The Nikon Coolpix 8400 is a digital camera announced September 16, 2004, succeeding the Nikon Coolpix 5400. It is a high-end model among the brand's range of bridge cameras with eight megapixels, only below the Nikon Coolpix 8800 equipped with a more powerful zoom lens. Besides its pixel count, its main selling point is the very wide angle lens, equivalent to a 24 mm in 135 film format. Its only competitor at a comparable price is the Kodak EasyShare P880, which has longer telephoto lens but is bigger and lacks a swivelling screen.
Specifications
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- Effective pixels
- 8.0 million (total pixels: 8.31 million)
- Image size
- 8M (3,264 × 2,448), 3:2 (3,264 × 2,176), 5M (2,592 × 1,944), 3M (2,048 × 1,536), 2M (1,600 × 1,200), 1M (1,280 × 960), PC (1,024 × 768), TV (640 × 480)
- Lens / Digital zoom
- 3.5× Zoom-Nikkor; 6.1–21.6 mm [35 mm (135) format equivalent to 24–85 mm]; f/2.6–4.9; 10 elements in 7 groups; two glass molded ED lens elements included; 4× digital zoom
- Focus range
- 50 cm (20 in) to infinity (∞); 3 cm (1.2 in) to infinity (∞) (W), 20 cm (7.9 in) to infinity (∞) (T) in macro and manual focus modes
- Storage media
- CompactFlash(CF) Card (Type I/II) and Microdrive
- Storage
- File system: Compliant with Design rule for Camera File system (DCF), Exif 2.2, and Digital Print Order Format (DPOF); File formats: RAW (NEF) and TIFF-RGB (uncompressed), JPEG-baseline-compliant (1:2, 1:4, 1:8, 1:16) (compressed), QuickTime (movies), WAV (sound files). When connected to computer via USB port, camera implements a mass storage device, containing folder with images. It does not need any special software to get the data from it. Data transfer via USB works also under Linux.
- Number of frames (approx.)
- RAW: 20, HI: 10, EXTRA:30, FINE: 60, NORMAL: 125, BASIC: 240 (With 256 MB CF Card, image size 3,264 × 2,448).
- Shooting modes
- AUTO, SCENE (Portrait, Party/Indoor, Night portrait, Beach/Snow, Landscape, Sunset, Night landscape, Museum, Fireworks show, Close up, Copy, Back light, Panorama assist, Sports, Dusk/Dawn), P, S, A, M, MOVIE
- Built-in Speedlight
- Shooting range: approx. 0.5–6.0 m (1.6–19.7 ft) (W), approx. 0.5–3.0 m (1.6–9.8 ft) (T); Flash modes: 1) Auto Flash, 2) Flash Cancel, 3) Red-eye Reduction (In-Camera Red-Eye Fix), 4) Anytime Flash, 5) Night Portrait (Slow Sync Flash), 6) Rear Curtain Sync; Sync method: Standard i-TTL flash
- Power requirements
- One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL7 (included), Battery Pack MB-CP10 (optional) with six 1.5 V LR6 (AA-size alkaline) batteries (1.5 V FR Lithium or 1.2 V NiMH can also be used), AC Adapter EH-54 (optional)
- Battery life
- Approx. 260 images (EN-EL7; based on CIPA standard, Industry standard for measuring life of camera batteries. Measured at 25 °C (77 °F); zoom adjusted with each shot, built-in Speedlight fired with every other shot, image mode set to NORMAL/8M)
- Dimensions (W × H × D)
- Approx. 113 × 82 × 75 mm (4.4 × 3.2 × 3.0 in.)
- Weight
- Approx. 400 g (14 oz) (without battery and storage media)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nikon Coolpix 8400.
- Press release, September 16, 2004
- Product page, August 30, 2011
- Steve's Digicam Review, December 10, 04
- Phil Askey's Digital Photography Review, January 4, 2005
- Digital Camera Resource Page Review, December 7, 2004
- Digital Review