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May 23, 2013

Keep an eye on your LCD after you take photos of people, and when you find a particularly flattering shot, show it to them. Nothing makes a person relax like knowing that the photos you’re taking make them look good.

May 22, 2013

Planning to take a vacation by the beach? Look for a compact digital camera that’s waterproof, such as the Nikon COOLPIX AW100, AW110, S30, S31 or get an underwater housing for your camera. You’ll be able to take your camera under water and capture what goes on below the surface.

May 21, 2013

When shooting nighttime landscapes, use a low ISO (400 or below if possible) while working from a tripod. Open your aperture to F/4 or F/5.6. This will allow you to have a shot full of detail and of good quality. Remember that night shots need a subject, just like day shots.

May 20, 2013

Don’t forget to bring your camera to holiday barbeques so you can capture all of the fun. Take pictures of the food being grilled, games being played, as well as groupings of friends and family.

May 19, 2013

Wait until the camera has finished writing the photo(s) to the memory card (green light is off) before turning off the camera or removing the card. You can lose pictures if you do either before the camera has had time to download the file(s) from its internal memory to the card.

May 18, 2013

You should format the memory card in your camera on a regular basis. By using the camera’s built-in “Format” function, found in the menus, you lessen the chance of having card problems in the future. Doing so is better than just deleting the images using the camera or the computer.

May 17, 2013

When you’re at a parade take photos of the parade goers, especially your children and the looks on their faces. You’ll see a lot of smiles and excitement.

May 16, 2013

Take a self-portrait each day for a week or month (or a year). It’s harder than you think to take an attractive photo of yourself, and if you do it for long enough you’ll have an interesting series that shows how you’ve changed over time.

May 15, 2013

Everyone loves a parade. For more interesting photos, look for details like the band’s uniforms, a cheerleader’s colorful pom-poms or a bright red fire engine.

May 14, 2013

When shooting groups of five or more people, make sure you stagger them. Put tall folks in the back and the shortest ones in front. It may seem simple, but blocking out just one face can ruin a group portrait. Always tell them, “If you don’t have a clear view of me, the camera can’t see you.”

May 13, 2013

Posing a bride and groom for photos is sometimes difficult. Concentrate on close shots of just the two of them, with clean backgrounds. Then create a fun group shot having them in the center, with others gathered around them. Just make sure no one gets in front of them. After all, it’s their day.

May 12, 2013

Take plenty of photos during your Mother’s Day celebrations. Remember to print multiple copies, so everyone can have their own photographs of mom to cherish.

May 11, 2013

Use a polarizing filter to lessen or eliminate reflections from glass. This works really well on windows of stores or cars. But the trade-off is that your exposure will be a bit longer, as the light is cut down by almost two stops.

May 10, 2013

Capture the hustle and bustle of the city at night. Place your camera on a tripod and use a long exposure (slow shutter speed) to blur the movement of cars and people. Try shooting for about 10 seconds first, and then adjust creatively to catch the motion of the lights and the feel of the city.

May 9, 2013

Make a great team picture. Get the team together in front of a nice background—maybe the goal, the net or the team logo on the field or floor. Shoot the ordinary, and then let the kids have some fun, making faces or funny poses. That’s the one they will always remember.

May 8, 2013

Try shooting panoramas if you’re at a sport stadium, beach or park, for more interesting images. Some Nikon Digital Cameras have an Easy Panorama mode or a Panorama Assist mode, which make these photos easy to shoot.

May 7, 2013

When photographing animals of any kind—pets, birds in flight, animals at the zoo—try to zoom in as close as you can or use a longer lens to isolate the animal from its background. By getting a close-up view you have a greater chance of capturing a wonderful expression on the face of the animal, which will give you a more interesting photograph.

May 6, 2013

Want a unique video of sports action? Use the slow-motion mode that many Nikon digital cameras offer. By shooting the action faster than normal and played back at normal speed, your subject’s movements are slowed down and look more deliberate.

May 5, 2013

When celebrating Cinco de Mayo, take plenty of photos of the colorful decorations in addition to candid photos of everyone having a great time.

May 4, 2013

Change your white balance during a sunrise or sunset. Take your camera off auto white balance and switch to Cloudy or Shady white balance. This will add more strength to the reds, oranges and yellows. Auto White Balance tries to keep colors neutral.

