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iFixit shows the inner workings of a Nikon Coolpix S1000pj camera

Matt Burns — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:30:50 +0000

I could care less about iPod teardowns. I mean, who the hell cares anymore. It’s an iPod. But I looked at nearly every picture of iFixit’s teardown of the Nikon Coolpix S1000pj. After all, this little pocket camera sports a front-facing projector. Of course I wanna see the little gnomes that make the magic happen.

The Nikon S1000pj is now available for purchase

Matt Burns — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:40:26 +0000

Nice. The Nikon S1000pj pocket projector camera was originally slated for September 17th release, but then a nasty Internet rumor circulated stating that it was pushed back to October 23 due to supply levels. But a Nikon PR dude sent us a little note, calming stating that it was still on track. We have no idea if any actually got their hands on the camera on the 17th, but it’s now available from major Internet retailers for $429 and that’s all that matters.

Nikon says the S1000pj camera is on track for September 17, 2009 launch

Matt Burns — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:00:41 +0000

News broke yesterday from a usually very reliable Japanese trade publication that Nikon had pushed back the launch date for the S1000pj projector camera to October 23 due to the expected high demand. That might not be true. A Nikon PR flack just dropped us a note stating that the S1000pj is, in fact, going to be released on September 17, 2009 as orginally planned.

Just a heads up – The Nikon S1000pj camera actually is not delayed, and it’s on target for Sept 17th for a sales start date. Let me know if you have any questions!

So either the PR guy is simply trying to save face for the company he represents or the camera is in fact going to be available in this month. We’ll find out on September 17.

The Nikon Coolpix S1000pj's launch has been pushed to October

Matt Burns — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:00:05 +0000

Sorry, folks. If you’ve been anxiously awaiting the launch of the Nikon Coolpix S1000pj projector camera, you’re going to have to wait a little longer. The original plan according to the press release was to bring the camera to the market in September, but that doesn’t seem to be the case any longer. Now the camera is going to launch on October 23rd.

It seems that Nikon ordered a lot more of the cameras to be manufactured and so it created the delay itself. This way there shouldn’t be any shortage of the 12.1 MP projector camera when it launches. We’re down with that.

impress via Engadget

Video: Demo of Nikon's S1000pj projector camera

Matt Burns — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:11:53 +0000

Okay, so Nikon’s S1000pj just launched a few hours ago and I think we all want to see how it’s going to work. We’ll have a hands-on shortly, but here is the official Nikon video that demonstrates the camera clearly. We just hope that the room doesn’t have to be pitch black inorder for it to work. Interstingly enough, the French version of the video shows a cream colored S1000pj along with the matte black model we’re getting here in the States. It makes you wonder why we don’t have the color option here.

Nikon goes official on the S640, S570, S70 and S1000pj Coolpix

Matt Burns — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:57:47 +0000

Surprise! New Nikon cameras! Oh, yeah, these cameras already leaked out yesterday like Nikon cameras tend to do as of late. The only thing not announced was the US price, but our estimates were pretty darn close.

S1000pj

Features a front-facing projector that can make a 40-inch picture at 6 feet
12.1 MP
5X wide angle zoom
ISO from 64-6400
2.7-inch LCD display
5-way VR image stabilization system
$429 in September
Matte black

S70

3.5-inch OLED capacitive touchscreen
12.1 MP
5x wide angle zoom
5-way VR image stabilization system
$399 in September
Red & Red, Champagne & Beige, Black & Black, or Champagne & Light Brown.

S640

12.2 MP
Start-up time of .7 seconds
“short shutter release time lag”
5x wide angle zoom
4-way VR image stabilization system
$249 in September
Calm Black, Velour Red, Precious Pink, and Pearl White.

S570

12 MP
5x wide angle zoom
4-way VR image stabilization system
$199 in September
Black, Red, Blue, and Pink

The Nikon S1000PJ projector camera leaks out along with three other Coolpix models

Matt Burns — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:27:20 +0000

We always knew that Nikon was a leaking ship, adrift in the digital camera sea, but this latest leak proves it. Why bother with embargos and NDAs when most of the info leaks out early anyway. First, it was the D5000, then the D300s and now all these Coolpix cameras that aren’t official yet. This is what we know so far though.

The S570 is set to replace the S560 line with a 12.0MP sensor and a 5x Nikkor lens. It’s going to come in four colors – red, black, pink and blue – and will be available in September. $199 sounds about right seeing as that was the MSRP of the S560.

The new S640 will be a quick CoolPix camera with a .7 start-up time and a very fast shutter release time. Plus, the 12.2MP camera will sport a 5x optical zoom and support full resolution at 6400 ISO. Expect this camera to be available in three colors this September and will likely be priced around $249 like the current generation.

The S70 comes packing a 3.5-inch OLED screen and a 12.1MP sensor capable of ISO as high as 6400. It too has a 5x optical zoom along with electronic VR. Plus the touchscreen can even snap pictures just by touching the subject on the screen.

And true to the two rumor, the S1000PJ will come with a front facing projector that’s capable of creating a 40-inch image. The projector is housed in a separate compartment fires out of the front of the camera. The camera itself is a 12.1MP paired with a 28mm equivalent wide-angle lens with optical electronic image stabilization.

Note: Nikon! You have leaks. Either plug them or stop messing around with embargoes. This is tiresome.

PhotoReview via Nikon Rumors