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  • Overall Rating
    4 stars 4 Star Review
    Reviewed by: sleepingmousezz

    Updated:12-07-07

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Small. Integral 3x zoom lense. VR image stabalization. D-lighting. Large LCD.

    Weaknesses: Shutter lag

    Overall Evaluation: I like it very much!It's a compact, sleek black camera about the length of a credit card. Despite being only about half an inch thick, it feels sturdy.

  • Overall Rating
    5 stars 5 Star Review
    Reviewed by: kimjin

    Updated:12-02-07

    Duration of ownership:5 Days

    Strengths: - protect shake in dim condition indoor shot- slim design- reasonable price

    Weaknesses: - grib feel when you take shot isn't first rate

    Overall Evaluation: I like this camera overall. It's light and easy to use. Scene mode is very good and don't need to sdjust anything to take a shot.Only downsize to use this is I think grib feel isn't very good when you take a shot. I don't know where to grib when I take a shot.

  • Overall Rating
    5 stars 5 Star Review
    Reviewed by: umd1998

    Updated:11-24-07

    Duration of ownership:4 Days

    Strengths: Makes anyone's pictures look almost professional; huge, clear LCD screen; tons of options

    Weaknesses: No carrying case; lens is in an odd place - where the flash normally is; LCD screen gets dirty easily

    Overall Evaluation: I'm no professional photographer but I work with them, and the Nikon Coolpix S51 lets me take photos that look almost as good as theirs. It's a compact, sleek black camera about the length of a credit card. Despite being only about half an inch thick, it feels sturdy. Once you get used to the strange placement of the lens where the flash normally is, the S51 is great to just point and shoot with. It's also good for photography buffs who know how to take advantage of the advanced settings. Pressing the shutter button halfway down autofocuses. All the way down snaps a photo. The face detection works well and the automatic stabilizer is great for even the shakiest of hands. The crisp, colorful photos can be viewed on the huge, bright 3" LCD screen with the photo review button. It also has a wheel button that lets you rotate through your photos via a slick menu. You can even make a slideshow of your photos with zoom effects and music that plays on the LCD screen. The camera also records movies, but its bread and butter is photos - especially pictures that are perfect for computer desktop backgrounds. Alas, it doesn't come with a carrying case. But it does have a wrist strap and a dual cable that can connect via a USB port to a computer or A/V plugs on a television. The included software easily transfers pictures from the camera to a computer. That saves having to open the camera, remove the SD card (not included) and plug the card into an SD reader attached to a computer. My favorite feature is the five-minute automatic shutoff - it saves some serious battery life. Speaking of the battery, a lithium ion battery and charger are included. Overall, the Nikon Coolpix S51 provides a lot of value for the price and is a solid point-and-shoot starter camera for amateurs.

  • Overall Rating
    5 stars 5 Star Review
    Reviewed by:

    Updated:11-18-07

    Duration of ownership:4 Days

    Strengths: Compact, no lense protruding from the camera to break. Extremely large 3.0" LCD, stores images in large format, has a good video mode.

    Weaknesses: Didn't come with a case or bag to protect it, thats about it!

    Overall Evaluation: I purchased this camera after being a faithful Kodak user. The 8.1 is more than enough megapixel power for anyone to use from a digital compact camera. Out of the box it was not only sleek looking, but very functional. Anyone with any expertise or uses for this camera would have 0 difficulty in taking full advantage of it. Biggest plus if you buy it here, free shipping and it gets to your door in 2 days! You won't beat the deal here.

  • Overall Rating
    4 stars 4 Star Review
    Reviewed by: simon111

    Updated:10-14-07

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Small. Integral 3x zoom lense. VR image stabalization. D-lighting. Large LCD.

    Weaknesses: Shutter lag

    Overall Evaluation: This camera has many benefits including:-Large LCD screen. 1/2000th second shutter speed. D-lighting. VR antishake. Excellent macro. Solid build quality. Good flash range. Controls well laid out. Easy menu system. Small dimensions. Internal zoom lense. Picture quality excellent. One touch portraight mode. Face recognition.This camera is a joy to use and it is hard to take a bad picture if you use the correct scene mode. Everything from backlit shots and flash come out excellent. The macro is first class. Very detailed and well lit shots from close up. D-lighting mode if you do make a mistake. If you want a point and shoot that is very small then this camera is excellent. The only down side is the shutter lag but this is common in some digital cameras.

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