Nikon COOLPIXS9 manual

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i Introduction Firs t Step s Basic P hotograp hy an d Play bac k: L (Auto) Mode Scene Mod es: n Scene Mo de One- Touch Po rtrait M ode More on Pl ay bac k Movi es Voice Recordings Connect ing to Televisions, Computers , and Printe rs Shooting, Play back, and Setup Menus Technica l Notes[...]

ii Intro ducti on Introduction For Y our Safety To preven t damag e to yo ur Nikon p roduct o r injury to yo urself or to others , read t he foll owin g saf ety pr ecau tion s in th eir enti ret y befo re usi ng thi s equipm ent. Ke ep th ese s afety i nstruc tions w here a ll tho se who u se th e pro d- uct wil l read th em. The co nse que nces th[...]

iii For Your Safety Intro ducti on Observe cau tion when han- dli ng th e bat te ry The bat tery m ay leak o r expl ode if improp erly handl ed. Ob serve th e followin g preca utions when han- dling the battery fo r use in th is product : • Before repla cing th e batt ery, turn the pr oduct off . • O nly use a rech arge able Niko n EN-EL 8 lith[...]

iv For Your Safety Intro ducti on • Do n ot han dle the plug or bat tery charger wit h wet hands . Failur e to obser ve this pr ecau tion co uld result in electr ic shock. Use ap propr iate cables When conne cting c ables to th e input and out put jac ks, use onl y the ca bles prov id ed o r so ld b y Nik on f or the purpo se, to maintain compli-[...]

v Intro ducti on Notices No tice fo r C ust ome rs in the U.S.A. Federal Comm unications Com- mission (FCC) Radio Fr equency Interf erence Statem ent This e quipment has b een t ested and found t o comply with th e limit s for a Cla ss B d igi tal devi ce, pur suan t to Part 15 of the FC C rules. The se li m- its are des igned to provid e reason- a[...]

vi Notices Intro ducti on Notice for Customers in Can- ada CAUTION This class B digi tal ap paratus meets all requir ement s of the Canad ian Interf eren ce C ausing Eq uipm ent Regulati ons. ATTENTION Cet appa reil num ériqu e de la classe B resp ecte tout es les e xige nce s du Règlem ent sur le ma tériel br ouilleur du Canada. Symbol f or Sep[...]

vii Intro ducti on T able of Contents Introduc tion ... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ..... .... ...... .... .... ..... .... .... ...... ..... .... .... .... .... ....ii For Your Safety ........ ..... ...... ...... ..... ......... ..... ...... ..... ......... ..... ...... ...... ..... ......... ... ii WARN INGS ...... ...... ..... ...... ..[...]

viii Table of Contents Intro ducti on Scene Modes: n Scene Mod e ...... ..... ...... .... .... .... ..... .... .... ...... ..... .... .... .... .... ..32 Assist and Sc ene Mode s ........... ........ ...... ..... ...... ........ ...... ..... ...... ...... ........ ...... . 32 Assist M odes ... ...... ...... ..... ...... ........ ...... ..... ......[...]

ix Table of Co ntents Intro ducti on Connectin g to Te levis ions, Co mputers, and Pri nters ...... ...... ..... .... .... ...... .... 62 Connecting to a TV....... ................................................................................... 63 Connecting to a Computer ..........................................................................[...]

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1 Intro ducti on About This Manual Thank you for your purchas e of a Nik on COOLP IX S9 digi tal ca mera. This manual has bee n writt en to hel p you e njoy taki ng pict ures wi th your Nikon digital cam era. Read this manu al thoro ughly be fore use , and kee p it where all those w ho use th e prod uct will read it. Symbol s and Convent ions To ma[...]

2 Intro ducti on Information and Pr ecautions Life-Long Learning As part of Nikon’s “Life-Long Learning ” commitm ent to ongo ing produ ct support and educa- tion, continually updated information is available online at the following si tes: • For users in t he U.S.A.: http://w ww.nikon usa.com/ • For us ers in Euro pe and Af rica: h ttp:/[...]

3 Information and Pr ecautions Intro ducti on Notice Con cerning Prohi bition of Cop ying or Reproduc tion Note that simply being in p ossessi on of mat erial that ha s been digi tally co pied or reproduc ed by means of a scann er, digit al camer a or o ther device m ay be punishable by law. • Items proh ibite d by law from being co pied or rep r[...]

4 Intro ducti on Parts of the Camera Attaching the Camera Stra p Built-in flash ( c 28) Lens ( c 22, 111) Eyelet fo r ca mera s trap Self-t imer lam p ( c 30) AF-ass ist illum i- nator (LED; c 28, 112) Lens c over closed Lens cove r Speaker ( c 52) Built-in microphon e ( c 52, 53 ) Shu tte r-re lea se button ( c 24) m (one-touch portra it) button ([...]

5 Parts of the Camera Intro ducti on Indica tor lamp ( c 24) / Flash lam p ( c 28) Monitor ( c 6, 113 ) m button ( c 10, 76) Multi conne ctor Tripod socket o (shooting/play back) button ( c 26, 46) T (delete) bu tton ( c 26, 47, 52, 58) Bat tery -ch ambe r/me mor y ca rd slot cover ( c 14 ) Battery cham ber ( c 14) Memory card slot ( c 18) p butto [...]

6 Intro ducti on The Monitor The followi ng indi cators m ay appe ar in the m onitor dur ing shoo ting and playbac k (actua l disp lay var ies w ith curr ent ca mera se tti ngs). Shooting 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 MO [...]

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8 Intro ducti on Basic Operations The o (shooti ng/ pla yba ck) Bu tt on Press o on ce in sh ooting mode to ent er full- fra me pl ayba ck; pr ess ag ain to swit ch back to shootin g mode. (I f the came ra is turn ed off, pr ess o for about a second to t urn the camera on in playbac k mode. ) The Mu lti Sele ctor In additio n to activat ing the fla[...]

9 Basic Ope rations Intro ducti on The p Butto n Pres s p duri ng sh oot ing o r pl ayba ck to disp lay each mo de-se lecti on menu . To choose the desi red mode, us e the multi selec tor. Shooting Mo des Playbac k Modes k Note on Selecting a Mode To apply the selected mode, press d after c hoosin g the desir ed mode by pres sing th e multi selec t[...]

