Optimus COOLPIXS630BK manual

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i Introdu ction First Steps A Basic Photography and Playback : Auto Mode C Shooting Suited for the Scenes d Shooting Conti nuously at High Speed (Sport Co ntinuous) B High Sens itivity Sh ooting Mode a Automa tic Shoo ting of Smili ng Faces c More on Play bac k D Movies E Voice Reco rdings Connecting to Televisions, Computers and Printers d Shootin[...]

ii For Your Safety To prevent dam ag e to you r Nikon produc t or injury to yourself or to others, read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this equipment. Keep these safety instructions where all those who use the product will read them. The con sequ ences that could resu lt from failu re to observ e the p reca utio ns [...]

iii For You r Safe ty Obser ve caution w hen handling the ba tter y The b att ery ma y leak or expl ode if improperly handled. Observe the following precautions when handling the battery for use in this product: • Before replacing the battery, turn the prod uct off. If yo u are usin g the AC adapter, be sure it is unplugged. • Use o nly a Recha[...]

iv For Your Safe ty Use ap propriate c ables When connect ing cab les to t he input and out put ja cks, us e only th e cable s provided or sold by Nikon for the purpose, t o maintai n compliance with product regulations. Handle moving parts with care Be careful that your fingers or other objects are not pinched by the lens cover or other movin g pa[...]

v Notices Notice for Customers in the U.S.A. Federa l Communic ations Comm issi on ( FCC) Radi o Frequ ency Inte rfer ence Stat ement Thi s equi pmen t has b een tes te d and found to comply wit h the limits for a Cla ss B digi tal de vice, pursu ant to Pa rt 15 of the FCC rules. T hese limits are designe d to provide reaso nable protection against[...]

vi Noti ces Notic e for custom ers in C anada CAUTION This Class B digital apparatus complies wit h Canadi an I CES-003. ATTENTION Cet appare il numérique de la cl asse B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Notic e for custom ers in Eu rope This symbol indicates that this product is to be c ollected separat ely. The following apply o nly t[...]

vii T able of C ont ents F or Y our Saf ety .................................... ........................... .......................... ....................... .... .................... ii W ARNINGS .... ...................... ............... .............. ...................... ............... ...................... ..... .......... .............[...]

viii Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s C Shooting Suited f or the Scenes ................ .......... ......... ............... .......... .............. .......... .......... 35 Shooting in Scene Mod e ............................... ....................................... ........................... ........ .......... 35 Setting the Scene Mode........[...]

ix T able of Contents Prep aring a F avorite F older ............................ .............. ............... ...................... ............... ...... ................ ........ 71 Classifying Pictur es for the F avorite F older ................ .............. ...................... ............... ................ ...... . 72 Viewing the Pi[...]

x Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s G AF-Area Mode........... ............... ...................... .............. ...................... ............... ................ ...... .................... 110 I Autof ocus Mode ............ ...................... ............... ...................... ............... ...................... ..... ......... ...[...]

1 Introduction Introduc tion Abou t This Man ual Than k you f or your pur chase of a Nikon CO OLPIX S630 di gital camera. This manual was written to help you enjoy taking pictures with your Niko n digital camera. Read this manual thoroughly before use, and keep it where all those wh o use the pro duct will read it. Symbols and C onv e nti ons T o m[...]

2 Introduction Info rmation and Pr ecaut ions Life-Long Learning As part of Nikon’ s “Life-Long Learning” commitment to ongoing product support and education, continually upda t ed informa tion is available online at the following sites: • For us er s i n t he U.S .A .: http://www.nikonusa.com/ • For u sers in Europe and Afri ca: http://w[...]

3 Information and Precautions Introduction Notice Conc erning Prohibition of C opying or Reprod uction No te th at si mpl y b e ing in po ss es si on of ma ter i al t h at was digitally copied or reproduced by means of a scann er , digi tal camera or o ther device m ay be p unishable by law . • Items pr ohibite d by law from bei ng copied or re p[...]

4 Introduction P arts of the Camer a Th e Ca me ra Bo dy 2 13 4 5 6 87 9 Len s cove r c lose d 1 Zoom control ......................... ....................... .. 25 f g h i j : Wide .................... ...................... .......... 25 : T ele ....................... ...................... .......... 25 : Thumbnail playback.......... 54, 55 : [...]

5 Par t s of the Cam er a Introduction 12 6 51 0 9 8 7 16 17 18 13 11 14 15 12 3 4 1 Monitor ........................ ...................... ............ 6, 23 2 Rotary multi selector ................................ .. 10 3 A (shooting mode) button .....................8 4 Indicator lamp ................ ............... ................. 81 Flash [...]

6 Pa r ts o f th e C a me r a Introduction Th e M on it or The following indicators may appear in the monitor du ring shooting and playback (actual display varies with current camera settings). The indicators and photo inf o displayed during shooting and pla yback will turn off after a f ew seco nds ( A 12 8). Shooting * Differs according to the cu[...]

7 Par t s of the Cam er a Introduction Playba ck 1 The icons for auto sorting play back f older or the favorite folder sele cted in playback will appear. 2 Differs according to the sel ected option. 15/05/2009 12:00 15/05/2009 12:00 9999.JPG 9999.JPG 9999.JPG 999 999 999 999 999 999 9999 9999 9999 9999 1m00s 1m00s 1m00s 1m00s 9999 9999 1m00s 1m00s [...]

8 Introduction Basic O perations Th e A (shooting m ode) Button Shoo ting-mo de Sel ection Men u The r otar y multi selector can be used in the shooting-mode selection menu to change the shooting mode . T o exit the shooting-mo de selection menu, choose a shooting mode and press the k button o r press the A button again. • Pre ss t he A button in[...]

9 Basic Operations Introduction Th e c (playback) Button Pla yback-mode Selection Menu The r otar y multi selector can be used in the playback-mode selection menu to change the playback mode. T o exit the playback-mode selection menu, choose a playback mode and press the k button or press the c button ag ain. • P res s th e c butto n in shooting [...]

10 Basic Operations Introduction The Rotary Multi Selec tor This s ection describes standard uses of the ro tary multi sele ctor t o select mode s, select menu options, and to apply se lection. Fo r S h oo t in g * Options can also be chosen b y pressing th e rotary multi selector up or down. Fo r P l ay b ac k * Subsequent or previous pictures can[...]

11 Basic Operations Introduction F or t he Menu Scr een * Options can also be chosen by r otating the rotary multi selector. C Note on th e Rotar y Multi Se lecto r In this manua l , up, down, left , and right presses of the rotar y multi selec tor may be indicated with H , I , J and K . Scene auto selector Shooting menu Image mode Metering Continu[...]

12 Basic Operations Introduction Th e d Button Pres s t he d button t o display the menu fo r the chosen mode. • Use the rotar y multi selector to navigate the menus ( A 11). • Choo se the z tab on the left to d isplay the setup menu. • Press the d bu tton again t o exit the menu. Switching Between T abs Shooting menu Image mode White balance[...]

13 Basic Operations Introduction Help Displays Rotate the zoom control to g ( j ) when M / L is displayed at th e bottom of the menu screen to view a description of the currently s elected menu option. T o return to the orig inal menu , rota te the z oom co ntrol to g ( j ) again. Pressing the Shutter-Rele ase B utton Halfway/All the W ay Down The [...]

