Nikon Coolpix S9300 16.0 MP Digital Camera - Silver

Fits right in my purse! Great low light photos! No trouble with zoom clarity. The flash is in an awkward position where I would normally place my pointer finger when shooting a photo, but I can live with it! The camera is simpe to use. Would definitely recommend this camera for friends wanting a small, nice camera.

I bought this camera specifically for a trip to Scandanavia, read all the instructions and did what I was supposed to. No matter what mode I set the autofocus in I got blurry faces. I tried Autofocus Mode in Single AF and Full Time both. I tried AF area mode on Face Priority, Auto, Center and Subject Tracking. All my pictures with people in them are blurry. Scenery shots are fine.What a disapointment ! A $350 camera that I ca'nt count on. My daughters $120 Canon takes better pictures without any fuss.

The camera is easy to use and has a lot of features that I like. I'm impressed with the image stabilization that allows picture taking at 18X without a tripod. I'm disappointed, though, in a few things. First, as advanced as this camera is, it can't sense when pictures are taken in portrait mode and automatically rotate them when they are saved on the computer. A Kodak digital camera I bought about seven years ago had that feature, so it's not something new. Second, there's quite a lot of distortion in pictures taken at a moderately short distance, about six feet. I'd have thought that a Nikon would have a better quality lens. Finally, the camera is advertized as being red, but it's really more pink.

Our son took a trip to Maui and took some really nice shots with this camera. He really appreciated the compact size for traveling and was impressed with the easy to find preset features. My wife and I will be taking this camera on a cruise and I think the compact size will be perfect for the onshore excursions without attracting attention to bulky large camera bags that scream "Tourist"!

I got this when my old digital camera broke. It has high resolution, a great optical zoom, and once I got familiar with the focus settings, I have really enjoyed having it with me almost all the time. I get great pictures of landscapes and wildlife, have got some great low light shots and enjoy the small size compared to DSLR cameras with coarser density. It does not have a manual shutter setting, which would be nice, and Nikon has already replaced it with a different model that has more features. I consider it a good purchase, and am pleased with almost all the shots I take with it.

I love Nikon cameras. I am very pleased with my D3100 and the several lenses I bought for it. So when I decided I also wanted a point and shoot, I was not surprised when my list of desired features for my camera led me to select the Nikon S9300. I was confident my purchase would justify my evaluation of the several cameras available. But I am somewhat disappointed with this camera. At face value it seems to match up to the competition, but there is something missing with the camera as a whole. Let me explain what I mean.The autofocus seems to work well, but once I download my pictures, they are not always clear. They appear clear in the view window when I take the picture, but the end result is not always what I expected. Likewise, the selector dial on the camera is easily rotated, even when I do not want to change the setting. It is as if the dial gets bumped or adjusted when I return my camera to my pocket or to its case. The flash settings also seem to get changed without my knowing. I set the flash to automatic, take some shots then return the camera to the case. When I ready for my next shot, the flash is on a setting other than automatic. These issues are annoying (though by themselves are not necessarily a dealbreaker). I realize I likely am part of the reason for my problems, but my old Olympus point and shoot never gave me these problems. Perhaps Nikon's desire to have multiple features is also part of the problem. In their attempt to make this camera user friendly, they overlooked the fact that not every user will be proficient in all aspects of its use.On the positive side, the pictures that are in focus are great. Many of my pictures are of a work related nature (building mechanical equipment, roofs, driveways, etc.) so I'm not talking about missing out on the perfect "Kodak moment," but I do rely on my camera to capture a picture so I do not have to write the thousand words I'd otherwise need to write. The zoom lens is very powerful, though maximum zoom requires either a tripod or a very stable hand, and the pixel settings allow for well defined detail shots. The GPS helps remind me where I was when I took the picture.I do not regret buying this camera. Afterall, it was the only camera that had all of the features I was looking for in a point and shoot. I just think that Nikon could have done a better job in constructing the camera so to avoid these bothersome issues. It is a comfortable camera to bring along on any type of outing. For these reasons I say this is a good camera, just not a great camera. My old Olympus lasted me eleven years before a mysterious hole developed in my viewfinder and I could no longer load the software on new computers. I wonder how long the Nikon S9300 will last.

I bought this camera on Nov 25, 2012. It worked perfectly for the first month. It started to get slow and I thought that re-initiating it was going to help, but it didn't. I don't use the camera to often and by February, 3 months later, the camera was freezing. It got worst than a simple slow functioning. Now we are on August and I can't use the camera. I tell it on and the only thing I can see in the screen is nothing, just a white screen that says please wait.

This is a great little camera to use for on the go pictures. I've been taking great photos with it since I received it. The camera is easy to use and takes good photos of people and landscapes. The auto exposure has been quite good so far and has not required to much work in Photoshop. The photos transfer into Nikontansfer or Photoshop without any issues. This is a good camera for the money. But, I'm not giving up my DSLR yet.