Nikon COOLPIXS6500SIL manual

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Highlight F eatures of the C OOLPIX S 6500 Image edit ing ef fects t hat are fun an d easy to app ly while shootin g p Quick effects ............... .................... ................ .. A 30, 39 Create im ages with eff ects in three eas y steps, simp ly by shootin g, select ing, and saving . Thirty effe cts are av ailable . Just as wit h a smar[...]

i Introduction Parts of the Cam era The Basics of Shooting and Playback Shooting Fe atures Play back Fea tur es Record ing and Playin g Back Mo vies General Camera Setu p Using th e Wi-Fi (W ireless LAN) F eatur e Reference Section Technical Notes and Index[...]

ii Introduc tion Introduct ion Read Thi s First Thank yo u for purc hasing the Niko n COOLPI X S6500 digita l camera . Before u sing the camera , please read th e informa tion in “For Your Safe ty” ( A viii-x) and familia rize yourself with the information provided in this manu al. After read in g, plea se keep this man ual handy and refer to i[...]

iii Introduc tion About This Manual If you want to start using the camera ri ght away, see “The Basic s of Shooting and Playb ack” ( A 13). To learn about th e parts of the camera and informa tion that is displ ayed in the monitor, see “Parts of the Came ra” ( A 1).[...]

iv Introduc tion O t h er I n f ormat i on • Symbols and Co nventions To make it easier to find the info rmation you nee d, the followin g symbols and convent ions are us ed in this manu al: • SD and SDHC/SDXC memory cards are referred to as “memory cards” in this manual. • The s etting at the time of purch ase is r eferr ed to as the “[...]

v Introduc tion Information and Precaut ions Life-Long Le arning As part of Nikon’s “Life-Long Learning” commitment to ongoi ng product support and education, continua lly upda ted inform ation is avai lable o nline at the fo llowin g sites: • For users in the U.S.A.: http://www.nikonusa.com/ • For users in Eu rope and Africa: http://www.[...]

vi Introduc tion Abou t the Manua ls • No part of the manuals included with this prod uct may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form, by any means, without Nikon’s pri or written permission . • Nikon reserves the right to change the specif ications of the hardware and[...]

vii Introduc tion Disposing of Data Stora ge Devices Please note that deleting images or formatting data storage devices such as memory cards or built-in camera memory doe s not completely erase the original image data . Deleted files can somet imes be recover ed from disc arded st orage devices using c ommerci ally availa ble soft ware, potentiall[...]

viii Introduc tion For Y o u r S a f e t y To p r ev en t d am a g e t o y ou r N i ko n p r od u c t o r in ju ry t o y ou rs el f o r to ot h e rs , re a d t h e f o l lo w in g safety preca utions in th eir entirety bef ore using thi s equipme nt. Keep these sa fety instructio ns where all th ose who use the pro duct will re ad them. The consequ[...]

ix Introduc tion Do not remain in contact with the camera, battery charger, or AC adapter for extended periods while the dev ices are on or in use Parts of the devic es become hot. Leaving the devices in d irect co ntact with the skin for ex tended pe riods ma y resu lt in lo w- temperatur e burns. Observ e caut ion whe n ha ndling the battery The [...]

x Introduc tion • Do no t handle the p lug or Charg ing AC Adap ter with wet h ands. F ailure to observe this precau tion cou ld resu lt in elec tri c sho ck. • Do not u se with travel co nverters or adapters designed to convert f rom one volta ge to another or with DC-to-AC inverter s. Failure to obser ve this precaution could damage the produ[...]

xi Introduc tion Notices Notices for Customers in the U.S.A. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTI ONS - SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS . DANGER - TO REDUC E THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, C AREFULLY FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS For conn ection to a supp ly not in the U .S.A., use an a ttachmen t pl ug adap ter of t he proper co nfiguration fo r the power outle t [...]

xii Introduc tion Interface Cables Use the inte rface c ables sold or provid ed by Nikon for your equipmen t. Using other interfac e cabl es may e xceed t he lim its of Class B Part 15 of th e FCC rules. Notice for customers in the State of California WARNING Handling the c ord on this product will expose you to lead, a chemica l known to the S tat[...]

xiii Introduc tion W i-Fi ( W ireles s LAN Network) This product is controlled by the United States Export Administration Regulations, and you are required to obt ain permission from the United Stat es government if you export or re- export thi s product to an y country to which the Unit ed States em bargoe s goods. The following countr ies we re s[...]

xiv Introduc tion COOLPIX S6500 ( FCC ID:C GJ5149E B/IC ID:46 34A-51 49EB) has been test ed and found to comply w ith FC C/IC radia tion expo sure limit s set fort h for an uncon trolle d environm ent and meets the FC C radio freq uency (RF) Exposu re Guidel ines in Suppleme nt C to OET65 and RSS- 102 of the IC r adio freq uency (RF) Exposure ru le[...]

xv Introduc tion Precautions when Using Radio Transmissions • Always ke ep in mind that radio transmiss ion or reception of data is subject to interce ption by third pa rties. Note that N ikon is not responsible for data or inform ation leaks th at may occu r durin g data trans fer. • The o perating fr equency ba nd of this eq uipment is u sed [...]

xvi Introduc tion T able of Con tents Introduction .......... ................... ............... ....... ii Read This First ................................................ ....... ii About This Manual ...................... ............... ............. ii i Information an d Precautions ............................. v For Your Safet y ...........[...]

xvii Introduc tion Features Th at Can Be Set with the d Button (Shooting M enu) ................................ 67 Options Available in the Shooting Menu .................... ............... ............... ....................... ............... ... 68 Features That Cann ot Be Used Simultaneously ..................................................[...]

xviii Introduc tion Editing Features ...... ...................... ............... .. E 16 Quick Effects ...... ....................... ............... ......... E 18 Quick Retouch: Enhancing Contrast and Saturation ............ ............... ....................... ......... E 20 D-Lighting: Enha ncing Brightnes s and Contrast ............... ..[...]

xix Introduc tion Charge b y Computer .. ............... ............... E 100 Blink W arning.... ............... ............... ............... E 102 Wi-Fi Options .... ....................... ............... ....... E 104 Eye-Fi Upload ............ ............... ...................... E 106 Reset All . ............... ....................... .[...]

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1 Parts of the Cam era Parts of the Camera This chapt er describe s the part s of the camer a and explain s informa tion tha t is displaye d in the mo nitor. The Camera Body ............ .................... ........... ............... .......2 Attaching th e Camera Strap ........... ......... ............ ........ ............ ...... ......... ...[...]

2 Parts of the Cam era The Ca m er a B o d y 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 13 12 10 Lens cover closed[...]

3 Parts of the Cam era 1 Shutter-releas e button . ............... .................... 30 2 Zoom control ............. ............... ....................... ..... 29 f : wide-angle ............. ............... .................... 29 g : telephoto ................... ............... .................... 29 h : thumbnail play back........ ......[...]

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5 Parts of the Cam era Attaching th e Camera Strap 1 Charge lamp ............... ............... ......... 17, E 101 Flash l amp ..... ............... ....................... ............... ..... 57 2 b ( e movie-record) button . .................... 96 3 A (shooting mode) bu tton .......... ............. 26 4 c (playback) button ........... .....[...]

6 Parts of the Cam era Using Menu s (th e d Button) Use the multi selec tor and k bu tton to na vigate the men us. 1 Press th e d button. • The menu is displayed. 2 Press t he multi sele ctor J . • The cur rent menu ico n is displ ayed in yellow . 3 Press H or I to sele ct the desire d menu ic on. • The menu is changed. 4 Press t he k bu tton[...]

7 Parts of the Cam era C Notes About Setting Menu Options • Certain menu options cannot be set depending on the current shooting mode or the state of the came ra. U navail able opt ions a re displa yed in gray and canno t be s elect ed. • When a me nu is displa yed, you ca n switch to shooti ng mode by pr essing the s h utter-releas e button, A[...]

8 Parts of the Cam era Th e M o n it or The information that is displa yed in the monitor during sh ooting and playback changes depending on the camera’s settings a nd state of use. By defau lt, information is display ed when the ca mera is first t urned on an d when yo u operate the cam era, and tur ns off afte r a few seco nds (whe n Photo info[...]

9 Parts of the Cam era 1 Shooting mode ......... ....................... ............ 26, 27 2 Macro mode ............... ....................... ............... ..... 62 3 Zoom indicator ......... ............... .................... 29, 62 4 Focus in dicator.......... ....................... ............... ..... 30 5 AE/AF-L indica tor..........[...]

10 Parts of the Cam era Playb ack Mo de 21 2 4 27 2 6 25 13 15 1 4 b a 1 2 7 4 8 10 11 12 3 23 9 17 1 9 18 1 6 22 5 6 20 1 5 / 0 5 / 20 1 3 1 5 : 3 0 1 5 / 05 / 20 1 3 1 5 : 30 9999. J P G 9999. J PG 999 / 999 999 / 999 999 / 9 9 9 999 / 999 9 9 9 9 / 9 9 9 9 9999 / 9999 2 9 m 0s 29 m 0s 2 9 m 0s 29 m 0s[...]

11 Parts of the Cam era 1 Date of recording ............ ...................... ............. 20 2 Time of recording ................... ............... ............. 20 3 Voice memo in dicator ......... ............ 84, E 69 4 Album icon in favori te pictures mode ................ .............. ............... ....................... .......82, E[...]

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13 The Basics of Shooting and Playback The Basics of Shooting and Playback Preparatio n Preparation 1 Insert the Ba ttery .... ............ ......... ........... ......... ............ ......... ............ ....... 14 Preparation 2 Charge the Batter y .......... ......... .............. ............ ......... ............ ......... ....... 16 Prep[...]

14 The Basics of Shooting and Playback Pr eparati on 1 Inse r t the Battery 1 Open th e battery-chamb er / memory card sl ot cover. 2 Insert the include d EN-EL1 9 batte ry (rec hargeable L i-ion b attery). • Use the battery to push the orange battery latch in the direction indicated by the a rrow ( 1 ), and fully insert the battery ( 2 ). • Wh[...]

15 The Basics of Shooting and Playback Remo ving the Ba ttery Turn the c amera of f and be sure that the power-on lamp and the monitor h ave turne d off befor e openin g the batte ry-cha mber/ memo ry card slo t cov er. To e ject th e batte ry, op en t he b att ery- chamber /memor y card s lot cover and slide the orange battery latc h up in the d i[...]

16 The Basics of Shooting and Playback Pr eparation 2 Char ge the Ba ttery 1 Prepare th e included Charging A C Adapter EH-70P. If a plug adap ter* is in cluded with your cam era, atta ch the plug ad apter to the plug on the Charging AC Adapter. Push the plug adapter firmly until it is securely held in place. Once the two are connected, attempting [...]

17 The Basics of Shooting and Playback 3 Disconn ect the Charg ing AC Adapte r from t he electric al outlet and then d i sconn e ct th e USB cable. The Ch arge Lamp B Notes About the Charging AC Adapter Be sure to re ad and follow the wa rnings for the C harging AC Adapter E H-70P on page i x and in “Charging AC Adapter” ( F 4) befo re use. C C[...]

