New flagship 35mm compact added to Nikon range Monday September 23, 2002 New flagship 35mm compact added to Nikon range The latest addition to Nikon's 35mm film compact camera range is the Lite Touch Zoom 150 ED which takes the range to 8 models. It's modern and stylish offering an impressive zoom range of 38-150mm covering a wide range of photographic situations from landscapes to close-ups. The lens features Nikon's renowned ED glass, used in professional standard lenses. ED glass (Extra-low Dispersion), minimises chromatic aberraton and combined with the inclusion of an aspherical lens element to minimises distortion, results in clear, sharp images. Closest focus is 75cm to infinity at 38mm and 80cm to infinity at 150mm. In keeping with other Lite Touch models, the convenient sliding cover protects the lens when it's not in use. The versatile built-in flash has four modes - Auto Flash, Flash Cancel, Anytime Flash and Night Portrait (Slow Sync Flash) - giving a choice of creative options in low light. In low-light and backlit conditions, sliding open the lens cover will automatically activate the versatile pop-up flash, ready to fire automatically in situations where ambient light is insufficient. The Lite Touch Zoom 150 ED will be available from November at the recommended retail price of £179.99. The QD version will have the recommended retail price of £199.99. P0055/0056 Specifications: Type of camera 35mm auto-focus lens-shutter camera with Nikon zoom lens Film format DX-coded 35mm film Picture format Normal size:24mm x 36mm Panorama size: 13.3mm x 36mm(QD only) Lens 38mm f/5.4_150mm f/12, 7 elements in 5 groups, ED lens and aspherical lens are used Shutter Programmed electronic type Shutter speed 2.0 to 1/500sec. Viewfinder Real-image zoom viewfinder Frame coverage: approx. over 80%.approx. 0.38X at 38mm, approx. 1.2X at 150mm; Dioptre adjustment: _3 to +1 _-1; Antifog viewfinder; Viewfinder Information Image size frame ( with parallax compensation marks); Auto-focus frame Panorama format frame(QD only) Green LED indications Lights up: subject focused; Blinks slowly at 2Hz: subject is too close to achieve correct focus; Blinks quickly at 8Hz: subject is difficult to focus; Orange LED indications Lights up: flash ready; Blinks slowly (at 4Hz): flash being charged; Blinks quickly (at 8Hz): the popped-up flash unit is being pressed down Focusing Wide-area Passive AF; approx.0.75__?(at 38mm ) ; approx.0.75__?(at 38mm ) Focus lock Focus is locked as long as the Shutter Release button remains lightly pressed Exposure control EV6 to 16at 38mm, EV 6.5 to 16 at 150mm (ISO100) EV8 to 17at 38mm, EV 8 to 18 at 150mm (ISO400) Film speed setting Valid for DX-coded ISO 25,50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 films; With non-DX-coded film, automatically set to ISO25 Film loading Film_automatically advances to the first frame upon completion of film loading; Film cartridge confirmation window Film advance Film automatically advances after each shot; Auto rewind at end of roll; Mid-roll rewind function available Film counter Shown in the LCD panel; Additive type; Counts back during film rewind Self-timer Electronically controlled; Activated by depressing the Shutter Release button, self-timer lamp blinks and lights up (10 seconds in total) to show when ready; Timer duration 10 seconds; Cancelable Remote-control Remote-control QD version only Built-in flash GN: 13.4 Flash shooting range (ISO100):approx.0.75 to 3.8m at 38mm, 0.8m to 1.6m at 150mm (ISO400): approx.0.75 to 7.6m at 38mm, 0.8m to 3.2m at 150mm Recycling time approx.5sec. Flash modes Four flash modes available: Auto Flash, Flash Cancel, Anytime Flash, and Slow Sync Flash; Flash automatically fires when there is not enough light or subject is backlit; Shutter button locked while flash is charging Red-eye reduction mode Red-eye Reduction lamp is lit for approx. 1 second before flash fires. LCD panel Displays frame counter, flash mode, Red-eye Reduction, Self-timer, Infinity Focus mode, Battery power indicator, Time/Date(QD only); Remote control (QD only) Battery life Approx. 10 rolls of 24-exposure film when flash is used for half of the exposures. Power source CR123Ax1 Date imprint function (QD only) Imprint uses 7-dot LED; Functions with panorama-format pictures; Auto film speed setting with DX codes; Dimensions (W x H x D) approx.117x 60x 46mm Weight(without battery) approx. 195g ENDS [Return to Press Office Home Page]