Compare Prices : Nikon Coolpix S60 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: If you want an easy-to-use yet high-tech camera, you're going to want to check out the Nikon S60.

Pros: Stylish body, Great touchscreen, In-camera retouching tools, Very good image quality, Time-lapse feature

Cons: A bit sluggish from shot to shot, Noisy images at high ISO, Limited options

Verdict: The $349 Nikon Coolpix S60 is an excellent, truly fun-to-use point-and-shoot camera that will appeal to the hipster crowd. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T700, which costs $50 more, has a 3.5-inch touchscreen with a much higher resolution and 4GB of built-in ...

Review summary: Oddly enough, Nikon's Coolpix S60 ($349.95 list) will wow you when it's in playback mode. Like the iPhone and the iPod touch, the S60 has a touch screen that lets you scroll through images, zoom, and move within an image with a swipe or tap of your ...

Pros: Sleek and good-looking. Big, responsive touch screen. Simple touch gestures make photo playback a snap

Cons: No hardware zoom control ; zooming in and out with the touch screen can be very difficult. Captures fewer resolution lines than competitors. HDMI-out, but no HD video recording. Flash shots are underexposed. Poor battery life

Verdict: Viewing your pictures on this camera is a blast, thanks to its iPhone-esque touch screen. Image quality, however, is lacking, so the fun of its flashy touch interface will likely fade quickly.

Review summary: With its high-gloss metal case and giant 3.5-inch, iPhone-like touchscreen, the Nikon Coolpix S60 just begs to be touched. But your lust will turn to disgust once you get to know this camera's internal quirks. In this case, beauty is only skin deep.

Pros: Sleek and sexy. Fairly easy to use: Its iPhone-like touchscreen is appealing. Respectable 10 megapixels. Compact and lightweight (just 5.7 ounces).

Cons: Images aren't very crisp, unless they're well-lit outdoors shots. Short-lived battery. Overly wide touchscreen leaves no room for your fingers to hold the camera without inadvertently switching settings.

Review summary: Do you really need buttons?

Pros: Touchscreen interface, picture quality

Cons: Touchscreen resolution, not a very wide angle lens

Verdict: Nikon has produced a camera that is not only easy to use, but also takes better than average pictures