Nikon CoolPix S8000 Digital Camera (Silver)
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For a camera that fits easily into your jacket pocket, the Nikon CoolPix S8000 offers an extremely broad (10x) 30-300mm equivalent zoom range coupled with 14.2 megapixels of resolving power, and a bright, 921,000-dot 3" LCD. Along with sharp, richly-toned still images, the CoolPix S8000 can also capture HD 720p video clips with stereo sound at 30 frames-per-second in lengths up to 1.5 hours long.
To ensure sharp, usable pictures under any and all lighting conditions, the CoolPix S8000 features a 4-way VR optical image stabilization system , the ability to boost ISO ratings up to 3200, a Motion Detection function that automatically adjusts the camera's shutter speed and ISO rating to compensate for fast-moving subjects, and Nikon's Best Shot Selector (BSS) that quickly captures 10 exposures and automatically edits and saves the sharpest of the batch.
For capturing the fastest of activities the CoolPix S8000 can also capture up to 20 pictures at bursts up to 11 frames-per-second (fps), or 3 fps for up to 45 exposures.
Other image-enhancing features found the Nikon CoolPix S8000 include macro shooting down to 0.4" from the front lens element, Face Priority AF for up to 12 faces, Skin Softening for more flattering portraits, Advanced Flash controls, and a Creative Slider that enables you to easily adjust the brightness, saturation, and color hue levels of your pictures in-camera.
- 14.2 Megapixels for stunning prints as large as 20 x 30 inches.
- 10x Wide-Angle Zoom-NIKKOR ED Glass Lens has a versatile zoom range from 30mm to an impressive 300mm telephoto coverage that gets you close to the action while capturing expansive landscapes. The NIKKOR ED lens is built on a proud heritage of producing precision camera optics that delivers superb color and razor-sharp results.
- Extra Bright 3.0" High Resolution VGA (921,000-dot) Clear Color Display makes images and movies come alive with rich detail and improved contrast. The large LCD makes it easy to compose and share your pictures with a wide-viewing angle and anti-glare coating.
- Quick Performance with ultra-fast start-up, autofocus and shooting. Sports Continuous shooting enables high-speed shooting at approximately 3 fps for images up to 45 frames.
- HD Movie with HDMI Output 720p HD movie recording at 30fps and HDMI output for easy in camera playback or your TV or computer.
- 4-way VR Image Stabilization system.
- Optical VR Image Stabilization by lens shift minimizes the effect of camera shake.
- Motion Detection automatically detects moving subjects and adjusts shutter speed and ISO setting to compensate for camera shake and subject movement.
- High ISO up to 3200 at full resolution capability helps give you better results when shooting in low light or capturing fast-moving subjects.
- Nikon's original Best Shot Selector (BSS) automatically takes up to 10 shots while the shutter is pressed and saves the sharpest image.
- Slim, Stylish, Metal Design packs high performance into portable convenience for the slimmest in its class. 1
- Creative Slider creates pictures, in camera, the way you imagine them by simply you adjusting brightness, vividness and color hue.
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Smart Portrait System includes:
- Smile Timer and Blink Proof makes sure you'll always catch the decisive moment when your subject smiles and Blink Proof function shoots two pictures and automatically saves the one in which the subject's eyes remain open
- Blink Warning, when activated alerts you that the subject may have blinked and allows you to retake the photo
- In-Camera Red-Eye Fix™ automatically fixes, while shooting, most instances of red-eye in the camera. You may never see red-eye again
- Face-Priority AF Nikon's face-finding technology that automatically focuses on up to 12 faces
- Skin Softening smoothes skin tone at three different levels for optimal portraits
- Advanced Flash Control delivers natural flash images even when ambient or assisted lighting is typically insufficient, such as backlight or telephoto shooting.
- EXPEED Image Processing ensures high-quality pictures with stunning color and sharpness. Nikon's comprehensive digital imaging processing concept incorporates the know-how and technologies accumulated throughout Nikon's long history of photographic and digital imaging development and is custom-tuned for COOLPIX. Applied optimized technologies render natural-looking pictures of incredible quality and quick response so you won't miss that special moment.
- Subject Tracking will track a moving subject to ensure sharp focus. The camera will automatically track your subject - even if they temporarily move out of the frame.
- Quick Retouch optimizes contrast and color vividness for beautiful images.
- Scene Auto Selector automatically recognizes the scene in your picture and selects the most appropriate scene mode (6) + auto mode.
- D-Lighting rescues dark or backlit images by improving brightness and detail during playback.
- 16 Scene Modes for optimized shooting in various settings.
- Macro shooting as close as 0.4".
