[科技前沿]年秋季尼康4款DC新品發佈

2009年8月3日下午，4款新的尼康COOLPIX輕便數碼相機全球同步發佈。分別是：搭載創新投影功能的S1000pj，配備顯示效果出衆且大尺寸OLED顯示屏的S70，擁有超快對焦和響應速度的S640，以及提供精緻外形和豐富色彩款式的S570。這4款機型是基於尼康EXPEED數碼影像處理概念而開發，且都配備了尼克爾鏡頭。

Nikon Announces Four New Coolpix Models

Nikon just unleashed four new Coolpix point-and-shooters with enhancements that include a better engineered touch screen, a built-in LCD projector, and a super-fast start-up time.

My favorite of the bunch is the $400 Coolpix S70, which improves upon last year’s popular S60 in some very significant ways.

This 12.1-megapixel model has a striking, bright 3.5-inch OLED touch screen that pretty much covers the entire back side of the camera (there are no buttons). The touch screen interface is improved from the S60: You can control most all camera functions, including zoom and snapping the shutter. When reviewing photos, simply swipe a finger across the screen to move to the next image or use a pinching motion with two fingers to reduce or enlarge images — an interface that will be immediately familiar to any iPhone user. A new on-screen slider enables you to adjust brightness, which is a simple idea but very cool in action.

The S70 (as well as all other cameras announced today) includes a new motion detection feature that automatically detects moving subjects and adjusts shutter speed and the ISO setting to compensate for camera shake and subject movement. The S70’s image-stabilization system has optical and electronic image stabilization to further minimize the effects of camera shake.

Nikon has also added a new skin-softening feature (which smooths skin tone at three different levels) to its Smart Portrait technology.

The S70 can capture video in high resolution at 1,280 by 720 pixels at 30 frames per second; the S60, by comparison, offered only standard resolution.

It will land on store shelves in September in four two-color combinations.

Next up is the $430 Coolpix S1000pj, which provides an entirely new way to share images. The S1000pj has a built-in LCD projector than enables you to project photos and movies at a size of up to 40 inches at a distance of up to 6 feet. I haven’t seen the projector demonstrated, but it has a brightness rating at only 10 lumens of light. Most small LCD projectors, by comparison, have a brightness of 1,500 to 2,000 lumens. The output is likely to be very dim.

This 12.1-megapixel camera also packs a 5X (28mm to 140mm equivalent) lens, optical and electronic image stabilization, motion detection, and the Smart Portrait system. It captures video at 640 by 480 resolution (VGA) at 30 frames per second.

The Coolpix S1000pj will be available in matte black in September

The $250 Coolpix S640 is all about speed. Nikon says this 12.2-megapixel model has a 0.7-second start-up time, fast autofocus, and a shutter lag of only 0.39 second. The 12.2-megapixel model has a 5X 28mm to 140mm (equivalent) lens, optical and electronic image stabilization, motion detection, and the Smart Portrait system. It records movies in VGA resolution.

Look for it in September dressed in black, red, pink and white.

The value leader of the pack is the $200 Coolpix S570, which is an update of the S560. This 12-megapixel point-and-shoot includes a 5X optical zoom, a 28mm to 140mm (equivalent) lens, electronic image stabilization, motion detection, and Smart Portrait. Movies are captured in VGA resolution.

The S570 drops in September in hues of black, red, blue and pink.