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Summary of Contents for 25547 - Coolpix S6 Digital Camera

Page 1: ... N 4HE IKON UIDE TO IGITAL 0HOTOGRAPHY WITH THE 4 2 ...

Page 2: ...ademarks of Adobe Systems Inc ImageLink and the Im ageLink print system logo are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company Pictmotion is powered by muvee Technologies PictBridge is a trademark D Lighting technology is provided by Apical Limited Face priority AF technology is provided by Identix All other trade names mentioned in this manual or the other documentation provided with your Nikon product are...

Page 3: ...tart Guide Memory Cards Pictures taken with this camera can be stored in the camera s internal memory or on removable memory cards If a memory card is inserted all new pictures will be stored on the memory card and delete play back and format operations will apply only to the pictures on the memory card The memory card must be removed before the internal memory can be formatted or used to store de...

Page 4: ...ipment in the presence of ﬂammable gas as this could result in explosion or ﬁre Handlethecamerastrapwithcare Never place the strap around the neck of an infant or child Keepoutofreachofchildren Particular care should be taken to prevent infants from putting the batteries or other small parts into their mouths Observecautionwhenhandlingbatteries Batteries may leak or explode if improperly handled O...

Page 5: ...ul that your ﬁngers or other objects are not pinched by the lens cover or other moving parts CD ROMs The CD ROMs supplied with this device should not be played back on audio CD equipment Playing CD ROMs on an audio CD player could cause hearing loss or dam age the equipment Observecautionwhenoperatingtheﬂash Using the ﬂash close to your subject s eyes could cause temporary visual impairment Partic...

Page 6: ... circuit diﬀerent from that to which the receiver is con nected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio televi sion technician for help CAUTIONS Modiﬁcations The FCC requires the user to be notiﬁed that any changesormodiﬁcationsmadetothisdevicethatare not expressly approved by Nikon Corporation may void the user s authority to operate the equipment Interface Cables Use the interface cables sold...

Page 7: ...he device and then completely refill it with images containing no private information for example pictures of empty sky Be sure to also replace any pictures selected for the welcome screen Care should be taken to avoid injury or damage to property when physically destroy ing data storage devices Notice Concerning Prohibition of Copying or Reproduction Note that simply being in possession of materi...

Page 8: ...18 Viewing Pictures 19 Using the Flash 20 Taking Pictures with the Self Timer 22 Macro Close up Mode 23 One Touch Portrait Mode 24 Scene and Scene Assist Modes 26 Scene Mode 26 Scene Assist Mode 32 Movies 35 Recording Movies 35 The Movie Menu 36 Movie Playback 38 Voice Recordings 39 Viewing Pictures on the Camera 43 Viewing Multiple Pictures Thumbnail Playback 43 Deleting Pictures 43 Taking a Clos...

Page 9: ...Mode 74 White Balance 75 Exp 76 Continuous 76 Best Shot Selector BSS 78 Sensitivity 78 Color Options 79 AF Area Mode 79 Playback Options The Playback Menu 80 Print Set 80 Slide Show 81 Delete 81 Protect 81 Transfer Marking 81 Small Pic 82 Copy 82 Basic Camera Setup The Setup Menu 83 Menus 83 Quick Startup 83 Welcome Screen 84 Date 84 Monitor Settings 86 Date Imprint 87 AF Assist 88 Sound Settings ...

Page 10: ...sories including battery chargers bat teries and AC adapters certiﬁed by Nikon speciﬁcally for use with this Nikon digital camera are engineered and proven to operate within the operational and safety requirements of this electronic circuitry THE USE OF NON NIKON ELECTRONIC ACCESSORIES COULD DAMAGE THE CAMERA AND MAY VOID YOUR NIKON WARRANTY For more information about Nikon brand accessories conta...

Page 11: ...ld liable for damages or lost proﬁts that may result from product malfunction Life Long Learning As part of Nikon s Life Long Learning commitment to ongoing product support and edu cation continually updated information is available on line at the following sites For users in the U S A http www nikonusa com For users in Europe and Africa http www europe nikon com support For users in Asia Oceania ...

Page 12: ...sh 20 Lens 92 Lens cover closed Lens cover Power switch 14 Shutter release button 16 Power on lamp 14 Speaker 38 41 46 51 53 Microphone 35 39 46 One touch portrait button 24 See also D lighting 45 Zoom control 15 See also thumbnail playback 43 playback zoom 44 help 17 Wireless LED 72 Antenna 63 ...

Page 13: ... cover 10 12 Indicator lamp 11 16 36 39 77 Flash lamp 20 mode button 5 17 menu button 17 74 80 83 Monitor 6 7 91 92 Battery chamber 10 Memory card slot 12 Tripod socket Multi connector 8 54 55 58 62 65 Battery latch 10 delete button 19 43 44 Rotary multi selector 4 17 center button 4 17 transfer button 55 햴 햴 햲 햲 햳 햳 Eyelet for camera strap ...

Page 14: ...cel and return to the previous menu press the rotary multi selector to the left The Rotary Multi Selector Rotate highlight Press center select Press left cancel Items can also be highlighted by pressing the rotary multi selector up down left or right For help on the current menu or menu item press the zoom control to T 17 Menu Help Press up or down Press right ...

Page 15: ...hooting or playback displays a mode selection menu 17 The Mode Button Shooting Modes Scene 26 Voice recording 39 Movie 35 Scene assist 32 Auto 18 Wireless 70 Playback Modes Pictmotion 50 List by date 48 Voice playback 41 Calendar 47 Playback 43 ...

