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+        "Lens Error", August 2, 2008
+        ByJBM (Pittsburgh, PA)  - See all my reviews
+Got the dreaded "lens error" message, and camera no longer works.  Before you buy a Canon Elph, google "Canon Powershot lens error" and see what comes up.

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+        Dreaded Lens Error - Beware!, December 31, 2008
+        ByJ. Stahmann (Orem, UT)  - See all my reviews
+I really liked this camera for the nearly two months that it worked, but unfortunately we were hit with the dreaded Lens Error which renders the camera useless.  Unfortunately Canon wants nearly as much to fix this as it would cost to buy a new one, so we have a nice silver paperweight now.
 

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+        Stopped Working After 6 Months Because of Production Flaw, January 16, 2009
+        Bywonderama (L.A.)  - See all my reviews
+This camera worked well after six months, but in the past week, after the camera opened, it stayed open and beeped, saying "Lens error, restart camera."  Google this term and the Canon 1100IS and you'll see many people with the same problem.  Owners who tell Canon about this problem are told to send the camera in for servicing and for their troubles are told that it's their fault instead of a production flaw.  

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+        Pleased with product, October 21, 2008
+        ByMichael H. Rippe "M. Rippe" (Coon Rapids, MN)  - See all my reviews
+I bought this camera because it was recommended by Consumer Reports.  My last digital camera was a problem plagued Fuji with chronic reliability issues--so I have been a skeptical digital camera user.  This Canon is a feature rich camera.  Nice zoom, takes quick shots, good battery durability, easy to use and friendly user software.  I am confident in its long term reliability and consider it a good value.

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+        Buyer Beware - Starts out nice but then dies at end, April 2, 2008
+        ByW. Hubbell (St. Petersburg, FL United States)  - See all my reviews
+Bought it was pleased with it - had it awhile and now it kills fresh batteries after only a handful of pictures. A friend had one and said she took it to best buy and the guy told her the camera had "died" and new batteries are not the fix - there was no fix - same thing happened to mine.

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+        Broke after 15 days and only used twice, August 13, 2005
+        ByRoberto A. Ducreux "Roberto" (Panama City, Panama)  - See all my reviews
+Good out of the bad. After so much reading I got my CX7430. The second time I went to use it, it turned on and never work again. The lense extended and did nothing else after that. The good part of the story is that I took it back to the Kodak dealer here in Panama City, Panama and within two days a I got not just a replacement but the step up model DX7440 for no extra money. Not much to say about the CX7430, but a big round of applause for the dealership here in Panama

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+        very bad coustomer servise on junk, December 8, 2008
+        ByHarold Behnke (michigan USA)  - See all my reviews
+I have never been a big fan of company's that have moved there coustomer servise overseas . I paid high dollar for this item with the dock and printer .after a short period of time I started having problems with the camera , of course it was out of warrenty . I will never purchase Kodak again . Poor picture quality .

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+        I WAS A SUCKA!!!!, October 30, 2008
+        ByDarlene Miller (south carolina)  - See all my reviews
+THIS PRODUCT SUCKED.  I TAKE A PICTURE AND THEY ALL COME OUT DARK.  THE OWNER SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT.  I GUESS I GOT WHAT I PAID FOR.  THEY WON'T LIGHTEN UP NO MATTER WHAT I DO TO THEM.  I WAS A SUCKA.

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+        Not what your looking for?, June 1, 2006
+        Byjohn berry "sam" (Whashinton, GH USA)  - See all my reviews
+this camera may look pretty but i dont like it one bit. I got this camera last summer before i went on a trip to ohio. At first i thought it was great but now ive totally changed my mind. This camera has bad image quality and is not reliable. It also has an extremely bad zoom and its horribly slow. Its already breaking too. Ive had this camera less than a year and im ready to get a new one. So please- if you are looking to purchase a good quality camera- dont but this one.

