Nikon Coolpix S230 Digital Camera Package Coolpix S230 in plum with matching carrying case and 2GB memory card

Recording Features
Play, Edit and Print Functions
Battery Information
Inputs and Outputs Notes
Supplied Software

Recording Features

Camera Kit: This Nikon Digital Camera Kit includes a Nikon Coolpix S230 digital camera in plum, a matching carrying case, a 2GB SD memory card, stylus, rechargeable battery, and battery charger.

Touch Panel LCD Monitor: The Nikon Coolpix S230 features a 3.0-inch High Resolution Touch Panel LCD monitor that enables easy access to all the camera controls without the conventional buttons to push. The anti-reflection coating that is applied to the Touch Panel enhances viewing even in bright light. The 3.0-inch Touch Panel LCD monitor features approximately 230,000 pixels and offers a five-level brightness adjustment. The LCD monitor's 170-degree wide viewing angle makes it easy to see and use. The LCD monitor has approximately 97% horizontal and vertical coverage in the shooting mode and 100% horizontal and vertical coverage in playback mode.

10.0 Megapixels CCD With EXPEED Engine: The Coolpix S230 features a 1/2.3-inch, high-density CCD imager with a total pixel count of approximately 10.34-million pixels. The effective pixel count is 10.0-million. Optimizing performance and color reproduction is an advanced new image-processing engine, EXPEED.

Optics: The Coolpix S230 digital camera uses a Zoom-Nikkor glass lens for superb image quality. Every aspect of the lens manufacturing process is controlled by Nikon. The Zoom-Nikkor lens is designed for the specific camera and CCD combination. The Coolpix S230 uses a 3x optical zoom (35-105mm), 4x digital zoom lens (12x total zoom) that is equivalent to a 35-420mm lens in 35mm photography.

4-Way VR (Vibration Reduction) Stabilization: The Nikon Coolpix S230 offer a 4-Way Vibration Reduction (VR) Stabilization System.

• Electronic VR Image Stabilization: Nikon's Electronic VR Image Stabilization compensates for the effects of camera shake by adjusting shutter speed and ISO setting This produces clearer, sharper results in lower lighting or unsteady conditions.
• Motion Detection: Motion Detection automatically detects moving subjects and adjusts the shutter speed and the ISO setting to compensate for camera shake and subject movement.
• High ISO 2000: High ISO 2000 capability gives you sharper results when shooting in low light or capturing fast-moving subjects. This creates new opportunities to take sharper, more natural-looking photos in lower light conditions.
• Best Shot Selector (BSS): Nikon's Best Shot Selector (BSS) automatically takes up to 10 shots while the shutter is pressed and then saves the sharpest image.

Built-in Memory: The camera has a built-in 44 MB internal memory for storing still images and movies with sound.

Optional Recording Media: In addition to the built-in memory, images can be recorded onto SD (Secure Digital) or SDHC Memory cards. When an SD Memory card is inserted in the camera, the images are automatically recorded onto the card. When no card is inserted, the images automatically record to the internal memory. The camera can support SD cards from 128MB up to 2 GB; and 4GB to 16GB SDHC cards. This camera comes with a 2GB SD-card.

Image Size: The Coolpix S230 records still images in JPEG format, and movies in AVI video format with WAV sound. You have a choice of the following still image size options and movie options:

Shooting Modes: You can choose one of the following shooting modes:

• Single: The camera records one picture each time the shutter release button is pressed.
• Continuous: While the shutter-release button is held down, up to 6 pictures are taken at a rate of about 1.2 frames per second (fps) when image mode is set to 10m Normal 3648.
• Multi-Shot 16: Each time the shutter release button is pressed, the camera takes 16 consecutive "thumbnail" images at a rate of about 7 frames per second, and arranges them into 4 rows of 4 images in a single frame measuring 2592 x 1944 pixels.
• Interval Timer Shooting: Pictures are taken automatically at specified intervals: 30 seconds (up to 600 pictures), 1 minute (up to 300 pictures), 5 minutes (up to 60 pictures), and 10 minutes (up to 30 pictures).
• Best Shot Selector: The BSS is recommended for situations in which inadvertent camera movement can produce blurred pictures, or when parts of the image are prone to under- or over-exposure. When BSS is on, the camera takes shots while the shutter-release button is pressed, to a maximum of ten. The images are compared and the sharpest picture is saved to the memory or memory card.
• Smile Mode: The camera detects a smiling face to shoot your subject automatically. The camera can recognize up to three smiling faces.
• Self-timer: The camera is equipped with a ten second and two second timer for self-portraits.

Blink Proof/Warning Function: The Blink Proof function is available when you are shooting in Smile Mode. Each time a picture is taken, the camera automatically take two consecutive shots. Of the two shots, the shot in which the subject's eyes are open take priority and is saved. When the camera detects that one or more human subjects have closed their eyes shortly after recognizing the faces and shooting them, the face of the human subject that may have closed his/her eyes is framed is displayed so you can check the shot picture and determine if you need to take the picture again.

