Carry your passion for beautiful photos wherever you go! The new Nikon COOLPIX S9100 is as advanced and powerful as it is stylish and compact.

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Key Features

Advanced, Powerful, yet can go anywhere

The new Nikon COOLPIX S9100 is loaded with innovative Nikon technology, like a 12.1-megapixel CMOS sensor that assures superb image quality in low-light conditions. Optimized with Nikon’s exclusive EXPEED C2 processing engine, you’ll capture natural looking pictures with exceptional detail. You’ll also love composing images on the large three-inch Clear Color Display. This dazzling 921,000-dot, ultra-high resolution display that makes viewing photos and HD movies instantly gratifying.

Whether you’re people watching in Paris or waiting for just the right light to hit the Grand Canal in Venice, the COOLPIX S9100’s High-Speed Shooting feature captures five photos in approximately one second at full resolution. And Subject Tracking keeps the camera automatically focused on your moving subject.
At 1.4 inches thin and 7.6 ounces in weight, the portable COOLPIX S9100 is the perfect travel companion, no matter where in the world you take it.

Create a scene and get the most out of every shot.

The world is brimming with creative shooting opportunities, and the COOLPIX S9100 has the advanced features to match. Choose one of 19 Scene Modes to assure optimized camera settings for specific scenes. Or, with Scene Auto Selector, the camera automatically selects the most appropriate mode from among seven choices for you. Plus, Nikon’s amazing Easy Panorama mode allows you to pan the camera in any direction as it automatically detects, combines and assembles your shots into one seamless panoramic image.

With Night Landscape mode, capture high quality images at night. It shoots a series of consecutive shots and composes them into a single, brilliant image. Night Portrait mode takes outdoor portraits against bright backgrounds and combines multiple shots to capture the essence of night scenes. And, the COOLPIX S9100’s Backlighting HDR Mode automatically provides optimum exposures when you’re shooting backlit subjects.

In-camera special effects that don’t require post-shot processing.

You don’t want to be hassled with post-shot processing, which is why Nikon equipped the COOLPIX S9100 with in-camera special effects. These advanced features help you take shots you’ve never considered before! You can re-capture yesteryear with the Nostalgic Sepia effect, or try some intricate black and white shooting with the High-Contrast Monochrome feature. This versatile camera also lets you highlight bright areas of a photo with the High Key effect, or highlight dark areas with the Low Key mode. A Selective Color feature boosts the vibrancy of specific aspects of a photo or movie, while Soft Effect subdues harsh elements for a gentler, silkier look. The COOLPIX S9100 even has a Creative Slider to adjust the brightness, intensity and hue of an image.

Wide angle, high power 18x compact Zoom-NIKKOR glass lens

Producing precision camera optics is at the heart of Nikon’s proud photographic heritage. The COOLPIX S9100 is no exception. Its high quality 18x wide-angle optical Zoom-NIKKOR ED glass lens offers impressive telephoto coverage (25-450mm) with outstanding color capture and razor-sharp results. This is the only lens you’ll ever need for exacting portrait studies, scenic panoramas, and challenging compositions. Plus, we realize that shooting from the roof of an SUV, a gondola overlooking the Swiss Alps, or a whale-watching boat in Iceland can get bumpy. That’s why we’ve included a five-way, Hybrid VR Image Stabilization system with the COOLPIX S9100. It uses sensor shift in combination with electronic stabilization features to minimize the effects of camera shake, so you can say goodbye to unwanted streaky or blurred images.

Bring back Full HD (1080p) movies of your treks around the world.

Sharing your travel adventures—or posting them on the Internet for friends and relatives—is even more exciting with Full HD (1080p) movies. While the COOLPIX S9100 can capture hundreds of memorable still images for you to easily print and save, its moviemaking features bring a safari, ski trip, cruise, or balloon ride to life. One touch of the movie recording button and you’ll be shooting 1080p HD movies—complete with stereo sound. Plus, optical zoom and auto focus functions will bring you close to the action. You can even shoot still images while recording movies, or experiment with special effects like fast or slow motion. When the time comes to share your movies, simply use the in-camera playback feature or the convenient HDMI-CEC output for quick hookup to an HDTV or computer.

