Digital Camera Review

Digital Camera Review

Sep 08, 2005 - By Emily Raymond
Introduced only months after the S1, the Nikon Coolpix S2 is the continuation of a line of digital cameras that Nikon has deemed its “Style” line. The sleek aesthetic and slim profile is something we haven’t seen from Nikon until now. This 5 megapixel model includes flashy features such as a 3x optical zoom lens, a 2.5-inch LCD screen, 15 scene modes, and Nikon’s in-camera palette of technology: red-eye fix, face priority AF, and D-lighting compensation. The flashy features come with automatically oriented modes and controls. All of this comes in a splash-proof camera body that fits squarely in the palm of your hand. The sleek S2 comes with a COOLSTATION camera dock that has port connections for easy printing, uploading, and battery recharging. Announced in May, the Nikon Coolpix S2 retails for $449.95.
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Picture Quality / Size Options (6.5)
The Coolpix S2 has four size options of 2592 x 1944, 1024 x 768, 2048 x 1536, and 640 x 480. Each size is configured to a specific situation. For example, the 1024 mode is called PC screen and the 640 mode is called TV screen. The highest resolution has two compression settings of High and Normal. The other sizes don’t have that option.

Picture Effects Mode (7.0)
There are several in-camera picture effects available on the Nikon S2. Standard color is the default, but there are also Vivid color, Black & white, Sepia and Cyanotype options available. The standard and vivid color options look very similar; the only difference I could see was in the richness of the brown colors in vivid. The sepia and cyanotype look okay, but the black & white is lacking in contrast. I would say that you can just fix that later, but the included software is missing a contrast tool!

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