http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/nikon-coolpix-style-and-life-series-hands-on/ Engadget Comments for Nikon CoolPix 'Style' and 'Life' series hands-on http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/nikon-coolpix-style-and-life-series-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/nikon-coolpix-style-and-life-series-hands-on/Feb 23rd 2010 6:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/nikon-coolpix-style-and-life-series-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/nikon-coolpix-style-and-life-series-hands-on/]]>Feb 23rd 2010 6:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/nikon-coolpix-style-and-life-series-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/nikon-coolpix-style-and-life-series-hands-on/
Wrong company.]]>Feb 23rd 2010 10:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/nikon-coolpix-style-and-life-series-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/nikon-coolpix-style-and-life-series-hands-on/Same camera though, pretty much.]]>Feb 23rd 2010 10:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/nikon-coolpix-style-and-life-series-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/nikon-coolpix-style-and-life-series-hands-on/Feb 23rd 2010 6:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/nikon-coolpix-style-and-life-series-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/nikon-coolpix-style-and-life-series-hands-on/
Yes, image quality is always a tradeoff, but sometimes a tiny camera makes for a nice portrait snapper while you can keep your bigger camera for more serious/planned photography. ]]>Feb 23rd 2010 6:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/nikon-coolpix-style-and-life-series-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/nikon-coolpix-style-and-life-series-hands-on/Feb 23rd 2010 7:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/nikon-coolpix-style-and-life-series-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/nikon-coolpix-style-and-life-series-hands-on/
Nikon has had a bunch of snappy-looking, low-end point 'n' shoots over the past three or four years. There was nothing wrong with their appearance. Their problem was that they earned fair-to-poor reviews from pro reviewers and consumers alike. Nikon would do well to forget about sexy styling and pay more attention to fundamentals and differentiation.

How about keeping the pixel count moderate, taming overaggressive noise reduction, speeding up in-camera processing, making the camera itself, buttons and legends big enough for a grown man to operate and see comfortably? How about including an optical viewfinder and full manual controls?

These are ways Nikon or any camera maker could make their models stand out from the me-too crowd, and maybe win some sales away from competitors. ]]>Feb 23rd 2010 8:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/nikon-coolpix-style-and-life-series-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/nikon-coolpix-style-and-life-series-hands-on/Feb 23rd 2010 9:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/nikon-coolpix-style-and-life-series-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/nikon-coolpix-style-and-life-series-hands-on/Feb 23rd 2010 11:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/nikon-coolpix-style-and-life-series-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/nikon-coolpix-style-and-life-series-hands-on/Feb 24th 2010 4:28AM