I post this fix so that others who have the infamous Nikon Coolpix series of cameras can fix Nikon's engineering flaw in the camera body which Nikon refuses to fix despite the tens of thousands of unhappy Nikon Coolpix buyers. Here is a photo of the Nikon Coolpix camera body BEFORE it breaks http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/NikonCP3100/Images/battcompartment.jpg Here is a photo of Nikon Coolpix camera body ultimately broken http://files.myopera.com/mcduret/blog/IMGP0065b.JPG Here a user fixed the Nikon Coolpix camera body with a paperclip http://www.uthunter.com/images/Nikonfix.jpg Here a user fix the Nikon Coolpix camera with a tripod http://files.myopera.com/mcduret/blog/IMGP0070b.JPG Here is how I fixed the Nikon Coolpix 3100 camera with epoxy http://usera.imagecave.com/ All the reviews totally missed the mark on the Nikon Coolpix camera http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikoncp3100/ http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/nikon/coolpix3100-review/ http://www.steves-digicams.com/2003_reviews/nikon3100.html For the record, before gluing the paperclip on the camera to fix Nikon's engineering flaws, I had called Nikon Service Relations at 800-645-6678 and they basically said that many people have the problem with the Nikon Coolpix series battery latch door breaking and that it wasn't something they cared about.
