Nikon S3500 manual

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Highlight F eatures of the C OOLPIX S 3500 Features that h elp you capture t he imag es and mo vies y ou want Advanced features fo r capturin g beautif ul image s Packed wi th a wealth o f high-perf ormance fe atures , including a wid e selectio n of shooting modes unique to COOLP IX cameras, a 7x optical zoom , and an effecti ve resolution of 20.1[...]

i Introduction Parts of the Cam era Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Shooting Fe atures Play back Fea tur es Record ing and Playin g Back Mo vies General Camera Setu p Reference Section Technical Notes and Index[...]

ii Introduction Introduct ion Read Thi s First Thank yo u for purc hasing the Niko n COOLPI X S3500 digita l camera . Before us ing the camera, please read th e informa tion in “For Your Safe ty” ( A viii-x) and familiarize yours elf with the information provided in this manu al. After read in g, plea se keep this man ual handy and refer to it [...]

iii Introduction About This Manual If you want to star t usin g the c amera right away, see “ Basic St eps for Shoo ting 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 Introduction Other Inf ormation • 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, SDH C, and SDXC m emory cards are ref erred to as “me mory c ards” in this manual. • The s etting at the time of purch ase is r eferr ed to as the “d[...]

v Introduction 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.e[...]

vi Introduction Abou t the Manua ls • No part of the docum entation included with this prod uct may be re produced, transmitted, transcr ibed, sto red in a r etrieval system, or t ransla ted into an y languag e in any fo rm, by any mean s, without Nikon’s prior written permission. • Nikon reserves the right to change the specif ications of th[...]

vii Introduction Disposing of Data Stora ge Devices Please note that deleting images or formatting da ta storage devices such as memory cards or built- in ca mera me mory do es not c omplet ely era se the origina l image data. Delete d files can sometime s be recove red from disc arded s torage d evices us ing commerc ially av ailable sof tware , p[...]

viii Introduction 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 conseque[...]

ix Introduction 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 Introduction precau tions could re sult in fire or electric shoc k. • 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. Fail[...]

xi Introduction Notices Notices fo r Customers in the U.S.A . IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS– SAV E TH ESE INSTRUCT IONS. 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[...]

xii Introduction 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 tate of Cali forn ia to cause birt h defe cts or other repr oductive harm . Wash ha nds afte r handli ng. Niko n In c. , 1300 Wa lt Whitman Road Melv ille, New Yor k 11747-30 64 USA Tel: 631[...]

xiii Introduction 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 ...........[...]

xiv Introduction Function s That Can Be Set U sing the d Button (Shooting M enu) ................................ 62 Shooting Menu Options ......................... ........... 63 Functions T hat Cann ot Be U sed Simultaneously .................................................. 65 Focusing ....................... ...................................[...]

xv Introduction Connecting th e Camera to a Printe r .................... ............... ............... ....................... ......... E 25 Printing Image s One at a Time ............. E 27 Printing M ultiple Images ................. ......... E 29 The Shooting Menu (for A (Au to) Mod e) ......................................... ..............[...]

xvi Introduction Cleaning ............... ............... ....................... .............. F 6 Storage ......................... ............... ...................... ....... F 6 Troubleshooting ......................... ................... F 7 Specifications ............. .................................. F 17 Supported Standards .. ......[...]

1 Parts of the C amera 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 C amera The Ca m er a B o d y 1 23 4 6 5 7 11 9 1 0 8 Lens cover closed[...]

3 Parts of the C amera 1 Shutter-releas e button ........ ............... ............. 30 2 Zoom control ...... ............... ...................... ............. 29 f : Wide-an gle............. ............... ............... ..... 29 g : Telephoto .......... ............... ....................... .... 29 h : Thumbnail pla yback ..............[...]

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5 Parts of the C amera Attaching th e Camera Strap 1 Charge lamp .............................. ............ 17, E 84 Flash l amp ............. ............... ...................... ............. 53 2 b ( e movie-record) button ........ ............. 90 3 A (shoo ting mo de) button ...................... ............... ............... .... 26 , 3[...]

6 Parts of the C amera Using Menu s (th e d Button) Use the multi selec tor and the k button to na vigate the m enus . 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 [...]

7 Parts of the C amera C Setting the Men u Options • Certain menu items cannot be set d epending on the current shooting mode or the state of the came ra. U navailab le i tems a re displ ayed in gr ay and ca nnot be s elected . • 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, the A (sho[...]

8 Parts of the C amera Th e M o n it or The inform ation th at is display ed in the m onito r c hanges depending on the camera’s settings and st ate of u se. At the defa ult setting , the indicator s below are displayed wh en the came ra is turned on or is in operation, and they disappea r after a fe w seconds elapse (wh en P hoto info is set to [...]

9 Parts of the C amera 1 Shoo tin g mode ............... .... 26 , 38, 40, 47, 49 2 Macro mode ....................... ...................... ............. 57 3 Zoom indicator ........................ .................... 2 9, 57 4 Focus indicator ........................ ....................... ..... 30 5 AE/AF-L indicator .................... ...[...]

10 Parts of the C amera Playb ack Mo de 1 7 20 2 1 11 b a 1 2 5 4 6 8 9 1 0 3 19 7 1 3 1 5 14 1 2 1 8 16 1 5 / 0 5 / 2013 1 5 : 3 0 15 / 05 / 2013 15:30 9 9 9 9 . J P G 9999. J P G 999 / 999 999 / 999 999 / 9 9 9 999 / 999 9 9 9 9 / 9 9 9 9 9999 / 9999 2 9 m 0 s 29 m 0 s 2 9 m 0 s 29 m 0 s[...]

11 Parts of the C amera 1 Date of recordi ng .... ............... ....................... ..... 20 2 Time of recordin g.... ....................... ............... ..... 20 3 Voice memo icon ............ ................... 78, E 60 4 Album icon in favorite pi ctures mod e. ............... .......76, E 5 Category icon in auto sort mode ............[...]

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13 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Preparatio n Preparation 1 Insert the Ba ttery ...... ............ ......... ........... ......... ............ ......... ............ .... 14 Preparation 2 Charge the Batter y ............ ......... .............. ............ ......... ............ ......... .... 16 Pr[...]

14 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Pr epar ation 1 Insert the Batt er y 1 Open th e battery -chamb er/memory card slot cover. 2 Inse rt th e inc luded Re char geab le Li -ion B att ery EN- EL19 . • Use the battery to push the orange battery latch in the direction indicated by the arrow ( 1 ), and full y insert the battery ( 2 ). • When th[...]

15 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Remo ving the Ba ttery Turn the c amera of f and be sure that the power -on lamp and mon itor hav e turned off b efore openin g t he b atter y-cham ber / memo ry card slo t cov er. Push the or ange ba ttery latch in the direct ion indic ated by th e arrow ( 1 ) to partia lly eject th e battery . Pull the ba [...]

16 Basic Steps for 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 adapter* is included with your camera, attach the plug adapter 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 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback 3 Disconn ect the Charg ing AC Adapte r from t he electrical o utlet, and then d i sconn e ct th e USB cable. Unders tandin g the Ch arge Lamp B Note About Charging AC Adapter Be sure to re ad and follow the wa rnings for the Ch arging AC Adapter on p age ix and i n the section, “Charging AC Adapter” ( F[...]

18 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Pr eparation 3 Inse r t a Memory Car d 1 Be sure that the power-on lamp a nd mon itor are of f and open th e batte ry-cha mber/ memo ry card slot cover. • Be sure to turn off the camera before opening the cover. 2 Inse rt the me mory card. • Slide the memory card in correctly until it clicks into place. [...]

19 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback B Form at ting a Mem ory Card • 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. Be sure to transfer important images to [...]

20 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Preparation 4 Setting t he Display Language, Date and Time 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, the p[...]

21 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback 4 Press J or K to sel ect your home t i me zone and press the k button. • To enab le daylight saving ti me, pre ss H . When the daylight saving time function is enabled, W is di splayed above the map. To turn off the daylight saving time function, press I . 5 Press H or I to choose the order in which the d[...]