10 Basic Operation s Intro ducti on The m Bu tton Press m to displa y th e men u for t he mod e sel ected ( c 9). The follow ing is a br ief intro ductio n of the part s of menu s and ho w to navi- gate throug h them , using th e shooti ng menu a s an exa mple. L : Auto mode → Shoo ti ng me n u ( c 76) n : Scene mode → Scene menu ( c 32) T : Mo[...]

11 Basic Ope rations Intro ducti on Help Dis pla ys Inf orm atio n abo ut ca mera m enu op ti ons c an be disp laye d in the CO OLPI X S9 monitor . Press t he zo om contro l to l ( v ) to vie w a de scri pt ion o f the cur - rently selec ted item. •P r e s s GH t o show th e previo us or next menu item. •P r e s s d to display the options for t[...]

12 First Steps First Steps Charging the Battery The came ra use s a rech argeab le Niko n EN-E L8 lith ium-io n batt ery (sup plied). Charg e th e batt ery be fore firs t use or whe n th e batt ery is ru nn ing l ow. 1 Plug in the charger. Connect th e power cable to the supplie d MH-62 batte ry charg er ( 1 ) and ins ert the wall plug into a power[...]

13 Charging the Battery First Steps 3 Unplug the c harger. Remove the battery and unp lug the charge r. j The MH-62 Battery Charger Befor e usin g the MH -62, r ead and f oll ow the warn ings and not ices on pages ii to i v of this ma nual. The MH-62 is for use with EN-EL8 batter ies. Do not use with incompatible batt eries. The sup- plied power ca[...]

14 First Steps Inserting the Battery The c amera uses a recha rgeabl e EN-E L8 li thium-i on bat tery (s upplie d). 1 Open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover. 2 Insert the battery. The orange battery latc h is pushed aside as the battery is inserted. The battery is fully inserte d when the latch clicks back into place. j Inserting the Batt [...]

15 Inserting t he Battery First Steps Turning On and O ff the C amera To tu rn on the c amer a, pres s the po wer swit ch. The power -on lamp (green ) will light f or a moment and the monitor wi ll turn on. To turn off the c amera, press t he po wer switch again. (If t he came ra is tu rned o ff, p ress o for about a second to tu rn the camera on i[...]

16 First Steps Setting Display Language, Date, and Time A lan guage-s elec tion di alog is disp layed t he firs t ti me the c amera i s tur ned on. 1 Turn on the camera. The power-on lamp (green) will ligh t for a moment and the mo nitor will turn on. 2 Press the multi selector GHIJ to choose the desire d langua ge and press d . For inform ation on[...]

17 Setting Display Language, Date, and Time First Steps 5 Press IJ to select your home time zone and press d . The date menu is di splayed. 6 Press GH to edit the day ([D]) (order of the day, mont h, and yea r may d iffer in some areas ) and press J . 7 Press GH to edit the month ([M]) and press J . 8 Press GH to edit the year ([Y]), hour, and minu[...]

18 First Steps Inserting Memory Car ds Pictu res ar e sto red in the ca mera’s intern al memo ry (24 MB) o r on r emovabl e Secure Digita l (SD) memory c ards ( avail able s eparatel y) ( c 109) . If a me mory card is inse rted in the ca mera, pic tures a re aut omatic ally stored on t he me mory card and only pict ures recor ded to th e memo ry [...]

19 Inserting Memory Cards First Steps j Formatting Memory Card s If the mes sage a t righ t is dis played, the m emory c ard mu st be form att ed be fore use ( c 105). • Note that formatt ing pe rmanent ly dele tes al l pictu res and other data on the memor y card. Be sure to make cop- ies of any pictures you wish to keep before formatting the me[...]

20 Basi c Phot ograph y an d Play back : L (Aut o) Mode Basic Photograph y and P layback: L (Auto) Mode Step 1 T ur n the Cam era On and Select L (Auto) Mode This se ction d escribes how t o take pictu res in L ( auto) m ode, a n auto matic, “point -and-s hoot” mode recomme nded for f irst- time u sers o f digit al cam- eras. 1 Press the power [...]

21 Step 1 Turn the Camera O n and Select L ( Auto) Mode Basi c Phot ograph y an d Play back : L (Aut o) Mode l Availabl e Fun ctions in Aut o Shoot ing Mode In L mode, macro close-up mode ( c 31) can be a ppl ied and pict ur es can b e t aken usi ng the flash ( c 28) and s elf-time r ( c 30). Press ing m in L mode displays the shooting menu. This m[...]

22 Basi c Phot ograph y an d Play back : L (Aut o) Mode Step 2 Frame a Pict ur e 1 Ready the camera. Hold the camera steadily in both hands, keeping your fingers and oth er objects away from th e lens, fl ash, and self-timer lamp. When taking pictures in “tall” orientat ion, turn the camera so th at the b uilt-in flash is above the lens. 2 Fram[...]

23 Step 2 F rame a Picture Basi c Phot ograph y an d Play back : L (Aut o) Mode j Digit al Zoom Unlike opti cal zoo m, data fro m the cam era’s image s ensor are proc essed digi tally wi th digit al zoom. Detai ls visible at maxim um optica l zoom are simply enlarged, pr oducing a sli ghtly “grainy” imag e.[...]

24 Basi c Phot ograph y an d Play back : L (Aut o) Mode Step 3 Focus and Shoot 1 Press the shutter-release button halfway. The camera foc uses on the s ubject at the c enter of the frame. When th e subject is in focus, the focus indicat or ( p ) is green. Wh en the camera is unab le to focus , the fo cus indicato r blink s red. Cha nge the composit[...]

25 Step 3 Foc us a nd Sh oot Basi c Phot ograph y an d Play back : L (Aut o) Mode l Shutter-Release Button The camera features a two-stage s hutter-releas e button. To set focus an d exposure, press the shutter-release bu tton halfway, sto pping when you feel resistance. Focus and exp osure lock while the shutter -release button is held in this pos[...]

26 Basi c Phot ograph y an d Play back : L (Aut o) Mode Step 4 Viewing and Del eting Pictures Full- Fram e Play bac k 1 Press o to displa y pictures i n the mon itor. To view additional pi ctures, press the mu lti selector HJ to view pictures in th e order recorded, GI to view pic tures in rev erse ord er. Pres s and hol d the multi select or to sc[...]

