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Nikon Announces Two Digicams, System 1 LED Light
4 September 2013
Nikon has announced two new Coolpix digicams and an LED light for the System 1. Highlights include:
Coolpixes, LED. The P7800, S02 and LD-100, not to scale.
- The $549.99 Coolpix P7800, which replaces the Coolpix P7700, offers full-scale manual shooting functions in addition to a 1/1.7-inch backside illumination CMOS sensor and a fast, 7.1x optical zoom, 28-200mm Nikkor lens. The built-in electronic viewfinder uses a new, high-resolution, 921k-dot LCD with diopter adjustment function complemented by a 3.0-inch vari-angle TFT LCD monitor.
- The $180 Coolpix S02 replaces the Coolpix S01, which was the smallest and lightest digicam in Nikon Coolpix history. In addition to its ultra-compact size, it offers 13.2-million pixels, a CMOS sensor and a high-performance 3x 30-90mm zoom Nikkor lens. Its 2.7-inch LCD monitor is housed in a body available in four colors (silver, white, pink, blue).
- The $99.95 LD-1000 LED light is a compact, light weight LED window with a diffusion panel that can be previewed in the live view display. The LED can be hand held off camera as well, although it appears it isn't easily detached.
Details in the press releases below:
Nikon Announces Nikon Coolpix P7800
Equipped with an electronic viewfinder and vari-angle monitor for which the RGBW system has been adopted The Coolpix P-series model for full-scale photography equipped with even more advanced shooting functions
TOKYO -- Nikon Corp. has announced its Coolpix P7800, a high-performance compact digital camera that offers many functions for enjoying full-scale manual photography.
The Coolpix P7800, the successor to the Coolpix P7700, offers great expandability with full-scale manual shooting functions available with dSLR cameras. In addition to a 1/1.7-inch backside illumination CMOS sensor and a fast, 7.1x optical zoom Nikkor lens covering the wide-angle 28mm to telephoto 200mm (equivalent focal lengths in 35mm format) range of focal lengths and boasting superior rendering performance throughout the entire zoom range, operation has been improved even further with a built-in electronic viewfinder utilizing a new, high-resolution, approximately 921k-dot LCD with diopter adjustment function and frame coverage of 100 percent, as well as a 3-inch vari-angle TFT LCD monitor with wide viewing angle for which the RGBW system has been adopted.
In addition, with recording of full-HD movies, recording frame rates can be set to switch automatically between 30 and 25 fps depending upon the video output setting (NTSC or PAL) specified with the camera.
Support for system expansion has also been increased to enable more varied forms of imaging expression with a broad range of scenes with compatibility for even more accessories, including external Speedlights (the SB-910, SB-700, SB-400 and SB-300 optional Speedlights may be used), the GPS Unit and the Wireless Mobile Adapter WU-1a, Wireless Remote Controllers WR-R10/WR-T10 and compact LED Light LD-1000 (all accessories sold separately).
Features
Backside illumination CMOS sensor with an effective pixel count of 12.2-million pixels Fast 7.1x optical zoom f2-4 Nikkor lens that covers the 28mm to 200mm (equivalents in 35mm format) range of focal lengths
(1) 1/1.7-in. backside illumination CMOS sensor with an effective pixel count of 12.2-million pixels. The Coolpix P7800 is equipped with a 1/1.7-inch backside illumination CMOS sensor. It makes full use of the high-speed performance of the CMOS sensor to offer rich expression of tones with its automatic image overlay technology that reduces blur and noise and prevents loss of detail in highlights and shadows*1, as well as enabling high-speed continuous shooting at approximately 8 fp.
(2) Nikkor lens. The Coolpix P7800 is equipped with a fast 7.1x optical zoom f2-4 Nikkor lens that covers the 28mm to 200mm (equivalents in 35mm format) range of focal lengths. With its fast maximum apertures of f2 at the maximum wide-angle position and f4 at the maximum telephoto position, the lens is capable of capturing images exhibiting superior resolution and sharpness with little blur or noise throughout the entire zoom range. What's more, the lens is equipped with the lens-shift vibration reduction function, which helps to reduce blur caused by camera shake for stable image quality with shooting at high sensitivities. Its seven-blade aperture also enables beautiful rendering of round, very natural looking blur characteristics. It also supports macro photography of subjects as close as approximately 2 cm to the lens at the maximum wide-angle position.
