1. 12.0 megapixels for stunning prints as large as 16 x 20 inches
2. Bright 3.0-inch touch-panel LCD; Sensitive Response Touch Panel; Touch Shutter and Autofocus
3. 4x wide-angle Zoom-NIKKOR glass lens
4. 720p HD movie recording at 24 fps
5. 4-way VR Image Stabilization System; Smart Portrait System

Editorial Review :

CAMERA, COOLPIX S4000, RED, 12MP

Customer Review :

Stylish, easy to use and great quality pictures

Summary: A great everyday camera. Very good quality pictures, simple to use and very stylish. Small enough that can easily fit in a shirt or pant pocket. Gives you more options in terms of color and exposure manipulations than similarly priced cameras. You can even do basic photo editing using the included stylus. It also has the cool factor of having a touch screen for all controls.

Positives:
Compact, easy to use, great picture quality, hi-def video capture.

Negatives:
No HDMI port.

Details:
Hi-def video:
720p, 24 frames per second. Does not include an HDMI port, so movies have to be downloaded into a computer to be seen.

Picture sharing:
You get 2GB free online storage to share pictures on the web.

Hardware:
Touch screen: this is the camera's main control mechanism, and it delivers. Bright screen that can easily be seen in bright light. Large virtual buttons that make navigating the options quite easy. Ok responsiveness, not the fastest, but certainly adequate.

Flash: It is tiny. Adequate only for filling in shadows, but in a dimly lit, indoor setting you get some noise on the pictures (as the camera automatically adjusts the ISO). Indoor images tended to be well focused despite the small flash.

Battery: I took 425 pictures (no flash) without needing to recharge.

Ease of use: Once you get used to the idea that there are no buttons readily available (all buttons and commands go through the touch screen on the back) it is quite easy to use. There are some settings (such as BBS) which require a quick review of the manual to know what they are for.

Burst mode: Contrary to other cameras in this group (i.e. Canon A3100) this one includes a burst mode which allows to take up to 16 images in rapid succession.

Pre-set scene mode: Gives you the common ones (portrait, landscape, children running, etc.) and some new ones, such as fireworks and dawn. There are 16 different scenes to choose from there are as many options as higher end models.



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Daughter loves it

Bought this for my 20yr old daughter as a birthday present. She loves it!

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Nice little camera!

It's interesting how Amazon has divided up the reviews for the Coolpix S4000 based on the color of the camera (at least as of this writing). Moving on: This is a nice little camera, it's the third in my collection of compacts, the only one with a touch screen. I have posted photos taken with it, both post-processed and straight out of the camera. My notes:

There is an issue with charging the battery. This has been mentioned in at least one other review, don't remember the color of that camera (doesn't matter). Recharging is not done as described in the quick start guide. Put the USB connector in the wall plug-in part, and plug it into your outlet, THEN attach the other end to the camera. This is the only way that the camera will be triggered to turn on and recharge. Wall first, camera second.

The guide says charging a fully discharged battery can take up to two hours and 10 minutes, or thereabouts. After three and a half hours, though the light was still blinking, I unplugged mine during its first charge. The battery icon did not show up in the display, meaning it was charged.

The default should not be for digital zoom to be turned on. Make your first menu adjustment turning that off!

Another reviewer got the best results with a setting of 3m for the images. I set mine at 8 and they seem fine; unless you are going to print very large posters, you also may want to cut back from the 12m.

Flash settings aren't sticky, so if you turned it off and then turned the camera off, the flash will be back on auto when you turn it back on.

I found the color to be good, white balance to be fairly accurate, exposure to be so-so, all in auto scene mode. The touch screen works well but it does pick up fingerprints--scrolling and selecting worked better for me using my fingernail; they provide a stylus that can be attached to the strap and would also help reduce greasiness on the screen.

