Nikon’s new “COOLPIX S3500″ will be released in late March. It’s a small stylish compact digital camera, available in multiple colors, with 20.05MP 7X optical zoom lens and many useful functions to help casual picture-takers get the most out of their shots.

These include:
- Lens-shift Vibration Reduction that helps minimise blur from camera shake
- Subject Tracking – locks on to moving subjects to keep focus on the target
- Scene Auto Selector – automatically picks the best settings for each shot

And there are tools to help pictures look good such as “Face Priority AF”, “Skin Softening”, “Blink Warning”, etc.

Specifications:

• Approx. Dimensions: Height: 2.3in. (57.8mm); Width: 3.9in. (96.8mm); Depth: 0.9in. (20.5mm)
• Approx. Weight: 4.6 oz. (129g)
• Effective Pixels: 20.1 million
• Image Sensor: CCD
• Sensor Size: 1/2.3 in.
• Total Pixels: 20.48 million (approx.)
• Lens: 7x optical Zoom, NIKKOR ED glass lens
• Lens Focal Length: 4.7-32.9mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 26-182mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
• Lens f/-number: f/3.4-6.4
• Lens Construction: 8 elements in 8 groups (1 ED lens element)
• Lens Zoom: 7x
• Digital Zoom: Up to 4x (angle of view equivalent to that of 728mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
• Vibration Reduction: Lens-shift VR
• Motion Blur Reduction: Motion Detection (still pictures)
• Autofocus (AF): Contrast-detect TTL AF
• Focus Range: [W]: Approx. 1 ft. 8 in. (50 cm.) to infinity; [T]: Approx. 3 ft. 4 in. (1 m.) to infinity; Macro close-up mode: [W]: Approx. 2.0 in. (5 cm.) to infinity
• Focus Lock: Yes
• Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points: 9 area automatic selection, 99 area manual selection
• Monitor Size: 2.7 in. diagonal
• Monitor Type: TFT-LCD with 5-level brightness adjustment
• Monitor Resolution: 230,000-dots
• Monitor Frame coverage (shooting mode): 98% horizontal (Approx.); 98% vertical (Approx.)
• Monitor Frame coverage (playback mode): 98% horizontal (Approx.); 98% vertical (Approx.)
• Storage Media: SD memory card; SDHC memory card; SDXC memory card
• Internal Memory: Approx. 25MB
• Storage File formats: Still pictures: JPEG; Audio files: WAV; Movies: AVI (Motion-JPEG compliant)
• Movie: AVI (video: Motion-JPEG, audio: monaural PCM (22.050 kHz, 16 bits); HD: 1280x720p / 30fps; VGA: 640×480; QVGA (320×240)
• Voice Memo Function: Yes
• Image Size (pixels): 5152 x 3864
• Exposure Control: Programmed auto exposure (shutter speed, ND filter selection and ISO sensitivity)
• Exposure Modes: Programmed Auto
• Power Sources: One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL19 (supplied); Charging AC Adapter EH-70P and plug adapter (supplied)
• Charging Time: 2 hours and 40 minutes (when using Charging AC Adapter EH-70P and when no charge remains) (Approx.)
• Battery / Batteries: Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL19