Nikon COOLPIXS6500SIL User Manual

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Nikon COOLPIX S6500 Digital Camera

Type

Compact digital camera

Number of effective pixels

16.0 million

Image sensor

1

/

2.3

-in. type CMOS; approx. 16.79 million total pixels

Lens

NIKKOR lens with 12× optical zoom

Focal length

4.5-54.0 mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 25-300 mm lens in 
35 mm [135] format)

f/-number

f/3.1-6.5

Construction

8 elements in 8 groups (1 ED lens element)

Digital zoom 
magnification

Up to 4× (angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 1200 mm lens 
in 35mm [135] format)

Vibration reduction

Lens shift

Motion blur reduction

Motion detection (still pictures)

Autofocus (AF)

Contrast-detect AF

Focus range

• [W]: Approx. 50 cm (1 ft 8 in.)–

∞, 

[T]: Approx. 1.5 m (5 ft)–

∞

• Macro mode: Approx. 8 cm (3.2 in.)–

∞ (wide-angle position)

(All distances measured from center of front surface of lens)

Focus-area selection

Face priority, manual with 99 focus areas, center, subject tracking, 
target finding AF

Monitor

7.5 cm (3-in.), approx. 460k-dot, TFT LCD with anti-reflection coating 
and 5-level brightness adjustment

Frame coverage 
(shooting mode)

Approx. 99% horizontal and 99% vertical (compared to actual 
picture)

Frame coverage 
(playback mode)

Approx. 99% horizontal and 99% vertical (compared to actual 
picture)