Nikon COOLPIX S9 manuel d'utilisation

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i Introduc tion Fi rst S tep s Basic Photogr aphy and Pl ayb ac k: L (Auto) Mode Scen e Mod es : n Scene Mode On e-Tou ch Portra it Mode Mor e o n Pl ay b ac k Mo vies Voice Recordings Conne cting to Telev i sions, Compute rs, and Pr inters Shoo ting, Playback, and Se t up Me nus Tec hnical Notes[...]

ii Int ro ducti on Introduction For Y our Safety To pre vent dam age to yo ur Nikon p roduc t or injur y to yoursel f or to othe rs, read the fo llow ing saf ety pr ecau tion s in th eir enti ret y befo re u sing th is equi pmen t. Keep these safet y instr uction s wher e all t hose who use the p rod- uct wil l r ead them. Th e co nse qu enc es tha[...]

iii For Your Safety Int ro ducti on Obse rve caution when han- dl in g th e bat te ry The b attery may leak or ex plode if imp r o perly ha ndled. Ob serve th e follow ing pr ecaut ions w hen h an- dling t he batte ry for use in this produ ct: • Befo re re pla cing the batt er y, turn the product off . • O nly use a r echar geable Nikon EN -EL8[...]

iv For Your S afety Int ro ducti on • D o not handle the plug or batter y char ger wit h wet han ds. Fa ilur e to obs erve th is prec aution could result in el ectr ic shock. Use ap pro priate cabl es When co nnecti ng cab l e s to th e input an d outpu t jacks, use on ly the ca ble s pr ov id ed o r so ld by N ik o n fo r the purp ose, to mainta[...]

v Int roduc tion Notices No ti ce fo r Cus tom e rs i n th e U.S.A. Feder al Communicat ions Co m - mission (FCC ) Radio Fr equency Inte rferenc e Stat emen t This e quipme nt h as bee n test ed an d foun d t o c omply with the limit s for a Cl ass B digi tal devi ce, pu rs uan t to Pa rt 15 of the FCC rules. These lim- its are des igned to provid [...]

vi Notic es Int roduc tion Notice for C ustomers in Can- ada CAUTION Th is cla ss B di gita l appara tus meets all requ ireme nts of the Can adian Inte rferen ce C aus ing E quip ment Regul ations. ATTENTION Cet a ppareil n uméri que de la cla sse B resp ecte to utes le s exi gence s d u Règl ement s ur le maté riel brou i lleur du Cana da. Sym [...]

vii Int roduc tion T able of Contents Intro duction ... .... .... ....... ...... .... .... ....... .... .... ...... ....... .... .... ...... .... ..... ...... .... .... ....ii For Yo ur Safet y ..... ...... ..... ...... ........ ...... ..... ...... ........ ...... ...... ..... ...... ........ ...... ..... . ii WAR NINGS ... ...... ..... ......... .[...]

viii Table of C o ntents Int roduc tion Scene Modes: n Scene Mode .... ....... .... .... ...... .... ..... .... .... ...... ..... .... ...... .... .... 32 Assi st an d Scen e Mod es .. ...... ........ ...... ..... ...... ...... ........ ...... ..... ...... ........ ...... .... 32 Assi st Mode s ... ...... ...... ..... ...... ........ ...... ..... .[...]

ix Tabl e of Co ntents Int roduc tion Conn e c ting to Televi sions, Computers, and Pri n ters .... ...... ....... ...... ...... .... ..62 Connectin g to a TV ............................................................... .. ..................... . ... 63 Connectin g to a Com puter .................................... .. ............ . ...........[...]

x Table of C o ntents Int roduc tion k Inter face... ...... ..... ...... ...... ........ ...... ..... ...... ..... ......... ..... ...... ...... ..... ........ 10 6 n Rese t Al l ... ...... ..... ...... ........ ...... ...... ..... ...... ........ ...... ..... ...... ...... ........ ..... 10 7 B Firm ware Ve rsion ... ......... ..... ...... ..... .[...]

1 Int roduc tion About This Manual Thank you for your purchas e of a Nik on COO LPIX S 9 digital ca mera. This manu al has b een wr itten to h elp you e njoy taking pi ctures with yo ur Nikon digita l cam era. Read this ma nual thoro ughly be fore use , and kee p i t w here all tho se who us e the pr oduct w ill read i t. Symb ols and Conv entions [...]

2 Int roduc tion Informati on and Pr ecautions Life-L ong Le arning As part of Niko n’s “Life- Long Learni ng” comm itment to ongo ing produ ct suppo rt and educa- tion, continually updated infor mation is available online at the f ollowing sites: • For us ers in the U. S.A.: http ://www.n ikonusa.com / • For u sers in E urope an d Afric [...]

3 Information an d Pr e cauti ons Int roduc tion Notice Concerning Prohibition of Copying or Reproduction Note that simp ly being in posse ssion of material that ha s been digital ly co pied or reproduc ed by m eans of a sc anner, digital c amera o r other devi ce may b e punis hable by law. • Ite ms proh ibited b y law fro m being c opi ed or re[...]

4 Int roduc tion Parts of the Camera Attaching th e Cam e ra S trap Built-in flash ( c 28) Lens ( c 2 2, 111) Eyel et for c amera strap Self -tim er lam p ( c 30) AF-a ssist il lumi- nator (LE D; c 28, 112 ) Lens cove r clos ed Lens cover Spea ker ( c 52) Built-in mi crophone ( c 52 , 53) Sh utte r-re lease button ( c 24) m (one-touch por trait) bu[...]

5 Parts of the Camera Int roduc tion Indic ator lamp ( c 24 )/ Flash l amp ( c 28) Monito r ( c 6, 113 ) m button ( c 10, 76) Mu lt i conne c tor Tripod s ocket o (shooti ng/playback) button ( c 26, 46 ) T (delet e) button ( c 26, 47, 52, 58) Bat tery -ch ambe r/me mory c a rd slot cov er ( c 14) Battery ch amber ( c 14) Memory car d slot ( c 18) p[...]

6 Int roduc tion The Monitor The fo llowin g i n dica tors may a ppear i n the monitor dur ing shoo ting and play back (act ual d isplay vari es with cu rren t cam era se tting s). Shoo ting 9999 9999 M M w w W W H H s 9999 +1.0 +1.0 +1.0 10 10 10 c I I C C g g q q M B B h F F A A qwz qwz qwz fghijl fghijl fghijl CDBA CDBA CDBA bc ehi W Y Y MO M O [...]

