Nikon Coolpix S10

Pros: Sharpness

Cons: Small controls

Verdict: I was very pleased with the Nikon Coolpix S10. Picture quality was impressive and the camera is easy to use compared to other super zoom digital cameras. It is also smaller and more compact than other similar models. Recommended.

Review summary: Nikon's first consumer digicam was the swiveling lens Coolpix 900.

Verdict: Overall, the S10's optical performance is about average (for compact P&S long-zoom digicams). Images are hue accurate (but slightly oversaturated) with virtually no noise in well-lit low-ISO outdoor scenes. Images shot in dim/low light tend to be ...

Review summary: Let's twist again with Nikon's 10x zoom digital 'compact'

Pros: 10x zoom is a real boon for candid snapping, 10x zoom is a real boon for candid snapping, Rotating body and lens allows for greater shooting flexibility

Cons: The S10 is bulkier than most compact cameras., The S10 is bulkier than most compact cameras., Screen location means that the LCD is easily obscured, Blurred and noisy images in less than bright conditions

Verdict: This twist-and-turn retro beast has a certain charm, but although the S10 certainly stands out, the images it takes are below par given the outlay and Nikon's usually sterling reputation. To sum up: a brave throwback, but not altogether successful.

Review summary: The Nikon Coolpix S10 is a return to the past in terms of design, with the retro twisting body being first seen on Coolpix models like the 900 and 950. Nikon have brought that design bang up ...

Verdict: It looks like a blast from the past, and sure enough the Nikon Coolpix S10 struggles to match the performance of similarly priced compacts today. It's not awful but it's far from great, and, ...

Review summary: This 6 megapixel camera is the successor to Nikon's first consumer digital cameras, created with the split body that carries the lens in one part and the processor and LCD screen in the other.

Pros: Image quality is very good and we attribute this in part to Nikon's decision to stick with 6 mp rather than getting into the pixel war.

Cons: The S10 hides some important controls under layers of menu. Not to have instant access to exposure adjustment -- the most frequently used correction in a digital camera -- is inexcusable. The most humble point and shoot cameras put exposure ...

Verdict: The S10 is a good camera with some compromises that look as though they have been forced on the designers by the marketing department who want to promise the customer a camera that does all the thinking, right down to recognising a face just in case ...