Nikon introduced the Coolpix S710 as part of its Fall 2008 lineup. With this camera Nikon pushes the resolution limit available in inexpensive consumer cameras even farther. You now get 14.5 megapixel, a number almost unimaginable just a few years ago. Not so long ago the industry appeared to have settled on 3.2 megapixel and imaging experts marveled how close that already was to film. Experts state that a mediocre film image can have the equivalnt of as little as four megapixel and really excellent 35mm one up to 20 megapixel. 14.5 megapixel is therefore getting very close to the best 35mm film can produce although, of course, resolution isn’t everything. Still, this is an amazing accomplishment.
The 14.5 megapixel are certainly the main attraction of the Coolpix S710. 14.5 megapixel is 4352 x 3264 pixels. If you assume you need about 200 pixels per inch for a decent quality print, you can easily get a 16 x 20 inch enlagement. You can crop half the picture away and still have a 7-megapixel image. It’s amazing.
However, the S710 is not a one-trick pony. Compared to the 12.1 megapixel Coolpix S700 it replaces, the S710 offers a bit more in almost every respect:
You get a 3.6X zoom instead of just a standard 3X. It has a 28-101mm 35mm-equivalent focal length, so it starts wide and then goes up to about where a standard 3X zoom ends. This way you can fit more into the picture for group shots or indoor pictures, and still zoom in.
Unlike the majority of point & shoot consumer cameras (and unlike the S700), the S710 does not only have automatic and scene modes, but also Program, Aperture, Shutter, and Manual Exposure Modes that allow you to have complete control over the kind of pictures you wish to take.
As far as sensitivity goes, the S710 can go up to an insanely high ISO 12,800. There are some limitations here, like you’re limited to 3-megapixel shots or lower at that maximum ISO level, but the super-high sensitivity opens up new opportunities for taking low-light images without flash. High sensitivity auto gain up to ISO 3200 is available even at full resolution.
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