Nikon Coolpix 3700

Opinion: I have used it for more than 6 years now and I am still using it for light occasions. It has never failed me to provide technically [shutter-and-apperture-balanced and focused] images.

Opinion: I have used this camera for 4 years (since 2004). It is my first digital camera and I have been nothing but pleased with it. The battery always lasts longer than I need it to and the pictures are clear and sharp (I use the auto mode 95% of the time and rarely use the "scene" mode).

I often use the camera to take videos at concerts and the sound and audio quality is great. I have no complaints about the camera and comparing it to current models, it has always been impossible to find a replacement (with more zoom/megapixels or that can hold a bigger SD card) that I like as well.

Opinion: excellent picture quality --> colours are very realistic, very good value bought new for $270 in China.

Opinion: I used this camera over 2 years. It's a great 3 mega pixel camera, excellent TV quality video features, ok image.

Battery life is average, with a 256Mb SD card, battery will run before you run out of memory space, so I carry a spare battery.

The orange spotlight can get annoying and it blinds people, I wish there was a menu to turn it off. Flash options are limited, and often my photos with flash, have people squinting or blinking.

Indoor photos are difficult to achieve without using a tripod, or lean the camera against a wall, so you can get a steady shot. I wish it had a 1 second timer shot. Taking photos indoors without flash light requires very steady hand. Pushing the button will shake the camera and cause a blurry image, which can be overcome by timer shot - but only has 10 second delay.

Opinion: Great value for the money at the time. I paid about $127 after rebate in Nov 2005. It's a decent camera at best. I'm not extremely happy with the picture quality of it. I have lot's of problems with blurriness. Not great for indoor events like weddings. None of the settings took a good picture. Lots of features and image modes. zoom is okay.

Opinion: have this camera for over 2 years, takes great pictures
the video is great but there is a background noise im told can be changed paid 300 when bought it see the price has not dropped at all testament to quiality camera

Opinion: Loved this camera when I bought it in December of 2004. It is very easy to use and the picture quality is very good.

Opinion: This is a premium compact camera with modest resolution that seems to have sold poorly because the market prefers cheap, mediocre cameras with tremendous resolution. I happened to get this for a very reasonable price, but I'd still be happy with it if I'd payed twice as much.

I rarely make prints from my digital pictures and I've never made an enormous enlargement, so the resolution is more than adequate. After resampling images to fit my monitor, the image quality and low noise make the pictures look great - essentially on par with samples from the Canon S70, for example.

Lens performance is excellent with almost no purple fringing or other annoying artifacts. Image processing is conservative - contrast, sharpness, and colours aren't over the top and can be post-processed to taste. Only sharpness can be modified in-camera, which is unfortunate.

Video quality is excelllent, but you'll need a large, fast card to prevent the highest quality videos from terminating quickly as they fill the buffer.

Construction quality would have rated an easy 5 if not for the battery and card cover - it's holding up fine, but feels of lesser quality than the rest of the camera.

To summarize, I feel that most cameras are like muscle cars. Muscle cars put out tremendous power, but had terrible handling. Most compact cameras have tremendous resolution, but are let down by their optics and image processing. The 3700 is nicely balanced in this way, producing excellent images in a nice package. If you shop carefully, you might be able to find it for well under $200.

Opinion: I didn't own this camear, but recommended my sister as well my friend to buy it.
I think this cameara has a manufacturer defect! Both my sister and my friend one give problem just after the warranty period, i.e. 1 year 4 months and 1 year 8 months respectively. Both give the same problem, LENS ERORR! My another friend that own this camera is very lucky since the problem occurs under warranty period. He got repair for free and no problem till now... I sent the camera to Nikon Malaysia for checking, they wanted to charge me for RM320(about US$85) which I think not worth it. So people own this camera, pls be aware....