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2018-06-09T20:00:00
I received this camera as a gift from my son. I loved absolutely everything about it! It took great pictures and the zoom function was awesome. However, it suddenly stopped working. I am the only person who ever used this camera. It was not dropped or mishandled in any way. One day it suddenly refused to charge. I looked for help online and tried different things, but nothing worked. I even bought a new battery, but the camera is completely dead. I registered my camera online when I received it. When I contacted Nikon regarding the problem with my camera, I was told that they would not cover any repairs under Warranty unless I had the receipt. It was a gift from my son! I have no receipt. He no longer has it, either. Nikon told me that it would cost $150 for them to fix it for me. I was able to give Nikon the exact date that I registered my camera, explained to them that the camera was a gift, told them that I am living on a limited income. Their response was that they could not help me, and to "have a nice day". I can't begin to express my disappointment. I considered my S6900 a 5-star camera. I have to give it 1 star now, because it didn't last. I give Nikon zero stars for not caring about their customers.
NovelwriterJD
2017-07-26T20:00:00
My wife and I have gone through three of these cameras; one was stolen shortly after purchase, and the last two have not even lasted two years before the lens jams, and the camera becomes a useless paper weight. I could understand if the cameras were dropped in sand or other extreme conditions, but simply having it with you out in the world, taking pictures with it should not cause it to malfunction beyond reasonable repair. I wouldn't recommend this camera to anyone who plans on using it anywhere other than indoors for fear of a grain of sand or dust ruining the lens assembly.
FrustratedUser
2016-04-09T05:52:53
Lots of nice features. Articulated screen, WiFi, X12 optical zoom, touch screen. The only "complaint" is the slight lag from camera movement to image on the screen. No Big. Recommended.
DONALD C.
2016-03-22T15:45:47
I have been using this camera as a second unit when I'm not toting my D7100 around. I wanted an articulating screen so I can get an overhead picture when necessary. This little camera has been quite a surprise, though, in many situations. Close up shots, indoor photos, outdoor photos---all have showed a nice level of sharpness and detail. I'm very happy with this purchase!
Daniel C.
2015-12-27T20:24:56
Bought this as a xmas gift for a young college friend of mine. She is very active and belongs to a vocal group which performs frequently around campus. I wanted her to have a camera that was compact but had a lot of features such as the articulating LCD, Wi-Fi and shot good video. She took it out of the box and in 10 minutes figured it out and started taking pictures and videos around the house. She really liked the touch screen operation and the fact that the scree could be rotated forward for those all important selfies compositions. It's a Nikon so I know the images will be great and the bundle contains everything she needs to completely enjoy the camera. She was still using it hours later when we left the house.
KATHERINE P.
2015-11-29T19:17:59
12x optical zoom, flip out touch screen and wifi. Shoots HD video and works well!
RICH C.
2015-09-25T20:00:00
I bought this camera to take on an international vacation so I didn't have to haul my larger Nikon around. It takes good pictures and it is small and very easy to carry. What i don't like is that you can touch the screen or push one of two buttons to take the photo. Touching the screen by accident causes too many unwanted pictures. It is also slow to recycle before you are able to take the next photo. The menus are not easy to navigate, far too many of them and no logical flow to find what you are looking for. The charger is also a bit difficult to plug into the port. Overall it's a great little camera with a few tolerable flaws.
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16.0 million
(Image processing may reduce the number of effective pixels.)
