Nikon Coolpix S200

Review summary: Nikon its world-famous for its high-end, professional cameras, but its always struggled to break into the consumer market where rival brands have a much stronger following.

Verdict: Nikon's first attempt at a consumer compact is good. It has produced a good looking, good quality, good value camera. But with some strong competition, good is simply not good enough.

Review summary: Nikon seems to be a step behind Canon when it comes to digital cameras. For the past few years, Nikon has produced some good quality cameras, but it just seems that Canon always out performs Nikon. This remains true with one of Nikon's newest ...

Verdict: The Coolpix line of cameras by Nikon is famous for creating stylish, compact digital cameras with decent image quality. The S200 fits in well with this description thanks to its good-looking body, ease of use, and average image quality. It's obvious ...

Review summary: Nikon's 7.1-megapixel Coolpix S200 offers a good set of basic automatic snapshot photography controls in a well-designed and compact metal package. Though it doesn't excel in any particular area, the camera consistently captures good exposures and ...

Pros: Slim and compact design. Simple, intuitive controls. Responsive operation.

Cons: Average photo quality. Mediocre lens. Advanced automatic features such as face detection and high-ISO mode are not terribly useful.

Verdict: A decent, though unremarkable point-and-shoot model, the Nikon Coolpix S200 provides all the basics plus a handful of creative options in an ultracompact, sturdy metal body.

Review summary: One of the tiniest Nikon Coolpix cameras to date, the 7.1 megapixel Nikon Coolpix S200 is a small but stylish point-and-shoot camera. Equipped with a telescoping 3x optical zoom lens, the Nikon S200 offers a moderate 35mm-equivalent focal range of 38 ...

Pros: Ultra-Compact and lightweight ; Stylish ; Easy to use ; Built-in Help system ; D-Lighting ; One-Touch Portrait Mode ; Best Shot Selector ; Generally Good performance ; Accurate Automatic Exposure ; Good White Balance Performance ; Good prefocus ...

Cons: Electronic rather than optical Vibration Reduction ; Only one image quality setting with low compression ; No display of Shutter Speed ; Low Resolution LCD (153,000 pixels) ; Strong longitudinal chromatic aberration delivers purple fringing across the ...

Verdict: The Nikon S200's core feature set is typical for a snapshot camera: Automatic Exposure, Scene modes, Exposure Compensation and the ability to change White Balance and ISO. But the little silver camera also offers some of Nikon's trademark options: D ...