Latest - Review and Sample Photos by ePhotozine (added 07 November’08)
Nikon Coolpix S520 is an 8.1 megapixel point-and-shoot digital camera that features a 3x optical zoom, optical image stabilization, 2.5 inch LCD, and an ISO range up to 2000.
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Read More Reviews - (updated 07 November’08)
ePhotozine
“he camera performed well in many areas and I like the colours it produces. Against that, it struggled with my scenic shots and there was a noticeable delay in taking a picture.”
Cameras.co.uk
“I was very happy with the portrait shots I took, but the scenic shots were a disappointment. This suggests the Coolpix S520 is more at home with subjects closer to the camera.”
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WhatDigitalCamera
“Image quality is rather disappointing. Center sharpness is satisfactory but this drops off towards edges and corners. The S520’s images sadly don’t match its stylish form and make it rather poor value for money.”
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Pocket-lint
“The Nikon S520 might be a simple point and shoot, but it’s one that impressed us. The only grumps are that the design isn’t likely to impress and even though it’s made out of metal it comes across as a bit flimsy, and that the macro mode wasn’t great.”
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Sample Photos
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Specifications
[Official Nikon Specifications]
Owners Manual
Press Excerpt
January 29, 2008, Tokyo — Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the introduction of the COOLPIX S520, a stylish new camera that pushes the level of photographic performance, operating ease and design elegance to new heights. Built on a custom application of Nikon’s innovative EXPEED digital image processing concept and incorporating the precision optics of a NIKKOR lens, the COOLPIX S520 makes it easier to express individual expression in beautiful fashion.
The COOLPIX S520 offers 8.0 effective megapixels of sharp resolution, quick response, and maintains image quality and clarity with sensitivity settings as high as ISO 2000. It also includes the clarity and precision of a 3x Zoom-NIKKOR lens featuring Nikon’s optical lens shift VR image stabilization.
Unique new functions for the COOLPIX S520 provide easier ways to express the scene and organize results. Food mode is a new scene mode selection enabling beautiful close-ups of food at high ISO settings in restaurants and other locations where flash photography is not permitted. Another new feature allows users to select their favorite three of the 16 available scene modes to appear in the Mode menu for easier access. Easy in-camera image organization allows favorite pictures to be saved to individual albums. And new viewing options include Face Zoom-in, which allows quick zooming in on and switching between faces during playback, to ensure that all subjects in the frame are captured clearly.
The COOLPIX S520 is housed in a quality-crafted aluminum body that fits comfortably in the hand. From the hairline treatment on the face to the clean design of the back and cable connectors hidden along the bottom, the compact body conveys functional beauty and classic camera appeal. The COOLPIX S520 will be available in a choice of Light Bronze, Urban Black, Purple, Pink, or Magenta body colors*.
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