Nikon Coolpix S210

The good:

• Metal frame
• Great price

The bad:

• No battery indicator
• No image stabilisation
• Counter-intuitive menu buttons
• General blandness

The bottomline:

The Nikon Coolpix S210 is the epitomy of the compact camera ethos: it's small, it takes pictures and it's very, very bland. We can't ignore the demand for simple, pocketable and cheap cameras, but with almost no features, clunky controls and an uninspiring screen the S210 just isn't trying.