Nikon S7 manual

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i Introduction Firs t Steps Basic P hotograp hy an d Playback : Auto Mode Shootin g Suited f or the Scene - High- sensit ivit y Shooting Mode, Scene Mod e Anti -shake M ode One- Touch Po rtrait M ode More on Pl aybac k Movi es Voice Recordings Connect ing to Televisions, Computers , and Pr inters Shooting, Play back, and Setup Menus Technica l Note[...]

ii Intro duction 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 them. The co nsequ ences that [...]

iii For Your Safety Intro duction Observe cau tion when han- dli ng the batte 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 replacin g the batt ery, turn the pr oduct o ff. If you are using the AC a dap ter, be su re it is unpl[...]

iv For Your Safety Intro duction • Do n ot han dle the plug or bat tery charger wit h wet hands. Fa ilure to obser ve this pr ecau tion co uld result in electr ic shock. Use ap propria te cables When conne cting c ables to th e input and out put jac ks, use onl y the ca bles pr ovid ed or sold by Nik on fo r the purpo se, to maintain compli - anc[...]

v Intro duction Notices No tice for Cust omers 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 the l imits for a Cla ss B di gita l devi ce, pur suant to Part 15 of the FCC rule s. These lim- its are des igned to provid e reason- able pro [...]

vi Notices Intro duction Notice for Customers in Canada CAUTION This class B d igital apparatus 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 Separat[...]

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

viii Table of Contents Intro duction Taking Pic tures with the S elf-T imer ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... ........ ...... ...... ..... ......... . 32 Macro Clo se-up Mode ..... ...... ..... ...... ........ ...... ...... ..... ......... ..... ...... ..... ...... ....... 3 3 Shooting Suited for the Scene - High-sensitivity Shooting Mode, Scen e Mo[...]

ix Table of Content s Intro duction Auto -Focus Mod e... ........ ...... ..... ...... ..... ......... ..... ...... ...... ..... ......... ..... ...... .... 73 Electro nic VR ....... ..... ...... ...... ........ ...... ..... ...... ..... ......... ..... ...... ...... ........ ...... . 73 Movie P layb ack ........ ..... ...... ........ ...... ...... [...]

x Table of Contents Intro duction A Delete ... ...... ........ ...... ...... ..... ...... ........ ...... ..... ...... ...... ........ ...... ..... ...... .. 109 D Prote ct ...... ........ ...... ...... ..... ......... ..... ...... ..... ...... ........ ...... ...... ..... ........ 109 E Transfer Marking ..... ........ ...... ...... ..... .........[...]

1 Intro duction About This Manual Thank yo u for yo ur pu rchase of a Ni kon COO LPIX S7/COO LPIX S8 digit al camera. Th is manual has been writ ten to help you enjo y taking picture s with your Nikon di gital camer a. Read th is manual thorough ly before us e, and keep it whe re all thos e who us e the produ ct will re ad it. Symbol s and Convent [...]

2 Intro duction 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.: h ttp://w ww.nikon usa.com/ • For us ers in Euro pe and Af rica: h ttp:/[...]

3 Information and Pr ecautions Intro duction Notice Con cerning Prohibition of Copying or Re production Note that simply being in p ossessi on of mat erial that has b een digit ally co pied or rep roduced by means of a scann er, digit al camer a or other device m ay be pu nishable by law. • Items prohibi ted by l aw from be ing copied or repr odu[...]

4 Intro duction Parts of the Camera Attaching the Camera Stra p Power-on l amp ( c 22) Speaker ( c 57, 74) Self-ti mer lamp ( c 32) AF-assis t illu mi- nator (LED; c 31, 37 , 121) Built-in flash ( c 30) Eyelet fo r camera stra p Built-in microp hone ( c 57, 68) Shutter-re lease button ( c 26) Power switch ( c 22) m (one-touch portr ait) button ( c [...]

5 Parts of the Camera Intro duction Indicator la mp ( c 16, 71, 75, 101)/Fl ash lamp ( c 31) Monitor ( c 6) Multi connector ( c 17) Tripod socket o (shooting/playback) button ( c 8, 28) T (del ete) but to n ( c 28, 29, 57, 74 ) Battery-cha mber/me mory card slot cove r ( c 14, 20 ) Battery ch amber ( c 14) Memory card slot ( c 20) D (mode) button ([...]

6 Intro duction 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 * Differs a ccording to the c urrent shooti ng mode. Refer to the sections on eac h mode for details. 9999 9999 M M w w W W H H s 9999 +1.0 +1.0 +1.0 10 10 10 E I [...]

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8 Intro duction Basic Operations The o (shooti ng/pl ayba ck) Bu tton The D (mode) Bu tton Press D during shoo ting o r playba ck t o dis play each mode -selec tion menu. Use the rotar y multi select or ( c 10) to choose th e desire d mode. •P r e s s o to swi tch betwee n the mode -selec - tion me nus for s hooting mode and playba ck mode. Shoot[...]

9 Basic Ope rations Intro duction The m Bu tton Press m to display t he menu for the selecte d mode. Use the ro tary multi select or to navi gate the menu s. ( c 10 ) *1 To disp lay the an ti-shake menu, ente r anti-s hake mode by pressi ng F and the n pres s m . *2 To displ ay the on e-touc h portr ait menu, e nter one -touch p ortrait mode by pre[...]

10 Basic Operations Intro duction The Rotary Multi S elector The rotary multi selector is made up of the outer ring, the rotating inner ri ng (between the outer ring and d button) , and the d butt on. Whe n sel ectin g menus or pict ures, y ou can ei ther pre ss the ou ter ri ng up, do wn, left , or rig ht, or rotate the inner ring. When choosing f[...]

11 Basic Ope rations Intro duction Help Disp lays Press t he zoom c ontro l to v ( l ) to view a de script ion of the c urre ntly select ed me nu op tion. • Use the rotary mul ti select or to show t he previou s or next me nu option. •P r e s s d to display the sh ooting menu or s etup me nu for th e select ed menu option . • To return t o th[...]

12 First St eps First Steps The COOL-S T ATI ON and AC Adapte r The COO L-STA TI ON The supplied MV-15 (COOLPIX S7)/MV-14 (COOLPIX S 8) COOL-STATION can be used to: • Charge t he camera b attery ( when th e camera is turned off) ( c 16) • Vie w pictur es on a tel evision ( c 80) • Copy pictur es to a com puter ( c 81) • Pri nt pic ture s vi[...]

13 The COOL-STATION and AC Adapter First St eps The AC A dapt er The s uppl ied A C adapt er ca n: • When the camer a is turned on, powe r the camera fro m a power outlet . • When the camera is turned o ff, ch arge the b attery in the came ra ( c 16) . It can also be used to power the came ra for pla yback, da ta transf er, or print- ing (recom[...]

