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Nikon COOLPIX S3user manual

1. Conin Highlight D M Y Select Month Repeat steps 8 9 to edit Month Year hour and minute SATO L Exit to current mode o conim Choose date display order Z The Camera Clock The clock battery charges when the main battery is installed or an AC adapter is con nected and can provide several days of backup power after about 10 hours of charg ing The clock and birthday counter may be reset when the battery runs low when the battery is exhausted the DATE menu will be displayed automatically If the clock is not set a date not set icon will flash in the monitor during shooting Pictures taken while this icon is displayed will have a time stamp of 00 00 0000 00 00 00 while movies will be dated 01 01 2005 00 00 00 13 sdays S414 F Basic Photography This section describes ho w to take pictures in auto mode an automatic point and shoot mode recommended for first time users of digital cam eras Step 1 Select Mode Slide the mode selector to and turn the camera on The power on lamp will shoot when the view th played in the monitor Shooting mode E3 indi Image mode choose from five options depending on how picture will be used Audesbo oud diseg E 459 Default is GD o e Gii SATO C 9Je ing depends on capacity of oe I internal memory or memory Flash mode choose from five modes acc
2. To skip to the next picture press the multi selector to the right or hold the multi selector down to fast forward through the show To return to the previ ous picture press the multi selector left or hold the multi selector down to rewind through the show To pause the slide show press the center of the multi selector The menu shown below will be displayed When the slide show ends or is paused the menu shown at right will be displayed Highlight Restart and press the center of the multi selector to restart the show or select End to end the show and return to the playback menu mw Exit Confirm Slide Shows The camera will enter standby mode if no operations are performed for thirty minutes __ highlight Loop and press the center of the multi selector A check mark next to Loop indicates that the loop option is selected Copies created with the small picture option 4 70 are not displayed during slide shows Movies are displayed as still images showing the movie s first frame ia J Loop If Loop is selected in the starting screen the slide show will SLIDE SHOW al repeat automatically To select or deselect the loop option Pause gt 5 Cc Start J Loop mew Exit Confirm 67 nual seqhejd YL E 1 Delete gt gt MENU gt e The delete menu contains the following options Description Select images for deletion 66 Confirma tion dialo
3. gt Camera takes up to 1800 stills at specified nier 95s 120s Tinie lace vals and joins them to create silent movie with 143 1800 P iframe size of 640 x 480 38 Shoot flowers movie frames frames opening butterfly emerging from cocoon etc Approximate maximum total length may vary with make of card t Shooting can continue to limit of available memory To choose the type of movie that will be recorded C3 a MOVIE SET UP Ka Movie options K Auto focus mode I Oh Om 4799 mw Exit Confirm Help Select mode Display MOVIE menu MOVIE MOVIE OPTIONS SET UP gt my TV movie 640 v Movie options R 7 EJ Small size 320 Auto focus mode mip Smaller size 160 gt Time lapse movie wen Exit Confirm Help Highlight Movie options WEN Exit Confirm Display MOVIE OPTIONS menu 36 A MOVIE SET UP Movie options p om S AF MOVIE OPTIONS E TV movie 640 Small size 320 mip Smaller size 160 i mode gt Time lapse movie wen Exit Confirm Help Make selection mew Exit Confirm Highlight option To exit without changing mode press tIf Time lapse movie is selected time MENU button lapse movie menu is displayed A amp 38 Return to shooting mode Selected movie mode indicated by icon in moni tor Coh Om 24
4. Place the camera in the COOL STATION Turn the camera off and place it in the COOL STATION Connect the A V cable Insert the black plug into the COOL STATION s A V out connector Insert the yellow plug into the video in jack on the television or VCR Connect the white plug to the audio in jack Tune the television to the video channel If in doubt consult the documentation for your television or VCR Turn the camera on Press the gt 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 WZ Viewing Pictures on TV To reduce the drain on the battery when viewing pictures for an extended period use the supplied EH 63 AC adapter A 6 MA PAL If PAL is selected for Video mode and the camera connected to a video device video output will be suspended and the camera monitor will turn on when the camera is in movie mode 45 yoeqhe q UO JOH p yoeghe d UO JION E Viewing Pictures on a Computer The supplied MV 11 MV 11B COOL STATION UC E10 USB cable and Picture Project software can be used to view photographs and movies on a computer Before pictures can be transferred copied to your computer PictureProject must be installed For more information on installing PictureProject and trans ferring pictures to a computer see the documentation on the reference CD and the Quick Start Guide Before C
5. Memory Cards e Use only Secure Digital SD memory cards e Format memory cards before first use HH 79 e Do not eject the memory card turn the camera off remove the battery disconnect the AC adapter or remove the camera from the COOL STATION during formatting or while data are being written to or deleted from the card Failure to observe this precaution could result in loss of data or damage to the camera or card e Do not disassemble or modify e Do not drop bend or expose to water or strong physical shocks e Do not touch the metal terminals with your fingers or metal objects e Do not affix labels or stickers to the memory card e Do not leave in direct sunlight in a closed vehicle or in other areas exposed to high temperatures e Do not expose to high levels of humidity or to corrosive gas 82 Caring for the Camera To ensure continued enjoyment of this Nikon product observe the following precautions when storing or using the device vV vV Keep dry The device will be damaged if immersed in water or subjected to high levels of moisture Handle the lens and all moving parts with care Do not apply force to the lens monitor or to the connector card slot battery chamber or lens covers These parts are especially susceptible to damage Applying force to the lens cover could result in camera malfunction or damage to the lens Do not point the lens at strong light sources for extended periods Avoid poin
6. PictBridge PictBridge is an industry standard for direct printing that ensures compatibility when different devices are connected Printing Multiple Pictures Press MENU button _ EER pP Choose page size amp 55 v Print e Selected pictures A 56 e All pictures 455 e Current print order 57 53 yoeqhe g UO XION p yoeghe d UO JION E Printing Pictures One at a Time To print the picture currently displayed full frame or C_PRINT MENU highlighted in the thumbnail list press the center of Aa R the multi selector The menu shown at right will be l Copi displayed press the multi selector up or down to high 5 Stet light an option amp CoN Highlight this option and press center of multi selector to print the selected picture Message shown at right Printing displayed during printing to cancel and return to Pict Bridge playback display before all images have been x Start printed press center of multi selector When printing Cancel print is complete message shown below at right will be dis played for about two seconds followed by PictBridge playback display Print additional pictures as described above or turn camera off and disconnect USB cable ical Highlight this option and press multi selector right to A COPIES display menu shown at right Press multi selector up or Copies Gown to choose number of copies maximum 9 then E press cent
7. At settings other than Single the current continuous setting is shown by an icon in the display 4 4 5 61 nua Hulyoous aul r Ke Interval Timer Photography To display the interval timer menu highlight Intvl timer shooting in the CONTINUOUS menu and press the center of multi selector Set interval time gt AE lock mew Exit Confirm INTVL TIMER SHOOTING Ly 30s m MENU Exit Confirm SET INTERVAL TIME 1 2 Ely AE LOCK nite Oi ums On mw Exit Confirm ZAO C 9 Interval Timer Photography nua Burjyooyus au E Highlight Set interval time or AE lock and press center of multi selector to display sub menu Press multi selector up or down to highlight option press center to select e SET INTERVAL TIME Choose interval between shots e AE LOCK Choose On to fix exposure and white balance for entire series at values for first frame Off to meter new values for each shot When On is selected for AE lock flash turns off automatically Exit to shooting mode Start recording Camera will take pictures at specified interval until shut ter release button is pressed again memory is full or 1 800 frames have been recorded To save power the monitor turns off between frames The monitor turns on automati cally immediately before the camera takes the next shot To ensure that the battery does not run flat before recording is comple
8. Using the Flash The following flash modes are available How it works When to use it ee BUS ee Best choice in most situations Flash fires several times at low Use to reduce red eye in portraits intensity before main flash Works best when subject looks directly pictures are further processediat low intensity flashes Not recom to reduce red eye if requiredjmended when quick shutter response Auto with red eye reduction PR 19 is required D Use to capture natural lighting under Flash will not fire even whenidim light or where use of flash is prohib lighting is poor ited If camera shake icon appears care should be taken to avoid blurring Flash Cancel off Flash fires whenever picture Use to fill in illuminate shadows and 5 Anytime Flash is taken back lit subjects fill flash E1 9 Auto flash combined with slow Use to capture both subject and back Slow sync shutter speeds ground at night or under dim light Flash N v FAUT EZO D Ler AUTO Ale AV AUTO Display flash mode menu Highlight mode O Exit menu to exit without changing mode wait two seconds Selection is shown by icon at bottom of display 18 WZ When Lighting Is Poor When lighting is poor sensitivity is raised to compensate and the image in the monitor may be slightly grainy This is normal and does not indicate a malfunction FA
9. 43 e Exposure compensation is too low 61 e Subject is backlit select scene mode setting of Back 18 31 light use fill flash or use D lighting 43 i a Exposure compensation is too high 61 Pictures are smeared Lens is dirty Clean lens 84 Colors are unnatural White balance does not match light source 60 File can notbe File has been overwritten or renamed by computer or played back other make of camera 90 Problem Solution Can not zoom in on picture Can not create copy using crop D light ing or small picture options Pictures are not displayed on televi sion set PictureProject does not start when cam era is connected or memory card insert ed in card reader or card slot Pictures are not transferred when center of multi selec tor is pressed Camera turns off without warning e Picture Is a movie 36 e Picture was created with small picture option 70 e Picture has been cropped to below 320 x 240 42 e Picture Is a movie 36 e Crop and small picture options can not be used on cop 42 70 ies created with these options e D lighting can not be used on copies created with crop 43 D lighting or small picture options e Memory is insufficient Delete pictures 17 68 e Display shows MEMORY CARD IS WRITE PROTECT 10 ED memory card is locked e Choose correct video mode 80 e USB cable is connected disconnect USB cable Video 47 52 output is not available when USB cable is connected
10. Image mode pb YR WB White balance AWB g E BSS Exp Iso Continuous fs we Exit Confirm Help wen Exit Confirm Help Text Icons Ver Firmware Version _ MENU gt gt Y gt gt Finiiware version gt am Select this option to display the current camera firmware version Press the multi selector to the left to return to the setup menu 81 nua dnyas aul F SOON JedUUEL E Technical Notes Optional Accessories At the time of writing the following optional accessories were available for this camera Contact your local retailer or Nikon representative for details EIEEEI Additional EN EL8 Li ion batteries are available from your retailer or FUGA local Nikon representative AUGIER g MH 62 battery charger Additional EH 63 AC adapters are available from your retailer or lo AC adapter i l cal Nikon representative Eo EILNE MV 11 MV 11B COOL STATION IRRE UC E10 USB cable MEKI IOREL VVP CP5 waterproof case Not available in some areas Approved Memory Cards The following cards have been tested and approved for use with the COOLPIX S3 SanDisk 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 256MB 512MB 512 MB 1GB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB Toshiba 16MB 32 MB 64MB 128MB 128MB 256MB 256 MB 512 MB High speed 10 MB s Operation is not guaranteed with other makes of card For more details on the above cards please contact the manufacturer
11. Seattle Vancouver MST MDT Denver Phoenix La Paz CST CDT Chicago Houston Mexico City EST EDT New York Toronto Lima Bang Hong Fong HK Srgapare WZ The Camera Clock The camera clock is less accurate than most watches or household clocks Check the clock regularly against more accurate timepieces and reset as necessary 75 nua dnyas aul E nua dnyas aul E O Monitor Settings _ MENU gt gt Monitor settings VE The options in this menu control the information displayed in the monitor and monitor brightness Option Description Photo info Turn indicators in the monitor on or off Brightness Control monitor brightness Photo Info The following display options are available DIKE Description Shooting mode Playback mode 10 2005 TOONIKON 30 JPG Indicators are displayed in moni tor Indicators are not displayed in monitor Brightness Press the multi selector up or down to increase or decrease the brightness of the monitor by moving the arrow to the left of the display up or down Press the center of the multi selector to put the new setting into effect new Et Confirm a a a 76 pt Date Imprint MENU gt gt Dateimprint 3 This option is used to imprint date information on pictures as they are taken It can not be used to imprint date information on existing
12. agencies and private groups ID cards and tickets such as passes and meal coupons e Comply with copyright notices The copying or reproduction of copyright ed creative works such as books music paintings woodcut prints maps drawings movies and photographs is governed by national and international copyright laws Do not use this product for the purpose of making illegal copies or to infringe copy right laws Please note that deleting images or formatting data storage devices such as memory card or built in camera memory does not completely erase the original image data Deleted files can sometimes be recovered from discarded storage devices using commercially available soft ware potentially resulting in the malicious use of personal image data Ensuring the privacy of such data is the user s responsibility Before discarding a data storage device or transferring ownership to another person erase all data using commercial deletion software or format the 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 73 Care should be taken to avoid injury or damage to property when physically destroying data storage devices Table of Contents Fe MU ey ase hae tations E E ET E E badeaummcanineatds Introduction Parts OP CGC GINEN Ghsiccaertwesendncanrccsavectnccncicannevansietaciniancsncuavsaceduds
13. e Camera is off 12 e Supplied AC adapter is not properly connected or bat 6 14 teries are exhausted e USB cable is not correctly connected or card not prop erly inserted in card reader or card slot e USB item in setup menu set to PTP when camera con 46 47 nected to computer Windows only e Camera is not registered in Device Manager Windows only 47 See the PictureProject reference manual on CD for fur 46 ther information USB option is set to Mass Storage and no memory card 10 46 is inserted e Batteries are low 8 9 e Batteries are cold 85 91 SOJON ed UUI2O f Appendix Focus Lock File Storage and Date Imprint Focus and exposure are locked when the shutter release button is pressed halfway and remain locked while the shutter release button is held in this position focus lock Focus lock can be used to take pictures of off center subjects or in situations in which the camera is unable to focus using autofocus Focus Check focus indicator ne a Check that focus TETEE glows steadi ly indicating that subject is in focus Position subject in center of a and press shutter release button halfway Recompose picture AF Press shutter release button rest of way down to take picture Focus and exposure are locked while shut ter release button is pressed haltway Do not change distance between camera and subj
14. F Face priority AF 24 File numbering 4 34 81 93 94 Fill flash 18 Fireworks show 30 Firmware 81 Firmware version 81 Flash 4 14 15 16 18 mode 14 18 Flash lamp 16 Focus 16 92 Focus indicator 16 Focus lock 92 Format card 79 Format memory 79 Framing assist 23 27 Framing guides 23 Framing pictures 15 23 Image mode 59 93 Image size see Image mode Indicator lamp 9 16 Interface 47 80 Interval timer photography 62 J JPEG 95 JPG 93 94 L Landscape 25 Language 12 80 Language choosing 12 96 Lens 2 84 Lens cover 2 88 M Macro mode 21 Memory cards 10 11 82 approved 82 capacity of 93 formatting 79 insertion and removal of 10 11 Menus 81 MH 62 battery charger 82 Mode selector 2 Monitor 3 4 14 84 95 brightness 76 indicators in 4 5 Monitor settings 76 MOV see Movies Movies 36 40 recording 38 39 viewing 40 MOVIE menu 36 Multi connector 2 6 8 Multi selector 3 Museum 30 MV 11 MV 11B see COOL STATION N Night landscape 29 Night Portrait 27 NTSC see Video mode Number of exposures remain ing 14 93 O On off see Power switch P PAL see Video mode Panorama assist 31 32 Party Indoor 28 PictBridge 51 52 57 PictureProject 46 48 69 PLAYBACK MENU 65 71 Playback 17 41 57 full frame 17 41 movies 40 on TV 45 thumbnail 41 voice memo 44 voice recording 33 35 Portrait 24 Power
