Nikon 25557 User manual

170º
wide viewing
Better pictures
in lower light
The COOLPIX S50 and S50c
are equipped with a huge, bright
3.0” LCD great for viewing images
anywhere, anytime. The impressive
170 degree wide viewing angle
makes it easier for everyone to
see and enjoy images. The larger
high resolution LCD lets you make
the most of smooth, sharp movies,
great-looking stills and exciting
Pictmotion shows.
with vibration reductionwithout vibration reduction
VR Optical Image Stabilization
Stability advanced... images enhanced
Wider Enjoyment
with Huge, Bright, High Resolution LCD Screen
38mm 114mm
High light sensitivity up to ISO 1600 opens up a whole new
world of photo opportunity. Allowing you to tackle scenes and
situations far beyond the capabilities of conventional compacts,
high ISO offers you new power to capture fast-moving objects
with outstanding clarity and gives you great exposure in
significantly lower light.
New 1600 ISO Capability
See what you’ve been missing.
3x Optical Zoom - Nikkor glass lens
High quality lenses deliver high quality pictures.
The Zoom Nikkor glass lens gives you the power of 3x optical zoom lens,
38mm-116mm (35mm equivalent) while Macro capability lets you get as
close as 1.6 inches. This combination is supported by Nikons’ world-re-
nowned optical technology delivering crisp, clear images.
3x Optical Zoom-Nikkor Glass Lens plus 4x digital zoom equals 12x zoom range
You can shoot sharper,
clearer and without blur
with Nikon’s ingenious VR
Optical Image Stabilization
technology improves stability
by automatically compensating
for camera shake. With Nikon
Optical VR Image Stabilization
you can shoot at shutter speeds
up to three stops slower
than other wise possible
without camera shake
blurring your pictures.
VR image
stabilization

Simply better
portraits
Rotary Multi Selector
Swift circular scrolling action allows
speedy image browsing at up to 10
images per second. On-screen icon
with cursor tracks scrolling for easy
feature selection.
Auto Image Rotation
Detects pictures that have been
taken with thecamera held vertically
and automatically rotates the image
for in-camera LCD playback.
Anti-Shake Button
overcomes camera shake by activating
optical VR image stabilization, High-
Sensitivity mode and Best Shot Selector
all at once, providing images that
are steady and sharp.
In-Camera Cropping
Allows you to crop out the part
of the image you don’t want and
keep the part you do.
Blur Warning
Alerts you to a burry image.
Noise Reduction Mode
Minimizes digital artifacts in
long exposures.
Best Shot Selector
Enables the camera to take a series
of photos and automatically select
the one with the sharpest focus.
Voice Memo Function
Records up to 5 hours of sound that
can be then attached to an image,
or played back alone as a wav file.
Date and Time Imprinting
Available to document the exact time
and date that your photo is taken.
Nikon In-Camera Innovations
Makes taking great pictures easy!
The COOLPIX S50 and S50c
feature 15 specially programmed
modes to automatically handle
focus, exposure, white balance and
other adjustments that help you
take great pictures easily.
Innovative Automatic Features Simply Brilliant
Portrait
(with Scene Assist)
Sports
(with Scene Assist)
Sunset
Night Portrait
(with Scene Assist)
Party/Indoor Night Landscape
Landscape
(with Scene Assist)
Beach/Snow
Fireworks Show Copy
Museum Close Up Back Light Panorama Assist Dawn/Dusk
D-Lighting Compensates for underexposed images or insufficient
flash by automatically adding light and detail to selected shots where
needed -- without affecting properly exposed areas.
In-Camera Red-Eye Fix™This in-camera feature automatically fixes most typical occurrences of red-eye.
Face-Priority AF Automatically
finds and focuses on people’s faces
to ensure superb portraits with
clear, crisp focus.
One-Touch Portrait Your shortcut to three unique
innovations, it offers instant access to Face-priority AF
and In-Camera Red-Eye Fix™for optimized image capture
and lets you transform exposure with Nikon’s powerful
D-Lighting advantage.

Beauty has always been in the eye of the beholder,
now it’s in the hands of the photographer.

