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I bought this after experiencing disappointment with the Olympus iS-20 QD. I decided to just try and match as closely as possible my suddenly expired, beloved, ten-year-old Nikon Zoom-Touch. Well, whereas my old camera would get four or five stars, I only give this new one two stars for so-so.
Using the Nikon One Touch 90 QD for a while now, I've shot many rolls and had them developed at various photo centers to recognize the overall picture quality trend (in light of processing center variations). Overall, the picture quality is not hardly as good as my old camera was capable of. Most pictures come out too dark. I've used the same film speed recommendations for years as appropriate to the photo environment; but for the first time am experiencing dissatisfaction with newer cameras (this and the aforementioned Olympus one). I generally see too much contrast in light that I didn't see before, ranging from dark to darkest in my pictures, rather than light to dark. Throwaway cameras seem to have more reliable flashwork lately. I think the light sensitivity on these new guys are just wacked out or something. Many shots of people portray them as looking just plain dark and greasy. This is not how I want to remember these moments!!
Another disappointment is the overall color quality. It is not nearly as pleasantly well-balanced as before, regardless of which photo shop develops the pictures.
The most irritating part about these new cameras are their new "smart" ways of focusing in their search for horizontal and vertical lines ... I am now limited in my subject matter and can no longer do certain shots of chaotic compositions and expect the camera to execute the shot like before. For example, I can't even take a picture of a medium-sized, abstract painting I've done and expect it to turn out.
Some of these technological "advances" are just getting more limiting and sadly disappointing to me. I've been using this camera for over a year now, but have decided to study the market better and see what I can find more satisfaction with. Or, if possible, just have the old guy fixed!
Rating:  -
When shopping for a point and shoot camera, I wanted basic features like time/date stamp, self timer and a variable zoom. The Nikon One Touch QD Zoom has it all with the added feature of Macro for shots as close as 12 inches. I also found the camera very easy to load. Nikon is a world leader in photography and they have managed to produce a great camera at a very reaonable price.The pictures I took with the Nikon QD Zoom 90 look very professional.
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