22 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback C Changing the Language or the D ate and Time Setting • You can change these settings using the Language and Time zone and date settings i n the z setup menu ( A 98). • You can enabl e or disable daylight saving time in the z setup menu by selecting Time z one and date followed by Time zone . P ress the [...]

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24 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback St ep 1 T urn the Ca mera 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 images that can be captu[...]

25 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Turning the Camera On and Off • When t he camer a is tu rned on, th e powe r-on lamp (green) lights and the monit or turn s on (the pow er-on la mp turns off when th e monit or turns on). • To turn off the camer a, press the pow er switch. When the camera is turned off , both the powe r-on lam p and the [...]

26 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback St ep 2 Select a Shooting Mod e 1 Press t he A bu tton . • The shooting mode sele ction menu, which allo ws yo u to select th e des ired sho oting mode, is displaye d. 2 Press th e multi selec tor H or I to choo se a sho oti ng mod e and pres s th e k bu tton. • A (auto) mode is used in this example. •[...]

27 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Available Sh ooting Modes C Changing the Shooting Settings • See “Function s That Can Be Set Using the Mu lti Selector” ( A 52) fo r more i nformatio n. - See “Using the Fl ash (Flash Modes)” ( A 53) for mo re inform ation. - See “ Using th e Self -timer” ( A 55) for m ore in formation . -S e e[...]

28 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Step 3 F rame a Pi cture 1 Hold the camer a stead ily in b oth hands. • Keep fingers and other objects away from the lens, flash, AF assist-ill uminato r, microphon e, and sp eaker. • When taking images in portrait (“tall”) orientat ion, turn the camera so that the built-in flash is above the lens. 2[...]

29 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback C Using a Tripod • We recommend using a tripod to stabilize the camera whe n shooting in the following situa tions: - When shooting in dim lighting or when the flash m ode ( A 54) is set to W (Of f). - When using the telephoto setting. • Set Vibration reduction to Off in the setup menu ( A 98) when using[...]

30 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback St ep 4 Fo cu s and Shoot 1 Press t he shutter -releas e button hal fway ( A 31). • When you press the shutter-rele ase button halfway, the camera sets focus and expos ure (shutter speed and aperture value). Focu s and exposure remain l ocked while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. • When th[...]

31 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback The Shutter-release Button B Note About Recording Images and 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 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Step 5 Pla y Back Images 1 Press t he c (playback) button. • The camera enter s playback mode, an d the last ima ge captur ed is displayed in full -frame playback mode. 2 Use the mult i se lector to select an im age t o display . • Press H or J to v iew the previous image. • Press I or K to view the ne[...]

33 Basic Steps for 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. • If you are viewing an image that was captured using face detection ( A 68) or p et detection ( A 46), the image will be rotated and displaye d automatically in full- frame[...]

34 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback St ep 6 Delete Im ages 1 Press t he l button to delet e the imag e currently displa yed in the monitor. 2 Press t he multi s elector H or I to choose the desi red de letion method and p ress the k button. • Current image : Delete the image currently displayed. • Erase selec ted images : Select multi ple [...]

35 Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback Oper ating the Erase S elected Image s Screen 1 Press t he multi sele ctor J or K to choose 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 displ[...]

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37 Shooting Features Shooting Features This chapter describes each of the camera’s shooting modes and the fe atures that are available when using each s hooting mode. You can select shooting modes and a djust settings according to the shooting co nditions and the kind of imag es you want to capture. A (Auto) Mode ......... .................... ..[...]

38 Shooting Features A (A uto) Mode A (auto) m ode is useful fo r general p hotography , and it allows you to cust omize a var iety of settings to suit the shoo ting condition s and the type of shot you wan t to capture ( A 63). • You can ch ange h ow the camera sele cts the area of the fra me to focus o n by setti ng AF area mode ( A 63) . The d[...]

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 92). 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 or[...]

40 Shooting Features Scene Mode (Shoo ting Suited to Sce nes) Camera settings ar e automati cally optim ized for the se lected subject typ e. Scene mode s shown as below are ava ilable. * The icon for the last s ce ne mode selected is di splayed. Chan ging Scene M o de Set tings • Depend ing on the sc ene, the multi sele ctor H ( m ), I ( p ), J [...]

41 Shooting Features Displaying a Description of Ea ch Scene Mode (Help Display) Choose the desired scen e type from the scene selection scr een and rotate the zoom control ( A 3) to g ( j ) to view a descri ption of that scene. To re turn to the or iginal screen, rota te the zoom control to g ( j ) ag ain. Scene Mode and Features x Sce ne au to s [...]

42 Shooting Features O : U se of a tripod is recommended when using scene modes indicated with O , because the shutter speed is slow . Set Vibration reduction to Off in the setup menu ( A 98) when us ing a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting . c Land scape • When the shutter-release button is pressed ha lfway, focus areas or the focus [...]

43 Shooting Features Z Beach • The camera focuses on the subject at the center of the fram e. z Snow • The camera focuses on the subject at the center of the fram e. h Sunset • The camera focuses on the subject at the center of the fram e. i Dusk/dawn • When the shutter-release button is pressed ha lfway, focus areas or the focus indicator [...]

44 Shooting Features O : U se of a tripod is recommended when using scene modes indicated with O , because the shutter speed is slow . Set Vibration reduction to Off in the setup menu ( A 98) when us ing a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting . k Close-up • Macro mode ( A 57) is enabled and the camer a automatically zooms to the closest[...]

45 Shooting Features l Museum • The camera focuses on the subject at the center of the fram e. • The camera capture s a series of up to ten images whil e the shutter-rele ase button is held al l the way down, and the sharpest image in the series is automatically selected and saved (BSS (Be st Shot Selector)). • The flash does not fir e. m Fir[...]

46 Shooting Features B Using Pet Portrait Auto Release • To change the Pet portra it auto release setting , press the multi selector J ( n ). - Y (default setting ): When the camera dete cts a pet face, it focuses on the f ace and then relea ses the shutter a utomatically. - OFF : The camera do es not release the shutter automa ti cally, even if [...]

47 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 ef fect selected is displayed. The 12 effects lis ted below ar e available. Ente r shoo ting mode M A (s hooting mo de ) b utton M D ( third icon from th e top*) M K M H , I , J , K M select an effec[...]

48 Shooting Features • The came ra focuses on the area at the center of th e frame. • 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 cha[...]

49 Shooting Features Smar t Por trai t Mo de (Captur ing Image s of Sm ilin g F a ces) When the camera detects a s miling face, you can tak e an image automatically without pr essi ng the sh utter-r elease butt on (smi le ti mer). I n ad dition, the skin softeni ng funct ion smoothes the sk in to nes of human faces. 1 Frame the pict ure. • Point [...]

50 Shooting Features C Auto Off in Smi le Timer Mode When Smile timer is set to On , the auto off function ( A 99) is activated and the camera turns off when either of the situati ons indicated below per sists and no other ope rations ar e performe d. • The camera does not detect any faces. • The camera detects a face, but cannot detect a smile[...]

51 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), Por trait ( A 41 ) or Night portrait ( A 42) scen e mode • Smart po rtrai t mod [...]

52 Shooting Features F unctions T hat C an Be Set Using th e Multi Selector The followin g shootin g functio ns can be set by pr essing th e multi selector H , I , J , or K when shooting. Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode The function s that can be set vary depending on the shooting mode, as sh own below. • See “Default Settings” ( A[...]

53 Shooting Features Using the Flash (Flash Modes) The flash m ode can be set to match th e shootin g conditions. 1 Press t he multi sele ctor H ( m flash mode). 2 Press H or I to choose th e desired flash mode an d press the k button. • See “ Availabl e Flas h Mode s” ( A 54) for more informat ion. • If a setting is not applied by pressing[...]

