The Nikon Coolpix S205 Battery Replacement
The Nikon Coolpix S205 digital camera is quite worthy for its price
range. It has nice still photo and good videography quality. The
photographs are up to 12 megapixels in size, that is, a picture of a
maximum 4000 x 3000 resolution, which turns out to be an aspect ratio of
4 :3. The video quality is SD (standard definition) that is a video
dimension of 640 x 480 pixels and at 30 frames per second. There is also
an optical zooming lens of 4x and, combined with a digital zoom of 4x
as well, it gives an effective zoom of 16x.
The picture is saved in the JPEG image format and the video stored as a
Motion JPEG or AVI movie. The inbuilt memory of the Nikon S205 is up to
50 MB, which is good enough for storing some still pictures. For video
recording and saving, an SD memory card is necessary. The card does not
come with the Nikon S205 and must be bought separately, as should be the
Nikon S205 battery replacement. The Nikon S205 may also be interfaced
to a desktop or laptop computer with provided USB 2.0 cable.
The Nikon S205 battery is of the rechargeable type using Lithium-ion
technology. It may take up to around 220 still pictures at the full
resolution. Alternatively, it can make a video recording for roughly 1
hours and 30 minutes. The Nikon S205 battery replacement is obtainable
at all sanctioned Nikon sales centers and third party dealers across the
world.
The Nikon S205 battery which arrives with the camera has a rating of 3.7
V and 740 mAh and it may be recharged approximately one thousand times.
There is also a Nikon S205 battery replacement obtainable
other than the battery which comes bundled. It is offered at numerous
online shopping websites like Amazon.com and eBay. The price of the
Nikon S205 battery replacement in the internet websites vary around 20
to 30 US $ as of September 2011.
To swap the battery of the Nikon S205, the guidelines in the manual must
be abided by. Firstly, switch the camera off. Then make certain that
the green LED that shows the power off or on state of the digital camera
is off. After that, then also ensure that the display is off as a
double check. Now open up the plastic covering of the memory card and
battery slot. Then the battery fastener (colored orange) must be slid in
the Nikon S205 camera’s rear-face direction which is the side with the
LCD display. This will loosen up the battery and that can now be ejected
from the Nikon S205 camera body. Directly after heavy usage, the
battery of the Nikon S205 may have become quite warm, hence caution must
be observed while handling the battery.
Among the most common failure state in the Nikon S205 is called the
Nikon S205 lens error. These sorts of faults are also a rather common
occurrence in many kinds of digital cameras nowadays. Frequently, the
causes of the Nikon S205 lens error are grit, sand or other dust
blocking the lens retraction and extension mechanism. Another popular
cause is the falling of the camera on to some hard or rough surface,
specifically with the lens drawn-out. A lesser frequent reason for the
malfunction Nikon S205 lens error is the emptying of the battery and
with the lens protracted.
An additional unexpected cause of this snag is the camera carrying case.
The fiber and dirt of the case accrue in the case and is transmitted to
the camera body due to static charges triggered by the rubbing produced
removing and inserting the camera into and from the case repetitively.
This type of syndrome is far commoner with carrying cases which have a
fibrous and soft covering in the insides.
The symptom of a Nikon S205 lens error is the appearance of the “Lens
error” message on the LCD display of the camera. Rectification of this
syndrome typically requires referring the Nikon S205 to an official
service center for repairs. If the Nikon S205 is within warranty, this
won’t be much of a problem. Nevertheless if the warranty duration has
ended, the charge of shipping/handling, postage, insurance, and the
repairing can be frequently higher than the worth of the camera. The
situations of impairment caused by shocks for example falling etc. or if
it is triggered because of sand or debris are not shielded in the
warranty. Therefore the Nikon S205 lens error is generally a situation
that has to be repaired by the consumer before resorting to certified
(and expensive) assistance.
Nevertheless, happily, many a times, the Nikon S205 lens error fault can
be attempted to be fixed by some modest methods. Also, they do not
necessitate the camera to be unwrapped at all. They are just a physical
attempt to scour any superficial grit or dust which might be hindering
the movement of the Nikon S205 lens contrivance.