18 The Basics of Shooting and Playback Pr eparation 3 Inse r t a Memory Car d 1 Be sure that the power-on la mp and the monitor a re of f and open th e battery - chamb er / memory c ard slot cove r. • Be sure to turn off the camera before opening the cover. 2 Inse rt the me mory card. • Slide the memory ca rd in until it clicks into place . B I[...]

19 The Basics of Shooting and Playback B Formattin g Memory Ca rds • The f irst ti me you in sert a memory card th at has b een used in another device into this came ra, be sure to format it with this camera. • All data st ored on a m emory card is permane ntly d elete d when the c ard is formatte d. If there is data saved on the memory card th[...]

20 The Basics of Shooting and Playback Prep aration 4 Setting the Di splay L anguag e, Da te, and T ime When the camera is turned on fo r the firs t time, th e language- selection scree n and the dat e and time setting s creen for the camer a clock are displayed. 1 Press t he power swit ch to turn on the camer a. • When the camera is turned on, t[...]

21 The Basics of Shooting and Playback 4 Press J or K to sel ect yo ur ho me time zo ne and p ress the k button. • To ena ble d ayligh t savi ng t ime , pr ess H . When the daylight savi ng time function is enabled, W is display ed above the map. To turn off the daylight saving time function, pres s I . 5 Press H or I to select the date format an[...]

22 The Basics of Shooting and Playback C Changing the Language Setting an d the Date and Time Setting • You can change these settings using the Language and Time zone and date settings i n the z setup menu ( A 104) . • You can enabl e or disable daylight saving time in the z setup menu by selecting Time zone and date followed by Time zone . P r[...]

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24 The Basics of Shooting and Playback St ep 1 T urn the C amer a On 1 Press t he power swit ch to turn on the camer a. • The lens extends and the monitor turns on. 2 Check the ba ttery le vel indicat o r and th e number o f exposu res rema ining. Batter y level indicat or Numb er of Ex posu res Rem ain ing The number of imag es that can be taken[...]

25 The Basics of Shooting and Playback Turning the Camera On and Off • When t he camer a is turn ed on, t he powe r-on lam p (green) will l ight an d then th e monit or will t urn on (th e power-on lamp turn s off whe n the moni tor t urns on). • To turn off the ca mera, pr ess the pow er switch . When the camera turns off, th e power-on lamp a[...]

26 The Basics of Shooting and Playback St ep 2 Select a Shooting Mod e 1 Press t he A bu tton . • The shooting mode selection m enu, which allows you to s e lect th e desir ed shooti ng mode, is displ aye d. 2 Press t he multi sele ctor H or I to sel ect a sh ooting m ode and press t he k button. • A (auto) mode is used in this example. • The[...]

27 The Basics of Shooting and Playback Available Sh ooting Modes C Changing the Shooting Settings • See “Features That Ca n Be Set Using the Multi Selector” ( A 56) for more inf ormation. - See “Using the Fla sh (Flash Modes)” ( A 57) for m ore i nformation. - See “ Using th e Self -timer” ( A 6 0) for m ore in formation . -S e e “ [...]

28 The Basics of Shooting and Playback Step 3 F rame a Pi cture 1 Hold the camer a steady. • Keep fingers, hair, the cam era strap, and other objects awa y from the lens, fl ash, AF as sist-ill uminator, m icroph one, and spe aker . • When taking images in portrait (“tall”) orientat ion, turn the camera so th at the flash is above the le ns[...]

29 The Basics of Shooting and Playback C When Using a Tripod • We recommend using a tripod to stabilize the camera in the following situations. - When shootin g in dim lighting or when the flash m ode ( A 58) is set to W (off) - When using the telephoto setting • Set Vibration reduction to Off in the setup menu ( A 104) when using a tripod to s[...]

30 The Basics of Shooting and Playback St ep 4 Fo cu s and Shoot 1 Pre ss the shutter -release b utton h a lfw ay ( A 31). • When the camera detects the main subject, it focuses on that subject. When the subject is in focus, the focus area that is in focus lights in green (up to three areas). See “Using Target Finding AF” ( A 75) for more inf[...]

31 The Basics of Shooting and Playback The Shutter-release Button B Notes About Recording Images an d Saving Movies The in dicator showing the num ber of ex posures r emainin g or t he indica tor show ing the maximum movie length flas hes while images are being recorded or while a mo vie is being saved. Do not open the batter y-chamb er/memor y car[...]

32 The Basics of Shooting and Playback Step 5 Pla y Back Images 1 Press t he c (playback) button. • The camera switches to playback mode and the la st image sav ed will be d isplaye d full-fra me. 2 Use the mult i se lector to select an im age t o display . • Display the prev ious image: H or J • Display the subseq uent image: I or K • Remo[...]

33 The Basics of Shooting and Playback C Viewing Images • Images may be displayed briefl y at low resolution imme diately after sw itching to the next or previous im age. • When images in which the face of a person ( A 73 ) or a pet ( A 48) was dete cted at the time of shooting are displayed in full-frame playback mode, d epending upon the orie[...]

34 The Basics of Shooting and Playback St ep 6 Delete I mages 1 Press th e l button to delete th e image curr ently d isplayed i n the mo nitor. 2 Press t he multi sele ctor H or I to selec t the desi red de letion method and p ress the k button. • Current image : Onl y the current image is deleted. • Erase selec ted images : Multiple imag es c[...]

35 The Basics of Shooting and Playback Oper ating the Erase S elected Image s Screen 1 Press t he multi sele ctor J or K to select an imag e to be de leted, an d then p r ess H to display K . • To undo the selection, pres s I to remove K . • Rotate the zoom control ( A 3) to g ( i ) to switch back to full-fra me play back o r f ( h ) to display[...]

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37 Shooting Features Shooting Features This chapt er describes the came ra’s shooting modes and the feature s that ar e available whe n using each shooting m ode. You can select shooting modes and adjust settings according to the shooting conditions and the kind of ima ges you wa nt to captu re. A (Auto) Mode ......... .................... ......[...]

38 Shooting Features A (A uto) Mode Used for general shooting. Settings ca n be adjusted in the shooting menu ( A 68) to suit the shoo ting co nditio ns and th e typ e of sho t you wa nt to captur e. • You ca n chang e how the camera s elects the a rea of th e fram e to focu s on by c hanging the AF area mode setting ( A 68). The def ault setting[...]

39 Shooting Features Using Quick Effects When in A (auto) mode , you can apply eff ects to images immed iately aft er releasin g the shutter . • The edit ed image is saved as a separate file with a diffe rent name ( E 1 11). 1 Press t he k button wh en the image i s display ed after it i s taken i n A (auto) mode. • When you press the d button [...]

40 Shooting Features Scene Mode (Shoo ting Suited to Sce nes) When one of the following scenes is selec ted, camera set tings are automa tically opt imized for th e sele cted scen e. * The icon of the last scene selected is displayed. Chan ging Scene M o de Set tings • Dependin g on th e scene, the multi sele ctor H ( X ), I ( p ), J ( n ), and K[...]

41 Shooting Features To View a Description (H elp Display) of Each Scene Select the d esired scen e from the scene selectio n screen an d rotate the zoom contro l ( A 3) t o g ( j ) to view a descrip tion of that scene. To retu rn to the or iginal screen, rota te the zoom con tro l to g ( j ) again. Characteristics of Each Scene x Sce ne a uto sel [...]

42 Shooting Features c Land scape • The focus area or focus indicator ( A 9) always glows green when the shutter-release button is pressed hal f way. d Sports • The camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame. • The camera focuses eve n when the shutter-re leas e button is not pressed halfway. You may hea r the sound of the camera f[...]

43 Shooting Features O : Use of a tripod is recommended when using scene modes indicated with O , because the shutter speed i s slow. Set Vib r ation reduction to Off in the setup menu ( A 104) whe n using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting . f Party / indoor • The camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame. • To avoid [...]

44 Shooting Features j Night l andscape • The focus area or focus indicator ( A 9) always glows green when the shutter-release button is pressed hal f way. • From the screen displ ayed afte r j Night landscape is selecte d, select Hand-held or Tripod . • Hand-held (default setting): Select this option to produce shots wit h reduce d blurring [...]

45 Shooting Features O : Use of a tripod is recommended when using scene modes indicated with O , because the shutter speed i s slow. Set Vib r ation reduction to Off in the setup menu ( A 104) whe n using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting . u Food • Macro mode ( A 62) is enab led and the c amera aut omatica lly zooms to the closes[...]

46 Shooting Features n Black and white copy • The camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame. • Use together with macro mode ( A 62) when shooting subjects that are close to the camera. o Backl ighting • The camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame. • From the screen displ ayed afte r o Backlighting is selected, sele[...]

47 Shooting Features B Notes About Printing Panoram a Images When printing panora ma images, the entire image may not be able to be printed depending on the printer’s setting s. Addi tionally, printi ng may not be possible depen ding on the printer. See the documentation provided with the printer or consult the digital photo lab for details. p Ea[...]

48 Shooting Features B Pet Portrait Auto Release • To change the Pet portra it auto release se tt ings, pr ess th e mu lti s ele cto r J ( n ). - Y : When the camera detects a pet face, it focuse s on the face and then releases the shutter automatically. - OFF : The cam era does not re lease the shutter automati cally, even if a pet face is detec[...]

49 Shooting Features B Notes About Taking 3D Im ages • Moving subjects are not sui ted to 3D photography. • Images have a l ess pronounced 3 D feel as the d istance between the camera a n d background is increased. • Images m ay have a less pronoun ced 3D fe el when the subject is d ark or when the second im age is not aligned precis ely. •[...]

50 Shooting Features B Playing Back 3D Images • 3D images cannot be played back in 3D on the camera monitor. Only the left eye image of a 3D image is di splayed dur ing play b ack. • To view 3D ima ges in 3D, a 3D-compatible TV or monitor is requ i red. Use a 3D-compatible HDMI cable to connect the camer a and these devices ( A 86) for 3D vie w[...]

51 Shooting Features Special Effects Mode (A pplying Effects When Shooting) Effects can be a pplied to images during sh ooting. * The icon of the last eff ect selected is displayed. The following 12 effec ts are availa ble. *T h e h HS 4 80/ 4 × setting in Mov ie op tion s ( A 99) cannot be used with this setting. If you try to use both settings a[...]

52 Shooting Features • The came ra focuses on the area in the cen ter of the fram e. • Whe n Selec tiv e co lor or Cr oss process is selecte d, press the mu lti selec tor H or I to select the desired color from the s lide r. To chan ge setting s for any of th e following functio ns, first press th e k button to cancel c olor select ion, then ch[...]

53 Shooting Features Smart P or trait Mode (C apturing Image s of Smiling F ac es) When the camera detects a s miling face, you can take an image automatically without pressing the shutter-re lease but ton (smile timer). You can use the skin softening opt ion to smooth th e skin tones of hu man faces. 1 Frame the image . • Point the camera at a h[...]

54 Shooting Features C Auto Power Off in Smile Timer Mode When Smile timer is set to On (single) , On (continuo us) , or On (BSS) , the auto power off function ( A 104) i s activated and the camera turns off wh en either of the situations ind icated below persists and no oth er operations are pe rformed. • The camera does not detect any faces. ?[...]

55 Shooting Features Using Skin Softening When the shut ter is r eleas ed whil e using o ne of the s hoot ing mode s lis ted belo w, the ca mera detects up to th ree huma n faces and pr ocesses th e image to soften facia l skin tones. • Scene auto selector ( A 41), Portra it ( A 41 ), or Night portrait ( A 42) sc ene m ode i s selec ted. • Smar[...]

