Nikon Coolpix S1000pj

alaTest has collected and analyzed 91 user reviews of Nikon Coolpix S1000pj from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the size and performance. The price and portability are also appreciated, whereas comments about the battery and image quality are mixed.

The first digital camera with a built-in projector.

A compact camera with a built-in projector

It is probably safe to start this review by saying that the Nikon Coolpix S1000pj is the one with the projector. A bold move by Nikon, perhaps, launching a device that mashes together the trend for pico projectors with a regular 12-megapixel camera. So...

The race to put projectors in absolutely everything is gathering steam. Following the release of several recent low-cost "pico" projectors, the technology was then taken up by Samsung in a mobile phone, and Nokia and Apple filed similar patents shortly...

We have a soft spot for cameras with unusual features, and there are few more unusual – and fun – than the Nikon CoolPix S1000pj. Inside its unassuming-looking shell lurks a projector that's capable of creating a 40in image on the nearest available...

A camera with a built-in projector seems like a great idea, but image quality is nothing special and the projector risks being a short-lived novelty.

It is very difficult to get around the fact that the projector element of this camera is breathtakingly spectacular, but once the initial ‘Wow!' has died down it becomes clear that the projector is of less than perfect quality. Even so, simply as a...

When Nikon first announced the S1000pj Projector Camera I had a good laugh and just forget about it… But then the opportunity came for me to test this camera and to give it a try.

When does a gimmick become a practical extra?

While the majority of us spent the second half of last year over-excited about Apple tablets and Google phones, Nikon managed to quietly come out with a showstopper. The Nikon Coolpix S1000pj is the world's first projector camera. While this may sound...