When unpacking the good workmanship and the super stylish lagoon blue outfit the Coolpix S3100 from Nikon is striking. She is a true lightweight, yet fits comfortably in your hand.
The display is amazingly large and the operation via the buttons is good to accomplish. That makes easy handling, even my youngest had the hang of it in no time in dealing with the Nikon Coolpix S3100.
In the automatic setting the pictures always succeed. Especially nice, the Scene Recognition Programs like Faces at or smile are seen. But it requires a bit of practice in order to get perfect results. Much safer to take snapshots with the automatic setting. The black and Weis' and the sepia mode provide varied photos if you want them. Printouts then act very antique.
It was during our test phase no failures or technical problems. Once she even really got from a lot of rain, but she also survived this without problems. The battery life was perfectly ok.
After many trips and shopping trips I come to the conclusion that the Nikon is seemingly indestructible. There are no detectable signs of wear, and scratches are nowhere. Okay, she had always stuck to protect against this in a soft case.
Video recordings with the Coolpix S3100 from Nikon succeed outdoors very good quality, in rooms a little less. But it illuminates well, can be seen and the results also show there. The use of a large and fast memory card proved to be advantageous. Then you can also reach here small video clips with very good graphics.
Conclusion:
The Coolpix S3100 from Nikon is a small and lovely entry-level camera that is easy to use and makes very good photos. Even small videos succeed. It impresses with its rich features and her great styling. A Super digital camera for spontaneous snapshots and beautiful impression. For this, a more convincing low price = 5 stars deserved.
