Nikon Coolpix S500 Review
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June 11th, 2007
Summary
You can shoot sharper, clearer and without blur with Nikon’s ingenious Vibration Reduction. VR Image Stabilization detects and corrects for camera movement to give you rock-steady results time after time in lower light. So effective, it even lets you shoot in lower light.
Specs
Effective pixels: 7.1 million
Imaging sensor: 1/2.5-in CCD; approx 7.38 million total pixels
Lens: 3x Zoom-Nikkor; 5.7-17.1mm (35mm [135] format picture angle: 35-105mm); f/2.8-4.7; 5 elements in 5 groups; digital zoom: up to 4x (35mm [135] format picture angle: 420mm)
Focus range (from lens): 1ft 8in (50cm) to infinity. Macro close-up mode: 5.9in (15cm) to infinity
Monitor: 2.5-in, 230,000-dot TFT LCD with anti-reflection coating
Storage media: Internal memory (approx 26MB), SD/SDHC memory card compatible
Movie: With sound: TV movie (640) at 30fps, small size (320) at 30fps/15fps, smaller size (160) at 15fps; without sound: time-lapse movie at 30fps, stop-motion movie
Image size (pixels): 3072 x 2304 (High: 3072*/Normal: 3072), 2592 x 1944 (Normal: 2592), 2048 x 1536 (Normal: 2048), 1024 x 768 (PC: 1024), 640 x 480 (TV: 640), 3072 x 1728 (16:9)
Vibration Reduction (VR): Optical lens shift VR (Image Stabilization)
ISO sensitivity: ISO 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 2000, Auto (auto gain ISO 50-1000)
Built-in flash: Range: (W) 1ft. 8 in. to 24 ft. 7 in. (0.5 to 7.5m), (T) 1 ft. 8 in. to 13 ft. 1 in. (0.5 to 4.0m)
Interface: USB
Supported languages: Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, German, English, Finnish, French, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai
Power sources: Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL10 (supplied), AC Adapter EH-62D (optional)
Battery life: Approx. 180 shots with EN-EL10 battery (based on CIPA standard)
Dimensions (W x H x D): Approx. 3.5 x 2.0 x 0.9 in. (88 x 51 x 22mm) excluding projections
Weight: Approx. 4.4 oz. (125 g) without battery and SD memory card
Supplied accessories*: Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL10, Battery Charger MH-63, USB Cable UC-E6, Audio Video Cable EG-CP14, Strap, PictureProject CD-ROM
*Supplied accessories may differ by country or area.
Optional accessories: AC Adapter EH-62D, Leather case
PictureProject System Requirements: OS: Macintosh: Mac(R) OS X version 10.3.9; 10.4.x, Windows: Windows(R) Vista (32 bit), Windows(R)XP Home Edition/Professional, Windows(R) 2000 Professional pre-installed models
Note: CD-ROM drive required for installation. Only built-in USB ports are supported