54 Shooting Features Avail able Fla sh Modes C Flash Mode Setting • The flas h mode setting varies depending on the shooting mode. See “Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode” ( A 52) and “Default Settings” ( A 60) for more in formation. • Some settings cannot be used with other functions ( A 65) . • The fl ash mode setting a ppli[...]

55 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 [...]

56 Shooting Features 4 Press t he shutter -releas e button the rest of the way down. • The self-timer sta rts, and the number of secon ds remaining b efore the shutter i s relea sed is displayed in the mon itor. The self-timer lam p flashes while the timer is counting down. About one second before the shutter is released, the lamp stops f lashi n[...]

57 Shooting Features Using Macro Mode When using macro mode, t he camera can focus on objects as clos e as approximately 5 cm (2 in.) from the front of the len s. This feature is use ful when taking close-up images of flower s and ot her sm all subj ects. 1 Press t he multi sele ctor I ( p macro m ode). 2 Press H or I to choose ON and pres s the k [...]

58 Shooting Features B Note About Using the Flash The flash may be unable to light the entire subj ect at d i stances of l ess than 50 cm (1 ft 8 in.). C Aut ofo cu s When us ing mac ro mode i n the A (auto) mode, you can focus without pressing the shutter-release button halfway by setting Autofocus mo de ( A 63) in the shooting menu ( A 63) to Ful[...]

59 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 (+) exposure compensation. • To make the im age dark er, app ly negat iv e (?[...]

60 Shooting Features Default Settings The default settings f o r each function in each shooting mode are de scribed below. Flash ( A 53) Self -tim er ( A 55) Macro mode ( A 57) Exposure compensation ( A 59) A (Auto mode ) ( A 38) U Off Off 0.0 D (Special eff ects) ( A 47) W Off Off 0.0 F (Smart portrait) ( A 49) U 1 Off 2 Of f 3 0. 0 Scene x ( A 41[...]

61 Shooting Features 1 Cannot be used when Blink proof is set to On . 2 Can be s et when Smile ti mer is set to Off . 3 The setting cannot be chang ed. 4 U ( Auto ) or W ( Off ) can be sele cted. When U ( Auto ) is selected, the camera automatically selects the flas h mode appropriate for the s cene it has been s elected. 5 Cannot be mod ified. Fix[...]

62 Shooting Features F un ct ions That Can Be Set Using the d Butto n (Shootin g Menu ) When shootin g images in shooting mode, yo u can set the me nu options liste d below by pressing the d button. The settings that can be changed vary depending on t he shooting mode, as indicated below. 1 The setting is also applied to other shooting modes. 2 Add[...]

63 Shooting Features Shooting M enu O ption s In shooting menu, the following opti ons can be changed. Option Description A Image mode All ows you t o se lect the c ombi nation of im age siz e and imag e quality used when sav ing images. Th e defaul t setting is x 5 1 52×386 4 . E 32 White balance Allows you to adjust white balance to suit the lig[...]

64 Shooting Features C Functions That Cannot Be Used Simultan eously Some settings cannot be used with other functions ( A 65). Quick effects Allows you to enable or disabl e the quick effects function ( A 39). The default setting is On . E 47 Skin sof tenin g Allows yo u select the degree of the skin sof tening effect. When a setting other than Of[...]

65 Shooting Features F unctions Tha t Cannot Be U sed Simult aneously Some func tions cann ot be used with other men u options. Restricte d function Setting Descri ption Flash mode Continuous ( A 63) When Continuous , BSS , or Multi-shot 1 6 is selected, fla sh is disabled . Blink proof ( A 64) When Blink proof is set to On , the fla sh is disabled[...]

66 Shooting Features B Notes About Digital Zoom • Digital zoom cannot be used with some settings and shooting modes ( E 77 ). • When digital zoom is in eff ect, the camera focu ses on the subject at the center of the fram e. AF are a mod e Digital zoom ( A 98) When the digita l zoom is in effec t, focus are a is fixed at Center . Quick effects [...]

67 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. AF Area When using A (auto) mode, or when us ing Scene auto sel ector f or th e scen e mode, th e camera perfor ms the focus op erations[...]

68 Shooting Features Face Dete ction When the c amer a is point ed at a hu man fa ce in the shoo ting modes as shown below, the camera a utomatically detects the face and focus es on it. When the came ra detects more than one fa ce, the dou ble bord er (focus area ) is di splayed ar ound the face th at is focused on, and single borders ar ound the [...]

69 Shooting Features • Whe n usin g A (auto) mode, if you pr ess the shutter- release button h alfway wh ile no faces are detected or while framing a shot with no faces in it, the came ra selects the focus area (up to ni ne areas) cont aini ng the subj ect close st to the cam era. • Whe n Scene auto selector is selected, the focus area changes [...]

70 Shooting Features Focus Lock Use focus loc k to focus on of f-center sub jects when center is sele cted for AF are a mode. To focus on off-c enter s ubjects when Center is selected for AF area mode in the shooting menu ( A 63) in A (auto) mode, use focus l ock as described b elow. 1 Posi tion the s ubj ect a t the c ent er o f the f rame . 2 Pre[...]

71 Shooting Features B Subjects Not Suitable for Autofocus Autofocus may not perform as expected in the follow ing situations. In som e rare cases, the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the focus area or the focus indicator glows green: • Subject is very dark • Objects of sh arply differ ing brightness a re included i n the scen[...]

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73 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 .................... .......... ................ ................... 7 4 Image Thumbnail Display/Calend ar Display .............. .... 75 Select[...]

74 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 ad just the zoom ra tio by rota ting the zo om contro l to f ( h )/ g ( i ). Images can be zoomed up to 10×. • To view a diffe rent area of the image, [...]

75 Playback Features Image T humbnail Disp lay/C alend ar Displa y 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 th umbnails dis played b y rotating the zoom [...]

76 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 are playe d back. When you switch from shooting mode to play back mode, this mode is selecte d. h Favorite pi ctures E 5 Only im ages add ed to [...]

77 Playback Features Switching Between Playback Mod es 1 Press the c button in full-frame or thum bnail playb ack m ode. • The screen used to select a playback mode (the playback mode s electi on me nu) is displ ayed . 2 Press t he multi sele ctor H or I to selec t the desired mode and pr ess the k butto n. • If you sele ct G Play , the playba [...]

78 Playback Features F un ct ions That Can Be Set Using the d Button (P layback Menu) When view ing i mages in full-fr ame play back m ode or thumb nail play back mode, you can configure the m enu op erations listed b elow by pressing the d button . When us in g favo rite pictures ( h ), auto s o rt ( F ), o r list by date ( C ) mode, th e menu for[...]

79 Playback Features 1 The selected imag e is edited, and the copy is saved with a differ ent file name . Movies cannot be edited ( E 12). Once an imag e has been edited, some editing functions ma y become unavailabl e ( E 13). 2 When usi ng list by date mode, press the d button from the list of dates screen ( E 11) to apply the same function to al[...]

80 Playback Features Con n ec t i n g t he Ca m er a to a T V , Co mp u te r , o r Pr i n t e r 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 sufficient and the camera is turn[...]

81 Playback Features Viewin g ima ges on a TV E 22 Images an d movies captur ed with the camera can be vie wed on a TV. Connection method: Conne ct the video and audio plugs of the Audio Video Cable EG-CP14 (ava ilable separately) to the TV’s input jacks. Viewing and organizing images on a computer A 82 If you transfer images to a computer, you c[...]

82 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, Window s Vista, Wind[...]

83 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[...]

84 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[...]

85 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[...]

86 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 a n d vide os , click Change pro gram . A program selection dialo g will be displa yed; s[...]

87 Playback Features 2 Transfer images to the computer. • Confirm that the name of the connected camera or removable disk is displayed as the “Source” on the “Options” title bar of Nikon Trans fer 2 ( 1 ). • Click Sta rt Tran sf er ( 2 ). • At default settings, all the images on the me mory card will be copied to the computer. 3 Term [...]