Page 16: ...layback actual display varies with current camera settings Shooting Playback 01 01 2006 01 01 2006 01 01 2006 00 00 00 00 00 00 100NIKON 100NIKON 100NIKON 9999 JPG 9999 JPG 9999 JPG 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 4 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 18 17 16 15 14 Start Start Start 0h00m00s 0h00m00s 0h00m00s 8 ...

Page 17: ...ensation 25 31 76 19 Electronic VR indicator 37 20 Color option 79 21 White balance 75 22 Best Shot Selector BSS 78 23 Continuous shooting mode 76 1 Current folder 103 2 File number and type 103 3 Internal memory memory card indicator 14 4 Battery level indicator 14 5 Volume indicator 38 41 46 6 Voice memo recording guide 46 7 Voice memo playback guide 46 8 Current frame number total number of fra...

Page 18: ...ector 9 USB connector 55 58 Camera connector Charge the camera battery 11 View pictures on a television 54 Copy pictures to a computer 54 Print pictures via direct USB connec tion 57 Placing the Camera in the COOL STATION Removing the Camera The multi connector shouldbefullyinserted in the COOL STATION camera connector as shown Remove the camera as shown ...

Page 19: ... not use any other make or model of AC adapter failure to observe this precaution could result in ﬁre or product malfunction Connect the power cord 햲 햲 and plug the adapter into the COOL STATION or camera 햳 햳 making sure the plugs are in the correct orienta tion Plug the adapter in 햴 햴 and check that the power lamp is lit 햵 햵 COOL STATION Camera 햲 햲 햳 햳 햴 햴 햵 햵 ...

Page 20: ...ing the Battery Inserting the battery upside down or backwards could damage the camera Check to be sure the battery is in the correct orientation 4 Close the battery chamber memory card slot cover Batteries Read and follow the warnings and cautions on pages ii iii and 92 of this manual Removing the Battery Turn the camera oﬀ before removing or inserting batteries To eject the battery open the batt...

Page 21: ...ra oﬀ 3 Charge the battery The indicator lamp next to the camera monitor will blink green as the battery charges If the lamp ﬂickers rapidly the camera is not correctly inserted or the battery is faulty Reinsert the cam era or replace the battery Charging is complete when the indicator lamp stops blinking a fully exhausted battery will re charge in about two hours Remove the cam era from the COOL ...

Page 22: ... formatting permanently deletes all pic tures and other data on the memory card Be sure to make copies of any pictures you wish to keep before beginning formatting To begin formatting rotate the rotary multi selector to highlight Format and then press the button Do not turn the camera oﬀ or remove the batteries or memory card until formatting is complete CARD IS NOT FORMATTED Format No Conﬁrm 1 Tu...

Page 23: ... the battery chamber memory card slot cover and press the card in to partially eject the card The card can then be removed by hand The Write Protect Switch SD cards are equipped with a write protect switch Pictures can not be recorded or deleted and the memory card can not be formatted when this switch is in the lock position Write protect switch ...

Page 24: ...ngs the monitor will turn oﬀ altogether if no operations are performed for about a minute during shooting and playback stand by mode 88 The camera will turn oﬀ automatically if no operations are performed for another three minutes The monitor will turn on Power switch Power on lamp On Camera on Blinks Monitor has turned oﬀ to save power see below Flickers Battery exhausted Recharge or change batte...

Page 25: ...n Indicator is displayed when zoom control is pressed Optical zoom up to 3 Indicator turns yellow when digital zoom is in eﬀect Holding the control to T for about two seconds at 3 zoom will trigger digital zoom allowing the subject to be magniﬁed up to 4 more for a total of magniﬁcation of 12 Digital Zoom Unlike optical zoom digital zoom does not increase the amount of detail visible in the pictur...

Page 26: ...ult in blurred pictures The ﬂash may ﬁre if the subject is poorly lit Focus and Shutter Release The camera features a two stage shutter release button First lightly press the shutter release button about halfway stopping when you feel resistance Once the camera has focused press the shutter release button the rest of the way down to release the shutter and take a picture During Recording While pic...

Page 27: ...election from the shooting or playback mode menus press the button and follow the steps below 4 Select and exit to previous menu 1 Highlight menu item 3 Highlight option For help on the current menu press the zoom control to T Press the button to display the options for the se lected item To return to the original menu press the zoom control to T or press the button to return to shoot ing or playb...

Page 28: ...ode menu 3 Highlight 4 Select and exit to mode 5 Frame subject in center focus area 6 Focus 7 Take picture If lighting is poor AF assist il luminator may light when camera focuses and ﬂash may ﬁre when picture is taken 20 21 Hold the camera steadily in both hands keeping your ﬁn gers and other objects away from the lens ﬂash self timer lamp antenna and microphone Holding the Camera If is displayed...

Page 29: ...ed Pictures To delete the picture currently displayed in the moni tor press the button A conﬁrmation dialog will be displayed highlight one of the following options and press the button No Exit without deleting the picture Yes Delete the picture Erase image s Erase image s Erase image s Conﬁrm Conﬁrm Conﬁrm No Yes Yes Yes The Rotary Multi Selector As an alternative to rotating the rotary multi sel...

Page 30: ...icture is taken Use to ﬁll in illuminate shad ows and back lit subjects Slow sync Flash illuminates main subject slow shutter speeds are used to capture background at night or under dim light 3 Make selection to exit without changing mode wait ﬁve seconds Selection is shown by icon in display Selection for mode is stored in memory even when camera is oﬀ 2 Conﬁrm Conﬁrm Conﬁrm Flash Highlight mode ...

