Nikon CoolPix S630 (jet black)
The Nikon Coolpix S630 is a nice cameraIn fact, it's so nice it borders on bland, but is saved from being so by a 7x optical zoomThe photo quality is pleasant enough (though not perfect), its design is excellent, and it has a respectable set of shooting optionsIt could be a little faster, but otherwise the S630 is just a good compact with some extra zoom range and there's nothing wrong with that
The S630 is a little thicker than usual for Nikon's S-series camerasThat extra depth is for the 7x zoom lens out front, but it doesn't stop this camera from easily fitting in a pocket or small handbagAvailable in five colors--black, blue, purple, silver, and red--it looks more stylish head-on than from the back where things get more functionalThe right side swoops out a bit leaving a large thumb rest that was appreciated more and more while using the zoom ring around the shutter button on top of the camera
Below that are the Mode and Play buttons followed by a scroll wheel/directional pad and two more buttons for the settings menu and deleting photos while shooting or in playbackControls are very straightforward and even if the menus aren't much to look at, they're easy to navigate and a simple tug to the right on the zoom pulls up the Help systemPlus, you can get through them as fast or slow as you want with either the scroll wheel or directional pad