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COOLPIX CONNECT 2
*
See It. Shoot It. Send It. Store It.
See It. Shoot It. Send It. Store It. Wow! Imagine being able to take a picture of your vacation and show it to
friends across the world in mere seconds or even store it on a server to download when you return! The new
COOLPIX S50c with its COOLPIX CONNECT 2 service allows you to both email and store your pictures remotely.
The new COOLPIX CONNECT 2 service lets you choose a photo, select recipients from your in-camera email
address list, and send the picture straight from the camera for viewing on a PC anywhere. In addition, this new
service allows you to upload up to 2GB of images remotely, store them, and/or retrieve them for download at a
later time. The COOLPIX S50c with its COOLPIX CONNECT 2 service makes this Nikon’s most advanced picture
sharing service ever!
* Compatible with domestic wireless LANs in Europe and Asia and with open public Wi-Fi hot spots across the U.S.A.
Pictmotion™allows you to select your favorite images and movies, decide on a style, and pick one of five
pre-installed music files or add your own*. Pictmotion™automatically combines your elements in a polished
production, with transitions and style synced to your music.
Pictmotion™
Reshape the way you share.
Accessories
Leather Case
(optional)
AC Adapter EH-64
(S50 optional)
Included: Wrist Strap, USB Cable, Audio Video Cable,
Rechargeable Battery EN-EL8 (S50 only), AC Adapter
EH-64 (S50 only), Battery Charger MH-62 (S50 only),
PictureProject™CD-Rom

7.2 Megapixels for beautiful prints up
to 16 x 20 inches.
Optical VR Image Stabilization often
compensates for camera shake for sharper
pictures.
High Light Sensitivity up to ISO 1600
High Quality 3x Optical Zoom-Nikkor Glass
Lens for incredibly sharp, clear images.
Huge, Bright 3.0 Inch LCD for easy viewing and
playback of pictures.
Wireless Enabled COOLPIX S50c with new
COOLPIX CONNECT 2.
Stylish, All-Metal (approximately 3/4”) sleek,
wave design fits in your pocket.
Auto Image Rotation will automatically rotate
vertical images in the camera.
Rotary Multi Selector lets you speed dial your
selections at 10 fps.
Ultra-Light Weight of approximately 4.4 oz.
(without battery and SD card).
Nikon In-Camera Red-Eye Fix™automatically
fixes most instances of red-eye.
Nikon D-Lighting automatically brightens the
dark areas in the picture when in playback mode.
Face-Priority AF automatically finds a face and
focuses on it for crisp, sharp portraits.
15 Scene Modes to guide you in taking better
pictures, easily and automatically.
Battery Life shoot approximately 130 images on
a single charge of the included lithium-ion (Nikon
EN-EL8) rechargeable battery.
Adjustable Graphic User Interface allows
you to change the interface to view either the
icon view or the traditional menu item view.
In-Camera Help button instantly displays an
explanation for all the functions within all menus.
Take Great Close-Up Pictures with the ability
to focus as close as 1.6 inches from your subject.
Movie Mode with sound available at 30 frames
per second for TV quality videos.
13MB Internal Memory allows you to begin taking
pictures immediately.
Print Directly to a Printer by connecting directly
to a PictBridge-compatible printer.
SDNC card capability.
Key Features

3.0”
Huge, Bright,
LCD Screen
7.2
Effective
Megapixels
VR
Optical Image
Stabilization
3X
Optical
Zoom-Nikkor
Glass Lens
S50 3.6’’ w x 2.3’’h x 0.8’’d
(only 4.4 oz!)
S50c 3.8’’ w x 2.3’’ h x 0.8’’d
(only 4.4 oz!)
COOLPIX S50 Actual size
Huge, Bright 3.0” LCD
Monitor for high
visibility in daylight
less
than
0.8”
thick
Built-in flash
3x Optical
Zoom-Nikkor
Glass Lens
Mode Button