The red version looks just plain cool. It's very small, even for a compact, and very lightweight. It's a camera for snapshots, and with that limitation in mind, I think it does very well. (Don't over-expect.) I noticed that it sometimes found more than one focus spot in a scene, and that worked well. Mine came with a carrying case included in the box. It comes with the full manual on a CD. The card readers built into both my laptop and desktop computers (both Windows 7, a Dell and an HP) were able to read the card with no problem, so I did not install any of the software that came with it.

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Got plum not red camera

Ordered red. Came in box marked red. This camera is plum which is the only color i was sure I did NOT want. Had to go ahead and use it due to family get-together. Not happy.

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Disappointing time until next picture

I like everything about this camera except the Image Review time setting. The only option for Image Review is On or Off. I primarily take pictures of my young children, so I need the instant image review after taking a picture so that I can make sure I got the shot. However the image review time is between 5-7 seconds and there's no option to reduce that time. My previous Kodak would clear the image review when I pressed the shutter button, but this one doesn't have that feature or any other way to clear the image review early. Turning off the image review just doesn't work for me since I then would have to hope I got the picture or go into the image review and check the shot. It's also possible that it just takes too long to store the image, though this doesn't seem to be the case when I turn off image review. Nikon tech support wasn't very helpful. They said that maybe a faster data card would help (I have a class 2 I believe though they weren't even able to help me confirm the class.)

The size of the camera is great and picture quality seems good and the price is good. The touch screen is also great and it's easy to use.

Unfortunately the image review issue is a deal breaker so I'm looking into a Canon.

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1. 12.0 megapixels for stunning prints as large as 16 x 20 inches
2. 3.6x Zoom-NIKKOR glass lens (37mm to 134mm); bright 3.0-inch LCD
3. Easy Auto Mode with Scene Auto Selector; capture 640 x 480 movies with sound at 30fps
4. 3-way VR Image Stabilization System
5. EXPEED Image Processing; Smart Portrait System

Editorial Review :

• 12.0 Megapixels for stunning prints as large as 16 x 20 inches
• 3.6x Zoom-NIKKOR Glass Lens has a versatile zoom range from 37mm to 134mm telephoto coverage that gets you close to the action while capturing expansive landscapes
• Big, Bright 3.0-inch LCD makes it easy to compose and share your pictures with a wide-viewing angle and anti-glare coating
• Easy Auto Mode with Scene Auto Selector simplifies your picture-taking experience by letting the camera automatically select the best setting to get great picture
• High Quality TV Movies with Sound records 640x480 at 30fps movies for easy in camera playback or on your computer
• 3-way VR Image Stabilization System
  1. Electronic VR Image Stabilization minimizes the effect of camera shake
  2. Motion Detection automatically detects moving subjects and adjusts shutter speed and ISO setting to compensate for cameras hake and subject movement
  3. Nikon’s original Best Shot Selector (BSS) automatically takes up to 10 shots while the shutter is pressed and saves the sharpest image
• ISO up to 1600 capability helps give you sharper results when shooting in low light or capturing fast-moving subjects.
• Smart Portrait System includes:
  1. Smart Portrait Mode makes sure you’ll always catch the decisive moment when your subject smiles.
  2. Blink Warning, when activated alerts you that the subject may have blinked and allows you to retake the photo.
  3. In-Camera Red-Eye Fix™ automatically fixes, while shooting, most instances of red-eye in the camera. You may never see red-eye again
  4. Face-Priority AF Nikon’s face-finding technology that automatically focuses on up to 3 faces
• AA Batteries for ease of mind with long battery life plus easy, anywhere replacement
• 16 Scene Modes
• Macro shooting as close as 2”
• 5 Color Options for special filter effects. Choose from: standard color, vivid color, black-and-white, sepia and cyanotype
• EXPEED Image Processing ensures

  Customer Review :

  Wonderful
  
  This product is very easy to use and is exactly what I needed. It takes great pictures and I love all the settings.
  
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  Super Quality Photos!
  
  This is one great camera. compact, easy to use, and outstanding quality photos. One of the best deals for the money.
  
