Nikon Coolpix 950
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| Coolpix 950 |
The Nikon Coolpix 950 and Nikon Coolpix 990 are digital cameras whose bodies are in two parts so that the LCD viewing screen may swivel with respect to the lens and conventional viewfinder. They were introduced by the Nikon Corporation in 2000. They can be used for point-and-shoot, but have manual overrides for most settings.
One part of the body houses the controls, batteries, viewing screen, a small secondary LCD screen on top for settings display, the memory card and the tripod bush. The other part carries the lens, image sensor, focus sensor, flash and viewfinder. The body shell is an alloy casting.
The shutter-release button is surrounded by the off/Auto/M/play switch; in front of this on the 950 is a finger-wheel for manual adjustments; this wheel moves to the top back edge on the 990. On the back, behind the shutter-release are two buttons for zooming in and out, falling under the thumb. Above the screen are buttons for turning the monitor screen on/off, and a menu button; below the screen are buttons labelled delete/+/-, Mode and Qual.
The 950 has a rubbery cover on the top-front, underneath which are the video and power connectors. The 990 has the power connector on the front - again under a rubbery cover, and the video & USB connectors on the end.
| 990 | 950 | |
| Announced: | 27th January 2000 | 1999 |
| Lens: | Zoom-Nikkor, 8-24mm, f2.5-4 38-115mm equivalent |
Zoom-Nikkor, 38-115mm equivalent |
| Storage: | CompactFlash cards | CompactFlash cards |
| Resolution: | 3.1 megapixels (2048 x 1536) | 2 megapixels (1600 x 1200) |
| ISO settings | 80, 100, 160, 320 | 80, 100, 200, 400 |
External link
- Removing the IR Blocking Filter in the Nikon 950 and 990, subtitled "or How to Ruin Your New Camera"
