Nikon Coolpix S230 Digital Camera (Plum)
The Nikon Coolpix S230 Digital Camera provides images with up to 10.0 megapixels of resolution and incorporates a 3x Zoom-NIKKOR glass lens in a surprisingly slim camera body that is quality crafted in aluminum, and delivers high performance and ease-of-operation in a package that you can easily carry around with you at all times.
For incredibly sharp, blur-free images, Nikon's 4-way VR Image Stabilization technology utilizes sensor-shift Optical Image Stabilization, along with the camera's high sensitivity equivalent of ISO 2000, Motion Detection, and the exclusive Best Shot Selector (BSS), to ensure that your photos will always look great - regardless of lighting conditions or subject movement. And Nikon's Smart Portrait System ensures beautiful portrait and people shots by combining Nikon's innovative smile mode, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix, D-Lighting, and Face Priority AF technologies. Furthermore, the S230 includes Nikon's Coolpix Software Suite for organizing, editing and sharing your photos.
The bright, high-resolution 3.0" touch panel LCD monitor provides an extremely intuitive means of controlling the camera settings. You can even use the touch panel display to control the cameras focus and utilize the Portrait One-Touch zoom feature. The Touch display also makes playback a fun and interactive activity by allowing you to scroll through and select images to display and edit, plus the paint function lets you personalize images with doodles and writing right on your images.
- 10.0 Megapixel Resolution
- With 10.0 million pixels of image information, the Nikon Coolpix S230 can produce stunning, photo quality prints up to 16 x 20" without any loss of image quality
- 3x Optical Zoom-Nikkor Lens
- The Zoom Nikkor Lens incorporates exclusive ED lens elements and provides a 3x optical zoom (35-105mm equivalent), that is ideal for most everyday shooting situations, while the Macro capability lets you get as close as 4.0" to your subject
- 4-Way Optical VR Image Stabilization
- The Optical VR (Vibration Reduction) Image Stabilization system utilizes a sensor-shift mechanism to compensate for camera shake while the cameras automatically controlled high sensitivity of up to ISO 2000 allows for sharper images when shooting under low light conditions. The Motion Detection system helps to further compensate for subject motion and Nikon's exclusive Best Shot Selector ensures that your images will always be sharp and crisp
- Movie and Voice Recording
- Shoot broadcast-quality QuickTime movies with sound with VGA resolution at 30 frames-per-second at a length that is only limited by the available space on the internal memory or your SD memory card
- 17 Scene Modes with Scene Auto Selector
- The Coolpix S230 incorporates 17 scene modes that cover some of the more common difficult shooting situations to maximize the image quality. The scene modes automatically adjust focus, exposure, white balance and other settings to make getting a good exposure easy. The Scene Auto selector automatically selects the best fit from 6 commonly used scene modes - making the camera ideal for the quick shooter
- Smart Portrait System
- The Smart portrait system combines the functions of several exclusive Nikon technologies including Nikon's innovative smile mode that automatically releases the camera shutter at the moment that your subject smiles, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix which automatically detects and corrects for red eye, D-Lighting which compensates for excessive backlight or insufficient flash in images, and Face Priority AF which automatically finds and focuses on up to 12 people's faces within one frame - all to ensure that portraits and group shots will always look their best
- Built-in and Expandable Memory
- The camera includes 44MB of built-in memory so you can begin taking shots immediately without having to purchase a memory card, and the memory capacity can be expanded dramatically with Secure Digital (SD/SDHC) memory cards
- 3.0" Widescreen Touch Panel LCD Display
