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Reviews of the Nikon Coolpix S4

  • 6.6

    CNET Review

    November 17, 2005

    The Good: Simple operation; face-recognition autofocus; excellent red-eye prevention; time-lapse capabilities.

    The Bad: Few manual controls; limited shutter-speed range; movie clips at only 15fps.

    The Bottom Line: The Nikon Coolpix S4 resurrects the company's classic swivel-lens design with modern touches, including lots of scene modes and in-camera fixes for common problems. Image quality and performance seem a bit old-fashioned, however.

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  • 8.6

    alaTest.com

    By alaTest | October 12, 2008

    Review Summary: Experts rate this product 68/100 and users 76/100. Comparing these reviews to 278728 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 86/100 = Very Good.

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  • No Rating

    photoaxe.com

    Review Summary: Attractive design, well-built with plastic lens cap compact digital camera from Nikon is the Coolpix S4 model. The lens portion of the camera rotates 270 degrees. Face-priority AF recognizes faces in a scene and keeps them in focus. Electronic VR (vibrati

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  • 6.8

    consumerreports.org

    By CRO | September 1, 2006

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  • 8.0

    techgage.com

    By Rob Williams | July 4, 2006

    Review Summary: Looking for a feature-packed camera that won't empty your wallet? The S4 features a swivel-lens capable of 10x Optical Zoom, a 2.5" LCD screen and even includes rechargeable batteries and charger. But does it take quality pictures? Read on..

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Manufacturer: Nikon Inc.

Part number: 25533

General

  • Product Type Digital camera
  • Point-and-shoot highlights Video capture ability adds convenience for the user.
  • Weight 0.4 lbs
  • Width 4.4 in
  • Depth 1.5 in
  • Height 2.7 in

Main Features

  • Resolution 6 megapixels
  • Sensor resolution 6 megapixels
  • Optical Sensor Type CCD
  • Effective Sensor Resolution 6,000,000 pixels
  • Total Pixels 6,400,000 pixels
  • Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5 in
  • Digital Zoom 4 x
  • Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
  • Shooting Programs Back light, Copy, Landscape, Sports mode, Night portrait, Close-up, Fireworks, Panorama assist, Party/indoor, Sunset, Dawn/dusk, Portrait mode, Museum, Beach/snow, Night landscape
  • Special effects Vivid, Black & White, Sepia, Cool, Neutral
  • Max Shutter Speed 1/1000 sec
  • Min Shutter Speed 2 sec
  • Exposure Metering Multi-segment, Spot
  • Exposure Modes Automatic, Program
  • Exposure Compensation ?2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
  • White Balance Custom, Automatic, Presets
  • White Balance Presets Tungsten light, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Flash, Daylight
  • Digital video format AVI
  • Still Image Format JPEG
  • Continuous Shooting Speed 1.3 frames per second
  • Color support Color
  • Exposure Metering Zones 256
  • Face Detection Yes
  • TV Tuner None
  • Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480 - 435 sec - With 256MB card, AVI - 160 x 120 - 2825 sec - With 256MB card, AVI - 320 x 240 - 855 sec - With 256MB card

Memory / Storage

  • Integrated Memory 13.5 MB
  • Floppy Drive None
  • Image Storage JPEG 640 x 480 : 123 - With 13.5MB built-in memory, JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 16 - With 13.5MB built-in memory, JPEG 1024 x 768 : 57 - With 13.5MB built-in memory, Standard JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 9 - With 13.5MB built-in memory, Hi JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 4 - With 13.5MB built-in memory
  • Supported Flash Memory SD Memory Card

Lens System

  • Type Zoom lens - 6.3 mm - 63 mm - F/3.5
  • Special Functions Zoom
  • Focal Length 6.3 mm - 63 mm
  • Lens Construction 9 group(s) / 12 element(s)

Additional Features

  • Self Timer Yes
  • Self Timer Delay 10 sec
  • Additional Features Digital noise reduction, Cropping an image, Blur warning, Direct print, Display brightness control, In-camera red-eye fix, Audio recording, Auto power save, PictBridge support, Date/time stamp, Face-priority AF function

Camera Flash

  • Effective Flash Range 1.3 ft - 10 ft
  • Type Built-in flash
  • Flash Modes Flash OFF mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Auto mode, Red-eye reduction
  • Red Eye Reduction Yes
  • Effective flash range 1.3 ft - 10 ft
  • Features AF illuminator

Viewfinder

  • Viewfinder Type None

Display

  • Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
  • Mounting Built-in
  • Resolution 110,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

  • Type None

Microphone

  • Type Microphone - Built-in

Connections

  • Connector Type 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x USB
  • Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card

Lens Systems

  • Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
  • Type Zoom lens
  • Focal length 6.3 mm - 63 mm
  • Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 38 - 380 mm
  • Focus adjustment Automatic
  • Auto Focus Points (Zones) 5
  • Min Focus Range 11.8 in
  • Macro Focus Range 4cm
  • Lens Aperture F/3.5
  • Optical Zoom 10 x
  • Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
  • Lens construction 9 : 12

Miscellaneous

  • Cables Included 1 x A/V cable, 1 x USB cable
  • Included Accessories Wrist strap

Power

  • Power Device Power adapter

System Requirements for PC Connection

  • System Requirements Details Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP - 64 MB - 60 MB, MacOS X 10.1.5 or later - 64 MB - 60 MB
  • Hardware Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP - 64 MB, MacOS X 10.1.5 or later - 64 MB
  • Min hard drive 60 MB
  • Operating system MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows 98 SE, MS Windows NT 4.0, Apple Mac OS X 10.1.5 or later
  • Peripherals USB port, SVGA monitor, CD-ROM drive

Battery

  • Supported Battery 2 x AA ( Included )
  • Included qty 2

Software

  • Type Drivers & Utilities, Nikon PictureProject

Product Photos

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  • sides
  • back

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