56 Shooting Features Features That Ca n B e Se t Usi ng th e Mu lti Sel ec tor When shoo ting, the mul ti selector H , I , J , and K c an be u sed to s et the followi ng feat ures. Av aila ble F eatu res The features th at are availab le vary with th e shootin g mode, as shown be low. • See “Default Settings” ( A 65) for informat ion about ea[...]

57 Shooting Features Using the Flash (Flash Modes) You can set th e flash mode to match the sh ooting conditio ns. 1 Press t he multi sele ctor H ( m flash mode). 2 Press H or I to select th e desired m ode and press t he k button. • See “ Availabl e Flas h Mode s” ( A 58) for more informat ion. • If a setting is not applied by pressing the[...]

58 Shooting Features Avail able Fla sh Modes C The Flash Mode Set ting • The setting varies with the shooting mode. See “Av ailable Features” ( A 56 ) and “Def ault Settin gs” ( A 65) for more in formation. • Some settings cannot be used with other functions ( A 70) . • The flash mod e setting applied in A (au to) m ode is sa ved in t[...]

59 Shooting Features C Red-eye Reduction This camera uses Adva nced Red- Eye Red uctio n (In-Ca mera Re d-Eye Fix). If the camera detects red eye while saving an im age, the affected ar ea will be processed to reduce red-eye befo re the image is saved . Note the following when shooting: • More time than usua l is required to save im ages. • Red[...]

60 Shooting Features Using the Self-timer The camera is e quipped with a s elf-ti mer that re leas es the shutt er ten sec onds or two seconds aft er you pre ss the shu tter-rele ase button. The self-time r is useful whe n you want to be in th e image yo u are tak ing, an d when you want to av oid the ef fects o f camera shake that occur when y ou [...]

61 Shooting Features 4 Press t he shutter -releas e button the rest of the way down. • The self-timer starts, and the numb er of seconds rem aining be for e the shut ter is re lea sed is disp layed in t he m onit or. Th e se lf-tim er la mp flashes while the timer is counting down. About one second before the shutter is released, the l amp stop s[...]

62 Shooting Features Using Macro Mode When using macro mode, t he camera can focus on objects as clos e as approximately 8 cm (3.2 in.) from the fr ont of the lens. This featu re is useful when ta king close-up ima ges of flower s and other small subjec ts. 1 Press t he multi sele ctor I ( p macro m ode). 2 Press H or I to sele ct ON and press the [...]

63 Shooting Features B Notes About Using the Flash The flash may be unable to light the entire subject at distances of less than 1 m (3 ft 4 in.). C Aut ofo cu s When using m acro mode in the A (auto) mode, you can focu s without pressing the shutter-release button halfway by setting Autofocus mode ( A 69) in the shoot ing menu ( A 68) to Full-time[...]

64 Shooting Features Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensa tion) You can adj ust overall image b rig htnes s. 1 Press t he multi sele ctor K ( o exp osure compens ation). 2 Press H or I to sele ct a compensati on value. • To make the image brighter, a pply positive (+) exposur e compensation. • To make the im age dark er, app ly negat iv e (?[...]

65 Shooting Features Default Settings Default settings for each shooting mode are described below. Flash ( A 57) Self -tim er ( A 60) Macro ( A 62) Exposure compensation ( A 64) A (aut o) U Off Off 0.0 D (special effects ) W Off Off 0.0 F (smart portrait) U 1 Off 2 Off 3 0.0 Sce ne x ( A 41) U 4 Off Off 5 0.0 b ( A 41 ) V Of f Off 3 0.0 c ( A 42 ) [...]

66 Shooting Features 1 Cannot be used when Blink proof is set to On or when Smile time r is set to On (cont in uous ) or On (B SS) . 2 Can be s et when Smile ti mer is set to Off . 3 The setting cannot be chang ed. 4 The camera automatical ly selects the flash mode appropri ate for the scene it has selecte d. W (off) can be selected manually. 5 Can[...]

67 Shooting Features F eatures That Ca n Be Set with t he d Button (Shooting Menu) The setting s listed belo w can be cha nged by press ing the d button during shootin g ( A 6). The settings that can be changed vary depending on the shooting mode, as shown below. 1 The setting is also applied to other shooting modes. 2 Additional settings are avail[...]

68 Shooting Features Options Available in the Sho oting Menu Opt ion Description A Image mode Allows y ou to sele ct the combin ation of image si ze and imag e quality used when saving images . The default setting is P 4 608× 3 4 56 . E 40 White balance Allows you to a djust white balance to suit the light source in order to make the colors in ima[...]

69 Shooting Features C Camera Settings That Cannot Be Used Sim ultaneously Some settings cannot be used with other functions ( A 70). Auto focu s mo de Allows you to select how the camera focuses. • When Single AF (default setting) is selected, focus is locked when the shutter button is pressed halfway. • When F ull-time AF is selected, th e ca[...]

70 Shooting Features Features That Can not Be Used Si mul tan eous ly Some func tions cann ot be used with other men u options. Restricte d function Option Description Flash mode Continuous ( A 68) When a setting other than Single is selected , the flash cannot be used. Blink proof ( A 69) When Blink proof is set to On , the flash cannot be used. S[...]

71 Shooting Features ISO sen sitivity Continuous ( A 68) When Pre-sh ooting cache , Continuous H: 120 fps , Continuous H: 60 fps , or Multi- shot 16 is sel ected, the ISO sensitivity setting is automatically specified according to the brightness. AF are a mod e White balanc e ( A 68 ) When a setting other th an Auto is s ele cte d fo r Whit e bal a[...]

72 Shooting Features B Notes About Digital Zoom • Depending on the shooting mode or the current settings, digital zoom may not be available ( E 93). • When digital zoom is in eff ect, the camera focuses in the center of the frame. Mot ion d etec tio n Continuous ( A 68) When a setting other than Single is selected , Motion detectio n is disa bl[...]

73 Shooting Features F ocusing This camera uses autof ocus to focus automatical ly when shooting. The focus area varies depending on the shooting mode. Here, we will explain how to use focus areas and f ocus lock. Using Face Detection In the following shooting modes, the camera uses face detection to autom atically focus on hum an face s. If the c [...]

74 Shooting Features • If the shut ter butto n is presse d halfw ay when no faces are de tected: -I n A (auto) mode, the camer a selects one or more of th e nine focus areas containing the subje ct closest to the camera . -W h e n Scene au to selector is selected, t he focus area changes dep ending on which scen e the ca mera s elec ts. -I n Port[...]

75 Shooting Features Using Target Finding AF When AF area mode ( A 68) in A (auto) mode is s et to Target finding AF , the camera focuses in th e manner de scribed bel ow when you p ress the shutt er-relea se button halfway. • If the ca mera detec ts the main sub ject, it fo cuses on that subjec t. When the subj ect is in focu s, the focus are as[...]

76 Shooting Features Subjects Not Suitabl e for Autofocus The camera ma y not focus as expec ted in the followin g situations. In some rare cases, the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the focus area or the focus indicator glows green: • Subje ct is very dark • Object s of sharply differing br ightness are included in th e scene[...]

77 Shooting Features Focus Lock You can use foc us loc k to foc us on off-center subjec ts when center i s sele cted for AF a rea mode. The following procedure describes ho w to use focus loc k when using A (au to) m ode with AF area mode ( A 68) set to Center . 1 Posit ion the subjec t in the c e nter of the f r ame. 2 Pre ss the shu tter-relea se[...]

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79 Playback Features Playback Features This chapt er describe s how to select c ertain typ es of images for playbac k as well as som e of the feat ures a vailable when pla ying b ack image s. Playback Zoom .................... .......... ................ ................... 80 Thumbnail Display, Calendar Display .................... ......... 81 Se[...]

80 Playback Features Playback Z oom Rota ting th e zoo m c ontro l to g ( i ) in full-frame playback mode ( A 3 2) zooms in on the cen ter of t he imag e di spl ayed in th e monit or. • You can change the zoom r atio by rotating the zoom control to f ( h ) or g ( i ). Image s can be zoomed up to 10×. • To view a diffe rent area of the image, p[...]

81 Playback Features Thumbnail D isplay , Cale ndar D isplay Rotating the zoom co ntrol to f ( h ) in fu ll-fra me playbac k mode ( A 32) dis plays im ages as thumbn ails. • You can view seve ral images on one screen, makin g it easy to find the imag e you want. • You can change the nu mber of thum bnails dis played by rot ating the zoom contro[...]

82 Playback Features Selecting Certain T ypes of Images for Pla yback You can chang e the playback mode acco rding to the type of image s you want t o view. Available Playback Mod es G Play A 32 All images ar e played back. When yo u switch from shooting mode to play back mode, this mode i s sele cte d. h Favorite pictures E 6 Play back images adde[...]

83 Playback Features Switching Between Playback Mod es 1 When v iewing im ages in full-f rame playback mode o r thum bnail p layback mode, press the c button. • The pl ayback mode s e lect ion menu is displayed, from which you can select one of the availa ble playback modes. 2 Press t he multi sele ctor H or I to selec t the desired mode and pr e[...]

84 Playback Features F eatu res That Can B e Set wit h the d Button (Playback Menu) When view ing i mages in full-fr ame play back m ode or thumb nail play back mode, you can configure th e menu oper ations listed below by pre ssing the d butto n ( A 6). When using favorite p ictures ( h ), aut o sort ( F ), or list by date ( C ) mode, the menu for[...]

85 Playback Features 1 Images are edited and saved a s separate files. Cer tain restri ctions apply ( E 16 , E 17). F or example, imag es captured with Easy panorama ( A 47) or 3D ph otography ( A 49) cannot be edited, and the sam e editing featu re cannot be applied multi ple times. 2 This function is not available when only the key pictu res are [...]

86 Playback Features C o nnecting the Cam era to a T V , Computer , or Print er You can enhance your enjoym ent of images an d movies by conn ecting the came ra to a TV, com put er, o r pr int er. • Before connec ting the camera t o an exter nal dev ice, make sur e the r emaining battery l evel is suff icient and tur n the camera off. For infor m[...]

87 Playback Features Viewin g ima ges on a TV E 26 Images an d movies captur ed with the camera can be vie wed on a TV. Connection method: Connect the video and audio plugs of the included audio video ca ble to the TV’s input jacks. Al ternatively, connec t a commercially available HDMI cable (Type D) to the TV’s HDM I inpu t j ack. Viewing and[...]

88 Playback Features Using V iewNX 2 ViewNX 2 is an all-in-o ne softwa re package which enable s you to transfe r, view, edit an d share images. Install V iewNX 2 using the in cluded ViewN X 2 CD-ROM. Installing ViewN X 2 • An In ternet co nnection is required. Compat ible O per ating S ystem s Windows Window s 8, Window s 7, Windows Vista, Windo[...]

89 Playback Features 1 Start the compute r and ins e rt the V iewNX 2 CD-ROM into th e CD-ROM drive. • Windows: If instructions fo r operating the CD-ROM are dis played in the window, follow the instructions to proceed to the installation window. • Mac OS: When the View NX 2 wi ndow is d isplayed, double- click t he Welc ome icon. 2 Select a la[...]

