I have had this camera for over a month and have been very happy with its performance. The pictures are extremely clear when downloaded to my computer. The setting menus are simple to use. The cameras round edge where you place you picture thumb is a nice ergonomic feature. The two areas of concern are: 1.) The cover for the USB port cable seems very flimsy and could easily break from the cord attaching it to the camera. I have not had any problems with this, but is seems very cheap. 2.) The Camera LCD appears grainy when focusing on an image. Although the pictures when downloaded to my computer appear clear with no hint of graininess.
Given the two concerns, I would definitely buy this camera again given the choice of current cameras on the market.

This little Nikon was perfect for what I was looking for. Just went on a trip to London and Paris and took over 750 shots. The camera was great no worries. The quality and features where as expected from Nikon. Picture quality was very good and the zoom was excellent for this size camera. Battery life was just a little less than I expected but it would last an entire day before another charge was needed. Overall I would recommend this camera

I'm a bit of a camera geek. A few years ago, I went on a vacation where I couldn't take my big, bulky digital SLR, so I bought a Nikon P4 that fit in my pocket. I had actually forgotten how much fun a simple point and shoot camera could be! Sadly, that camera met an untimely end a few weeks ago.

I started shopping for a new pocket camera, and the Nikon S630 seemed to be a pretty amazing little package with 12MP and 7x optical zoom. As the old saying goes, it was too good to be true. I had it for about 3 weeks, and returned it.

The photos taken with the S630 camera had a ridiculous amount of noise in them. Every photo seemed grainy, lines were not sharp, etc. The majority of the photos I took with it were pictures of friends taken outdoors in bright sunlight- in other words, perfect conditions for a pocket camera. No pocket camera in the world should have a problem in these conditions, but the Nikon S630 couldn't do it. If a posed group shot in bright sunlight was too much for this camera, I can't imagine what a nighttime shot would be like. I also took a few shots using the flash, and they were no better than the others I took. Indoor photos taken with and without the flash had a somewhat yellowish-green color to them. I shot a total of 220 photos, and only had 18 that were of good enough quality to keep.

I'm a fan of Nikon, but I would not recommend the Nikon S630 to anyone. In fact, I plan to find a refurbished Nikon P4 (the camera I was replacing) instead of buying another newer model.

Clean interface, lots of features. Fits in your pocket. I like how the shutter closes automatically, it keeps the lens from getting dirty/scratched. I especially like the panorama and close up modes, as I was backpacking for 3 days and taking a lot of nature shots. The battery lasted until the end of the trip, and I took over 300 pictures.

The wheel interface is nice, it makes it really easy to change modes and navigate menus. You can click up on the wheel and adjust the flash setting (auto, on, off), or click left on the wheel to adjust timer settings. On my previous camera it was hard to find these settings so I just never used them.

The one problem is that the wide/zoom control is a little sensitive. It's easy to zoom in too close or out too far, and you sometimes have to iterate to get it exactly where you want.

I bought this camera, primarily for the 7x optical zoom, but was pleasantly surprised at the ease of use and quality of the pictures. We previously had a 5 year old Olympus and were not looking for 12MG pixel camera. This fit our needs exactly. The screen is bright and the control menus are somewhat intuitive. The camera does have many features so there are several layers to the menus. The initial delay for the first shot is acceptable.

I would recommend this camera to anyone who wants a little more than a basic camera, with a good zoom and the option to make some adjustments through the menu system.

Far exceeds expectations -- clear pictures, no fuss. Automatic features very easy to use. Very reasonible price. Quick turn-on.

Still learning to use this camera, as I've had it only a month, but it appears to be easy to use. Love the macro setting. The "door" covering the cord attachment spot for uploading to the computer is a funny little creation. It sometimes takes awhile to get the door out of the way so I can attach the cord in its proper place on the camera. Other than that, everything seems well designed and user-friendly.

I purchase this camera a few weeks back and I was very excited about it. I was looking forward to the quality of Nikon lens, the size and weight of the camera. Now that I have received it and took a couple of pictures with this camera, I am very disappointed with the performance on the picture quality of this camera. Maybe because this camera is so advance that I do not how to manipulate the settings in order to take a shot; but overall the quality does not even come close to my Canon SD970IS. I have taken in to the Nikon shop and all they did was to check it to specification. That means, it is design as it. As to the picture, you have to make sure you have plenty of lighting and not much variation with it as it does not give you much option to change the settings. This camera does have a lot of automatic features, like scene selections, auto focus, and image stabilization; however, there is no way that I know of how to manually set the F-stops. I try a close up picture with limited lighting but turning on the flash, you would think it would capture the image but maybe an over expose area where the flash had taken placed. Instead, I capture the picture with a lot of other spots to illustrate that I was underexposed, even when I had the flash.

Bottom line, if I could return this camera, I would and stay with Canon.

I discovered that the S630 is a great camera for astro imageing. The 16 frame shooting then ato stacking was a unexpected feature. My $1100 worth of Rebel xti wont do that. Nikon should get this camera out to the astronmy world. The S630 is a very easy to use camera and has many good things to keep a beginer or a old timer in pictures of pro quality

This is a replacement camera for an earlier model Coolpix I had for several years and then broke. I was very happy with the earlier model, but this one has more bells and whistles and has a much better zoom. It also has a metal case, unlike the last version's plastic shell. I use it primarily for still shots, but it does have a video function, and is great to take when travelling and you don't want to haul a camcorder around too. It uses an SD memory card, available with up to 2 gigs of memory- plenty for storing hundreds of photos or several short videos. The rechargable battery is the square EN-EL12 type. Nikon claims you can get 200 shots before needing a recharge but I've found it to be a little less than that. Get a spare. Nikon has somewhat simplified the menu access on the Coolpix from earlier models. It's easy to move through the menu tabs and select the item you want. Downloading photos is easy. It comes with software, but I don't use it- just dump it right to my hard drive with the included mini usb cord. I'm very happy with overall camera and image quality. The only drawback is the recharge time it takes between shots.