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Nikon Coolpix S52c Digital Camera Wi-Fi

Nikon S52c

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Key Features of the Nikon S52c :
  • Slim Digital Camera with 9.0 megapixel resolution.
  • 3x optical Zoom-Nikkor (38-114mm) lens.
  • New EXPEED image processor ensures high-quality pictures.
  • Optical Vibration Reduction image stabilization.
  • Huge, bright 3.0-inch high-resolution LCD.
  • Slim, stylish all-metal design
  • Auto adjusts up to ISO 3200
  • Wi-Fi enabled.
  • Wireless my Picturetown allows you to view your pictures anytime, anywhere.
  • One-Touch Portrait Button.
  • Nikon Image Innovations.
  • High-quality TV movies with sound.
 The Coolpix S52c combines Nikon's stunning wave-surface camera body with advanced features designed to produce incredible pictures with ease. With 9.0 effective megapixels, a 3x, 38-114mm Zoom-Nikkor lens, and Wi-fi cabability, the Coolpix S52c is for anyone looking for a stunning camera that takes equally stunning photos.

The Coolpix S52c also features Optical VR Image Stabilization technology, which compensates for camera shake, as well as ISO capabilities up to 3200, which provide more opportunities to capture fast moving subjects and greater flexibility and clarity when shooting in low-light settings. These cameras also boast an Auto ISO control, which automatically selects the optimal sensitivity across a range between ISO 100 and ISO 800, and up to ISO 2000 in High-Sensitivity mode.

Providing even more control and freedom in photo taking, the S52c comes with a 3x Zoom-Nikkor lens designed to capture brilliant detail and vivid colors in every photo and a huge 3.0-inch high-resolution LCD screen allowing easy sharing and viewing of images. Also, these new cameras are built on Nikon's innovative EXPEED digital image processing system designed to enhance noise reduction and improve the signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio.

The Wi-Fi enabled S52c can send images directly via email through its Wi-Fi connection, as well as support my Picturetown, Nikon's photo sharing and storage service. Through my Picturetown, users can email pictures directly to friends and family, publish pictures to the photo community sharing Website Flickr, and link their photos to blogs and social networking sites. Pictures can also be sent to the email addresses of a Blackberry device for viewing.

Like all cameras in the Coolpix line, the S52c includes Nikon's unique image innovations including enhanced Face-priority AF, which automatically finds and focuses on up to five faces within the frame; In-Camera Red-Eye Fix, which can automatically detect and correct red eye in a photo; and D-Lighting, which compensates for excessive backlight or insufficient flash in images.

Coolpix S52c Highlights

9.0-megapixel resolution for stunning prints as large as 16 x 20 inches Plenty of sharp resolution to capture the finest details, crop creatively and produce incredible enlargements.

3x optical Zoom-Nikkor (38-114mm) lens This lens is built on Nikon's proud heritage of producting precision camera optics that deliver superb color and razor-sharp results.

New EXPEED image processor ensures high-quality pictures Nikon's comprehensive digital imaging processing concept incorporates the know-how and the technologies acquired throughout our long history of photographic and digital imaging development. EXPEED is customer-tuned for Coolpix and renders natural-looking pictures of incredible quality and quick response so you won't miss that special moment.

Optical Vibration Reduction image stabilization Compensates for camera shake to prevent blur and produce clearer, sharper results in lower light or unsteady conditions. In addition, the benefit of Nikon's VR system extends to faster framing on the moniter and smoother action in the S52's movie mode

Huge, bright 3.0-inch high-resolution LCD Offers 170-degree wide-angle of view making it easy to compose shots and play them back anywhere. The ultra-wide 170° viewing angle makes it easy for you to share your pictures with everyone at once. In addition, the high-contrast and anti-reflection coating on the screen assist in clear viewing, even in direct sunlight.

Slim, stylish all-metal design Slips right into your shirt pocket or purse! Not only is the camera easy to carry around, it is great to be seen with. Nikon's beautiful wave-surface design and sweeping lines make it the camera that takes great pictures, and looks great doing it!

Auto adjusts up to ISO 3200 Take sharper, more natural-looking pictures in lower light conditions.

