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Nikon Coolpix S5100

Based on 20 reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

9
Average:

4
Bad:

5

Pros

Good performance at high sensitivities, Sharp, colourful images, Slim design, 5x zoom with wide angle, Good value for money

Cons

Occasionally misfocuses at wide end of the zoom, Charging is via a proprietary USB cable, which means you're stuck if you lose it.

By IT Reviews on February 23, 2011

The COOLPIX S5100 is a fun, chic compact digital camera that produces good low-light results and offers easy to use controls, a wide range of shooting options and impressive daylight imagery - apart from the rather lacklustre and noisy HD video mode....

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By DigitalVersus on January 25, 2011

The Nikon Coolpix S5100 lives up to expectations: it's a basic camera with inconsistent build quality that's counting on its cute, colourful looks and its low price to help you forget about its only just acceptable picture quality (that's...

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By Pocket-lint on January 14, 2011

Nikon’s COOLPIX S80 is as simple-to-use as can be and that seems to be this cameras raison d’etre. The S80’s capable of good rather than great results but at higher sensitivity settings things are poor. Nevertheless, crammed within...

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By Digital Camera Buyer on December 19, 2010

The Nikon COOLPIX S5100 is reasonably priced and looks stylish, yet its processing power is poor and the picture quality is questionable in certain situationsOverall Our provides the latest photography news, reviews, previews, features and...

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By ePHOTOzine on November 29, 2010

It's very rare that a compact camera of this price level truly impresses. During testing the Nikon Coolpix S5100 proved itself to be easy to use, reasonably responsive and capable of delivering great quality images. In fact I feel the image quality...

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By CNET Australia on November 15, 2010

The S5100 is a pocket-sized camera that will suit photographers on a budget just fine. Anyone else expecting stellar image quality and tons of features should look...

75
By Computeractive on November 11, 2010

For pictures and performance this is one of the best pocket-sized 5x zoom snapshots currently available for around...

100
By PhotographyBLOG on November 03, 2010

While its feature set may be no more impressive on paper than slightly cheaper rivals, the Nikon Coolpix S5100 is one of the best compact snappers in its broad price range for image sharpness and quality, so worth paying a modest extra for in our...

80
By CNET UK on October 22, 2010

The Nikon Coolpix S5100 is a reasonably priced, attractive and generally competent pocket camera for those who really do just want to point and...

70
By NeoCamera on October 19, 2010

The Nikon Coolpix S5100 is one of many ultra-compact point-and-shoot cameras with a wide-angle lens. This model manages to stand out by its fast and reliable autofocus system, something which is rare among such small cameras. This feature makes it...

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