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nikon_p4.jpgNikon has unveiled the new Nikon COOLPIX S5 a highly stylized and funky addition to S (Style) series targeted at those who want the whole package of looks and performance. The Nikon S5 is highly functional and contains some cutting edge technology resulting in beautiful and high quality images. This 6MP camera features a 3x Optical Zoom-Nikkor ED Glass Lens which produces great prints upto s large as 16 x 20 inches Without them losing their image quality. The Bright 2.5 inch LCD can rotate upto 170 degrees for enhanced viewing

Like all the new Nikon additions the COOLPIX S5 also features the exclusive Nikon's Exclusive Feature System which includes In-Camera Red-Eye Fix for red eye correction, Face-Priority AF, D-Lighting which adds light and details, Blur Warning and Best Shot Selector (BSS) automatically identifies and saves the sharpest shot from ten sequential shots. The S5 is suppose to be a user friendly camera and features a very convenient standalone One-Touch Portrait Button which gives instant and easy access Face Priority AF and In-Camera Red Eye Fix options.

Nikon S5 also features the new Pictmotion software which creates slide shows with music making it highly watch able on the LCD. Rechargeable EN-EL8 Battery takes upto 210 pictures on a single charge.17Scene Modes are also included for convenient and easy photography including an Underwater Mode. A TV Quality Movie Mode function is also incorporated by Nikon for recording videos at 30fps with sound. The Nikon S5 is priced at around $349.95 and will hit the stores around March 2006. website

Type: Compact digital camera COOLPIX S5

Effective pixels: 6.0 million

CCD: 1/2.5-inch type (6.2 million total pixels)

Image modes: High (2816*), Normal (2816), Normal (2048), PC (1024), TV (640)

Lens: 3x Zoom-Nikkor ED; 5.8-17.4mm (35mm [135] format equivalent to 35-105mm); f/3.0-5.4; 12 elements in 10 groups; Digital zoom: up to 4x

Focus range: 30cm (12 in.) to infinity, 4cm (1.6 in.) to infinity in Macro Mode

LCD: 2.5-inch type, 230,000-dot TFT LCD monitor with brightness adjustment (170-degree wide viewing angle)

Storage media: Internal memory: approx. 21MB, SD memory card

Shooting modes: Auto, 4 modes with Scene Assist (Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night portrait), 11 Scene Modes (Party/Indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Night landscape, Close up, Museum, Fireworks show, Copy, Back light, Panorama assist), Voice Recording, BSS (Best Shot Selector), Exposure BSS, Color Options, Blur Warning, Date Imprint, Self-timer (3, 10 sec.)

Movie: With sound: TV movie (640) at 30fps, Small size (320) at 30fps/15fps, Smaller size (160) at 15fps, Pictmotion (320) at 15fps; Without sound: Time-lapse movie at 30fps, Electronic VR (Vibration Reduction) available

Pictmotion: 5 styles selectable to playback movies or up to 30 still images, 5 music files pre-installed, max. 3 music files loadable Via Picture Project (Windows only)

Capture modes: 1) Single, 2) Continuous (approx. 2.2fps), 3) Multi-shot 16 (approx 2fps, only available at image size 6M), 4) Interval timer shooting

Built-in flash: Range: 1 ft to 8 ft. 6 in/ 0.3-2.6m (W), 1 ft. to 4 ft. 7 in/0.3-1.4m/. (T); Flash modes: Auto, Auto with Red-eye Reduction (In-Camera Red-Eye Fix), Flash cancel, Anytime flash and Slow sync.

Interface: USB, Audio Video output (via MV-14 COOLSTATION )

Supported languages: German/English/Spanish/French/Italian/Dutch/Russian/
Swedish/Japanese/Simplified Chinese/TraditionalChinese/Korean/Thai/
Portuguese/Polish/Indonesian/Finnish/Norwegian/Czech selectable in menu display

Power requirements: One EN-EL8 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery (supplied), EH-64 AC Adapter (supplied)

Battery life (approx.): 210 shots with EN-EL8 (based on CIPA standard)

Dimensions (W x H x D): Approx 3.7 x 2.3 x 0.8 in. (93 x 59 x 20mm)

Weight: 4.8 oz (135g) (without battery and memory card)

Supplied Accessories*: MV-14 COOLSTATION , PV-10 Dock Insert, Strap, UC-E10 USB Cable, EG-E5000 Audio Video Cable, EH-64 AC Adapter, EN-EL8 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, PictureProject CD-ROM

Optional Accessories: MV-14 COOLSTATION (repl), UC-E10 USB Cable (repl), EG-E5000 Audio Video Cable (repl), EH-64 AC Adapter (repl), EN-EL8 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery (repl), MH-62 Battery Charger, FJ-CP1 Field jacke