Nikon Coolpix S3300

Zitat: Pros: + einfache Menüführung + schnelle Reaktionszeiten + günstiger Anschaffungspreis Cons: - Verarbeitung und Bildqualität nur mäßig

Zitat: The Nikon Coolpix S3300 is a decent little camera suitable for the point and shooter. It´s designed to do everything for you and that´s exactly what it does. However, if you know how to use the ISO etc, then it´s there for you. The camera is very easy to use and we had no problems shooting except in the dark because the icons on the back have no contrasting colours to them. It´s built to a standard befitting the price range that it sits in. That is, it´s well built but don´t expect waterproofing or magnesium alloy. It has a lot of polycarbonate to hold it together and keep the weight down, but the metal case should help with slight bumps and scratches. Talking of scratches, we caught the shutter release on the zip of the camera bag in a rush to shoot a Squirrel and it scratched the paint off the button. The pictures that the Nikon Coolpix S3300 takes are pretty good for a camera such as this. That´s not to say it should be bad, more that in many cases you get what you pay for. Not so these days where Nikon is concerned. They´re pushing the boat out to try and coax in the camera phone users who are drifting away from cameras in favour of one complete unit. The only problem that Nikon seem to keep getting is the noise at low to mid-ISO. One of the most appealing aspects of the Nikon Coolpix S3300 is the price. At an easily digested street price of just £85, it´s suitable for all comers such as young families on a budget, happy snappers and even kids. If it gets dropped and needs replacing, it´s not a camera that will break the bank if it has to be bought again. If you´re looking for a camera to aid you in your photography and accelerate your learning of the art then this isn´t it. While it offers a few effects and over-rides, they´re sparse in order to keep costs down. The Nikon Coolpix S3300 is a simple machine designed to record moments in time. If that´s what you want a camera for then it will do you proud.

Zitat: Pro: + Decent image quality Tiny size + stylish and decent build quality Powerful flash and shooting tooltips 6X optical zoom and optical image stabilization Scene modes + auto scene selection and photo effects Many useful playback tools (including Quick Retouch + filter effects and D-Lighting) Contra: - Over smoothened photos; high noise reduction above ISO 400 Poor movie quality Camera performance could be better Low resolution LCD display The Nikon Coolpix S3300 is an affordable, basic digital camera that’s easy to use and has a basic feature set. The camera has a bunch of scene modes, photo effects and is literally a point-and-shoot camera. You can adjust things like exposure compensation, ISO and white balance presets if you wanted to, but you don’t have to. The Coolpix S3300 has a 6X zoom lens with optical image stabilization, which is certainly a slight cut above what you’ll get with other budget cameras. There’s nothing too special about the camera’s 16 megapixel regular CCD image sensor, 2.7 inch screen and so-so battery life; that’s pretty much on par with other compact digital cameras these days and other basic entry-level models. With its low price tag come some cut corners. The Coolpix S3300 performs weakly in the movie mode department and performance of the camera isn’t so hot, though speeds are bearable for the casual picture taker. However, the camera has a more powerful than average flash, plenty of scene modes and photo effects, along with a nice playback mode with various retouch and editing tools. It’s certainly not the best camera ever, but the Coolpix S3300 is ‘above average’ relative to other budget models. The Nikon Coolpix S3300 is a decent pick if you’re looking for passable image quality, that remains competitive or edge out quality produced by modern smartphones (read: not fantastic but you may be able to get by) but with ‘real camera’ features like 6X optical zoom (something you won’t get on any mainstream phone so far), ISO settings up to 3200, a powerful flash and various photo effects.