Nikon S6 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Technical Notes
Specifi cations
Nikon COOLPIX S6 Digital Camera
Type Compact digital camera
Eff ective pixels 6.0 million
f/-number f/3.0 – f/5.4
Construction 12 elements in 10 groups
Focal length
5.8 –17.4 mm (35 mm [135] picture angle equivalent: approx. 35 –105 mm)
Lens 3 × Zoom-Nikkor ED Lens
CCD
1
2.5-in. CCD; total pixels: 6.18 million
Image size (pixels)
2,816 × 2,112 (2816
, 2816)
2,048 × 1,536 (2048)
1,024 × 768 (1024)
• 640 × 480 (640)
Digital zoom Up to 4 × (35 mm [135] picture angle equivalent: 420 mm)
Exposure
Metering 256-segment matrix, center-weighted, spot, spot AF area
Range
Exposure control Programmed auto exposure with exposure compensation
(–2.0 – +2.0 EV in steps of
1
3 E V )
W: 1.2 – 16.1 EV T: 2.9 – 17.8 E V
Aperture
Range f/3.0 and f/8.5 (W)
Electronically-controlled ND fi lter selection
Shutter
Speed
Mechanical and charge-coupled electronic shutter
2 –
1
500 s
Approximate frame
coverage
Shooting mode: 97% horizontal and 97% vertical
Playback: 100% horizontal and 100% vertical
Monitor
3.0 in., 230,000-dot, wide viewing-angle low-temperature polysilicon
TFT LCD with 5-level brightness adjustment
Self-timer Can be selected from approximately 10 and 3 seconds duration
ISO sensitivity 50, 100, 200, 400 (ISO equivalent); Auto (auto gain to ISO 200 equivalent)
Storage
Media Internal memory (approx. 20 MB); SD (Secure Digital) memory cards
File formats Compressed: JPEG-baseline-compliant
Movies: QuickTime
File system DCF, Exif 2.2, and DPOF compliant
Sound fi les: WAV
Autofocus (AF)
Focus-area selection Center; manual with 99 focus areas
Contrast-detect AF with AF-assist illumination
Focus range (from lens)
30 cm (1 ft.) – ∞
Macro mode: 4 cm (1.6 in.)– ∞ (middle zoom position)
AF-assist illumination Class 1 LED product (IEC 60825-1 Edition 1.2
-2001
); max. output: 1,500 µW