Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE
Coolpix S520
Nikon
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 8 megapixels
- Sensor size
- 1/2.5" (5.744 x 4.308 mm)
- Sensor type
- CCD
- Max resolution
- 3264 x 2448
- ISO
- Auto, (64 - 1600), 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 2000
- Uncompressed format
- No
Lens and focus
- Focal length (equiv.)
- 35–105 mm
- Maximum aperture
- F3.5–5.6
- Optical zoom
- 3×
- Manual focus
- No
- Macro focus range
- 15 cm (5.91″)
- Image stabilization
- Optical
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 4 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/1500 sec
- Exposure compensation
- ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- Aperture priority
- No
- Shutter priority
- No
- Built-in flash
- Yes
- External flash
- No
- Timelapse recording
- No
Video and audio
- Resolutions
- 640 x 480, 30 fps, 320 x 240, 30 fps, 160 x 120, 15 fps
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- None
- Screen size
- 2.5″
- Screen dots
- 115,000
- Touch screen
- No
Body and connections
- Storage types
- SD/MMC/SDHC card, Internal
- Battery description
- Lithium-Ion (EN-EL10) & charger
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 155 g (0.34 lb / 5.47 oz)
- Dimensions
- 94 x 53 x 23 mm (3.7 x 2.09 x 0.89″)
- Environmentally sealed
- No
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- HDMI
- No
- Remote control
- No
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03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
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