Nikon 25555 - Coolpix S10 Digital Camera User Manual Download

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Page 2: ...ociation Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc 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 trademarks or registered trademarks of the...

Page 3: ...n 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 delete or view pic tures Notation The names of menu items di...

Page 4: ... pres enceofﬂammablegas Do not use electronic equipment 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 Batt...

Page 5: ...ecables When connecting cables to the input and output jacks use only the cables provided or sold by Nikon for the purpose to main tain compliance with product regulations Handlemovingpartswithcare Be careful that your ﬁngers or other objects are not pinched between the lens sec tion and camera body or by other moving parts CD ROMs The CD ROMs supplied with this device should not be played back on...

Page 6: ...ich the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help CAUTIONS Modiﬁcations The FCC requires the user to be notiﬁed that any changes or modiﬁcations made to this device that are not expressly approved by Nikon Cor poration may void the user s authority to oper ate the equipment Interface Cables Use the interface cables sold or provided by Nikon for...

Page 7: ...urpose of making illegal cop ies or to infringe copyright laws Symbol for Separate Collection in European Countries This symbol indicates that this product is to be collected separately The following apply only to users in European countries This product is designated for separate collection at an appropriate collection point Do not dispose of as household waste For more information contact the re...

Page 8: ...tures 15 Using the Flash 16 Taking Pictures with the Self Timer 18 Macro Close up Mode 19 Vibration Reduction VR 20 One Touch Portrait Mode 21 Scene Mode 23 Scene Assist Modes 24 Scene Modes 26 Movies 31 Recording Movies 31 The Movie Menu 31 Movie Playback 33 Voice Recordings 34 Viewing Pictures on the Camera 37 Viewing Multiple Pictures Thumbnail Playback 37 Deleting Pictures 37 Taking a Closer L...

Page 9: ...ns The Playback Menu 61 Print Set 61 Slide Show 62 Delete 62 Protect 62 Transfer Marking 62 Rotate Image 63 Small Pic 63 Copy 64 Basic Camera Setup The Setup Menu 65 Menus 65 Welcome Screen 66 Date 66 Monitor Settings 68 Date Imprint 69 AF Assist 70 Sound Settings 70 Record Orientation 70 Auto Oﬀ 70 Format Memory Format Card 71 Language 71 Interface 71 Reset All 71 Firmware Version 71 Technical No...

Page 10: ...re taking pictures on important occasions such as at weddings or before taking the cam era on a trip take a test shot to ensure that the camera is functioning normally Nikon will not be held 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 info...

Page 11: ...duct Parts of the Camera Zoom control 11 See also thumbnail playback 37 playback zoom 38 help 13 Self timer lamp 18 AF assist illuminator LED 17 74 Built in ﬂash 16 Lens 11 74 75 Power on lamp 10 Speaker 33 35 40 44 46 Microphone 31 34 40 Shutter release button 12 Power switch 10 Lens in storage position Power connector for optional AC adapter kit 72 One touch portrait button 21 See also D lightin...

Page 12: ...ton 13 transfer button 48 Press left right up or down Menu navigation Return to previ ous menu or move cursor left Shooting Display self timer mode menu 18 Menu navigation Move cursor down Shooting Display macro mode menu 19 Menu navigation Display sub menu move cursor right Menunavigation Move cursor up Shooting Display ﬂash mode menu 16 Press center to make se lection The Multi Selector Cable co...

Page 13: ...ode selected while pressing to initiate playback automatically selects playback mode Switching to shooting mode from voice playback selects voice recording pressing to initi ate playback in voice recording mode automatically selects voice playback Shooting Modes Scene 23 Voice recording 34 Movie 31 Auto 14 Playback Modes Pictmotion 43 Voice playback 35 List by date 41 Playback 37 햲 햲 The lens cap ...

