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  • Page 1

    En DIGIT AL CAMERA Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide pg. 3 pg. 14 pg. 2 Bundled software Ta king Pictures Pa ckage Contents PictureProject[...]

  • Page 2

    P ackage Contents 2 Check that you have all the items listed below . EG-CP14 audio/video cable UC-E6 USB cable Wa rr anty En The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the DIGITAL CAMERA Guide to Digital Photography with the COOLPIX S4 PicturePr oject installer CD (yellow) PicturePr oject refer ence manual CD (silver) W arranty MH-71 battery charg[...]

  • Page 3

    Ta king Pictures 3 At tach th e ca mer a st rap and len s c ap Attach the camera strap and lens cap Attach the camera strap and lens cap To ensure that the camera is not dr opped and damaged, attach the strap as shown and wear it around your neck while using or carrying the camera. Attach the lens cap as shown. The lens cap can be opened (  ) an[...]

  • Page 4

    Ta king Pictures 4 Charge the batteries Charge the batteries Charge the batteries If your camera came with alkaline batteries, skip this step and proceed directly to Step 3. Connect the power cable to the charger (  ) and then plug it into a power outlet (  ). The CHARGE lamp will light (  ). 1 1 3 2 Insert the batteries as indicated on th[...]

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    5 Ta king Pictures Insert the batteries Insert the batteries Insert the batteries Open the battery-chamber cover Press the battery-chamber latch (  ) and slide the cover in the direction shown (  ) until it opens (  ). 1 3 1 2 Insert the batteries Insert the batteries as shown in the label at the entrance to the battery chamber , making su[...]

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    Ta king Pictures 6 T urn the camera on T urn the camera on T urn 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[...]

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

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    Ta king Pictures 8 Choose a language and set the clock Display map of world time zones. 5 HOME TIME ZONE HOME TIME ZONE Back Back Confirm Confirm Back Confirm London , Casablanc a Edit D ay (or der of D ay , M onth, and Y ear may differ in some ar eas). Display DA TE menu. 7 DA TE DA TE DA TE Y DM 2005 .. 01 00 00 : 01 8 DA TE DA TE DA TE Y DM 2005[...]

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    9 Ta king Pictures Choose the battery type This step is only requir ed with alkaline batteries. If your camera came with EN-MH1-B2 NiMH batteries, skip this step and proceed dir ectly to “T ake pictur es”. Choose the battery type Choose the battery type Replacing the Batteries Replacing the Batteries After inserting new batteries, check that th[...]

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    Ta king Pictures 10 AUTO A U T O AUTO T ake pictures Rotate the lens to shooting position The lens can be gently ro- tated up to 180 ° forwar d from the storage position or 90 ° back to face the user . Do not use force or at- tempt to rotate the lens past the limits shown. 2 T ake pictures T ake pictures 1 Check indicators in the monitor Battery [...]

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    11 Ta king Pictures Frame the subject Position the subject in the center of the frame and use the zoom control to compose the pictur e. Zoom control: Pr ess the zoom control to T to zoom in on the subject so that it fi lls a larger area of the frame. Select W to zoom out, in- creasing the ar ea visible in the frame. T ake pictures 4 Ready the came[...]

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    Ta king Pictures 12 AUTO A UT O AUTO 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 - release button is pr essed halfway . W ith the shutter -release button pressed halfway , check the [...]

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    13 Ta king Pictures View pictures View pictures Press the button A picture will be displayed in the monitor . 1 When the camera is off, pr ess- ing the button for about one second will turn the camera on with a picture displayed in the monitor . Vi ew additional pictures Press the multi selector down or right to view pictures in the or der re corde[...]

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    14 PicturePr oject Install PictureProject Macintosh OS Mac OS X version 10.1.5 or later (version 10.2.8 or later requir ed for Burn Disc option) Hard disk space 60 MB required for installation RAM Minimum 64 MB Video resolution 800 × 600 or mor e with 16-bit color (thousands of colors) or better Miscellaneous Only computers with built-in USB ports[...]

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    Bundled software Windows PictureProject 15 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 (Windows XP Home Edition / Windows XP[...]

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    Bundled software Windows PictureProject 16 Install PictureProject 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 a wizard). 5 • Windows 20[...]

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    Bundled software Wi ndows PictureProject 17 8 9 2 1 3 1 0 1 1 Click Ye s when prompted to create a new folder . To create a shortcut to PicturePr oject on the desktop, click Y es when prompted. Click Finish to exit the PicturePr oject installer . Install PictureProject The Nikon FotoShare setup pr ogram will start (Europe only). Follow the on-scr e[...]

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    Bundled software Windows PictureProject 18 Install PictureProject This completes installation of PicturePr oject. The next step is to transfer pictures to your computer as described on page 23. Software updates Software updates If the computer is connected to the Internet, PictureProject will periodically check for updates. If an update is detected[...]

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    Bundled software PictureProject Macintosh 19 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 Install PictureProject Installing or Uninstalling PicturePr oject Ins[...]

  • Page 20

    Bundled software PictureProject Macintosh 20 Install PictureProject 5 6 7 8 The Panorama Maker installer will start. Follow the on-screen instructions to com- plete 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 administrator name and pass- wo[...]

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    Bundled software PictureProject Macintosh 21 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 complete installation. When the dialog[...]

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    Macintosh 22 PictureProject Bundled software Install PictureProject 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 periodically check for updates. If [...]

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    23 PictureProject Bundled software View pictures on a computer 1 Tu rn the camera on. PictureProject will automatically detect the camera and the PicturePr oject T ransfer window will be displayed in the computer monitor . Click Tr ansfer to copy all the pictures in the camera memory to the computer . 3 Windows Macintosh Windows XP Windows XP If th[...]

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    PictureProject 24 Bundled software The pictures will be displayed in Pictur eProject when transfer is complete. 4 Macintosh Windows View pictures on a computer Important During T ransfer During T ransfer While transfer is in progr ess, do not: • Disconnect the USB cable • T ur n the camera off • Remove the batteries or memory card • Disconn[...]

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    25 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 controls in the Pictur eProject [...]

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    PictureProject 26 Bundled software Once your pictures ar e displayed in PictureProject, transfer is com- plete and you can disconnect the camera. 5 Disconnecting the Camera Disconnecting the Camera Before turning the camera off or disconnecting the USB cable, r emove the camera from the system as described below . Windows XP Home Edition / Windows [...]

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    27 PictureProject 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 S4 Quick Start Guide . T o make the most of all the features of your Nikon digital camera, be sur e to read the Guide to Digital Photogra[...]

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    Page numbers r efer to the Guide to Digital Photography . D-Lighting Bring out details in shadows. Page 43 Movies Record movies—with sound. Page 36 V oice Recordings Record and play audio. Page 33 PictBridge Printing Print pictures via dir ect USB connection. Page 52 Do More with the COOLPIX S4! Do More with the COOLPIX S4! Let the camera fi nd [...]