14 First St eps Inserting the Battery The c amera uses a recharg eable EN-E L8 lith ium-ion batt ery (su pplied). Char ge the batter y before f irst use or whe n the batte ry is running low ( c 16) . 1 Open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover. 2 Insert the battery. Confirm th at the posit ive (+) and neg ative (-) ter mi- nals are oriented c[...]

15 Inserting t he Battery First St eps Removing the Ba ttery Turn the camera o ff before removing the batter y. To ejec t the batt ery, open the ba ttery-ch amber/ memory card sl ot cover and slide the batt ery lat ch in the direct ion show n ( 1 ). The batter y can t hen be remove d by hand ( 2 ). • Note that the ba ttery may become hot dur ing [...]

16 First St eps Charging the Battery Charg e th e batt ery be fore firs t use or whe n the b att ery is ru nn ing l ow. 1 Connec t the COOL-STATION an d AC adapter, and plug the power cable into an outlet. ( c 13) The AC adapter power-on lamp will light. 2 Turn the camera off. If the pow er-on lamp is lit, pr ess the power switch to turn off the ca[...]

17 Charging the Battery First St eps l Chargi ng Wit hout th e COOL-STA TION • Charging t he battery is possible wi thout us ing the CO OL-STATION . Insert the batte ry into the camera, m ake sure that the cam era is tur ned off, an d connect the AC adapter to the multi c onnecto r of t he cam era di rectly ( c 13). • The batt ery can al so be [...]

18 First St eps Setting Display Language, Date, and Time A lan guage-sel ection di alog is displaye d the firs t time th e camera i s turne d on. 1 Press the power switch to turn on the camera. The power-on lamp (gr een) will light and the mon itor will turn on. 2 Use the rotary multi selector to choose the desired l anguage and press d . For infor[...]

19 Setting Display Language, Date, and Time First St eps 6 Edit the day ([D]) (orde r of the day, month, an d year ma y differ in so me areas) and press d . 7 Edit the mo nth ([M]) and press d . 8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 to edit the yea r ([Y]), hour, an d minutes. Press d after setting each item. The row for settin g the order in which the date is di[...]

20 First St eps Inserting Memory Cards Pictu res ar e stored in the came ra’s inte rnal memory (14 MB) or on removabl e Secure Digital (SD) memory cards ( available s eparatel y) ( c 128). If a me mory card is inserted in the came ra, picture s are auto maticall y stored on t he me mory card and only pict ures recor ded to the m emo ry card ca n [...]

21 Inserting Memory Cards First St eps Remov ing M emory Cards Before removing memory ca rds, turn t he cam- era off and conf irm tha t the power -on a nd indi- cato r lamps a re off. Open the batter y-chambe r/ memory card slot cover an d press th e card in ( 1 ) to par tially ej ect t he card ( 2 ). Th e card can then be removed by hand. j Format[...]

22 Basic P hotogra phy and Play back: A uto Mode Basic Pho tography a nd Playbac k: 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 picture s in L ( auto) mo de, a n autom atic, “point -and-shoo t” mode rec ommended for f irst-time users of d igital cam- eras. 1 Press the power switch. The p[...]

23 Step 1 Turn the Camera O n and Select L (Auto) Mode Basic P hotogra phy and Play back: A uto Mode Indicators Display ed in L (Auto) Mode l Available Functions in L (Auto) Mode In L (auto) mode, macro clos e-up mo de ( c 33) can be applied and pictu res can be taken using the f lash ( c 30) and se lf-timer ( c 32). Pr essing m in L (auto ) mode d[...]

24 Basic P hotogra phy and Play back: A uto Mode Step 2 Frame a Pict ur e 1 Ready the camera. Hold the camera steadily in both hands, keeping your fingers and other obj ects away fr om the 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 e the [...]

25 Step 2 F rame a Picture Basic P hotogra phy and Play back: A uto Mode Electr onic VR Electr onic VR ( c 104) will be enabled in L (auto) mode a ccordi ng to s hooting condit ions and may be applied to blurred pi ctures when th ey are rec orded ( L is displa yed in the mo nitor when sh ooting). Elect ronic VR can b e set to [ Off] in the [Electro[...]

26 Basic P hotogra phy and Play back: A uto 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 fr am e. When the subjec t is in focus, the focus indica tor ( p ) is green. When the camer a is unable to focus, the focus indica- tor blinks re d. Change the compos ition and[...]

27 Step 3 Focus and Sh oot Basic P hotogra phy and Play back: A uto Mode j During R ecording While pictures are being r ecorded, the y (wait ) icon will be d isplayed, and the O (r ecording to memor y card) or M (recording to internal memory) icon will blink. Do not tur n the camera off, eje ct the me mory ca rd, or rem ove or discon nect the power[...]

28 Basic P hotogra phy and Play back: A uto Mode Step 4 Viewing and Del eting Pictures Full- Fram e Play bac k Press o . The last picture taken will be d isplayed. Use the rota ry multi selecto r to view addition al pictures. Rotate quic kly to scroll rapidly to the de sired picture. Pictures taken in “tall” orie ntation will be rotated auto- m[...]

29 Step 4 Viewing and Deleting Pictures Basic P hotogra phy and Play back: A uto Mode k Full-Frame Playback Mode The following options ar e available in full-f rame playback m ode. Quick P layback Zoom Pressin g the zoom c ontrol to v ( k ) du ring full-frame p layback zooms the current pictu re in 3×, with the center of th e picture displayed in [...]

30 Basic P hotogra phy and Play back: A uto Mode Using the Fl ash The flas h has a ran ge of 0. 3–7.5 m (1 ft.– 24 ft.) w hen the camera is zoo med out all the way. With m axim um optica l zoom ap plied, th e range is 0. 3–4 m (1 ft.–13 f t.). The f ollow ing flash mode s are avail able: 1 Press J (flash mode). The flash me nu is displayed.[...]

31 Using the Flash Basic P hotogra phy and Play back: A uto Mode j The B (Off) Indicator Note the follo wing wh en ligh ting is poor and the flash is off ( B ). • Place the camera on a flat, level surface o r use a tripod (recommend ed). •T h e W is displa yed whe n the came ra auto matica lly incr ease s sensitiv ity to minimi ze blur caused b[...]

32 Basic P hotogra phy and Play back: A uto Mode T aking Pictur es with the Self-Timer The c amera is equip ped with a te n-second and three-s econd timer fo r self- portr aits. When using the se lf-timer , mount the c amera on a tri pod (reco m- mended) or rest it on a fl at, l evel surf ace. 1 Press H (self-timer). The self-timer me nu is display[...]

33 Basic P hotogra phy and Play back: A uto Mode Macro Close-up Mode Macro close- up mod e is us ed for taking sho ts of p ictures as clo se as 4 cm (1.6 in.). No te that th e flash ma y be unable to light e ntire sub ject at distance s of less than 30 cm (11.8 in.). 1 Press L (macro mode). The macro close-up menu is displa yed. 2 Use the rotary mu[...]

