Customer Rating: 
Summary: Very poor reliability
Comment: Had it a little over a year, now the CCD is bad, the pictures it takes are all distorted, ghost like colors, vertical lines. Very disappointed.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Crashed and Burned
Comment: Bought the camera a couple of years ago. Worked great (used about 10 times)until a couple of weeks ago, then froze up. Sent it in for repairs to Nikon Service Center and was informed today it will cost me at least $150.00 +shipping and handling to have fixed as it's out of warranty. I was not informed what was wrong with the camera. This camera was well maintained and looks like it just came out of the box. Perhaps the reviews I have read, about "Made in Korea" were true. Anyway, I'm very disappointed and hope this isn't a Nikon trend as I have always liked their products....
Customer Rating:
Summary: A very good camera for such a price
Comment: I have been enjoying this camera for almost 15 months now. Good thing is, it has various modes to take photos. Swivel screen is a real good thing when lot of people are obstructing your view. Though the screen size is small (1.5 inches). Its a nice camera for Point & shoot purpose & looks are pretty cool. Bad thing is - its a battery guzzler. I had to buy another battery so that I can use it for a full day, Thats why 4 stars. Controls are easy, gripping is easy, learning curve is short. It doesn't have a self lens shutter. You need to manually place the cap on the lens. I would recommend either buying a fast CF card or taking pics on 'Normal' with 5 MP combination, else it takes time between two consecutive shots. Overall a good camera, Nikon can still make it better. (I hope Nikon is listening)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Nice wide-angle camera
Comment: When I saw the Coolpix 5000 in Best Buy in 2002, it was the top-of-the-line prosumer digital camera and I lusted after it. Unfortunately it cost $999. The 5400 is the 5000's replacement and is superior in most ways, and 4 years later, I have my hands on it for a quarter of what the 5000 cost in 2002.
In my opinion this is the best wide-angle digicam currently available at the price of $250 used. The Canon G5 is selling for more than this camera purely on its brand name. This camera is pretty much neck and neck with it and you will get a good deal on it because it does not have the Canon logo on it. In short, with the Nikon you sacrifice the faster lens for a wider lens.
What I like about the Coolpix 5400:
- Nice 28mm wide angle
- 5mp is plenty for the 1 1/8" sensor size - do you really think a current 8mp camera can resolve 8mp of detail onto a 1 1/8" sensor?
- Fast startup time
- Smaller than the G5, too large for a pocket but small enough for a sweatshirt pouch
- Good battery - rated only 680mAH but still lasts quite a while, charges quickly, and is easy to pop in and out compared to other cameras that use 4 AAs
- RAW support with 1.4 firmware (download from Nikon's website)
- Nice array of buttons, not a lot of poking around in the menus necessary, common functions all have a button. Takes some time to learn them all, but once you do they make you faster and more efficient. I even wish it had one or two extra user-definable buttons.
- LCD is visible even in direct sunlight, and its small size saves the battery
- Flip-and-twist LCD is one of those "How did I ever get by without one of these before" things
- Panorama assist is nice, unfortunately it only supports JPEG and not RAW
- High quality build, except for the battery & CF compartment covers
- Black cameras just look so much cooler than silver ones
What I don't like about this camera:
- Slow lens (max f/2.8, decreases with telephoto)
- ISO 50-400 (small 1 1/8" sensor would be too noisy at higher sensitivities)
- HORRIBLE low-light camera - no AF assist lamp and if the autofocus even works at all under normal incandescent room lighting, you'll be lucky
- Vignetting in the upper left corner at full wide angle and maximum aperture
- Colors on the LCD look washed out - many photos that look dull on the LCD actually look fantastic, causing you to question whether the photo you just took is any good
- Tripod mount is not centered underneath the lens and is plastic
- Doesn't support USB 2
- Slow CF write speed
- Camera is unresponsive while draining the buffer onto the CF card
- Only supports 2GB CF cards max
- Locks up too frequently (seemingly every 75 shots when I shoot in RAW and keep taxing the buffer) - have to reinsert the battery and I usually lose a couple of the photos I just took
- Slow shutter response and shot-to-shot time - terrible for sports or any kind of action
- Very awkward in my hand - I have normal-sized hands and I simply cannot hold this camera securely with one hand. The grip sticks out enough but is too narrow. I have to rest the camera on my pinky to keep it from falling out of my hand.
- "Quick review" is not quick since you have to press it twice for it to be useful
Every camera has strengths and weaknesses, every camera is a tradeoff and this camera makes some "unique" tradeoffs. Overall, it fits me quite well.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Still good!
Comment: I have had this camera now for 2 years and I have found that the people do NOT read the manual or do not memorise it. I get very good pictures and it has some great built in features. I love it.
