If you were looking for a stylish and lightweight point and shoot digital camera, your search ends here. The Nikon Coolpix S80 belongs to the
S series or Style series of digital point and shoot cameras from Nikon. This compact digital camera is ideal to use at social events or on a vacation. The S80 has a Nikkor lens with a
focal length of 6.3 - 31.5 mm and a 35 mm equivalent focal length of 35 - 175 mm.
The Coolpix digital camera has 5x optical zoom and 4x digital zoom options that you can use to capture more details in your subject. The CCD image sensor in this Nikon point and shoot camera lets you take images at 14.1 megapixels that you can enlarge to get stunning and dramatic images.
This compact Coolpix digital camera weighs 133 g and will fit comfortably into any pocket or bag. The back panel of this Nikon Coolpix camera has no buttons and is dominated by the 3.5 inch OLED touch screen display with a resolution of 819,000 dot pixels. The anti-reflection coating of this display screen helps you compose and preview images without glare even in bright sunlight.
With the Coolpix S80, you can shoot videos in HD at 1280 x 720 dot pixel resolution (30 fps). This Nikon Coolpix digital camera is powered by the EXPEED C2 image processing system which boosts high sensitivity performance and provides you with maximum image quality.
Battery and Storage
The Coolpix S80 records your images in its
inbuilt memory of 79 MB. This can be expanded using SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cards. You can take up to 150 shots with the
rechargeable Lithium Ion battery on a single charge.
The HDMI mini connector of this Coolpix point and shoot digital camera enables you to access your images and videos on an HDTV. You can store your images and videos on a laptop or PC by connecting them to your Nikon S80 through the USB high speed port.
Performance
The Nikon S80 has an
aperture range of f/6.3 - 31.5 mm. Aperture refers to the size of the lens opening which controls the amount of light falling on the image sensor. With the Coolpix digital point and shoot camera, you can
focus from 800 mm onwards in the Auto mode. In Macro mode, this focus range increases from 70 mm onwards (Wide).
This Coolpix S80 digital camera has a light sensitivity range of ISO 80 - 800 in Auto mode, and in Manual mode, this range increases to ISO 80 - 6400. With a shutter speed range of 1/1500 - 2 seconds, you can take dramatic images of moving objects or people with ease. The Shutter speed can be decreased to 4 seconds in the Fireworks Show mode to get stunning images of bursts of light.
The built-in flash of the Nikon Coolpix point and shoot digital camera has a range of 500 - 4000 mm (Wide) and 500 - 2500 mm (Tele) and comes in handy in low light situations.
Features
The Nikon Coolpix S80 has
17 pre-set scene modes like Museum, Fireworks Show, Snow, Food and many more. These scene modes automatically optimize the camera settings for popular settings and locations. The
Fish-Eye filter in this Coolpix camera imitates a fisheye lens and lets you take broad and panoramic images. The
lens shift and electronic Vibration Reduction of the Coolpix S80 ensures that your images are blur-free and sharply defined.
This Nikon digital camera has a Face-Priority feature that automatically detects up to 12 faces and optimizes focus for them. The Blink Warning function alerts the photographer if a subject has blinked, letting you take another shot. The Smile Timer feature releases the shutter automatically if it senses that a subject is smiling, making sure you never miss out on the moment.
With the self-timer feature, you can delay shutter release by 2 or 10 seconds and join your friends in every picture from now on. The Continuous mode lets you take up to 6 shots at 0.9 frames per second with a single burst, capturing every part of a moment.
