Nikon Coolpix S1100pj
Coolpix Projector Camera Adds PC Connectivity for Anywhere Show
Camera Review
Coolpix S1100pj on stand
Melville, NY—Nikon’s new Style-series Coolpix S1100pj projector camera adds computer connectivity to offer more ways to view photos, movies and even presentations. The 14.1 megapixel camera can project up to 47 inches from more than seven feet away.
“As the first to introduce a built-in projector in a compact digital camera, our consumers have come to expect innovation from Nikon’s Coolpix S series,” said Bo Kajiwara, director of marketing, Nikon Inc. “In order to meet the evolving needs of our consumers, we have further advanced our award-winning technology, while delivering the high performance and shooting and sharing versatility they have come to trust.”
The S1100pj is enhanced from the previous model with a 40 percent-brighter 14-lumen internal projector, a built-in stand and a 3.0-inch touch-screen LCD. With the computer connection feature, the camera allows users to connect it to a computer via USB and project whatever is on the computer screen or JPEG images saved to the camera’s memory card or internal memory.
Key specs are: a 5x wide-angle Nikkor optical zoom glass lens (28-140mm); 5-way VR (vibration reduction) image stabilization; ISO settings to 6400 to aid in achieving crisp photos in low light and when shooting hand-held; 17 scene modes; subject tracking autofocus; easy auto mode, which automatically recognizes the shooting situation and adjusts camera settings accordingly; and Nikon’s smart portrait system, which incorporates a series of automatic functions such as in-camera red-eye fix, face-priority AF, face-priority AE, smile mode, blink warning and skin softening.
Creative features include a slideshow function that plays photos with music, one-touch HD 720p movie recording with projection playback, a new paint function that lets users write and draw on projected images in real time, and a range of new retouch functions that enable photographers to add stamps for an entertaining effect or rate their favorite photos for a more convenient search.
Other new functions in the S1100pj’s in-camera retouch menu include soft, selective color, cross screen, fisheye effect, miniature effect and makeup effect.
The Coolpix S1100pj will be available in September in a choice of colors that includes black, violet, green and silver. $349.95. nikonusa.com