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Steve's Digicams reviewed the Nikon Coolpix S3 and said: "I was pleased with the overall image quality when using 6-Megapixel Fine mode. Outdoor images showed good overall exposure, with colors being nicely saturated. Noise levels were very low at sensitivity settings of ISO 50 and 100. Shadow noise is present at ISO 200, and noise is evident throughout the image at ISO 400. Chromatic aberration, aka "purple fringing", was present only in small amounts around highlights. The only problem I had outdoors was with back-lit flash portraits; the S3's limited flash output was not sufficient to illuminate the faces adequately."

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By Andy on 05-02-2007
click to enlarge Megapixels: 6 Continuous shooting: 1.6 frame per second Min shutter speed: 2 sec Max shutter speed: 1/350 sec ISO range: auto Display type: 2.5" TFT (110,000 pixels) Camera dimensions: 3.5 x 0.8 x 2.3 Weight: 4.2 oz Price: $379 By Andy	Nikon Coolpix S3 Camera Review Steve's Digicams reviewed the Nikon Coolpix S3 and said: "I was pleased with the overall image quality when using 6-Megapixel Fine mode. Outdoor images showed good overall exposure, with colors being nicely saturated. Noise levels were very low at sensitivity settings of ISO 50 and 100. Shadow noise is present at ISO 200, and noise is evident throughout the image at ISO 400. Chromatic aberration, aka "purple fringing", was present only in small amounts around highlights. The only problem I had outdoors was with back-lit flash portraits; the S3's limited flash output was not sufficient to illuminate the faces adequately."

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Nikon Coolpix S3 Camera Review