Others say...

"coolpix S50"
Exellent product, but I had previous knowledge of product. Quick delivery as promised. Would buy again from this supplier.

"Goooooood~~!!"
I like it
I bought camera at first time all my life
I am satistify. It is good

I always bring it in my pocket and take a picture any time.

I recommend this product.

Nobody will regret about it.

"Great for what it is, but not perfect"
I have owned about a dozen digital cameras, and thought that when I bought a Nikon D70 with a good lens, I would never need another one. However, I decided that sometimes it would be nice to have a small, good quality, pocket size camera as a companion for the D70, especially in places where I did not really want to lug around a big camera like the D70; like boating and motorcycling and bad weather.

So I bought a S50, and I am very happy with it, realizing it has some limitations. I read the manual, and like most cameras, about 90% of the feature set is not important to me. I just get it out, adjust the zoom, and use it. Picture quality is very good, ease of use is great.

Three drawbacks, none of which is a showstopper:

1. Battery life is very short. You need some extra batteries. Sorry, Amazon, but you can find some no name batteries on eBay for about $5 each, and they seem to work as well as the Nikon branded ones. I recommend carrying two extras if you are planning a lot of photos especially if the flash is going to be used.

2. This camera does not have a docking unit like other small Nikons. It has a large awkward cable for plugging into the USB port, a cable which is heavy and puts stress on the small proprietary plug on the bottom of the camera. Also, you have to take the battery out to charge it, so you are removing and replacing the battery frequently.

3. Like most small digital cameras, taking outside flash pictures at night is a total waste of time.

But I like this camera, and if I lost it, I would be tempted to buy another one just like it, even though there is some room for improvement. Serves its function well as a backup, not serious camera.

"2 weeks of testing"
Very small and easy to cart around when not using my big Nikon. The menu is a little awkward to deal with, but the feastures are all there. It takes some time to getting used to not having the speed of the big daddy's. However the display is great. You need to turn up the brightness on the display to max becasue it is sometimes hard to read in the outdoors. But overall it fits my needs well as a samll camera that is really good for the impromptu shots.

"Love this camera"
I've used several compact digital cameras through my office. Several are other Nikon models. I bought this one for myself based on price, screen size, & resolution. I've had it a week and I think it is great. I was pleased to find that even the video quality was better than several others I've tried. It will shoot 640x480 video! It comes with a combo USB and TV out cable, so you can plug this right into most TV's to play back the photos and movies.

I bought 2 SanDisk 2 GB Extreme III SD Memory Cards ( SDSDX3-2048-901 ) for about $35 each. Seemed like a good buy to me.

My only issues are the display has a smooth surface and stretches right up to the edges, so you can help but get finger prints all over it. Also the cable is big so not very portable since it has 2 RCA's and a USB attached to the camera mounting connector.