Nikon COOLPIX S6500 Wi-Fi Digital Camera with 12x Zoom (Black) (OLD MODEL)

I bought this camera to have one I could slide in a shirt pocket. I have a D90 Nikon and just didn't want to lug it with me on a trip I was taking. I like Nikon quality and this camera had all the features id expect from a good camera. The 12x zoom is one of the features that i was wanting. Since returning from my trip and using the camera i can say i picked the right one. The quality of pics are outstanding, the ease of use, the compactness makes this a very nice camera to have handy. I take it with me now everywhere i go. I grab for it now instead of my phone, although my phone takes nice pics it doesn't have the zoom ability that the S6500 has and that is mostly the plus for this little camera. I gave it a five star because it roamed across Europe with me for a week and never missed a beat. I got a good one. Thanks Amazon! Your prices are the best too.

ORIGINAL: This is only my second outing with this camera and I am severely disappointed. It takes pictures fine, but when I click to view my pictures, the camera freezes and the screen goes black. The lenses stays out, and the camera won't respond to anything until I remove the battery and restart it. Don't have my laptop on vacation with me so I'm not even sure if the pictures are being saved yet. Guess I'll be using my phone camera after all.UPDATED: Although I had used my camera before with no issue, and although my memory card works just fine on my fugi waterproof camera, my problem was resolved by replacing the memory card. I have not had another problem since switching the cards. I upgraded the rating from one star to four stars. I am still upset that I had this issue to begin with. Pictures turn out fine. I don't like the fact that the camera prompts me turn off silent mode when I turn on the flash. I do like the color of the camera. Pictures turn out fine, nothing spectacular but does the job.

I bought the Nikon COOLPIX S6500 for a recently completed trip to Europe. It performed exactly as I expected. I have a Canon EOS Rebel but didn't want to lug around that big of a camera since this was a bus tour of multiple countries and I want to travel as light as possible. I kept the camera in my pocket and discovered if you put a couple heavy-duty rubber bands on it it's easy to grab and won't slide out of your pocket. (That also helps foil Europe's ever-present pick pockets...) Other reviews have noted that they were annoyed because after every shot the Quick Effects screen precludes a quick second picture. If you SLIGHTLY depress the trigger button when the Quick Effects screen appears it will disappear just as quickly, enabling a relatively fast second shot. My only issue with the camera was the relatively short battery life, but that's solved by having a second/backup battery. Now, if I can just remember to carry the backup battery with me -- rather than leaving it on the bus as I did on three occasions -- I would have had no issues at all. But that problem certainly wasn't the camera/batteries fault. It's an excellent lightweight travel camera that takes amazingly good pictures.

I bought this camera for a trip to Europe. What I was mainly looking for was a small size that was comfortable to carry around. I was also looking for decent zoom for when I took pictures of landmarks and vistas, especially when I wanted to get the details in the work. At the same time, I wanted something that could focus quickly, and overall had a quick learning curve. I have to say I was quite impressed with the camera. I was a little unsure at first but it really takes nice pictures especially for the price. Playing around with it for a few days really taught what certain buttons did, what settings applied depending on the lighting. I was really surprised by the retouching software that comes in the camera. Its kind of fun to play around with and if used lightly it can really have a nice realistic effect since it does things like reduce redness in skin, increase eye size, change face size, etc. One of things I did not like was the fact that the camera is charged by connecting a cable from an outlet directly to the camera. I would have preferred a wall charger for the camera so I could have a spare battery charging while using the camera for taking pictures. While the battery has decent battery life, when I was out sightseeing, I had to be conscious about not keeping the camera turned on so that I did not inadvertently drain the battery. But overall a very nice camera and really serves its purpose for taking great pictures.

I purchased this camera from previous familiarity and satisfaction with Nikon products. After recently deciding how useful one of these small cameras would be for my work purposes I decided to buy one of the Coolpix cameras. This in itself is quite a chore as Nikon seems to have endless models of this camera. I decided to get a fairly inexpensive one since it was going to be used a lot out in the field. This one was available through Beach Camera for a great deal on a refurbished model. The camera looks and performs like new, in fact I have been using this camera now for about two months and the battery charge is still nearly full after 100's of photos. The picture quality turns out quite well also, with the photos being clear. I would recommend this camera for anyone that needs a compact camera that has decent capabilities and takes quality photos and has a very reasonable price tag.