Nikon S202 manual

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i Introduction First Steps A Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode B High-sensitivity Shooting Mode C Shoo ting S uite d for th e Sc ene c More on Playback D Movies Connecting to Televisions, Computers and Printers d Shoot ing, Play back and S etup Menus Technical Notes[...]

ii For Y o u r S a fe t y To prevent dam age to your Nikon pro duct or injury to you rself or to others, read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this equ ipment. Keep these safety instructions where all those who use the product will read them. The con sequ ences t hat coul d resu lt from failu re to obs erve t he prec [...]

iii For You r Safe ty Obse rve caution wh en handling the battery The b atter y may l eak or ex plode i f improperly handled. Observe the following precautions when handling the battery for use in this product: • Before replacing the battery, turn the p roduct off. I f yo u are u sing the AC adapter, be sure it is unplugged. • Only use a Rechar[...]

iv For Your Safe ty Use ap propri ate cables When connect ing cabl es to the in put and out put jack s, use onl y the cabl es provided or sold by Nikon for the purpose, t o maintain co mpliance with product regulations. Handle moving part s 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 Commission (FCC) Radio Frequenc y Interfere nce Sta tement Thi s equi pment h as been teste d and found to comply wit h the limits for a Cla ss B digi tal devi ce, pur suant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. T hese limits are designe d to provid e reasonab le protection against harmf[...]

vi Noti ces Notic e for cus tomer s in Canada CAUTION This Class B digital apparatu s complies wit h Canadia n ICES- 003. ATTENTION Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Symbol for Se parate C ollection in Eur opea n C oun tri es This symbol indicates that this product is to be collected s eparately. The[...]

vii T able of Con tents For Your Safety .................................................. ....................................... ....................... ................. ....... ii WARNINGS .......................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ..... ................. ..............[...]

viii Tabl e of Co ntents B High-sensitivity Shooting Mode .... ............... .............. ............... .......... .............. ............... ..... 33 Shooting in the High-sensitivity Shooting Mode ........................ ........................................ ..... 33 C Shooting Suited for the Scene....................... .......... .[...]

ix Table of Contents Connecting to Televisions, Computers and Printers ................ .............. ............... .............. . 60 Connecting to a TV .......................................... .......................... ........................................ . ................. 60 Connecting to a Computer .................................[...]

x Tabl e of Co ntents n Language ....... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... . .............. ............... ..... 104 o Video Mode ................ ...................... ...................... ...................... ............... .................. .... ............[...]

1 Introduction Introduct ion Abou t This Manual Thank you for your p urchase of a Nikon COOLPIX S2 02 digital camera. This manual was written to help you enjoy taking pictures with your Nikon digital camera. Read this manual thoroug hly before use, and keep it where all those who us e the product will read it. Symbols and Convention s To make it ea[...]

2 Introduction Info rmation an d Precaut ions Life-Long Le arning As part of Nikon’s “Life-Long Learning” commitment to ongoi ng product support and education, continua lly upda ted inform atio n is availab le online at the follo wing si tes: • For users in the U.S.A.: http://www.nikonusa.com/ • For users in Eu rope and Africa: http://www[...]

3 Information and Precauti ons Introduction Notice Concerning Prohibiti on of Copying or Reprod uction Note that simply being i n possessi on of material that was digitally copied or reproduced by means of a scanner, digital cam era or other device may be punishable by law. • Items prohibite d by law from being copied or repro duced Do n ot co py[...]

4 Introduction P ar ts of the C amera The Camera Body 5 4 3 2 1 6 9 7 8 Lens cover closed 1 Self-timer lamp ........................ ...................... . 30 2 Shutter-release button ............................. .24 3 Power switch .................... ....................... ........20 4 Power-on lamp ............... ............... ..... 20 , [...]

5 Parts of the Camera Introduction 1 2 3 4 8 5 6 7 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 10 Openi ng th e pin co ver 1 Flash lamp ................... ...................... ................29 2 Zoom buttons ................. ....................... ........ 22 f : wide ................. ...................... ................22 g : tele ........................... .[...]

6 Parts of the Camera Introduction The Monitor The fol lo wi ng in dic at ors ma y a pp ear in th e m on ito r d ur ing sh oo tin g a nd pl ay ba ck (actual display varies with c urrent camera settings). The indicators that appear in the monitor during shooting and playback disappear after a few seconds ( A 97). Shooting * Differs accordi ng to the[...]

7 Parts of the Camera Introduction Playb ack * The icons displayed di ffer depe nding on the setting s configured during sh ooting. 1 Date of recording ....................... .................. 16 2 Time of recording....................... .................. 16 3 Battery level indicator ..................... ........... 20 4 a Compensated image...[...]

8 Introduction Basic O perat ions The c (Shoo ting/Pl ayback) Butt on The e (Mode) Button Pres s e during shooting to display the shooting- mode selection menu , or during playback to display the playback-mode selection menu. Use the multi selector ( A 9) to c hoose the desired mode. • Pres s c to switch between the mo de-selection menus for shoo[...]

9 Basic Operations Introduction The Multi Selector This sect ion describe s standard uses of the multi selecto r to select modes, select menu options and to ap ply selection. For Shoo ting For Pla yback For the Menu Screen C Note on th e M ulti S elector In the manual, the button indicating up, down, left and right of th e multi selector is shown a[...]

10 Basic Operations Introduction The d Button Press d to display the menu for the selecte d mode. Use the multi selector to navigate the menus ( A 9). Press d again to exit the me nu. Shooting menu Exit Image mode White balance Continuous ISO sensitivity Color options The selected option. Displayed whe n there are o ne or more menu items to follow.[...]