If some dust or sand particles are noticeable along the Nikon S205 lens
barrel and the cavities around it, try to extricate them by puffing air
with an air blower but not blowing with the mouth. If propelling air
does not succeed, try slipping a piece of cardboard or paper into the
fissures. This should get rid of all but the entrenched pieces of sand
and dust. To do away with those, try prodding a pin or needle, careful
not to harm the lens or its frame with the needle. Right use of such
methods can eradicate most dust specks and resolve the Nikon S205 lens
error.
Nikon Coolpix S205 Digital Camera Battery Charger Information
The Nikon Coolpix S205 digital camera is a customer grade camera of the
point and shoot type. With a CCD image sensor of 12 mega pixels and
optical zoom of 4x. When combined with the digital zoom of 4x, it gives
aggregate zoom of 16x. There exist 16 photography preset modes in the
Nikon S205 camera. For example, cloudy, portrait, food, rain, and sports
etc. These allow even a novice photographer to take most scenes with
satisfactory clearness. The still picture has a max resolution of 3000 x
4000 pixels. You can also make video with sound and at VGA resolution,
which is 640 x 480 pixels and 30 frames per second.
The battery pack of the Nikon S205 is a proprietary one. It cannot use
types which are universally available like the AA or AAA sizes. A
completely charged battery would take approximately 200 still photos or
an hour and a half long video, that depending on the external
environment. The battery of the Nikon S205 is rechargeable using three
methods. First there is an AC–DC Nikon S205 charger which can directly
be connected to the camera. Also there is a possibility to interface the
camera with a desktop computer or laptop through the USB 2.0 port,
which can operate the camera as well as also recharge the battery
simultaneously. Then the 3rd option is the separately available external
Nikon S205 charger model number MH-63.
The battery of the Nikon S205
The battery of the Nikon S205 ought to be detached from the camera when it is not going to be used for a long time. Because when the battery is attached to the Nikon S205 charger, some current is still flowing, even when the camera is switched off or is not attached to the power supply. Hence the battery may get overly drained if left in the camera. That might impair the battery and lessen its lifespan. Likewise, the battery must not be left attached with the Nikon S205 charger after it has been charged fully because this might also diminish the battery lifetime.Nikon S205 Charging
To recharge the battery with an external charger, remove it from the camera and put it in the Nikon S205 charger. This charger is designed for the EN-EL10 Lithium-ion Battery. This model of the Nikon S205 charger is able to use a range of voltages across the world. It also has an ability to recharge the battery using the car cigarette lighter port.With the Nikon S205 charger, the recharging time of the battery rests on the battery capacity and type. A standard 3.7 V battery will typically charge in two hours. For the bigger capacity 1000 mAh rechargeable battery, the recharging duration is around 2.5 hours using the Nikon S205 charger.
The Nikon S205 digital camera is a 12 Megapixel (i.e. 4000 x 3000 pixels
resolution) CCD camera and with an optical zoom of 4x. The optical zoom
combined with the digital zoom, also of 4x, gives a combined effective
zoom of 16x. This Nikon S205 review was done by inspecting a red colored
model purchased for US$ 110 from Amazon.com. The Nikon S205 is of the
point and shoot type digital camera. There are 16 still image shooting
modes for all kinds of photography scenarios: Party/Indoor, Beach,
Museum, Snow/Sand, Food, Night Scene, Sports Photography, Documents,
Portrait, Dusk/Dawn, Fireworks, Panorama, Back Light, Landscape, and
Night Portrait. Dimensionally, it is around 3.8 × 2.2 × 0.8 inches when
all protrusions are fully retracted.
The weight of the Nikon S205 is approximately 4 ounces with the battery
and an SD card inserted. The LCD screen is spacious at 2.7 inches, which
is ample space for displaying information regarding Image Size, Zoom
Indicator, ISO Setting, Number of Pictures Remaining, Focus Area,
Shooting Mode, Aperture Setting, and Shutter Speed.
