Nikon COOLPIX S3 Digital Camera
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Nikon COOLPIX S3 Digital Camera

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  • Digital Zoom: 4x
  • Camera Type: Compact
  • Weight: 0.26 lb.
  • LCD Screen Size: 2.5 in.
  • Resolution: 6.4 Megapixel
  • Optical Zoom: 3x
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Nikon COOLPIX S3 Digital Camera

Like the Coolpix S1 and S2 before it, the new Matte Black Metal-body Coolpix S3 boasts a 2.5” LCD screen and Nikon’s exclusive feature system, including D-Lighting for fixing dark pictures in the camera, the exclusive Face Priority AF (Auto Focus) for automatic face-finding focus and getting great portraits and In-Camera Red-Eye Fix™ to remove most instances of red-eye in the camera. The Coolpix S3 provides consumers with top-notch performance and the look to match.

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4

A very good point and shoot

byekmann503 Jan 4, 2007
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Pros good picture quality, easy to use, several pre-adjusted scene modes, small size.
Cons Limited options to manually tune exposure, small buttons for big fingers.
Recommended it? Yes

We bought a Nikon S3 in May 2006 with a 512 Mb Ultra II SanDisk SD card installed. In the past we've had Olympus 4MP and Casio 5MP Exilim digital point and shoots.

My wife and I used the S3 quite a bit over the past 6 months (taking pictures of our kids, neighbors, family, etc). Our... Read full review »

15

Most likely to get the good shot

bycarlgo Mar 17, 2006
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Pros Highly portable, good quality, takes good photos, has interesting and effective advanced...
Cons None. It is about as good as it can be for its size category.
Recommended it? Yes

This review will cover what the typical consumer will need to know about the Nikon S3. Lists of features and statistics are available on technical testing sites.

The S3 is a very small camera, much smaller in your hand than it appears on paper. My initial impression was that it was too... Read full review »

8

Tiny with lots of bells and whistles!

byiama3905 Mar 22, 2006
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Pros Simple to use and top quality photos. Compact size fits anywhere.
Cons Nothing really comes to mind!
Recommended it? Yes

We bought this camera right before Christmas 2005 and haven't been able to stop taking photos! We have over four GBs of photos stored on our laptop.
The camera replaced our well-used Coolpix, which we bought in 2002 and traveled to every non-continually frozen continent with. NIKON is a leader... Read full review »

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Product Details and Features

Product MPN

MPN nikcoolpixs3k1

Key Features

Digital Zoom 4x
Camera Type Compact
Weight 0.26 lb.
LCD Screen Size 2.5 in.
Resolution 6.4 Megapixel
Optical Zoom 3x

Image Quality

Camera Resolution 6.4 Megapixel
Image Sensor Type CCD
Image Resolutions 640 x 480 • 2816 x 2112 • 2048 x 1536 • 1024 x 768

Video

Video Resolutions 320 x 240 • 640 x 480 (VGA) • 160 x 120
Video Speed 15 fps

Lens

Interchangeable Lens Not Interchangeable Lenses
Optical Zoom 3x
Focus Type Autofocus
Focal Length 5.8 - 17.4 mm
Macro Focus Range 1.6 in. to Infinity (w)
35mm Zoom Lens 35 - 105 mm
Focus Range 12 in. to Infinity (w)

Exposure Control

Aperture Range f3/f5.4 (w/t)
Frames Per Second 1.6 Frames
White Balance Auto • Daylight / Sunny (Preset) • Cloudy (Preset) • Fluorescent (Preset) • Incandescent (Preset) • Flash (Preset)

Flash

Flash Functions Flash Off • Auto Flash • Fill-in Flash • Red-eye Reduction Flash • Slow Sync
Flash Type Built-In
ISO Speeds Auto • 50 • 100 • 200 • 400

Storage

File Size (High Res.) 3 MB (43 images on 128MB card)
Memory Type Built-in • SD Card
Compression Type JPEG
File Size (Low Res.) 0.75 MB (about 171 images on 128MB card)
Built-in Memory Size 12 MB

Included Features

Self Timer 10 Sec.
Built-in Microphone With Built-in Microphone

Viewfinder / Display

LCD Protected Position Without LCD Protected Position
LCD Screen Resolution 110,000 pixels

Interfaces

Video Interface Video Out
Interface Type USB

Power Supply

Battery Type Proprietary Lithium
Battery Life 190 Images

System Requirements

Operating System Apple Mac OS X • Microsoft Windows 2000 • Microsoft Windows 98SE • Microsoft Windows ME • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition • Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Dimensions

Weight 0.26 lb.
Depth 0.8 in.
Height 2.3 in.
Width 3.5 in.

Miscellaneous

UPC 018208255375
Product ID 27367124
Included Accessories Software • USB Cable • Video Cable • Lithium Battery • AC Power Adapter • Strap
Release Date September, 2005
Family Line Nikon COOLPIX

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