Nikon COOLPIX 8400 User manual

Key Features and Benefits
8.0 Effective Megapixels
for photo-quality prints beyond 20” x 30”
3.5x Ultra-Wide Angle Optical
Zoom-Nikkor ED 24-85mm Lens
(35mm equivalent) for capturing
incredible, sharp, clear images
15 Scene Modes automatically adjust
controls for great pictures instantly
Nikon In-Camera Red-Eye Fix™
automatically corrects for red-eye in most
typical situations
Nikon D-Lighting Exposure
Correction automatically compensates
for insufficient flash or excessive backlight
Compact All-Metal Body provides
a strong yet lightweight easy-to-carry
camera
Electronic Viewfinder and
Vari-Angle LCD provide for enhanced
frame coverage and bright viewing
Movie Mode allows the capture of live
action with sound with Electronic VR
Superior Exposure, Image, Metering
and Speedlight Controls to maximize the
possibilities. Compatible with Nikon
speedlights SB-600 and SB-800
PictBridge Compatibility allows
direct printing to any PictBridge or USB
direct enabled printer
Fast (Hybrid) AF achieves sharp results
when shooting spontaneous moments
Electronic VR in Movie Mode reduces
the effects of camera shake
Auto Color Enhancement provides
automatic enhancement to color that
makes it more pleasing to the eye
New EN-EL7 Rechargeable
Battery & Charger Included for
extended battery life of up to 260 images
on a charge
Auto Built-in
Pop-up Flash
Rugged
Magnesium
Alloy Body
3.5x Zoom-Nikkor
ED glass Lens
(Extra-low Dispersion)
minimizes chromatic
abberations for crisp,
clear shots
Quick Review
1.8” LCD Monitor with
Quick Review lets you
instantly confirm a shot you
just took or review any of the
other images stored on the
CompactFlash™Card.
Quick Review
Playback
Vari-Angle LCD monitor
lets you shoot at any angle
Hot Shoe
attach additional speedlights
i-TTL speedlight compatibility with
SB-600 and SB-800
Everything you need to get started:
• Strap
• USB Cable
• Audio Video Cable
• EN-EL7 Li-ion Rechargeable
Battery
• MH-56 Battery
Charger
• PictureProject CD-ROM
• ML-L3 Remote Controller
AF-Assist Illuminator
sharp focusing in
low-light situations
Mode Dial
one-touch operation
on the dial
Use Monitor Button
to switch from Electronic
Viewfinder to LCD viewing

NEW! Time Lapse feature in Movie Mode
Camera takes a series of still images at specified intervals (30 seconds to 60 minutes) and joins these
frames together to create a Quicktime™ movie with a frame rate of 30 frames per second.
Nikon In-Camera Red-Eye Fix™:
This in-camera feature automatically removes most typical
occurrences of red-eye. You may never see red-eye again.
Nikon D-Lighting:
In playback mode, D-Lighting will compensate for underexposed
areas or insufficient flash without affecting properly exposed areas.
Through the Shooting Menu
Real-time
Histogram
Real time display
of image data to
confirm exposure
and make
adjustments
Saturation
Mode
Control color
saturation
Noise
Reduction
Mode
Minimize digital
artifacts in long
exposures
White
Balance
Bracketing
Ensure proper
color balance
Framing
Guides
display framing
guides on the
LCD monitor
in order to
achieve an ideal
composition
Wideangle Converter
18mm*
Nikon Speedlights
(SB-800/600)
Battery Pack
MB-CP10
AC Adapter
EH-54
Soft Case
Telephoto Converter
255mm*
Fisheye Converter
5mm*
WC-E75
(0.75x)
TC-E3ED
(Approx. 3x)
TC-E3PF
(Approx. 3x)
FC-E9
(0.2x)
Coolpix Filters
FF-CP10 NC
FF-CP10 CPL
FF-CP10 ND4
Requires Step-Down Ring
Adapter UR-E14
Requires Step-Down Ring
Adapter UR-E15
Requires Step-Down Ring
Adapter UR-E16
The Coolpix 8400 System (optional accessories)
*35mm equivalent

Versatile 15 Scene Modes
Fifteen programmed Scene Modes make it easy to
capture optimal results in the most diverse shooting
situations. With the COOLPIX 8400, anyone, even a
novice photographer, can take great images simply by
choosing the appropriate mode for the next picture.
Landscape
Emphasizing depth-of-field, this mode captures distant scenes sharply and clearly,
for postcard-like landscape pictures.
Portrait
Emphasizes a subject with natural
skin tones against a soft, pleasing
background.
Close Up
With precise manual focus area selection
and appropriate coloration, this mode
makes detailed subjects stand out from
the background.
