OK, I really want the RED Nikon S8100, but apparently only black is available if you buy it directly from Nikon. I decided to go black as I live in Oregon, where there is no sales tax and Nikon would tax me and add $ 10 for shipping. Black is not so bad looking though, and it suits my Cooler Master HAF X PC case.
I am upgrading from a Sony DSC-V1. The size of the Nikon is a hair wider, a hair shorter and half as thick. DSC-V1 had a po-pup flashes in the same area as S8100, so I was used to hold the camera in the right way already. For those of you who can not think outside the box is the right way to keep this camera to make a gun with his left hand, thumb up, then bend your wrist so that the gun pointing right, and then place the camera in the gun. RTFM. This tip was printed (and video) in the Quick Start booklet that came with the camera. Once you get used to it, you will not mind pop-up flash at all. The only problem you will have is when your close friends take pictures of yourself with it and keep the flash down, not knowing better.
The downward revision from the S8000's 14-megapixel CCD S8100 is a 12-megapixel CMOS sensor is not a downgrade at all. Megapixels are almost irrelevant to point and shoot cameras over 12 anyway, and picture quality increases and improvements in low-light shooting you with the CMOS sensor EASILY trump a 2 megapixel increase. I continue to be amazed at how well my photos keep turning out in all light levels.
The 10x optical zoom is good, but what is amazing is how clean the digital zoom is longer than that. I am used to fuzzy or blurred images when using the digital zoom, but this camera in any way get around this. The position of the zoom button forces you to use your right index finger instead of thumb, as I am used to. It felt a little weird at first but makes complete logical sense from an ergonomic point of view when you hold the camera securely. On the opposite side, a function macro floors me. For a point and shoot camera, I never expected a macro that property. The macro shot better than my Cannon SLR. I can rest the lens on the object that I shoot and the picture will continue to focus well.
LCD screen on the back is a typical 3 "screen, but a very untypically high quality resolution. It is the highest resolution on the screen at any time and shoot I could find. You can really see the details of what you shoot with. It is bright and the colors are correct.
The 1080p video this camera offers is better than I expected. Much better. You can use the zoom function while scrolling and still pictures simultaneously. It also plays in stereo sound. Good stuff.
Some complained that this camera is still a bit too big for their taste. If it was something minor that it is now, you would not be able to hold it without accidentally pushing a button or something and it fits in your pocket just fine. These people must have toothpick fingers or do not realize that the size is much smaller than the S8100 really is not much of an advantage unless you're some kind of top secret spy or something.
The camera has all the basic features you want and more, there is a little nice. Manual on the fly brightness can tone and liveliness adjustments to be convenient, face moisturizers feature your design to super models, and ISO sensitivity is above average. It has a wind noise reduction capability, while video and all the features you want most are readily available.
I know I sound like a Nikon fan now, but I'm just so happy with this camera. The only thing I can think of I do not like is the rubber end that plugs into the USB port on the bottom of the camera. I prefer a flip door, but this is just my taste.
It comes with a surprisingly good full version software for photo editing, and also a panoramic stitching program I have yet to try. The entire manual is on a CD that comes with it although I prefer a book to look at. Start speed (effect on the image ready) is less than 2 seconds. Holy Cow Batman!
A feature that I have not taken advantage of yet, but looks really useful in action photography is high-speed shooting of five full-resolution images with up to 10 frames'per'second and a pre'shooting cache, which records up to two shots before shutter'release is fully depressed. It will really make it easy to get the action shot you really want. The other feature that I am very impressed by the advanced Night landscape, which combines a series of five consecutive images taken with a fast shutter speed in a single image with reduced noise when shooting without a tripod. Dark background to be very visible without over lighting the subject. Very cool technology idea.
In summery, I feel like $ 299 I paid for the Canon S8100 is very motivated. DSLRs should be nervous that these point and shooters will begin to steal their market, given the lower price, quality and technological improvements. Nikon has a winner!
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