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Nikon Coolpix S6900 stands up as yet another selfie camera

Nikon Coolpix S6900 stands up as yet another selfie camera
The Nikon Coolpix S6900 can help you take more flattering selfies
The Nikon Coolpix S6900 can help you take more flattering selfies
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The Nikon Coolpix S6900 features a built-in camera stand for hands-free shooting
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The Nikon Coolpix S6900 features a built-in camera stand for hands-free shooting
The Nikon Coolpix S6900 has a three-inch vari-angle LCD which folds out and can be angled
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The Nikon Coolpix S6900 has a three-inch vari-angle LCD which folds out and can be angled
The Nikon Coolpix S6900 is the latest camera to be marketed in its selfie-friendly credentials
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The Nikon Coolpix S6900 is the latest camera to be marketed in its selfie-friendly credentials
Gesture control in the Nikon Coolpix S6900 means users can shoot stills and record video with a wave of the hand
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Gesture control in the Nikon Coolpix S6900 means users can shoot stills and record video with a wave of the hand
Nikon Coolpix S6900 will be available in black, white or pink
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Nikon Coolpix S6900 will be available in black, white or pink
Built-in Wi-Fi with NFC makes it easy to share images from the Nikon Coolpix S6900
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Built-in Wi-Fi with NFC makes it easy to share images from the Nikon Coolpix S6900
The Nikon Coolpix S6900 can help you take more flattering selfies
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The Nikon Coolpix S6900 can help you take more flattering selfies
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The Nikon Coolpix S6900 is the latest camera to be marketed on its selfie-friendly credentials. Announced ahead of Photokina, the 16-megapixel shooter features a vari-angle touchscreen and a built-in camera stand to make the framing of self-portraits easier, and mean they don't all feature an out-stretched arm. There's also Wi-Fi and NFC so you can get those all-important selfies onto social media sites posthaste.

In terms of core photographic specs, the Coolpix S6900 is a decidedly mid-range compact camera, though it should still produce better quality images than most smartphones. It uses a 16-megapixel 1/2.3-inch type CMOS sensor and a 25–300-mm equivalent F3.3-F6.3 zoom lens. With an EXPEED C2 image processor it boasts an ISO range of 125 to 6,400 and can fire off eight frames per second.

It also uses a 4-axis Hybrid Vibration Reduction (VR) system to help reduce the number of shots which come out blurry because of camera wobble. This could also come in handy when shooting video, which it can do in Full HD 1080/60i. But these aren't the reasons most buyers will opt for the S6900, that'll be because they want to take more flattering selfies and share them with the world.

The main feature to make shooting selfies easier, is the vari-angle three-inch LCD touchscreen which has 460K dots, and folds out to the side of the camera so users can see themselves when shooting. There's also a built-in camera stand to give added stability whether in horizontal and vertical orientation. A shutter-release button is included on the front of the camera, but gesture control also lets users control shoot stills and record video with a wave of the hand rather than relying on a self timer.

The Nikon Coolpix S6900 features a built-in camera stand for hands-free shooting
The Nikon Coolpix S6900 features a built-in camera stand for hands-free shooting

Like the Sony KW1 perfume-cam, there are also a selection of modes and features which are designed to make users look better in their photos. Glamour mode can be used while shooting with the option to select Skin softening, Powder, Soft and Super vivid images. Glamour retouch allows users to soften skin tones, whiten teeth and even apply digital make-up effects. A Self-Collage mode takes multiple shots and combines them into one photo-montage.

Once they've got that selfie masterpiece sorted, users can then share it via the built-in Wi-Fi, with NFC making the process even more simple for compatible devices. The Nikon Wireless Mobile Utility app is available for iOS and Android, and also allows for remote shooting.

Availability and pricing of the Nikon Coolpix S6900 is still to be confirmed, but it when it does hit store shelves it will be in black, white and pink guises.

You can check out the S6900 in action below, in the promo video from Nikon Asia.

Product page: Nikon Coolpix S6900

Nikon COOLPIX S6900: the Compact Camera That Does it All

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tigerprincess
All the specs and details re fine but if PRICING AND AVAILABILITY is not given than it is just another example of gizmag showing proposed dreams. I can get a camera that can do all of this years ago if I want to pay. To compare ONE PRODUCT OVER ANOTHER we need not only the specs but the 'PRICE AND AVAILABILITY'. Without these 2 important figures the rest is just useless for comparison. GIZMAG is notorious for showing this useless information.