Page 31: ... 1 9m 6ft 3in W to 1 1m 3ft 7in T The AF assist illuminator is not available in some modes 26 34 and can also be turned oﬀ manually 88 although in this case the camera may not focus when lighting is poor 햳 A blur warning may be displayed If the ﬂash is oﬀ a icon will be displayed to warn that pic tures may be blurred as a result of slow shutter speeds If an ISO icon is displayed sensitivity has be...

Page 32: ...u 2 Self timer Conﬁrm Conﬁrm Conﬁrm Highlight option 3s Use to reduce blur 10s Use for self portraits 3 Make selection to exit without setting timer wait ﬁve seconds icon appears in display The self timer lamp will blink until one second before the picture is taken staying lit during the ﬁnal second to warn that the shutter is about to be released 4 Frame picture and start timer display in monitor...

Page 33: ... mode wait ﬁve seconds Selection is shown by icon in display 2 Macro close up Conﬁrm Conﬁrm Conﬁrm Highlight ON 1 Macro close up Conﬁrm Conﬁrm Conﬁrm Display macro close up menu 4 Frame picture Minimum focus distance var ies with zoom position if zoom is adjusted to position and icon turns green camera can focus at distance of 4cm 1 6in Camera focuses continuously until shutter release button is p...

Page 34: ... Press button icon is displayed When camera detects face will change to double yellow border If camera detects mul tiple faces it will focus on closest subject other subjects are indicated by single border If camera can no longer detect subject for example because subject has looked away from camera borders will no longer be displayed return to Step 2 3 Set focus and exposure Double border turns g...

Page 35: ...re restored the next time one touch portrait mode is selected Option Description SET UP Display setup menu 83 Image mode Choose image size and quality 74 Exp Alter exposure from the value selected by the camera Choose from values between 2 0EV and 2 0EV Negative values produce darker pictures positive values brighter pictures Portrait eﬀect Choose from Normal Brighter reduces vividness of skin ton...

Page 36: ...assist modes These scenes oﬀer framing assist to help compose shots Mode Description Portrait For portraits Landscape For landscapes Mode Description Sports For moving subjects Night Portrait For portraits taken against a night backdrop 1 Display shooting mode menu 2 Highlight 4 Display scene menu 3 Select and exit to last selected scene 5 Highlight scene 6 Select and exit to selected scene Select...

Page 37: ...o close up 23 focus see below and AF assist 21 settings for that scene White squares indicate settings that can be changed solid squares settings that are ﬁxed at the values shown Default values for the current scene are restored when the camera is turned oﬀ or another scene or shooting mode is selected Focus is shown as follows Camera focuses on subject in center of frame Camera focuses at inﬁnit...

Page 38: ...tter release button is pressed halfway to lock focus Museum Museum OFF OFF ON OFF Use indoors where ﬂash photography is prohibited for example in museums and art galleries or in other settings in which you do not want to use the ﬂash BSS 78 turns on automatically Fireworks Show Fireworks Show OFF OFF OFF OFF Slow shutter speeds are used to capture the expanding burst of light from a ﬁrework Copy C...

Page 39: ...ll be joined together in completed panorama This is the direc tion in which camera will be panned after each shot Top to bottom Right to left Left to right Bottom to top 4 Make selection to return to step 3 press button again Pan direction displayed in white 5 Take ﬁrst shot About 1 3 of picture is super imposed on view through lens if pan direc tion is left to right picture will appear on side of...

Page 40: ... mode is selected or camera enters standby mode 14 The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame Use a tripod for bet ter results Panorama Assist Flash mode 20 macro close up 23 and self timer 22 can not be adjusted after the ﬁrst picture is taken Pictures can not be deleted or zoom or image mode 74 adjusted until shooting is complete See page 103 for information on how panoramas ar...

Page 41: ...sitive values brighter pictures To choose a value for expo sure compensation select a scene 27 29 and follow the steps below 1 Display scene menu 2 Highlight Exp 3 Display exposure compensation menu 4 Choose value for exposure compensation 5 Select and exit to scene menu 6 Return to previously selected scene Exposure compensation for the current scene will be reset to 0 when the camera is turned o...

Page 42: ...r 5 Highlight composition type 6 Select and return to shooting mode 1 Display shooting mode menu 2 Highlight or 3 Select and exit to selected mode 7 Take pictures If framing guides are dis played position subject in guides before shooting camera setup 83 select image mode 74 adjust exposure 31 4 Display framing assist menu ...

Page 43: ...mark in the background LANDSCAPE No guides are displayed Use to focus on dis tant objects through foreground objects such as windows or a screen of branches Scenic View Compose shot with sky in top third of frame Match skyline with wavy yellow guide Architecture Photograph buildings Framing grid helps keep verticals and horizontals aligned with the frame Group Right Compose shots with landmark to ...

Page 44: ...d arranges them in single picture 1 600 1 200 pixels in size Camera focuses continuously even when shutter release button is not pressed Night Portrait Assist Use for a natural balance between the main subject and background lighting in portraits shot at night This mode oﬀers the same assist options as portrait as sist mode To prevent blurring mount the camera on a tripod or rest it on a ﬂat stabl...

Page 45: ...ay down a sec ond time to end recording 3 Select and exit to movie mode Exposure count display shows maximum total length of movie that can be recorded Recording Movies The ﬂash 20 turns oﬀ in all modes except Time lapse movie The self timer 22 can not be used Optical zoom can not be adjusted during recording digital zoom is available to a maximum of 2 15 If the camera is pointed at the sun or oth...

