Review on Nikon COOLPIX S4100 14 MP Digital Camera With 5X NIKKOR Wide-Angle Optical Zoom Lens And 3-Inch Touch-Panel LCD (Red) by Tony York

I have fairly limited experience with this camera as it was bought as a gift for my mother but I've played with it a few times not my DSLR to Hand. The camera takes solid pictures for a point-and-shoot camera, comes with everything you need and looks relatively good. One of the great things about the camera is that it uses more optical than digital zoom. This allows you to take closer photos without degrading the image quality. The main thing that makes me despise this camera is the resistive touchscreen they used on the rear LCD. For those who don't know, there are two types of touch screens that are commonly used, resistive and capacitive. The capacitive touchscreen can sense the electrical impulses your body emits when it comes into contact with something. These are the touch screens that most of us know and love as they are present on our smartphones, iPads, tablets and other devices. The resistance, on the other hand, works as it seems and requires pressure on the screen to respond to touch. This system has become much less popular as screens that require pressure also break much faster due to all the effort. I could have easily overlooked all of this outdated technology, save for one major downside in using it. The pressure required to activate one of the buttons is much higher than I'm used to and often doesn't work properly. However, the camera comes with a mini stylus that makes it easier for you to tap on the screen, but the idea of someone needing a stylus to press the buttons seems too cumbersome to me.