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Technical Notes and Index
Specifications
Nikon COOLPIX S3000 Digital Camera
Type Compact digital camera
Effective pixels 12.0 million
Image sensor
1
/2.3-in. CCD; total pixels: approx. 12.39 million
Lens 4× optical zoom, NIKKOR lens
Focal length 4.9–19.6mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 27–108mm
lens in 35mm [135] format)
f/-number f/3.2–5.9
Construction 6 elements in 5 groups
Digital zoom Up to 4× (angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 432mm
lens in 35mm [135] format)
Vibration reduction Electronic VR
Autofocus (AF) Contrast-detect AF
Focus range (from
lens)
• Approx. 50 cm (1ft. 8 in.) to ∞
• Macro mode: Approx. 8 cm (3.2 in.) to ∞ (wide-angle position)
Focus-area selection Auto (9-area automatic selection), center, manual with
99 focus areas, face priority
Monitor 6.7 cm/2.7-in., approx. 230k-dot, TFT LCD 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. 47 MB)
• SD (Secure Digital) memory cards
File system DCF, Exif 2.2, and DPOF compliant
File formats Still pictures: JPEG
Sound files (Voice Memo): WAV
Movies: AVI (Motion-JPEG compliant)
Image size (pixels) • 12M (High) [4000 × 3000P]
• 12M [4000 × 3000]
• 8M [3264 × 2448]
• 5M [2592 × 1944]
• 3M [2048 × 1536]
• PC [1024 × 768]
• VGA [640 × 480]
• 16:9 [3968 × 2232]
ISO sensitivity (Standard
output sensitivity)
• ISO 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
• Auto (auto gain from ISO 80 to 1600)
• Fixed range auto (ISO 80-400, ISO 80-800)