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Average rating:
4.06
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Nikon Coolpix S5007.1 megapixels | 2.5" screen | 35 – 105 mm (3×)
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Average rating:
4.06
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Opinion: After trying the Fuji F40fd and Canon A710IS I decided to go for the Nikon S500.
The Metering and Color on the S500 is excellent, as is the sharpness. Very rarely will you need to edit the photos. If you do edit, the camera comes with a feature called D-Lighting (both in-camera and PC software can use this feature). D-Lighting will bring detail out of the darker regions of the photos while leaving the well exposed areas untouched.
The start-up speed and shot to shot without flash is very fast. With flash you might wait 2 secs between shots.
Battery life; not sure yet, 90th photo on the first charge as I write this. It usually takes 3 full charges to get new Lithium batteries up to top efficiency.
Build quality is excellent, all metal body! The size is great.
I won't be buying a camera until the S500 stops working.
Problems: No issues.
Only thing to add; If it had a 28mm lens it would be the perfect camera for me.
Opinion: I just replaced my Pentax Optio with this 7.1 Mp alternative and am very happy, overall. Great viewing screen and pretty intuitive features system.
Problems: Three problems with this camera: 1) the lens placement is a bit awkward and seems poorly thought out, at the limits of the upper-left corner (note: the newer S500 looks different than the image of the camera shown above). I have had to re-learn how to hold the camera to avoid getting my thumb in the image. 2) The "Macro" feature is pretty useless from the direct dial, I've found that to get the macro to work the way it's supposed to I have to go into the Scenes menu and select Macro there. It works, but the direct dial feature is pointless. 3) The autofocus is ... slllooowww. And it doesn't seem to find things easliy, making this less than a point-and-shoot camera. The time required to get the focus means ou have to plan shots (at least more than I ever did with my Pentax Optio). Still a good camera ... just a bit overpriced, given these issues.
Opinion: I used this camera for Yosemite Trip. Took about 250 pictures at max resolution. Bright daylight to Cloudy to night, landscape to portrait. My results were pretty disappointed. Not that the pictures are bad, just because it was too average quality. S500 comes with max ISO of 2000 but it's useless. Terrible noise above ISO 400. There is no manual aperture settings and you wont even get to see how AUTO setting sets the aperture.
Problems: Some of the pictures were blurly even when VR was in use. Also pictures are not sharp enough for landscape pics. DOP was not good due to AUTO aperture settings.
This camera is just for people who want true P&S camera. If you are interested in this model, also consider S200. Save $50 for useless ISO 2000.
Opinion: Highly recommended pocket camera
Opinion: Its a nice little ultra-compact p&s camera. It doesn't feature any manual modes other than scene's and VR and a quick portrait mode (face recognition).
Problems: Like all CCD's it has a flare shown on the screen when there is a flood of light. No manual mode if you are set on that feature.
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