15. The Camera Shake Icon When lighting is poor and the flash is off shutter Fey speeds will slow and pictures may be blurred If the shutter Y speed required for exposure is very slow a camera shake warning be displayed Use of a tripod or support is recommended Mottling may appear in pictures taken when this icon is displayed Dust or Mist Light from the flash reflected from particles of dust or other matter in the air may ap pear in pictures as bright specks If this occurs turn the flash off and try again Red eye Reduction The COOLPIX S3 uses advanced red eye reduction Low intensity light pulses cause the subject s pupils to contract before the flash fires The camera then analyzes the image for red eye if red eye is detected the image will be processed to reduce its ef fects In Camera Red Eye Fix This slightly increases the amount of time needed to record each picture If red eye reduction does not produce the desired results try again at another flash setting Default Flash Mode When the camera is turned on in I auto mode the most recent flash setting will be restored in other modes the flash will be reset to the default for the selected mode Reset all 80 resets the flash to AUTO mode or to the default for the current mode assist and scene modes Flash Range Flash range varies with zoom position When the camera is zoomed all the way out the flash has a range of 0 3 2 5m
16. WARNING THE MODE SELECTOR IS NOT IN THE PROPER POSITION MEMORY CONTAINS NO IMAGES ALL IMAGES ARE HIDDEN e Camera has run out of file Select Reset all after either numbers inserting new memory card or formatting the memory card or internal memory eNot enough memory to Format destination or delete copy picture using crop D pictures If copying pictures lighting small picture or to memory card insert new copy options memory card e Original does not support Crop and small picture op crop or small picture op tions can not be used with tions cropped copies and small pictures elnvalid image chosen for eChoose image 640x480 welcome screen pixels or larger Select Reset all after either Camera has run out of file inserting new memory card or numbers formatting the memory card or internal memory Original does not support D lighting can not be used D lighting with copies File created by computer or View file on computer or cor different make of camera rect make of camera Attempt to delete protected Remove protection before de picture leting picture Press gt button to return to No sound file available for shooting mode and record enei sound file Time out error while record Choose memory card with ing movie better performance No need to specify new time Travel destination is in same zone if travel destination is time zone as home location in same time zone as home location Mode se
17. and file size i 93 59 nua Hbulyoous yL p nua 6ugooys ayL E A WB White Balance Ca gt MENU gt White balance gt i The color of the light reflected trom an object varies with the color of the light source The human brain is able to adapt to such changes in color with the result that we see white objects as white regardless of whether they are in the shade direct sunlight or under incandescent lighting Digital cameras can mimic this adjustment by processing pictures according to the color of the light source This process is known as a white balance adjustment White balance automatically adjusted to suit lighting condi AWB Auto ae eee tions Best choice in most situations Gray object used as reference to set white balance under un PRE nite Dal Preset usual lighting conditions Daylight White balance adjusted for direct sunlight z lt Incandescent Use under incandescent lighting mm Fluorescent Use under most types of fluorescent lighting Cloudy Use when taking pictures under overcast skies amp Flash Use with the flash PRE Preset White Balance Preset white balance is used with mixed lighting or to WB WHITE BAL PRESET 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 When PRE White bal preset is selected tayexi o Confirm trom the white balance menu the camera will zo
18. circuitry THE USE OF NON NIKON ELECTRONIC ACCESSORIES COULD DAMAGE THE CAMERA AND MAY VOID YOUR NIKON warRANTY The use of third party rechargeable Li ion batteries not bearing the Nikon holographic seal could interfere with normal operation of the camera or re sult in the batteries overheating igniting rupturing or leaking For more information about Nikon brand accessories contact a local authorized Nikon dealer DO A Holographic seal denti O fies this device as an pyiN wow rama EN EL8 mble authentic Nikon product weee rechargeable CORPC ATION IN JAPA CD battery viii Introduction Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon COOLPIX S3 digital camera This manual has been written to help you enjoy taking pictures with your Nikon digital camera Read this manual thoroughly before use and keep it where all those who use the product will read it Before Taking Important Pictures Before taking pictures on important occasions such as at weddings or before taking the camera 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 education continually updated information is available on line at the following sites e For users in the U S A Atto www nikonusa
19. com e For users in Europe and Africa http www europe nikon com support e For users in Asia Oceania and the Middle East http www nikon asia com Visit these sites to keep up to date with the latest product information tips answers to frequently asked questions FAQs and general advice on digital imaging and photog raphy Additional information may be available from the Nikon representative in your area See the URL below for contact information http nikonimaging com UO IPNpod uU E Parts of the Camera Speaker Self timer lamp Power switch 312 33 40 44 PH 20 AF assist Power on lamp 12 14 Microphone illuminator LED 16 80 83 95 ya i 33 36 44 Shutter release _ button 16 gt 3 Eyelet or FLEE S eee o camera a 7j Lens W 84 strap 95 o NR Lens cover i INS Memory if closed card slot oLP 3 Ikon co cover Ni 10 11 i L I 0 Lens cover x Built in flash 18 socket Y Ee Battery chamber Multi connector Battery latch Memory card cover S87 E 6 8 R 7 slot i 10 Mode selector Sj 14 Waals Scene 22 Choose from sixteen scenes suited to different sub jects or shooting conditions and let the camera do the rest An additional voice recording mode is available for creating audio recordings 4 33 a Auto E 14 gt Movie 8
20. for a camera with a fully charged EN EL8 battery operated at an ambient temperature of 25 C 77 F MV 11 MV 11B COOL STATION 1 0 terminals Interface SB eyelet m cui Leics O 40 C 32 104 F Dimensions 96 x42 x49mm 3 8 x 1 7 x 1 9in WxHxD Weight Approximately 50g 1 802 Specifications Nikon will not be held liable for any errors this manual may contain The appearance of this product and its specifications are subject to change without notice 96 EH 63 AC Adapter Rated input AC 100 240 V 50 60 Hz 0 18 0 1A Rated capacity 18 22 VA Rated output DC 4 8 V 1 5A Ore mein ec O 40 C 32 104 F Dimensions 41 x23 5x79mm 1 6x0 9x3 1in WxHxD Length of cord Approximately 1700mm 66 9 in Weight Approximately 110g 3 90z excluding power cable EN EL8 Rechargeable Li ion Battery Type Rechargeable lithium ion battery Rated capacity 3 7 V 730 mAh Ore mein eee O 40 C 32 104 F Dimensions 35x47x5mm 1 4x 1 9 x0 2 in WxHxD excluding projections Approximately 17g 0 602 excluding terminal cover SOJON ED UYDIOL p s oN JeduUur e E Index Symbols 3 auto mode 2 14 TD delete button 3 17 34 40 41 44 in internal memory indicator 4 14 16 memory card indicator 4 14 16 MENU menu button 3 22 35 36 58 65 72 gt movie mode 36 40 gt playback button 3 17 41 65 ENA transfer button 46 48 ENA transf
21. ger with wet hands Failure to observe this precaution could result in electric shock A Observe proper precautions when han dling batteries Batteries may leak or explode if improp erly handled Observe the following precautions when handling batteries for use in this product e Before replacing the battery turn the product off If you are using an AC adapter be sure it is unplugged e Use only rechargeable Nikon EN EL8 amp lithium ion batteries supplied Charge the battery either by inserting it in the camera and connecting the supplied AC adapter or by inserting it in a MH 62 battery charger available separately e When inserting the battery do not at tempt to insert it upside down or back wards e Do not short or disassemble batteries e Do not expose batteries to flame or to excessive heat e Do not immerse in or expose to water e Replace the terminal cover when trans porting the battery Do not transport or store with metal objects such as neck laces or hairpins e Batteries are prone to leakage when fully discharged To avoid damage to the product be sure to remove the bat tery when no charge remains e Discontinue use immediately should you notice any change in the battery such as discoloration or deformation A Use appropriate cables When connecting cables to the input and output jacks use only the cables provided or sold by Nikon for the pur pose to maintain compliance with product regu
22. is in the correct orienta tion Inserting the card upside down or backwards could damage the camera or the card Before inserting the card make sure that it is un locked If the card is locked pictures can not be recorded deleted or edited and the card can not be formatted Lock switch 10 3 Close the memory card slot cover Formatting Memory Cards Before they can be used in the COOLPIX S3 memory cards must be formatted using the Format card option in the camera setup menu R 79 Removing Memory Cards Memory cards can be removed without loss of data when the camera is off To remove memory cards turn the camera off and confirm that the power on lamp is off Do not open the memory card slot cover while the power on lamp is lit Open the memory card slot cover and press the card in to par tially eject the card The card can then be removed by hand sdays S414 E sdays S414 E Turning the Camera On Press the power switch until the power on lamp lights The power on lamp shows camera status as follows Power on lamp Camera status On Blinks Auto power off standby mode Battery exhausted 86 Basic Setup The first time the camera Is turned on a language selection dialog will be displayed Choose a language and set the time and date as follows Deutsch Pycckun DATE Svenska Espa ol ag 9 ZX Francais HSC aiPA a ua
23. it from the camera or battery charger and replace the terminal cover The camera and battery charger draw minute amounts of current even when off if left in place the battery could be drained to the point that it no longer functions Turning the camera on or off while the battery is exhausted can result in reduced battery life If the battery will not be used for an extended period store It in a cool 15 C 25 C 59 F 77 F dry place Recharge it at least once a year and run it flat before returning it to storage e Replace the battery when it no longer holds a charge Used batteries are a valuable resource Please recycle used batteries in accordance with local regulations 85 SOJON OD UYDIOL p SOON JedUUDEL Error Messages The following table lists the error messages and other warnings that appear in the monitor and how to deal with them Display Flashes Clock not set Set clock e WARNING Turn camera off and replace SATIS AV ewa a a battery ma AFO Use focus lock to focus on an Camera cannot focus other subject at same distance 16 g ane ilee then recompose picture Use flash or steady camera us ing tripod by placing camera Slow shutter speed S12 IS Flashes Pictures may be blurred cue E oe a delle 19 l camera in both hands with el bows against torso INITIALIZING LENS Wait until lens is initialized and CANNOT FOCUS Camera cannot focus camera has zoomed out to wid 15 est angle WARNING PLE
24. landscape assist 4 sports assist m m Dusk Dawn bd Night landscape W Close up m Museum Fireworks show or lt g Under water is selected in scene mode a setting other than PORTRAIT is selected in portrait assist mode or a setting other than NIGHT PORTRAIT is selected in Eq night portrait assist mode Reset all MENU gt 7 gt mea E Caesa EE Select Reset to restore the following settings to their original state Option Description Option Description Movie mode Scene mode Party Indoor Color options Standard color Portrait assist PORTRAIT Disable welcome Landscape assist LANDSCAPE Monitor settings Sports assist SPORTS Photo info Night portrait assist NIGHT PORTRAIT Brightness nua dnyas aul E 80 Description Option Description Sound settings Interface Choosing Reset also clears the current file number 4 4 5 93 94 from memory Numbering will continue from the lowest number available All other settings are unaffected Resetting File Numbering to 0001 To reset file numbering to 0001 select Reset all after either deleting all pic tures 468 or formatting the memory card or internal memory A 79 MEN Menus _ MENU gt gt i gt Menus bE This option controls how the movie 37 shooting A 58 playback 65 and setup menus are displayed Choose from Text and Icons SHOOTING MENU 1 2 O Image mode ew SET UP Da amp z WB
25. mH al sdais sly E Insert the battery Insert the battery as shown in the label inside the battery chamber cover The orange battery latch is pushed aside as the battery Is inserted A M Inserting the Battery Inserting the battery upside down or backwards could damage the camera Check to be sure the battery Is in the correct orientation The orange battery latch will pop up when the battery is fully inserted locking the battery in place Battery latch Close the battery chamber cover Close the cover and slide it in the direction shown until it latches O Anaua 3 S 7 sdais isul4 E Charging the Battery Charge the battery before first use or when the battery is running low Connect the AC adapter to the MV 11 MV 11B COOL STATION After connecting the AC adapter power cord to the AC inlet insert the DC plug into the COOL STATION s DC IN connector and then plug the power cord into a household AC power outlet The power lamp on the AC adapter will light Turn the camera off Charging the Battery Check that the camera power on lamp is off The s battery will not charge when the camera is on Place the camera in the COOL STATION Place the camera in the COOL STATION with the monitor fa
26. on lamp 2 12 Power switch 2 12 Printing pictures 50 57 See also Date imprint Digital Print Order Format PictBridge 52 57 Print set 50 51 Print size 54 55 Protect 68 Protected pictures 68 Q Quick format 79 QuickTime 48 93 R Red eye reduction see Flash Reset all 80 81 S scene mode 22 32 Scene selection 22 Secure Digital SD see Mem ory cards Self timer 20 Self timer lamp 2 20 Sensitivity 4 19 64 Sepia 64 Setup menu 72 81 SHOOTING menu 58 64 Shutter release button 16 Size see Image mode Slide show 67 Small picture 70 Smear 84 Sound 33 35 36 44 Sound settings 78 Speedlight see Flash Sports 26 Standard color 64 Standby mode see Auto off Strap camera 2 Sunset 29 Support information 1 T Telephoto see Zoom Television 45 59 80 connecting to 45 Thumbnail playback 41 Time zone 12 13 74 75 Timer see Self timer Time lapse movies 36 38 39 Transfer 46 49 marking pictures for 69 80 Transfer marking 69 Tripod 2 19 20 T button see Zoom buttons U Underwater 31 USB 47 80 cable UC E10 46 47 52 connector 6 V VCR 45 Video mode 45 80 Vivid color 64 Voice memo 44 Voice recording 31 33 35 copying 35 Volume 78 playback 34 40 44 78 W WAV 93 Welcome screen 73 White balance 4 60 preset 60 Wide angle see Zoom W button see Zoom buttons Z Zoom 15 21 91 95 digital 15 38 61 ind
27. order 4 50 select DPOF printing in the PictBridge menu 455 The options shown in Step 1 will be displayed f DPOF PRINTING Printer ready prints A CONFIRM A Start print Confirm Cancel Confirm FAA wew Back Start print View print order Use multi selector to view images not visible in display Select Start print to start printing without viewing current print order Select Cancel to exit to PictBridge menu without printing Start printing to interrupt printing press center of multi selector Printing Cancel When printing is complete message shown at left is displayed for about two seconds followed by PictBridge menu Turn camera off and disconnect USB cable yoeqhe q UO JOH E FA DPOF Printing The DPOF printing option is only available if pictures have previously been selected for printing using Print set 50 51 Date and shooting information 51 will not be included when pictures are printed via direct USB connection 57 The Shooting Menu The shooting menu contains the following options Option Description Choose image size and quality White balance Match white balance to the light source O Ep t exposure for very bright very dark or high lt 5 Exp Sean a the Best Shot Selector BSS a Setup Dsplythesetwpmen n To display the shooting menu slide the mode selecto
28. pic from play back menu 65 Ca 160 x 120 wew Exit Confirm Highlight option Confirmation dialog displayed Press Sava this image multi selector up or down to highlight as displayed option press center to select S Yes create resized copy Was e No exit without creating copy MEW Exit 0 Confirm During playback copies are indicated by a gray border a IE L or L icon is displayed when copies are viewed full frame Small Picture Copies are stored as JPEG files with a compression ratio of 1 16 Copies are created with the same transfer marking and date and time or recording as the original but any changes to transfer marking or to protect and print attributes must be made separately See the Appendix for more information on how small pictures are stored 4 93 94 Copies can only be created if sufficient memory is available Small copies may not dis play or transfer correctly when viewed on other models of Nikon camera Small copies can not be created from movies Si 40 cropped copies 4 42 or small pictures 70 Lie Copy gt gt MENU gt eacaE This option is only available when a memory card is inserted when it can be used to copy pictures between internal memory and the memory card Option Description M gt 4 Copy pictures from internal memory to memory card gt h Copy pictures from memory card to internal memory Selectin
29. pictures Option Description Dal Off Time and date do not appear on pictures Date Date is imprinted on pictures taken while this option is in effect ___ Date and time are imprinted on pictures taken while this option Time stamp shows number of days between date of shooting 2 IEE Date counter and selected date Date Counter Pictures taken while this option is in effect are imprinted with the number of days remaining until or the number of days elapsed since a specified date Days remaining are indicated by A Selecting this item displays the following options Description Store up to three dates between Jan 1 1910 and STORED DATES Dec 31 2037 To set date highlight press multi KeA E 0110 2005 i Stored dates Selector to right and enter date as described in f Basic Setup 84 12 13 To select existing date OT highlight and press center of multi selector wend Edt 0 Confirm Choose date format from Number of days Years and days or Yrs mnths days Press multi selector up or down to highlight option press center to select Display options Date Imprint Data imprinted at an Image mode setting of TV screen 640 may be difficult to read Choose a setting of PC screen 1024 or larger when using the date imprint option SH 59 Regardless of the setting chosen the date is not imprinted in movie mode amp 36 or when m F lt or 4 except for sport composite is selected