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8 Int roduc tion Basic Operations The o (sho oti ng/pl ayba ck) Bu tton Pres s o on ce in sh ooting m ode t o enter fu l l- f ram e pl ayba ck; pr ess ag ai n to swi tch ba ck t o sho oting mode . (If th e camera is tu rned off, pr ess o for ab out a sec ond to t u r n the camera on in play back mod e.) The Mu lti Se lector In addit ion to act i va[...]

9 Basi c Operati ons Int roduc tion The p B utton Pres s p duri ng sho oting or pl aybac k to d ispla y each mod e-se lecti o n menu . To choo se th e desi red mode, use th e multi sele cto r. Shooti ng Modes Play back Modes k Note on Sel ec ti ng a Mode To apply the selected mode, press d aft er choosin g the de sired mo de by pressing th e multi [...]

10 Basic Operat ions Int roduc tion The m Bu tton Pres s m to disp lay th e men u fo r the m ode se lect ed ( c 9). The foll owin g i s a br ief intro ductio n of the par ts of menu s and ho w to navi - gate t hrough th em, usin g the shoot ing me nu as an e xampl e. L : A uto mod e → Sh oot ing men u ( c 76) n : Scene mod e → Scene m enu ( c 3[...]

11 Basi c Operati ons Int roduc tion He lp Di sp lays I nf orm ati on abo ut cam er a menu opti ons c an be disp la yed i n the C OOLPI X S9 monit or. Press the zo om c ontrol to l ( v ) t o vie w a desc ript ion o f the c ur- rentl y se lected item. •P r e s s GH to show the prev ious or n ext menu item. •P r e s s d to displa y the opti ons f[...]

12 First Steps First Steps Charging the Battery The cam era u ses a r echarge able N i kon EN-E L8 lith ium-io n batt ery (sup plied). Cha rge th e ba tter y befo re fi rst us e or w hen th e ba ttery i s runn in g low . 1 Plug in the charger. Conn e c t the power ca ble to the supp lied MH-62 batte ry charger ( 1 ) an d ins ert the wall plug into [...]

13 Charging the Battery First Steps 3 Unplug the charger. Re move the batte ry and unplug the ch arger. j The MH-62 Battery Charger Bef ore us ing th e MH-62, r ead and f ollow th e warn ings and notices o n pages i i t o iv of t his manu al. The MH-62 is for use with EN-EL8 batter ies. Do not use with incompat ible batteries. The sup- plied power [...]

14 First Steps Inse rting the Battery Th e ca mera u s es a re cha rgeabl e EN-EL8 lithiu m-ion b atte ry (s u p plie d). 1 Open the battery-c h a mber/memory card slot cover. 2 Insert the battery. Th e orange ba ttery latc h is p ushed asid e as the batte ry is inse rted. The battery is fully inse rted when the latch clicks back into place. j Inse[...]

15 Insertin g the B attery First Steps Turni ng On an d Off the Camera To turn on the c amera, p r ess the p o wer swit ch. The pow er-o n lamp (green ) will light f o r a moment and the mon itor will tu rn on. To turn o ff the camera , pres s the po w er switch agai n. (I f th e camera is turned off , press o fo r ab out a sec ond t o turn th e ca[...]

16 First Steps Setting Displ ay Language, Dat e , and Ti me A l a n g u age-s elec tion dialo g is d i splaye d the f irst t ime the c amera i s turned on. 1 Turn o n the came ra. The power-o n lamp (green) will ligh t for a moment and t he monitor will turn on. 2 Press the multi selector GHIJ to cho ose the desire d langua ge and pre ss d . For in[...]

17 Setting Displ ay Language, Date, and Ti m e First Steps 5 Press IJ to select your home time zone and p ress d . Th e date menu is display ed. 6 Press GH to edit the d a y ([D]) (order of the da y, mont h, and year may differ in so me areas) and pres s J . 7 Press GH to edit the month ([M]) and press J . 8 Press GH to edit the ye ar ([Y]), hour, [...]

18 First Steps Inse rting Memory Car ds Pic tures are s tored in the camera ’s in tern al memo ry (24 MB) o r on remo vabl e Se cure D igita l (SD) memory c ards ( avai lable separ ately) ( c 109) . If a memory ca rd is inse rted in the came ra, pi cture s are aut omat icall y stor ed o n the m em ory ca rd an d onl y pi cture s reco rded to th e[...]

19 Insertin g Memory Cards First Steps j Formatting Memo ry Cards If th e mess age at ri ght is display ed, the memo ry card must be fo rmatt ed be fore use ( c 105). • Note that formatt ing pe rmanent ly del ete s all pictures and other data on t he memory card. Be sure to make cop- ies of any pictures you wish to keep before format ting the me [...]

20 Bas ic Pho togra phy an d Play back : L (Aut o) Mode Bas ic Pho tography a nd Playbac k: L (Auto) Mode Step 1 T ur n the Cam era On and Sel ect L (Auto) Mode This se ction d escr ibes ho w to take pic tures in L (auto) mode, an au tomat ic, “poi nt-and-s h o ot” mod e re commende d for firs t-time u sers of di git a l cam- eras . 1 Press the[...]

21 Step 1 Turn th e Camera O n an d Select L ( Auto) Mode Bas ic Pho togra phy an d Play back : L (Aut o) Mode l Avai lable Fun ctions in Auto S hooti ng Mode In L mode , macro c l o se-up mode ( c 31) ca n be appl ied an d pict ure s c an be take n u sin g the flash ( c 28) an d self- timer ( c 30). Pr essing m in L mo de displ ays the shoo ting m[...]

22 Bas ic Pho togra phy an d Play back : L (Aut o) Mode St ep 2 Frame a Pict ur e 1 Ready the camera. Hold the camera st eadily in both hands, keep ing your fi ngers and other obj e c ts away fr om the lens, fl ash, and self-timer lamp. When taking pictures in “tall” orientation, turn the camera so that th e built-in f lash is ab o ve the lens.[...]

23 Step 2 Frame a Pictu re Bas ic Pho togra phy an d Play back : L (Aut o) Mode j Digi tal Zoom Unlike op tical z oom, data f rom the c amera’s im age sens or are pro cessed digitall y wi th digit al zoom . D etails visi ble at maximum opti cal zoom are sim ply enlarg ed, produc ing a sli ghtly “grainy ” image.[...]

24 Bas ic Pho togra phy an d Play back : L (Aut o) Mode Step 3 Focus and Shoot 1 Press the shu t ter-release button halfway. The cam era focuses on the subjec t at the center o f the frame. W hen the subject is in focus, the f o cus indic a t or ( p ) is green. Wh en the ca mera is unable to fo cus, the fo cus indicato r blinks re d. Chang e the co[...]

