Okay, for 18 months it was a reasonable--not great--camera. It's not big and looks cool, but it is also slow and performs poorly in low light. Red eye is a huge problem.

But, after 18 months, the camera failed to work and displayed SYSTEM ERROR.

SYSTEM ERROR is apparently a common Nikon problem and requires the camera be sent to Nikon for a costly fix. Thus, my one-star rating; I don't have enough cash for my digital cameras to be disposable, I need them to be reliable.

I recommend heartily against the Nikon brand and am awaiting delivery of a new Canon A95.

I have had this camera for a year and a 1/2, and I still find it a great camera for casual photos.

I love the swinging lense-it keeps the lense covered well when not in use, and you can take self-portraits very easy. I also like that you can angle up/down for awkward shots. Extreme closeups are sharp, but you have to fool around to guess where the focal point is. I haven't even played with the video clip part. I do like that you can make small images as you go. The Nikon software was mediocre. I stopped using it. Too bad they didn't continue with this design.

I decided to write this review after looking at similar cameras this past holiday season. While it sucks at indoor pictures (dark and RED)unless there is A LOT of light (the triple flash is obnoxious), it generally delivers. It took better shots of fireworks than my friend's newer camera. [...]

It's holding up very well to being tossed about in my bag, even without a case. The batteries don't charge as well as they did, but it's still usable. It uses Compact Flash, which I feel is better media than the starting-to-fade-away SD or MMC.

If you see it at a good price, go for it. I paid $150 for it and a case and more memory. Should be a lot cheaper now.

ok, I'm a casual user, I don't take pictures too much, I don't go on trips alot and I don't print. Now, I have had this camera for a long time so I can tell with certainty that I have not even thought of buying another camera to replace it.

Likes:
looks so much better than other cameras.
you can adjust the angle of the lens, that gives you a lot of freedom to take pictures yourself, without asking strangers for help, which you don't know how it will turn out.
Great value since it's very inexpensive now.
Still work just the same as the first day I got it, at least a year now.
The auto-scene mode is a must for novice users.
Easy to use, not filled with a bunch of feature that a novice like myself would never use.

Dislikes:
2MP is too low by the standards today.
Can't take moving pictures under bad lighting (few cameras can, though).

if you aren't crazy about photos, this one will suit you fine and save you money. I saw it on sale at WhoSave coom, a site that lists sales from Amazon and other places on the web, but that was awhile ago. I am not sure if you can still buy this camera new. Either way, I put in a recommendation for Nikon products.

I have had this little thing as my emergency camera for the last three years, I got it when it was released in the UK. I have found it to be an excellent little thing - remember, it is for snapshots. I never use the flash as it bleaches the picture...by 'night scene' enables you to take some excellent pictures. Of course, by increasing aperture time one needs to steady the camera, therefore I have a little tripod that fits in a pocket - or I wedge the thing against something solid. I have an amazing array of pictures from it...and have had some win prizes and sold others. So, all those of you who are knocking the camera...I suggest you look at yourselves before blaming your tools!

I absolutely adored this camera! It was my first digital camera, and I took over 2,000 picures with it during the time it lasted, however it has now died completely (won't turn on most of the time and when it does the screen reads "Error") and I have only had it for about a year and a half. So, now I have to look for a new camera.

This was pretty good deal for me or atleast it looked to me till 1 week before. One fine day, it suddenly stopped working and it is showing me image only when the swivel lens is turned towards the photographer. Now it has started showing me SYSTEM ERROR and makes lot of noise when I turn on\off the camera. This is nice deal provided you are ready to spend couple of hundered dollars for 12-20 months of use. After that be ready to buy a new one.

My Nikon 2500 Coolpix camera died on me today after 3 faithful years of service. The murderer has been apprehended. She is said to be a mischeivious 18 month old girl with an appetite for shiny objects with buttons. This is not her first murder conviction and it probably won't be her last . . .

This camera was my first digital camera and I used the heck out of it! At last count I have taken over 200,000 pictures. I used it for an online buisness and for personal family use. I bought it refurbished so I expected it to have problems from the get-go, but it was great up until it's early demise.

The amazing unique feature on this camera was the tilting lense feature. I can't tell you how many times I used it. The camera was also very easy to use and understand, especially for the beginner - like I was. The battery life was Okay, it usually died on me after about 100 shots.

The flaws on this camera are common flaws seen in any digicam this size. The lense is really small so low light or indoor pictures are awful. I missed a lot of adorable shots of my children indoors because of this issue. Red Eye is awful as well. The outdoor full sun pictures were really nice though, some of them positively stunning.

Since I use my camera indoors mainly I decided to go with a camera twice as expensive this time around. One with a big lense!

My dad brought me this camera when they first come out. I had it for over 6 years and everything works great....my battery still alive and it tooks nice pictures. Just until recently, i found some kind "oily" spot appera on the every my pictures. I guess it is old enough for me to retire.

This is great little camera. A little slow to actually take the photo but otherwise very user friendly.

I've had this camera for about 5 years now and it's still going. It's reliable, takes good pictures {for the 2.0 megapixels it has}, and it's easy to carry around.

I take pictured constantly and this camera has held up really, really well. I would even recommend it for someone who wants to buy it now, 5 years after its release date - but for casual shooting only.

The downside is the blurriness of specific "scene" modes - night scenes as well as the "indoor" scene mode. If you keep it on portrait mode though or just manual, it's more than fine though.

This camera has worked fine for me. I bought it used, and have used it for 2 months now. I takes good pictures, is a solid camera, and easy to operate. The lens swivels open-and-close (actually you have to do it manually) to protect the camera. The zoom is good, and the keys are easy to understand and use. The menus are easy to navigate as well.