Why I buy this one ?
- 5-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 13 x 17-inch prints
- 3x optical zoom with Zoom-Nikkor lens; 2.5-inch LCD display
- Exclusive Nikon in-camera red-eye fix and face-priority autofocus
- Ultra-compact--a mere 3/4 inches thin
- Powered by Lithium-ion battery (rechargeable battery included); stores images on SD memory cards

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What our customer's say!

"Quite disappointed with the Coolpix S1", I am an active serious advanced amateur photographer. I own several cameras, both digital and film, SLRs and point-and-shoots. I sell and buy cameras all the time and I have done quite a lot of research with different brands and models.
I was attracted to the Nikon Coolpix S1 mainly because of its size and looks. I wanted a compact camera that I could carry with me all the time on my frequent shooting trips as a backup (I normally shoot with a Canon EOS Rebel XTi and I use from two to five different lenses), and a little camera that I could take with me to family or social events to avoid carrying all the equipment mentioned all the time.
Reading about the included accesories with the Coolpix S1, I finally made mi mind on buying it, when I learned about the included docking station, which I found attractive and very cool. Actually I only use the dock to charge the battery, because I use a card reader to download photos to my PC, but I like to just place the little thing on the dock and not have to change batteries.
The Coolpix S1 is very sleek and thin, but besides that, I think it does have more cons than pros.
The very small size is not all that convenient all the time. I am not a very big person, and I have to say that I find the little buttons on top (the on/off and shutter buttons) uncomfortable for handling.
The lens is situated on the upper left corner of the camera, and it is very likely that your finger is going to get in the way more than once, forcing you to repeat shots, that most of the times can not be repeated. Meaning... you lost the shot. One solution for this is holding and manipulating the camera with only your right hand... NOT! Terrible solution: this will result in you not being able to hold the camera steady, and your picture WILL turn out blurry. And so we rapidly come to my main disappointment with this camera: blurry pictures. Not that you get one blurry picture once in a while... I would say that 60 to 70% of pictures turn out blurry with this camera under normal lighting conditions. Come to low lighting conditions, you will get 90% of blurry pictures... even using a tripod! On the other hand, the flash does have a short distance range, as other reviewers stated, which in the end results in blurred photos as well. You can in that case move closer to the subject, but as we all know, this will produce over lighted pictures with that unwanted indoor flash look with dark backgrounds.
My more recent (and most disappointing experience so far), was on last Christmas Eve, on which I lost more than half of the pictures I took at my mother's Xmas dinner and family reunion. I tried all the available low light options on the menu, like party/indoor, night portrait, night landscape... same result with either and all of them: BLURRY! This was the only camera I carried with me that night, and I felt like there should probably be more options on the menu that could compensate for this and I was overlooking or missing somehow... but there were not.
I am surprised that so many users give this little camera such good reviews... unless you settle for all this inconveniences and still be happy with it. I don't. I think that a photo is a one-in-a-lifetime unrepeatable experience and moment, and I don't want to loose mine.
My previous experiences with Canon both SLRs and point and shoot, have been much more favorable. I'd recommend the Canon A710.
I am also testing the Sony DCSW 170 and I am pleased with the results so far. I will write a review on this one sometime later.
My Nikon Coolpix S1, as of now, is for sale. Cheap!

"Great Customer Service!", I purchased this camera before my trip to India. The camera worked a few times, but then the shutter would not function properly while I was in India. I was concerned about the return policy because I would not be returning to the USA until after the allotted return period. I emailed the company and explained my situation. The representative stated that they would be happy to exchange the camera once I returned into the country. When I arrived in the USA, I contacted the company; they provided me with needed information and I sent my camera back. I am now awaiting my replacement camera.

"Dissapointed", This was my first digital camera and I chose Nikon because its well known brand and my father has a profesional Nikon camera that he bought in the 80s and still using it. I loved it and took good care of it. Never drop it nor exposed it to extreme weather. Last spring, my family and I went to Vegas and that's when the inevitable happened. Suddenly the screen went black and every shots I took was black. Our assumption is that the light sensor of the camera failed. I called Nikon and they said warranty only last for 1 year ( at that time, the camera is 1 year and 3 months old) and that I had to pay $150 to fix it. I ended up buying another camera which is an Olympus and never have any problem with it. I was very Dissapointed Nikon!!

"Nikon coolpix", It is the 3 camera that I buy, I like it very mutch.
But the third one I bought have a problem: the shuter broke almost 3 weeks after I gave it to my daughter and I don't know how to have it fix.Nikon Coolpix S1 5.1 MP Slim-Design Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Includes Dock)

"First Impressions: Cool Extra Features, Prone to Blur", First Impressions: The negative is that this camera seems to be less able to take low light pictures without using a flash - the pictures often come out blurred. (My Fuji Finepix cameras excel in low lighting.) This can be helped by steadying the camera on an object, like the back of a chair, or using a tripod. If you want to take a lot of indoor photos without flash, go with a different camera.

However, this camera has some fun features that my Finepix Z1 and Z3 do not have. I LOVE the panorama mode. It helps you "stitch" together several pictures in a row by showing you a template of the edge of the previous picture, so that you can align your shots. Very cool.

