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Introduction
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01.Hardware
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02.Design & Layout
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03.Modes
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04.Controls
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05.Conclusion
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06.Specs & Ratings
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07.Comments
Nikon Coolpix S4000
This review is organized into 7 pages
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Hardware
Introduction
Front
The S4000 is a very compact 3.8 x 2.3 x 0.8 inches, making it a tempting pocket companion. If the champagne silver color shown here isn't to your liking, black, pink, red and plum are also on the menu.
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| The S4000 design is handsome in a conservative way. |
Back
While nearly all the controls rely on the 3-inch, 461,000-dot touch-screen, there are two functional buttons back here: the top one brings up the record mode controls, the bottom one takes you to playback mode. And that button-like vertical strip near the top? Just decoration.
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| A few buttons linger despite the mostly touch-screen interface. |
Sides
No panels, doors, buttons or other functional features on the sides of the camera beyond the lanyard attachment loop on the right side.
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| The left side. |
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| The right side |
Top
The top of the camera is home to the power switch, zoom control and shutter.
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| Power, zoom and a mechanical shutter button. |
Bottom
The plastic tripod socket is shoved over to one side on the camera body; between the location and questionable plastic threads, it's clearly meant more as a check-off camera design requirement than a frequently-used feature. In the middle, where you might expect to find the tripod connection, is the single I/O connection, beneath a protective hatch. And off the the left here, as expected, is the combination battery / memory card compartment.
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| The tripod socket is oddly off-center. |
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