Summary: Very poor reliability
Comment: Had it a little over a year, now the CCD is bad, the pictures it takes are all distorted, ghost like colors, vertical lines. Very disappointed.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Crashed and Burned
Comment: Bought the camera a couple of years ago. Worked great (used about 10 times)until a couple of weeks ago, then froze up. Sent it in for repairs to Nikon Service Center and was informed today it will cost me at least $150.00 +shipping and handling to have fixed as it's out of warranty. I was not informed what was wrong with the camera. This camera was well maintained and looks like it just came out of the box. Perhaps the reviews I have read, about "Made in Korea" were true. Anyway, I'm very disappointed and hope this isn't a Nikon trend as I have always liked their products....
Customer Rating:
Summary: A very good camera for such a price
Comment: I have been enjoying this camera for almost 15 months now. Good thing is, it has various modes to take photos. Swivel screen is a real good thing when lot of people are obstructing your view. Though the screen size is small (1.5 inches). Its a nice camera for Point & shoot purpose & looks are pretty cool. Bad thing is - its a battery guzzler. I had to buy another battery so that I can use it for a full day, Thats why 4 stars. Controls are easy, gripping is easy, learning curve is short. It doesn't have a self lens shutter. You need to manually place the cap on the lens. I would recommend either buying a fast CF card or taking pics on 'Normal' with 5 MP combination, else it takes time between two consecutive shots. Overall a good camera, Nikon can still make it better. (I hope Nikon is listening)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Nice wide-angle camera
Comment: When I saw the Coolpix 5000 in Best Buy in 2002, it was the top-of-the-line prosumer digital camera and I lusted after it. Unfortunately it cost $999. The 5400 is the 5000's replacement and is superior in most ways, and 4 years later, I have my hands on it for a quarter of what the 5000 cost in 2002.
In my opinion this is the best wide-angle digicam currently available at the price of $250 used. The Canon G5 is selling for more than this camera purely on its brand name. This camera is pretty much neck and neck with it and you will get a good deal on it because it does not have the Canon logo on it. In short, with the Nikon you sacrifice the faster lens for a wider lens.
What I like about the Coolpix 5400:
- Nice 28mm wide angle
- 5mp is plenty for the 1 1/8" sensor size - do you really think a current 8mp camera can resolve 8mp of detail onto a 1 1/8" sensor?
- Fast startup time
- Smaller than the G5, too large for a pocket but small enough for a sweatshirt pouch
- Good battery - rated only 680mAH but still lasts quite a while, charges quickly, and is easy to pop in and out compared to other cameras that use 4 AAs
- RAW support with 1.4 firmware (download from Nikon's website)
- Nice array of buttons, not a lot of poking around in the menus necessary, common functions all have a button. Takes some time to learn them all, but once you do they make you faster and more efficient. I even wish it had one or two extra user-definable buttons.
- LCD is visible even in direct sunlight, and its small size saves the battery
- Flip-and-twist LCD is one of those "How did I ever get by without one of these before" things
- Panorama assist is nice, unfortunately it only supports JPEG and not RAW
- High quality build, except for the battery & CF compartment covers
- Black cameras just look so much cooler than silver ones
What I don't like about this camera:
- Slow lens (max f/2.8, decreases with telephoto)
- ISO 50-400 (small 1 1/8" sensor would be too noisy at higher sensitivities)
- HORRIBLE low-light camera - no AF assist lamp and if the autofocus even works at all under normal incandescent room lighting, you'll be lucky
- Vignetting in the upper left corner at full wide angle and maximum aperture
- Colors on the LCD look washed out - many photos that look dull on the LCD actually look fantastic, causing you to question whether the photo you just took is any good
- Tripod mount is not centered underneath the lens and is plastic
- Doesn't support USB 2
- Slow CF write speed
- Camera is unresponsive while draining the buffer onto the CF card
- Only supports 2GB CF cards max
- Locks up too frequently (seemingly every 75 shots when I shoot in RAW and keep taxing the buffer) - have to reinsert the battery and I usually lose a couple of the photos I just took
- Slow shutter response and shot-to-shot time - terrible for sports or any kind of action
- Very awkward in my hand - I have normal-sized hands and I simply cannot hold this camera securely with one hand. The grip sticks out enough but is too narrow. I have to rest the camera on my pinky to keep it from falling out of my hand.
- "Quick review" is not quick since you have to press it twice for it to be useful
Every camera has strengths and weaknesses, every camera is a tradeoff and this camera makes some "unique" tradeoffs. Overall, it fits me quite well.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Still good!
Comment: I have had this camera now for 2 years and I have found that the people do NOT read the manual or do not memorise it. I get very good pictures and it has some great built in features. I love it.
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