14 First Step s Fir st Step s Char ging the Batt ery Charge the Rechargeable Li-i on Battery EN-EL12 (supplied) using the Battery Char ger MH -65 ( suppli ed). 1 Co nnect the po wer cabl e in the orde r of 1 - 2 . 2 Insert the batt ery into the batte r y c harger by s liding the battery fo rward 1 , and pre ss do wn until it lock s into p lace 2 . [...]

15 Charging the Battery First Step s The following char t explains CHAR GE lamp status. 3 Remove the b attery and unplug the charger . B Notes on th e Batter y Ch arger • The s uppli ed batt er y ch arge r is f or us e only w ith a Re char geable Li- ion Bat tery EN-EL12. Do not us e with incompatible batteries. • Be s ure to read and foll ow t[...]

16 First Step s Inser tin g the Batte ry Inser t a Rechargeable Li-ion Batter y EN-EL12 (supplied) into the cam era. • Charge the batter y before first use or when the batter y is running low ( A 14). 1 Open th e battery-chambe r/memory card slot cover . 2 Insert the batt er y . • Confirm that the positive (+ ) and negati ve (–) terminals are[...]

17 Inse rting the Batter y First Step s Removing the Battery Tu r n t h e c a m e r a of f and confirm that the power-on lamp and the monitor are off befo re opening th e battery-chamber/memory card slot cover . T o eject the batter y , open the battery- chamber/ memory card slo t cover and slide the ora nge battery latch in the direction shown 1 .[...]

18 First Step s Settin g Displa y La nguage , Date an d T i me A language -selection dialog is display ed the first time the c amera is turned on. 1 P ress t he pow er swi tch t o turn o n the ca mera. • The power- on lamp (green) will lig ht for a moment and the mo nitor will tur n on. 2 Use t he r otary multi se lector t o choose the desired la[...]

19 Setting Display Language, Date and Time First Step s 5 Edit the date. • Rotate the rotar y multi selec tor , or p ress H or I to edit the hig hlighted item. • Pr ess K to move the highlight in the f ollowing order . D (day) ➝ M (month ) ➝ Y (year) ➝ hour ➝ mi nute ➝ DMY (the or der i n wh ich t he day , mont h, a nd ye ar ar e disp[...]

20 First Step s Inser ting Me mory Cards Image, s ound, and movie files are stor ed in t he camera ’ s internal memory (approx. 44 MB) or on removable memor y cards ( available separately) ( A 142). If a me mory c ard is inser ted in the came ra, data are a utomatic ally stored on the memo ry ca rd an d da ta rec or ded t o the me mory ca rd can [...]

21 In se rti ng M e mo ry C ar ds First Step s B Fo rmatting a Memory Card If the message at the right is displayed when the camera is turned on, th e memory ca rd must be f ormatt ed bef ore use. Note that form attin g ( A 135) permanently delete s all data on the memory card . Be sure to m ake copies of an y pictures you wish to keep before forma[...]

22 Basic Photography and Pl ayback : Auto Mode Basic Phot ograph y and Playback : Auto Mode Step 1 T urn the Camer a On and Selec t A (Aut o) M od e This section describes how t o take pictures in A (auto) mode, an automatic, “point- and-shoot” mode recommended for first-time users of digital cameras. 1 P ress t he pow er swi tch t o turn o n t[...]

23 Step 1 T urn the Camera On and Select A (Aut o) Mo de Basic Photography and Pl ayback : Auto Mode Indicators Displayed in A (Auto) Mo de The indicators and photo inf o displayed during shooting and pla yback will turn off after a f ew seco nds ( A 12 8). If the monitor is turned off in standby mode to save po wer , press the power switch or the [...]

24 Basic Photography and Pl ayback : Auto Mode Step 2 Fr ame a Pi ct ur e 1 Ready th e camera. • Hold the camer a steadily in both han ds. • Keep your fing ers, hair , strap and other obj ects away from the lens, flas h, AF-assist ill uminator , microph one and speak er . • When tak ing pictures in “tal l” orientation, tur n the camera so[...]

25 Step 2 Fr ame a Picture Basic Photography and Pl ayback : Auto Mode Using the Zoom Rotate the zoom control to activate o ptical zoom. Rotate in the d irection of g to zoom in on the s ubjec t. Or rotate in the direction of f to ha ve a wider view . A zoom indicator is displayed at the top of the monitor wh en th e zoo m co ntro l is ro tate d. D[...]

26 Basic Photography and Pl ayback : Auto Mode Step 3 Focus an d Shoot 1 P ress t he shutt er-r elease butto n halfw ay . • When pe opl e's f aces (f ront v iew) ar e r eco gni zed : Camera will focus on the face sur rounded by a doubl e border. Once focus has been locked the double border will glow green. • When shoot ing non-hu man subje[...]

27 Step 3 Focus an d Sho ot Basic Photography and Pl ayback : Auto Mode B During Recording While pictu r es are being recorded, the number of exposu res remaining display will blink . Do not open t he batt ery-chamber/mem ory card slot cov er while pictures are being recorded. Cutting power or re moving the memor y card in these circumst ance s cou[...]

28 Basic Photography and Pl ayback : Auto Mode Step 4 Viewing and De leting Pic tures V iewing Pictures (Playback Mode) P ress th e c butto n. • The last pic ture shot will be displ a yed in full -frame playback mode. • Rotate the rota ry mult i selector , or press H , I , J or K , to view additio nal pictures ( A 10 ). • Pictures may be disp[...]

29 Step 4 Viewing an d Deleting Pic tures Basic Photography and Pl ayback : Auto Mode C Opti ons A vaila ble in Pl ay back Mode The following opti ons are available in fu ll-frame play back mode. C Pressi ng t he c But ton to Turn on the Ca mera When the camera is off, holding down the c button wil l turn the camera on in p layback mode. The lens w[...]

30 Basic Photography and Pl ayback : Auto Mode Us in g t he Fla sh The flash has a range of about 0.6 to 5.5 m (2 to 18 ft.) when the camera is zoom ed out all t he w ay . With m axim um o ptica l zoo m app lied, the r ange is ab out 0 .6 to 3.5 m (2 to 1 1 ft.) (when ISO sensit ivity is set to Auto ). The flash can reac h up to di stances of abou [...]

31 Usin g the Flas h Basic Photography and Pl ayback : Auto Mode B Shooting When Lighting is P oor and When the Flash is Disabled ( W ) • Use of a tripod is recommended to stabilize the camera during shooting and avoid the effects of camera shake. Set V ibration reduction ( A 131) to Off when using a tri pod to s tabilize the camera during shooti[...]

32 Basic Photography and Pl ayback : Auto Mode T aking Picture s with the Self- Ti mer The camera is equipped with a ten-second and two-second timer for self-portraits. When using the self-timer , use o f a tr i pod is recommended. Turn Vi br ati on red uct ion ( A 131) to Off when using a tripod. 1 P ress n ( self-tim er). • The self-timer menu [...]

33 Basic Photography and Pl ayback : Auto Mode Macro Mode Macro mode i s used f or taking pictur es of objects as cl ose as 2 cm (0.8 in.). Not e that the flash may be unable to light entire subject at distances of less than 60 c m (2ft.). 1 P ress p (macro mo de). • The macro mode menu is displayed . 2 Use t he r otary multi se lector t o choos [...]