25 Step 3 Foc us and Shoot Bas ic Pho togra phy an d Play back : L (Aut o) Mode l Shutter-Release Button The camera f eatures a two- stage shutt er-release butt on. To set f ocus and expo s ure, press the shutter- release button h alfway, stopping wh en you feel resistance . F ocus and exposure lock while the shut ter-release but ton is held in th [...]

26 Bas ic Pho togra phy an d Play back : L (Aut o) Mode Step 4 Viewing and Deleting Pictures Full- Fra me Pl ayba ck 1 Press o to di splay pictures i n the mon i tor . To view ad d itional p ic tur es, press the mult i s elector HJ to view pictu res in th e ord er r ecorded, GI to vie w pic tures in rev e r s e ord er. Pres s and hol d the multi se[...]

27 Step 4 Viewing and Deleting Pictures Bas ic Pho togra phy an d Play back : L (Aut o) Mode k Full-Frame Playback Mod e The follow ing options are available in f ull-frame pla y back m ode. k Deleting the Last Pi c ture Taken In shoo ting mo de, pre ss T to delete the las t picture taken . The confirmation dialog shown at r igh t will be disp lay [...]

28 Bas ic Pho togra phy an d Play back : L (Aut o) Mode Using th e Flash The f lash ha s a rang e of 0.3–2. 6 m (1 ft.– 8 f t. 6 in. ) whe n the ca mera i s zo omed o ut a ll th e wa y. Wi th maxi mum opti cal zoom appl ied, th e range is 0.3–1 .4 m (1 ft. –4 ft. 7 in. ). The fo llowin g flash mo des are av ailabl e: 1 Press J (fla sh mode)[...]

29 Using the Flash Bas ic Pho togra phy an d Play back : L (Aut o) Mode j Note on Using the Flash When using the flash at a wide-an gle zoom positio n, reflect ions fr om dust particles in the air may appear a s bright spot s in pictu res. To reduce t hese reflections , s et th e f lash to B (Off) or zoom i n on the s ubject. k When L ighting is Po[...]

30 Bas ic Pho togra phy an d Play back : L (Aut o) Mode T aking Pi cture s with the Self-Tim er Th e camera is equippe d with a ten-se cond timer for self -portr aits. Whe n usi n g the s elf-timer , mount th e ca mera on a tr ipod (re commend ed) or rest it on a flat , lev el su rfac e. 1 Press H (self-timer). The sel f-timer menu is displayed. 2 [...]

31 Bas ic Pho togra phy an d Play back : L (Aut o) Mode Macr o Close-up Mode Macr o clos e-up m ode is used for t aking s hots of pictu res as close as 4 c m (1. 6 in . ). Note th at the fla sh may be unable to li ght ent ire subj ect at dist ances of l e s s than 30 cm (11. 8 in.). If th e f lash fires , play th e pictu re back and ch eck the re s[...]

32 Scene Modes: n S cen e Mo de Sc ene M od es: n Scen e Mode Assist and Scene Modes Th e came ra o ffers a choi ce o f fou r “as sist” mo des and el even “sce ne” m odes. I n these mod e s , camera se ttings are automat ical ly op timize d fo r the sel ecte d subjec t type. Assist Mo d es The fo llowin g modes o ffer fr aming a ssist optio[...]

33 Scene Modes: n S cen e Mo de As sist Mod es Taki ng Pictur es in Assi st M odes 1 Ente r scene mode by pre ssing p in s hooting mo de, sele c ti ng n (pre ss t he multi se lect or J ), an d the n pressing d . Th e camera returns to the s c ene mode selected last time. 2 Press m to d ispla y the scene menu. 3 Press GH to choo se a n assist mode a[...]

34 Assist Modes Scene Modes: n S cen e Mo de B Portrait A ssist Use th is m ode for p ort rai ts in wh ich the mai n su b- ject sta nds out clea r ly whi le backgr ound detai ls are sof tened. P ortrai t subj ects e x h ibit smo o t h, nat u r a l - lo ok ing sk in ton es . 1 Ot her se tti ngs ca n be s ele cted . 2 See “AF Assist” ( c 103) for[...]

35 Assist Modes Scene Modes: n S cen e Mo de E Landscap e Assi st Use t his m ode f or viv id land scap es, ci tysc apes, a nd po rtrai ts featu ring a landmar k in the bac kgroun d. 1 Ot her se tti ngs ca n be s ele cted . 1 Ot her se tti ngs ca n be s ele cted . l Focu sin g at Inf inity Th e focu s indi cator ( c 24) is alwa ys green when the sh[...]

36 Assist Modes Scene Modes: n S cen e Mode P Sports Assist Us e this mo de for dyn amic action shot s that fr eeze the a ction in a si ngle s hot or reco rd mot ion in a ser ie s of pi ctur es. N o fr ami ng gu ides ar e di splay ed. l Spo rts As sist When [Sport s] o r [Spo rt c omposite ] is selec ted in spo rts a ssist mode, the c amera focuse [...]

37 Assist Modes Scene Modes: n S cen e Mo de D Night Portrait Assist Us e this mode to achi eve a natu ral b alan ce betwe en th e main subject and b ackgrou nd lig hting in port rai ts ta ken at n ight . Th is m od e off ers the same assis t option s as port rait assi st mode ( c 34). Pict ures ta ken at slow shutte r sp eeds a re proc esse d to r[...]

38 Scene Modes: n S cen e Mo de Scene Modes Taki ng Pictu res in Sce ne Modes 1 Enter scene mo d e by pressing p in shooti ng mode, s e lecting n (press the multi selector J ), and th en pressing d . Th e camera returns to the s c ene mode selected last time. 2 Press m to d ispla y the scene menu. 3 Press GH to choose a sc ene mode and press d . Th[...]

39 Scene M odes Scene Modes: n S cen e Mo de The fol lowin g mode s are a vailable : C Party/indoor Captur es the effects of candlelig ht and other indoor bac k - groun d lighting. • Camer a focuse s on sub ject in ce nter of fr ame. • Hold t he camera steady to prevent camera shake. 1 Ot her se tti ngs ca n be s ele cted . H Beach/snow Ca ptur[...]

40 Scene Modes Scene Modes: n S cen e Mo de l Focu sin g at Inf inity Th e focu s indi cator ( c 29) is alwa ys green when the shutter- release button is pressed half- way with [D usk/dawn ], [Night landsc ape], or [Firew orks show ] scen e mod e selecte d. Note, howev er, that ob jects in the for egroun d may no t alwa ys be in focus. J Dusk/dawn [...]

