Nikon Coolpix S220 Ratings and Reviews
November 9th, 2009 • Filed Under•80 views
Slim compact stylish the Coolpix S220 wants to be carried everywhere. Its ultra slim body just 18mm thin easily slips into any one’s life style. Advanced easy to use features such as scene auto selector, that automatically selects one of six scene modes, and 4-way VR image stabilization combined with 10-megapixel resolution and 3x Zoom-NIKKOR lens put’s the Coolpix S220 in a category all it’s own.
Index of Nikon Coolpix S220 Expert Reviews
- TrustedReviews—”The Nikon CoolPix S225 a very pretty little camera. It is well made, sensibly designed and performs reasonably well. It is lacking in interesting features, but it is very easy to use. It has excellent high-ISO noise control, but unfortunately it is badly let down by inferior lens quality and restricted dynamic range. “
- Pocket-lint—”The battery life is better than the S230 sibling as you’d expect, giving you a cited 160 shots from a full charge, which we found to be around the right marker – it should give you enough to get through a typical wedding, for example. “
- Buy-n-Shoot—“While some lens, LCD, and image quality is sacrificed in the Coolpix S220 for its affordable price tag and ultra compact body, overall this unit undoubtedly offers a lot of style and portability for a very little asking price. One certainly worth considering if looking to purchase a stylish but positively simple compact camera within this price range.”
- cnet reviews—”The good: Great design; very compact; well priced; very good features for its class. The bad: Mediocre photo quality; slow performance. The bottom line: The Nikon Coolpix S220 is an adequate, inexpensive choice for social-network-loving photographers.”
- DPInterface—”The Nikon Coolpix S220 is a cheaper, non-touchscreen version of the Coolpix S230. The camera packs the same lens, sensor and most features. Unfortunately, the Coolpix S230 wasn’t flawless, and neither is the Coolpix S220 here.”
- GoodGearGuide—”The Nikon CoolPix S220 wasn’t brilliant when it came to our speed tests. Although start-up took less than a second, you’ll have to wait a further 3 seconds before your first shot. This is pretty lethargic by modern camera standards and may lead to the occasional lost opportunity(an intoxicated chum teetering and then falling into a pool, say). “
- Cameras.co.uk—”The Nikon Coolpix S220 has a lot going for it. If I was being picky I would say picture quality could be that bit better, but there is only so much you can expect from such a small camera at this lower price.”
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Bryan Carey "Bryan Carey" (Houston, TX) on 9 November 2009:
Nikon Coolpix S220 Digital Camera is a compact digital camera that makes a good camera choice for the first- time digital camera owner who is ready to get started in the world of digital photography but wants something that isn’t priced too high or requires too much tech savvy. It is one of the smaller cameras available and it is offered at a price level that makes it ideal for the budget- minded consumer.
Digital cameras are offered in many sizes and with many features and the Nikon Coolpix S220 Digital Camera is easily the smallest digital camera I have ever used. There are some cameras that are even smaller, but most are inadequate for my needs, due to their often tiny LCD viewing screen. This camera offers an LCD screen that is large enough to easily see what you need to see so that picture taking is optimized. The size is sufficient enough that it doesn’t hinder the taking of quality pictures.
Picture quality is the most important feature of any digital camera and the Nikon Coolpix S220 Digital Camera does, indeed, take good pictures for a simpler camera. It also includes helpful features that produce better photographs, such as its image stabilization system. I also like the color options. Standard color is the option most photographers will use, but there is also a setting called Vivid Color. This option brightens the colors and in many ways, it reminds me of the colors common to a videotaped television program. However, one needs to be careful with this feature because I have found that it sometimes distorts the colors in certain situations. For example, outdoor pictures should not be taken using the Vivid Color option because it can result in a level of color that is a little unrealistic.
Another picture taking aid with this camera is its Smart Portrait system. This includes features such as Smile Mode, which automatically snaps the picture when the subject is smiling; Built- in blink proofing, which snaps two pictures and deletes one of them if eyes are blinking; Face- Priority technology, which focuses quickly on faces and adjusts brightness so that faces look more natural; etc. These features are nice, but not always reliable. I have found, for example, that the blink- prevention feature doesn’t always work. Sometimes, pictures get snapped anyway with the eyes of the subject shut. Of course, one can easily delete the picture and try again, but it would be nice if this technology was more predictable.
The Nikon Coolpix S220 Digital Camera is a small digital camera, so it fits easily into one’s shirt pocket or other small space. This is generally good, but it can also prove to be a problem. Because it is so small, it is easy to lose this camera. A camera this small and thin can fit into many places where other cameras will not fit, so you need to be careful where you leave it.
Nikon makes some very good digital cameras and they also make a few average cameras. Nikon Coolpix S220 Digital Camera fits into the latter category. It is a good point and shoot digital camera, but it lacks the sophistication of other cameras and some of its features are inconsistent. Still, it’s a decent beginner’s camera and its small size and 10 megapixels make it a good choice for those new to the world of digital .
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Maria Jose Gutierrez "Majos photo" on 9 November 2009:
When I bought this point and shoot, I tought I was getting the best for the price, since it’s a nikon, but after using it and surf trough all the picture settings I’m a little dissapointed because when using any of the preset scine settings, mostly portrait setting, I get really yellow pictures, I don’t mean a little sun tan sort of yellow, I mean really chicken yellow images, faces, background, wites, blacks, everything gets yellow tainted, just horrible… To be honest that did not happend with my previos point and shoot, Kodak Z670, indcredible but true, I don’t regreat having buying it.
In the bright sight it’s really simple to use, the menu and the settings are really friendly, easy access for the iso settings, great wite balances. The body is slick and beutifull, stylish and light wighted, really ergonomic, I bought it because I have a Nikon D40X, wich I love, but my only problem is that is too big and some times is unconfurtable to take it to parties or places where you won’t have a lot of room to work with it, so I find my new S220 convinient to solve this problem, as long as I shoot in auto is just perfect.
So if someone can give me a hint to solve my yellowish problem, please let me know… I do recomend it, the battery life is great.
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