34 Basic Photography and Pl ayback : Auto Mode Exposure Compen sation Exposure compensation is used to alter the exposu r e from the value suggested by the ca mera to make pictures brig hter or d arker . 1 P ress o (exposure compensation ). • The exposure c ompensation guid e is d ispl a yed. 2 Use t he r otary multi se lector t o adjust the expo[...]

35 Shooting Suited for the Scenes Shoo ting Su ite d for t he Sce nes Shoo ting in Sc ene Mode Camera settings are automati cally optimized for the s elected subjec t type. The following scene mode s are available. * See “Voice Recordings” ( A 81). Setting the Scene Mo de 1 Disp lay t he shooti ng-mod e sele ction m enu by pres sing th e A butt[...]

36 Sho oting in Sce ne M ode Shooting Suited for the Scenes Fe a tu r e s 1 The camer a aut omatica lly c hooses t he op timum fl ash mo de setti ng f or th e scene mode it has sele cted. W (Off ) can be selec ted. 2 Other settings can b e selected. 3 Ch ang es t o On whe n t he c amer a se lec ts cl ose-u p s cene mod e. * Other settings can b e s[...]

37 Shooting in Scene Mode Shooting Suited for the Scenes 1 F ill fla sh with slow sy nc and re d-eye reduction. 2 Other settings can b e selected. 1 Slow sync with red-eye reduc tion. Other settings can be se lected. 2 Other settings can b e selected. * Other settings can b e selected. O : For scene modes with O , use of a tripod is recom mended. T[...]

38 Sho oting in Sce ne M ode Shooting Suited for the Scenes * Other settings can b e selected. * Other settings can b e selected. * Other settings can b e selected. O : For scene modes with O , use of a tripod is recom mended. Turn Vibr ation reduction ( A 131) to Off when using a tripod. Q : Pictures shot in scene m odes utilizing Q may be process[...]

39 Shooting in Scene Mode Shooting Suited for the Scenes * Other settings can be selected. No te that when shooting with the flash, the flash may be unable to light the entire subject at distances of less than 60 cm (2 ft.) * Other settings can b e selected. k Clos e -up Photograph flowe rs, insec ts and other sma ll objects at clos e range. • Ma[...]

40 Sho oting in Sce ne M ode Shooting Suited for the Scenes * Other settings can b e selected. * Other settings can b e selected. O : For scene modes with O , use of a tripod is recom mended. Turn Vibr ation reduction ( A 131) to Off when using a tripod. l Muse um Use indoors where fla sh photography is prohibi t ed (for example, in museums and ar [...]

41 Shooting in Scene Mode Shooting Suited for the Scenes * Other settings can b e selected. * Other settings can b e selected. o Backlight Use when light i s coming fr om behind y our subject, thr owing features or de tails in s hadow . The fl ash fires autom atically to “fill in ” (illuminate) shadows. • The camera focu ses on the subjec t i[...]

42 Sho oting in Sce ne M ode Shooting Suited for the Scenes Shooting in the Scene Mode Selec ted by the Camer a (Scene Auto Selec tor) By simply framing a picture , the ca mera automati cally selects the optimum scene mode for simpler shooting. When the camera is aimed at a subject in x scene auto selector m ode, the camera automatically selec ts o[...]

43 Shooting in Scene Mode Shooting Suited for the Scenes B Note on Scene Auto Se lecto r Mo de Depending upon shooting conditions, the camera may not select the desired scene mode. Should this occur , switch to auto mod e ( A 22) or choose the desired scene mode manually ( A 35). C Flash Mode in Scene A uto Select or Mode U (auto ) (default se ttin[...]

44 Sho oting in Sce ne M ode Shooting Suited for the Scenes T aking P ictures in F ood Mode Use this mode t o take pictures of fo od. 1 Disp lay t he shooti ng-mod e sele ction m enu by pres sing th e A button i n shooti ng mode, and us e the r otary multi se lector t o cho ose u Foo d ( A 35). • Macr o mode ( A 33) w ill be turn ed on and the ca[...]

45 Shooting in Scene Mode Shooting Suited for the Scenes 4 P ress t he shutt er-r elease butto n to take the pic ture. • F ocus i s locked when the s hutter-release button is pres sed halfway, and a picture is taken w hen the shutter-rel ease button is pr esse d t he r est of the w ay dow n. • When the camera is un able to focus, the focus area[...]

46 Sho oting in Sce ne M ode Shooting Suited for the Scenes T ak ing P ictures for a Panorama The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame . Use a tripod for best results. Set Vib rat i on r ed uc t io n ( A 13 1) to Of f when using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shoo ting. 1 Disp lay t he shooti ng-mod e sele ction m enu b[...]

47 Shooting in Scene Mode Shooting Suited for the Scenes 4 Shoot the sec ond picture. • Compose the ne xt picture so tha t it overlaps the fi rst pict ure . • Repeat unt il you have taken th e necessar y number of pict ures to complete the image. 5 P ress t he k button when sh ooting is compl eted. • The came ra re turns to step 2. B Panor am[...]

48 Shooting Continuous ly at High Speed (Sport Continuous ) Shooti ng C ontinuou sly at High Spee d (Sport Cont inuous ) Shoo ting in Sport C ont inuo us Mode Sport conti nuous mode al lows rapid , continuo us shoot ing whi le you press and hold the shutter-release button fully. With continuous shooting, instantaneous mov ements in moving subje cts[...]

49 Shooting in Sport Continuous Mode Shooting Continuous ly at High Speed (Sport Continuous ) Spor t C o n tinuous Menu In the sport conti nuous menu , you can se lect the cont inuous shooti ng type and the image mode set ting. Pres s t he d button in spor t continuous mode to display the spor t continuous menu, and use the r otary multi selector t[...]

50 High Sensit ivity Sh ooting Mode High S ensitiv ity Shoot ing Mode Shooting in High Sensitivi ty Mode In high sensitivity mode, ISO sensitivity is increased when shooting wit h the camera zoome d in or u nder low l ighting , t o redu ce blurring cau sed by ca mera shake or subject mo vement. This allo ws you to capture th e atmosphe re of the sc[...]

51 Shooting in High Sensiti vity Mode High Sensit ivity Sh ooting Mode B Notes o n High S ensitivit y Mo de • This mode reduces e ffects of ca mera shake even for sh ooting under low l ighting; ho wever , when shooting without the flash, use of a tripod is recommended. Turn Vibra tion reduction ( A 13 1) Off when u sing a trip od. • Pictur es t[...]

52 Automatic Shooting of Smi ling Faces Automatic Sh ooting o f Smiling F aces Shoo ting in Smile Mode The camera detects a smiling face using face priority and releases the shutter automatically . 1 Disp lay t he shooti ng-mod e sele ction m enu by pres sing th e A button in shooting mod e, use the rotary multi selec tor to choose the third icon f[...]

53 Shooting in Smile Mode Automatic Shooting of Smi ling Faces Notes on Blink Proof The blink proof function can be used in smile mode. The ca mera t akes two pict ure s and ch ooses an i mage i n whic h t he su bject s ’ ey es ar e open. • The messag e on the right will be displayed for a f ew secon ds whe n the camera det ects someo ne bl ink[...]

54 More on Playback More on Playb ack V i ewing Mul tiple Pic tures: Thumbnai l Playback Rotate the zoom control to f ( h ) i n full-frame playback mode ( A 28) to display pictures as thumbnail images in thumbnail playback mode. The following operations can be per f ormed in thumbnail playback. To Use Desc riptio n A Choose p ictures Rotate the rot[...]