27 Step 4 Viewing and Deleting Pictures Basi c Phot ograph y an d Play back : L (Aut o) Mode k Full-Frame Playback Mode The following options ar e available in full-f rame playback m ode. k Deleting the Last Picture Taken In shoo ti ng m ode, pr ess T to delete the last pictu re taken. The confirmation dialog shown at right will be displaye d. Pres[...]

28 Basi c Phot ograph y an d Play back : L (Aut o) Mode Using the Fl ash The fla sh has a rang e of 0. 3–2.6 m (1 ft .–8 ft. 6 in.) w hen the cam era is zoomed out all the way. Wi th ma ximum o ptical zoom a pplied , th e range is 0.3–1. 4 m (1 ft.–4 f t. 7 in.) . The follo wing fl ash mo des are av ailabl e: 1 Press J (flash mode). The fla[...]

29 Using the Flash Basi c Phot ograph y an d Play back : L (Aut o) Mode j Note on Us ing the F lash When usi ng the flas h at a wid e-angle z oom pos ition, r eflectio ns from dust par ticles in t he air may appear as brigh t spots in pictures. To r educe these re flections, set the flash to B (Off ) or zoom in o n the su bject. k When Ligh ting is[...]

30 Basi c Phot ograph y an d Play back : L (Aut o) Mode T aking Pictur e s with the Se lf-Timer The c amera is equ ipped wi th a ten-se cond t imer for se lf-p ortrait s. When using t he self -timer , mount th e came ra on a tr ipod ( recommend ed) or rest it on a flat , le vel surf ace. 1 Press H (self-timer). The self-timer me nu is displayed. 2 [...]

31 Basi c Phot ograph y an d Play back : L (Aut o) Mode Macro Close-up Mode Macro close- up mod e is us ed fo r taking sho ts of p ictures as clo se as 4 cm (1.6 in.). No te that the flash ma y be unab le to li ght ent ire s ubject at di stance s of less th an 30 cm (11.8 in .). If the f lash fir es, play th e picture back and chec k the re sults .[...]

32 Scene Modes: n Scen e Mo de Scen e Mo des : n Scene Mo de Assist and Scene Modes The c amera o ffers a choi ce of fo ur “as sist” modes and eleve n “sce ne” mode s. In the se modes , camer a settin gs are auto matic ally optimi zed for the sel ected su bject ty pe. Assist Modes The follow ing m odes off er frami ng assi st options to hel[...]

33 Scene Modes: n Scen e Mo de Assi st Mode s Takin g Pictures in Assist Mod es 1 Enter sc ene mode by pressing p in shoo ting mo de, sele cting n (press the multi selec tor J ), and t hen pressing d . The camera ret urns to the sce ne mode selected last time. 2 Press m to display the scene menu. 3 Press GH to choose an assist mode and press d . Th[...]

34 Assist Modes Scene Modes: n Scen e Mo de B Portrait As sist Use this mod e fo r po rtr aits in whi ch th e m ain s ub- ject stands out clearly whi le backgr ound detai ls are softe ned. P ortrai t su bjec ts exh ibit smooth, nat ural- look in g sk in t one s. 1 Other set ting s ca n be sele ct ed. 2 See “AF A ssist” ( c 103) for info rmation[...]

35 Assist Modes Scene Modes: n Scen e Mo de E Landscape Assi st Use thi s mode for vivid landsc apes , city scap es, and portr aits featurin g a landmark in the backgro und. 1 Other set ting s ca n be sele ct ed. 1 Other set ting s ca n be sele ct ed. l Focusi ng at Infin ity The focu s indi cato r ( c 24) is alwa ys green when the shutter-releas e[...]

36 Assist Modes Scene Modes: n Scen e Mo de P Sports Assist Use th is mode for dyn amic act ion shot s that fre eze the act ion in a sing le sho t or re cord motion in a ser ies of pict ures . N o fr ami ng gu ide s ar e di splay ed. l Spor ts As sist When [S ports] or [ Spo rt com posite] is s elected in s ports assi st mod e, the cam era foc uses[...]

37 Assist Modes Scene Modes: n Scen e Mo de D Night Portra it Assist Use t his mode to achi eve a natu ral b alan ce betwe en the m ain s ubject an d back grou nd lightin g in po rtra its take n a t ni ght. This mo de o ffer s th e same as sist opti ons as po rtrait as sist mode ( c 34). Pictures take n at s low s hutter speed s are proc essed to r[...]

38 Scene Modes: n Scen e Mo de Scene Mode s Takin g Pictur es in Scene M odes 1 Enter scene mode by pre ssing p in shooting m ode, select ing n (press the multi selector J ), and then p ressing d . The camera ret urns to the sce ne mode selected last time. 2 Press m to display the scene menu. 3 Press GH to choose a scene mode and press d . Three pa[...]

39 Scene Mod es Scene Modes: n Scen e Mo de The follo wing modes ar e avail able: C Party/indoor Captur es the effects of ca ndlelight a nd other indoor back- ground ligh ting. • C amera fo cuses on subjec t in center o f frame. • H old the camera steady to prevent c amera sh ake. 1 Other set ting s ca n be sele ct ed. H Beach/snow Captur es th[...]

40 Scene Modes Scene Modes: n Scen e Mo de l Focusi ng at Infin ity The focu s indi cato r ( c 29) is alwa ys green when the shutter-releas e button is pr essed half- way with [Dusk/ dawn], [Nigh t landscape ], or [Firewor ks show] scene mod e selected. Note, however, that obj ects in t he fore ground m ay not al ways be in focu s. J Dusk/dawn Pres[...]

41 Scene Mod es Scene Modes: n Scen e Mo de N Museum Use indoors where flas h photograp hy is prohib ited (for e xam- ple, in museums and art galleries) or in other se ttings in which you do not wa nt to use the flash. • Camera fo cuses on subjec t in center o f frame. •B S S ( c 84) turns on automati cally. • Hold the c amera steady to preve[...]

42 Scene Modes Scene Modes: n Scen e Mo de Taking P ictu res for a Panor ama The came ra foc uses on the sub ject in the ce nter of the fram e. Use a tr ipod for be st re sul ts. 1 Press the multi selector GH to choose [Pano rama assist ] in the scene me nu and press d . The ye llow panor ama directio n icon ( E ) is disp laye d to show the direct [...]

