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  • Page 1

    En pg. 3 pg. 13 pg. 2 Bundled software Ta king Pictures Pa ckage Contents PictureProject DIGIT AL CAMERA Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide[...]

  • Page 2

    P ackage Contents 2 Check that you have all the items listed below . Check that you have all the items listed below . NO TE : A memory card is not included with the camera. COOLPIX S2 digital camera En The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the DIGITAL CAMERA Quick Start Guide (this guide) EG-E5000 audio / video cable UC-E10 USB interface cabl[...]

  • Page 3

    Ta king Pictures 3 1 3 2 1 Charge the battery Charge the battery After inserting the battery , place the camera in the supplied MV -12 COOL-ST A TION for charging. 4 Connect the EH-63 AC adapter to the COOL-ST A TION  Connect the AC power cord to the AC adapter .  Plug the DC cord into the COOL-ST A TION’ s DC-IN connector .  Plug the AC[...]

  • Page 4

    4 4 Ta king Pictures Open the memory card slot/battery- chamber cover Slide the cover in the direction shown ( 1 ) until it opens ( 2 ). Close the memory card slot/battery- chamber cover Close the cover ( 1 ) and slide it in until it latches ( 2 ). 4 1 2 2 1 2 Insert the battery Insert the battery as shown in the label at the entrance to the batter[...]

  • Page 5

    Ta king Pictures 5 Ta king Pictures Ta king Pictures Place the camera in the COOL-ST A TION 5 Power lamp 1 Open cover for connection to MV -12 2 3 Multi connector cover Camera connector An exhausted battery takes about two hours to fully recharge. 6 Charge the battery The indicator next to the camera monitor will blink green while the battery charg[...]

  • Page 6

    6 6 Ta king Pictures T urn the camera on Tu rn the camera on Auto Power off (Stand-by Mode) Auto Power off (Stand-by Mode) If no operations are performed for about fi ve seconds, the monitor will gradually dim to save power . Full brightness can be restored by pr essing the shutter-r elease button or operating any of the controls on the back of th[...]

  • Page 7

    Ta king Pictures 7 Ta king Pictures Ta king Pictures Use the multi selector to navigate the menus. Use the multi selector to navigate the menus. Choose a language and set the clock Choose a language and set the clock The fi rst time the camera is tur ned on, a language-selection dialog will be displayed in the monitor . Follow the steps below to c[...]

  • Page 8

    8 8 Ta king Pictures Display map of world time zones. HOME TIME ZONE HOME TIME ZONE Back Back Confirm Confirm Back Confirm London, Casablanca Edit D ay (or der of D ay , M onth, and Y ear may differ in some ar eas). Display DA TE menu. DA TE DA TE DA TE Y DM 2005 .. 01 00 00 : 01 DA TE DA TE DA TE Y DM 2005 .. 01 00 00 : 20 20 Select home time zone[...]

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    Ta king Pictures 9 Ta king Pictures Ta king Pictures Check indicators in the monitor AUTO A U T O AUTO 10 1 0 10 1 T ake pictures T ake pictures Picture Storage Picture Storage Pictures ar e stored either in the camera’ s 12 MB internal memory or on remov- able memory cards. In the description that follows, pictur es are stored in internal memory[...]

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    10 10 Ta king Pictures Frame the subject Position the subject in the center of the frame and use the zoom buttons to compose the picture. 2 AUTO A U T O AUTO 10 1 0 10 3 Ready the camera Hold the camera steadily in both hands. Important Don’t Block the Shot Don’t Block the Shot To avoid dark or partially obscured pictures, keep your fi ngers a[...]

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    Ta king Pictures 11 Ta king Pictures Ta king Pictures Focus Press the shutter -release button halfway to set focus and exposure. In mode, the camera will auto- matically focus on the subject at the center of the frame. Focus and exposure will lock while the shutter - re lease button is pressed halfway . W ith the shutter -release button pressed hal[...]

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    12 Ta king Pictures 3 T urn the camera off Close the sliding lens cover . Avoid touching the camera lens when closing the sliding lens cover . If the sliding lens cover is already closed, the camera can be turned off by pr essing the button. The camera is off when the power - on lamp is off. 100NIKON 100NIKON 1 / 1 1 / 1 2005.04.20 2005.04.20 12:34[...]

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    13 PictureProject Bundled software Once the supplied PicturePr oject software has been installed, pictures can be transferred to a computer for easy viewing and storage. System Requirements for PicturePr oject p g. 1 4 Windows p g. 1 8 Macintosh Important For the latest information on supported operating systems, see the Nikon web- sites listed in [...]

