Nikon Coolpix S630 Review

The Coolpix S630 is equipped with a 7x Zoom-Nikkor optical zoom lens with a 37 - 260mm (in 35mm equivalent) focal length coverage. The maximum aperture is f/3.1 - 5.9. When powered down the lens retracts into the body and is protected by a built-in shutter, no lens cap needed.

Auto focus is handled by a contrast detect AF, the focus range is from Approx. 2 ft. (60cm) to infinity, Macro close-up mode: 0.8 in. (2cm) to infinity.

The built-in speedlight has a shooting range of approx. (W) 2.0ft. to 18.0 ft. (0.6 to 5.5m), (T) 2.0 ft. to 11.0 ft. (0.6 to 3.5m) at ISO Auto. Available mode are: Auto Flash, Red-Eye Reduction, Fill Flash, Disabled or Slow Sync.

On the top is the Power button and Shutter Release with zoom control.

On the back is a large 2.7 inch LCD monitor with approximately 230,000 pixels.

The contoured thumb groove on the back allows for easy operation and control of the camera with just one hand. Controls on the back: On top are the Mode selection and Playback buttons. In place of the 4-way controller is a rotary multi-selector. This dial works in the same way as the 4-way controller, allowing you to press any of the 4 directions to access timer, flash, EV compensation and macro modes, but it also allows you to scroll through images and menus by turning the dial. Under the dial are the buttons for the Menu and Delete functions.

On the right side is the PC/AV port, which handles both the USB 2.0 (High-speed) connection for downloading images and movies to your PC, and the Audio/Video output for TV display.

The Coolpix S210 is equipped with ~44MB of internal memory and a SD/SDHC memory card slot, no card is supplied with the camera. Images and movies can be copied from internal memory to SD card or vice-versa. We recommend the purchase of at least a 1GB (or larger) SD/SDHC card or your picture taking will be quite limited.

The S630 is powered by a proprietary EN-EL12 rechargeable Li-Ion battery that is charged in the included MH-65 battery charger. Nikon claims this pack provides approx. 220 shots (CIPA standard) per charge. An optional power adapter EH-62F allows the camera to be powered from an A/C wall outlet.