In my view Nikon have produced a very stylish camera with the Coolpix S9. It's a slimline with a slight curve in the front. I also like the shiny finish the camera has. Size wise the camera comes in at a little over 20mm. Without batteries and memory card the Coolpix S9 weighs 115g. This makes it one of the more lightweight cameras around. The lens is integral and does not appear outside of the camera body when a picture is being taken. There is a view that this reduces the chances of the lens becoming damaged.
Standard features include six megapixels and a three times optical zoom lens. In many ways there is not a great deal to say about the camera. When it comes to what Nikon have loaded inside it has all the normal features that this type of camera has.
An increasingly popular feature is a one touch portrait button. This helps the camera to detect a face and focus accordingly.
You will find very few buttons and dials on the camera. Even when you have to dip into the menu system you are not met by an intimidating range of features. This helps to make the camera easy to use.
When you first get the camera you will find a battery and charger in the box. Nikon suggests that you should be able to take roughly 190 shots before the battery will need charging again. There are many factors that can influence the number of shots you are able to get between charges. These include shooting movies, excessive reviewing of images and using the flash on a regular basis. All of these will reduce the number of shots you are able to get per charge.
There is no memory card in the box. This is because Nikon have built 24 megabytes of storage into the camera. Although this is more generous than some brands include you will still need to pick up a memory card before you can start taking photos seriously with the camera. The Coolpix S9 is compatible with SD cards.
It is noticeable that this camera has come down in price quite a lot since it was first introduced into the shops. It is now one of the cheaper pocket sized digital cameras.
A few features that are not found on that many other digital cameras are D lighting, time lapse movies and a best shot selector. Using D lighting brightens a picture after it has been taken. This can help to rescue photos that are underexposed and too dark. Time lapse movies work by the camera taking a photo at the end of an allotted time delay. Typical uses are to show clouds moving a cross the sky or a flower opening. The best shot selector will select what the camera considers to be the best photo from a set of photos you have taken. The selection criteria are based on points such as sharpness and brightness.