Convenient features

When traveling on an exotic adventure, you can’t afford missed photo opportunities. You’ll find Nikon’s Motion Detection feature to be important because it identifies moving objects and automatically adjusts shutter speed and ISO to assure crisp, blur free images. When conditions conspire against you, Nikon’s Best Shot Selector automatically takes up to 10 shots and saves the sharpest image. ISO speeds up to 3200 will help you capture great shots in low-light. Blinking eyes and red-eye can ruin portraits. That’s why the COOLPIX S9100 includes Blink Warning. It also offers in-camera Red-Eye Fix that automatically corrects red-eye as you shoot and Skin Softening that smoothes skin tones. The COOLPIX S9100 also has Macro Shooting for shooting as close as 1.6 inches. And, when you’re in remote regions, you’ll appreciate the camera’s 270-shot rechargeable Li-ion battery.

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Specifications

Type

Compact Digital Camera

Effective Pixels

12.1 million

Image Sensor

CMOS

Sensor Size

1/2.3 in.

Total Pixels

12.75 million (approx.)

Lens

18x optical Zoom, NIKKOR ED glass lens

Lens Focal Length

4.5-81.0mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 25-450mm lens in 35mm [135] format)

Lens f/-number

f/3.5-5.9

Lens Construction

12 elelments in 11 groups

Lens Zoom

18x

Digital Zoom

Up to 4x (angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 1800mm lens in 35mm [135] format)

Vibration Reduction

Combination of
Image-sensor shift and Electronic VR (still pictures)

Autofocus (AF)

Contrast-detect AF

Autofocus (AF) Focus-area selection

Auto (9-area automatic selection)
Center
Face priority
Manual with 99 focus areas
Subject tracking

Focus Range

[W]: Approx. 1 ft. 8 in. (50 cm.) to infinity
[T]: Approx. 5 ft. (1.5 m.) to infinity
Macro close-up mode: [W]: Approx. 1.6 in. (4 cm.) to infinity

Focus Lock

Yes

Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points

Monitor Size

3.0 in. diagonal

Monitor Type

TFT-LCD with Anti-reflection coating

Monitor Resolution

921,000-dots

Monitor Frame coverage (shooting mode)

97% horizontal (Approx.)
97% vertical (Approx.)

Monitor Frame coverage (playback mode)

100% horizontal (Approx.)

Storage Media

SD memory card
SDHC memory card
SDXC memory card

Internal Memory

Approx. 74MB

Storage File System

DCF
EXIF 2.3
DPOF compliant

Storage File formats

Still pictures: JPEG
Sound files (Voice Memo): WAV

Movie

Audio file format: AAC stereo
Full HD: 1920x1080p / 30fps
Movie file format: MPEG-4 AVC H.264

Voice Memo Function

Yes

Image Size (pixels)

4000 x 3000 (12M)

ISO Sensitivity

ISO 160-3200
Auto (auto gain ISO 160-800)
Fixed range auto (ISO 160-400)
High speed continuous (ISO 160-3200)

Lowest ISO Sensitivity

160

Highest ISO Sensitivity

3200

Exposure Metering

256-segment matrix
Center-weighted

Exposure Control

Programmed auto exposure with motion detection
Exposure compensation (-2.0 to +2.0 EV in steps of 1/3 EV)

Exposure Modes

Programmed Auto (P)

Automatic Exposure Scene Modes

Yes

Scene Modes

Back Light
Beach
Black and White Copy
Close Up
Dusk/Dawn
Fireworks Show
Food
Landscape
Museum
Night Landscape
Night Portrait
Panorama
Party/Indoor
Pet Portrait
Portrait
Snow
Sports
Sunset

In-Camera Image Editing

Crop
D-Lighting
Filter Effects
Frame
Quick retouch
Skin softening
Small Picture

Exposure Compensation

± 2 EV in steps of 1/3

Exposure Lock

Yes

White Balance

Auto
Manual

Shutter

Mechanical and CMOS electronic shutter

Shutter Speed

1/2000-1 sec.

Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution

Up to 5 shots at approx. 9.5 frames per second

Continuous Shooting Options

Continuous H
Continuous H 60
Continuous H 120
Continuous L

Self-timer

Can be selected from 10 or 2 seconds duration

Built-in flash Range (approx.) (ISO sensitivity: Auto)

[W]: 0.5 to 4.0m (1ft. 8in. to 13ft.)
[T]: 1.5 to 2.5m (5ft. 8in. to 8ft. 2in.)