11 Basic Operations Introduction Help Displays Press g ( j ) when M is displayed at the lower right of the menu screen to view a description of the currently sele cted menu o ption. To return to the o riginal menu, press g ( j ) again. White balance Exit Back For accur ate color reproduction, choose a setting that matches the light source. Attachin[...]

12 First Step s First S teps Charging th e Batter y The camera uses a Recharge able Li-ion Battery EN-EL 10 (sup plied). Charge the battery with the Battery Charge r MH-6 3 (supplied) before first use or when the battery is running low. 1 Conn ect the p ower cable. Connect the power cable to th e batter y charger 1 and insert t he wall plug into a [...]

13 Charging the Battery First Step s 3 Unplug the ch arger. Remove the bat tery an d unplug the cha rger. B Note on th e Ba ttery Cha rger Be sure to read an d follow the warnings for the battery charger on pag es iii and iv before u sing the battery charger. The supplied battery charger is for use only with a Rec hargeable Li -ion Ba ttery EN-EL 1[...]

14 First Step s Inser t ing t he Batt er y Insert a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL10 (supplied ) that has been fully cha rged, us ing the Ba ttery Charger MH -63 (supplied), into your camera. 1 Open th e battery-ch amber/me mory card slot cover. 2 Insert the batt ery. Confir m tha t the posit ive (+ ) and negat ive (–) te rmina ls are oriented[...]

15 Inserting the Battery First Step s Removing the Batte ry Turn the camera off befo re removing the battery. To e jec t th e bat tery , op en th e ba tter y-cha mber / memory card slot cover a nd slide the battery latch in the direction shown 1 . T he batt ery can then be removed by hand 2 . • Note that the batte ry may become hot during use; ob[...]

16 First Step s Setting Di spla y Langua ge , Date and T ime A language-selection dialog is displayed the first time the camera is turned on. 1 Press t he power switch to turn on t he camer a. The power-on lamp will light and the monitor will turn on. 2 Use th e multi selecto r to choo se the de sired langua ge a nd pre ss k . For informat ion on u[...]

17 Setting Display La nguage, D ate and Time First Step s 5 Sele ct your home time zone ( A 96) and press k . The Date menu is displayed. 6 Edit th e date. • Press H or I to edit the h ighlighted item. • Press K to mo ve the cursor in the following order. D ->M -> Y ->H our ->Minu te -> D M Y • Press J to re turn to th e previo[...]

18 First Step s Inser t ing M emor y Cards Pict ures are st ored in the camera’s int ernal memory (approximately 52 MB) or on removable Sec ure Digital (SD) memory car ds (available s eparately) ( A 108). If a memory card i s inserted in the camera, pictures are automatically stored on the memory card and pictures recorded to the memory card can [...]

19 Inserting Memory Cards First Step s Removing Memory Cards Before removi ng memory cards, turn t he c amer a of f and confirm that the power-on lamp is off. Open the battery-chamber/m emory card s lot cover and press the card in 1 to partially eject the card 2 . The card can then be removed by hand. B Formattin g Memory Car ds If th e message a t[...]

20 Basic Photography and Playback: A uto Mode Basi c Photography and P layback: Aut o Mode Ste p 1 T urn the Camera On and Select A (Aut o) Mo d e This section describes how to take pictures in A (auto) mode, an automatic, “point-a nd-shoot” mode rec ommended for first-ti me users of digital cameras. 1 Press t he power switch to turn on t he ca[...]

21 Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select A (Auto) Mode Basic Photography and Playback: A uto Mode Indicators Displayed in A (Au to) Mo de • The indicators that appear in the monitor during shooting and playb ack disapp ear after a few seco nds ( A 97). D Available Fu nctions in A (Auto) M ode In A (auto) mo de, ma cro mode ( A 31) an d expo sure c[...]

22 Basic Photography and Playback: A uto Mode St ep 2 Fr ame a Picture 1 Ready the cam era. Hold t he camera st eadily in bo th hands, ke eping your fingers an d other ob jects aw ay from the len s, flas h and speake r. Place the fl ash upward s when sho oting images in “tall” (portrait ) orientation . 2 Frame the pic ture. When the ca mera rec[...]

23 Step 2 Frame a Picture Basic Photography and Playback: A uto Mode Digita l Zoom an d Image Qu ali ty When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom magnification, holding do wn g ( i ) triggers digital zoom. With digital zoom, you can magnify a subject up to 4× the maximum magnification of optical zoom (3×) for a total of up to 12× [...]

24 Basic Photography and Playback: A uto Mode St ep 3 Fo cus and Shoot 1 Pre ss the shu tter- release b utton h alfwa y. When people ’s faces (front view) ar e recognized: Camera will focus on the face surrounded by the double- border active fo cus are a. When th e subjec t is in f ocus, the double bor der glows green . Whe n shoo ting non -huma [...]

25 Step 3 Foc us and Shoot Basic Photography and Playback: A uto Mode 2 Press t he shutt er-re lease but ton the r est of the way down. The picture wil l be recorded to th e memory c ard or internal memory. C During Re cording While images are being record ed, the O (wait) icon will be displayed and the indicator for the number of exposur es or mov[...]

26 Basic Photography and Playback: A uto Mode St ep 4 V iewin g and De letin g Pic tu res Viewing Pictures (Playbac k Mode) Press c . The last pict ure taken w ill be displa yed in full- frame pl ayback mode. Press the m ulti selecto r H , I , J or K to view addition al pictures. Pict ures may be displ ayed b rief ly at low r esolut ion w hile be i[...]

27 Step 4 Vie wing and Deleting P ictures Basic Photography and Playback: A uto Mode C Playback Mode The following options are available in full-frame playb ack mode. C Pow er on by pre ssin g c If the c button is pressed continuously while the powe r is OFF , the power will be switched ON and playback mode will be started up. C Viewing Pictures ?[...]