41 Scene M odes Scene Modes: n S cen e Mo de N Museum Use ind oors where fla sh phot ograp hy is prohib ited (for exa m- ple, in museums and art gallerie s) or in othe r setting s in w hich you do no t want to use the fl ash. • Camer a focuse s on sub ject in ce nter of fr ame. •B S S ( c 84) turns on a u toma tica lly. • Hold t he camera ste[...]

42 Scene Modes Scene Modes: n S cen e Mo de Taki ng Pictu res f or a Panor ama The cam era foc uses on the subje ct in the ce nter of th e frame . Use a tri pod fo r best re sul ts. 1 Press the multi selector GH to choose [Pano rama assis t] in the s cene me nu and press d . Th e yellow panor ama dire ction ico n ( E ) i s disp laye d to sho w the [...]

43 Scene M odes Scene Modes: n S cen e Mo de 2 Press GHIJ to choose the direc tion and press d . 3 Take the first picture. The first picture is d isplayed i n the first third of the monitor. 4 Tak e the second picture. Compo s e the next pict ure so that it over- lap s the first pict ure. Repeat unt il you have taken the n ecessary nu mber of pict [...]

44 One -Touc h Por tr ait M ode One-Touch Portrait Mode T aking Pictur es in the One-T ouch Po rtrait M ode Fo r portra it shots, p ress the m b utto n wh en the c ame ra is in t he auto mod e, scene mod e and mov ie mod e. Th e foll owing feat ures ar e aut oma tically acti- vated : • P ortrait : The portr ait subjec t stands out clearl y. • F[...]

45 One -Touc h Por tr ait M ode The O ne-T ouch Portrait Menu Pres s m in on e-to u c h portr ait mo de to di splay the one -touch por trait me nu. Opti ons chose n in thi s menu are re stored ne xt time th is mode i s sele cted . j Face-Prio rity AF The cam era’s abilit y to detec t faces depends on a variety o f factors , including whether or n[...]

46 More on Playback Mor e on Pl ayback Viewing Mul tiple Pictur es: Thumbnail Playback Pres s the z oom co ntrol to t ( j ) i n full -fra me play back to d isplay pi ctures in “contac t sheet s” of four or ni ne thu mbnai l imag es. Th e foll owin g oper ati ons c an be pe rfor med w hi le thum bnails ar e display ed: To Pres s Desc ription c C[...]

47 More on Playback T aking a Closer Look: Pl aybac k Zoom Pres s the z oom cont rol to v ( k ) to zoom in on s till ima ge s d isp la yed in full -fr am e p lay ba ck ( c 26). Play back z oom i s no t ava ilabl e when the cu rren t pi c- ture i s a movie o r a copy cr eated us ing the sm all pic- tu re f unc tio n. Whil e image is zoo m ed in, the[...]

48 More on Playback Editing Pictur es Use th e COOL PIX S9 to edit pictur es in-c amera a nd st ore th em as separa te files . The ed iting fea ture s describe d below a re ava ilable. Res trictions on Pic ture Editi ng The f ollowi ng res trictions apply to c opies c reated using crop ( c 49), D-Lighti ng ( c 50), an d small pi ctur e ( c 51). •[...]

49 Editing Pictures More on Playback Cr eatin g a C roppe d Copy: C rop This fu ncti on is only availa ble wh en N : u is d ispla yed in th e moni tor wit h play back zoom ( c 47) enab led. 1 Press the zoom con- trol to v ( k ) to zoom in on the imag e. Pres s th e zo om cont rol to v or t to a dj ust th e z oom ra tio . 2 Refine copy compo sition.[...]

50 Editing Pictures More on Playback Enha ncing Brig htness and Contras t: D-Lighti ng 1 Display t h e desired pict ure in full-fra me pla yb ack ( c 26) a nd press i ( m ). D-Lig hting copies can als o be created by pr essing i ( m ) after selecti ng a pict ure in thumbnail playb ack mode . Th e resu lts of D-Li ghting e nha ncement c a n be con- [...]

51 Editing Pictures More on Playback H Res izing Pic tures : Sma ll Picture The fol lowin g size s are av ailab le: I 640×4 80: Su ited to tel evision pla yback . J 320 ×240: Sui ted to d isp la y on web pages. K 160×1 20: Su itable f o r e-m ail attac hment s. 1 Display t h e desired pict ure in full-fra me pla yb ack mo de ( c 26 ). 2 Press m [...]

52 More on Playback V oice Memos: Recor ding and Playback Us e the ca mera’s buil t-in micro phone ( c 4) to rec ord voice memos f or pic ture s mark ed with N : O in fu ll-fra me p layb ack ( c 26) . j Voic e Mem os • Do no t tou c h th e buil t-in micr ophon e during recordi ng. • If a v oice memo al ready e xists for t he curre nt pict ure[...]

53 Movies Mov ies Movi e Mode To shoot mo vies wit h s o u nd rec o r d e d via the bui lt-in mi croph o n e, se lect shoot ing mod e and fo l lo w the steps below . 1 Enter mo v ie m ode by pressing p in shooti ng mode, s e lecting S (press the mu lti selector I ), and th en pressing d . Ex posure co unt display s hows maximu m total leng th of mo[...]

54 Movies Th e Movi e Menu Pres s m in mov ie mo de t o di splay the mo vie men u. Option s chosen in th is men u ar e resto red the n e xt t ime movie mode i s sel e c ted. Sele ctin g Movie Optio ns The m ovie me nu offer s t he op tion s shown b elow. * Movies can be as long a s free s pace i n the i ntern al memory or on the me m ory card al lo[...]

55 The Mo vie Menu Movies Tim e-L apse Movi es 1 Press the multi selector GH to choose [Mov ie options] > [Time- lapse movie6 40] and p ress d . 2 Press GH to choose the interva l between shots and press d . 3 Press m to re turn to shooting mode . 4 Press the shutter-release bu tt on all the way down to s ta rt recording. Mon itor turns off and [...]

56 The Movie Menu Movies Stop-Mo tion Movies 1 Press the multi selector GH to choose [Mov ie options] > [S top-motion movie] and p ress d . 2 Press GH t o c h oose the p layback speed and p ress d . 3 Press m to re turn to shooting mode . 4 Press the shutter-release butt on to record the first frame. Th e recorded pict ure will be superimpo sed [...]

57 The Mo vie Menu Movies Auto-F ocus Mode Choo se how the ca mera focuse s in mo vie mo de. Z Si ngle AF (d efault) Camer a foc uses when shu tter-relea se button is pressed ha lfway an d locks at this position during shootin g, p reventing sound of came ra focusin g from inte rfering with recording. a Full - t ime AF Camer a foc uses con tinuous [...]