Built-in Flash Control

TTL auto flash with monitor preflashes

Built-in Flash

Yes

Interface

Hi-speed USB

Interface Data transfer protocol

MTP
PTP

Video Output

NTSC
PAL

HDMI Output

480p
720p
1080i

I/O terminal

Audio/video (A/V) output
Digital I/O (USB)
HDMI Mini Connector (HDMI output)

Supported Languages

Arabic
Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portugese
Romanian
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Thai
Turkish
Ukranian

Power Sources

One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12 (supplied)

Charging Time

3 hours and 50 minutes (when using Charging AC Adapter EH-69P) (Approx.)

Battery / Batteries

Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12

Battery Life (shots per charge)

Nikon Rechargeable: 270 shots (CIPA)

Tripod Socket

¼ in.

Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth)

4.2 in. (104.8 mm) x 2.5 in. (62.0 mm) x 1.4 in. (34.6 mm)

Excluding projections. Method of noting dimensions and weight is in accordance with CIPA DCG-005-2009 guideline.

Approx. Weight

7.6 oz. (214 g)

with battery and SD memory card. Method of noting dimensions and weight is in accordance with CIPA DCG-005-2009 guideline.

Operating environment

Temperature: 0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F)

Supplied Accessories

Camera Strap AN-CP19
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12
Charging AC Adapter EH-69P
UC-E6 USB Cable
Audio Video Cable EG-CP16
Nikon ViewNX 2 Software CD

*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.
***Refer to the product manual or the Compatible Lenses Specification for additional details.

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MH-65 Battery Charger$37.95

EH-62F AC Adapter$34.95

EN-EL12 Rechargeable Battery$37.95

UC-E6 USB Cable$10.95

AN-CP19 Strap$5.95

EG-CP16 Audio Video Cable$17.95

EH-69P AC Adapter/Charger$39.95

COOLPIX Black Leather Case$40.00

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COOLPIX S9100 3 5 217 217

Worst camera ever! I have owned this camera for 7 months and it is w/o a doubt the worse piece of junk I have ever owned. If I am lucky I get maybe 1 out of 10 pictures that are decent. I have tried every setting there is to no avail. I have lost many precious family memories especially with my grandchildren because of this camera. My old Olympus camera never took a blurry pictures and this camera can't take a focused picture. Worst purchase ever. Don't buy this piece of junk! January 2, 2012

Very bad buy! Bought this camera for its 18x zoom. Even though I hold the shutter down before I shoot, half the pix are blurry. Worst part is we are now on vacation in Hawaii and the lens keeps going in and out uncontrollably and I get the message "lens error!" No troubleshooting info on Nikon website that's helpful. I'm bummed! January 2, 2012

Extremely Disappointed I thought Nikon had a reputation for making excellent products, (and maybe they do), but this isn’t one of them. For every clear picture there are ten to fifteen blurry ones. You can’t count on this camera for a clear picture. The camera is useless. A total waste of my hard earned money. January 1, 2012

Believe the negative reviews - blurry & unreliable Snap one pic, turns out great... snap another identical shot - inexplicably blurry. Horrible December 29, 2011

Don't You Do It I bought this camera and wish I didn't. This camera has ruined some precious memory's for our family because the camera doesn't work. The pictures are mostly out of focus and the exposures are mostly off too. It is not easy to use and the videos are also out of focus and very blurry. The store I bought it at wouldn't exchange it so I am stuck with a $325.00 paper weight. I would not buy this again so don't you do it either. I wish I had bought something else. This camera is a waste of a lot of money. I wish I could get my money back and get something else. December 29, 2011

Nikon s9100 I wanted a point and shoot since I am just learning to shoot in manual and haven't been able to master indoors with my D90 yet. However, I can say that I am so disappointed in this model. I get one clear for every 50 blurry images. I might as well saved my money and just kept shooting in manual on the D90...very sad that I choose this one! December 24, 2011

Getting more blurry shots then good ones Tried to shoot a graduation and had to use my 10 year old Cool pix to get shots this could not capture. Save your money keep your old camera! December 19, 2011

