Nikon Coolpix S640

Zoltan Arva-Toth | Digital Compact Cameras | August 4, 2009 | 8 Comments |

Nikon has unveiled the Nikon Coolpix S640, allegedly the “world’s fastest Coolpix”, which is claimed to deliver autofocus speeds comparable to the Nikon D40 dSLR. Other highlights include a 28-140mm equivalent Nikkor zoom lens featuring optical vibration reduction, a 12-megapixel sensor and a 2.7” LCD screen. The all-metal Nikon Coolpix S640 will be available in September 2009 for $249.95 MSRP.

Nikon Press Release

The COOLPIX S640 – the world’s fastest COOLPIX

As the fastest camera in the COOLPIX range, the COOLPIX S640* is ultra quick and easy to use, ensuring you never miss the moment you wanted to capture. With the fastest start up time in the compact camera industry, the COOLPIX S640 also offers Autofocus as fast as a D-SLR** helping users to capture sharp, clean images at speed. Whilst other compact cameras take longer to focus, the COOLPIX S640 ensures images are taken almost instantaneously, so you capture what you see. In addition, you are able to produce crisp images even in low light conditions, without having to use a flash thanks to its ISO range which can be set as high as 6400. With 12 megapixels, a wide angle 5x zoom NIKKOR lens and a 2.7 inch LCD, this camera is responsive and reliable as well as featuring unmatched speed in the compact camera market. This camera will be available in black and silver.

* Among compact cameras equipped with 28mm zoom lens and optical vibration reduction as of July 10, 2009 (according to research conducted by Nikon Corporation)
** Focus speed is comparable to Nikon D40

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#1 se

i will try this one.
i just bought nikon s630, very disappointed blurry and slow shooter, very bad, I used to have p4 and that was the best.
i will try s640, i returned the s 630

5:19 am - Saturday, August 15, 2009

#2 Mr Ed

What Is The Shutter Speed Of The S640 ??

4:56 pm - Saturday, September 12, 2009

#3 Brooks Stover

Does anyone know what the small f-stop (largest numerical) is on the S640?

1:05 pm - Monday, September 28, 2009

#4 Rhonda

Does anyone know when Nikon is releasing this camera in US? I ordered this camera over a month and a half ago...then they told me it was a preorder and that it would be available in Sept...we are now in October!!

3:51 pm - Tuesday, October 6, 2009

#5 Jon

How about cycle time?
How quickly (or slowly) can you take pics?

4:22 pm - Monday, October 12, 2009

#6 Itai

There is a detailed review about this camera:
http://www.neocamera.com/review_nikon_s640_more.html

@Mr Ed: 1/1500-4s

@Brooks Stover: The actual aperture is fixed per focal length. At the widest its F/2.7 at the longest it is F/6.6. The camera uses a -2 EV ND-filter to simulate smaller apertures but unlike a real aperture this does not affect depth-of-field.

@Jon: The camera does react very fast but you have to wait about 3 seconds after taking a picture to take the next one.

- Itai

10:52 am - Thursday, October 15, 2009

#7 Mr Ed

Thank You Itai .Very Helpful ..
I Will Be Making A Purchase Of This Camera ..

11:26 am - Saturday, October 17, 2009

#8 Peter

I just received my S640 a week ago. Very happy. It is fast to start up. It does take about 3 secs between shots. As a DSLR user I was looking for the closest reasonably prices PAS camera to a DSLR, and this one is ideal. Don't compare the pix quality to a DSLR. You will see the obvious differences in lens and CCD sixe. But for PAS it's quality is pretty good. High ISO? well make your own mind up. You don't buy a PAS cameraa for high ISO shots.

3:33 am - Friday, November 6, 2009