30. with least under and over exposure camera chooses picture with overall 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 deter mined by first picture in each series Recommended for high contrast subjects when it is difficult to set exposure correctly mew Exit Confirm Exposure BSS WM Restrictions on BSS BSS turns off when the self timer is activated RY 20 or a setting other than Single is selected for Continuous A 61 BSS At settings other than Off the current BSS setting is indicated by an icon in the display Si 4 5 63 nual Gulyooys y F AIS0 Sensitivity Ca gt MENU gt Sensitivity pam Sensitivity ISO equivalency is a measure of how quickly the camera reacts to light The higher the sensitivity the less light needed to make an exposure Much as film with a high ISO rating tends to produce grainy images high sensitivities may however be associated with noise randomly spaced brightly colored pixels concentrated in dark parts of the image Equivalent to 50 under normal conditions when lighting is poor and flash is off camera compensates by raising sensitivity to a maximum of ISO 200 equivalent ISO icon displayed in monitor to warn that pictures may be af fected by noise Approximately eq
31. without changing selection oress MENU button il Z PORTRAIT LEFT z Oe A DO fel ca GC ww Exit Confirm Help Highlight composition type gm C 9 Framing guides displayed in monitor ES __ Position subject in framing guides and a Depending on the mode selected restrictions may apply to flash mode 4 18 the self timer 20 or macro close up W 21 These restric tions are noted on the pages that follow The AF assist illuminator 16 is available only when PORTRAIT is selected for portrait assist or NIGHT PORTRAIT is selected for Eq night portrait assist BPO BUSIS F Using the Guides Your subject does not have to fit exactly in the framing guides 23 poN 2U E Portrait Assist portrait assist mode is used to frame portraits in which the main subject stands out clearly while back ground details are softened lending the composition a sense of depth the degree of softening depends on the amount of light available A framing assist menu helps frame off center subjects and compose tall or wide shots and two person portraits Of WW of PORTRAIT No guides are displayed Camera focuses on subject in center of frame A eJ Portrait left Compose shot with subject in left half of frame Camera lt m cuses on subject in framing guide Portrait right Compose shot with subject in ri
32. 1 ft 8ft 2in The range at maximum zoom Is 0 3 1 4m 1 ft 4 ft 7in As a result the flash may not be able to light the entire subject at distances of less than 0 3m 1 ft When taking close ups play each picture back after shooting to check the results 19 Audes60 Oud UO BOW p Audes6o0j0ud UO BOW E Taking Pictures with the Self Timer The camera is equipped with a ten second timer for portraits or to avoid blur ring that may result from the camera moving when the shutter release button is pressed When using the self timer mount the camera on a tripod recom mended or rest it on a flat level surface Display self timer menu 6M CAUIO C 9 Exit menu to exit without changing mode wait two seconds Selection is shown by icon in display The selt timer lamp on the front of the camera will blink until one second before the picture Is taken stay ing lit during the final second to warn that the shutter is about to be released 20 Self timer S ort AFO NS 6m AOC 9J Set focus and exposure Start timer display in monitor shows seconds remaining before shutter is released To stop timer before picture is taken press shutter release button again or press multi selector left Easy Close ups Macro Close up Mode Macro close up mode Is used for taking close up shots of small object
33. 4 36 A simple point and shoot mode in which the ma Choose from four movie jority of settings are controlled by the camera A modes shooting menu offers control over seven shooting options 2 bee ew ew ew eww ww ee ee ew ee ee ee ee ee MENU menu button i 22 35 36 58 Zoom 3 2 7 playback 65 72 button 15 s d 17 Monitor 4 PUNO a 22 41 42 14 84 95 ee Indicator lamp O 84 9 Flash lamp 16 YT C 2 a OTH T delete button I 17 34 40 41 0 D UO eC 34 Multi selector e Menu navigation Move cursor up e Shooting Display flash mode menu 18 e Menu navigation Cancel and re turn to previous menu or move cursor left e Shooting 8 Display self timer mode menu 20 Press center to make selec tion o T tO eMenu navigation Move cursor gown eMenu navigation Display sub e Shooting Display macro menu move cursor right or mode menu 21 make selection UO IPNpod uU F UO DNPOI U E The Monitor The following indicators may appear in the monitor during shooting and play back actual display varies with current camera settings EN Es Eoi Ec I Playback 12 10 0x Sia 11 13 1 Displayed when zoom button is pressed 2 Displayed when shutter release button is pressed halfway 3 Appears when batteries are running low 1P Number of exposur
34. 6x 1 4 High quality suitable for enlarge 24x 18 2816 212 l ments or Se ane 9 2x7 Normal 2 816 x ou 2816 2112 e peen moso Sa a Normal 2 048x Smaller size allows more pictures 5 Sosy 2048 1 536 to be stored on memory card 7x5 Suited to printing at smaller sizes PC PC screen 1 024 x 1 3 for example in a letter or re 9x7 1024 768 l port or to display on computer 3 2x2 2 monitors 17in or larger TV screen 640x Can be displayed full screen on 640 480 1 8 television or 13in monitor Suited to distribution by e mail or web Smaller images create smaller files that require less memory and are suited to trans mission by e mail or use in web pages When printed at larger sizes however small images will be rough and uneven in appearance t To reduce the amount of memory each shot occupies pictures are compressed as they are saved Compression selectively reduces the quality of the image The more a picture is compressed the more noticeable this loss of quality is likely to be The figures show the approximate compression ratio for each setting All figures are approximate The size of images when printed depends on the printer resolution the higher the resolution the smaller the final print size The print sizes given here assume a printer resolution of approximately 300 dpi Image Mode The current image mode is shown by an icon in the display 4 4 5 See the Appendix for more information on image mode
35. 97 The following options are available for Auto focus mode Description Single AF Camera focuses when shutter release button is pressed halfway Fo default cus locks when focus operation Is complete Select this option to prevent sound of camera focusing from interfering with recording Continuous AF Camera adjusts focus continuously To choose a focus option highlight Auto focus mode in the MOVIE menu 4 36 and press the multi selector to the right then follow the steps below MOVIE SET UP E E options Auto En Auto focus mode D ES AUTOFOCUS MODE S AF C AF Continuous AF S IAON at mew Exit Confirm Highlight option wew Exit Confirm Help Make selection 3 M MEN Return to shooting mode LL OQ Menu Options For help on the selected option press the T button 22 To display the setup menu 72 select Setup from the MOVIE menu To display menu options as icons select Icons for Menus in the setup menu 81 37 Recording Movies COh Om 4793 C1 0b 0m 3383 cS Oh Om 1997 Recording Time Lapse Movies Select mode Exposure count display shows maximum total length of movie that can be recorded Start recording S icon blinks and progress indicator is displayed while recording is in progress End recording Recording will end automatically when movie has reached maximum length or memory i
36. AF assist illuminator can not be used e Photography may be prohibited in some settings Ob tain permission first 4 P Y Off I Hold camera steady Fireworks show Slow shutter speeds are used to capture the expanding burst of light from a firework e Camera focuses at infinity AF indicator lights when ever shutter release button is pressed halfway AF as sist illuminator can not be used e Self timer can not be used 5 P 7 Off i L Copy Provides clear pictures of text or drawings ON a white sissa niss ararst prassi tar ns jorat in board or in printed matter such as a business card e Use macro close up 4 21 to focus at short ranges e Colored text and drawings may not show up well 5 D Q off O Other modes can be selected 30 Back light Use when light is coming trom behind a portrait subject zx throwing their features into shadow The flash fires au Maai tomatically to fill in illuminate shadows KAS MW FJ Panorama assist 32 Use when taking a series of pic tures that will later be joined to gether in PictureProject to form a panorama an D S7 Underwater Captures the colors of undersea lighting and sea life amp Note that the WP CP5 waterproof case available gias separately is required for underwater photogra 3 h alg pny e AF assist illuminator can not be used ron 5 Auto 7 On Hold camera steady Voice recording Pj 33 Create a digital a
37. ASE WAIT FOR THE Message clears from display CAMERA TO FINISH Camera turned off or gt button automatically when recording 16 RECORDING pressed during recording is complete a MEMORY CARD IS Write protect switch is in lock Slide write protect to write WRITE PROTECTED position position ne THIS CARD e Use approved card 82 CANNOT BE USED eCheck that connectors are clean WARNING THIS Error accessing memory card e Turn camera off and confirm 10 11 pane CANNOT BE READ that memory card is correctly Flashes inserted cat el Press multi selector up to high 4 Flashes Memory card has not been for light FORMAT and press center 79 FORMAT matted for use in camera to format card or turn camera 10 11 NO gt off and replace card e Choose new image mode 59 Camera in shooting mode In e Remove memory card and use 10 11 sufficient memory to record pic internal memory or insert new OUT OF MEMORY tures at current settings memory card E or G e Delete pictures 17 68 Camera connected to computer Not enough memory to record in formation need for transfer Delete unwanted pictures and 17 try again 68 86 Display IMAGE CANNOT BE SAVED W or in SOUND FILE CAN NOT BE SAVED W or in IMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN MODIFIED D LIGHTING CANNOT BE USED FILE CONTAINS NO IMAGE DATA THIS IMAGE CANNOT BE DELETED NO SOUND FILE CANNOT RECORD MOVIE NEW CITY IS INTHE CURRENT TIME ZONE
38. C adapter break open as the result of a fall or other accident take the product to a Nikon authorized service representative for inspection after unplugging the product and or removing the battery Do not use the camera or AC adapter in the presence of flammable gas Do not use electronic equipment in the presence of flammable gas as this could result in explosion or fire Handle the camera strap with care Never place the strap around the neck of an infant or child Particular care should be taken to pre vent infants from putting the batteries or other small parts into their mouths N Observe the following precautions when handling the AC adapter e Use only adapters designated for use with this product e Keep dry Failure to observe this precau tion could result in fire or electric shock e Dust on or near the metal parts of the plug should be removed with a dry cloth Continued use could result in fire e Do not handle the power cable or go near the adapter during thunderstorms Failure to observe this precaution could result in electric shock e Do not damage modify forcibly tug or bend the power cable place it under heavy objects or expose it to heat or flame Should the insulation be dam aged and the wires become exposed take it to a Nikon authorized service representative for inspection Failure to observe these precautions could result in fire or electric shock e Do not handle the plug or battery char
39. Nikon En The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the COOLPIX 3 DIGITAL CAMERA CE Attaching the Camera Strap Attach the camera strap as shown below N Trademark Information Macintosh Mac OS and QuickTime are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation The SD logo is a trademark of the SD Card Association Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc PictBridge is a trademark D Lighting technology is in this manual or the other documentation provided with your Nikon product are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders bols and Conventions ake it easier to find the information you the following symbols and conventions This icon marks cautions information that should be read before use to prevent damage to the camera This icon marks notes information that should be read before using the camera This icon marks tips additional informa tion that may be helpful when using the camera This icon indicates that more information is available elsewhere in this manual or in the Quick Start Guide 74 Memory Cards aken with this camera can be stored in ra s internal memory or on removable y cards If a memory card is inserted all res will be stored on the memory card e playback and format operations will only to the pictures on the memory card ory card must b
40. a Direct USB Connection When the camera is placed in the MV 11 MV 11B COOL STATION and con nected to a PictBridge compatible printer via the UC E10 USB cable selected pictures can be printed directly from the camera Set the USB option to PTP Set the USB option in the setup menu to PTP before connecting the printer A 47 the default option is Mass storage Connect the USB cable After confirming that the camera is off place it in the COOL STATION and connect the UC E10 USB cable as shown below Turn the camera on Turn the camera and printer on A PictBridge start up screen will be dis played The camera will then enter full frame playback with the PictBridge logo displayed in the monitor as PictBridge The Thumbnail Display To view six pictures at a time press the El W but ton Press the Q T button to return to full frame playback on Start print 52 Print pictures Press the center of the multi selector to print the current picture or press the menu button to select multiple pictures for printing Loeesesssss Printing Pictures One at a Time Car Lo Display picture full frame or highlight in thumbnail list Select picture for printing Select number of copies and choose page size 4 54 v Print picture 54 Printing Pictures To reduce the drain on the battery when printing use the supplied EH 63 AC adapter 4 6
41. any damag es resulting from the use of this product e While every effort has been made to ensure that the information in these manuals is ac curate and complete we would appreciate it were you to bring any errors or omissions to the attention of the Nikon representative in your area address provided separately Federal Communications Commission FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement Nikon COOLPIX S3 C Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reason able protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio fre quency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio commu nications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particu lar installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turn ing the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equip ment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
42. aran aE E E tenauocstataaisara mcucdeendniateata det 73 BEE NE E EEA AAA E EA A seg aust A A E EO ee eee RE 74 MOntTOr SEINO aeee n E E E E 76 BEI ALAN ELE AU ARAA E EA E EE E N E EN T E E E E EE EA 77 SO ORE I E S E A E E E E O E E AAA 78 EEEE aA P EE O E A ENN E N EE E E 78 PUNTO OI T A EEA E N E E A 79 Format Memon Format Card eirs e E aE 79 EINE E E E E A AE A A cic AE E E AETA 80 NUR VBC ccc A EN AT E E AS E E A AE E AE 80 AFA I a a A E A E E NE 80 KO a E N A EE E AN ce ct EAN EN E le toed ET EE EE OEE A 80 PIM Sacer ES cia Si AE N a A E 81 FUE KOs VW EE E N E A SE A T E dene EE 81 Technical Notes 82 Optional Accessories ae a hacisddaweniaunsised Giadetoncaunanseeueay 82 Caringitor the Cameras iire a a eee dee 83 Error Message Snssaninps aa a e a E EA 86 TEGUDIESMOOUN Oeir aa AEA E E EA 89 Appendix Focus Lock File Storage and Date Imprint cccsseseeeeeeeeeeees 92 SDECHIGACIOINS xa2ic oct eter orca een EE E sees a Ei 95 NCU Nicest lalla an ces ven E T aan mas aMiabies asda tine hacdeauaeusametuicedee 98 vii Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories Nikon COOLPIX cameras are designed to the highest standards and include com plex electronic circuitry Only Nikon brand electronic accessories including battery chargers batteries 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
43. can turn the camera off and discon nect the USB cable once transfer is complete If you have not changed the USB option in the camera setup menu from its default setting of Mass stor age you must remove the camera from the system as shown below before turning the camera off or disconnecting the cable Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the taskbar and select Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device trom the menu that appears Windows 2000 Professional Click the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in the taskbar and select Stop USB Mass Storage Device trom 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 TEPES appears EKS 10 00 AM Windows 98 Second Edition SE In My Computer click with the right mouse button on the removable disk corresponding to the camera and select Eject from the menu that appears Szy Remove Hardware rs 10 00 4m Unplug sx Fject Hardware 10 00 AM Macintosh Drag the untitled camera volume NO NAME into the Trash 49 yoeqhe q UO JOH r yoeqhe g UO JOH E Printing Pictures Pictures can be printed by any of the following methods e Select pictures for printing using Print set see below and take the memory card to a digital print service center or insert the card into a personal photo printer