Panorama Assist
Allows you to take several side-by-side images, all at the same exposure and white
balance setting, then combine them later using the “Panorama Maker™” photo
editing software (supplied) to create spectacular wide-vista photos.
PictureProject Software
Nikon is proud to introduce the
next generation of imaging soft-
ware, Nikon PictureProject.
Nikon PictureProject™is a fast and powerful
tool for organizing and working with your
pictures easily and intuitively.
PictureProject will let you transfer your pictures from your camera seamlessly.
You can then edit, remove red-eye, enhance, crop, print, e-mail, post pictures
to the web or create a photo album. You can even publish them to your PDA,
create slideshows with music or stitch together a number of pictures to create
a stunning panorama.
With Nikon PictureProject you can spend more time taking pictures instead of
managing them and then easily store, organize and share your memories.
PictureProject will work with Windows®98SE, 2000, ME & XP as well as Mac
OS®X (10.1.5 or later).
Continuous shooting at 2.3 fps
Now you can take up to five full-size, 8-megapixel (3,264 x 2,448) images
at 2.3 frames per second.
Autofocus/Metering Options:
Pick the metering option that is right for your shot.
Fast (Hybrid) AF
AF ranging sensor
estimates distance
before camera focuses
achieving sharp results
when subject is moving
erratically
Standard AF
Camera focuses using
contrast detection
Manual 9-Area Multi-AF
Matrix
Metering
optimal exposure
is measured by
comparing 256
areas of the frame
Center
Weighted
Metering
optimal exposure
is measured by
using 1/4 from the
center of frame
Spot metering
optimal exposure
is measured by
using 1/32 from
the center of the
frame
Spot AF Area
exposure is
linked to active
focus area
Choose the autofocus option you want to use.
AE Best Shot Selector:
AE-BSS for the proper exposure
AE-BSS (Auto Exposure -
Best Shot Selector)
automatically selects the best
relative exposure from a series
of consecutive images. Select
from three modes: Highlight
mode, Shadow mode, and
Histogram mode. Highlight mode Shadow mode

8-megapixel resolution
The COOLPIX 8400 and
its newly developed CCD
offer 8.0 effective
megapixels for an
astounding high resolution
of 3,264 x 2,448 pixels. Quality like this
makes images of exceptionally high definition
possible — even when cropped.
Lifelike image reproduction
The COOLPIX 8400’s exclusive image
processing technology takes true-to-life
images a step closer to reality.
A256-segment Matrix Metering
system enables optimal exposures in even
the most challenging lighting environments,
while Matrix Auto White Balance
neutralizes color deviations created by
ambient light sources. Both advanced features
allow the COOLPIX 8400 to preserve a
faithful reproduction of color, detail
and gradation.
If getting the whole picture matters, wide angle matters.
If the picture matters the camera matters
3.5x Zoom-Nikkor ED lens
The 3.5x ultra-wide,
zoom gives you
the power of a
24-85mm (35mm
equiv.) lens, while
Macro capability lets
you get as close as
1.2 in. (3cm). This
combination is supported by Nikon’s world-
renowned optical technology, with two
Pro-Quality ED glass elements delivering
crisp, clear images while minimizing
chromatic abberation — all of which helps
realize the full potential of 8.0 effective
megapixels
24mm Ultra Wide Angle lens - the widest in its class
© 2004 Bruce Dale

Additional accessories can be found at
www.nikondigitalusa.com on the Coolpix 8400 page
Nikon Inc.,
1300 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY 11747
www.nikondigitalusa.com / 1-800-Nikon-UX
CDP-8400-01
All products indicated by trademark symbols are trademarked and/or registered by their respective companies.
Specifications and equipment are subject to change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer. 9/04
©2004 NIKON INC.