Nikon S205 Review: Controls
During this Nikon S205 review, we found the hardware and software controls to be intuitive and easy to work with. There is a power button on the top and there is also a shutter button just beside it. For zooming, there is a zoom ring button in circumferentially to the shutter button. The shutter button controls are standard like other digital cameras i.e. halfway press of the shutter button will bring the photo subject into focus while the full press will snap the image.There are detailed camera and menu control buttons on the back side of the camera i.e. on the LCD side. There are 6 buttons in total beside the LCD screen in a plus shaped layout with a button in the center which is a common configuration in digital cameras these days. For this Nikon S205 review, these buttons control the on screen menu intuitively. In the menu mode, the 4 buttons on the plus shape nodes are for navigation, while the button at the center of the plus are for selection of the highlighted option in the menu. Apart from these 5 buttons, there is a 6th button which is for exposure control of the photographic sceneries. It allows you to brighten or darken the picture.
Nikon S205 Review: Battery
The Nikon S205 runs on a proprietary battery or through a DC adaptor or through a USB cable connected to a personal computer. For this Nikon S205 review, we operated the camera with a fully charged battery which is supplied with the S205. The camera easily took over 200 full resolution photos before the battery drained. Apart from the AC-DC power adaptor, the battery can be recharged through the USB cable connected to a computer as well. According to Nikon S205 review on Amazon.com, the SD card (which is required for shooting video) is not bundled with a new unit of Nikon S205.With an astounding variety and different models of digital cameras
available these days, it has become quite a complicated task to choose
and buy a digital camera. A person will literally be spoilt for choice
if he or she ventures in to an online or real life market. As cameras
themselves have become more and more feature-loaded, the task of making a
purchase decision is now no more straightforward.
For the casual photographer who wants a camera better than those
available in mobile phones, an excellent choice is the Nikon Coolpix
S205. With a 12 megapixel CCD image sensor giving an image resolution of
up to 4000 x 3000 pixels, the Nikon S205 has the potential to take
large frame-sized pictures. And with digital image stabilization
technology, shaky photography situations will not affect the pictures’
clarity. The optics in the Nikon S205 provide up to 4x optical zoom,
which might seem like a slight let down, but that is still more than
handy for most situations. The S205 lens is fully retractable within the
body of the camera. The Nikon S205 also has a 4x digital zoom, which
means the digital zoom used with the optical zoom will give a combined
zoom of 16x but with the obvious image degradation that comes with
digital zooming.
The exterior of the Nikon S205 body has a good expensive-looking finish
and is available in several colors including red and black. There is a
large 2.7 inch LCD display, a built in memory of 50MB, red eye
reduction, smile detection, and motion detection.
The Nikon S205 firmware has various pre-set shooting modes for almost
all conceivable photography scenarios like indoor, outdoor, day, night,
sunlight, cloudy, dark, bright, fast moving subjects etc. The modes,
named Party/Indoor, Food, Museum, Documents, Sports Photography,
Snow/Sand, Beach, Night Scene, Night Portrait, Fireworks, Panorama,
Portrait, Back Light, Landscape, and Dusk/Dawn ensure that amateur
photographers and novices should be able to get good looking shots most
of the time.
With adjustable shutter speeds of 1 second to 1/2000 second, the Nikon
S205 offers the possibility to customize according to the subject
movement and light levels. Coming to light levels, the S205 has an
adjustable ISO setting ranging from ISO 200 to 6400. The aperture range
of f/3.2 tof/5.9 could have been better but is still good enough for the
price.
Apart from still photographs, the Nikon S205 also has a video mode, with
sound. The video quality can be categorized as average for a camera of
this class. The video resolution is 640 x 480 at 30 frames per second,
which can be classified as TV quality. Videos are stored in AVI or
motion-JPEG format in the external SD card, which is not bundled with
the Nikon S205 and has to be bought separately. However, with current
prices for memory cards, that is hardly an issue.
The Nikon S205 Coolpix digital camera is an entry level, consumer grade
point and shoot type digital camera released by the Nikon Corporation in
2009. It has a 12 MP CCD sensor and a fully retractable lens capable of
up to 4x optical zoom. There is also a 4x digital zoom and hence the
combined zoom is equivalent to 16x. The Nikon S205 digital camera is
available in many colors including black, silver red etc.