Also, it has a stop motion feature. My son enjoys making stop motion videos of his Star Wars action figures, and this camera is great for such an activity. You put it on a tripod, set the timer interval (i.e. every 30 seconds, etc.) and then move the figures. Great fun for kids.

It has the usual scene modes - landscape, portrait, night, etc. Also a "backlight" mode, but it uses the flash on this, so what's the point? If you buy the optional case, it can take underwater shots. Has quite a few framing assists. For example, if taking pictures of a building, it helps you align verticals and horizontals. You can also play with color, as in black and white, sepia, vivid, or "blue-tinted monochrome." ? Must try that!

The camera a thorough manual, in English and Spanish. The rechargeable battery is always a great feature, plus lots of cords and stuff. Takes movie clips and records voices. Stores about 15 pictures in it's internal memory, so you'll need a memory card. But overall, a nice little camera. I wouldn't pay $400, but I'd snap it up at $100.

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"Nice small camera but too fragile", Got this camera because I wanted a smaller camera to fit in my purse and take point and shoot pics. Takes great pics outside but all inside pics are too dark and have red eye. Even with the red eye turned on there is still some red eye. Flash is not powerful enough for indoors for sure. I do like the small size but it is pretty fragile. The lens cover slides open and closed each time you turn it on and mine wore out after a year and is stuck shut (and just out of warranty). Nikon charges so much to fix it is better to just get a new one. So be super careful and gentle with it and always keep camera in its case and maybe you'll have better luck than me!

"Eh..", We fell in love with the Nikon CoolPix 3200, and when it came time to send that in for maint. we test drove the CoolPix S1. I took the camera with me on a trip to Disney World, and was very excited about seeing my pictures when I got home. Sadly, I was pretty disappointed when I got the photos up on my computer screen.
They weren't terrible, but like other users, I had several blurry pictures. I was also disappointed with the camera's night photo ability. I tried to use the fireworks setting during the park's show while we were there, and NONE of them came out. I would expect a camera with a fireworks setting to be able to take decent photos of a fireworks show.
Another drawback is the proprietary battery that can only be charged on the dock. I almost forgot to pack it for my trip and boy would I have been screwed! AA's you can pick up anywhere, a Nikon charging dock is not that easy to come by. I also needed to dock the camera to transfer the pics to my computer which was kind of a hassle.
We're going to return the loaner and explore other options to upgrade from our 3200. Glad I got the chance to test drive before I spent the money.

"Very disapoyting", Those wore the worst flash picture i've done in 30 years.
A 1969 "Child Kodak Camera" was better than that.
The best camera I've had was a Nikon; It's a kind of people who knows their job!!!!
But that "S1 camera" don't know how to work with its "flash".
I'm sure that nobody told that camera it has a Flash!!!


"An Excellent 'First' Digital Camera", I read all I could about small, compact 3.2 to 5.1 Megapixel digital cameras before making my purchase. Having used Nikon 35mm 'film' cameras since 1970, I was drawn to this model - the first of Nikon's 'S' series. Now that Nikon has replaced this model with newer, and higher resolution (6MP) models this little gem can be had for a modest price - I bought a Factory-refurbished S1 for $[...] on amazon.com and immediately equipped it with a 'daProducts #113 LCD protector to give a decent level of protection to the huge (for this tiny camera) 2.5" LCD screen that always seemed to end up under my left thumbprint! Call it a "preventative" measure if you want but I regard it as cheap 'insurance' and it only adds 1/16" to the thickness of this camera and looks cool too!

There have been enough user comments re: picture "blur" from camera movement. Simply put, you must realize that there is only this small mass of camera to absorb the downward finger motion pressure and you'll have to learn to hold steady with BOTH hands and brace against your chest and learn the little breathing 'trick' that us old timers learned from shooting at slow shutter speeds with our 35mm SLRs and slow speed film. Inhale and exhale slowly and evenly. When exhaling, pause momentarily and SQUEEZE down gently to trip the shutter, and resume exhaling. A little practice and you'll master an important "trick" that will pay dividends for years in clearer, sharper photos.

Also the tiny camera cannot house a large capacitor that would give more power and a brighter flash. So it's another compromise you have to accept when using these miniature marvels. Despite the miniature buttons/controls the camera is intuitively easy to use, even for this first-timer! And did I say yet that it IS a Nikon and the picture results are excellent as one would expect? An SD memory card is also a MUST as the 12MB of built-in memory isn't going to take you very far. With memory card prices in a 'decline', I was able to purchase a 60X speed Lexar2 512MB card at Wally World for about $[...] and if you don't want a 'high speed' card with a known brand name you can get something decent even cheaper. I also picked up a little Case Logic case for my S1 for $[...] - it was one for an MP3 player, but I had my camera in my pocket and did a 'test fit' and discovered it was perfect and not something that cost six times as much just to "advertise" a known brand (here Nikon).

Sure, you can get a lot more in features/performance but you'll have to pay more for it. Maybe like me, you'll discover that this little camera provides a wonderful way to get your 'feet wet' in digital photography! Oh, one more important suggestion - use the wrist strap always - it's just too easy to lose your grip on something so tiny.

I'm just having a load of fun with this camera and, with my above noted provisos, so will you! Good going Nikon - this was an excellent 'first' for you folks!

"Coolpix S1", Great slim design, good menu and great screen. Produces excellent photos. Shutter delay is problematic when you're trying to get that quick shot.