The Nikon Coolpix S3100 is a 14 megapixel camera, which is powered by EXPEED C2 image processing technology. The camera has 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor and aspect ratios of 4:3 and 16:9. The Coolpix S3100 is slimmer than its predecessors in the Coolpix series.

Body

The S3100 weighs 118 g with battery and memory card. The camera has dimension of 93.5 x 57.5 x 18.4 mm. This Coolpix camera uses TFT LCD monitor with anti-reflection coating. The 2.7-inch display has a resolution of 230,000 dot pixels. The camera comes with an internal memory of 45 MB, and additional memory can be added using the SD, SDHX, and SDHC memory card. The rechargeable Li-ion battery EN-EL19 is capable of taking 220 pictures or record up to 1hr 35 min of HD video in one charge.

Performance

The Coolpix S3100 comes with a 5x optical Zoom NIKKOR glass lens, which has a focal length of 4.6 - 23.0mm. The camera can zoom digitally up to 4x and optically up to 5x. The TTL contrast detection Auto Focus has a range of 50cm at Normal mode and 10 cm at Macro mode. The sensitivity of this Nikon camera ranges from ISO 80-1600 on Auto and ISO 80-3200 on Manual. This Coolpix camera has Mechanical and Charge-coupled electronic shutter and has a shutter speed of 1/2000 sec - 4 sec. The built-in Flash has range of 0.5 to 4.5 m (Wide) and 0.5 to 2.2 m (Tele). The Aperture ranges from F/3.2-6.5.

Features and Connectivity

The Nikon S3100 has various scene modes such as Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night portrait, Party/indoor, Beach, Snow, Sunset, Dusk/dawn, Night landscape, Close-up, Food, Museum, Fireworks show, Black and White Copy, Backlighting, Panorama assist, and a new scene mode called Pet portrait. This camera also has Electronic Vibration Reduction and Best Shot Selector image stabilization software. This Nikon camera is capable of recording videos at a resolution of 720p - 1280x720. The S3100 supports Mono/wav file and AVI movie formats, while for images it supports Compressed JPEG - EXIF format. A user can set up a Self timer of 2 sec or 10 sec duration. In a Continuous mode, the camera can shoot at up to 3 pictures at 0.7 fps. In terms of connectivity, the Nikon Coolpix S3100 supports USB 2.0.

Dimensions
Weight:	118 g
Dimensions:	93.5 x 57.5 x 18.4 mm
Pixels
Optical Sensor Resolution In MegaPixel:	14 Megapixels
Zoom
Digital Zoom:	4x
Optical Zoom:	5x
Lcd
LCD Info Display:	TFT LCD Monitor with Anti-reflection Coating
Image Display Resolution:	230000 dots
Video Display Resolution:	1280 X 720
LCD Siz:	2.7 inch
Sensor
Sensor Type:	CCD
Lens
Auto Focus:	Contrast Detection
Focal Length:	4.6-23.0mm / F3.2-6.5
Battery
Power Supply:	Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL19,AC Adapter EH-62G (optional)
Battery Type:	Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL19,AC Adapter EH-62G (optional)
Interface
USB Cable:	Yes
Upgradeable Memory:	Yes
Inbuild Memory:	45 MB
Memory Card Type:	SD memory cards (SDHC and SDXC compliant)   Buy Memory ›
Image
Image Sizing:	4320 x 3240
Video Format:	AVI Movie
Audio Format:	mono/wav file
Image Format:	Compressed JPEG (EXIF )
Flash
Flash Range:	4.5 m
Built in Flash:	Yes
Flash Modes:	Auto, Auto with red-eye reduction, Flash Off, Fill flash, Slow sync
Other Features
Macro Mode:	10 cm
Metering:	256-segment matrix metering, Center-weighted meter
Image Stablizer:	Vibration Reduction: Electronic VR
ISO Rating:	Auto (auto gain ISO 80-1600), Fixed range auto (ISO 80 to 400, 80-800), Manual selection: ISO 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Red Eye Reduction:	Yes
Self Timer:	2 and 10 sec
shooting Modes:	Auto mode, Scene modes, Smart portrait mode, Movie mode, Subject tracking, Scene Auto Selector,
Continuous Shots:	Yes, (0.7 fps up to 3 shots)
White Balancing:	Auto, Preset manual, Daylight, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Flash,

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