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Review by Michael L. Andrews:

I love everything about this camera, except.... it takes a terrible picture.

The good:

The form factor is great

I like the way you slide the cover to open the lens and turn the camera on. Makes turning on fast and easy.

The touch screen is great. Very easy to change settings. Screen is responsive. You can touch where you want to focus, which is really cool.

The ability to shoot in 16:9 ratio is nice, but you're limited to 8MP in that mode.

The Bad

This camera just wouldn't take a good picture. Outside in daylight I could get a pretty good photo, but anything indoors was poor at best. Even indoors during the day when there's decent light. After taking my first set of shots I assumed I must be doing something wrong, so I read the manual, tried all the different "scenes", I tried adjusting ISO, resolution, etc.

Granted, I'm a fairly novice user, so perhaps a more experienced pro could get a better picture out of this camera. I finally pulled out my old Canon SD200 3.2MP camera that I was looking to replace. I took many photos side by side. I never took the Canon off "auto" mode and I tweaked the Nikon a million ways. Virtually every time the Canon was sharper, and more color accurate.

So, I thouht maybe I got a bad camera. I went to Best Buy and tried their display model. You could see on the camera screen that the images just weren't that great. Maybe if I didn't have a side by side comparison it wouldn't have been so noticable, but I really expected this Nikon to be better than my very old Canon.

If anyone believes it's the operator and not the camera I'm more than open to advice, because I loved everything else about this camera. I did return it, but would buy it again if I found out it was just operator error, however, I really don't think it was my error.

Review by M. Mcpheeters:

The above reviewer hit the nail on the head, Great design, functionality, touchscreen is the only way to go...

But, the camera will not take a sharp photo. I took my card into the store and shot numerous people and signs at all iso's

and image styles and basically I got mush. I brought my card home and opened it in Photoshop and no amount of tweeking or sharpening could save these images. It boggles my mind that a company like Nikon will release such a camera.

Look for this 0 camera to be 5 by Christmas. Hint to Nikon, all the features in the world won't sell a camera if it won't take a decent image.

Review by J. E. Merk:

I don't understand the bad reviews that this camera has gotten. To me it is like my iPhone, intuative and easy to use! Takes great pictures too! My only disapointment is that a premium priced Point & Shoot camera like the S60 Nikon Coolpix S60 10MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Vibration Reduction (VR) Zoom (Burgundy)should not have been shipped without a SDHD memory card (even if only limited capacity!). Make sure you buy this camera AND a SDHD card at the same time, without the card you will have only 9 or 10 photos before you must delete or download to your computer.

Review by K. Brinkman:

We have been very disappointed with this camera. We have always had a Cannon but decided to go with Nikon's new product. With 10 megapixels you'd expect a picture to be crystal clear, but our old Cannon was 7 MP and took better photos on a lower setting than this does on it's highest. Also, the touch-screen, which we thought was a great selling point, is very frustrating to use. I would especially not recommend it for older people, just to zoom in and out with the touch screen vs. actual buttons is much more difficult that you'd think. Overall we could not recommend anyone to buy this product.

Review by Bob D.:

When I first read the specs on this camera I was very excited about getting my hands on it. I was especially interested in the OLED touch screen and the compact lens design. I went ahead and purchased the camera despite the mixed reviews it has received so far.

There are several problems with this camera. First, I took a number of shots both indoor and out on several settings and the picture quality is not very good. The pictures taken on my old 5 MP Minolta Dimage are far superior to this camera. Second, the design of the camera makes it almost completely unusable in normal shooting situations. The OLED screen takes up the entire back of the camera and is very touch sensitive. I found myself inadvertently activating functions without intending to. Also, the location of the lens is so close to the side of the camera my fingers continually ended up getting in the photo. So between the touchscreen and the lens location you end up with a continual camera holding balancing act that you can't win.

Overall a great feature set, but less than adequate picture quality and design. I returned it and purchased the Panasonic DMC-ZS3, and having now tried it out it beats the Nikon hands down.

Review by Just a guy:

I think this is a great camera and have achieved some terrific pictures with it. The problem, as stated in another review, is that the image sensor does not do well with high ISOs. I find that setting it to max out at around 800 yields the best photos. The VR zoom is a huge benefit to keep photos in focus. I recommend using a fast memory card to reduce (and eliminate) shutter lag.

The only drawback is the touchscreen in the back. When I first started using the camera I found myself touching it inadvertantly and doing things I didn't intend. With a small amount of experience with the camera I don't do that anymore and I have learned where to put my fingers to avoid the touchscreen. The screen itself is beautiful - among the very best I have seen on a camera back (I suspect it is similar to the one I have on my D3000 Nikon SLR - although that isn't a touch screen). The touch sensitivity cannot be altered (as far as I can tell), so it still poses an issue when I you hand the camera to someone else to take a photo.

