We know this feature isn't essential, but amaze your friends by activating the smile mode, pointing it a smiling person and watch the Coolpix S710 automatically take a shot!

You can reduce the image size in-camera for emailing or posting pictures online

The food mode lets you adjust the white balance. These shots show the extreme blue (top) and red (bottom) settings, plus the centre setting. With a little tweaking, your food can look as good as Gordon Ramsay’s – or perhaps not...