Page 46: ...e options Choose type of movie that will be recorded see below Auto focus mode Choose how camera focuses in movie mode 37 Electronic VR Reduce eﬀects of camera shake 37 Movie Options The following options are available Option Size pixels Frames per second TV movie 640 640 480 30 Small size 320 320 240 30 Small size 320 320 240 15 Pictmotion 320 320 240 15 Smaller size 160 160 120 15 Time lapse mov...

Page 47: ...is position during shooting preventing sound of camera focusing from interfering with recording Full time AF Camera constantly adjusts focus even when shutter release button is not pressed Electronic VR Choose On to reduce the eﬀects of camera shake in all movie modes except Time lapse movie An electronic VR indicator is displayed in the monitor when elec tronic VR is on 6 7 ...

Page 48: ...le button is pressed Go back one frame Rewind continues while button is pressed Resume playback End movie and return to full frame playback Volume is displayed when the zoom control is pressed Select W to lower volume T to increase Rotate the rotary multi selector to fast forward or rewind while the movie is playing To delete a movie display it in full frame playback or select it in the thumbnail ...

Page 49: ... button self timer and indicator lamps will blink Press again to resume To create index press rotary multi selector up down left or right during recording Camera can skip to any index during playback Start of recording is index number 01 other numbers are assigned in ascending order to maximum of 98 4 Press shutter release button all the way down to start recording 1 Recording indicator 2 File num...

Page 50: ...PictureProject can not be used to transfer or play voice recordings Select Interface Mass storage for USB copy the ﬁles manually and then play them back using QuickTime or any other WAV compatible audio player Note that index points created with the camera can not be used when voice recordings are played back on another device The COOLPIX S6 may be unable play or copy sound ﬁles created with other...

Page 51: ...ng 8 Volume 9 Index Press rotary multi selector left or right to highlight control press button to select Pause playback Resume playback Advance recording Playback resumes when rotary multi selector is released Rewind recording Playback resumes when rotary multi selector is released Return to start of current index Skip to next index End playback and return to voice recording list Zoom control con...

Page 52: ...inserted 1 Highlight option Copy recordings from internal mem ory to memory card Copy recordings from memory card to internal memory 3 Highlight Selected ﬁles 2 Display menu of copy options To copy all voice recordings highlight Copy all ﬁles and press button Conﬁrmation dialog will be displayed highlight Yes and press button 5 Highlight ﬁle 4 Display list of voice recording ﬁles 6 Conﬁrmation dia...

Page 53: ...e contrast 45 Movie Play movie 38 Exit to shooting mode Viewing Multiple Pictures Thumbnail Playback Pressing the zoom control to W in full frame play back displays pictures in contact sheets of four nine sixteen or twenty ﬁve thumbnail images The follow ing operations can be performed while thumbnails are displayed Deleting Pictures Pressing the button in full frame or thumbnail play back display...

Page 54: ...ate a new picture containing only the area visible in the monitor Cropped copies are stored as JPEG ﬁles with a compression ratio of 1 8 Depending on the size of the original and the zoom ratio at the time the copy was created cop ies will be 2 592 1 944 2 048 1 536 1 600 1 200 1 280 960 1 024 768 640 480 320 240 or 160 120 pixels in size Save this image Save this image as displayed as displayed S...

Page 55: ...es a copy of the current picture with enhanced brightness and contrast brightening dark and backlit subjects D Lighting See the Appendix for more information on D Lighting copies 103 During playback copies created with D Lighting are indicated by a icon 6 7 1 Conﬁrmation dialog displayed 2 Highlight OK 3 Create copy Before After ...

Page 56: ...i cated by a icon 6 7 Press the shutter release button to start and stop playback Volume is controlled by the zoom control Select W to lower volume T to increase Deleting Voice Memos To delete the voice memo for the current picture press the button The dialog shown at right will be dis played rotate the rotary multi selector to highlight an option and press the button to select No Exit without del...

Page 57: ...derlined in yellow The following operations can be performed To Press Select month keep control pressed for quick scroll W T Highlight date only if pictures exist for more than one date View pictures taken on date 49 Delete all pictures taken on date 43 View playback mode menu 5 View playback menu 48 Exit to shooting mode Calendar List by Date The camera lists a maximum of 9 000 pictures for each ...

Page 58: ...Highlight date View pictures taken on date 49 Delete all pictures taken on date 43 View playback mode menu 5 View playback menu Exit to shooting mode Camera lists up to 30 dates If pictures ex ist for more than 30 dates all pictures re corded earlier than most recent 29 dates will be listed together as Others Print Set Transfer Marking Selecting Print set or Transfer marking from the menu for the ...

Page 59: ...be performed Pressing the button in full frame playback displays the options listed at right These options apply only to the picture currently displayed full frame although other pictures taken on the same date can be select ed Option Print set 61 Slide show 81 Delete 81 Protect 81 Transfer marking 81 Small pic 82 To Press View other pictures taken on same date 19 Delete picture 43 Zoom picture in...

Page 60: ...he ten most recent pictures during full frame or thumbnail playback 1 Display playback mode menu 5 2 Highlight Pictmotion 3 Display options 4 Highlight 5 Display options 6 Highlight All images 7 View Pictmotion 8 Yes No No Change settings Change settings Conﬁrm Conﬁrm Conﬁrm Change settings No Save Pictmotion Save Pictmotion Save Pictmotion When dialog is displayed highlight Yes 9 Save Pictmotion ...

