Nikon Coolpix 5400 Explained

The Coolpix 5400 was a 5.1 megapixel 'prosumer' digital camera produced by Nikon. Announced at the end of May 2003 as the immediate successor to the Nikon Coolpix 5000, it features 4x optical zoom, 4x digital zoom, and many other functions.^[1]

Model:	Nikon Coolpix 5400
Sensor:	CCD
Res:	5.1 megapixels
Lens:	4x Zoom-Nikkor; f=5.8-24mm
Shutterrange:	1/8000 to 10min in various modes
Metering:	Matrix, centre-weighted, spot and AF spot
Viewfinder:	yes
Speedrange:	50, 100, 200, 400 (ISO equivalent)
Flash:	yes
Battery:	Nikon EN-EL1 Lithium-Ion & charger
Rearlcd:	1.5", 134,000 pixel TFT
Recording Medium:	CF Card
Weight:	320 g (11.3 oz) [without battery and storage media]

Technical specification

• Max resolution: 2592 x 1944
• Low resolution: 2592 x 1728, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480
• Image ratio w:h: 4:3, 3:2
• Effective pixels: 5.0 million
• Sensor photo detectors: 5.2 million
• Sensor size: 1/1.8" (7.18 x 5.32 mm, 0.38 cm²)
• Pixel density: 13 MP/cm²
• Sensor type: CCD
• Sensor manufacturer: Unknown
• ISO rating: Auto, 50, 100, 200, 400
• Zoom wide (W): 28 mm
• Zoom tele (T): 116 mm (4.1x)
• Digital zoom: Yes, 4x
• Image stabilization: No
• Auto Focus: Unknown
• Manual Focus: Yes
• Normal focus range: 50 cm
• Macro focus range: 1 cm
• White balance override 5 positions, fine tunable, manual preset
• Aperture range: F2.8 - F8.0
• Min shutter: 8 sec
• Max shutter: 1/4000 sec
• Built-in Flash: Yes
• Flash range: 3 m
• External flash: Yes, ISO 518 hot-shoe
• Flash modes: Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Slow (front/rear), Off
• Exposure compensation: -2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV steps
• Metering: 256 segment Matrix, Center-Weighted, Spot, Spot AF Area
• Aperture priority: no
• Shutter priority: Yes
• Lens thread: Req. optional adapter (28 mm)
• Continuous Drive: Yes, 3 frame/s, max 7 images
• Movie Clips: Yes, 640 x 480 up to 70 sec, 320 x 240 up to 180 sec (both 15 frame/s with audio)
• Remote control: Yes, USB wired (Optional) - MC-EU1
• Self-timer: Yes, 3 or 10 sec
• Timelapse recording: Yes
• Orientation sensor: No
• Storage types: Compact Flash (Type I or II)
• Storage included: 16 MB Compact Flash
• Uncompressed format: Yes, TIFF, RAW with firmware 1.4
• Quality Levels: Hi, Fine, Normal, Basic
• Viewfinder: Optical (Tunnel)
• LCD: 1.5 "
• LCD Dots: 134,000
• Live View: No
• USB: USB 1.0 (1.5 Mbit/s)
• HDMI: No
• Wireless: No
• Environmentally sealed: No
• Battery: Nikon EN-EL1 Lithium-Ion & charger included or 2CR5
• Weight (inc. batteries): 400 g (14.1 oz)
• Dimensions: 108 x 73 x 69 mm (4.3 x 2.9 x 2.7 in)
• Notes: BSS, AE-BSS, Fine tunable WB

External links

• Official page
• Digital Photography Review
• Steves Digicams Review
• Interesting photos

Notes and References

1. Web site: Askey . Phil . Nikon Coolpix 5400 Review . DP Review . 3 December 2020.