88 Playback Features Viewing Images Start ViewNX 2. • Images are d isplayed in ViewNX 2 when transfe r is complete. • Consult online help for m ore informa tion on using View NX 2. C Starting ViewNX 2 Manually • Window s : Do uble-cli ck th e ViewNX 2 shortcut on the desktop. • Mac OS : Click the ViewNX 2 icon in the Dock.[...]

89 Recordin g 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 ................ ..................... ............... ......... 90 Func tions That Ca n Be Set Using the d Butt on (Movie Menu) ......... ......... 94 Movie Playback ..................[...]

90 Recordin g and Playing Back Movies Recording Movies You can recor d movies by simply pr essing the b ( e movie- record ) but ton. Th e settin gs made for still images , such as hue and white balan ce, are applie d when record ing movie s. • The maximum file size for a single movie is 2 GB or the maximum movie length for a single movie is 29 mi[...]

91 Recordin g and Playing Back Movies 3 Press t he b ( e movi e-record ) but ton again to end rec ording. B Note About Recording Images and 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 [...]

92 Recordin g and Playing Back Movies B Note About Autofocus for Movie Recording When shooting a subject that is not suitable for autofocus ( A 71), the camera may not be able to focus properly on the subject. Follow the procedur e below if you are trying to shoot this type of subject for movies. 1. Set Autof ocu s mode in the movie me nu to A Sing[...]

93 Recordin g and Playing Back Movies C Functions Available for Movie Recording • The exposure compen sation, white balance, a nd color options setti ngs for the current shooting mode are also applied with movie recordin g. The tone that results from using scene mode ( A 40) or special effe cts mode ( A 47 ) is al so ap pli ed t o mov ies . Wh en[...]

94 Recordin g and Playing Back Movies Functions That Can Be Set Using the d Butt on (Movie 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 button M D menu icon M k butt on Option Description A Movie options Select the movie type. The available settings are f 720/ 30p (defa ult setting ), g 4 8[...]

95 Recordin g and Playing Back Movies Movie Playback Press the c (playba ck) bu tton to enter play back mode. Movies are ind icated by the movie options ic on ( A 94). Press the k butt on and the m ovie is playe d back. Deleting Mo vies 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[...]

96 Recordin g and Playing Back Movies Operation during Movie Playback Playbac k contro ls are disp layed a t the top of the moni tor. Pres s the mu lti selec tor J or K to choose a con t rol. The operations listed b elow a re availa ble. Adjusting the Volume Rota te the zoom cont rol ( A 3) during movie pl ayback. B Note About Movie Playbac k Movie[...]

97 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. 710 710 8 m 0 s 8 m 0 s Welcome screen Time zone and date Monitor settings Print date Vibration reduction Motion detection AF assist[...]

98 General Camera Setup F unc tions That Can Be Set Using the d Button (Se tup Menu) 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 button Option Description A Welcome screen Allows you to select whether or not the welcom e screen is displa yed when the camer a is turned on. E [...]

99 General Camera Setup Soun d set tin gs All ows y ou to adj ust s oun d sett in gs. E 78 Auto off Allows you to set the amount of time that pass es before the monitor turns off to save power. E 79 Forma t memo ry/ Format card Allows you to format the internal memory or the memory card. E 80 Languag e Allow s you to change the c amera ’s displa [...]

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E 1 E Reference Sectio n Reference Section The Referen ce Section prov ides detailed in f ormation and hi nts for usin g the cam era. Shootin g Using Panorama Assist ......... ...... ......... ............ ........ ............ ......... ............ ......... ....... E 2 Playback Favorite Pi ctures Mode......... ...... ......... ............ .....[...]

E 2 Reference Sectio n Using Panorama Assist Use a tripod fo r the best resu lts. Set Vibration redu ction to Off in the se tup menu ( A 98) when using a tripo d to stabilize the camera dur ing shooting. * The icon for the last s ce ne mode selected is di splayed. 1 Use the multi select or to choose the direct ion in which imag es will be joine d a[...]

E 3 Reference Sectio n 3 Take th e next image. • Frame the next ima ge so that one third of the frame overla ps the first image, and press the shutter-release b utton. • Repeat this process until th e necessary number of image has been taken to complete the scene. 4 Press t he k button when shooting is compl ete. • The camera returns to ste p[...]

E 4 Reference Sectio n C R Indicator In Panorama assist scene mode, exposure, wh ite balance , and focus for all images in a panora ma are fixed at the valu es for the firs t image in each ser ies. When the first image is taken, R is displayed to indicate that exposure, white bal ance, and focus are locked. C Panorama C reation with Pan orama Maker[...]

E 5 Reference Sectio n 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. • Categor izing al bums by theme or [...]

E 6 Reference Sectio n 2 Press t he multi sele ctor to choose a desired 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. Viewing Image s in an Album Use the multi selec tor to selec t an album and th en press the k b[...]

E 7 Reference Sectio n Rem ovi ng I mage s fr om A lbu ms 1 Press t he multi sele ctor J or K to select an image and press H to hide L . • You can hide the L icons for mul tiple images. To d isplay the icons ag ain, press I . • Rotate the zoom control ( A 3) to g ( i ) to switch to full- frame play back mo de or f ( h ) to six image thumbnail p[...]

E 8 Reference Sectio n Changing Ico ns Assigned to Albums 1 Use the mult i se lecto r to sele ct an album , and then p res s the 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 selec t an icon and press t he k button. • The icon changes and the monitor display returns to the list of al b ums[...]

E 9 Reference Sectio n 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 select[...]

E 10 Reference Sectio n * Images captured in scene au to selector scene mode ( A 41) are also sorted into the appropri ate 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 mo[...]

E 11 Reference Sectio n List by Date Mode Select a date w ith the mul ti selector, an d press the k button to play bac k images captu red on the selec ted date. • The first ima ge captu red on the selected date is displ ayed. • The fo llowing operatio ns are avai lable while th e shooting date se lection scre en is disp layed. - d button: You c[...]

E 12 Reference Sectio n Editing Images (Still Images ) Editing Functions Use the COOLPI X S3500 to edit images in-came ra and store th em as separate files ( E 92 ). The editing fun ctions describ ed below ar e available. B Notes About Image Editing • The COOLPIX S3500 edi ting functions are not available for im ages captured with anothe r make o[...]

E 13 Reference Sectio n C Restrictions on Image E diting When an edited copy is further modified with another editing function, check the following restrictions. • Copies created with an editin g function cannot be further edited with the same function used to create them. • When combining the small picture or crop functi on and another editing[...]

E 14 Reference Sectio n 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 14). 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 15 Reference Sectio n 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 16 Reference Sectio n Qu ick R etouch: Enhan cin g Co ntrast and Sat urati on Press t he multi sele ctor H or I to choos e the degre e of enh ancement pe rforme d and press th e k butt on. • 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 . • Co[...]

E 17 Reference Sectio n Glamour Retouch : Enhancing Human Fac es 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. • If only one face is detecte d, proceed to step 2. 2 Press J or K to choose the effect, p r ess H or I to select the effect le vel, and p r ess t h[...]

E 18 Reference Sectio n 4 Sel ect Yes an d press the k button. • A new, edited copy is created. • Copies created with the glamour retouch option can be recognized by the u icon displayed in playback mode ( A 10). B Notes About Glamour Retouch • Only one human face per ima ge can be edited using the glamour retouch function. • The glamour re[...]

E 19 Reference Sectio n Small Picture: Reducing Image Size 1 Press t he multi s elector H or I to choose the desi red copy size and press the k button. • The 6 4 0× 4 80 , 3 20×2 4 0 , and 1 60× 1 20 sizes a re availab le. • Image s taken at an image mode setting of z 5 1 20×2880 are saved at 640×360 pixels. Proce ed to step 2. 2 Choose Ye[...]

E 20 Reference Sectio n 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 74) ena bled. Crop ped copies ar e stored as separat e files. 1 Enlar ge the image f or croppin g ( A 74). 2 Refine c opy composition. • Rotate the zoom control to g ( i ) or f ( h [...]

