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The Nikon Coolpix S7c is a 7 megapixel point and shoot camera that features a large 3.0 inch LCD screen, 3x optical Zoom and wireless technology allowing uploading of images via Nikon's new Coolpix Connect service.
The Nikon Coolpix S7c features 15 shooting modes, 'D-Lighting' exposure correction, one Touch portraits, vibration reduction and 14 megabytes of internal memory.
Expect to see the Nikon Coolpix S7c in stores in September 2006. It will have a retail price of $350 USD.
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The COOLPIX S7c Touts Stunning Style, Enhanced Image Quality and E-mail Picture Sharing Technology
Nikon today announced a stylish and edgy new addition to the Nikon COOLPIX Style Series of digital cameras. The new COOLPIX S7c combines high-quality imaging performance and style with impressive new photo sharing technology to make the S7c the most technologically advanced compact digital camera that Nikon has ever released. The S7c is a slim, sophisticated point-and-shoot camera, which packs good looks and great performance into compact dimensions, while offering the advantage of Vibration Reduction and Nikon innovations for in-camera image editing. The COOLPIX S7c camera includes 7.1 effective megapixels and 3x Zoom-Nikkor ED glass lens.
“The COOLPIX S7c is going to be a top choice for anyone looking for a camera that successfully unites style and technology seamlessly together,” says Bill Giordano, General Manager Marketing COOLPIX for Nikon Inc. “The COOLPIX S7c customer wants a camera that looks good enough to take with them, capture images wherever they go and share those images with their friends.”
Nikon is making it easier than ever to get great-looking pictures with a handy One-Touch Portrait Button that acts as a shortcut to three Nikon In-Camera Image Innovations to correct common photo problems. This system includes Face-priority AF*, which can automatically find and focus on a subject’s face, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix, which automatically corrects red-eye, and D-Lighting, an innovation that automatically corrects images with insufficient light. In addition, the S7c is equipped with Blur Warning, which alerts the user when an image is blurred and Best Shot Selector, a feature that automatically identifies and saves the sharpest image from a series. Satisfying shooting is made easier still with a choice of 15 Scene modes.
The COOLPIX S7c can capture everything from wide-open landscapes to tight portraits with outstanding clarity and true-to-life color. And because it features a huge, bright 3.0-inch LCD monitor with an uncommonly wide 170-degree viewing angle, it facilitates easier composition and high-quality playback anywhere. What’s more, the COOLPIX S7c offers Vibration Reduction (VR) capabilities that can compensate for camera shake to realize sharper, clearer results. The all new Anti-shake mode can automatically activate electronic VR and Best Shot Selector (BSS) that selects the sharpest image from up to ten sequential shots, while simultaneously setting the optimal ISO for steady results. Nikon added a High-Sensitivity mode in order to make the most of the camera’s exceptionally high light sensitivity by choosing the optimal setting up to ISO 1600 for the shooting of fast-moving subjects or sharper results in lower light.
Extending the enjoyment beyond shooting, the COOLPIX S7c offers Pictmotion, a function that lets users select their favorite images and movies as well as music** and visual styles ready for the COOLPIX S7c to combine them automatically in-camera to produce audiovisual shows that can be enjoyed anywhere on the huge built-in LCD. Furthermore, the COOLPIX S7c features a new Stop-Motion movie function that lets users create fun animated movies.
With the incorporation of a Rotary Multi Selector, users can easily scroll their way through the newly designed menu system or breeze through picture playback at up to 10 frames per second. For added in camera assistance, Nikon created a Help button, which is now standard on all Nikon’s new COOLPIX cameras. This component provides easy-to-understand explanations for functions on the main menu.
With built-in Wi-Fi the COOLPIX S7c offers the freedom and flexibility of Wireless LAN support (IEEE 802.11b/g). With Wireless transfer, it enables photographers to send pictures from the camera’s memory to a computer on demand. With Wireless shooting, it lets users transfer each image to the computer as soon as it is captured. Wireless printing sends images directly to the printer for printing on a PictBridge-compatible printer***.
In a first for COOLPIX, the COOLPIX S7c is now compatible with Nikon’s all-new COOLPIX CONNECT service that lets users take pictures and then e-mail them to friends across the world in mere seconds. Just take the shots, select recipients from the in-camera address list (up to 30 addresses may be entered) and send them straight from the camera’s built-in Wi-Fi to a local wireless network**. COOLPIX CONNECT is compatible with most open domestic Wi-Fi access points throughout the world and with T-Mobile™ Hotspots in the U.S.A. ****
Every Nikon COOLPIX S7c includes one year of complimentary T-Mobile Hotspot Wi-Fi service (for digital cameras) and the opportunity to connect in over 7,000 U.S. locations.
The service enables a total of up to 50MB of images to be sent to the Nikon COOLPIX Connect server and stored there for up to two weeks. It also sends an email to each specified recipient with a thumbnail and a link to the page, allowing users to invite friends and family members to view the images right away, and download the images to their own computer or enjoy them as a slideshow.
The COOLPIX S7c will be available nationwide in September 2006. The S7c has an MSRP of $349.95. For more information about this and other COOLPIX cameras, please visit www.nikondigital.com.
* Face-recognition capability may be limited in some shooting conditions.
** Via PictureProject.
*** Requires optionally available Wireless Printer Adapter PD-10.
**** COOLPIX CONNECT is compatible with most domestic Wi-Fi access points throughout the world and with T-Mobile Hotspots in the U.S.A. T-Mobile Hotspots can be used free of charge for the first year.