90 Playback Features 5 Exit the insta ller when t he insta llatio n com pletion screen is displaye d. • Windo ws: Clic k Yes . • Mac OS: Click OK . The following soft ware is installed : • ViewNX 2 (con sisting of the three module s below) - Nikon Trans fer 2: For t ransferrin g images to the comp uter - ViewNX 2: For viewi ng, editing, and p[...]

91 Playback Features Transferring Image s to t he Computer 1 Choos e how images w ill be copied to t he comp uter. Choose one of the following methods: • Direct USB conn ectio n : Turn the camera off and ensure that the m emory card is inserte d in the camera. Connect the camera to the computer using the incl uded USB cable. The camera automatica[...]

92 Playback Features If a message is displayed prompting you to choose a program, select Nikon Transfer 2. • When u sing W ind ows 7 If th e dialog shown at rig ht is disp laye d, follow the steps below to select Nikon Transfe r 2. 1U n d e r Import pictures and videos , click Chang e prog ram . A progr am select ion dialo g wi ll be di spl ayed [...]

93 Playback Features 3 Term inate the connec tion. • If the camera is connected to the computer, turn the camera off and disconnect the USB cab le. I f you are usin g a card r eade r or ca rd slot, choose the appropriate option in the computer operating s ystem to eject the rem ovable disk corresponding to the me mory card and then remov e the ca[...]

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95 Recording and Playing Back Movies Recording and Playing Back Movies You can recor d movies by simply pr essing the b ( e movie -record) button. Recording Movies ................ ..................... ............... ......... 96 Features Th at Can Be Set w ith the d Button (Movi e Menu) ........... ......... ... 99 Playing Back Movies ..........[...]

96 Recording and Playing Back Movies Recording Movies You can recor d movies by simply pr essing the b ( e movie -record) button. 1 Disp lay the sh ooting scre en. • The icon for the selected movie option is displayed. The default setting is d 1080 P /30p ( A 99). 2 Press t he b ( e movie-recor d) button to s tart movie r ecordi ng. • The camer[...]

97 Recording and Playing Back Movies B Notes About Recording Images an d Saving Movies The in dicator showing the num ber of ex posures r emainin g or t he indica tor show ing the maximum movie length flas hes while images are being recorded or while a mo vie is being saved. Do not open the batter y-chamb er/memor y card slo t cover o r remove the [...]

98 Recording and Playing Back Movies B Camer a Temp eratu re • The camera may become warm when shooting movies for an extended period of time or when the camera is used in a hot area. • If the i nside of the camera becomes extremely hot wh en recording movies, the camera will autom atically stop recording after ten seconds. The amount of time r[...]

99 Recording and Playing Back Movies Features That Can Be Set with th e d Button (Mo vie Menu) The setting s of the men u options listed below can b e con fig ured . Ente r shoo ting m ode M d bu tton M D menu icon M k butt on Opt ion Description A Movie options Select the movie type. Select norma l speed to recor d movies at norm al speed, or HS ([...]

100 Recording and Playing Back Movies Playing Back Movies Press the c butt on to enter playback m ode. Movies are ind icated by the movie options ic on ( A 99). Press the k button to play back mo vies . Deleting m ovies To delete a mov ie, select the desired mo vie in full-frame p layback mode ( A 32) or thu m bnai l playbac k mode ( A 8 1) and pre[...]

101 Recording and Playing Back Movies Functions Available During Playback Playbac k controls are display ed at the top of th e monitor. Press the m ulti selecto r J or K to select a control. The operations describ ed below are available . Adjusting volume Rota te the zoom cont rol ( A 3) du ring pla yback. B Notes About Playing Back Mo vies The COO[...]

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103 General Camera Setup General Camera Setup This chapt er describe s the variou s settings that can be adju sted in the z setu p menu. • For fur ther deta ils about each setting, ref er to “The Set up Menu” in the Referen ce Section ( E 82). We l come screen T ime zone and date Monitor settings Print date Vibration reduction Motion detectio[...]

104 General Camera Setup F eatures T hat Can Be Set with the d But ton (Se tup Me nu) The setting s of the men u options listed below can b e con fig ured . Press th e d button M z (set up) menu ic on M k butt on Option Description A Welcome screen Allows you to select whether or not the welcom e screen is displayed when the camera is turned on. E [...]

105 General Camera Setup Forma t memo ry / Format card Allows you to format the internal memory or the mem ory card. E 96 Languag e Allow s you to change the c amera’s disp lay langua ge. E 98 TV setting s Allows you to adjust TV-connection settings. E 99 Char ge by comp uter When set to Auto (default setting), you can charge the camera’s batte[...]

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107 Usin g the Wi- Fi (W irele ss LAN ) Feat ure Using the Wi-Fi (Wi reless LAN) Feature Functions that Can Be Performed Us ing Wi-Fi You can per form the follo wing fu nctions if y ou install the ded icated sof tware “ Wirele ss Mobile Utility” on your s mart devic e that runs on Android OS or iOS, and conne ct it t o the cam era. Take Photos [...]

108 Usin g the Wi- Fi (W irele ss LAN ) Feat ure Installing th e Software on the Smart Device 1 Use yo ur smart de vice to conn ect to Goo gle Play Store, App Store or other onl ine apps mar ketpl ace a nd search for “W irel ess Mobi le Ut ility .” • Check the user’s manu al provided with your sm art device for further details. 2 Check the [...]

109 Usin g the Wi- Fi (W irele ss LAN) Featu re Connec ti ng the Smar t Dev ice to th e Camera 1 Press t he multi sele ctor to se lect the Wi -Fi netw or k and press the k button. 2 Sel ect On and press the k button . • SSID an d the password ar e displa yed. • If no connection confirma tion is received from the smart device within 3 minutes, t[...]

110 Usin g the Wi- Fi (W irele ss LAN) Featu re 3 Set the Wi-Fi setting on the smart device to On. • Check the user’s manu al provided with your sm art device for further details. • After the network name (SSID) that can be used for the smart de vice is dis played, se lect t he SSID displayed on the camera. • When the messag e for entering [...]

E 1 E Reference Sect ion Reference Section The Referen ce Section prov ides detailed in fo rmation and hints abou t using th e camera. Shootin g Using Easy Panorama (Shooti ng and Playback) ......... ......... ............ ......... ....... E 2 Playback Favorite Pi ctures Mode......... ...... ......... ............ ........ ............ ...... ....[...]

E 2 Reference Sect ion Using Easy Panorama ( Shootin g and Playback) Shooting with Easy Panorama * The icon of the last scene selected is displayed. 1 Choose Normal (180° ) or Wide (360°) as the shooting range and pr ess the k button . • When the camera is readied in the horizonta l position, the image size (width × heig ht) is as follows. - N[...]

E 3 Reference Sect ion 3 Press t he shutter -releas e button all the way , and then r emove your fi nger from the shutter-r e lease bu tton. • I is displayed to indicate the direction of camera move ment . 4 Move the camera slowly and stra ight in one of the fou r dire cti ons, an d begi n shoo ting. • When the camera detects which direction it[...]

E 4 Reference Sect ion B Notes About Easy Panorama Shooting • The rang e of the i mage seen in the sav ed image will be narrower tha n that se en in the monitor at the time of shooting. • If the camera is moved too quickly or shaken too much, or i f the subject is too uniform (e.g. walls or darkness), an error may occur. • If shooting is stop[...]

E 5 Reference Sect ion Viewing Images Captured with Easy Panorama Switch to playb ack mode ( A 32), disp lay an image captured using easy panorama in full-frame playback mode, a nd then press the k butt on to displa y the short ed ge of the image using th e entire monit or an d automa tically move ( scroll) t he displayed area. • The image scroll[...]

E 6 Reference Sect ion Fa v o r i t e P i c t u r e s M o d e You can sort your images (excep t movies) into nine alb ums and add them as favorite pictures (added images are not copied or moved). After you add images to albums, you can choose to play back only the added image s by using favorite pictures mode. • By creatin g albums for certain su[...]

E 7 Reference Sect ion 2 Use the mult i se lecto r to select the desi red album and press the k button. • The selected imag es are adde d and the camera sw itches to the playback menu. • To add the same image to multip le al bums, repe at from ste p 1. Playi ng Back Im ag es in Album s Use the multi selec tor to selec t an album and th en press[...]

E 8 Reference Sect ion Rem ovi ng I mage s fr om A lbu ms 1 Press t he multi sele ctor J or K to choose an image and press H to hide L . • You can hide the L icons for mult iple images. To d isplay the icons ag ain, press I . • Rotate the zoom control ( A 3) to g ( i ) to switch back to full-fra me play back o r f ( h ) to six-image thumbnail d[...]

E 9 Reference Sect ion Changing the Favorite s Album Icon 1 Use the mult i se lecto r to select an a lbum and pre ss t he d button. 2 Press J or K to se lect an i con color an d pre ss the k butt on. 3 Press H , I , J , or K to select an i con and press t he k button. • The icon changes and the monitor display returns to the list of al b ums scr [...]

E 10 Reference Sect ion Aut o S o r t M o de Ima ges are automat ica lly sort ed into cat egor ies, s uch a s p ortra its, l andscap es, and movi es. Use the multi selec tor to selec t a category and then pr ess the k but ton to pl ay back the ima ges in t he selec ted cat egory. • The fo llowing operatio n is availab le while the categ ory selec[...]

E 11 Reference Sect ion * Images captured in scene a uto selector scene mode ( A 41) are a lso sorted into the appropriate categories. B Notes About Auto Sort Mode • Up to 999 im ages and movie fil es can be sorted into each category in auto sort mode. If 999 images or movi es have alread y been sorted into a specific categor y, new images and m [...]

E 12 Reference Sect ion List by Date Mode Use the multi selec tor to selec t a date and th en press the k butt on to play bac k th e im ages ca ptur ed on th e sele cted dat e. • The first ima ge that was cap tured on the selected date is displayed. • The fo llowing operatio ns are avai lable while th e shooting date se lection scre en is disp [...]

E 13 Reference Sect ion V iewing and Deletin g Images C aptured C ontin uously ( Sequen ce) Viewing Image s in a Sequence Each series o f images captured usin g the following settings is saved in a se quence. By defaul t, only the first image of a sequenc e (key pictur e) is displaye d to repres ent the images in th e seque nce in full- frame pl ay[...]

E 14 Reference Sect ion B Sequ enc e D ispl ay O pti ons • Select Sequenc e displ ay o ption s ( E 73 ) in the playback menu to set all sequences to be displa yed usi ng their k e y pi ctures or to dis play th em as individua l imag es. • Images captured continuously with cameras othe r than the COOLPIX S6500 cannot be displayed as a sequ ence.[...]

E 15 Reference Sect ion Del eti ng Imag es i n a Seq uen ce If Sequence disp lay option s ( E 73) in the playba ck menu is set to Key p icture on ly , images to be delet ed vary as desc ribed belo w. To di splay th e screen for selecting the deletion method, press the l button. • If only key pictures are d isplayed for sequence s when the l butto[...]

E 16 Reference Sect ion Edit ing Still Images Editing Features Use the COOLPI X S6500 to edit images in-came ra and save them as separa te files ( E 111). The editing fun ctions describ ed below ar e available. B Notes About Image Editing • The editing functi ons of COOLPIX S65 00 cannot be used for images captured with another make or model o f [...]