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+        Proof that more megapixels does not mean more quality, January 3, 2008
+        ByJ. Hoffman (Las Vegas, NV USA)  - See all my reviews
+The V1003 was purchased for my wife as a diaper bag camera, as my Canon S2 is too bulky to carry around for those cute impromptu baby shots.  Unfortunately, this camera did not live up to the quality you would expect from a 10 megapixel camera.  The pictures taken indoors with the camera were always very dark, even in well lit rooms.  When you got close enough to a subject to offset the darkness factor (i.e., 3 feet away), it would be decently lit, but the picture would appear very blue in hue due to the flash.  After doing a little research, I have found that the modern point and shoots with a high number of megapixels do not have large enough lenses to support the number of megapixels.  I picked up a Nikon CoolPix 11 camera with 6 megapixels to do a side by side comparison.  The difference between the Nikon and the Kodak were like night and day.  My recommendation would be to find yourself an older model point and shoot camera with a max of 6 megapixels.

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+        Great Camera with a Major Problem, April 21, 2008
+        ByCharles Whitlatch "cwhitla" (Duluth, GA USA)  - See all my reviews
+I wanted a small camera that took decent photos in available light and had high ISO sensitivity. Image stabilization and a wide range of manual setting were also high on my list. This camera delivers all of that. I was pleased with the quality of the shots even up to ISO 800. ISO 1600 was roughly equivalent to what ISO 400 was on my previous small Canon camera so the A590 IS can cover a lot of range in lighting situations. What caught me almost totally by surprise was the extremely poor battery life. Even without using the flash it seems abysmal. I have taken approximately 60-70 test shots and gone through 2 sets of alkaline and one charge from a pair of NiMH rechargeables. Admittedly this was using the flash about 30% of the time but that's still totally unacceptable. I realize that AA batteries don't have the life of a proprietary lithium ion, but this camera's battery life is so bad it makes it almost unusable to me. Seemed like whenever I turned around it was telling me that the batteries were low and needed replacement. I used a battery tester to check them and found that they still registered pretty good so I'm wondering if the camera's battery level sensitivity is just wrong. Either that or this thing sucks power worse than any camera I have ever owned. Whatever the case, I am truly sorry I purchased this otherwise fine camera. I would  much rather have decent battery life than the dubious "convenience" of replacing AA cells all the time.  

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+        It stinks dont buy it, January 23, 2008
+        ByMB  - See all my reviews
+We bought this camera for my daughter for Christmas 2007. She used it once, then it sat on a table until she went to use it again, and the LCD screen was broken. It had been a little more than 30 days so I could not return it to Amazon. I sent it away to Kodak to be fixed/replaced and they want to charge me more than half what I paid for the camera to fix a brand new camera. The camera stinks and Kodaks customer service, or lack there of stinks too. I will NEVER buy a Kodak product again. They do not stand behind their product. I would not give this camera any stars but the system made me. We never even got to see one picture from this camera.

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+        A Waste of Time, Sometimes, November 4, 2007
+        ByDigital Photographer "Used to Like Nikon,s" (Brooklyn, NY)  - See all my reviews
+This is really a very nice camera, but with some glaring deficiencies, first the manual is next to useless, tells you just about nothing, it is disjointed, disorderly and at best vague.

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-The picture quality is low compared to the V603 except in bright light where it is about the same.  Pictures come out blurry indoors and often grainy.
-In the sun, you can't see the screen at all.
-You can hear the camera zoom in and out when taking video, and even when it's quiet you hear too much noise.
-IT FREEZES A LOT.  That pissed me off the most.  I thought it was just my camera but my mom's friend has the same problem with the same camera.
-The button to turn off flash is in the upper lefthand corner, which is inconvenient for people like me who prefer it next to the On/Off button to immediately turn flash off.  
-After using it awhile, it says "Unrecognized file format" when I go into review to view pictures it recognized only a minute ago.  To fix that i just turn it off and leave it alone for awhile, but it does get annoying.
-Takes a long time to focus.
-Takes awhile to turn on.
-The camera itself is pretty thick.
-Anti-blur mode makes pictures grainy instead of blurry.
-It looks nice.
-Good pictures outdoors.
-The joystick is fun.
-Perfect touch technology right on the camera.
-Over 20 modes to choose from to fit your setting, including panorama.
+        Highly Disappointing, January 5, 2008
+        ByE. Santos (Downey, CA USA)  - See all my reviews
+I bought this camera for only $140 and that price was one of the defining factors for my purchase.  I had read all the reviews and yet I thought that this camera couldn't be as bad as some people thought.  Sadly it is.  I used to own the kodak V603, which was only 6 MP, but it still performed better than this camera.  That camera was ruined after I went kayaking and I and my camera went into the water.  I also used to own the C340 but my brother broke that.  It was only 5 MP and did better than this camera.  Next time I'll buy the V1253 as a replacement.