Digital Camera Specifications
Type of camera: Digital camera E8400
Effective pixels: 8.0 million
CCD: 2/3-inch-type (total pixels:8.31 million)
Image size (pixels): 8M (3,264 x 2,448), 3:2 (3,264 x 2,176),5M (2,592 x 1,944), 3M (2,048 x 1,536),
2M (1,600 x 1,200), 1M (1,280 x 960), PC (1,024 x 768),T V (640 x 480) selectable
Lens: 3.5x Zoom-Nikkor; 6.1-21.6mm [35mm (135) format equivalent to 24-85mm];
f/2.6-4.9; 10 elements in 7 groups; two glass molded ED lens elements included
Digital zoom: Up to 4x
Autofocus: Ranging AF using AF ranging sensor and contrast-detect TTL AF with AF-assist
illuminator; Center, Auto 5-area multi AF, manual 9-area multi AF selectable
Focus modes: 1) Continuous AF, 2) Single AF, 3) Manual Focus (from 1.2 in. [3cm ] to infinity (∞) with
focus confirmation indication)
Focus range: 19.7 in. (50cm) to infinity (∞); 1.2 in. (3cm) to infinity (∞) (W), 7.9 in.(20cm) to infinity
(∞) (T) in macro and manual focus modes
Viewfinder: 0.44-inch type, 235,000-dot, polysilicon TFT color LCD viewfinder; Diopter adjustment:
-3 to +1m-1
LCD monitor: 1.8-inch type, 134,000-dot High Transmissive Advanced TFT LCD monitor with
brightness and hue adjustment; frame coverage: approx. 97% horizontal and vertical
(shooting)
Storage: Media:Type I and II CompactFlash™ (CF) and Microdrive™ cards
File system: Compliant with Design Rule for Camera File System (DCF)*, Exif 2.2**,
and Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) File formats: RAW (NEF) and TIFF-RGB
(uncompressed), JPEG-baseline-compliant (1:2,1:4,1:8,1:16)(compressed), QuickTime
(movies), WAV (sound files)
*A standard widely used in the digital camera industry to ensure compatibility among different
makes of camera.
**Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras. Version 2.2 allows information stored
with pictures to be used for optimal color reproduction when images are output on
Exif-compliant printers.
Number of frames with 256MB CF Card (approx.)
Shooting modes: AUTO, SCENE, P, S,A, M, MOVIE
Scene modes: Portrait, Party/Indoor, Night portrait, Beach/Snow, Landscape, Sunset, Night landscape,
Museum, Fireworks show, Close up, Copy, Back light, Panorama assist, Sports,
and Dusk/Dawn
Shooting menu: 1) White balance, 2) (Exposure) Metering, 3) Continuous (Shooting), 4) Best Shot
Selector (BSS/AE-BSS), 5) Image adjustment (Auto/Normal/More contrast/Less
contrast), 6) Saturation Control (-2 to +2/Black &White), 7) User setting (two
combinations of mode setting can be memorized as #1-#2), 8) Image mode,
9) Sensitivity, 10) Image Sharpening, 11) Lens, 12) Exposure options (AE Lock,
Bulb/Timed release), 13) Focus options, 14) Zoom options, 15) Speedlight options,
16) Auto Bracketing, 17) Noise Reduction, 18) Reset, 19) My Menu,
20) CF Card Format
Capture modes: 1) Single, 2) Continuous H (2.3fps; up to 5 frames), 3) Continuous L (1.2fps; up to 11
frames), 4) Multi-shot 16 (16 consecutive frames at 1.6fps), 5) Ultra HS (highspeed)
(640 x 480 pixels; 30fps, up to 100 frames), 6) 5 shot buffer (0.7fps), 7) Interval Timer
Shooting, 8) Movie*: TV movie 640 (640 x 480pixels)with audio at 30fps;up to 60
seconds,Small movie 320(320 x 240 pixels) with audio at 15fps; up to 895 seconds,
Time-lapse movie (640 x 480 pixels) at 30fps; up to 35 seconds (1,050 frames); Sepia
movie 320 (320 x 240 pixels) with audio at 5fps; up to 895 seconds;B/W movie 320
(320 x 240 pixels) with audio at 15fps;up to 895 seconds are selectable
*Approximate maximum total length [256MB card ];may vary with make of card.
Exposure metering: 4-mode TTL metering: 1) 256-segment Matrix, 2) Spot, 3) Center-Weighted,
4) Spot AF area
Exposure control: 1)Programmed Auto with Flexible Program [P], 2) Shutter-Priority Auto [S],
3) Aperture-Priority Auto [A], 4) Manual [M]; Exposure Compensation
(±2EV in 1/3EV steps); Auto Exposure Bracketing;AE-BSS
Exposure range: EV 0.0 to +18.5 (W), EV +1.5 to +18.5 (T)
Nikon Coolpix®8400
Shutter: Mechanical and charge-coupled electronic shutter;2-1/3,000 s (auto and exposure
mode P), 8-1/3,000 s (exposure modes S and A), BULB/TIME (max.10 min.) and
8-1/3,000 s (exposure mode M ),1/30-1/8,000 s (Ultra HS ). Maximum at some
apertures is 1/1,500 s.