Page 14: ...ettings Shooting Playback 0h00m00s 0h00m00s 9999 9999 9999 0h00m00s 1 2 4 8 3 9 20 5 7 13 14 10 11 19 12 15 6 16 18 22 23 21 17 01 09 2006 01 09 2006 01 09 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 15: ...eas 12 60 18 Image mode 55 19 Exposure compensation 22 30 57 20 Color option 60 21 White balance 56 22 Best Shot Selector BSS 59 23 Continuous shooting mode 57 1 Current folder 85 2 File number and type 85 3 Internal memory memory card indicator 10 4 Battery level indicator 10 5 Volume indicator 33 35 40 6 Voice memo recording guide 40 7 Voice memo playback guide 40 8 Current frame number total nu...

Page 16: ... the range of 5 35 C 41 95 F supported by the charger or the battery is faulty If the battery is faulty unplug the charger im mediately and bring the battery and charger to a Nikon authorized service representative for in spection A fully exhausted battery will charge in about two hours Charging is complete when the CHARGE lamp stops blinking Remove the battery and unplug charger 2 Insert the batt...

Page 17: ...ect the battery open the battery chamber memory card slot cover and slide the battery latch in the direction shown The battery can then be removed by hand Note that the bat tery may become hot during use observe due caution when removing the battery Inserting the Battery After charging the battery insert it as described below 1 Open the battery chamber memory card slot cover 2 Insert the battery T...

Page 18: ...g 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 press the multi selector up to highlight Format and then press the button A conﬁrmation dialog will be displayed select Format and press Do not turn the camera oﬀ or remove the batteries or memory card until formatting is comp...

Page 19: ...am ber 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 쏹 햲 햲 쏹 햳 햳 ...

Page 20: ... a minute during shooting and playback stand by mode 70 The camera will turn oﬀ automatically if no operations are performed for another three minutes and 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 battery Oﬀ Camera oﬀ Internal memory memory card indicator 8 Pictures will be rec...

Page 21: ...o zoom out increasing the area visible in the frame Select T to zoom in up to 10 so that the subject ﬁlls a larger area of the frame The amount of zoom is displayed in the monitor Digital Zoom Unlike optical zoom digital zoom does not increase the amount of detail visible in the picture Instead details visible at 10 zoom are simply enlarged producing a slightly grainy image Indicator is displayed ...

Page 22: ...y 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 pictures are being recorded the or ico...

Page 23: ... from the shooting or playback mode menus press the but ton and follow the steps below 4 Select and exit to previous menu 1 Highlight menu item 3 Highlight option 2 10 10 10 Exit to highlighted mode 1 Highlight mode 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 pr...

Page 24: ... subject in center focus area 6 10 10 10 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 16 17 Hold the camera steadily in both hands To avoid muﬄed sound or dark or partially obscured pictures keep ﬁngers and other objects away from the microphone lens ﬂash and AF assist lamp If attached the lens cap should be fu...

Page 25: ...l be displayed highlight one of the following options and press the button No Exit without deleting the picture Yes Delete the picture 15 10 2006 15 10 2006 15 10 2006 10 15 10 15 10 15 100NIKON 100NIKON 100NIKON 0001 JPG 0001 JPG 1 1 1 1 No Yes Yes Yes Erase1image Erase1image Erase1image To delete the most recent picture press the button while the camera is in shooting mode A conﬁrmation dialog w...

Page 26: ...l ﬂash Flash ﬁres whenever picture 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 10 10 10 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 Flash...

Page 27: ...F assist illuminator may light If lighting is poor the AF assist illuminator may light to as sist the focus operation when the shutter release button is pressed halfway The illuminator has a maximum range of about 2 0m 6ft 7in W to 2 0m 6ft 7in T The AF assist illuminator is not available in some modes 23 and can also be turned oﬀ manually 70 although in this case the camera may not focus when lig...

Page 28: ...timer Highlight option 3s Use to reduce blur 10s Use for self portraits 3 10 10 10 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 10 10 10 Frame picture and start timer display in monitor shows secon...

Page 29: ...exit without changing mode wait ﬁve seconds Selection is shown by icon in display 2 Macro close up Highlight ON 1 Macro close up Display macro close up menu 4 10 10 10 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 pressed halfw...

Page 30: ...e lease button is pressed halfway The eﬀects of vibration reduction are visible in the monitor Wait for the display to stabilize before pressing the shutter release button the rest of the way down to take the picture Oﬀ no display Vibration reduction oﬀ Vibration Reduction Turn VR oﬀ when using a tripod Vibration reduction may take a few seconds to activate after the camera recovers from stand by ...

