The Nikon Coolpix S3000, announced in February 2010, was a budget ultra-slim in Nikon's Style series, sold in fashion colours - now a staple of the digicam revival.
A 12MP CCD behind a 4x zoom in a 19mm body, with electronic VR, face detection and VGA video; the CCD gives the punchy flash-forward rendering revival shooters seek.
Its significance is cultural: a quintessential CCD party compact whose look defines the digicam aesthetic; with ~30 concurrent UK listings it is a volume seller.
Used buying: confirm a working EN-EL10 and charger are included, test for lens errors, check the CCD for hot pixels and purple smear, inspect the card door clasp; colour variants often outsell silver.