Nikon Coolpix S610 Review Discussion

[Jim Keenan]

With Nikon still showing the S600 (a camera that reached market in March 2008) on their U.S. website, a quick look at the specs of it and the new Nikon Coolpix S610 leads to the conclusion that this model appears to be a refreshed-for-the-market S600 with a 3.0 inch monitor. Aside from the monitor, a differently contoured metal body and a lower price, the specs of these two read amazingly alike.

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[Tinderbox (UK)]

Hi.

Some great pictures, love the pelican, the white balance could have been a bit better on the incandescent light test shot, the noise level seemed good also.

Overall very nice.

Thanks for the Review.

[KCook]

Nikon has clearly fashioned another compact for folks who don't want to sweat the details of image capture.

So I had a play with the S610 in the store today. To my finger nubs the controls felt odd. At least the EV compensation could be applied to scenes. But ... I think the quote above is spot on.

Stepping into my Cone Of Gestalt, the exposure controls provided felt limiting to me. At least compared to what we see from Fuji, Panasonic, and Sony. Poking my way around this camera reminded me more of a Kodak or Olympus. It's often heard that the cameras from the camera companies (Canon, Nikon, Olympus) are more serious efforts than from the electronic outfits (Sony, Panasonic). But, in my view, the designers of the S610 never got that memo. I'm a happier camper with the controls on my Fuji.

Kelly Cook