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Taking Pictures

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  Insert the batteries

Insert the batteries

Open the battery-chamber cover

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Insert the batteries

Insert the batteries as shown in the label at the entrance to the 
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Summary of Contents for COOLPIX S4

Page 1: ...En D I G I T A L C A M E R A Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide pg 3 pg 14 pg 2 Bundled software Taking Pictures Package Contents PictureProject ...

Page 2: ... shape of cord depends on country of use Rechargeable EN MH1 B2 batteries 2 LR6 AA alkaline batteries 2 Camera strap Quick Start Guide this guide En D I G I T A L C A M E R A Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide and or also available as options Depending on the country or region of purchase the package will include either alkaline batteries or an MH 71 battery charger with rechargeable EN MH1 B2 ba...

Page 3: ...pped and damaged attach the strap as shown and wear it around your neck while using or carrying the camera Attach the lens cap as shown The lens cap can be opened and closed while still attached to the camera Attach the strap as shown Attach as shown Cap will click into place when hinge is correctly seated Adjust to length shown if wearing around neck 1 2 Lens cap ...

Page 4: ...rectly to Step 3 Connect the power cable to the charger and then plug it into a power outlet The CHARGE lamp will light 1 1 3 2 Insert the batteries as indicated on the charger The CHARGE lamp will start to blink Charging is complete when the CHARGE lamp stops blinking 2 A pair of new or fully exhausted batteries will charge in about two and a half hours ...

Page 5: ...h and slide the cover in the direction shown until it opens 1 3 1 2 Insert the batteries Insert the batteries as shown in the label at the entrance to the battery chamber making sure that the positive and negative terminals are in the correct orientation 2 Close the battery chamber cover Close the cover and slide it in until it latches 3 1 2 ...

Page 6: ...o opera tions are performed for about a minute the monitor will turn off altogether and the camera will enter stand by mode further reducing the drain on the battery The display can be reactivated by pressing the shutter release button halfway The camera will turn off automatically if no operations are performed for another three minutes See the Guide to Digital Photography for more information on...

Page 7: ...onfirm Confirm Confirm Set time and date No Yes 3 DATE DATE DATE Confirm Confirm Confirm Set time and date No Yes 4 TIME ZONE TIME ZONE TIME ZONE Confirm Confirm Confirm DaylightSaving London Casablanca 1 Cancel Cancel Confirm Confirm Cancel Confirm To turn daylight saving time on or off press multi selector down to highlight DaylightSaving and press center of multi selector When DaylightSaving is...

Page 8: ... DATE Y D M 2005 01 00 00 01 Select home time zone 6 HOME TIME ZONE HOME TIME ZONE HOME TIME ZONE Back Back Confirm Confirm Back Confirm Madrid Paris Berlin Select Month Repeat 8 9 to edit Month Year hour and minute 9 DATE DATE DATE Y D M 2005 01 00 00 10 10 10 Highlight D M Y DATE DATE DATE Confirm Confirm Confirm 2005 01 10 15 10 Y D M Choose order in which Day Month and Year will be displayed 1...

Page 9: ...Confirm Help Help Help Image mode White balance Exp Continuous SET UP Highlight SET UP Display shooting menu 4 SET UP 3 4 SET UP 3 4 SET UP 3 4 Exit Exit Exit Confirm Confirm Confirm Help Help Help Interface AF assist Reset all Battery type Menus Highlight Battery type 3 SET UP 1 4 SET UP 1 4 SET UP 1 4 Shooting menu g Welcome screen Date Brightness Date imprint Exit Exit Exit Confirm Confirm Conf...

Page 10: ... lens past the limits shown 2 Take pictures Take pictures 1 Check indicators in the monitor Battery level indicator Battery level is shown as follows Display Description NO ICON Batteries fully charged Low battery Ready spare batteries WARNING BATTERY EXHAUSTED Batteries exhausted No pictures can be taken until fresh bat teries are inserted Number of expo sures remaining AUTO 0 180 90 Range of rot...

Page 11: ...n t Block the Shot Don t Block the Shot To avoid dark or partially obscured pic tures keep your fingers and other objects away from the lens and flash window If attached the lens cap should be fully open as shown at right Where Are My Pictures Stored Where Are My Pictures Stored The camera stores pictures in internal memory approximately 13 5MB or on re movable Secure Digital SD memory cards avail...

Page 12: ...ture Press the shutter release button the rest of the way down to take the picture To prevent blur press the shutter release button down smoothly 6 5 Focus indicator On green Subject in focus Blinks red Camera unable to focus Change compo sition and try again AUTO 10 Flash lamp On red Flash will fire when picture is taken Blinks red Flash charging Off Flash off or not required The COOLPIX S4 has a...

Page 13: ...ew pictures in the order recorded up or left to view pictures in reverse order Keep the multi se lector pressed to scroll quickly to the desired frame To return to shooting mode press the button again 2 View previous picture View next picture Now that you ve taken a few pictures you can install PictureProject and transfer copy them to your computer as described on the following pages Turn the came...

