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hey there I'm Josh McElveen with CNET and this is a look at the nikon coolpix s 9500 it's nikon's top compact magazine for 2013 in it you get a 22 X zoom lens that goes from 25 millimeters to 550 millimeters which is quite the range for something you can slip in a pocket and weighs about 7 ounces its other key specs include an 18 megapixel BSI CMOS sensor and a 3 inch OLED screen which looks great but I still found it difficult to see in bright conditions despite its good viewing angles it also has built-in GPS for geo-tagging and Wi-Fi so you can grab your shots from the camera on the go or even control the camera with an Android or iOS device like past versions of this camera it's shooting options are mostly automatic so if you want things like aperture and shutter speed control this isn't your camera otherwise it has plenty of things to experiment with before and after you shoot picture quality is good - very good depending on how much light you have and the focal length you are using quality drops off above ISO 400 and since it's a slow lens at both ends you'll want to use it mainly outdoors with good lighting especially when zoomed in shooting performance is good though the autofocus can be finicky in low light and again when zoomed in regardless it's a good choice if you're looking for a lung zoom camera at a good price for automatic snapshots that you can easily shoot and share I'm Josh Coleman and that's the Nikon Coolpix s 9500