1/2.3" type CMOS
Approx. 16.76 million
NIKKOR lens with 12x optical zoom
4.5-54.0 mm
(angle of view equivalent to that of 25-300 mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
f/3.3-6.3
9 elements in 7 groups
(1 ED lens element)
Up to 4x(angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 1200 mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
Lens-shift VR
Motion detection (still images)
[W]: Approx. 50 cm (1 ft 8 in.)-infinity
[T]: Approx. 1.5 m (5 ft)-infinity
Macro close-up mode: Approx. 2 cm (0.8 in.)-infinity(wide-angle position)
7.5 cm (3" ), approx. 460k-dot, TFT LCD with anti-reflection coating and 5-level brightness adjustment
JPEG
SD, SDHC, SDXC
Internal memory (approx. 30 MB)
16M (High) [4608 x 3456]
16M [4608 x 3456]
8M [3264 x 2448]
4M [2272 x 1704]
2M [1600 x 1200]
VGA [640 x 480]
16:9 [4608 x 2592]
1:1 [3456 x 3456]
ISO 125-1600
ISO 3200, 6400 (available when using Auto mode)
Matrix, center-weighted (digital zoom less than 2x), spot (digital zoom 2x or more)
Programmed auto exposure and exposure compensation (-2.0 - +2.0 EV in steps of 1/3 EV)
Mechanical and CMOS electronic shutter
1/2000-1 s
1/4000 s (maximum speed during high-speed continuous shooting)
4 s (Fireworks show scene mode)
[W]: 0.5-2.8 m (1 ft 8 in.-9 ft 2 in.)
[T]: 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in.)
TTL auto flash with monitor preflashes
Hi-Speed USB
HDMI micro connector (Type D)
IEEE 802.11b/g/n (standard wireless LAN protocol)
IEEE 802.11b: DBPSK/DQPSK/CCK
IEEE 802.11g: OFDM
IEEE 802.11n: OFDM
2412-2462 MHz (1-11 channels)
Approx. 10 m (10 yd)
IEEE 802.11b: 5 Mbps
IEEE 802.11g: 20 Mbps
IEEE 802.11n: 20 Mbps
WPA2
Infrastructure
Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Marathi, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (European and Brazilian), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL19 (included)
AC Adapter EH-62G (available separately)
Approx. 190 shots when using EN-EL19
1/4 (ISO 1222)
99.4 x 58.0 x 27.9mm / 3.91 x 2.28 x 1.10" (excluding projections)
Approx. 181g / 6.38oz (including battery and memory card)
Positive first impression
By KATHERINE P.
Bought this as a xmas gift for a young college friend of mine. She is very active and belongs to a vocal group which performs frequently around campus. I wanted her to have a camera that was compact but had a lot of features such as the articulating LCD, Wi-Fi and shot good video. She took it out of the box and in 10 minutes figured it out and started taking pictures and videos around the house. She really liked the touch screen operation and the fact that the scree could be rotated forward f...
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Surprising Picture Quality
By Daniel C.
I have been using this camera as a second unit when I'm not toting my D7100 around. I wanted an articulating screen so I can get an overhead picture when necessary. This little camera has been quite a surprise, though, in many situations. Close up shots, indoor photos, outdoor photos---all have showed a nice level of sharpness and detail. I'm very happy with this purchase!
Take your best-ever selfies and share them instantly with the 16-megapixel COOLPIX S6900. Built-in Wi-Fi and NFC technology lets you transfer images by simply tapping your camera to a smart device, so you can post photos on social media as soon as you take them. A built-in camera stand makes taking self and group portraits easy, and a 12x optical zoom extendable to 24x Dynamic Fine Zoom brings you close to the action. Shoot photos and Full HD movies at a wave of your hand with Gesture Control, capture unique views with a vari-angle LCD screen, and make sure you look perfect every time with Glamour mode effects added while you shoot. Life always looks good with the COOLPIX S6900!
Vari-angle LCD screen
Get creative with self and group portraits with the Clear Color, 460k-dot, 7.5-cm/3-in, vari-angle touch-panel screen. Fold it out to find your unique angle on life.
Built-in Wi-Fi and NFC support
Transfer photos to a smart device easily with a dedicated Wi-Fi button. Share images and movies to an NFC-enabled smart device with a simple tap on your camera.
Back-illuminated 16 MP CMOS sensor
You'll take great party photos and low light shots, as the sensitive image sensor works with the EXPEED C2 processor to give clear images in any light.
12x NIKKOR optical zoom lens
Enjoy wide-angle coverage (25-300mm) that's perfect for group photos, extendable to 24x Dynamic Fine Zoom, and try macro shooting to 2-cm/08-in for extreme close-ups.
Built-in camera stand
Keep your camera stable and get perfect framing for a great self-portrait or group photo with the built-in stand. Use it to take both horizontal and vertical shots.
