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Nikon Coolpix S70 reviews
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DPInterface 's conclusion / rating - 11 November 2009 |
“ Nikon has been doing a good job with touchscreen implementation of their cameras and the new Coolpix S70 takes things a step further by including multi-touch and gesture support. On its surface, the Nikon Coolpix S70 looks like your typical ultra-thin camera but switch it on and browse about, and you’ll discover that it has one of the better touchscreen user interface/menu systems you can find on a digital camera.
The camera is build very well with a nice faux-leather front and responsive touchscreen. Of course, there are drawbacks to the Coolpix S70’s big touchscreen, such as the lack of space to hold the camera, almost zero physical controls/buttons (poor choice on Nikon’s part) and low display resolution (another poor decision). It kind of makes me wonder why Nikon chose to put a WQVGA screen on the S70 when some of the competition has much high resolution WVGA displays.
The Nikon Coolpix S70 takes one step forward with its nice 5X lens but then, it takes a step back with the lens’ crummy aperture range. It may have some shortcomings, but the S70 is much better in the feature set department. n fact, it does boast a few nice bells and whistles, including a very rare (on digital cameras) support for USB charging. For travelers, that can mean one less charger to carry around if you’re bringing your laptop/netbook, since the Coolpix S70 can charge while you’re using your computer.
The Coolpix S70 is mainly a point-and-shoot camera, with no direct control over exposure available. The camera has lots of scene modes, plenty of portrait-related features (face, blink and smile detection) and camera settings that are very easy to access in Program/regular Auto mode (just two taps away). Performance-wise, the Coolpix S70’s average speed will suffice for casual shooting but not for those planning to capture action or shoot in poorly-lit conditions.
I’m glad to report that image quality of the Coolpix S70 was good, on par with most cameras in this class and a definite improvement over Nikon’s compact cameras of the past The Coolpix S70 managed to produce photos with nicely saturated colors and good levels of detail, that were usable up till ISO 800. The camera also happily removed redeye without fuss, though the same cannot be said about noise reduction at higher ISOs (starting from 800). Like on most cameras, once you hit ISO 800, things start to get muddy, and I wouldn’t advise using anything ISO 1600 and above. There’s also some edge softness and color fringing.
The Nikon Coolpix S70 is a capable touchscreen camera which deserves my recommendation. It excels at shooting outdoors and in bright light, has a basket of neat features and takes good quality photos. Consider the Coolpix S70 if you’re looking for a point-and-shoot compact with a ‘cool’ touchscreen (how can multi-touch be uncool?!), but back away if you plan to shoot in low-light or moving subjects often... ”
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Ken Rockwell 's conclusion / rating - 02 November 2009 |
“ The best thing about the S70 is how it looks when it's turned off. It's much more handsome than Canon's Powershots, which seem styled mostly to appeal to Japanese junior-high-school girls.
The S70 has a nice rubberized front for holding it, which would be great if you didn't have to control it with two hands on the slow touch-screen.
The S70 charges from the same USB cord with which you can download photos. Therefore you can leave the charger at home if you bring your computer.
The plug-in-the-wall charger is merely a USB 5V socket, meaning that you probably can use all your existing iPod chargers and not bother bringing the S70 charger, or alternately, I can charge my iPod with its USB cable plugged into the S70's plug-in-the-wall charging adaptor.
The fuzzy lens of the S70 doesn't need to extend to shoot. All you do is flip down the front door. This could make the S70 more resistant to internal dust, and more resistant to what usually kills compacts, which is erectile dysfunction for lenses that need to extend every time those cameras are turned on and off. Likewise, there is no need for an automatic lens cover, which is the next most common thing that breaks in other cameras... ”
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