28 Basic Photography and Playback: A uto Mode Us in g t h e Fl a sh The flas h has a range of 0.6-4.0 m (2.0-1 3.1 ft. ) when the cam era is zoomed out all the way. With maximum optic al zoom applied, the range is 0.6-2.1 m (2.0- 6.9 ft.) (whe n IS O se nsitiv ity is set to Auto ). The follow ing flash mode s are a vailable. Setting the Flash Mode [...]

29 Using the Flash Basic Photography and Playback: A uto Mode B The W (Off) Indicator Note the following when lighting is poor and the flash is Off ( W ): • Place the camer a on a flat, level s urface or use a tripod (recommended ). • The E is displayed when the cam era automatica lly increa ses sensitivity to minimiz e blur cau sed by slow shu[...]

30 Basic Photography and Playback: A uto Mode T a king Pic tures with the Self-timer The camera is equipped with a ten-second and two-second timer for self-portraits. When using the self-timer, use of a tripod is recommended. 1 Press n (self-tim er). The self-time r menu is displayed. 2 Use the multi sele ctor to choose 10 s or 2 s and press k . 10[...]

31 Basic Photography and Playback: A uto Mode Macr o Mode Macro mo de is used f or ta king pict ures of object s as cl ose as 10 cm (4 in.). Note that the flash may be unable to light entire subjec t at distances of less than 60 cm (2 ft .). 1 Press p (macro mod e). The macro menu is displayed. 2 Use the multi select or to choose ON and press k . T[...]

32 Basic Photography and Playback: A uto Mode Exposur e Co mpensat ion Exposure compensation is used to alter exposure from the value sugg ested by the camera to make pictures brighte r or darker. 1 Press t he multi selector o (expos ure compens atio n). The exp osure co mpensation guide is dis played. 2 Use the mult i se lect or to adju st ex posu[...]

33 High- sensiti vity Shoo ting Mode High -sensitiv ity Shooti ng Mod e Sho oting in the Hi gh-sensit ivity Shoo ting Mode In high-sensitivity shooting mode, sensitivity is increased when shooting under low lighting, to reduc e blurring caused by camera shake or subject move ment, allowing you to captu re the atmosp here of the scene. ISO sensitivi[...]

34 Shooting Sui ted for the Scene Shoo ting Suit ed for t he Scene Shooti ng in the Sc ene Mode Camera settings are automatically optimized for the selected subject type. The following scene modes are available. Setting the Scene Mode 1 Ente r scene mod e by pressing e in shooti ng mode, se lecti ng C (us e the mu lti sele ctor), a nd then pressi n[...]

35 Shooting in the Scene Mode Shooting Sui ted for the Scene Features * Other set tings can be se lecte d. * Other set tings can be se lecte d. * Other set tings can be se lecte d. C Icons Used for Descriptions The following icons a re used f or des criptions in thi s section : m , flas h mo de ( A 28); n , self-t imer ( A 30); p , macro mode ( A 3[...]

36 Shoo tin g in the Sc ene M ode Shooting Sui ted for the Scene 1 Fill flash wit h slow sync and red-eye reduct ion. 2 Other set tings can be selecte d. 1 Slow sync w ith re d-ey e redu ction. Othe r set tings can be selec ted. 2 Other set tings can be selecte d. * Other set tings can be se lecte d. O : For those scene mode s with O , use of a tri[...]

37 Shooting in the Scene Mode Shooting Sui ted for the Scene * Other set tings can be se lecte d. * Other set tings can be se lecte d. * Other set tings can be se lecte d. O : For those scene mode s with O , use of a tripod is recommended. Q : For thos e scene mo des with Q , n oise reduction is ca rried out au tomatically so the ti me taken to sav[...]

38 Shoo tin g in the Sc ene M ode Shooting Sui ted for the Scene * Other set tings can be se lecte d. Note that the flash m ay be unable to light en tire subjec t at distance s of l ess th an 6 0 cm (2 f t.). . * Other set tings can be se lecte d. k Clos e-u p Photograph flowers, insects an d other sma ll objects at cl ose range. • Macro m ode ( [...]

39 Shooting in the Scene Mode Shooting Sui ted for the Scene * Other set tings can be se lecte d. * Other set tings can be se lecte d. O : For those scene mode s with O , use of a tripod is recommended. m Firew orks show O Slow shutte r speeds ar e used to captur e the expan ding burst of light fro m a firew ork. • Camera focuse s at infinity. Th[...]

40 Shoo tin g in the Sc ene M ode Shooting Sui ted for the Scene * Other set tings can be se lecte d. Taking Pictures for a Panorama The camera focuses on the subject in t he center of the frame. Use a tripod f or best results. 1 Use the multi sele ctor to choose p Panora ma as sist in the sc ene m enu an d press k ( A 34). Panora ma dire ction ico[...]

41 Shooting in the Scene Mode Shooting Sui ted for the Scene 3 Shoot the fi rst pict ure. The picture ta ken will be displayed in 1/3 of the mo nitor. 4 Shoo t the secon d pictur e. Compose the n ext picture so th at it overlaps the first pic ture. Repeat u ntil y ou ha ve tak en the nece ssary number of pictur es to complete the scene. 5 Press k w[...]

42 Shoo tin g in the Sc ene M ode Shooting Sui ted for the Scene D Pano rama Mak er Install Panor ama Maker from the supplied Software Suite CD. Trans fer pictures to a compute r ( A 61 ) and use Panora ma Maker ( A 64) to join them in a single panorama. D More Informat ion See “I mage Fil e and Fo lder Name s” ( A 109) for mo re information.[...]