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  Great Buy
  
  Great buy, I shopped around comparing the price for this camera and got the best price here. The iteam area fast and as described. Beautiful camera and simple to use, have only taken a few pictures this far, but excellent.
  
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  Great little camera
  
  This is a great camera for everyday, point and shoot photos. The "Auto" settings are a bit over the top but it's easy to switch over to the settings you want.
  
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  Coolpix is more than COOL!
  
  I AM SO PLEASED WITH THIS CAMERA. i BOUGHT IT FOR AN ORGANIZATION I BELONG TO AND WAS PLEASED WITH THE AMOUNT, THE COLOR AND THE QUALITY OF THE PICTURES I HAVE TAKEN. I ALSO LIKE THE EASE IN WHICH I CAN TRANSFER THEM TO MY COMPUTER.
  
  BEING ABLE TO VIEW THE PICS IMMEDIATEDLY IS A GREAT HELP FOR A DUFFER LIKE ME.
  
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1. 12.0 megapixels for stunning prints as large as 16 x 20 inches
2. Bright 3.0-inch touch-panel LCD; Sensitive Response Touch Panel; Touch Shutter and Autofocus
3. 4x wide-angle Zoom-NIKKOR glass lens
4. 720p HD movie recording at 24 fps
5. 4-way VR Image Stabilization System; Smart Portrait System

Editorial Review :

CAMERA, COOLPIX S4000, BLACK, 12MP

Customer Review :

Average Quality Photos

This is a decent camera for the average user but it doesn't perform nearly as well as my old Canon SD750 or my Canon SD880.

I was expecting an upgrade but instead I got a major downgrade in quality and features.

This camera only has two timer modes Single shot 10s and single shot 2s where my Canon cameras have 4 including custom preset timers with Multiple shots in one setting.

Macro mode is more than useless and doesn't perform well at all.

Video on this camera is really nice but that's about the only positive thing I can say about the quality of what it produces.

The images taken with this camera are not very clear and are very grainy at best. I only see this camera useful if you want to spend hours with photoshop to touch up each photo before you can even share it with your friends and family.

I'm debating on returning this camera and saving up my money to buy a Canon DSLR (probably a 50D) since Nikon hasn't given me a very good first impression.

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Great camera, stylish, easy to use and excellent pictures

Summary: A great everyday camera. Very good quality pictures, simple to use and very stylish. Small enough that can easily fit in a shirt or pant pocket. Gives you more options in terms of color and exposure manipulations than similarly priced cameras. You can even do basic photo editing using the included stylus. It also has the cool factor of having a touch screen for all controls.

Hi-def video:
720p, 24 frames per second. Does not include an HDMI port, so movies have to be downloaded into a computer to be seen.

Picture sharing:
You get 2GB free online storage to share pictures on the web.

Hardware:
Touch screen: this is the camera's main control mechanism, and it delivers. Bright screen that can easily be seen in bright light. Large virtual buttons that make navigating the options quite easy. Ok responsiveness, not the fastest, but certainly adequate.

Flash: It is tiny. Adequate only for filling in shadows, but in a dimly lit, indoor setting you get some noise on the pictures (as the camera automatically adjusts the ISO). Indoor images tended to be well focused despite the small flash.

Battery: I took 425 pictures (no flash) without needing to recharge.

Ease of use: Once you get used to the idea that there are no buttons readily available (all buttons and commands go through the touch screen on the back) it is quite easy to use. There are some settings (such as BBS) which require a quick review of the manual to know what they are for.

Burst mode: Contrary to other cameras in this group (i.e. Canon A3100) this one includes a burst mode which allows to take up to 16 images in rapid succession.

Pre-set scene mode: Gives you the common ones (portrait, landscape, children running, etc.) and some new ones, such as fireworks and dawn. There are 16 different scenes to choose from there are as many options as higher end models.

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Not crazy about this camera yet.

It's slow! Maybe I'm missing something, but it takes forever from the time I press the button till it actually takes the picture. When you're photographing a 9-month old, that just doesn't work out! I'm going to give it another week or 2, then I'm going to see if it can be returned, even though I no longer have the packaging.

