COOLPIX S6400
Key Features
A great travel camera fits in your pocket and never gets in the way. It's ready in an instant to capture a wide-angle landscape one minute, a distant subject the next. Above all else, it lets you bring home the sights and sounds of your journey. Meet the COOLPIX S6400, an ideal travel companion. Hidden within its slim design is a powerful 12x Zoom-NIKKOR glass lens that brings the world closer; a highly sensitive CMOS image sensor that catches every detail, even in low light; a new Intelligent AF System that keeps focus where you want it; Quick Effects for adding your special touch to photos; Full HD (1080p) videos and much more.
Have you ever captured what would have been a great shot only to discover that your camera focused on the wrong thing? With the COOLPIX S6400 your focus is always in the right place. Its Intelligent AF System analyzes your photo, determines the main subject and applies exactly the right focus in the right places for razor-sharp results—even on small, close-up objects.
Transport your friends and family to faraway places with your photos and videos. The COOLPIX S6400's highly sensitive CMOS sensor excels in low-light conditions like sunsets, fireside gatherings or dim restaurants, so you'll bring home shots never before possible. All the splendor of your adventure will be captured in brilliant clarity.
Wonder how that photo would look in black & white? With Quick Effects, you can preview 30 different effects and filters by swiping the camera's 3.0-inch touchscreen. Find one you like, tap Save and get back to shooting!
With the touch of a button, the COOLPIX S6400 starts recording Full HD (1080p) videos with stereo sound. Capture an amazing moment forever, then relive it every time you watch the movie.
LCD, Video and Photo Gallery images are for illustrative purposes only.
Tech Specs
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Effective Pixels (Megapixels)
16.0 million -
Sensor Size
1/2.3 in. -
Monitor Size
3.0 in. diagonal -
Monitor Type
TFT-LCDwith Anti-reflection coating
5-level brightness adjustment -
Storage Media
SD memory card
SDHC memory card
SDXC memory card -
Movie
Audio file format: AAC stereo
Full HD: 1920x1080p / 30fps
HD: 1280x720p/ 30fps
Movie file format: MPEG-4 AVC H.264 -
ISO Sensitivity
ISO 125- 1600
Auto (auto gain ISO 125-1600)
Fixed range auto (ISO 125-400, 125-800)
ISO 3200 (available when using Auto mode) -
Top Continuous Shooting Speed at Full Resolution
Up to 7 shots atapprox. 10 frames per second -
Battery / Batteries
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL19 -
Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth)
3.8 in.(95.4 mm)x 2.4 in.(58.6 mm)x 1.1 in.(26.7 mm) -
Approx. Weight
5.3 oz.(150 g)
Type
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Type
Compact Digital Camera
Image Sensor
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Effective Pixels (Megapixels)
16.0 million -
Image Sensor
CMOS -
Sensor Size
1/2.3 in. -
Total Pixels
16.79 million (approx.) -
Image Size (pixels)
4608 x 3456 (16M)
Lens
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Lens
12x optical Zoom-NIKKOR ED glass lens -
Lens Focal Length
4.5-54.0mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 25-300mm lens in 35mm [135] format) -
Lens f/-number
f/3.1-6.5 -
Lens Construction
8 elements in 8 groups -
Lens Zoom
12x -
Digital Zoom
Up to 4x (angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 1,200mm lens in 35mm[135] format) -
Vibration Reduction
Lens-shift VR -
Aperture
Electronically controlled ND filter (-2.0 AV) insertion
Autofocus
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Autofocus (AF)
Contrast-detect TTL 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. 4 ft. (1.2 m.) to infinity
Macro close-up mode: [W]: Approx. 4 in. (10 cm.) to infinity -
Focus Lock
Yes
Monitor
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Monitor Size
3.0 in. diagonal -
Monitor Type
TFT-LCDwith Anti-reflection coating
5-level brightness adjustment -
Monitor Resolution
460,000-dots -
Monitor Frame coverage (shooting mode)
96% horizontal (Approx.)
96% vertical (Approx.) -
Monitor Frame coverage (playback mode)
96% horizontal (Approx.)
