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Nikon Coolpix S9300

Based on 17 reviews

Excellent:

3
Good:

3
Average:

6
Bad:

5

Pros

Good LCD screen, nicely designed, general image quality good
Sharp lens, 6fps burst shooting, GPS, Good control layout.
The Nikon Coolpix S9300 has fast shooting performance, a wide, long lens in a pocketable body, and several fun and useful shooting modes that help you get the best shot without much effort.

Cons

Sluggish in use, lack of advanced functionality or manual shooting modes, slight issue with fringing and oversharpening
Muddy images at medium ISO settings, Slow to start.
Competing models from Canon and Panasonic have longer lenses and more shooting options for the same suggested retail price and the S9300's photos aren't the sharpest when viewed at larger sizes.

By TechRadar on August 17, 2012

These problems, allied with the hefty price of £300/$350, make it hard to recommend the Nikon Coolpix S9300, despite its many strengths. It's especially hard considering the fact that the costs just a little more in the UK, and the same in the...

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By T3 Magazine on August 01, 2012

All said and done the ‘auto everything’ 16 megapixel, 18x Coolpix S9300 comes across as a lot of camera for an affordable price if a big zoom with a broad 25-450mm focal range yet pocket sized dimensions are your chief concern. We prefer the...

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By Trusted Reviews on July 31, 2012

The Nikon S9300 is Nikon's flagship travel compact as as such its highlights include: a 18x optical zoom with built in Vibration Reduction image stabilisation technology; a 16MP backside-illuminated sensor; a sensitivity range of ISO range of ISO...

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By What Digital Camera on July 25, 2012

The latest additions at the top of Nikon's S - or ‘Style' - range are aimed firmly at the travel compact market. The S9300 is one of a pair, matching its sister camera, the S9200, in every regard barring the fact that the model features GPS...

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By CNET UK on July 12, 2012

The Nikon Coolpix S9300 is an excellent choice if you want a camera that's easy to use, with a sufficiently powerful zoom and a high enough resolution to offer maximum flexibility. If you're looking for a degree of manual control though, it will...

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By PC Mag on July 05, 2012

The Nikon Coolpix S9300 is a compact shooter with a sharp 18x zoom lens and a GPS, but slow start up time and muddy image quality at higher ISOs make it a tough camera to recommend....

50
By ePHOTOzine on June 29, 2012

The Nikon Coolpix S9300 is one of the cheapest travel zooms with GPS and lots of zoom making it good value for money. It's available in a number of colours, with the red looking particularly stylish. The camera produces reasonably good image quality...

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By The Digital Camera Resource Page on June 15, 2012

The Nikon Coolpix S9300 ($349) is a compact, GPS-equipped travel zoom camera. It features an 18X optical zoom lens, 16 Megapixel CMOS sensor, a high resolution 3-inch LCD display, Full HD video recording and, of course, a GPS receiver. The Coolpix...

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By Pocket-lint on June 06, 2012

The S9300 isn’t a bad camera. But then it’s not a great one either, simply because the strength of the competition leaves it in the dust. No manual modes, a shorter zoom than the competition, limited battery life and poorer image quality...

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By Expert Reviews on May 14, 2012

Some nice touches, but nothing can excuse the regression in image quality over its predecessor...

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