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Nikon Coolpix 7900

Reviewed June 2005

Specifications

Introduction
Ergonomics
Characteristics
Image Quality
Interface & Software
Camera Views
Test Photos
Specifications
Our Opinion

Physical

Width 88 mm (3.5") Height 60 mm (2.4")
Depth 36.5 mm (1.4") Weight 150 g (5.3 oz)
(without card or battery)
Power Rechargeable Li-ion battery EN-EL5 and MH-61 Battery charger Supplied Strap, USB and Audio Video cables, battery, charger, PictureProject CD-ROM.

Photographic

LCD Screen 2.0" TFT LCD
115,000 pixels.
Sensitivity Auto (50-200 ISO), 50, 100, 200 and 400 ISO.
Metering 256-segment Matrix, Centre-weighted, Spot and Spot AF Area. White balance Auto, User Preset, Daylight, Incandescent, Fluorescent (White or Daylight), Cloudy, Shade, Speedlight.
Exposure Modes Auto, Scene modes, Manual. Autofocus

Auto (5-point), Manual (99-point) or centered.

Shutter type Mechanical and charge-coupled electronic shutter Shutter Speed 2 to 1/2000 sec
Viewfinder Optical
(75% of frame)
Flash

Built-in

Exposure Compensation Exposure compensation (±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps) + Auto Exposure Bracketing. Flash Range
(Auto ISO)

Wide angle:
0.3 to 4.5 m
(1 to 14.9 ft)
Telephoto:
0.3 to 3.5 m
(1 to 11.6 ft)

Self-Timer 10 sec. or 3 sec. Flash Modes Auto, Forced On, Forced Off, Red-eye Reduction.

Technical

Sensor type CCD
Sensor Size 1/1.8"
Number of pixels 7.41 million pixels
7.1 million effective
Image sizes (resolution)

3072 x 2304
2592 x 1944
2048 x 1536
1024 x 768
640 x 480

Time between photos (High res.) 1 sec. between 1st and 2nd Start time Approx. 2 sec.
Zoom Lens

3X Zoom Nikkor,
7.8 to 23.4 mm

35mm equivalent 38 to 114 mm
Lens Configuration 7 elements in 6 groups with ED glass Apertures f2.8 - f4.9
Normal Focusing distance

Wide angle:
30cm (1 ft) to
infinity.

Macro Focusing distance

4 cm (1.6 in) to
infinity.

Interface USB Video out NTSC or PAL
Menu selectable.
Memory Card SD (Secure Digital) None provided Image Capacity
(JPEG Fine on 13.5 MB of internal memory)
3072 = 4
2592 = 5
2048 = 8
1024 = 33
640 = 72
Image formats

JPEG, MOV

Movie

with sound:
640 x 480 @ 30 fps
640 x 480 @ 15 fps
320 x 240 @ 30 fps
160 x 120 @ 30 fps

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Introduction
Ergonomics
Characteristics
Image Quality
Interface & Software
Camera Views
Test Photos
Specifications
Our Opinion




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