The Coolpix S4 is a
brand
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of
digital camera
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produced by
Nikon
(, ; ), also known just as Nikon, is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in optics and imaging products. The companies held by Nikon form the Nikon Group.
Nikon's products include cameras, camera ...
. Its image sensor is a
CCD with 6.0 million
pixel
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In most digital display devices, pixels are the ...
s. It has a
thin-film transistor
A thin-film transistor (TFT) is a special type of field-effect transistor (FET) where the transistor is thin relative to the plane of the device. TFTs are grown on a supporting (but non-conducting) substrate. A common substrate is glass, becaus ...
liquid crystal display device with 110,000 pixels. The S4 incorporates Nikon's popular
swivel
A swivel is a connection that allows the connected object, such as a gun, chair, swivel caster, or an anchor
An anchor is a device, normally made of metal , used to secure a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft ...
design which allows the addition of a powerful
Nikkor
Nikkor is the brand of lenses produced by Nikon Corporation, including camera lenses for the Nikon F-mount.
Nikko parent company brand, from which the Nikkor brand evolved.
The ''Nikkor'' brand was introduced in 1932, a Westernised rendering of ...
10X
Optical zoom
A zoom lens is a mechanical assembly of lens elements for which the focal length (and thus angle of view) can be varied, as opposed to a fixed-focal-length (FFL) lens (see prime lens).
A true zoom lens, also called a parfocal lens, is one t ...
lens, yet retain a compact form. Other features include D-Lighting and Face-priority AF.
Nikon later released the Nikon Coolpix S10 which has a similar 10x
swivel lens
A swivel lens is a lens that freely rotates while attached to a camera body. They are used on some compact digital and video cameras (camcorders). These lenses make it easy for a photographer to aim a camera without moving around too much. Swivel ...
design as the S4, but with more advanced features such as vibration reduction and a lithium ion battery.
See also
*
Nikon Coolpix S1
The Coolpix S1 is a brand of digital camera in production by Nikon since 2005. Its image sensor is a CCD with 5.0 million pixels. It has a 2.5-inch thin-film transistor liquid crystal display device with 110,000 pixels.
See also
* Nikon Cool ...
*
Nikon Coolpix S3
*
Nikon Coolpix S10
The Coolpix S10 is a model of digital camera formerly produced by Nikon and first released in 2006 as part of the Coolpix Series. Its image sensor is a CCD with 6.0 million pixels. It has a thin-film transistor liquid crystal display device w ...
*
Nikon Coolpix 950
The Nikon Coolpix 950 was a digital camera released by Nikon in early 1999. The 950 model superseded the Coolpix 900 in the Nikon Coolpix series. The Coolpix 950 was a durable camera with swivel lens, magnesium body, a maximum resolution of 1600Ã ...
*
Nikon Coolpix 995
The Nikon Coolpix 995 was announced on April 25, 2001 to supersede the Coolpix 990 in the Nikon Coolpix series. Similar in appearance to the 990, changes include a switch to a high-impact plastic case for the lens half of the swivel body, a pop-up ...
*
Nikon Coolpix 4500
References
"Nikon Coolpix S4"
External links
* Nikon product archives
"Nikon Coolpix S4"
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