Nikon renews its design-oriented compact cameras the S-series. The entry level camera Nikon S3100 has a 1/2.3 inch CCD sensor, offering like all cameras of the series, a movie mode with 1280x720 pixel resolution at 30 frames per second. The zoom range is 26 to 130 mm (miniature equivalent).In S4100 Nikon will also score with a touch-screen controls, so this camera is to enhance usability. The Nikon S6100 offers the 3 inch touch screen with 153 333 RGB pixels a 7x optical zoom and a 16-megapixel image sensor.

Nikon Coolpix S9100 with a luscious 18x zoom with the focal length of 25-450 millimeters. It is within "only" a 12 megapixel CMOS sensor with rear exposure - a clear indication, as represented by color photo policy, not that alone make megapixel happy. Thanks to the CMOS sensor, the camera swings too full HD movies (1920x1.080 pixels) at 30 frames per second with stereo sound. The hybrid VR Image Stabilization combines the motion sensor with a digital image stabilizer. The maximum ISO sensitivity is 3,200. The monitor is 3 inches and with 307 000 RGB pixels.

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