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Nikon CoolPix S230
Created: 04/06/2009
Video description: The Nikon Coolpix S230 is a decent ultracompact camera with a little extra wow factor of a touch-screen interface.

Nikon CoolPix S230 Video Transcript

>> Josh: Hi I'm Josh Goldman, Senior Editor for CNET Reviews and this is the Nikon Coolpix S230 it's a follow-up to the very popular S210 and aside from its resolution jumping from 8 megapixels to 10 it now features a 3 inch touch-screen display but keeps a fairly low price of less than $230.00. The S230 comes in 5 colors and as you can see it's pretty tiny. Unlike Nikon's last touch-screen attempt the S60 that had all of its controls on screen, the S230 has a couple physical buttons for accessing the camera's mode menu and for playback. And thankfully there's a zoom ring instead of the S60's touch-zoom. Photo quality's a little softer than we'd like but typical for a camera of its size and price. Also although it's faster than its predecessor the S230 is still fairly slow. In the end it's a decent good looking point and shoot ultra compact camera that happens to have the convenience of an intuitive touch-screen interface. I'm Josh Goldman and that's the Nikon Coolpix S230. ^E00:01:09

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Nikon CoolPix S230 (plum) Review

The good: Very good touch-screen LCD; simple operation; overall excellent design for its class.

The bad: Generally soft photos; mixed performance.

The bottom line: The Nikon Coolpix S230 is a decent ultracompact camera with a little extra wow factor of a touch-screen interface.

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Nikon CoolPix S230 (plum) Specs

Manufacturer: Nikon Inc.
Part number: 26144

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