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Technical Notes
Specifications
Nikon COOLPIX P90 Digital Camera
Type Compact digital camera
Effective pixels 12.1 million
Image sensor 1/2.33-in. CCD; total pixels: approx. 12.7 million
Lens 24× optical zoom, NIKKOR lens
Focal length
4.6-110.4mm (equivalent with 35mm [135] format picture angle: 26-
624mm)
f/-number f/2.8-5
Construction 14 elements in 11 groups
Digital zoom
Up to 4× (equivalent with 35mm [135] format picture angle:
approx. 2496mm)
Vibration reduction
Image sensor shift (still pictures)
Electronic (movies)
Autofocus (AF) Contrast-detect AF, Multi area AF
Focus range (from
lens)
• [W]: 50 cm (1 ft. 8 in.) to ∞, [T]: 1.7 m (5 ft. 6 in.) to ∞
• Macro close-up mode: 10 cm (4 in.) to ∞ (zoom position
where F glows green); 1 cm (0.4 in.) to ∞ (zoom position at
K mark)
Focus area
Face priority, auto (9-area automatic selection), center, manual
with 99 focus areas
Electronic viewfinder
Color LCD viewfinder, 0.24-in. TFT LCD, approx. 230k-dot,
with diopter adjustment function
Frame coverage
(shooting mode)
Approx. 97% horizontal and 97% vertical (compared to the
actual screen)
Frame coverage
(playback mode)
Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical (compared to the
actual screen)
Monitor
3 in., approx. 230k-dot, TFT LCD Vari-angle monitor with anti-
reflection coating and 5-level brightness adjustment, tiltable
45° downward, 90° upward
Frame coverage
(shooting mode)
Approx. 97 % horizontal and 97 % vertical (compared to the
actual screen)
Frame coverage
(playback mode)
Approx. 100 % horizontal and 100 % vertical (compared to the
actual screen)
Storage
Media
Internal memory (approx. 47 MB), SD (Secure Digital) memory
cards
File system DCF, Exif 2.2, and DPOF compliant
File formats
Still pictures: Compressed: JPEG-Baseline compliant FINE (1:4),
NORMAL (1:8), BASIC (1:16)
Movies: AVI
Sound files: WAV