- The Coolpix S230 is equipped with a bright 3.0" Touch Panel LCD display that enables easy and intuitive operation and access to the camera's functions, and allows users to customize and edit images without the need to scroll through menus using traditional camera buttons. The high-resolution display is great for viewing images anywhere, anytime, while the impressive 170 degree wide viewing angle and anti-reflective coating make it easier for everyone to see and enjoy images
- Print or Show Pictures
- You can send images directly to print, without the need of a PC, when using PictBridge compatible printers, or connect directly to your TV for family slide shows and presentations
Go To
| Camera Type | Ultra-Compact Point-and-Shoot Digital Camera |
| Imaging | |
|---|---|
| Resolution | Up to 10.0 Megapixel (3648 x 2736) |
| Sensor | 1/2.3" 10.34 Megapixel CCD |
| Bit Depth | 24-bit RGB |
| File Formats | JPEG |
| File Size | Approx. 5.5MB |
| Color Spaces | Normal, Vivid, Portrait, Black and White, Sepia, Cool |
| Image Stabilization | Optical VR Image Stabilization (Sensor-shift Type) |
| Crop Factor | Not Applicable |
| Optics | |
|---|---|
| Lens | Zoom-Nikkor lens (f/3.1-5.9) |
| Zoom | 3x (35-105mm equivalent) |
| Lens Mount | Not Applicable |
| Focus Type | Contrast Detect AF |
| Focus Range |
Normal Mode: 24" (60cm) - infinity Macro Mode: 4.0" (10cm) - infinity |
| Accessory Lens/Filter Mount | No |
| Shooting Controls | |
|---|---|
| Sensitivity | Auto ISO (80-2000) |
| Shutter Speeds | 1/1000th to 4 seconds |
| Metering | 256-segment evaluative, centerweighted, and spot |
| Exposure Modes | Auto, Scene, Scene Auto Selector |
| White Balance | Auto |
| Mirror Lock-Up | Not Applicable |
| Burst Capability |
Continuous: 1.2 fps Multishot 16: 1.2 fps |
| Self Timer | 10 seconds |
| Interval Recording | No |
| Remote Control | No |
| Flash | |
|---|---|
| Built-in Flash | Yes |
| Effective Flash Range | Up to 18' |
| External Flash Connection | No |
| Dedicated Flash System | No |
| Max Sync Speed | Not applicable |
| Memory | |
|---|---|
| Built-in Memory | 44MB |
| Memory Card Type | Secure Digital (SD/SDHC) |
| Still Images per GB | Approx. 180 (10M) |
| A/V Recording | |
|---|---|
| Video Recording | AVI Motion JPEG with Sound |
| Video Resolution | 640x480 or 320x240 @ 30 fps |
| Video Clip Length | Clip length limited by available memory up to 2GB |
| Audio Recording | Record with or without video |
| Viewfinder/Display | |
|---|---|
| Viewfinder Type | LCD Display used as Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% |
| Display | 3.0" Widescreen Touch panel TFT Color LCD (230,000 pixels) |
| Connectivity/System Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Connectivity |
USB 2.0 High-speed Composite Video Out (NTSC & PAL) |
| System & Software Requirements |
Microsoft Windows (2000, XP, Vista) Macintosh OS X (10.3.9, 10.4.x) |
| Environmental | |
|---|---|
| Operating/Storage Temperature | 32-104°F (0-40°C) & 0-85% humidity |
| Weatherproofing | Not Specified by Manufacturer |
| Durability | Not Specified by Manufacturer |
| Power | |
|---|---|
| Battery Type | Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery (EN-EL10) |
| Power Adapter | EH-62d AC Adapter (optional) |
| Physical | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 2.2 x 3.6 x 0.8" (57 x 91 x 20mm) |
| Weight | 4.1 oz (115g) |
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 12 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
92%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Easy to use (11)
- Large clear LCD (11)
- Good image quality (6)
- Compact (5)
- Easy to setup (5)
Cons
Best Uses
- Family photos (9)
- Travel (7)
- Fun (5)
- Low light (4)
- Sports/action (4)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Casual photographer (10)
Most Liked Positive Review
so easy to use my 5 yrs old can do it
this camera was a birthday gift and is the perfect camera for me. i have kids am always trying to capture to priceless moments that go hand in hand with children. i have gotten ...Read complete review
this camera was a birthday gift and is the perfect camera for me. i have kids am always trying to capture to priceless moments that go hand in hand with children. i have gotten tons of great shots of my son doing flips and dives into the pool. you get a lot of great detail in the picture too - right down to the drops of water.
one of my favorite fetures - the camera knows when some one has blinked!!! it will ask you right away if you want to keep the picture. or delete it.
