Nikon Coolpix S200 Expert Reviews

Slim and compact design. Simple, intuitive controls. Responsive operation.

Average photo quality. Mediocre lens. Advanced automatic features such as face detection and high-ISO mode are not terribly useful.

A decent, though unremarkable point-and-shoot model, the Nikon Coolpix S200 provides all the basics plus a handful of creative options in an ultracompact, sturdy metal body.

For point-and-shoot cameras, size can mean almost everything. If a camera is just half an ounce too heavy or half an inch too thick, it'll be too uncomfortable to carry around. Smaller doesn't automatically mean better, however. The 7-megapixel Nikon Cool...

Super-slim design; face-detecting autofocus a nice touch.

Disappointing lens; noisy, soft pictures.

The Nikon Coolpix S200 digital camera looks pretty and will fit almost anywhere, but it just doesn't take very good photos.

One of the tiniest Nikon Coolpix cameras to date, the 7.1 megapixel Nikon Coolpix S200 is a small but stylish point-and-shoot camera. Equipped with a telescoping 3x optical zoom lens, the Nikon S200 offers a moderate 35mm-equivalent focal range of 38-114m...

The Nikon S200's core feature set is typical for a snapshot camera: Automatic Exposure, Scene modes, Exposure Compensation and the ability to change White Balance and ISO. But the little silver camera also offers some of Nikon's trademark options: D-Light...

Ultra-compact, Quick and responsive, 2.5" LCD screen, Excellent image quality

No manual exposure options, Battery/memory card bay cover seems a bit flimsy

I recently spent a month using Canon's new SD1000 Digital Elph and while the tiny S200 doesn't match the SD1000 in creative flexibility or manual exposure options - it is only half as thick - and it does (in my opinion) compete on equal terms with the SD1...

The main 3 innovations of this Nikon digital camera are: Face-priority AF can detect a human face to provide sharp focus automatically, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix detects, then corrects for the red-eye effect sometimes caused by flash and D-Lighting corrects i...

Next up is a slim, 7.1MP Coolpix with 3x zoom, 2.5-inch screen and what Nikon somewhat vaguely refers to as electronic VR (image stabilization using digital signal processing). This is the only 'VR' camera in new range that doesn't use lens or CCD shift.

Those on a budget looking for a slim, simple, take-anywhere digital camera might want to look at the Nikon Coolpix S200. This little silver camera manages to be modest and stylish at the same time. While you won't find manual exposure controls on the Niko...

Ultra-Compact and lightweight, Stylish, Easy to use, Built-in Help system, D-Lighting, One-Touch Portrait Mode, Best Shot Selector, Generally Good performance, Accurate Automatic Exposure, Good White Balance Performance, Good prefocus shutter lag, Fast fl...

Electronic rather than optical Vibration Reduction, Only one image quality setting with low compression, No display of Shutter Speed, Low Resolution LCD (153,000 pixels), Strong longitudinal chromatic aberration delivers purple fringing across the frame a...

This tiny 7-megapixel compact is small enough to fit into just about any pocket, and includes Nikon's Face-Priority AF, Vibration Reduction and strong white balance controls

Super-slim design; face-detecting autofocus

Disappointing lens; noisy, soft pictures

The Coolpix S200 digital camera has many of Nikon's features: Face-Priority AF and automatic white balance. But while it looks pretty and will fit almost anywhere, it just doesn't take very good photos

Nikon its world-famous for its high-end, professional cameras, but its always struggled to break into the consumer market where rival brands have a much stronger following.

Nikon's first attempt at a consumer compact is good. It has produced a good looking, good quality, good value camera. But with some strong competition, good is simply not good enough.