Physical Features

• At 3.7 inches wide, 2.2 inches tall and 0.8 inches deep and 4.6 oz., the S4000 is designed to be taken anywhere. Its 3-inch thin-film transistor active matrix LCD screen displays at 460,000 pixels of vertical resolution. The S4000 comes with 45MB of built-in memory and features a card slot that supports SD and SDHC cards for expanded memory. With such a small amount of onboard memory, you should plan on adding memory, especially if you store a lot of pictures or plan to use the device extensively.
  
  

Photographic Features

• The Nikon Coolpix S4000 is a 12-megapixel camera that takes still photos at up to 4,000 by 3,000 pixels of resolution and is capable of recording high-definition video at 1,280 by 720 pixels. The camera stores pictures in JPEG format and videos in AVI or MJPEG formats. Light sensitivity settings for the camera range from ISO 80 to ISO 3200. The camera features a 4.9 mm-19.6 mm-F/3.2-5.9 zoom lens that is capable of 4x optical zoom and has a minimum focus range of 19.7 inches.
  
  

More Photographic Features

• The Coolpix S4000 offers a variety of special effects, including black and white, vivid and sepia, providing you with more photographic functionality. The camera also features built-in flash that effectively lights between 1.6 and 7.9 feet and provides an assortment of flash presets, including slow synchronization, fill in and red eye reduction. The Coolpix S4000 gives you a variety of photographic features to enhance your photo-taking experiences, including motion detection, smile detection, 4x digital zoom and image stabilization.
  
  

Miscellaneous

• Nikon's Coolpix S4000 is powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery and is designed to optimally function between 32 and 104 degrees Fahrenheit. The camera uses a USB cable to transfer files to and from a personal computer, and is compatible with Microsoft and Mac operating systems. Compatible Microsoft operating systems include Windows XP with Service Pack 3, Windows Vista and Windows 7, while compatible Mac operating systems include Mac OS X 10.4.11, Mac OS X 10.5.8 and Mac OS X 10.6.x.