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+        Fragile LCD... Watch out.., March 3, 2008
+        ByG. Chang (GA, USA)  - See all my reviews
+Nice one but ....

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+        LCD IS TOO DELICATE / IS NOT PROTECTED, August 22, 2007
+        ByGift Card Recipient "Digital Camera LOVER" (San Jose, California USA)  - See all my reviews
+This camera has good quality pics/ 10 MB. It is kind of slow. I bought one about 25 days ago. THERE IS ONE BIG FLAW. The LCD screen is not protected. Many digital cameras do have a protective HARD COVER for the LCD screen. This camera is TOO DELICATE. I have bought more than 5 digital cameras for the last 5 years. This is the FIRST ONE that I broke the LCD screen.

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+        Broken Lens, September 17, 2008
+        ByKatelyn Dearing  - See all my reviews
+I received this camera as a gift and had to send it in three times to be fixed. (Yes, I am EXTREMELY careful with my cameras) First, the lens would not go back inside. Second, because it would not charge. Third, for the lens again. I used it once after it got sent back and it broke again. A waste of time. 

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+        Wish I Had Returned It, May 27, 2008
+        ByJulia A. Mcferrin  - See all my reviews
+Kodak EasyShare V1003 10MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Midnight Black)  You cannot use the anti-blur mode with any of the other modes.  It seems very sensitive to movement.  If you use the anti-blur mode and want to take a close up (or any other 20+ modes, e.g. landscape, sport), you are out of luck for anti-blur. I find this really annoying. I'm certainly not going to carry around a tripod for everyday, ordinary pictures. 

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+        Unreliable, April 28, 2008
+        ByA. Hawkins "Real Muzic lover" (Washington,DC)  - See all my reviews
+Camera battery failed after 3 shots. Could just be the battery but the action shots were out of focus also.

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+        Defective out of the box - $80 bill, March 30, 2008
+        ByM. Cunningham  - See all my reviews
+I purchased a Kodak V1003 camera prior to taking a short vacation.  The camera was defective out of the box (frozen lens cover).  Finally able to push the cover open (an unauthorized action), I managed to capture at least a few pictures and informed Kodak.  The official response - Kodak repairs but does not replace defective cameras (brand new units included).  Unauthorized damage/repairs void the warranty resulting in an $80 repair fee.  

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+        Not Happy with the V1003, March 26, 2008
+        ByLaura Leenderts (Hills, MN)  - See all my reviews
+I have had my Kodak V1003 for about 5 months and I am not happy with this product.  I bought this camera because I loved my Kodak DX7630 but it didn't withstand a rainstorm (oops!).  I thought I would update the features and size and ended up with the V1003.  The camera is TOO SLOW.  I have a small child who is usually half way across the room before the picture shoots.  I have a lot of trouble with blurry photos and/or varying brightness and Kodak customer support has been unable to help me.  They suggest using a tripod but does that really make sense for a point and shoot camera?!?  I can take 10 pictures of the same item and get a variety of quality - some blurry, some too dark, some too light, and once in a while a perfect picture.  The most attractive features of this camera are the physical size and MP.  But 10 MP does you no good if the photo is blurry.  When the camera is working well, it has awesome color and clarity - it just takes a lot of picture taking to get that one great photo.

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+        movie download porblems, July 7, 2008
+        A Kid's Review
+
  lets u film movies in HD mode one problem is the movie uses 700GB thats bigger then a dvd for less then 20 minutes worth lenth . I wanted to save theese to cd - r rom  but the movie I made with the camera where too big just the same size as a hollywood dvd . the other problem was Downloading the movie to my pc after dueing so the movie kept freezing up on my pc when playing. Can any body tell me why it skips on my pc. I was filming on boat in fast motion but it downloaded with slipping problems. when playing it on the camera it dident have that problem. its possible it downloaded with problems.. all it takes it one crew up and u wont be happy with this camera. Any body else having this problem ?? reply to my question & I will read it latter, thanks 

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+        LCD Screen Cracked!, May 5, 2008
+        ByN. Thomas "yogasister" (sf bay area)  - See all my reviews
+I had the same problem with the LCD screen. I had the camera just 3 months or so and it cracked. I had it in a pocket in my purse, so it was not without some protection.  After reading about all the hassles with Kodak customer service, I really don't want to go thru the trouble of mailing it off, etc.....