Equipped with an electronic viewfinder constructed of a high-resolution, approx. 921k-dot LCD and offering frame coverage of 100 percent, as well as a 3-in. vari-angle TFT LCD monitor with wide viewing angle for which the RGBW system has been adopted. These features enable operation that responds flexibly to any shooting style.
The Coolpix P7800 is equipped with an electronic viewfinder and vari-angle monitor that respond flexibly to any shooting style the user may choose and also make shooting more comfortable.
The electronic viewfinder built into the camera is constructed of an approximately 921k-dot LCD and supports frame coverage of 100 percent for an extremely sharp display. It is also equipped with a convenient diopter adjustment function that makes the display easier to see. Operation has also been improved with the ability to shoot while confirming composition, focus and exposure settings.
The 3-in. TFT LCD vari-angle monitor with wide viewing angle for which the RGBW system has been adopted offers the same bright and sharp display with faithful rendering of colors as ever, but is actually brighter than earlier RGB monitors. In addition, a very bright monitor display can be specified, without increasing the amount of power used, by setting "Brightness " in "Monitor settings " to "Hi ". This makes the monitor display easier to see when very bright light under clear skies makes viewing difficult. The vari-angle monitor also allows users to enjoy very flexible shooting, whether from low or high angles or even with capture of self portraits. When the monitor is folded in against the camera, the electronic viewfinder is activated. Users can also switch between the electronic viewfinder and monitor display with shooting via button operation.
A variety of controls for convenient operation that enables full-scale manual photography.
The Coolpix P7800 is equipped with various controls that make full-scale photography with manual operation fun and comfortable, including a mode dial that enables quick specification of one of four exposure modes (P, S, A, M) for more flexible shooting, an exposure compensation dial that allows users to adjust image brightness as desired within the range of -3--+3 EV in steps of 1/3 EV, an AE-L/AF-L button that can be used to lock exposure or focus, as well as a quick menu button.
Support for a variety of accessories for complete system expansion.
Support for Advanced Wireless Lighting, one of the features of the Nikon Creative Lighting System, enables capture of beautiful photographs that bring out main subjects through the effective use of light and shadows. Flash lighting is controlled separately for the master flash and each remote flash group for more creative flash photography using multiple flash units.
In addition, the flash built into the Coolpix P7800 is equipped with a commander function, enabling remote control of a single remote Speedlight2 via the built-in flash.
The Coolpix P7800 also supports the GPS Unit GP-1/GP-1A, which can be used to record location information with images during shooting, the Remote Cord MC-DC2, which enables convenient remote release when the camera is mounted on a tripod and the 40.5mm screw-on filter 40.5 NC. What's more, the Wireless Mobile Adapter WU-1a, which can be used to transfer images after they have been recorded and control shooting remotely using smart devices, the Wireless Remote Controllers WR-R10/WR-T10, which enable autofocusing with a half-press of the WR-T10's shutter-release button as well as continuous shooting and the compact LED Light LD-1000 are now supported. In addition, when the Lens Hood HN-CP17 with its built-in filter adapter is used, 58mm screw-on filters can be attached to the lens hood. This support for such a wide variety of accessories= enables greater system expansion.
Function for recording full-HD movies with stereo sound and a Movie Custom Setting mode.
The fast lens and backside illumination CMOS sensor built into the camera offer recording of movies with little noise, even when scenes offer little light. In the Coolpix P7800's Movie Custom Setting mode, shutter speed, aperture and ISO sensitivity can all be set freely. In addition, a new function supports recording with automatic switching of movie frame rates between 30 and 25 fps in accordance with the video output setting (NTSC or PAL) specified with the camera.
Designed for smooth operation and comfort.
The Coolpix P7800 continues with the same basic design as the very popular P7700, which utilized a light, yet durable, magnesium alloy and simple form with operational controls positioned for ease of use and smooth operation.
