Nikon COOLPIX S9100 Review

by Tim Moynihan
April 2011

Tim Moynihan posted his review of the Nikon COOLPIX S9100 on the PC World and Macworld websites, touting many of the features of the camera that have made it a top pick. He was impressed with the long 18x zoom range, image quality, ergonomic design and creative features. He said, "Its one of the easiest cameras to use right out of the box." Moynihan noted that the S9100 is among the best compact long zoom cameras that PC World/Macworld has ever tested. He added, "[The] COOLPIX S9100 turned in some of the best scores we've seen across the board for a point and shoot camera in PCWorld Labs subjective testing for image quality." Moynihan concluded by stating: "This camera offers great performance and value for the price."

Nikon COOLPIX S9100 Review

by Mike Perlman
April 2011

InfoSync World posted Mike Perlman's review of the Nikon COOLPIX S9100, touting the camera's large 18x zoom range. Perlman was also impressed with the other new features of the Nikon COOLPIX S9100: faster burst shooting, more frame rate options, and creative effects.

Nikon COOLPIX S9100

by PJ Jacobowitz
April 2011

PC Magazine posted PJ Jacobowitz's review of the Nikon COOLPIX S9100, stating that the camera received an "Editor's Choice" award. Jacobowitz was impressed with both the still image and HD video quality of the camera, noting that results of their image quality test were "solid across the board." He also said the S9100 offers the best of both worlds, as it features a wide-angle lens and (18x zoom) impressive telephoto. Other features of the camera that were touted in the review included the speed of the S9100, excellent low-light performance, and high quality LCD. Jacobowitz concluded, "The Nikon COOLPIX S9100 is a top-notch choice for a compact superzoom camera."

Nikon COOLPIX S9100 Review

by Howard Creech
May 2011

Howard Creech posted his review of the Nikon COOLPIX S9100 on the DigitalCameraReview.com website. He noted that the camera features "some nice new innovations and a great 18x optic." Creech stated that the design of the COOLPIX S9100 is "rather elegant in an understated way" and the camera felt "comfortingly solid in use." He added that the S9100 "would be an almost ideal choice to replace an aging first digital camera, an excellent choice as a family camera, and a very good choice for travelers who want a small, tough, easy to use digicam."

Nikon COOLPIX S9100 Review

by Mike Flacy
May 2011

Mike Flacy posted his review of the Nikon COOLPIX S9100 digital camera on the Steve's Digicams website. Flacy said the camera features "excellent shooting performance and great overall image quality," in an "incredibly versatile compact digicam." He said the camera combines a slew of creative features for "an appealing travel or everyday camera." Some of the many features he was impressed with included face detection, the impressive burst capabilities, full 1080p HD video recording, incredibly close Macro shooting and 18x optical zoom.

Nikon COOLPIX S9100 Review

by Mike Pasini and Stephanie Boozer
July 2011

Mike Pasini and Stephanie Boozer posted their review of the Nikon COOLPIX S9100 on the Imaging Resource website, declaring the camera a Dave’s Pick. Pasini and Boozer said the S9100 “is one of the most attractive compact digicams we've seen,” adding, “With an 18x optical zoom range that starts at a very wide angle, there aren't many places you won't want to bring it.” The pair were impressed with the ergonomic design and layout of the camera, as well as the fast startup, quick autofocus, and full featured movie capture options.

Nikon COOLPIX S9100 Review

by Barnaby Britton, Scott Everett and Kelcey Smith
July 2011

Barnaby Britton, Scott Everett and Kelcey Smith posted their review of the Nikon COOLPIX S9100 on dpreview.com, awarding the camera a dpreview.com Gold Award. The camera was part of a test of six “travel zoom compact cameras” completed by the staff of the website. The reviewers said the S9100 is a “lovely little compact” that offers all of the speed and portability of its predecessor, with a longer zoom range and better image quality. Features that were touted included the 920,000 dot LCD, 25-450mm zoom range, detail resolution, fast autofocus and night landscape mode.

PCMag.com Best of the Year 2011 Gold Winner

The Nikon S9100 has been named PCMag.com's Best of the Year 2011 Gold award winner in the Compact Superzoom category. Only the best of the best products that PCMag.com reviews over the course of a year make it to the Best of the Year level. "The S9100 was our favorite superzoom of 2011," said the editors. Features noted by the editors included the S9100's 12-megapixel resolution, super-sharp LCD, Full HD video capabilities and low light sensitivity.
November 2011

PCWorld Staff Favorites 2011

Zohra Ashpari announced that the Nikon COOLPIX S9100 received the honors of being selected for the PCWorld Staff Favorites of 2011 list of products. Staff Favorites include all the gear that the editors of PCWorld really liked over the past year. According to PCWorld senior editor, Tim Moynihan, the COOLPIX S9100 "is great for casual users who don’t care for manual controls but still wish to take good-looking and creative photos." He added, "More-experienced users shouldn't rule the S9100 out, however—it has the image quality, lens versatility, and creative modes to keep even higher-level photographers engaged."