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Aug. 24, 2006
Tokyo – Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the introduction of the COOLPIX S9. A high-quality compact digital camera that packs 6.1 megapixels and a range of easy-to-use functions into a slim, sophisticated wave-surface body, the COOLPIX S9 has the style and capability to let anyone shoot with greater confidence.
Featuring a 1/2.5-inch CCD that offers enhanced precision and 6.1-effective megapixel image resolution, the COOLPIX S9 captures true-to-life color and delivers sharp, fine detail. And because it features a 3x Zoom-Nikkor ED lens with a 38-114mm range (35mm equivalent), it gives users broad compositional freedom to shoot anything from expansive scenery to tight portraits. The lens of the COOLPIX S9 also features an ingenious “right-angled” design, which allows it to operate throughout its entire focal range without ever protruding from the surprisingly slim body with its wave-surface design that’s as attractive to the eye as it is comfortable in the hand. And as the COOLPIX S9 has the advantage of a generous 153,600-dot, 2.5-inch LCD, it not only allows simple composition, but also enables high-quality playback anywhere and supports smoother menu navigation.
With a new Stop-motion movie function, the COOLPIX S9 brings a whole new dimension of fun to compact digital photography. As its name suggests, it’s a function that makes it a cinch for users to create their very own stop-motion animated films. Users simply take a shot of the models they wish to animate, move the models, then shoot again – it really is that simple! The COOLPIX S9 also makes it especially easy to get great-looking results in challenging conditions with a handy One-touch portrait button that provides direct access to three unique in-camera Nikon image innovations – Face Priority AF* that automatically detects and achieves sharp focus on people’s faces wherever they are in the frame, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix that can automatically overcome the red-eye effect sometimes caused by flash, and Nikon’s D-Lighting that can rescue underexposed images or shots with too much back light.
What’s more, the COOLPIX S9 offers 15 Scene modes that can produce great-looking shots in a wide range of common conditions, with 4 of the modes also offering Scene assist to promote more pleasing composition. The COOLPIX S9 features a handy Date Counter too, which visually records the countdown of days to a special occasion or number of days since an event, as well as a Time zone function that allows the setting of home town and new city time zones for easy image sorting after traveling.
The COOLPIX S9 also comes complete with Nikon’s unique PictureProject software. Not only does PictureProject offer a broad range of powerful features for image editing, organizing and sharing, but it also has an interface that makes it extremely easy for virtually anyone to use. PictureProject is also compatible with a range of plug-ins, allowing users to extend their capabilities as the COOLPIX S9 adds to their photographic confidence and enjoyment.
Note: Specifications, design, product name, standard accessories, and release schedule may differ by country or area.
The COOLPIX S9 successfully packs high-level quality and functionality into amazingly small dimensions. It has also been designed with a wave-surface body that’s both distinctively attractive and extremely comfortable in the hand and has a beautifully smooth, glossy high-quality finish that truly sets the camera apart from others in its class.
The handy One-touch portrait button makes it easier than ever to achieve more satisfying shots by providing direct access to three unique Nikon image innovations. Face-priority AF* can automatically detect then achieve accurate focus on people’s faces, no matter where they are in the frame. In-Camera Red-Eye fix can automatically detect the annoying red-eye effect sometimes caused by flash and compensate for it in-camera. And the D-Lighting function can rescue underexposed images or shots with too much backlight by creating a copy of the image but with light and detail added where necessary and well-exposed areas left exactly as they were.
The COOLPIX S9 brings further photographic fun with the Stop-motion function that makes it easy to create professional-looking animated films. Users simply pose the models they wish to animate, move them slightly, then shoot them again to create a film frame by frame. Opaque versions of previous shots are shown on the camera’s large LCD to assist users when making the movements and a one-second shutter delay keeps the overall result steady. Once all the shooting is done, the user is free to select up to 200 images as well as the frame rate for playback and the COOLPIX S9 creates the final film automatically in-camera.
| Effective pixels | 6.1 million |
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| CCD | 1/2.5-inch type (approx. 6.36 million total pixels) |
| Image modes | High (2816*), Normal (2816), Normal (2048), PC (1024), TV (640) |
| Lens | 3x Zoom-Nikkor ED; 6.4-19.2mm (35mm [135] format equivalent to approx. 38-114mm); f/3.5-4.3; 13 elements in 10 groups; Digital zoom: up to 4x |
| Focus range (approx.) | 25cm (0.8 ft.) to infinity (∞), 4cm (1.6 in.) to infinity (∞) in Macro mode |
| LCD monitor | 2.5-inch type, 153,600-dot TFT LCD monitor with brightness adjustment |
| Storage media | SD memory card and internal memory (approx. 24MB) |
| Shooting modes | Auto, 4 modes with Scene assist (Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night Portrait), 11 Scene modes (Party/Indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Night Landscape, Close Up, Museum, Fireworks Show, Copy, Back Light, Panorama assist), Voice Recording, BSS (Best Shot Selector), Exposure BSS, Color Options, Blur Warning, Date Imprint, Self-timer (10 sec.) |
| Movie | With sound: TV movie (640) at 30fps, Small size (320) at 30fps, Smaller size (160) at 30fps; Without sound: Time-lapse movie at 30fps, Stop-motion movie at specified speed available |
| Capture modes | 1) Single, 2) Continuous (approx. 1.7fps), 3) Multi-shot 16 (approx. 2.1fps, only available at image size 6M), 4) Interval timer shooting |
| Number of frames (w/ internal memory) | 6M: High (2816*) approx. 9, Normal (2816) approx. 18, 3M: Normal (2048) approx. 32 |
| Built-in flash |
Range: approx. 0.25-3.2m/ 10 in. - 10.5 ft. (W), approx. 0.45-2.6m/ 1.47 ft. - 8.5 ft. (T); Flash modes: Auto, Auto with Red-eye Reduction (In-Camera Red-Eye Fix), Flash Cancel, Anytime Flash and Slow sync. |
| Interface | USB, Audio Video output |
| Supported languages | Total of 20 languages: German/ English/ Spanish/ French/ Italian/ Dutch/ Russian/ Swedish/ Japanese/ Simplified Chinese/ Traditional Chinese/ Korean/ Thai/ Portuguese/ Polish/ Indonesian/ Finnish/ Danish/ Norwegian/ Czech selectable in menu display |
| Power requirements | Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL8 (supplied) |
| Battery life (approx.) | 190 shots with EN-EL8 (based on CIPA standard) |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | Approx.90.5 x 58.0 x 20.4mm (3.5 x 2.2 x 0.8 in.) excluding projections |
| Weight (approx.) | 115g (4 oz.) without battery and SD memory card |
| Supplied accessories* | Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL8, Battery Charger MH-62, USB Cable UC-E6, Audio Video Cable EG-CP14, Strap, PictureProject CD-ROM |
| OS | Macintosh: Mac® OS X version 10.3.9 or later Windows: Windows® XP Home Edition/Professional, Windows® 2000 Professional pre-installed models |
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| Note | CD-ROM drive required for installation. Only built-in USB ports are supported. |