AF Area Mode: You can select between the following AF Area Modes to determine where the camera focuses.

• Auto: The camera automatically selects the focus area (1 of 9) containing the subject closest to the camera.
• Center: The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame.
• Face Priority: When the camera recognizes a face (front view only), the camera will focus on the face automatically (up to 12 faces can be recognized).

Macro Mode: Macro mode is used for taking pictures of objects as close as 2.0-inches. The flash may be unable to light entire subject at distances less than 2.0 feet.

Focus Lock: The Focus Lock feature is used to focus on off-centered subjects in the frame while shooting in Center AF mode.

Exposure Modes: You can set the camera to suit your level and style of photography. The mode choices include:

• Auto Mode: The Auto Mode is a simple point-and-shoot mode in which the majority of camera settings are controlled by the camera. This mode is recommended for first-time users of digital cameras.
• Scene Modes: The camera gives you the option of various Scene Modes. The camera settings are automatically adjusted to suit the selected scene. The Scene Modes include:
  • Portrait: Useful for photographs where you want the main subject to stand out clearly from the background.
  • Landscape: For vivid landscape shots that enhance outlines, colors, and contrast in such subjects as forests and skyscrapers.
  • Sports: A fast shutter speed freezes motion for dynamic sports shots.
  • Night Portrait: For shots that provide natural balance between the main subject and the background when shooting portraits under low lighting.
  • Party/Indoor: Shots include details of the background behind the main subject, or to capture the effects of candlelight and other indoor background lighting.
  • Beach/Snow: Vividly captures the brightness of subjects such as snow fields, beaches or sunlit expanses of water.
  • Sunset: Preserves deep hues seen in sunsets and sunrises.
  • Dusk/Dawn: Preserves the colors seen in the weak natural light before sunrise and after sunset.
  • Night Landscape: A slow shutter speed is used to produce stunning night landscapes.
  • Close Up: Used to capture vivid colors in close-up shots of flowers, insects and other small objects, with the background artistically blurred.
  • Museum: Use indoors where flash photography is prohibited or in other settings in which you do not want to use flash.
  • Food: Use when shooting foods; camera focuses on subject in center of frame.
  • Fireworks Show: Slow shutter speeds are used to capture the expanding burst of light from fireworks.
  • Copy: Provides clear pictures of text or drawings on a white board, business card or in other printed matter.
  • Draw: You can write a memo, or draw a picture on the unit's touch panel display and save it as an image.
  • Back Light: Use when light is coming from behind your subject or when your subject is in the shade but the background is brightly lit.
  • Panorama Assist: Use to take a series of photographs that you will later join to form a single panoramic scene.
• Auto Scene Selection: The camera automatically selects one of the following scenes (Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Night Landscape, Night Portrait, Backlight, or Close-up) when you point the camera at a subject.

Exposure Compensation: You can alter the exposure from the value suggested by the camera, making pictures brighter or darker. You can adjust the exposure from -2.0 to +2.0 EV in 1/3 steps.

ISO Settings: Sensitivity is the measure of how quickly the camera reacts to light. The higher the sensitivity, the less light needed to make an exposure. The camera features the following ISO settings - ISO 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 2000, Auto (auto gain from ISO 80-800), or High Auto (auto gain from ISO 80 to 1600).

White Balance: You can set the White Balance to Auto, Daylight, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy, or Flash. You can also choose Preset White Balance and use a neutral-colored object as a reference to set the white balance under unusual lighting conditions.

Built-In Flash: The Coolpix S230 has a built-in Speedlite flash with a range of 2.0 feet to 15.0 feet (Wide angle) and 2.0 feet to 8.0 feet (Telephoto). You can choose from the following flash modes:

• Auto: Flash fires automatically when lighting is poor.
• Auto with Red-eye Reduction: Pre-flash fires before main flash to reduce red-eye effect.
• Flash Off: Flash will not fire, even when lighting is poor.
• Fill Flash: Flash will fire whenever a picture is taken.
• Slow Sync: Auto flash combined with slow shutter speeds.

In-Camera Red-Eye Fix: If the camera detects red-eye after the pre-flash has fired, advanced red-eye reduction processing is used to further reduce red-eye, slightly increasing the time required before the next picture can be taken.

Distortion Control: Enabling distortion control reduces the size of the frame.

Voice Recording: Audio voice recordings can be recorded over the camera's built-in microphone and played back over the unit's built-in speaker. You can record up to 120 minutes of vocals on an inserted memory card.

Movie Mode: You can make movies with or without sound. You can select TV Movie 640 (640 x 480) at 30 or 15 frames per second (fps); or Small Size 320 (320 x 240) at 30 fps. The camera can record movies up to 25 minutes in length (using a 512MB memory card).

Play, Edit and Print Functions

Image Review: When this function is activated, pictures that are taken are automatically briefly displayed immediately after being shot.

