The Nikon Coolpix S9300 will undoubtedly sell well, but it's not the best option out there in this price range. For me, the negatives outweighed the positives. The camera is like Mrs. Robinson.

I wanted another camera that has the zoom power, picture quality but not the weight to carry around on some of our travel adventures.
The Nikon S9300 has all the qualities I was looking for.

Easy To Use; Fast/accurate auto-focus; Good Image Quality; Good Image Stabilization; Great Zoom

bought as a back-up for use in well lit action situations, I assumed that Nikons pedigree would stand me in good stead. Boy was I wrong! Even in bright sunlight, fast action was blurredand shutter lag made the sports mode un-usable.

Durable

Low-Quality Recordings

The Nikon Coolpix S9300 ($349) is a compact, GPS-equipped travel zoom camera. It features an 18X optical zoom lens, 16 Megapixel CMOS sensor, a high resolution 3-inch LCD display, Full HD video recording and, of course, a GPS receiver.

The Nikon Coolpix S9300 is one of the cheapest travel zooms with GPS and lots of zoom making it good value for money. It's available in a number of colours, with the red looking particularly stylish.

Available in bright colours; Good rubber grip on the back; Good colour reproduction; Fast continuous shooting; Full 1080p HD video; Good GPS options; 2 year warranty

Slow focus at the telephoto end; Video quality not great; High noise after ISO400; Poor tripod socket position

The Nikon Coolpix S9300 ($349.95 direct) manages to pack a sharp 18x zoom lens into its compact body, but the 16-megapixel camera is slow to start and image quality suffers greatly at even modest ISO settings.

Sharp lens; 6fps burst shooting; GPS; Good control layout

Muddy images at medium ISO settings; Slow to start

This camera takes very good quality pictures in almost any light condition. Small size and versatility makes it a must have for a ski trip, hiking in the mountains, New York sightseeing and when going to a club.

I've already compared the S9300 to the Fujifilm FinePix F770EXR on account of their similar headline specs where sensor and lens are concerned. The Fujifilm is around 10 per cent more expensive than the S9300, and were you paying for just the finish and a slightly longer zoom, you might find that...

Sharp; colourful images; Movie quality; Long zoom; High resolution; Built-in GPS

Few manual controls; Some wind noise on movies; even with noise reduction

THIS CAMERA IS WORTH EVERY PENNY, i had it for 2/3 hours and i already know how to use it, unlike my panasonic FZ45 the slow motion video is ace, the pictures are crystal clear and i also like the panorama feature on it as you dont have to stitch together just pan the view you want and it plays back

Good Sized Screen; Rugged; Nice Features and Settings; Excellent In Low Light; Great Resolution; Fast Shutter Speed; Easy To Use; Good Battery Life

The Nikon Coolpix S9300 isn't a whole lot different than its predecessor. Aside from a new sensor and GPS, it's basically the same camera, with a very similar list of pros and cons. The body hasn't changed much, and that's generally a good thing.

Good value for the money; 18X; 25 - 450 mm optical zoom lens in a compact; generally well-built body; Optical image stabilization; Sharp 3-inch LCD display with 921k pixels; Fast autofocus in good light; GPS receiver with compass and large landmark database; Scene Auto Selector picks a shooting mode...

Noisy and soft photos have noticeable detail loss; even at base ISO of 125; Strong highlight clipping at times; No manual controls; save for white balance; Low light focusing not great; Below average battery life; Flash is slow to recharge; Not great for night shots; due to 1 sec shutter speed limit...