44. cene appears in monitor To exit without changing selection press MENU button Depending on the scene selected restrictions may apply to flash mode 4 8 18 the self timer 20 or macro close up WY I 21 These restric tions are noted on the pages that follow SA Party Indoor Use for shots that include details of the background or fs to capture the effects of candlelight and other indoor background lighting S7 Other modes can be selected Camera Shake f At slow shutter speeds a icon appears in the monitor to warn that pictures may be blurred The following indicate the precautions that can be taken to avoid blur Hold camera steady Hold camera in both hands and brace elbows against body Use tripod Use tripod or rest camera on flat level surface 28 418 Beach Snow Captures the brightness of such subjects as snowtields beaches or sunlit expanses of water YZ Sunset Preserves the deep hues seen in sunsets and sunrises a e Hold camera steady wW mi ies Dusk Dawn Preserves the colors seen in the weak natural light be fore sunrise or after sunset e Noise reduction turns on at slow shutter speeds e Camera focuses at infinity AF indicator lights when ever shutter release button is pressed halfway AF as sist illuminator can not be used c4 D Y Off a Night landscape Slow shutter speeds are used to produce stunning night landscapes e Noise redu
45. cing forwards and the connector fully inserted in the matching connector on the COOL STATION Charge the battery The indicator lamp next to the camera monitor will blink green while the battery charges During charging battery status is shown as follows Indicator lamp Description Blinks Battery charging Battery fully charged l Check that camera is correctly inserted in COOL STATION If cam Flickers l i era is correctly inserted battery requires replacement About two hours are required to charge a fully depleted battery Remove the camera from the COOL STATION When charging is complete remove the camera from the COOL STATION sdays S414 E and unplug the AC adapter V4 Removing the Battery from the Camera Turn the camera off before removing or inserting batteries To eject the battery slide the battery latch in the direction shown The battery can then be removed by hand Note that the battery may become hot during use observe due caution when removing the battery V4 EN EL8 Batteries Before using the EN EL8 read and follow the warnings and cautions on pages V4 The EH 63 AC Adapter The supplied EH 63 AC adapter can also be connected directly to the camera as shown at right Whether connected directly to the camera or to the MV 11 MV 11B COOL STATION the EH 63 can be used to power the camera or to charge the bat tery Do not under any circu
46. connected and turned on Pictures can be transferred using the button in PictureProject see the PictureProject reference manual CD for details or by pressing the center of the multi selector a Pressing the center of the multi selector WZ button copies to the computer all pictures that are marked for transfer 4 69 The following messages will be displayed in the camera monitor while pictures are transferred PREPARING TO TRANSFER TRANSFERING IMAGES TO COMPUTER b ENI NI TRANSFER COMPLETED ENI V4 During Transfer Do not turn the camera off disconnect the USB cable or AC adapter or remove the camera from the COOL STATION while data are being transferred Failure to observe this precaution could result in product or computer malfunction 4 Transferring Pictures from Internal Memory Data in internal memory can not be copied to the computer when a memory card is inserted in the camera Remove the memory card before attempting to transfer data from internal memory F Voice Recordings PictureProject can not be used to transfer or play voice recordings Select Mass stor age 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 48 Disconnecting the Camera If PTP is selected in the USB menu you
47. coping lens can be used to magnify the subject up to 3x and digital zoom in which digital processing is used to further magnify the image up to 4x for a total of 12 x Use the zoom buttons to frame your Subject in the center of the monitor e Press the CW_ button to zoom out from your sub ject increasing the area visible in the frame e Press the _T button to zoom in on your subject so that it fills a larger area of the frame eWhen the camera is zoomed in to maximum magnification holding the _T button down for over a second will trigger digital zoom and the zoom indicator will turn yellow Use the _T and CW_ buttons to adjust zoom in the digital zoom range To cancel digital zoom press CW_ until the zoom indicator turns white Digital Zoom Zoom Zoom out in SEA Indicator shows amount of zoom ee Digital zoom In digital zoom data from the camera s image sensor are processed digi tally enlarging the center portion of the picture to fill the frame Unlike optical zoom digital zoom does not increase the amount of detail visible in the picture Instead details visible at maximum optical Zoom are simply enlarged producing a slightly grainy image 15 Aydeiboyoud diseg E Audesbo oud Diseg E Step 3 Focus and Shoot Focus Press the shutter release button halfway to set focus and exposure In mode the camera will automatically focus on the subject at the center of the frame Focus an
48. ction turns on at slow shutter speeds e Camera focuses at infinity AF indicator lights when Fre cee H ever shutter release button is pressed halfway AF as f sist illuminator can not be used 5 P Y Off Use tripod Other modes can be selected NoiseReduction Noise in the form of randomly spaced brightly colored pixels tends to appear in pic tures taken at slow shutter speeds This effect is particularly noticeable in dark areas of the picture At settings of Dusk Dawn and Night landscape pictures taken at slow shutter speeds are processed to reduce noise increasing the time needed to process pictures before they are saved 29 pOoN 3U S F poN 2U a 4 Close up Use to photograph flowers insects and other small objects at ranges as close as 4cm 1 6in with the background artistically blurred e Camera focuses continuously on nearest object Focus P Minimum focus distance varies with zoom position to E on objects as close as 4cm 1 6in to lens adjust zoom until macro close up icon turns green Note that flash may be unable to light entire subject at ranges of under 30cm 1 ft Take test shot and examine results in monitor 5 Auto 7 On W Hold camera steady m Museum Use indoors where flash photography is prohibited for 9 example in museums and art galleries or in other set tings in which you do not want to use the flash e Best Shot Selector BSS A 63 turns on automatically e
49. d exposure will lock while the shutter release button is pressed halfway With the shutter release button pressed halfway check the focus and flash indicators A te ma e CRTE On green Blinks red Off Subject in focus center of frame Using focus lock focus on another subject at same distance then recompose picture and shoot 4 92 Flash will fire when picture is taken Flash is charging Indicator lamp Flash is off or not required flash lamp Take the picture 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 a blur warn ing may appear at slow shutter speeds ed 78 V4 During Recording While pictures are being recorded the internal memory memory card indicator in or will blink The camera can continue to take pictures until the amp wait icon is displayed Do not turn the camera off eject the memory card or remove or dis connect the power source while the internal memory memory card indicator is blinking or the amp icon is displayed Cutting power or removing the memory card in these circumstances could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera or card J The AF Assist Illuminator If lighting is poor the built in AF assist illuminator will light when the shutter release button is pressed halfway allowing the camera to focus even wh
50. de currently selected with the mode selector Help is available for all camera menus In scene mode help on other scene and assist settings can be viewed by pressing the multi selector up or down Press the center of the multi selector to select the current scene or assist setting and return to shoot ing mode In other modes pressing the center of the multi selector when help is displayed returns you to the current menu Scene Mode Depending on your subject scene mode may not always produce the desired results If results are not satisfactory choose g y auto mode and try again Other Options In addition to the scene and assist modes described on the following pages the scene menu contains the options listed below e setup Display the setup menu 4 72 e image mode Select an image mode setting from the IMAGE MODE menu shown at right 59 a High 2816x ing i ing RE feu Normal 2816 e voice recording Create a voice recording H 33 ECM Normal 2816 am Normal 2048 PC screen 1024 TV screen 640 WEN Exit Confirm To display any of the above options highlight the corresponding icon and press the center of the multi selector 22 Framing Assist lt 2 2 and A These modes offer a selection aes assist options that allow you to com pose pictures with the help of framing guides displayed in the monitor 1 Gass ADN 68a GCF Highlight Z a or Fy To exit
51. dely used in the digital camera industry to ensure compatibility among different makes t Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras Version 2 2 allows information stored with pictures to be used for optimal color reproduction when images are output on Exif compliant printers 95 SOJON ed UYDIOL F SOON JedUUEL E ISO Sensitivity Approximately equivalent to ISO 50 100 200 400 Auto Recommended Exposure Index Self timer Approximately 10 seconds Built in flash Range approx W 0 3 2 5 m 1 ft 8ft 2in T 0 3 1 4 m 1 ft 4ft 7 in Sync method Sensor flash system I O terminals Multi connector Interface SB Video output Can be selected from NTSC and PAL Supported Chinese Simplified and Traditional Dutch English French languages German Italian Japanese Korean Russian Spanish Swedish Power sources e One rechargeable Nikon EN EL8 lithium ion battery supplied e EH 63 AC adapter supplied Battery life Approximately 190 shots EN EL8 based on CIPA standard Dimensions 89 9x57 5x19 7mm 3 5x2 3x0 8in WxHxD Vo ECAA La 18g 40z without battery or memory card Operating environment Temperature 0 40 C 432 104 F Humidity Less than 85 no condensation Industry standard for measuring life of camera batteries 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
52. dex number 01 other numbers are assigned in ascending order to maximum of 98 VOICE RECORDING End recording Recording will end U automatically after five hours or when no more memory is available Internal SHUIPIOIDY DIIO 01 10 2005 15 46 f A Memory can store up to 29 minutes o audio Making a Voice Recording Sound can not be recorded if there are less than ten seconds of recording time available or the battery is exhausted Before recording record a test sample and play it back to determine whether conditions are suitable for audio recording During recording the monitor turns off Do not touch the microphone during recording Voice Recordings The COOLPIX S3 may be unable play or copy sound files created with other devices 33 Playing Voice Recordings To play voice recordings back display the voice recording screen shown in Step 2 on the preceding page and follow the steps below SELECT SOUND FILE 002 01 10 2005 15 51 SELECT SOUND FILE yJ ww Copy Play mew Copy x Play 1 Control icons 6 Date of recording 2 File number 7 Length of recording 3 Playback time 8 Volume 4 Index number 9 Index 5 Progress indicator Description ause playback Resume playback Recording advances while center of multi selector is pressed Playback re Recording rewinds while center of multi selector is pressed Playback re Return to start of current i
53. dialog displayed press multi selector up or down to highlight option press center to select Create Select No to exit without creating cropped Shutter cropped copy Save this image copy button e Select Yes to create new picture contain as displayed ing only area visible in monitor No Yes Confirm WZ Cropped Copies 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 copies will be 2 592 x 1 944 M 2 048 x 1 536 QJ 1 600 x 1 200 AM 1 280x960 M 1 024 x 768 Ga 640 x 480 D 320 x 240 L or 160x 120 Lad pixels in size Cop ies are created with the same transfer marking and date and time or recording as the original but any changes to transfer marking or to protect and print attributes must be made separately See the Appendix for more information on how cropped copies are stored i 93 94 Copies can only be created if sufficient memory is available Cropped copies may not display or transfer correctly when viewed on other models of Nikon camera Cropping is not available with movies 40 small pictures 4 70 or cropped copies 42 Enhancing Contrast D Lighting D lighting can be used to create a copy of a picture with enhanced brightness and contrast brightening dark or backlit subjects Original without Copy with D lighting D lighting guide will be disp
54. e playback or se lected in the thumbnail list QJ 41 press the M button A confirmation dialog will be displayed press the multi selector up or down to highlight an option then press the center of the multi selector e Yes delete movie e No exit without deleting movie 40 in Erase 1 image 8 SESE Yes Confirm More on Playback Viewing Pictures on the Camera To view pictures full frame in the monitor full frame playback press the gt button if the camera is off Don JPG pressing the gt button for about a second will turn the camera on in playback mode Pressing the ES W button in full frame playback dis plays pictures in contact sheets of four thumbnail images The following operations can be performed while thumbnails are displayed To Press Description Highlight SOX l E l e Use multi selector to highlight pictures Change With four thumbnails displayed press EF W button once to number of W view nine thumbnails Press Q T to zoom in from nine to pictures Q T four thumbnails or when four thumbnails are displayed to displayed view highlighted picture full frame Confirmation dialog displayed Press multi selector up or down to highlight option press center to select e Select No to exit without deleting pic Diels ture Erase 1 image s highlighted U l l e Select X to delete voice memo ava
55. e removed before the memory can be formatted or used to ete or view pictures Introduction oa ae First Steps Basic Photograp op More on Photog Zz Scene Mode s Voice Recording Ea Movies z Mo Menu Guide Technical Note EA For Your Safety To prevent damage to your Nikon product or injury to yourself or to others read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this equip ment Keep these safety instructions where all those who use the product will read them The consequences that could result from failure to observe the precautions listed in this section are indicated by the following symbol This icon marks warnings information that should be read before using this Nikon product to prevent possible injury WARNINGS A Turn off in the event of malfunction Keep out of reach of children Should you notice smoke or an unusual smell coming from the camera or AC adapter unplug the AC adapter and remove the battery immediately tak ing care to avoid burns Continued operation could result in injury After removing or disconnecting the power source take the equipment to a Nikon authorized service representative for inspection Do not disassemble Touching the internal parts of the camera or AC adapter could result in injury Repairs should be performed only by qualified technicians Should the camera or A
56. eaeaeaacuscoeccnsaeecte The ON css esarcice spear tcc one ecctinip are Seca aair ra ETa The MV 11 MV 11B COOL STATION ccccceeeceeeseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeseueueeuenseuennees The EH 63 AC Adapter rcer O RE EA AAAA First Steps inserting the Battery aie ceca caistte separ accent cnctloceet cadence ca N AE Ro Charging the Battery isrcisinisrinsnsn tanci enacesgicinn aniani maa EA kaa ai maa AEN a Ah iaa Inserting Memory C rdSsnissssirsiirea dnine nianie iieii Turning the Camera OM sssccscsccasincccctsxdsesscuneniecaidassdsessacssicasnecanedeatacscccsestenannians BASIC OD greece e A E E E senmaxeacues Basic Photography Step 1 Select CB Mode wu eeccccccccesscceecesseceeeeceeeeeeeeseeseesecseeeeseessceueeeenseaneeeesas Step 2 Frame the Picture vicsosiecncedctinehiaascavieetcaved adseaniadiantcuncdiadeesstiadacieeetecdts Step S FOCUS and SMODE ois asscehaoasaranesaadcasrinnsiendacaandiasdnanneiedsceraancancnedeaiseseecaasaans Step 4 View the ReSUItS cccccccsecccececseseceeeceeeeeeseeeceseeaeeeeeeesaaeeeeeeeessaaeeees More on Photography Usmo ne Flash eainiie ioii e E anii EE EE earch EE EEA Taking Pictures with the Self TimMer ccccccccccccccecesesssseesenseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseseseeees Easy Close ups Macro Close Up MOde cccssssssesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeaneneaesseeeeeeeneneeeas Scene Mode Framing Assist 2 dl 2 and Fed ccc cccesecccsseeeesseeeeesseeeesseeeeessseesesaeens Other SCONES wececcesdcswcdiecdccuescves
57. ect while focus lock i is in effect If subject moves release shutter release button and focus again at new distance 4 XN Getting Good Results with Autofocus Autofocus performs best when there is contrast between the subject and the back ground and the subject is evenly lit It does not perform well if the subject is very dark or moving rapidly if there are objects of sharply differing brightness in the scene e g the sun is behind your subject and their features are in deep shadow or if there are several objects at different distances from the camera at the center of the frame e g your subject is inside a cage 92 SOJON JedUUDEL File Storage The following table shows the approximate number of pictures that can be stored in internal memory and on a 256 megabyte memory card in different image modes Image mode Internal memory 12 MB 256 MB memory card High 2816 P48 GI Normal 2816 9 e o e All figures are approximate The number of images that can be stored varies with the make of memory card and the type of scene recorded Image File and Folder Names On the memory card pictures are identified by file names with three parts a four let ter identifier a four digit file number assigned automatically by the camera in ascend ing order and a three letter extension e g DSCN0001 JPG Movies are recorded as QuickTime movie files and can be played back on a computer after transfer Identifier Ex
58. en disconnect the camera Be sure to select Mass storage before reconnecting the camera WZ Viewing Pictures on a Computer To reduce the drain on the battery when the camera Is connected for an extended pe riod use the supplied EH 63 AC adapter 6 46 To choose a USB option highlight Interface in the setup menu f 80 and press the multi selector to the right The menu shown in Step 1 will be dis played INUEREACE 1 USB i lt P SaR 7E Mass storage Video mode Auto transfer wend EXT Confirm Sit Coniirm Highlight USB INTERFACE lt p PTP USB ar Video mode ENI Auto transfer Bit Coniirm Select highlighted option Highlight PTP or Mass storage Connecting the USB Cable Place the camera in the COOL STATION Turn the camera off and place it in the COOL STATION Connect the USB cable If the computer is not already running turn it on and wait for it to start up Connect the UC E10 USB cable as shown below Connect the COOL STATION directly to the computer do not connect the cable via a USB hub or keyboard UC E10 USB cable 3 Turn the camera on 47 yoeqhe q UO JOH r il O mn o o 5 2 lt o D A Transferring Pictures If PictureProject is installed the PictureProject Transter window will be dis played in the computer monitor when the camera is
