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Technical Notes and Index
Specifications
Nikon COOLPIX S6500 Digital Camera
Type
Compact digital camera
Number of effective pixels
16.0 million
Image sensor
1
/2.3-in. type CMOS; approx. 16.79 million total pixels
Lens
NIKKOR lens with 12× optical zoom
Focal length
4.5-54.0 mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 25-300 mm lens in
35 mm [135] format)
f/-number
f/3.1-6.5
Construction
8 elements in 8 groups (1 ED lens element)
Digital zoom
magnification
Up to 4× (angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 1200 mm lens
in 35mm [135] format)
Vibration reduction
Lens shift
Motion blur reduction
Motion detection (still pictures)
Autofocus (AF)
Contrast-detect AF
Focus range
• [W]: Approx. 50 cm (1 ft 8 in.)–∞,
[T]:Approx. 1.5m (5ft)–∞
• Macro mode: Approx. 8 cm (3.2 in.)–
∞
(wide-angle position)
(All distances measured from center of front surface of lens)
Focus-area selection
Face priority, manual with 99 focus areas, center, subject tracking,
target finding AF
Monitor
7.5 cm (3-in.), approx. 460k-dot, TFT LCD with anti-reflection coating
and 5-level brightness adjustment
Frame coverage
(shooting mode)
Approx. 99% horizontal and 99% vertical (compared to actual
picture)
Frame coverage
(playback mode)
Approx. 99% horizontal and 99% vertical (compared to actual
picture)