Nikon Coolpix 2100

The Nikon Coolpix 2100 is a superb pocketable digital camera. Good all-round functionality. All aspects of photography covered - Museum, Firework Displays, Sports multiframe, Copy, Sunsets etc. Camera can be set to help with different situations. Great battery life and if you can get a new or nearly new 2100 in its original box, it comes with its own battery charger and 2 Ni-Mh batteries. A 512mb CF card will give you 500+ pics (Adequate for even long holidays!)

I absolutely love the Nikon Coolpix 2100 camera. It was my first, weaning me from my old 35mm SLR. This point and shoot is designed for general picture taking. The pictures are incredibly clear on the PC or TV. The monitor makes framing pics easy and quick, particularly for those of us with glasses. I love the delete one photo option. No need to keep duds!

The controls are easy to finger. The extras on this camera are amazing for its light weight (and the fact it won't put your wallet on a severe diet.)

Rechargeable battery life is excellent. The options for shooting and size are very good. My only comment is after you buy this wonderful camera, get a screen protector. Finger prints and the like will scratch the screen.

When I got my Nikon Coolpix 2100 camera last december I compared it to my friends Canon A60 and found that the Canon A60 had more functions. Bugger, I sighed. However after using it for a couple of weeks i realised that the Nikon is by far the better camera, in fact the best camera in its group.

First and formeost, the whole reason of getting a camera is to take photos and this is something the Nikon does perfectly and with minimum of fuss. Turn it on, point and click and when you plug it into your telly or PC or you print them off you realise that the colour definition and clarity is unbeatable. The second big plus point is the fact it only uses 2 (rechargable) batteries which keeps it compact and light unlike the Canon. It also has a bucket load of features which are more than enough to get your teeth stuck into especially when this is your first digi camera.

The fact that it doesnt come with a case means nothing, its the camera that counts and in this case (no pun intended) the camera is awesome.

We've been using the Nikon Coolpix 2100 camera for the last 5 months and we are really happy with it.

It's small, light weight, very easy to use by the whole family and takes great photos for a 2 meg camera. It uses compact flash cards which are cheaper than some of the other types of memory - although this is not the case with some of the new Nikon models.

The Nikon Coolpix 2100 is easy to use - you don't need the manual, it all makes sense. Best menu features are continuous pictures e.g. for sports BUT make sure you buy a decent qaulity Flashcard. You need at least 12x for this. The lower the x the slower the picture taking is. The worst timelag is indoors with the flash. Sometimes it's up to 2 seconds between pressing the button and capturing the image.

If you want to take good "holiday" pics it's great. I use an HP photojet printer and get pictures of better quality than from the shops.

The main bonus of this camera is the point and shoot element and because you can delete anything that's rubbish just keep taking pictures.

It's very light and very compact. I couldn't believe how small it was when it arrived and was very dubious and my friends still think it looks too small for the job, until they see the pics. Get the NiMH rechargeable batteries - it takes two only - and you don't need to worry. They last for 50-100 shots without flash.

As for the quality - I take brochure pics (1/8 page size) for a Tour Operator and the quality is fine.

In my view the best value for money and easiest to use digital out there. Forget 3million plus megapixels you don't need it unless you want a replacement for your old SLR. If you want this then you need to spend £500 plus on a decent digital 35mm!