E 17 Reference Sect ion C Restrictions on Image E diting When an edited copy is furth er modified with anot her e ditin g fu nct ion, c heck the fo ll owi ng restrictions. • Copies created with editing functi ons cannot be further edited with the same function used to create them. • When combining the small picture or crop functi on and another[...]

E 18 Reference Sect ion Quick E ffect s Select one of the 30 effects list ed below. The eff ect result s can be previewed on the screen shown in st ep 2 ( E 18). 1 Display th e im age to whic h you want t o appl y an effec t in full-f r ame playback m ode and press t he k button. • The effect selection screen is displaye d. 2 Press t he multi-sel[...]

E 19 Reference Sect ion 3 Sel ect Yes an d press the k button. • A new, edited copy is created. • Copies created with the quick effects fun ction are indicated by the V ico n displa yed du rin g playback ( A 10).[...]

E 20 Reference Sect ion Qu ick R etouch: Enhan cin g Co ntrast and Sat urati on Press t he multi sele ctor H or I to selec t the amount of effect ap plied and press the k bu tton . • The original ver sion is displaye d on the left and the edited versi on is dis p laye d on the right. • To exit without saving the copy, press J . • Copies creat[...]

E 21 Reference Sect ion Glamour Ret ouch: Enhanc ing Hum an Faces with Eight Effects 1 Press t he multi sele ctor H , I , J , or K to select th e face that you want to r etouch and press t he k button. • When only one face is detected, proceed to step 2. 2 Press t he multi sele ctor J or K to select t he effect, press H or I to select the effe ct[...]

E 22 Reference Sect ion 4 Sel ect Yes an d press the k button. • A new, edited copy is created. • Copies created with the glamour retouch functi on are indica ted by the u ico n displayed dur ing playback ( A 10). B Notes About Glamour Retouch • Only one human face per ima ge can be edited using the glamour retouch function. • Depending upo[...]

E 23 Reference Sect ion Small Picture: Red ucing the Size of a n Image 1 Press t he multi sele ctor H or I to selec t the desi red copy size and press the k button. • The avail able sizes are 6 4 0× 4 80 , 320×2 4 0 and 160×120 . • Images ta ken at an image mod e setting of l 4 608×2592 are saved at 640×360 pixels. Proce ed to step 2. 2 Se[...]

E 24 Reference Sect ion Crop: Creating a Cropped Copy Create a copy c ontaining only t he portion visible in the mo nitor w hen u is disp layed with playback zoom ( A 80) ena bled. Croppe d copies ar e saved as sep arate files. 1 Enla rge th e i mage fo r crop ping ( A 80). 2 Refine c opy composition. • Rotate the zoom control to g ( i ) or f ( h[...]

E 25 Reference Sect ion C Ima ge S ize As the area to be saved is reduced, the i mage size (pixels) of the cropp ed copy is also reduce d. When the ima ge size of the croppe d copy is 320 × 240 or 160 × 120, the image is displayed at a smaller size d uring pla ybac k. C Cropping the Image in Its Cu rrent “Tall” Orientation Use the Rotate imag[...]

E 26 Reference Sect ion C onnec ting the Camera to a T V ( View ing I mages on a T V ) Connect the camera to a TV to play back images or movies on the TV. I f you r TV is equi pped with an HDMI j ack, a commercially available HDMI c able can be used to co nnect the camera to the TV. 1 Turn off t he camera. 2 Conn ect the c amera to t h e TV. When u[...]

E 27 Reference Sect ion When using a commercially av ailable HDMI cable Connect the plug to the HDMI jack on the TV. 3 Set t he TV’s input to e xternal video inp ut. • See the documentation provided with your TV for detail s. 4 Hold d ow n the c button to turn on the camer a. • The camera enter s playback mode an d images are displ ay ed on t[...]

E 28 Reference Sect ion B If Images Are Not Displayed on the TV Be sure that the camera’s video mode setting in the TV settings ( E 99) un der the setup menu conforms to the standard used by your TV . C Using a TV Remote Control ( HDMI Device Control ) The remote control of an HDMI-CE C-compatible TV can be used to control playba ck. It can be us[...]

E 29 Reference Sect ion C onnec ting the C amera to a Pri nter (Di rect Prin t) Users of PictBridg e-compat ible ( F 23) printers can connect t he camera direct ly to the print er an d pri nt image s witho ut usin g a comp ute r. Follow the proc edures be low to print images. B Notes About Power Source • When connecting the camera to a printer, u[...]

E 30 Reference Sect ion Connecting the Camer a to a Printer 1 Turn off t he camera. 2 Turn on the pri nter. • Check printer settings. 3 Conn ect the c amera to the printer us ing the i ncluded USB cable. • Be sure tha t plugs are properly oriented. D o no t attempt to insert plugs at an an gle, and do not use force when connecting or disconne c[...]

E 31 Reference Sect ion 4 The c amera is automati cally turned on. • When properly connected , the PictBridge startup screen ( 1 ) will be displayed i n the camera moni tor, followed by the Print selection screen ( 2 ). B If the PictBridge Startup Screen Is not Displayed Turn the camera off and disconnect the USB cable. Se t the Charge by compute[...]

E 32 Reference Sect ion Printing Individual Images Af ter pro perly con nectin g the cam era to the prin ter ( E 30) , follow the proced ures describ ed below to pr int an image. 1 Use the mult i se lecto r to select the desi red image and press the k button . • Rotate the zoom control to f ( h ) to display six thumbnails, and g ( i ) to switch b[...]

E 33 Reference Sect ion 4 Sel ect Paper size and press the k butt on . 5 Sele ct the de sired p aper size an d press t he k button. • To spec ify paper si ze using se ttings on the pr inter, sele ct Default in the paper size opti on. 6 Sel ect Start print and press the k butt on. 7 Printi ng begins . • Monitor display returns to the print sel e[...]

E 34 Reference Sect ion Printing Multiple Images Af ter pro perly con nectin g the cam era to the prin ter ( E 30) , follow the proced ures describ ed belo w to pri nt mult iple im age s. 1 When th e Pr int s elect ion screen is displayed, press t he d button. 2 Use the mult i se lecto r to select Paper si ze and press the k button. • To exit the[...]

E 35 Reference Sect ion 4 Sel ect Print selec tion , Print al l imag es , or DPOF printing and press t he k button. Print sele ction Select images (up to 99 ) and the number of copies (up to nine) of each. • Press t he multi selector J or K to select images, and pr ess H or I to specify the number of copies to be printed. • Images selected for [...]

E 36 Reference Sect ion Print all images One copy each of all imag es saved in the in ternal memory, or on the memory ca rd, is printed. • When the screen shown on the right is displaye d, sele ct Start pri nt and press the k button to start print. Select Can cel and pres s the k button to return to the print menu. DPOF print i ng Print images fo[...]

E 37 Reference Sect ion 5 Printi ng begins . • Monitor display returns to the print menu shown in step 2 when printing is complete. C Paper Size The camera supports the followi ng paper sizes: Default ( the default paper size for the printer connected to th e camera), 3.5×5 in. , 5×7 in . , 100×15 0 mm , 4 ×6 in. , 8×10 in. , Letter , A3 , a[...]

E 38 Reference Sect ion Ed itin g Mo vies The desired portions of a recorded movie can be saved as a s eparate file. 1 Play back the desired movi e and pause at the s tart point of the por tion that is to be e xtracted ( A 100) . 2 Pre ss the mu lti s elect or J or K to choose the I contro l, and t hen press t he k button. • The movie edit sc ree[...]

E 39 Reference Sect ion 5 When the settings are fin ished, press H or I to choose m Save and press t he k button. 6 Choose Ye s and p ress the k butt on. • The edited movie is saved. B Notes About Movie Editing • Movies r ecorded using p iFrame 5 4 0/30p ( E 74) ca nno t be edited . • Use a sufficiently char ged battery to prevent the camera [...]

E 40 Reference Sect ion The S hooting Menu (f or A ( A uto ) Mode) Image Mode Settings (Image Size and Quality) You can select the combination of image size an d compression rat io that is used when saving images. The higher the ima ge mode setting, the larger th e size at which it can be printed , but the number of images that c an be saved ( E 41[...]

E 41 Reference Sect ion C Notes About Image Mode • The settin g is also ap plied to other shooting mode s. • Some settings cannot be used with other functions ( A 70) . • The image mod e cannot be selected in 3D photography ( A 49) o r Easy panorama ( A 47) scene mod e. C Number of Images That Can Be Saved The following tabl e lists the appro[...]

E 42 Reference Sect ion White Balance (Adjusting Hue) The color of light r eflected f rom an object va ries with the color of the ligh t source. T he hum an brain is able to adapt to changes in th e color of the light sourc e, with the re sult that white objects ap pear wh ite whethe r seen in the sha de, direct su nlight, or under inca ndesce nt l[...]

E 43 Reference Sect ion Usin g Preset Manua l The preset manual o p tion is used with mixed ligh ting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast when the desired effect has not been achieved with white balance settings lik e Auto and Incandescent (for example, to make images shot under a lamp with a red shade look as though they ha[...]

E 44 Reference Sect ion 4 Frame the refe renc e object in the measu ring window. 5 Press t he k button to me asure a ne w white balance val ue. • The shutter is rele ased and the new white-ba lance val ue for preset manual is set. No image is saved. B Notes About White Balance • Some settings cannot be used with other functions ( A 70) . • Se[...]

E 45 Reference Sect ion Continuous Shootin g Change settings to continuous or BSS (Best Shot Selector). Sele ct A (auto) mode M d button M Contin uous M k button Option Description U Single (defau lt sett ing) One ima ge is ta ken each time the shutter-release button is pressed. k Continuous H While the shu tter-releas e button is held all the wa y[...]

E 46 Reference Sect ion The curren t setting can be confirmed in the monitor when shooting ( A 9). No icon is displayed when Single is selected. D BSS (Best Shot Selector) The “Best Shot Selector” is recomm ended when shooting with the flash off or the camera zoomed in, or in other situations in which inadverte nt motion can result in blurred i[...]

E 47 Reference Sect ion B Notes About Continuous Shooting • When a setting other than Singl e is selected, flash cannot be used. Focus, exposure, and white balance are fixe d at the values deter mined with the first imag e in each series. • It may take some time to save the images after shooting. The amount of ti me it ta kes to finish saving t[...]

E 48 Reference Sect ion C Pre-shooting Cache When Pre-shooti ng cache is sele cted, shooting begins when the shutter -release b utton is pressed halfway f or 0.5 secon ds or longer, and im ages captur ed before th e shutter-rel ease button is pressed all the way are saved along with imag es capture d after the shutter-release button is pressed all [...]

E 49 Reference Sect ion ISO Sensitivity When ISO sensitivit y is increased, less ligh t is needed whe n taking image s. Higher ISO sen sitivity allows dar ker subjects to be capture d. Addition ally, even with subject s of similar b rightnes s, images ca n be taken at fa ster shutter speeds, and blurring caused by camera shake and subject movement [...]

E 50 Reference Sect ion Color Options Make col ors more v ivid or save ima ges in monoch rome. The curren t setting can be confirmed in the monitor when shooting ( A 9). Whe n Standa rd color is selected, no icon is displayed. Color ton es shown in the mo nitor d uring s hooting change according to the selected color option. B Notes About Color Opt[...]