55 Viewing Multiple P ictures: T humbnail Pla yback More on P laybac k En_01 C Icons on the Thum bnails When print set ( A 97) and pr otected pictures ( A 118) are selected in thum bnail playback mode, the icons shown at the right are displayed with them. Movies ar e displayed as fil m frames . C Thumbna il Displ ay in Auto S ort a nd Fa vorite Pic[...]

56 More on Playback T aking a Closer Look: Pla yback Zoo m Rotating the zoom c ontrol to g ( i ) during full-frame playback mode ( A 28) zooms in on the curr ent picture, enlarging and d isplaying the ce n ter of th e picture on the mon itor. • The guide at lower right shows which por ti on of the pictu re is e nla rged . The fo llowing oper ati [...]

57 More on Playback Edit ing Pictur es Use this camera to edit pic tures in- cam era and store them as separate files ( A 143). C Not es on Pictu re Ed itin g • Pictures take n at an Image mode ( A 100) set ting of 16:9 cannot be edited. • This camera’ s editing function s cannot be used fo r pictures taken with another make or model of camer[...]

58 Editi ng Pic tures More on Playback Using Quick Retouch Easily create retou ched images in which contrast and saturation have been enhanced. Ret ouched copies are stor ed as separate files. 1 Choos e the de sir ed pictur e from full -frame ( A 28) or thumb nail ( A 54) pl ayback m ode and pr ess the d button . • The playba ck menu is displaye [...]

59 Editi ng Pic tures More on Playback Enhancing Brightness and Contr ast: D-L ighting D-Lighting can be u sed to c reate copies with e nhanced brightness and c ontrast, brightening dark portions of a picture. Enhanced copies are stor ed as separate files. 1 Choos e the de sir ed pictur e from full -frame ( A 28) or thumb nail ( A 54) pl ayback m o[...]

60 Editi ng Pic tures More on Playback Creating a Cr opped Copy: Crop Create a c opy containing only the portion visible in the monit or when u is disp layed with playback zo om ( A 56) enabled. Cro pped copies are stor ed as separate files. 1 Enlar ge th e desir ed picture d uring full-fr ame display ( A 28) by r otating the zoom co ntrol t o the [...]

61 Editi ng Pic tures More on Playback Resizing Pictures: Small Picture Create a small c opy of the cur rent picture. Small c opies are stored as JPEG files with a compression ratio of 1: 16. The following sizes ar e available. 1 Choos e the de sir ed pictur e from full -frame ( A 28) or thumb nail ( A 54) pl ayback m ode and pr ess the d button . [...]

62 More on Playback V oice Memo s: Reco rding an d Playback Use the ca mera ’ s built -in micr ophone to recor d voice memos f or pictur es. Recording V oice Memos 1 Choos e the de sir ed pictur e from full -frame playba ck ( A 28) an d press the d button. • The playba ck menu is displaye d . 2 Use t he r otary multi se lector t o choos e E V o[...]

63 V oic e Memos: Re cor ding and Pl ayb a c k More on Playback Playing V o ic e Memos Pi ctures for which voice memos have been r e cor ded are indicated with p in full -frame playba ck mod e. 1 Choos e the d esir ed pictur e from full -frame ( A 28) and press the d butt on. • The playba ck menu is displaye d . 2 Use t he r otary multi se lector[...]

64 More on Playback V iewin g Pic tures by Date (List by Date Mode ) In th e C list by da te mode, you c an playback only the images taken on the same date. In full-frame playback mode, just as with playback mode, picture display can be enlarged, pictures can be edited, voice memos can be re corded or played back, movies can be played back, and sor[...]

65 Viewing Pictures b y Date (Lis t by Date Mode) More on Playback Usi ng Li st by Dat e M ode The f ollowi ng op erati ons are p ossib le f rom t he lis t by da te sc ree n. To Use Desc ripti on A Select date Rotate the rotary mu lti selector, or press H or I to selec t a date. 10 Switch to full- frame playback k Press the k but ton to display the[...]

66 Viewing Pictures by Date (List by Date M ode) More on Playback List by Da te Men u Pres s t he d button in list by date mod e to display the followin g menus for only the pictures taken on the specified date. Quick retouch* A 58 D-L ight ing * A 59 Print set A 97 Slide show A 117 Delet e A 118 Pro tec t A 118 Ro tate i mage * A 119 Small pic t u[...]

67 More on Playback Image Sear ching ( Aut o Sor t Mode) Pi ctures and m ovies will automatically be sor ted in any of the f o llowing f older names after shooting them. If t he F auto sort mode is s elected, you can display the pictures and movies by selecting the fold er name s orted in shooti ng. In full-frame playback mode, just as with the nor[...]

68 Image Searching (Auto Sor t Mode) More on Playback T ypes of F olders and t heir C onte nt * The pictures tak en us ing the Scene auto selector ( A 36 ) are i nclu ded . B Notes when using the Auto So rt Mode • Up to 999 images can be add ed per fol der in the aut o sort mode. A newly s hot picture/movie whose folder already contains 999 image[...]

69 Image Searching (Auto Sort Mo de) More on Playback Auto So rt Mo de Th e fo llow ing opera ti ons ar e possibl e fr om the aut o sort f olde r li st sc re en. Aut o Sor t Menu Display the menu below by pr essing the d button in the full-frame playback of auto sor t mode. B Note on P rint set When print mark ing already exists for pictu res in ca[...]

70 More on Playback St oring the Pi ctures in the Specifie d F avori te F older Pictures can be added to the favorite folder sor ted by each event such as travel or wedding. On ce pictu res ar e adde d to the favori te folder , on ly pictures in the selected folder can be pla yed back . One picture can be added to multiple folde r s. Steps for c la[...]

71 St orin g th e Pi ctur es i n the S peci fied F avo rite F old er More on Playback Preparing a Fa vorite F older Changing the display icons for the favorite folders will make it easier to kno w what pictures are in each f o lder . The icons can be changed again af ter adding the pictu res t o the f olde rs . 1 Display the play back-mode selectio[...]

72 Stor ing th e Pictu res in th e Spe cified Favor ite Folder More on Playback Cla ssify ing Pic tures for t he Favorite Folde r Pictures can be add ed to favorite folders and sorted. Adding the pictures will en able for easier and fa ster searching. 1 Pla yback the pictures in the play back mode ( A 28), t he list by date mode ( A 64) or auto sor[...]

73 St orin g th e Pi ctur es i n the S peci fied F avo rite F old er More on Playback V iewing the P ic tures in the Fa vorite F older (Fa vorites Playback Mode) In favorite pictures playback mode the favorite folder with the pictures can be chosen and di splayed. I n full -frame pl ayback m ode, just as with the normal playbac k mode, picture disp[...]

74 Stor ing th e Pictu res in th e Spe cified Favor ite Folder More on Playback Usi ng F a vori te Pi ct ure s P layb ack M ode The f ollowi ng op erat ion s ar e possi ble fr om the fa vorite f older di spl ay sc re en. To Use Descri ption A Selec t favorite folder Rotate the rotary m ulti selector, or press H , I , J or K to selec t the favorite [...]