E 21 Reference Sectio n C Ima ge S ize As the area to be saved is reduced, the image size ( pixels) of th e cropped copy is also redu ced. When the size of the cr opped copy is 3 20 × 240 o r 160 × 120, the im age is dis played at a sma ller size during playback. C Cropping the Image in Its Cu rrent “Tall” Orientation Use the Rotate image opt[...]

E 22 Reference Sectio n C o nnecting the Camer a to a T V (Playback on a T V ) Conn ect the camera t o a TV usi ng the A udio/Vi deo Cab le EG- CP14 (av ailable separat ely) t o play back im ages on a tele vision. 1 Turn off t he camera. 2 Conn ect the c amera to t h e TV. • Connect the yellow plug to the video-in jack an d the white plug to the [...]

E 23 Reference Sectio n 4 Hold d ow n the c button to turn on the camer a. • The camera enter s playback mode an d images are displayed on the television. • While connected to the TV, the camera moni tor will remain off. B If Images are not Displayed on the TV Be sure that the camera’s video mode setting conf orms to the standard use d by you[...]

E 24 Reference Sectio n C onnec ting the C amera to a Pri nter (Di rect Prin t) Users of PictBridg e-compat ible ( F 21) 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. Fo llow the proc edures bel ow to print ima ges. Take images Connect to printer ( E 25) Print images on e at a time ( E [...]

E 25 Reference Sectio n B Notes About Power Source • When connecting the camera to a printer, use a fully charged battery to prevent the camera from turning off une xpectedly. • If the AC Adapter EH-62G (available separate ly) is used, COOLPIX S3500 can be powered from a home electrical outlet. Do not use any other make or m odel of AC adapte r[...]

E 26 Reference Sectio n 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 cting the plugs. 4 The c amera automa tical ly turns on. • When properly connected , the PictBridge startup scr[...]

E 27 Reference Sectio n Pri nting Ima g es One at a Ti me After prop erly conn ecting the c amera to the pr inter ( E 25 ), follow the proce dure describe d below to pr int an image. 1 Use th e multi selec tor to choos e the desired image and press the k button . • Rotate the zoom control to f ( h ) to switch to six thumbna il display, and to g ([...]

E 28 Reference Sectio n 4 Choose Pa per si ze and pres s the k button . 5 Choose the desire d paper size and pres s the k butt on. • To spec ify paper si ze using p rinter settings, choose Default in the paper size menu. 6 Choose St art pr int and press th e k button. 7 Printi ng begins . • Monitor display returns to the print sel ection screen[...]

E 29 Reference Sectio n Printing Multiple Images After prop erly conn ecting the c amera to the pr inter ( E 25 ), follow the proce dure describe d belo w to pri nt mult iple im age s. 1 When t he Print se lecti on scre en is displa yed, p ress t he d button . 2 Use the multi sele ctor to choose Pa per si ze and press the k button. • To exit the [...]

E 30 Reference Sectio n Prin t sel ect ion Choose images (up to 99) an d the number of copies (up to nine) of each. • Press the m ulti selector J or K to select images, and pr ess H or I to specify the number of copies for each. • Image selected for printing can be recognized by the M icon and the numeral indicating the number of copi es to be [...]

E 31 Reference Sectio n 5 Printi ng begins . • The monitor display return s 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 pape r size for the current printer), 3.5× 5 in. , 5×7 i n. , 1 00× 1 50 mm , 4 ×6 in. , 8× 1 0 in. , Letter , A3 , and A 4[...]

E 32 Reference Sectio n The S hooting Menu (f or A ( A uto ) Mode) Image Mode (Image Size and Quality) You can select the combination of image size an d comp ressi on rati o that is u se d 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 33) is [...]

E 33 Reference Sectio n C Ima ge M ode • Change made to this setting applies to all shoot ing mod es. • Some settings cannot be used with other functions ( A 65) . C Number of Images That Can Be Saved The following tabl e lists the approxima te number of images that can be saved on a 4 GB memory card. Note that due to JPEG compression, the numb[...]

E 34 Reference Sectio n 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 35 Reference Sectio n Preset Man ual The preset man ual option is eff ective with mixed lig hting or to comp ensate for light sources with a strong color cast when the desire d effect has no t been ach ieved with white balance settings like Au to an d Incandescent (for examp le, to make images taken under a lamp with a red shade loo k as though t[...]

E 36 Reference Sectio n 4 Frame the refe renc e object in the measu ring window. 5 Press t he k button to me asure a new white b alance value. • The shutter is rele ased and the new white b alanc e value for pr eset manual is set. No image is saved. B Notes About White Balance • Some settings cannot be used with other functions ( A 65 ). • At[...]

E 37 Reference Sectio n Continuous Enable contin uous shooting or BSS (Bes t Shot Selector). The curren t setting can be confirmed in the monitor when shooting ( A 9). No indicator is displayed when Single is selected. Sele ct A (auto) mode M d button M Contin uous M k button Option Description U Single (defau lt sett ing) On e image is taken each [...]

E 38 Reference Sectio n B Notes About Continuous Shooting • When Continuous , BSS , or Mult i-shot 1 6 is selected , flash i s disabled. Focus, exposu re, and whi te bala nce ar e fix ed at t he v alues d etermi ned wit h th e first im age in each series . • The frame rate with contin uous shooting may vary depending on the current image mode s[...]

E 39 Reference Sectio n ISO Sensitivity The higher the se nsitivity, the less light is nee ded to expos e an image, allow ing capturin g darker su bjects. Add itionally, eve n with subjec ts of similar bri ghtness , images c an be taken at faster shutt er speeds , and blurrin g caused by c amera shake and subject mov ement can be reduced. • Altho[...]

E 40 Reference Sectio n B Notes About ISO sen sitivity • Some settings cannot be used with other functions ( A 65 ). • Motion detect ion ( E 75) does not function when the ISO se nsitivity is set to any setting othe r than Auto . B ISO 320 0 When ISO sensitivity is set to 3200 , the av ailable Image mode settings are limited to r 227 2× 1 70 4[...]

E 41 Reference Sectio n 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). No indic ator is displayed when Standard color is selecte d. Color tone s in shootin g display cha nge according to the selected color option. B Note About Color Options Some setti[...]

E 42 Reference Sectio n 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 (defau lt sett ing) When the camera detects a human face, it fo cuse s on tha t fac e. Se e “Fa ce Dete ctio n” ( A 68) for mor[...]

E 43 Reference Sectio n x Manual Select one of 99 focus areas in the monitor. This option is suited to situations in which the intended sub ject is relatively sti ll and not positioned at th e center of the frame. Pre ss t he mu lti s elector H , I , J , or K to move the focus area to the position where you want to focus, and then shoot. • Before[...]

E 44 Reference Sectio n 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 71 ). • Some settings cannot be used with other functions ( A 65 ). Using Subject Tracking Use this mode to foc us on a subje ct [...]

E 45 Reference Sectio n 2 Press t he shutter -releas e button all the way down to take an im age. • The c amer a fo cuse s on t he focu s ar ea whe n t he sh utte r- release button is p ressed halfway. T he focus area glows gree n and fo cus is loc ked. • If the focus area is not displayed when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the[...]

E 46 Reference Sectio n Autofocus Mode Choose how the camera focuses. C Autofocus Mode for Movie Recordi ng Autofocus mode for m ovie recording ca n be set with Auto focus mode ( E 65) in t he movi e menu. Sele ct A (auto) mode M d button M Autofo cus mode M k button Option Description A Sing le AF (defau lt sett ing) The camera focuses when th e s[...]

E 47 Reference Sectio n 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 Note About Quick Effects This function ca nnot be used with some f unctions ( A 65 ). Sele ct A (auto) mode M d button M Quick effect[...]

E 48 Reference Sectio n Sm a rt P o rtr ai t M en u • See “Image Mode (Image Size and Quality )” ( E 32) for infor mation ab out Image mode . Skin Softenin g Enable skin so ftening. The curren t setting can be confirmed in the monitor when shooting ( A 9). No indic ator is displayed when Off is selec ted. The effects of skin s oftening are n [...]