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| Camera Type | Point-and-shoot Digital Camera |
| Imaging | |
|---|---|
| Resolution | Effective: 14.2MP, Recorded: 14.48MP |
| Sensor | 1/2.3" CCD |
| Bit Depth | Not Specified By Manufacturer |
| File Formats | JPEG, AVI |
| File Size | Not Specified By Manufacturer |
| Color Spaces | sRGB |
| Image Stabilization | Yes |
| Crop Factor | N/A |
| Optics | |
|---|---|
| Lens | 5.4-54mm f/3.5-5.9 (35mm film equivalent: 30-300mm) |
| Zoom |
Optical: 10x Digital: 2x |
| Lens Mount | N/A |
| Focus Type | Autofocus |
| Focus Range |
Normal: 1.5' (50cm) - infinity Macro: 0.4" (1cm) - infinity |
| Accessory Lens/Filter Mount | N/A |
| Shooting Controls | |
|---|---|
| Sensitivity | ISO 100-3200 |
| Shutter Speeds | Not Specified By Manufacturer |
| Metering | Not Specified By Manufacturer |
| Exposure Modes | Auto, Scene |
| White Balance | Not Specified By Manufacturer |
| Mirror Lock-Up | N/A |
| Burst Capability | 11 fps, up to 20 frames |
| Self Timer | Not Specified By Manufacturer |
| Interval Recording | No |
| Remote Control | No |
| Flash | |
|---|---|
| Built-in Flash | Yes |
| Effective Flash Range | Not Specified By Manufacturer |
| External Flash Connection | None |
| Dedicated Flash System | N/A |
| Max Sync Speed | Not Specified By Manufacturer |
| Memory | |
|---|---|
| Built-in Memory | 32MB |
| Memory Card Type | SD/SDHC |
| Still Images per GB | Not Specified By Manufacturer |
| A/V Recording | |
|---|---|
| Video Recording | Yes |
| Video Resolution | 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) & 30 fps, 640 x 480, 320 x 240 |
| Video Clip Length | 29 Minutes |
| Audio Recording | Stereo Audio with Video Only (Internal mic only) |
| Viewfinder/Display | |
|---|---|
| Viewfinder Type | None |
| Viewfinder Coverage | N/A |
| Display | 3" LCD |
| Connectivity/System Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Connectivity | HDMI, USB 2.0, A/V Out |
| System & Software Requirements |
Windows 7, XP (SP3), Vista Mac OS OS X (10.3.9 or later) |
| Environmental | |
|---|---|
| Operating/Storage Temperature | Not Specified By Manufacturer |
| Weatherproofing | None |
| Durability | Not Rated |
| Power | |
|---|---|
| Battery Type | EN-EL12 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery |
| Power Adapter | AC Adapter EH-62F (optional) |
| Physical | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 4.1 x 2.3 x 1.1" (103 x 57 x 27mm) |
| Weight | 6.5 oz (183g) |
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 8 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
100%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Zoom range/performance (8)
- Image stabilization (7)
- Short lag time (7)
- Nice body color (6)
- Good in low light (4)
Cons
Best Uses
- Family photos (8)
- Travel (6)
- Low light (5)
- Landscape/scenery (4)
- Sports/action (3)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Photo enthusiast (4)
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Pros
- Good Image Stabilization
- Good in Low Light
- Great Zoom
- Nice Body Color
- Short Lag Time
Cons
Best Uses
- Family Photos
- Indoors/Low Light
- Landscape/Scenery
- Sports/Action
- Travel
- Video
- Weddings/Events
- Wildlife photos
Comments about Nikon CoolPix S8000 Digital Camera (Silver):
It's great for landscape pictures and great for a quick shot. I'm going on a cruise to italy and greece, so i will be doing a lot of walking while taking pictures. It turns on and off quickly, and its ready to shoot. The flash that pops out of the camera while on flash mode is a bit irritating if you are used to holding it with both hands, but its not so bad. Picture quality is great, so are short videos that come out in HD. You can edit the pictures on the camera itslef, like skin softening, lighting, vividness exct. Its a smart camera, it can detect when people are smiling or blinking and will automatically retake the picture if someone blinks.
Pros
- Good in Low Light
- Great Zoom
Cons
Best Uses
- Family Photos
- Indoors/Low Light
- Sports/Action
- Travel
- Video
Comments about Nikon CoolPix S8000 Digital Camera (Silver):
Traveling across country this summer seeing rock festivals--am using the camera to not only take pictures but to video. I bought the car charger with it and the only negative is that it charges better with that than the wall charger now.
Picture and video quality is excellent.