75 St orin g th e Pi ctur es i n the S peci fied F avo rite F old er More on Playback F avorite P ictures Playb ack Menu Pres s d in favorit e pictur es playbac k mode t o displa y the f ollowing menus. Quick retouch A 58 D-Lighting A 59 Print set A 97 Slid e show A 117 Delet e A 118 Prot ec t A 118 Rotate image A 11 9 Small picture A 61 V oice mem[...]

76 Stor ing th e Pictu res in th e Spe cified Favor ite Folder More on Playback C Playba ck/Addi ng to Favorites Adding to fav orites doe s not copy the o riginal pi cture dat a and move it. The f ile name wil l be added to the fa vorite folder . F avorite pictures play back uses the file nam e from t hat favorite fo lder and playbac ks the pictur [...]

77 Movies Movies Recording Movies T o shoot movies with sound r ecorded via the built-in microphone, select shooting mode and follow the steps below. 1 Disp lay t he shooti ng-mod e sele ction m enu by pres sing th e A button in shooting mod e, use the rotar y mu lti sele ctor to sele ct D , and the n pres s the k butt on. • Exposure count d ispl[...]

78 Movies T he Movie Menu Movie options , Autofocus mode and Electronic VR settings can be changed in th e movi e menu . Press the d button in movie mode to display the movie menu and use the rotar y multi selector to modify and apply setti ngs. D Sele ctin g Movi e Options The m ovi e menu of f ers th e optio ns sho wn bel ow . C Maximum M o vie L[...]

79 The Mov ie Menu Movies I Aut ofocu s Mo de Choose how th e camera f ocuses in movi e mode. w Electronic V R Enable or disable elec tronic VR f or movie recording. At settings other than Off , the icon f or the current setting i s displayed in the monitor ( A 6). Set to D (Movie ) M d (Mo vie menu) M I Autofocus mode Option Descr iptio n A Singl [...]

80 Movies Movie P layback In full-frame playba ck mode ( A 28), mo vies ar e reco gnized by the movie mode i cons. T o play a mo vie, display it in full-fram e playback mode and press the k button. Use the zoom control g or f duri ng playback t o adjust the vol ume. Rotate the ro tar y multi selector to advance or rewind the voic e rec ordi ng. Pla[...]

81 Voice R ecord ings V oice Recor dings Mak ing V oice R ecordin gs Audio voi ce recordings can be r ecorded ov er the built-in mic rophone and played back over the built-in speaker . 1 Disp lay t he shooti ng-mod e sele ction m enu by pres sing th e A button i n shooti ng mode, and us e the r otary multi se lector t o cho ose a sc ene i con. • [...]

82 Making V oice Rec ordin gs Voice R ecord ings Operati ons Duri ng Recordin g * The copied files can be played back using QuickTim e or any other W AV-compatible a udio player . Note that index points created with the ca mera cannot be used when voice recordings are played back on computers. To Pres s Desc ripti on Move the cursor on the ope rati[...]

83 Voice R ecord ings Playing V o ice Recordings 1 Disp lay t he shooti ng-mod e sele ction m enu by pres sing th e A button i n shooti ng mode, and us e the r otary multi se lector t o cho ose a sc ene i con. • The icon for the scene mode that was cho sen pr evio usly wil l be dis play ed. T he default setting is x (Scene aut o selector). 2 P re[...]

84 Play ing V oice Rec ordings Voice R ecord ings Operati ons Durin g Playba ck Use the zoom control g / f to adjust playback volume . Rotate the rotary multi sele ct or to ad vanc e or rew ind th e voic e record ing. Pr ess the rotar y multi selec t or J or K to choose a co ntrol, then press the k button to perform the sele cted operation. The fol[...]

85 Voice R ecord ings C opying V oice Recordings Copy v oice r ecord ings between the internal memory and a me mory card. This option is available only whe n a memor y card is inserted. 1 P ress J or K on th e rotary multi sel ector in the voice recordin g screen (ste p 3 of A 83), choose s and pres s the k button. 2 Choose a copy option and press [...]

86 Connecting to Televi sions, Computers and P rinters Connect ing to T elevi sions, Computer s and Pri nters Connect ing to a TV Connect the c amera to a television using the s upplied audio/video cable to play back pictures on the television. 1 T urn off the came ra. 2 Co nnect the c amera to the TV using the suppl ied audio/vid eo cable . • Co[...]

87 Connecting to Televi sions, Computers and P rinters C onnecting to a C o mput er Use the supp li ed USB cable to con nect the camera to a compu t er , and copy (transfer) pictures to a computer w i th the s upplied N ikon T ransfer soft ware. Be fore Con nec ti ng th e Cam era Insta lling the S oftwa re Bef ore connecting the camera t o a comput[...]

88 Connec ting t o a Comp uter Connecting to Televi sions, Computers and P rinters T ransferring Pictures from the Camera to a Computer 1 Start the c ompu ter to which Nik on T ransf er wa s instal led. 2 T urn off the came ra. 3 Co nnect the c amera t o the c omput er using the supplied US B cable . 4 T u rn on the ca mera. • The power-on lamp w[...]

89 Conne cting to a Compu ter Connecting to Televi sions, Computers and P rinters 5 T ransfer p ictures whe n Nikon T ransfer has fin ished loadi ng. • Click the Start T ransfer butt on i n Nikon T ran sf er . All pict ur es wi ll be tr ansf erred t o t he computer (a t the Nikon T ra nsfer default setting ). • The folder to which pictures are [...]

90 Connec ting t o a Comp uter Connecting to Televi sions, Computers and P rinters D Using a C ard Reader Pictur es stor ed on a memory card tha t is inserted into a card re ader or simi lar device can a lso be transferred to the computer usi ng Nikon Transfer . • If the memor y card has a capacity greater than 2 GB, or is SDHC-c ompliant, the in[...]

91 Connecting to Televi sions, Computers and P rinters Connec ting to a Printer User s of PictB ridge -c ompat ible ( A 160) printe rs can connect the ca mera di rectly to the printer and print pictures without using a computer. The steps for printing are as f ollows. B Notes on Power S ource • When connecting the cam era to a computer or prin te[...]

92 Connecting to a Printer Connecting to Televi sions, Computers and P rinters Co nnec ting the C amera to a Printer 1 T urn off the came ra. 2 T urn on the prin ter . • Check pr inter settings. 3 Co nnect the c amera t o the p rinter using th e supplie d USB cab le. 4 T u rn on the ca mera. • When conn ected correc tly, the PictBr idge star tu[...]

93 Conne ctin g to a Pr inter Connecting to Televi sions, Computers and P rinters Printing Pictures One at a T im e After connecting the came ra to the print er correctly ( A 9 2 ), print pictures b y following the pr ocedure below . 1 Use t he r otary multi se lector t o choose th e pict ure to be pr inted and pre ss the k button. • Rotate the z[...]

94 Connecting to a Printer Connecting to Televi sions, Computers and P rinters 6 Choose Sta rt prin t and pr ess the k butt on. 7 Pri nting starts. • Monito r display retur ns to that shown in step 1 wh en printing is comp lete. • T o canc el before all copies have bee n printed, press the k button. Printing Multiple Pictures After connecting t[...]

95 Conne ctin g to a Pr inter Connecting to Televi sions, Computers and P rinters 3 Choose the desired paper s ize and press the k butt on. • T o specify pa per size using printer settings, choose Default in th e pa per s ize menu . 4 Choose Print s electio n , Pri nt al l imag es or DPOF printing and p r ess the k butt on. Pri nt se lec ti on Ch[...]

