Reviews of the Nikon Coolpix S4
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CNET Review
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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alaTest.com
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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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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techgage.com
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..
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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