Nikon has announced the new Nikon COOLPIX S70 along with the S640 and S570. The S70 seems to be having all the features of S640 and S570. With the S70, Nikon seems to have preempted competition from Samsung’s “Tap and Take” cameras to be announced on August 13.
The S70 comes with a 3.7″ wide OLED screen, with 288 KP resolution that is touch responsive in operation and is capacitive in design. But the difference between the S70 and its other two cousins is the touch enabled shutter release mechanism which you may find in 
the coming Samsung cameras. The S70 comes with the same Image Stabilisation as the S640 and has all the scene modes of S570 including the automatic scene selection by the camera.
The form and the look of the S70 also seem to have been given a retouch with multiple shades of color.
You would like to check out the parameters like HD resolution and scene selection and performance in low light along with noise parameters once the reviews are out.
The S70 is likely to be available at $400.
Nikon COOLPIX S70 Other Features
- Selection of three different stylish HOME screen displays
- Macro shooting from as close as 3 cm (1.2 in.)
- 16 handy scene modes for optimized shooting in various settings
- D-Lighting
- Active Zoom
- Versatile file sorting functions
- Four movie modes with sound
- Time zone function for easy setting of multiple locations
- Approx. 20 MB of internal memory
- Hi-Speed USB connectivity with USB charging via Charging AC Adapter EH-68P/EH-68-P (AR) or PC
Nikon Digital Camera COOLPIX S70 Specifications
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Effective pixels |
12.1 million |
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Image sensor |
1/2.3-in. CCD; total pixels: approx. 12.39 million |
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Lens |
5x zoom NIKKOR; 5.0-25.0mm (equivalent with 35mm [135] format picture angle: 28-140mm); f/3.9-5.8; Digital zoom: up to 4x (35mm [135] format picture angle: 560mm) |
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Focus range (from lens) |
30 cm (1 ft.) to infinity (∞), Macro mode: 3 cm (1.2 in.) to infinity (∞) |
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Monitor |
3.5-in., approx. 288k-dot, wide-viewing angle OLED monitor with touch screen control and anti-reflection coating |
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Storage media |
Internal memory (approx. 20 MB), SD/SDHC memory cards*1 |
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Image size (pixels) |
4000 x 3000 (High: 4000★/Normal: 4000), 3264 x 2448 (Normal: 3264), 2592 x 1944 (Normal: 2592), 2048 x 1536 (Normal: 2048), 1024 x 768 (PC: 1024), 640 x 480 (TV: 640), 3968 x 2232 (16:9: 3968) |
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Vibration Reduction (VR) |
Combination lens-shift and electronic VR |
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ISO sensitivity |
ISO 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200*2, 6400*2, Auto (auto gain ISO 80-800), Fixed range auto (ISO 80-200, 80-400) |
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Interface |
Hi-Speed USB |
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Power sources |
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12 (supplied), Charging AC Adapter EH-68P/EH-68P (AR) (supplied), AC Adapter EH-62F (optional), Battery Charger MH-65 (optional) |
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Battery life |
Approx. 200 shots with EN-EL12 battery |
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Dimensions (W x H x D) |
Approx. 96.5 x 60.5 x 20 mm (3.8 x 2.4 x 0.8 in.) excluding projections |
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Weight |
Approx. 140 g (4.9 oz.) without battery and SD memory card |
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Supplied accessories*3 |
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12, Charging AC Adapter EH-68P/EH-68P (AR), USB Cable UC-E6, Audio Video Cable EG-CP14, Strap AN-CP19, Software Suite CD-ROM |
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Optional accessories |
AC Adapter EH-62F, Battery Charger MH-65 |
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Not compatible with Multi Media Cards (MMC).
*2
ISO 3200 and 6400 are available only for image sizes of 3M (2048 x 1536) or smaller.
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