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Nikon Coolpix S50, 7.2 Megapixel, 3x Optical/4x Digital Zoom, Digital Camera

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The Nikon Coolpix S50 Digital Camera combines 7.2 effective megapixels of imaging performance with a 3x Zoom-Nikkor ED lens. This allows it to capture everything from wide-open landscapes to tight portraits with outstanding clarity and true-to-life color.

The camera features a large, bright 3.0-inch LCD monitor with a wide 170-degree viewing angle, enabling easier composition and high-quality image playback. It also incorporates Nikon's optical lens shift VR (Vibration Reduction) system, which compensates for camera movements to produce sharper, steadier images. It also has a High-Sensitivity mode which selects the optimal setting up to ISO 1600 when shooting fast-moving or poorly lit subjects.

• 7.2 Megapixels of Image Resolution: With 7.2 million pixels of image information, the Nikon Coolpix S50 can produce stunning, photo quality prints up to 16" x 20".

• 3x Optical Zoom-Nikkor ED Glass Lens: The Zoom Nikkor Lens incorporates exclusive ED lens elements and provides a 3x optical zoom (38mm-114mm equivalent) while the Macro capability lets you get as close as 1.6" to your subject inch. This combination is supported by Nikon's world-renowned optical technology delivering crisp, clear images - all of which helps realize the full potential of the high resolution 7.1 megapixel CCD.

• VR (Vibration Reduction) Image Stabilization: The lens of the Coolpix S50 incorporates Nikon's optical lens shift VR (Vibration Reduction) system, which compensates for camera movements to produce sharper, steadier images. And because the VR system remains active whenever the camera is on, images also appear more stable on the LCD monitor, making it much easier to judge the right moment to take the shot.

• Slim, Stylish, All-Metal Design: With a slim, sophisticated Design this ultra-compact digital camera easily slips right into your shirt pocket or purse, and its good looks are complemented by incredible durability due to the all-metal casing.

• Adjustable Graphical User Interface: Featuring a fresh color scheme the User Interface of the Coolpix S50 lets you choose functions by name or icon according to your preference.

• Auto Adjust Sensitivity up to ISO 1600: High light sensitivity up to ISO 1600 opens up a whole new world of photo opportunities. Allowing you to tackle scenes and situations far beyond the capabilities of conventional compact cameras, it offers you new power to capture fast-moving objects with outstanding clarity and gives you great exposures in significantly lower light.

• Nikon In-Camera Red-Eye Fix: The Red-Eye Fix system automatically corrects for most instances of the red-eye effect that is commonly caused by the use of a built-in flash on a compact camera.

• Nikon D-Lighting: The Nikon D-Lighting feature can rescue underexposed images or shots taken with too much backlight by automatically brightening the dark areas in the picture, while maintaining the brighter areas of the image.

• Nikon Face-Priority AF: The Face-Priority AF system automatically detects and achieves sharp focus on people's faces wherever they are in the frame for crisp, sharp portraits.

• One-touch Portrait Button: The handy Portrait Button provides direct access to Face-priority AF, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix, and Nikon's D-Lighting, to provide the simplest path to astounding portraits and posed group shots.

• 15 Scene Modes: The Coolpix S50 incorporates 15 scene modes that cover some of the more common difficult shooting situations to maximize the image quality. The scene modes automatically adjust focus, exposure, white balance and other settings to make getting a good exposure easy.

• Movie and Voice Recording: Shoot QuickTime movies with sound at 30 frames per second at a length that is only limited by the available space on the internal memory or your SD memory card. The Voice Memo Function Records up to 5 hours of sound that can then be attached to an image, or played back by itself.

• Auto Image Rotation: The Auto Image Rotation feature detects pictures that have been taken with the camera held vertically and automatically rotates the image for in-camera LCD playback.

