Typical price: £250
What is it: Compact 6-megapixel superzoom camera with 10x optical zoom
What we think: It has some decent features, including a really nice lens, but it doesn't live up to its potential and can't compete with similarly priced superzooms
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 27 October 2006
Tags: Nikon, Nikon Coolpix S10, image stabilisation, white balance, camping
We like:
Solid, fast 10x optical zoom lens; flexible, swivel-body design; sensor-shift image stabilisation
We don't like:
No manual exposure controls; no flash compensation; noisy images at ISO 400 and above
CNET UK judgement:
Nikon's S10 has some decent features, including a really nice lens, but it doesn't live up to its potential and can't compete with similarly priced superzooms
Full review:
Nikon has been making swivel-body cameras dating back to its successful 900-series of Coolpix cameras in the late 1990s. Lately, in addition to the main benefit of allowing extreme low- and high-angle shooting, the company has taken advantage of the design as a way to build longer zoom lenses into relatively small camera bodies. Continue Reading...
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