E 51 Reference Sect ion AF Area Mode Use this opt ion to deter mine how the camera se lects the foc us area for au tofocus. Sele ct A (auto) mode M d button M AF area mode M k button Option Description a Face priori ty When the camera detects a human face, it focuses on that face. See “ Using Face Detect ion” ( A 73) for more inform ation. If m[...]

E 52 Reference Sect ion x Manual Select one of 99 focus ar eas in the monitor. This option is suited to situations in which the intended subject is relatively still and not positioned in the cen ter o f th e fram e. Press th e multi selector H , I , J , or K to move the focus are a to where the subject is, and take an image. To cancel focus area se[...]

E 53 Reference Sect ion B Notes About AF Area Mode • When digita l zoom is in e ffect, focus will be on the center of the screen re gardless of the AF ar ea mode setting. • Autofocus may not perform as expected ( A 76 ). • Some settings cannot be used with other functions ( A 70 ). M Target finding AF (de fa ult se ttin g) When the camera det[...]

E 54 Reference Sect ion Using Subject Tracking Use this mode to foc us on a subject that is moving when takin g imag es. When you regis ter a subject, sub ject track ing begin s and the focu s area auto matically follows the subject. 1 Regist er a sub ject. • Align the sub ject that you want to regis ter wit h the whit e bord er in the c enter of[...]

E 55 Reference Sect ion Autofocus Mode Select how the camera focuses. C Autofocus Mode for Movie Recordi ng Autofocu s mode for movie recording can be set with Autofocus mode ( E 80) in the movie me nu. Sele ct A (auto) mode M d button M Autofo cus mode M k button Option Description A Sing le A F (defau lt sett ing) The camera focuse s when the shu[...]

E 56 Reference Sect ion Quick E ffect s Enable or disab le th e quick e ffects function . The curren t setting can be confirmed in the monitor when shooting ( A 9). No indic ator is displayed when Off is select ed. B Notes About Quick Effects This function ca nnot be used with some f unctions ( A 70 ). Sele ct A (auto) mode M d button M Q uick ef f[...]

E 57 Reference Sect ion T he Sma rt P o rtr ai t M en u • See “Image Mode Setti ngs (Image Size and Quality)” ( E 40) for informa tion about Image mode . Skin Softenin g Enable skin so ftening. The curren t setting can be confirmed in the monitor when shooting ( A 9). No indica tor is displayed when Off is selec ted. The effects of skin s oft[...]

E 58 Reference Sect ion Smile Timer The camera det ects human faces and the n automati cally releases the shutter wh enever a smile is de tected. The curren t setting can be confirmed in the monitor when shooting ( A 9). No ic on is displayed when Off is select ed. C Camera Settings That Cannot Be U sed Simultaneously Some settings cannot be used w[...]

E 59 Reference Sect ion Blin k Proo f The camera au tomaticall y releases th e shutter twic e each time an imag e is taken. Of the two shots, one in whic h the subject ’s eyes are open is sa ved. The curren t setting can be confirmed in the monitor when shooting ( A 9). No ic on is displayed when Off is select ed. C Camera Settings That Cannot Be[...]

E 60 Reference Sect ion The Pl ayback Me nu • See “Editing Still Images” ( E 16) for informat ion about im age editing feature s. • See “ Favor ite Pi ctu res Mo de” ( E 6) for info rmation about Favorite pictures and Remove fr om favorites . Print Order (Creating a DPOF Print Order) When printin g images saved on the memory card using [...]

E 61 Reference Sect ion 2 Select images (up to 99) and the number of copi es (up to nine ) of each. • Press the m ulti selector J or K to sele ct im ages, and pre ss H or I to specify the number of copies to be prin ted. • Images selected for printing are indica ted by the M icon and the numeral indicating the number of copies to be printed. If[...]

E 62 Reference Sect ion B Notes About Print Order • Print orders cannot be created for ima ges captured in 3D photog raphy scene mode. • When a print order is created in favorite p ictures mode, auto sor t mode, or lis t by date mode, the screen shown below is displayed if images other than those in the selected album , category, or shooting da[...]

E 63 Reference Sect ion B Notes About Printing Shooting Date and Shooting Information When the Date and Info settings are enab led in the print ord er option, shooting date a nd shooting information are printed on images when a D POF-compatible ( F 23) printer that su pports printing of shooting date and shooting in formation is used . • Shooting[...]

E 64 Reference Sect ion Slide Show Play back images, saved in the internal memory or on a memory card, one by one in an automate d “slide show.” 1 Use the mult i se lecto r to select Sta rt and press t he k button. • To change the interval between im ages, select Fram e intvl , select th e desired in te rval time, and press the k button befor[...]

E 65 Reference Sect ion B Notes About Slide Show • Only the first fr ame of movies includ ed in a slide show is displayed. • When Key picture o nly is selecte d as the method to display sequences ( E 13), only the key picture is dis played. • Images captured usi ng Easy panorama ( A 47, E 2) are displayed f ull-fr ame when pl a yed in a slide[...]

E 66 Reference Sect ion The Im age Select ion Scre en When using one of th e following features, a screen like that shown on the right is displayed when selecting images. • Prin t or der > S elect images ( E 60) • Prote ct ( E 65 ) • Rotat e im age ( E 68) • Copy > Selected images ( E 71) • Choos e key pictur e ( E 73) • Favorite [...]

E 67 Reference Sect ion 3 Press t he k button to apply image selection. • When Selected images is selected, a confirmati on dialog is displayed. Foll ow the instructions displayed in the monitor.[...]

E 68 Reference Sect ion Rotate Image Specify the orien tation in w hich saved image s ar e displaye d during playb ack. Still imag es can be rotated 90 degrees cl ockwise or 90 degrees counterclockwise . Select an image fr om the image selec tion scre en ( E 6 6). When the Rotate image screen is displayed, press th e multi selector J or K to rotate[...]

E 69 Reference Sect ion Voice Mem o Use the camera’s microphone to record voice memos for images. • The voice m emo recording s creen is disp layed for images that do not hav e a voice memo, and the voice memo playback screen is disp layed for images that h ave a voice memo (i.e., images that displa y p in full- frame pl ayback mode). Reco rdin[...]

E 70 Reference Sect ion Deleting Voice Me mos Press the l b utton while the screen de scribed in “Playi ng Voi ce M emo s” ( E 69) is displayed. When the confirmat ion dialog is displaye d, press t he multi selector H or I to sel ect Yes and press the k butto n. O nly the voice memo will be deleted. B Notes About Voice Mem os • When an image [...]

E 71 Reference Sect ion Copy (Copy Between Internal Memory and M emory Card) Copy images between the internal memory and a memory card. 1 Use the mult i se lecto r to select a de stina tio n option to which images are copied and press the k butto n. • Camera to ca rd : Copy images from internal memory to memory ca rd. • Card to camera : Copy im[...]

E 72 Reference Sect ion B Notes About Copying Images • JPEG-, MOV -, WAV-, and MPO -f ormat files can be copied. Files s a ved in a ny other form at cannot be copied. • If voice me mos ( E 69) are attached to images s elected fo r copying, the voice memo s are copied with the images. • Operatio n is not gua ranteed w ith images ca ptured with[...]

E 73 Reference Sect ion Sequence Display Op tions Choose the met hod used to displ ay a series of images shot contin uously (sequen ce) ( E 13 ) when viewin g them in full- frame p layback m ode ( A 32) an d in thu mbnail pl ayback mode ( A 81). Settings a re applied to all seq uences, an d the se tting is saved in the c amera’s me mory eve n if [...]

E 74 Reference Sect ion The M ovie Menu Movie Options Select the d esired movie option to re cord. Select no rmal spe ed movie options to rec ord at norma l speed , or HS movie options ( E 75) to record in slow or fa st motion. Larger im age sizes and high er bitrates pr oduce greater image quality and la rger mo vie file sizes. Normal Speed Movie [...]

E 75 Reference Sect ion C Frame Rate and Bitrate • The frame rate is the number of frames per second. • The movie bitrate is the volume of movie da ta recorded per second. V ariable bitrate (VB R) encoding is used to automatically adjust the bitrate depending on the subje ct being recorded. Whe n r eco rdi ng mo vies o f a sub ject with l arg e[...]

E 76 Reference Sect ion C Movie Op tions and Max imum Movie Length The table below shows the approximate total movie length that can be saved on a 4 GB memory card, for each movie option. Note that the actual movie length and file size may vary depending on the content of the mov ie or on subject movement, even when using memory cards with the same[...]

E 77 Reference Sect ion Reco rding Mo vies in Slow Motio n and Fa st Mo tion (HS M ovie ) HS (high s peed) movie s can be recorded. Th e portions o f the mov ie recorde d using HS movie can be played ba ck in slow motion at 1/4 or 1/2 of the normal playba ck speed, or in fast motion at twic e the no rmal playba ck speed . 1 Press H or I to select a[...]

E 78 Reference Sect ion • Movie record ing starts at norm al speed when th e Ope n with HS footage check box in the mov ie menu is not checked. Press the k button to switch to HS movie recording at the point where the camera should r ecord for slow motion or fast motion playback. • When an HS movie rea ches the maximu m length for HS movi es ( [...]

E 79 Reference Sect ion C HS Movie Recorded mo vies are played bac k at about 30 frames per s econ d. When Movie opt ions ( E 74) is set to h HS 4 80/ 4 × or i HS 720/2× , movi es t hat c an b e played back in slow motion can be recorde d. When set to j HS 1080 /0.5× , movi es that can be played back in fast m otion at a speed two times faster t[...]

E 80 Reference Sect ion Open with HS F ootage Select wh ether the c amera re cords no rmal spe ed movies or HS movie s (slow m otion or fa st motion movies) when movie recording starts. Autofocus Mode Select how the camera focuses in movie mode. • When an HS mov ie option is se lected in Movie options , the setti ng is fixed at Single AF . Ente r[...]

E 81 Reference Sect ion Wind Noise Reduction Allows you to red uce wind noise duri ng mo vie record ing. • The curr ent setting can be confir med in the m onitor when shooting ( A 9). No icon is displayed when Off is selecte d. • When an HS mov ie option is se lected in Movie options , the setti ng is fixed at Off . Ente r shoo ting m ode M d b[...]

E 82 Reference Sect ion The Setup Me nu Welcom e Screen Allows you to co nfigure th e welcome scree n that is display ed when you tur n on the camera. Press th e d button M z menu icon M Welcome s creen M k button Option Description None (defau lt sett ing) The camera enters shooting or pl ayback mode without displaying the welcom e screen. COO LPI[...]

E 83 Reference Sect ion Time Zone and Date Set the came ra clock. Select ing the Tra vel De stina tion Time Zo ne 1 Use the mult i se lecto r to select Time zone and press the k button. Press th e d button M z menu icon M Time zone and date M k button Option Description Date and time Set camera clock to current date and time. Use the m ulti selecto[...]

E 84 Reference Sect ion 2 Sel ect x Tr avel d estin ation and press the k button. • The date and time displayed in the monitor chang es according to the region curren tly selected. 3 Press K . • The travel destina tion screen is displ ayed. 4 Press J or K to sel e ct the tr avel destination time zone. • If daylight savin g time is in effect, [...]

