Oh boy, the bread is buttered at the mass-market cameras, and Nikon is going after that with a five-pack of new S-series Coolpixies!
No pixie dust actually, these are fairly modest and predictable models but Nikon continues its embrace of 28mm wide compacts with one of those four starting at 28mm wide. Which is the S600, which we will start with:
Nikon Coolpix S600
Embraces the new anthill sensor - 10mp 1/2.33" CCD
Starts at 28m wide, with a 4x optical zoom lens (28-112mm eq)
image stabilization
Sub-par LiIon battery life (190 CIPA)
2.7" LCD (230k)
Price: $300
Nikon Coolpix S550
Also 10mp 1/2.33" sensor
5x optical zoom (36-180mm eq), no stabilization
2.5" LCD (230k) - typical of sleek compacts
LiIon battery: misery around 200
Price: $230
Nikon Coolpix S520
8mp 1/2.5" CCD sensor
3x optical (35-105mm eq)
image stabilization
2.5" LCD with lower res (trade off stabilization with low-res LCD?)
LiIon battery, under 200 pics
Price: $230, which is explained by the stabilization vs the S550.
Nikon Coolpix S210
8mp 1/2.5" sensor
3x optical (38-114mm)
2.5" LCD (230K)
Battery life best of the quartet: 220
Price: $180
Coverage on the net
dcresource
dpreview
CrunchGear (S600), S550
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