Product Description

Imagine a digital-camera with a 10x zoom lens that's less than 2 inches thin. It offers a 35mm-equivalent of 38mm to 380mm focal length. Take it with you. LCD monitor - 2.5-inch with brightness adjustment Storage media - Internal memory - approx 16MB, SD memory card compatible (We suggest at least 512MB optional SD card for practical use) Shooting modes - Auto, Scene Assist (Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night Portrait), Scene (Party/Indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Night Landscape, Close Up, Museum, Fireworks Show, Copy Back Light, Panorama Assist, Voice Recording), BSS (Best Shot Selector), AE-BSS, Color Options, Blur Warning, Date Imprint, Self-timer (10 sec) / Movie modes - w/Electronic VR, With sound - TV movie (640) at 30fps, Small size (320) at 30fps, Smaller size (160) at 15fps, Pictmotion (320) at 15fps; Without sound - Time-lapse movie at 15fps Pictmotion - 5 styles selectable to playback movies or up to 30 still images, 5 music files pre-installed, 3 music files loadable Number of frames (w/Internal memory) - 6M High approx 5, 6M Normal approx 10, 3M Normal approx 20, PC Screen 68, TV Screen approx 128 Electronic-flash - Range - 0.3-5.4m / 11.8 in-17.7 ft [W], 1.0-5.4m / 3.3 ft-17.7 ft [T] Power requirements - EN-EL5 Lithium-ion rechargeable battery (included), MH-61 battery charger (included), AC Adapter EH-62A (optional) Battery life (approx) - Approx 300 shots with EN-EL5 Lithium-ion rechargeable battery (based on CIPA standard) Unit Dimensions (W x H x D) - Approx 112.5 x 74.5 x 40.5mm (4.4 x 2.9 x 1.6 in); Weight - Approx 220g (7.8 oz) (without battery, memory card and lens cap)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4657 in Camera & Photo
• Brand: Nikon
• Model: 25555
• Released on: 2006-09-30
• Dimensions: 2.90" h x 4.40" w x 1.60" l, 3.31 pounds
• Display size: 2.5

Features

• 6.0-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 14 x 19-inch prints
• 10x image-stabilized optical zoom; 2.5-inch LCD with 170-degree viewing angle
• Face Priority AF, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix, and D-Lighting
• Auto-adjusts ISO up to 800, for shooting in low-light situations
• Stores images on SD memory cards; powered by lithium-ion batteries (battery and charger included)

From the Manufacturer
Packing powerful imaging performance, 10x zoom capability and a stylish swivel design into compact dimensions, the Coolpix S10 makes it easy to take great-looking shots from more imaginative angles.

With a distinctive wave-surface design and a high-quality finish, the Coolpix S10 is as attractive as the images it achieves. The camera body incorporates a swivel design for the lens, enabling users to take photos from dynamic angles, such as holding the camera overhead to capture action over the crowd or composing from down low to get a different perspective. The large, bright 2.5-inch LCD with a 170-degree viewing angle allows the user to accurately frame shots, while the VR (Vibration Reduction) function overcomes camera shake to take sharper, more stable pictures in a range of shooting situations. The camera offers increased light sensitivity up to an impressive ISO 800, so users can get great-looking results in lower light without the need for an extended exposure and select much faster shutter speeds when taking pictures of fast-moving subjects.

The Coolpix S10 features a handy one-touch portrait button that provides direct access to three unique in-camera Nikon image innovations--Face Priority AF that automatically detects and achieves sharp focus on people's faces wherever they are in the frame, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix that can overcome the red-eye effect sometimes caused by flash, and Nikon's D-Lighting that can rescue underexposed images or shots with too much back-light. (Face recognition capability may be limited in some shooting conditions.)

The Coolpix S10 also adds new entertainment to photography with Nikon's Pictmotion function that lets users combine images, movies, music, and visual styles for automatically produced in-camera audiovisual shows that can be enjoyed on the large built-in LCD with wide viewing angle of 170 degrees.