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+        Worst camera ever!, March 26, 2008
+        ByJAO (Maryland)  - See all my reviews
+This camera takes horrible pictures.  They are grainy and blurry and in no way look like what a 10 MP picture should look like.  It also takes way too long to even focus & take a picture.  I owned a DX7630 which was a 6.0MP and it took far better quality pictures.  Do not waste the money on this camera.  It is junk!

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+        0 Stars. Broke after 2 months, February 19, 2007
+        ByC. Fitch "carebear73usa" (Texas)  - See all my reviews
+I had this camera for 2 months. It was kept in a case and was very well taken care of. I would not even allow my husband to touch it. I was taking pictures and then one suddenly came out as a white screen. I took another and the same thing. I asked my husband what he thought was wrong. We took out our memory card and tried internal. Same thing again. He said maybe it was the LCD screen. We loaded the pictures in the computer and it was even worse. I contacted Kodak several times. They don't care about their customers. I have talked to several others in similar situations with similar results. We will try to get their attention with a lawsuit. If interested contact me [...]

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+        BIG MISTAKE!, October 20, 2008
+        ByCindy Lopez "Lepa Shandy" (Houston)  - See all my reviews
+Buying this camera was a big mistake as it went bad within one month of extremely gentle and almost non-existent use!

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+        great camera, until it dies, April 3, 2008
+        ByS. J. Cunningham "tumblingon" (New Zealand)  - See all my reviews
+I've had the Kodak Easyshare for about two years now, and loved it--great pictures, easy to hold, etc.  If I had reviewed this camera until any time in the last month, I would have given it a 5 star rating.

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+        Windows XP problem, April 19, 2006
+        ByA Customer "acustomer2" (Malibu, CA United States)  - See all my reviews
+I have a different model Kodak camera, however they all use the same EasyShare software. Running Windows XP, I could not get the software to work properly. After several hours on the phone with Kodak tech support, they couldn't get it working either. They said they are aware of the problem on some computers running Windows XP. It is now several weeks later and they still don't have a fix. They don't really seem to care either.

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+        Only lasted 14 months, September 27, 2006
+        Byshutterbug  - See all my reviews
+This was my first digital camera. It took great pictures. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!!! My mother and a friend each bought the same camera from my recommendation.

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+        Bad Flash and Customer Service, March 23, 2005
+        ByG. Wesley Aven (Atlanta, Ga. USA)  - See all my reviews
+I have been a Canon fan for years but a friend recommended the 5700. After only a few hundred pictures the flash stopped working and my friend said that he now has the same problem. I contacted Niknon and they said the problem was not covered under warrenty and I payed $170.00 for the repair. Hope it works for a while. I have now purchased a Canon 10D SLR and love the Canon. Do not buy the 5700!!

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+        what a piece of JUNQUE, March 13, 2005
+        Byradio100 "radio100" (Blaine MN)  - See all my reviews
+I saved my nickels to buy a Nikon. What a mistake.. I did not believe the other reviews that detailed the poor focus performance of the Coolpix Nikon camara line what a mistake. Once I had purchased the camara I tried to contact Nikon for support what a mistake... 

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+        Most unreliable piece of equipment ever purchased, January 13, 2008
+        BySteve (Texas)  - See all my reviews
+I too fell into the "if it is Nikon" trap.  Afer reading many reviews on the camera, I purchased two as my first step into digital photography.  One for my wife and one for myself. We probalby have less than 1000 pictures on both combined.  My wife's has been sent in for repairs twice for the zoom lens not working.  I got mine out this morning to take a picture and the view finder and screen are both blank.  I'm not even going to wast 10 bucks to ship it back again for repair.  I still have several months left on the extended warrenty but it just not worth the effort. 

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+        Don't waste your money on this one., December 5, 2004
+        Byjosephine (San Jose, CA USA)  - See all my reviews
+Please don't buy this camera. This camera has the WORST auto focus you can imagine. I have used Canon EOS for over a decade. Maybe that is why I believe this camera is sub-standard. For indoor pictures, it takes a few seconds after you press the shutter to take the picture. Try to get a good picture of a young child with a camera like that! Even my 3MP Kodak takes better photos indoors than this one. 

