Optimus S3000 User Manual

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Nikon COOLPIX S3000 Digital Camera

Type

Compact digital camera

Effective pixels

12.0 million

Image sensor

1

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2.3

-in. CCD; total pixels: approx. 12.39 million

Lens

4× optical zoom, NIKKOR lens

Focal length

4.9–19.6mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 27–108mm 
lens in 35mm [135] format)

f/-number

f/3.2–5.9

Construction

6 elements in 5 groups

Digital zoom

Up to 4× (angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 432mm 
lens in 35mm [135] format)

Vibration reduction

Electronic VR

Autofocus (AF)

Contrast-detect AF

Focus range (from 
lens)

• Approx. 50 cm (1 ft. 8 in.) to 

∞

• Macro mode: Approx. 8 cm (3.2 in.) to 

∞ (wide-angle position) 

Focus-area selection

Auto (9-area automatic selection), center, manual with 
99 focus areas, face priority

Monitor

6.7 cm/2.7-in., approx. 230k-dot, TFT LCD and 5-level 
brightness adjustment

Frame coverage 
(shooting mode)

Approx. 97% horizontal and 97% vertical (Compared to actual 
picture)

Frame coverage 
(playback mode)

Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical (Compared to 
actual picture)

Storage

Media

• Internal memory (approx. 47 MB)
• SD (Secure Digital) memory cards

File system

DCF, Exif 2.2, and DPOF compliant

File formats

Still pictures: JPEG
Sound files (Voice Memo): WAV
Movies: AVI (Motion-JPEG compliant)

Image size (pixels)

• 12M (High) [4000 × 3000P]
• 12M [4000 × 3000]
• 8M [3264 × 2448]
• 5M [2592 × 1944]
• 3M [2048 × 1536]
• PC [1024 × 768]
• VGA [640 × 480]
• 16:9 [3968 × 2232] 

ISO sensitivity (Standard 
output sensitivity)

• ISO 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
• Auto (auto gain from ISO 80 to 1600)
• Fixed range auto (ISO 80-400, ISO 80-800)