Reviews for Nikon Coolpix S1 5.1 Megapixel Compact Camera - Silver

Nikon Coolpix S1 DIgital Camera

Strengths: - Clear and Good Pictures - Beautiful Model

Weakness: - No known weaknesses

This Nikon Coolpix S1 Digital Camera works very nicely for me. I like it's model because it can fit nicely into my pocket and I can pull it out anytime to take clear and nice pictures. I highly recommend this camera for almost everyone.

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Tough Choice.....but a good one!

Strengths: Form factor, scene modes, lcd size

Weakness: Common flaws in cameras of this size and you must charge battery while its in the camera.

I have had this camera for a couple weeks and thus far I am quite happy. It was a tough choice between the Sony T7 and the SD powershot's but I wanted a 2.5 LCD and based on some feedback from a friend and the price, I went with the S1.

So far I have very little complaints. Obviously a camera of this size will suffer from common quality issues, but overall I must say I am quite pleased with the purchase.

I thought at first the scene modes would be useless, but thus far they seemed to be very helpful. The redeye reduction (digital) also is very impressive.

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Coolpix S1

Strengths: Image Quality, Image Compression, Menu Design, Camear

Weakness: Battery indicator should be improved more, button and lens layout

Camera Pros
Image Quality: Very good (Even better than DSC T1)
Image Compression: Very good (Even better than DSC T1)
Camera Price: Good
Menu Design: Good
Battery life: Good
Shutter lag: Good

Camera Cons
Movie mode: The quality should be improved and should be recorded at 640x4800(30fps) w/mpeg4 .avi format
Connection Interface: The camera should has a builtin mini-USB interface to connect directly to the PC.
Battery: The camera should should take either AA x 2 or CRV3/RCRV3 battery and more details on the battery indicator status.
Flash: The range of the flash should be increased.
Lens position: could be better if positioned on the middle of the camera and has a viewfinder as well.
Button layout: Could have been become more organized.

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Nikon Coolpix S1 5.1 Megapixel Compact Camera -...

Strengths: very sharp, crisp, and clean LCD display. Very easy to use. Light and full of fun features.

Weakness: Only thing i've notice so far was that there was no viewfinder; granted, there's really no need for one.

Actually, i felt that it was about time Nikon made a camera this small with all the features it has from all the other coolpix cameras. when i saw it, i didn't hesitate to buy it right away.

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It's great!

Strengths: It is small and esay to use.

Weakness: None

I think that it has great design with large LCD. Actually, it is very suitable for lady, and can operate very quickly and easily. I am very satisfied with it.

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When is a Pocket Camera not a Pocket Camera?

Strengths: Small size, smooth contours, large LCD

Weakness: LCD not great in bright light, especially since there is no optical viewfinder

A pocket camera is not a pocket camera when it will not tolerate the pocket environment. In four months, my Coolpix S1 has twice suffered the disabling "Lens Cover Error", the first time after only one month of use. The diagnosis from Nikon's warranty repair service was sand and corrosion in the mechanism. My last pocket camera never failed during four years of continuous pocket carriage, and it is in backup use again. I am in the market now for a new pocket camera.

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Nikon Coolpix S1 5.1 Megapixel Compact Camera -...

Strengths: beautiful design; very easy in use; a lot of useful features.

Weakness: red eye reduction does not always work very well; approximately 10% of the pictures have round hazy spots.

most pictures are fairly good and sharp. So far the nature of the mentioned above hazy spots is not clear, but professionals say that it's a camera defect. If that's indeed the case I wouldn't recommend to purchase this camera.

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Disappointed

Strengths: Small size, great design.

Weakness: Very poor photo quality without a flash.

While photo quality in strong light is good, I am very disappointed in low light photography without a flash. The camera has a "blur warning" which you have to turn off since basically anytime you take a picture without the flash it says "Photo is blurred, discard?". And indeed, the photos you take will be blurred. Also the flash is quite weak and is good only for close-up pictures.

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Nikon Coolpix S1 5.1 Megapixel Compact Camera -...

Strengths: Small size is great. Pictures look awesome. LCD is huge.

Weakness: Can it be too small?

This is a great camera. Very small and takes amazing photos. Fits in your pocket easily and is very protable. Uses SD media which is very nice and affordable. Software supplied with the camera is very easy to use and is great. I upgraded from a Nikon coolpix 4300 and I am very happy, as I always have been with Nikon products. A+

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Nikon Coolpix S1 5.1 Megapixel Compact Camera -...

Strengths: size, look, picture quality (given the size of its lens), ease of use, 5mega pixel, nikkor ed lens

Weakness: picture quality is not the best i've seen. nikon 4500 and even 2100 looked better than this, but they're also much bigger.

a really nice small camera. i chose this over sony because i think Nikkor lens is much more superior than Sony lens and Carl Zeiss lens. I've always been a loyal follower of nikon and always like the picture quality. this being its very first camera with its slimline design to compete with Sony's DSC-T1, i am very impressed with it, and like it for what it is. image quality is excellant considering the size of the lens, and that it's not retractable like the Canon. but it is a good camera at a reasonable price, and uses SD card! this is a great camera if you just want a point and shoot digital camera that fit in your pocket.

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Nikon Coolpix S1 5.1 Megapixel Compact Camera -...

Strengths: small, easy to use, large LCD

Weakness: None

It is a small Digital Camera and easy to hold it. Anyone who is interested in small Digital Cameras would like this one. Moreover, it is cheap, compared to the Sony T7 and other small Digital cameras.

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