Nikon Coolpix S33, Reference Manual

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Features
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Underwater face framing
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You can take pictures of human faces underwater automatically without
submerging your face.
•
When Underwater face framing is set, the waterproofing-related messages
are displayed.
Confirm each message and press the multi selector
K
to display the next
message. Press flexible button 4 (
O
) to skip the messages and change to the
shooting screen.
•
See “<Important> Shockproof, Waterproof, Dustproof, Condensation” (
A
x-xv)
for more information about using the camera underwater.
•
When the shutter-release button is pressed all the way while the shooting
screen is displayed, automatic shooting begins. Submerge the camera into the
water, and point it at a human face underwater. When the camera detects a
human face, the power-on lamp and self-timer lamp flash, and the shutter is
automatically released. When the shutter is released, the lamps flash quickly.
•
Press the shutter-release button all the way again to stop shooting. When four
images are captured or the camera remains in automatic shooting mode for
about 30 seconds, shooting ends automatically.
•
When shooting ends, the captured images are displayed in the monitor. Press
flexible button 4 (
O
) to return to the shooting screen.
•
The zoom position is fixed at wide-angle position.
•
The flash is set to
y
Flash off , but the setting can be changed (
A
23).
•
The self-timer is not available (
A
24).
•
The camera may not be able to detect faces depending on the clarity of the
water or the shape of the goggles used.
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Shoot at intervals
•
The camera can automatically capture still images at pre-determined intervals.
Images captured in one shooting are saved in one folder and can be viewed in a
slide show (
A
67).
•
Press flexible button 2 (
d
Shoot every 30 seconds ), flexible button 3
(
e
Shoot once a minute ), or flexible button 4 (
f
Shoot every 5 minutes )
to set the shooting interval.
•
The maximum number of images that can be captured depends on the selected interval.
-
Shoot every 30 seconds : Approx. 280 images
- Shoot once a minute : Approx. 140 images
- Shoot every 5 minutes : Approx. 30 images
•
Use a sufficiently charged battery to prevent the camera from turning off during
shooting.
•
Press the shutter-release button all the way down to capture the first image. In
between each shot, the monitor turns off and the power-on lamp flashes. The
monitor automatically turns on again just before the next image is captured.
•
Press the shutter-release button halfway to stop shooting.
•
The flash is set to
w
Auto flash , but the setting can be changed (
A
23).
•
The self-timer is not available (
A
24).