Nikon Coolpix S4000
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Nikon Coolpix S4000
Normally when there's a performance complaint about a touch-screen camera, it's about the responsiveness of the display. That's not true for the Nikon Coolpix S4000. Its touch controls respond well to both fingertips and the included stylus. Nikon makes the screen useful, too, not just relegating it to functions that would be better suited for physical buttons. The performance problems are related to the autofocus system, which is inconsistent at best, and general shooting speeds. Its photo quality, especially indoors or in dim lighting, is mediocre as well. It's capable of taking a good snapshot under the right circumstances with results suitable for small prints and Web sharing. In fact, if you're looking for an inexpensive touch-screen camera for well-lit portraits of still subjects, the S4000 is a viable option. That seems like an awfully small user group, though, and with so many other options at and below its price, you have to really want the touch screen to make this model worthwhile. The S4000 is nicely dressed for its price. The ultracompact metal body gives it a higher-quality feel and it's available in five colors--silver, black, red, pink, and plum.
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The Coolpix S4000 is an ultra-compact, brightly coloured Nikon camera with a wide-angle lens, a touch-screen and a price tag that's really quite reasonable. However, the lack of any kind of decent stabilisation system is a real drawback, even for an entry-level model. Heads or tails? Flip this camera round it you could be mistaken it's a different model. Whereas the front side looks stylish, well-designed and attractive, the reverse is a tad more off-putting. The front is made from a pretty decent-quality plastic casing, and has been thoughtful designed and manufactured with the shutter-release button and the lens surrounded by a sleek chrome-effect detail. On the back, however, the screen is surrounded by a low-quality black plastic frame, which almost looks like it's been stuck on afterwards, not to mention an ugly panel at the side with two chrome-effect buttons and a thumb-rest. The camera screen also has a bit of a split personality. At first glance, it's a pleasant screen with 460,000 pixels that's well integrated into the camera's super-slim body. However, you'll have trouble using it unless you're absolutely face-on to the screen, as the TN panel's viewing angles are ridiculously tight (vertically, at least). The touch-screen interface is based on a system of virtual buttons that you use to navigate through menus.
Nikon Coolpix S4000 First Impressions Review
Thanks in no small part to Ashton Kutcher's winning smile in TV ads, Nikon has developed a successful line of touch-screen Coolpix cameras.The latest addition is the S4000, a 12-megapixel model with 4x zoom scheduled to ship in March. We got our fingers on a pre-release model at the PMA show in Anaheim, and have initial reactions to share. The S4000 is a very compact 3.8 x 2.3 x 0.8 inches, making it a tempting pocket companion. If the champagne silver color shown here isn't to your liking, black, pink, red and plum are also on the menu. The S4000 design is handsome in a conservative way. While nearly all the controls rely on the 3-inch, 461,000-dot touch-screen, there are two functional buttons back here: the top one brings up the record mode controls, the bottom one takes you to playback mode. And that button-like vertical strip near the top? Just decoration. A few buttons linger despite the mostly touch-screen interface. No panels, doors, buttons or other functional features on the sides of the camera beyond the lanyard attachment loop on the right side. The top of the camera is home to the power switch, zoom control and shutter.
Prices
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Nikon Coolpix S4000 12 MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Vibration Reductio... | unknown | $139.95 | |
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Nikon Coolpix S4000 12 MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Vibration Reductio... | unknown | $153.01 | |
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Nikon Coolpix S4000 Digital Camera with 12.0 Megapixel, 4x Wideangle Optica... | unknown | $156.95 | |
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Nikon COOLPIX S4000 Digital Camera (Black) | In stock | $156.95 | |
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Nikon COOLPIX S4000 Champagne Silver 12.0 Megapixel Digital Camera - COOLPI... | In stock | $159 | |
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Nikon Coolpix S4000/PINK 12 Megapixel Digital Camera - Pink | In stock | $159.95 | |
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Nikon, Inc. Coolpix S4000 Digital Camera, 12MP, 4x Zoom, Black ($20 Instant... | unknown | $159.95 | |
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Nikon Coolpix S4000 12 Megapixel - Point & Shoot Digital Camera - 19.60 mm ... | In stock | $159.95 | |
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Nikon S4000 Digital Camera- Champagne Silver 12MP, 4X, 3", 4-Way VR, HD Mo... | In stock | $159.99 | |
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Nikon Nikon Coolpix S4000 Digital Camera (Black) | In stock | $159.99 | |
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Nikon Coolpix S4000 Digital Camera (Black) | In stock | $159.99 | |
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Nikon Coolpix S4000 Digital Camera (Black) | In stock | $159.99 | |
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Nikon CAMERA, COOLPIX S4000, PINK, 1 - 26204 | In stock | $167.99 | |
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Nikon Coolpix S4000 Point and Shoot Digital Camera : 12 Megapixel : 3" (Pin... | In stock | $171.74 | |
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Nikon Coolpix S4000 12 MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Vibration Reductio... | In stock | $173.19 | |
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Nikon Coolpix S4000 Silver 12.0 Megapixel Point & Shoot Digital Camera | In stock | $179.54 | |
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Nikon COOLPIX S4000 Digital Cameras. 12-megapixel COOLPIX digital camera wi... | In stock | $179.75 | |
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Nikon Coolpix S4000 Coolpixs4000blk 12mp Digital Camera 4x Optical Zoom 3" ... | In stock | $179.95 | |
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Nikon(R) Coolpix(R) S4000 12.0-Megapixel Digital Camera, Champagne Silver | In stock | $179.99 | |
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Nikon COOLPIX S4000 Red 12 MP 4X Zoom Digital Camera (26205) | In stock | $179.99 | |
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Nikon COOLPIX S4000 12 Megapixel Digital Camera with 4x Wide-Angle Lens, 3 ... | unknown | $199.95 | |
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Nikon 26217 Coolpix S4000 12Mp 4X-Plum Camera | In stock | $208.32 |
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