Overall, I really like the camera and it takes nice photos when set correctly. The touchscreen and lack of quality high ISO result in the deduction of one star - I would probably have given 3 1/2 if I could, but the high quality of Nikon products generally biases me towards rounding up, not down.

Review by L. Halverson:

love the touchscreen. takes what appears to b HD quality pics. i highly recommend this

Review by Barbara S. Bracamonte:

Nice Camera. Love the color. Made a wonderful gift. Will buy this product again. and also from same seller.

Review by T. Schafer:

I absolutely love this camera. It takes awesome pictures and great videos. The touch-panel is a great bonus as well. At this price and with this quality, you can't beat it. Highly recommended.

Review by msbrownie:

I was hesitant to buy a nikon digital camera because i just loved my canon but when i received my nikon digital camera i loved how it's very easy to use, loved the itouch screen and the video are great as well, the only thing that bother's me is when i take pictures at night the flash is too bright and so my kids doesn't like it when i take their pictures at night, other than that i just loved them. i did my research and amazon has the cheapest price and they shipped pretty fast.

Review by Surgery100:

Summary: A great everyday camera. Very good quality pictures, simple to use and very stylish. Small enough that can easily fit in a shirt or pant pocket. Gives you more options in terms of color and exposure manipulations than similarly priced cameras. You can even do basic photo editing using the included stylus. It also has the cool factor of having a touch screen for all controls.

Hi-def video:

720p, 24 frames per second. Does not include an HDMI port, so movies have to be downloaded into a computer to be seen.

Picture sharing:

You get 2GB free online storage to share pictures on the web.

Hardware:

Touch screen: this is the camera's main control mechanism, and it delivers. Bright screen that can easily be seen in bright light. Large virtual buttons that make navigating the options quite easy. Ok responsiveness, not the fastest, but certainly adequate.

Flash: It is tiny. Adequate only for filling in shadows, but in a dimly lit, indoor setting you get some noise on the pictures (as the camera automatically adjusts the ISO). Indoor images tended to be well focused despite the small flash.

Battery: I took 425 pictures (no flash) without needing to recharge.

Ease of use: Once you get used to the idea that there are no buttons readily available (all buttons and commands go through the touch screen on the back) it is quite easy to use. There are some settings (such as BBS) which require a quick review of the manual to know what they are for.

Burst mode: Contrary to other cameras in this group (i.e. Canon A3100) this one includes a burst mode which allows to take up to 16 images in rapid succession.

Pre-set scene mode: Gives you the common ones (portrait, landscape, children running, etc.) and some new ones, such as fireworks and dawn. There are 16 different scenes to choose from there are as many options as higher end models.

Review by Surgery100:

Summary: A great everyday camera. Very good quality pictures, simple to use and very stylish. Small enough that can easily fit in a shirt or pant pocket. Gives you more options in terms of color and exposure manipulations than similarly priced cameras. You can even do basic photo editing using the included stylus. It also has the cool factor of having a touch screen for all controls.

Hi-def video:

720p, 24 frames per second. Does not include an HDMI port, so movies have to be downloaded into a computer to be seen.

Picture sharing:

You get 2GB free online storage to share pictures on the web.

Hardware:

Touch screen: this is the camera's main control mechanism, and it delivers. Bright screen that can easily be seen in bright light. Large virtual buttons that make navigating the options quite easy. Ok responsiveness, not the fastest, but certainly adequate.

Flash: It is tiny. Adequate only for filling in shadows, but in a dimly lit, indoor setting you get some noise on the pictures (as the camera automatically adjusts the ISO). Indoor images tended to be well focused despite the small flash.

Battery: I took 425 pictures (no flash) without needing to recharge.

Ease of use: Once you get used to the idea that there are no buttons readily available (all buttons and commands go through the touch screen on the back) it is quite easy to use. There are some settings (such as BBS) which require a quick review of the manual to know what they are for.

Burst mode: Contrary to other cameras in this group (i.e. Canon A3100) this one includes a burst mode which allows to take up to 16 images in rapid succession.

Pre-set scene mode: Gives you the common ones (portrait, landscape, children running, etc.) and some new ones, such as fireworks and dawn. There are 16 different scenes to choose from there are as many options as higher end models.

Review by A. Useche:

Excellent camera! We're very happy with it, very light and comfortable, modern design, huge (and fun) touchscreen. Absolutely satisfied!