43 More on Playback More on Playba ck V i ewin g Mult iple Pic tures : Thumbnai l Playback Press f ( h ) in full -frame playbac k mode ( A 26) to display pictures in “contact sheets” of thu mbnail images. The following oper ations can be performed while thumbnails are displayed. C Thumbnail Pl ayback Mode Display When pictures for whic h Print [...]

44 More on Playback T aking a Closer L ook: Playb ack Zoom Pressin g g ( i ) during full-frame playback mod e ( A 26) zooms the current pic ture in 3×, with the center of the picture displayed in the monitor. The guide at lower right shows whi ch portion of the picture is enla rged. The follo wing operations can be performed while pictures are zoo[...]

45 More on Playback Edit ing P ictures Use the COOLPIX S202 to edit pictures in-c amera and store them as separate files ( A 109). The editing features described below are available. C Picture Ed iting • Pictures taken at an Image m ode setting of 1 6:9 ( 1 9 20 ) ( A 75) can not be edited (except electronic vib ration reduction). • The COOLPIX[...]

46 Edi ting P ict ures More on Playback Enhancing Brightness and Con trast: D-Lighting D-Lighting can be used to create copies with enhanced brightness and contrast, brightening dark porti ons of a picture. Enhanced copies are stored as separate files . 1 Select the desi red picture from full -frame ( A 26) or thum bnail ( A 43) playbac k mode and [...]

47 Editing Pi ctures More on Playback Compensating Blurred Images After S hooting: Elec tronic VR Blurring in pictures shot without electronic VR enabled, and mar ked with S (electron ic VR guide) in full-frame playback mode, ca n be compensated with electronic VR after shooti ng. When electronic VR is appl ied to pict ures after they are shot, com[...]

48 Edi ting P ict ures More on Playback Creating a Cr opped Copy: Crop This fu nction is only available when u is displayed in the monitor wit h playback zoom ( A 44) enabled. C ropped copies are stored a s separate files. 1 Press g ( i ) in full-fr ame playback mode to zoom in on the image. 2 Refine c opy composition . Press g ( i ) or f ( h ) to [...]

49 Editing Pi ctures More on Playback g Resizing Pictures: Small Picture C r e a t e a s m a l l c o p y o f t h e c u r r e n t p i c t u r e . Small c opies are stored as JPEG files with a compression ratio of 1:16. The following sizes are available. 1 Select the desi red picture from full -frame ( A 26) or thum bnail ( A 43) playbac k mode and p[...]

50 More on Playback V iewin g Pic tu res by Date In calenda r mode or list by date mode, pictures taken on a specified date can be displayed. In full-frame playb ack mode, just as with playback mode, picture display can be enlarged , pictures can be edited, and movies can be play ed back. When d is pre ssed, the c alendar menu or the l ist by da te[...]

51 Viewing Pictures by Date More on Playback Selecting a Date in List by Date Mode 1 Ente r li st by dat e mod e by pres sin g e in playb ack mode, select ing C (use the mu lti sele ctor), an d then pressi ng k . Dates for w hich picture s exist will b e listed. 2 Choose the des ired dat e and press k . Came ra li sts u p to 29 d ates . If pic ture[...]

52 Vi ewing P ict ures by Dat e More on Playback Using Calendar Mo de and List by Date Mo de The following operations are possible from the d ate selection screen. B Notes o n Calenda r Mode a nd List by Date Mo de • Up to 9,000 pi ctures can be disp layed in calenda r mode or in li st by date mode. If more pictures exist, “*” is displayed ne[...]

53 Viewing Pictures by Date More on Playback Calendar and List by Date Menus Press d in either mode to display the following menus for only the pictures taken on the s pecified date. D-Lighti ng* A 46 Print set A 71 Slide s how A 88 Delete A 89 Protec t A 89 Rotate image* A 89 Small pic.* A 49 * During full-frame playback only When d is pressed in [...]

54 Movies Movies Recording Movies To shoo t movies, s elect shooting mode and f ollow the st eps below. Movie s are recorded without sound. 1 Enter movi e mode b y pres sing e in shoot ing mode , sele cti ng D (use the mu lti sele ctor), a nd then pressi ng k . Exposure c ount displ ay shows ma ximum total leng th of movie th at can be recor ded. 2[...]

55 Movies The M ovie Menu Movie op tions and Electronic VR ( A 56) sett ings ca n be c hanged from the movie menu. Press d in movie mod e to displ ay the movie me nu and use t he multi selector to modify and apply settings. Selecting Movie Op tions The movi e menu of fers the op tions s hown below. Option Image size and frame rate J TV movie 640 P [...]

56 The Movie Menu Movies C Movie Options and Maximum Movie Length and Frames * Movies can be as lon g as free sp ace in the int ernal memory or on the memory car d allows. All figures are approximate. Maximum movie length or frames varies with make of memory card. The maximum file size for a single movie is 2 GB. Therefore, the 2 GB maximum movie l[...]

57 The M ovie Me nu Movies Time-Lapse Movies Recor d flo wers op ening or butte rflie s emer ging fr om cocoons . 1 Use the multi sele ctor to choose Movi e options from the m ovie menu and press k . 2 Choose Time-lapse movie P and press k . 3 Choos e the int erval be tween s hots and press k . Choose from inter vals between 3 0 seconds an d 60 min[...]

58 The Movie Menu Movies B Time-Lap se Movie • Flash mode ( A 28), macro mo de ( A 31), and exposure compens ation ( A 32) cannot be adjusted after the first picture is taken. Apply the app ropriate settings before shooting beg ins. • To prevent the camera fr om turning off u nexpectedly durin g recording, use a fully charged battery or the AC [...]

