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Viewfinder (0.00)
The Nikon Coolpix S630 does not have a viewfinder.
LCD (4.40)
The LCD measures 2.7 inches diagonally, with 230,000-dot resolution. Brightness can be adjusted to one of five levels of brightness. Not a screen that will blow your socks off, but it serves the purpose well enough.
230,000-dots isn't exactly groundbreaking
Flash (6.00)
The flash is placed a good distance from the lens, though it is rather easy to block it with a stray finger. Likewise the autofocus assist lamp, which is tucked in the upper right corner, is very easy to block. The flash can be set to auto, red-eye reduction, off, on, and slow-sync.
The flash and AF lamp are both easily blocked
The flash is fairly bright, with minimal light dropoff towards the edges. It's not very fast to recharge, though, and it doesn't work with burst mode. The autofocus assist lamp is especially anemic, and the camera really struggles to focus in low light.
Lens (6.00)
The lens on the S630 has a 7x zoom lens, from 6.6-46.2mm (equivalent to a 37-260mm in 35mm photography). While this is very limited in terms of wide-angle, it's a heck of a zoom in a small body. The maximum focal length is greater than some 10x zoom lenses out there (such as the Samsung HZ15W).
Fully extended lens
At wide angle the maximum aperture is f/3.5, and at full zoom it's f/5.3, which is about average.
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| 6.6mm (37mm equivalent) |
15mm (85mm equivalent) |
46.2mm (260mm equivalent) |
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Battery (6.00)
The S630 uses a Lithium ion rechargeable 3.7V battery. Nikon gives the battery life as approximately 220 shots per charge, which in our testing felt about accurate. This is on the low-end of average performance.
Battery and memory card
Memory (3.00)
The S630 takes SD and SDHC cards. They're inexpensive, easy to come by, and available in high capacities.
Jacks, Ports & Plugs (2.00)
The Nikon S630 has a single proprietary I/O port, used for both USB and AV connections.
The sole I/O port
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