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+        dead pixels, October 21, 2002
+        ByMehrdad Givehchi (Boston, MA USA)  - See all my reviews
+I bought this camera brand new and after a week I realized that when I take pictures, in some spots there are dead pixels that are very obvious to the naked eye. Gradually over time, more pixels are getting defective.

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+        Built in flash doesn't work!!!, February 22, 2003
+        By A Customer
+I request a change of the first camera because the built in flash did not work,the same thing happened with the replacement, Nikon service suport center answered me saying that I have to send the camera for repairment!! I am returning back because that camera has a big problem with the built in flash!!! I recommend not to buy this camera, DIGITAL COOLPIX 5700 FROM NIKON.

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+        Lemon Camera, December 9, 2002
+        By"simplemindstec" (OLD BRIDGE, NJ USA)  - See all my reviews
+Do not buy this camera. After using it for 3 months I got "lens Error". It can't even focus on low light condition. When you pressed the shutter , it will take at least 3 to 4 sec to take the shot. I called Nikon for service , and they replaced it with a new one. Adviced is do not buy this  Nikon 5700 . Lemon ... Lemon ... Lemon ...How about Olympus...?

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+        Cool to Nikon Coolpix 5MP, July 10, 2003
+        ByOdie Asscherick (Houston, Texas United States)  - See all my reviews
+Well the 32 power is great for distance shots, but the lack of a color viewfinder and the lack of cd-rom storage limits the user to constantly replacing the flash cards.In the field, having to view the 2 inch plus screen to get perfect shots is quite tricky.I use the SONY MVCCD1000 which has a color viewfinder and a cd-rom storage capacity as well as a camcorder battery allowing 130 minutes of power.1056 pics at 640x480 can be achieved. Match that with a flash card and you will be dragging it on a wagon.

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+        What a Joke?, January 31, 2003
+        By A Customer
+Although it is a great camera, I rate it with only ONE star because of the way it is sold! If it is a joke, it is certainly a very bad one! I do not wish to give ant information about myself to find out about the price! Instaed of wasting my tame to play this stupid game, I prefer to right here on what I think about this silly method! I was and am interested in purchasing this camera, but before making any decision, I have to know the price, which I still do NOT know! If you wish to play this stupid game, them there must be something fishy, and then, so long!

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+        Decent camera, but not built to last, November 1, 2005
+        ByBug Artist (Santa Monica, CA  USA)  - See all my reviews
+My Coolpix 5700 now gets a "lens error" whenever it is switched on, and it won't operate at all, nor even switch off again until you remove the batteries.  A quick google search reveals that this is a chronic problem with this and other Nikon models (the lens gearing in Nikon cameras is evidently quite fragile), so I don't know if it is worth trying to have it repaired.  Additionally, the flash on this camera has never functioned (it never would pop up), although the camera always thinks that it needs the flash even in the brightest daylight, so it never takes any pictures at all (instead showing a cryptic "SB" error message when you press the shutter) unless the flash is first manually turned off.  As a workaround, I have always kept it in one of the "user preset" modes in which the flash was disabled.  I don't like to use the build-in flash anyway, so this was not a big deal for me, but the "lens error" is evidently fatal.  I now see many other user comments online about these same problems, and about Nikon's unresponsiveness on the issues.  Some of these cameras have died after just a few weeks, so I guess I beat the odds by getting two years of moderately heavy use out of mine.  As my CoolPix 990 also died after just two years, I don't think I will ever buy another Nikon.

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+        bad camera from a company like nikon, April 8, 2006
+        Byavoodi "avoodi" (nj)  - See all my reviews
+Used the camera for abt 2 years, without any problem, was very happy..