Aperture: 7-blade iris diaphragm; 10 steps in 1/3EV increments (to minimum of f/7.9)
Sensitivity: Approximately equivalent to ISO 50, 100, 200, 400, and Auto (auto gain to
ISO 200 equivalent)
White balance: 1) Auto White Balance with TTL control, 2) 6-mode Manual wi th fine tuni ng
(Daylight/Incandescent/Fl uorescent/Cl oudy/Speedlight /Shade), 3) Preset,
4) White Balance Bracketing
Self-timer: 10 s or 3 s; can be used with supplied remote controller ML-L3
Built-in Speedlight: Shooting range: approx. 1.8-19.8 ft. (0.5-6.0m)(W), approx. 1.8-9.1 ft.
(0.5-3.0m)(T) Flash modes: 1) Auto Flash, 2) Flash Cancel, 3) Red-eye Reduction
(In-Camera Red-Eye Fix™), 4) Anytime Flash, 5) Night Portrait (Slow Sync Flash),
6) Rear Curtain Sync; Sync method:Standard i-TTL flash
Accessory shoe: Standard ISO hot-shoe contact with safety lock
External Speedlight: Hot shoe connects to external Nikon Speedlight SB-800/600
Playback menu options: 1) Full-frame, 2) Thumbnail (4/9 segments), 3) Slide show, 4) Movie with audio,
5) Playback zoom (up to 10x); File information; Shooting information; Histogram
indication and highlight point display; Hide and protect attributes can be set to each
image; Focus confirmation indication; RAW image playback; Small picture; D-Lighting
Interface: USB 2.0 (HI-SPEED)
I/O terminal: DC in; Audio/Video (NTSC or PAL selectable)out; Digital I/O (USB)
Supported languages: German/English/Spanish/French/Italian/Dutch/Swedish/Japanese/Simplified Chinese/
Traditional Chinese/Korean selectable in menu display
Power requirements: One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL7 (included), Battery Pack MB-CP10 (optional)
with six 1.5V LR6 (AA-size alkaline) batteries*AC Adapter EH-54 (optional)
*1.5V FR Lithium,1.2V NiMH,or 1.2V NiCd batteries can also be used.
Battery life (approx.): 260 images (EN-EL7; based on CIPA standard*)
*Industry standard for measuring life of camera batteries. Measured at 25 °C (77 °F); zoom adjusted
with each shot, built-in Speedlight fired with every other shot, image mode set to NORMAL /8M.
Dimensions (W x H x D): Approx.4.4 x 3.2 x 3.0 in.(113 x 82 x 75mm)
Weight: Approx.14.1 oz.(400g)(without battery and storage media)
Supplied Accessories*: Lens Cap, Strap, USB cable, Audio Video cable, EN-EL7 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery,
MH-56 Battery charger, ML-L3 Remote Controller, PictureProject CD-ROM
*Supplied accessories may differ by country or area.
Optional Accessories: Additional EN-EL7 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, EH-54 AC Adapter, MB-CP10 Battery
Pack, Soft Case, Various size CompactFlash™ Cards, FC-E9 Fisheye Converter,
UR-E16 Step-Down Ring Lens Adapter, TC-E3ED/TC-E3PF Telephoto Converter,
UR-E15 Step-Down Ring Lens Adapter, WC-E75 Wide-angle Converter, UR-E14 Step-
Down Ring Lens Adapter HN-CP12, Lens Hood, SB-800/600 Speedlight, COOLPIX
Filter FF-CP10NC/FF-CP10CPL/FF-CP10ND4, MSV-01 Digital Photo Storage
Viewer COOLWALKER
PictureProject OS: Mac®OS X (10.1.5 or later),
System requirements
RAM: 64 MB or more recommended
for Macintosh
Hard disk: 60 MB required for installation
Display: 800 x 600 with 16-bit colors (full color recommended)
Others: CD-ROM drive required for installation
PictureProject OS: Windows®98SE, Windows®ME, Windows®2000 Professional, Windows®XP
System requirements Home Edition, Windows®XP Professional pre-installed model
for Windows
RAM: 64 MB or more recommended
Hard disk: 60 MB required for installation
Display: 800 x 600 with 16-bit colors (full color recommended)
Others: CD-ROM drive required for installation
Product Number: 25521 UPC code: 018208255214
Image Size: 8M 5M 3M 2M 1M PC TV 3:2
RAW 20 — — — — — — —
HI 20 — — — — — — 10
FINE 30 50 80 130 200 310 710 35
FINE 60 100 155 250 390 600 1305 70
NORMAL 125 195 310 485 710 975 1955 140
BASIC 240 370 600 870 1305 1565 2610 275
Image Qulaity

DIGITAL CAMERA
15
Scene
Modes
8.0
Effective
Megapixels
Mg
Magnesium
Alloy Body
3.5x
Ultra Wide Angle
Zoom-Nikkor ED Lens
OPTICAL
If getting the whole picture matters, wide angle matters.