E 49 Reference Sectio n Smile Timer The camera det ects human faces and auto matically r eleases the sh utter whe never a smile is detected. The curren t setting can be confirmed in the monitor when shooting ( A 9). No I ndicat or is displayed when Off is select ed. B Note About Smile Tim er This function ca nnot be used with some f unctions ( A 65[...]

E 50 Reference Sectio n Blin k Proo f The camera au tomatic ally releas es the shut ter twice each time an ima ge is taken. Of th e 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 I ndicat or is displayed when Off is select ed. B Note About Blink Proof [...]

E 51 Reference Sectio n The Pl ayback Me nu • See “Editing Images (Still Images )” ( E 12) for info rmation about image editing feature s. • See “ Favor ite Pi ctu res Mo de” ( E 5) for info rmation about Favorite pictures and Remove fr om favorites . Print Order (Creating a DPOF Print Order) When printin g images stored on th e memory [...]

E 52 Reference Sectio n 2 Choose images (up to 99 ) and the number of copi es (up to nine) of each. • Press the mul ti selector J or K to se lect images, an d press H or I to specify the number of copies to be prin ted. • Image selected for pri nting can be recogni zed by the M icon and the numeral indicating the number of copies to be printed.[...]

E 53 Reference Sectio n B Notes About Print Order When a p rint o rder is cr e ated in favori te pict ures mode, a uto sort mode or list by date mode, the screen shown below is dis played if images other than those in the sele cted album, or category, or captured on the selected shooting date, have been m arked for printing. • Select Yes to mark [...]

E 54 Reference Sectio n B Notes About Printing Sh ooting Date and Photo Inf ormation When the Date and Info options are ena bled in the print or der option, shooting date and photo inf ormat ion are p rint ed on im ages whe n a DPO F-co mpati ble ( F 21) printer which supports printing of shooting date and photo information is used. • Photo infor[...]

E 55 Reference Sectio n Slide Show Play back im ages stored in the internal memor y or on a memory card on e by one in an automate d “slide show.” 1 Use the multi sele ctor to choose St art an d press t he k button. • To change the interval between im ages, choose Frame intvl , select th e desired in te rval time, and press the k button befor[...]

E 56 Reference Sectio n 3 Choose End or Restart. • The display at rig ht appears when the last slide is displa yed or the show is paused. H ighlight G and pres s k to return to Step 1, or s elect F to restart the show. B Notes About Slide Show • Only the first fram e of movies ( A 95) inclu ded in a slide s how is displaye d. • The ma ximum p[...]

E 57 Reference Sectio n Select ing Images The image s election scre en like t hat shown a t right is displayed with the fol lowing operatio ns: • Prin t or der> Select images ( E 51) • Prote ct ( E 56 ) • Rotat e im age ( E 58) • Copy> Selected images ( E 61) • Favorite pi ctures ( E 5) • Remo ve from fav orites ( E 7) • Welcome[...]

E 58 Reference Sectio n Rotate Image Specify the orientat ion in which to display reco rd ed images du ring play back. Still images can be rotated 90 degrees clockwise or 90 degrees counterclockwise. Images that were recorded in portrait (“tal l”) orientation can be rotated up to 18 0 degrees in either direction. Select an image in the image se[...]

E 59 Reference Sectio n Voice Mem o Use the camera’s built-in microphone to record voice memos for images. • When pla ying back an im age with no voice me mo attached, th e screen chang es to the recording screen. When playing back an image with a vo ice memo attached (indicated b y the p icon in full-fra me), the screen c hanges to the voice m[...]

E 60 Reference Sectio n Playin g Voic e Memos • Press th e k button to play the voice memo. • Press th e k button agai n to stop playb ack. • Rotate th e zoom contro l to g or f during playback to adju st p layba ck vol u me. • Press th e multi selec tor J before or a fter pla ying back a voice memo to return to the playback menu. Press the[...]

E 61 Reference Sectio n Copy (Copy Between Interna l M emory and Memory C ard) Copy images between the internal memory and a memory card. 1 Use the mult i se lecto r to select an o ptio n from t he c opy sc reen and pr ess th e k button. • Camera to ca rd : Copy images from internal memory to memory ca rd. • Card to camera : Copy images from me[...]

E 62 Reference Sectio n B Notes About Copying Images • JPE G-, AV I-, and WAV-f ormat files ca n be copi ed . Files recorded in any other for mat cannot be copied. • If voice me mos ( E 59) are attached to images s elected fo r copying, the voice m emos are copied with the images. • Operatio n is not gua ranteed w ith images ca ptured with an[...]

E 63 Reference Sectio n The M ovie Menu Movie Options Select the d esired movie option to re cord. A la r ger image size imp roves the image q uality and increase s the file size. * When recording in th e internal m emory, the default setting is g 4 80/30p , a nd f 720/30p cannot be selected. • The frame r ate is approx imately 30 fp s for all op[...]

E 64 Reference Sectio n C Frame Rate The frame rate is the num ber of frames per second. 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 mov ie length and file size may vary depending on the content of the movie o[...]

E 65 Reference Sectio n Autofocus Mode Select the aut ofocus meth od used when re cording mov ies. Wind Noise Reduction Select wheth er to redu ce wind noise wh en reco rding m ovies. The curren t setting can be confirmed in the monitor when shooting ( A 9). No indic ator is displayed when Off is select ed. Enter sh ooting mod e M d butt on M D men[...]

E 66 Reference Sectio n 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 play back mode without displaying the welcome screen. COO LPIX[...]

E 67 Reference Sectio n Time Zone and Date Set the came ra clock. 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 multi selector to set the date and ti me in th e dis played s cr een. • Select a field : Press the m ulti sele ctor J or K (the high[...]

E 68 Reference Sectio n Select ing Travel Destin ation Tim e Zone 1 Use the multi sele ctor to choose Time zone and press the k button. 2 Choose x Travel dest ination a nd pr ess the k butt on. • The date and time displayed in the monitor chang es according to the region curren tly selected. 3 Press K . • The time z one selection screen is disp[...]

E 69 Reference Sectio n 4 Press J or K to choos e th e trav el de sti nati on time zone. • Press H in a tim e zo ne w here da yligh t sa vin g i s in e ffe ct t o enable the daylight savi ng time function and automatica lly advance the tim e by one hour. The W icon will be displayed at the top of the monitor. Pre ss I to disable the daylight savi[...]

E 70 Reference Sectio n 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 Choose informat ion displayed in the monitor du ring shooting and playback mode. Image review This[...]

E 71 Reference Sectio n B Note About Monitor Settings When Quick effects ( E 4 7) 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 Movi e frame+auto info The current settin gs or operati onal guid es are displaye d, [...]

E 72 Reference Sectio n Print Date (Imprinting Date and Time) The shooting date and time can be imprinted on the images during shooting, all owing the information to be printed even from prin ters that do not support date print ing ( E 54). The curren t setting can be confirmed in the monitor when shooting ( A 9). No indic ator is displayed when Of[...]

E 73 Reference Sectio n 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 shooting with zoom or at slow shutter speeds. The effects of cam era sh ake are reduced when recording movie s, in addition [...]

E 74 Reference Sectio n B Notes About Vibration Reduction • After turning on the camera or a fter switching fr om pl ayback mode to shooting mod e, wait for the shootin g mode scr een to be displ ayed comp letely before t aking ima ges. • Due to cha racteristics of the vibration red uctio n function, images d isplayed in the camera’s moni tor[...]

E 75 Reference Sectio n Motion Detect ion Enable motion detectio n to reduce the ef fects of subject movement and camera shake when shooting still im ages. The curren t setting can be confirmed in the monitor when shooting ( A 9). The motion detection icon turns green when the camera detects camera shake and increases shutter speed. No in dicator i[...]

