Nikon unveils new Coolpix Cameras Including Android-powered S800c

From DailyTech: Nikon has announced the launch of four new cameras in its Coolpix line of point-and-shoot offerings. The flagship model for the series is now the P7700 offering full-scale manual photography controls. The P7700 has a large 1/1.7-inch backside illumination CMOS sensor, 7.1x optical zoom, and a three-inch vary-angle TFT LCD.

The camera also has integrated lens-shift vibration reduction that works for taking still photographs and recording full HD movies. The 7.1x optical zoom lens covers 28 mm to 200 mm equivalents, with a maximum aperture of f/2-4. The camera is capable of shooting macro photography as close as two centimeters from the subject. The overall resolution of the camera is 12.2 megapixels.

The P7700 may be the high-end offering in the new Nikon range, but the most interesting is the S800c. Nikon's S800c digital camera is powered by the Android operating system and has integrated Wi-Fi. Nikon says that the camera offers the natural operation and communication functions of a smartphone minus the phone call functionality. That makes it an ideal single product for taking photos, viewing photos, and uploading them according to Nikon.

The camera has a 3.5-inch OLED screen on the back for high resolution viewing of the photographs and video taken that is touch sensitive. Connecting to Wi-Fi networks is done using the touchscreen and users can type comments on photos and videos they upload to social networks using the touchscreen capability. The camera has a high-performance GPS module allowing the camera to geo-tag photos and videos as they are taken, and then save the photos and location information to the Nikon Picturetown app. The camera supports social networks including Google+, Facebook, and Twitter.

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