| Manufacturer | Nikon | | | |
| Name | CoolPix 4800 | | | |
| Price | £249 | | | |
| Image sensor | 1/2.5-inch CCD 4.2Mp (4Mp effective) | | | |
| Max output resolution | 2,288x1,712 | | | |
| Other resolutions | 1600x1200, 1024x768, 640x480 | | | |
| Zoom | 8.3x (optical), 4X (digital) | | | |
| Optical focal length (35mm) | 6–50mm (36-300mm) | | | |
| Maximum lens aperture | f3.8 | | | |
| Shutter speeds | 4 sec - 1/2000th second | | | |
| ISO rating | Auto/50/100/200/400 | | | |
| LCD screen | 1.8in TFT LCD, 118,000 pixels | | | |
| Optical viewfinder | 0.44 inch TFT LCD, 225,000 pixels | | | |
| Flash range | 0.4 to 4.3m | | | |
| Flash modes | Auto, Fill-in, Anti-red-eye, Slow, Off | | | |
| Exposure control | Auto, Scene Assistance (Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night Portrait), Scene (Party/Indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Night landscape, Close up, Museum, Fireworks show, Copy, Back light, Panorama assist) | | | |
| Exposure metering | 256 segment Matrix, Center-Weighted, Spot | | | |
| Exposure Compensation | +/-2EV, 0.3EV steps | | | |
| White balance modes | Auto, Custom, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash | | | |
| Auto-Focus | TTL contrast detection with illuminator | | | |
| Manual focus | Yes | | | |
| Macro focus distance | 1cm | | | |
| Recording Modes | Single, Continuous (1.5 fps), Multi-shot 16 (16 frames 1/16 in size), 3 shot buffer (1 fps) | | | |
| Image formats | JPEG (Exif 2.2 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system, Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant | | | |
| Compression | Superfine, Fine, Normal | | | |
| Picture Adjustments | Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia, Black & White | | | |
| Video (max res/format) | 640 x 480; 30 fps; 320 x 240; 15 fps; | | | |
| Movie Length | Max 20 sec with audio | | | |
| Self-timer | 10 seconds | | | |
| Memory card slot | Secure Digital (SD) | | | |
| Supplied Memory | 16MB SD card, 13.5MB internal | | | |
| Batteries supplied | Nikon EN-EL1 lithium-ion rechargeable battery | | | |
| Recharger supplied | Yes | | | |
| A/V output | PAL and NTSC | | | |
| Ports | USB 2.0, A/V, DC power input | | | |
| Accessories | AV/USB cables, neck strap | | | |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 106 x 66 x 54mm | | | |
| Weight (Body Only) | 225g | | | |
| Software | Nikon Picture Project 1.0 (WinXP, Mac) | | | |
| Warranty | 12 Months | | | |