Page 14: ...on SE Hard disk space 60MB required for installation RAM Minimum 64 MB 128 MB with muvee option Video resolution 800 600 or more with 16 bit color High Color or better Miscellaneous Only computers with built in USB ports supported Important Install PictureProject Install PictureProject Before Before Connecting the Camera Connecting the Camera If PictureProject is not installed when the camera is c...

Page 15: ... step turn off any virus checking software and exit any other applications that may be running Important Install PictureProject Insert the PictureProject installer CD into the CD ROM drive The Install Center program will launch automatically and a Select Region dialog will be displayed Select a region and click Next The Select Region dialog is not displayed in the European release of PictureProjec...

Page 16: ...Me No drivers are installed Proceed to Step 6 Windows 98 SE Follow the on screen instructions to install the Mass Storage Drivers The Panorama Maker install wizard will start Follow the on screen instructions to complete installation 6 7 4 Click Easy Install to begin installation of the following software PTP drivers for COOLPIX series cameras Windows XP only Nikon Mass Storage Camera Drivers Wind...

Page 17: ...uctions to complete installation The PictureProject setup program will now start After reading the license agreement click Yes to accept the agreement and proceed with installation Click Next to install PictureProject to the location shown under Destination Folder or click Browse to choose a different folder Complete the following steps Panorama Maker and muvee options re quire DirectX version 9 o...

Page 18: ...f PictureProject Remove the PictureProject installer CD from the CD ROM drive 14 13 Click Finish or Yes to restart the computer 12 Displayed if DirectX is installed Displayed if DirectX is not installed When the computer restarts the PictureProject Import Assistant will be displayed The Import Assistant is used to catalog pictures already on the computer for dis play in PictureProject To proceed w...

Page 19: ...he PictureProject installer CD into the CD ROM drive Double click the PictureProject installer CD icon on the desktop then double click the Welcome icon The Select Region dialog will be displayed Select a re gion and click Next The Select Region dialog is not displayed in the European release of PictureProject European users can proceed directly to Step 3 A language selection dialog will be displa...

Page 20: ...ceed directly to Step 7 Click OK Enter your administrator name and pass word and click OK The PictureProject license agreement will be displayed After reading the license agreement click Accept to accept the terms and conditions of the agreement and view the ReadMe file Take a few moments to read this file which may contain important information that could not be included in this manual After view...

Page 21: ... at right is displayed click Continue Do not complete the Registered To Organization and Registration Number fields On some systems the QuickTime installer may require considerable time to complete installation Click Restart to restart the computer 10 Displayed if QuickTime 6 is not installed Displayed if QuickTime 6 is installed Install PictureProject Click Yes to add PictureProject to the Dock C...

Page 22: ...Assistant will be displayed The Import Assistant is used to cata log pictures already on the comput er for display in PictureProject To proceed without cataloging existing pictures click Close existing pictures can be cataloged manually at any time see the PictureProject reference manual for details For more information on importing pictures into PictureProject see the PictureProject Reference Man...

Page 23: ...memory to the computer 3 Windows Macintosh Windows XP Windows XP If the dialog shown at right is displayed select Copy pictures to a folder on my computer us ing PictureProject and click OK To bypass this dialog in future check Always do the selected action View pictures on a computer Turn the camera off 2 Connect the USB cable as shown below Connect the camera directly to the computer do not conn...

Page 24: ...ss do not Disconnect the USB cable Turn the camera off Remove the batteries or memory card Disconnect the AC adapter Failure to observe this precaution could interfere with normal functioning of both the camera and the computer Use a Reliable Power Source Use a Reliable Power Source Nikon recommends using the optional EH 62B AC adapter kit to power the camera for extended periods Do not use anothe...

Page 25: ... X version 10 2 8 or later The main controls in the PictureProject window are shown below Organize button Click to view and organize pictures Edit button Click to enter edit mode where you can crop pic tures adjust brightness and hue and use other retouch tools Collection list Group pictures into collections Picture list View the pictures in the current collection or folder Design button Click to ...

Page 26: ... select Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device from the menu that appears Windows 2000 Professional Click the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in the taskbar and select Stop USB Mass Storage Device from the menu that appears Windows Millennium Edition Me Click the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in the taskbar and select Stop USB Disk from the menu that appears Windows 98 Second Edition SE In My Compute...

Page 27: ...d the Guide to Digital Photography Viewing the PictureProject Reference Manual 2 3 1 View pictures on a computer Insert the PictureProject reference manual CD in a CD ROM drive Double click the CD icon Windows Open My Computer and double click the CD Nikon icon Macintosh Double click the CD Nikon icon on the desktop Double click the INDEX or INDEX pdf icon to display a language selection screen Cl...

Page 28: ...36 Voice Recordings Record and play audio Page 33 PictBridge Printing Print pictures via direct USB connection Page 52 Do More with the COOLPIX S4 Do More with the COOLPIX S4 Let the camera find the focus point for portraits Page 24 Advanced Red Eye Reduction Reduce red eye Page 17 Face priority AF Printed in Japan SB5G01000101 11 6MA12211 ...

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