43 Scene Mod es Scene Modes: n Scen e Mo de 2 Press GHIJ to choose the direction and press d . 3 Take the first picture. The first picture is displaye d in the first thir d of the monito r. 4 Take the second pict ure. Compose the ne xt picture so that it over- laps the first pict ure. Repea t until you have taken the necess ary numbe r of pictures [...]

44 One- Touc h Po rtrai t Mo de One-Touch Portrait Mode T aking Pictures in the One-T ouch Portrait Mode For por trait shots, pre ss the m butto n w hen the c am era is i n the au to m ode , scene m ode a nd movie mod e. The f ollow ing fe atur es are a utom atica lly ac ti- vated: • Por trait: The po rtrai t subject s tands out cl early . • Fa[...]

45 One- Touc h Po rtrai t Mo de The On e-T ouch Portrait Menu Press m in one-to uch portr ait mo de to di splay the one-tou ch por trait me nu. Opti ons chose n in thi s menu are re stor ed next time this mode is select ed. j Face-Priority AF The camera’s ability to d etect faces depe nds on a va riety of fact ors, in cluding whe ther or not the [...]

46 More on Playback More o n Playba ck Viewing Multiple Pictur es: Thumbnail Playback Press t he zoo m co ntrol t o t ( j ) i n ful l-frame playbac k to displ ay pictur es in “c ontact s heets” of four o r nine thum bnail i mages . The f oll owi ng op erat ion s can be pe rfor med whi le thumbn ails are dis played: To Press Descript ion c Choos[...]

47 More on Playback T aking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom Press th e zoom con tro l to v ( k ) to zoom in on stil l ima ge s di spla ye d i n fu ll- fra me pla yb ack ( c 26). Playbac k zoo m is no t ava ilabl e when the cu rren t pi c- ture is a mov ie or a copy cr eated us ing the sm all pi c- ture fun ct ion. While image is zoomed in, the z oom r[...]

48 More on Playback Editing Pictures Use th e COOL PIX S9 to edit pictur es in-c amer a and store th em as sepa rate files. The ed iting fea tures de scribe d below are avai lable. Restrict ions o n Pictu re Editing The fol lowing restric tions ap ply to copie s cr eated u sing cr op ( c 49), D-Lighting ( c 50), and small pict ure ( c 51). • Copi[...]

49 Editing Pictures More on Playback Crea tin g a Crop ped Co py: C rop This fu nction is only av ailable w hen N : u is disp layed in the moni tor wit h playbac k zoom ( c 47) e nabled. 1 Press the zoom con- trol to v ( k ) to zoom in on the imag e. Press th e zoom c ontrol to v or t to a dju st th e zoo m rati o. 2 Refine copy compos ition. Press[...]

50 Editing Pictures More on Playback Enhanc ing Brightn ess an d Contrast: D-Lighting 1 Display the desire d picture in full- frame pla yba ck ( c 26) and press i ( m ). D-Lightin g copies can al so be cr eated by pr essing i ( m ) after selecting a pict ure in thumbnail playback mode. The re sults of D-Lighti ng enha ncement can be con- firmed in [...]

51 Editing Pictures More on Playback H Resiz ing Pictu res: Sm all Pi cture The foll owin g sizes ar e avail able : I 640×4 80: Su ited to tel evision pla yback . J 320× 240: S ui ted to d ispl ay on we b page s. K 160×1 20: Su itable fo r e-mail attachm ents. 1 Display the desire d picture in full- frame pla yba ck m ode ( c 26). 2 Press m . Th[...]

52 More on Playback V oice Memos: Recor ding and Playback Use the camera’s built-i n microp hone ( c 4) t o reco rd voice memo s for picture s marked with N : O in full- frame play back ( c 26). j Voice M emos • Do not t ouch th e buil t-in micr ophon e during recordi ng. • If a vo ice mem o alr eady exi sts fo r the c urren t pict ure, it m [...]

53 Movies Movi es Movie M ode To shoo t movies wit h sound r ecorded via the bui lt-in microph one, se lect shooti ng mode an d follo w the steps below . 1 Enter movie m ode by pressing p in shooting m ode, select ing S (press the multi selector I ), and then p ressing d . Exposure count disp lay shows maximu m total leng th of movie that ca n be r[...]

54 Movies The Mo vie Menu Press m in movie mode to display the mo vie menu. Op tions chosen in th is menu ar e res tore d the next t ime movi e mode i s sel ected. Selec ting M ovie O ptio ns The movi e menu of fers the op tions s hown below. * Movies c an be as l ong as fr ee sp ace in t he int ernal memory or on the memory card al lows. All f igu[...]

55 The Movie M enu Movies Time- Lap se M ovies 1 Press the multi selector GH to choose [Movie op tions] > [Time- lapse mov ie640] and press d . 2 Press GH to choose the interval between shots and press d . 3 Press m to return to shooting mode. 4 Press the shutter-release button all the wa y down to start recording. Monitor tu rns off and indica [...]

56 The Movie Menu Movies Stop-Mo tion Movies 1 Press the multi selector GH to choose [Movie o ptions] > [Stop-m otion movie] and press d . 2 Press GH to choose the playbac k speed and press d . 3 Press m to return to shooting mode. 4 Press the shutter-release butt on to record the first frame. The recorde d picture will be su perimposed on t he [...]

57 The Movie M enu Movies Auto-Focus Mode Choose how the camer a focuses in movie mode. Z Sing le AF (default ) Camera focus es when shutter-re lease button is pressed half way and locks at this position during shootin g, preventin g sound of camera focu sing from interferin g with recording. a Full-tim e AF Camera foc uses continu ously, even when[...]

58 Movies Movi e Play back In ful l-f rame pla yback ( c 26 ), mo vies are r ecog - nized by the T ic on. To pl ay a mov ie, disp lay it in ful l-f ram e play back and pr ess d . Use t he zoom c ont rol ( x ) to ad just playba ck vo l- ume. Pr ess the mu lti selec tor IJ to choose a co n- trol, then pre ss d to perf or m the s elec te d operation .[...]

