Product Description

Get a camera that's perfect for any type of photographer. The Nikon Coolpix S710 has many features for people who want great pictures without fussing with settings, but it also has complete manual control for those who like to get creative. Program, Aperture, Shutter, and Manual Exposure Modes Scene Auto Selector automatically recognizes the scene in your picture and adjusts the camera setting Blink warning will let you know when your subject's eyes are closed so you can retake your picture Smile Shutter - The camera can detect up to three faces with the subject's smile, determine which is closest to the center of the frame, ultimately firing the shutter Face Priority AF - face-finding technology that quickly finds and focuses on up to 12 faces in a group portrait Auto adjusts up to ISO 3200. Plus, using pixel addition, ISO sensitivity can be set to an amazing ISO 6400 and ISO 12800 (image sizes of 3mb or lower are required) In-Camera Red-Eye Fix D-Lighting - rescue those photos that are too dark for printing by enhancing the underexposed areas of the picture while not touching the properly exposed areas 16 Scene Modes High Quality TV Movies with Sound with a press of a button - duration is limited only by the available space on your SD/SDHC card Approx. 42MB Internal Memory Formats - JPEG, AVI, WAV Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery Dimensions (H x W x D) - 2.3 x 3.6 x 1 in. (57.5 x 93 x 24 mm) Weight - 5.5 oz. (155g)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7564 in Camera & Photo
• Color: VR Zoom
• Brand: Nikon
• Model: S710 Deep Red
• Platform: Windows
• Format: CD
• Dimensions: 2.30" h x .90" w x 3.60" l, 1.50 pounds
• Memory: 42MB
• Display size: 3
• Included Software: Yes

Features

• 14.5-megapixel resolution for stunning prints as large as 16 x 20 inches
• 3.6x wide-angle Optical Zoom-Nikkor glass lens; Optical VR Image Stabilization
• 3.0-inch high-resolution LCD; Program, Aperture, Shutter, and Manual Exposure modes
• Auto adjusts up to ISO 3200; In-Camera Red-Eye Fix and Enhanced Face-Priority AF
• Captures images to SD/SDHC cards (not included)

Manufacturer's Description

Nikon’s slim, stylish Coolpix S710 combines 14.5 effective megapixels with a 3.6x wide-angle optical Zoom-Nikkor glass lens for stunning prints as large as 16 x 20 inches. The sleek all-metal design makes it easy to carry, and the huge, bright 3.0-inch LCD offers makes it easy to compose and share pictures. The Coolpix S710, with Nikon’s EXPEED image processor and Optical VR Image Stabilization, gets you sharp pictures. You can get creative with Program, Shutter, Aperture, and full Manual exposure modes. The Coolpix S710 is one digital power play!

Coolpix S710 Highlights

14.5 megapixels for stunning prints as large as 16 x 20 inches.

3.6x wide-angle optical Zoom-Nikkor glass lens provides exceptional pictures from wide-angle to telephoto.

Bright, 3.0-inch high-resolution LCD makes it easy to view and share your pictures.

Optical VR Image Stabilization reduces the effects of camera shake.

Program, Aperture, Shutter, and Manual Exposure modes give you as much control over your pictures as you want.

Scene Auto Selector automatically recognizes the scene and adjusts camera settings.

All-new stylish stainless steel design slips right into your shirt pocket or purse!

Auto adjusts up to ISO 3200 and allows you to keep shooting, even in lower light without having to use flash.

Smile Shutter makes sure you’ll always catch the decisive moment when your subject smiles.

Nikon In-Camera Innovations:

• In-Camera Red-Eye Fix automatically fixes most instances of red-eye in the camera
• Enhanced Face-Priority AF automatically focuses on up to 12 faces
• D-Lighting rescues dark or backlit images by improving brightness and detail where needed

Customer Reviews

Exactly what I was hoping for
I recently sold my Nikon Coolpix 8700, and was looking for a new camera that gave me picture quality equal to or better, and was a much smaller camera. I like taking pictures, but I'm not a photo guy. I basically want to aim, press the button and let the magic happen. Taking a chance I decided to try this camera, and I wasn't disappointed.

It's got a lot of options to go beyond just auto mode if I want to dive into that. My main thing was the picture quality though and the quality of photos is excellent. My wife has a Canon A700 that takes decent pictures so we did a comparison just using the auto settings. A picture of our dog in the house with all the lights off in one room, a picture with one light on, and a picture with all the lights on. I figure if the low light pictures are good, then I'll be pretty happy with the daytime pictures.

While both cameras did a good job, our preference was the Nikon's photos. The colors were closer to what we expected they should look like, and to our eyes appeared more natural. There wasn't any noticeable noise in the photos, and the quality is very, very good.

The size of the camera is great. Shorter than my Blackjack cell phone, and about 2.5 times as thick. Definitely a camera that I could carry in the pocket of my jeans, or a jacket and not feel weighed down.

The perfect digital camera
I have a D-SLR that I use on a regular basis since photography is my hobby. I wanted a small camera that I could put in my pocket or purse instead of carrying my backpack of camera & lens around when I was just out & about. This camera takes as nice of pictures as my Canon and I am able to adjust the f/stop & shutter speed as well. There are around 16 pre-set modes that are helpful. The 14.5 mp is an added bonus if I want to enlarge my photographs. The case is sturdy and it does come with a ac charger & USB cable. I used a SDHC class 6 memory card to remove any lag time between pictures and for good video footage. You will not be disappointed.

Good camera, manual mode, high ISO
Got this camera for a month, did a wedding and a few travels with it, overall among the best sub-compacts but not perfect.
Good points:
- Manual mode: surprisingly useable, I usually leave it on this mode, click the side of the thumbwheel to switch from ISO to shutter to aperture, turn the wheel to set each in turn, a little exposure scale shows up to guide selection. Easy to select ISO up to 12800 (hardly useable, very grainy, 3200 is practical maximum).
- High ISO: 3200 fairly smooth, 800 to 1600 very decent, I ended up not using flash for any of the wedding (inside) pictures.
Bad:
- Night flash mode good but not tyro-friendly, lent to a friend for pictures and most of them turned out blurry, she did not have a steady hand. Regular flash rather ugly, not what I'm used to with Nikon
- Pictures show perfect on the camera screen but a bit dark on my computer monitor; not sure which is "wrong", or whether there is some automatic D-Lighting during playback, anyway annoying.

Overall good camera, would buy it again, but need to dig into it a bit, the pictures on my computer did not turn out as good as I expected based on what I saw on screen.