I bought this to replace a previous Fuji Film point & shoot camera that died. I'm still learning many of the features on this camera. I took it out with me in the kayak today and got some fabulous pictures of a loon nesting. I had to Zoom in quite a ways to get some close ups of her.

Awsesome Pictures; Easy to use; Half To Cost Of Dslr; Light Weight

Absolutely awesome zoom and the stabilizer means the zoom can be used while being held. My husband uses it to take pics of birds and family mostly.

Easy To Use; Fast/accurate auto-focus; Good Image Quality; Good Image Stabilization; Good in Low Light; Great Zoom; Large Clear LCD; Nice Body Color; Short Lag Time

Took this camera to Europe and it did an awesome job. Took pictures in low light in cathedrals and at night and all turned out well. Daytime pictures could be controlled with manual exposures, etc. The close ups were sharp and clear despite some shakiness on my part.

A wonderful camera does all it said it would do. User friendly as well. Just used it at Niagara Falls, important family time worked great both on mov and j pegs. The zoom is really great! I expect to use it a lot. thank you for a great product!

Owning a 35mm film Nikon FG and two Nikon SLRs including the D40x and D3100 and multiple VR and non VR Nikkor lenses I must say this camera is like a Greatest Hits recording. It has all the things that made Nikon what it is today and the only camera to take with you when you want to travel light.

Very easy to manipulate with, compact, light wait , good design - in other words-simply excellent camera.

I bought this camera to take photos of my children and family events. It has been great! Still learning all the settings! Has taken bright photos and easy to use! It is great for a beginner!

I was on holiday and borrowed this from a friend. I was totally surprised by how light it was, easy to handle, the zoom was amazing and having the built in video was great. It would work on manual or preset but in either case the result was great.

Ease of use

Night shots weren't great

This camera is my first step from digital compact towards SLR. I am delighted with it and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. I particularly like the zoom facility (good for close-ups of wildlife in the garden).

Great Features; Great Picture Quality; Lightweight; Simple Controls

Originally I was going for the Nikon P510 or the Canon SX50. After checking both in the high street stores, there was not that much noticeable difference in the zoom of both cameras 50X compare to 42X for Nikon.