• Nikon In-Camera Innovations: The Nikon Coolpix S50 includes a number of in camera innovations in addition to what has been described above, including the following features. In-Camera Cropping allows you to crop out the part of the image you don't want and keep the part you like. Saturation Mode allows you to control the color saturation. Blur Warning alerts you to a blurry image. Noise Reduction Mode minimizes digital artifacts in long exposures. Voice Memo Function records up to 20 seconds of sound that can then be attached to an image. Best Shot Selector enables the camera to take a series of photos and automatically select the one with the sharpest focus. Date and Time Imprinting is available to document the exact time and date that your photo is taken.

• Rotary Multi Selector: The Rotary Multi Selector enables easier camera use. Swift circular scrolling action allows speedy image browsing at up to 10 pictures per second, and a range of buttons ensures intuitive operation. An onscreen icon with a cursor that tracks Rotary Multi Selector scrolling makes it easy to select various features.

• In-Camera Help Button: The In-Camera Help button on the Coolpix S50 instantly displays an explanation for all the functions within all menus.

• Built-in and Expandable Memory: The camera includes 13MB of built-in memory so you can begin taking shots immediately without having to purchase a memory card, and the memory capacity can be expanded dramatically with Secure digital (SD) or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) memory cards.

• Huge, Bright 3.0-inch LCD: The Coolpix S50 is equipped with a huge 3.0" LCD great for viewing images anywhere, anytime. The impressive 170 degree wide viewing angle makes it easier for everyone to see and enjoy images. The larger 230,000-dot LCD lets you make the most of smooth, sharp movies, fantastic looking stills and exciting Pictmotion shows.

• Pictmotion On-camera Entertainment: With the Pictmotion feature, you can create sophisticated multimedia presentations right on your camera. Simply select your favorite images (up to 200 still images) and movies, decide on a style (5 styles selectable), and pick a music file (there are 5 pre-installed music files, load up to 10 music files). The Pictmotion feature will then automatically combines your elements into a professional looking presentation, using appropriate transitions and style that are synced to your music.

• Print Directly to a Printer or Show Pictures on a TV: You can send images directly to print, without the need of a PC, when using PictBridge and USB Direct Print compatible printers, or connect directly to your TV for family slide shows and presentations.

• Includes PictureProject Software: Nikon's Exclusive PictureProject software is designed to extend the enjoyment of taking pictures by making it simple to transfer images from camera to computer, organizing images so they're easy to find, edit them to add an extra sparkle, design ways to show off the pictures and share them with friends and family.

Image Quality
Optics
Focus Control
Exposure Control

Flash
Performance
Memory & Power
Input/Output

Display
Physical

Camera Type: Ultra Compact Point-and-shoot Digital Camera

Image Quality

Image Sensor: 1/2.5" 7.41 Megapixel CCD

Effective Resolution: 7.2 million pixels

Color Depth: 24-Bit RGB

Color Modes: Standard, Vivid Color, Black and White, Sepia, Cool

Image File Formats: JPEG (High, Normal)

Recorded Resolution: 7M (3072 x 2304)
16:9 (3072 x 1728)
5M (2592 x 1944)
3M (2048 x 1536)
PC (1024 x 768)
TV (640 x 480)

Video Recording: Quicktime Moton JPEG with sound
TV movie (640 x 480 @ 30fps)
Pictmotion (640 x 480 @ 10fps)
Small size (320 x 240 @ 30fps)
Smaller size (160 x 120 @ 15fps)
Time-lapse movie (30fps without sound)
Stop-motion movie (640 x 480 @ 5, 10, 15fps without sound)
Clip length limited only by available memory

Audio Recording: WAV format (monaural)
Records up to 5 hours with or without image, further limited by available memory

Optics

Lens Type: Zoom-Nikkor Lens (12 elements in 9 groups)

Optical Zoom: 3x

Lens Focal Length: 6.3mm - 18.9mm (38mm - 114mm equivalent)

Digital Zoom: 4x

Minimum Focus Distance: 1.6" (4cm)