E 85 Reference Sect ion C w Home Time Zon e • To switch to the home time zone, select w Home time zone in step 2 and press the k button. • To change the home time zone, select w Home time zone in step 2 and perform the s ame procedure as for x Travel destination to set the home time zone. C Dayli ght S aving Time When daylight saving time start[...]

E 86 Reference Sect ion Monitor Settings Set the opt ions below. Photo Info Select whether or not th e photo infor mation is disp layed in the monit or. Press th e d button M z menu icon M Mo ni tor set ting s M k bu tton Option Description Photo info Sel ect information displ ayed in the monitor during shooting and playback. Image review This sett[...]

E 87 Reference Sect ion B Notes About Monitor Settings When Quick effects ( E 5 6) is set to On , Image rev iew is fix e d at On . C Battery Level When the battery leve l is low, B is always displ ayed regardless of the Phot o inf o setting. Framing grid+a uto info In addition to information shown with Auto info , a framing grid is displaye d to he[...]

E 88 Reference Sect ion Print Date (Imprinting Date and Time) The shooting date and time can be imprinted on the images when shootin g, allowing the in formatio n to be printed even from prin ters that do not support date print ing ( E 63). The curren t print dat e setting is in dicated by an icon when shooting ( A 9). No indica tor is displayed wh[...]

E 89 Reference Sect ion B Notes About Print Date • Imprinted dates form a permanen t part of image data and cannot be deleted. The date and tim e cannot be imprinted on images after they have been captur ed. • The date cannot be imprinted in the following situations: -W h e n u s i n g Night portrait ( when Hand-held is selected ), Nigh t land [...]

E 90 Reference Sect ion Vibration Reductio n Reduce the effect s of camera shake while shoot ing. Vibration reduction effectively reduces blur, caused by sl ight hand movement known as camera shake, which commonly occurs when sho oting with zoom a pplied or at slow shutte r speeds. The effects of cam era shake are reduced when recording m ovies, in[...]

E 91 Reference Sect ion Motion Detect ion Enable motion detectio n to reduce the ef fects of subject movement and camera shake when shootin g still im ages. The curren t setting can be confirmed in the monitor when shooting ( A 9). When the camera detects camera shake or subject movemen t, it increases shutter speed and the mo tion detec tion ic on[...]

E 92 Reference Sect ion AF Assist Enable or disable AF- assist illumina tor, which ass ists autofoc us operation when the sub ject is dimly lit. Press th e d button M z menu icon M AF assi st M k button Option Description a Auto (defau lt sett ing) AF-assist illum inator will be used to assist the focus operation when the subject is dimly lit. The [...]

E 93 Reference Sect ion Digital Zo om Enable or disable digital zoom. B Notes About Digital Zoom • When digital zoom is in effect, the camera fo cus es on the area in the center of the fra me. • Digital zoom ca nnot be used in the following situations. - When Continuou s ( E 45) is set to Mul ti-s hot 16 in A (auto) mode - When AF a rea mode ( [...]

E 94 Reference Sect ion Sound Settings Adjust th e following so und settin gs. B Notes About Sound Settings Button sounds and the shutter sound are disabled when using the Pet portrait scene mode. Press th e d button M z menu icon M Sound sett ings M k button Option Description Butto n sou nd Select On (def ault se tting) or Off . When On is selec [...]

E 95 Reference Sect ion Auto Off If no operation s are performed for a specified amount of time, the monito r turns off and the camera enters standby mode ( A 25 ). This settin g determine s the amoun t of time that passes be fore the ca mera ente rs standby mode. You can select 30 s , 1 min (default settin g), 5 min , o r 30 min . C When the Moni [...]

E 96 Reference Sect ion Format Memo ry/Format Card Use this opt ion to forma t the inte rnal memor y or a memory card. Formatt ing the internal memory or memory cards permane ntly deletes all data. Data that has been deleted cannot be restored. Be sure to trans fer importan t images to a comput er before for matting. Form atting th e Inte rnal M em[...]

E 97 Reference Sect ion B Notes About Formatting Internal Memory and Memory Cards • Album icon se ttings ( E 9) are reset to their default setting s (number icons) when the internal memory or memory card is forma tted. • Do not turn the camera off or open the battery -chamber/memory card slot cover during formatting. • The f irst ti me you in[...]

E 98 Reference Sect ion Lang uage Select one of 3 4 languages for display of camera me nus and me ssages. Press th e d button M z menu icon M Langu age M k button Czech Finnish Danish Swedish German Vi etn ames e (default setting) Turkish Spanish Ukrainia n Greek Arabic French Bengali Indone sian Simplified Chine se Italian Tra ditional C hinese Hu[...]

E 99 Reference Sect ion TV Settings Adjust set tings for con nection to a TV . C HDMI and HDMI-CEC HDMI (Hi gh-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a multimedia interf ace. HDMI-C EC (HDMI- Consumer Electronics Control) allows compatible device s to inter-operate. Press th e d button M z menu icon M TV settin gs M k button Option Description Video m[...]

E 100 Reference Sect ion Charge by Co mputer Select wheth er or not th e battery in serted in the c amera is char ged when the camera is connected to a compute r via the USB c able ( A 86 ). B Notes About Charging with Connection to a Computer • The battery cannot be charged, nor can data be transfe rred, when the camera is connected to a compute[...]

E 101 Reference Sect ion B Notes About Connecting the Camera to a Prin ter • The battery cannot be charged with connection to a printer, even if the printer complies w ith the Pict Brid ge sta ndar d. • When Auto is s e le c t ed f o r Charge by computer , i t may be impossibl e to print ima ges with direct connection of the camera to some prin[...]

E 102 Reference Sect ion Blin k Wa rnin g Select wh ether or not th e camera dete cts hum an subject s that have blin ked using fa ce detection ( A 73) when shooting in the fol lowing modes: • A (auto ) mo de (wh en Face priority ( E 51) is select ed for AF ar e a mode optio n) • Scene auto selector ( A 41), Portra it ( A 41 ), or Night portrai[...]

E 103 Reference Sect ion The B link Wa rning Screen When the Did someo ne b link ? screen shown on the rig ht is displayed in the monitor, the operations described below are available. If no operation s are perfor med with in a few second s, the camera automatica lly retur ns to shooting mode . Function Control Descriptio n Enlarge the detected fac[...]

E 104 Reference Sect ion Wi-Fi Optio ns Configure th e Wi-Fi (w ireless LAN) settings to conne ct the camera and a smart d evice. Press th e d bu tton M z menu icon M Wi-F i option s M k button Option Description Wi-F i net wor k When wirelessly connectin g the camera and a smar t device, set Wi-Fi networ k to On . T he default settin g is Off . Se[...]

E 105 Reference Sect ion Oper ating the T ext I nput Keyb oard • Press th e H , I , J , or K to select al phanu meric ch aracters. Press th e k button to enter the se lecte d chara cter in t he text fie ld and m ove the cur sor to th e next space. • To move th e cursor in th e text filed , select N or O on the keybo ard, an d pre ss the k butto[...]

E 106 Reference Sect ion Eye-Fi Uplo ad B Notes About Eye-Fi Cards • Note that images will not be uploa ded if signal strength is insufficient even if En able is selected. • Select Disable where wire less devices are pr ohibited. • Refer to the instruction manual of your Eye-Fi card for more infor mation. In the event of malfunction, contact [...]

E 107 Reference Sect ion Res et Al l When Reset is selected , the camera’s settings w ill be restore d to thei r default values . Basic Shooting Functions Shooting Menu Press th e d button M z menu icon M Rese t all M k button Option Default val ue Flash mode ( A 57) Auto Self -tim er ( A 60) Off Mac ro m ode ( A 62) Off Exposure compensation ( A[...]

E 108 Reference Sect ion Scene Mode Special effects mode Smar t P ortr ait Men u Mov ie Me nu Option Default val ue Scene mode se tting in the sh ooting mode selecti on menu ( A 40) Scene auto selector Night portrait ( A 42) Hand- held Night land scape ( A 44) Hand- held Hue adjust ment in fo od mode ( A 45) Center HDR in ba cklig hting sce ne mod [...]

E 109 Reference Sect ion Setu p Men u Option Default val ue Welcome screen ( E 82) None Photo info ( E 86) Auto info Image review ( E 86) On Brightness ( E 86) 3 Print date ( E 88) Off Vibration reduction ( E 90 ) On Mot ion d etec tion ( E 91) Auto AF assist ( E 92) Auto Digital zoom ( E 93) On Butto n sou nd ( E 94) On Shutter sound ( E 94) On Au[...]

E 110 Reference Sect ion Othe rs • Selecting Reset all also clears the curr ent file numb er ( E 111) from memory. Numberin g will continue from th e lowe st num ber avail able. To reset file n umbering to “0001 ”, delet e all images saved in the internal memory or on the memory card ( A 34) bef o re select ing Reset all . • The fo llowing [...]

E 111 Reference Sect ion F i le and F older Names Images, mo vies, or v oice memos are as signed file names a s foll ows. * Including imag es edited using the q uick effects function ( A 39) in A (a uto) mode • Files ar e saved in folde rs named w ith a folder num ber follow ed by “NIKON ” (e.g. “100 NIKO N”). W he n the number o f files [...]

E 112 Reference Sect ion • A single f older can h old up to 200 images; if the c urrent fol der alread y contai ns 200 images , a new folder, name d by a dding one to the current fo lder na me, will be c reated t he next time an image is captur ed. If the curre nt folder is numbered 9 99 and contains 200 images , or an image is numbere d 9999, no[...]

E 113 Reference Sect ion Optional A cces sories Batte ry charg er Battery C harger M H-66 (Char ging time when no char ge rema ins: A pprox. 1 h 50 mi n) AC adapter AC Adapter EH- 62G (connect as shown) Be sure that the power conne ctor cord has been properly aligne d in power connector and batte ry cham ber grooves before closing the battery-chamb[...]

E 114 Reference Sect ion Err or Messag es Disp lay Ca us e / Solu tio n A O (flashe s) Clock not set. Set date and time. E 83 Battery exhausted. Charge or rep lace battery. 14, 16 Battery temperature is elevated. The camera will turn off. Battery temperature is hig h. Turn off camera , and allow batte ry to cool down before resuming use. A fter fiv[...]

E 115 Reference Sect ion Not av ailable if Eye-Fi card is locked. Write-protect switch of Eye-Fi ca rd is in “lock” position . Slide the write-protect switch to “write” position. – Error accessing Eye-Fi card. • Check that terminals are clean . • Confirm tha t Eye-Fi card is correctly inserted. 18 This card cannot be used. E rror acce[...]

E 116 Reference Sect ion Image cannot be saved . Error occurred whil e saving image. Format interna l memory or memory card . E 96 Camera has ru n out of file numbers. Insert a new memory card or form at internal mem ory or memory ca rd. E 96, E 111 Image cannot be used for welcome screen . The following images cannot be registere d as welcome scre[...]

E 117 Reference Sect ion Memory con tains no images. No imag es in t he inte rnal memory or memor y card. • Remove the memo ry car d from the camera t o play back image s saved in th e camera’s in ternal memory. • To copy the imag es saved in the came ra’s internal memory to the memory c ard, pre ss the d button to select Copy in the playba[...]

