3dGameMan
09-17-2004, 08:16 PM
Nikon Coolpix 8400 and preview: >>>> (http://www.dpreview.com/articles/nikoncp8400/)
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/NikonCP8400/Images/frontview-001.jpg
The eight megapixel wide angle zoom Coolpix 8400 was announced along with the Coolpix 8800 and Coolpix 4800 on 16th September in the run-up to Photokina 2004. By it's name it's clear that the Coolpix 8400 is intended as the direct successor to the 2003 five megapixel Coolpix 5400 which also featured a wide angle zoom lens, although not as wide as the 8400's impressive 24 mm equiv. On paper then the 8400 appears to be a highly capable eight megapixel prosumer digital camera with a new (and unique) 24 - 85 mm equiv. (3.5x) zoom lens. It's probably worth noting that other than the body design and lens system the 8400 and 8800 are virtually identical in specification and features.
Major changes since the Coolpix 8700 (the only previous Nikon 8mp)
New 'Extra' JPEG compression (larger JPEG, lower compression)
Movie clips at VGA 30 fps up to 60 sec, QVGA limited only by storage
Nine focus areas in manual area select, five areas in auto
Additional scene modes: Museum, Sports, Dusk / Dawn
Hybrid AF system (combines external sensor and CCD information)
Maximum shutter speed down to 1/3000 sec from 1/4000 sec
Continuous shooting up to 2.3 fps from 1.9 fps
Flash range up to 6.0 m at wide angle (compared to 4.1 m) - Auto ISO
Flash hot-shoe supports i-TTL and flash zoom
Playback zoom up to 10x
Included Infrared remote control
No Compact Flash card included
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Higher capacity Lithium-Ion battery (8.1 Wh vs. 5.0 Wh)
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/NikonCP8400/Images/frontview-001.jpg
The eight megapixel wide angle zoom Coolpix 8400 was announced along with the Coolpix 8800 and Coolpix 4800 on 16th September in the run-up to Photokina 2004. By it's name it's clear that the Coolpix 8400 is intended as the direct successor to the 2003 five megapixel Coolpix 5400 which also featured a wide angle zoom lens, although not as wide as the 8400's impressive 24 mm equiv. On paper then the 8400 appears to be a highly capable eight megapixel prosumer digital camera with a new (and unique) 24 - 85 mm equiv. (3.5x) zoom lens. It's probably worth noting that other than the body design and lens system the 8400 and 8800 are virtually identical in specification and features.
Major changes since the Coolpix 8700 (the only previous Nikon 8mp)
New 'Extra' JPEG compression (larger JPEG, lower compression)
Movie clips at VGA 30 fps up to 60 sec, QVGA limited only by storage
Nine focus areas in manual area select, five areas in auto
Additional scene modes: Museum, Sports, Dusk / Dawn
Hybrid AF system (combines external sensor and CCD information)
Maximum shutter speed down to 1/3000 sec from 1/4000 sec
Continuous shooting up to 2.3 fps from 1.9 fps
Flash range up to 6.0 m at wide angle (compared to 4.1 m) - Auto ISO
Flash hot-shoe supports i-TTL and flash zoom
Playback zoom up to 10x
Included Infrared remote control
No Compact Flash card included
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Higher capacity Lithium-Ion battery (8.1 Wh vs. 5.0 Wh)