96 Connecting to a Printer Connecting to Televi sions, Computers and P rinters 5 Pri nting starts. • Monito r display retur ns to that shown in step 2 wh en printing is comp lete. • T o canc el before all copies have bee n printed, press the k button. C Pap er Si ze The camera supports the following paper sizes: Default (the default paper size [...]

97 Connecting to Televi sions, Computers and P rinters Crea ting a D POF Prin t Order: P rint Set The Print set option in the playback menu is used to create digital “print orders ” for printing on DPOF-compatible printers or in print shops ( A 160) . When the camera is connected to a PictBridge -compatible printer , pictures can be printed fr [...]

98 Creating a DPOF Print Order: Print Set Connecting to Televi sions, Computers and P rinters 5 Choose whether or not to also print shooting date and photo information. • Choose Date a nd press the k button to print the da te of recording on all pictures in the prin t order . • Choose Info and press the k button to print s hooting informatio n [...]

99 Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Shooti ng, Playbac k and Setup M enus Shoo ting Options : The Shooting Menu The shooting menu of auto mode and the high sensitivity menu of high sensitivity mode contain the follo wing options. 1T h e Imag e mode setting is also availa ble from other shooting mode (excep t the movie mode). 2 This setting canno[...]

100 Shoot ing Opt ions: T he Sho oting Me nu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus A Image Mode Choose an image mode, which is the comb ination of image size and image qu ality (compression), accor ding to how yo u plan to use the picture and the capacity of the inte rnal memory or memory car d. The larger the i mage, the larger the siz e at which it[...]

101 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shooti ng Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus C Number of Exposu res Remaining The following table lists the approxima te number of pictures that can be stored in internal m emory and on a 512 MB memory card. Note that the number of images that can be stored will differ depending on the composition of the im age (d[...]

102 Shoot ing Opt ions: T he Sho oting Me nu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus B White Balance The color of lig ht reflected from a n object varies with the color of the light s ource . The human brain is able to adapt to changes in the color of the li ght source, with the result that white objec ts appear wh ite whe ther seen in the shade, direc[...]

103 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shooti ng Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Pr eset M anual Pr eset manual is used with mixe d lighting or to compensate for light sources with a stro ng color cas t when the desir e d effect has not be en achieved wit h settings like Aut o and Incandesc ent (f or example, to make images shot under a lamp with a [...]

104 Shoot ing Opt ions: T he Sho oting Me nu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus G Metering The process of measuring the brightness of the subjec t to determine the exposure is k now n as M eter ing. Choose ho w the camera mete rs exposu re. B Note on M etering When digital zoom is in effect , Met eri ng is set to C enter-w eighted , and the met er[...]

105 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shooti ng Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus C Continuous Change settings for Continuous and BSS (Best Shot Sele ctor). Flash will be switche d off when C onti nuo us , BS S , or Mu l ti-sho t 16 is selected. F ocus, exposure, and white balance are fixed at the values f or the first image in each series. At settin[...]

106 Shoot ing Opt ions: T he Sho oting Me nu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus B Note on Best Sh ot Selec tor BSS is be st sui ted f or sh ooting sta tiona ry subjects . How eve r , BSS ma y not pr odu ce the de sire d resu lts if th e subject mov es or the composition changes wh ile the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down. B Not e[...]

107 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shooti ng Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus 5 P ress th e shutt er-r eleas e butto n all th e wa y dow n a secon d time t o end rec ord ing . • Recording will end automatically if the internal memor y or memor y card becomes full, or when the max imum amount of frames have been recorded. B Not es on Int erval T[...]

108 Shoot ing Opt ions: T he Sho oting Me nu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus E ISO Sensitiv ity Sensitivity is a measure of how quickly the camera reacts to light. The higher the sensitivity , the less light needed to make an exposure . Although a high ISO rating is suited for taking pic t ures of subjects in action or in poor lighting, high se[...]

109 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shooti ng Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus F Colo r Opt ion s Make colors more vi vid or recor d pictures in monoch rome. At settings other than Standa rd c olor , the icon for the current setting is displayed in the monito r ( A 6). Monit or color t ones also change depe nding upon the setting . Set to A / B M [...]

110 Shoot ing Opt ions: T he Sho oting Me nu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus G AF-A r ea Mod e Use this option to determine wher e the c amera f ocuses. When digital zoom is in effect, the camera will f ocus on the subject in the center focu s are a rega rdles s of t he a ppl ied AF ar ea mode option. Set to A / B M d (Shooting menu) M G AF are[...]

111 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shooti ng Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus D Focu s Lock Use focus lock to focus on off-center subjects when center is selected for AF area mode. The following steps explain the us age of f ocus lock when Ce nt er is selected f or AF ar ea mode . 1 P osition the subjec t in the center of the frame. 2 Pres s t he[...]

112 Shoot ing Opt ions: T he Sho oting Me nu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Shooting with Face Priorit y The camera automatically detects and f ocuses on a face looking towar d the camera. The fa ce priority function will be enabled f or the scenarios below . • F ace p riority is selec ted fo r AF area mode ( A 110) • Whe n S c ene au t o [...]

113 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shooti ng Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus B Not es on F ace P rio rity • When Fa ce p ri o r it y is selected for AF a rea mode, the setting will automatically switch to Auto if no face is detected when the shutte r-release button is pressed halfwa y . • I f n o f a c e i s r e c o g n i z e d w h e n t h e[...]

114 Shoot ing Opt ions: T he Sho oting Me nu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus F unctions that Cannot be Ap plied Simultaneously Restrictions apply to the followin g settings in A ( auto) m ode a nd B (high sensitivity) mode. Fla sh m od e • Selecting Cont inu ous , BSS or Mult i-shot 16 for Con t inu o us chang es the fl ash mode setting to W [...]

115 Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Playback Opti ons: T he Playback Men u The playback menu contains the f ollowing opti ons. Displaying the Playback Menu Enter the pla yback mode by pressing t he c button ( A 28) . Display the playback menu b y pressing the d button. • Use the r otar y multi selector to choose and ap ply settings ( A 10). ?[...]

116 Playback O ptions: The Playbac k Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Se le cti ng Pi ctur es The picture selection screen, as s hown at right, will be displayed with the following menus: •P l a y b a c k m e n u : Sele ct im ag es in Print set ( A 97) Erase sele cted imag es in Delete ( A 11 8) Pro tec t ( A 118) Rotate image ( A 119) Se[...]

117 Playback O ptions: The Playbac k Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus b Slide Show Pla yback pictures, stor ed in the internal memory or on a memor y ca rd, one by one in an auto mated “ slide s how . ” 1 Use t he r otary multi se lector t o choos e Star t and pr ess the k button . • T o chan ge the interva l between pic tures, choose[...]

118 Playback O ptions: The Playbac k Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus c Delete Delete se lected or a ll pictures. C Not es on Dele tion • Once deleted, pictures cannot be recover ed. T r ans fe r im porta nt im ages to a com put er b ef ore delet ion. • Pictures marked with the s icon are prot ected and can not be delet ed. d Protec t P[...]

119 Playback O ptions: The Playbac k Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus f Rotate Image Change the orientation o f pictu r es play ed back in the camera ’ s monitor after shooting. Pi ctures can be rotat ed 90° clockwise or counterclockwise. Pi ctures that were r ecorded in the portrait (vertical) orientation can be rotated u p to 180° in [...]