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    14 14 PictureProject Bundled software Windows 14 PictureProject Bundled software Windows Install PictureProject Windows If the “Select Region” or “Select Language” Dialog Is Not Displayed If the “Select Region” or “Select Language” Dialog Is Not Displayed Open the “My Computer” window by selecting My Computer from the Start menu[...]

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    PicturePr oject 15 PictureProject PictureProject Bundled software Windows 15 Bundled software The fi rst components to be installed are the camera drivers. The drivers installed depend on the computer’ s operating system: • W indows XP : Follow the on-screen instructions to install the PTP driver (on some systems the driver may be installed by[...]

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    16 16 PictureProject Bundled software Windows 16 PictureProject Bundled software Panorama Maker and muvee options re- quire Dir ectX version 9 or later . If an earlier version is installed, the dialog shown at right will be displayed. Follow the on- screen instructions to install Dir ectX 9. 8 9 2 1 3 1 0 1 1 The Nikon FotoShare setup pr ogram will[...]

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    PicturePr oject 17 PictureProject PictureProject Bundled software Windows 17 Bundled software This completes installation of PicturePr oject. The next step is to transfer pictures to your computer as described on page 22. Software updates Software updates If the computer is connected to the Internet, PictureProject will periodically check for updat[...]

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    18 18 PictureProject Bundled software PictureProject Bundled software Macintosh 18 Important Windows Macintosh Install PictureProject Tu rn the computer on and wait for it to start up. Before proceeding to the next step, turn off any virus-checking software and exit any other applications that may be running. 1 2 3 4 Insert the PicturePr oject inst[...]

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    PicturePr oject 19 PictureProject PictureProject Bundled software Bundled software Macintosh 19 5 6 7 8 The Panorama Maker installer will start. Fol- low the on-screen instructions to complete installation. The message shown at right will be dis- played (Europe only; users in other ar eas can proceed dir ectly to Step 7 ). Click OK . Enter your adm[...]

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    20 20 PictureProject Bundled software PictureProject Bundled software Macintosh 20 The PicturePr oject installer will start. Click Install and follow the steps below: 9 2 3 1 Apple QuickTime 6 Apple QuickTime 6 If an earlier version of QuickTime is installed, the QuickTime 6 installer will start automatically . Follow the on-screen instructions to [...]

  • Page 21

    PicturePr oject 21 PictureProject PictureProject Bundled software Bundled software Macintosh 21 1 1 1 2 This completes installation of PicturePr oject. The next step is to transfer pictures to your computer as described on the following page. Software updates Software updates If the computer is connected to the Internet, PictureProject will periodi[...]

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    22 22 PictureProject Bundled software View pictures on a computer Important 1 2 UC-E10 USB cable Vi ew pictures on a computer Tu rn the camera off by closing the sliding lens cover . If you will be transferring pictures fr om a memory card to the computer , insert the card in the camera. After making sur e that the camera power -on lamp is off, ope[...]

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    PicturePr oject 23 PictureProject PictureProject Bundled software Important Tu rn the camera on by opening the sliding lens cover . PictureProject T ransfer will be displayed in the computer monitor; click Tr ansfer to transfer all pictures in internal memory to the computer or , if an memory card is inserted in the camera, to transfer all pictur e[...]

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    24 24 PictureProject Bundled software The pictures will be displayed in Pictur eProject when transfer is complete. 4 Macintosh Windows Vi ew pictures on a computer[...]

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    PicturePr oject 25 PictureProject PictureProject Bundled software PicturePr oject can also be used for a variety of other tasks, including printing pictures, sending pictur es by e-mail, viewing slide shows, creat- ing muvee videos (Windows only), and copying pictures to CD or DVD (requir es W indows or Mac OS X version 10.2.8 or later) . The main [...]

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    26 26 PictureProject Bundled software 26 PictureProject Bundled software Once your pictures ar e displayed in PictureProject, transfer is complete and you can disconnect the camera. After removing the camera from the COOL-ST A TION, make sure that the multi connector cover is tightly closed. 5 View pictures on a computer Disconnecting the Camera Di[...]

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    PicturePr oject 27 PictureProject PictureProject Bundled software 27 Bundled software The PicturePr oject manual may be found on the PictureProject r efer - ence manual CD. Y ou have now taken pictures and copied them to your computer . This completes the COOLPIX S2 Quick Start Guide . T o make the most of all the features of your Nikon digital cam[...]

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    Advanced Red- Eye Reduction Reduce “red-eye.” Page 18 Let the camera fi nd the focus point for portraits. Page 24 F ace- priority AF D-Lighting Bring out details in shadows. Page 43 Movies Record movies—with sound. Page 36 Vo i c e Recordings Record and play audio. Page 33 PictBridge Printing Print pictures via di- rect USB connection. Page [...]