58 Movies Movi e Play back I n ful l-f rame p layb ack ( c 26), movi es ar e recog - nize d by the T icon. T o play a m ovie, display i t in f ul l-f rame pl ayba ck and pr ess d . Us e the zoom co ntro l ( x ) to ad just p layback vol- ume. Press th e mu lti selec tor IJ t o choose a co n- trol , th en p ress d t o pe rfor m t he s el ect ed opera[...]

59 Voice Recor dings Voic e Recordings Making V oice Recordings Audio voice r ecordings can b e record ed ove r the built-i n micro phone a nd play ed back o ver the bu ilt-in s peake r. 1 Enter voi ce record ing mode by press ing p in shoo ting mode, select ing O (press th e mu lti sele c- to r H ), an d t hen press ing d . Th e length of recordin[...]

60 Voice Recor dings Playing V oice Recordings 1 Enter au dio playback mod e by pressing p in play back m ode, select ing q (press the multi selec- tor H ), and then pressin g d . Voice recordi ng files will be lis ted. 2 Press GH to choose the desired file and press d . The selected file will be played back. 3 Press GH to a dvance or rew ind. To d[...]

61 Voice Recor dings Copying V oice Recordings To copy voice reco rdings between interna l memory and a me mory card, dis- play the voi ce rec ording list sh own i n step 3 on the p recedi ng page and p ress m . This option i s avail a b le onl y wh en a memo ry card i s ins erted. 1 Press p in the Select sound file screen ( c 60). MNO : Cop y reco[...]

62 Conn ecting t o Telev i s ions, C omputers , and Pr inters Conne c tin g to Television s , Computers, and P r i nters You can co nnect y our came ra to yo ur televisi on, comp uter, or print er to vie w pictur es y ou h ave taken . Connec ting to a TV ( c 63) Connec ting to a Compu ter ( c 64) Connec ting to a Printer ( c 68) j Be fore Conn ecti[...]

63 Conn ecting t o Telev i s ions, C omputers , and Pr inters Connecting to a TV Connec t the camer a to a tele vision using t he A/V cable t o play ba ck pict ures on the t elevision. 1 Choose [NTSC] or [PAL] to match y our TV vide o standard ( c 106) and the n turn of f the camera. 2 Conne ct t h e A/V c a ble. Conn e c t the yellow p lug to the [...]

64 Conn ecting t o Telev i s ions, C omputers , and Pr inters Connecting to a Computer Us e th e USB c able and P icture Proj e c t soft w are supplie d wit h your came ra to co py (t rans fer) pi ct ures to a co mput er . Before Connect ing the Camera Ins talling Pi c ture Project Be fore transf erring pict ures or mo vi es to a comput er, Pi ctu [...]

65 Conne ct ing to a Comput er Conn ecting t o Telev i s ions, C omputers , and Pr inters Setting the US B Option Se t the USB opti on ( c 106 ) in th e setu p menu on th e came ra be fore co n- ne cting t he camera to the computer or printe r. 1 Press m . 2 Press the multi selector GH to choose [Set u p ] a nd press d . 3 Press GH to choose [Inter[...]

66 Conn e c ting to a Compu ter Conn ecting t o Telev i s ions, C omputers , and Pr inters Tr ansferri ng Pi cture s to a Comput er 1 Star t a compu ter to w hich Pictu reProject has been install ed. 2 Turn the camera off and connect th e USB cable as s hown below . 3 Turn o n the came ra. At defau lt PictureP roject se t ting s, PicturePr oject Tr[...]

67 Conne ct ing to a Comput er Conn ecting t o Telev i s ions, C omputers , and Pr inters 5 Disconnect the camera once transfer is complete. If the USB o ption is set t o [PTP] Turn th e came r a off and discon nect the USB cabl e. If the USB o ption is set to [M ass storage] Remove the camera from the sys tem as desc ribed below before turn ing th[...]

68 Conn ecting t o Telev i s ions, C omputers , and Pr inters Connecting to a Printer Users of Pic tBridge- compa tible ( c 117) pr inters ca n conne ct the cam era direct ly to the p rinter and prin t pict ures witho ut usin g a com puter. Take p ict ures Selec t pic tures for printin g using [ Pri nt set] option ( c 74) Conne ct to prin ter ( c 6[...]

69 Conne cting to a P ri nter Conn ecting t o Telev i s ions, C omputers , and Pr inters Conne ctin g the Ca mera a nd P rinter 1 Set the US B option ( c 65) to [PTP]. 2 Turn off the camera. 3 Turn o n the printer. Check prin ter se ttings. 4 Conne ct the USB c able as s h own below . 5 Turn o n the came ra. The PictBri dge start-up screen will b e[...]

70 Connectin g to a Prin ter Conn ecting t o Telev i s ions, C omputers , and Pr inters j Conn ecting the USB Cab le • When connect ing the USB cable, be sure th at the conn ecto rs are orien ted correctly. Do n ot use for c e when c onnectin g the USB cable. When disc onnecting the U SB cable, do not pu ll the conn ector at an a ngle. • Do no [...]

71 Conne cting to a P ri nter Conn ecting t o Telev i s ions, C omputers , and Pr inters 5 Press GH t o choose the desired paper size and press d . Mon itor displ a y returns to the PictB ridge menu (step 2 ). To specify pa per size using pr inter setting s , choose [Defa ult] in the paper size menu and pres s d . 6 Press GH to choose [Start p rint[...]

72 Connectin g to a Prin ter Conn ecting t o Telev i s ions, C omputers , and Pr inters Printin g Multip le Pictures Af ter c o n nectin g the camer a to the prin ter c orre c t ly ( c 69), p rint pic tures by follow ing the pr ocedure bel ow. 1 Press m . Th e print menu is displaye d. 2 Press the multi selector GH to choose [Pape r size] an d pres[...]

73 Conne cting to a P ri nter Conn ecting t o Telev i s ions, C omputers , and Pr inters 5 Choose the pictures and num ber of cop- ies (up to 9) of each and press d . The current pic ture is show n at t he center of the dis- play. Press IJ to ch oose the previ ous or n e x t pi c- ture. Pres s GH to i n cre ase or dec rease th e number of copi es f[...]

74 Conn ecting t o Telev i s ions, C omputers , and Pr inters Cr eating a DPO F Print Or der: Pr int Set The [P rint set ] optio n in th e playbac k men u ( c 88) is us ed to cr eate dig ita l “print o rders” for printing on DP OF-co mpatibl e devices ( c 126). In add ition to pict ures th emsel ves, shoo ting da te an d photo in format ion (sh[...]