59. en the subject is poorly lit 4 80 16 Step 4 View the Results Press the gt button A picture will be displayed in the monitor 10 2005 TOONIKON o0 IPG Cees View additional pictures Press the multi selector down or right to view pic tures in the order recorded up or left to view pic tures in reverse order Pictures are displayed briefly at low resolution while being read from memory making it possible to scroll rapidly through pictures without waiting for each image to be displayed at full resolution Keep the multi selector pressed to scroll quickly to the desired picture To return to shooting mode press the button again Deleting Unwanted Pictures To delete the picture currently displayed in the monitor press the f button A confirmation dia log will be displayed press the multi selector up or down to highlight an option and then press the center of the multi selector to make a selection e No Exit without deleting the picture e Yes Delete the picture The gt Button Erase 1 image s No Yes ox Confirm Pressing the gt button for about one second will turn the camera on in playback mode Press again to return to the mode selected with the mode selector More About Playback For more information on playback see More on Playback R 41 17 Audesbo oud Diseg F Audes6o0 Oud UO JION E More on Photography 4
60. equipped with a card slot To print the pictures in internal memory copy them to a memory card before selecting pictures using Print set e Connect the camera to a printer that supports PictBridge and print pictures directly from the camera 52 e Transfer the pictures using PictureProject and print them from a computer see the PictureProject Reference Manual on CD Print Set The Print set option in the playback menu is used to create digital print orders for PictBridge compatible printers or devices that support DPOF gt PLAYBACK MENU e SET UP A Print set gt Slide show Delete o Protect wew Exit Confirm oll ET PLAYBACK MENU 112 PRINT SET SET UP Sam Print selected A Print set b Delete print set Slide show Delete o Protect mew Exit Confirm PED 4D PRINT SET Bg Print selected A Delete print set mew Exit Confirm 01 10 2005 15 45 Back Confirm Display selection dialog EN Exit Confirm Highlight Print selected 50 MENU Back Confirm Scroll through pictures Current pic Select current picture and set num ture shown at center of display ber of prints to 1 Selected pictures marked by icon Choose number of prints up to 9 ATI To deselect picture press multi selec QA di
61. er icon 69 80 amp wait icon 16 86 Fh D Lighting guide 5 43 Eh D Lighting icon 5 43 A AC adapter 6 9 82 97 Accessories 82 AE L 32 39 62 AF see Focus indicator AF assist 80 90 AF assist illuminator 2 16 80 83 95 Assist modes 23 27 Auto off 79 Auto transfer 80 A V cable 45 B Back light 31 Backlit subjects 31 43 Batteries lil 7 9 14 82 85 EN EL8 7 9 82 97 charging 8 9 Beach Snow 29 Best Shot Selector 63 Black and white 64 Blur 19 78 86 90 Blur warning 4 16 19 78 BSS see Best Shot Selector C Clock see Date Close up 30 Close ups 21 Color options 4 64 98 Computer 46 copying pictures to 47 49 Compression 59 Continuous 61 COOL STATION 6 8 9 45 47 52 Copy playback menu 71 Copy scene mode 30 Cropping pictures 42 Cyanotype 64 D Date 4 12 13 74 75 Date counter 77 Date imprint 4 77 94 DCF see Design rule for Cam era File system Delete 68 Deleting pictures 17 34 40 41 44 68 all pictures 68 in full frame playback 17 selected pictures 68 Design rule for Camera File system 95 Digital Print Order Format 51 Direct Print see PictBridge D lighting 43 DPOF see Digital Print Order Format Dusk Dawn 29 E E mail 59 70 EH 63 see AC adapter EN EL8 see Batteries Error messages 86 88 Exif 2 2 95 Exif Print see Exif 2 2 Exp 61 Exposure BSS 63 Exposure compensation 61
62. er to select and return to print menu Confirm Highlight this option and press multi selector right PV PAPER SIZE 1 2 to display menu shown at right Press multi selec a Delat i ALN Paper tor up or down to highlight Default default page mt size size for current printer 3 5 x5 5 x7 Postcard Postcard 100mmx150mm 4 x6 8 x10 Letter A3 or A4 Oe ok GOonTIrmM then press center to select and return to print menu 54 Printing Multiple Pictures To print all pictures or multiple selected pictures press PictBridge the MENU button The menu shown at right will be dis aoe played press the multi selector up or down to highlight Rp deze an option then press the center to select LJ Paper size Cancel ok Confirm Option Description Print one copy of all pictures Message shown 7 at right displayed during printing to cancel Printing and return to PictBridge menu before all im ages have been printed press center of multi x selector When printing is complete message ov Cancel Print all images shown below at right will be displayed for about two seconds followed by PictBridge Turn camera off and disconnect USB DPOF printing Print current DPOF print order 457 l Menu shown at right will be displayed Press M pAPER SIZE 121 multi selector up or down to highlight Default Default default page size for current printer 3 5 x5 e 5 x7 Postcard 100m
63. era off reconnect cable then turn camera on and print or transfer pictures e Turn camera off and dis connect cable then choose new USB setting in camera setup menu and recon nect camera If error per sists use Transfer button in PictureProject to transfer pictures Check printer To resume printing highlight Resume and press center of multi se lector Select Cancel to exit without printing remaining images Turn camera off unplug AC adapter remove and reinsert batteries and turn camera on If error persists contact retailer or Nikon represen tative Turn camera off and then on again If error persists con tact retailer or Nikon repre sentative Turn camera off and remove obstruction 47 O 12 PL W Troubleshooting If the camera fails to function as expected check the list of common problems below before consulting your retailer or Nikon representative Refer to the page numbers in the right most column for more information Electronically Controlled Cameras In extremely rare instances unusual characters may appear in the monitor and the camera may stop functioning In most cases this phenomenon is caused by a strong external static charge Turn the camera off remove and replace the batteries and or disconnect and reconnect the AC adapter and turn the camera on again In the event of continued malfunction contact your re tailer or Nikon representative Note that disconnecting the power
64. erature The AF Assist Illuminator LED The light emitting diode LED used in the AF assist illuminator conforms to the following IEC standard G S CLASS 1 LED PRODUCT IEC60825 1 Edition 1 22071 83 SOJON Viuyp F SO1ON ruya Cleaning Lens One key to preserving the condition of glass parts is to not touch them with your fingers Remove dust or lint with a blower typically a small device with a rubber bulb attached to one end that is pumped to produce a stream of air out the other To remove fingerprints or other stains that can not be removed with a blower wipe the lens with a soft cloth using a spiral motion that starts in the center of the lens and works out to the edges If this fails to clean the lens wipe with a dry cloth lightly dampened with commercial lens cleaner Monitor Remove dust or lint with a blower To remove fingerprints and other stains clean the monitor with a soft dry cloth being careful not to apply pressure V Avoid contact with liquid crystal Should the monitor break care should be taken to avoid injury due to broken glass and to prevent the liquid crystal trom the display touching the skin or entering the eyes or mouth Body Use a blower to remove dust dirt or sand then wipe gently with a soft dry cloth After using the camera at the beach or seaside wipe off any sand or salt with a dry cloth lightly dampened with fresh water then dry thoroughly The camera ma
65. es ig claire lal lg o O E mee renee 14 93 Movie length ccccccccceeeees 36 38 IE Elash OCG ss iil aa ai osedees 18 L Exposure compensation 61 E Mage MOE ccccccccteeeeeeeeeeees 59 Re SEIS N AAA EATE EE 64 Fi Continuous shooting mode 61 62 i Best Shot Selector BSS 00 63 i Macro close up Mode 21 MAU White balance s 60 P I Color Option 64 4 Appears at slow shutter speeds to warn that pic tures may be blurred 5 Appears when camera clock has not been set NC CITENUTOIG SR sprioc iiredas 93 94 3 File number and type 93 94 Internal memory memory card WRC CA OM EE caret aera tna 14 16 41 Battery level indicator 0 14 ej D Lighting guide ccccceeeeees 43 J Volume indicator 06 34 40 44 I Voice memo recording guide 44 Voice memo playback guide 44 Current frame number total number of frames 93 94 Movie Engi cane eeneene ees teen 36 1 Appears when batteries are running low WT D Lighting ICON 43 KI Movie playback indicator 40 WPA Voice Memo ICON 44 E IMAGE MOAE cc ccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeees 59 WM Movie Indicator eee 40 E Protect ICON ccecce 68 9 Print order ICON aceceeceeene 51 IP ransfer ICOM esresxicdinaderdewvsiwe ss 69 80 if Time of recording 12 13 74 75 i Date o
66. eturn to menu for current mode D 58 22 36 65 ee 1 Format internal memory or memory card Choose language for camera menus and messages 80 Adjust settings for connection to television or computer 80 Turn AF assist illuminator on or off To display the setup menu CEN Menu Options SHOOTING MENU 1 2 SET UP_ De mage mode gt White balance AWB Exp 0 Continuous aj t SHOOTING MENU 1 2 ww Exit Confirm Help Set clock and choose home and destination time zones ae 79 SET UP Image mode White balance Exp Continuous ww Exit Confirm Help Display menu for current mode Highlight SET UP Display setup menu To return to menu for current mode press MENU button For help on the selected option press the T button 22 To display menu options as icons select Icons for Menus in the setup menu A 81 72 Welcome Screen _ MENU gt gt gt Welcome screen pE Choose the welcome screen displayed when the camera is turned on Option Description Disable welcome FA No welcome screen is displayed when camera is turned on default Image shown at right is displayed when cam i COOLPIX era is turned on Animation shown at right is displayed when camera is turned on m COOLPIX internal memory or on memory card Se lecting this option displays selection screen QA Se
67. f recording 12 13 74 75 UO IPNpoI U F uolpnpowu E The MV 11 MV 11B COOL STATION Place the camera in the supplied MV 11 MV 11B COOL STATION to e Charge the camera battery 4 8 e View pictures on a television 45 e Copy pictures to a computer 47 e Print pictures via direct USB connection 4 52 Camera connector E 8 USB connector i 47 52 DC IN connec tor 8 Audio video con nector A V out 45 An MV 11 or MV 11B is provided depending on the color of the camera body Placing the Camera in the COOL STATION Place the camera in the COOL STATION as shown below making sure that the connector is fully inserted in the match ing connector on the COOL STATION The EH 63 AC Adapter The supplied EH 63 AC adapter can be connected directly to the camera or via the MV 11 MV 11B COOL STATION to charge the battery or power the camera 8 Removing the Camera from the COOL STATION Remove the camera as shown below DC plug connects to Kiz connector 2 AC inlet ne gt Power i Pee AC plug lamp Power cord connects to x household power outlet Inserting the Battery The camera uses a rechargeable Nikon EN EL8 lithium ion battery supplied Open the battery chamber cover Slide the cover in the direction shown until it opens 24 AEDI CDO Haat meS NaC
68. fer amp 80 Option Description Mark all images for transfer Dx All off Remove transfer marking from all images 23 Select image s Mark selected pictures for transfer 4 66 Pictures selected for transfer are identified by a wz Icon as shown at below 07 10 2005 TOONIAON 15 30 DOO JPG 2 a 2 G Full frame playback Thumbnail playback Restrictions on Auto Transfer No more than 999 pictures can be transferred using Auto transfer To transfer more than 999 pictures use PictureProject or select and transfer pictures in batches of 999 or less See the PictureProject reference manual on CD for more information nua y2eqAe d aul p The COOLPIX S3 can not be used to transfer pictures selected for transfer with another model of Nikon digital camera Use the COOLPIX S3 to reselect the pictures 69 nua 2eq ejd L E M Small Picture gt gt MENU gt e Small copies of pictures can be created in any of the following sizes Option Description m 640 x 480 Can be displayed full frame on TV E 320x240 Suited to display on web pages Small file size reduces time needed to display picture in web browser La 160 x 120 Can be sent and received quickly as e mail attachment To copy a picture at a smaller size After displaying picture in full Pet SMALL PIC frame playback or highlighting picture in thumbnail display L 320 x 240 41 select Small
69. g either of the above options displays the menu E CAMERA TO CARD Bam Selected images shown at right EEH All images EN Exit Confirm a Description Select images for copying 66 Confirma GS CAMERATOCARD tion dialog shown at right will be displayed press Mevednercaul E multi selector up or down to highlight option Us press center to select a e Select No to exit without copying pictures O wew Exit Confirm e Select Yes to copy selected pictures Confirmation dialog displayed press multi selec II CAMERA TO CARD tor up or down to highlight option press center to select e Select No to exit without copying pictures e Select Yes to copy all pictures All images will be copied OK Yes wew Exit Confirm FA Copy See Copying Voice Recordings for information on copying voice recordings 35 The camera may be unable to copy pictures that were created with another make of camera or that have been modified on a computer nua y2eqAe d aul E Copies lose all print amp 51 and transfer 4 69 marking Protect marking SH 68 is not affected See the Appendix for more information on copies are stored AN 93 94 71 nuay dnyas aul E The Setup Menu The setup menu contains the following options Shooting menu Scene menu Movie Playback menu Format memory Format card Language Interface AF assist Reset all Firmware version R
70. g shown at right will be displayed press multi selector up or down to highlight option press center to select e Select No to exit without deleting pictures i Erase selected images mew Exit Confirm e Select Yes to delete selected pictures Confirmation dialog displayed press multi selec Mi DELETE tor up or down to highlight option press center Erasing all images i gt Erase all forgalece om excluded Images e Select No to exit without deleting pictures e Select Yes to delete all unprotected pictures Se wew Exit Confirm If no memory card Is inserted pictures will be deleted from internal memory If a memory card is inserted pictures will be deleted from the memory card O n Protect L gt MENU gt PRR gt Select pictures for protection from accidental deletion 07 10 2005 T00NKON Protected files are marked with a protect icon see 15 30 D0 JPe right and can not be deleted by pressing the 1 button or using the options in the Delete menu Note how ever that protected pictures will be deleted when the memory card or internal memory is formatted 4 79 68 ELNA Transfer Marking gt gt MENU gt AW Transfer marking This option is used to mark pictures for transfer to any computer to which PictureProject has been installed 4 46 Note that all new pictures are au tomatically marked for transfer when On the default option is selected for Interface gt Auto trans
71. ght half of frame Camera focuses on subject in framing guide Portrait close up Compose shot with subject s face in top half of frame Camera focuses on face area in framing guide RS Portrait couple Compose shot with two subjects side by side Camera fo Y cuses on closest subject Portrait figure Compose shot in tall orientation Camera focuses on sub ject in framing guide Face priority AF Frame up to three subjects from EA Waist up Camera focuses until it detects face of portrait subject closest to camera When face is de tected focus area will be displayed in red see right Focus area will turn green when shutter release but ton is pressed halfway if focus area stays red lift finger from shutter release button and try again Note that the camera may be unable to detect faces if they are not facing camera are hidden by sunglasses or other obstructions or are too close or too far If camera Is un able to detect faces before shutter release button is pressed halfway it will focus on subject in center of frame Other modes can be selected 24 Landscape Assist landscape assist mode Is used for vivid landscape shots that enhance outlines colors and contrast A framing assist menu helps frame not only natural land scapes but also cityscapes and portrait shots featuring a landmark in the background L AMATO amp off Y Off LANDSCAPE No guides are displa
72. hat white balance and exposure will lock with first shot poN 2U E superimposed on view through lens if pan direction is left to right picture will m appear on left side of monitor AE L icon turns white to show that white balance and exposure settings for this picture apply to all shots in series Compose next shot to overlap with previous picture Take next shot Repeat steps 6 7 un til all shots in series have been taken End series Shooting will also end if a new mode is selected or camera enters standby mode 32 Voice Recordings Audio voice recordings can be recorded over the built in microphone and played back over the built it soeaker Making a Voice Recording 1 lon ROY Highlight Voice recording i in scene menu 22 VOICE RECORDING 01 10 2005 15 41 Max rec time 00 29 29 Display shows length of recording that can be made 1 Recording indicator 5 Date of recording 2 File number 6 Time remaining 3 Length of recording 7 Index numbert 4 Progress indicator oO Start recording To pause recording press center of multi selector Press again to resume recording While recording is paused self timer and indicator lamps will blink t To create an index press the multi selector up down left or right during recording Camera can skip to any index during playback Start of recording is in