34 Shoo ting Sui ted for the S cene - Hi gh-s ensi tivi ty Sh ooti ng M ode , Sc ene M ode Shooting Suited for th e Scene - High-sensitivity Sho oting Mode, Scene Mode High-sensitivity Shooting Mode High-se nsitivit y shooti ng mode of fers the f ollowi ng featur es: • A higher sensiti vity is set and t he sh utter spe ed w ill be f aster tha n i[...]

35 Shoo ting Sui ted for the S cene - Hi gh-s ensi tivi ty Sh ooti ng M ode , Sc ene M ode Assi st Mod es an d Scene Mode s The cam era o ffers a choi ce of fiftee n “scen e” options. Camera sett ings are aut omatically opt i- mize d for the selec ted subjec t type. Assist Modes (Four Opti ons) The follow ing modes of fer frami ng assist option[...]

36 Shoo ting Sui ted for the S cene - Hi gh-s ensi tivi ty Sh ooti ng M ode , Sc ene M ode Assi st Mode s Compos e pictures with the he lp of fram ing guid es disp layed in the monit or. Takin g Pictures in A ssist Modes 1 Enter scen e mode by pressing D in shoo ting mode, selecting n (use the rota ry multi selector), and then pressing d . 2 Press [...]

37 Assist Modes Shoo ting Sui ted for the S cene - Hi gh-s ensi tivi ty Sh ooti ng M ode , Sc ene M ode B Portrait As sist Use this mod e fo r po rtr aits in w hic h the m ain s ub- ject stand s out cl earl y. Port rait sub jects exh ibit smoo th, na tural -lo oking sk in tone s. 1 Other set ting s ca n be sele cte d. 2 AF-assist ill umination is a[...]

38 Assist Modes Shoo ting Sui ted for the S cene - Hi gh-s ensi tivi ty Sh ooti ng M ode , Sc ene M ode E Landscape Assi st Use th is mod e for v ivid lan dscap es, c itysca pes, and portr aits feat uring a landmar k in the background . 1 Flash is set to z for [Group l eft] and [ Group right] . Other settin gs can b e selected. 2 Other set ting s c[...]

39 Assist Modes Shoo ting Sui ted for the S cene - Hi gh-s ensi tivi ty Sh ooti ng M ode , Sc ene M ode P Sports Assist Use this mode for dyna mic actio n shots that fr eeze the act ion in a single sho t or reco rd motion i n a ser ies of pict ures . No fr aming guide s ar e disp laye d. l Spor ts As sist When [S ports] or [ Sport com posite] is s [...]

40 Assist Modes Shoo ting Sui ted for the S cene - Hi gh-s ensi tivi ty Sh ooti ng M ode , Sc ene M ode D Night Portra it Assist Use t his mod e to achi eve a natural balance betwe en the m ain s ubject an d back ground lightin g in po rtra its take n a t ni ght. This mod e o ffer s th e same assi st option s as por trai t ass ist mode ( c 37). •[...]

41 Shoo ting Sui ted for the S cene - Hi gh-s ensi tivi ty Sh ooti ng M ode , Sc ene M ode Scene Mode s Takin g Pictures in Scene Modes 1 Enter sce ne mode by p ressing D in shooting mode, sel ecting n (use the rotary multi s elec- tor), and then pressing d . 2 Press m . 3 Choose a sc ene mode and press d . Three pages of scene modes are available,[...]

42 Scene Modes Shoo ting Sui ted for the S cene - Hi gh-s ensi tivi ty Sh ooti ng M ode , Sc ene M ode Featu res 1 Fill flash with slow sync and red-eye re duct ion. Other settings can be selected. 2 Other set ting s ca n be sele cte d. 1 Other set ting s ca n be sele cte d. 1 Other set ting s ca n be sele cte d. 1 Other set ting s ca n be sele cte[...]

43 Scene Mod es Shoo ting Sui ted for the S cene - Hi gh-s ensi tivi ty Sh ooti ng M ode , Sc ene M ode 1 Other set ting s ca n be sele cte d. 1 Other set ting s ca n be sele cte d. 1 Other set ting s ca n be sele cte d. Q : Use of a tripod is recomme nded. R : Noise r eductio n may be automa tically ap plied a s picture s taken a re reco rded; res[...]

44 Scene Modes Shoo ting Sui ted for the S cene - Hi gh-s ensi tivi ty Sh ooti ng M ode , Sc ene M ode 1 Other set ting s ca n be sele cte d. 1 Other set ting s ca n be sele cte d. K Fi rework s s how Q Slow shu tte r s peed s a re us ed to capt ur e the ex pand in g bur st o f light fr om a firework. • Cam era focuses at infinity. Th e AF indica[...]

45 Scene Mod es Shoo ting Sui ted for the S cene - Hi gh-s ensi tivi ty Sh ooti ng M ode , Sc ene M ode 1 Other set ting s ca n be sele cte d. Taking P ictures for a Pano rama 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 sult s. 1 Use the rotary multi selector to choose [ F Panoram a assist] in the s[...]

46 Scene Modes Shoo ting Sui ted for the S cene - Hi gh-s ensi tivi ty Sh ooti ng M ode , Sc ene M ode 4 Take the second picture. Compose the ne xt picture so that it over - laps the first pic ture. Repeat until you ha ve taken the necess ary number of pi ctures to complete the sce ne. 5 Press the rotary multi selector J when shooting is c ompleted[...]

47 Anti-s hake Mode Anti-sh ake Mode Shooting in Anti-shake Mode Anti -shak e m ode o ffe rs th e foll ow ing fe atu res: • Thi s mode reduces effect s of cam era shak e or blur red subje cts, and pro- duces cl ear im ages. • [Elec tron ic VR] ( c 104) and [ BSS] (b est s hot se lector ) are enable d. E lec- tronic VR compens ates blu rred imag[...]

48 One-To uch Po rtrait M ode One-Touch Portrait Mode T aking Pictures in the One-T ouch Portrait Mode For portrait shots, press the m button when the camera is in L (auto) mode, high-sensitivit y shooting mode, scene mode, movie mode, and anti-shak e mode. The fo llowi ng feature s are auto matical ly acti vated: • Por trait: The po rtrai t subj[...]

49 One-To uch Po rtrait M ode The On e-T ouch Portrait Me nu Press m in one- touch port rait mode t o display th e one-to uch portrait menu. In addition to im age m ode and expos ure com pen sation , portrai t effect s (reduc ing vivid ness o f skin tones , softe ning overall i mage) c an be se t. 1 The options chosen in t his menu are s tored unti[...]

