Delays from the focus feature is another disappointment. If given the choice again, I would purchase the Canon Sure Shot and pay the difference.

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Update on this camera, June 28, 2004
Reviewer: A customer

Ok, I took this camera to Key West and Mexico and found that the quality of my photos were "OK" meaning they weren't exceptional like my old Nikon Zoom Touch. The pictures weren't as clear as Nikon quality is. Even though I had used the HD Kodak film. I'm still on my regular role of Kodak 400 film, so I will update again. Usually with high end cameras you get high quality photos and crisp pictures but not with Kodak HD film in this camera. The pictures were grainy and not sharp quality, but... it might be the film I used on my trip so you'll have to wait for and update.
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Great, compact, point and shoot, March 9, 2004
Reviewer: mike

I tried the Pentax 130, the Canon 115u, an Olympus Stylus 120 all with the same result... a trip back to the store with a camera to return. The Pentax took great pictures, but had horrendous red-eye issues. The Canon had red-eye issues and the pictures seemed dark and underexposed. The Olympus Stylus was nice, did not have red-eye problems, but too many of the photos came out fuzzy and seemed slightly out of focus. And to be fair I developed the photos from all of the above at the same place. Since I liked the Olympus, but wasn't pleased with the results, I bought the Nikon Lite Touch 130, which has a similar body style to the Olympus with the sliding front cover and pop-up flash. The pictures I took with the Nikon Lite Touch 130 were very clear and in focus, had minimal to no red-eye, and were the most color-accurate of any of the cameras I tried. The photos I took with the zoom also turned out great. Note: using zoom over about 90mm on distant subjects will probably produce somewhat grainier photos unless you use a tripod and at least 800 speed film. The main reason I like a higher zoom is so you can zoom in on a subject which is fairly close and in focus, while at the same time achieving a blurred background effect. Also, to be fair all these little point and shoot cameras have a fairly long delay before the picture is taken for two reasons: ONE - It takes a moment for the camera to focus on the subject, and TWO - if you use the red eye reducer at all, it takes another moment for the red eye reducer to activate before the picture snaps. I am a perfectionist and know what I want to see. I'm finally seeing it with this camera. The Nikon Lite Touch line is a little more spendy than comparable brands, but well worth the money in my opinion. I would highly recommend any of the Nikon line, particularily the Lite Touch 130 and Lite Touch 150, for their superb optics, focusing cababilities, and accurate color matching.
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Great Shots!, February 9, 2004
Reviewer: A customer

As I have always trusted Nikon. This is the best camera that I have owned since my other Nikon Zoom Touch 400 got to big to carry around. I hated to give up my old camera but this one was the smallest and less bukier camera that I have. I even had to hunt down a Nikon case for it, since no one on the web had the right case for this model. I also searched for the remote that was optional and it wasn't cheap ($25) so I said, "don't really need it". I am a litte concerned about the way cameras are being designed, I don't like the sliding cover as you know things wear out in time. So I am keeping my old camera for back up. Because the sliding cover shuts it on/off, what happens when it wears out. It's hard to find a dependable camera out there with the features and quality that are supposed to be in the camera. I love Nikon but I think the quality of camera is being ignored.
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Fuzzy pics w. zoom, terrible delay between shots..., November 23, 2003
Reviewer: A customer

And the darn thing shuts itself off on you while you're setting up for the picture. Anyone with kids knows it's impossible to photograph them and you need a camera that snaps the pic the instant you press the shutter button. This camera does not. There is a few second delay and by then everybody's moved.
Everytime we use the zoom lens, the photos are grainy. We've tried 400 asa and the 800 asa and 400 MAX kodak film. This Nikon lite touch zoom STILL takes fuzzy pictures with the zoom.

I had paid about $200 for it new and was so excited by the advertising about the "ED glass lens technology for incredibly sharp pictures". Whatever technology they used, it doesn't get results they advertise. Our six year old Olympus Stylus with a telephoto lens took crisper better pictures than this. I'm selling this camera on Ebay and buying a new Olympus Stylus Zoom.

Even without the flash, there's a delay while you wait for the Nikon to be "ready" again with the green light. I have no idea why but customer service at Nikon told me that's normal. So don't expect to take rapid succession photos either.
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 Great camera but had mechanical problems, August 4, 2003
Reviewer: Elizabeth Bittner "serendipity82"

I was really happy with this camera when I bought it. Pictures are great and it is super easy to use. However, after taking about 15 rolls of film or so it started to have a problem with rewinding the film prematurely. Out of about 30 rolls of film, it rewound prematurely 3 times- twice on frame 2 and once on frame 9. Had to get it replaced. Still a very good camera as long as you don't get one with any problems like mine.
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Simply the best!, April 5, 2003
Reviewer: A customer
I absolutely LOVE this camera! I shopped around quite a bit before choosing this camera and I am very, very pleased with it. I own two digitals, but always felt a need to have that safe, dependable film camera. Well, this is it - easy to use, compact, takes flawless pictures, and well worth every penny I paid for it. I probably will end up using this camera just as much (or more) than my Sony digital!
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