May 3, 2013

To get a shot of someone at sunset, turn on your flash and place the person with the beautiful sunset behind them. With the flash on, they will be illuminated. With the flash off, they will be silhouetted.

May 2, 2013

Spend a day capturing images only in black and white. You have to look at the world differently to take a good-looking photo in black and white, and that will help sharpen your artistic skills.

May 1, 2013

May is National Photo Month! Celebrate by taking photos every day. Give yourself an assignment such as taking a self-portrait each day of the month, or photographing an object every day.

April 30, 2013

If your camera can capture images in both RAW and JPEG format, do so even if you don’t work with RAW images now. These RAW files have the highest image quality possible, so you can edit them years from now and be sure you’re getting the best looking image possible.

April 29, 2013

Set your Speedlight to Rear Curtain Sync. This fires the flash at the end of the exposure, not the beginning, and can create interesting streaks and effects in moving subjects. Experiment with the different flash modes your camera and Speedlight offers.

April 28, 2013

Pick a day and use a fixed focal length lens instead of a zoom (or only one focal length on your zoom, like 35mm). By practicing moving you and the camera to re-frame your images you’ll become more engaged with your subject.

April 27, 2013

If you are photographing out of the window of a plane be sure to keep from touching the window, walls, armrests or other parts of the plane. The vibrations caused by the engines are transmitted through the fuselage and can make your photos blurry. Instead, sit up in the seat and hold the camera as still as you can, close to the window.

April 26, 2013

Arbor Day, which celebrates the planting and caring for trees is celebrated across the USA at different times of the year. Some states celebrate in February while others celebrate the holiday in April, so we decided to celebrate it twice! Use this holiday to take some cool photographs of trees.

April 25, 2013

Frame your storm photograph before it happens. Remember that the sky is your subject, so dramatic clouds are what you’re framing for, and then you hope that lightning will happen in that space. Keep the horizon in the lower third of the frame with the sky the top two-thirds.

April 24, 2013

Shooting a lightning storm can be exciting. Use a tripod and set you camera to record a long exposure. With D-SLRs, 15 seconds is a good start, but you may have to use up to 30 seconds, or bulb setting (where the shutter stays open as long as you hold down the shutter button). Because you never know when the lightning will occur, keep shooting for best results. And don’t forget the tripod! Otherwise you’ll have blurry photos.

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Key Features

Powerful

Finally, a camera you can take everywhere you go. The COOLPIX S6100 is small enough to fit in a purse, pocket, or glove compartment—and powerful enough to capture landscapes, close ups, and portraits. This compact camera has a 16.0-megapixel CCD sensor that captures sharp, stunning images—along with a 7x wide-angle optical Zoom-NIKKOR ED glass lens that boasts a 28-196mm optical zoom to get close to the action. It’s ideal for day trips, weekend getaways, and last minute outings.

Touch the screen. Get the shot. Share the smiles.

The COOLPIX S6100 is ready to shoot whenever you are. Just take it out of your pocket and frame your photo or movie in the three-inch high resolution 460,000-dot touch monitor. Then touch the screen to adjust, focus, and shoot. It’s that simple. The COOLPIX S6100 includes in-camera Picture Editing, so you have access to Nikon technologies like Quick Retouch, Active D-Lighting, Soft Focus, and many others. This camera even tracks moving subjects, automatically keeping them in focus and minimizing motion blur. And the screen’s brightness control and anti-glare coating make it easy to compose, view, and share your photos—you can even watch them in a slide show, complete with music.

One-touch HD movie recording

When a still picture doesn’t tell the whole story, turn your COOLPIX S6100 into a movie camera with the push of a single button. Instantly you’ll have HD 720p movies, complete with stereo sound. And you won’t miss a thing because you can zoom out to capture broad landscapes or pull in for tight shots and close ups. Better still, watching and sharing your movies couldn’t be easier, since the COOLPIX S6100 has an HDMI output for simple hookup to an HDTV or computer.

On the road, on the go, in your pocket!

