Whether you own a Coolpix S600 digital camera or are thinking of purchasing one, learning about some of the camera's specifications can help you know use it effectively. The Nikon Corporation released the Coolpix S600 amongst its S-series of cameras in 2008. As a point-and-shoot camera, the Coolpix S600 is compact and provides automatic focusing for simpler operation. Apart from these basic features, the Coolpix S600's other specifications will positively affect your photography.
Dimensions
As an S-series model, the Nikon Coolpix S600 is similar in size and in shape to a deck of playing cards. The camera is 53.0 mm tall, 88.5 mm wide and 22.5 mm thick, or approximately 2.1 inches tall by 3.5 inches wide by 0.9 inches thick. The Coolpix S600 has a mass of 130.0 grams, which is equivalent to a weight of about 4.6 oz. or 0.3 lbs.
Sensor Specs
The Nikon Coolpix S600 relies on a charge-coupled device, or CCD, image sensor. This sensor is responsible for trapping light and converting that light into electronic data. The S600 camera's image sensor has a size of 1/2.33 in, which is a reference to the die size, or overall surface area of the sensor's structure. In general, the larger a camera's sensor, the better-quality images it can capture.
Pixels
Pixels refer to the tiny squares of illumination that a digital camera combines to form digital images. The Nikon Coolpix S600 is a 10.3 megapixel camera, which means it can capture images in approximately 10.3 million pixels. 10 million of these pixels are effective, contributing directly to the image; while the remaining pixels help define the edges of the effective pixels. The Nikon Coolpix S600 can combine pixels in five different configurations, which allows for five possible display resolutions: 3648 by 2736 pixels, 2592 by 1944 pixels, 2048 by 1536 pixels, 1024 by 768 pixels and 640 by 480 pixels.
Memory
The Nikon Coolpix S600 can store images on secure digital, or SD, flash memory cards as well as on secure digital high capacity, or SDHC, cards. However, the camera is not compatible with multimedia cards, or MMCs. In addition to using SD and SDHC cards, Coolpix S600 users can store images with the camera's 45 megabytes, or MB, of built-in storage space.
Monitor
Nikon Coolpix S600 users can review images on the camera's thin film technology, or TFT, monitor. TFT monitors have liquid crystal display, or LCD, technology at their cores, but illuminate all of their pixels with individual transistors, which is something that standard LCDs don't do. The TFT monitor of the Coolpix S600 measures 2.7 inches along its diagonal and can provide a display resolution of 230,000 pixels.
Battery Specs
The Nikon Coolpix S600 runs on a rechargeable, EN-EL10 lithium-ion or Li-Ion battery. This battery has a life of approximately 190 shots per charge, which means a user can take approximately 190 pictures with the Coolpix S600 before needing to recharge its battery.
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