120 Playback O ptions: The Playbac k Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus h Co py Copy pictu res between the internal memory and a memory card . 1 Use the r otary multi selector to s e le ct an optio n fro m the c opy s creen and pr ess the k butt on. • q : Copy pict ures from internal memo ry to mem ory c ar d. • r : Copy pict ur es from m[...]

121 Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Basic Camer a Setup: Th e Setup Menu The setup menu contains the fo llowing options. a Menus A 123 Choose h ow menu s are displ a yed. c We lc o me s c re e n A 124 Sel ect s cre en di spl ay ed w hen c ame ra is tu rned on. d Date A 125 Set camera clo ck and choose home and de stination time zones . e Monito[...]

122 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Displaying the Setup Menu Choose the z tab in the menu screen. 1 P ress t he d bu tton t o disp lay t he menu scre en. 2 P ress J o n the r otary multi selecto r . • T ab w ill b e se lecta ble . 3 P ress H or I to sel ect the z tab. 4 P ress K or the k button . • The se[...]

123 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus a Men us Select a f ormat for menu d isplay . Press th e d button M z (setup menu) ( A 122) M a Men us Te x t ( d e f a u l t s e t t i n g ) Menu s are displayed in list format. Icons All menu op tions can be displaye d in a single page. Set up Menus Welcome screen Date Mon[...]

124 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus c W elcome Screen Y ou can se lect the welcome screen to be displayed when the camera is turned on. Press th e d button M z (setup menu) ( A 122) M c Welco me screen None (default setting) Welcome screen is not disp layed. COOLPIX Displays a welcome sc reen. Select an image [...]

125 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus d Date Set the camera c lo ck and choose ho me and travel destination time zones. Settin g the T rav el Destina tio n T ime Z o n e 1 Use t he r otary multi se lector t o choos e Ti me zon e and pr ess t he k butt on. • The time zone screen is disp layed. 2 Choose x Trav e[...]

126 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus 4 P ress J or K to ch oose the tr ave l destinati on time zone. • Pr essing H in a time zone where daylight saving is in effect will d isplay the W icon on the top of the screen. Daylight sav ing will be turned on and the time will advance by on e hour . Press I to t urn i[...]

127 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus D Time Zones ( A 19) The camera supports the time zones listed below . For time differences not listed be low , set the camera clock using Date . UTC +/- Location UTC +/- Loc ation -11 Midway , Samoa + 1 Madrid , P aris, Berlin -10 H awaii, T ah iti +2 Athens, Hels inki, Ank[...]

128 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus e Monitor Settin gs Change the settings for the options below. Press th e d button M z (Setup menu) ( A 122) M e Monitor settin gs Photo info Choose information displayed in t he monitor during shooting and p la yback mode ( A 129). Image review On (default settin g): Pictur[...]

129 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Photo In fo The following display options are available. See “The Monitor” ( A 6) f or information on indicators in the monitor . Durin g Sho oting Dur ing Pl ayba ck Show info Aut o in fo (default setting) The current settings or operation guide is displayed as i n Show[...]

130 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus f Date Imprint Date and time o f recording c an be imprinted on pictur es. This information can be printed even fr om printers that do no t suppor t printing of date and time ( A 98). At settings other than Off , the icon f or the current setting i s displayed in the monitor[...]

131 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus g V ibration Reduction Specify the vibration reduction se tt ing for taking s ti ll images. Vibr atio n redu ct ion ef fect ively cor rects blur , caused by slight hand mov ement k n ow n a s c a m er a s ha k e , t h a t c o m mo n l y o c c ur s w he n sh o o t in g wi t h[...]

132 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus U Mot ion D ete ction Enable motion detection to r educe the effects of camera shake and subject movement whe n shooting still pi ctures . When motion detection is enabled, the curre nt setting is displayed during shooting (whe n Of f is selected, an icon for the current s e[...]

133 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus h AF Assist Enable or disable AF-assist illumination. u Digita l Z oom Enable or disable digital zoom. B Notes on Dig ital Zoo m • When digi tal zoom is in effect, AF area mode is set to Cent er ( A 110). • Digital zoom cannot be used in the fol lowing situations. -W h e[...]

134 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus i Sound Sett ing s Adjust the following sound settings. k Auto Off If no operations are per formed for the selected length of time, the monitor will turn off a nd the c amera ent ers sta ndby mo de ( A 17) to reduce dr ain on the batteries. The power -on lamp blinks in stand[...]

135 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus l / m F ormat Memor y/F ormat Card Use this option to f ormat the internal memory or a memor y card . Formatting t he Intern al Memor y T o format the int ernal memory, r emove the memory car d from the camera. The For mat memory optio n appears in the setup menu. F orm att [...]

136 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus n Language Choose one of 24 lang uages f or display of ca mera menus and me ssages . o Vi d eo M od e Adjust settings for connection to T V . Choose fr om NTSC or PA L . Press th e d button M z (Setup menu) ( A 122) M n Lan guage Czech Polish Danish Por tuguese German Russia[...]

137 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus d Blink W arning Set whether o r not to detect human subj ects with eyes closed when shooting pic tures usin g face prio rity ( A 112) in an y mode other tha n smile mode ( A 50). B Note on Blink warn ing Bl ink warn ing doe s no t ta ke p lac e wh en C ontinuous is set to C[...]

138 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Opera ting the Did someo ne blink ? Scr een When the camera detects a blinking human subject, the Did someone bl ink? scr een will appear on the monitor . The following operations can be per f ormed in the Di d som eone b link? screen. If no operations are performed f or a f[...]

139 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus p Reset All When Reset is selected , the camera ’ s settings will be restor ed to thei r default values. Po p- u p M e nu Shootin g in the Scene M ode Spor t Continuous Menu High S ensitiv ity Me nu Smile Me nu Movi e Menu Press th e d button M z (Setup menu) ( A 122) M p [...]

140 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Shooting Me nu Setu p Men u Option Defa ult va lue Image mode ( A 100) I Nor mal (4000 ) White balance ( A 102) Auto Metering ( A 104) Matri x Con tin uou s ( A 105) Single ISO sensit ivity ( A 108) Auto Fi xe d ra ng e au t o ( A 108) ISO 64 -200 Color options ( A 109) Stan[...]

141 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Others • Choosi ng Reset all also c lears the curr ent fi le number ( A 143) fro m the memor y . Numbe ring will c ontinue from the lowest number available . T o reset file numbe ring to “0001” , delete all pictures ( A 118 ) bef or e select ing Reset all . • The fol[...]

142 Technical N otes T echnical No tes Optio nal A cc essories A ppro ved Memo ry Ca rds The following Secure Digital (SD) memory cards have bee n tested and ap pro ved for use in this camera. • All car ds of the desi gnat ed make and ca pacity can be used , reg ar dless of speed . 1 If the memor y car d will be us ed with a card reader or simil [...]

143 Technical N otes F ile and F older Names Pi c tur es, movi e s , voice memos, and voi c e recor dings are assig ned file names as follows. • Files ar e stored in f olders named with a folder number followed by a five- character identifier: “P_” plus a thr ee- digit s equence number for pictures shot using Panorama assi st (e.g. “101P_00[...]

