Nikon coolpix S550 purchased 4 moths back .. picture quality is very poor in night times.. event it is not bright in some dull light also.. Please help me.. Give me instructions if i need to change the settings to see good quality photos..

The red clock indicates that the date and time need to be set.
As for the "poor" quality, there are many possibilities. If the colors are wrong, the most likely culprit is an improper white balance setting. If the pictures are blurry, that could be caused by subject motion, camera motion, improper focus, or a combination of the three. If pictures taken with the flash are too light or too dark, that could be because the subject is outside of the flash's range. Without knowing what you mean by "poor" I can't give you anything more than some ideas.

I´ve got the same problem and think, that it`s the ccd unit.

Someone is offering the lens with ccd unit on ebay.

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Buy a new replacement lcd from here: http://www.ownta.com/nikon-coolpix-s550-digital-camera-repairing-lcd-screen-for-replacement.html

Hope this can help you to fix it by yourself.

Isn't there a button on the camera with a picture of a clock? Push that to reach the proper setting menu.

The problem sounds like a faulty sensor. Still under warranty? Take it back.

Your camera uses a different filing system than the other camera...they are not interchangeable.

I feel very, but lines of light in the viewfinder indicate processor problem, the same must be substituted

for this problem, their is a button to the right of the ok button on your camera. when you click that button a little scale type thing will pop up and it will say exposure compersation. you can press the up and donwn buttons to make the picture your taking darker or also you can pres up to make the picture come out more bright, without using flash. It works for me, hope it works for you too.

you did not answer my question! i merely wanted to know how i register on line for the camera i purchased.
judy boyer

Hi Lindsay Davi,

First, make sure you have the file size set to the highest size and highest quality. Small file size and low quality settings produce small files with pixelization.

Second, no camera performs as well in low light as it does in bright light. It sounds like you are new to photography, so you should start out by shooting in bright light - outdoors in the sun. Once you know how to take good photos in the sun, then you can try taking photos when it is overcast, or in bright shade (on a sunny day but outside of the direct sunlight). As you develop more experience in taking photos you can try more difficult lighting situations such as indoors.

Flash lighting is difficult because the light "falls off" quickly as the distance from the flash to the subject increases. The camera's flash tries to put out enough light to illuminate both the subject closest to the camera and to also try to light the background, but this is often impossible. So the subject is too bright, and the background remains dark. If your subject is further away, the lighting evens out some. If your subject is close to the background (e.g. standing in front of a light colored wall) the camera will get the flash exposure set to a better value and the photos will come out better.

It would also help to get a book on basic photography.