Testseek.com have collected 66 expert reviews of the Nikon Coolpix S8000 and the average rating is 73%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Nikon Coolpix S8000.
April 2010
(73%)
66 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Above average image quality, Very good zoom range, Good Image Stabilization, Sharp screen with good visibility, USB charging
Image sharpness and details could be better, Some purple fringing, No optical zoom during video recording
The Coolpix S8000 has a simple compact design despite its 10x optical zoom and it captures above average quality images. Its nice set of features at mid-range prices make it a good option for travel zoom camera but its rather slow shot-to-shot perform...
Abstract: A quick scan of the Web reveals prices as low as £180 for Nikon's stylish 10x ultra-zoom compact, and despite a few design questions the overall handling, performance and image quality should make this a highly popular member of the COOLPIX family. Ni...
Build quality and manual shortcomings aside, the Nikon Coolpix S8000 is the easiest-to-use pocket megazoom of the latest crop. It takes almost no effort from the user to capture great images, which casual snapshooters will love. Tim Moynihan, pcworld....
The S8000’s inexplicable start-up lag, average image quality and slow Burst mode spoil what is otherwise a solid first pocket travel-zoom camera from Nikon...
Fast start-up time and autofocus; plain but efficient design; excellent 921,000-pixel LCD
Poor lens quality; fine details and textures get smoothed over; suffers from some operational limitations and unpredictable behaviour
If specifications were all that counted, the Nikon Coolpix S8000 would be right up there with the best compact superzooms, but its 14.2-megapixel sensor produces mushy, over-processed detail, and its 10x zoom is second-division at best. It's not that ...
Big 10x zoom; compact size; sophisticated design and construction; high-definition video with stereo sound
Slow to respond at times; no zoom in movies; variable exposure from shot to shot
Crammed with features, the S8000 more than justifies its price tag Good points Big 10x zoom; compact size; sophisticated design and construction; high-definition video with stereo sound Bad points Slow to respond at times; no zoom in movies; variable ...