Nikon Coolpix S4000 Digital Camera with 12.0 Megapixel, 4x Wideangle Optical Zoom, 3" Bright Touch Panel HVGA, 4-Way VR Image Stabilization, Black

2010-06-03T21:00:00

wideangle covers more view, good picture quality under reasonable light.

July

2010-05-24T21:00:00

What sold me on this camera was the touch screen. With our iPhone generation, everything is now becoming an extension of our fingertips. I own several Nikon SLRs and thought I should stay in the family and purchase a simple digital point and shoot. The camera is thin and sleek. It's touch screen is big and is the only thing on the back except for a play button. It's light. The touch screen is pretty intuitive and neat. You can set the touch screen to act as the shutter release or as a point of focus - even if you move the camera to crop for a better shot. To test this camera out, I took a few snapshots of a friend's band performing in a dark bar. The Nikon struggled to find and focus on a subject. Once I was able to have the camera focus (after using it's touch screen AE\AF option), the moment passed and I waited for the camera to respond to the depressed shutter release button. Pretty frustrating. This camera, marketed for Mothers Day, has a shutter lag that will frustrate even the most casual camera user. Mothers looking to photograph their children blowing birthday candles out (think dark room with candle light) - forget it. The camera is unresponsive for those few precious seconds and ironically fires it's flash as the moment passes. In daylight the camera reacts a little better. Shutter lag is still noticeable without the struggle to focus on a subject. The LCD screen seemed bright enough during the daytime. As someone who see's a shot and wants it when the moment is right, I cannot afford to play the waiting game.[...] My last point and shoot camera was a Canon Digital Elph and I had no qualms about the shutter lag. Spending the extra couple bucks is worth having the shot I want.

Andrew