75 Creating a DPOF Pri nt Order: Print S et Conn ecting t o Telev i s ions, C omputers , and Pr inters 5 Press d . Press GH to c hoose an op tion and pre ss d to en abl e th at o ption . [Date] : P rint date of recording on a ll picture s in the pri nt or der . [In fo]: Print s hutte r speed an d apertu re on all p ictures in the print ord e r . N [...]

76 Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s Shooti ng, Play back, and Setup Menus Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu The sh ooting menu contai ns the fo llowing o ptio ns only available in L mode (with t he exce ption of [I mage mode ]). Se e “The m But ton” ( c 10) f or info rmation o n vi ewin g and us ing th e me nu. * See t he informat [...]

77 Shoo ting Optio ns: The Sh ooti ng Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s Z Imag e Mode Pict ures t aken with a digit al ca mera are record ed as ima ge file s. Th e size of the f iles, and wi th it th e numb er of im ages t hat can be r ecorde d, depe nds on the size an d qual ity of th e imag es. Bef ore shoo t- ing, c hoose an im ag[...]

78 Sho oting Opti ons: The Shooti ng Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s k Im age Mo de and t he Number of E xposures Remaining The foll owing t able lists the numb er of pic tures t hat can be store d in inter nal memo ry and on a 256 MB memory card, together with the s iz e of still pictures. All figures are approximate. If the num b[...]

79 Shoo ting Optio ns: The Sh ooti ng Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s d White Bala nce Ad just whi te ba la nce based on t he l i ght sour ce to give pictur es the most r ealisti c colo rs po ssible. [Aut o] can be used u nder most types of l ighting , or yo u can appl y the w hit e bala nce se ttin g suite d to a pa rti cular lig [...]

80 Sho oting Opti ons: The Shooti ng Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s f Pr eset Wh ite Balan c e Preset white balance is used with mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a str ong color cast (for ex ample, to mak e p ictur es taken under a lamp with a red shade l ook as though they had been taken under white light). [...]

81 Shoo ting Optio ns: The Sh ooti ng Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s I Exp. + /– Ex p o sure co mpensat ion is used t o alte r expo sure fro m the val u e select ed by the camer a . Ch oose from v alues betwe en –2.0 EV an d +2.0 E V in incre- men ts of 1 / 3 EV. Ne gative v alues p roduce d arker pictur es, posi tive va lues [...]

82 Sho oting Opti ons: The Shooti ng Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s q Con tinuo us Ca ptur e a fle eting expr essi on on a port ra it s ubje ct , photo graph a s ubject that is m oving un predic tably, or cap ture moti on in a serie s of pictures . The i ndi cator for th e cu rren t setti ng is d ispl ayed in th e mon itor ( c 6).[...]

83 Shoo ting Optio ns: The Sh ooti ng Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s z Inte rval Timer Ph otography 1 Press the multi selector GH to choose [Intvl timer shooting ] and press d . 2 Press GH to cho ose interval b etween shots and press d . Press m to return to s hootin g mode. 3 Press the shutter-release button ful l y to start reco[...]

84 Sho oting Opti ons: The Shooti ng Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s A Best Shot Selec tor (BSS ) Th e “best shot sele ctor” is reco mmended from s itu- ati o n s in which inadv ertent camera movemen t can r esul t in blur red p ic tu res , o r wh en part s of t he i mage are p rone to unde r- or over expos ure. BSS may n ot pr[...]

85 Shoo ting Optio ns: The Sh ooti ng Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s W Sen s it ivity Sensi tivity is a m eas ure of how q uick ly the cam era re acts to ligh t. T he high er the s ensitivi ty, th e less li ght n eeded to make an ex posure. Althou gh a hi gh ISO ra ting is su ited for ta king pi ctures o f subje cts in acti on or [...]

86 Sho oting Opti ons: The Shooti ng Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s d Colo r Options Mak e co lors more vi vid or re cor d p i ctures in mono- ch rome. The e ffects of the selecte d opt i on c an be previ ewed in the m onito r. At set- tings ot her than [Stand ard colo r], the i con for t he cur rent se tting is d i spl ayed i n t[...]

87 Shoo ting Optio ns: The Sh ooti ng Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s Restrictio ns on Ca m era Settings Rest rictions appl y to t he fo llowing sett ings i n L mode : Flash mode Fl ash turns off at [C ontinuous] setting s of [Cont inuous] o r [Multi-s hot 16] or w hen [B SS] is on. App lied setting is r estor ed when [ S in gle] o[...]

88 Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s Play back Options: The Pl ayback Menu The pl ayback m enu co ntains the foll owing o ptions . Se e “The m But ton” ( c 10) f or info rmation o n vi ewin g and us ing th e me nu. Z Se t up c 94 Display the setup me nu. w Prin t se t c 90 Select pictur es for printin g. z S lide s how c 90 View pictu[...]

89 Playback O p ti o ns: Th e Playback Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s Sele c tin g Multiple Pic tures Follo w the steps below to sel e c t multi ple pictu r e s fo r a prin t se t ( c 90) , d ele tion ( c 91), prot ectio n from del etion ( c 9 1), tran sfer ( c 92 ), cop yi ng be tween inte rnal memory an d the memo ry ca rd ( c 9[...]

90 Playback Options: The Playback Men u Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s w Pri nt Set Create digi tal “print orde rs” for PictB ridge printe rs ( c 126) and D POF -compatibl e d evices ( c 74) . See “ Select ing Mult iple Pict ures” ( c 89 ) for more informatio n on using this function. z Slid e Show Play pictures bac k in an aut[...]

91 Playback O p ti o ns: Th e Playback Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s A De lete The de lete men u cont ains the option s show n belo w. If no memory card is inser ted in t he camer a, p ic- tu res in the in tern al m emor y wi ll be delet ed. I f a memory card is inse rted, pic ture s on the me m- ory card will be deleted. k Notes[...]

92 Playback Options: The Playback Men u Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s E Tran sfer Ma rking When the came ra is conne cted to a comput er vi a the s upplied U SB cab le a nd E ( d ) is pr essed to tran sfer pict ures, only pi ctures mark ed with a E icon ar e tran sferr ed ( c 66) . At th e defaul t setting, all pict ures a re mark ed [...]

93 Playback O p ti o ns: Th e Playback Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s L Copy Copy pictur es betwe en t he inte rnal memo ry an d a memo ry ca rd. The opt ions of th is menu al lows you to c opy the speci fied p ictures or all pi ctures in the intern al memo ry or on th e memory car d . See “ Select ing Mult iple Pict ures” ( c[...]

