Nikon COOLPIX S02 Voucher

BSM1 : I got this camera two days prior to a week long trip to Cancun, where I Scuba Dove and Snorkeled for a week. I recorded all images at the least compressed mode (*), and images stored at 6-7.5 mp. The video I shot was at 1080p, 30fps. For a memory chip I used a sandisk 16gb class 10 extreme. I was happy with this setup and the performance of the camera was quite good. I took photographs at 30-35 feet under water for 45 minutes on the second dive at Cozumel, shallow because the first dive was really deep (110 ft, and the camera was in the boat for this dive). The camera preformed beautifully underwater, good movies and good images. Great color rendition, very accurate using underwater mode. The maximum depth the camera went to on that dive was 41 ft, for a couple of minutes. No issues noted. I also took the camera cavern/cave diving in the "Cenotes", which bottom out around 40 ft. Great light filtered through the 'roof', good pictures. Again no complaints. I took the camera out when my wife and I were body surfing and if beach mode is chosen these are really good point and shoot photographs. For land shots we took some of the jungle and ruins on scenery mode and these are very nice. Exposure control and color are very good, and the image compression engine was fast and not overtly 'lossy'. Focus remains sharp. My other camera is a Nikon D80 with a big lens. Will this camera take pictures at that quality? No, not if you want it blown up 40-60in, as I have done with images from the D80. But, these look like they will easily look good at 20-30in, and the camera is tough. Clearly my D80 isn't going anywhere near the water, but the jungle and ruins shots would have been possible and probably great. For the first time I left the D80 behind, and at the end of the vacation, sunsets, scenery, jungles, animals, snorkeling, scuba and all the adventures have good pictures documenting the trip. Several are probably good enough to classify beyond vacation shots, but actual 'images or photographs'. High quality, well proportioned, perfect lighting, and accurate focus and color

Zweeper : As noted in many other reviews, the waterproofing on this camera is not reliable. When I received the camera, I carefully examined the seal around the battery/card compartment for any dirt, sand or lint. As a Nikonos owner for many years (a camera that successfully went on 100+ dives), I understand the importance of a clean seal. After familiarizing myself with the functions of the camera on land, I look it snorkeling. Diving from the surface, I didn't go to a depth of more than ~10 ft. After a going under a few times, I noticed condensation at the edges of the screen. Given that it was hot and humid when I went in the water, this was not troubling (the manual said this might happen). After about 20 minutes in the water, however, the camera started to malfunction, eventually stopping altogether.

Mykers (Fullerton, Ca) : the picture quality is great. I just came from a Canon elph 7.1 MP camera. After shooting a total of 232 pictures on the Nikon, the quality is much better can Canon respectively, and obviously. The one thing that most individuals will not like is the lack of options to manipulate the lighting effects. The Nikon itself is made for dummies- and I use this loosely. I do not intend to placate anyone as a "dummy." I am merely stating the obvious once you have this camera in your possession.