Nikon COOLPIX S9500 Wi-Fi Digital Camera with 22x Zoom and GPS (Black) (OLD MODEL)

With 18 megapixels and a 22 x zoom lens, the Coolpix S9500 is another winner in Nikon's line of digital cameras.As with earlier models, the S9500 is sleek and thin, it can easily slip into your pocket or the smallest of bags without causing clutter, but only the size is small - the rest of the camera is legendary.Easy to use (Point and Shoot mode or a phlanx of shooting options), you don't know where to start when looking at Nikon's latest Coolpix. The 18.1 mp's are quite impressive and the shooting results are nothing less than extraordinary. The CMOS allows shooting in very dim light without any loss in end product results. And, of course, the camera still maintains the hallmark excellence of the Nikkor lens - probably one of the finest lens that is on the market today.But Nikon has not rested on just those remarkable laurels - they've moved with the times (as always) so the S9500 has a relatively easy WiFi function. Coupled with a free app (I am using an iPad where the app is called NIKON WMU (wireless mobile utility)), you can immediately transfer your photos from the S9500 to a tablet, your phone or computer. No wires or patching required before you are posting your beautiful photos onto Facebook or any other social network!There is also a built-in GSP that I am still toying with - living in New York City it is active but has not found (or can't find because of the buildings) a satellite signal. But that doesn't take anything away from the ease of use, fantastic photos and sturdy construction of the S9500.

Delivery was rapid and well done. Camera is in good physical condition as promised and operates very well. I have another one of these that has developed a mechanical lens issue, like it very much and that is why I sought out an identical camera. To my great dismay, the Nikon Coolpix shipped (in good physical condition) is electronically UNUSABLE and a waste of the money I spent. With the use of the guide and even with very experienced assistance there is no way to correct the color imbalance that seems a basic electronic malfunction in the camera. Factory resets do not change the malfunction, all color / white balance / etc / etc adjustments give slight change but on shut down / start up the unit returns to themalfunctioning state. All green is bright pink and other colors are totally wrong. NO WAY TO CORRECT, and very disappointed!William Studt, PhD

The camera I had previous to this one used film, so I'm obviously no great judge of cameras. Having said that, the Nikon s9500 has exceeded my expectations. I've owned it for several months, more than enough time to expose any manufacturing defects. I've had no problems. The zoom, one of the main reasons I bought it, allows me get the shots I need. I take mainly outdoor photos, and in my opinion it works great in low light. I never use the flash, have it disabled.As for the setup, I had it up and running in a matter of minutes. Not much information in the quick start guide, but even for a beginner its easy. My only complaint is about the wifi. You would think they would include a few setup instructions for it and the mobile app you need. Nothing that I could find. I had to go to YouTube to figure it out, but once I saw the video it was easy. As for how the wifi works I've had zero problems transferring pictures to my phone. A minor complaint, and one I don't understand, is why edited images will not transfer over wifi.As for video it looks beautiful on the camera and my computer, however it doesn't look as good when uploading it to Facebook, again I don't know why. Maybe someone else can answer that.My final conclusion is this is a great little camera. A few minor complaints aside, I'm very happy with it.Update: I mentioned in my review that videos uploaded directly to Facebook did not look as good as they did on the camera or my computer. I found out If you upload the videos to YouTube and then from YouTube to Facebook they look great. Problem solved.

S9500 is easy to use with multiple image and video shooting modes. We were looking for a camera which has minimal manual settings and still clicks best shots. Coolpix s9500 is surely among them.It provides best shots in outdoor, even in bright sunlight. Different modes like panorama, sports, night, food , macro r good. 22x zoom is is stunning. I can get well focused images even at full zoom. Face focus and manual focus works well. I am yet to test it indoor low light/party mode.I liked smart mode feature the most. Alaid I tested Wi-Fi in this s9500 and it works superb. U can view and take pictures wireless. Some people had problems with Wi-Fi bit I m able to do it.Cons: sometimes camera throws weird sound in few modes which one may not b able to hear since it it's v low. Also pop-up flash is at incorrect position, u always keep ur finger on it while clicking the snap.Update 09/06/2013I took Coolpix S9500 camera to my summer holidays and very happy with that. I was able to take more than 300 shots in 1 day with the battery still showing more than 50%. (GPS and WIFI off, No videos). Never ran out of battery issue.It takes 2-3 seconds to focus when u r using full zoom but that was fine with me. But the quality of zoom photos was fantastic, no complaints.Also low light shots are clear especially images captured in museums r good.Initially I have to try different modes/flash on-off to get correct image quality. But imagas r good at the end. Biggest con of this camera i noticed is the placement of pop-up flash, which is disturbing while taking images as I mentioned earlier.Overall , I found this camera best in its category for outdoor and low light shots. Great work by Nikon!