Additional accessories can be found at
www.nikondigitalusa.com
on the Coolpix 8400 page
Nikon Inc.,
1300 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY 11747
www.nikondigitalusa.com / 1-800-Nikon-UX
CDP-8400-01
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Digital Camera Specifications
Type of camera:
Digital camera E8400
Effective pixels:
8.0 million
CCD:
2/3-inch-type (total pixels:8.31 million)
Image size (pixels):
8M (3,264 x 2,448), 3:2 (3,264 x 2,176),5M (2,592 x 1,944), 3M (2,048 x 1,536),
2M (1,600 x 1,200), 1M (1,280 x 960), PC (1,024 x 768),T V (640 x 480) selectable
Lens:
3.5x Zoom-Nikkor; 6.1-21.6mm [35mm (135) format equivalent to 24-85mm];
f/2.6-4.9; 10 elements in 7 groups; two glass molded ED lens elements included
Digital zoom:
Up to 4x
Autofocus:
Ranging AF using AF ranging sensor and contrast-detect TTL AF with AF-assist
illuminator; Center, Auto 5-area multi AF, manual 9-area multi AF selectable
Focus modes:
1) Continuous AF, 2) Single AF, 3) Manual Focus (from 1.2 in. [3cm ] to infinity (
∞
) with
focus confirmation indication)
Focus range:
19.7 in. (50cm) to infinity (
∞
); 1.2 in. (3cm) to infinity (
∞
) (W), 7.9 in.(20cm) to infinity
(
∞
) (T) in macro and manual focus modes
Viewfinder:
0.44-inch type, 235,000-dot, polysilicon TFT color LCD viewfinder; Diopter adjustment:
-3 to +1m
-1
LCD monitor:
1.8-inch type, 134,000-dot High Transmissive Advanced TFT LCD monitor with
brightness and hue adjustment; frame coverage: approx. 97% horizontal and vertical
(shooting)
Storage:
Media:Type I and II CompactFlash™ (CF) and Microdrive™ cards
File system: Compliant with Design Rule for Camera File System (DCF)*, Exif 2.2**,
and Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) File formats: RAW (NEF) and TIFF-RGB
(uncompressed), JPEG-baseline-compliant (1:2,1:4,1:8,1:16)(compressed), QuickTime
(movies), WAV (sound files)
*A standard widely used in the digital camera industry to ensure compatibility among different
makes of camera.
**Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras. Version 2.2 allows information stored
with pictures to be used for optimal color reproduction when images are output on
Exif-compliant printers.
Number of frames with 256MB CF Card (approx.)
Shooting modes:
AUTO, SCENE, P, S, A, M, MOVIE
Scene modes:
Portrait, Party/Indoor, Night portrait, Beach/Snow, Landscape, Sunset, Night landscape,
Museum, Fireworks show, Close up, Copy, Back light, Panorama assist, Sports,
and Dusk/Dawn
Shooting menu:
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 to +2/Black &White), 7) User setting (two
combinations of mode setting can be memorized as #1-#2), 8) Image mode,
9) Sensitivity, 10) Image Sharpening, 11) Lens, 12) Exposure options (AE Lock,
Bulb/Timed release), 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 (2.3fps; up to 5 frames), 3) Continuous L (1.2fps; up to 11
frames), 4) Multi-shot 16 (16 consecutive frames at 1.6fps), 5) Ultra HS (highspeed)
(640 x 480 pixels; 30fps, up to 100 frames), 6) 5 shot buffer (0.7fps), 7) Interval Timer
Shooting, 8) Movie*: TV movie 640 (640 x 480pixels)with audio at 30fps;up to 60
seconds,Small movie 320(320 x 240 pixels) with audio at 15fps; up to 895 seconds,
Time-lapse movie (640 x 480 pixels) at 30fps; up to 35 seconds (1,050 frames); Sepia
movie 320 (320 x 240 pixels) with audio at 5fps; up to 895 seconds;B/W movie 320
(320 x 240 pixels) with audio at 15fps;up to 895 seconds are selectable
*Approximate maximum total length [256MB card ];may vary with make of card.
Exposure metering:
4-mode TTL metering: 1) 256-segment Matrix, 2) Spot, 3) Center-Weighted,
4) Spot AF area
Exposure control:
1)Programmed Auto with Flexible Program [
P
], 2) Shutter-Priority Auto [
S
],
3) Aperture-Priority Auto [
A
], 4) Manual [
M
]; Exposure Compensation
(±2EV in 1/3EV steps); Auto Exposure Bracketing; AE-BSS
Exposure range:
EV 0.0 to +18.5 (W), EV +1.5 to +18.5 (T)
Nikon Coolpix
®
8400
Shutter:
Mechanical and charge-coupled electronic shutter;2-1/3,000 s (auto and exposure
mode P), 8-1/3,000 s (exposure modes S and A), BULB/TIME (max.10 min.) and
8-1/3,000 s (exposure mode M ),1/30-1/8,000 s (Ultra HS ). Maximum at some
apertures is 1/1,500 s.