59 Voice Recor dings Voice Re cordings Making V oice Recordings Audio vo ice rec ordings ca n be r ecorded over the built-in m icro phone a nd played ba ck ove r the built -in spe aker. 1 Enter voice recordin g mode by pressing p in shooting mode, selecti ng O (press the mul ti selec- tor H ), and then pr essing d . The length of recor ding that ca[...]

60 Voice Recor dings Playing V oice Recordings 1 Enter audio pla yback mod e by pressing p in playbac k mode, selecting q (press the multi selec- tor H ), and then pr essing d . Voice recording files will be listed. 2 Press GH to choose the desired file and press d . The selected file will be played back. 3 Press GH to advance or rew ind. To delete[...]

61 Voice Recor dings Copying V oice Recordings To c opy voic e re cordings betwee n inte rnal me mory an d a me mory ca rd, dis - play the voic e recor ding l ist show n in s tep 3 o n th e prece ding page and pre ss m . This o ption is a vailable only whe n a memory ca rd is i nserted. 1 Press p in the Se lect sound file screen ( c 60). MNO : Copy[...]

62 Connec ting to Tel evis ions, C omput ers, and Prin ters Connectin g to Televis ions, Com puters, and Pri nters You can conne ct you r camera to your telev ision, comp uter , or printer to vie w pictures you hav e ta ken. Connecting t o a TV ( c 63) Connecting t o a Computer ( c 64 ) Connecting t o a Printer ( c 68 ) j Before Connecti ng the Cam[...]

63 Connec ting to Tel evis ions, C omput ers, and Prin ters Connecting to a TV Connect t he ca mera t o a tele vision us ing the A/V ca ble to pla y back pictur es on the telev ision. 1 Choose [NTSC ] or [PAL] to match y our TV video standa rd ( c 106) and then turn off the camera. 2 Connec t the A/V cable. Connec t the yell ow plug t o the vi deo-[...]

64 Connec ting to Tel evis ions, C omput ers, and Prin ters Connecting to a Computer Use the USB cable and P icture Proj ect so ftware s upplie d with your c amera t o copy (t ra nsfe r) pict ur es t o a c ompu ter . Before C onnecting the Ca mera Installin g PictureProje ct Befo re tran sfer ring p ict ures o r movi es to a comp uter, P ictu rePr [...]

65 Connect ing to a C omputer Connec ting to Tel evis ions, C omput ers, and Prin ters Setting the USB Option Set th e USB opti on ( c 106) in t he setu p me nu on th e came ra be fore co n- nect ing the c amera t o the compute r or p rinter. 1 Press m . 2 Press the multi selector GH to choose [Set up] a nd press d . 3 Press GH to choose [Inte rfac[...]

66 Connec ting to a Compu ter Connec ting to Tel evis ions, C omput ers, and Prin ters Tran sferri ng P ictur es to a Comput er 1 Start a compu ter to whic h Pictu reProjec t has b een install ed. 2 Turn the camera off and connect the USB cable as s hown below. 3 Turn on the camera. At default PictureProjec t setting s, PicturePro ject Tran s- fer [...]

67 Connect ing to a C omputer Connec ting to Tel evis ions, C omput ers, and Prin ters 5 Disconnect the camera once transfer is complete. If the USB option is set to [PTP] Turn the cam era o ff and dis connect th e USB c able. If the USB option is set to [Mass storage ] Remove the camera from the system as de scribed below be fore turning th e came[...]

68 Connec ting to Tel evis ions, C omput ers, and Prin ters Connecting to a Printer Users of Pic tBridge- compa tible ( c 117) pr inters ca n conne ct the came ra directly to the print er and pr int pictur es witho ut usin g a comput er. Take pi ctures Select pic tures for printin g using [Print s et] option ( c 74) Connect to printe r ( c 69) Prin[...]

69 Connec ting to a Pri nter Connec ting to Tel evis ions, C omput ers, and Prin ters Connec ting t he Cam era an d Prin ter 1 Set the USB optio n ( c 65) to [PTP]. 2 Turn off the camera. 3 Turn on the printer. Check printe r settings. 4 Connec t the USB c able as sh own bel ow. 5 Turn on the camera. The PictBridge s tart-up screen will b e display[...]

70 Connecting to a Printer Connec ting to Tel evis ions, C omput ers, and Prin ters j Conne cting the USB Ca ble • W hen connecting the U SB cable, be sure that the conn ectors are oriented correctly. Do not use force when c onnectin g the USB cable. When disc onnecting the USB cable, do not pull the connector at an angle. • Do not pinc h the c[...]

71 Connec ting to a Pri nter Connec ting to Tel evis ions, C omput ers, and Prin ters 5 Press GH to choose the desired paper size and press d . Monitor displ ay returns to the PictBridg e menu (step 2). To speci fy paper si ze using printe r setting s, choose [Defau lt] in the paper size men u and press d . 6 Press GH to choose [Start print] and pr[...]

72 Connecting to a Printer Connec ting to Tel evis ions, C omput ers, and Prin ters Printing Mu ltiple Pictures Afte r connec ting th e camer a to the pr inter c orrect ly ( c 69), print pictur es by followin g the proc edure bel ow. 1 Press m . The print me nu is displaye d. 2 Press the multi selector GH to choose [Pape r size] an d press d . 3 Pr[...]

73 Connec ting to a Pri nter Connec ting to Tel evis ions, C omput ers, and Prin ters 5 Choose the pictures and num ber of cop- ies (up to 9) of ea ch and press d . The current picture is show n at the center of the dis- play. Press IJ to choose the previ ous o r next p ic- ture. Press GH to increa se or d ecrease th e number of copi es for each pi[...]

74 Connec ting to Tel evis ions, C omput ers, and Prin ters Cre ating a DPO F Print Or der: Print Set The [Pri nt set] option i n the play back m enu ( c 88) is used to crea te di gita l “print ord ers” for pr inting on DP OF-com patible d evices ( c 126). In add ition to pictur es them selve s, shooting date and ph oto infor mati on (shu tter [...]

75 Creating a DPOF Print Order: Pri nt Set Connec ting to Tel evis ions, C omput ers, and Prin ters 5 Press d . Press GH to choose an op tion and pre ss d to en abl e th at opt ion . [Date]: Print date of recordin g on all pictures in th e prin t ord er. [Info] : Print shut ter speed and apertu re on all pictu res in the pri nt order. Note that thi[...]

