Nikon Coolpix S6150 review

Touchscreen control and 7x zoom in a compact camera body

Nikon S6150
Available in 4 colours, the Coolpix S6150 features a 3-inch touchscreen and in-camera editing

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As part of our image quality testing for the Nikon Coolpix S6150, we've shot our resolution chart.

If you view our crops of the resolution chart's central section at 100% (or Actual Pixels) you will see that, for example, at ISO 100 the Nikon Coolpix S6150 is capable of resolving up to around 20 (line widths per picture height x100) in its highest quality JPEG files.

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Examining images of the chart taken at each sensitivity setting reveals the following resolution scores in line widths per picture height x100:

Nikon coolpix s6150 resolution iso 100

Nikon coolpix s6150 resolution iso

Nikon coolpix s6150 resolution iso 80

Nikon coolpix s6150 resolution iso 80

ISO 80, score: 22 (see full image)

Nikon coolpix s6150 resolution iso 100

Nikon coolpix s6150 resolution iso 100

ISO 100, score: 20 (see full image)

Nikon coolpix s6150 resolution iso 200

Nikon coolpix s6150 resolution iso 200

ISO 200, score: 20x (see full image)

Nikon coolpix s6150 resolution iso 400

Nikon coolpix s6150 resolution iso 400

ISO 400, score: 20 (see full image)

Nikon coolpix s6150 resolution iso 800

Nikon coolpix s6150 resolution iso 800

ISO 800, score: 18 (see full image)

Nikon coolpix s6150 resolution iso 1600

Nikon coolpix s6150 resolution iso 1600

ISO 1600, score: 16 (see full image)

Nikon coolpix s6150 resolution iso 3200

Nikon coolpix s6150 resolution iso 3200

ISO 3200, score: 12 (see full image)

For a full explanation of what our resolution charts mean, and how to read them please click here to read the full article.

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