Before you leave home, slip the ultra-slim COOLPIX S9600 into a pocket or purse, and you'll be able to capture and instantly share amazing close-ups on the go. Its powerful 22x optical zoom NIKKOR glass lens brings distant subjects within reach, and lens-shift Vibration Reduction helps prevent a little camera shake from making shots blurry. Use a compatible smartphone or tablet to instantly share your photos by text message, email or uploading to your favorite sites and even remotely control the COOLPIX S9600see what the camera sees and take photos! And of course, Nikon technology makes taking great photos and Full HD 1080p videos a breeze, even in low light situations.
16 MP
CMOS Low-light Image Sensor
22x
Zoom NIKKOR Glass Lens
3.0"
Approx. 460k-dot LCD
1080p
Full HD Video with Stereo Sound
Get close from afar
Capture distant images with a 22x optical zoom NIKKOR ED glass lens
Every COOLPIX is designed around a genuine NIKKOR glass lens, the legendary optics that have made Nikon famous. The COOLPIX S9600 features a 22x Zoom NIKKOR lens that takes you from wide-angle group shots to telephoto close-ups in an instant. And don't worry about a little camera shake—Lens-shift Vibration Reduction keeps the shot steadier even when your hands are not.
Your smartphone's new best friend
Built-in Wi-Fi® for instant photo sharing and remote camera control with a compatible smartphone or tablet
Your smartphone or tablet will be your favorite accessory! Take beautiful photos with the COOLPIX S9600 and watch them instantly appear on your compatible smartphone or tablet. Then share them without missing a beat—text them, email them, upload to your favorite social networking site—it’s your choice! You can even use your smartphone or tablet as a remote control for the COOLPIX S9600, perfect for self portraits and group shots that actually include you.
Record superior videos
Full HD 1080p videos with stereo sound for dazzling movies
If you want a compact camera that shoots stunning Full HD videos, the COOLPIX S9600 delivers. Full HD 1080p means exceptional video quality. Record the action, then connect to an HDTV* and watch your videos come alive. A built-in mic records high-quality audio in stereo. Your videos will look and sound phenomenal.
Requires optional cable
Focus where you want it
Target Finding AF for accurate, intelligent autofocus
It's frustrating when a smartphone camera focuses on the wrong thing. With COOLPIX S9600, Target Finding AF instantly and accurately determines your intended subject and focuses on it—not on just whatever is closest to the camera. Catch the shot you want on the first try. No more out of focus shots or the frustration of trying to get the camera to focus on the right thing.
Superior low-light performance
High-performance CMOS image sensor lets you shoot without a flash
Imagine being able to shoot without a flash at weddings, concerts, parties—anywhere your flash normally fires. You won't have to interrupt a moment to capture it, and your photos will look more natural and true to your memory. The COOLPIX S9600 performs so well in low light situations that, in most cases, using the flash is optional. Of course, when the lighting is extremely poor and you need a flash, it'll be there.
Flatter your friends and family
Create beautiful photos of the people you care about. Smart Portrait System activates several features ideal for portraits, like Face Priority AF, Skin Softening, Blink Warning and more.
Turn the ordinary into extraordinary
Easily apply fun and creative Image Effects like Selective Color, Miniature, Skin Softening and more right from the camera—no need for additional photo or video-editing software.
Lock focus on moving subjects
Kids and pets are always on the go. Fortunately, the COOLPIX S9600 includes Subject Tracking, which automatically locks onto a moving subject and helps keep it in focus until you're ready to take the shot.
Don't sweat a little camera shake
Lens-shift Vibration Reduction keeps the shot steadier, even if your hands are not. Say goodbye to blurry photos, shaky videos and tripods.
WI-FI COMPATIBILITY
This camera's built-in Wi-Fi® capability can only be used with a compatible iPhone®, iPad®, and/or iPod touch® or smart devices running on the Android™ operating system. The Wireless Mobile Utility application must be installed on the device before it can be used with this camera.
For compatibility and to download the application, please visit:
Effective Pixels
16.0 million
Sensor Size
1/
2.3 in.
Monitor Size
3.0 in. diagonal
Monitor Type
TFT-LCD
with Anti-reflection coating
5-level brightness adjustment
Storage Media
SD memory card
SDHC memory card
SDXC memory card
Movie
Full HD: 1920x1080/ 30p
Full HD: 1920x1080/ 25p
Full HD: 1920x1080/ 60i
Full HD: 1920x1080/ 50i
HD: 1280x 20/ 30p
HD: 1280x720/ 25p
HS 1920x1080/ 15p
HS 1920x1080/ 12.5p
HS 640x480/ 120p
HS 640x480/ 100p
HS 1280x720/ 60p
HS 1280x720/ 50p
HS 320x240/ 240p
HS 320x240/ 200p
iFrame 720/ 30p
iFrame 720/ 25p
VGA 640x480/ 30p
VGA 640x480/ 25p
ISO Sensitivity
ISO 125
-1600
ISO 3200, 6400 (available when using Auto mode)
Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution
Up to 5 shots at
approx. 6.7 frames per second
Battery / Batteries
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12
Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth)
4.3 in.
(108.6 mm)
x 2.5 in.
(61.0 mm)
x 1.3 in.
(31.6 mm)
excluding projections
Approx. Weight
7.3 oz.
(206 g)
including battery and SD memory card
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Type
Compact Digital Camera
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Effective Pixels
16.0 million
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Image Sensor
CMOS
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Sensor Size
1/
2.3 in.
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Total Pixels
16.76 million (approx.)
