Nikon's 2013 slim budget compact — 20.1MP CCD, 7x 26-182mm zoom, 2.7-inch LCD, HD video, EN-EL19 battery.
The Nikon Coolpix S3400 was a slim budget compact from 2013 in Nikon's Style (S) series, positioned just above the entry S3300 and sold widely in the UK and Europe. It offered a longer zoom than most cameras at its price and came in a range of colour finishes aimed at casual, carry-anywhere use.
A 20.1-megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor sits behind a 7x optical zoom covering 26-182mm equivalent. The 2.7-inch 230,000-dot LCD handles framing and playback, ISO spans 80-1600, and HD video recording is included alongside Nikon's image effects. Stabilisation is electronic, storage is SD/SDHC/SDXC, and the compact 96.8 x 57.8 x 20.5mm body weighs about 128g with its rechargeable EN-EL19 lithium-ion battery.
The S3400 suits absolute beginners and buyers wanting a pocketable step up from a phone of its era: point-and-shoot automation, useful zoom reach, and a genuinely slim shell. Its small, dense 20MP CCD struggles in low light and the electronic-only stabilisation is less effective at the long end, so it performs best outdoors in decent light.
Check the EN-EL19 battery — it served dozens of Coolpix S models, so replacements and USB chargers remain cheap and plentiful, but original cells are often exhausted. Many examples charged in-camera over USB, so confirm the port is intact. Test zoom travel across the full range, look for LCD scratches on this screen-only body, and check for hot pixels from the ageing CCD.