Page 61: ... 30 Press zoom control to T to view highlighted picture full frame select W to return to thumbnail display Press shutter button when done Conﬁrm oﬀ All images Conﬁrm oﬀ View Pictmotion Choose date Adjust settings 52 Conﬁrm on Yes No No Change settings Change settings Conﬁrm Conﬁrm Conﬁrm Change settings No Save Pictmotion Save Pictmotion Save Pictmotion Conﬁrmation dialog displayed Change settings...

Page 62: ...o a computer for viewing and to copy up to three three minute cus tom sound tracks to a memory card inserted in the camera see the PictureProject refer ence manual on CD for details Pictmotion movies can also be transferred wirelessly in EasyTransfer PM and PC modes 71 The Macintosh version does not support Pict motion transfer or custom background tracks PictureProject Pictmotion If the current m...

Page 63: ...vie 2 Display Pictmotion playback screen 3 Highlight Play 4 View movie 5 Conﬁrm Conﬁrm Conﬁrm End Restart Restart Restart Highlight End 6 Exit to movie list To delete highlighted movie press button Conﬁrmation dialog will be displayed high light Yes and press If Loop option is selected movie will repeat automatically To select or deselect Loop op tion highlight Loop and press Zoom control controls...

Page 64: ... option selected for Inter face Video mode matches the device to which the camera will be connected 89 and then turn the camera oﬀ 4 Place the camera in the COOL STATION and press the button for about a second to turn the camera on The camera monitor will remain oﬀ and the television will show the image normally shown in the monitor Viewing Pictures on a Computer Before pictures can be transferred...

Page 65: ...fer setup menu Choose On to mark all new pictures for transfer 89 Transfer marking playback menu Change marking for existing pictures 81 Marking Pictures for Transfer 4 Place the camera in the COOL STATION and turn it on 5 Press the button to copy all marked pic tures to the computer The following messages will be displayed 6 The pictures will be displayed in PictureProject when transfer is comple...

Page 66: ...t Eject Disconnecting the Camera Macintosh Drag the untitled camera volume NO NAME into the Trash Consult the following table when choosing a USB option for connection to a computer 55 The default option is PTP For more information on menu operations see Using Menus 17 Computer operating system Pictures transferred using Camera button PictureProject button Windows XP Choose Mass Storage or PTP Win...

Page 67: ...ess network 73 Other Ways to Print Pictures Two options are available for printing the date of recording on pictures Date imprint 87 and Print set Date 61 Date imprint Print set Date Must be set before picture is taken Set after picture is taken Date permanently imprinted on picture Date stored separately Date appears whenever picture is printed Date only appears when picture is printed on DPOF co...

Page 68: ...era will then enter full frame playback with the PictBridge logo displayed in the moni tor Connecting the Printer 3 Turn the printer on 2 Connect COOL STATION to the printer using the supplied USB cable 1 Turn the camera oﬀ USB PTP the default option must be selected for Interface USB in the camera setup menu before the camera can be connected to a printer 89 ...

Page 69: ...he default page size for the current printer 3 5x5in 5x7in Postcard 100x150mm 4x6in 8x10in Letter A4 and A3 Only sizes supported by the current printer will be displayed 3 To choose picture from thumbnail list press zoom control to W and use rotary multi selector to highlight desired picture or press zoom control to T to exit to full frame playback Paper Size Paper size can not be selected from th...

Page 70: ...played Highlight option and press Start print Print current print order 61 Conﬁrm View print order 61 Step 4 Press to start printing or press to exit Cancel Exit without printing Paper size Choose page size 59 Step 3 Printing Selected Pictures Choosing Print selection displays the menu shown in Step 1 1 Scroll through pictures Current picture shown at center of display 2 Select picture and set num...

Page 71: ...ht Delete print set and press Print Set Date and Info are reset each time the menu shown Step 4 is displayed Info is not printed when the camera is connected directly to the printer 4 Conﬁrm selection to return to step 1 and change selection press button 5 Start printing PictBridge menu is dis played when printing is complete 1 Highlight Print selected 2 Display selection dialog 4 Highlight option...

Page 72: ...nected to a printer 2 Turn the camera oﬀ and attach it to the dock in sert The camera will turn on automatically 3 Print pictures as described in the printer manual To remove the dock insert place your thumbs where indicated press and lift ImageLink The monitor will turn oﬀ automatically if no operations are performed for about one minute while the camera is connected to an ImageLink printer If no...

Page 73: ...to a wireless network 73 if the optional PD 10 wireless printer adapter is used with a PictBridge printer the printer need not be connected to a computer Connecting to a Wireless Network Wireless transfer and printing requires a wireless local area network LAN compat ible with the IEEE 802 11b g standard The network can consist of the camera in peer to peer communication with a single computer equ...

Page 74: ...ect the COOL STATION to the computer using the supplied USB ca ble and turn the camera on 2 Turn the camera oﬀ and place it in the COOL STATION 6 Choose one of the following options Create an Infrastructure Access Point network proﬁle Create an Ad hoc Camera to Com puter network proﬁle CreateInfrastructure AccessPoint andAd hoc CameratoComputer networkproﬁles Create Proﬁle manually FixedIPaddress ...

Page 75: ...he yellow installer CD supplied with the camera in a CD ROM drive and start the installer as described in the Quick Start Guide In the Install Center window click Wireless Camera Setup Utility The Wireless Camera Setup Utility will start automatically when installation is complete The Proﬁles and Wireless Printing tabs are not available during the initial installation run 3 Start the Wireless Came...