Page 31: ... 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 32: ...are restored the next time one touch portrait mode is selected Option Description SET UP Display setup menu 65 Image mode Choose image size and quality 55 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 to...

Page 33: ...ect Choose from four scene assist and eleven scene modes Scene 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 10 10 10 Select and exit to last sel...

Page 34: ...ion subject in guides before shooting Select to display image mode menu 55 Portrait Assist Use for smooth natural looking portraits PORTRAIT No guides are displayed Camera sets focus and exposure for subject in center focus area Portrait Left Compose shot with subject in left or right half of frame Portrait Right Portrait Close up Compose shot with face in top half of frame Portrait Couple Compose...

Page 35: ...ever that foreground objects may not al ways be in focus Sports Assist Capture motion in a series of high speed shots No framing guides are displayed The camera focuses contin uously even when the shutter release button is not pressed focus exposure and white balance for all pictures are deter mined by the ﬁrst shot in each series OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF SPORTS While shutter release button...

Page 36: ...res 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 inﬁnity Focus indicator is always displayed in green when shut ter release button is pr...

Page 37: ... 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 59 turns on automatically Fireworks Show Fireworks Show Slow shutter speeds are used to capture the expanding burst of light from a ﬁrework Exposure compensation can not be used 30 Copy Copy Provides clear pictures of text or drawings on a white board or ...

Page 38: ...ompleted 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 10 10 10 Make selection to return to step 3 press button again Pan direction displayed in white 5 9 9 9 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 monitor AE...

Page 39: ...de is selected or camera enters standby mode 10 The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame Use a tripod for bet ter results Panorama Assist Flash mode 16 macro close up 19 and self timer 18 can not be adjusted after the ﬁrst picture is taken Pictures can not be deleted or zoom or image mode 55 adjusted until shooting is complete See page 85 for information on how panoramas are st...

Page 40: ...ues brighter pictures To choose a value for expo sure compensation select a scene 23 and follow the steps below 1 Highlight Exp in scene menu 23 2 Display exposure compensation menu 3 Choose value for exposure compensation 4 Select and exit to scene menu Exposure compensation for the current scene will be reset to 0 when the camera is turned oﬀ or another scene or shooting mode is selected 5 10 10...

Page 41: ... way down a sec ond time to end recording 3 56s 56s 56s Select and exit to movie mode Exposure count display shows maximum total length of movie that can be recorded The Movie Menu Pressing the button in movie mode displays the movie menu Options cho sen in this menu are restored the next time movie mode is selected Option Description SET UP Display setup menu 65 Movie options Choose type of movie...

Page 42: ...he self timer 18 can not be used Optical zoom can not be adjusted during recording digital zoom is available to a maximum of 2 11 In modes other than Time lapse movie electronic vibration reduction VR 20 can be used to reduce the eﬀects of camera shake An indicator is dis played in the monitor when electronic VR is on 4 5 If the camera is pointed at the sun or other bright light source during reco...

Page 43: ...ovie and return to full frame playback Volume is displayed when the zoom control is pressed Select W to lower volume T to increase To delete a movie display it in full frame playback or select it in the thumbnail list and press the button A conﬁrmation dialog will be displayed Movie Playback In full frame playback 37 movies are indicated by a icon Start Start 15 10 2006 15 10 2006 15 10 2006 10 20...

Page 44: ...ing 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 number 3 Length of recording 4 Date of recording 5 Time remaining 6 Index number 7 Progress indicator 5 Press shutter release button all the way...

Page 45: ...tor is released Return to start of current index Skip to next index End playback and return to voice recording list Zoom control controls volume Select W to lower volume T to raise volume 3 Play recording To delete recording press button Press to exit playback and return to recording mode 1 Control icons 2 File number 3 Playback time 4 Index number 5 Progress indicator 6 Date of recording 7 Length...