50 More on Playback More o n Playbac k Viewing Multiple Pictur es: Thumbnail Playback Press t he zoo m co ntrol t o t ( j ) i n full-f rame playbac k ( c 28) t o disp lay p ictur es in “c ontact sheets ” of thumbn ail im ages. The f ollowi ng op era- tio ns can be per formed whil e thumb nail s are dis- played: To Press Descript ion c Choose pi[...]

51 More on Playback T aking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom Press ing the z oom contr ol t o v ( k ) during full-fram e playbac k ( c 28) zo oms the curr ent pi cture in 3× , with the ce nter of the pic ture disp layed in the m oni- tor (Qui ck Pla yback Z oom). The guide in the lower r ight show s where the par t of the pi cture is enl arged. The pa[...]

52 More on Playback Editing Pictures Use th e COOLPI X S7 /COOLP IX S 8 to edit pictures in-cam era and s tore the m as s epara te file s ( c 129) . The editing featur es d escribed below are a vailabl e. k Picture Editing • The COOLPIX S7/COOLPIX S8 editing functions may not be available for pictures taken with non-COOLPIX S7/COOLPIX S8 digital [...]

53 Editing Pictures More on Playback Crea ting a C ropped Co py: Cr op This fu nction is only av ailable w hen N : u is disp layed in th e monitor wit h playbac k zoom ( c 51) enab led. Cropp ed copie s are stor ed as sep arate fil es. 1 Press the zoom control to v ( k ) to zo om in on the image. 2 Refine copy composition. Press th e zoom contro l [...]

54 Editing Pictures More on Playback Enhanc ing Brightn ess an d Contrast: D-Lighting D-Lighting c an be u sed to c reate co pies w ith enh anced br ightne ss and co n- trast, brig htenin g dark por tions o f a picture . Enhanc ed copies are sto red as separa te files . 1 Display the desired picture in full-frame ( c 28) or thumbnail ( c 50) playba[...]

55 Editing Pictures More on Playback Compen sating Blurre d Imag es: E lectroni c VR Vibratio n redu ction is used to crea te a n ew imag e by c ompe nsatin g the blurred ima ge. Crea ted copi es are stor ed as sepa rated fil es. 1 Choose the d esired image in full-frame pla yba ck ( c 28). When the X indicator is dis played, vibratio n reduc- tion[...]

56 Editing Pictures More on Playback H Resiz ing Pictu res: Sm all Pi cture Crea te a sma ll co py of the curren t pictu re. Small co pies are sto red as JPEG files with a compre ssion ratio of 1:16. T he follo wing sizes are availa ble. 1 Display the desire d picture in full-frame ( c 28) or thumbnail ( c 50 ) playback mode and press m . The pla y[...]

57 More on Playback V oice Memos: Recor ding and Playback Use the camera’s built -in micropho ne to record vo ice memos for pictures marked wi th N : O in full-fr ame playb ack ( c 28). Recording Voic e Memos A voice memo will b e recorded while the shutter-release butto n is held down. Recor ding ends after about 20 se conds or when the shutter-[...]

58 More on Playback Viewing Pictur es by Date Pictures taken on a spe cific da te ca n be selec ted fo r viewing , dele tion, p rint- ing, prote ction, an d tran sfer. The date ca n be sele cted fro m a calen dar or a list. Select ing a Da te in C alen dar Mod e 1 Enter calend ar mode by pressing D in playb ack mode, se lecting J (use the rotary mu[...]

59 Viewing Pictures by Date More on Playback Select ing a Da te in L ist-by-D ate Mod e 1 Enter list-by-date mode by pressing D , sele cting L (use the rotary multi selector) in playbac k mode, and th en press- ing d . Dates for whi ch pictures exis t will be listed. 2 Choose date and press d . Camera lists up to 30 dates. If pictu res exist for mo[...]

60 Viewing Pictures by Date More on Playback Usin g Cale ndar Mode and Lis t-by-D ate Mod e j Notes on Calen dar Mode an d List- by-date Mode • Up to 9,000 pict ures can be regi stered in c alendar mo de or in list-by- date mode . If more pict ures e xist , “*” is displ ayed ne xt to the numb er. • Pictures taken with n o date stamp are not[...]

61 Viewing Pictures by Date More on Playback The follow ing ope rations are ava ilable wh en in fu ll-frame pl ayback: To Press De scri ptio n c View other pic- tures Use the rotary multi selector to choose and view other pic tures. 28 Zoom in v ( k ) A maxi mum of 10× z oom in is available a fter using Quick Playback Zoom. 51 Switch to cale n- da[...]

62 Viewing Pictures by Date More on Playback Calend ar Mode and List-by-Da te M ode Me nus Press m in eith er mode to displ ay the foll owing menus for only the pic- tures ta ken on the specified date. Print s et c 91 Slide sho w c 108 Delete c 109 Protec t c 109 Transf er m ark ing c 110 Rotate im age* c 110 Small pict ure* c 56 * During ful l-fra[...]

63 More on Playback Pictmotion by muvee Pictmo tion* crea tes slide sh ow movies with cust om transitio ns and back- ground m usic. It i s only av ailable wh en a memo ry card i s inserte d in the camera. * Pictmot ion is pow ered by m uvee T echnolo gies. Crea ting a Pictmo tion Movie This sec tion des cribes the ea siest w ay to create a Pi ctmo [...]

64 Pictmotion by muvee More on Playback Creating a Cust om Pictm otion Movie 1 Use the rotary multi selector to choose [Confirm] in the picture selection me nu ( c 63, step 3) and pr ess d . Th e chec k box is sel ect ed ( y ). 2 Choose [All i mages] or [Choose date] and press d . [Al l im ages] : Proc eed t o ste p 4 [Choose date] : Proceed to ste[...]

65 Pic tmo tion by muvee More on Playback j Notes on Pict motion • Pictmotion supports both still pictures an d movie files; note, however, that in the case of movies only a small portion selected from the first 60 seconds of each movie will be included. • If the c urrent memor y card ho lds 20 Pi ctmo tion mov ies, n o additi onal mo vies c an[...]

66 Pictmotion by muvee More on Playback Other Options fo r Pictmotion Movies Pressing m in the Pi ctmo tion scre en ( c 63, st ep 2) di splays the Pic tmotion settings menu, whi le press ing it in the save c onfirma tion d ialog ( c 63, st ep 4) displ ays t he c hange s ettin gs me nu. Th e fo llowin g op tions are av ailab le. Background M usic Ch[...]

67 Pic tmo tion by muvee More on Playback Viewi ng Pictmot ion Movies 1 Enter Pict motion playback m ode by pressing D in pl ayback mode, sel ecting P (use the rotary multi selector), and then pressing d . 2 Use the rotary multi selector to choose the desired Pic tmotion movie and press d . 3 Choose [Play] and press d . Playback starts. If [Loop] i[...]