73. hen USB sound cable is connected 847 52 Choose volume for playback and for button shutter MIVOLUME and start up sounds from Loud or Normal Choosing rh Volume Off mutes shutter and start up sounds and sets play iaid iback volume to lowest level Normali Off w Echt Comin NW Blur Warning MENU gt Blur warning hy If On is selected for this option the warning shown at right will be displayed after shooting in situations in which pictures may be blurred Select Yes to record the picture No to delete the picture and try again The picture will be recorded automatically if no operations 3 are performed for about twenty seconds No warning a Will be displayed in movie mode or when Sports m tinuous or an option other than Off is selected for BSS nuay dn BUTTON SOUND ven EN Confirm SNUTTER SOUND new Exit Confirm STARUP SOUN ww Eit Confirm T PICTURE IS BLURRED S SVE PICTURE Yes ok Confirm A setting of On is recommended when the camera is zoomed in 78 Museum Fireworks show or NI Panorama assist is selected in scene mode the self timer is on an option other than Single is selected tor Con 1m Auto Off MENU gt gt te Da Choose the time before the monitor turns off automatically to save power trom 30 seconds 1 minute the default setting 5 minutes or 30 minu
74. icator 15 optical 15 38 playback 41 42 Zoom buttons 15 99 SOJON jViuypa f Nikon No reproduction in any form of this manual in whole or in part except for brief quotation in critical articles or reviews may be made without written authorization from NIKON CORPORATION NIKON CORPORATION Printed in Japan Fuji Bldg 2 3 Marunouchi 3 chome S B5G01300101 11 Chiyoda ku Tokyo 100 8331 Japan 6MA11111
75. il picture a No able only if voice memo has been re ry corded for selected picture 54 44 _ Yes e Select Yes to delete picture Sconti View high lighted picture k View picture highlighted in thumbnail list full frame full frame Li n A gt Exit to mode selected with mode selector Z Viewing Pictures If a memory card is inserted in the camera only the pictures on the memory card will be played back To view the pictures in internal memory remove the memory card or copy the pictures from internal memory to the memory card 41 yoeqhe d UO JION p yoeghejd UO JION E Taking a Closer Look Playback Zoom Use the amp T button to zoom in on images displayed in full frame playback A 41 Playback zoom is not avail able with movies 40 or small pictures 70 To Press Description Zoom increases each time button is pressed to a maximum of Zoom in Q T 10x While image is zoomed in 8 icon and zoom ratio are dis played in top left corner of monitor View other ee Z Use multi selector to scroll to areas of picture not visible in mon areas of l picture XQ itor To use multi selector to view other pictures cancel zoom Zoom decreases each time button is pressed To cancel zoom Zoom out fy W zoom picture out until entire picture Is displayed Cancel zoom Cancel zoom and return to full frame playback Save portion of picture visible in monitor to separate file Con firmation
76. in scene mode 22 Continuous is selected for Continuous or On is selected for BSS 4 61 63 Imprinted data form a permanent part of the image and will appear whenever the im age is printed regardless of whether the date option is chosen in the Print set menu At settings other than Off a date imprint icon appears in the shooting display during shooting 4 4 5 The date Is recorded in the order selected in the DATE menu Date imprint can not be selected if the camera clock has not been set 4 12 13 77 nu NW dnyas aul E Sound Settings MENU gt gt Sound Setings VE The options in this menu control the sound settings listed below If On is selected beep will sound once if memory card is inserted data are deleted memory card or internal Button memory is formatted or new mode is selected Beep sound will sound three times if battery is exhausted or if memory card is locked or memory card or internal memory is full when shutter is released Choose sound played when shutter is released If Off lis selected no sound will be played when shutter is Shutter released Regardless of setting chosen no sound is sound played in Sports mode J 26 at Continuous set tings other than Single 61 when flash fires or when BSS is enabled 4 63 If On is selected startup sound will play when camera is turned on Startup sound will not play if camera is Start up jinserted in MV 11 MV 11B COOL STATION w
77. ing processing time to prevent blurring mount the camera on a tripod or rest it on a E stable surface Off Y off NIGHT PORTRAIT No guides are displayed Camera focuses on subject in center of frame Portrait left Compose shot with subject in left half of frame Camera fo cuses on subject in framing guide Portrait right Compose shot with subject in right half of frame Camera focuses on subject in framing guide Portrait close up Compose shot with subject s face in top half of frame Camera focuses on face area in framing guide QQ Portrait couple Compose shot with two subjects side by side Camera fo Y cuses on closest subject Portrait figure Compose shot in tall orientation Camera focuses on sub ject in framing guide Fill flash with slow sync and red eye reduction t Other modes can be selected 27 poN BUDS r ill WN poN aua gt d Other Scenes In addition to the four assist modes described on the preceding pages scene mode offers a selection of twelve scenes each corresponding to a common subject type such as a backlit subject sunset or interior shot A voice recording mode is also available for creating audio recordings 33 To select a scene from the scene menu 22 BN p ete V Ja Oo Ne a ate erie AJA Ae Ney Highlight scene ge l 9 Return to shooting mode Icon for selected s
78. ins 200 pictures or a picture numbered 9999 no further pictures can be taken until the memory card or internal memory is formatted 79 or anew memory card inserted Files copied using Copy gt Selected images 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 gt All images Copy all files copies all fold ers from the source device file names do not change but new folder numbers are assigned in ascending order starting from the largest folder number on the destina tion device 4 35 71 The picture displayed when playback mode is selected is the picture with the largest file number in the folder with the largest folder number Printing the Date and Time of Recording on Pictures To print the time and date of recording on pictures e take pictures using the Date imprint option in the setup menu which imprints the date or date and time of recording directly on pictures as they are taken amp 77 e if the photo printer or print service supports Digital Print Order Format DPOF use the Date option in the Print set menu fi 50 51 e transfer the pictures using PictureProject and print them using the Print Meta data option see the PictureProject reference manual on CD Date Imprint Versus the Print Set Date Option SOJON JedUUDEL Date imprint Print set gt Date Must be set before picture is taken Se
79. interval until shut ter release button is pressed again To memory is full or 1800 frames have ee Camera will take If possible use the supplied EH 63 AC adapter when recording time lapse movies During Recording To save power the monitor turns off between frames The monitor turns on automati cally immediately before the camera takes the next shot AE Lock When On is selected for AE lock a yellow AE L icon will be displayed indicating that exposure and white balance will be locked with the first shot Once the first shot is taken the icon will turn white CH Ac 39 S IAON F S IAON E Viewing Movies In full frame playback 17 41 movies are indicated by a icon and can be viewed by pressing the center of the multi selector Playback controls appear at the top of the display press the multi selector left or right to highlight a control then press the center of the multi selector to perform the selected operation Control Description lt lt 11 gt lt li gt I gt Movie paused cy WAT CI Oh 0m38s Playback display Movie rewinds while center of multi selector is pressed Playback resumes Movie advances while center of multi selector is pressed Playback resumes Playback Volume The zoom button controls volume during playback Press GW to decrease volume D to increase Deleting Movies To delete the movie displayed in full fram
80. ities of over 60 e are next to equipment that produces strong electromagnetic fields such as televisions or radios e are exposed to temperatures below 10 C 14 F or above 50 C 122 F To prevent mold or mildew take the camera out of storage at least once a month Turn the camera on and release the shutter a few times before put ting the camera away again Batteries e Check the battery level when taking the camera out and charge the battery if neces sary 8 9 Do not continue charging once the battery is fully charged as this will result in reduced battery performance If possible carry a fully charged spare battery when 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 prevent it from charging normally On cold days the capacity of batteries tends to decrease Be sure that the battery is fully charged before heading outside to take pictures in cold weather Keep spare batteries in a warm place and exchange as necessary Once warmed a cold battery may recover some of its charge Dirt on the battery terminals can prevent the camera from functioning When the battery is not in use remove
81. lations A A Handle moving parts with care Be careful that your fingers or other ob jects 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 damage the equipment Observe caution when operating the flash Using the flash close to your subject s eyes could cause temporary visual impairment Particular care should be observed if photographing infants when the flash should be no less than one meter 39in from the subject Do not fire the flash while it is touching a person or object Such use can result in the person being burned and or their clothes igniting from the heat of the flash Avoid contact with liquid crystal Should the monitor break care should be taken to avoid injury due to broken glass and to prevent liquid crystal from the monitor touching the skin or enter ing the eyes or mouth e No part of the manuals included with this product may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without Nikon s prior writ ten permission eNikon reserves the right to change the specifications of the hardware and soft ware described in these manuals at any time and without prior notice Notice for customers in the U S A e Nikon will not be held liable for
82. layed if D lighting is available with selected picture A 4 Eh D Lighting G Eh D Lighting ECON a ox Comin Cancel Cancel Create copy During playback Bh D lighting icon is displayed on copies j created with D lighting 4 WZ D Lighting Copies are created with the same transfer marking and date and time or recording as the original but any changes to transfer marking or to protect and print attributes must be made separately See the Appendix for more information on how D lighting copies are stored Yj 93 94 Copies can only be created if sufficient memory is available Copies created with D lighting may not display or transfer correctly when viewed on other models of Nikon camera D lighting is not available with cropped copies 4 42 movies 4 40 small pictures A 70 or copies created with D lighting 43 yoeqhelg UO JION r yoeghe d UO JION E Voice Memos Recording and Playback A voice memo can be recorded and appended to any picture marked with a EFJ voice memo recording guide icon in full frame playback 4 41 If a voice memo already exists for the current picture it must be deleted before a new memo can be recorded Voice memos can not be recorded for movies or during thumb nail playback amp 41 or playback zoom 42 To Press Description f icon is displayed on current picture memo will be record Reco
83. lect an image shown at right press multi selector left or 0110 right to scroll through pictures press center MEEI p to select To exit without changing welcome 2 Comtim screen press MENU button WZ Welcome Screen If Select an image is chosen after a custom welcome screen WELCOME IMAGE SELECT has been selected the confirmation dialog shown at right will be displayed Select Yes to replace the existing picture with the new welcome screen No to exit leaving the welcome screen unchanged Yes aw Ett Contin 5 Small Pictures and Cropped Copies Copies created with the small picture and cropping options can only be selected for the welcome screen if they are 640 x 480 pixels or larger 73 nua dnyas aul E nua dnyas aul Date MENU gt gt DAE C This option is used to set the camera clock and to choose home and travel destination time zones Option Description Set camera clock to current date and time i 12 13 ing time on or off see below Time zone on home or travel destination gt time zone turn daylight sav Time Zone Selecting Time zone displays the menu shown in Step 1 To choose a new home or travel destination time zone TIME ZONE 01 10 2005 13 20 Ye Xd A London Casablanca A C DaylightSaving e Bit Confirm ue Back Confirm Display map of world time z
84. lector is positioned Adjust mode selector to se between two modes lect desired mode No pictures on memory card or in internal memory Press gt button to return to Pictures can not be viewed on shooting mode COOLPIX 53 10 11 79 80 81 10 7 68 79 42 70 59 10 11 79 80 81 43 68 33 82 74 75 2 14 17 87 s ON JedUUIEL SOON JedUUDEL Display TRANSFER ERROR Pictures can not be copied to computer TRANSFER CANCELLED Transfer cancelled NO IMAGES ARE MARKED FOR TRANSFER COMMUNICATIONS ERROR PRINTER ERROR CHECK PRINTER STATUS SYSTEM ERROR LENS ERROR LENS COVER ERROR 88 No pictures selected for trans fer when is pressed to copy pictures to computer ePictureProject is not run ning Restart transfer after check ing that camera is connected and battery is fully charged Disconnect camera and select at least one picture for trans fer then begin transfer again eStart PictureProject before pressing center of multi se lector 46 49 8 9 69 e USB cable disconnected while e If error appears in computer 46 49 monitor click OK to exit 52 57 pictures are being printed or copied to computer e USB option set incorrectly Printer error Error has occurred in camera s internal circuitry Error has occurred during lens operation Finger or other obstruction prevents lens cover from opening PictureProject Turn cam
85. lem Solution e Camera can not focus on selected subject using autofo 92 Pictures are out of cus Use focus lock focus e AF assist illuminator is off Select Auto for AF assist 80 e Focus error Turn camera off and then on again 12 Camera shook during shot Blurring caused by camera shake can be reduced by Pictures are blurred Using the flash 18 e Using the Best Shot Selector BSS 63 e Using the self timer with a tripod 20 eee Flash is reflecting from particles in air Turn flash off 18 Flash is off Flash turns off automatically when e LANDSCAPE Scenic view or Architecture is selected 25 in landscape assist mode e Camera is in sports assist mode 26 e Night landscape Museum Fireworks show or 29 31 Dusk Dawn is selected in scene mode e Sunset Copy or Panorama assist is selected in scene 29 31 mode other flash modes can be selected e Option other than Time lapse movie is selected in 36 Flash does not fire movie mode e Continuous or Multi shot 16 is selected for Continuous 61 e BSS is enabled 63 Randomly spaced Shutter speed too slow Noise can be reduced by bright pixels Bei oe sen Me epe epr in e Selecting scene mode and choosing Night portrait Dy DAS image Night landscape or Dusk Dawn as appropriate to subject and lighting conditions e Flash is off 18 e Flash window is blocked 2 5 a a e Subject IS outside range of flash recompose picture 18 19 UREE with subject in range of flash or use D lighting
86. mstances use another make or model of AC adapter Failure to observe this precaution could result in overheating or in damage to the camera When connecting the adapter be sure the DC plug is in the correct orientation Inserting the plug upside down could damage the camera or COOL STATION 9 Inserting Memory Cards Pictures are stored in the camera s internal memory approximately 12 MB or on removable Secure Digital SD memory cards For information on compat ible memory cards see Technical Notes Optional Accessories Sj 82 If no memory card is inserted pictures are recorded to and played back and deleted from the camera s internal memory Formatting 4 79 affects inter nal memory only If a memory card is inserted the card is used for recording playback and de 1 letion Formatting affects only the memory card not internal memory The memory card must be removed from the camera before internal memory can be formatted or used to record delete or view pictures sdais 1sul4 To insert a memory card Confirm that the power on lamp is off M Inserting Memory Cards Turn the camera off before inserting or removing memory cards 2 Insert the memory card Open the memory card slot cover and slide the memory card in termi nals first until it clicks into place Direction of insertion M Inserting Memory Cards Check to be sure the card
87. mx150mm 4 x6 Posicard 8 x10 Letter A3 or A4 then press center 100mm x150mm to select and return to PictBridge menu Conii Paper size 55 XPeqA ejd UO JION r p yoeqhe q UO XION Printing Selected Pictures Print Selection Choosing Print selection in the PictBridge menu see previous page displays the menu shown in Step 1 A PRINT SELECTION Da 01 10 2005 d 15 30 We ww Back Confirm we Back Confirm Scroll through pictures Current pic Select current picture and set num ture shown at center of display ber of prints to 1 Selected pictures marked by icon Choose number of prints up to 9 To deselect picture press multi selec Hd tor down when number of prints is 1 Repeat steps 1 2 to select additional mw Back Confirm 76 006 PRINTS 06 Printing 002 006 i i ok Cancel WEN Back Start print E E Confirm selection Use multi selector to view other pictures Start printing Press MENU button to exit to PictBridge menu without printing pictures t Press center of multi selector again to cancel before printing is complete When printing is complete message shown at left is displayed for about two seconds followed by PictBridge menu Turn camera off and disconnect USB cable 56 Printing the Current Print Order DPOF Printing To print the current print
