Nikon S5100: A Review

Nikon S5100

The digital camera industry is nowadays echoing a name that is getting popular at a very fast pace ‘the COOLPIX’, from the past few months Nikon has brought so many amazing products into the CCOLPIX range that people are just crazy over its name. The company is constantly bringing new and exciting models into the COOLPIX lineup and the recently added models are the COOLPIX S1100pj and S5100. The S1100pj got the maximum attraction because of being the projector camera and the other one ‘S5100’ is also a really amazing device.

Here I am going to discuss the S5100 which is famous for the fast auto focus and a very brilliant video recording. This new camera has been adorned with such exciting new technologies that now the perfect photography has become no more than a fun activity as you are not required to put too much effort, the camera manages to take the perfect shots. From the exterior, this camera is really stylish and slim with a bright LCD display on the back side. The HD video recording is also ensured from this camera and the other features are also brilliant. In the section below I am going to discuss some of the salient features of this camera.

Features:

1. One of the most lovable features of this camera is the availability of six vibrant colors that lets you select a one according to your style, secondly it is very slim and smart that makes it the perfect pocked sized camera. Other than the beauty, the price of this camera is also affordable for lots of people.
2. It comes with an advance lens shift VR technology that gives you the sharpest ever snaps by reducing the effects of camera shake.
3. For getting the clear shots in the low light area, this camera features the advance flash control system that synchronizes the flash with high ISO sensitivity and gives you the desirable perfection no matter what the light conditions are.
4. On the back side of this camera you are provided with 2.7inch high resolution LCD monitor who features sharp brightness and contrast that ensures the clear viewing of the camera controls even in the bright sunlight.
5. This camera also feature 720p high definition video recording that actually uses EXPEED C2 image processing system, the main thing about this system is that gives high sensitivity performance and the maximum image quality.

Specifications:

• Effective pixels: 12.2 megapixels
• Image sensor: 1/2.3-in. RGB CCD, 12.39 total megapixels
• Digital zoom: Maximum 2x (35mm format equivalent to approx. 280mm)
• Focal Length: 5.0 to 25.0mm (35mm format equivalent to 28-140mm)
• LCD monitor: 6.7 cm (2.7-in.), approx. 230k-dot, TFT LCD monitor (QVGA), with anti-reflection coating and brightness adjustment
• Scene modes: 18 scene modes (Scene Auto Selector, Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night Portrait, Party/indoor, Beach, Snow, Sunset, Dusk/dawn, Night landscape, Close-up, Food, Museum, Fireworks show, Copy, Backlight, Panorama assist)
• Scene Auto Selector: 6 scene modes + Auto mode (Portrait, Landscape, Night portrait, Night landscape, Close-up, Backlight)
• Battery charging: with US Supplied charging AC Adapter: approx. 3-hour charging time When camera is connected with powered on PC* via supplied USB cable: approx. 3-hour charging time *Depends on power supply from PC
• Dimensions: (width x height x depth)Approx. 97.1 x 56.9 x 21.6 mm/3.9 x 2.3 x 0.9 in. (excluding projections)
• Weight: 132 g/4.7 oz. (including battery and SD memory card), approx. 115 g/ 4.1 oz. (camera body only) *Based on CIPA Guidelines, DCG-005-2009
• Image size (pixels): 12M (High) [4000 x 3000], 12M [4000 x 3000], 8M [3264 x 2448], 5M [2592 x 1944], 3M [2048 x 1536], PC [1024 x 768], VGA [640 x 480], 16:9 [3968 x 2232]
• Storage media Internal memory (approx. 32 MB), SD/SDHC memory card* * Not compatible with Multi Media Card (MMC) or SDXC

Thus from the features and specifications this thing gets clear that in terms of style and technology this camera is really a master piece coming from the platform of Nikon.

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