Nikon Digital Cameras, Compact

Nikon Coolpix S220

The 10-megapixel Coolpix S220 is a good option for those who want a straightforward, inexpensive camera that will take photos of a sufficient quality for posting online. It's also incredibly small and lightweight, and offers very good features for its class

Editor's rating 6.8

Nikon Coolpix L19

The inexpensive, 8-megapixel Coolpix L19 is an unpretentious and sturdy compact camera that's well suited to the rough and tumble of family use. The resolution is modest and you get very little manual control, but, in a perverse kind of way, it's a very likeable camera

Editor's rating 6.0

Nikon Coolpix S620

The 12-megapixel Coolpix S620 is compact, responsive and pleasant to use, providing a better overall experience than its big brother, the S630. The smile- and blink-detection modes are slightly confusing, but this speedy camera is great for taking impromptu shots, and an appealing device overall

Editor's rating 7.7

Nikon Coolpix L20

The smart-looking, 10-megapixel Coolpix L20 is a budget compact camera that's easy to handle and straightforward to use. All but very beginners will find the omission of ISO adjustment options baffling, but, otherwise, it's a simple, sturdy, practical camera that takes decent pictures

Editor's rating 6.1

Nikon Coolpix S630

The smart-looking, 12-megapixel Coolpix S630 is a technically advanced compact camera with a 7x optical zoom. Offering decent picture quality and surprisingly good definition at low ISOs, it's also very beginner-friendly, although there's plenty of features to get to grips with if you want to

Editor's rating 6.0

Nikon Coolpix P60

Do you miss the days when cameras looked like cameras instead of flashy, new-fangled machines? Enter the Nikon Coolpix P60, a compact that makes retro styling cool again. A solid point-and-shoot, it strikes a balance of basic tweakability with general simplicity

Editor's rating 6.5

Nikon Coolpix S600

The Nikon Coolpix S600 is an attractive 10-megapixel compact. Its small dimensions and elegant brushed metal case means it won't be out of place at a party. It's one of the fastest performers in the Coolpix range and produces good images, particularly out of doors

Editor's rating 6.6

Nikon Coolpix S520

If price is a major deciding factor in your next digital camera purchase, the Nikon Coolpix S520 is a solid-gold hit. Priced affordably, it's also the epitome of point-and-shoot compacts -- simple features and performance that boasts maximum ease and minimum effort

Editor's rating 6.0

Nikon Coolpix S210

The Nikon Coolpix S210 does exactly what it says on the tin. It's small and compact; it won't leave you with an emptied wallet; and it takes decent pictures. Start shooting and you'll find it focuses quickly and your shots come out with well-balanced colours

User rating 8.0

Editor's rating 6.0

Nikon Coolpix P50

The Nikon Coolpix P50 has an old-fashioned, boxy feel with a helpful chunky grip. It's a solidly built, easy-to-use, nuts-and-bolts kind of camera. It offers a surprisingly high degree of control over image settings, and as a result its photos are excellent quality for the price

User rating 9.0

Editor's rating 6.1

Nikon Coolpix S51c

The Nikon Coolpix S51c is a reasonable point-and-shoot that includes Wi-Fi connectivity. With a push of a button, you can send your photos off by email or upload them to a photo-sharing site. Besides its wireless capabilities, the camera produces pleasing pictures and plenty of features

Editor's rating 5.9

Nikon Coolpix L10

The Nikon Coolpix L10 comes from a family of rock-bottom budget cameras, but they don't skim on performance. The L10 did well in our tests, both in shooting time and in keeping the noise levels under control. While this isn't a camera with lots of frills, it does its family proud as a simple point-and-shoot

Editor's rating 6.4

Nikon Coolpix L11

Some budget digital cameras offer surprisingly good picture quality for very little money, such as the Nikon Coolpix L11, a simple, easy-to-use 6-megapixel point-and-shoot that produces very acceptable pictures for under £100

Editor's rating 6.4

Nikon Coolpix L12

The Nikon Coolpix L12 is a 7-megapixel budget camera that boasts two high-end features with optical Vibration Reduction that shifts the camera's 35-105mm equivalent lens to reduce shake. It also has face recognition technology that identifies subjects' faces and adjusts settings accordingly to best capture them

Editor's rating 6.6

Nikon Coolpix L6

Like the rest of Nikon's L series the L6 eschews features in favour of simplicity. This 6-megapixel camera with its 38mm-to-116mm 3x optical zoom lens does not let you select an ISO and its performance can be slow, but if you like the idea of fully automated shooting, it could be a good choice

Editor's rating 6.2

Nikon Coolpix L4

The £90 Coolpix L4 is the least expensive of Nikon's low-end L-series line of digital cameras. The L4 has a small, 4-megapixel sensor, a 3x optical zoom lens and a handful of scene preset modes but few high-end settings. Though slow and not very versatile, it produces some pretty good pictures for its budget price

Editor's rating 6.2

Nikon Coolpix L3

The Nikon Coolpix L3 is the midrange member of Nikon's simple, inexpensive L-series digital cameras. The 5-megapixel camera sports a 3x optical zoom lens, a handful of useful scene modes and a small price tag -- and this little shooter produces good-looking images for the price

User rating 3.0

Editor's rating 6.4

Nikon Coolpix L2

The 6-megapixel Nikon Coolpix L2 offers only the bare necessities for picture taking but, for its class, delivers excellent photos that require minimal effort. The Coolpix L2 squarely targets casual photographers though, and more experienced users may be frustrated by the camera's lack of controls

User rating 10.0

Editor's rating 6.4

Nikon Coolpix 5900

A smattering of cor-blimey features lifts this compact point-and-shoot model above the 5-megapixel crowd, including Face-Priority Autofocus, a post-shot shadow-brightening tool, help features and blur detection. A poor low-light autofocus and an inaccurate optical viewfinder will disappoint, however

Editor's rating 6.8

Nikon Coolpix 4600

Light on manual settings, the 4600 has several novice-friendly features to make up for it, including Blur Warning, D-lighting, and Best Shot Selector. Add its small size, solid construction and 3x optical zoom, and it's worth considering if you're a casual snapshot photographer on a tight budget

Editor's rating 6.0