Page 76: ...a will use from the pull down menu then choose the network type the options available vary with the existing network conﬁgu ration Create an Infrastructure Access Point network proﬁle Connect to an existing infrastructure network Create an Ad hoc Camera to Computer network proﬁle not available if the com puter is already part of a wireless network or uses a ﬁxed IP beginning with an address other ...

Page 77: ...ep 10 If CreateInfrastructure AccessPoint and Ad hoc Camera to Computer network proﬁles was selected enter a proﬁle name and choose the icon that will appear in the camera proﬁle list in ad hoc mode and then proceed to Step 10 Proﬁles A separate proﬁle must be created for each network to which the camera is connected In addition the Wireless Camera Setup Utility must be installed on any computer t...

Page 78: ...d for wireless printing with this proﬁle 73 Windows Select a printer from the pull down down menu Macintosh Click Select Printer and select a printer print quality and so on Click Print to return to the Wireless Camera Setup Utility Click Next to proceed 11Click Close 12Turn the camera oﬀ and remove it from the COOL STATION ...

Page 79: ... network Depending on the authentication used the following types of encryption are available Open none WEP 64 bit WEP 128 bit Shared WEP 64 bit WEP 128 bit WPA PSK TKIP Security Key Format If the network uses WEP encryption note whether the key is base 16 uses only the numbers 0 9 and the letters a f or ASCII Security Key If the network uses TKIP or WEP encryption enter the network key Key Index ...

Page 80: ...ion is now complete Auto Power Oﬀ While the camera is in wireless mode data transmission will continue after the camera monitor turns oﬀ to save power auto power oﬀ 88 1 Display shooting mode menu 2 Highlight 3 CHOOSE PROFILE Confirm Info Profile B Profile C Profile A 1 2 Display proﬁle list 4 CHOOSE PROFILE Confirm Info Profile B Profile C Profile A 1 2 Highlight proﬁle 5 WIRELESS MENU Shooting D...

Page 81: ...0 6 6 1 0 SHOOTING DATE Exit 5 3 2 0 2 0 0 6 5 3 0 2 0 0 6 5 1 5 images On Off Selected Images Transfer selected pictures Once connection has been established dialog shown at right will be dis played Rotate rotary multi selector left or right to scroll through pictures press up to select picture at center of display for transfer down to deselect Se lected pictures are marked with icon Press to beg...

Page 82: ... transferred in modes other than PC Mode will automatically be displayed in PictureProject after transfer and the destination directory can be changed in the PictureProject Transfer Options dialog When transfer is complete the message shown at right will be displayed Press the button to transfer addi tional pictures To exit wireless transfer mode turn the camera oﬀ or press the button and select a...

Page 83: ... followed by the wireless printing menu shown at right Print pictures as described on pages 57 61 Note that pictures can not be printed if the printer is oﬀ Confirm Print selection Paper size Print all images Wireless Printing DPOF printing The PD 10 Wireless Printer Adapter The PD 10 wireless printer adapter available separately can be connected to any PictBridge compatible printer with a type A ...

Page 84: ...ivity Control camera s sensitivity to light 78 Color Options Control color 79 AF area mode Choose where the camera focuses 79 See the Appendix for information on restrictions that may apply to these settings 102 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 recorded 102 depends on the size and quality of...

Page 85: ...er overcast skies Flash Use with the ﬂash At settings other than Auto the current setting is shown by an icon in the display 6 7 Preset White Balance Preset white balance is used with mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast for example to make pictures taken under a lamp with a red shade look as though they had been taken under white light Place white or gray ref...

Page 86: ... or capture motion in a series of pictures At settings of Con tinuous and Multi shot 16 the ﬂash turns oﬀ and focus exposure and white balance are ﬁxed at the values for the ﬁrst picture in each series Option Description Single One shot is taken each time shutter release button is pressed Continuous While shutter release button is pressed camera takes pictures at up to 2 2 frames per second fps Mu...

Page 87: ...ressed again memory is full or 1800 frames have been recorded Monitor turns oﬀ and indicator lamp blinks green between shots Interval Timer Photography To display the interval timer menu highlight Intvl timer shooting in the CON TINUOUS menu 76 and press the button To prevent unexpected loss of power charge the battery before shooting begins Interval Timer Photography See the Appendix for more inf...

Page 88: ...l exposure closest to optimum Camera takes ﬁve shots each time shutter release button is pressed but only picture that best meets selected criterion is saved Flash turns oﬀ automatically and focus and white balance for all photos are determined by ﬁrst picture in each series Recommended for high contrast subjects when it is diﬃcult to set exposure correctly At settings other than Oﬀ the current BS...

Page 89: ... Choose where the camera focuses Option Description Center Camera focuses on subject at center of frame Manual Press rotary multi selector up down left or right to se lect from 99 focus areas in large frame shown at right Pictures can be taken while focus area selection screen is displayed To end focus area selection and adjust ﬂash macro close up and self timer settings press button Press button ...

Page 90: ...1 Transfer marking Change transfer marking for existing pictures 81 Small pic Create a small copy of the current picture 82 Copy Copy ﬁles between memory card and internal memory 82 To select multiple pictures for deletion protection transfer or copying 3 Repeat steps 1 2 to select addi tional pictures To deselect picture highlight and press rotary multi se lector down 2 Select current picture Sel...