Page 46: ...d press Conﬁrmation dialog will be displayed highlight Yes and press 5 Highlight ﬁle 4 Display list of voice recording ﬁles 6 Selected ﬁles shown by Repeat steps 5 6 to select additional ﬁles 7 Conﬁrmation dialog displayed To copy ﬁles highlight Yes and press button to copy ﬁle To deselect ﬁle highlight and press multi selector right Copying Voice Recordings to a Computer PictureProject can not be...

Page 47: ...te picture Zoom picture in T 38 View thumbnails W View playback mode menu 3 To Press View playback menu 61 Record play voice memo Shutter button 40 Enhance contrast 39 Movie Play movie 33 Exit to shooting mode Deleting Pictures Pressing the button in full frame or thumbnail play back displays the dialog shown at right Highlight Yes and press the button to delete the selected picture No Yes Yes Yes...

Page 48: ...utton to cre 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 No Yes Yes Yes Savethisimage Savethisimage asd...

Page 49: ...tes 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 85 During playback copies created with D Lighting are indicated by a icon 4 5 1 Conﬁrmation dialog displayed 2 Highlight OK 3 Create copy Before After ...

Page 50: ...layback pictures to which a voice memo has been appended are indi cated by a icon 4 5 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 press the multi selector up or down to hig...

Page 51: ...ctures exist The fol lowing operations can be performed To Press Highlight date View pictures taken on date 42 Delete all pictures taken on date 37 View playback mode menu 3 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 Marki...

Page 52: ...full frame al though other pictures taken on the same date can be selected Option Print set 54 Slide show 62 Delete 62 Protect 62 Transfer marking 62 Rotate image 63 Small pic 63 To Press View other pictures taken on same date 15 Delete picture 37 Zoom picture in T 38 View playback mode menu 3 To Press View playback menu Record play voice memo Shutter button 40 Enhance contrast 39 Movie Play movie...

Page 53: ...ovie using the ten most recent pictures during full frame or thumbnail playback 1 Display playback mode menu 3 2 Highlight Pictmotion 3 Display options 4 Highlight 5 Display options 6 Highlight All images 7 View Pictmotion 8 No No Changesettings Changesettings No Save Pictmotion Save Pictmotion Save Pictmotion Changesettings Yes When dialog is displayed highlight Yes 9 Save Pictmotion and return t...

Page 54: ...ect up to 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 45 Conﬁrm on No No Changesettings Changesettings No Save Pictmotion Save Pictmotion Save Pictmotion Changesettings Yes Conﬁrmation dialog displayed Change settings Save Pictmotio...

Page 55: ...om puter for viewing and to copy up to three three minute custom sound tracks to a memory card Windows only not available on Macintosh computers If using Windows 2000 be fore copying sound tracks to the computer set the Interface USB option in the cam era setup menu to Mass storage 71 See the PictureProject reference manual on CD for details PictureProject Pictmotion If the current memory card hol...

Page 56: ...ghlight movie 2 Display Pictmotion playback screen 3 Highlight Play 4 View movie 5 Restart Restart End 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 option highlight Loop and press Zoom control controls volume To p...

Page 57: ...be connected 71 and then turn the camera oﬀ 4 Press the button for about a second to turn the camera on The cam era 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 copied to a computer PictureProject must be installed For more information on installing and using PictureProject see referenc...

Page 58: ...etup menu Choose On to mark all new pictures for transfer 71 Transfer marking playback menu Change marking for existing pictures 62 Marking Pictures for Transfer 15 10 2006 15 10 2006 15 10 2006 10 15 10 15 10 15 100NIKON 100NIKON 100NIKON 0001 JPG 0001 JPG 1 1 3 Connect camera to the computer using the sup plied USB cable Transferringimagesto computer Transfercompleted Preparingtotransfer 6 The p...

Page 59: ...a USB option for connection to a computer 48 The default option is PTP For more information on menu operations see Using Menus 13 Computer operating system Pictures transferred using Camera button PictureProject button Windows XP Choose Mass storage or PTP Windows 2000 Professional Choose Mass storage Mac OS X 10 3 9 or later Choose PTP Choose Mass storage or PTP Can not be used to transfer pictur...

Page 60: ...ys to Print Pictures Two options are available for printing the date of recording on pictures Date imprint 69 and Print set Date 54 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 compatible printer The da...

