The Coolpix S33 is a real outdoor specialist and has passed all our "stress tests". Whether under water, on the beach in the sand or when climbing, the S33 always comes with. At first glance, it does make the impression of a toy camera, as it is completely natural and made of plastic to very, very easy. But already when you first turn we were pleasantly überrascht- the display is very much better than imagined, clear and big enough. The menu is not very different from the usual Nikon menu. With Photos three different sizes can be selected: 13, 4 or 2 megapixels. There are photographing a variety of scenes to select, such as night, food, underwater (with face detection), series photos or fireworks. Then there's some art filters, frame or color tools, which certainly have children very much fun. Self-timer is also included. A small internal memory is sufficient at maximum resolution for three pictures, the battery lasts an entire day on the beach without any problems, indoors with necessary flash of course a little shorter. The results have exceeded our expectations, because even at lower resolution makes the S33 still really great, sharp images. The colors are hardly distorted even under water. Some getting used to is the zoom, which is not as a regulator on the trigger, but is controlled by the buttons on the back. A Blink or the red-eye effect might still have been nice, but certainly to be expected in this price range do not necessarily. Anyway, we are completely satisfied with the S33 and found our perfect traveling companion.