Page 91: ...e Pause Conﬁrm Conﬁrm Conﬁrm End Restart Restart Restart Slide Shows Movies 38 appear as still images showing the movie s ﬁrst frame The camera will turn oﬀ automatically 88 if no operations are performed for 30 minutes during the show even if Loop is selected Delete Choose Erase all images to delete all pictures Erase selected image s to select pictures for deletion 80 Pictures marked with a icon...

Page 92: ...is inserted Option Description Copy pictures from internal memory to memory card Copy pictures from memory card to internal memory Selectingeitheroftheaboveoptionsdisplaysthemenushown at right Choose Selected images to select the pictures that will be copied 80 or All images to copy all pictures Create small picture file Create small picture file Create small picture file Conﬁrm Conﬁrm Conﬁrm No Y...

Page 93: ...mprint date or birthday counter on pictures 87 AF assist Enable or disable AF assist illumination 88 Sound settings Adjust sound and volume settings 88 Blur warning Turn blur warning on or oﬀ 88 Auto oﬀ Choose when monitor will turn oﬀ to save power 88 Format memory Format card Format internal memory or memory card 89 Language Choose language for camera menus and messages 89 Interface Adjust setti...

Page 94: ...emory or memory card Copy of selected image is created for use in welcome screen and remains when original is deleted or memory card is removed Date Set the camera clock and choose home and travel destination time zones Option Description Date Set camera clock to current date and time see below Time zone Choose home or travel destination time zone 100 turn daylight saving time on or oﬀ Selecting D...

Page 95: ...ion time zone 3 Display map of world time zones 5 Set clock to time in new time zone is dis played when camera is in shooting mode To reset clock to home time zone select in time zone menu Step 1 To turn daylight saving time in selected zone on or oﬀ high light DaylightSaving and press Clock will automatically be advanced one hour Press button to exit to shooting or play back To change the home ti...

Page 96: ...ault is 4 Photo Info The following display options are available Option Description Display Shooting mode Playback mode Show info Indicators are displayed in monitor 6 7 Auto info Indicators are displayed for 5s Hide info Indicators are not displayed in monitor Framing grid Indicators are displayed in monitor In mode framing grid is displayed to help frame pictures other indicators are displayed f...

Page 97: ...the growth of a child or count down the days until a birthday or wedding Stored dates Up to three dates can be stored To set highlight press rotary multi se lector to right and enter date 84 To select highlight and press button Display options Highlight Number of days Years and days or Yrs mnths days and press button Sample date counter time stamps are shown below Date Imprint The date is recorded...

Page 98: ...ote that shutter sound may not always play 97 Choose Oﬀ to disable shutter sound Volume Choose volume from Loud Normal and Oﬀ Blur Warning Choose whether or not the blur warning is displayed 21 Note that the warning may not always be displayed 97 Auto Oﬀ Choose the time before the monitor turns oﬀ automatically to save power from 30 seconds 1 minute the default setting 5 minutes or 30 minutes Rega...

Page 99: ...mory card during formatting Use the Format option to format memory cards before ﬁrst use and refor mat them regularly thereafter Without regular formatting performance will drop with use Language Choose a language for camera menus and messages from the following options Interface Adjust settings for connection to a computer or video device Option Description USB Select USB option for connection to...

Page 100: ... 128MB 256MB 256MB 512MB 512MB 1GB 1GB Toshiba 64MB 128MB 128MB 256MB 256MB 512MB 512MB 1GB High speed 10MB s Other cards have not been tested For more details on the above cards please contact the manufacturer Memory Cards Use only Secure Digital SD memory cards Format memory cards before ﬁrst use 89 Do not eject the memory card turn the camera oﬀ remove the batteries or disconnect the AC adapter...

Page 101: ...tended periods when using or storing the camera Intense light may cause deterioration in the image sensor producing a white blur eﬀect in photographs Turn the product oﬀ before removing or disconnect ing the power source Do not unplug the product or remove the battery while the product is on or while im ages are being recorded or deleted Forcibly cutting power could result in loss of data or in da...

Page 102: ...ged spare battery when taking pictures on important occasions Do not use the battery at ambient temperatures below 0 C 32 F or above 40 C 104 F During charging the temperature should be in the vicinity of 5 35 C 41 95 F Note that the battery may become hot during use wait for the battery to cool before charging Failure to observe these precautions could damage the battery impair its performance or...

Page 103: ...Clock not set Set clock 84 Battery running low Prepare to charge or change battery 10 11 WARNING BATTERY EXHAUSTED Battery exhausted Charge or change battery 10 11 blinks red Camera cannot focus Use focus lock to focus on another sub ject at same distance then recompose picture 79 blinks Slow shutter speed Pic tures may be blurred Use ﬂash or steady camera using tri pod by placing camera on level ...

Page 104: ... with cop ies 103 SOUND FILE CAN NOT BE SAVED or Camera has run out of ﬁle numbers Select Reset all after either inserting new memory card or formatting inter nal memory or memory card 89 CANNOT RECORD MOVIE Time out error while re cording movie Choose memory card with faster write speed 90 OUT OF MEMORY or Memory card is full Choose smaller image size Delete pictures or voice recordings Insert ne...

Page 105: ...PictureProject reference man ual on CD for more information NETWORK CONNECTION FAILED Unable to connect to wireless network Check that host computer or access point is on Check signal status and remove any obstacles between camera and host computer or access point Check network settings in Wireless Camera Setup Utility 72 67 Failed to connect to name of host Unable to connect to selected host Chec...