Page 61: ...r full frame playback with the PictBridge logo displayed in the monitor 1 1 4 1 4 Connecting the Printer 3 Turn the printer on 2 Connect camera 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 71 ...

Page 62: ...er 3 5x5in 5x7in Post card 100x150mm 4x6in 8x10in Letter A4 and A3 Only sizes supported by the current printer will be displayed Paper size Default 4 x 6 in Letter A3 A4 3 To choose picture from thumbnail list press zoom control to W and use multi selector to highlight desired picture or press zoom control to T to exit to full frame playback Print Paper Size Paper size can not be selected from the...

Page 63: ... current print order 54 Conﬁrm View print order 54 Step 4 Press to start printing or press to exit Cancel Exit without printing DPOF printing 002 prints Start print Confirm Cancel Paper size Choose page size 52 Step 3 Printing Selected Pictures Choosing Print selection displays the menu shown in Step 1 1 16 10 2006 15 10 3 4 Print selection Back Scroll through pictures Current picture shown at cen...

Page 64: ...rder highlight Delete print set and press Print Set Date and Info are reset each time the menu shown in Step 4 is displayed 4 003 Prints Back Print Conﬁrm selection to return to step 1 and change selection press button 5 Printing 001 007 Cancel Start printing PictBridge menu is dis played when printing is complete 1 Highlight Print selected 2 Display selection dialog 4 Highlight option and press D...

Page 65: ...y Control camera s sensitivity to light 59 Color Options Control color 60 AF area mode Choose where the camera focuses 60 See the Appendix for information on restrictions that may apply to these settings 84 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 84 depends on the size and quality of the i...

Page 66: ... Use with the ﬂash At settings other than Auto the current setting is shown in the display 4 5 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 reference object under lighting that ...

Page 67: ... a series of pictures At settings of Con tinuous and Multi shot 16 the ﬂash turns oﬀ and focus exposure and white bal ance 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 1 6 frames per second fps Multi shot 16 Each tim...

Page 68: ...utton is pressed again memory is full or 1800 frames have been recorded Monitor turns oﬀ between shots and ﬂash lamp blinks Interval Timer Photography To display the interval timer menu highlight Intvl timer shooting in the CONTINU OUS menu 57 and press the button To prevent unexpected loss of power charge the battery before shooting begins Interval Timer Photography See the Appendix for more info...

Page 69: ... 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 BSS...

Page 70: ...re the camera focuses Option Description Center Camera focuses on subject at center of frame Manual Press multi selector up down left or right to select from 99 focus areas in large frame shown at right Pic tures 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 but ton Press button again to change s...

Page 71: ...arking Change transfer marking for existing pictures 62 Rotate image Rotate pictures 63 Small pic Create a small copy of the current picture 63 Copy Copy ﬁles between memory card and internal memory 64 To select multiple pictures for deletion protection transfer or copying Print Set Create digital print orders for PictBridge printers and devices that support DPOF 54 3 Repeat steps 1 2 to select ad...

Page 72: ...start Restart Pause Pause Pause End Slide Shows Movies 31 appear as still images showing the movie s ﬁrst frame The camera will turn oﬀ automatically 70 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 images to select pictures for deletion 61 Pictures marked with a icon will not be deleted P...

Page 73: ...JPEG ﬁles with a compression ratio of 1 16 see page 85 for more information During playback copies are indicated by a gray border a or icon is displayed when they are viewed full frame 4 5 No Yes Yes Yes Createsmallpicturefile Createsmallpicturefile Createsmallpicturefile 2 Display image rotation options 1 Select picture 3 Press multi selector right to rotate picture clockwise left to rotate it co...

Page 74: ...ed images to select the pictures that will be copied 61 or All images to copy all pictures A conﬁrmation dialog will be displayed Highlight Yes and press the button to copy the images Copy Voice memos 40 will be copied with the associated picture but voice recordings 34 will not See Copying Voice Recordings for information on copying voice recordings 36 The camera may be unable to copy pictures th...

