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2008/07/03

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2008/04/07

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Hands-on with the Nikon Coolpix S210, S520 and S600

Nikon is predicting that the 8-megapixel Coolpix S210 and S520 will be big sellers this year, but we think it's the wide-angle, 10-megapixel S600 that deserves to fly off the shelves.