  Great value for the money
I was pleased by the rapid delivery from the source, and everything that was supposed to be in the package was there. I was disappointed that the extra memory device was not included, but the advertizement didn't say it would have one. I found out later, I could have gotten camera, case and memory card at Costco for a few dollars more, but I am satisfied with what I did buy.
not so good
I thought it will have better picture quality, after reading so many reviews. It has nice shape, pretty cool futures but a quality of picture is really bad comparing to my older model of canon this is why I was shocked. I regret buying it. Next time I will stick with canon. Also, my friends bought it, and at first I was thinking maybe the weather was bad or sth but pictures do come out a bit greyish and foggy at times.
Great point and shoot
I bought this camera in November of 2009 while on vacation in Oregon. I was replacing a Sony DSC10, that badly needed retirement. This camera I bought because my Dad had one and loved his photos. I did a little more research and decided to get one for myself. I have taken hundreds of photos with it since then. Like all point and shoots it has it's limitations. In really dislike the flimsly USB cover. I just know that is going to break soon. The picture quality is very good. Nothing to compare to my SLR though. Overall, for the price, it's not a bad camera. I don't have lug my big SLR along, and this camera does a decent job with a lot of features to boot. I would recommend it to someone who wanted a quality camera with a low price tag.
Frustrated by photo quality
Although in theory this camera comes with some great features, I am very disappointed. I had a Coolpix 4800 for several years, and despite the fact that it boasted only 4 MP, i feel that the photos were far superior to the ones i am getting out of the s630. I was excited to find another nikon with a lot of zoom, and expected the same quality as what i had previously. Unfortunatly, i was dissapointed.
Outdoors the colors are great and crisp, but i have yet to shoot an indoor shot that makes me really happy. as a mom taking pics of her kids all the time, this is frustrating beyond words. the colors take on an unnatural reddish orangey hue, and i constantly get blurring, even with image stabilization. I have tried Auto mode and scene selecter and every type of scene possible, but no matter what i do, the color quality is just off and fuzziness common. After several months i finally figured out that the best way to get my kids and not worry about them moving and therefore blurring or getting that ghostly motions quality, as they invariably do, is to use sports mode, but then the camera drops to 3MP. As a result the photos are not really crisp, which when buying a camera with as many MP as this one has regularly, it's once again, frustrating. On the plus side, I have the red one, which is really fun looking, and i love the size and the zoom is pretty close to my old 4800 (which drowned last summer :-( and is no longer working). Also, it's really comfortable in a hand of my size and has a nice thumbgrip intentation.
**Update: After writing this review i realized how truly annoyed i am about my photos, so i actually contacted Nikon through their website and attached two of my photos as examples of their poor quality. They actually told me what to change in my setting to hopefully fix the problem. I shot a few pictures which actually seem much better, but it's too soon to tell. I will be taking lots of pictures in the days to come and if i see a difference, i will come back, change the rating and let you know how to adjust the menu for better pics!**
Nikon Coolpix S630 12mp Dig Cam w/7x zoom
arrived within 3 days, all in great shape. So far working great, still learning it.
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