88. ndex kip to next index _ _ End playback and return to voice recording list SHUIPIOIDY DIIO E t Zoom button controls volume Press W to lower volume T to raise volume To exit playback and return to recording mode press the gt button Deleting Voice Recordings To delete a voice recording highlight it in the voice recording list and press the 1 but ton or press the 1 button during playback to delete the current voice recording A confirmation dialog will be displayed press the multi selector up or down to highlight an option then press the center of the multi selector e No Exit to voice recording list without deleting recording e Yes Delete recording and return to voice recording list 34 Copying Voice Recordings To copy voice recordings between internal memory and a memory card display the voice recording list shown in Step 1 on the preceding page and press the MENU but ton The menu shown at right will be displayed ie et COPY SOUND FILES MENU Exit Confirm COPY SOUND FILES Highlight option m ai J e M gt Copy recordings from internal memory to memory card e J gt M Copy recordings from memory card to internal memory E CAMERA TO CARD mam CODY all files mam CODY all files ES ww Exit Confirm Display menu of copy options To copy all voice recordings highlight Co
89. om in and the following options will be displayed Recalls the most recent value for preset white balance from the memory and sets white balance to this value To measure a new value for white balance place a neutral gray object such as a piece of cardboard under the lighting that will be used in the final pic ture Frame this object so that it fills the square in the center of the menu Measure shown above Highlight Measure and press the center of the multi selec tor to measure a new value for white balance shutter will be released and camera will return to original zoom position but no picture will be record ed Note that preset white balance can not be measured with the flash Cancel White Balance At settings other than AWB Auto white balance is shown by an icon in the display Si 4 5 60 Exposure Compensation O gt MEN gt oe gt Exposure compensation is used to alter exposure from the value suggested by the camera by from 2 0 EV underexposure to 2 0 EV overexposure in increments of ZEV Its effects can be previewed in the monitor negative val ues may be needed when most of the frame is very dark or the background is much darker than the main subject positive values when most of the frame is very bright or the background is much brighter than the main subject S Continuous Ca gt MENU gt mommo pS Use the options in this menu to capture a fleeting expression on a portrait subject photog
90. ones HOME TIME ZONE TIME ZONE 01 10 2005 14 20 oJ Madrid Paris Berlin 2 C DaylightSaving e uw Back Coniirm Highlight time zone MeN FENG Confirm Select time zone Press MENU button to menu shown in Step 1 Travel destination time zone can not be same as home time zone To switch between home and travel destination time zones TIME ZONE TME ZONE 01 10 2005 14 20 eX Madrid Paris Berlin _ DaylightSaving 01 10 2005 13 20 esas gt London Casablanca J DaylightSaving menu Exit Confirm Set clock to time in selected zone Dot marks current selection mew Et 0 Confirm Highlight amp or gt t t To turn daylight saving time on or off highlight DaylightSaving and press center of multi selector Selecting daylight saving time advances time in selected zone one hour 74 Z Time Zones The time zone can not be selected if the date and time have not been set 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 increments from Greenwich Mean Time GMT such as Afghanistan Central Australia India Iran Nepal or Newfoundland set the camera clock to local time 12 13 GMT Location GMT Location PST PDT Los Angeles
91. onnecting the Camera Choosing a USB Option Pictures can be copied from the camera to the computer by e Pressing the center of the multi selector 0 47 button e Clicking the button in PictureProject Which method you will use depends on your comput er s operating system and the USB option selected in the camera setup menu After consulting the follow l i j Center of multi selec ing table select the appropriate option using the USB tor AA button item in the camera setup menu The default option is Mass Storage Pictures transferred using Camera multi selector PictureProject Operating system LNA button button Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional Windows 2000 Professional Choose Mass Storage Windows Millennium Edition Me Windows 98 Second Edition SE Choose Mass Mac OS X 10 1 5 or later Choose PTP Storage or PTP 1 The center of the multi selector can not be used to transfer pictures from internal memory or from locked write protected memory cards A 10 when Mass Stor age is selected Use the PictureProject button or unlock the memory card 2 Do not select PTP If PTP is selected when the camera is connected to a computer running Windows 2000 or Windows 98SE the Windows hardware wizard will be dis played Under Windows Me the hardware wizard will be displayed after a message Stating that the hardware information database is being updated Click Cancel to exit the wizard and th
92. ording to light card and on option chosen ing and creative intent 18 Default is AUTO for Image Mode 93 ZA The Battery Indicator Display a cates auto mode li indicator indicates whether internal memory N or light The camera is ready to rough the camera lens is dis Battery indicator ap pears when battery is running low Internal memory memory card memory card L is used Number of exposures remain Description NO ICON Battery fully charged Low battery prepare to recharge or change battery If flash fires monitor will turn off while flash recharges WARNING Battery exhausted No pictures can be taken until battery has been re BATTERY charged or replaced with fully charged spare battery Power on lamp EXHAUSTED flickers Shooting Options auto mode offers flash 21 In addition a seven it 84 18 self timer 20 and macro close up options em shooting menu gives full control over such settings as white balance and exposure compensation R84 58 14 Step 2 Frame the Picture Ready the camera Hold the camera steadily in both hands Don t Block the Shot 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 Frame the subject The camera is equipped with two types of built in zoom optical zoom in which the camera s tele s
93. ousehold waste e For more information contact the retailer or the local authorities in charge of waste management Notice Concerning Prohibition of Copying or Reproduction Note that simply being in possession of material that has been digitally copied or reproduced by means of a scanner digital camera or other device may be punishable by law eltems prohibited by law from being copied or reproduced Do not copy or reproduce paper money coins securities government bonds or lo cal government bonds even if such copies or reproductions are stamped Sample The copying or reproduction of paper mon ey coins or securities which are circulated in a foreign country is prohibited Unless the prior permission of the govern ment has been obtained the copying or reproduction of unused postage stamps or post cards issued by the government is prohibited The copying or reproduction of stamps is sued by the government and of certified documents stipulated by law is prohibited Disposing of Data Storage Devices e Cautions on certain copies and reproductions The government has issued cautions on copies or reproductions of securities issued by private companies shares bills checks gift certificates etc commuter passes or coupon tickets except when a minimum of necessary copies are to be provided for business use by a company Also do not copy or reproduce passports issued by the government licenses issued by public
94. py all files and press multi selector right A confirmation dialog will be displayed press multi selector down to highlight Yes and a press center of multi selector SELECT SOUND FILES 001 01 10 2005 15 46 002 01 10 2005 15 51 ki V SELECT SOUND FILES 002 01 10 2005 15 51 003 01 10 2005 15 53 SHUIPIOIDY JIOA me CAMERATOCARD 001 01 10 2005 15 46 Te gi 10 2005 15 51 Selected files will be copied OK mew Exit Confirm Confirmation dialog displayed To copy files highlight Yes and press 9 mw Exit Confirm Select Selected file shown by Repeat steps 5 6 to select additional files To deselect file highlight and press multi selector right 35 S IAON i Movie Mode The camera can record the following types of movie All movies have a frame rate of fifteen frames per second except in the case of time lapse movies movies include sound recorded via the built in microphone i Max length Internal 256 MB Option Description gt EE 7 Frame size is 640 x 480 pixels suitable for televi JA 7min TV movie 640 sion playback 15s ka nO e 14min Small size 320 Frame size is 320 x 240 pixels 475 155s gt EE p Frame size is 160 x 120 pixels reducing file size 2min a7 min Smaller size 160 jand allowing longer movies to be recorded 38s
95. r to gg and press the MENU button To make a selection from the shooting menu SET UP OY la i Image mode 6M c Continuous White balance Exp Continuous gt l wew Exit Confirm ola G SHOOTING MENU 1 2 2 Ei CONTINUOUS my Multi shot 16 Intvl timer shooting wew Exit Confirm Display options Ei CONTINUOUS SHOOTING MENU 1 2 E Single SET UP OY p Image mode 6M Multi shot 16 White balance AWB Intvi timer shooting Exp 0 Continuous yy eu Exit Confirm Help Select highlighted option menu Exit Confirm Highlight option gt To exit the menu and return to shooting mode press the MENU button again Defaults can be restored using the Reset all option in the setup menu 80 Menu Options For help on the selected option press the T button J 22 To display menu options as icons select Icons for Menus in the setup menu 81 58 nua Hulyoous Image Mode Ca gt MENU gt mamoe be 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 depends on the size and quality of the images image mode Before shooting choose an image mode according to how you plan to use the picture Size Compression Print size Option pixels ratiot Description cm in ar High 281
96. raph a subject that is moving unpredictably or capture motion in a series of pictures Option Description S Single One shot is taken each time shutter release button is pressed Cii Continuous While shutter release button is pressed camera takes pictures at rate of up to 1 6fps until amp wait icon is displayed 704 x 528 pixels in size at rate of about 1 7 fps and arranges them in four rows to form a sin gi gle picture measuring 2 816x2 112 pixels Image mode automatically set to Q Normal 2816 Digital zoom can not be used gey Intvil timer Camera takes pictures automatically at specified interval See In shooting terval Timer Photography 62 Flash turns off automatically Focus exposure and white balance are fixed at values for first picture in each series HI Multi shot 16 Restrictions on Camera Settings Continuous is automatically set to Single when the self timer is activated 4 20 or BSS is enabled 63 LJ The Memory Buffer During shooting pictures are stored in a temporary memory buffer before being transferred to internal memory or to the memory card for permanent storage The number of pictures that can be stored depends on image mode the maximum at GJ Normal 2816 is thirteen When the buffer is full a wait icon will be displayed and shooting will be suspended More pictures can be taken as soon as enough memory becomes available in the buffer Continuous
97. rd ce ed while shutter release button is held down Recording ends after memo i utton about 20s or when shutter release button is released Do not touch microphone during recording Pictures for which voice memo exists are 0110 2005 TOONIKON a marked by BATI voice memo playback 15 11 0001 JPG Play guide and X icons Press shutter release but Shutter AA memo ton to play voice memo Playback ends when button voice memo ends or shutter release button is pressed again eM L Change Zoom button controls volume during playback Press Cw_ to lower volume volume _T to increase Confirmation dialog displayed Press multi selector up or down to highlight option press center to select Delete e Select No to exit without deleting picture or picture voice memo or voice e Select Yes to delete both picture and voice e Select to delete voice memo only WA Voice Memos See the Appendix for more information on how voice memos are stored 4 93 94 44 Erase 1 image s No Yes on Confirm Viewing Pictures on TV The MV 11 MV 11B COOL STATION and EG E5000 audio video A V cable included with the camera can be used to connect the camera to a television or video cassette recorder VCR Choosing a Video Mode The Interface gt Video mode item in the setup menu offers a choice of NTSC and PAL 4 80 Be sure that the mode selected matches the standard used in the video device
98. ries of pictures 5 D X Off Y Off 7 mM bs y SPORTS While shutter release button is held down pictures are recorded at rate of about 1 6 frames per second fps until icon is displayed Cam era focuses continuously until shutter release button is pressed halfway to lock focus Sport spectator Shutter release button can be pressed in one motion without pausing halfway to check focus Camera focuses at about 4 5m 14ft 9in to infinity at widest angle 6m 20ft to infinity at maximum zoom AF indicator lights whenever shutter release button is pressed half way While shutter release button is fully pressed pictures will be taken at rate of about 1 6 fps until amp icon is displayed 6 gt 7 lt a HH Sport composite Each time shutter release button is pressed camera takes H 16 shots in about 2 seconds and arranges them in 4 rows to form single pic ture AD 1600 x 1200 pixels in size Camera focuses continuously until shut ter release button is pressed halfway to lock focus Focus Exposure and White Balance In sports assist mode focus exposure and white balance for all pictures are determined by the first shot in each series 26 Night Portrait Assist night portrait assist mode is used for taking portrait shots at night when it provides a natural balance be 3 tween the main subject and the background Pictures taken at slow shutter speeds are adjusted to reduce noise slightly increas
99. rking of al or selected pictures 69 To display the playback menu PLAYBACK MENU 12 SET UP A Print set gt Gy Slide show Delete o Protect ww Exit Confirm otk Display playback menu 2005 TOONIKON OOO JPG Select playback made To exit the menu and return to playback mode press the MENU button again Menu Options For help on the selected option press the T button 422 To display menu options as icons select Icons for Menus in the setup menu A 81 65 nuay y2eqGAe d aul J nual 2eq ejd YL E Selecting Multiple Pictures To select multiple pictures in the Erase selected images 68 Print set 4 50 51 Protect 4 68 Transfer marking gt Select image s i 69 or Copy gt Selected images 71 menus Da 01 10 2005 m Back Confirm Scroll through pictures Current pic Select current picture Selection ture shown at center of display shown by icon Repeat steps 1 2 to select addi tional pictures To deselect pic ture select and press multi se lector down To cancel changes and exit press MENU button Complete operation 66 B Slide Show gt gt MENU gt Slide show gt This option is used to play pictures back in an automated slide show with about three seconds between each picture SLIDE SHOW Pause wen Exit Confirm Highlight Start
100. s at very short distances minimum 4cm 1 6in gt OFF N Y OFF Confirm on j G OFF N Macro close up ON Confirm AN Exit menu to exit without changing mode wait two seconds Selection is shown by icon in display 6M Ao C 9J FJ w I T Frame picture Minimum focus dis ry X Z tance varies with zoom position if zoom is adjusted until amp icon turns green camera can focus at distance of 4cm 1 6in 6M ZAO C 9J Ay de160 0yd UO JON E Macro Close up Mode The flash may not be able to light the entire subject at distances of less than 30 cm 1 ft When taking close ups play each picture back after shooting to check the results In macro close up mode the camera focuses continuously even when the shutter re lease button is not pressed halfway 21 poN 2UaIS E Scene Mode Scene mode offers a choice of thirteen scene and four assist settings Camera settings are automatically optimized for the selected subject type sparing the user the necessity of adjusting each setting separately To display the scene menu PARTY INDOOR 2 O aa Ltn 6M C 9 J o N ww Exit Confirm Help Select QAB mode Display scene menu For help on the current menu option press the T but ton Press T again to return to the menu or press the MENU button to exit to the mo
101. s full Selecting Time lapse movie from the MOVIE menu 36 displays the menu shown in Step 1 below a TIME LAPSE MOVIE Setinterval time _ Q AE lock MENU Exit Confirm Highlight Set interval time Recording Movies Mm SET INTERVAL TIME 1 2 ww Exit Confirm Display interval options The self timer can not be used in movie mode The flash turns off in TV movie 640 Small size 320 and Smaller size 160 modes Optical zoom can not be adjusted dur ing recording digital zoom is available to a maximum of 2x See the Appendix for information on how 38 movie files are stored YY 93 94 SET INTERVAL TIME 1 2 tion and exit mew Exit Confirm MM TIME LAPSE MOVIE Set interval time AE lock gt mew Exit Confirm On selection and exit Start recording been recorded Use a Reliable Power Source Choose interval between shots center of multi selector to make selec Press me AE LOCK iy iio On mew Exit Confirm Display AE LOCK menu WA AE LOCK Choose On to fix exposure and white balance for entire movie at values for EA or E first frame Off to meter new values for each shot When On is selected for AE lock flash turns off automatically wew Exit Confirm Press center of multi selector to make w eR Return to shooting mode pictures at specified
102. source as described above may result in the loss of any data not recorded to internal memory or the memory card at the time the problem occurred Data already recorded will not be affected e Camera is off 12 e Battery is not correctly inserted or battery chamber cov 7 er is not properly latched e Battery is exhausted 8 9 e AC adapter is not properly connected 6 9 Monitor is blank Standby mode press shutter release button halfway 79 e Camera in COOL STATION camera connected to com 45 47 puter or audio video cable connected e Voice recording is being recorded 33 e Camera is shooting time lapse movie 38 e Interval timer shooting in progress 62 No indicators appear Hide info is selected for Photo info Select Show 16 in monitor info e Monitor brightness needs adjustment 76 Monitor is hard to Monitor has dimmed to save power press shutter release 12 read button halfway e Monitor is dirty clean monitor 84 e Camera is in playback mode 17 41 e Batteries are exhausted 14 e Indicator flash lamp blinks flash is charging 16 No picture is taken Display shows CARD IS NOT FORMATTED memory 79 when shutter release card is not formatted for use in camera button is pressed Display shows OUT OF MEMORY insufficient memo 59 ry to record picture at current Image mode setting e Display shows MEMORY CARD IS WRITE PROTECT 10 ED memory card is locked 89 SOJON jed1uUu eL F SOON JedUUIEL Prob
