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Specifications
Nikon COOLPIX S7/COOLPIX S8 Digital Camera
Type
Compact digital camera
Effective pixels
7.1 million
CCD
1
/
2.5
-in. CCD; total pixels: 7.41 million
Image size (pixels)
• 3,072 × 2,304 [High(3072
A
)/Normal(3072)]
• 2,592 × 1,944 [Normal(2592)]
• 2,048 × 1,536 [Normal(2048)]
• 1,024 × 768 [PC screen(1024)]
• 640 × 480 [TV screen(640)]
Lens
3× Zoom-Nikkor ED lens
Focal length
F=5.8–17.4 mm (35-mm [135] camera-format equivalent:
35–105mm)
f/-number
F2.8–F5.0
Construction
12 elements in 10 groups
Digital zoom
Up to 4× (35-mm [135] camera-format equivalent: 420 mm)
Autofocus (AF)
Contrast-detect AF
Focus range (from
lens)
• 30 cm (1 ft.)–
∞
• Macro close-up mode: 4 cm (1.6 in.)–
∞
(wide zoom position)
Focus-area selection
Center, manual (99 focus area)
AF-assist illumination
Class 1 LED product (IEC 60825-1 Edition 1.2
-2001
); max.
output: 1,600
µ
W
Vibration reduction
Electronic
Monitor
• 3.0 in., 230,000-dot, wide viewing-angle low-temperature poly-
silicon TFT LCD with 5-level brightness adjustment: COOLPIX S7
• 2.5 in., 230,000-dot, wide viewing-angle low-temperature poly-
silicon TFT LCD with 5-level brightness adjustment: COOLPIX S8
Frame coverage
(shooting mode)
Approximately 97% horizontal and 97% vertical
Frame coverage
(playback mode)
Approximately 100% horizontal and 100% vertical
Storage
Media
Internal memory (14 MB); Secure Digital (SD) memory cards
File system
DCF, Exif 2.2, and DPOF compliant
File formats
Compressed: JPEG-baseline-compliant
Movies: QuickTime
Audio files: WAV
Exposure
Metering
256-segment matrix, center-weighted, spot, spot AF area
Exposure control
Programmed auto exposure with exposure compensation
(–2.0 to +2.0 EV in steps of
1
/
3
EV)