Quick facts
Full name: Nikon Coolpix 2100
Original position: Compact fixed-lens camera with a small sensorProduction status: Production status not verified
Regional aliases
No verified regional aliases
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Editorial guidance, not a verified specificationWhy it is still searched
Nikon Coolpix 2100 is still searched because older compact cameras interest collectors, second-hand buyers, and photographers seeking a period digital look.
Core specifications
- Release year
- 2003 · Released about 23 years ago
- Sensor
- 4.5 × 3.37 mm CCD
- Effective resolution
- 1.9 MP
- Lens
- 36 - 108 mm
- Zoom
- 3×
- Weight
- 200 g
- Battery
- AA NiMH (2) batteries included
- Storage
- CompactFlash type I
Editorial guidance, not a verified specification
Who it may suit
May suit collectors, casual daylight shooting, or photographers intentionally seeking an older digital-camera look.
What to check before buying used
The checks below are editorial guidance. Verify the individual camera and seller information before buying.
- Inspect the body, screen, doors, seals, and tripod socket for impact or moisture damage.
- Test every button, dial, flash, screen, and viewfinder.
- Photograph a plain bright surface to check for sensor dust, dead pixels, or damage.
- Test focus and zoom across the full range; check the lens for haze, fungus, scratches, and errors.
- Confirm the battery holds charge and that a compatible charger is included or available.
- Test a supported memory card and inspect the card slot for bent pins or read errors.
- Inspect the battery compartment and contacts for leakage or corrosion.
Sensor metrics
- Diagonal
- 5.62 mm
- Surface area
- 15 mm²
- Pixel pitch
- 2.83 µm
- Pixel area
- 7.98 µm²
- Pixel density
- 12.53 MP/cm²
Actual sensor size
Rectangles use their physical proportions. Calibrate your display to approximate real-world size.
4.5 × 3.37 mm
Full specifications
Imaging
- Effective pixels
- 1.9 MP
- Total pixels
- 2.1 MP
- Sensor
- 4.5 × 3.37 mm CCD
- Calculated resolution
- 1,593 × 1,193
- Maximum image
- 1,600 × 1,200
- Crop factor
- 7.7
Exposure & viewing
- ISO
- 50–800
- Viewfinder
- Optical viewfinder
- Display
- 1.5 in / 75,000 dots
- Lens mount
- Fixed lens
Video & storage
- Maximum video
- —
- Storage media
- CompactFlash type I
- Battery
- AA NiMH (2) batteries included
Body
- Weight
- 200 g
- Dimensions
- 87 × 65 × 38 mm
- Release year
- 2003
Nikon Our Product History
- Aperture Priority
- No
- Battery
- AA NiMH (2) batteries included
- Brand
- Nikon
- Built In Flash
- ✓
- Crop Factor
- 7.7
- Depth Of Field
- simulate →
- Digital Zoom
- Yes
- Dimensions
- 87 x 65 x 38 mm
- Effective Megapixels
- 1.90
- Exposure Compensation
- ±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
- External Flash
- —
- Focal Length 35mm Equiv
- 36 - 108 mm
- Gps
- —
- Hdmi
- —
- Iso
- Auto, (50-800)
- Macro Focus Range
- 4 cm
- Manual Focus
- —
- Max Aperture
- f2.6 - f4.7
- Max Aperture 35mm Equiv
- f20 - f36.2
- Max Image Resolution
- 1600 x 1200
- Max Shutter Speed
- 1/3000 sec
- Metering
- 256-segment Matrix, Centre weighted, Spot, Spot-AF
- Min Shutter Speed
- 4 sec
- Model
- Coolpix 2100
- Normal Focus Range
- 30 cm
- Optical Zoom
- 3x
- Raw Support
- —
- Screen Resolution
- 75,000 dots
- Screen Size
- 1.5"
- Sensor Resolution
- 1596 x 1191
- Sensor Size
- 1/3.2" (~ 4.5 x 3.37 mm)
- Sensor Type
- CCD
- Shutter Priority
- No
- Storage Types
- CompactFlash type I
- Total Megapixels
- 2.10
- Usb
- USB 1.0
- Video Capture
- —
- Viewfinder
- Optical (tunnel)
- Weight
- 200 g
- White Balance Presets
- 6
- Wireless
- —
- Year
- 2003
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