144 Technical N otes Caring for the Camer a T o ensure con ti nued enj oymen t of thi s N ikon pr oduct, ob serve the f ollowin g precautions when using or storing the device. B Kee p dr y The d evice will be da maged if immersed in wate r or s ubjected to high h umidi ty. B Do not drop The pr oduct may malfunction if subjected to strong shock or v[...]

145 Caring fo r the Camera Technical N otes C The Battery • Check the battery level when taking the camera ou t, a nd charge the batter y if necessar y . Do not continue charging once the battery is fully ch arged, as this will result in redu ced batter y perform ance. If possible, carry a fully- charged spare battery when ta king pictures on imp[...]

146 Caring f or the Camera Technical N otes Cleaning Do not use alcohol, thinner , or other volatile chemicals. Len s Avoid to uchi ng gla ss par ts w ith your fingers . Remo ve dust or lin t with a blower (typic ally a small device wi th a rubbe r bulb attac hed to one end that is pu mped to produce a stream of air out the othe r end). T o remove [...]

147 Caring fo r the Camera Technical N otes Sto rage T urn the cam era off when not in use. Chec k that the power-on lamp is off bef ore putting the camera a way . Remove the batter y if the camera will not be us ed f or an extended per iod. Do not s t ore the camera with naptha or camphor moth balls, or in any of the following locations: • Next [...]

148 Technical N otes Error Messages Th e f oll owin g t able li sts th e err or messa ges and ot her w arni ngs disp la yed in t he monitor , as well as the solutions fo r dealing with them. Displ ay Proble m Solu tion A O (blinks ) Clock not set. Set clock. 125 B Batter y is running low. Prepare to charge or change batter y. 14, 1 6 N Battery exha[...]

149 Err or Mes sage s Technical N otes P Image ca nnot be saved. Error occurred while recording picture. Format internal memor y or memor y card. 135 Camera has run out of file num bers . • Repl ace memory ca rd . • F ormat internal memory or memory car d. 20 135 Picture cannot be used for welcome screen. Choose a picture take n at an Image mod[...]

150 Error Messages Technical N otes N Memor y contains no images. No pi ctures in the internal memory or memory card . T o copy image or sound files from inter nal me mory to memo ry car d, press the d button. Cop y will be displa yed. 120 No pic tur es are contained in the folder sele cted in the aut o sort mode. Selec t a folder containing the s [...]

151 Err or Mes sage s Technical N otes * See the documentation provided with your printe r f or further guidance and informa tion. PR Printer error: check printer status. Printer error. Check printer. After solving the problem, sele ct Resum e and pr ess the k button to resume printing. * – PR Printer error: check paper Specified size of paper is[...]

152 Technical N otes T roublesh ootin g If the camera fails to fu nction as expected, check the list of common probl ems below before c onsulting your r etailer or Nikon-authorized servic e r epresentative. Refer to the page numbers in the r ight -most column for more information. Display, Settin gs and Power Sup ply Prob lem Caus e/Solution A Moni[...]

153 T roublesho otin g Technical N otes Elec tronical ly Controlled Came ras In ex tremely rare i nstance s, unusual char ac t ers may appe ar in the monitor and the camera ma y stop functioning . In most c ases, this ph enomenon is ca used by a strong external static charge. Tu rn the cam era off , remove and replace the batter y , then turn the c[...]

154 Tr ou b l e s h oo t i n g Technical N otes Digital zoom cannot be used. • Digital zoom is set to Of f in the setup menu. • Digital zoom cannot be used in the fol lowing situations. - When Scen e auto se lecto r , Por t ra it or Night portrait is selected for scene m ode - When sm ile mode is selected - When Multi-shot 16 is selected for Co[...]

155 T roublesho otin g Technical N otes Playba ck Unexpected results occurred when flash is set to auto with red-eye reduction. When V (auto with red-eye reduction) or “fill flash with slow sync and red-eye reduction ” of the Night portrait scene mode is applie d during shooting, In- Camera Red-Eye Fi x m a y, i n v e r y r a r e c a s e s , b [...]

156 Tr ou b l e s h oo t i n g Technical N otes The r ec ord ed pictu res are not disp layed in auto sort mode . • The picture you want to d isplay is sorted i n another folder . • Pictures or movies recorded by another camera, and pictures copied using Copy on an other camera cannot be displa yed in the aut o sort mode . • Pict ures in the i[...]

157 Technical N otes Speci ficati ons Nikon COOLP IX S63 0 Digita l Camer a Ty p e Compact digi tal camera Effec tive p ixels 12.0 mill ion Image sensor 1 / 2.33 -in. CCD; total pixe ls: approx. 12.7 million Len s 7× optical zoom, NIKKOR le ns Focal le ngth 6.6-46.2mm (equivalent with 35 mm [135] format picture angle: 37-2 60mm) f/-n umbe r f/3. 5[...]

158 Spe cifica tions Technical N otes ISO sensit ivity (Sta ndard o utput sensit ivity) • ISO 64, 1 00, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400 • Aut o ( auto g ain fr om IS O 64 t o 80 0) • F ixe d ran ge a uto (I SO 64 to 200, 64 to 400) • Spor t continuous mode, High sens itivity mode (ISO 640 to 3200) Expo sure Mete ring 256-segmen t matrix, ce[...]

159 Spe cificat ions Technical N otes • Unless o therw i se stated, a ll figures are for a came r a with a fully-charged Rechargeable L i -ion Battery EN-EL 12 operated at an ambient temperature of 25 °C ( 77 ° F). * Based on Camera an d Imaging P roducts As sociation (C IP A) stan dards for measu ring the life o f c ame ra ba tt er ie s. M ea [...]

160 Spe cifica tions Technical N otes Suppor ted Standards •D C F : Des ign Rul e for Cam era File Syst em is a standa rd widely used i n the d igital camera industry to ensure compat ibility among diff ere nt makes of camera. •D P O F : Di gita l Print O rder For mat is an in dust ry -wide sta ndard that a llow s pictur es to b e printe d from[...]

161 Technical N otes Inde x Symbols R 47 k Apply sele ction butt on 10 A Auto mode 22 F Auto s ort mode 6 7 l Dele te button 28, 2 9, 63, 80, 84 o Exposure compensation 34 h Favo rite pi cture s 70 m Flash mode 30 j Help 1 3 B High sensitivity m ode 50 C List by date mode 64 p Macro mode 33 d Menu button 1 2 D Movie mo de 77 c Pla yback bu tton 9, [...]

162 Index Technical N otes E EN-EL12 14 Exposure compensa tion 34 Extensi on 143 Eyelet f or camera strap 5 F Face prio rity 110 Favo rite p icture s men u 75 Favo rite p ictu res m ode 7 3 File name 143 Fill flash 30 Fireworks sho w m 40 Firmware vers ion 141 Fixe d rang e auto 108 Flas h lamp 31 Flash mode 30, 31 Flas h off 30 Foc us 26, 79, 11 0[...]

163 Inde x Technical N otes PictBridge 91 , 160 Playba ck 28, 54, 5 5, 56, 63, 80, 8 3 Playba ck menu 115 Playba ck mod e 28 Playback zoom 56 Playba ck-mode selecti on me nu 9 Port rait b 36 Power 17, 18 , 22 Powe r switch 17 , 18, 22 Preset m anual 1 03 Press halfway 13 Print 93, 94, 97 Print se t 97 Print S e t Date Opti on 98 Printer 91 Protec t[...]

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