Nikon's 2008 ultra-slim colour-range compact — 8MP CCD, 38-114mm 3x zoom, ISO to 2000
The Nikon Coolpix S210 was an ultra-slim style compact announced on 29 January 2008 and sold from March that year at about US$180. It sat at the affordable end of the S-series and was offered in a wide palette of colours — silver, black, pink, bronze, blue, purple and red — as a fashion-led everyday camera.
It combines an 8-megapixel 1/2.5-inch CCD with a 3x Zoom-Nikkor covering a 38-114mm equivalent range in a body just 18mm thick and about 140g. The 2.5-inch, 230k-dot LCD has a scratch-resistant acrylic panel and wide viewing angles, sensitivity extends to ISO 2000, and electronic vibration reduction helps steady handheld shots. Images go to SD cards alongside 52MB of internal memory, and power comes from the EN-EL10 lithium-ion battery.
This is a pocket-first camera for casual snapshots: fully automatic, genuinely tiny, and easy to hand to anyone. The lens starts at a fairly narrow 38mm equivalent, so interiors and group shots need stepping back, and the small sensor wants daylight for its best results.
Confirm the EN-EL10 battery still holds charge and that a charger comes with it; the cell is common to many compacts of the era so replacements are cheap. Colour variants trade at similar money, so buy on condition — check the acrylic screen cover for deep scratches, verify the slim zoom extends squarely, and take a test shot to rule out CCD smear.