E 76 Reference Sectio n AF Assist Enable or di sable AF-as sist illuminatio n, which assists autofo cus operat ion when t he subject is poorly l it. 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 i llumination is u sed to assist the focus operation when the subject is poorly lit. Th[...]

E 77 Reference Sectio n 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. -W h e n Continuous is set to Multi-shot 1 6 ( E 37) in A (auto ) mod e. -W h e n AF area mod[...]

E 78 Reference Sectio n Sound Settings Adjust th e sound setti ngs listed bel ow. B Note About Sound Settings In Pet portrait scen e mode, the button a nd shutter sounds are disabl ed. Press th e d button M z menu icon M Sound sett ings M k button Option Description Butto n sou nd Select On (de fau lt sett ing) or Off . When On is selected, a beep [...]

E 79 Reference Sectio n Auto Off When the camera is on an d a period o f time passes w ithout any op eration s having be en performed, the monitor will be turned off and the camera will enter standby mode ( A 25) to save po wer. I n this o ption, set t he time allow ed to elapse b efore the ca mera enters s tandby mode. 30 s , 1 mi n (defaul t sett[...]

E 80 Reference Sectio n Format Memo ry/Format Card Use this opt ion to forma t the inte rnal memor y or a memory card. Formatting the internal m emory or memory c ards permanently d eletes all data. Data that ha s been de leted cann ot be rest ored. Be sure to transf er import ant images to a comput er before for matting. Form atting th e Inte rnal[...]

E 81 Reference Sectio n Lang uage Choose o ne of 34 lan guages for display of cam era men us and messa ges. 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 [...]

E 82 Reference Sectio n Video Mode Adjust settings necessary for connection to a television. Select from NTSC and PA L . Press th e d button M z menu icon M Video mode M k butt on[...]

E 83 Reference Sectio n Charge by Co mputer Choose wheth er or not the ba ttery inserted in the camera is cha rged when th e camera is connected to a compute r via USB cable. B Notes About Charging b y Computer • The battery cannot be charged, nor can data be transfe rred, when the camera is connected to a computer before t he ca mera’s display[...]

E 84 Reference Sectio n B Notes About Connecting the Camera to a Prin ter • The battery cannot be charged via a printer connection, ev en if the printer complies with 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 printers.[...]

E 85 Reference Sectio n Blin k Wa rnin g Specify whe ther or no t the cam era detects human subj ects that have blinked w hen using face detection ( A 68) in the followin g modes: • A (auto ) mo de (wh en Face priority ( E 42) is select ed for AF ar e a mode optio n). • Scene auto selector ( A 41), Portrait ( A 41), or Night portrait ( A 42) i [...]

E 86 Reference Sectio n Opera tin g the Blin k Warnin g Scre en 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 . Option Description Enlarge the detected fa[...]

E 87 Reference Sectio n 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 t[...]

E 88 Reference Sectio n Res et Al l When Reset is selected, the came ra’s setting s are restor ed to their defa ult 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 53) Auto Self -tim er ( A 55) Off Mac ro m ode ( A 57) Off Exposure compensation ( A 59) 0[...]

E 89 Reference Sectio n Scene Mode Spe cial E ffe cts Mo de 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 land scape ( A 43) Hand-hel d Hue adjustment in Food mode ( A 44) Center Contin uous in pet port rait m ode ( A 46) Continuous Pet portrait[...]

E 90 Reference Sectio n Setu p Men u Option Default val ue Welcome screen ( E 66) None Photo info ( E 70) Auto info Image review ( E 70) On Brightness ( E 70) 3 Print date ( E 72) Off Vibration reduction ( E 73 ) On Mot ion d etec tio n ( E 75) Auto AF assist ( E 76) Auto Digital zoom ( E 77) On Butto n sou nd ( E 78) On Shutter sound ( E 78) On Au[...]

E 91 Reference Sectio n Othe rs • Choosing Reset all also c lears the curre nt file numb er ( E 92) from memory. Numbering will continue from th e lowe st num ber avail able. To reset file n umbering to “0001 ”, delet e all images s tored in the inter nal memory or o n the memo ry card ( A 34) befor e selec tin g Reset all . • The followin [...]

E 92 Reference Sectio n Image/So und F ile and F older Names Images, movies or voice memos are assigned file names as follows. • Files ar e stored in fold ers named with a fol der number followed by a five-charac ter ident ifier: “P_” plus a three -digit seq uential numbe r for images cap tured in Panorama assist scene mode (e.g. “101P_001?[...]

E 93 Reference Sectio n • Files copied using Copy > Selected images are copied to the cur rent folder, whe re they are assig ned new fil e number s in ascending or der start ing from the large st file numb er in mem ory . Copy > All images copies al l folders from t he source medium; f ile names do not chan ge but n ew folde r numbers are a[...]

E 94 Reference Sectio n Optional A cces sories Batte ry charg er Battery Charger MH- 66 (Charging time when no charge rem ains: Approx. 1 h 50 min ) AC adapter AC Adapter E H-62G (connect a s shown) Be sure that the power conn ector cord has been properly aligned in power connector and battery chamber grooves before closing the battery-chambe r/mem[...]

E 95 Reference Sectio n Err or Messag es Display Cause /Solution A O (flashe s) Clock not set. Set date and time. E 67 Battery exhausted. Charge or replace the battery. 14, 16 Battery tempera ture is elevated. The camera will turn off. Battery temperature is high. Turn off camera, and allow battery to cool down before resuming use. Afte r five seco[...]

E 96 Reference Sectio n Not av ailable if Eye-Fi card is locked. Write-protect switch of Eye-Fi card is in “ lock” position. Slide the write-protect switch to “write” position. – Error accessing Eye-Fi ca rd. • Use an approved ca rd. • Check that term inals are clean. • Confirm that Eye-Fi card is correctly inserted. F 22 18 18 This[...]

E 97 Reference Sectio n Image cann ot be save d. Error occurred while savin g image. Form at inte rnal me mory or memor y card. E 80 Camera has run out of file number s. Insert a new memory card, or format internal memory or memory card. E 93 Image cann ot be used for welcome scree n. The following imag es cannot be registered a s welcome scre en. [...]

E 98 Reference Sectio n Cannot record movie. Time out er ror while recording movie. Choose memory card with fa ster write speed. F 22 Memory con tains no images. No im ages i n the in terna l memor y or me mory c ard. • To play back imag es stored in interna l memory, remove memory card from the cam era. • To copy the im ages saved in the cam e[...]

E 99 Reference Sectio n Travel dest ination is in the current time zone. Destin ation in same time z one as home. E 67 Lens error The lens is not working properl y. Turn camera off and then on a gain. If error persists , contact retailer or Nikon- authorized service re presentative . 24 Communications error An error occurred during communica tion w[...]

E 100 Reference Sectio n * See the documentation provided with your pr inter for further guidance a nd information . Printer error: paper jam Paper has ja mmed in the printer. Remov e the jammed paper, sel ect Resume and press the k button to resume printing.* – Printer error: out of paper No paper i s loaded in printer. Load the specified pa per[...]

F 1 Technical Not es and Index Technical Notes and Index Maximizing Camera Life and Pe rformance ...... ............ F 2 The Camera ....... ............... ............ ......... ............ ......... ........... ...... ......... ............ ......... ...... F 2 The Battery ........ ......... ............ ......... ............ ...... ......... .[...]

F 2 Technical Not es 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 Keep Dry The dev ice will be da maged if immersed in water o[...]

F 3 Technical Not es and Index B Avoid Sudden Changes in Temperature Sudden changes in temp erature, such as when enter ing or leaving a hea ted building on a cold day, can cause condensation to form inside the device . To prevent condensati on, place the device in a carrying case or a plastic bag before exposing it to sudden changes in tempera tur[...]

F 4 Technical Not es and Index The Battery Be sure to read a n d foll ow the warn ings in “ For Your Safety” ( A viii-x) befor e use. • Check the ba ttery level before usi ng the camera, and replace or cha rge the battery if necessary. Do not continue charging once the battery is fully c harged as this will resul t in red uced battery perform[...]

