Nikon Coolpix S50 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Vibration Reduction Zoom (Black) by Nikon
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Digital camera reviews of Nikon Coolpix S50 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Vibration Reduction Zoom (Black)
Digital camera Review: Little Camera BIG FEATURES
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought the black color camera. The pictures are excellent, the LCD screen gives you a fantastic view of watch you plan to capture.
The only minuses I find is the charger should have the plug built right into it like the Kodak Easyshare camera does, and the book takes a LOT of reading if you want to really get deep with using the camera. You can smudge the LCD screen alot and you have to watch out where you put your left fingers or esle they'll appear in your photos like a UFO.
But otherwise, it really is about the size of a pack of playing cards.
Digital camera Review: Love this camera
Summary: 4 Stars
I've used several compact digital cameras through my office. Several are other Nikon models. I bought this one for myself based on price, screen size, & resolution. I've had it a week and I think it is great. I was pleased to find that even the video quality was better than several others I've tried. It will shoot 640x480 video! It comes with a combo USB and TV out cable, so you can plug this right into most TV's to play back the photos and movies.
I bought 2 SanDisk 2 GB Extreme III SD Memory Cards ( SDSDX3-2048-901 ) for about $35 each. Seemed like a good buy to me.
My only issues are the display has a smooth surface and stretches right up to the edges, so you can help but get finger prints all over it. Also the cable is big so not very portable since it has 2 RCA's and a USB attached to the camera mounting connector.
Digital camera Review: Marvelous little critter
Summary: 4 Stars
My reason for buying this particular camera was the "anti-shake" image stabilization. Too many of my picture are, eh, taken during an earthquake, as the old joke goes. Well, the very first time that I gave this camera a road test, I found myself at the coast, wanting to take pictures with full zoom, while strong sea winds almost blew me off my feet. "Captain, permission to engage image stabilization?" "Make it so, number one!".
And miraculously, none of my pictures were shaken or stirred. I love this thing.
Another big plus is the big LCD on the back. It's big, it's gorgeous, and it makes you excited about your pictures while you're taking them. There is something psychological going on there, but the fact is that the LCD makes you fall in love with the camera and your own picture taking capability, even before you have seen the result.
I'm giving this thing 4 stars instead of 5 because of two niggles. One: turning off the flash is confusing. Bizarrely, it seems you can not change flash settings when the anti-shake is engaged. Two: the lens is placed to the edge of the camera body, and I regularly find a finger of my left hand dangling in front of it. As a result I need to hold it in a somewhat unnaturally feeling way.
But on the whole I'm very happy with this camera. And small and black it looks very sexy.
Digital camera Review: More than pleased, overall
Summary: 4 Stars
This camera had all the features I could possibly ask for, easy to use, great movie mode and quite fast. It does bridge the gap when I don't want to have to deal with my DSLR's clunkiness. The built in pictbridge mode is very convenient, big screen is nice and clear and I like the fact it does not have a protruding lens, but it does have a door that protects the glass when the camera is off.
Thinks I don't like: not easy to take the SD card or the battery out, and they opted to go with a non standard USB connector. I know that this way they save some space but I really really really hate this decision. They could have also opted to include an adapter, but instead included a bulky cable that does video and USB. So you're stick with the A/V cables all around even when 99% of the time you only need the USB.
Two small pieces of advice: Get another battery (something like 20 bucks, even for a brand one) and get a Treo horizontal belt leather case. It does not fit perfectly but you can get them cheap and I haven't been able to find another alternative.
Digital camera Review: Not Nikon's best
Summary: 2 Stars
I wanted to like this camera - I really did. I'm an enthusiastic owner of a D80, which I adore. So when I needed a small camera for travel, I thought this sleek Nikon would be just the thing. It looks beautiful, and it's so tiny that holding it almost makes you feel like a spy.
But after using the camera for just three weeks, I returned it to the store. There's the annoying finger-in-the-frame tendency that other reviewers have mentioned: even though you know you need to compensate for that, a finger still winds up in the shot occasionally. There's also the fact that once you account for all the bulky wires and chargers and accoutrements, it's not such a small package after all. And the battery life was far too short. But most importantly, there's the picture quality. Though it is possible to get great shots with this camera, I got far too many that were grainy, and it didn't perform well in low light, either.
I wish this had worked out - I love Nikon and I loved the way this camera looked and felt. I just felt I couldn't trust it with my once-in-a-lifetime travel photos. I suppose if someone were looking for a camera to snap party pictures or around-the-town shots, it could be a good choice.