59 Movies Movie Playback In fu ll-frame pla yback mode ( A 26), movies are recognized by the Movie options icon ( A 55). To play a movie, display i t in fu ll-frame pla yback mode and press k . Playback controls appear at the top of the monitor. Press the multi selec tor J or K to ch oose a contr ol, th en pres s k to perform the selected operation[...]

60 Connecting to Televisions, Compute rs and Printers Conn ecting to Televisi ons, Co mputers and Pr inters Connect ing to a T V Connect the came ra to a tele vision using the Aud io/Video Cable EG-CP14 (available separately from Nikon) to play back pictures on the television. 1 Turn off t he camera. 2 Conn ect the c amera to t he TV using th e AV [...]

61 Connecting to Televisions, Compute rs and Printers C onnecting to a C omputer Use the sup plied USB cabl e to c onnect t he camer a to a computer , and copy (transfer) pictures to a computer with the supplied Niko n Transfer software. Before Connecting the Camera Instal l the Softwa re Before connecting the camera to a c omputer, software, inclu[...]

62 Connecting to a Computer Connecting to Televisions, Compute rs and Printers Transferring Pictures from a Camer a to a Computer 1 Start the computer to which Nikon Transfer was installe d. 2 Turn off t he camera. 3 Conn ect the c amera to t he comp uter usin g the sup plied U SB cabl e. 4 Turn on the c amera . The power-on l amp will light up. Wi[...]

63 Connecting to a Computer Connecting to Televisions, Compute rs and Printers 5 Transf er pictu res when Nikon Tra nsfer ha s finished loadin g. Click Start Transfer in Nikon Transfer . At the defa ult setting , all pictures are tr ansfer red to the comput er. At the Nikon Transfe r default se tting, the fol der to wh ich the pictur es were tra ns[...]

64 Connecting to a Computer Connecting to Televisions, Compute rs and Printers D Using Standard OS Operations to Open Camera Files Navigate to the fold er on the compu ter’s hard disk to which pictures were s aved and open a picture in the viewer supplie d with your operating system. D Panorama Creation with Pano rama Maker • Use a series of pi[...]

65 Connecting to Televisions, Compute rs and Printers Connec ti ng to a Printe r User s of P ictB ridg e-c ompa tible ( A 1 25) printers can connect the c amera directly to the printer and print pictures without using a computer. B Note on Pow er S ource When connecting the camera to a computer or prin ter, use a fully charged battery to prevent th[...]

66 Connecting to a P rinter Connecting to Televisions, Compute rs and Printers Connecting the Camer a and Printer 1 Turn off t he camera. 2 Turn on the pri nter. Check pr inter set tings. 3 Conn ect the c amera to t he print er usin g the sup plied U SB cable. 4 Turn on the c amera . When conn ected co rrectl y, the Pict Bridge sta rtup scree n 1 w[...]

67 Conn ec ting t o a Printe r Connecting to Televisions, Compute rs and Printers Printing Pictures One at a Time After connecting the ca mera to the printer correctly ( A 66), print pictures by following the procedure below. 1 Use th e multi selecto r to choo se the de sired pictur e and p ress k . Press f ( h ) to dis play 12 thumbna ils, and g ([...]

68 Connecting to a P rinter Connecting to Televisions, Compute rs and Printers 6 Choose St art pr int and press k . 7 Prin tin g sta rts . Monitor dis play re turns to that shown in step 1 when printing is comple te. To cancel befor e all copies h ave been printed, press k . Printing Multiple Pictures After connecting the ca mera to the printer cor[...]

69 Conn ec ting t o a Printe r Connecting to Televisions, Compute rs and Printers 4 Choose Pr int se lec tion , Print all imag es or DPOF printing and press k . Print selection Choose the p ictures an d number of c opies (up to nine) of eac h. Press the m ulti select or J or K to select pictures, and press H or I to set the nu mber of co pies for e[...]

70 Connecting to a P rinter Connecting to Televisions, Compute rs and Printers 5 Prin tin g sta rts . Monitor dis play re turns to th e print me nu (step 2) w hen printing is comple te. To cancel befor e all copies h ave been printed, press k . B Paper Siz e The camera supports the followi ng paper sizes: Default (the defa ult paper size for the cu[...]

71 Connecting to Televisions, Compute rs and Printers Crea ting a DP OF Print Order: Pr int Set The Print set option in the pl ayback menu is used to create digital “ print orders” for printing on DPOF-compat ible devices ( A 125). When the cam era is connected to a PictBridge-compati ble printer, pictures can be printed from the print er accor[...]

72 Creating a DPO F Print Order: Print Set Connecting to Televisions, Compute rs and Printers 5 Choose whe ther or not to als o print sh ooting date and phot o infor mation. Choose Date and pr ess k to pri nt th e da te of recor ding on all pictur es in the print or der. Choose In fo and press k to print sh utter spe ed and aperture inf ormation on[...]

73 Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Shootin g, Pl ayba ck an d Setu p Me nus Sho oting Options: T he Shoot ing Menu The shooting menu and hig h-sensitivity menu contain the following options. 1 Image mode can change the settings for menus of other shooting modes (except movie menu). 2 See the info rmati on on res trictio ns that may apply to th [...]

74 Shoot ing Op tions: The S hooting Me nu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Displaying the Shoo ting Menu and High-sensitivity Menu Enter A (auto) or high-sensitivity shooting mode b y pressing e in sh ooting mode, selecting A (auto) or B (high-sensitivity), and then pressing k . Pre ss d to display the shooting menu or high-sensitivity menu. ?[...]

75 Shoot ing O ption s: The Shoo ting M enu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus A Image Mode Pictures taken with a digital camera are recorded as image files. The size of the files, and with it the number of images that can be r ecorded, depends on the size and quality of the images. Befo re shooting, choose an image mode according to how yo u plan[...]

