The top plate has three buttons for powering the camera on, taking pictures and recording video. The Nikon Coolpix S33 is laid out the same way as the S32, but for those of you who aren't acquainted with the predecessor, we'll run through the camera and what the various buttons do. Also, by making it as simple as possible, it's more appealing to children as well as other members of the family who are less technologically savvy. Nikon have designed the S33 with that in mind. You don't want always be on the go looking for that unique heart stopping image. These tough range of cameras have been designed with simplicity in mind. Battery life is unchanged as the battery is the same lithium ion EN-EL19 as the S32. This may not sound a lot but it means the charging time has been cut quite substantially from 2h 35m to 1h 40m. The battery charger has been upgraded from the EH-70P to the EH-71P. The other major change is outside the camera. The focusing system has been upgraded now to include a Targeting AF system which will find the subject with greater precision and success. There appears to be two main differences in the Nikon Coolpix S33. It's easy to use a metaphor and say that looking for the differences between the two cameras is like looking for a needle in a haystack, but because the cameras are so similar in specification, it's more akin to looking for a needle in a stack of pins. While this looks nicer, we feel that in difficult lighting conditions, it was easier to see the contrasting white buttons against the darker band on the S32. Are they cosmetic? Menu based? Hardware based? Luckily, when we received the S32, it was also the white model and we can see that the band that circles the circumference of the camera is a glossier silver finish on the S33. Ease of Useīeing the obvious successor to the Coolpix S32, it's worth taking a look at the predecessor and seeing where the improvements – if any – have been made. Attractively priced at around £90 / $139, the Nikon Coolpix S33 is available in blue, white, pink and yellow. Holidays are the perfect opportunity and the Nikon Coolpix S33, with its 13 megapixel sensor, tough exterior and easy-to-use menu systems, is an ideal fit. There are times in life when you simply want to kick back, relax and not have to worry about a thing.