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Excellent camera!

Excellent camera! We're very happy with it, very light and comfortable, modern design, huge (and fun) touchscreen. Absolutely satisfied!

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Grate

This is a grate CAMERA for the money easy to use compact good touch screen just love it

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1. 12.0 megapixels for stunning prints as large as 16 x 20 inches
2. Bright 3.0-inch touch-panel LCD; Sensitive Response Touch Panel; Touch Shutter and Autofocus
3. 4x wide-angle Zoom-NIKKOR glass lens
4. 720p HD movie recording at 24 fps
5. 4-way VR Image Stabilization System; Smart Portrait System

Editorial Review :

CAMERA, COOLPIX S4000, PINK, 12MP

Customer Review :

Excellent pictures in a compact and stylish camera

Summary: A great everyday camera. Very good quality pictures, simple to use and very stylish. Small enough that can easily fit in a shirt or pant pocket. Gives you more options in terms of color and exposure manipulations than similarly priced cameras. You can even do basic photo editing using the included stylus. It also has the cool factor of having a touch screen for all controls.

Hi-def video:
720p, 24 frames per second. Does not include an HDMI port, so movies have to be downloaded into a computer to be seen.

Picture sharing:
You get 2GB free online storage to share pictures on the web.

Hardware:
Touch screen: this is the camera's main control mechanism, and it delivers. Bright screen that can easily be seen in bright light. Large virtual buttons that make navigating the options quite easy. Ok responsiveness, not the fastest, but certainly adequate.

Flash: It is tiny. Adequate only for filling in shadows, but in a dimly lit, indoor setting you get some noise on the pictures (as the camera automatically adjusts the ISO). Indoor images tended to be well focused despite the small flash.

Battery: I took 425 pictures (no flash) without needing to recharge.

Ease of use: Once you get used to the idea that there are no buttons readily available (all buttons and commands go through the touch screen on the back) it is quite easy to use. There are some settings (such as BBS) which require a quick review of the manual to know what they are for.

Burst mode: Contrary to other cameras in this group (i.e. Canon A3100) this one includes a burst mode which allows to take up to 16 images in rapid succession.

Pre-set scene mode: Gives you the common ones (portrait, landscape, children running, etc.) and some new ones, such as fireworks and dawn. There are 16 different scenes to choose from there are as many options as higher end models.

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Got a lot for the price

This was for my wife. She just needs a point and shoot for her vacation in Europe, family gatherings etc. and this fits the bill.

This camera packs a lot of features and I am very surprised how robust the features are. This will even take videos!

Do make sure you you get the best SD card you can. I got SanDisk SDHC Class 10 High Performance memory card. You need to get Class 6 or higher if you want to use Video Mode.

I got the little case to hold the camera in her bag safely. I also got an extra battery for this the Nikon EN-EL10 Rechargeable Battery.

You need to hold the camera while the picture is written to the card to avoid blur. I hope a higher end SD card will write a little faster. If you shoot and hold you won't have any issues.

All in all it takes great pictures, easy to operate, more features than I expected and an easy interface to figure it all out. This is a nice camera to have conveniently packed in a pocket or purse for those times you are not carrying around your DSLR or Video camera. All at a competitive price.

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Poor Design makes camara almost useless

The camera itself takes a nice photo.

However the mini-usb port and cables are poorly designed. There is no clear indication which way to insert the cable into the camera, and the instruction manual is equally obtuse in showing you. Unfortunately it doesn't take much force to damage the av input. The camera is only 2 months old, and this is only the 3rd time to charge the battery.

To resolve the broken av input, I had to order a separate Nikon battery charger, to re-charge the battery. To move photos to my computer, I have to remove the SD card from the camera, and use a card reader. These extra steps are the reason for this poor review. A good design would have clearly shown how to plug in the cables, a better design would have used a more robust input jack. If you buy this camera, be very careful when plugging into the av input jack.

