Nikon Coolpix S5
Digital Camera Review
Aug 08, 2006
- By Emily Raymond
1.7
The 6.1-megapixel Nikon Coolpix S5 is the slim sister to the flagship S6. The cameras offer very similar feature sets, with the distinguishing feature being the S6’s wireless functionality. The Nikon S5 has a Nikkor 3x optical zoom lens that stays within the innovatively-designed wavy camera body, a 2.5-inch LCD screen on the back, and a one-touch portrait button on the top that accesses all of Nikon’s portraiture technology: face priority auto focus and red-eye fix in recording and lighting compensation in playback. It includes a Pictmotion by muvee mode that upgrades the standard slide show into dancing pictures with techno music in the background. The Nikon S5 may not be able to wirelessly transfer pictures to a computer, but it comes at a much cheaper $349 retail price.
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Picture Quality / Size Options (7.0)
The 6-megapixel Nikon Coolpix S5 has several image size options and an editing feature in the playback mode that creates more email-friendly-sized pictures. The following options are available: High (2816 x 2112), Normal (2816 x 2112), Normal (2048 x 1536), PC (1024 x 768), and TV (640 x 480). All of the pictures are compressed JPEG files, but only the top resolution has control over the compression: High or Normal. In the playback mode, pictures can be resized to 640 x 480, 320 x 240, or 160 x 120 pixels. The top resolution is theoretically good enough to make a smooth 8 x 10-inch print (although Nikon claims it can print up to 16 x 20 inches), but check the Testing/Performance section of this review to verify the S5’s actual resolution quality.
Picture Effects Mode (7.0)
