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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 | November 23, 2009

    Review Summary: Experts rate this product 69/100 and users 77/100. Comparing these reviews to 555170 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 86/100 = Very Good.

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  • No Rating

    dcresource.com

    By Jeff Keller | March 26, 2008

    Review Summary: At first glance it looks like the Coolpix S4's battery life is about average for the ultra zoom class. But if you look closer you'll see that Nikon used relatively low power batteries for their battery tests -- 2000 mAh. So, if you put in more ...

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  • 6.0

    t3.com

    By T3 Online | October 30, 2007

    Review Summary: Fitting a 10x zoom into a camera this small is some achievement, but there are too many design flaws to make it a real winner.

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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 ...

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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.
  • Width 4.4 in
  • Depth 1.5 in
  • Height 2.7 in
  • Weight 0.4 lbs

Main Features

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

Memory / Storage

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

Camera Flash

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

Lens System

  • Type Zoom lens - 6.3 mm - 63 mm - F/3.5
  • Special Functions Zoom
  • Focal Length 6.3 mm - 63 mm
  • Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 38 - 380 mm
  • Focus Adjustment Automatic
  • Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
  • 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 group(s) / 12 element(s)

Additional Features

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

Viewfinder

  • Viewfinder Type None

Display

  • Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
  • Display Form Factor Built-in
  • Display Format 110,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

  • Type None

Microphone

  • Type Microphone - Built-in

Connections

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

Software

  • Software Drivers & Utilities, Nikon PictureProject

System Requirements for PC Connection

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

Miscellaneous

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

Power

  • Power Device Power adapter

Battery

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

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