Nikon's 2006 Coolpix line includes seven easy-to-use digital cameras. Nikon's exclusive feature system is available throughout the lineup, which allows users to improve recorded images in-camera, automatically detects and corrects red eye, and finds and focuses on faces.

The cameras also include D-Lighting, which selects and creates copies of images with...

Two West Coast photographers recently were honored by Nikon in the company's Small World competition, honoring excellence in photography through the microscope.

Charles B. Krebs, of Issaquah, Wash., was awarded first place for his photomicrograph of a common housefly. Second place went to Thomas Deerinck, of the National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research at the University of California, San Diego, for his quantum-dot fluorescence image of...

Nikon has introduced its D200, a digital SLR camera that combines new technologies with features inherited from the D2X. The D200 employs a newly developed 10.2-effective megapixel DX Format CCD image sensor, for improved resolution and clarity. Its 1,005-pixel, 3D Color Matrix Metering II system determines ideal exposures even in complex lighting conditions, and an advanced image-processing engine provides clarity and...

Nikon recently introduced two new digital compact cameras, the 8-megapixel Coolpix P1 and the 5.1-megapixel P2, that incorporate built-in WiFi LAN support (IEEE 802.11b/g). In addition to USB connectivity, wireless transfer allows photographers to send pictures from memory cards or internal memory (32MB for the Coolpix P1; 16MB for the Coolpix P2) directly to selected computers.

The cameras feature 3.5x zoom capability, with 36-126mm Zoom-Nikkor lenses (35mm equivalent). They also offer...

Nikon has introduced its Coolpix S4, one of the new S series. The Coolpix S4 features six effective megapixels and a 10x Zoom-Nikkor lens that offers 38-380mm performance (35mm equivalent).

The lens of the S4 is housed within a swiveling body that allows it to be directed independently of the LCD monitor. As a result, pictures can be taken from a range of angles. The photographer can even point the lens and...

p>Nikon has introduced two compact, lightweight, affordable lenses for use with digital SLRs. The AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED is a 3x standard-zoom Nikkor, offering an 18-55mm focal-length range, with a picture angle equivalent to a 27-82.5mm lens in 35mm format. The AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED has a 3.6x 55-200mm focal range and a zoom performance of 55-200mm, providing a picture angle equivalent to an 82.5-300mm lens in 35mm format.

The 18-55mm lens features one ED glass element and one hybrid aspherical lens for...

Nikon has introduced the Coolpix S1, the first in a new series of cameras designed to blend portability with style. The S1 has an aluminum exterior and slim dimensions, 89.9 x 57.5 x 19.7mm. Its right-angled optic system allows the zoom lens to function without protruding from the camera body.

The S1 incorporates 5.1-megapixel performance and a 35-105mm 3x Zoom-Nikkor ED lens (35mm equivalent). The 2.5-inch LCD monitor boasts...

Nikon has launched a D2Hs professional digital SLR camera that incorporates several new enhancements. Designed for photojournalists and sports/action photographers, the camera includes changes based on research and feedback from professional photographers.

A redesigned image-processing engine produces images with higher quality, finer gradations and lower noise. A newly refined exposure metering system improves on Nikon's 3D Color Matrix technology. The auto white...

Nikon has introduced an interchangeable-lens, digital SLR camera that incorporates features of its D70 model while introducing refinements for greater ease and better pictures. The D70s employs the DX format sensor and F-lens mount design shared by all Nikon SLR cameras for compatibility with all AF Nikkor lenses, as well as the expanding line of DX Nikkor lenses.

Shutter release time lag is minimized for quick response, and the D70s is capable of shooting three frames per second for a continuous burst of 144 pictures when using the...

Nikon has introduced the F6, the latest of the F series cameras inaugurated in 1959. The F6 includes the latest Nikon advances, such as the 11-area autofocus system and the Creative Lighting System. The 3D Color Matrix Metering system has been refined for improved accuracy in scene reading.

The camera has an aluminum-alloy die-cast chassis, magnesium-alloy front body and covers, aluminum-alloy back body and camera back, strategically placed rubber surfaces, an easy-to-grip texture and a...