T-Mobile and HotSpot and design are federally registered trademarks and the magenta color is a trademark of Deutsche Telekom AG. © 2006 T-Mobile USA, Inc
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CNET reviews the Nikon Coolpix S7c and writes - 'Nikon's Coolpix S7c is a nice ultracompact camera. Though there's still plenty more Nikon can do to make its Wi-Fi functionality more useful, it's done a good job of delivering what it promised in this area. If Wi-Fi doesn't mean much to you, Sony's Cyber Shot DSC-T10 delivers slightly faster performance and comparable or slightly sharper image quality.'
PhotographyBLOG review the Nikon Coolpix S7c and writes - 'The Nikon S7c is one of the most distinctive point and shoot compact cameras on the market today, with an overall style that is subtle yet pleasing. The large 3 inch LCD screen is a joy to use, and the rotary wheel on the back of the camera echoes the Apple iPod. Pictmotion movies are a nice addition for sharing your images in a dynamic slide-show format, complete with your own songs, and the Nikon menu system is very easy to view and use. As a camera that is good to look at, the Nikon Coolpix S7c fits the bill, but does it take good photos? Thankfully yes - on the whole pictures from this camera are well-exposed, relatively noise-free up to ISO 400, with little purple-fringing. The only flies in the ointment are blurred corners and vignetting at the 35mm wide-angle focal length and poor night shots. Obviously, as the S7c is strictly a point and shoot camera, it offers very little in the way of creative controls, but it's perfectly suited to it's target audience. If you're looking for a stylish, slim, point-and-shoot compact camera with the added bonus of wireless connectivity, then make sure to take a look at the Nikon Coolpix S7c.'
Imaging Resource has posted a review of the Nikon Coolpix S7c where they write - 'Between capture and playback, the S7c provides a lot of picture-taking intelligence. The ED glass makes the most of the S7c's small lens. The Feature System provides Nikon exclusives like face detection auto focusing, in-camera red-eye removal, and D-Lighting. The Scene modes are easily accessed, especially Portrait, which has its own button. Everything else is fun to find with the new rotary multi-selector. In short, it's a smart choice -- and therefore a Dave's Pick.'
Digital Camera Review has a first impressions review of the Nikon Coolpix S7c and writes, "Overall, our impressions are that the S7c is a very "cool" camera. It has the looks and features of a high-end gadget that is a lot of fun. While not the most advanced camera, it has some very useful features, especially ones to help out snapshot style photographers (with face priority AF and on-screen guides to help you line up landscape shots). The wireless capabilities are good and fun, but the extra expense may not be justifiable to many people. The S7c has plenty of other great features, but we'll save them for our full review, as well as discussion about battery life and image quality."
Digital Camera Review has its final review up of the Nikon Coolpix S7c and writes, "Overall, I was pleased with the Nikon Coolpix S7c. The image quality was very good and the wireless features worked well. The camera is also very stylish and thin - you’re sure to turn some heads. If the looks aren't enough, then just flash the large 3 inch screen and that should just about do it. The camera includes a lot of great Nikon features, like their face priority AF, D-Lighting, and some nice scene assist modes. The Coolpix Connect service makes this camera more useful over wireless networks than previous WiFi-enabled Nikon cameras. The Nikon Coolpix S7c is perfectly suited to the “gadget freak” that is looking for an ultra-compact camera and wants to take advantage of the wireless capabilities of the camera. The camera’s style will also appeal to a broader cross section of users."
PopPhoto has a review of the Nikon Coolpix S7c and writes, "Photo quality and performance are class competitive without setting the world on fire. As you'd expect, the S7c gets noisier as ISO increases, to the point where chromatic noise is very visible even on the LCD preview. ... the S7c's time-lapse movie move is a really fun feature. Set the camera up in a corner during a party and watch the night unfold at an amazing pace! ... Like its stylish sister, the Nikon Coolpix S9, the Coolpix S7c also features a stop-action video mode. ... Is this a serious camera for the hardcore photo enthusiast? No, not really. But for the plugged-in member of the Internet generation who likes to share snapshots while sipping iced lattes, the Coolpix S7c is as good as they come."
DCRP has a reivew of the Nikon Coolpix S7c and writes, "Most people buy a camera for the quality of the photos it takes, and the S7c is a letdown in this area. On the positive side, it takes well-exposed photos with pleasing colors, low noise levels, and minimal purple fringing. The bad news the camera suffers from above average barrel distortion, significant blurring around the edges of the frame, and noticeable vignetting. These are the same issues that plagued the Coolpix S6 as well. It's disappointing to see a company like Nikon make a less-than-stellar lens like this. As with nearly all ultra-compacts, the S7c has a redeye problem, and its built-in removal tool did not help. ... While it has much to offer, the S7c falls short of the competition -- mostly due to sub-par photo quality -- but for plenty of other reasons as well. If you must have Wi-Fi then I suppose the camera is worth a look ..."
PCMag has a review of the Nikon Coolpix S7c and writes, "My test shots were impressive, sharp with very little noise. I also liked the color vibrancy and accuracy. There was nice, strong contrast and very little fringing. But the flash images weren't that great. That may be due to the small flash. I also found that the images had a blue-greenish cast. The camera displayed 1,600 lines of resolution, which is decent for a 7.1MP camera. I recorded a 3.1-second bootup time, which is adequate but not outstanding. The 4.2-second recycle time is a bit sluggish, too, and I noticed a decent amount of shutter lag. There was just a touch of barrel and no pincushion distortion in my test shots."
Posted by Darren in our Nikon category on August 24, 2006