Nikon Coolpix S6 Review

Review Date: July 5th 2006

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Page 1
Introduction / Features
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Ease of Use
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Image Quality
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Sample Images
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Design
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Specifications
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Conclusion

Specifications

Effective pixels: 6.0 million
CCD : 1/2.5-inch type (6.2 million total pixels)
Image modes: High (2816*), Normal (2816), Normal (2048), PC (1024), TV (640)
Lens: 3x Zoom-Nikkor ED; 5.8-17.4mm (35mm [135] format equivalent to 35-105mm); f/3.0-5.4; 12 elements in 10 groups; Digital zoom: up to 4x
Focus range: 30cm (12 in.) to infinity, 4cm (1.6 in.) to infinity in Macro Mode
LCD monitor: 3.0-inch type, 230,000-dot TFT LCD monitor with brightness adjustment (170-degree wide viewing angle)/
Storage media: Internal memory: approx. 20MB, SD memory card
Shooting modes: Auto, 4 modes with Scene Assist (Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night portrait), 11 Scene Modes (Party/Indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Night landscape, Close up, Museum, Fireworks show, Copy, Back light, Panorama assist), Voice Recording, BSS (Best Shot Selector), Exposure BSS, Color Options, Blur Warning, Date Imprint, Self-timer (3, 10 sec.)
Movie: With sound: TV movie (640) at 30fps, Small size (320) at 30fps/15fps, Smaller size (160) at 15fps, Pictmotion (320) at 15fps; Without sound: Time-lapse movie at 30fps, Electronic VR (Vibration Reduction) available
Pictmotion: 5 styles selectable to playback movies or up to 30 still images, 5 music files pre-installed, max. 3 music files loadable Via Picture Project (Windows only)
Capture modes: 1) Single, 2) Continuous (approx. 2.2fps), 3) Multi-shot 16 (approx 2fps, only available at image size 6M), 4) Interval timer shooting
Built-in flash: Range: 1 ft to 8 ft. 6 in/ 0.3-2.6m (W), 1 ft. to 4 ft. 7 in/0.3-1.4m/. (T); Flash modes: Auto, Auto with Red-eye Reduction (In-Camera Red-Eye Fix), Flash cancel, Anytime flash and Slow sync.
Interface: IEEE 802.11b/g, USB, Audio Video output (via COOL-STATION MV-15)
Wireless capability: IEEE 802.11b/g, wireless range up to 20m (depending on environment)
Supported languages: German/ English/ Spanish/ French/ Italian/ Dutch/ Russian/ Swedish/ Japanese/ Simplified Chinese/ Traditional Chinese/ Korean/ Thai/ Portuguese/ Polish/ Indonesian/ Finnish/ Norwegian/ Czech selectable in menu display
Power requirements: One EN-EL8 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery (supplied), EH-64 AC Adapter (supplied)
Battery life (approx.): 200 shots with EN-EL8 (based on CIPA standard)
Dimensions (W x H x D): Approx. 3.9 x 2.4 x 0.8 in. (100.5 x 60 x 21mm )
Weight: 4.9 oz. (140g) (without battery and memory card)
Supplied Accessories*: MV-15 COOLSTATION , PV-11 Dock Insert, Strap, UC-E10 USB Cable, EG-E5000 Audio Video Cable, EH-64 AC Adapter, EN-EL8 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, PictureProject CD-ROM
Optional Accessories: MV-15 COOLSTATION (repl), UC-E10 USB Cable (repl), EG-E5000 Audio Video Cable (repl), EH-64 AC Adapter (repl), EN-EL8 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery (repl), MH-62 Battery Charger, FJ-CP1 Field jacket
*Supplied accessories may differ by country or area.
PictureProject System Requirements: PictureProject System Requirements: OS: Macintosh: Mac(R) OS X version 10.1.5 or later (version 10.2.8 or later required for Burn Disc option) / Windows: Windows(R) XP Home Edition/Professional, Windows(R)2000 Professional, Windows(R) Me, Windows(R) 98SE pre-installed models RAM: Macintosh: 64MB or more recommended / Windows: 64MB or more recommended (128MB with muvee option) Hard disk: 60MB required for installation Display: 800 x 600 or more with 16-bit color (full color recommended) Others: CD-ROM drive required for installation. Only built-in USB ports are supported

Page 1
Introduction / Features
Page 2
Ease of Use
Page 3
Image Quality
Page 4
Sample Images
Page 5
Design
Page 6
Specifications
Page 7
Conclusion

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