Gadgetory

hey there i'm josh goldman senior editor we've seen it and this is a look at Nikon's android camera the coolpix s 800 see now the camera is basically one of my cons existing point-and-shoots the s 6300 which has a 16 megapixel backside illuminated CMOS sensor and a 10x optical zoom in place of that models physical controls you have this large 3.5 inch OLED touchscreen turn it on and you get the interface you'll find on most coolpix cameras designed for touch with a handful of shooting modes and access to settings and playback and as a camera it performs like the s 6300 which for its current 150 dollar price is good but nothing special what makes the S 800 see different is that when you hit the home button you're popped into an Android interface albeit an old version of it with that you get what Android offers so you can play games check your email or stream movies or music and it has bluetooth so you can connect wireless headphones but perhaps most importantly you can upload photos over Wi-Fi to your favorite sharing sites as well as take advantage of any shooting or editing apps when you don't have Wi-Fi access you can use an act to connect to an Android or iOS device and send photos to it to upload the biggest downside to all of this is battery life it's short when you're just shooting photos but add in anything else and the battery just empties out fast price is a barrier too with this starting at $350 and again it's photos are like those from the less expensive s60 300 it's a decent first attempt though if you want more shooting flexibility than your smartphone offers I'm Josh Goldman and that's the Nikon Coolpix 800-seat