Vivitar 8400 or Nikon Coolpix L11?

I'm a first time buyer of digital cameras. Two have caught my eye- the Vivitar 8400 and the Nikon Coolpix L11?

Which should I buy?

Hi... I can't comment on the Nikon but I have just bought the Vivitar. Its the 3rd point and shoot digital I've had, purchased mostly for the higher resolution. What I really like, that is different from others I've had or used is the ability to set manual shutter speeds, ISO and aperatures, therefore giving you the ability to control depth of field and the like. It also has a decently close focusing macro setting, good for most snapshot type photos. I've got more Nikon 35mm cameras and lenses than I know what to do with but the convienience of manipulating my prints digitally is very appealing. Money is an object and I can't afford to replace my film equipment with equivilent digital. The biggest downside is the speed it chews up batteries. At least 2x as fast as the Kodak 4 meg its replacing. I'm hoping that going to 2500m amp rechargables will give me reasonable use, otherwise I'll be carrying alot of batteries around. The 3x optical zoom is "adequate" and pretty standard. The digital zoom (ALL digital zooms) are a waste... you can do exactly the same thing when you're manipulating the photo in your computer. What would make this an ideal camera would be a wider angle zoom, far better battery life and the ability to make long time exposures. (like a "B" setting). All said, I didn't see anything other camera close to the features for the price I paid and if $20 for good rechargable batteries solves the energy issue, I'll be very happy with this camera indeed. Hope this helps. RS

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Neither, actually. Both have significant shutter delays and the Nikon actually has a tendency of taking blurry pictures. Your best companies for digital cameras at the moment are Canon, or Sony. Sony is your best option if you are on a budget, there is little to no delay to your pictures, and the pictures are incredibly sharp. Also, from personal experience (I have owned 2 Sony's and 1 Nikon), Sony cameras tend to last longer. I had my first Sony for over four years, and my Nikon started having problems after 1.

I always recommend that my friends purchase Point and Shoot cameras from the major camera manufacturers. That includes Canon, Fujifilm, Konica-Minolta, Leica, Nikon, Olympus and Pentax.
There is no generality when it comes to shutter lag. Each model is different and shutter lag is different when you shoot without vs. with flash.

Blurriness: That is caused usually by either the technique or a gross failure of the auto focus system. Take a look at the dpreview link below and look at all your possibilities.

Nikon. Do you want a CAMERA or do you want a VIVTAR

Go nikon, vivitar is a toy camera.

Take at a look at these Photos do they look blurry to you?
they are from a Nikon L5 Which is older than a L11. So if the L11 has blurry photos so would the L5.
http://flickr.com/cameras/nikon/coolpix_...
Here are photos from a L4 the cheapest of the L series. Do they look blurry to you?
http://flickr.com/cameras/nikon/coolpix_...