Nikon Coolpix S500 Expert Reviews

We have analyzed the reviews for the Nikon Coolpix S500 using our BETA review analysis. These are our findings: The Nikon Coolpix S500 is good. Despite scruples with the noisy iso performance and low light performance, users enjoy the portability, handling, and ease of use. If you can live with the iso performance and low light performance, think about getting this digital camera.

above average battery life, outstanding design, fantastic display, excellent ease of use, excellent features, fantastic handling, fantastic lens, top-quality portability, excellent video mode.

lousy flash, lousy iso performance, lousy low light performance, lousy photo noise.

Please note: The ratings above are generated using our BETA automatic review analysis and may contain errors.

Nikon really shows off its style with its Coolpix S500, a sleek, compact camera that feels every bit as good as it looks. This little shooter has some of the nicest design points we've seen in a small shooter, plus a few handy features normally seen on hi...

Small, light stainless steel body and click wheel interface are great design touches; optical image stabilization; fast burst shooting.

Slow performance; way too much noise at high ISO settings.

The Nikon Coolpix S500 may look and feel pretty, but its slow performance and noisy high-ISO images hold it back.

Entering a tough niche in the market is the Nikon Coolpix S500, which boasts 7.

Compact body, Rotary dial, Big, readable menus, 60 fps live preview, Nice LCD, Optical image stabilization,  Solid handling of noise at lower ISO settings

Shutter lag, Inaccurate colors, Limited dynamic range, Poor white balance accuracy, Corner softness,  No real auto mode, Poor video performance, Inaccurate live preview, Limited LCD angle, Weak battery, Unreliable burst mode

The Nikon Coolpix S500 introduces a new design into the already scattered S-series. Most of the lineup has a slim aesthetic with an internal lens. A few models have split bodies that twist to offer more optical zoom. The 7.1-megapixel Nikon Coolpix S500 i...

The S500's face detection and optical image stabilization help it deliver top-quality shots.

Optical image stabilization Face detection

Pricey No optical viewfinder

For a compact camera so small, the Nikon Coolpix S500 delivers very good image quality. Features such as face detection and image stabilization make shooting faultless photos easy, every time

The 7.1-megapixel Nikon Coolpix S500 has a simple design and basic features with a few additional items of interest. Other S-series cameras have wavy designs, musical slide shows, and internal lenses. The S500, however, opts for a flat stainless steel bod

The S500's 3x lens is optically stabilized to reduce the amount of blur in pictures and keep video from shaking along with your hands. This is an upgrade from the Nikon S200, which had a sub-par digital image stabilization system. Video can be recorded in...

You can shoot sharper, clearer and without blur with Nikon's ingenious Vibration Reduction. VR Image Stabilization detects and corrects for camera movement to give you rock-steady results t...

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The new Nikon Coolpix S500 combines 7.1 megapixels with a 35-105mm (equivalent with 35mm) 3x Zoom-Nikkor lens into an elegant package. Nikon has chosen for a brushed stainless steel body to demonstrate dedication to quality materials and craftsmanship. Th...