76 Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus Shooting, Play back, and Setup Menus Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu The shoot ing m enu co ntains the follo wing o ptions only av ailable in L mod e (wi th the except ion of [Image mo de]). Se e “The m Button” ( c 10) f or info rmation on vie win g and us in g the men u. * See the informat ion on[...]

77 Shoot ing Optio ns: The Sh ooting Me nu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus Z Image Mo de Pictures tak en wi th a digital came ra ar e r ecord ed as image files. The s ize of th e file s, and with it th e number of ima ges tha t can be rec orded, depends on the si ze and qu ality of the im ages . Befor e shoot- ing, choo se an imag e mo de [...]

78 Shootin g Opti ons: The Shoot ing Menu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus k Image Mo de an d the Num ber of Expos ures Remaining The follow ing table l ists th e number o f pict ures that can be st ored in in ternal m emory and on a 256 MB memory card, together with the size of still pictures. All figures are approxim ate. If the number o [...]

79 Shoot ing Optio ns: The Sh ooting Me nu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus d White Bala nce Adju st white bal anc e base d on the li ght sour ce to give pict ures t he m ost rea listic colors poss ible. [Auto] c an b e us ed unde r mo st t ypes of light ing, or you ca n appl y th e whit e bala nce setti ng su ited to a parti cular lig ht s[...]

80 Shootin g Opti ons: The Shoot ing Menu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus f Preset White B alance Preset white balance is used with m ixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast (for ex ample, to make pictures taken under a lamp with a red shade look as though they had been taken under white light). 1 Place a [...]

81 Shoot ing Optio ns: The Sh ooting Me nu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus I Exp. +/ – Exposu re co mpensat ion is use d to alte r expo sure from th e val ue sele cted by the ca mera. Ch oose from val ues bet ween –2.0 EV and + 2.0 EV in incr e- ments of 1 / 3 EV. Ne gative values p roduce d arker pictures , posit ive values bright er [...]

82 Shootin g Opti ons: The Shoot ing Menu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and S etup Me nus q Con tinuo us Capt ur e a fle et ing ex pre ssi on on a po rt rai t sub jec t, photogr aph a subj ect th at is mov ing unpr edictabl y, or capture m otion in a series of pi ctures. The in dica tor fo r the cu rren t sett ing i s dis play ed in th e mon itor ( c 6). [...]

83 Shoot ing Optio ns: The Sh ooting Me nu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus z Interval Timer Ph otograp hy 1 Press the multi selector GH to choose [Intvl time r shooting ] and press d . 2 Press GH to choose interval between shots and press d . Press m to return to shootin g mode. 3 Press the shutter-release button fully to start recording. [...]

84 Shootin g Opti ons: The Shoot ing Menu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus A Best Sho t Selec tor (BSS ) The “be st shot select or” is re commend ed from s itu- ations in which inadverte nt camera movemen t can res ult in bl ur red p ict ure s, or when part s of t he imag e ar e pro ne to unde r- or over exp osur e. BS S may not produce[...]

85 Shoot ing Optio ns: The Sh ooting Me nu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus W Sensit ivity Sensit ivity i s a me asur e of ho w q uickly the ca mer a react s t o ligh t. The higher the sens itivit y, the l ess ligh t need ed to make an expos ure. Alth ough a high ISO rating is suited for taki ng pict ures of subj ects in ac tion or in p oor[...]

86 Shootin g Opti ons: The Shoot ing Menu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus d Color Op tions Make colors more v ivid or re cor d pict ures in mono- chro me. The eff ects of t he s elected o ption c an be previ ewed in the m onito r. At set - tings othe r than [Stand ard colo r], the icon f or the cur rent se tting is d isplayed in the moni t[...]

87 Shoot ing Optio ns: The Sh ooting Me nu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus Restrictions o n Camera Settings Restrict ions apply to the foll owing s ettin gs in L mode: Flash mode Flash t urns of f at [Conti nuous] s ettings o f [Cont inuous] o r [Mult i-shot 16] or when [BSS] i s on. Applied sett ing is resto red when [ Single] or [Intvl t[...]

88 Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus Playback Options: The Pl ayback M enu The playb ack men u conta ins the foll owing options. Se e “The m Button” ( c 10) f or info rmation on vie win g and us in g the men u. Z Set u p c 94 Display the set up menu. w Print se t c 90 Select p ictures for pr inting. z Slide show c 90 View pict ures in an[...]

89 Playback Options: The Playb ack Menu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus Selectin g Multiple Pic tures Follow th e steps below to sel ect multipl e pictures for a p rint set ( c 90), de leti on ( c 91), protectio n from dele tion ( c 91), tran sfer ( c 92), c opy ing betwee n inte rnal me mory an d the me mory ca rd ( c 93), or for the w el[...]

90 Playback Options: The Playb ack Menu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus w Print Se t Create digit al “print orders ” for PictBridg e printers ( c 126) a nd D POF-com patible devic es ( c 74). See “ Selecting M ultip le Pictur es” ( c 89) for more information on usin g this function. z Slid e Show Play pict ures b ack in an au tomat[...]

91 Playback Options: The Playb ack Menu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus A Dele te The dele te men u contain s the opt ions s hown below. If no memory card is i nserted in the camer a, pi c- ture s in th e inte rn al mem ory wil l be del eted . If a memory card is inserte d, pict ures o n the mem- ory card will be deleted. k Notes on Deleti[...]

92 Playback Options: The Playb ack Menu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus E Transfer Marki ng When the cam era is co nnect ed to a co mputer via the supp lied U SB cab le and E ( d ) is pressed to transf er pictur es, on ly pictur es ma rked with a E icon are tr ansfer red ( c 66 ). At the defa ult setting, all pict ures are ma rked for tr a[...]

93 Playback Options: The Playb ack Menu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus L Copy Copy p ictur es betwe en the intern al memory and a memory card. The options of this m enu allow s you to c opy the specif ied pict ures or all pict ures in the in ternal memory or on th e memory car d. See “ Selecting M ultip le Pictur es” ( c 89) for more [...]

