http://www.photoaxe.com/nikon-coolpix-s500-review/ Digital Photography Tutorials For Beginners. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:10:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.photoaxe.com/nikon-coolpix-s500-review/comment-page-1/#comment-155 3 Simple Solutions for Shooting Against the Light in Photography that Work Sun, 18 Mar 2007 17:56:06 +0000 http://www.photoaxe.com/nikon-coolpix-s500-review/#comment-155 [...] But what if your subject is too far away (like far buildings) and you can’t or just don’t want to try a different angle with the sun behind you? Or what if it is night and a lamp illuminates the place? Will you be pleased with the overexposed lamp due to the long exposure needed in night conditions? Some new cameras (HP Photosmart R727, R827, R927, Nikon D80, Nikon Coolpix S50 and S50c, S200, S500, P5000, the Nikon L series, ) come with a function called D-Lighting (or adaptive lighting). This function will solve the problem automatically. [...] [...] But what if your subject is too far away (like far buildings) and you can’t or just don’t want to try a different angle with the sun behind you? Or what if it is night and a lamp illuminates the place? Will you be pleased with the overexposed lamp due to the long exposure needed in night conditions? Some new cameras (HP Photosmart R727, R827, R927, Nikon D80, Nikon Coolpix S50 and S50c, S200, S500, P5000, the Nikon L series, ) come with a function called D-Lighting (or adaptive lighting). This function will solve the problem automatically. [...]

]]> http://www.photoaxe.com/nikon-coolpix-s500-review/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Nikon Coolpix S200 Review Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:37:39 +0000 http://www.photoaxe.com/nikon-coolpix-s500-review/#comment-35 [...] The main 3 innovations of this Nikon digital camera are: Face-priority AF can detect a human face to provide sharp focus automatically, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix detects, then corrects for the red-eye effect sometimes caused by flash and D-Lighting corrects images compromised by insufficient flash or excessive back light. The S500 also sports a dedicated One-Touch Portrait button that activates three Nikon standard features described above. While the Coolpix S200 only has the electronic anti-blur technology called e-VR which stands for Electronic Vibration Reduction Image Stabilization, the S500 packs Optical VR Image Stabilization. The Nikon Coolpix S500 and S200 are both also capable of 16:9 panoramic shooting. The Built-in flash has a range of 0.3 to 4.6m. Functions: • Movie Mode: With sound: TV movie (640) at 30fps, Small size (320) at 30fps/15fps, Smaller size (160) at 15fps; Without sound: Time-lapse movie at 30fps, Stop-motion (640), Electronic VR (Vibration Reduction) available except with Time-lapse movie • Shooting Modes: Auto, Scene, Movie, Voice • Scene Modes: Face-priority AF, Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night Portrait, Party/indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Night Landscape, Close up, Museum, Fireworks, Copy, Back Light, Panorama Assist, BSS, Color Options • Flash Mode: Auto, Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction, Anytime Flash, Flash cancel, Slow Sync Technical Data: • 2.5-inch LCD • 7.1 megapixels • 3x optical zoom + 4x digital • 38 to 114mm (35mm equivalent) lens • start up time of 0.6 seconds • shutter lag: 0.0005 sec • Focus range: 60cm (2 ft.) to infinity (∞) • Macro close-up mode: 10cm (3.9 in.) to infinity (∞) • ISO Range: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1000 • SD memory card + 20 MB Internal memory • EN-EL10 Li-ion Rechargeable Battery (230 shots) [...] [...] The main 3 innovations of this Nikon digital camera are: Face-priority AF can detect a human face to provide sharp focus automatically, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix detects, then corrects for the red-eye effect sometimes caused by flash and D-Lighting corrects images compromised by insufficient flash or excessive back light. The S500 also sports a dedicated One-Touch Portrait button that activates three Nikon standard features described above. While the Coolpix S200 only has the electronic anti-blur technology called e-VR which stands for Electronic Vibration Reduction Image Stabilization, the S500 packs Optical VR Image Stabilization. The Nikon Coolpix S500 and S200 are both also capable of 16:9 panoramic shooting. The Built-in flash has a range of 0.3 to 4.6m. Functions: • Movie Mode: With sound: TV movie (640) at 30fps, Small size (320) at 30fps/15fps, Smaller size (160) at 15fps; Without sound: Time-lapse movie at 30fps, Stop-motion (640), Electronic VR (Vibration Reduction) available except with Time-lapse movie • Shooting Modes: Auto, Scene, Movie, Voice • Scene Modes: Face-priority AF, Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night Portrait, Party/indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Night Landscape, Close up, Museum, Fireworks, Copy, Back Light, Panorama Assist, BSS, Color Options • Flash Mode: Auto, Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction, Anytime Flash, Flash cancel, Slow Sync Technical Data: • 2.5-inch LCD • 7.1 megapixels • 3x optical zoom + 4x digital • 38 to 114mm (35mm equivalent) lens • start up time of 0.6 seconds • shutter lag: 0.0005 sec • Focus range: 60cm (2 ft.) to infinity (∞) • Macro close-up mode: 10cm (3.9 in.) to infinity (∞) • ISO Range: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1000 • SD memory card + 20 MB Internal memory • EN-EL10 Li-ion Rechargeable Battery (230 shots) [...]

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