| Design | 3.5/5 |
| Display & Viewfinder | 3/5 |
| Menus & Buttons | 0/5 |
| Features | 3.8/5 |
| Image quality | 2.5/5 |
| Sensor | 3/5 |
| Lens | 2.5/5 |
| Transfer & Storage | 4.5/5 |
| Accessories | 3.5/5 |
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Pros:
Wi-Fi connectivity, panorama-assist utility, external charger, film-grainy noise |
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Cons:
Unwieldy ergonomics, Wi-Fi can be flaky over WEP and troublesome to setup for WPA/WPA-2, no editing software, average image-quality, terrible video-quality |
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| The Wi-Fi functionality in Nikon’s Coolpix S51c just might be an evolutionary step for point-and-shoot (perhaps all) cameras, but it isn’t quite intuitive yet. Too bad, because it’s otherwise the camera’s best feature: for a $250 MRSP, the image-quality is average at best and the video-quality outright mediocre, and curiously Nikon’s software bundle includes a multi-image panorama utility but no basic editing-software. For users who crave the immediacy of Wi-Fi uploading, the S51c may fit the bill, but others could do better for less money. |
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66%
Good
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