Excerpt: A few ultra-zoom cameras featuring really thin camera bodies have appeared lately, and the S9100 -- thanks to its 18X optical zoom lens -- is one of the nicer ones
Conclusion: Despite these shortcomings, with care the Nikon Coolpix S9100 can produce excellent quality images in a wide range of conditions, making it an ideal point and shoot
Excerpt: Slim compact digital cameras with a large zoom lens were first made popular by Panasonic's TZ range of cameras, including the recent Panasonic TZ20 and its 16x zoom lens.
Pros: Impressive zoom range in a compact body, High quality LCD screen, Performance at high sensitivities
Cons: Unreliable autofocus at the long end of the zoom, Fiddly dial on rear of the camera body, Barrel distortion at wide end of the zoom