Page 75: ...y style 68 Date imprint Imprint date or birthday counter on pictures 69 AF assist Enable or disable AF assist illumination 70 Sound settings Adjust sound and volume settings 70 Record orientation Choose whether to record camera orientation 70 Auto oﬀ Choose when monitor will turn oﬀ to save power 70 Format memory Format card Format internal memory or memory card 71 Language Choose language for cam...

Page 76: ...re from internal memory 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 67 turn daylight saving time on ...

Page 77: ...to time in travel time zone 1 Highlight 4 Highlight travel destination 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 ...

Page 78: ...mode Show info Indicators are displayed in monitor 4 5 10 10 10 15 10 2006 15 10 2006 15 10 2006 10 15 10 15 10 15 100NIKON 100NIKON 100NIKON 0001 JPG 0001 JPG 1 1 1 1 1 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 79: ... days until a birthday or wedding Stored dates Up to three dates can be stored To set highlight press multi selector to right and enter date 66 To se lect 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 in the order selected in the DATE menu 66 Dat...

Page 80: ... Oﬀ is selected no sound will be played when camera is turned on Startup sound will not play when USB cable is connected 47 51 Record Orientation Photographs taken while Auto the default setting is selected contain informa tion on camera orientation allowing them to be rotated automatically during play back or when viewed in PictureProject Camera orientation is not recorded when Oﬀ is selected Aut...

Page 81: ...attery or memory card duringformatting 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 co...

Page 82: ...on to a computer or printer 1 Turn the camera oﬀ Turn the camera oﬀ before connecting or discon necting the AC adapter 2 Remove the battery Open the battery chamber memory card slot cover and remove the battery 3 Insert the EP 62A power connector The orange battery latch is pushed aside as the power connector is inserted The connector is ful ly inserted when the latch clicks back into place Insert...

Page 83: ...cal shocks Do not touch the metal terminals with your ﬁngers or metal objects Do not aﬃx labels or stickers to the memory card Do not leave in direct sunlight closed vehicles or areas exposed to high temperatures Do not expose to high levels of humidity or to corrosive gas Approved Memory Cards The following memory cards have been tested and approved for use in the COOLPIX S10 Panasonic 64MB 128MB...

Page 84: ...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 bat tery while the product is on or while images are being recorded or deleted Forcibly cutting power could result in loss of data or in damage to product memory or circuitry To prevent an accidental interruption of power do not...

Page 85: ...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 86: ... other warnings that appear in the monitor and how to deal with them Display Problem Solution blinks Clock not set Set clock 66 Battery running low Prepare to charge or change battery 6 7 WARNING BATTERY EXHAUSTED Battery exhausted Charge or change battery 6 7 blinks red Camera cannot focus Use focus lock to focus on another sub ject at same distance then recompose picture 60 WARNING PLEASEWAIT FO...

Page 87: ...g D lighting can not be used with cop ies 85 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 71 CANNOT RECORD MOVIE Time out error while re cording movie Choose memory card with faster write speed 73 OUT OF MEMORY or Internal memory or memory card is full Choose smaller image size...

Page 88: ... selected for transfer Select pictures for transfer and try again 62 TRANSFER ERROR Transfer error Check battery level Check that USB cable is connected 10 47 48 SYSTEM ERROR Error has occurred in camera s internal cir cuitry Turn camera oﬀ remove and reinsert batteries and turn camera on If error persists contact retailer or Nikon rep resentative 7 PRINTER ERROR CHECK PRINTER STATUS Printer error...

Page 89: ...tens when controls are used Adjust monitor brightness Monitor is dirty clean monitor 10 68 75 Camera clock is not correct Check camera clock regularly against more accurate time pieces and reset as required 66 Camera settings reset Clock battery exhausted recharge clock battery Pictures recorded before clock has been set will have time stamp of 00 00 0000 00 00 movies will be dated 01 09 2006 00 0...

Page 90: ...t illuminator does not light Oﬀ is selected for AF assist option in camera setup menu AF assist illumination turns oﬀ automatically in some modes 70 23 Bright specks in pic tures taken with ﬂash Flash is reﬂecting from particles in air Turn ﬂash oﬀ 16 No sound when shutter is released Soundisnotplayedwhen Oﬀ selectedfor Soundsettings Shutter sound BSS on option other than Single selected for Conti...

