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The COOLPIX S2500 - Ultra-slim and designed to please.
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The stylish way to enjoy carefree shooting, the COOLPIX S2500 offers impressive value for such a top quality camera. Its high-design, slim (20mm) aluminium body houses an impressive range of features, making it fun to use and very simple to take pictures anytime, anywhere.
The S2500's precision NIKKOR 4x wide-angle zoom lens and 12 megapixel image sensor combine to deliver incredibly detailed images that make superb poster-size enlargements. To make sure you get the best pictures of even the most camera-shy subjects, Nikon's Smart Portrait system includes features such as Smile Timer, Blink Proof and Skin Softening, and the large 6.7 cm (2.7 in.) LCD monitor makes it easy to preview and review your photos.
As well as being easy to carry, it is also simple to use, with several automatic functions for effortless shooting. Easy Auto mode optimises all camera settings according to the light you are shooting in, while Scene Auto Selector selects the optimum Scene mode for popular photographic situations. Whether you are on the beach, the slopes or out on the town, the camera's wide range of scene modes will automatically optimise settings for up to 17 popular photographic styles, effects and locations. Subject Tracking Auto-Focus (AF) will keep the camera focused on a selected subject, even if it is moving around. Meanwhile, built-in anti-blur technology automatically counters blurred pictures in four different ways.
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Ultra-slim 4x wide-angle zoom with real style
The elegance of COOLPIX S2500's ultra-slim styling makes it a pleasure to carry. And making it as much fun to use is the functional beauty of a 4x zoom NIKKOR lens with 27 mm wide-angle coverage*, the imaging power of a 12.0 megapixel image sensor, and the processing speed and quality of Nikon's EXPEED C2 Image Processing Engine. * 35 mm format equivalent.
Helping you take consistently great pictures
Scene Auto Selector frees you to focus on your composition in varying situations by automatically choosing the best scene mode for the setting in which you are shooting, so you don't have to. Motion Detection and Subject Tracking recognise and follow the movement of your subject to help ensure clear results when capturing subjects who refuse to keep still. And the advanced Smile Timer, Blink Proof and Skin Softening functions of the Smart Portrait System aid you in capturing consistently great portraits.
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Incredibly reliable and terrific fun, it's the stylish way to enjoy carefree shooting.
- Ultra-slim 20 mm body
- 12.1 megapixel CCD image sensor
- NIKKOR wide-angle 4x zoom lens
- Large, 6.7 cm (2.7 in.) LCD monitor
EXPEED C2
The original EXPEED image processing system incorporates all of the accumulated expertise and technologies developed throughout Nikon's long history. Now, the latest evolution of Nikon's renowned system, EXPEED C2, expands the possibilities of photography even further, with enhanced movie recording, high-sensitivity performance and maximum image quality. EXPEED C2 maximises sensor performance for clear, pin-sharp images with vivid colours, reduced noise and smooth tonal gradations for outstanding photos and movies.
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Easy-to-use and easy-to-carry
The COOLPIX S2500 boasts an ultra-slim 20 mm body and a host of automatic functions for effortless shooting.
12.1 megapixel CCD image sensor
Lets you capture outstandingly detailed images and produce stunningly sharp enlargements.
NIKKOR wide-angle 4x zoom lens
offers outstanding precision and sharp resolution. (35mm equivalent: 27-108mm).
Large, 6.7 cm (2.7 in.) LCD monitor
With a durable acrylic panel to protect the screen from scratches and an anti-reflection coating to enhance visibility in bright sunlight.
4x anti-blur
Smile Timer takes the shot when your chosen subject smiles.
Click here for a larger imageAutomatically counters blurred images in four different ways. Electronic VR (Vibration Reduction) reduces the effect of camera shake. High ISO (up to 3200) light sensitivity reduces the risk of blurred images with fast-moving subjects or in low-light. Motion detection compensates for camera and subject movement. Best Shot Selector (BSS) automatically selects the sharpest of up to 10 sequential shots.
Smart portrait system
advanced automatic features for perfect portraits. Smile Timer takes the shot when your chosen subject smiles. Blink Proof alerts you when someone had their eyes closed. Skin softening adjusts uneven skin tones on people's faces for smoother looking skin. In-camera Red-eye Fix corrects false eye colour due to flash the instant you take the shot.
Nikon my Picturetown
You can now back-up your images safely and securely using my Picturetown (www.mypicturetown.com), the free online digital photo storage and sharing service brought to you by Nikon. Easily share photo memories with friends and organise precious memories into online collections. You get 2GB of space free to use for storing thousands of memories and you can upgrade your membership to Gold Account at any time if you need to store more pictures.
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First impressions on opening the box is how light and thin the camera is. It's the size of a pack of cards and only a little heavier, even with the battery and a memory card installed.
In this review I'll give a quick run-through of the main pros and cons for me, and then if you want more detail I've also included a run-down of the main features, picture quality, and what else is included in the box.
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***Pros***
1. Picture quality for the size: I'm used to digital SLRs, and I'm reasonably impressed by the picture quality of this little camera by comparison to a Nikon D50 SLR.
2. Ease of use: this really is a idiot-proof camera. Nikon provide a quick-start guide on paper and a full instruction manual on CD but you don't really need these - just put the battery and a memory card in, charge it up and you're ready to go.
3. Zoom: the 4x optical zoom is good, and I like the option to zoom further in digitally on the camera. You can do this just by keeping your finger on the zoom rocker but helpfully the zoom pauses once the limit of the optical zoom is reached, which will preserve your pictures at the highest quality.
4. Nikon quality: Nikon is known as a good name in cameras, so to get a camera from this company at such a low price is a real bargain.
***Cons***
1. The 'scene mode': this offers a whole range of scenes that you can set the camera to in order to get the best results (for example you might select the snow setting to take a picture of a snowman, or the dusk/dawn setting if taking pictures at that time).... Read more ›
It takes great photos and I love the little feature where it focuses on your face straight away, is quite cool :) The speed in which photos take on this as well is quick and is nice not to have to hold onto the button and play around with it to actually take the picture.
Its a perfect little digital camera, excellent for holiday needs and family days out needs. Great value for money and I definately recommend it if you need a new digital camera.
Packed full of the kind of features you'd expect from a Nikon this sleek camera is ultra light in the hand and is certainly the kind of thing that is easy to carry around. I previously had an old(ish) Kodak which must be twice the weight of this if not more and offered no features that this Coolpix camera doesn't also give.
It's 12mp so should give you good enough quality for most "casual" needs, although I would have to admit that I have seen similar cameras that appeared to have better/clearer zoom features.
I'd imagine most users won't delve too deeply into the multitude of features and I will admit that the wide range of them could be overwhelming to some users but the fact remains that as a "click and point" camera, this takes some beating at this price.
There are five main differences:
1) Zoom is a more than adequate at 4x, but the S3100 has 5x.
2) Megapixels are 12million, compared to the S3100 14million, although this difference won't be noticed (12M is more than enough).
3) Video capture is VGA (640 x 480) on the S2500 while the S3100 boasts HD (1280 x 720) with a one-touch record button on the camera back. This was a key deciding factor for me, with the one-touch proving useful on countless occasions.
4) Size (mm) of the S2500 is 93.1 x 57.1 x 20.0, while the S3100 is 93.5 x 57.5 x 18.4. The S3100 is only slightly slimmer but more importantly has a much sleeker feel thanks to its rounded edges. This really does make a difference when handling and slipping into a pocket.
5) Colour availability of the S2500 is black, silver, red or pink while the S3100 also offers blue, yellow and purple.
Comparison aside, the S2500 is an excellent Nikon Coolpix camera.
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