Blurry blurry blurry Unless you are as steady as a tripod, be prepared for lots of retakes!!! December 16, 2011

Used it on one trip Then went back to my old Fuji EFX-200R. Telephoto is slow, at times hangs the camera so you have to remove the battery completely to clear it. 70% of the pictures I took were out of focus, Macro was just maddening never focusing on what the subject was regardless of the focus priority setting. Wasted my money for sure. I love Nikon DSLR's but I have yet to find a compact they make that is up to the competition in the real world. December 15, 2011

Really Frustrated I'm really frustrated with this camera. Low light pictures are impossible, and action shots are difficult to capture. Everything is so blurry, and I don't understand why. I've tried the "sports" setting, and that hasn't even helped. I've also had a problem with having pictures blown up even slightly larger than a normal picture. The pixels just won't support it. I've tried adjusting the different settings, but so far, nothing is helping. The extra features are neat, and shutter release is really good, depending on what setting you have it set on. I would not buy this camera. Way to expensive to be having this many problems. December 15, 2011

Nice Camera but Blurry Pictures I bought this camera for the zoom feature and image stabilization thinking Nikon was the best. I found that when using zoom feature, all my pictures are blurry even with the image stabilization. I compared to Cannon and the Sony and both of these cameras take nice clear pictures when zooming in on your subject. December 13, 2011

This product has not worked correctly from Day 1 This product has not worked correctly from the first day. Sometimes it turns on, sometimes it doesn't - you never know when, so you can miss significant events when it doesn't work one day. Sometimes it turns on but then does not take pictures as if the shutter is frozen. It has been terrible. AND, Nikon has not simply asked me to send it back and send a replacement - no, I have to send it back for REPAIR, which may have a cost, etc. TERRIBLE PRODUCT. DO NOT BUY ONE December 5, 2011

takes to long to focus not sure why,but when trying to take a quick photo or even hand your camera over to a stranger to take a photo of you the picture will come out blurry!! why? this camera takes 2-3 sec to focus or hitting the focus button 2-3 times before you get a good shot.when the camera takes a picture they are very nice.but the fact you cant take a picture without haveing to check for a good picture,makes this camera way over priced.spoke to nikon and they had nothing for me to helo with and no update in sight. December 5, 2011

Disapointing Out of the box, the camera has a nice feel. The controls are conveniently located and easy to use. A little time reading the online manual, (can be downloaded in PDF format) help get the most out of what this camera can do. It is on the large side for a point and shoot, but still fits in a pocket. The 18x zoom is nice to get the up close shots of wildlife I like to shoot. Overall, the images this camera produces are good and what I expected. What I didn't expect was the poor manufacturing quality. After three days of owning this camera, I downloaded the first images. I noticed a spot on the right side of images, (bird in tree image below) that had a solid background. After one and a half months, the focus started to not work properly. The camera would freeze and the battery would need to be removed to get things going again. At the end of two months the lens would not retract all the way and the lens error would show. After about 20 seconds the lens would retract and the camera would shut off. When I turned the camera back on the lens would move back an forth, make an awful clicking sound, and then the lens error would appear again. At that point the camera would not work at all and was sent in for service to fix the spot and lens error. [Beware! If you buy this camera and need to return it for repair, be prepared to wait over a month to have it returned. Mine is 5 weeks out and counting.] Conclusion: This camera takes good pictures when it works, however the mechanical quality leaves much to be desired and service repair is very slow. Based on the manufacturing quality and the repair time, I would not buy this product again. November 12, 2011

Instruction Manual I am very disappointed with my purchase as it has no Instruction Manual. Sony has, and everyone else has. Why not NIKON? Eco friendly ....... Why not Customer Friendly? I am not conversant enough to watch the CD and follow. A print copy should at least be available on request. November 5, 2011

Not a good camera I bought this camera four months ago. It is now in for repairs at Nikon because one-fourth of the photos are not properly focused. It occasionally freezes up. Removing the battery gets things going again. I take two shots every time to try to assure that one comes out. To be fair, when you are in bright sunshine, the pictures are very, very nice. November 4, 2011

Lens Error Do NOT get this camera!! I got this for my birthday and I was very excited. Then less then a month later it came up as 'lens error.' I was very disappointed because it wouldn't let me take any video or photos. It also makes a ticking noise. Hopefully I can still return it. :( November 1, 2011