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Image Size (pixels)
4608 x 3456 (16M)
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Lens
22x optical Zoom-NIKKOR glass lens
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Lens Focal Length
4.5-99.0mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 25-550mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
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Lens f/-number
f/3.4-6.3
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Lens Construction
12 elements in 10 groups (1 ED lens element)
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Lens Zoom
22x
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Digital Zoom
Up to 4x (angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 2,200mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
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Vibration Reduction
Combination of
Lens-shift and Electronic VR (still pictures)
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Aperture
Electronically-controlled ND filter (-2 AV) selection
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Autofocus (AF)
Contrast-detect AF
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Autofocus (AF) Focus-area selection
Center
Face priority
Manual with 99 focus areas
Subject tracking
Target Finding AF
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Focus Range
[W]: Approx. 1 ft. 8 in. (50 cm.) to infinity
[T]: Approx. 5 ft. (1.5 m.) to infinity
Macro mode: Approx. 0.4 in. (1 cm.) to infinity (wide-angle position) (All distances measured from center of front surface of lens)
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Focus Lock
Yes
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Monitor Size
3.0 in. diagonal
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Monitor Type
TFT-LCD
with Anti-reflection coating
5-level brightness adjustment
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Monitor Resolution
460,000-dots
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Monitor Frame coverage (shooting mode)
98% horizontal (Approx.)
98% vertical (Approx.)
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Monitor Frame coverage (playback mode)
100% horizontal (Approx.)
100% vertical (Approx.)
(compared to actual picture)
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Storage Media
SD memory card
SDHC memory card
SDXC memory card
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Internal Memory
Approx. 59MB
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Storage File System
DCF
EXIF 2.3
DPOF compliant
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Storage File formats
Still pictures: JPEG
Sound files (Voice Memo): WAV
Movies: MOV (Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Audio: LPCM stereo)
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Movie
Full HD: 1920x1080/ 30p
Full HD: 1920x1080/ 25p
Full HD: 1920x1080/ 60i
Full HD: 1920x1080/ 50i
HD: 1280x 20/ 30p
HD: 1280x720/ 25p
HS 1920x1080/ 15p
HS 1920x1080/ 12.5p
HS 640x480/ 120p
HS 640x480/ 100p
HS 1280x720/ 60p
HS 1280x720/ 50p
HS 320x240/ 240p
HS 320x240/ 200p
iFrame 720/ 30p
iFrame 720/ 25p
VGA 640x480/ 30p
VGA 640x480/ 25p
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ISO Sensitivity
ISO 125
-1600
ISO 3200, 6400 (available when using Auto mode)
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Lowest ISO Sensitivity
125
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Highest ISO Sensitivity
1600
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Exposure Metering
Matrix
Center-weighted
Spot (digital zoom 2X or more)
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Exposure Control
Programmed auto exposure
Exposure compensation (-2.0 to +2.0 EV in steps of 1/3 EV)
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Exposure Modes
Auto
Scene
Scene Auto Selector
Smart Portrait
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Scene Modes
Back Light
Beach
Black and White Copy
Close Up
Dusk/Dawn
Easy Panorama
Fireworks Show
Food
Landscape
Museum
Night Landscape
Night Portrait
Party/Indoor
Pet Portrait
Portrait
Scene Auto Selector
Snow
Sports
Sunset
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In-Camera Image Editing
Copy
D-Lighting
Glamour Retouch
Quick Retouch
Red eye correction
Skin Softening
Small Picture
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Exposure Compensation
2 EV in steps of 1/3
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White Balance
Auto
Cloudy
Daylight
Flash
Fluorescent
Incandescent
White Balance Preset
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Shutter
Mechanical and CMOS electronic shutter
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Shutter Speed
1/1500-1 sec.
1/4000 sec. (maximum speed during high-speed continuous shooting)
4 sec. (when scene mode is set to Fireworks show)
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Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution
Up to 5 shots at
approx. 6.7 frames per second
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Continuous Shooting Options
Best Shot Selector
Continuous H
Continuous H 60
Continuous H 120
Continuous L
Multi-shot 16
Pre-shooting cache
Single
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Self-timer
Can be selected from 10 or 2 seconds duration
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Built-in flash Range (approx.) (ISO sensitivity: Auto)
[W]: 0.5 to 5.7m (1 ft. 8 in. to 18 ft.)
[T]: 1.5 to 3.2m (5 ft. to 10 ft.)
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Built-in Flash Control
TTL auto flash with monitor preflashes
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Built-in Flash
Yes
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Voice Memo Function
Yes
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Interface
Hi-speed USB
USB
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Interface Data transfer protocol
MTP
PTP
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Video Output
NTSC
PAL
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HDMI Output
Can be selected from:
Auto
480p
720p
1080i
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I/O terminal
Micro-USB connector
HDMI micro connector (Type D) (HDMI output)
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Wi-Fi Functionality
Yes
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Supported Languages
Arabic
Bulgarian
Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hindi
Hungarian
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Marathi
Norwegian
Persian
Polish
Portugese (European and Brazilian)
Romanian
Russian
Serbian
Spanish
Swedish
Tamil
Telugu
Thai
Turkish
Ukranian
Vietnamese
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Power Sources
One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12 (supplied)
AC Adapter EH-62F (available separately)
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Charging Time
2 hours 20 minutes (when using Charging AC Adapter EH-71P and when no charge remains) (Approx.)
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Battery / Batteries
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12
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Battery Life (shots per charge)
Nikon Rechargeable: 290 shots (CIPA)
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Tripod Socket
in.
(ISO 1222)
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Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth)
4.3 in.
(108.6 mm)
x 2.5 in.
(61.0 mm)
x 1.3 in.
(31.6 mm)
excluding projections
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Approx. Weight
7.3 oz.
(206 g)
including battery and SD memory card
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Operating environment
Temperature: 0 to 40C (32 to 104F)
