Let's talk digital cameras!

Hello friends.... As I've said before I want this to be a space where we can talk about everything..... and anything! Who says you can only speak about coffee in a coffee shop? :) You enjoy something to drink ... anything you prefer! tea? coffee? iced coffee? juice? chocolate milk? You name it.... and you do not have to spend the whole time you are in a coffee shop speaking about "how good or bad your drink is" so... I guess you are enjoying your drink right now... and the topic I'll bring to the table is... "Digital Cameras" do you have one? do you like it? Why? Why not?



As you probably remember I mentioned a month ago that I got a new camera, my old one was a great Christmas gift form my father in law who knows I am crazy about cameras, technology and taking pictures, God knows I want to have a professional camera! I hope I can afford one soon :) .... I enjoyed my Canon Powershot A560, 7.1 megapixels were all I needed to take very good pictures (I'd say) and I really enjoyed having it for 2 yrs.... I would say that the the only thing that really bothered me about the camera is the battery compartment, it uses AA batteries (which is good, especially if you just buy rechargeable ones and a charger of course) but the lid to cover the compartment is just "held in place" by two tiny plastic "bumps" (IYKWIM) that are supposed to keep the lid shut (regardless of the pressure of the batteries), that only works for a few months (especially if you use the camera as much as I do and have to change the batteries once a day)... There were some other "cons" but nothing major.... (Just do not try to take great pictures in a night landscape)



So I ordered this year a new digital camera, the Nikon Coolpix S630 which I think it's a real beauty, good size (very slim), easy to handle, good grip and it wasn't expensive (considering it's 12 megapixels!) I watched a video from the manufacturer and some of the product reviews and it seemed to be the perfect camera for me and my budget... I was so excited when I got it but all I can say is that I got ONLY BLURRY pictures out of it.... Trust me, I know how to use a camera, I read it all, I tried it all and nothing but blurry pictures, I am returning it as defective, but I found out that a cousin also has a Coolpix and she has the same issues... I wonder if it's in general a bad product or if we both just happen to have gotten 2 defective cameras, it's still a shame



So... No pictures for today... Just a bitter "after taste" for such a bad experience.... I will be returning the camera on Monday and hopefully be reimbursed soon so I can try another camera that will hopefully be the one I need.



Any suggestions???