Auto Sort Mode: Pictures and movies will automatically be sorted in any of the following folders (Smile, Landscape, Portraits, Food, Dusk-to-Dawn, Close-ups, Movie, Retouched, and Other) during shooting so you can easily view images by folder, making it easier to find the still images you want to see.

Favorite Picture Mode: Pictures can be added to the favorites folder sorted by each event such as travel or wedding. Once picture are added to the favorites folder, only pictures in the selected folder can be played back. A single picture can be added to multiple folders.

Slide Show Playback: View pictures in the internal memory or on the memory card in an automatic slide show with about three seconds between pictures. Maximum slide show duration is 30 minutes without operation.

Thumbnail Playback: During playback, you can view multiple thumbnail images (4, 9, or16) at a time. While these "contact sheets" are displayed, you can use the multi-selector to highlight individual pictures. Highlighted pictures can be deleted, if desired.

Date Mode: In Date Mode, pictures taken on the same date can be played back.

Playback Zoom: During playback, you can enlarge a still image up to 10x. Once the image is zoomed, you can use the multi-selector to scroll around to non-visible portions of the image. You can record a new picture of the cropped image by pressing the shutter button.

Rotate Image: Recorded pictures can be rotated 90-degrees clockwise or counter-clockwise on the unit's LCD screen.

Editing Picture: You can use the Coolpix S230 to edit recorded pictures in-camera and store them as separate files. You can choose from the following editing functions.

• Quick Retouch: This editing function lets you create retouched copies in which contrast and saturation have been enhanced.
• D-Lighting: D-Lighting can be used to brighten dark or backlit subjects. While playing back an image, you can select the D-Lighting function, apply it, and save the corrected image without harming the properly exposed areas of the image.
• In-Camera Cropping: This feature allows you to crop out the part of the image you don't want and keep the part you do.
• Resizing Pictures (Small Picture): You can create a small copy of a recorded image. The copy will be stored as a JPEG file with a compression ratio of 1:16. You can choose from the following sizes: 640 x 480 (suited to television playback), 320 x 240 (suited to display on web pages), or 160 x 120 (suitable for email attachments). Calendar Mode: In calendar mode, images are grouped by date so pictures taken on a specified date can be displayed or printed separately.
• Stretch: You can stretch the current picture horizontally to make the subject appear thinner or wider, and save the stretched picture as a copy (and keeping the original).
• Perspective Control: You can control the sense of perspective in the picture taken in landscape orientation Apply perspective control similar to that available with shift lenses. This option is suited to pictures of building or architecture.
• Color Options: You can make colors more vivid or record pictures in monochrome. You can choose from Vivid, Black-and-White, Sepia, Cyanotype, or Pastel
• Paint: You can draw pictures or add decoration on the pictures.

Voice Memos: Using the camera's microphone, you can record a voice memo during full-screen playback to be associated with a particular picture. Voice memos are recorded as long as the shutter release is held down, to a maximum length of 20 seconds.

Copy: You can internally copy images and voice recordings between the camera's internal memory and an inserted SD-card.

Protect: The camera allows you to protect selected pictures from accidental deletion.

Multi-Language Menu: You can choose from 24 different menu display languages including English, Spanish, French, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Hungarian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Finnish, Swedish, Turkish, Chinese (simplified or traditional), Japanese, Korean, Thai, and Arabic.

Printing Pictures: You can print pictures stored in the internal memory or on the memory card by using the Print Set option in the playback menu. Using DPOF (Digital Print Order Form), you can designate which images to print, and how many copies to print.

Battery Information

Power Requirements: The Coolpix S230 is powered by a supplied rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery (EN-EL10). A battery charger (MH-63) is also supplied. The supplied rechargeable battery will last up to approximately 160 shots on one charge. For longer periods of use, it is recommended to power the camera using the optional AC adapter (EH-62D, sold separately). Approximately 100 minutes are required to charge a fully depleted battery.

Auto Off: When the camera is operated on battery power, the Auto Off mode will automatically turn off the monitor to reduce the drain on the batteries if no operations are performed for the length of time specified in the Auto Off menu. The time limit for the Auto Off mode can be set to 30 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes or 30 minutes.

Inputs and Outputs Notes

USB/Audio-Video Output: The Coolpix S230 features a single proprietary jack on the bottom of the camera for connecting the supplied Audio/Video or USB cable. This one output allows you to download your photos to your computer or printer via USB, or view your photos on a TV via composite video. The USB interface is USB 2.0 High Speed compatible. The video output is NTSC or PAL compatible.

Supplied Software

Software Suite CD-ROM: The supplied Software Suite CD-ROM contains Nikon Transfer, Panorama Maker and related software. Nikon Transfer is used to copy (transfer) pictures from the camera to the computer and to perform such other transfer-related functions as making backups and embedding information in pictures as they are transferred. Panorama Maker is used for creating panorama images from the camera's recorded still images.

System Requirements: The supplied software will work with Windows and Macintosh. You computer will need to meet the following system requirements.