Nikon Coolpix S200 7.1 Megapixel Compact Camera

Great features in such a small package.

Strengths: Thin, portable, good quality pictures, can make 30fps movies.

Weakness: None really for the price.

This is my family's second digital camera, it replaced 2 years old Canon A520, which we broke on vacation. So my opinion is going to be based on comparison of the two. I was willing to buy Canon A series again, but wife wanted slim camera, so this one seemed to be good choice. I am not disappointed. It makes good quality 7mp pictures, with many setup options available for special situations. I...
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This is my family's second digital camera, it replaced 2 years old Canon A520, which we broke on vacation. So my opinion is going to be based on comparison of the two. I was willing to buy Canon A series again, but wife wanted slim camera, so this one seemed to be good choice. I am not disappointed. It makes good quality 7mp pictures, with many setup options available for special situations. I like the fact that it can make 640x480 30fps movies with voice and ability to zoom in and out during filmmaking. (A520 had 15fps and no ability to zoom while recording).
There are 2 features I am going to miss from my Canon days:
1. Canon showed with little squares what it focused on. With Nikon you have to put your object in the center of the screen and then frame the picture while holding the button halfway down-just like I used to do with film cameras.
2. I wish they used one or two AAA batteries. You could use rechargeables, in case of low power you buy regular AAA and are but in business in a few minutes. With Nikon I will have to be much more conscious about it: make sure it is charged before a trip, or take a charger with you, even then where do you plug it in when you are on the road.

By rob11252 - Feb 4, 2008

Great

Strengths: Slim body makes it very portable. Slides into your pocket. Internal batteries help avoid the hassle of carrying rechargeable batteries and a charger.

Weakness: Very fragile and delicate. Also, it takes a few seconds to save the picture so clicking multiple shots quickly is somewhat slow.

A great buy if you can be careful in handling the camera. Batteries are good and last really long. Picture quality is also admirable. Image stabilization makes it suitable for almost anyone who wants to just click a snap.

By gauravvajani - Jan 28, 2008

Great Compact Camera for the price

Strengths: Small, lightweight, good in low light

Weakness: Kind of fragile

Great power in a small package! Nikon gives you many setting options for quality control, which make up a lot for the digital camera's tiny flash. My last camera was stolen in part because it was too big to keep in a pocket. Even with a sturdy case, it fits comfortably in my shirt pocket.

By ChicanoHomeboy - Dec 26, 2007

New Camera

Strengths: Great picture quality, Fast flash. Slim and sheek.

Weakness: Nothing found yet!

Great little camera, will aways buy a nikon camera, had anohter nikon coolpix camera, did not like it only because it took regular AA-batteries, I prefer the rechargable battiers.

By shelly928 - Jul 10, 2007

Great pocket camera.

Strengths: Very clear pictures, multiple scene settings, sturdy casing, good in low light.

Weakness: LCD is dangerously fragile.

I loved this camera so much I bought it twice. I bought the camera and used it for a few weeks. Took hundreds of pictures and had it with me all over since it's so portable. Low light conditions didn't stop it. Very clear even in those situations. Granted you should take advantage of how the scene menus work but easy enough for my kids to figure out. But here's the bad part, the LCD is nice and...
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I loved this camera so much I bought it twice. I bought the camera and used it for a few weeks. Took hundreds of pictures and had it with me all over since it's so portable. Low light conditions didn't stop it. Very clear even in those situations. Granted you should take advantage of how the scene menus work but easy enough for my kids to figure out.

But here's the bad part, the LCD is nice and big but I ended up breaking it. It was my own fault but I have heard other people doing the same thing. Watch how you put it in a case. So that the LCD is not by any zippers or rivets to crack the screen when you squeeze the case.

By spongebob71 - Dec 4, 2007