103. t after picture is taken Date permanently imprinted on picture Date stored separately Date only appears when picture is printed Date appears whenever picture is printed e tate 94 Specifications Nikon COOLPIX S3 Digital Camera Type Compact digital camera Effective pixels 6 0 million CCD As in CCD total pixels 6 40 million ECORI OGOR e 2 816x2 112 2816 2816 1 024x 768 1024 e 2 048 x 1 536 2048 e 640 x 480 640 Lens Focal length f number Construction Digital zoom Up to 4x 35 mm 135 camera format equivalent 420 mm Autofocus AF Contrast detect through the lens TTL AF with AF assist illuminator Focus range 30cm 1 ft ce CREMA igen G Macro mode 4cm 1 61n ce middle zoom position ACEEA race Center auto multi AF NSEC alee Class 1 LED product IEC60825 1 Edition 1 221 max output 2000 UW Monitor coverage Playback 100 horizontal and 100 vertical Storage Media Internal memory approx 12 MB SD Secure Digital memory cards File system Compliant with Design Rule for Camera File System DCF Exif 2 2 and Digital Print Order Format DPOF File formats Compressed JPEG baseline compliant Movies QuickTime Sound files WAV Exposure Metering 256 segment matrix metering linked to AF area Exposure control Programmed auto exposure with exposure compensation 2 0 2 0EV in steps of EV Range Shutter Speed Aperture Range f 3 0 and f 8 5 W A standard wi
104. tcsvencetiavianddasacguiidedausdaneedasecddesutsldedasweisaeavenscee xdaces Voice Recordings Movies Movie INO GG siras AEA a Recording MOVIES css ceciecaceceshadseactcaiasintinaseanangdecvenaesisuess ceadeaadisanatenoncmeneeeadesabetees NTSC MOVIES anerian EE NEA E OE ES More on Playback Viewing Pictures on the Camera cccccccecececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneness Viewing Pictures on TV ccccsatedsateccmntetetadccineadecinsnpadciacdiaesednasenndenistoentestoenmanids Viewing Pictures on a COMPUTEL ccceeee eee ee ee eeee ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeesaaaaaanneeeeeeees PEO PIC HUGS eoan anaana A AATE vi Menu Guide 58 The Shooting MENU aciwnved beet el Aan Seed ain arene eee 58 image Modenesi e T het enti detla Gait eset alesis Cet eiaaidlac 59 Wate Balancen oaaae heh gaa h aad cd elle Geechee hater eat lant 60 Exposure Compensatoren a E N A E 61 COnUNUGUS ra a A A A A O A 61 Best Shot Selector BSS hitecyt ache cela tN ot oe ee Nee Re 63 SE MSIEI a Sige iecat daphne heal ed a eS sak he iad ee Mbt Ad anata Meals 64 COON OU ONS ees Sica e ace She ayaa said a hes E AE 64 MMS Play DAC MEMU seias eirond aea EEE E Ea O 65 S oE E E O EEE OEE E A E E ATE EE E 67 VELE eoe E E E ern prem meeonr eer nte 68 el O10 2 A BEE EN EESE EAE E eee IA ATE TE E A EES eee E ET ET 68 kanser Mak iN esee a atc ed a a bse 69 aE C a a e e a enter a R 70 COD a E A E E ee eee er rere 71 The setup Men sor a a a S E erat 72 Walcome SCC e
105. te OOQ Italiano HX GKR N Nederlands t2 Yes CI mu Caneel 0 Conin Conin Highlight language Confirmation dialog displayed Press MENU button to exit without selecting language DAVE Celis a London Casablanca 3 Set time and date C DaylightSaving No Conin Contr Highlight Yes TIME ZONE menu displayed t t See The Setup Menu Date 4 74 for information on setting daylight saving time ZA Turning the Camera Off To turn the camera off press the power switch again The camera is off when the power on lamp is off Do not remove the battery or memory card or disconnect the AC adapter until the power on lamp has gone out Auto Power off Stand by Mode If no operations are performed for about five seconds in shooting mode the monitor will gradually dim to save power Full brightness can be restored by pressing the shut ter release button or operating any of the controls next to the monitor If no operations 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 79 The camera will turn off automatically if no operations are performed for another three minutes 12 OME TIME ZONE ROME TIME ZONE i of 2005 gt 01 2005 Edit Day order of Day Month and Year may differ in some areas
106. te use the supplied EH 63 AC adapter Pictures can not be played back during interval timer shooting See the Appendix for in formation on how pictures taken during interval timer shooting are stored 4 93 94 62 BSS Best Shot Selector BSS Ca gt MENU gt BSS ADSS The options in the best shot selector BSS menu are recommended for situ ations in which inadvertent camera movement can produce blurred pictures or when parts of the image are prone to under or over exposure BSS Off BSS off Camera takes shots while shutter release button is pressed to a maximum of ten These images are then compared and sharpest picture pic ture with highest level of detail is saved Flash turns off automatically and focus exposure and white balance for all photos are determined by first picture in each se ries Recommended for situations in which inadvertent camera move ment can produce blurred pictures for example when ethe camera is zoomed in e macro close up is in effect e lighting is poor and the flash can not be used May not produce desired results if subject moves or composition is changed while shutter release button is fully pressed Selecting this option displays sub menu shown at B55 EXPOSUREBSS BSS On right Choose from C O eHighlight BSS picture with smallest area of iene ae overexposure is selected e Shadow BSS picture with smallest area of un derexposure is selected e Histogram BSS of pictures
107. tension J Still picture vie ime lapse movie ropped copy mall copy opy created using D lighting option HO ZEA V0 je Ado oice recording oice memo appended to original still oice memo appended to cropped copy oice memo appended to small copy oice memo appended to D lighting copy FSCN WAV 44 lt lt jl Olpny When a picture is viewed on the camera the file number and extension appear in the top right corner of the display The identifier is not displayed but is visible when the picture is transferred to a computer 93 SOJON ed UYIOL F File Storage Image File and Folder Names Continued Pictures are stored in folders named with a three digit folder number followed by a five character identifier P_ plus a three digit sequence number for pictures taken using panorama assist e g 101P_001 ef 32 INTVL for interval timer photog raphy e g 1O1INTVL fe 62 SOUND for voice recordings e g 101SOUND 34 and NIKON for all other pictures e g 1OONIKON Folders can hold up to 200 pictures if a picture is taken when the current folder contains 200 pictures a new folder will be created by adding one to the current folder number If a picture is taken when the current folder contains a picture numbered 9999 a new folder will be created and file numbering will begin again from 0001 If the current folder is numbered 999 and conta
108. tes Regardless of the option chosen the monitor will remain on for 3 minutes when menus are displayed and for 30 minutes when Loop is selected during a slide show or the camera is powered by the supplied EH 63 AC adapter if the AC adapter is used when the video cable is connected video output will continue after the monitor has turned off The monitor can be reactivated by pressing the power switch pressing the shutter release button halfway press ing the gt button to select playback mode pressing the MENU button to display the camera menus or by selecting another mode The camera will turn off automatically if no operations are performed for another three minutes M Format Memory Format memory DEN L Format Card NENU gt ii eee pes If no memory card is inserted this option is named Format memory and for mats internal memory Otherwise it is named Format card and formats the memory card for use in the camera Note that formatting permanently deletes all data including protected pictures and any other files that may be present Before formatting be sure to transfer any valued pictures to a computer Sj 46 49 The following options will be displayed if a memory card is inserted Quick Format applies only to areas in which data are stored Faster than normal format format Format Entire memory or memory card is formatted A confirmation dialog is displayed before formatting begins Select Format to format the s
109. that to which the receiver is connected e 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 Corporation may void the user s authority to operate the equipment Interface Cables Use the interface cables sold or provided by Nikon for your equipment Using other in terface cables may exceed the limits of Class B Part 15 of the FCC rules Notice for customers in the State of California WARNING Handling the cord on this product will expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm Wash hands after handling Nikon Inc 1300 Walt Whitman Road Melville New York 11747 3064 U S A Tel 631 547 4200 Notice for customers in Canada CAUTION This class B digital apparatus meets all re quirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations ATTENTION Cet appareil num rique de la classe B res pecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada 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 eThis product is designated for separate collection at an appropriate collection point Do not dispose of as h
110. ting the lens at the sun or other strong light sources for extended periods when using or storing the cam era Intense light may cause deteriora tion in the CCD image sensor produc ing a white blur effect in photographs Turn the product off before removing or disconnecting the power source Do not unplug the product or remove the battery while the product is on or while images are being recorded or deleted Forcibly cutting power in these circumstances could result in loss of data or in damage to product memory or in ternal circuitry To prevent an accidental interruption of power avoid carrying the product from one place to another while the AC adapter is connected Do not drop The product may malfunction if sub jected to strong shocks or vibration Keep away from strong magnetic fields Do not use or store this device in the vicinity of equipment that generates strong electromagnetic radiation or magnetic fields Strong static charges or the magnetic fields produced by equip ment such as radio transmitters could interfere with the monitor damage data stored on the memory card or affect the product s internal circuitry Avoid sudden changes in temperature Sudden changes in temperature such as occur when entering or leaving a heated building on a cold day can cause condensation inside the device To prevent condensation place the device in a carrying case or a plastic bag before exposing it to sudden changes in temp
111. tor down when number of prints is 1 MEE Repeat steps 7 9 to select additional 15 30 E5 pictures mw Back Confirm ww Exit Confirm E Display print options To select or deselect options highlight and press center of multi selector Selected items are marked with av e Date Print date of recording on all pictures in print order e Info Print shutter speed and aperture on all pictures in print order To complete print order and return to playback highlight Done and press center of multi selector To exit without altering print order press MENU button YA Print Set and Digital Print Order Format DPOF Print set creates a print order in Digital Print Order Format DPOF listing the pictures to be printed the number of prints and the information to be included on each print The pictures can then be printed by connecting the camera to a PictBridge compatible printer or by removing the memory card from the camera and inserting it in a DPOF compatible device Note that if the Print set option has not been used to create a print order one copy of all pictures will be printed Print Set Date and Info options are reset each time the menu shown in Step 10 is displayed LY The Print Order Icon During playback a print order icon appears on all pictures in 4 the current print order fiat lt es O 51 i yoeqhe dg UO JOH E yoeghejd UO JION E Printing Vi
112. torage device FORMATTING The message shown at right will be displayed do not turn the camera off remove the battery or A memory card or unplug the AC adapter while this message is displayed Format Card Format memory cards before first use and reformat them regularly thereaf ter Without regular formatting performance will drop with use Note that memory cards can not be formatted when the battery is low 79 nua dnjes y F Language _ MENU gt gt Uarguage gt Choose the language for camera menus and messages A 12 OE Interface _ MENU gt gt gt gt interface Adjust settings for connection to a computer or video device 45 47 Option Description USB Select USB option for connection to computer 47 or printer 4 52 Video Before connecting camera to video devices such as televisions or VCRs 4 mode 45 choose video mode that matches video standard used in device Cam era supports NTSC and PAL standards Choose On to mark pictures for transfer to computer as they are taken transfer MENU gt gt Y gt massist b D AF Assist MENU gt gt i D gt m gt j If Auto is selected for this option the AF assist illuminator will light to assist the focus operation when the subject is poorly lit The AF assist illuminator has a maximum range of about 1 9m 6ft 3in widest angle to 1 1m 3ft 7in maximum zoom The AF assist illuminator will not light if Off is selected for AF assist le
113. udio recording Other modes can be selected V4 Underwater Mode Before using the camera underwater place it in the WP CP5 waterproof case available separately and confirm that the case is properly sealed Leakage could not only cause irreparable damage to the camera but could also result in fire electric shock or the release of poisonous gas See the WP CP5 instruction manual for details Panorama Assist Flash mode A 18 the self timer H 20 and macro close up i 21 can be adjusted after the pan direction is selected Once the first shot in each series is taken the pan direction zoom flash mode macro close up and image mode f 59 can not be ad justed nor pictures deleted until the series is complete Panoramas are easier to compose if the camera is mounted on a tripod See the Appendix for information on how panoramas are stored A 94 31 BPO BUDS J Taking Pictures for a Panorama Highlight EF Panorama assist in scene menu 22 Right Bottom Select how pictures will be joined to t eft xa to er gether in completed panorama This is the direction in which camera will be ADA gt panned after each shot 6M C 9 Default pan direction displayed Top tolx Left to OO RAY bottomf _ right AL A Make selection to return to step 3 press center of multi selector again Pan direction displayed in white Yel low AE L icon shows t
114. uivalent to ISO 50 Recommended unless lighting is poor or 50 faster shutter speeds are required e g when the subject is moving Noise may appear in pictures taken at settings above this value 100 Approximately equivalent to ISO 100 200 Approximately equivalent to ISO 200 400 Approximately equivalent to ISO 400 Color Options gt MENU gt Color options piss Color options are used to heighten the vividness of colors or to record pictures in monochrome The effects can be previewed in the monitor Wi Standard color Subjects are recorded in their natural colors Auto wu Vivid color Use for a vivid photoprint effect E Black and white Pictures are recorded in black and white s Sepia Pictures are recorded in sepia c Cyanotype Pictures are recorded in blue tinted monochrome White balance set to Auto Sensitivity At settings other than Auto the current sensitivity setting is shown in the display 4 4 5 Color Options At settings other than Standard color the current color option setting is indicated by an icon in the display 4 5 64 nua unooys y E The Playback Menu The playback menu contains the following options Option Description we Printset Pe pictures for printing on DPOF and etbrilge com 951 patible devices Slide show Delete all or selected pictures e Protect Protect selected pictures from accidental deletion n 68 Transfer marking Change transfer ma
115. y be damaged if foreign matter gets inside the camera body Nikon cannot accept liability for damage caused by dirt or sand Do not use alcohol thinner or other volatile chemicals Notes on the Monitor e The monitor may contain a few pixels that are always lit or that do not light This is a characteristic common to all TFT LCD displays and does not indicate a malfunction Images recorded using the product will not be affected e When you frame bright subjects vertical comet like streaks that whiten toward either end may appear in the display This phenomenon known as smear does not ap pear in the final photograph and does not indicate a malfunction Some smear may appear in movies e Images in the monitor may be difficult to see in a bright light e The monitor is lit by an LED backlight Should the monitor begin to dim or flicker contact your Nikon service representative 84 Storage Turn the camera off when not in use and check that the power on lamp is off before putting the camera away To prevent mold or mildew store the camera in a dry well ventilated area If the product will not be used for an extended period run the battery flat and remove it from the camera Store the camera in a plastic bag containing a desiccant replacing the desiccant when it loses its capacity to absorb moisture Do not store the camera with naptha or camphor moth balls or in locations that e are poorly ventilated or subject to humid
116. yed Use to focus on distant objects through foreground objects such as windows or a screen of branches Camera focuses at infinity AF indicator lights whenever shutter release but ton is pressed halfway Scenic view Compose shot with sky in top third of frame Match skyline with wavy yellow guide Camera focuses at infinity AF indicator lights whenever shutter release button is pressed halfway FA Architecture Photograph buildings Framing gird helps keep verticals and horizontals aligned with the frame Camera focuses at infinity AF indicator lights whenever shutter release button is pressed halfway AA Group right Compose shot with portrait subjects at right and landmark or Hea nee l LOY other object in background at left of frame Camera focuses on portrait subject Soll Group left Compose shot with portrait subjects at left and landmark or BAH other object in background at right of frame Camera focuses on portrait subject Flash turns off automatically in LANDSCAPE Scenic view and Architecture modes In Group right and Group left modes flash mode is automatically set to AUTO other modes can be selected t Other modes can be selected 25 BPO BUSIS E poN 2U E Z Sports Assist 4 sports assist mode is used for dynamic action shots that capture moving objects The options in the assist menu can be used to freeze the action in a single shot or record motion in a se

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