Wi-Fi enabled The S52c supports both wireless b and the faster wireless g standard. You can now upload and store your pictures on Nikon’s my Picturetown by simply connecting the included AC adapter. The camera will detect your wireless network and begin the upload. You don’t have to sit at your computer anymore and wait! Your pictures will be uploaded safely and securely to your account on my Picturetown.

Wireless my Picturetown allows you to view your pictures anytime, anywhere View pictures on your Blackberry. Email and store pictures directly from the camera in Wi-Fi open-access hotspots with the new Picture Mail Button. Plus, receive six months of free T-mobile Hotspot service.

One-Touch Portrait Button Automatically activates In-Camera Red-Eye Fix and Face Priority AF to create stunning portraits. There is no more fumbling through menus or worriyng about pressing the wrong button. With the One-Touch Portrait Button on the top of the camera, it's as easy as a single press of one button to get a great portrait -- without red-eye.

Nikon Image Innovations Include: In-Camera Red-Eye Fix, which will automatically look for and fix most instances of red-eye; Face Priority AF is Nikon's face-finding technology that can quickly find and focus on up to five faces in a group portrait; and D-Lighting will rescue those pictures that are too dark for printing by enhancing the underexposed areas of the picture while not touching the properly exposed areas.

All-new Pictmotion Select your favorite pictures and movies and combine them with music. There are five pieces of music pre-installed, and you can upload up to ten pieces of your own music to the camera! Add a choice of visual styles that match the mood of your photos and you can creative amazing slideshows with music right in the camera. In addition, Pictmotion is now offering VGA quality so displaying your slideshow on a flat-screen TV will be more enjoyable then ever.

High-quality TV movies with sound Now just a press of a button away with your Coolpix. Record TV-quality movies with sound whose duration is only limited by the available space on your SD/SDHC card. Connect your camera to your TV and you have instant home movies.



Product Description
Nikon Coolpix S52 has some unique features you simply may not find at this price range. New EXPEED Image Processor ensures high-quality pictures with stunning color and sharpness Optical Vibration Reduction Image Stabilization compensates for camera shake to prevent blur and produce clearer, sharper results in lower light or unsteady conditions 9 Megapixels for up to 3456 x 2592 still image resolution 3-Inch Bright LCD screen with 170-degree wide view angle Scene Modes - Portrait, Night Portrait, Sports, Landscape, Party, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Night Landscape, Museum, Fireworks Show Built-in electronic flash with maximum distance up to 18 feet USB Video out



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Compare Nikon S52c with similar cameras
Name: Sony DSC-T2 Olympus 850SW Nikon S52 Nikon S52c
Megapixels: 8.08 8.0 9.0 9.0
Optical Zoom: 3 X 3 X 3 X 3 X
Max Res: 3264 x 2448 3248 x 2436 3456 x 2592 3456 x 2592
LCD Screen: 2.7 " Touch screen 2.5 " 3.0 " 3.0 "
Digital zoom: Yes, 6x Yes, up to 5x Yes, 4x Yes, 4x
Image stabilizer: Yes, Lens No Yes, Lens Yes, Lens
Media Card: Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo + Internal xD Picture Card + Internal SD/SDHC card, Internal SD/SDHC card, Internal
Battery: InfoLithium (NP-BD1) & charger Lithium-Ion (LI-42B) & charger Nikon EN-EL8 Lithium-Ion & charger Nikon EN-EL8 Lithium-Ion & charger
Weight (with batteries): 156 g (5.5 oz) 176 g (6.2 oz) 175 g (6.2 oz) 175 g (6.2 oz)
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Nikon S52c User Reviews

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3
Out of 5
WiFi is a waste
- Reviewd on: 2008-09-03 By: J. Hofman
The camera itself is great. The WIFi feature is a waste because it limits you to sending a down-sampled version of your image to a Nikon-owned web site - NOT your hard drive, which would be a much better use of the networking feature.

