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Nikon’s Coolpix S01 is adorable, and its successor, the S02, is too. The itsy-bitsy point-and-shoot is one of the smallest and lightest zoom-equipped cameras on the market, but it’s hardly the most powerful. That’s to be expected — the Coolpix S02 will fit in the smallest of palms, and its $180 price tag is reasonable given the spec list. There’s a 13.2-megapixel CMOS sensor (compared to a 10MP CCD on last year’s model), a larger 2.7-inch touchscreen, 1080p video (up from 720p) and a 3x 30-90mm f/3.3-5.9 lens. Due to the cam’s small size, there’s no room for a removable battery or expandable storage, so you’ll be limited to the internal cell and fixed 7.3GB for saving images and video clips. Expect the S02 to hit stores later this month in silver, white, pink and blue.

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Welcome to Engadget’s back to school guide! We predict plenty of campus parties in your near future, which is why we’re tackling digital cameras today. Head to the back to school hub to see the rest of the product guides as we add them throughout the month. Be sure to keep checking back; in early September, we’ll be giving away a ton of gear.

You don’t need to pick up a dedicated shooter before you head off to college — your smartphone can likely fill in until you’re able to drop some serious cash on a model that’ll last all four years. Still, you’d certainly be better off with a device that can capture memories at concerts, football games, in the dorm and at parties without hesitation. For that, you’re going to want a camera with serious capabilities, and many don’t come cheap. We’ve sorted our favorites based on model type — there’s something for everyone, and in every price range, too. A point-and-shoot will suit most students just fine, but photography and journalism majors will definitely want to step up to an interchangeable-lens camera, such as a compact mirrorless ILC or a full-size DSLR. Click through for our picks.

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Compact camera shipments are down in a recent study, which some have attributed to our smartphones being more than capable of taking amazing photos, thus doing away with the need for compact cameras. Mirrorless cameras and DSLRs on the other hand are in a different category as they offer more professional features that a professional photographer would need, but it seems that even in the mirrorless camera market, Nikon isn’t doing too well.

According to Nikon’s first quarter results, it was found that regional sales targets were missed worldwide, which they too blame as the result of the decline in demand for compact cameras. As a result Nikon has lowered their estimates for sales volume, amount, and operating income for the entire fiscal year, and to make it worse, Nikon has also revealed that they are reconsidering the product planning of the Nikon 1, although we’re not sure what they mean by that – could they mean they are reconsidering putting out more Nikon 1 models, or reconsidering how they should approach the mirrorless market?

Nikon Reconsidering Nikon 1 Product Planning Due To Poor Sales original content from Ubergizmo.

Another day, another digital camera, and this time around, it would be the Nikon Coolpix L620 that would come under the radar. The Nikon Coolpix L620 happens to be a high-power zoom compact model that will come with a backside illumination CMOS sensor as well as 14x optical zoom NIKKOR lens, ensuring you end up with a device that is capable of capturing of high-quality images at telephoto zoom positions, or perhaps even in dimly lit surroundings.

This 18.1-megapixel shooter is capable of capturing images that exhibit very little noise even at the high sensitivities required if you happen to shoot night landscapes and pictures snapped indoors with very little lighting. There is also a bunch of advanced functions that will accompany the Nikon Coolpix L620, including Target Finding AF, where the user will just need to point the camera at the intended subject, and the camera will be able to identify and focus on the subject immediately. Nice to see that it runs on AA batteries, which are more or less universally available. There is no word on pricing or availability as at press time though. [Press Release]

Nikon Coolpix L620 Announced original content from Ubergizmo.

Nikon has introduce a new compact digital camera, the Coolpix S6600, which is the first in the S-series to feature a hinged LCD for multiple positions depending on the shooting situation. In addition to the “vari-angle monitor,” the Coolpix S6600 also boasts Gesture Control, allowing users to take self portraits with a wave of their […]