File System
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Storage Media
SD memory card
SDHC memory card
SDXC memory card -
Internal Memory
Approx. 78 MB -
Storage File System
DCF
EXIF 2.3
DPOF and MPF compliant -
Storage File formats
Still pictures: JPEG
Audio files: WAV
Movies: MOV (Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Audio: AAC stereo)
3D pictures: MPO
Movie
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Movie
Audio file format: AAC stereo
Full HD: 1920x1080p / 30fps
HD: 1280x720p/ 30fps
Movie file format: MPEG-4 AVC H.264
Sensitivity
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ISO Sensitivity
ISO 125- 1600
Auto (auto gain ISO 125-1600)
Fixed range auto (ISO 125-400, 125-800)
ISO 3200 (available when using Auto mode) -
Lowest ISO Sensitivity
125 -
Highest ISO Sensitivity
1600
Exposure
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Exposure Metering
256-segment matrix, center-weighted (digital zoom less than 2x)
Spot (digital zoom 2x or more) -
Exposure Control
Programmed auto exposure
Exposure compensation (-2.0 to +2.0 EV in steps of 1/3 EV) -
Exposure Modes
Programmed Auto -
Scene Modes
Backlighting
Beach
Black and White Copy
Close-up
Copy
Draw
Dusk/Dawn
Easy Panorama
Fireworks Show
Food
Landscape
Museum
Night Landscape
Party/Indoor
Pet Portrait
Portrait
Scene Auto Selector
Snow
Sports
Sunset
3D Photography -
In-Camera Image Editing
Crop
D-Lighting
Glamour Retouch
Paint
Perspective Control
Quick Retouch
Skin Softening
Small Picture
Stretch -
Exposure Compensation
± 2 EV in steps of 1/3
White Balance
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White Balance
Auto
Cloudy
Daylight
Flash
Fluorescent
Incandescent
Preset Manual
Shutter
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Shutter
Mechanical and CMOS electronic shutter -
Shutter Speed
1/2000-1 sec.
1/4000 sec. (maximum speed during high-speed continuous shooting)
4 sec. (when scene mode is set to Fireworks show) -
Top Continuous Shooting Speed at Full Resolution
Up to 7 shots atapprox. 10 frames per second -
Continuous Shooting Options
Best Shot Selector
Continuous H
Continuous H 60
Continuous H 120
Continuous L
Multi-shot 16
Pre-shooting cache
Single -
Self-Timer
Can be selected from 10 or 2 seconds duration
Flash
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Built-in flash Range (approx.) (ISO sensitivity: Auto)
[W]: 0.5 to 6.2m (1 ft. 8 in. to 20 ft.)
[T]: 1.2 to 2.9m (4 ft. to 9 ft. 6 in.) -
Built-in Flash Control
TTL auto flash with monitor preflashes -
Built-in Flash
Yes
Interface
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Voice Memo Function
Yes -
Interface
Hi-speed USB -
Interface Data transfer protocol
MTP
PTP -
Video Output
NTSC
PAL -
HDMI Output
Can be selected from:
Auto
480p
720p
1080i -
I/O terminal
Audio/video (A/V) output
Digital I/O (USB)
HDMI Mini Connector (HDMI output)
Supported Languages
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Supported Languages
Arabic
Bengali
Brazilian Portuguese
Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hindi
Hungarian
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Tamil
Thai
Turkish
Ukranian
Vietnamese
Power
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Power Sources
One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL19 (supplied) -
Charging Time
3 hours (when using Charging AC Adapter EH-69P and when no charge remains) (Approx.) -
Battery / Batteries
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL19 -
Battery Life (shots per charge)
Still pictures*: Approx. 160 shots
*Based on Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA) standards for measuring the life of camera batteries. Measured at 23(-/+2)°C (73(-/+4)°F); zoom adjusted with each shot, flash fired with every other shot, image quality set to Normal, image size set to 4608 x 2592. Battery life may vary depending on shooting interval and length of time menus and images are displayed.
Miscellaneous
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Tripod Socket
¼ in. -
Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth)
3.8 in.(95.4 mm)x 2.4 in.(58.6 mm)x 1.1 in.(26.7 mm) -
Approx. Weight
5.3 oz.(150 g)
Accessories
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