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Technical Notes
Specifications
Nikon COOLPIX S550 Digital Camera
Type Compact digital camera
Effective pixels 10 million
Image sensor
1
/2.3-in. CCD; total pixels: 10.34 million
Lens 5× Zoom-Nikkor lens
Focal length 6.3-31.5mm (equivalent with 35mm [135] format picture angle:
36-180mm)
f/-number f/3.5-5.6
Construction 8 elements in 6 groups
Digital zoom Up to 4× (equivalent with 35mm [135] format picture angle:
approx. 720mm)
Vibration reduction Electronic VR
Autofocus (AF) Contrast-detect AF
Focus range (from
lens)
• Approx. 35 cm (1 ft. 2 in.) to ∞ (W); approx. 60 cm (2 ft.) to ∞ (T)
• Macro mode: 10 cm (3.9 in.) (wide-angle zoom position) to ∞
Focus-area selection Auto (9-area automatic selection), center, manual with
99 focus areas, face priority
AF-assist illumination Class 1 LED product (IEC 60825-1 Edition 1.2
-2001
);
max. output: 610 μW
Monitor Wide vision 2.5 in., Approx. 230k-dot, TFT LCD with anti-
reflection coating and 5-level brightness adjustment
Frame coverage
(shooting mode)
Approx. 97 % horizontal and 97 % vertical (Compared to actual
picture)
Frame coverage
(playback mode)
Approx. 100 % horizontal and 100 % vertical (Compared to
actual picture)
Storage
Media • Internal memory (approx. 50 MB)
• SD (Secure Digital) memory cards
File system DCF, Exif 2.2, and DPOF compliant
File formats Compressed: JPEG-Baseline compliant
Movies: AVI
Sound files: WAV
Image size (pixels) • 3,648 × 2,736 [High (3648P)/Normal (3648)]
• 2,592 × 1,944 [Normal (2592)]
• 2,048 × 1,536 [Normal (2048)]
• 1,024 × 768 [PC screen (1024)]
• 640 × 480 [TV screen (640)]
• 1,920 × 1,080 [16:9 (1920)]