The Coolpix S210 is certainly a good-looking camera. It has nicely crafted aluminum body and comes in four colors: plum, graphite black, cool blue and brished bronze. It measures 3.6 x 2.2 inches and is just 0.7 inches thick (or, rather, thin). Without battery it weighs 3.5 ounces, next to nothing.
The tech specs are standard for this class: the S210 is a 8-megapixel camera with a 3X optical zoom, and a 2.5-inch high resolution (230k pixel) LCD with anti-reflective coating so you can see it in sunlight. The display also ha a 170 degree viewing angle both horizontally and vertically. This means you can look at it from any angle without color shifts or the picture disappearing.
Anti-shake and image stabilization are rapidly become standard features even in lower cost digital cameras, but it's not always easy to figure out what type of stabilization a camera has. The S210 has what Nikon calls "Electronic VR Image Stabilization" which we here at DigitalCameraRounup.com generally call digital blur reduction. The camera increases sensitivity and decreases shutter time to take sharper and clearer pictures in low light conditions or when shooting a moving subject (the S210's sensitivity goes as high as ISO 2000). The S210 also uses Nikon's EXPEED image processing for noise reduction and optimal signal-to-noise ratio. Like all camera manufacturers, Nikon has its bag of tricks and features that are available pretty much across the latest Coolpix lineup. The company calls them Nikon In-Camera Innovations, and the S210 benefits from:
- In-Camera Red-Eye Fix
- D-Lighting, and
- Face Priority AF.
In-Camera Red-Eye Fix automatically detects and corrects the dreaded red eye effect which often happens when you use the flash. D-Lighting compensates for excessive backlight or insufficient flash illumination in images in playback mode,and Nikon's Face-Priority auto focus automatically finds and focuses on up to a dozen people's faces within a frame, trying to come up with optimal exposure of all faces in a portrait shot.
Operating the Coolpix S210 is simple. This wasn't always the case with Olympus cameras in the past, but the company has come a long way. The S210 uses the industry-standard hardware controls layout with a dual-duty navigation disc surrounded by four clearly marked buttons. The menu displays and icons are improved and simplified, making operation self-explanatory.
The S210 is a point & shooter with 15 scene modes. They are Face-Priority AF, Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night Portrait, Party/Indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Night Landscape, Close Up, Museum, Fireworks Show, Copy, Back Light, and Panorama Assist.
The specs above were obtained from the internet for illustative purposes
The camera on auction works well,but has some handling marks,eg.: dent/scratch.
supplied with battery,1gb memory card and universal battery charger
