COOLPIX P610 (Red)

My husband and I decided to upgrade our camera since we were about to be going on an Alaskan cruise and wanted to get amazing pictures of the views. We looked at several different cameras and researched them and were going back and forth between a point and shoot and a DSLR when we came across this one. We like the price and after reading the reviews decided that this might be the camera for us. We didn't want to have to mess with changing lenses and have to have a bunch of extra pieces so this was nice that it was just one solid camera to do the type of picture taking that we wanted. We got it a month before the cruise and practiced taking pictures and it was very easy. This zoom is amazing. We have crystal clear pictures from Alaska of the mountains and glaciers and wildlife and we were able to zoom so close that the glaciers felt like they were right in front of us. I got backup batteries but on the whole 12-day vacation I only had to charge the battery twice. We are so glad that we got this camera, it is everything we hoped for and more!

I bought this camera to take on a safari trip to Africa. I had friends who told me that I did not need as much zoom as this camera had and that the fully extended zoom would be difficult to stabilize. I didn't have a lot of time to get familiar with the camera. So, I left it set on automaticsetting most of the time. Contrary to what my friends said, I did use the fully extended zoom a number of times -- you can only get so close to a leopard up a tree. My pictures were incredible. The colors and the focus were terrific. There were others on safari with mega expensive cameras who were taking down the information about my camera because they were so impressed with the pictures I managed to get. It is wonderful to make a purchase and end up thinking that it was a great buy. I would recommend this camera heartily. I also cannot wait to spend some more time with it so that I'll be able to use more of the features on my next safari trip. Just a great camera for the price!!

Got the Nikon P610 for a fair price. It's a good camera, takes good images, has awesome zoom, which is why I got it... I photograph birds. However, unless there is full light on the subject, you may not get auto-focus to work when fully zoomed in -- even if your subject is in shade. That get annoying. I'm working on learning how it's manual focus works... it doesn't leap out at you, but it's there in the myriad of controls and options.

Bought this for the large range zoom and it did not disappoint. Really impressive at the higher end of the zoom in that screen seems fuzzy your hand is trying to be steady and then pressing 1/2 way down on shutter button it "locks" in to the target and you usually get a really impressive picture. I was prompted to write a review after the recent lunar eclipse of the "super" moon. We were outside in rural Maine (no light pollution) but I didn't have a tripod or anything and still managed to capture a really nice shot of the blood moon during the total eclipse. I also caught the "moonset" that next morning over the pond and the camera really excels in low light situations.Only small gripe is you need to manually pop up the flash. Our prior Sony zoom would pop-up the flash automatically in low light situations but that one had the flash in the wrong spot as your finger was usually on top of it. Oh well a very impressive camera and my wife likes the Wi-Fi so we can transfer to her iPhone and she can post pictures from anywhere.

I love my Nikon cameras and this P610 is a great camera. It has a 60x zoom and takes great pictures both zoomed in or not. I actually have 2 of them 1 black and 1 red. Each has a specific use.

I'd decided on a point and shoot, no more lens changing and lugging lenses around! Great success with a Lumix fz 50 convinced me point and shoot was for me . I explored on-line , just to see what was new & great. I liked the idea of the larger telephoto. and tried the P-610 out. I love it, Pictures are great, easy to use except, It is a bit small for my hands. After getting used to it I found it a simple likable camera that I've grown to really like! (I still use the fz 50, on occasion because I prefer its manual zoom!)I just take pictures and this camera works for me!UPDATE- While I still love love this little camera, it has developed a problem holding a charge and is headed for the repair shop at nikon. The problem started when I used a after-market battery designed for this camera.I am having trouble believing Amazon, is indeed selling junk, but this failure seems to bare this out. May 14 of this ear to August 14Th, 3months and Amazon will (per their policy) will not exchange this camera. They sold the camera, they sold me the batteries and 3 months later it is my problem--go figure how that makes the customer right? COME ON AMAZON STOP SELLING CRAP!AMAZON WHERE'S THE EASY BUTTON TO TALK TO CUSTOMER SERVIC, TALK ABOUT NOT WANTING TO STAND BEHIND YOUR SALES.Update 8/22/15--Thank You Amazon for replacing this camera or offer refund. I will update this review, later on!discussion comments: Dale, thanks for your comments, I agree and indeed, I did suspect the batteriesinitially. I conducted tests and finally purchased new batteries. All ran down in the camera. Now I have the new camera and so far it is fine! Was the camera bad, batteries or perhaps charger? I do know buying something that fails so quickly is not acceptable! I am not a test/repair center. I am interested in keeping potential customers informed. Was this a fluke, or common incident?--that's the purpose of reviews. My thoughts are this must be a rare occurrence, hence the exchange, rather than refund.Update 8/9/15Thanks to Amazon, I received a new Nikon Coolpix p610. At first no problems, unfortunately it was a very short time frame, before the 2nd camera failed! Battery death averaged 28 photo's before it failed!after looking up this camera, I find that it is a failure mode that others are experiencing! (check DP Review, problems with the Nikon Coolpix P610 &P900). The camera takes excellent telephoto pictures and is a pleasure to use! My question for Nikon is what's the real deal on this camera? Are you going to correct the problem or keep dumping them on loyal customers?THANK YOU AMAZON FOR ACCEPTING THE RETURN!

I really like this camera. It has great clarity even and the extended focal lengthes. No, it is not a DSLR, so there are inherent problems that come with a zoom like this. I chose this camera over the additional cost and weight of a DSLR. I'm not a professional photographer and this camera works well for me. Plan on a tripod of some sort if want clear pictures at the upper end of the zoom. The only problem I've had so far is the battery loses it charge when stored in the camera. At first I thought maybe I'd left the camera on, even though it has a auto off feature. But no, within 3-4 weeks the battery goes dead if left in the camera. The spare batteries I have purchased seem to hold a charge with no problem.

Very nice camera, easy peasy to use and the zoom is a little freaky. My daughter thinks its a little creepy how close in you can get from so far away, but I love it. Amazon sells a filter adapter and filters specifically for the P610, but you can use any 52mm filter. I put on a series of AGFA UV and circular polarizer with no adapter needed and no problem from the camera. However the provided lens cap is a little big because it is designed to cover the lense and the shroud, but no biggie.

Una cámara increíble, a un precio justo, llego antes de lo esperado y en excelentes condiciones, toma fotos increíbles y la función de zoom, pantalla móvil , NFC y Wifi la hacen única e increíble , más que satisfecho con el producto...

Dont trust this sellers product .I think their selling garbage product . After 90 days the camera didnt work as expected. Dont ever buy anything from this seller

Es un excelente producto, llegó en perfectas condiciones en muy poco tiempo, he probado algunas tomas en diferentes ambientes y en ninguna me ha defraudado. El zoom 60x es muy bueno!!

Una camara a excelente precio, cuenta con GPS, WiFi y todas las funciones necesarias para aprender, ademas es facil de usar y muy bonita

El servicio es una maravilla. Están atentos a tu pedido y te avisan por mail cuándo va a llegar la cámara. La cámara está en perfecto estado. Todo muy bien!