The Nikon Coolpix S220 has 10 megapixels and a 3x optical zoom lens. The lens has a maximum aperture of f3.1 (wide) - f5.9 (tele).

• Self Timer: 2 or 10 seconds
• CCD Size: 1/2.3 inches
• Smile Shutter: Automatically takes a photo when someone is smiling
• Blink Proof: Takes two pictures and save one where the subject is not blinking
• Widescreen TV playback or wide print setting
• D Lighting: Enhance a photo by adjusting the lighting
• Macro focusing: 10cm
• Colour Options: vivid, black and white, sepia, cyanotype and pastel.

The LCD monitor is 2.5 inches in size. The screen is made up of around 150,000 dots.

The flash modes are: auto, red eye reduction, on, off and slow sync.

There are a number of preset scene modes. These are: Portrait, Night Portrait, Sports, Landscape, Party, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Night Landscape, Museum, Fireworks Show, Close Up, Copy, Back Light, Panorama Assist and Food.

You can shoot TV quality movies with a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels. The top recording speed is 30 frames per second. Sound can be recorded and optical zoom can be applied before shooting starts. Digital zoom can be applied during shooting.

Among the more advanced features are:

• Best shot selector
• ISO: 80 - 2000 - set automatically
• Exposure Compensation: +/- 2 in 0.3 steps
• White Balance: Auto, Manual, Daylight, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Flash
• Continuous shooting

All the necessary cables and software are supplied to attach the Nikon Coolpix S220 to a computer.

Description:	10 megapixels and a 3x optical zoom lens
Ease of Use:	9
Features:	8
Colour:	8
Macro:	7
Indoors:	8
Value for Money:	8
Style:	8
Movie Mode:	8
Image Quality:	8
Build Quality:	8
Total:	80
Verdict:	This is one of the cheaper pocket sized cameras from a known brand. It takes a decent snapshot, without really hitting the highest quality levels. It is one of the smallest digital cameras and it is extremely lightweight too.
Review Date:	May 2009
Related Pages:	Nikon Coolpix S220 Specification Nikon Coolpix S220 Sample Images Nikon Coolpix S220 Features

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Nikon Coolpix S220