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

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

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 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 was my first digital camera and at first I was satisfied with its performance and it was very easy to use. I have taken... read more

Having a lot of trouble with batteries. Sometimes on fully charged batteries I only get one or two pictures. Have tried two different rechargeable batteries.read more

We tried both AA and Lithium batteries and found that the battery life was very disappointing and very inconsistant. Sometimes we would get only a... read more

Having read all the rave reviews in the press I thought I was on to a winner! As you can see elsewhere though the battery... read more

tried everything, also changed the firmware, support from NIKON is terrible. after 5 to 10 shots the camera dies, "battery exhausted" with freshly charged 2200... read more

I have taken over 3000 photos with this camera, and love it.But the battery door broke after a few months and I have been keeping... read more

I had the same problems as others with this camera.
Rechargable batteries (2300mAh) don't hold enough charge to keep the camera on for very... 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

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

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

After a lot of problems with the battery, a lot of reading a lot of tries what worked good for me is using gp 2300... read more

easy to use, great form factor (small, I carry it in my pocket everywhere, so I get some shots I would not with a larger... 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

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

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