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+        Rendered useless by chronic failures, September 29, 2005
+        ByF. Cochran (Springfield, VA USA)  - See all my reviews
+I've had a number of cameras in the CoolPix line, and been mostly delighted with them. Unfortunately, my experience with the 5700 has been a debacle. As for many who purchased this camera, the flash on mine stopped functioning a few months after I bought it for more than $1,000 when this model was relatively new. This rendered the camera useless, disabling all but one shooting mode. And since the feedback was just a cryptic blinking red light and a code "SB" (defined nowhere in the manual or online), it took forever to determine I hadn't simply activated the wrong setting--this was a defect that required repair. I sent it in under warranty in the nick of time and got it back about a month later. It worked for maybe two more months and failed again. Same story. Now it's out of warranty with the same problem, and it looks as if I'd get no more on e-Bay than it would cost me to repair this lemon. (Not that I could sell it, even repaired, with a clear conscience.) TERRIBLY frustrating and costly experience with the camera I bought to record my young son's childhood--now he's in kindergarten, I've had to rely on pictures from others, and those years are never coming back. Avoid the 5700. Please Nikon, don't do this to us again!

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+        Developed Problems in the CCD, February 19, 2003
+        ByPrabhakar Govindaraj (Sunnyvale, CA United States)  - See all my reviews
+I used this camera for 3months (about 500 shots) and was shocked to see a damaged pixel in the CCD. A red color dot appeared in the shots and the camera became useless. I have sent it to Nikon (through RitzCamera) for repair and it is more then 5 weeks now. No updates on the repair work could be obtained from Nikon/Ritzcamera - very poor customer service given the fact that I have already spent more then $ on this product.I really feel sorry to have spent so much on 5700.Latest: May 14, 2003: I got my CP5700 replaced with a brand new piece. It took me 5 months and 3 shipments (to NikonInc NY), to make this happen.

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+        Coolpix 5700 - paperweight, October 20, 2004
+        ByAlan Smithx  - See all my reviews
+This camera stopped working after 2 months. (no image in viewfinder or display) Sent into Nikon Service, returned 3 weeks later with $0 invoice for Coolpix 4300 repair, stamped "Beyond Repair".  I had to contact technical support and have them track down why no repair was made.  They told me that there was "moisture damage" and therefore not covered under warrenty.  Believe me when I tell you, this camera never got wet or even used in rainy weather.  I now have a $650 paperweight and would never buy anything made by Nikon.  BEWARE!

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+        Lens Error, April 19, 2006
+        ByJames D. Harper "David"  - See all my reviews
+Have had this camera for one year, now when I try to power it on I get 'LENS ERROR' and the lens does not move.  Apparently this is a very widespread and known problem that Nikon continues to  charge $300 a pop to fix.

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+        Buyer beware, May 27, 2008
+        ByMatthew W. Norman (Atlanta, GA)  - See all my reviews
+Bought this product about one week before a ten day vacation in the British Virgin Islands.  Tested the camera beforehand.  Have shot exclusively in Digital SLR for last four years.  Wanted a waterproof camera for snorkeling and the beach.  The 10 megapixels was a plus.  Minimal shutter-lag was also a plus.

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+        so disappointing , July 27, 2008
+        ByO. Carballo (South Florida)  - See all my reviews
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+        Be Careful: Does not work with card readers, and poor tech support, April 9, 2008
+        ByJet Setter (Massachusetts)  - See all my reviews
+This camera is OK. The wide zoom and durability features are great for the way my department it - to take pictures of construction sites. There is one big problem, though: Olympus built software into this camera that prevents the xD card from being read in anything other than an Olympus card reader. 

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+        great until it broke, October 4, 2008
+        ByDebbie Bennett "eddie" (cal)  - See all my reviews
+Well i brought my camera for taking pictures of me surfing. i read the booklet and made surf it would be okay in the conditions.  The first day i shoot  night shoot of some friends for 45 minutes. the following day i was shooting some friend in small surf when the camera failed and was broken. im very disappointed. 300$ for a camera that breaks in the first 2 days.

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+        Worked Only for a Few Days, August 27, 2008
+        ByWilliam R. Heckman III "ski time" (Washington DC)  - See all my reviews
+Appears to be a nice product, but if the LCD goes black then you have no view finder and no access to the functions.  The camera only worked for a few days so I would not recommend it. 

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+        Fuzzy Fotos, August 17, 2008
+        ByD. Couch  - See all my reviews
+This is a terrible camera, of my 500 photos taken over 3/4 of them were out of focus and fuzzy.  Photos that were posed and up close were fuzzy - not just action shots.  We are returning this camera.