The fundamental idea behind the line of Nikon Coolpix digital cameras is that taking pictures should be fun and easy. And that’s precisely what Nikon has created with all their models in this line of cameras. Their commitment to technological innovation has packed even more power and the capability to greater photographic expression in their easy-to-handle Coolpix line of digital cameras.

Here is a quick overview of the technological advancements you’ll find in the models of Nikon’s Coolpix digital cameras.

VR Image Stabilization – This technology detects and offsets horizontal and vertical movement through the initiation of compensating motion. This helps create sharper images in low-light settings by offsetting slower shutter speeds with the ability to neutralize camera shake.

Motion Detection – By automatically selecting faster shutter speeds and higher ISO’s to compensate for camera shake or subject movement Motion Detection will produce sharper images. This frees you from worrying about camera settings allowing you to take great pictures instead.

Scene Auto Selector – This feature is able to recognize the setting or type of scene and automatically select the scene mode that is most appropriate for the best results. This includes portrait, landscape, close-up, or night settings.

Subject Tracking - By using the principle that objects that are in focus in a scene display the highest contract Coolpix cameras are able to maintain their focus on a moving subject. This ensures a sharp focus and quick response which is extremely useful when shooting children playing.

Movie Mode – Offered on many Coolpix models movie mode will record movie clips with sound at different frame rates and resolutions.

Distortion Control – This is available on certain select Coolpix models. Used mainly for architectural or landscape photography it prevents the distortion that you see with wide-angle zoom settings and at the edges of an image.

Smart Portrait System – This features a series of automatic functions that include In-Camera Red-Eye Fix, Improved Face-Priority AF, Face Priority AE, Smile Mode, Blink Warning, Skin softening and D-Lighting.

Wireless Image Transfer – One of the first to incorporate Wi-Fi technology into a compact digital camera, Nikon allows you to transfer images directly to the internet from the camera’s memory or memory card. You can also transfer pictures to a Wi-Fi capable printer or computer.

Best Shot Selection – This feature automatically selects the best image from a series of up to ten consecutive images and saves only the sharpest shot to the memory card.

NIKKOR Optics – This technology has been continually developed and refined by Nikon for over seventy years. It incorporates the use of a-spherical lenses and ED (extra-low dispersion) glass with microcomputer technology to create smaller light-weight optics with superior sharpness and maximum color correction.

EXPEED – This is a comprehensive digital imaging processing concept that is custom tuned to each Coolpix camera. It reduces noise reduction and improves the signal-to-noise ratio by applying optimized technologies to create pictures of the sharpest quality.

All the models in the line of Nikon Coolpix digital cameras are designed to produce the sharpest images with a minimum photographer input. Point-and-shoot with professional results has never been easier.