Additional Features, Functions
- A built-in neutral density filter that reduces the amount of light that passes through the lens, enabling a three-stop decrease in shutter speed with bright scenes.
- Virtual horizon, for which display can be selected from two options depending upon the situation or circumstances, for visual confirmation that the camera is horizontally and vertically level
- Support for NRW files that can be processed using the camera with Coolpix Picture Control Equipped with the EXPEED C2 image-processing engine
- Specifications, design, product name and supplied accessories may differ by country or area. Specifications and equipment are subject to change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacture.
Digital Compact Camera Nikon COOLPIX S02
A stylish compact digital camera offering an effective pixel count of 13.2-million pixels, and equipped with a CMOS sensor for improved image quality for shooting in dark surroundings, and a large, 2.7-in. monitor, all in a body ultra-compact enough to fit in the palm of the hand
TOKYO -- Nikon Corp. is pleased to announce the release of the Coolpix S02, a new Coolpix S-series model that incorporates advanced functions in a stylish design.
The Coolpix S02 is the successor to the Coolpix S01, a camera that was introduced as the smallest and lightest digital camera in Nikon Coolpix history. The primary features of this camera are its ultra-compact size, which fits comfortably in the palm of the hand and a stylish design, both inherited from its predecessor. However, its functions and equipment as a camera have been improved.
The Coolpix S02 offers an effective pixel count of 13.2-million pixels and is equipped with a CMOS sensor and a high-performance Nikkor lens. This combination allows users to enjoy recording still images and movies rendered for superior image and picture quality, even in dark surroundings. In addition, the automatic image overlay technology, which creates a single image from multiple shots captured in quick succession, demonstrates its strength with night landscapes and backlit scenes by making the most of the high-speed performance of the CMOS sensor to brightly render backgrounds and human subjects with little noise or blur. The Coolpix S02 is also equipped with a large, 2.7-inch LCD monitor for simple operation and comfortable shooting and playback. The elegantly designed body is available in four colors -- silver, white, pink, blue (new) -- that are pleasing to the eye. Users can keep this camera with them at all times to enjoy capturing everyday scenes that attract their attention.
Features
An ultra-compact body roughly the same size as the Coolpix S01 despite adoption of a larger monitor
Despite adoption of a larger, 2.7-inch TFT LCD monitor, the camera body is roughly the same size as the Coolpix S01, measuring approximately 77.1mm wide, 51.3mm high and 17.3mm deep, for continuation of the ultra-compact size, which is the camera's greatest feature. Smaller than the average business card, the camera fits in the palm of the hand, making it easy to keep with you at all times to capture those unexpected moments, whether hanging from the strap around the neck or carried in a pocket or bag.
A premium and stylish design available in a rich lineup of colors
By enabling operation of all functions using a touch screen, operational controls have been reduced to the bare minimum for continuation of a smooth, streamlined form regardless of the angle from which the camera is viewed. In addition to the always popular silver, white and pink, the Coolpix S02 is also available in a new blue color.
Offers an effective pixel count of 13.2-million pixels and equipped with a CMOS sensor, offering Capture beautiful images regardless of lighting conditions.
The CMOS sensor built into the Coolpix S02 is quite an improvement over the CCD sensor. The Coolpix S02 offers an effective pixel count of 13.2-million pixels and the Coolpix S01, its predecessor, offers an effective pixel count of 10.1-million pixels. . The CMOS sensor enables not only capture of beautiful still images, but also recording of 1920x1080p, 30-fps full-HD movies with stereo sound and exhibiting superior picture quality. In addition, automatic image overlay technology utilizes the high-speed performance of the CMOS sensor to enable beautiful rendering of images under difficult lighting conditions. It prevents loss of detail in shadows and highlights with backlit scenes and also reduces the effects of camera shake and noise that often occur with capture of night landscapes, for superior image quality every time.