In-camera
slideshow
with music
Freedom with
wireless image
transfer
VR image
stabilization
Better pictures
in lower light
Simply better
p
ortraits
Digital Camera Specifications
CDP-S50/S50c-01 07-04
Effective pixels S50/S50c: 7.2 million
Image sensor S50/S50c: 1/2.5-in. CCD; total pixels: approx.7.41 million
Lens 3x Zoom-Nikkor; 6.3-18.9mm (35mm [135] format picture angle:
38-114mm); f/3.3-4.2; 12 elements in 9 groups; Digital zoom: up
to 4x (35mm [135] format picture angle: 456mm)
Focus range (from lens) S50/S50c: 1 ft. (30cm) to infinity (∞), Macro close-up mode: 1.6 in.
(4cm) to infinity (∞)
Monitor S50/S50c: 3.0-in., 230,000-dot, wide viewing angle TFT LCD with
anti-reflection coating
Storage media S50/S50c: Internal memory (approx. 13 MB), SD memory cards
Movie S50/S50c: With sound: TV movie (640) at 30fps, Pictmotion (640)
at 10fps, Small size (320) at 30fps, Smaller size (160) at 15fps;
Without sound: Time-lapse movie at 30fps, Stop-motion movie (640)
at 5, 10, 15fps, Electronic VR (Vibration Reduction) available (except
for Time-lapse movie)
Image size (pixels) S50/S50c: 3072 x 2304 (High: 3072*/Normal: 3072), 2592 x 1944
(Normal: 2592), 2048 x 1536 (Normal: 2048), 1024 x 768 (PC: 1024),
640 x 480 (TV: 640), 3072 x 1728 (16:9)
Vibration Reduction (VR) S50/S50c: Optical lens shift VR
ISO sensitivity S50/S50c: ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, Auto (auto gain ISO
100-800)
Pictmotion S50/S50c: 5 styles selectable to playback movies or up to 200 still
images, 5 music files pre-installed, max. 10 music files loadable*
Built-in flash S50/S50c: Range: (W) 12 in. to 19 ft. 8 in. (0.3 to 6.0m), (T) 12 in.
to 13 ft. 1 in. (0.3 to 4.0m)
Interface S50: Hi-Speed USB
S50c: Hi-Speed USB, IEEE 802.11b/g
Languages S50/S50c: Czech, Danish, German, English, Spanish, French,
Indonesian, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian,
Finnish, Swedish, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese,
Korean, Thai
Power sources Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL8 (supplied), AC Adapter EH-64
(
S50: optional, S50c: supplied)
Battery life S50/S50c: Approx. 130 shots with EN-EL8 battery (based on CIPA
standard)
Dimensions (WxHxD) S50: Approx. 3.6 x 2.3 x 0.8 in. (92.5 x 59 x 21 mm) (excluding
projections)
S50c: Approx. 3.8 x 2.3 x 0.8 in. (97.5 x 59 x 21 mm) (excluding
projections),
Weight S50/S50c: Approx. 4.4 oz. (125 g) (without battery and SD
memory card
Supplied accessories** Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL8, AC adapter EH-64 (S50c), Battery
Charger MH-62 (S50), AV/USB Cable UC-E12, Strap, Printer Dock
Accessory: Dock Insert PV-12, PictureProject CD-ROM
Optional accessories S50: Battery Charger MH-62, Case
S50c: AC Adapter EH-64, Case
* Via PictureProject for Windows only; up to 10 other pieces of music
(with total duration of 10 minutes) can be loaded.
** Supplied accessories may differ by country or area.
PictureProject System Requirements
OS Macintosh: Mac®OS X version 10.3.9, 10.4.x
Windows Windows® Vista (32bit), Windows®XP Home Edition/Professional,
Windows®2000 Professional pre-installed models
Note CD-ROM drive required for installation. Only built-in USB ports
are supported
Microsoft®and Windows®are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Macintosh®and QuickTime®
are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. in the United
States and/or other countries. The SDHC logo is a trademark. ImageLink and the ImageLink
print system logo are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company. PictBridge is a trademark.
D-Lighting technology is provided by Apical Limited. Pictmotion contains patented technologies
provided by muvee Technologies Pte. Ltd. The FotoCall logo is a trademark. The FotoNation
logo is a trademark. Products and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective companies.
Specifications and equipment are subject to change without any notice or obligation on the
part of the manufacturer. February 2007 ©2007 NIKON CORPORATION
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