Nikon Coolpix P330

A biggish 15mm CMOS sensor, moderate pixel count plus a fast f1.8 lens leads to a surprisingly high performance in such a moderately-priced camera.

f/1.8 aperture lens ; Great image quality ; Raw format capture

No touchscreen ; Slow operation ; IS struggles in low light

Close-up macro mode, raw capture available, small body size, fair price point, decent billed quality, f/1.8 aperture at wide-angle setting, versatile 24-120mm (f/1.8-5.6) equivalent lens, improvements compared to predecessor

Autofocus not always accurate, menu lag, file write time and camera lock-out while buffer clears, no touchscreen, no quick access menu, no manual focus ring

The Coolpix P330 represents a bunch of successful improvements for the series, and its image quality puts it in the high-end compact mix, but it's the performance which lags behind where it should be: occasionally inaccurate autofocus, slow file write...