Gesture Control for photos and movies
Use hand movements to control when you take a picture or shoot a movie, choosing between two screen icons. Enhanced tracking by the palm-detection mark on the screen makes operation easy, and the maximum wide-angle position of the lens is set automatically for smooth self-shooting.
Full HD Movies
Capture all the fun of parties, crazy pets in action or memorable moments with family and friends on video at 1080/60i, with optical zoom and stereo sound. Gesture Control makes it easy to take videos of yourself and your friends together too.
Quick Effect Mode
You can add special effects like Soft portrait or Mirror effect, straight after shooting and at the touch of a button. Have fun enhancing your photos and share different versions with family and friends.
33 types of effects
Make your images come alive by experimenting with up to 33 different effects, ranging from Selective color to Toy camera, Cross process, Painting or Nostalgic sepia. It's easy to enhance your photos instantly in-camera before you share them.
Self-Collage mode
Have fun with a photo-booth effect, taking multiple shots with different expressions, all combined into one photo-montage. Select the number of seconds between shots to change your pose and opt for either four or nine shots in your final collage. All images are saved individually too and you can use it in Glamour mode for an even more polished look.
Selective softening
Use the sensitive touch panel on your camera's screen to create a stylish 'bokeh' effect by blurring the background so your subject really stands out. You can try this for self-shots, couples and groups - or even plants and pets - by tracing an area to be sharply focused on your image in playback. Everything outside that area will be automatically blurred.
Connectivity
Connecting with Wi-Fi has never been easier than with a dedicated button, allowing you direct access to Wi-Fi settings. NFC support for compatible smart devices makes image transfer as simple as tapping your camera to your device. Pre-select the images or video so they are automatically transferred when you use an NFC connection. Or for a single shot, you can directly transfer the picture displayed in playback mode by pressing the Wi-Fi button. You can also synchronize the GPS of your smart device to add your shooting location to the transferred images.
Target finding AF
Capturing your subject in a sharp image is made easy with fast and precise autofocus. Your camera automatically identifies and focuses on your subject, to ensure you get clear, well-focused shots instantly.
20 scene modes
Let your camera do all the work for you, as it automatically optimizes the settings for your chosen scene mode. Pick the scene that best suits your shooting conditions or let it run the show with Scene auto selector.
Glamour Retouch (playback) and Glamour mode (shooting)
Use Glamour Retouch to edit your photos in playback so everyone always looks at their best. You can soften skin tones, whiten teeth and even add makeup. Glamour mode makes perfect self-portraits simple, while you shoot. Select from four effects on the touch screen Skin softening, Powder, Soft and Super vivid and adjust the effect as you confirm the result. Speedy retouching while shooting means you can share your flattering photos straight away.
Blur reduction
With 4-axis Hybrid Vibration Reduction (VR), Lens Shift and Electronic VR are combined to become highly-effective in countering camera shake and reducing blur, so you'll always get sharp images and smooth movies even while walking and shooting a movie.
High ISO (125-6400) light sensitivity
Great results and more finely detailed images are guaranteed when you're shooting fast-moving subjects or taking pictures in low light. Get crisp images indoors and take great party photos with low light sensitivity.
Easy panorama 360 Degree/180 Degree
Your camera gives fabulous results indoors and it's also exceptional in the great outdoors. Never miss out on an amazing landscape when you can tilt vertically or pan horizontally to create inspiring and dynamic panoramas.
High-speed continuous shooting
Capture fast-changing facial expressions or rapidly-moving action effortlessly with speedy shooting rates of up to 8 fps. You'll always capture a magic moment with continuous shooting perfect for shots of children, sports, pets and parties.
High-speed USB charging
Charging your camera battery is a breeze with fast charging via USB. It's quick and easy to keep your battery fully charged, so you'll always be ready to shoot at a moment's notice.
EXPEED C2
Nikon's fast and powerful image processing system guarantees high-speed operation with high sensitivity performance and exceptional image quality.
NIKON IMAGE SPACE
All Nikon users can enjoy 20 GB of free online cloud storage with Nikon's dedicated Nikon image storage and sharing site, NIKON IMAGE SPACE.