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Nikon Coolpix S3300

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User ratings:
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4 stars
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3 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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The Nikon Coolpix S3300 is an affordable compact with some unfortunate drawbacks.Read more
Nikon's inexpensive Coolpix S3300 is a very portable, pretty stylish ultracompact.Read more
Nikon S3300 is a 16.0MP Small Sensor Compact camera with a 1/2.3-inch sized CCD sensor and 26-156 mm F3.5-6.5 lens. Read our S3300 review to find its pros and cons.Read more
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Pros

  • slim body and low price
  • The buttons are firm and responsive enough and the screen is bright
  • decent stroke and good tactile feedback

Cons

  • barrel distortion at the wide-angle setting
  • lens flare sometimes
  • vignetting at either wide-angle or full zoom

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 16 Mpx
  • 4608, 3456 px
  • 3.5
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus, Face detection
  • 2.7 in
  • no

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Nikon Coolpix S3300 - Pros & Cons

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Pros

  • slim body and low price
  • The buttons are firm and responsive enough and the screen is bright
  • decent stroke and good tactile feedback
  • The longer manual was very thorough
  • navigation is therefore accomplished exclusively with the tiny directional pad
  • amazingly accurate white balance system
  • slim
  • flat design fits very easily into the pocket

Cons

  • barrel distortion at the wide-angle setting
  • lens flare sometimes
  • vignetting at either wide-angle or full zoom
  • this 33 second movie is 129Mb in size
  • drops out a lot of options available to you in Auto mode
  • compression artifacts are distracting
  • Optical zoom must be set before a recording starts
  • aggressiveness of the noise reduction
  • sensitivity is quite poor while recording videos
  • High contrast edges are consistently bordered
  • cheap lens is prone to very severe chromatic aberration

Nikon Coolpix S3300 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2.7 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
3200
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
16 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4608 x 3456 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Nikon Coolpix S3300 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors16.0 Mpx
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Max resolution4608 x 3456 px
Other resolutions
  • 4608x2592
  • 3264x2448
  • 1600x1200
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom6.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture3.5
Maximum aperture3.5
Focal length equiv26 - 156
Focus adjustmentManual
Contrast adjustmentyes
Brightness adjustmentyes
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Face detection
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range19.69 in
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
  • Auto
  • Manual
Macro focus range0.39 in
Number of focus points99
Image stabiliserOptical
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
Camera shutter typeMechanical
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityyes
Manual exposure modeno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Auto exposure lockyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
WB BracketingNo
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Pre-flash
External flashno
Scene modes
  • Backlight
  • Beach
  • Close-up
  • Dusk
  • Fireworks
  • Museum
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • Party
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Spot AF-area
3D supportno
Manual settingsno
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeMono
Speaker typeMono
Voice recordingyes
Supported audio file formatsWAV
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Dimensions
Weight4.52 oz
Width3.73 in
Height2.28 in
Depth0.77 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)210
Battery life (max)1.5 h
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity750.0 mAh
Rechargeable batteryyes
Battery recharge time2.5 h
Battery level indicatoryes
Battery voltage3.7 V
Number of batteries supported1
AC adapter includedY
On/off switchyes
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
DLNA certifiedno
Energy Star certifiedno
Frameyes
Languages support
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
Tripod mounting supportedyes
Tripod thread1.0 in
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
Image editing modes
  • Crop
  • Rotating
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum3200
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3456 px
White balance presets5
White balance modesAuto
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsJPG
Photo effectsBlack&White
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeOptical
Supported aspect ratios
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.7 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD TFT
Screen dots230000
Touch screenno
Field of view100.0 %
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
Flip-out screenno
Second displayno
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
HD typeHD
Supported video file formatsAVI
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
Video recording limit90.0 min.
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Violet
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage42.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB connector typeMicro-USB B
USB version3.1
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes

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Nikon Coolpix S3300 Nikon - Editorial Reviews (6)

2.9
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Nikon Coolpix S3300 Nikon Coolpix S3300 Review
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Published: 24.04.2012
Nikon Coolpix S3300 Review

The Nikon Coolpix S3300 is an affordable compact with some unfortunate drawbacks.

Nikon Coolpix S3300 Nikon Coolpix S3300 Digital Camera Review
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Published: 24.04.2012
Nikon Coolpix S3300 Digital Camera Review

Nikon's inexpensive Coolpix S3300 is a very portable, pretty stylish ultracompact.

Nikon Coolpix S3300 Nikon S3300 Review | Camera Decision
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Published: 01.02.2012
Nikon S3300 Review | Camera Decision
1.7

Nikon S3300 is a 16.0MP Small Sensor Compact camera with a 1/2.3-inch sized CCD sensor and 26-156 mm F3.5-6.5 lens. Read our S3300 review to find its pros and cons.

Nikon Coolpix S3300 Nikon Coolpix S3300 Review | Photography Blog
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Published: 07.12.2012
Nikon Coolpix S3300 Review | Photography Blog
4.0

The Nikon Coolpix S3300 is an easy-to-use point-and-shoot compact camera that won't break the bank. Featuring a 6x, 26-156mm lens and a 16 megapixel CCD sensor, the S3300 also offers 720p HD movies and a range of special effects. Read our in-depth Nikon Coolpix S3300 review now to find out if it deserves a place in your pocket.

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Published: 31.01.2012
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Nikon S3300 review, find out how the S3300 stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.