68 Movies Movi es Recording Movi es To shoo t movies with sou nd recorded via the bui lt-in micr ophone, selec t shooti ng mode an d follo w the steps below . 1 Enter movie mode by pressing D in shooti ng mode, selec ting S (use the rotary multi selec- tor), and then pressing d . Exposure count display show s maximum tota l len gt h of mov ie th at[...]

69 Movies The Mo vie Menu Press m in movie mod e to displa y the movie menu. T Movie option s c 70 Choose typ e of movie that will be recorded. Y Auto-focus mode c 73 Choose how camera focuses in movi e mode. c Elec tro nic V R c 73 Reduce eff ects of camera shake.[...]

70 The Movie Menu Movies Selec ting M ovie O ptio ns The movi e menu of fers the op tions s hown b elow. * Movies can be as long as free space in the internal memory or on the memo ry card allows. All figures are approximate. Maximum movie length or frames varies with make of memory card . Optio n Desc ription Maximum movie length/ frames * Inte rn[...]

71 The Movie M enu Movies Time-L aps e Movies Record f lowers opening or butt erflies em ergin g from co coons . Charg e the battery be fore shoo ting beg ins. 1 Use the rotary multi selector to choose [Movie o ptions] and press d . 2 Choose [Ti me-lapse mov ie A ] and press d . 3 Choose the interval be tween shots and press d . 4 Press m . The cam[...]

72 The Movie Menu Movies Stop -Motio n Movies 1 Use the rotary multi selector to choose [Movie o ptions] > [Stop-motion movie] and press d . 2 Press m . The camera returns to shooting mod e. 3 Press the shutter-release butt on to record the first frame. The recorde d picture will be superimpo sed on the view through th e lens. 4 Press the sh utt[...]

73 The Movie M enu Movies Auto-Focus Mode Choose how the camera focu ses in movie mode. Electr onic VR Choo se [O n] to redu ce the effe cts o f cam era s hake in all m ovie m odes ex cept [Time- lapse mo vie A ] an d [Stop -motion mo vie]. At settings other than [Off] , an electronic VR i ndica- tor is d isplayed in t he monitor ( c 6). k Movie Fi[...]

74 Movies Movi e Playback In ful l-frame p layback ( c 28), movi es ar e recog - nized by the T ic on. To pl ay a mov ie, disp lay it in ful l-fr ame play back an d pres s d . Use th e zoo m cont rol to ad just pla yback volu me. Press to t ( j ) to lower volu me, or to v ( k ) to raise vo lum e. Rotate the rota ry multi selector to advanc e or rew[...]

75 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 recording mode by pressing D in shooti ng mode, selecti ng O (use the rotary mu lti selector ), and then pr essing d . The le ngth of reco rding that [...]

76 Voice Recor dings Changing the Sound Quality Press m i n voice reco rding m ode to disp lay th e follow ing so und qu ality options. Sound Q ua lity Choo se th e soun d qua lity fo r th e rec ordin g. * Movies can be as long as free space in the internal memory or on the memo ry card allows (up to five ho urs). All figur es are approximate. Maxi[...]

77 Voice Recor dings Playing V oice Recordings 1 Enter audio play back mode by pressing D in playback mode, selecting q (use the rotary multi selecto r), and then press- ing d . 2 Choose the d esired file and pr ess d . The selected file will be played back. Audio playback Select sound file 002 1 1:05 Copy Play 10.10.06 001 10:30 N N N 10.10.06 003[...]

78 Playing Voice Recordings Voice Recor dings Operat ions During P layback Use the zoom cont rol t o adjus t pla yback volum e. Pr ess to t ( j ) to lo wer volume, or to v ( k ) to r aise volume. Rotat e the rota ry m ult i sele ctor to adv an ce or rew ind t he vo ice r ecor ding at twice the no rmal spee d. Playb ack con trols app ear at the top [...]

79 Voice Recor dings Copying V oice Recordings Copy vo ice record ings between the internal memo ry and a memory ca rd. This option is availa ble only when a memory card is inserted. 1 Press m in the select sound fil e screen ( c 77, step 2). 2 Use the rotary multi selector to choose the opti on and press d . MNO : Copy recordings fr om internal me[...]

80 Con nec ting to T ele visi ons, Com put ers, and P ri nter s Connectin g to Television s, Computers, and P rinters Connecting to a TV Connect the camer a to a television us ing the A/V cable to play back pictures on the television. 1 Turn off the camera. 2 Connect the COOL-STATION to the TV using the supplied A/V cable. Connec t the yellow plug [...]

81 Con nec ting to T ele visi ons, Com put ers, and P ri nter s Connecting to a Computer Use the USB c able and P icture Project software s upplied wit h your c amera to copy (tr ansfe r) pi ctur es t o a co mputer . Before C onnecting the Ca mera Installin g PictureProject Befo re transf erring pictur es or movi es to a computer , Pictu reProj ect[...]

82 Connec ting to a Compute r Con nec ting to T ele visi ons, Com put ers, and P ri nter s Setting the USB Option Set th e USB option in the setup menu ( c 112) on th e came ra be fore co n- nect ing the came ra to a computer or printer. 1 Display the setup menu b y pressing D , selecting Z (use the rotary multi selector), and then pressing d . 2 C[...]

83 Connect ing to a Computer Con nec ting to T ele visi ons, Com put ers, and P ri nter s Tran sferring Pictur es to a Compu ter 1 Start a computer t o which Pic tureProject has been inst alled. 2 Turn off the camera. 3 Connect the COOL-STATION to th e computer using the suppli ed USB cable. 4 Turn the camera on after placing it in the COOL-STATI O[...]

84 Connec ting to a Compute r Con nec ting to T ele visi ons, Com put ers, and P ri nter s 6 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 describe d below before turning th e c[...]

85 Con nec ting to T ele visi ons, Com put ers, and P ri nter s Connecting to a Printer Users of Pic tBridge- compa tible ( c 143) 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. j Before Connecti ng the Camera Use a fully char ged batter y or the s upplied EH -64 AC adapte r to preven [...]

86 Connecting to a Printer Con nec ting to T ele visi ons, Com put ers, and P ri nter s Connec ting t he Cam era an d Prin ter 1 Set the USB optio n ( c 82) to [PTP]. 2 Turn off the camera. 3 Turn on the printer. Check printe r settings. 4 Connect t he COOL-STAT ION to the printer using the supplied USB cable. 5 Turn the camera on after placing it [...]

87 Connec ting to a Printer Con nec ting to T ele visi ons, Com put ers, and P ri nter s Prin ting Pic tures One at a Time Afte r connectin g the ca mera to th e printe r correct ly ( c 86), prin t pictures by followin g the proc edure belo w. 1 Use the rotary multi selector to choose a pict ure and pres s d . The P ict Brid ge m enu is disp lay ed[...]

88 Connecting to a Printer Con nec ting to T ele visi ons, Com put ers, and P ri nter s 6 Choose [Sta rt print] and press d . 7 Printing starts. Monitor displa y returns to that shown in step 1 when printing is complete. To canc el before a ll copies have been printed, press d . Printing Mu ltiple Pictures Afte r connectin g the ca mera to th e pri[...]