94 Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s Basi c Camera S et up: The Setup Menu Th e se tu p me nu cont ai ns the fol l owin g opt ions . Se e “The m But ton” ( c 10) f or info rmation o n vi ewin g and us ing th e me nu. R Menus c 95 Choos e how menus are disp layed. V Welcom e screen c 96 Sele ct screen dis played when camera is turned o[...]

95 Basi c Camera Setup: Th e S etup Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s Displ aying the Setup Me nu * To display the setup me nu in sce ne mode ( c 38), on e - touch portr ait mode ( c 44 ), voice re cording mod e ( c 59) or movie mode ( c 54), firs t display th e menu for tha t mode and then choo s e [Set up] . R Men us Ch oose whe th[...]

96 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s V Wel come Screen You ca n se lect t he w elcom e scre en t o be displa yed whe n th e cam era is turn ed on . k When “Select an image” is Selected If y ou ha ve alr eady select ed a welco me sc reen pic- t ure, you can s el ect a new one by fo llow in g t he co n[...]

97 Basi c Camera Setup: Th e S etup Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s W Date Set t he ca mera clock a nd ch oose home a nd tr avel dest i n ation time zones. Sett ing Travel Destin ation Time Zone 1 Press the multi selector GH to choose [Time zone] and press d . Th e time zone menu is dis played. For info rmation on using the multi s[...]

98 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s 4 Press IJ to choose the tra v el destin a- tion tim e z one and press d . The se t ting is enabled. 5 Press m . Th e camera ret urns to shoot ing or play back mode. While the travel destin ation time z one is s elected, the Y icon w ill be disp layed in the monito r [...]

99 Basi c Camera Setup: Th e S etup Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s k Time Zones ( c 16) The camera supports t he time zones lis ted below. In crements of les s than one ho ur are not supported; when travelling t o o r from destinatio n s at half- or quarter-hour increments from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), such as Afghanistan, Centr[...]

100 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s Z Mon itor Settings Choos e whet her or not to display inform ation i n the m onito r, and set the monitor brightne ss. Th e follow ing opti ons are av ailable : Photo Info The fol lowin g disp lay op tions ar e avail able: k Ph oto In fo See “The M onitor ” ( c [...]

101 Basi c Camera Setup: Th e S etup Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s f Date Imprint Date a nd time of reco rding c an be imprinte d on pict ur es f or pr inti ng thi s in form ati on fro m pr inte rs th at a re n ot D POF -c ompa tib le ( c 117 ). At sett ings other than [Of f], th e icon for the cu rrent s etting is disp laye d in[...]

102 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s Date Co unter Pictur es take n while this op tion is i n effec t are impr i nte d with t he num ber of da ys re maini ng until , or the numb er of da ys el apse d si nce a s pec ifi ed da te. Use i t to track t he grow th of a child or c ount dow n the da ys unt il a[...]

103 Basi c Camera Setup: Th e S etup Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s u AF As sis t If [Au to] i s selec ted, AF-ass ist illu mination will be used to assist th e focus ope ration wh en the sub ject is p oorly lit. T o di sable t his fu nction, choos e [Off ] . Note that fo r some modes, AF-assi st il lumin ation tu rns of f auto ma[...]

104 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s h Blu r Warn ing Ch oose w het her o r not t o di spl ay t he blur warni ng. Note t hat the wa rning m ay no t always be disp laye d ( c 120) . At def ault sett ing, blur w arning i s [On]. i Auto Off Choo se th e ti me allowe d t o el apse be fore the cam- era enter[...]

105 Basi c Camera Setup: Th e S etup Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s M Format Me mory/ O Format Card If n o memory card is inserte d , this opt ion i s lab eled [Fo rmat memory ] and forma ts in ternal memory . Re move the memory car d from the camera to for- mat the in ternal memory. If a me mo r y card is ins e r ted, the o ption[...]

106 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s j Lan guag e Choos e one of 20 langua ges for di splay of camer a menu s and m essage s. k Interfa c e Adju st sett in g s fo r connec tion to a comput er or vide o device. Czec h Polish Danis h Portugu ese German Ru ssian (defau lt) Fi nnish Spanish Sw edish Frenc h[...]

107 Basi c Camera Setup: Th e S etup Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s n Res et All Th is opt ion re stor es the foll owing set tings to th eir defau lt va lues: Pop-up menu One-to uch port rait menu Setup me nu Scene m ode Flash mode ( c 28) Auto Self-ti mer ( c 30) Off Macro close-up ( c 31) Off Im age mode ( c 45) Norma l(2816 ) M[...]

108 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Sh ooting , P laybac k, and S e t up Menu s Shooting menu Movi e men u Other s • Choosin g [Reset all] als o clears t he current file number ( c 110) f rom the m emory. Num- bering w ill conti nue from the l owest num ber availa ble. To rese t file num bering t o “0001,” delet e all pict ures ( c 91) bef[...]

109 Technical Notes Techni c a l Notes Optional Acce ssories At the tim e of w riting, the f ollowing opt ional a ccessori es w ere av ailable for the C OOLP IX S9. Conta ct your local retailer or Ni kon re present ative for deta ils. Approve d Memory Cards Th e foll owing memo ry ca rds h a ve been t este d a nd app rov ed fo r use in the COOLPIX [...]

110 Optional Acce ssories Technical Notes Imag e F ile and Fol der Nam es Pic tures, movie s, time -lapse mov ies, v o ic e record ings, a n d voice memos are ass igned file na mes with thr e e parts : a four letter identi fier, a four -digit file numb er assi gned a utom atical ly by the camer a in asce nding or der, a nd a three- letter exten sio[...]

111 Technical Notes Caring for the Camera To e nsu re cont inue d en joy me nt of thi s Ni kon produc t, obse rve t he fol lowi ng preca utions when usi ng or sto r ing the devi ce. j Keep dry The device will be dam aged if immersed in wat er or subjected to hig h humid ity. j Do no t drop The pro duct may m alfunc tion if subject ed to str ong sho[...]

112 Caring fo r the Camera Technical Notes j The AF-A s sist Illuminator LED The light-emi tting diode (LED; c 4, 29) used in the AF -assist illuminator conforms to the follow ing IEC stand ar d: k The Batt ery • Check the batter y level when taking the camera o ut and ch arge the battery if necessary ( c 12). D o not continue ch arging on c e t [...]

113 Caring for the Camera Technical Notes Cl eaning Do not us e alcoho l , thi nner, or oth er volati l e che micals . Sto rag e Turn the c ame ra off when not in use. Chec k tha t th e pow er-on lam p is of f be fore puttin g t he camer a away . Remov e t he batter y if the c amera will n o t be use d for an exte nded per iod. Do not st ore the ca[...]

