Nikon Coolpix S10

The Coolpix S10 has an average bundle. Inside the box you'll find:

• The 6.0 Megapixel Coolpix S10 digital camera
• EN-EL5 rechargeable lithium-ion battery
• Battery charger
• Lens cap
• Wrist strap
• USB cable
• A/V cable
• CD-ROM featuring Nikon PictureProject
• Fold-out Quick Start guide + 92 page camera manual (printed)

In 2005 Nikon started building memory into their cameras instead of putting a memory card in the box. The Coolpix S10 has just 16MB of onboard memory, which holds a paltry five photos at the highest quality setting. That means that you'll want a larger memory card right away. The S10 supports Secure Digital cards (though not SDHC cards, as far as I can tell), and I would recommend a 512MB card as a good place to start. I only noticed a performance improvement with a high speed SD card in continuous shooting mode, so if you do a lot of that it may be worth getting one.