76 Shoot ing Op tions: The S hooting Me nu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus C Numb er of Ex posu res Rem ainin g The following table lis ts the approximat e number of pictures tha t can be stored in internal memory and on a 2 56 MB memory card. Note that the number of pi ctures that can be st ored will differ depending on the composition of the [...]

77 Shoot ing O ption s: The Shoo ting M enu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus B White Ba lance The color of light reflected from an object varies with the color of the light s ource. The human brain is able to adapt to changes in the color of the light source, with the re su lt t ha t w hit e o bj ect s a pp ea r wh ite whether seen in the shade,[...]

78 Shoot ing Op tions: The S hooting Me nu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Preset Man ual Preset manual is used with mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a str ong color c ast (for ex ample, to make pictures take n under a lamp with a red shade look as though they had been taken under whit e light). 1 Place a white or gray re [...]

79 Shoot ing O ption s: The Shoo ting M enu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus C Continuous Change settings to Continuous or BSS (best shot selector). Flash will b e switched off for Continuous, BSS or Multi-shot 1 6, and focus, exposure and white balance are fixed at the valu es for the first p icture in eac h series. At settings other than Si ng[...]

80 Shoot ing Op tions: The S hooting Me nu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Interv al Time r Phot ograph y Pictures are taken automatically at sp ec ified intervals. Choose from intervals between 30 seconds and 60 minutes. 1 Use the multi sele ctor to choose Int vl ti mer shooting in the Continuo us menu, an d pres s k . 2 Choos e inte rval bet [...]

81 Shoot ing O ption s: The Shoo ting M enu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus E ISO Sensitivity Sensitivity is a measure of how quickly the camera reacts to lig ht. The higher the sensitivity, the les s light needed to make an exposure. Althou gh a high ISO rating is suited for taking pictures of subjects in action o r in poor lighting, high sens[...]

82 Shoot ing Op tions: The S hooting Me nu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus G AF Area Mode Use this option to determine where the camera focuses. When d igital zoom is in effect, focus will be on the center of the scre en regardles s of the settings used . z Face prio rity (defa ult setting) When the camer a recognizes a face ( front view), the [...]

83 Shoot ing O ption s: The Shoo ting M enu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus D Focus Lock To focus on off -center subjects when Center is selec ted fo r AF area mode , use focus lock as descr ibe d b elow. 1 Position the subject in the center of the frame. 2 Press the shutter-release button h alfway. • Confirm that the focus area is green. 3 C[...]

84 Shoot ing Op tions: The S hooting Me nu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Face Priority Face Priority will take effect when AF area mode is set to Face priority , or when Scene mode is set to Portrait or Night portrait . The camera will automatica lly recog nize huma n f aces that are facin g th e ca mera a nd set fo cus on t he face s. 1 Fram[...]

85 Shoot ing O ption s: The Shoo ting M enu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Restrictions on Camera Settings Restrictions apply to the following settings in A (a uto) mode. Flash m ode Flas h t urn s off a t Continuou s settings of Cont inu ous , BSS or Multi -shot 1 6 . Applied setting is restored when Single or Intvl timer shooting is selected[...]

86 Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Playback Options: The Pla yback Menu The playback menu contains the following options. Displaying the Playback Menu Display the playback menu by pressing c and pr essi ng d . • Use the multi selector to choose and apply settings ( A 9). • To exit the playback menu, press d . I D-Lig hting A 46 Enha nces b [...]

87 Playback Options : The Playback Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Select ing Mult iple Pict ures The screen sho wn at right will be disp layed in the menus (shown below) when choosing pictures. Playback menu: Pri nt set ( A 71), Delet e ( A 89), Prot ect ( A 89), Rotate image ( A 89), Copy ( A 90) Setu p men u: W elc ome scre en ( A 93) F[...]

88 Playback Options: The P layback Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus b Slide Sho w Play back pictures, stor ed in the internal memory or on a memo ry card, one by one in an a utomated “slide s how.” 1 Use the multi sele ctor to choose St art and press k . To ch ange th e inte rval be twee n pic tures , choo se Frame intvl , select the de[...]

89 Playback Options : The Playback Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus c Del ete Delete select ed pictures or all pictures. B Notes on Del etion • Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered. Transfer important images to a computer before delet ion. • Pictures marked with the s icon are protected and cannot be d eleted. d Protect Protect se[...]

90 Playback Options: The P layback Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus h Copy Copy pictu res between the internal memor y and a memory card. 1 Select an option from the copy screen using the mu lti sele ctor and press k . q : Copy pict ures f rom inter nal m emory to memory card. r : Copy pict ures from memory card to inter nal memory. 2 Selec[...]

91 Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Basic Camer a Setup: The Setup Menu The setup menu contains the following options. a Menus A 92 Choose how men us are displ ayed. c Welcome scr een A 93 Select scree n d isplaye d wh en ca mera is t urned on. d Date A 94 Set camera clo ck and choose home and destinatio n time zones. e Monitor settings A 97 Adj[...]

92 Basic Camera Setu p: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Displaying the Setup Menu First, display the playbac k-mode or s hooting-mode selection menu by pressing e . The n selec t F (use the multi selector), and pre ss k . • Use the multi selector to choose and apply settings ( A 9). • To exit the setup menu, press e . a Menus[...]

93 Basic Camera Setu p: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus c Welcome Sc reen You can se lect the w elcome screen to be d isplayed wh en the cam era is turned on . None (default setting) No welcome screen will be display ed. COOLPIX Displays a welc ome scree n. Select an i mage Select a picture in the internal memory or on the memory[...]

94 Basic Camera Setu p: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus d Date Set the camera cloc k and cho ose home and travel d estination time zones. Settin g Trav el De stina tion T ime Z one 1 Use the multi sele ctor to choose Time zone and press k . The time zone menu is displayed. 2 Choose x and p ress k . The date and t ime displayed on[...]