Hopefully they will kick-out a firmware update that un-cripples this feature. Why would I want to upload an image to someone else's web site (with limited storage).
5
Out of 5
I love this camera
- Reviewd on: 2008-08-15 By: Scott Wise
This camera has an incredible set of features for the price. It takes great pictures and is fast. The only issue I have with it is the wireless. In the advertising they make it sound like you can upload the pictures directly to your PC and that isn't true, you have to set it up to go through a web site then copy to your PC. other than that, greta camera, good price, excellent quality.
2
Out of 5
Beware - Features Missing
- Reviewd on: 2008-08-06 By: WS
For some reason Nikon has removed two features from the Coolpix s52c that existed in the Coolpix s7c thereby crippling the Nikon s52c.

First, you should be aware that unlike the Coolpix s7c, the Coolpix s52c is missing the Panorama Assist feature found under the Scenes option. Why Nikon would remove this feature is a mystery to me.

The Coolpix s52c is sold and advertised as a WiFi camera. Unlike the Coolpix s7c, which can wirelessly transmit pictures directly to your own computer hard drive, the Coolpix s52c can only wirelessly transmit pictures to Nikon's MyPictureTown web service or email. Not a great option if you don't have a very fast connection to the Internet. And what happens if Nikon discontinues their MyPictureTown web service? The WiFi feature of the Coolpix s52c becomes useless.

It really is a shame that Nikon has crippled the Coolpix s52c in these two areas. I hope Nikon will restore these two features in a future firmware upgrade.

Until then - buyer beware.
2
Out of 5
Excellent Photos, Abysmal Audio
- Reviewd on: 2008-08-02 By: P. Griffin
I was so excited to receive my brand new CoolPix S52 (Eco-Green), and the photos were really quite excellent. I was also pleased that it was very easy to learn how to use the various camera features. HOWEVER, when I used the movie or voice recording modes there was a very high level of awful static sound recorded EVERY TIME. I upgraded to the best memory card I could find, and that did not make a bit of difference.

Naturally, I returned the camera under Warranty (with sample video/audio) to Nikon TWICE for repair or replacement. To my dismay, they returned it to me both times stating "Your unit was thoroughly checked and was found completely within the factory standards". They also said not to expect the sound quality to be excellent because it didn't have a "sophisticated microphone". Maybe so, but it shouldn't be so poor that you cringe when you listen to the playback.

I was so disappointed that I sold the camera used and replaced it with a Canon PowerShot SD850 IS (Digital Elph) Canon PowerShot SD850 IS 8.0 MP Digital Elph Camera with 4x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom that I am extremely happy with (both photos and sound are fantastic).

Bottom line - if recording movies is important to you, don't buy this camera. It will be a big disappointment and a waste of money. If you decide to buy it, be sure to test the movie and sound recording modes soon after you receive it to be sure you are satisfied.
4
Out of 5
Not quite as good as I hoped...
- Reviewd on: 2008-07-18 By: hannibalsmith
On the good side, the photos I've taken with this so far are great. Nice colors, sharp, and low noise. I have no complaints as far as this unit's actual functioning as a picture taking machine. And, as others have said, its really small, and the whole lens is internal to the camera body - it doesn't telescope outwards like some other competing models which keeps the unit thin, even while in use.

But a few things dissapointed me - none are deal breakers, but...

* Camera connects to computer via USB interface, but the connector on the camera is not a standard USB or mini-USB connector. Instead have to use proprietary cable included with the camera.

* The menu system is a bit odd - its not unlearnable, but its not all that intuitive at first either.

* The materials used on the exterior of the camera a) are slippery - the strap is definetly needed - and b) are all glossy or shiny, so fingerprint very easily. Its pretty much impossible to touch the camera without leaving visible fingerprints and smudges. Couple that with some buttons and other controls that really are just too small (and I don't have large hands), and I think it leaves a bit to be desired, ergonomically speaking.

* The lens cover does not close when in playback (not shooting) mode - seems like it should - especially because a couple of buttons are located in the perfect position to lead to accidently touching the lens.

* The color is listed as "black", but its really a dark brown, and when the sun hits it the brown comes out a lot more. If that's important to you, be forwarned. It seems like the s52 (not the s52c model reviewed here) is available in a color that is actually black, but the s52c is not.