Nikon S1000pj - More than a Camera
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Shining for You
Needless to say, we'll be paying much attention to the main feature of the S1000pj: the pico projector. For Nikon, and in fact for any other compact cameras, this is a first. Is it practical? Truth is, we found it to be more of a gimmick. The projector is great for sharing an image, or even a video, with your friends and family. But that's the extent of it. With no actual improvement on the imaging quality, the projector won't share the same level of usefulness as, say, a secondary LCD for self-portraits. To top it off, the projector is a power drain and heats the device up significantly after just 10 minutes.
To utilize the projector, a few conditions have to be met. Firstly, a suitably low-lit area to have the projected image visible on the surface. Secondly, a non-glossy and white surface for maximum visibility. And thirdly, a short distance between the surface and the projector to have the image adequately visible. With all these prerequisites, you should have realized by now that it requires quite a bit of effort to view the projected image.
We've established that the projector isn't going to be of much help with the S1000pj's imaging function. With that, let's take a look at some of the imaging features of the device. Auto mode and Scenes are the staple of all compacts, and that's what you get with the S1000pj. There are other specific features such as a Smart Portrait. This mode includes a Smile Timer that looks out for a smile and automatically takes an image. The Skin Softening function doesn't really lower the glare that much from faces that bounces off the flash. But the Blink Proof function does pay off by giving a lifeline in the form of two successive images to ensure that one of the two images doesn't have the subject blinking.
The Subject Tracking function has some questionable traits to it. When we tested it, the tracking wasn't as accurate as we hoped for. More often than not, the tracking is lost and we had to re-establish a lock.
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