Aperture:
7-blade iris diaphragm; 10 steps in 1/3EV increments (to minimum of f/7.9)
Sensitivity:
Approximately equivalent to ISO 50, 100, 200, 400, and Auto (auto gain to
ISO 200 equivalent)
White balance:
1) Auto White Balance with TTL control, 2) 6-mode Manual wi th fine tuni ng
(Daylight/Incandescent/Fl uorescent/Cl oudy/Speedlight /Shade), 3) Preset,
4) White Balance Bracketing
Self-timer:
10 s or 3 s; can be used with supplied remote controller ML-L3
Built-in Speedlight:
Shooting range: approx. 1.8-19.8 ft. (0.5-6.0m)(W), approx. 1.8-9.1 ft.
(0.5-3.0m)(T) Flash modes: 1) Auto Flash, 2) Flash Cancel, 3) Red-eye Reduction
(In-Camera Red-Eye Fix™), 4) Anytime Flash, 5) Night Portrait (Slow Sync Flash),
6) Rear Curtain Sync; Sync method:Standard i-TTL flash
Accessory shoe:
Standard ISO hot-shoe contact with safety lock
External Speedlight:
Hot shoe connects to external Nikon Speedlight SB-800/600
Playback menu options:
1) Full-frame, 2) Thumbnail (4/9 segments), 3) Slide show, 4) Movie with audio,
5) Playback zoom (up to 10x); File information; Shooting information; Histogram
indication and highlight point display; Hide and protect attributes can be set to each
image; Focus confirmation indication; RAW image playback; Small picture; D-Lighting
Interface:
USB 2.0 (HI-SPEED)
I/O terminal:
DC in; Audio/Video (NTSC or PAL selectable)out; Digital I/O (USB)
Supported languages:
German/English/Spanish/French/Italian/Dutch/Swedish/Japanese/Simplified Chinese/
Traditional Chinese/Korean selectable in menu display
Power requirements:
One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL7 (included), Battery Pack MB-CP10 (optional)
with six 1.5V LR6 (AA-size alkaline) batteries*AC Adapter EH-54 (optional)
*1.5V FR Lithium,1.2V NiMH,or 1.2V NiCd batteries can also be used.
Battery life (approx.):
260 images (EN-EL7; based on CIPA standard*)
*Industry standard for measuring life of camera batteries. Measured at 25 °C (77 °F); zoom adjusted
with each shot, built-in Speedlight fired with every other shot, image mode set to NORMAL /8M.
Dimensions (W x H x D):
Approx.4.4 x 3.2 x 3.0 in.(113 x 82 x 75mm)
Weight:
Approx.14.1 oz.(400g)(without battery and storage media)
Supplied Accessories*:
Lens Cap, Strap, USB cable, Audio Video cable, EN-EL7 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery,
MH-56 Battery charger, ML-L3 Remote Controller, PictureProject CD-ROM
*Supplied accessories may differ by country or area.
Optional Accessories:
Additional EN-EL7 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, EH-54 AC Adapter, MB-CP10 Battery
Pack, Soft Case, Various size CompactFlash™ Cards, FC-E9 Fisheye Converter,
UR-E16 Step-Down Ring Lens Adapter, TC-E3ED/TC-E3PF Telephoto Converter,
UR-E15 Step-Down Ring Lens Adapter, WC-E75 Wide-angle Converter, UR-E14 Step-
Down Ring Lens Adapter HN-CP12, Lens Hood, SB-800/600 Speedlight, COOLPIX
Filter FF-CP10NC/FF-CP10CPL/FF-CP10ND4, MSV-01 Digital Photo Storage
Viewer COOLWALKER
PictureProject
OS:
Mac
®
OS X (10.1.5 or later),
System requirements
RAM:
64 MB or more recommended
for Macintosh
Hard disk:
60 MB required for installation
Display:
800 x 600 with 16-bit colors (full color recommended)
Others:
CD-ROM drive required for installation
PictureProject
OS:
Windows
®
98SE, Windows
®
ME, Windows
®
2000 Professional, Windows
®
XP
System requirements
Home Edition, Windows
®
XP Professional pre-installed model
for Windows
RAM:
64 MB or more recommended
Hard disk:
60 MB required for installation
Display:
800 x 600 with 16-bit colors (full color recommended)
Others:
CD-ROM drive required for installation
Product Number:
25521 UPC code: 018208255214
Image Size:
8M
5M
3M
2M
1M
PC
TV
3:2
RAW
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HI
20 — —
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10
FINE
30 50
80
130
200
310
710
35
FINE
60 100
155 250
390 600
1305
70
NORMAL 125
195 310
485
710 975
1955
140
BASIC 240
370
600
870
1305
1565
2610
275
Image Qulaity
