Nikon Coolpix S10 Review By Pocket-lint

The S10 is stylish beast with its curvaceous wave-surface design and neat features but it’s flimsy-feel, easy to mark, metal and plastic build that may raise eyebrows, even though it is supposed to be tough

Coolpix S10 [specs]

* 6.0 effective Megapixel CCD
* F3.5, 10X optical zoom lens, equivalent to 38 - 380 mm
* CCD-shift image stabilization system (Nikon calls it Vibration Reduction)
* 2.5″ LCD display (230k pixels)
* Unique swivel design puts a lot of zoom in a small package
* Point-and-shoot operation
* All the usual Nikon bells and whistles (D-Lighting, redeye reduction, Face Priority AF, Best Shot Selector, and more)
* Records movies at 640 x 480 (30 fps) with sound
* Pictmotion tool produces elaborate slideshows with music and transitions
* 16MB onboard memory + SD memory card slot
* Uses proprietary lithium-ion battery; 300 shots per charge
* Shipping next month for $400

Nikon Coolpix S10 was Reviewed By Pocket-lint and said”
The fact the image quality and lens perform well is good to see (as is the new price, down from a launch price of £349 to a much better RRP of £299), but noise is too quick to appear in shadows. And I can’t help wondering that despite the novel, use-at-any-angle-swivel-lens design and the practicalities it affords the user, it has perhaps now finally seen its day. In my First Look on this model, I wrote: “The Nikon Coolpix S10 follows in the footsteps of some very good and award-winning predecessors (the Coolpix 900 and 950 come immediately to mind) that give a tough act to follow

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