94 Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus Basic Ca mera S et up: The Setup Menu The s e tup me nu cont ains th e fo ll owin g o ption s . Se e “The m Button” ( c 10) f or info rmation on vie win g and us in g the men u. R Menus c 95 Choose how menus are disp layed. V Welcome sc reen c 96 Select scree n displayed when camera is turned on. W Da[...]

95 Basic Ca mera Setup: The Setup Me nu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus Displayi ng the Se tup Menu * To displa y the setup menu in scene mode ( c 38) , on e-touch p ortrait mode ( c 44), voice reco rding mod e ( c 59) or mov ie mode ( c 54), first displa y the menu fo r that mode and t hen choose [S et up]. R Menus Choo se wh eth er th e [...]

96 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus V Welco me Sc reen You ca n sele ct the welc ome screen to b e di splaye d whe n the ca mer a is tu rn ed on. k When “Select an i mage” is Selected If you have alread y se lected a w elcom e sc reen pi c- tur e, yo u ca n sel ec t a ne w on e by foll owi ng t he co n[...]

97 Basic Ca mera Setup: The Setup Me nu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus W Date Set the camer a cloc k and choos e ho me and trav el destinat ion time zones. Setting Trav el Destinat ion Time Zone 1 Press the multi selector GH to choose [Time zone] and press d . The time zone menu is displayed. For information on us ing the multi select or,[...]

98 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus 4 Press IJ to choose the travel destina- tion time zone and press d . The setting is enabled. 5 Press m . The camera returns to s hooting or playback mode . While the travel destination time zone is selected, the Y icon will be di splayed in the monito r when the camera [...]

99 Basic Ca mera Setup: The Setup Me nu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus k Time Zones ( c 16) The camera suppo rts the time zones listed below. Increme nts of less than one hour are not supported; when travelling to or from destinations at half- or quarter-hour increments from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), such as Afghanistan, Central Australi[...]

100 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus Z Monitor Settings Choose wh ethe r or no t to d isplay inf ormati on in the mo nitor, an d set t he moni tor br ightness . Th e followin g option s are avail able: Photo Info The foll owin g displa y option s are av ailab le: k Photo In fo See “The Mo nitor” ( c 6)[...]

101 Basic Ca mera Setup: The Setup Me nu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus f Date Imp rint Date and time of record ing can be im printed o n pict ures for prin tin g t his info rma tio n f rom prin te rs that are not D POF -com pati ble ( c 117). At sett ings ot her th an [Off], the icon for the cu rren t settin g is di splaye d in the monit[...]

102 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus Date Counter Pictures taken w hile thi s option is in e ffect are imprin ted wit h the nu mber of days re maini ng until , o r th e num ber of da ys el apse d si nce a sp ecif ied date . Use it to t rack the growth o f a chil d or coun t down t he da ys until a bi rthda[...]

103 Basic Ca mera Setup: The Setup Me nu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus u AF As sis t If [Auto] i s selecte d, AF-assis t illu mination will be used to a ssist th e focus o pera tion wh en the sub ject is poorl y lit. T o disa ble this func tion, ch oose [Off]. Note t hat fo r some modes, AF-assi st illumin ation turn s off au to matic al[...]

104 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus h Blur Warn ing Choo se wh et her o r no t to d is play the bl ur w arnin g. Note tha t the wa rning ma y not a lways be disp layed ( c 120). At def ault sett ing, blur w arning is [On]. i Auto Off Choose the time al lowed to elapse before the cam- era en ters sta ndby [...]

105 Basic Ca mera Setup: The Setup Me nu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus M Format Memory/ O Format Card If no memory ca rd is in serte d, this option i s labe led [Forma t memory ] and forma ts in ternal memory. Remove the memory car d from the camera to for- mat th e inte rnal memory. If a memory card i s inser ted, the o ption is labeled[...]

106 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus j Langua ge Choose on e of 20 lan guage s for di splay of camer a menus an d mes sages. k Interface Adjust sett ings for c onnec tion to a comp uter o r video dev ice. Czech Poli sh Danish P ortuguese German Russian (default) Finnish Spanish Swed ish French Simplified C[...]

107 Basic Ca mera Setup: The Setup Me nu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus n Reset All This opt ion rest ores the foll owing setting s to thei r defaul t valu es: Pop-up m enu One-touch portrait menu Setup me nu Scene mo de Flash mode ( c 28) Auto Self-time r ( c 30) Off Macro close-up ( c 31) Off Image mod e ( c 45) Normal(2816 ) Menus ( c [...]

108 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shoo ting , Playb ack, and Set up Me nus Shooting m enu Movie m enu Others • C hoosing [Reset all] also clears the current file number ( c 110) fro m the memo ry. Num- bering w ill contin ue from the lowest n umber a vailable. To reset f ile number ing to “ 0001,” delete all picture s ( c 91) before sele[...]

109 Technical Notes Technica l Notes Optional A ccess ories At the time of w riting, t he foll owing optiona l acc essories were availa ble for the CO OLPIX S9. Con tact y our lo cal re tailer or Nikon repres entative for details . Approved Me mory Cards The f ollowi ng memory cards have b een teste d and app roved for use in the COOLPIX S9: * Card[...]

110 Optional Accessories Technical Notes Image File and F olde r Names Pictu res, mov ies, t ime-laps e movies , voice re cordin gs, and vo ice memos are assig ned file names with th ree p arts: a fo ur let ter id enti fier, a four -digit file number assign ed aut omatica lly by t he cam era in as cend ing orde r, and a three-lett er extension (e.g[...]

111 Technical Notes Caring for the Ca mera To en sure cont in ued e njoy ment of t his N ikon prod uct , ob serv e the fol low ing precaut ions when usin g or storing the devi ce. j Keep dry The device will be damaged if immersed in water o r subjected to high humid ity. j Do not d rop The produc t may ma lfunctio n if subj ected t o strong shock o[...]

112 Caring for th e Camera Technical Notes j The AF-Assist Illuminator LED The light-emitting d iode (LED; c 4 , 29) used in the AF-ass ist illuminator conforms to the following IEC stand ard: k The Battery • C heck the battery level when taking the camera out and ch arge the battery if necessary ( c 12). Do not con tinue charg ing once the batt [...]

