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Review Summary
2011-09-03T21:00:00
This camera was purchased for my 15-year old who is just venturing into the photography field. For someone just starting, it's much better than some of the cheaper digital cameras out there. The quality is very satisfactory for a non-professional camera.
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Compact Digital Camera
12.1 million
1/2.3-in. type CMOS
12.75 million (approx.)
10½ optical zoom, NIKKOR ED glass lens
5.4-54.0mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 30-300mm lens in 35mm[135] format)
f/3.5-5.6
10 elements in 8 groups
Up to 4x (angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 1200mm lens in 35mm[135] format)
Combination of lens-shift and electronic VR (still pictures)
Lens-shift (movies)
Contrast-detect AF
[W]: 50cm (1 ft. 8 in.) to 8 (approx.)
[T]: 1m (3 ft. 4 in.) to 8 (approx.)
Macro mode: 1cm (0.4 in.) to 8 [W] (approx.)
Unless otherwise stated, all figures are for a camera with a fully-charged Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12 operated at an ambient temperature of 25½C (77½F).
Face priority
Auto (9-area automatic selection)
Center
Manual with 99 focus areas
Subject tracking
3 in. diagonal
Wide viewing angle TFT LCD with anti-reflection coating
5-level brightness adjustment
921,000-dots
97% horizontal (Approx.)
97% vertical (Approx.)
100% horizontal (Approx.)
100% vertical (Approx.)
SD memory card
SDHC memory card
SDXC memory card
102MB internal memory (approx.)
DCF
EXIF 2.2
DPOF compliant
Still pictures: JPEG
Sound files (Voice Memo): WAV
Movies: MOV (Video:MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Audio: AAC stereo)
Movie file format: MPEG-4 AVC H.264
Audio file format: AAC stereo
Full HD: 1920 x 1080p / 30fps
Standard TV: 640 x 480 / 30fps
Small Size: 320 x 240 / 30fps
4000 x 3000 (12M)
3264 x 2448 (8M)
2592 x 1944 (5M)
2048 x 1536 (3M)
1024 x 768 (PC)
640 x 480 (VGA)
3968 x 2232 (16:9)
Unless otherwise stated, all figures are for a camera with a fully-charged Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12 operated at an ambient temperature of 25½C (77 ½F).
160
200
400
800
1600
3200
Auto (auto gain ISO 160-800)
Fixed range auto (ISO 160 to 400)
Sport continuous (ISO 160 to 3200)
Unless otherwise stated, all figures are for a camera with a fully-charged Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12 operated at an ambient temperature of 25½C (77 ½F).
256-segment matrix
Center-weighted
Spot (digital zoom 2X or more)
Programmed auto exposure with motion detection
Exposure compensation (-2.0 to +2.0 EV in steps of 1/3 EV)
[W]: 0.7 to 15.9 EV
[T]:2 to 17.3 EV
(exposure values achieved with automatic ISO sensitivity adjustment converted to ISO 100 values)
Mechanical and CMOS electronic shutter
1/4000-1/120s (sport continuous mode)
1/2000-2s
4 sec. (when scene mode is set to Fireworks show)
Unless otherwise stated, all figures are for a camera with a fully-charged Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12 operated at an ambient temperature of 25½C (77½F).
Electronically-controlled ND filter (-2 AV) selection
2 steps (f/3.5 and f/7 [W])
Can be selected from 10 and 2 seconds duration
Smile Timer
(ISO sensitivity: Auto)
[W]: 0.5 to 4.0m (1 ft. 8 in. to 13 ft.)
[T]: 0.5 to 2.5m (1ft. 8in. to 8ft. 2in.)
TTL auto flash with monitor preflashes
Hi-speed USB
MTP
PTP
NTSC
PAL
Can be selected from:
Auto
480p
720p
1080i
Audio/video (A/V) output
Digital I/O (USB)
HDMI mini connector (Type C) (HDMI output)
Arabic, Czech, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12 (supplied)
AC Adapter EH-62F (available separately)
3 hours and 50 minutes (when using Charging AC Adapter EH-68P and when no charge remains)(Approx.)
Rechargeable
Still pictures: Approx. 210 shots
Movies: Approx. 1 h 20 min (HD 1080p)
1/4 (ISO 1222)
Temperature: 0 to 40½C (32 to 104½F)
Humidity: Less than 85% (no condensation)
Height: 2.4 in. (59.2mm)
Width: 4.1 in. (104.0mm)
Depth: 1.2 in. (29.9mm)
(excluding projections)
7.4 oz. (209g)
(including battery and SD memory card)
Fast, responsive and versatile, the Nikon CoolPix S8100 with advanced CMOS sensor technology and incredible 10x zoom will capture fast-moving subjects in still images and Full HD (1080) movies. High-speed operation, exceptional low-light performance, outstanding image quality and sophisticated features mark the 12.1-megapixel S8100.
The optical 10x wide Zoom- NIKKOR ED glass lens covers 30-300mm and the camera's speedy start-up, fast autofocus, quick shutter release, superior low light performance and high-speed continuous shooting (five shots in one second!) ensure capture of all your memorable moments. The S8100 also offers Optical VR Image Stabilization, high ISO sensitivity to 3200, a new flash control system, movie recording with stereo sound and a 3-inch Ultra-High Resolution (921,000-dot) Clear Color Display for bright, sharp image viewing and sharing.