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1. 12.1-megapixel resolution for stunning prints as large as 16 x 20 inches
2. Bright, 3.5-inch touch-panel OLED with Clear Color Display
3. 5x wide-angle Zoom-NIKKOR glass lens; 5-way VR image stabilization system
4. Record 720p HD movies with sound
5. Capture images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)

Editorial Review :

12 MP Coolpix S70 red

Customer Review :

Like turned to love!

I will admit, I purchased this camera just becuase of the commercial (and I love Nikon's!) and the picture quality is AMAZING! I had a bit of trouble at first getting all the settings right, but once I learned how the camera behaved, I have been happy ever since! Many of the negative reviews are because of picture quality and I can't say how strongly I disagree with that. The 12.1 plus the features of the Nikon make for a superb picture! The one downfall that I can't get over, but is easy to accommodate is that I cannot turn the camera around and take a picture of my husband and I without hitting a setting on the screen. It isn't comfortable to work this way, but that isn't what it was made for!



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horrible pictures

I had a Sony Cybershot that got dropped and unfortunately needed replaced. I wanted a touch screen and after reading reviews went with this camera. I have had it several months and am horribly disappointed. I just returned from vacation and the pictures are just all horrible. After comparing them with last years pictures and am contacting Nikon because it is just sad how all my pictures look.

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Nikon S-70 Camera

We bought this camera for it's features and looks. Had to return it -- wouldn't take a charge. The next one -- same problem ! TWICE BURNT Having paid $230.+, we ONLY got $179.99 credited back to us -- 80%!!! I've done a lot of shopping at ' Amazon'in the past. This is how we got rewarded for THEM sending us faulty merchandise. THANK YOU, AMAZON.COM, we're shopping elsewhere from now-on !!!

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I wanted to like this, but it's so flawed

When I saw the camera in action, I really wanted to like it. I liked all the features it had to offer, but every feature did not work properly. This camera is inherently flawed. For every pro there is a con. I did not want to believe the negative reviews on amazon, but I wish I had. I ultimately had to return it because it just simply does not work as advertised.

Pro (with it's con)
- big OLED touchscreen. ( that's awesome, but the resolution is so poor, it really is an eyesore to look at. Colors look nice, but they do not truly represent the photo when transferred to a computer)

- touch controls, virtually no buttons except the shutter. Controls include iPhone like pinch to zoom and swiping through picture functionality. (this feature would be nice had they either put better hardware in the camera or made the firmware more efficient. The controls are so slow and unresponsive, it will make you downright mad. Touch focus is horrific and never works as it is supposed to. Also, no dedicated power button means you must open the lens up to turn it on, even to review pictures. Come on, that's ridiculous.)

-high resolution sensor capable of taking HD 720p video. (I should live with the afformemtioned flaws above, but it must do it's primary function well, taking a nice clear picture. This camera does not. The pictures look simply bad. My 5 year old Sanyo Xacti digicam takes superior pictures to this camera. This is not an exaggeration. Pictures are not properly set up by the camera, and are often taken incorrectly. Previewing the pictures on the camera show rich vibrant color, but transferring them to a computer show them to be dull, with improper color representation. Video is no better. It looks to be captured via motion jpeg format. Framerates are bad, colors look as dull and misrepresented as in stills. Also, no optical zoom while shooting video. Just everything wrong going on here.)

A few nice things that I really can't complain about is the build quality is superb. Also, the all interenal optics is great so if you are storing it in a purse or pocket, the lens will not protrude accidentally causing harm to the camera. This cannot make up for the fact that a) it's primary function, taking pictures is severly flawed, and b) Its main selling point, the huge multitouch OLED display looks horrific and does not Function properly.

I honestly cannot recommend this item, and would recommend a comparable camera from another manufacturer.

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Not bad

When I first received camera I thought it was going to be complicated to use.
Upon using it I found it pretty easy to use. At first I was going to return it
but change my mine after getting acustomed to it.

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