Maximum Aperture: f/3.3-4.2

Optical Image Stabilization: Yes (Optical lens shift VR)

Accessory Lens/Filter Mount: No

Focus Control

Focus Type: TTL-AF with AF assist lamp

Focus Modes: Autofocus

Focus Range: Normal: 12" (30cm) - infinity
Macro: 1.6" (4cm) - infinity

Exposure Control

Sensitivity: Auto (auto gain ISO 100-800)
Selectable ISO (100, 200, 400, 800, 1600)

Shutter Type: Not Specified by Manufacturer

Shutter Speed: Not Specified by Manufacturer

Aperture Range: f/3.3-4.2 (max.)

Exposure Metering: Not Specified by Manufacturer

Exposure Modes: Auto, High Sensitivity (up to ISO 1600), Scene Modes (4 with Scene Assist), Exposure Compensation (±2EV in 1/3EV increments)

White Balance Modes: Auto with TTL control, Direct sunlight, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Flash, White balance preset

Scene Modes: Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night portrait, Party/Indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Night landscape, Close up, Museum, Fireworks show, Copy, Back light, Panorama assist, BSS (Best Shot Selector), Exposure BSS, Color Options

Flash

Built-in Flash: Yes (Auto, Red-eye Reduction (In-Camera Red-Eye Fix), Flash cancel, Anytime flash, Slow sync.)

Effective Flash Range: 1' (0.3m) - 19.7' (6.0m)

External Flash Connection: No

External Flash Control: Not Applicable

Performance

Start-Up Time: Not Specified by Manufacturer

Shutter Lag: Not Specified by Manufacturer

Time Between Shots: Not Specified by Manufacturer

Burst Capability: Continuous @ 1.4 fps
Multi-shot 16 @ 1.6fps (only available at 5M/normal image size)

Self Timer: 3 seconds or 10 seconds

Interval Recording: No

Date & Time Stamp: Yes

Memory & Power

Built-in Memory: 13MB

Compatible Memory Cards: Secure Digital (SD/SDHC) Card

Recording Capacity

Includes 13MB Built-in Memory

Still Image Capacity

	High	Normal
7M	6	10
16:9	-	11
5M	-	13
3M	-	25
PC	-	61
TV	-	115

Battery Type: EN-EL8 Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery

Power Adapter: EH-64 AC Adapter (optional)

Input/Output

Computer Interface: USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed)

Direct Print Capable: Yes (PictBridge, ImageLink)

Remote Control: No

Video Output: Yes (NTSC & PAL)

Web-Cam Capable: No

System & Software Requirements: Windows 2000, XP, Vista (32bit)
Macintosh OS X (10.3.9, 10.4.x)

Display

Viewfinder: No

LCD Display: 3.0" TFT color LCD (230,000 pixels) with wide viewing angle and anti-reflection coating

Language Options: Czech, Danish, German, English, Spanish, French, Indonesian, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Finnish, Swedish, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Thai

Playback Options: 1 frame, Thumbnail (4 or 9 up), Slide show, Zoom playback, Shooting information display, Delete Function (Delete all frames, delete selected frames, protect function available, card format), Image adjustment (Image sharpening, Saturation control, In-camera crop), Pictmotion (5 styles selectable to playback movies or up to 30 still images, 5 music files pre-installed, max. 5 music files loadable)

Physical

Dimensions (HxWxD): 2.3 x 3.6 x 0.8" (59 x 93 x 21 mm)

Weight: 4.4 oz. (125 g) without battery

What's in the Box

Nikon Coolpix S50, 7.2 Megapixel, 3x Optical/4x Digital Zoom, Digital Camera

EN-EL8 Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery

MH-62 Battery Charger

UC-E12 AV/USB Cable

Wrist Strap

Printer Dock Accessory Insert (PV-12)

PictureProject Software CD-ROM

User Guide

1-Year Nikon U.S.A. Limited Warranty

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