F 5 Technical Not es and Index • Replace the batter y when it no longer holds a charge. Used bat teries are a va luable res ource. Please recycle used batteries in accordance with local regulations. Charging AC Adapter Be sure to read a n d foll ow the warn ings in “ For Your Safety” ( A viii-x) befor e use. • The Charging AC Adapter EH-7 0[...]

F 6 Technical Not es 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 wi[...]

F 7 Technical Not es 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. Displ ay, Se ttings and Power Supply Problem Cause/Solution A The camera is on but does not respond. Wait for recording to end. [...]

F 8 Technical Not es and Index The camera turns off without warning. • Battery is exhausted. • The camera automatically turns off to save pow er if no operat ions are pe rformed for an extended period of time. • The camera and ba ttery may not work properly at low tempe rature s. • The camera turns off if the Charging AC Ad apter is connect[...]

F 9 Technical Not es and Index Date and time of recording are not correct. • If the camera clock has not been set, “Date not set” indicator flashes with shooting and movie rec ording . Im ages and mov ies re corded befo re clock is set are da ted “00/ 00/0000 00:00 ” or “0 1/ 01/201 3 0 0:00” respecti vely. Set the correct time and da[...]

F 10 Technical Not es and Index Shooting The camera becomes hot. The camera may becom e hot when used for an extended period of time to shoot movies or send images us ing an Eye-F i card, or when used in a hot environment; this is not a malfunction. – Problem Cause/Solution A Cannot switch to shooting mode. The camera cannot be switche d to shoot[...]

F 11 Technical Not es and Index Streaks of light or partial discoloration are visible in the monitor. Smear may occur when extre mely bright light strikes the image sensor. When shooting with Continuous set to Multi-shot 1 6 and when recording movies, avoiding bright objects, such as the sun, reflection s of the sun, and electric lights is recomme [...]

F 12 Technical Not es and Index No sound when shutter is released . • Off is selected f or Sou nd set tings > Shu tter sound in the setup menu. No sound is produced with some shooting modes and settings, even when On is selected. • The spea ker is bloc ked. Do no t co ver th e speaker. 99, E 78 5, 28 AF-assist i lluminator does not light up.[...]

F 13 Technical Not es and Index Unexpected resul ts when flash set to V ( Auto w ith red-eye r eduction ). When taking images with V ( Auto with red-eye reduct ion ) or fill flash with slow sy nc and red -eye reducti on in Night portrai t scene mode , th e In- Came ra Red Eye Fix proce ssi ng m ay be applied to areas n ot aff ected b y red- eye. U [...]

F 14 Technical Not es and Index Playba ck Problem Cause/Solution A File cannot be played back. • File or folder was overwritten or renamed by computer or other make of the camera. • Movies recorded by a camera other than the COOLPIX S3500 cannot be play back. – 95 Cannot zoom in on image . • Images captured with cameras other than COOLPIX S[...]

F 15 Technical Not es and Index Album icon restored to default settings, or images adde d to alb um not displ aye d in f avor ite pi ctur es mode. Data in the memory card may not be played back correctly if overwritten by a computer. – The recorded imag es are not displa yed in auto s ort mode. • The desired image was sorte d into a categor y o[...]

F 16 Technical Not es and Index The PictBridge startup scre en is not displayed when the camera is conne cted to a printer. With some PictBridge-compatible pr inters, the PictBridge startup screen may n ot be displayed and it may be imp ossible to print images when Auto is selected for the Charge by computer option in th e setup menu. Set the Char [...]

F 17 Technical Not es and Index Spec ifica tio ns Niko n COOLPIX S3 500 Dig ital Camera Type Compac t digit al camera Number of effective pixels 20.1 million Image sensor 1 / 2.3 -in. type CCD; total pixel s: approx. 20.48 million Lens NI KKOR lens with 7× optical zoom Focal length 4 . 7 –3 2 .9 mm ( a n gl e of v i ew e qu i v al e nt t o th a [...]

F 18 Technical Not es and Index Sto rage Media Internal memory ( approx. 25 MB), SD/SDHC/SDXC me mory card File system DCF, Exi f 2.3 , and DPOF co mplian t File formats Still pictures: JPEG Sound files (Voice Memo): WAV Movi es: AV I ( Mot ion-JP EG com pli ant ) Image size (pixe ls) • 20M (H igh ) [515 2×3864 P ] • 20M [5152×3 864] • 10M [...]

F 19 Technical Not es 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). Flash Range (approx.) (ISO sensitivit y: Auto ) [W]: 0.5–4. 1 m (1 ft 8 in.– 13 f t) [T]: 1.0 –2.1 m ([...]

F 20 Technical Not es and Index 1 Fig ures based on the Ca mera an d Imagin g Products Assoc iati on (CIP A) stan dard s for me asuri ng the endurance of cam era batteries. Perfor mance fo r still pictures measur ed under the fol l owing tes t co ndi tions: x 5152×3864 selected for Im age mo de , zoom adjusted with each shot, and flash fired with [...]

F 21 Technical Not es 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 fr om print orders stor ed on [...]

F 22 Technical Not es 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 . Movie recordin g may stop une xpectedly wh en memory car ds with a lower Speed Cl[...]

F 23 Technical Not es and Index Trade mark In formatio n • Micros oft, Win dows and Windo ws Vista are ei ther regis tered tradem arks o r trademar ks of Micros oft Corporatio n in the United States and/or other countries. • Macint osh, Ma c OS, a nd QuickTime are trad emarks of Apple Inc., regis tered in th e U.S. and ot her count ries. • Ad[...]

F 24 Technical Not es and Index Index Symbols A Auto mode .. ...... ......... ... 24 , 2 6, 38 C Scen e mode . ...... ...... ......... ...... ........ 40 D Special effects mode . ......... ....... .... 47 F Smart portrait m ode .. ......... ....... .... 49 c Playba ck mode .. ......... ......... ... 32, 76 h Favor ite pictu res mode . ..... 76, E5 [...]

F 25 Technical Not es and Index B Backl ight ing o .... ...... ......... ...... ....... .... 45 Batt ery ....... ......... ...... ......... .... 14 , 16, 22 Batt ery cham ber ............ ......... ...... .......... . 5 Batt ery char ger ........... ......... .. 17, E 94 Batter y latch .... ......... ...... ......... ...... ... 5, 14 Batter y level[...]

F 26 Technical Not es and Index F Face de tect ion ............... ...... ......... 28, 68 Face pr iori ty .......... ......... ...... .. 63, E 42 Fav orite pi ctu res men u . ......... .. 78, E 6 Fav orite pi ctu res mode ........... 79, E5 File nam es .......... ......... ...... ......... .... E92 Fill fla sh ............... ...... ...... .......[...]

F 27 Technical Not es and Index Mon itor ......... ...... ......... ...... ...... 5, 8 , F6 Mon itor s etti ngs ............ ........ 98, E70 Motio n d ete ction . ......... ...... .. 98, E7 5 Movi e leng th ... ...... ......... ...... ......... . E 64 Movie menu . ...... ......... ...... ..... 94, E 63 Movie opt ions ....... ...... ......... .. 94[...]

F 28 Technical Not es and Index Rota te im age ..... ......... ...... ..... 78 , E58 RSCN ... .......... ...... ......... ...... ...... ....... E 92 S Scen e auto sel ector x .......... ...... ........ 41 Scen e mode .... ...... ......... ...... ......... 40, 4 1 Selective color I ....... ...... ......... ....... .... 47 Self-timer ... ...... .....[...]

F 29 Technical Not es and Index Voice memo .... ......... ...... ........ 78 , E59 Volume ......... ......... ...... ......... .. 96, E6 0 W WAV .... .......... ...... ...... ......... ...... ....... E9 2 Welcome screen ...... ...... ........ 98, E 66 White b alan ce .... ...... ......... ..... 63 , E34 Wide-angle ... ......... ...... ......... ...[...]

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