Page 106: ... ﬂash has charged USB cable is connected A V cable is connected Time lapse or interval timer photography in progress mon itor turns oﬀ automatically between shots 14 14 14 20 55 58 54 36 77 No indicators appear in monitor Hide info is selected for Photo info Select Show info 86 Monitor is hard to read Monitor has dimmed to save power monitor brightens when controls are used Adjust monitor brightne...

Page 107: ...d Use ﬂash Use BSS Use tripod and self timer 20 78 3 22 Pictures are too dark underexposed Flash is oﬀ Flash window is blocked Subject is outside range of ﬂash Exposure compensation is too low Subject is backlit select scene mode or use ﬁll ﬂash 20 18 20 25 31 76 20 28 Pictures are too bright overexposed Exposure compensation is too high 25 31 76 Randomly spaced bright pixels noise appear in image...

Page 108: ...4 Date not appearing on pictures Date does not appear on movies or pictures taken using Sports composite excepted Continuous or BSS 26 35 76 78 Pictures cannot be played back Time lapse or interval timer photography in progress pic tures can not be played back until recording is complete File has been overwritten or renamed by computer or oth er make of camera 36 77 Cannot zoom in on picture Playb...

Page 109: ...annot transfer Pictmotion movies Macintosh version of PictureProject does not support Pictmotion transfer button can not be used to transfer Pictmotion movies Use PictureProject transfer button Easy Trans no PM is selected in wireless transfer menu Windows only 71 Proﬁle list is not dis played in wireless mode Set Interface USB option in camera setup menu to PTP 64 70 Wireless signal is poor Check...

Page 110: ... with a digital camera to be printed directly on a household printer without using a computer The camera can be connected directly to any ImageLink compatible printer for one touch picture printing Time Zones Time Zones 84 85 84 85 The camera supports the time zones listed below Increments of less than one hour are not supported when travelling to or from destinations at half or quarter hour incre...

Page 111: ...sure compensation 0 Movie menu 36 37 Movie options Small size 320 Set interval time 30s Auto focus mode Single AF ElectronicVR Oﬀ Pictmotion settings 52 Music Pachelbel Kanon Style Motion Playback order Random Fit to length Repeat photos Auto select 10 pictures Shoot Transfer wireless mode 73 ConﬁrmTransfer Oﬀ Save Images Oﬀ Shooting menu 74 79 Image mode Normal 2816 White balance Auto Exp 0 Optio...

Page 112: ...e case of JPEG images with the type of scene recorded If memory remains for more than 9999 pictures exposure count display will show 9999 Restrictions on Camera Settings Restrictions on Camera Settings 74 74 Restrictions apply to the following settings in mode Flash mode Flash turns oﬀ at Continuous settings of Continuous or Multi shot 16 or when BSS is on Original mode is restored when Single or ...

Page 113: ...l the medium is formatted 89 or a new memory card inserted Files copied using Copy Selected images or COPY SOUND FILES Selected ﬁles are cop ied to the current folder where they are assigned new ﬁle numbers in ascending order start ing from the largest ﬁle number in memory Copy All images and COPY SOUND FILES Copy all ﬁles copy all folders from the source device ﬁle names do not change but new fol...

Page 114: ...selection Shutter Speed Mechanical and charge coupled electronic shutter 2 1 500 s Approximate frame coverage Shooting mode 97 horizontal and 97 vertical Playback 100 horizontal and 100 vertical Monitor 3 0in 230 000 dot wide viewing angle low temperature polysilicon TFT LCD with 5 level brightness adjustment Self timer Can be selected from approximately 10 and 3 seconds duration ISO sensitivity 5...

Page 115: ...rates may diﬀer BasedonCameraandImagingProductsAssociation CIPA standardformeasuringlifeofcamerabatteries Measured at 25 C 77 F zoom adjusted with each shot ﬂash ﬁred with every other shot image mode set to NORMAL Unless otherwise stated all ﬁgures are for a camera with fully charged EN EL8 battery operated at an ambient temperature of 25 C 77 F Supported languages Chinese Simpliﬁed and Traditiona...

Page 116: ...attery Rated capacity 3 7 V 730mAh Operating temperature 0 40 C 32 104 F Approximate dimensions 35 47 5mm 1 4 1 9 0 2in W H D excludingprojections Approximate weight 17g 0 6oz excluding terminal cover MV 15 COOL STATION Supported cameras Nikon S6 digital cameras I O terminals DC in USB audio video out camera connector Interface USB Operating temperature 0 40 C 32 104 F Approximate dimensions 111 5...

Page 117: ...Date imprint 87 Daylight saving time see Date DCF see Design rule for Camera File system Default settings 101 restoring see Reset all Delete 81 Deleting pictures 19 43 81 in full frame playback 19 43 selected pictures 81 Design rule for Camera File system 100 Digital Print Order Format 60 61 100 Direct Print see PictBridge D lighting 45 Dock insert 62 DPOF see Digital Print Order Format E Electron...

Page 118: ...Museum 28 Night landscape 28 Panorama assist 29 30 Party Indoor 27 Sunset 27 Scene assist modes 32 34 Landscape 33 Night portrait 34 Portrait 33 Sports 34 Secure Digital SD see Memory cards Self timer 22 Self timer lamp 2 22 Sepia 79 SET UP MENU 83 89 SHOOTING MENU 74 79 Shutter release button 2 16 Shutter sound see Sound settings Single AF see Focus mode Size see Image mode Sleep mode see Auto oﬀ...

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