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Introduction
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01.Physical Tour
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02.Color and Resolution
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03.Noise and Video
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04.Speed and Timing
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05.Components
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06.Design / Layout
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07.Modes
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08.Control Options
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09.Image Parameters
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10.Connectivity / Extras
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11.Overall Impressions
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12.Conclusion
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13.Sample Photos
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14.Specs / Ratings
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15.Comments
Nikon Coolpix S610c
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Image ParametersManual Control Options
The Nikon Coolpix is pretty skimpy on manual controls, most obviously in the lack of any way to set the shutter speed or aperture. You can manually set the white balance, and can chose ISO settings, metering modes and the like, but this all very standard stuff which you see on almost every camera.
Focus
Auto Focus (7.75)
You can chose to set the auto focus on face priority, auto, manual (which lets you chose any point over the majority of the camera's frame) or center. If you're shooting in Active Child mode, the camera will try to track your subject as it moves. You can also set the auto focus mode to single AF, which focuses once when you half-press the shutter, or full time AF, which continually re-focuses.
Manual Focus (0.00)
The S610c has no manual focus option.
ISO (7.00)
The S610c has a respectable range of ISOs, running from 100 to 3200 as well as auto.
White Balance (5.50)
The S610c has white balance presets for flash, cloudy, fluorescent, incandescent and daylight. This is a pretty good selection, though it would have been nice to see settings for shade or multiple fluorescent bulb types. There's also Preset Manual, which lets you take a reading off a white or gray card to set the ideal white balance for the current light source.
Exposure (2.50)
Exposure compensation can be set to ±2 EV in 1/3 stops via the right button on the click wheel.
Metering (5.50)
There are only two metering options with this camera, center-weighted and matrix. The former looks primarily at the middle of the frame, where the latter takes the entire scene into account. We would have appreciated spot metering as a choice for situations where you need to precisely control the metering.
Shutter Speed (0.00)
There is no way to directly control shutter speed, but the range of exposure lengths runs from 1 second to 1/1500 second (or up to 4 seconds in fireworks mode). This is a fairly mediocre range, especially at the fast end, where many other point-and-shoot cameras can get 1/2000 second or faster.
Aperture (0.00)
As with shutter speed, there is no direct control over aperture. The aperture runs f/2.7-f/5.4 at wide angle, and f/5.8 -f/11.6 when fully zoomed, which is a pretty fast lens.
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