89 Connec ting to a Printer Con nec ting to T ele visi ons, Com put ers, and P ri nter s 3 Choose the desired paper size and press d . To speci fy paper size us ing printer setting s, choose [Defau lt] in the paper size menu and pre ss d . 4 Choose [Prin t selection], [P rint all images] or [DPOF printing] and press d . 5 Choose the pictures and nu[...]

90 Connecting to a Printer Con nec ting to T ele visi ons, Com put ers, and P ri nter s 6 Check t he selected pictures you wish to print and press d . To modify selectio n, press m to return to the previ- ous screen . 7 Printing starts. Monitor displa y returns to the print menu (step 2) when printing is complete. To canc el before a ll copies have[...]

91 Con nec ting to T ele visi ons, Com put ers, and P ri nter s Cre ating a DPOF Pri nt Order : Print Set The [Pr int set] optio n in t he play back menu is used to cre ate dig ital “pr int orders” fo r printin g on DPOF-co mpa tible device s ( c 143) . In addition to pict ures t hemselv es, sho oting d ate an d photo informa tion (shutt er spe[...]

92 Creatin g a DPOF Print Order: Print Set Con nec ting to T ele visi ons, Com put ers, and P ri nter s 5 Choose w hether or not to also print shooting date and photo information. [Date]: Print date of recording on all pictu res in the prin t ord er. [Info] : Print shut ter speed and apertu re on all pictu res in the pri nt order. Note that thi s i[...]

93 Con nec ting to T ele visi ons, Com put ers, and P ri nter s Connecting to a ImageLin k-compatible Printer See docum entat ion pro vided w ith yo ur printe r for inf ormatio n on ho w to ope rate the prin ter. 1 Attach the supplied PV-11 dock insert (COOLPIX S7 )/PV-10 do ck insert (COOLPIX S 8) to the printer. 2 Set the USB optio n ( c 82) to [[...]

94 Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus Shooting, Play back, and Setup Menus Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu The shoot ing men u and high -sensi tivity men u cont ain the fol lowing op tions. 1 See the info rmation o n restric tions that m ay apply to these s ettings ( c 105). 2 These s ettings can not be set from the high-sensiti vity menu.[...]

95 Shoot ing Options : The Shooti ng Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus Displ aying t he Shoo ting M enu and High-s ensitiv ity Men u Ente r L (auto) or hi gh-sensi tivity shoo ting mode b y pressing D in shoo ting mode, selecting the L (auto) or K (high- sensitiv ity), and th en pressin g d . Press m to display the shooting menu or high [...]

96 Shootin g Options: The Shooting Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus k Image Mo de and t he Number of Expos ures Remain ing 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 pictu res. Note that the num ber of pic- tures that can be [...]

97 Shoot ing Options : The Shooti ng Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus d White Bala nce Adju st whi te ba lance based on the ligh t sour ce to give pict ures t he m ost rea listic colors possi ble. Although the d efault set ting, [A uto], c an be u sed under mo st types of lighting, you can app ly the white balan ce setting suite d to a [...]

98 Shootin g Options: The Shooting Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus f Preset White Balan ce Preset white balance is used with m ixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color ca st (for ex ample, to make pictures taken under a lamp with a red shade l ook as though th ey had been taken under whit e light). 1 Place a[...]

99 Shoot ing Options : The Shooti ng Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus I Exp. +/ – Exposu re compe nsation is used to al ter exposu re from th e value se lected by the camer a. Choose from val ues bet ween –2.0 EV and + 2.0 EV in incr e- ments of 1 / 3 EV. Negat ive value s produc e darker pictures , posit ive values bright er pictur[...]

100 Shootin g Options: The Shooting Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus q Conti nuous Capt ure a fleet ing exp ressi on on a po rtra it sub ject , photogr aph a subj ect th at is mov ing unpr edicta bly, or capture m otion in a series of pictures . Focus, exposur e, an d white ba lance ar e fixe d at th e values for t he first p icture in [...]

101 Shoot ing Options : The Shooti ng Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus z Interval Timer Phot ography Pictures are take n auto mat ically a t speci fied in terval s. Choos e from inter vals betwe en 30 s econd s an d 60 m inutes . To prevent the came ra fro m turn ing off unexp ectedl y during rec ording , use a full y charged batter y. [...]

102 Shootin g Options: The Shooting Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus A Best Sho t Select or (BSS) The “be st shot se lector” is recommended from situ- ations in which inadvertent camera movement can res ult in blur red pi cture s, or w hen pa rts of the image a re p rone t o un der- o r over exposur e. At [ On] and [Expos ure BS S] [...]

103 Shoot ing Options : The Shooti ng Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus W ISO Se nsitivit y Sensit ivity is a measure of how quick ly the cam era reacts to light. Th e higher th e sensit ivity , the less light nee ded to m ake an ex posure. Althou gh a high ISO rati ng is suite d for taking p ictures of subjects in ac tion or in p oor l [...]

104 Shootin g Options: The Shooting Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus k AF Area Mod e Use t his optio n to determin e where th e camera focu ses. c Elect ronic VR When set to [Auto ], the af fects of cam era sh ake and blur red su bjec ts are reduc ed whi le pic tures are taken under the following condit ions: • Fl ash mode is set to B[...]

105 Shoot ing Options : The Shooti ng Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus Restrictions o n Camera Settings Restrict ions apply to the follo wing s ettin gs in L (auto) mode : Flash mode Flash t urns off at [C ontinuous] settings of [ Continuous ] or [Mult i-shot 16], or wh en [BSS] is on. Appli ed setting is res tored when [Sing le] or [In[...]

106 Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus Playback Options: The Playba ck Menu The playb ack men u conta ins the foll owing options. Displayi ng the Playback Menu Display th e playba ck me nu by press ing o and pres sing m . • Use the rotary mul ti select or to choose and apply s ettings. ( c 10) • To ex it the play back menu, pr ess m . w Pr[...]

107 Playback Options: The Playb ack Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus Selectin g Multiple Pictures Follow th e steps below to select multi ple picture s for a pri nt se t ( c 91), de letion ( c 109), p rote ction from deletio n ( c 109), transfer ( c 11 0), rotate ( c 110), c opying betwe en inte rnal memo ry and the memor y card ( c 111[...]

108 Playback Options: The Playb ack Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus z Slid e Show Play b ack pictur es stored in the internal memory or on a mem ory card in an autom ated “s lide show ”. 1 Di spla y th e sli de sho w m enu; use th e rotary multi selector to choose [Start] and press d . To change the inter val between pictu res, cho[...]

109 Playback Options: The Playb ack Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus A Dele te The dele te men u contain s the opt ions s hown below. If no memory c ard is i nserted in the ca mera, pic - ture s in th e inte rn al mem ory wil l be del eted . If a memory card is in serted, pic tures on the me m- ory card will be deleted. k Notes on Delet[...]

