large part with small weaknesses

large part with small weaknesses

Nikon Coolpix S9900 Digital Camera (16 Megapixel, 30x opt. Zoom, 7.6 cm (3 inch) OLED display, USB 2.0, image stabilized) Silver (Electronics)

Customer Review

Now following models are "gone" with me, I am now arrived at this S9900:
Panasonic FZ45, Olympus SZ-31MR, Nikon P510, Canon SX50hs, Sony HX50, Panasonic TZ61, Sony HX60. Furthermore, the inventory, the Nikon P600, Casio (!!!) ZR 1000 ZR 800 and even now the Nikon S9900. Models had their charm and have me always brings joy, but the addiction, always the newest and improved model have been able to, drove me over and over again to buy and sell ... (?) - As far as the history.
Among the above-mentioned models I have already partly. Omitted in Rezis or comments, so that the focus now alternating between HX60 is the S9900, the Casio I come later.
For P600, there is not much to write, it is optically perfect, is just a bit sluggish, not suitable as a snapshot camera. What I look for is a camera with which I can make quick and good photos in every situation without a long procedure, they should also be compact and not turn out too great. The HX50, HX60 and TZ61 were there already close to it, but it has always something missing or it was a little too much without use.
The greatest value I attach naturally to the quality of the images for normal use, without any Millimeterpapierspielchen or Pixeldreherei. Wifi, NFC, GPS, RAW, etc. are a good accessory, but not so incredibly important for me, already tried everything, is gonna work, but eats all the time and battery power.
The S9900 is now finally currently fulfilled everything I need, with the Flexi Display decided to change from the HX60 to S9900.
The HX60 is superior to its predecessor in the operation far, just turn is too much; to say that were in the snapshot area, the images in iAutomatik + mode and the Tele + extended telephoto range with HDRauto mode best, too, is available for night shots 30s available a big plus the HX60, but that's it, I've also only with 8,9MP and the 3: 2 format snapped, which was optimal. One advantage of 20,4MP was not noticing, rather the opposite. Just like the many settings for contrast, sharpness, advanced zoom in Standard, Vivid, Landscape, Portrait, etc. drove me partly. To madness because most accurately the Ia + adjustment brought the better images, also I had to buy myself a remote release, as the shutter lag was locked on the upper zoom range, why? Contrast and sharpness are not adjustable in the S9900 and is not necessary, it is hardly a re-optimization necessary !!!
The S9900 is visually brilliant, you can charge up to 4-fold DigiZoom make ordinary photos, an enhanced zoom there are not and that's a good thing, because the temptation is not there, leave even more and to be even closer, artifacts then your tracks.
The Flexi Screen is a very important point, because I do not need a viewfinder (the TZ61 was too tiny and the adjuster for the dioptre adjustment for example (as for myself as wearing glasses) was inside attached and thus quite a fumbling ...) and for macro shots even not necessary, the macro images of S9900 are just (rat) sharp and color of course.
What I do not like (but surely emerging in the next few years back, was finally wants to annually re-sale):
there is no 3: 2 format, as this really the trade-off between 16: 9 (HD-TV) and the classic 4: 3 format is, I can not understand, but 2016 certainly resurface. Also, there is neither a Fn key, still a favorite button, you can at night only 8 second maximum exposure (but also sufficient, otherwise the P600 has to serve) and a manual focus is also missing. However, the autofocus does a very good job even in the dark, so I can live without MF. The display can also look immediately after the recording data, as available only date + format, aperture, exposure, ISO, etc. can be only in ViewNX program accurately read. A "level" is also missing, crooked but you can make in programs subsequently straight.
The (hybrid) image stabilization does a very good job, nailed formally select the image, in a 4-fold DigiZoom are there still very good pictures to make and freehand (without shaking).
When video (NTSC + PAL, each progressive or interlaced !!!) you should better ignore the hybrid, because the view is smaller and the film begins to "swim".
... And why the Casio 1000+ ZR ZR 800? The former has a folding screen, a "hammer" HDR (only one image, the quality has no equal), a motion picture mode, ie there is always a picture taken when things move - good for Selfies, and an "all in one "Focus, which provides all the other gimmicks like Fisheye and cross ... etc. in the shadow, everything is in focus from local to remote area, we have for example, a small mushroom very great in a small forest backdrop. The ZR 1000 has a 12.5 and the ZR 800 identical a 18x zoom, the latter but in addition a slow motion does not have a folding screen function. Disadvantage of these cameras is the lack of something at the end of the zoom. The ZR 1000 has the same torn end of 2013 my wife under the nail, the ZR 800 I bought just as in the last stage of sale directly from Casio Germany. Now the cameras are completely disappeared from the European market (?) And are currently traded very high above Japan Import ...!
The perfect (for me) Allround camera it will probably never be, something always missing or unusable. The S9900 might as well - like Sony - times offer with or without GPS, but then please with 3: 2 format, and possibly a noise-suppressing function according to the P600 + the advantages of Casio's HDR and especially "all in one" focus , that's it.

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