Very positive and describes this camera as often being the preferred choice for shooting pictures. Describes the swivel body system on this camera as being very well done.
In the image quality as noted by dpreview, Imaging Resource describes understandable chromatic aberration. Understandable because you have a long zoom (which is widely understood to introduce imaging problems) in a small package (making it hard for the lens designer to make up for degradation from the ultra zoom) and hence a small image sensor. But they feel the end result is still very good.
They discuss the difficulty with holding the camera without obscuring the screen. Most compact cameras will have a column of buttons along the side of the screen offering a place to hold it without obscuring the screen. However the problem is mitigated because the swivel design pretty much encourages the user to hold the camera with two hands, because you want to swivel the lens with your left hand.
Claims the compact size comes with a disadvantage. Given the large screen that covers the entire back of the camera it's basically impossible to hold the camera without having your thumb on the screen.
"It's by no means a terrible camera; in many respects it's actually a pretty good camera, it could just be better, and there are more appealing all-round options out there for the same (or less) money. For all these reasons the S10 just misses a Recommended rating." Justifying this they discuss the overly simplified user interface, autofocus that "hunts around" in some circumstances, minor image quality problems and other annoyances.
They are pretty down on this camera and repeatedly recommend the Canon Powershot S3 instead. The issues they see are poor picture quality (noise), the lack of any manual exposure modes, and the confusion over how best to hold the camera.
This is the latest in a series of cameras from Nikon having a twist body. I own an S-10, have owned an S-4 (the predecessor to the S10) and also a Coolpix 3500 (an earlier incarnation of the same idea).