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Most Liked Negative Review
Worst Image Quality Ever
I may have gotten a lemon or maybe it's just typical for a Nikon point and Shoot. Bought this camera as a Christmas gift and simultaneously bought a similar Canon for someone else. The ...Read complete review
I may have gotten a lemon or maybe it's just typical for a Nikon point and Shoot. Bought this camera as a Christmas gift and simultaneously bought a similar Canon for someone else. The Canon runs circles around the Nikon. I've never seen such poor images from a camera. This product is headed back as soon as we return from vacation. Images in low light were also awful. LCD was poor as well.
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Pros
- Easy To Use
- Good Image Quality
- Large Clear LCD
Cons
Best Uses
- Family Photos
- Travel
- Weddings/Events
Comments about Nikon Coolpix S230 Digital Camera (Plum):
I bought this camera for my wife to use and it is just right. She quickly understood the operation and the quality is very good. She is happy that she can manage to download the photos easily and that it is easy to operate!
- Ease of Operation:
- 9
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Fast/accurate auto-focus
- Good Image Quality
- Good Image Stabilization
- Large Clear LCD
- Nice Body Color
- Short Lag Time
- Small / Compact
Cons
- Limited Zoom
Best Uses
- Family Photos
- Landscape/Scenery
- Travel
- Weddings/Events
Comments about Nikon Coolpix S230 Digital Camera (Plum):
Bought this camera new for the wife over a year ago. Wife loved the compact size, touch screen and ease of use so much, that when it got broken, she wanted a second one. Ordered a refurbished one and she hasn't put it down since.
- Ease of Operation:
- 8
- Was this a gift?:
- Yes
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Good Image Quality
- Large Clear LCD
- Nice Body Color
Cons
Best Uses
- Family Photos
- Indoors/Low Light
- Sports/Action
- Travel
- Video
Comments about Nikon Coolpix S230 Digital Camera (Plum):
Great touchscreen. Decent photo quality for point and shoot camera. Great price. Bought it right before Christmas 2009 [...]
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Good Image Quality
- Good Image Stabilization
- Great Zoom
- Large Clear LCD
- Small / Compact
Cons
Best Uses
- Family Photos
- Indoors/Low Light
- Sports/Action
- Weddings/Events
Comments about Nikon Coolpix S230 Digital Camera (Plum):
very easy to use, takes great pictures
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Good Image Quality
- Good Image Stabilization
- Good in Low Light
- Great Zoom
- Large Clear LCD
- Short Lag Time
- Small / Compact
Cons
Best Uses
- Family Photos
- Indoors/Low Light
- Landscape/Scenery
- Travel
- Weddings/Events
- Wildlife photos
Comments about Nikon Coolpix S230 Digital Camera (Plum):
We ordered this camera for our daughter for christmas. She did not show me how to work it and it is very user friendly. She takes this camera with her wherever she goes. I can honestly say this camera does everything it says it will do and I am amazed everytime she shows a picture because the quality of the picture is fantastic. It has almost taken over her cell phone.
Pros
- Small / Compact
Cons
- Poor Image Quality
- Poor Image Stabilization
Best Uses
- None obvious
Comments about Nikon Coolpix S230 Digital Camera (Plum):
I may have gotten a lemon or maybe it's just typical for a Nikon point and Shoot. Bought this camera as a Christmas gift and simultaneously bought a similar Canon for someone else. The Canon runs circles around the Nikon. I've never seen such poor images from a camera. This product is headed back as soon as we return from vacation. Images in low light were also awful. LCD was poor as well.
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Good Image Quality
- Good Image Stabilization
- Good in Low Light
- Large Clear LCD
- Small / Compact
Cons
- Limited Zoom
Best Uses
- Family Photos
- Indoors/Low Light
- Landscape/Scenery
- Sports/Action
- Wildlife photos
Comments about Nikon Coolpix S230 Digital Camera (Plum):
We use the Nikon Coolpix for everyday use so far so good. Some great features about this camera are the easy to use touch screen controls. The 3" LCD screen is amazing. The only thing I wish I could change would be a larger optical zoom. Other than that, an all around great priced camera.