Meet your ultimate travel companion: the ultra-slim COOLPIX S6100. It’s a mere 1.1 inches thin and weighs only 6.2 ounces. It’s so light you can slip it into your pocket and take it to the park for a family outing, an outdoor concert, or a day at the beach. Plus, it’s available in silver, black, red, and violet, so it’s as fashionable as it is portable.

Fashion elegance. Nikon excellence.

The COOLPIX S6100 is brimming with the Nikon technologies that make it a breeze to shoot high caliber photos. Its four-way Vibration Reduction (VR) Image Stabilization System automatically reduces the streaky images associated with shaky cameras. And its motion detector spots moving subjects and adjusts the camera’s settings to ward off motion blur. You’re sure to get crystal clear shots regardless of lighting conditions because the camera boasts ISO speeds up to 3200. And, with Nikon’s Best Shot Selector, you press the shutter once. The camera then takes 10 shots and selects the sharpest image.

Convenient Features

Carry the COOLPIX S6100 in your pocket or purse and it will always be on hand to take great shots. Its Smart Portrait System includes Smile Timer, which releases the shutter when a subject smiles. The COOLPIX S6100 also has Blink Proof technology, allowing you to capture two shots and save the one with eyes open. The COOLPIX S6100’s, in-camera Red-Eye Fix automatically corrects most instances of red-eye as you shoot. Face-Priority focuses on up to 12 faces and Skin Softening smoothes out skin tones.

Whether hiking in a park, or sitting at an outdoor café, you can easily capture crisp, detailed shots with the COOLPIX S6100. You also have your choice of 20 different Scene Modes to match your setting, or you can simply let Scene Auto Selector select one for you. Plus, it comes with a rechargeable Li-ion battery that lasts for approximately 210 pictures.

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Specifications

Type

Compact Digital Camera

Effective Pixels

16.0 million

Image Sensor

CCD

Sensor Size

1/2.3 in.

Total Pixels

16.44 million (approx.)

Lens

7x optical Zoom, NIKKOR ED glass lens

Lens Focal Length

5.0-35.0mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 28-196mm lens in 35mm [135] format)

Lens f/-number

f/3.7-5.6

Lens Construction

9 elements in 7 groups

Lens Zoom

Digital Zoom

Up to 4x (angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 784mm lens in 35mm [135] format)

Vibration Reduction

Lens-shift VR

Autofocus (AF)

Contrast-detect AF

Autofocus (AF) Focus-area selection

Auto (9-area automatic selection)
Center
Face priority
Manual (focus area can be selected using the touch panel)
Subject tracking

Focus Range

[W]: Approx. 1 ft. 8 in. (50 cm.) to infinity
[T]: Approx. 3 ft. 8 in. (1.1 m.) to infinity
Macro close-up mode: Approx. 1.2 in. (3 cm.) to infinity

Focus Lock

Yes

Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points

Monitor Size

3.0 in. diagonal

Monitor Type

TFT-LCD (touch panel) with Anti-reflection coating

Monitor Resolution

460,000-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

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
HD: 1280x720p / 30fps
Movie file format: MPEG-4 AVC H.264

Voice Memo Function

Yes

Image Size (pixels)

4608 x 3456 (16M)

ISO Sensitivity

ISO 80-3200
Auto (auto gain ISO 80-1600)

Lowest ISO Sensitivity

Highest ISO Sensitivity

3200

Exposure Metering

256-segment matrix
Center-weighted

Exposure Control

Programmed auto exposure

Exposure Modes

Programmed Auto (P)

Automatic Exposure Scene Modes

Yes

Scene Modes

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

In-Camera Image Editing

Color Options
Crop
Cross Screen
D-Lighting
Filter Effects
Fisheye
Glamour Retouch
Miniature effect
Paint
Perspective Control
Quick retouch
Selective Color
Skin softening
Small Picture
Soft
Stretch

Exposure Compensation

± 2 EV in steps of 1/3

Exposure Lock

Yes

White Balance

Auto
Manual

Image Stabilization

Lens shift VR

Shutter

Mechanical and charge-coupled electronic shutter

Shutter Speed

1/2000-1 sec. (when ISO sensitivity set to Auto)
4 sec. (when scene mode is set to Fireworks show)

Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution

Up to 2 shots at approx. 1.2 frames per second

Continuous Shooting Options

Continuous

Self-timer

Can be selected from 10 or 2 seconds duration

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

[W]: 0.5 to 4.5m (1ft 8in. to 14ft.)
[T]: 1.1 to 2.4m (3ft. 8in. to 7ft. 10in.)