Pros
- Good Image Stabilization
- Great Zoom
- Nice Body Color
- Short Lag Time
Cons
Best Uses
- Family Photos
- Landscape/Scenery
- Sports/Action
- Travel
Comments about Nikon CoolPix S8000 Digital Camera (Silver):
This is a high quality small, easily portable camera for travel that fits in the pocket and is always availble while larger SLRs may not.
Pros
- Good Image Stabilization
- Great Zoom
- Nice Body Color
- Short Lag Time
Cons
Best Uses
- Family Photos
- Travel
Comments about Nikon CoolPix S8000 Digital Camera (Silver):
Very Fast starting and shooting, great quality pictures.Great zoom
Pros
- Good Image Stabilization
- Great Zoom
- Nice Body Color
- Short Lag Time
Cons
- Flash on the wrong spot
- Short Battery Life
Best Uses
- Family Photos
- Indoors/Low Light
- Travel
- Video
Comments about Nikon CoolPix S8000 Digital Camera (Silver):
Nice little camera, easy to carry and snap. Great pictures. Two drawbacks which I found are, (1.) the flash light is on the top right of the camera. [which pops up in auto mode/flash mode]. While taking pictures we all hold this type of point and shoot cameras using our both hands, which blocks poping up the flash light for this model. Hope you all got what I mean. (2.) Some times the camera doesn't focus image to the right focal length. Eventhough we press the button half way to focus the image we get blurred pictures.
Pros
- Good Image Stabilization
- Good in Low Light
- Great Zoom
- Natural looking Flash
- Nice Body Color
- Short Lag Time
Cons
Best Uses
- Family Photos
- Indoors/Low Light
Comments about Nikon CoolPix S8000 Digital Camera (Silver):
I am not a professional photographer, just a mom who wants to preserve every moment of my children's youth. I needed to upgrade my 3.2 Mp camera and chose this camera for it's high Mp. Most of my pictures are taken in low-light so I also liked this camera's high ISO capabilities. With the first few pictures (in a low-light setting) I immediately saw a huge improvement over my old camera. Specifically, the short lag time, the brightness of the picture even in low light, and being able to capture a low light photo in focus of my wobbly baby. The flash doesn't wash out the subject like my old camera. It still captures a natural looking portrait. I like the slim design and ease of use. The video capability was a bonus for me and came in handy on a particular occasion but the quality is not better than my 4 year old mini DVC video camera. The only negative for the camera is where to hold it with my left hand when the flash is up. It's a very minor complaint and I will learn to adjust how I hold the camera if it means I can have a larger LCD screen and slim design. I will also buy a back up battery since this camera uses a rechargeable one. I haven't learned how to use all of the bells and whistles and even if I never do I am extremely happy with the core function of this camera; taking great pictures worthy of being put into a photo album.
Pros
- Good Image Stabilization
- Good in Low Light
- Great Zoom
- Short Lag Time
Cons
Best Uses
- Family Photos
- Indoors/Low Light
- Landscape/Scenery
- Travel
Comments about Nikon CoolPix S8000 Digital Camera (Silver):
We bought this for my father-in-law to replace his 5 years old SONY point-and-shot. Having this in mind, we were looking for a camera with these criteria: a) point and shot; b) good picture quality; c) has to be good at "everything auto"; d) buttons and menu have to be 'trivial'. We started with Canon P&S since we had quite a good experience with a couple of Canon P&S cameras before. Then saw this on the web, its 10x zoom caught my eyes. Found no review, so I decided to "preview" it myself. While we were comparing this one with Canon SD3500 and SD980 (roughly within the same price range), we took various photos for the same situations and reviewed by different people. Found out that this one win all points. (Note: Don't compare the picture quality with a DSLR. Think about the convenience when buying a P&S.)
Pros
- Good Image Stabilization
- Great Zoom
- Nice Body Color
- Short Lag Time
Cons
Best Uses
- Family Photos
- Landscape/Scenery
Comments about Nikon CoolPix S8000 Digital Camera (Silver):
It's ready to go in about 2 seconds; unit is a little wider & heavier than the 630, but not uncomfortable. Have shot landscape, children, etc. and the focus identifies quickly, reaady to take before the shot is lost. Colors are true; 10x zoom is a treat. You can make some changes to the shooting menu, but remember its not a DSLR. It's a stick in your pocket & take with, that give very good pics.
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Card Readers
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What's in the Box
- Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12
- Charging AC Adapter EH-68P
- USB Cable UC-E6
- Audio Video Cable EG-CP14
- Strap AN-CP19
- Software Suite CD-ROM
- 1-Year Manufacturer's Warranty
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