Gripes, well not many really, the shutter release is a little on the small side and could make better use of the top edge of the body. The auto focus is good although if you are shooting quickly you can end up with some blurred shots. In picture playback mode there seems to only be one option to have the picture info ‘on' or ‘off' when taking a picture and when that picture is being viewed. Some sort of mid-ground would be useful in this situation as data when shooting is helpful but the quantity of data on playback virtually obscures the image. The coloured plastic front plate could also do with being made slightly tougher.
Overall, a nicely designed, nicely engineered and nicely priced camera. It's clear to see Nikon have been studying the compact market carefully before launching the S1 and the features developed have been well thought out. The balance of aesthetics and the practical photographical functions will attract audiences from both ends of the market and at £230 it may not be ‘stocking-filler' cheap but this would be an ideal ‘starter camera' thanks to the ease of operations, the ‘plug n' play' charge and share, and the framing assist modes.
(Les notes de la presse sont données à titre indicatif et représentent une interprétation du test par Numerama)