Simple and natural touch-screen operation with a large, 2.7-in., approximately 230k-dot TFT LCD monitor
Adoption of a large, 2.7-inch, approximately 230k-dot TFT LCD (Coolpix S01: 2.5-in.) and a touch screen that enables intuitive operation increases visibility and improves operation. In addition to the Coolpix S01's four-segment menu screen and shortcut menu that allows users to add images to favorites or delete images, with a simple touch-and-hold operation when displayed full frame on the playback screen, a new Customize My Menu feature has been added. Customize My Menu is a function for customizing operation. The selected setting can be assigned to "My Menu" icon displayed at bottom left in the monitor with shooting (the default setting is flash mode). Settings that can be assigned are self-timer, flash mode, special effects, exposure compensation, image mode, touch shooting and scene selection.
A high level of basic performance that enables simple, worry-free use and a variety of shooting and retouch functions that make using the camera more fun
Despite its compact size, the Coolpix S02 offers a high level of basic performance as a digital camera with features such as its 3x optical zoom Nikkor lens for coverage of a broad range of angles of view from the wide-angle 30mm to 90mm (equivalents in 35-mm format) and a high-output xenon flash that enables capture of human subjects and backgrounds with natural levels of brightness. What's more, the camera makes photography even more fun with support for creative imaging with functions like Scene Auto Selector, with which the camera automatically identifies the scene and applies the optimal scene mode; Special Effects, which can be applied prior to shooting to achieve the desired effect (Nostalgic Sepia, High-contrast Monochrome, High Key, Low Key and a new Mirror effect); and Filter Effects, which can easily be applied to photos already taken (Toy Camera Effect, Soft, Fisheye, Miniature Effect, Vivid Color, Black-and-white, Sepia and Cyanotype).
Function for recording 1920x1080p, 30-fps full-HD movies with stereo sound
1920x1080p, p, 30-fps full-HD movies with stereo sound can be recorded. Users can enjoy viewing full-HD movies recorded with the camera in their native high resolution with playback on a TV with an HDMI connector using an HDMI cable (available separately).
Nikon LD-1000 LED Light
A compact LED light for Nikon 1 and Coolpix cameras that can easily be used to light still images and movies recorded at close distances.
TOKYO -- Nikon Corp. has announced the release of the LD-1000 LED light, an accessory for Nikon 1 advanced cameras with interchangeable lenses and COOLPIX compact digital cameras that expands the way in which users enjoy photography.
The bracket can be used only with cameras equipped with a tripod socket.
The LD-1000 LED light is a compact and lightweight LED light with a stylish design that can conveniently be taken anywhere. The LED window has a diffusion panel that diffuses light, enabling natural rendering of textures with the smooth, soft light perfect for close-up still photography and the like. What's more, the degree and effects of continuous lighting can be previewed in the live view display, or the bracket can be removed and the LED light held in the hand for free control over the angle of lighting. These capabilities allow users to easily enjoy the benefits of lighting with photography.
Features
Diffusion panel for soft light that enables natural rendering
The diffusion panel on the LED window diffuses light for clear and consistent, soft light. It also enables natural rendering of textures with little glare off subjects with highly reflective surfaces. It is the perfect additional light source for close-up photography of still objects such as accessories and foods.
Continuous lighting, the degree of which can be confirmed during shooting
As the LED light emits light continuously, rather than momentarily as a conventional camera flash does, the degree and effect of light as it strikes the subject can be confirmed in the live view display while shooting. Users can easily enjoy adding light to their photos without previous knowledge of special lighting techniques. Further, the LED light can also be used as an additional light source with movie recording, a process with which still frames are captured in rapid succession.
Removable bracket for lighting from any angle
The bracket can be removed and the LED light held in the hand for shooting or recording. This allows users to move the LED light away from the camera, adjust direction and height, as well as the distance of the light from the subject to achieve the optimal lighting angle regardless of the camera's positioning. Flexible control over the way in which light strikes a subject makes natural rendering with a three-dimensional feel possible. Shooting angle can also be adjusted when the LD-1000 LED light is mounted on the bracket. The bracket can be mounted on any model with a tripod socket.
Additional Features, Functions
- The single power switch on the back of the LED light can be used to turn the light on or off, and to specify output from two levels.
- Compact and lightweight with a stylish design that can conveniently be taken anywhere.
- Available in two colors, black and white.