Nikon recently announced the availability of the Nikon Coolpix S550, as a new "stylish camera that elegantly packs applied to high performance and advanced functions into the smallest body in its class." Let's take a look at the properties and see if the performance has been compromised to achieve this!

New unique features of the Nikon Coolpix S550

1. In the smile mode, a meter is displayed that warns when the subject smiles. Great idea, so you get the perfect shotClick to enlarge

2. A blink warning detects when a subject has blinked, and allows you to instantly repeat the shot.

Unique Nikon innovations

1. Improved Face-priority AF

2. In-camera Red-Eye Fix

3. D-Lighting. With D-Lighting function lets you adjust the lighting for underexposure due to the poor backlight or to correct the contrast for overexposure.

Other Features

Vibration Reduction compensates for any hand and is particularlyuseful in low light conditions. Nikon Coolpix S550 has a light sensitivity up to ISO 2000, then shooting ideal for use in dimmer light conditions or for moving targets. There are both manual and automatic settings give you full control. The monitor is a large 2.5-inch, and the ads have been improved with a lot of help and feedback clearly recognizable symbols. The camera is available in different colors-silver, black, blue or purple. The battery life is adequate withapproximately 200 shots.

Smooth zoom for close-ups with the active zoom function

Easy setting of multiple locations with the time zone function

Time-lapse movie mode with sound

SD memory card with 50 MB memory

SDHC Compatibility

USB connectivity

Macro shooting from 10 cm

PictBridge support

Conclusion

We particularly like the new smile mode and flash compensation functions! A sufficient range of functionsand specifications, but at around $ US220 price, it is not the cheapest camera in its class, the new features and small size could be challenging for the photographer!