Nikon S9500 | Point & Shoot Cameras

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Effective Pixels (Megapixels)
18.1 million
Sensor Size
1/2.3 in.
Monitor Size
3 in. diagonal
Monitor Type
OLEDwith5-level brightness adjustment
Storage Media
SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card
Movie
Full HD: 1920x1080p / 30fps, HD: 1280x720p/ 30fps , HS 1920x1080/ 15fps, HS 1280x720/ 60fps, HS 640x480/ 120fps, HS 320x240/ 240fps, iFrame® 540: 960x540/ 30fps, QVGA (320x240), Movie file format: MPEG-4 AVC H.264, VGA: 640x480
ISO Sensitivity
ISO125-1600

Fixed range auto (ISO 125-400, 125-800), ISO 3200 (available when using Auto mode)
Battery / Batteries
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12
Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth)
4.4 in.110.1 mm x 2.4 in.60.3 mm x 1.3 in.30.7 mm
Approx. Weight
7.3 oz.205 g

Type
Compact Digital Camera

Effective Pixels (Megapixels)
18.1 million
Image Sensor
CMOS
Sensor Size
1/2.3 in.
Total Pixels
18.91 million (approx.)
Image Size (pixels)
4896 x 3672

Lens
22x optical Zoom-NIKKOR glass lens
Lens Focal Length
4.5-99.0mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 25-550mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
Lens f/-number
f/3.4-6.3
Lens Construction
12 elements in 10 groups
Lens Zoom
22x
Digital Zoom
Up to 4x (angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 2,200mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
Vibration Reduction
Lens-shift and Electronic VR (still pictures), Lens-shift VR (movies)
Motion Blur Reduction
Motion Detection (still pictures)
Aperture
Electronically controlled ND filter (-2.0 AV) insertion

Autofocus (AF)
Contrast-detect AF
Autofocus (AF) Focus-area selection
Center, Face priority, Manual with 99 focus areas, Subject tracking, Target Finding AF
Focus Range
[W]: Approx. 1 ft. 8 in. (50 cm.) to infinity, [T]: Approx. 5 ft. (1.5 m.) to infinity, Macro close-up mode: Approx. 0.4 in. (1 cm.) to infinity
Focus Lock
Yes
Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points
99 area manual selection

Monitor Size
3 in. diagonal
Monitor Type
OLEDwith5-level brightness adjustment
Monitor Resolution
614000-dots
Monitor Frame Coverage (shooting mode)
98% horizontal (Approx.), 98% vertical (Approx.)
Monitor Frame Coverage (playback mode)
100% horizontal (Approx.), 100% vertical (Approx.)

Storage Media
SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card
Storage File System
DCF, EXIF 2.3, DPOF and MPF compliant
Storage File Formats
Still pictures: JPEG, Audio files: WAV, Movies: MOV (Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Audio: AAC stereo), 3D pictures: MPO

Movie
Full HD: 1920x1080p / 30fps, HD: 1280x720p/ 30fps , HS 1920x1080/ 15fps, HS 1280x720/ 60fps, HS 640x480/ 120fps, HS 320x240/ 240fps, iFrame® 540: 960x540/ 30fps, QVGA (320x240), Movie file format: MPEG-4 AVC H.264, VGA: 640x480

ISO Sensitivity
ISO125-1600

Fixed range auto (ISO 125-400, 125-800), ISO 3200 (available when using Auto mode)
Lowest ISO Sensitivity
125
Highest ISO Sensitivity
3200

Exposure Metering
Matrix, Center-weighted, Spot (digital zoom 2x or more)
Exposure Control
Programmed auto exposure, Exposure compensation (-2.0 to +2.0 EV in steps of 1/3 EV)
Exposure Modes
Programmed Auto
Scene Modes
Backlighting, Beach, Close-up, Dusk/Dawn, Easy Panorama, Fireworks Show, Food, Landscape, Museum, Night Landscape, Party/Indoor, Pet Portrait, Portrait, Scene Auto Selector, Snow, Sports, Sunset, 3D Photography
In-Camera Image Editing
Crop, D-Lighting, Glamour Retouch, Movie Footage Trim, Quick Retouch, Small Picture
Exposure Compensation
± 2 EV in steps of 1/3

White Balance
Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Preset Manual

Shutter
Mechanical and CMOS electronic shutter
Shutter Speed
1/1500-1 sec., 4 sec. (when scene mode is set to Fireworks show), 1/4000-1/120 s (Continuous H: 120 fps), 1/4000-1/60 s (Continuous H: 60 fps)
Top Continuous Shooting Speed at Full Resolution
Up to5 shots atapprox.7.5 frames per second
Continuous Shooting Options
Best Shot Selector, Continuous H, Continuous H 60, Continuous H 120, Continuous L, Multi-shot 16, Pre-shooting cache, Single
Self-Timer
Can be selected from 10 or 2 seconds duration

Built-in flash Range (approx.) (ISO sensitivity: Auto)
[W]: 0.5 to 6.0m (1 ft. 8 in. to 19 ft.), [T]: 1.5 to 3.5 m (5 to 11 ft.)
Built-in Flash Control
TTL auto flash with monitor preflashes
Built-in Flash
Yes

Voice Memo Function
Yes
Interface
Hi-speed USB
Interface Data Transfer Protocol
MTP, PTP
Video Output
NTSC, PAL
HDMI Output
Can be selected from:, Auto, 480p, 720p, 1080i
I/O terminal
Audio/video (A/V) output, Digital I/O (USB)
Wi-Fi Functionality
Yes
GPS
Yes (Built-in)

Supported Languages
Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) , Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Marathi, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (European and Brazilian), Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukranian, Vietnamese

Power Sources
One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12 (supplied), AC Adapter EH-62F (available separately)
Charging Time
3 hours and 50 minutes (when using Charging AC Adapter EH-70P and when no charge remains) (Approx.)
Battery / Batteries
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12
Battery Life (shots per charge)
EN-EL12:
230 shots

Tripod Socket
¼ in.
Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth)
4.4 in.110.1 mm x 2.4 in.60.3 mm x 1.3 in.30.7 mm
Approx. Weight
7.3 oz.205 g
Operating environment
Humidity: Less than 85% (no condensation)

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