Nikon Coolpix 8400

[robbynaish]

The eight megapixel wide angle zoom Coolpix 8400 was announced along with the Coolpix 8800 and Coolpix 4800 on 16th September in the run-up to Photokina 2004. By it's name it's clear that the Coolpix 8400 is intended as the direct successor to the 2003 five megapixel Coolpix 5400 which also featured a wide angle zoom lens, although not as wide as the 8400's impressive 24 mm equiv. On paper then the 8400 appears to be a highly capable eight megapixel prosumer digital camera with a new (and unique) 24 - 85 mm equiv. (3.5x) zoom lens. It's probably worth noting that other than the body design and lens system the 8400 and 8800 are virtually identical in specification and features.

Major changes since the Coolpix 8700 (the only previous Nikon 8mp)
New 'Extra' JPEG compression (larger JPEG, lower compression)
Movie clips at VGA 30 fps up to 60 sec, QVGA limited only by storage
Nine focus areas in manual area select, five areas in auto
Additional scene modes: Museum, Sports, Dusk / Dawn
Hybrid AF system (combines external sensor and CCD information)
Maximum shutter speed down to 1/3000 sec from 1/4000 sec
Continuous shooting up to 2.3 fps from 1.9 fps
Flash range up to 6.0 m at wide angle (compared to 4.1 m) - Auto ISO
Flash hot-shoe supports i-TTL and flash zoom
Playback zoom up to 10x
Included Infrared remote control
No Compact Flash card included
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Higher capacity Lithium-Ion battery (8.1 Wh vs. 5.0 Wh)




Price US: $ 899 MSRP
UK: £ ?
Body Material Magnesium alloy / Plastic
Sensor • 8.3 megapixel (total) CCD
• 8.0 million effective pixels
• 2/3" Type (click here)
• RGB Color Filter Array
Image sizes • 3264 x 2448
• 3264 x 2176 (3:2)
• 2592 x 1944
• 2048 x 1536
• 1600 x 1200
• 1280 x 960
• 1024 x 768
• 640 x 480
Movie clips • 640 x 480, 30 fps, max 60 sec
• 320 x 240, 15 fps, limited only by storage
• With audio
• Timelapse movie also available
File formats • RAW (Nikon NEF)
• TIFF (RGB)
• JPEG (EXIF 2.2) - Extra, Fine, Normal, Basic
• QuickTime (Movies)
Lens • 3.5x optical zoom "Nikkor ED "
• 24 - 85 mm equiv.
• 19 steps from wide to telephoto
• F2.6 - F4.9
• 10 elements in 7 groups, 2 glass moulded ED elements
• Motor zoom, single speed
• Lens thread with optional adapter
Digital zoom Yes, smooth up to 4.0x
Auto focus Hybrid AF (external sensor & CCD information)
Focus areas • Auto select (five area)
• Manual select (nine area)
Focus modes • Continuous AF
• Single AF
• Manual focus
Focus range • Normal: 50 cm to Infinity (19.7 in to Infinity)
• Macro: 3 cm to Infinity (1.2 in to Infinity)
AF Assist lamp Yes, auto (LED)
Shooting mode • Auto
• Programmed AE with flexible program [P]
• Shutter-Priority AE [S]
• Aperture-Priority AE [A]
• Manual [M]
• Scene
Mode dial settings • Image size / quality
• ISO
• White Balance
Scene modes • Portrait
• Party / Indoor
• Night portrait
• Beach / Snow
• Landscape
• Sunset
• Night landscape
• Museum
• Fireworks show
• Close up
• Copy
• Back light
• Panorama assist
• Sports
• Dusk / Dawn
Metering • 256-segment Matrix
• Center-weighted
• Spot
• Spot AF area
Sensitivity • Auto (50 - 200)
• ISO 50
• ISO 100
• ISO 200
• ISO 400
Shutter speed • Auto & P: 2 to 1/3000 sec
• S, A & M: 8 to 1/3000 sec
• Bulb in M mode (up to 10 minutes)
At some apertures maximum shutter speed is 1/1500 sec
Shutter priority 8, 4, 2, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125,1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/1500, 1/3000
Aperture priority • Wide: F2.6, F2.9, F3.2, F3.6, F4.1, F4.5, F5.1, F5.7, F6.4, F7.2, F8.0
• Tele: F4.9, F5.5, F6.2, F6.9, F7.7
Manual exposure • Any combination of shutter speed and aperture above
• Bulb (up to 10 minutes)
AE Lock Yes, button
Exposure compen. -2 EV to +2 EV in 1/3EV steps
Exposure bracketing • 3 or 5 images
• +/- 0.3, 0.7, 1.0, 1.3, 1.7, 2.0 EV
Other bracketing • Highlight BSS
• Shadow BSS
• Histogram BSS
• White balance
White Balance • Auto
• Preset
• Daylight
• Incandescent
• Fluorescent
• Cloudy
• Speedlight
• Shade
WB fine tune Yes
Color space sRGB
Image parameters • Sharpening: Auto, High, Normal, Low, Off
• Tone: Auto, Normal, More contrast, Less contrast
• Saturation: Auto, -2 to +2, B&W
Continuous • Continuous H (2.3 fps, max 5 frames)
• Continuous L (1.2 fps, max 11 frames)
• Multi-shot 16 (16 frames, 1.6 fps, 1/16 size)
• Ultra HS (VGA, 30 fps, max 100 frames)
• 5 shot buffer (1 fps)
• Interval Timer Shooting
Flash • Built-in pop-up (electric)
• Range: (Auto ISO) 0.5 - 6.0 m (Wide), 0.5 - 3.0 m (Tele)
• Modes: Auto, Flash cancel, Red-eye reduction, Anytime flash, Slow Sync, Rear curtain sync
• Pop-up: Automatic or Manual
External flash • Standard ISO hot-shoe contact with safety lock
• Hotshoe connects to external Nikon Speedlight SB-600/800/50DX/30/22s; built-in Speedlight can be canceled when using external Speedlight(s)
• Supports i-TTL and flash zooming
Tripod mount Yes, metal
Self-timer 3 or 10 sec delay
Remote control Yes, included Infrared
Remote capture PC control via USB
Video out Yes, selectable NTSC / PAL
Storage • Compact Flash Type I or Type II
• IBM Microdrive supported
• No CF card included
Viewfinder • Electronic Viewfinder (0.44" LCD)
• 235,000 pixels
• Dioptre adjustment (-3 to +1 dpt)
• Frame coverage: 97% (record), 100% (play)
LCD • 1.8" TFT LCD
• Transmissive (semi-reflective)
• Flip-out and twist
• 134,000 pixels
• Brightness & Hue adjustment
• Frame coverage: 97% (record), 100% (play)
Histogram display • Live view
• Playback
Connectivity • USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed)
• A/V out
• DC-IN (8.4 V)
Power • Nikon EN-EL7 Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (7.4 V, 1100 mAh)
• Optional MB-CP10 battery pack (6 x AA batteries)
• Or EH-53 AC adapter
Weight (no batt) 400 g (14.1 oz)
Weight (inc. batt) 470 g (16.6 oz)
Dimensions 113 x 82 x 75 mm (4.4 x 3.2 x 3.0 in)
Supplied accessories Lens Cap, Strap, USB cable, Audio Video cable, Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL7, Battery charger MH-56, Remote Controller ML-L3, PictureProject CD-ROM

[chinchillart]

..interessantisima questa macchinetta, ma mi chiedo se il sensore è ancora quello rumoroso della vecchia 8700..

roberto

[robbynaish]

Lo zoom 24 mm mo fa sbavare