| 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 |
|
| 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. |
