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Technical Notes
Specifications
Nikon COOLPIX P50 Digital Camera
Type
Compact digital camera
Effective pixels
8.1 million
Image sensor
1
/2.5-in. CCD; total pixels: approx. 8.29 million
Lens
3.6× Zoom-Nikkor lens
Focal length
4.7-17.0 mm (equivalent with 35mm [135] format picture
angle: 28-102 mm)
f/-number
f/2.8-5.6
Construction
7 elements in 6 groups
Digital zoom
Up to 4× (equivalent with 35mm [135] format picture angle:
approx. 408 mm)
Vibration reduction
Electronic
Autofocus (AF)
Contrast-detect AF, Multi area AF
Focus range (from
lens)
• 50 cm (1 ft. 7.6 in.) to ∞
•
Macro close-up mode: 5 cm (1.9 in.) (wide-angle zoom
position) to
∞
Focus-area selection
Face priority, auto (9-area automatic selection), center, manual
with 99 focus areas
AF-assist illumination
Class 1 LED product (IEC 60825-1 Edition 1.2
-2001
);
max. output: 1,500 μW
Viewfinder
Real-image optical viewfinder with LED indication
Frame coverage
Approx. 75 % vertical and 75 % horizontal
Monitor
2.4 in., 115,000-dot, TFT LCD with anti-reflection coating and
5-level brightness adjustment
Frame coverage
(shooting mode)
Approx. 97 % horizontal and 97 % vertical
Frame coverage
(playback mode)
Approx. 100 % horizontal and 100 % vertical
Storage
Media
• Internal memory (approx. 52 MB)
• SD (Secure Digital) memory cards
File system
DCF, Exif 2.2, and DPOF compliant
File formats
Compressed: JPEG-baseline compliant
FINE (1:4), NORMAL (1:8), BASIC (1:16)
Movies: AVI
Sound files: WAV
Image size (pixels)
ISO sensitivity
(Standard output sensitivity)
ISO 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 2000, Auto (auto gain from ISO
64 to 1000)
• 3,264 × 2,448 [8 M] • 2,592 × 1,944 [5 M]
• 2,048 × 1,536 [3 M] • 1,600 × 1,200 [2 M]
• 1,280 × 960 [1 M] • 1,024 × 768 [PC]
• 640 × 480 [TV] • 3,264 × 2,176 [3:2]
• 3,200 × 1,800 [16:9]