114 Technical Notes Err o r Message s The f ollow ing ta ble lis ts the erro r me ssages and o ther warn ings displaye d in the moni tor, as we ll as th e so luti o n s fo r deali ng with them. Display Problem Solutio n c S (blink s) Clock not s et. Set cl ock. 97 w Batt e r y running low. Prepare t o charge or chan ge batt ery. 14 Warni ng!! batte[...]

115 Error Messages Technical Notes Out of memory M or O Memory card is full. • Choose smaller image size. • Delet e pictures . • Insert ne w memory card. • Remove memory ca rd and use internal mem- ory. 77 91 18 18 Image can not be save d M or O Erro r occurred whi le reco rding pict ure. Format inte rnal memory or memory card. 105 Camera h[...]

116 Error Mess ages Technical Notes Fi le c onta ins no i mage d ata r File n o t creat ed with CO OLPIX S9 . View file on comp uter or ot he r devi ce. – This file cannot be play ed back. This image cannot b e deleted r Pict ure is protected. Remov e protectio n . 91 New city is in the curre nt time zone u Destin ation in same time zone as home.[...]

117 Error Messages Technical Notes Tr ansf er e rro r E Transfe r error . • Check batte ry level. • Ch eck that USB ca ble is conne cted. 20 64 System error u Erro r has occurr e d in camera’ s int e r n a l cir- cuitry . Turn camera off, remove and reins ert batte ry, and turn ca mera on. If error persis ts, contact re tailer or Niko n repre[...]

118 Technical Notes T r oubleshooting I f the ca mera fa ils to functio n as exp ect ed, chec k the list of common pr o b - l ems belo w bef ore consu lting y our reta iler or Ni kon repres entati ve. Re fer t o the page number s in the right- most co lu mn for more informa tion. Problem C a use/Solu tion c Camer a tur ns off without w a r n- in g [...]

119 Trou bleshooti ng Technical Notes Ca mera cannot focu s using auto- foc u s • Subject is low in contrast, do minated by re peating ge ometr ic patterns, cov- ers to o sm all an area of the fr ame, or conta ins many fin e details , o bjects of sharp ly differing brigh tness, or objects at dif ferent dis tances from the cam- era. Us e foc us lo[...]

120 Tro ubleshoo ting Technical Notes AF-assi st illuminato r does not l ight • [Off] is selecte d for AF assi st o ption i n camera setup me nu. • AF-as sist ill uminator t urns off auto- mati cally in some modes. 103 34 - 3 7 39 - 4 2 Bri ght speck s app ear in pi ctur es taken w ith flas h Fla sh is r e f lecting o ff particles in ai r. Turn[...]

121 Trou bleshooti ng Technical Notes File cannot be played back • Time laps e or interva l timer pho togra- phy in pro gress: pict ures can not be pla yed back until reco rding is com- plete. • File has been overw ritten or renamed by co mputer or ot her make of came ra. 55, 83 – Ca nnot zoom in on pic ture Playb ack zoom canno t be used wit[...]

122 Tro ubleshoo ting Technical Notes Elec tronically C ontrolled Came r a s In extremely rar e instances, un usual characters m ay appear in t he monitor an d the camer a may stop func tionin g. In most case s, this ph enomenon i s caused by a s trong ext ernal stati c charge. Tu rn the camera off, remove and replace t he battery, and t hen turn t[...]

123 Technical Notes Spec ifications Nikon COOLPIX S9 Digital Camera Ty pe Compac t digital camera Effe ctive pixe ls 6.1 million CCD 1 / 2.5 -in. CCD; t otal pixels : 6.36 million Image si ze (pixe ls) • 2,816 × 2,11 2 [High(28 16 A )/Nor ma l(28 16)] • 2,048 × 1,536 [N ormal(204 8)] • 1,024 × 768 [P C s creen(102 4)] • 640 × 480 [T V s[...]

124 Specifications Technical Notes * Base d on Camera a nd Imaging P roducts Asso ciatio n (CIPA) sta ndards for me a sur ing the life o f came ra batterie s. Measured a t 25 °C ( 77 ° F ); zo om adjuste d wit h eac h sho t, flash fired with e very other sho t, image mode set to No rmal. * Bat tery l ife may vary depe nding on shoo ting int e r v[...]

125 Specifications Technical Notes Unle ss otherwise stated , all figu res are fo r a camera with fu lly char ged EN-EL 8 batt ery oper ated a t an ambien t tem pera ture of 25 ° C (77 °F ). MH-62 Batter y Char ger Ra ted i npu t AC 1 00–240 V, 0.09– 0.051 A, 50/ 60 Hz Charging out put D C 4. 2 V/73 0 mA Compat ibl e b a tte ri es Niko n EN-E[...]

126 Specifications Technical Notes Suppo rt e d Standa rds • DCF : Desig n Rule for C ame ra File Syst em is a s tanda rd widely used in th e digit al came ra ind u s try to ensure c ompatibil ity among diff erent makes of camer a. • DP OF : Digit al Print Order Format is an industry-wid e st andard that a llows pi ctures t o be print ed from p[...]

127 Technical Notes Ind ex Symbol s L Aut o mode 20–27 T Delete button 10, 26, 47 i D-Lighting butto n 4, 50 l Hel p 11 m Menu button 5, 10 p Mode but ton 5, 9 T Movie mode 9, 10, 53, 54 d OK (center) button 8 m One-touch portrait b utton 4, 44 i Play back mode 8, 9, 10, 27 k Playback zoom 47 , 49 n Scene mode 10, 32–37 o Shooting/ play back bu[...]

128 Inde x Technical Notes Flash 28, 107 lamp 5, 29 mode 28 Flash mode 87 Focus 6, 24 area 6, 24 face-priority 44 Folder names 110 Format 19, 105 Framing 22 assist 32–37 guides 33–37 I Image m ode 32, 77 Interface 63–6 9, 106 Internal memory 6 –7, 18, 78, 105 cap acity 7 8 formatting 105 J JPEG 123 L Landscape ( E ) 35 Language 16, 106 Lens[...]

129 Inde x Technical Notes Self-tim er lamp 4, 30 Setup m enu 9 4– 108 Shooting menu 76–86 Shutter-re lease button 4 Slide show 90 Small pictu re 51 Smear 113 Sound settings 103 Sports ( P ) 36 Strap, Cam era 4 Sunset ( I ) 39 Support information 2 T Televis i o n 62 connecting to 62 Thumbnail play back 46 Time zone 16–17, 97, 99 Transfer 66 [...]

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