Page 91: ...mera may be unable to create Pictmotion movies using pic tures recorded with other cameras Other cameras may be un able to play Pictmotion movies created with COOLPIX S10 43 Cannot mark pictures for transfer No more than 999 pictures can be marked for transfer Use PictureProject Transfer button to transfer pictures 48 Transfer marking does not appear Pictures were marked for transfer using another...

Page 92: ...OF is an industry wide standard that allows pictures to be printed from print orders stored on the memory card Exif version 2 2 This camera supports Exif Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras version 2 2 a standard that allows information stored with photographs to be used for optimal color reproduction when images are output on Exif compliant printers PictBridge A standard deve...

Page 93: ...55 60 Image mode Normal 2816 White balance Auto Exp 0 Continuous Single Set interval time 30s Option Default Shooting menu continued BSS Oﬀ Exposure BSS Highlight BSS Sensitivity Auto Color options Standard color AF area mode Center Playback menu 61 64 Slide show Frame intvl 3s Setup menu 65 71 Menus Text Welcome screen Disable welcome Monitor settings Photo info Show info Brightness 4 Date imprin...

Page 94: ... 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 55 55 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 I...

Page 95: ...lder is numbered 999 and contains 200 pictures or a picture numbered 9999 no further pictures can be taken until the medium is formatted 71 or a new memory card inserted Files copied using Copy Selected images or Copy sound ﬁles Selected ﬁles are copied to the current folder where they are assigned new ﬁle numbers in ascending order starting from the largest ﬁle number in memory Copy All images an...

Page 96: ...n 2 Athens Helsinki 3 Moscow Nairobi 4 Abu Dhabi Dubai 5 Islamabad Karachi 6 Colombo Dhaka 7 Bangkok Jakarta 8 Beijing Hong Kong HK Singapore 9 Tokyo Seoul 10 Sydney Guam 11 New Caledonia 12 Auckland Fiji Time Zones Time Zones 66 67 66 67 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 hou...

Page 97: ...d ND ﬁlter selection Shutter Speed Mechanical and charge coupled electronic shutter 2 1 1000 s Approximate frame coverage Shooting mode 97 horizontal and 97 vertical Playback 100 horizontal and 100 vertical Monitor 2 5in 230 000 dot wide viewing angle low temperature polysilicon TFT LCD with 5 level brightness adjustment ISO sensitivity 50 100 200 400 800 Auto auto gain to ISO 800 Storage Media In...

Page 98: ...ngprojections Weight Approx 220g 7 8oz without lens cap battery or memory card Operating environment Temperature 0 40 C 32 104 F Humidity Less than 85 no condensation 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 ...

Page 99: ...rojections Length of cord Approx 1 800mm 5ft 11in Weight Approx 70g 2 5oz excluding power cable EN EL5 Rechargeable Li ion Battery Type Rechargeable lithium ion battery Rated capacity 3 7 V 1100mAh Operating temperature 0 40 C 32 104 F Dimensions Approx 36 54 8mm 1 4 2 1 0 3in W H D excludingprojections Weight Approx 30g 1 1oz excluding terminal cover Operating temperature 0 40 C 32 104 F Charging...

Page 100: ...ee Date imprint Date imprint 69 Daylight saving time see Date DCF see Design rule for Camera File system Default settings 83 restoring see Reset all Delete 62 Deleting pictures 15 37 62 in full frame playback 15 37 selected pictures 62 Design rule for Camera File system 82 Digital Print Order Format 53 54 82 Direct Print see PictBridge D lighting 39 DPOF see Digital Print Order Format E Electronic...

Page 101: ...7 Fireworks show 27 Museum 27 Night landscape 27 Panorama assist 28 29 Party Indoor 26 Sunset 26 Scene assist modes 24 25 Landscape 25 Night portrait 25 Portrait 24 Sports 25 Secure Digital SD see Memory cards Self timer 18 Self timer lamp 1 18 Sepia 60 SET UP MENU 65 71 SHOOTING MENU 55 60 Shutter release button 1 12 Shutter sound see Sound settings Single AF see Focus mode Size see Image mode Sl...

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