Nikon prides itself on creating user-friendly cameras. PictBridge compatibility that means there's no need to use a computer at all when printing--just connect the Coolpix S10 straight to a PictBridge-compatible printer and print directly without delay, while the supplied lithium battery can conveniently take hundreds of shots on a single charge.

The Coolpix S10 makes it simple to take high-quality photographs. The user simply has to select which one of 15 scene modes most resembles the conditions at hand, and the camera automatically selects the settings that will achieve the optimum results.

Like all other cameras in the highly popular Coolpix range, the Coolpix S10 also comes complete with Nikon's exclusive PictureProject software. Powerful, yet exceptionally user-friendly, PictureProject makes it simple to transfer, organize, edit, and share photos with family and friends.

The Nikon Coolpix S10 is a feature-rich and easy-to-use model, offering the user the chance to take pictures as flexible and dynamic as their own imaginations.

What's in the box
Nikon Coolpix S10 digital camera, neck strap, USB cable UC-E6, audio-video cable EG-CP14, rechargeable EN-EL5 Lithium-ion battery, battery charger MH-61, lens cap, PictureProject CD-ROM

Customer Reviews

Outdoorsman
I paid too much for this product. I wanted a Camera that was lightweight with good zoom that I could pack hunting to take pictures of wildlife. It's a little heavier than I wanted, and the zoom is difficult. The LED does not work very well in any kind of light and it really needs a view port. I'm also unhappy with the delay between actually taking the picture and the picture frame. My wife doesn't even want it!

Disappointed enough to try something else.
Amazon's price is more than a hundred dollars higher than the typical price all over the web. What gives, Amazon?

Best feature: the swivel. I would never buy a camera without that.

Disappointments:

Being a 30-year Nikon user, I had high expectations for this camera. But...

First, there is no viewfinder, so that on a bright day it's often impossible to frame a shot because you can't see any image on the digital screen at all. This is a HUGE disadvantage for outdoor photos.

Second, I don't pretend to be an expert on cameras, though I've used them on 6 continents. This camera, which I had for about a year, was often disappointing in terms of graininess and colors. I was predisposed to like it (love Nikon), but it just kept not living up to expectations. I don't expect a zoomed picture to be perfect, but it always seemed that no matter how high I set the quality, results typically required way too much fixing in Photoshop. Very time consuming.

Too often a batch of shots leaned heavily to one main color or another. For example, I shot a "roll" on a boat cruise (lots of water reflection) and ALL the photos, boat deck, other ships on the water, even the cityscape, were almost entirely cyan. Desaturate the cyan, and you had a darn near black & white photo. Someone said I might have had it set for indoor. Doubt it, but in absolute fairness can't stake my life on it. I do know it was on Automatic.

Before this camera, I used an early digital Nikon, a dinosaur by today's standards. But it's only problem was speed. And it was twice as big. Otherwise, it took far better pictures than this one, with much less fiddling around to adjust color and quality after the fact.

Third: There were some things I thought were problems but I haven't used other digital cameras enough to compare. When the camera was set to shoot repeatedly while the shutter was pressed, only about one in ten shots in that mode wasn't blurry, making this feature of limited benefit. That seems odd, given the stabilization feature. Others have already mentioned spots in the pictures. The lens may look clean, and you may wipe it clean, but you'll sometimes get spots on the pictures in their darker areas--more Photoshop time.

Fourth, I realize one cannot drop cameras on sidewalks with impunity... But it was a short fall, from the pocket of the coat I carried at my side. (I once dropped my iPhone from 4 times that distance, leaving a dent in the case, with no harm to the innards.) This relatively minor jarring caused the camera to present an error message when turned on, and it will cost more than $200 to repair it--nearly the cost of the camera (elsewhere on the internet). Given my disappointments over this camera, I will not okay the repair, but purchase a different brand instead... one with a viewfinder, a swivel, and hopefully better photo results.

better than i expected
excelent zoom, excelent quality, compact for the zoom size. great handling, easy to use. beautiful. the rotating body makes it easy to take pictures of yourself or in awesome angles. pre-programmed modes work really fine and allow you to do well in basically all situations. some manual controls make it fun to operate. some difficulties to focus when in macro mode but you learn how to do it. it misses control of apperture.