Nikon S6400 manual

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    DIGIT AL CAMER A Ref erence Manual En[...]

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    Highlight F eatures of the C OOLPIX S 6400 Simple touch opera tions that let you edit ima ges when shootin g p Quick effects ............... .................... ................ .. A 30, 39 Create im ages with eff ects in three eas y steps, simp ly by shootin g, select ing, and saving . 30 ef fec ts are av ailab le. Jus t as with a sma rtp hone ap[...]

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    i Introduction Parts of the Cam era The Basics of Shooting and Playback Shooting Fe atures Play back Fea tur es Record ing and Playin g Back Mo vies General Camera Setu p Reference Section Technical Notes and Index[...]

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    ii Introduction Introduct ion Read Thi s First Thank yo u for purc hasing the Niko n COOLPI X S6400 digita l camera . Before u sing the camera , please read th e informa tion in “For Yo ur Safety” ( A viii-x) and familia rize yourself with the information provided in this manu al. After read in g, plea se keep this man ual handy and refer to it[...]

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    iii Introduction About This Manual If you want to start using the camera ri ght away, see “The Basic s of Shooting and Playb ack” ( A 13). To learn about th e parts of the camera and informa tion that is displ ayed in the monitor, see “Parts of the Came ra” ( A 1).[...]

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    iv Introduction O t h er I n f ormat i on • Symbols and Co nventions To make it easier to find the info rmation you nee d, the followin g symbols and convent ions are us ed in this manu al: • SD and SDHC/SDXC memory cards are referred to as “memory cards” in this manual. • The s etting at the time of purch ase is r eferr ed to as the “d[...]

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    v Introduction Information and Precaut ions Life-Long Le arning As part of Nikon’s “Life-Long Learning” commitment to ongoi ng product support and education, continua lly upda ted inform ation is avai lable o nline at the fo llowin g sites: • For users in the U.S.A.: http://www.nikonusa.com/ • For users in Eu rope and Africa: http://www.e[...]

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    vi Introduction Before Ta king Impo rtant Pi ctures Before taking pictures on important occasions (such as at wed dings or befor e takin g the came ra on a trip), take a test shot to ensure that the camera is functioning normally. Nik on will not be held liable for damages or l ost profits that may result from p roduct malfunction. Abou t the Manua[...]

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    vii Introduction • Cautions on certain copies and reproductions The gover nment has i ssue d ca uti ons on cop ies or reproductions of securi ties issued by priv ate companies ( shares, bil l s, checks, gift cert ificates, etc.), commuter passes, or coupon tickets, except when a minimum of necess ary copies are to be provided for busines s use by[...]

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    viii Introduction For Y o u r S a f e t y To p r ev en t d am a g e t o y ou r N i ko n p r od u c t o r in ju ry t o y ou rs el f o r to ot h e rs , re a d t h e f o l lo w in g safety preca utions in th eir entirety bef ore using thi s equipme nt. Keep these sa fety instructio ns where all th ose who use the pro duct will re ad them. The conseque[...]

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    ix Introduction Do not remain in contact with the camera, battery charger, or AC adapter for extended periods while the dev ices are on or in use Parts of the devic es become hot. Leaving the devices in d irect co ntact with the skin for ex tended pe riods ma y resu lt in lo w- temperatur e burns. Observ e caut ion whe n ha ndling the battery The b[...]

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    x Introduction • Do no t handle the p lug or Charg ing AC Adap ter with wet h ands. F ailure to observe this precau tion cou ld resu lt in elec tri c sho ck. • Do not u se with travel co nverters or adapters designed to convert f rom one volta ge to another or with DC-to-AC inverter s. Failure to obser ve this precaution could damage the produc[...]

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    xi Introduction Notices Notices for Customers in the U.S.A. IMPORTANT SA FETY INSTRUCTIONS - SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. DANGER - TO REDUC E THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, C AREFULLY FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS For conn ection to a supp ly not in the U .S.A., use an a ttachmen t pl ug adap ter of t he proper co nfiguration fo r the power outle t if[...]

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    xii Introduction Interface Cables Use the inte rface c ables sold or provid ed by Nikon for your equipmen t. Using other interfac e cabl es may e xceed t he lim its of Class B Part 15 of th e FCC rules. Notice for customers in the State of California WARNING Handling the c ord on this product will expose you to lead, a chemica l known to the S tate[...]

