"Maria Ripanykhazova" wrote in message ...
I just got one of these and look forward to comparing its video mode to that
of my Fuji S602 which DOES apparently have 640x480 resolution and IS a
lousy interpolated 3.2 megapixel still mode camera??

I wonder why none of the review sites mention the reasonably obvious point
you state, if it is true? They all review these cameras to the Nth degree
and all say that the video mode is great??

Some digicam reviewers don't even test the video mode, and often those
that do give it a disproportionately small coverage. "Oh yeah it has
X video mode and I recorded a clip you can download here, only 15MB."

Believe me, the difference is real and obvious, enough for me to
choose the Coolpix 3700 over the generally superior (though more
expensive) P100. Perhaps one third of my holiday images were movies,
so true hi-res support matters to me.

Mark