Nikon S205 LCD Screen
The color TFT (thin-film transistor) LCD display size is 2.7 inches measured diagonally and has an easy to read and navigate menu system. For better view in sunlight and bright light behind, the LCD also has anti-glare coating which will greatly enhance visibility. The live view menu options on the LCD screen in the Nikon S205 digital are Image Size, Zoom Indicator, Aperture Setting, Number of Pictures Remaining, ISO Setting, Focus Area, Shutter Speed, and Shooting Mode. These are all navigable and selectable through a 6 button system beside the LCD screen.With the 16 different photograph modes, it is considerably easy for novices to obtain good-quality shots in a wide range of situations. The modes are Museum, Sports Photography, Landscape, Dusk/Dawn, Food, Documents, Beach, Back Light, Night Scene, Panorama, Fireworks, Snow/Sand, Night Portrait, Party/Indoor, Portrait.
Nikon S205 Memory
The Nikon S205 digital camera has a built in memory of 50 MB which is good enough for some pictures but for video recording, a memory card is needed. The supported memory card formats are the SD (Secure Digital) and SDHC (Secure Digital, High Capacity) and with storage capacities of up to 32 GB.The images are stored in the JPEG format at a maximum resolution of up to 4000 x 3000 pixels. Video quality of the Nikon S205 digital camera is standard definition i.e. 640 x 480 pixels at 30 frames per second. The videos are stored in Motion JPEG or AVI movie, while the sound is stored in WAV format. The ISO settings are adjustable from ISO 80 to ISO 3200 which enables good quality shots in a wide range of lighting conditions.
The 4x optical zoom lens in the Nikon S205 digital camera supports telephoto, wide angle, auto focus, multi auto focus and rapid auto focus. Hence it is useful for shooting fast moving images both laterally and in the direction towards or away from the camera. Also there is also the option to retouch the photos in-camera. The retouching options available are image cropping, image resizing, image rotation, voice memo, monochromatization (black and white), and face tone smoothening.
In the Nikon S205 digital camera, the flash has features for red-eye reduction through physical mechanisms i.e. before the red eye appears in the photograph. The flash works to a distance of around 14 feet.
With an astounding variety and different models of digital cameras
available these days, it has become quite a complicated task to choose
and buy a digital camera. A person will literally be spoilt for choice
if he or she ventures in to an online or real life market. As cameras
themselves have become more and more feature-loaded, the task of making a
purchase decision is now no more straightforward.
For the casual photographer who wants a camera better than those
available in mobile phones, an excellent choice is the Nikon Coolpix
S205. With a 12 megapixel CCD image sensor giving an image resolution of
up to 4000 x 3000 pixels, the Nikon S205 has the potential to take
large frame-sized pictures. And with digital image stabilization
technology, shaky photography situations will not affect the pictures’
clarity. The optics in the Nikon S205 provide up to 4x optical zoom,
which might seem like a slight let down, but that is still more than
handy for most situations. The S205 lens is fully retractable within the
body of the camera. The Nikon S205 also has a 4x digital zoom, which
means the digital zoom used with the optical zoom will give a combined
zoom of 16x but with the obvious image degradation that comes with
digital zooming.
The exterior of the Nikon S205 body has a good expensive-looking finish
and is available in several colors including red and black. There is a
large 2.7 inch LCD display, a built in memory of 50MB, red eye
reduction, smile detection, and motion detection.
The Nikon S205 firmware has various pre-set shooting modes for almost
all conceivable photography scenarios like indoor, outdoor, day, night,
sunlight, cloudy, dark, bright, fast moving subjects etc. The modes,
named Party/Indoor, Food, Museum, Documents, Sports Photography,
Snow/Sand, Beach, Night Scene, Night Portrait, Fireworks, Panorama,
Portrait, Back Light, Landscape, and Dusk/Dawn ensure that amateur
photographers and novices should be able to get good looking shots most
of the time.
With adjustable shutter speeds of 1 second to 1/2000 second, the Nikon
S205 offers the possibility to customize according to the subject
movement and light levels. Coming to light levels, the S205 has an
adjustable ISO setting ranging from ISO 200 to 6400. The aperture range
of f/3.2 tof/5.9 could have been better but is still good enough for the
price.
Apart from still photographs, the Nikon S205 also has a video mode, with
sound. The video quality can be categorized as average for a camera of
this class. The video resolution is 640 x 480 at 30 frames per second,
which can be classified as TV quality. Videos are stored in AVI or
motion-JPEG format in the external SD card, which is not bundled with
the Nikon S205 and has to be bought separately. However, with current
prices for memory cards, that is hardly an issue.