Pros
- Bright LCD
- Comfortable Controls
- Easy Setup
- Easy to Keep Clean
- Easy To Use
- Great for teens
- Great Picture Quality
Cons
Best Uses
- Fun
Comments about Nikon Coolpix S230 Digital Camera (Plum):
easy to use. wonderful pictures. big screen so you can easily see the pictures and its a touchscreen whats not cool about that, so you can touch up and color on your pictures! I am very picky about that cameras that i would choose and this is definitely the best that i had so far so i recommend it to everyone.
Pros
- Bright LCD
- Comfortable Controls
- Easy Setup
- Easy to Keep Clean
- Easy touch screen
- Easy To Use
- Great Picture Quality
Cons
- Long Lag Time
Best Uses
- Family Photos
- Fun
- Sportsaction
- Travel
Comments about Nikon Coolpix S230 Digital Camera (Plum):
I love this camera! I bought it in plum-awesome color! My first pictures weren't so great but once I learned how to use it they were. I've used it indoors and outside. I also took pictures at a softball game and I was very pleased with them. I like the size of the camera because it easily fits in my pocket to take anywhere. The best part is that you can write comments right on your photos.
Pros
- Bright LCD
- Comfortable Controls
- Easy Setup
- Easy To Use
- Strong Construction
- Touch screen
Cons
- Poor Operation in Low Light
Best Uses
- Fun
- Travel
Comments about Nikon Coolpix S230 Digital Camera (Plum):
The initial atttraction of this model was the touch screen and stylus write on mode which are extremely efficient and easy to use. Initial set up was easy as is using the camera as it is mostly self explanatory. The only downfall is photos taken at night where the lights tend to glare (even when in night mode). I would buy this camera again as it is small and hi tech.
- Recommended:
- Nikon EN-EL10 Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery
Pros
- Bright LCD
- Comfortable Controls
- Easy Setup
- Easy to Keep Clean
- Easy To Use
- Great Picture Quality
- Strong Construction
Cons
Best Uses
- Art
- Family Photos
- Fun
- Travel
Comments about Nikon Coolpix S230 Digital Camera (Plum):
this camera was a birthday gift and is the perfect camera for me. i have kids am always trying to capture to priceless moments that go hand in hand with children. i have gotten tons of great shots of my son doing flips and dives into the pool. you get a lot of great detail in the picture too - right down to the drops of water.
one of my favorite fetures - the camera knows when some one has blinked!!! it will ask you right away if you want to keep the picture. or delete it.
Pros
- Bright LCD
- Comfortable Controls
- Easy Setup
- Easy To Use
- Great Picture Quality
Cons
Best Uses
- Family Photos
- Fun
Comments about Nikon Coolpix S230 Digital Camera (Plum):
Very easy to use, battery life is fantastic.
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Always keep a spare battery handy so you won't get caught without power.
- Price: $19.95
- GBP 12.74
Bags & Straps
Carry, store, and protect all your equipment with a bag or a strap.
- Price: $19.99
- GBP 12.76
Screen Protectors
Protect your LCD screen from scratches and finger prints.
- Price: $7.49
- GBP 4.78
Card Readers
Download your pictures faster and save battery life.
- Price: $9.95
- GBP 6.35
Filters & Adapters
Get the desired effect with a filter and the appropriate adapter.
- Price: $13.98
- GBP 8.93
Tripod & Support
Place your camera on a tripod for the support and stability you need.
- Price: $6.95
- Limited supply at this price
Books & Tutorials
Learn all that your new camera can do.
- Price: $17.95
- GBP 11.46
Warranties & Support
Guarantee your enjoyment with premium coverage and support.
- Price: $22.95
- GBP 14.65
What's in the Box
- Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery (EN-EL10)
- Battery Charger (MH-63)
- USB Cable (UC-E6)
- Audio/Video Cable (EG-CP14)
- Stylus (TP-1)
- Camera Strap (AN-CP19)
- Coolpix Software Suite CD-ROM
- User Guide
- 1-Year Manufacturers Limited Warranty
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