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Nikon Coolpix S70 OLED Touchscreen Digital Camera Review
Nikon Coolpix S70 Specifications
- Resolution: 12.1 megapixels
- Color Support: Color
- Optical Sensor Type: CCD
- Total Pixels: 12,390,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution: 12,100,000 pixels
- Light Sensitivity: ISO 80 , ISO 100 , ISO 200 , ISO 400 , ISO 800 , ISO 1600 , ISO 3200 (3Mpix) , ISO 6400 (3Mpix) , ISO auto (80-200) , ISO auto (80-400) , ISO auto (80-800)
- Digital Zoom: 4 x
- Shooting Modes: Frame movie mode
- Image Stabilizer: Optical
- Image stabilizer feature: Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
- Exposure Modes: Program , Automatic
- Face Detection: Yes
- White Balance: Presets , Automatic
- Still Image Format: JPEG
- Battery: 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery ( Included )
Conclusion
Nikon had a cool idea with the Coolpix S70 by putting an OLED on it rather than the super common LCD. The OLED screen gives you a big advantage in bright light situations but it isn't better when you measure the resolution. Something that is also unique about the Coolpix S70 is that it's OLED screen is touch screen enabled.
The idea of using a touchscreen display isn't that new but still new to most people who don't pay attention to that sort of thing. The touchscreen on the Nikon is the only button on the back of the S70 which isn't good because with the touchscreen we experienced iffy performance.
The Nikon Coolpix S70 features lots of fun things that are pretty appealing and would be cause to buy any other camera but the negatives just outweigh the positives. The S70 looks great and is slim and sleek but it's just to expensive and the touchscreen technology on it isn't exactly perfect and the resolution isn't better than the other cameras in the price range of $250-300.
Pros:
- Small and portable design
- Looks good
- HD video capable
- OLED viewfinder/display a good idea and saves power
- Touch Shutter
Cons:
- Image quality is questionable at times
- Faulty touchscreen
- Over-exposed pictures
- OLED doesn't have high resolution
