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Nikon Coolpix S510
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| Model Name: | Nikon Coolpix S510 |
| Check Prices: | Check Now! |
| Photo Gallery URL: | Photo Gallery |
| Device Forum URL: | Forum |
| Manufacturer URL: | Mfr. Website |
| General | |
| Model Number: | S510 |
| Camera Format: | Ultra Compact |
| Currently Manufactured: | Yes |
| Retail Price: | $279.95 |
| Street Price: | $173.69 |
| Date Available: | 2007-09-30 |
| Tripod Mount: | Yes |
| Weight: | 143g 5.0oz |
| Weight With Batteries? | Yes |
| Size: | 88 x 51 x 22 mm 3.5 x 2.0 x 0.9 in |
| Image Capture | |
| Image Resolution: | 3246x2448, 3200x1800, 2592x1944, 2048x1536, 1024x768 |
| Continuous-mode frames/second: | 1.1 |
| Movie Resolution: | 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 160 x 120 |
| Movie Frame Rate: | 30, 30/15, 15 |
| Movie Audio: | Yes |
| Imaging Sensor (Megapixels): | 8.29 |
| CCD Size (inches): | 1/2.5" |
| Focal Length Multiplier: | n/a |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3, 16:9 |
| Sensor Type: | CCD |
| Effective Megapixels: | 8.10 |
| Lens | |
| Focal Length (35mm equivalent): | 35 - 105 mm |
| Zoom Ratio: | 3.00x |
| Digital Zoom: | Yes |
| Digital Zoom Values: | Up to 4x |
| Auto Focus: | Yes |
| Auto Focus Assist Light? | Yes |
| Manual Focus: | No |
| Normal Focus Range: | 50 cm to Infinity 19.7 in to Infinity |
| Macro Focus Range: | 15 - infinity cm 5.9 - infinity in |
| Aperture Range: | Wide: f/2.8 / 5.6 Tele: f/4.7 / 9.4 |
| Lens Thread: | |
| Lens Thread Type: | |
| Display | |
| Optical Viewfinder: | No |
| LCD Viewfinder: | Yes |
| LCD Size (inches): | 2.5 |
| LCD Resolution (pixels): | 230,000 |
| Max Playback Zoom: | 10x |
| Exposure | |
| ISO Settings: | 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 2000 |
| White Balance Settings: | Auto, Daylight, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Flash, Preset manual |
| Shutter Speed Range: | 4 - 1/1500 |
| Exp Adj Range (EV): | +/- 2.0EV in 0.3EV steps |
| Metering Modes: | 256-segment matrix, center-weighted, spot |
| Aperture Priority: | No |
| Shutter Priority: | No |
| Full Manual Exposure: | No |
| Self Timer: | 10 or 3 seconds |
| Flash | |
| Internal Flash: | Yes |
| Flash Modes: | Auto, Auto with red-eye reduction, Off, Fill flash, Slow sync, |
| Flash Guide Number (Meters): | n/a |
| Flash Range Description: | Auto ISO: 0.5 - 6.5m (W), 0.5 - 3.5m (T) |
| Ext Flash Connection: | n/a |
| Image Storage | |
| Usable Memory Types: | SDHC / SD |
| Memory Included (MB): | 52.0 |
| Uncompressed Format: | |
| CCD Raw Format: | No |
| Movie File Format: | AVI |
| Connectivity | |
| Video Out: | Yes |
| Video Mode (NTSC/PAL): | Yes |
| Video Usable as Viewfinder: | |
| External Connections: | USB 1.1 |
| Other Connection: | DC In |
| Included Software: | Nikon Software Suite CD-ROM |
| OS Compatibility: | |
| Power | |
| Battery Form Factor: | 1 x proprietary EN-EL10 |
| Usable Battery Types: | Lithium Ion rechargeable |
| Batteries Included: | 1 x Proprietary EN-EL10 Lithium Ion rechargeable |
| Battery Charger Included: | Yes |
| Notes & Features: | Optical VR image stabilization, In-camera Red-eye Fix, Face Priority Autofocus, D-Lighting, Best Shot Selector mode. |
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