Specifications

Technical

Type

Effective pixels

CCD

Image size (pixels)

E5400 digital camera

5.1 million

11.8˝ high-density CCD; total pixels: 526 million

• 2,592 × 1,944

• 1,280 × 960

• 640 × 480

• 1,600 × 1,200

• 1,024 × 768

• 2,592 × 1,728 (3 : 2)

Notes

Lens

4 × Zoom Nikkor, F=5.8–24 mm (35-mm [135] camera-

 

format equivalent: 28–116 mm), f/2.8–f/4.6 (nine ele-

 

ments in eight groups)

 

Digital zoom

4 × (35-mm [135] camera-format equivalent: 460 mm)

Autofocus (AF)

Contrast-detect through-the-lens (TTL) AF

Focus range

50 cm (1´8˝)–; macro mode 1 cm/0.4˝ (W)–

Focus-area selection

Five-area multi AF and spot AF available

Viewfinder

Real-image zoom viewfinder with LED indication

Magnification

0.26–0.92×

 

Frame coverage

Approximately 80% horizontal and 80% vertical

Diopter adjustment

–3 – +1 m–1

 

Monitor

1.5˝, 134,000-dot High Transmissive Advanced TFT LCD

 

monitor with brightness and hue adjustment

Frame coverage (shooting)

Approximately 97% horizontal and 97% vertical

Storage

 

 

Media

Type I and II CompactFlash(CF) and Microdrive cards

File system

Compliant with Design Rule for Camera File System

 

(DCF), Exif 2.2, and Digital Print Order Format (DPOF)

File formats

Uncompressed: TIFF-RGB (HI-quality images)

 

Compressed: JPEG-baseline-compliant (1 : 4, 1 : 8, 1 : 16)

 

Movies: Quick Time

 

Exposure

 

 

Metering

Four-mode through-the-lens (TTL) metering

 

256-segment matrix

• Spot

 

Center-weighted

• AF spot

Exposure control

Programmed auto exposure with flexible program,

 

shutter-priority auto, manual, exposure compensation

 

(–2.0–+2.0 EV in steps of 1 3 EV), autoexposure bracketing

Range

W: –1.0–+18.0EV

 

 

T: +0.5–+18.0EV

 

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Nikon COOLPIX5400 manual Specifications

COOLPIX5400 specifications

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