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September 2008: Nikon innovates when offering for the first time in the world a digital SLR that records high-def video, the D90.
August 2009: Nikon inaugurates the addition of a mini video projector on a compact digital camera, the Coolpix S1000.
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A video projector in a Coolpix
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Though this must have been unbelievable for the novice when discovering 3-Mpix compact digital cameras in the year 2000…. Nikon had implemented a video projector on one of its digital compacts and, as we managed to use it for a moment, the accomplishment is considerable, because indeed the size of the S1000 remains very compact for a device that carries a video projector!
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28-140mm optical image stabilization
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Let’s talk about photos! The Nikon Coolpix S1000 is a 12-megapixels with 5x optical zoom, i.e. a 28-140mm VR. It offers both optical and electronic stabilization and the BSS function, Best Shot Selection. It can be pushed up to 6400 ISO by reducing its resolution (pixel binning: pixels are coupled together) and also brings a new system of automatic white balance derived form those that equip digital SLRs. Technically speaking, the change remains confused, but this should be for the best.
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Assisted portraits
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Portraits are nicely performed with the built-in technologies of the Coolpix S1000:
- Face detection
- Smile detection
- Blink detection
- Blush effect (like with Samsung for example, the camera applies a selective blur of flesh-like colors for a nicer portrait).
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Lilliputian video projector
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The projector is made of a LED source and of 2 aspherical lenses. It can project an image of 26 cm at 2m of diagonal and it focuses within 3 seconds via a wheel on the top of the camera. The Coolpix S1000 will be delivered with a little remote control and a mini-tripod.
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Nikon Coolpix S1000: price and availability
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Nikon therefore marks the start of a series of digital compacts equipped with a similar system of image projection which should arrive in several brands. The Nikon Coolpix S1000 will be sold 399 Euros, in aluminum or black.
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Main features of the Nikon Coolpix S1000
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- 12 megapixels
- 5x lens equivalent to 28-140mm
- Nikon VR optical stabilization
- Up to 6400 ISO (pixel binning)
- White balance coming from SLRs
- VGA video 30 fps
- Portrait automatic functions:
- Face detection
- Smile detection
- Blink detection
- Blush effect
- 2.7" screen - 230 000 pixels
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