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Category: Advanced Amateur - Prosumer

The Nikon Coolpix 8400 has an ultra-wide angle optical zoom of 24-85mm (35mm equivalent) in its compact and rugged magnesium-alloy body. When getting the whole picture matters, as in interior real estate shots, landscape shots or large group shots, nothing beats having a wide angle lens, and the Coolpix 8400's 24mm is the widest angle on any lens in its class.

Equipped with 8 megapixels resolution on a relatively large 2/3 in. image sensor, the Coolpix 8400 can produce prints as large as 20x30 in. Besides providing full exposure flexibility, an AF-assist illuminator to help achieve AF lock in low-light situation, 15 easy-to-use Scene Modes, 10 min. BULB setting for those desiring to take real night photography, 640x480 (at 30fps) movie, Vari-Angle LCD monitor, the 8400 has a couple of innovative features:

• D-Lighting: fixes underexposed and backlit images in-camera without harming the properly exposed areas of your image;
• In-Camera Red-Eye Fix: the camera analyzes the image data and corrects most typical instances of red-eye automatically.

The Nikon Coolpix 8400 should appeal to advanced amateur photographers desiring a "real" wide-angle lens on their digital camera without resorting to optional wide-angle attachments.

	Nikon Coolpix 8400	QuickFact™ Sheet
	Image Sensor	8.0 effective megapixels 2/3 in. CCD
	Lens	Zoom Nikkor
	Focal Length	6.1-21.6mm (24-85mm, 35 mm equivalent)
	Maximum Aperture	F2.6(W)-F4.9(T)
	Optical Zoom	3.5x
	Macro	3 cm / 1.2 in.
	Auto Focus	• Ranging AF using AF ranging sensor and contrast-detect TTL AF with AF-assist illuminator • Center, Auto 5-area multi AF, manual 9-area multi AF selectable • Focus modes: 1) Continuous AF, 2) Single AF, 3) Manual Focus (from 1.2 in. [3cm] to infinity with focus confirmation indication)
	Shutter Speed	2-1/3,000 sec (auto and exposure mode P), 8-1/3,000 sec (exposure modes S and A), BULB/TIME (max. 10 min.) and 8-1/3,000 sec (exposure mode M), 1/30-1/8,000 sec (Ultra HS), Maximum at some apertures is 1/1,500 sec
	Exposure Control	1) Programmed Auto with Flexible Program [P], 2) Shutter-Priority Auto [S], 3) Aperture-Priority Auto [A], 4 Manual [M]
	Shooting Modes	Still: AUTO, SCENE, P, S, A, M, MOVIE; Scene Modes: Portrait, Party/Indoor, Night portrait, Beach/Snow, Landscape, Sunset, Night landscape, Museum, Fireworks show, Close up, Copy, Back light, Panorama assist, Sports, Dusk/Dawn Movie: TV movie 640 (640x480/30fps up to 60 secs), Small movie 320(320x240/15fps up to 895 secs), Time-lapse movie (640x480/30fps up to 35 secs (1050 frames), Sepia movie 320 (320x240/5fps up to 895 secs, B/W movie (320x240/15fps up to 895 secs)
	Capture Modes	1) Single, 2) Continuous H (2.3fps; up to 5 frames), 3) Continuous L (1.2fps; up to 11 frames), 4) Multi-shot 16 (consecutive 16 frames at 1.6fps), 5) Ultra HS (high-speed) (640 x 480 pixels; 30fps, up to 100 frames), 6) 5-shot buffer, (0.7fps), 7) Interval Timer Shooting, 8) Movie: TV movie 640 (640 x 480 pixels) with audio at 30fps, up to 60 seconds; Small movie 320 (320 x 240 pixels) with audio at 15fps, up to 895 seconds; Time-lapse movie 640 (640 x 480 pixels) at 30fps, up to 35 seconds; Sepia movie 320 (320 x 240 pixels) with audio at 5fps, up to 895 seconds; B/W movie 320 (320 x 240 pixels) with audio at 15fps, up to 895 seconds are selectable lock
	Exposure Compensation	+/-2EV in 1/3 EV steps; Auto Exposure Bracketing; AE-BSS
	Light Metering	4-mode TTL metering: 1) 256-segment Matrix, 2) Spot, 3) Center-Weighted, 4) Spot AF Area
	White Balance	1) Matrix Auto White Balance with TTL control, 2) 6-mode Manual with fine tuning (Daylight, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Speedlight, Shade); 3) Preset, 4) White Balance Bracketing
	Viewfinder	• Electronic Viewfinder (EVF) • 0.44-inch type, 235,000-dot, polysilicon TFT color LCD viewfinder; Diopter adjustment: -3 to +1m-1
	LCD	1.8-inch type, 134,000-dot High Transmissive advanced TFT LCD monitor with brightness and hue adjustment; approx. 97% horizontal and vertical (shooting)
	ISO Sensitivity	Approximately equivalent to ISO 50, 100, 200, 400, and Auto (auto gain to ISO 200 equivalent)
	Storage Media	CF Card Type I/II (CF), Microdrive(TM) cards
	Battery	One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL7 (included), MB-CP10 Battery Pack (optional) with six 1.5V LR6 (AA-size alkaline) batteries* AC Adapter EH-54 (optional) *1.5V FR Lithium, 1.2V NiMH, or 1.2V NiCd batteries can also be used; Battery Life: 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
	Included Accessories	• No memory card included • Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL7 with Battery Charger MH-56 • A/V Cable, USB 2.0 Cable • Remote Controller ML-L3 • Strap, Lens Cap • Software CD-ROM (PictureProject)
	Dimensions (W x H x D)	113 x 82 x 75 mm / 4.4 x 3.2 x 3.0 in.
	Weight (Camera body only)	400g / 14.1 oz
	MSRP	US$899.95