Nikon Coolpix 8400
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Coolpix 8400 is a digital camera
announced September 16, 2004 succeeding the Nikon Coolpix 5400
. It is a high-end model among the brand's range of bridge cameras with eight megapixels, only below the Nikon Coolpix 8800 equipped with a more powerful zoom lens. Besides its pixel count, its main selling point is the very wide angle lens, equivalent to a 24 mm in 135 film
format. Its only competitor at a comparable price is the Kodak EasyShare P880
who have a longer telephoto lens but is bigger and lacks a swivelling screen.
Image size : 8M (3,264 × 2,448), 3:2 (3,264 × 2,176), 5M (2,592 × 1,944), 3M (2,048 × 1,536), 2M (1,600 × 1,200), 1M (1,280 × 960), PC (1,024 × 768), TV (640 × 480)
Lens / Digital zoom : 3.5× Zoom-Nikkor; 6.1–21.6 mm [35 mm (135) format equivalent to 24–85 mm]; f/2.6–4.9; 10 elements in 7 groups; two glass molded ED lens elements included; 4× digital zoom
Focus range : 50 cm (19.7 in) to infinity (∞); 3 cm (1.2 in) to infinity (∞) (W), 20 cm (7.9 in) to infinity (∞) (T) in macro and manual focus modes
Storage media : CompactFlash
(CF) Card (Type I/II) and Microdrive
Storage : 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). When connected to computer via USB port, camera implements a mass storage device
, containing folder with images. It does not need any special software to get the data from it. Data transfer via USB works also under Linux.
Number of frames (approx.) : RAW: 20, HI: 10, EXTRA:30, FINE: 60, NORMAL: 125, BASIC: 240 (With 256 MB CF Card, image size 3,264 × 2,448).
Shooting modes : AUTO, SCENE (Portrait, Party/Indoor, Night portrait, Beach/Snow, Landscape, Sunset, Night landscape, Museum, Fireworks show, Close up, Copy, Back light, Panorama assist, Sports, Dusk/Dawn), P, S, A, M, MOVIE
Built-in Speedlight : Shooting range: approx. 0.5–6 m (1.6–19.7 ft) (W), approx. 0.5–3 m (1.6–9.8 ft) (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
Power requirements : One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL7 (included), Battery Pack MB-CP10 (optional) with six 1.5 V LR6 (AA-size alkaline) batteries (1.5 V FR Lithium or 1.2 V NiMH can also be used), AC Adapter EH-54 (optional)
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 × H × D) : Approx. 113 × 82 × 75 mm (4.4 × 3.2 × 3.0 in.)
Weight : Approx. 400 g (14 oz) (without battery and storage media)
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Coolpix 8400 is a digital camera
Digital camera
A digital camera is a camera that takes video or still photographs, or both, digitally by recording images via an electronic image sensor. It is the main device used in the field of digital photography...
announced September 16, 2004 succeeding the Nikon Coolpix 5400
Nikon Coolpix 5400
The Coolpix 5400 is a digital camera produced by Nikon with 5.1 megapixels, 4x optical zoom, 4x digital zoom, and many other functions.-Technical specification:Max resolution 2592 x 19 0944...
. It is a high-end model among the brand's range of bridge cameras with eight megapixels, only below the Nikon Coolpix 8800 equipped with a more powerful zoom lens. Besides its pixel count, its main selling point is the very wide angle lens, equivalent to a 24 mm in 135 film
135 film
The term 135 was introduced by Kodak in 1934 as a designation for cartridge film wide, specifically for still photography. It quickly grew in popularity, surpassing 120 film by the late 1960s to become the most popular photographic film format...
format. Its only competitor at a comparable price is the Kodak EasyShare P880
Kodak EasyShare P880
The EasyShare P880 is a high-end bridge digital camera from Kodak. It was announced August 2, 2005 within the Performance series. Its siblings are the P850 and the P712. The P880, however, possesses the largest optical sensor of all three models, with a size of 1/1.8 inches...
who have a longer telephoto lens but is bigger and lacks a swivelling screen.
Specifications
Effective pixels : 8.0 million (total pixels: 8.31 million)Image size : 8M (3,264 × 2,448), 3:2 (3,264 × 2,176), 5M (2,592 × 1,944), 3M (2,048 × 1,536), 2M (1,600 × 1,200), 1M (1,280 × 960), PC (1,024 × 768), TV (640 × 480)
Lens / Digital zoom : 3.5× Zoom-Nikkor; 6.1–21.6 mm [35 mm (135) format equivalent to 24–85 mm]; f/2.6–4.9; 10 elements in 7 groups; two glass molded ED lens elements included; 4× digital zoom
Focus range : 50 cm (19.7 in) to infinity (∞); 3 cm (1.2 in) to infinity (∞) (W), 20 cm (7.9 in) to infinity (∞) (T) in macro and manual focus modes
Storage media : CompactFlash
CompactFlash
CompactFlash is a mass storage device format used in portable electronic devices. Most CompactFlash devices contain flash memory in a standardized enclosure. The format was first specified and produced by SanDisk in 1994...
(CF) Card (Type I/II) and Microdrive
Microdrive
Microdrive is a brand name for a miniature, 1-inch hard disk designed to fit in a CompactFlash Type II slot. The release of similar drives by other makers has led to them often being referred to as 'microdrives'...
Storage : File system: Compliant with Design rule for Camera File system
Design rule for Camera File system
Design rule for Camera File system is a JEITA specification which defines a file system for digital cameras, including the directory structure, file naming method, character set, file format, and metadata format. It is currently the de facto industry standard for digital still cameras...
(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). When connected to computer via USB port, camera implements a mass storage device
USB mass storage device class
The USB mass storage device class, otherwise known as USB MSC or UMS, is a protocol that allows a Universal Serial Bus device to become accessible to a host computing device, to enable file transfers between the two...
, containing folder with images. It does not need any special software to get the data from it. Data transfer via USB works also under Linux.
Number of frames (approx.) : RAW: 20, HI: 10, EXTRA:30, FINE: 60, NORMAL: 125, BASIC: 240 (With 256 MB CF Card, image size 3,264 × 2,448).
Shooting modes : AUTO, SCENE (Portrait, Party/Indoor, Night portrait, Beach/Snow, Landscape, Sunset, Night landscape, Museum, Fireworks show, Close up, Copy, Back light, Panorama assist, Sports, Dusk/Dawn), P, S, A, M, MOVIE
Built-in Speedlight : Shooting range: approx. 0.5–6 m (1.6–19.7 ft) (W), approx. 0.5–3 m (1.6–9.8 ft) (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
Power requirements : One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL7 (included), Battery Pack MB-CP10 (optional) with six 1.5 V LR6 (AA-size alkaline) batteries (1.5 V FR Lithium or 1.2 V NiMH can also be used), AC Adapter EH-54 (optional)
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 × H × D) : Approx. 113 × 82 × 75 mm (4.4 × 3.2 × 3.0 in.)
Weight : Approx. 400 g (14 oz) (without battery and storage media)
External links
- Press release, September 16, 2004
- Product page, August 30, 2011
- Steve's Digicam Review, December 10, 04
- Phil Askey's Digital Photography Review, January 4, 2005
- Digital Camera Resource Page Review, December 7, 2004
- Digital Review