The Nikon Coolpix S30 is an inexpensive, family-friendly waterproof point-and-shoot that's best used outdoors in good lighting and with slow-moving or stationary subjects. If you need more than that, be prepared to spend more than $120 on a different camera.
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Conclusion: We're mixed
The Coolpix S30 takes passable pictures that are on par with what you'd get from a smartphone camera. But it's cheap, rugged, waterproof, has big chunky buttons, and comes in bright colors. In other words, it's the perfect camera to give to the kids to take to camp or on vacation. If they drop it in the lake, it'll probably survive. If it doesn't, you're only out $100.
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With this camera, the glass is either half empty or half full depending on how you look at it.
Read the full review →The camera is good value for money and while it does not feature many controls, it should keep the point and shoot user happy with bright colourful photos that will be good for web use or prints up to A4.
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Great to be able to hand my two year old a camera and not worry about it. To bad all you can do with it is click some buttons and throw it around. It's pretty useless for actually taking pictures. The quality really, really bad and it takes forever to take the picture. The interface is also...
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