95 Basic Camera Setu p: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus 3 Press K . The travel destin ation time zone men u is display ed. 4 Choos e the t ravel dest ination tim e zone an d press k . The se tting is e nabled. While the trave l destinat ion time zone is selecte d, the x icon will be displayed in the monitor when the camera is in [...]

96 Basic Camera Setu p: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus C Time Z ones ( A 17 ) The camera supports the time zones listed below. For time differences not listed below, set the camera clock to local time. The table contains some locations that are not displayed on the camera’s time zone map. UTC +/– Location UTC + /– Location[...]

97 Basic Camera Setu p: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus e Monitor Settings Choose whether or not to display information in the monitor, and set the monitor brightness. Photo Info The following display options are available. See “The Monitor” ( A 6) for information on indicators in the monitor. Ph oto in fo Choose information [...]

98 Basic Camera Setu p: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus f Date Imprint The date and time of recording can be imprinted directly onto pictures, allowing the information to be print ed even from printers that do not support date printing ( A 81). At settings other than Off , the icon for the current setting is displayed in the moni[...]

99 Basic Camera Setu p: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Date Counte r Pictures taken while thi s option is in effec t are imprinted with the number of days remaining until, or the n umber of days elapsed since a specified date. Use it to track the growth of a child or count down the da ys until a birthday or wedding. Sample da te[...]

100 Basic Camera Setu p: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus w Electronic VR Choose whether to use electronic VR (vibration reduction) when shooting still pictures. When Aut o is selected, R appe ars on the monitor ( A 6), and electronic VR is applied depending on shooting conditio ns. B Notes on Elect ronic Vi bration Reduct ion •[...]

101 Basic Camera Setu p: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus u Digital Zoom Adjust settings for using digital zoom. B Notes on Di gital Zoom • AF area ( A 82) will be set in the center when digital zoom is bee n used. • Digital zoom ca nnot be used in the foll owing situations. - When Scene Mode is set to b Portra it or e Night p[...]

102 Basic Camera Setu p: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus i Sound Se ttings Adjust the following sound settings. k Auto Off When the camera is on and a period of time passes without any operations been done, the came ra will enter standby mo de ( A 15) to save power. Once in standby mode, the power lamp wil l blink, an d if no o p[...]

103 Basic Camera Setu p: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus l Format M emory/ m Format Card Use this option to format the internal memory or a memory card. Form attin g the In ternal M emory To format the internal memory, remove the memory card fr om th e came ra. The Format memory option appears in the setup menu. Form attin g a Me[...]

104 Basic Camera Setu p: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus n Lang uag e Choose one of 24 languages for display of camera menus and messag es. o Vi deo M ode Adjust settings for connection to a television. Choose from NTSC and PAL . Czech Polish Danish Por tuguese German Russian (defaul t sett ing) Finnish Spanish Swedish Greek Turk[...]

105 Basic Camera Setu p: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus p Reset All When Reset i s selected, the camera’s settings will be restored to their default values. Pop-up Menu Scene Mo de Movi e Menu Shooting Me nu Option Default v alue Flash m ode ( A 28) Au to Self -ti mer ( A 30) Of f Macro mode ( A 31) Of f Exposu re compensat io[...]

106 Basic Camera Setu p: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Setup Me nu Other s • Choosing Reset al l also clears the curr ent file n umber ( A 109) from the memory. N umbering will continue from the lowest number available. T o reset f ile numbering to “0001”, delete all pi ctures ( A 89) be fore select ing Reset all . • Se[...]

107 Basic Camera Setu p: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus r Firm ware Versio n View the current camera firmware version. COOLPIX S202 V er . X.X Back Firmwa re ve rsio n[...]

108 Technical Notes Technical Note s Optional A ccessor ies Approved Me mory Cards The following memo ry cards have been tested and approved for use in the COOLP IX S202. All cards of t he design ated mak e and capaci ty can be use d, re gardles s of speed. 1 If the memory ca rd will be used with a card reader or si milar device, check th at the de[...]

109 Technical Notes Image F ile and F older Names Pictures and m ovies are assigned file names a s follow s. • Files are stored in folders named with a folder numbe r followed by a five- character identifier: “P_” plus a three-digit sequenc e number for pictures taken using Pa norama ass ist (e. g. “101P_ 001”; A 4 0), “INTVL” for int[...]

110 Technical Notes Caring for the Camer a To ensure continued enjoyment of this Nikon product, observe the following precautions when using or s toring the device: B Kee p d ry The dev ice will be damage d if immer sed in water or subj ected to high humi dity. B Do no t drop The product may malfunction if subjec ted to strong shock or vibration. B[...]

111 Caring for the Camera Technical Notes C The Battery • Check the battery level when ta king the camera ou t, and charge the battery if necessary. Do not continue charging once the battery is fully charged, as this will result in reduced battery performance. If possible, carry a fully -charged spare battery when tak ing pictures on importan t o[...]

112 Caring for the Camera Technical Notes Cleaning Do not use alcohol, thinner, or other volatile chemicals. Storage Turn the camera off when not in use. Check tha t the power-on la mp is off be fore putting the camera away. Remove the battery if the camera will not be used for an extended period. Do not store the camera with naptha or camphor moth[...]

113 Technical Notes Err or Messages The following table lists the erro r messages and other warnings displayed in the monitor, as well as the solutions for dealing with them. Display Problem Solution A O (blinks) Clock not set. Set clock. 9 4 B Batte ry running low. Prepare to char ge or change battery. 12 N Battery ex hausted . Battery exhausted. [...]