Built-in Flash Control

TTL auto flash with monitor preflashes

Interface

Hi-speed USB

Interface Data transfer protocol

MTP
PTP

Video Output

NTSC
PAL

HDMI Output

Auto
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)

Battery / Batteries

Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12

Battery Life (shots per charge)

Nikon Rechargeable: 210 shots (CIPA)

Tripod Socket

¼ in.

Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth)

3.9 in. (97.9 mm) x 2.3 in. (58.0 mm) x 1.1 in. (26.6 mm)

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

Approx. Weight

6.2 oz. (175 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
TP-1 Stylus Touch Pen
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.

LCD, Video and Photo Gallery images are for illustrative purposes only.

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-62F AC Adapter$34.95

MH-65 Battery Charger$37.95

EH-69P AC Adapter/Charger$39.95

COOLPIX Black Leather Case$40.00

TP-1 Stylus Touch Pen$5.50

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COOLPIX S6100 3.8 5 114 114

Great Buy! I spent thousands on the D7000 all the goodies and love it...Today my wife wanted a beginner camera to take away for a business trip...(.Keep in mind I buy the cheap skillet, because I know she will ruin it..)..I found for her the Coolpix S6100 for $136 bucks (AU) We brought it home and I was totally shocked! This camera has almost everything that my camera has and is so easy to use...the touch screen and the light weight is a bonus...I know I'm the better photographer in the family, and I pay the bills with my skills. But shes right there behind me! Cheers April 22, 2012

----> Nice camera I have a Nikon P50 (8.1 megapixel) which takes good pictures. After 2 years with it, wanted to buy something better & bought Nikon S6100. I take pictures once in a while & last week went to Mèxico city, of course it was the perfect time to test the camera. *PROS -16 MEGAPIXEL: photos looks great in all light conditions -Touch screen(lcd) with stylus: very easy to use. Nice feature, you take pics. with one touch -Lots of options: Retouch, paint, motion detection, vibration & wind noise reduction,etc. -HDMI port & small size -Price: US$183.- (Mèxico) -Li-ion battery & USB(charger): No more batteries!! CONS: -Only 720p video: Well, it does the job for me. 720p is HD & looks very good. Can`t complain. It`s a camera, not a video-camera. For "more money" you get the S6200 (Full HD) with stereo sound -Lens(x7): For me it`s perfect, but, once again, if you want more , get the S6200(x10) I`m happy & will buy Nikon in the future without a doubt ! We all know that Nikon (along with "C---N") is one of the best camera brand in the world. Others ? A joke! March 14, 2012

Great camera for a great price I bought this camera at Best Buy in a bundle that included an extra rechargeable battery, a hard camera case, and a 4 gigabyte memory card for 149.99. I bought this to use just as a fun camera to carry around and take normal pics of my friends and family etc. as I already own a very nice camera from another manufacturer. I use this camera for almost everything! It has lots of cool features, is very compact, and takes great pics. Between this camera and some adobe software I'm taking absolutely amazing, magazine quality pictures. Nothing bad to say about this camera. March 3, 2012

Perfect for what I wanted~ I bought this camera to take to a convention where I knew there would be terrible light and where I knew that there would be ALOT of pictures to take (anime conventions are like that), so I knew I would need a high ISO level. This camera was on sale and so I thought I would buy it. When I came home I played with it A TONNE! and I was so happy with what I was seeing, in the bad lighting of my home sweet home I got perfect pictures! It takes portraits gorgeously and it takes STUNNING close up still-lives (I took some pictures of some flowers I got for valentines day and they are amazing!). I have been bragging about this camera to EVERY one I know! February 15, 2012

Great camera I purchased this camera to have one smaller than the full sized one I have. It fits in my shirt pocket and takes great pictures. It is so easy to use that I have not even had to use the instructions. And I donot have to buy a camcorder. This thing takes better video than my old camcorder and is easier to use. I see that many people have had out of focus pictures? Most all digital cameras you need to be still when taking pictures. I purchased mine online and got a bunch or extras for a great price. Great job Nikon! February 5, 2012

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