NIKON Coolpix S6150 Point & Shoot Camera (Silver)

Photography just became convenient. The Nikon Coolpix S6150 belongs to the S series of the Nikon point and shoot cameras. This Coolpix S6150 can help beginners hone their photography skills. This Nikon Coolpix camera has a focal length of 5 - 35 mm and a 35 mm equivalent focal length range of 28 - 196 mm. The Coolpix S6150 has a Nikkor Lens with 7x optical zoom and 4x digital zoom that you can use to bring your subjects closer.

This Coolpix point and shoot camera takes images at 16 megapixel resolution. This Nikon S6150 weighs 175 g and has a sleek body. The small size and one touch buttons for movie recording and picture preview on the back panel make this a user friendly camera. With this Nikon digital camera, you can shoot videos in HD at 1280 x 720 dot pixel resolution (30 fps).

The EXPEED C2 image processing engine of this Nikon Coolpix S6150 supports high sensitivity and advanced noise reduction in your images. You can compose your pictures and preview them on the 3 inch TFT LCD touchscreen display which has a resolution of 460,000 dot pixel. The anti-reflection coating of the display screen reduces glare from the screen if you are photographing in the sunlight.

Battery and Storage

With this Coolpix camera, you can take about 180 frames with the rechargeable Lithium Ion battery on a single charge. The Nikon point and shoot digital camera has an inbuilt memory of 20 MB and can be expanded using SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cards.

You can transfer your photographs to a PC or a laptop using the USB port, freeing up more space on the Nikon S6150. You can also watch your HD videos on an HDTV using the Coolpix camera's mini HDMI connector.

Performance

Aperture refers to the size of the opening in the lens with which the picture is taken and controls the amount of light that falls on the image sensor. The aperture of this Coolpix digital camera ranges from f/ 3.7 - 5.6. The Nikon camera has a focus range of 500 mm to infinity in the Normal mode and 30 mm to infinity in the Macro mode, letting you take sharp and clear pictures every time.

ISO film speed refers to the light sensitivity of the image sensor. This Coolpix S6150 has a light sensitivity range of ISO 80 - 1600 on Auto mode. You can also manually change the light sensitivity setting in the range of ISO 80 - 3200. You can use the inbuilt flash to brighten images taken in the dark.

Features

This Nikon Coolpix camera has 19 preset scene modes like Food, Museum, Fireworks show, Backlighting, Pet Portrait and many more. With the Pet Portrait mode, when your dog or cat faces the camera, the Nikon Coolpix S6150 will automatically focus on their face and release the shutter. With the lens-shift Vibration Reduction (VR), you can take crisp and blur-free pictures with ease.

This Nikon Coolpix S6150 has a Selective Color filter which converts your image to a monochrome and fills a color of your choice in one part, transforming your image dramatically. With the Smile Timer function, your Coolpix S6150 will release the shutter when your subject smiles. With the Blink Proof feature, you will be alerted when your subject blinks, letting you take another image.

With the self-timer, you can delay the shutter release by 2 or 10 seconds. The Best Shot Selector (BSS) automatically selects the sharpest image from up to 10 sequential shots. With the Nikon's Continuous mode, you can shoot up to 2 shots at 1.2 frames per second to record every moment. In the Multi-shot mode, you can take up to 16 frames with a single shutter release and the S6150 will arrange it in a 4 x 4 grid for you.