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The Nikon Coolpix S51 is an excellent new compact digital camera.It’s combining between Nikon’s distinctive wave-surface design with advanced features that make it easier to take beautiful photos and to share them with friends and family.

Nikon Coolpix S51 is an effective megapixels of sharp resolution with a new high-performance digital image processing engine and the accuracy optics of the built-in “right-angle” optical lens shift VR (Vibration Reduction) 3x Zoom-Nikkor lens to produce photos with clearness and true-to-life color. Extended light sensitivity as high as ISO 1600 avoids blurred shots when shooting in lower light or when capturing fast-moving subjects.

This DC also includes Pictmotion, which permits users to create audiovisual shows anywhere by simply selecting favorite images and movies and adding music and visual styles.
Offers a bright and large image that eases composition and viewing, even out in the sun with 3.0-inch LCD monitor. Control buttons and the user-friendly rotary multi selector are carefully positioned to provide intuitive operation. The smooth contours and refined finish of the aluminum face panel fit comfortably in the hand–both models feature a metallic finish with ultra-violet coating providing a brilliant outer sheen.

The Canon PowerShot SD1000’s new cosmetic look harkens back to the original Elph with the big black circle around its lens, but drew mixed reactions from the people to whom we showed our sample. Some were turned off by the overall boxy shape, though just as many admired the tiny, simple shape. Likewise, about half felt the look was too retro, while the other half admired the throwback design. If you don’t like the black-on-silver design, Canon also offers a silver-on-silver version.

To date, Canon hasn’t seen fit to include manual exposure controls in any of the cameras in the Digital Elph line, and the SD1000 continues this trend. On one level, it makes sense, since the target audience for these compacts is snapshooters who often don’t know an f-stop from a shutter speed. While we can’t hold this against Canon (its competitors do the same thing), with more and more pros and advanced shooters looking for pocketable back-up cameras, it might be time to broaden the scope of these models. Fourteen scene modes help you tackle specific situations, such as portraits, fireworks, and snowy scenes. Some of these appear in the main function menu, but Canon makes you press the menu button again to see them all. In addition to scene modes, there’s also a full auto mode, as well as a mode marked manual, which lets you choose certain options, such as exposure compensation, white balance, and metering mode (evaluative, center weighted, or spot).