110 Playback Options: The Playb ack Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus E Transfer Marking Change tr ansf er mar king ( E ) fo r ex isti ng p ictu res. When the ca mera i s conn ected to a com pute r wit h PictureP roje ct inst alled vi a the s upplied USB cabl e, pressing d transf ers onl y the p ictur es marked with a E icon ( c 83). At [...]

111 Playback Options: The Playb ack Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus L Copy Copy p ictures between t he internal memory and a memory ca rd. First, sele ct from the f ollo wing opti ons. Then, se lect the desire d copy op tion. Choo se [Sel ected images ] ( c 107) t o copy specif ic pictu res in the inter nal memory or memor y card. To c[...]

112 Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus Basic Ca mera Set up: The Setup Menu The s etu p menu contai ns t he fo llowi ng o ption s. R Menus c 113 Choose how menus are displaye d. H Quick sta rtup c 114 Enable or disa ble welcome screen a nd start-up sound. V Welcome sc reen c 114 Select scree n displayed when camera is turned on. W Date c 115 S[...]

113 Basic Ca mera Setup: Th e Setup Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus Disp laying t he Set up Menu Fir st, di spla y the m ode-s elect ion men u by pr essi ng D . Then sele ct Z (u se the rota ry m ult i s ele ctor ), p ress d . • Use the rotary mul ti select or to choose and apply s ettings. ( c 10) • To ex it th e setu p men u, pre[...]

114 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus H Quick Sta rtup Choose [On ] to disa ble the we lcome screen an d start -up sound. Th e camera will be read y for shoot - ing as soon as it is tur ned on. Set to [Off] when enabling the welcome scre en. V Welco me Scre en You ca n sele ct the welc ome screen to b e disp[...]

115 Basic Ca mera Setup: Th e Setup Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus W Date Set the camer a cloc k and choos e ho me and trav el destinat ion time zones. Setting Trav el Destination Tim e Zone 1 Use the rotary multi selector to choose [Time zone] and press d . The time zone menu is displayed. 2 Choose Y and press d . The date and time d[...]

116 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus 4 Choose the travel destination time zone and press d . The setting is enabled. Press m to return to shooting or pla yback mode. While the travel destination time zone is selected, the Y icon will be di splayed in the monitor when the camera is in shootin g mode. j The C[...]

117 Basic Ca mera Setup: Th e Setup Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus k Time Zones ( c 18) 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[...]

118 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus Z Monitor Settings Choose wh ethe r or no t to d isplay inf ormati on in the monit or, and s et the moni tor bright ness. Photo Info The foll owin g displa y option s are av ailab le. See “T he Moni tor” ( c 6) for info rmation on indicator s in the monitor. Pho to i[...]

119 Basic Ca mera Setup: Th e Setup Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus 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 137). At sett ings other than [Of f], the ic on for the current s etting is displaye d in the monitor ([...]

120 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus Date Counter Pictures taken w hile thi s option is in e ffect are imprin ted wit h the num ber of days remai ning until , or th e numb er of days el apse d since a spec ifi ed date . Use it to t rack the growth o f a chil d or coun t down t he days until a bi rthday or w[...]

121 Basic Ca mera Setup: Th e Setup Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus u AF As sist If [Auto] i s selected, AF-a ssist illu mination will be used to a ssist th e focus o pera tion wh en the sub ject is poorly li t. Note t hat for some modes, AF-assi st illu mination turn s off au tom ati cally. To di sabl e th is f uncti on, cho ose [Off [...]

122 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus I Record Orie ntati on Choose wh ethe r or no t to rec ord the orien tation of pictures taken in “tall” orientat ion. Choose [ Auto] t o recor d the pi cture’s o rienta tion detecte d by the cam era’s se nsor . The t aken pi cture will be auto maticall y rotated [...]

123 Basic Ca mera Setup: Th e Setup Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus M Format Memory/ O Format Card Format t he inter nal memory or a memory card. Formatting the Internal Mem ory If no memory card is inserte d, this o ption is l abeled [Forma t memory] and formats in ternal memo ry. Remove the memory card from the camera to for- mat the[...]

124 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus 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 settings for connec tion to a computer or tele visio n. Czech Poli sh Danish P ortuguese German Russian (default) Finnish Spanish Swed ish French Simplified Chinese[...]

125 Basic Ca mera Setup: Th e Setup Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setu p Menus n Reset All This o ption rest ores the fo llowing set tings to th eir defaul t valu es: Pop-up m enu Scene mo de One-touch portrait menu Movie m enu Pictmo tion menu Flash mode ( c 30) Auto Self-time r ( c 32) Off Macro close-up ( c 33) Off Scene mode ( c 35) Portrait [...]

126 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus Shooting m enu Setup me nu Others • Choosing [Reset all] also clears the current file number ( c 129) f rom the memo ry. Num- bering w ill contin ue from the lowest n umber available. To reset f ile number ing to “ 0001”, delete all picture s ( c 109) before select[...]

127 Basic Ca mera Setup: Th e Setup Menu Shoot ing, Pla yback , and Setup M enus B Firmware Version View th e curr ent ca mera f irmwar e vers ion . Back COOLPIX S8 V er . X.X[...]

128 Technical No tes Technica l Notes Optional A ccess ories Approved Mem ory Ca rds The f ollowing memo ry cards have been t ested an d approved for use in th e COOLPIX S7/COOLPIX S8: * Cards rated for 10 MB/s (high speed ) Other c ards have no t been teste d. For more d etails on th e memory ca rds list ed ab ove, p lease c ontac t the ma nufactu[...]

129 Technical No tes Image File and Folder Names Pictures , movi es, and vo ice me mos ar e assig ned fi le nam es as fo llows: • Files are s tored i n folder s named with a fo lder nu mber fo llowed b y a five - charac ter identif ier: “P_” plus a thr ee-digit se quence number fo r pictures taken using panoram a a ssist ( e.g., “1 01P_0 01[...]

130 Image File and Folder Names Technical No tes • Pictmotion movies ( c 63) are s tored u nd er the “ NKS S” fold er in f olde rs name d with a three -digit folder nu mbe r followe d by “PRJCT” (e.g., “10 1PRJC T”). E ach folder cont ains the p icture and s ound files for a sing le Pictmoti on movi e. • Folde rs can hold up to 200 [...]

131 Technical No tes Caring for the Ca mera To en sure co ntin ued en joyme nt of thi s Nik on prod uct, observ e the follo wing 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 or [...]

132 Caring for th e Camera Technical No tes j The AF-Assist Illuminator LED The light-em itting diod e (LED; c 4, 121) us ed in the AF- assist illuminator conforms to the fo llowing IEC standard: k The Battery • Check the battery level when taking the camera out and ch arge the battery if necessary ( c 13). Do not con tinue charg ing once the bat[...]

