First to look: is not easy in the hand, the white-silver casing is slightly more voluminous than my Cybershot, but not bulky. Looks is not cheap. Like :-) It really is in signal colors that would be for me personally not the first choice.
The service is so so easy and alone explaining that you really only for the opening of (watertight) housing with the battery compartment, the SD / SDHC card slot and the USB / HDMI ports should take a look in the manual. Goes without saying that such accesses shall be hidden waterproof because the Coolpix's also suitable for underwater filming. Of course the (single) drawback that you have to open every time the door for the transfer of photos and charging. But I can live with, because they really can boast some excellent features!
'It is suitable for families, as easy to use and robust. Keeps sometimes contact with sand or even sometimes a small fall from (but that I do not want to try ;-)
'What excites me is the multitude of great effects, some selected by scene in front of the recording, such as neon - mirror - Macro - bubble - Blur - Comic - underwater, etc. (! Examples see photos), some you can later apply to already pictures taken. For example, make-up effects, black and white with selectable color Solo (really great :-), asterisk add more. So you can conjure up incredibly beautiful, unusual effects shots instead of "normal" photos. This is really fun, not only for young people very tempting ;-)
'The underwater capability is of course a wonderful treat for the family holiday, thanks to the Face Detection option even possible if one considers only the arm under the water and want to photograph the Filius diving ;-) However applies here, after underwater use something to note for the cleaning. And the seals are to be reviewed after a year. Since I'm going to take this feature less in claim, outlined only briefly here.
'For special "messages" can be a photo even leave a message for one of his loved ones.
'3x optical zoom, 4x digital ... 6.7cm anti-reflective screen in good resolution ... to 5cm macro shooting distance ... Full HD video recording ... Self-timer / "Smile" shutter releases ... internal image memory of 25 MB, expandable with SD Card - these technical features are enough for me from all and offer the comfort / features that are important for me
The battery is recharged in no time and delivers up to 220 photos. I buy basically always a removable battery, so I have the camera really always ready. Despite the somewhat annoying for me "Flap Öffnerei" with frequent uploading photos made, I'll take my Cybershot now replace the Nikon. But even if this can not make Panaromaaufnahmen, so it offers a lot more creative potential, which will be lived - with better image quality.
I'm looking forward immensely to other "gimmicks" to the great camera! There at Easter then not only a tasty menu, but also "mirrored" Easter eggs and recordings of my loved ones as a neon sign or comic drawing ;-)