Nikon Coolpix S8000 Review

Do you love to capture special moments during traveling? If yes is the answer then you can take a look at the latest digital camera from Nikon. Nikon has recently launched Coolpix S8000, a travel zoom camera. This camera has 14 mega pixels resolution with 10x optical zoom with a focal range of 30-300mm. This camera is slim and weighs less. This model has metal body and is available in black, brown and silver colors. This model has a design, which will appeal the users. This Nikon camera is easy to use and good to handle.

This camera is really fast in its response. The start up time of the camera is really less, which is below a second. Whenever the user selects a flash mode, you find the automatic appearance of pop up flash. The camera is good at finding the right focus, locking the target and finally zooming. This model of Nikon has Vibration Reduction image stabilization that helps in the anti shake system. The camera is good point and shoot type as it has less external controls. The top side of the camera has zoom lever, pop up flash, on/off buttons. On the bottom side of the camera, the user can see battery compartment and memory card slots. This camera has an internal memory of 32 MB.

Let’s take a look at the Nikon camera:

The back of the camera has a LCD screen and various menu buttons. There is a navigation wheel at the back side, which helps in deciding the various menu functions like shooting mode, auto selector, etc. This camera has a feature that helps to make the subject look younger through the function of skin softening. The feature like Blinking warning alerts and Smile timer are excellent help to the user.

The image quality of the camera is average i.e. it is not excellent. This model helps in clicking noise free images. The issues of chromatic aberrations and purple fringing were handled well in this Nikon model. The night photography was ok and the quality of those snaps is average. The pictures are soft and they need sharpening from outside source like software Adobe Photoshop.

Take a look at the sides of the  camera:

The image quality is above average and improvements can be made in this department. The camera lacks zoom in movie mode. The camera is really quick. It is compact and stylish camera with travel zoom. It is great for beginners as well as professionals. The camera is priced at $299. The camera is worth for its design and features.