133 Caring for the Cam era Technical No tes 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 heck t hat the p owe r-on l amp is off before putting t he camera aw ay. Remove t he batter y 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[...]

134 Technical No tes Error Messages The fol lowing tabl e lists the error m ess ages an d oth er wa rnin gs dis played in the mon itor, as well as th e soluti ons for dea ling with them. Display Problem Solutio n c S (blinks) Clock not set. Set clock. 115 w Batter y running low. Pr epare to charge or change battery. 12 Warning! Battery e xhausted w[...]

135 Error Messages Technical No tes Out of memory M or O Memory card is full. • Choose smaller image size. • Delete pic tures or sound f iles. • Insert new memory card. • Remove memory c ard and use internal memory. 95 21, 74, 78 20 21 Image cannot be saved M or O Error occu rred while recordin g picture. Format in ternal memory or memory c[...]

136 Error Messages Technical No tes Fil e co ntain s no im age da ta r File not creat ed with COO LPIX S7/ COO LPIX S8. View file on compute r or othe r de vic e. – This file cannot be played b ack. All images are hid- den Date and time are not set for pictures to be dis- played by ca lendar mode or li st-by-date mod e. –– Pictmotion cannot b[...]

137 Error Messages Technical No tes Cannot reduce blur. Image canno t be enha nced by vibr ati on reductio n. • Picture is considerably blurred • Shutter speed too slow • Picture w as taken with a differe nt camera, with Multi-s hot 16, or with date imprint • Picture was taken imme- diately after the camera was turned on or reacti- vated fr[...]

138 Technical No tes T roubleshooting If t he camer a fails to functio n as exp ected, c heck th e list o f common prob- lems b elow before consulti ng your retailer or Nikon re presenta tive. Re fer to the pa ge numbers in the rig ht-most co lumn for more informati on. Display, Settings and Pow er Supply Problem Cause/Solu tion c Monitor is blank [...]

139 Trouble shooting Technical No tes Electronica lly Controlled Ca meras In extremely rare insta nces, unusual characters may app ear in the monitor and t he camera may stop func tionin g. In most cases , 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[...]

140 Troubl eshootin g Technical No tes Pictures are b lurred • Use flash. • Use anti-s hake mod e. •U s e A . • Use tripod a nd self-timer. 30 47 102 32 Brig ht sp eck s app ear in pic ture s taken wi th flash Flash is r eflecting o ff particles i n air. Turn flas h off . 31 Flash doe s not fire Flash is off. Not e that flash turns off auto[...]

141 Trouble shooting Technical No tes Playb ack Pictures are too dark (underexp osed) • Flash is off. • Flash window is blocke d. • Subje ct is bey ond flash range. • Adjust e xposure compensation . • Subject is backlit. Select L ([Back light] scene mode) or use fill flash. 30 24 30 99 30, 44 Pictures are too bright (ove rexp ose d) Adjus[...]

142 Troubl eshootin g Technical No tes Custom Pi ctmotion backgroun d music tracks are not listed Memory card conta ins no ba ckground track s. If background tr acks were deleted when memory ca rd was format- ted, co py tracks to card again. 66 Picture s not dis played on t elevi- sion • Choo se correct video mod e. • A/V cable and USB cabl e a[...]

143 Technical No tes Supported Standards • DCF : Design Rule for Camera File Syst em is a s tandard widely used in th e digital camera in dustry t o ensure c ompatibil ity among d ifferen t makes o f camera. • DPO F : Dig ital Print Order Format is an industry -wide standar d that allows pict ures to be p rinted fr om print or ders stor ed on t[...]

144 Technical No tes Specific ations Nikon COOLPIX S7/COOLPIX S8 Digital Cam era Type Compact digital camera Effect ive pi xels 7.1 million CCD 1 / 2.5 -in. CCD; t otal pixels: 7 .41 million Image siz e (pixels) • 3,072 × 2,30 4 [High(30 72 A )/Normal( 3072)] • 2,592 × 1,94 4 [Normal(259 2)] • 2,048 × 1,53 6 [Normal(204 8)] • 1,024 × 76[...]

145 Specifications Technical No tes * Based on Camera and Imaging Produ cts Associatio n (CIPA) stand ards for measuring the life of came ra batterie s. Measured a t 25 °C (77 °F); zo om adjuste d with each shot, fla sh fired with ev ery other shot, image mode set t o Normal. Number of shots may differ de pending on condit ions such as the interv[...]

146 Specifications Technical No tes MV-1 5 COO L-STAT ION ( COOL PIX S 7) MV-1 4 COO L-STAT ION ( COOL PIX S 8) PV-11 Doc k Insert (COOLPIX S7) PV-10 Doc k Insert (COOLPIX S8) Interface USB I/O t ermin als DC in, digital termina l (USB), audio-video o ut, camera connecto r Operating tem perature 0–40 °C ( 32–104 °F) Approximate dimen- sions 1[...]

147 Specifications Technical No tes EH-64 AC Adapter (COOLPIX S7 /COOLPIX S8) EN-EL8 Re chargeable Li-ion Batt ery (COOLPIX S7/COOLPIX S8) j Specifications Nikon will not be held liab le for any errors this man ual may contain. The appearance o f this product and its specifications a re subject to chan ge without notice. Ra ted i nput 100–240 V A[...]

148 Technical No tes Ind ex Symbol s F Anti -sha ke mode 47 F Anti-shake mode/ electronic vibra- tion mode 5, 47, 55 d Apply selection butt on 5 L Auto m ode 22–29 J Calendar m ode 58 T Delete button 9, 28, 51 i D-Lighting button 4, 54 l Help 11 K High-sensitivity shooting mode 34 L List-by-date m ode 59 m Menu button 9 D Mode button 5, 8 T Movie[...]

149 Index Technical No tes Delete 109 Des ign rul e for Camera File S yste m 143 Digital Print Order Format 91– 92, 143 D-Lighting 54 Dock insert 93 DPOF 143 DSCN 129 Dusk/dawn ( J ) 42 E Electronic VR 55, 73, 104 E-mail 95 Error messages 134–137 Exif version 2.2 143 Exposure compensation 99 Extension 129 F Face- priori ty AF 49 File names 129 [...]

150 Index Technical No tes recording 68 Multi connector 5 Museum ( N ) 43 N Night landscape ( G ) 43 Night portrait ( D ) 3 5 O One-touch portrait mode 48 menu 49 taking pictures 48 P Panorama 45–46 Panorama assist ( F ) 45 Party/indoor ( C ) 42 PictBridge 85–91, 143 Pictmotion by muvee 63 Playback 28, 50–56 menu 106–111 thumbnail 50 zoom 5[...]

151 Index Technical No tes White balance 97, 105 preset 98 Z Zoom 24 control 4 indicator 6 playback 51[...]

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