Nikon Coolpix S9500

The Nikon Coolpix S9500 is a bridge camera launched on 29/01/2013.

Technically speaking, the Nikon Coolpix S9500 ranks well below the category average, scoring 24 overall. The Nikon Coolpix S9500 weights 205 gr and spans 110 x 60 x 31 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Nikon Coolpix S9500 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 2, ranks in the category best 33%.
• Speed Performance - Score 29, ranks in the category best 47%.
• Comfort - Score 76, ranks in the category best 28%.

On the contrary, the performance of Nikon Coolpix S9500 is below the category average in:

• Versatility - Score 10, ranks among the worst 2% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Suboptimal, score 8, ranks 2% in its category. Nikon Coolpix S9500 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 6, ranks 2% in its category. Nikon Coolpix S9500 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Suboptimal, score 21, ranks 11% in its category. Nikon Coolpix S9500 is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Street - Good, score 45, ranks in the best 74% of its category. Nikon Coolpix S9500 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 41, ranks 12% in its category. Nikon Coolpix S9500 does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Nikon Coolpix S9500 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 51.08 GBP and 51.08 GBP, which is in the average for this camera category.

Overall, Nikon Coolpix S9500 is not the best value for money. Unless you have specific reasons to go for it, we suggest you to consider available alternatives. Click here to see alternative options.