Nikon Coolpix 4800 4MP features 15 Scene Modes which automatically adjust the camera controls for the best possible picture in typical shooting situations. Four of the Scene Modes include Scene Assist, which helps set focus and framing for the most common shooting scenarios. Use the Close Up to get as close as 1/2 inch from the subject, and Movie Mode for recording live action with sound. Choose between an Electronic Viewfinder and bright LCD monitor; both provide enhanced frame coverage and easy viewing.Nikon’s world renown Nikkor optics are combined with a 4 megapixel CCD to create images at resolutions up to 2288 x 1712 pixels, which provides spectacular prints as large as 11″ x 17″. The amazing 8.3x optical zoom (35mm equivalent of 35–280mm zoom (35mm equivalent), and uses aspherical elements, Super Integrated Coating and ED (extra-low dispersion) Glass for superior image quality. You can also capture the action while it happens, complete with an audio soundtrack, with Movie Mode.
Helpful consumer’s review
I just love my Coolpix 4800. It is everything I’d hoped it would be. The 8.3X zoom and 1/2″ close-up capability features are not ones that I use everyday, but it’s nice to know they are there and I have used them many times in the 4 months I’ve owned it.
The coolpix 4800 takes great pictures. It is easy to use for a point and click person like my wife and has more special modes than I’ll ever use. The size and weight are just right. Not so small and light that you might drop it and not so heavy that you get tired using it.
As an amateur genealogist, I appreciate the special “Copy” or document mode for taking pictures of book pages and documents in genealogical histories and libraries where flash is prohibited. I researched many digital cameras in the 3-4 mpix range before buying and know I got the right one.
If it has a negative, for me, it would be the proprietary EN-EL1 battery pack instead of AA’s. However, I get very good life from the battery pack and I keep a spare standard 2CR5 Lithium battery handy which I pop in for a few shots whenever I need to recharge the EN-EL1.