E 118 Reference Sect ion Unable to create panorama. Could not shoot using easy panorama. Shooting with eas y panorama may not be poss ible in the following situati ons. • When shooting does not en d after a certain amount of time. • When the c amera is moved too fa st. • When the camera is not moved prope rly in the panorama direction. E 2 Un[...]

E 119 Reference Sect ion The memo ry card has been removed . Wi-Fi is now disabled. The memor y car d in th e came ra was r emove d whi le th e camera and the smart device were wirelessly connected. The wireless connection ha s been aborted. Insert the memory card and establish a connection again. 109 No access Could not receive the communication s[...]

E 120 Reference Sect ion * See the documentation provided with your pr inter for further guidance a nd information . Printer error: check printer status. Printer e rror. Check p rinter. After solvi ng the problem, select Resume and press the k button to resume printing.* – Printer error: check pa per Specified size of paper is not loaded in print[...]

F 1 Technical Notes and Index Technical Notes and Index Maximizing Camera Life and Pe rformance ...... ............ F 2 The Camera ....... ............... ............ ......... ............ ......... ........... ...... ......... ............ ......... ...... F 2 The Battery ........ ......... ............ ......... ............ ...... ......... ..[...]

F 2 Technical Notes and Index Maximizing Camer a Life and P er formance The Camera To ensure con tinued enj oyment of this N ikon prod uct, observ e the precaution s descri bed below in add ition to the w arnings in “F or Your Safety ” ( A viii-x) whe n using or storing the device. B Do Not Drop The product may malfunction if subjec ted to stro[...]

F 3 Technical Notes and Index B Do Not Point the Len s at Strong Light Sources for Extended Periods Avoid pointing the lens at the sun or other strong lig ht so urc es fo r ext en ded pe ri ods w hen using or storing the camera. Intense light may cause deteri or ation of the image sensor, producing a white blur effect in photographs . B Turn the Pr[...]

F 4 Technical Notes and Index • Note that the battery may become hot during use; wait for the battery to cool before charging. Fai lure to obse rve thes e preca uti ons cou ld da mage th e battery, impair its perform ance, or prev ent it from charg ing normal ly. • On cold days, the capacity of batteries tends to de crease. If an exhausted batt[...]

F 5 Technical Notes and Index • Do not, under any circumstances, use another make or model of AC adapter other than Charging AC Adapter EH-70P or USB-AC adapter. Failure to observe this precau tion could result in overheating or in dama ge to the ca mera. Memory Cards • Use only Secure Digital memory cards . See “Approved Memory Cards” ( F [...]

F 6 Technical Notes and Index Cleani ng and St orage Cleaning Do not use al cohol, thinn er, or othe r volatile ch emicals. Storage Turn the cam era off whe n not in use. Be sure that the pow er-on lamp is off before putting the camera away. Remo ve the batter y if the camera will no t be used for an ext ended period . Do not store the c amer a wit[...]

F 7 Technical Notes and Index T r oubleshooting If the camer a fails to func tion as expecte d, check th e list of common pr oblems b elow before consultin g your retailer or Nik on-autho rized se rvice r epresenta tive. Power, Displa y, Sett ings Iss ues Problem Cause / Solution A The camera is on but does not respond. Wait for recording to end. I[...]

F 8 Technical Notes and Index Camera turns off without warning. • Battery is exhausted. • The camera automati cally turns off to save power if no operations a re performed for an extended period of time. • The camera or battery have become too cold and cannot operate prope rly. • The camera turns off if the Cha rging AC Adapter is connected[...]

F 9 Technical Notes and Index Date and time of recording are not correct. • If camera clock has not been set, “Date not set” indi cato r flas hes du rin g shoo ting an d mo vie recording. Im ages and movies save d before clock is set a re dated “00/ 00/0 000 00:00 ” or “0 1/01/ 2013 00:00” respectivel y. Set the correct time and date [...]

F 10 Technical Notes and Index Shooting Iss ues Problem Cause / Solution A Cannot switch to shooting mode. • Disconnect HDMI cable or USB cable. • The camera cannot be switched to shooting mode while connected to a power outlet via the Charging AC Adapter. 86, 9 1, E 26, E 30 17 No image captu red when the shutter-release button is pressed. •[...]

F 11 Technical Notes and Index Images a re bl urred. • Use f las h. • Increase the ISO s ensitivity valu e. • Enable vibra tion reduction or motion detection. • Use D (Best Shot Selector). • Use a tripod to stabilize the camera when shooting (using the self-timer at the same time is more effecti ve). 57 68 104 45, 68, E 45 60 Brig ht sp e[...]

F 12 Technical Notes and Index Image mo de not availabl e. Another functi on that restricts the Imag e mo de option is enabled. 70 No sound when shutter is released . Off is se lec ted for Soun d settin gs > S hutter soun d in setup men u. No sound is produced with som e sho otin g mo des a nd set tin gs, e ven w hen On is selected. 104, E 94 AF[...]

F 13 Technical Notes and Index Unexpected resul ts when flash set to V (aut o with red-eye reduction) . When taking i mages with V (auto wi th red-ey e reducti on) or fi ll fl ash with sl ow sync and red-eye reduct ion in Nigh t por trait scene mode, I n-Camera Red Eye Fix may be appli ed to areas not a ffect ed by red-eye in rar e cases. Us e any [...]

F 14 Technical Notes and Index Playba ck Iss ues Problem Cause / Solution A File cannot be played back. • File or folder was overwritten or renamed by computer or other make of camera. • Th e COOLP IX S 6500 is no t ab le to play bac k mov ies recorded with another make or model of digital camera. – 101 Cannot zoom in on image . • Playback [...]

F 15 Technical Notes and Index Images are not disp layed o n TV. • Video mode or HDMI is not correctly set in the TV sett ing s setup menu. • Cables are connected to the HDMI micro connector (Type D) and to the USB/audi o/video o utput conn ect or si multan eously . • Memory card contains no images. Replace the memory card . Remove the me mor[...]

F 16 Technical Notes and Index Nikon Transfe r 2 does not star t whe n ca mera i s connected to a computer. • Camera is off. • Battery is exhausted. • USB cable is not correctly connected. • Camera is not recogniz ed by the computer. • Confirm s ystem requirem ents. • Computer is not set to start Nikon Transfer 2 automatically . For mor[...]

F 17 Technical Notes and Index Spec ifica tio ns Nikon COOLPIX S6 500 Digit al Camera Type Compa ct digital camera Number of effective pixels 16.0 million Image sensor 1 / 2.3 -in. type CMOS; approx. 16.79 million total pixe ls Lens NIKKOR lens with 12× optical zoom Focal length 4.5 -54.0 m m (angle of view equiva lent to t hat of 25-300 m m lens [...]

F 18 Technical Notes and Index Sto rage Media Internal memory (approx. 25 MB), SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card File system D CF, Exif 2.3, DPOF, and MPF compliant File formats Still pictures: JPEG 3D images : MPO Sound files (Voice Memo): WAV Movies: MOV (Vide o: H.264/MPE G-4 A VC, Audio: AAC stereo) Image size (pixe ls) • 16M (Hig h) [4608 × 3456 P ][...]

F 19 Technical Notes and Index Flash Range (approx.) (IS O sen sit ivity : Auto) [W]: 0 .5–4.0 m (1 ft 8 in.–1 3 ft) [T]: 1.5 –2.0 m (5 ft– 6 ft 6 in .) Flash control TTL auto flash with monitor prefla shes Interface Hi-Sp eed USB Data transfer protocol MT P, PTP Video output Can be selected from N TSC and PAL HDMI output Can be selected fr[...]

F 20 Technical Notes and Index • Unle ss otherw ise stated, all figures assu me a full y-charged battery an d an ambien t tempera ture of 23 ±3°C ( 73.4 ±5.4° F) as specifie d by the Camera and Imaging Produ cts Assoc iat ion ( CIPA). 1 Fig ures based on the Came ra and Imagin g Prod ucts Ass ociatio n (CIP A) stan dards for meas uri ng the e[...]

F 21 Technical Notes and Index Rechargeable Li -ion Battery E N-EL19 Charging AC Adapter EH-70P B Specifications • Nikon will not be held liable for any errors this manual ma y contain. • The appearance of this product and its specific ations are subject to change without notice. Type Rechargeable lithium-ion battery Rated capacity DC 3.7 V, 70[...]

F 22 Technical Notes and Index Approved Me mory Cards The fo llowing Sec ure Di gital (SD) memory cards h ave b een test ed and approved for use in this ca mera. • Memory cards with an SD Sp eed Class ratin g of 6 or faster ar e recommen ded for recordin g movies. Whe n using a memory card with a lower Speed Class rating, movie recordin g may sto[...]

F 23 Technical Notes and Index Supported S tandards • DCF : Design Rule for Camera File System is a s tandard widely used in the digital c amera industry to ensu re compatibility amon g different make s of camera. • DPOF : Digital P rint O rder Format is an industry-wide standard t hat allows images to be printed from print orders saved on memo[...]

F 24 Technical Notes and Index Trade mark In formatio n • Microsoft, Windows and Windo ws Vista are either registered trademarks or trademar ks of Micros oft Corporation in th e Unit ed States and/or other countries. • Macintosh, Mac OS, an d QuickTime are tradem arks of Apple Inc., registe red in the U.S. and other countries. The iF rame logo [...]

F 25 Technical Notes and Index Index Symbols A Auto mode ....... .......... ....... .......... ...... 26, 38 x Scene mode...... .......... ..... ....... .......... ........ ... 40 D Special effects mo de . ............ .......... ........ 51 F Smart por trait mode ....... .......... ....... ....... 53 c Playb ack mode......... .......... ....... ..[...]

F 26 Technical Notes and Index Battery level indicator... .......... ....... .......... ....... 24 Bat tery-ch amber/ memo ry c ard slot cover ........ .......... ....... .......... ..... ....... .......... ....... .... 5, 14, 18 Beac h Z ......... .......... ....... .......... ....... .......... ..... ....... 43 Best Sh ot Selecto r ......... ....[...]

F 27 Technical Notes and Index Favorit e pictures mode ......... ....... 82, E6 File name............. .......... ..... ....... .......... ....... .. E111 Fill fla sh ....... .......... ....... .......... ..... ....... .......... ........ .... 58 Fireworks sho w m ......... .......... ..... ....... .......... .. 45 Firmware vers io n ...... .......[...]

F 28 Technical Notes and Index List by date mode ......... ......... ........ 82 , E 12 Low key H ......... ....... .......... ..... ....... .......... ........ ..... 51 M Macro mode........... .......... .... ........ .......... ....... ....... 62 Memory capa city...... ....... .......... ..... ....... .......... .. 24 Memory card....... .........[...]

F 29 Technical Notes and Index Print ......... ....... 84, E32, E34, E60 Print da te ............. .......... ....... 22, 104, E88 Print o rder ...... ....... .......... ....... .......... .. 84, E 60 Prin t order date option ........ .......... ....... .......... ..... ....... 22, E61 , E63 Printer .......... ..... ....... .......... ....... .....[...]

F 30 Technical Notes and Index Sunset h .. .......... ..... ....... .......... ....... .......... ........ .... 43 Super vivid k ........ .......... ....... .......... ..... ....... ........ 51 T Target finding AF........... ...... 68 , 75, E 53 Time diff erence . ........ ......... ..... .... 104, E83 Time zone ...... .......... ....... ..........[...]

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