I really wanted this to be a great camera The camera has many very good bells and whistles. But they are all useless due to its soft-focus problem. At first I thought it was because I was still learning how to use it. Unfortunately, soft focus is inherent throughout all modes and conditions. If you want good, crisp photos, steer away from this camera. October 26, 2011

This product froze after taking 3 photo's. I bought this camera as a gift for my mother who was about to embark on a 2 month holiday. She took a few pics to check it was working and as time did not allow she thought she would have to play with all the features while on her trip. Needless to say she arrived all excited to find out what her new camera could do and capture some great memories of her holiday only to discover the camera completely froze every time you tried to take a photo. To add to this extremely disappointing story when she tried to get it fixed, she does not live in the USA, it was impossible and we now have the very frustrating, timely and costly mission of sending it back to the states. Nikon, I hope you are able to redeem your reputation. October 25, 2011

Coolpix S9100 Freezes-up Often - Very disappointin I really wanted this camera to work out well. Its got a great name and great features including the massive zoom level. But shortly after buying it, using the Zoom button would cause it to freeze and require the battery to be removed in order to reset it. Searching the internet I see this is a common problem with this camera. Ouch. I guess I'll be reviewing their customer service next, since I just returned it. I hope they can resolve this quickly and effectively. October 24, 2011

After 6 weeks, camera is in the shop I quite enjoyed this camera on my recent trip. Very easy to operate. Pictures were a bit overexposed, however--maybe we have not quite learned the proper settings. However, 2 weeks ago, I tried to use the camera, and it froze. Once I turned it on, I could not take pictures, and I could not close it without taking out the battery. So I sent it for repairs under the warranty, and now I'm waiting for it to return. The website tells me that there is a "parts hold." Now, I'm afraid the camera will freeze up next time I take it on a trip, assuming it'll be returned to me someday. October 19, 2011

expensive camera, locks up - useless!!! sorry to say... first experience with a nikon... I'm very disappointed on the quality of the product. It worked ok for a short amount of time, but now locks/freezes up when powered on. I have to reboot by pulling the battery... still locks up. time to send it back... too bad, very disappointed as a first time nikon user. October 18, 2011

This product is defective The product arrived faulty - the camera sometimes refused to focuse (only solved by turning it off and on again). After a few weeks, it just refused to turn on at all (conveniently in the middle of my vacation). Several weeks later it magically started working again, but still has trouble focusing and sporadically doesn't work. I have read many other reviews citing similar problems, so I would recommend against purchasing this camera at least until these issues have been cleared up. October 11, 2011

This product has great features but some problems All my camaras are Nikon and they are very good. I never had a problem until this camara COOLPIX S9100 The camara takes great photos but the problem is, The camara gets stuck and I have to take the battery out in order to turn it of. October 11, 2011

The lens froze and would not close or retract. Removing the battery and replacing it finally made it retract, but would not come back on. October 10, 2011

Lens became inoperable after 3 days use Not much to say, big disappointment as I was on a Safari in Africa..I purchased to take closer shots than my 7 year old Pentax and 5 year old HP.These worked just fine and I have sent it back. the quality of the first photos were excellent. September 20, 2011

Great Pictures, Poor casing This camera takes great pictures, however the extending lens mechanism broke after 4 weeks of use. To compound the problem Nikon's warranty is not worldwide and therefore I have to send the camera back to the USA from Ireland to get it repaired under warranty. This was not in the packaging or literature. Disappointed in NIKON September 20, 2011

Died after only 35 days and 35 pictures Pros: focus speed, big zoom, LCD display Cons: video record button easy to accidentally press, flash does not automatically pop up, died after only 35 days. Searching the web it looks like it has a common problem with freezing. September 19, 2011

great pics, vids, but broke quickly LOVE the zoom on this, and the picture quality is GREAT! Video is really nice, too. Only problem is the camera completely froze up after only 3 months. My neighbor bought one at the same time as me, his still works but freezes periodically. Mine would not reset itself. Off to Nikon for repair and wait n see. September 12, 2011

The worst experience.... The worst camera in all aspects..Not a penny worth.I was using my old camera with 1/3rd of its price it was far better.I regret for buying this.Don't go for it..... September 11, 2011

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