Nikon Coolpix S520 ReviewNikon Coolpix S520

Introduced by the Nikon Corporation, the Nikon Coolpix S520 is a compact digital camera which is sure to enthrall any camera enthusiasts with its beauty-with-brain feature. This 8 megapixel stylish camera has a 2.5-inch LCD screen with 153k dots and a 3x Zoom-Nikkor lens with lens-shift VR stabilization function which enables the user to capture blur-free images of great quality.

The Nikon Coolpix S520 is designed on the basis of the EXPEED digital image processing concept, maintaining the image clarity and quality with the aid of the cool features and the sensitivity settings up to ISO 2000. And in addition to the cool functions like In-Camera Red-Eye Fix, D-Lighting and Face-priority AF, the Coolpix S520 also features the Food mode as a new scene mode which enables the user to take attractive close-ups of the food in even high ISO settings at the restaurants, cafes and other places where the flash photography is not allowed. Altogether there are 16 scene modes available from where the user, for his comfort, can choose 3 of these scene modes to be displayed on the Mode menu. 

Moreover, the Face Zoom-in option also lets you to zoom in on the faces during playback and ensures you that all the subjects are captured clearly, no matter where they are positioned in the frame. You can also organize individual albums to save your painstakingly captured images, where each and every individual expression is conspicuously shown.

A Highlight of Nikon Coolpix S520 Features:

• Face priority AF
• In-Camera Red-Eye Fix
• D-Lighting
• 3x Optical Zoom-NIKKOR lens
• Optical Vibration Reduction Image Stabilization
• EXPEED image processor offers you quality images
• Macro shooting makes you able to take shots from as close as 15 cm (5.9 in.)
• Three movie modes
• Time zone function
• SDHC card
• Internal memory of about 23MB
• PictBridge
• USB connection
• 2.5 inch LCD screen with anti-reflection coating

Pros: This camera is easy to use and anyone can get satisfied with the quality pictures and useful features at the price of just $120. It has slim design and quite handy in use.

Cons: It has underwhelming screen and image quality is generally poor with counter-intuitive menu/mode buttons.