| CCD |
1/1.8-in. high-density CCD; total pixels: 5.26 million
5.1 million effective pixels |
| Image sizes |
5M (2592 x 1944)
3:2 (2592 x 1728)
2M (1600 x 1200)
1M (1280 x 960)
PC (1024 x 768)
TV (640 x 480)
Free firmware update adds NEF RAW (2592 x 1944) |
| Lens |
4x Zoom-Nikkor lens
f = 5.8-24mm (equivalent to 28-116mm) F2.8-4.6 with macro; 9 elements in 8 groups (one ED lens and two aspherical lenses); all glass, Nikon Super Integrated Coating (SIC) applied |
| Digital Zoom |
Up to 4x stepless digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
Contrast-detect TTL AF
5-area Multi AF or Spot AF selectable |
| Focus modes |
1) Continuous AF mode (when using LCD monitor)
2) Single AF mode (when not using LCD monitor and/or selectable from shooting menu)
3) Manual from 0.4 in. to infinity with focus confirmation indication |
| Shooting distance |
19.7 in. to infinity
0.4 in. to infinity in Macro mode |
| Viewfinder |
Real-image zoom viewfinder
Diopter adjustment: -3~+1m-1 |
| LCD monitor |
Fully articulating, 270°, 1.5", 134,000-dot, low-temp. polysilicon TFT LCD
LED backlight w/adjustable brightness (5 levels)/hue adjustment (11 steps)
Frame coverage: approx. 97% |
| Auto OFF mode |
30 sec.; can be set manually (1/5/30 min.) |
| Image Storage |
System: EXIF 2.2 file (uncompressed TIFF-RGB or compressed JPEG)Design rule for camera file system (DCF); Digital Print Order Format(DPOF); QuickTime Motion JPEG (Movie, Audio) |
| Media |
CompactFlash (CF) Card Type I or II
IBM Microdrive 512MB or 1GB compatible |
| User Setting |
1) White Balance
2) (Exposure) Metering
3) Continuous (Shooting)
4) Best Shot Selector (BSS/AE-BSS)
5) Image adjustment (Auto/Normal/More Contrast/Less Contrast)
6) Saturation control (-2 - +2/Black and White)
7) User setting (two combinations of mode setting can be memorized in #1-#2)
8) Image quality/size
9) Sensitivity
10) Image Sharpening
11) Auxilliary Lens
12) Exposure options (AE Lock, Maximum Bulb/Time duration)
13) Focus options
14) Zoom options
15) Speedlight options
16) Auto bracketing
17) Noise reduction
18) Reset
19) My menu
20) CF card format |
| Capture modes |
1) Single
2) Continuous H (3fps up to 7 frames)
3) Continuous L (1.5fps up to 18 frames)
4) Multi-Shot 16 (16 frames @ 2fps)
5) Ultra High-speed Continuous (QVGA 30fps up to 100 frames)
6) 5 Shot Buffer (last 5 frames @ 1.5fps) 7) TV Movie with audio (VGA 640x480 15fps up to 70 sec)
8) Small Movie with audio (QVGA 320x240 15fps up to 180 sec)
9) Time Lapse Movie |
| Exposure metering |
4-mode TTL metering:
1) 256-segment Matrix
2) Center-Weighted
3) Spot and
4) Spot AF Area |
| Shutter |
Mechanical and charge-coupled electronic shutter:1/4,000 (with minimum aperture) to 1 sec. In AUTO mode and Programmed Auto (P); 1/4,000 to 8 sec. In Shutter-Priority Auto (S) and Aperture-Priority Auto (A), 1/4,000 to 8 sec., and Bulb/Time limit (up to 10 minutes) in Manual (M), 1/8,000 to 1/30 sec. In Ultra High-speed continuous mode |
| Aperture |
6-blade iris diaphragm
F2.8 - F7.9 in 10 steps (wide angle) |
| Exposure control |
1) Programmed Auto with Flexible Program
2) Shutter-Priority Auto
3) Aperture-Priority Auto
4) Manual; Exposure Compensation (±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps)
5) Auto Exposure Bracketing (3 or 5 steps within ±2 EV)
AE-BSS (three modes; Highlight, Shadow, Histogram) |
| Exposure range |
EV -1.0~+18.0 (W), EV +0.5~+18.0 (T) (ISO 100 equivalent) |
| Best-Shot Selector (BSS) |
Camera takes up to 5 shots (at approx 2fps) and records the most detailed image using anti-jitter logic which is effective for telephoto and macro shooting. Not available when the speedlight is on. |
| ISO Sensitivity |
50, 100, 200, 400 or Auto;
can be controlled in any exposure mode |
| White balance |
1) Matrix Auto White Balance with TTL control
2) 6-mode Manual with fine tuning (Daylight/Incandescent/Fluorescent/ Cloudy/Speedlight/Shade)
3) Custom Preset
4) White balance bracketing |
| Self-timer |
10 sec. or 3 sec. duration |
| Built-in Speedlight |
Range: 1.6 - 14.8 ft (0.5 - 4.5m) (W), approx.1.6 - 9.2 ft (0.5 - 2.8m) (T) |
| Flash control |
Flash modes:
1) Auto Flash
2) Flash Cancel
3) Fill Flash
4) Slow Sync
5) Red-Eye Reduction 6) Rear Curtain
7) Repeating Flash |
| External Speedlight |
Connects to ISO 518 hotshoe. Nikon Speedlight SB-80DX/50DX/30/28/28DX/27/26/25/24/23/22s; built-in Speedlight can be cancelled when using external Speedlight(s) |
| Playback menu |
1) 1 frame
2) Thumbnail (4/9 segments)
3) Slide show
4) Movie with audio 5) Zoom playback (25 steps up to 6x)
Shooting information
Histogram indication & highlight point display
Peaking indication
Hide and protect attributes can be set to each image
Focus confirmation indication |
| Delete function |
Deletes all frames or selected frames |
| Interface |
USB 1.1 interface |
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| Supported Platforms |
Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP
Mac OS 9 - 9.x, OS X (10.1.2 or later) |
| Video output |
NTSC or PAL (selectable) |
| I/O terminal |
Power input
Video output
Digital output terminal (USB)
Hot shoe for external Speedlight |
| Included Accessories |
Lens cap, Camera strap, Audio Video Cable, Nikon Coolpix Starter Memory Card, USB cable UC-E1, Rechargeable Li-ion battery EN-EL1, battery charger MH-53, Nikon View CD-ROM (please note, standard accessories may differ by country or area) |
| Optional Accessories |
Fisheye converter FC-E9, Wideangle converter WC-E80, Telephoto converter TC-E15ED, Slide copy adapter ES-E28 (recommended for use with 1.1x digital zoom or higher), Step-down ring lens adapter UR-E9, UR-E10, and UR-E11, Lens hood HN-CP10, AC adapter/battery charger EH-21, AC Adapter EH-53, Car battery charger (12V DC in) MH-53C, Remote cord MC-EU1, Soft case CS-CP16 |
| Power requirements |
Nikon EN-EL1 lithium rechargeable (supplied)
or 2CR5/DL245 one-use lithium. Optional Nikon EH-21 AC adapter. |
| Battery life |
Approx. 110 mins. (EN-EL1) when using LCD monitor |
Dimensions
(W x H x D) |
Approx. 4.3 x 2.9 x 2.7 in. |
Weight
(without battery) |
Approx. 11.3 oz. |
