The Coolpix S9100 isn’t as dinky as the tiny Sony models, not as understated as the Canon PowerShot SI00. Frankly, it’s nothing special to look at, and on paper its specifications don’t look inspiring either. It has a small, 1/2.33in sensor and a maximum aperture of f3.5, both of which suggest distinctly average images.
But it’s the pictures that count, and with the camera in fully automatic mode and the lens in the full-wide 25mm equivalent position, the Nikon Coolpix S9100 rendered both our street scene and the view across London’s Russell Square with impressive clarity and weight.


















