixel setting, the image quality is ok, but still poor. I tested this indoors and outdoors. Indoors had TONS of noise in shadows, outlines, and anything out of focus. Outdoors is a little better, but there were bad chromatic aberrations around anything outlined from the sky (like tree leaves). And, worse yet, is that the clear blue sky has color noise, showing areas of purple. My review was done by taking a variety of shots and then looking at them at 100% on an IPS, color-calibrated monitor. If you're ok with low quality pictures and will never print them bigger than 5x7, then this camera may work ok. But at that point, you might as well just use the camera in your phone. I returned this for a refund...just not worth it.

I am a hobbyist, have had many SLR's Cannon's, Olympus, and Nikon's. Had to figure out filter factors, apertures,shutter speeds and infrared focusing. Slides, photos, movies. Got tired of lugging camera equipment and lenses around. Too heavy. Slide projectors and photo albums,need space.Started taking my son's digital camera, a Sony Cyber-shot and liked the photos it took and the fact it was small. Wanted my own digital camera and started comparing the Sony cyber-shots, Samsungs, and Nikon's. This particular camera won me over - hands down!I liked the look of this one, the dials are large enough so your fingers don't have a problem with itty bitty buttons, and itsy bitsy dials. This camera is a little wider and heavier than some of the teeny tiny cameras, but that is fine. It is small enough to slip it in an eyeglass case and into my purse. No more lugging all that extra equipment!Think of what you want to use your camera for before purchasing. Do you want a super telephoto digital lens? (birds, sports?) Then you want the other Nikon, p510. I wanted a camera to do group photos and the wide angle on this is nice. I also wanted to shoot in low light without flash. This camera does that. Close up macro? this also. Movies? yes. Plus you can shoot manually. How nice is that? The only thing I wasn't crazy about was the included software, I prefer adobe photoshop which I still can use.To sum up,Nikon was able to make a small camera, with a lot of controls, that is easy to operate, and takes good photos. I'm happy. -- One thing though, I wanted to get it in white and it looked like that was only available in Europe or Asia. I could have gotten it from eBay and paid $500. Wonder why that is?

I bought this to replace an older coolpix which I liked. This is so slow to take pictures with the flash and the pictures are usually blurry.I am giving up on this piece of junk and getting something else

I've had this camera this camera about 4 months and have a good handle on its positives and negatives. Overall, I strongly recommend it - it's a good, solid, versatile point and shoot that allows you to take usable shots in relatively dark conditions. The menus are well laid out, the camera is responsive, and the lens is versatile and zooms quickly. Autofocus is also reasonable.The main downside I've found, and the main reason I'm giving it only 4 stars, is because the battery life is ridiculously bad. I can't get through a single event with a fully charged battery - I get less than 100 shots when shooting only 20% of my shots with flash. Moreover, the battery life indicator is terrible. Really, really bad. I've been in situations where I power it on, see a full charge, and throw the camera in its case and take it with me, only to have it give me the "Battery Exhausted" warning 15 or 20 shots later. It then shuts down totally.It's a good camera but the battery life makes the product literally unusable for more than 20 or 30 pictures at a time unless you get an additional battery. Moreover, the fact that the camera's battery life is so poor makes the fact that the batteries can only be charged in-camera using the supplied USB cable that much worse. I'll be getting the Wasabi Power pack that Amazon sells for $20 with two additional batteries and a wall/car charger as soon as I head back to the US in order to unlock the potential of this camera.With additional battery packs and a wall-charger, this camera would be worth all 5 stars.