Nikon Coolpix 3100 Reviews

An ideal beginner camera and a capable travel companion, the Coolpix 3100 stands out as a great choice for novice and amateur photographers alike. The framing assist mode makes good picture composition very easy. read original review

With an extensive selection of preset scene modes, an easy to grasp body, and simple camera-to-computer data transfer, the Nikon Coolpix 3500 is a winner for this reviewer. An enthusiastic recommendation for both novice and intermediate users. read original review

Though he likes the menu system on the Nikon Coolpix 3100 and thinks it makes a handy camera for beginners, this reviewer thinks its minimal controls, redeye, and variable low-light performance make the Canon A70 a better bet. read original review

This review of a pre-production model of the Nikon Coolpix 3100 praises both its beginner-friendly features and more advanced options. Image quality is good. read original review

You are not alone. Nikon should fix it for free because of its bad design. It ruins its engineer's reputation.read more

I, too, had problems initially with the battery life. After dumping the batteries that came with the camera and purchasing my own lithium rechargeable batteries... read more

When i got this camera, it had a bad battery life. firmware version 1.2

after updating the camera to the latest firmware version 1.3... read more

A quick note to other owners of the coolpix 3100. I have been having the same battery problem as all the others above me and... read more

I have changed my review from a 2 star to 5 star.
I originally could only take about ten pictures and have to change batteries,and... read more

Bad battery means you cant really take any pictures. what use is such a camera. i think all the people here should team up and... read more

I chose the Nikon over other digital cameras because it uses AA batteries. While I knew that the rechargable nickel metal hydride batteries would work... read more

I could only shoot 10 pictures before I got battery failure.
I also lost pictures due to file corruption.
I switched to crv-3 and now... read more

want more definition in action shots. The camera's on button broke and it will not turn on or do anythingread more

I am re-rating this camera from a 1 star (see my prior review "Terrible Battery Life") to a 4 star after updating my firmware to... read more

battery life = about one photo.This camera is a p.o.sread more

As the others above, we have this camera and after three years we've finally given up on it. It takes great pictures, and the battery... read more

As with everyone else my 3100 worked OK at the start but after about a year it is impossible to use as the batteries (old... read more

I, too, have been very disappointed with the battery life on my 3100. Finally, yesterday I emailed Nikon support about it and received a very... read more

I bought more rechargable betteries for nikon for all my past over 30 years. Why you don't call back your bad product and return money... read more

I bought this camera three years ago and have bought countless rechargeable batteries and chargers since. Even the most expense high capacity batteries and expensive... read more

This is an excellent camera except for the battery life! We you are just ready to take a very important photo, the camera just shuts... read more

Since the battery problem seems to be very common I think that Nikon should find a way to reimbourse all Coolpix 3100 as it is... read more

Broken battery door, camera is useless now. The part that broke is on the main body so fixing it doesn't make sense. They should advertise... read more

I would like to add my name to the list of people hurt by this battery issue. This camera started off great and had ok... read more