114 Error Messages Technical Notes P Card is not fo rmatte d. Forma t card? No Yes Memory card has not been format ted for use in COOL PIX S202. Choose Yes a nd press k to forma t card , or turn camera of f and repl ace card. 19 N Out of memor y. Memory card i s full. • Choose sma ller image size. • Delete pic tures or m ovie file s. • Insert[...]

115 Error Me ssages Technical Notes N Memor y contain s no images. • No pictures in the internal memory or memory card. • Memory card d oes not contain pictures. – To copy picture from internal memory to memory card, press d . The copy option sc reen will be d ispla yed. – 90 N File c ontains n o im age data. File not cr eated with COOL PIX[...]

116 Error Messages Technical Notes * See the documentat ion provided with your printer for further guidance and information . PR Print er error: check print er sta tus. Running out of ink or printe r error. Chec k printe r. Aft er checking th e ink or solving the probl em, sele ct Resume an d press k to resu me print ing. * – PR Print er error: c[...]

117 Technical Notes T roubl eshooting If th e camera fails to func tion as expecte d, check t he list of common proble ms below before consulting your retailer or Niko n-author ize d serv ice r epr esent ati ve. Refer to the page numbers in th e right-most column for more infor m ation. Displ ay, Sett ings and Power Su pply Problem Cause /Sol ution[...]

118 Troub lesho otin g Technical Notes Elect roni cally C ontrol led Came ras In extremely rare instances , unusual characters may appear in the monitor and the camera may stop f unctioning. In most case s, this phenomenon is caused by a strong external static c harge. Turn the ca mera off, remove and replace the battery, then turn the camera on ag[...]

119 Trouble shooti ng Technical Notes Digital zoom cannot be used. Digital zoom i s set to Off in the se tup menu. Digit al z oom is not ava ilab le in t he fo llo wing situatio ns. • Whe n P ortrait or Night p ortrait is selected for Scene mod e. • Whe n Multi-sh ot 1 6 is s elec te d fo r Cont inu ous . • Just before r ecordin g a movie ( u[...]

120 Troub lesho otin g Technical Notes Playba ck Unexpected resu lts when f lash set to V (au to with red-e ye reduct ion). If t akin g pi ctur es wi th V (auto with red-eye reductio n) or fill flash with sl ow sync and red- eye red uction w hen scen e mode is s et to Night por trait , In -Camera Red Ey e Fix may b e app lied to are as not affec te[...]

121 Trouble shooti ng Technical Notes Niko n Tra nsfer d oes n ot st art when ca mer a i s con ne cted . • Camera i s off. • Batter y is exhauste d. • USB cable is not correctly connected. • If t he c ompu ter OS us ed is W ind ows 2 000 Profe ssio nal, the came ra wi ll no t be a ble to connect. • Cam era is no t reco gnize d b y th e co[...]

122 Technical Notes Spec ificat ions Niko n COOLP IX S202 Digi tal Camera Type Compact digital camera Effec tive pix els 8 .0 millio n Image sensor 1 / 2.5 - in. CCD; tot al pixel s: approx. 8. 28 millio n Lens 3× opt ical zoom, NIKKOR lens Focal length 6.3- 18.9 mm (equivale nt with 35mm [13 5] form at picture angl e: 38 -114 mm ) f/-n umber f/3.[...]

123 Specificatio ns Technical Notes ISO sen sitivity (Standar d output se nsitivit y) ISO 64, 100, 200, 400, 80 0, 1600, 2000, Aut o (auto gain fr om ISO 64 to 800 ) Expo sur e Mete ri ng 256-seg ment matrix , center-weight ed (digital zoom le ss than 2×), spot (digital zoom 2× or more ) Exp osure c ontrol Progr ammed auto exposure with exp osure[...]

124 Spe cif icat ions Technical Notes * Based o n Cam era and Imaging Produ cts Ass ociatio n (CIPA ) stand ards f or meas uring th e life of camera b atteries. Measured at 23 °C (73 ° F); zoom adjusted wi th each shot, f lash fired with every other shot, image mo de set to R Normal ( 32 6 4 ) . B attery life may vary depending on shooting interv[...]

125 Technical Notes Supported Standa rds • DCF : Design Rule for Camera File System is a standard widely used in the digital camera indus try to ensu re compatibil ity among d ifferent makes of c amera. • DPOF : Digital Print Order Format i s an industry-wide standard that allows pictures to be printed from print orders stored on the memory car[...]

126 Technical Notes Index Symbols R 41 A Auto mode 20 B Calender mode 50 c D-Lighting 46 R Electronic vibration reduction 21 B High sensitivity m ode 33 C List by date mode 51 D Movi e mode 54 c Playba ck mode 8 C Scene mode 34 F Setup mode 91 k Apply sele ction butt on 5 , 9 l Delete button 5 , 26 , 27 , 59 o Exposure compensation 32 m Flash mode [...]

127 Index Technical Notes E Editing pictures 45 Elec tro nic V R (ed itin g) 47 Electronic VR (movies) 56 Electronic VR (still p ictures ) 100 EN-EL10 12 , 14 Error mes sage 113 Exposure compensati on 32 Extension 109 Eyelet f or camera strap 4 , 11 F Face pr ior ity 82 , 84 File nam es 109 Fill fl ash 28 Fireworks sho w m 39 Firmware vers ion 10 7[...]

128 Index Technical Notes Playba ck m enu 86 Playba ck zo om 44 Playba ck-mode Se lection menu 8 Port rai t b 35 Power 16 , 20 Power swi tch 4 , 20 Power -on la mp 4 , 20 Preset m anua l 78 Print 67 , 68 , 71 Print se t 71 , 72 Print Set ( Date) 72 Printer 65 Protect 89 R Rech argea bl e batt ery 108 Rech arge ab le Li-i on b atter y 12 , 14 Reco r[...]

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