COOLPIX S550

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Supplied Accessories

  • AV/USB Cable UC-E12
  • Strap AN-CP14
  • Rechargeable Battery EN-EL11
  • Battery Charger MH-64
  • Software Suite for COOLPIX

*Supplied accessories may differ depending on country or area.

Key Features

10.0 Megapixels for stunning prints as large as 16 x 20 inches.  Plenty of sharp resolution to capture the finest details, crop creatively and produce incredible enlargements

New EXPEED image processor ensures high-quality pictures with stunning color and sharpness.  Nikon’s comprehensive digital imaging processing concept incorporates know-how and technologies accumulated throughout our long history of photographic and digital imaging development.  EXPEED is custom-tuned for COOLPIX and applied optimized technologies the render natural-looking pictures of incredible quality and quick response so you will not miss that special moment

Incredible, Bright 2.5-inch High Resolution LCD makes it easy to compose and share your pictures. In addition, the high-contrast and anti-reflection coating on the screen assist in clear viewing, even in direct sunlight

All New Stylish, compact Metal Design that slips right into your shirt pocket or purse! Choose from three fashionable colors that will fit your style

Nikon Image Innovations include: In-Camera Red-Eye Fix™, which will automatically look for and fixes most instances of red-eye. You may never see red-eyes again, Face Priority AF is Nikon’s face-finding technology that quickly finds and focuses on up to 12 faces in a group portrait, and D-Lighting will rescue those photos that are too dark for printing by enhancing the underexposed areas of the picture while not touching the properly exposed areas

High Quality TV Movies with Sound is now just a press of a button away with your COOLPIX.  Record TV-Quality movies with sound whose duration is only limited by the available space on your SD/SDHC card.  Connect your camera to your TV and you have instant home-movies!

5x Optical Zoom-NIKKOR Glass Lens NIKKOR optics provide exceptional pictures. The lens is built on a proud heritage of producing precision camera optics that deliver superb color and razor-sharp results

Electronic VR Image Stabilization compensates for camera shake to prevent blur and produce clearer, sharper pictures in lower light or unsteady conditions

Smile Shutter and Blink Warning makes sure you’ll always catch the decisive moment when your subject smiles and blink warning will let you know when your subjects eyes are closed so you can retake your picture

Auto adjusts up to ISO 2000 making new opportunities to take sharper, more natural-looking photos in lower light conditions

15 Scene Modes for optimized shooting in various settings.  Chose from: Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night Portrait, Party/Indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Night Landscape, Close Up, Panorama Assist, Museum, Fireworks Show, Copy, Back Light modes.  Match you current shooting situation with one of these Scene Modes and the camera will make the necessary adjustments to get you an incredible picture, automatically

Specifications

  • Effective Pixels
    10 million
     
  • Image Sensor
    CCD
     
  • Sensor Size
    1/2.3 in.
     
  • Total Pixels
    10.34 million (approx.)
     
  • Lens Zoom
    5x
     
  • Lens Specification
    6.4-32.0mm (35mm [135] format picture angle: 36-180mm); f/3.5-5.6
     
  • Autofocus (AF)
    Contrast-detect TTL AF, with AF-assist illuminator
     
  • Focus Modes
    Single-servo AF (S)
    Continuous-servo (C)
    Face-Priority AF
    Auto
     
  • Focus Lock
    Half press of shutter-release button (single-point AF in AF-S)
     
  • Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points
    9
     
  • Single-point AF Mode
    Yes
     
  • Viewfinder
    LCD
     
  • Viewfinder Frame Coverage
    Approx. 100%
     
  • Monitor Size
    2.5 in. diagonal
     
  • Monitor Type
    TFT-LCD
     
  • Monitor Resolution
    230,000-dots
     
  • Storage Media
    SD memory card
    SDHC memory card
     
  • Internal Memory
    Approx. 52MB
     
  • Storage System
    JPEG: JPEG-baseline-compliant; can be selected from Size priority and Optimal quality
    AVI
    WAV
     
  • Storage File System
    DCF 2.0
    EXIF 2.21
    DPOF compliant
     
  • Movie Modes
    Movie with sound
    Time lapse movie
     
  • Voice Memo Function
    Yes
     
  • Image Size (pixels)
    3648 x 2736 (10M)
    2592 x 1944 (5M)
    2048 x 1536 (3M)
    1024 x 768 (PC)
    1920 x 1080 (16:9)
     
  • Lowest ISO Sensitivity
    64
     
  • Highest ISO Sensitivity
    2000
     
  • Exposure Modes
    Auto
    Scene
     
  • Scene Modes
    Portrait
    Night Portrait
    Sports
    Landscape
    Party
    Beach/Snow
    Sunset
    Dusk/Dawn
    Night Landscape
    Museum
    Fireworks Show
    Close Up
    Copy
    Back Light
    Panorama Assist
    Voice Recording
    Smile Shutter
    Face-Priority AF
     
  • Image Optimization
    Normal
    Vivid
    Portrait
    B & W
    Sepia
     
  • Exposure Compensation
    ± 2 EV in steps of 1/3
     
  • Exposure Lock
    Yes
     
  • White Balance
    Fluorescent
    Incandescent
    White Balance Preset
    Auto
    Daylight
    Cloudy
     
  • Image Stabilization
    Electronic
     
  • Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution
    1 frames per second
     
  • Continuous Shooting Options
    Continuous
    Multi-shot 16
     
  • Self-timer
    Electronically controlled timer with duration of 2 or 10 sec.
     
  • Built-in Flash
    Yes
     
  • Built-in Flash Distance
    11.5 ft (3.5m)
     
  • Flash Sync Modes
    Red-eye reduction
    Red-eye reduction with slow sync
    Flash cancel/ flash off
    Auto
    Auto with red-eye reduction
    Anytime flash
     
  • Interface
    Hi-speed USB
     
  • Video Output
    NTSC
    PAL
     
  • Projector Playback Functions
    Full frame
    Thumbnail (4 or 9 or 16 segments)
    Zoom
    Slideshow
    Sound playback
     
  • Battery Type
    Rechargeable
     
  • Battery Life (shots per charge)
    Nikon Rechargeable:
    200 shots (CIPA)
     
  • Tripod Socket
    ¼-20
     
  • Approx. Dimensions
    Height: 2 in. (51mm)
    Width: 3.47 in. (88mm)
    Depth: .87 in. (22mm)
     
  • Approx. Weight
    4.23 oz. (120g)
     
  • Supplied Accessories
    • AV/USB Cable UC-E12
    • Strap AN-CP14
    • Rechargeable Battery EN-EL11
    • Battery Charger MH-64
    • Software Suite for COOLPIX

    *Supplied accessories may differ depending on country or area.

     

**Specifications and equipment are subject to change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer.

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