Introduction

The Nikon S9300 is the latest in the company's line of compact travel-zoom point-and-shoot cameras. The S9300 combines an 18x optical zoom, 3-inch high resolution screen, and backside-illuminated 16-megapixel CMOS image sensor in a body that is no thicker than your average compact camera. That's an incredible amount of zoom to fit in such a small package, and it shows how far this category of camera has come in the last couple of years. The S9300 is available in black, red, and silver and is set to ship in February for a suggested price of $349.95.