113 Caring for the Cam era Technical Notes Clean ing Do not use alc ohol, thi nner, or oth er volatile chemical s. Stor age Turn th e cam era off when no t in use. C hec k that the p owe r-on lamp is off before puttin g the ca mera away . Remov e the batt ery if the ca mera will not be used f or an ex tend ed peri od. Do no t store t he ca mera wi [...]

114 Technical Notes Error Messages The fol lowing tabl e lists the error m ess ages an d oth er w arnin gs dis playe d in the mon itor, as well as th e soluti ons for deali ng with them. Display Problem Solutio n c S (blinks) Clock not set. Set clock. 97 w Batter y running low. Pre pare to charge or change batter y. 14 Warning! ! battery e xhausted[...]

115 Error Messages Technical Notes Out of memory M or O Memory card is full. • Choos e smaller image size. • Delete pictures. • Ins ert new memory card. • Remove memory card and use internal mem- ory. 77 91 18 18 Image cannot be saved M or O Error occu rred while recordin g picture. Format in ternal memory or memory card. 105 Camera has run[...]

116 Error Messages Technical Notes Fil e co ntain s no im age d ata r File not creat ed with COO LPIX S9. View file on compute r or othe r de vic e. – This file cannot be played b ack. This image cannot be deleted r Picture is protected. Remove prote ction. 91 New city is in the current time zon e u Destination in s ame time zone as home. No need[...]

117 Error Messages Technical Notes Tran sf er e rro r E Transfer error . • Chec k battery level. • Check that USB ca ble is connected. 20 64 System error u Error has oc curred in camera’s int ernal cir- cuitry. Turn camera off, remove and reinsert ba ttery, and turn camera on . If error persists, con tact retailer or Nikon repre sentative. ?[...]

118 Technical Notes T roubleshooting If t he ca mera fa ils to func tion as expe cted, c hec k the list o f commo n prob - lems b elow bef ore con sulti ng your retaile r or Nikon re pres entati ve. Re fer t o the pa ge number s in th e righ t-most c olumn f or more in formati on. Problem Cause/Solu tion c Camera turns off without warn- ing • B a[...]

119 Trouble shooti ng Technical Notes Camera cann ot focus usin g auto- foc us • Sub ject is low in contrast, do minated by repeat ing geometr ic patterns, cov- ers too sm all an area of the fram e, or contain s many fine details, objects of sharply diffe ring brigh tness, or objects at differe nt distances from the cam- era. Us e focus lock to f[...]

120 Troubl eshoo ting Technical Notes AF-assist ill uminator does no t light • [Off] is s elected for AF a ssist o ption i n camera set up menu. • A F-assist ill uminato r turns off auto - matically in s ome modes. 103 34 - 37 39 - 42 Brig ht sp eck s app ear in pic ture s taken wi th flash Flash is reflecting off par ticles i n air. Turn flas [...]

121 Trouble shooti ng Technical Notes File cannot be played back • Time lapse or interva l timer photogr a- phy in progre ss: picture s cannot be played back until recordin g is com- plete. • F ile has been overw ritten or renamed by compute r or ot her make of ca mera. 55, 83 – Cannot zoom in on picture Playb ack zoom canno t be used wit h m[...]

122 Troubl eshoo ting Technical Notes Electronica lly Controlle d Cameras In extremely rare insta nces, unusual characters may app ear in the monitor and t he camera may stop func tionin g. In most case s, this ph enomenon i s caused by a stro ng extern al static charge. Turn the camera off, remove and replace t he battery, and t hen turn the camer[...]

123 Technical Notes Specific ations Nikon COOLPIX S9 Digital Camera Type Compact digital camera Effect ive pi xels 6.1 million CCD 1 / 2.5 -in. CCD; t otal pixels: 6.36 mi llion Image siz e (pixe ls) • 2,816 × 2,112 [High( 2816 A ) /Normal(28 16)] • 2, 048 × 1,536 [N ormal(204 8)] • 1, 024 × 768 [PC screen(102 4)] • 640 × 4 80 [TV scre [...]

124 Specifications Technical Notes * Based on Camera and Imaging P roducts As sociation (C IPA) stand ards for measur ing the life of came ra batterie s. Measured a t 25 °C (7 7 °F); zoom adjusted wit h each shot, flash fire d with every oth er shot, image mode set to No rmal. * Battery l ife may vary dep ending on shooting interva l and lengt h [...]

125 Specifications Technical Notes Unless otherwise stat ed, al l figure s are for a camera with fu lly char ged EN-EL8 ba tter y operat ed at an ambien t tempe ratu re of 25 °C (77 °F). MH-62 Batt ery Charge r Ra ted i npu t AC 1 00–240 V , 0. 09–0.051 A, 50/60 Hz Charging output D C 4.2 V/ 730 m A Compatible b atteries Nikon EN-EL8 recharg [...]

126 Specifications Technical Notes Supported S tandards • DCF : Desig n Rule for Camera File Sy stem is a sta ndard wid ely used in the digital camera indus try to ensure compa tibility among diff erent makes o f camera. • DPO F : Digital Print Order For mat is an industry-wid e stand ard that a llows pict ures to be printed fr om print or ders[...]

127 Technical Notes Ind ex Symbol s L Auto m ode 20–27 T Delete button 10, 26, 47 i D-Lighting button 4, 50 l Help 11 m Menu button 5, 10 p Mode button 5, 9 T Movie mode 9, 10, 53, 54 d OK (center) button 8 m One-touch portrait button 4, 44 i Playback mode 8, 9, 10, 27 k Playback zoom 47, 49 n Scene m ode 10, 32–37 o Shooting/playback but ton 1[...]

128 Index 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 mode 32, 77 Interface 63–6 9, 106 Internal memory 6 –7, 18, 78, 105 capaci ty 78 formatting 105 J JPEG 123 L Landscape ( E ) 35 Language 16, 106 Lens 4,[...]

129 Index Technical Notes Self-timer lam p 4, 30 Setup menu 94–108 Shooting menu 76–86 Shutter-release button 4 Slide show 90 Small picture 51 Smear 113 Sound settings 103 Sports ( P ) 36 Strap, Camera 4 Sunset ( I ) 39 Support information 2 T Television 62 connecting to 62 Thumbnail playback 46 Time zone 16–17, 97, 99 Transfer 66 mark 67, 92[...]

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