But for some people, the main barrier to getting in on digital photography hasn't been cost, but complexity. No one wants to spend a lot of time reading manuals to figure out how a knob and button work. The average shutterbug just wants to point, shoot and share. That's the idea behind Nikon 's 2.14-megapixel CoolPix 775. The photos can be saved directly to the desktop or to the Web.
Shooting is meant to be easy, too.
A simple dial lets you adjust modes to best suit the situation for indoors, backlit conditions, portraits, sunsets and more. It also adjusts itself for focus and color balance. The camera comes with Nikon's 3X Optical Zoom Nikkor lens, which has a range of 38 millimeters to 115 mm, which gives you the flexibility to get close to your subjects or shoot from a distance. The camera also has a video mode, which lets you shoot short videos of up to 40 seconds in length in QuickTime format. The software bundle includes NikonView 4, the company's own photo viewing software.