Nikon Digital Camera Reviews

"The focal length of the lens is equivalent to 38-136mm in 35mm format...It can take a good picture and looking at its price tag it is good value for money...The screen is made up of around 230,000 dots..." read more »

"Affordable...3-inch LCD...Guide mode and Info button provide automatic operation along with helpful shooting tips...11 autofocus points....Soft images...Poor low-light performance...Noticeable noise at ISO 800 and above...LCD doesn't support Live...Enter the Nikon D3000, which boasts big upgrades like 10.2-megapixel captures, a 3-inch LCD, and an 11-point autofocus system, all at the budget price of $599.95 (list, with an 18-55mm lens kit...The D3000 features..." read more »

"Compact, lightweight, good build quality, easy to use...Image quality not fantastic, tendency to over-expose, noise issues with ISO bumping...The scene selections will help pick out the main controls and give you a better result overall once you know what does what...But there is a tendency of over-expose and the S220 does struggle with bright and high-contrast scenes, with plenty of pixel blowout and purple fringing where you might not expect it...Did I get..." read more »

"The CoolPix S230 is a new 10-megapixel ultra-compact with a 3x zoom lens, and that touch-screen monitor has a large 3-inch 230k screen...Thanks to the current popularity of PDAs and Smartphone, touch-screen technology has improved considerably over the past few years, and the screen on the S230 does work very well...For a camera that relies so heavily upon the quality of its monitor this is obviously a fairly serious handicap, especially for anyone thinking of buying an S230 for their summer holiday snaps..." read more »

"The Nikon Coolpix S70 features a sleek, compact body housing a roomy 288,000-dot 3.5-inch Organic LED display that occupies nearly the entire rear panel...Sensor resolution is twelve megapixels, and the S70's CCD image sensor offers sensitivity up to ISO 1,600 equivalent at full resolution, or ISO 3,200 equivalent at three megapixels or below...The Coolpix S70's touchscreen user interface allows for some pretty intuitive features...Users can simply touch a subject on the Nikon S70's screen to lock focus and exposure when shooting, and the touch of a fingertip can scroll or zoom when in playback mode...In a first for a Nikon Coolpix camera, the S70 also offers a high-definition 720p, 30 frames-per-second movie mode, although there's no high-definition video connectivity on the camera body..." read more »

"Tough build and superb ergonomics...Quick 51-point AF and burst shooting...3in VGA screen with Live View...720p...12 Mpixels looking low next to EOS 7D...No 1080p video or live histogram...Nikon’s D300s is the new flagship in the company’s DX-format range...It remains a powerful feature-set a year-on from its launch, but the D300s further enhances it with 2009’s key features, along with a couple of surprises...Most notably, the D300s now boasts an HD Movie..." read more »

"Nikon’s D5000 is a good example...So does the D5000 fill a gap or fall between two stools...However, the company also clearly desires that potential D90 purchasers will not be persuaded to trade down to the D5000 – hence, the carefully selected features and specifications...The D5000 offers HD recording and Liveview operation and it uses the same 12.3Mp (effective) 23.6 x 15.8mm DX Format CMOS sensor as the D90, as well as the same 11-point AF system..." read more »

"Handling, big LCD, low ISO image quality, easy of use, image stabilisation, lens...No optical viewfinder, high ISO image noise, build, no manual ISO control...Nikon Coolpix L100 compact camera quick review...Like the recently tested L19, it is indeed very easy to use and capable of excellent results at lower ISOs and it sports a very crisp, versatile 15x wide zoom lens...The Nikon Coolpix L100 is the top model in Nikon?s "Life" range of easy to use snappers......" read more »

"Nikon’s stylish and simple Coolpix S570 combines 12.0 effective megapixels with a 5x optical Wide Angle Zoom-Nikkor glass lens for stunning prints as large as 16x20 inches...The Coolpix S570 features Nikon’s Smart Portrait System that finds faces, removes red-eye, softens fine skin lines, fires the shutter when your subject smiles and warns you if they blink...The Coolpix S570 features a 5x zoom Nikkor lens with 28mm wide-angle coverage and the performance benefits of Nikon's innovative EXPEED digital image-processing concept...With 12.0 effective megapixels of sharp resolution and a flat body that fits right in your pocket, the Coolpix S570 offers carefree and flexible shooting...The Coolpix S570 is equipped with Nikon's Smart Portrait System, a series of advanced functions that help produce consistently great portraits...I've had a Nikon S510 a while back which I loved, and the Nikon S570 is even better..." read more »

"Great Looks/Build Solid consumer-driven features Easy-to-use interface Great Color reproduction/AWB...ISO performance inadequate Lacks manual features...Nikon's garnered quite a reputation for manufacturing commendable ultra compacts, and it continues to impress with the Nikon S630...This sexy devil comes with a gray metallic finish shell with an impressive raw metal polish...Besides the buttons, there's a 2.7-inch LCD screen that displays 230,000 pixels,..." read more »