Nikon coolpix s520 Reviews

May.23, 2008 in Nikon

Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the introduction of the COOLPIX S520, a stylish new camera that pushes the level of photographic performance, operating ease and design elegance to new heights. Built on a custom application of Nikon’s innovative EXPEED digital image processing concept and incorporating the precision optics of a NIKKOR lens, the COOLPIX S520 makes it easier to express individual expression in beautiful fashion.The COOLPIX S520 offers 8.0 effective megapixels of sharp resolution, quick response, and maintains image quality and clarity with sensitivity settings as high as ISO 2000. It also includes the clarity and precision of a 3x Zoom-NIKKOR lens featuring Nikon’s optical lens shift VR image stabilization.

Unique new functions for the COOLPIX S520 provide easier ways to express the scene and organize results. Food mode is a new scene mode selection enabling beautiful close-ups of food at high ISO settings in restaurants and other locations where flash photography is not permitted. Another new feature allows users to select their favorite three of the 16 available scene modes to appear in the Mode menu for easier access. Easy in-camera image organization allows favorite pictures to be saved to individual albums. And new viewing options include Face Zoom-in, which allows quick zooming in on and switching between faces during playback, to ensure that all subjects in the frame are captured clearly.

Features:
* F2.8-4.7, 3X optical zoom, equivalent to 35 - 105 mm
* Optical image stabilization
* LCD resolution drops to 153,000 pixels
* Built-in memory drops to 23MB
* 180 shots per charge
* Available only in black
* Priced at $229

Nikon coolpix s520 Reviews From cnet

It’s easy to forget, when reviewing gadgets, that the majority of users want a product that does what it’s supposed to with maximum ease and minimum effort. Clocking in at an extremely friendly £150, the 8-megapixel Nikon Coolpix S520 is the epitome of the modern compact point-and-shoot camera. We set out to find out if it does the job or if the average consumer should expect more.

Nikon coolpix s520 Reviews From pocket-lint

The good: Simple to use, good image quality

The bad: Design bog standard, not many features beyond core set

Verdict: The Nikon S520 might be a simple point and shoot, but it’s one that impressed us