Ordinary travel zoom camera

First the positive. The Nikon is small and handy and fits into any pocket or purse. Operation is simple and intuitive. With the camera's automatic but can be in daylight very good, with little light only rather moderate shots make. About the mode dial (Scene - Menu) to 15 scene modes are selected (including Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Museum), as well as separately Night Scene, Night Portrait, Backlight, smart portrait mode ('smile detection'), effects (blur, sepia, etc.) , Further setting does not exist, but that's to be expected at a beginner's camera, perhaps not even desired. The trigger (especially at wide angle) responded quickly, for snapshots are therefore always ahead. Amazingly the 22-fold zoom, covering a focal length 25-550 millimeters. Movies in Full HD video quality is also possible. Convincing the elegant appearance, just the red is very chic - this is admittedly not a quality criterion. The battery is charged using a USB charging connector on the camera (which takes about 2 hours) and is therefore on all USB-compatible terminals also well charged.

Now the negatives. The image quality is partly as standard and not come close to the quality of an SLR or system camera, but that's to be expected in this price and size class. The flash does not run automatically, if the lens is retracted. He must be folded manually. The image delete function is less comfortable: it's all 'News image', 'all', and 'My Pictures' (but not all on a specific date). When filming the noise of the zoom motor may prove troublesome.

All in all I think the Coolpix S9600 for a decent travel zoom camera that covers all essential needs for a casual photographer.