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    xiii Introduction T able of Con tents Introduction .......... ................... ............... ....... ii Read This First ............ .................................... ....... ii Confirming the Packag e Contents ........... ...... ii About This Manual ....... ....................... ............... ..... ii i Information an d Precautions ...[...]

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    xiv Introduction Features That Ca n Be Set with F (Sh ootin g Menu) .............................................. ...................... 68 Options Available in the Shooting Menu .................... ............... ............... ....................... ............... ... 69 Features That Cann ot Be Used Simultaneously .........................[...]

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    xv Introduction I D-Lighting: Enhancing Brightness a nd Contrast . ............... ....................... ............... ......... E 26 P Stretch: Stretching Ima ges............. .. E 27 O Perspective Control: Adjusting a Sen se of Perspective ... ............... ....................... ......... E 28 j Glamour Retouch: Softening Skin and Making [...]

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    xvi Introduction Sequence Display Options ............. ....... E 110 Eye-Fi Upload ............ ............... ...................... E 111 Reset All . ............... ....................... ............... ....... E 112 Firmware V ersion.... ...................... ............... E 116 File and Folder Names .............. ............ E 117 Opt[...]

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    1 Parts of the C amera Parts of the Camera This chapt er describe s the part s of the camer a and explain s informa tion tha t is displaye d in the mo nitor. The Camera Body ............ .................... ........... ............... .......2 Attaching th e Camera Strap ........... ......... ............ ........ ............ ...... ......... ...[...]

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    2 Parts of the C amera The Ca m er a B o d y 1 2 1 24 5 3 6 7 8 9 1 0 11 Lens cover closed 1 Shutter-releas e button . ............... .................... 30 2 Zoom control ............. ............... ....................... ..... 29 f : wide-angle .................... ....................... ..... 29 g : telephoto ................... ..........[...]

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    3 Parts of the C amera 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 7 9 1 0 11 1 2 1 b ( e movie-record) button . .................... 96 2 Charge lamp ............... ............... ......... 17, E 107 Flash l amp ..... ............... ....................... ............... ..... 58 3 A (shooting mode) button ................ .............. ............... ...................[...]

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    4 Parts of the C amera Attaching th e Camera Strap Operating the Touch Pa nel The monitor on th e COOLPIX S6400 is a touch panel display . Use a finger or th e included stylus to oper ate the tou ch panel. Tapping Tap the touch panel. Use this operat ion to: • Select icons. • Select images in thumbnail pla yback mode ( A 81). • Perfo rm touch[...]

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    5 Parts of the C amera Using th e Stylu s Use the stylus fo r operations , such as when usin g the draw option ( A 47) or th e paint option ( A 84 ), tha t require more preci sion than u sing a finger. Atta ching the Stylus Attach th e stylus to the st rap as show n. B Notes About the Touch Panel • Do not press on the touch panel with pointe d ob[...]

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    6 Parts of the C amera Indicators of the Monitor/T ou ch P anel Shooting Mo de The inform ation th at is display ed in the m onito r c hanges depending on the camera’s settings and st ate of u se. By default, the inf ormation is displayed wh en the camera is turn ed on and when the camera is being operat ed, and some of the informat ion is hidden[...]

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    7 Parts of the C amera 1 Shooting mode ......... .................... 38, 40, 52, 54 2 Self-timer ....... ............... ............... ....................... ..... 61 3 Smile tim er............ ............... ...................... ..... 54, 70 4 Pet portrait au to release ..... ............... ............. 49 5 Focus in dicator.......... ...[...]

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    8 Parts of the C amera Playb ack Mo de The informatio n that is display ed in the monit or varies depend ing on the image played ba ck and st ate of u se. By default, the inf ormation is displayed wh en the camera is turn ed on and when the camera is being operat ed, and some of the informat ion is hidden af ter a few seconds (wh en Photo info is s[...]

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    9 Parts of the C amera 1 Icons di splayed var y depending on th e setting us ed for shooting. 2 The icon for the selected album or category in auto sor t mode currentl y selected in pl ayback mode i s disp layed. 1 File numbe r and type ... ............... ......... E 117 2 Date of recording ........................... ............... ..... 20 3 Ti[...]

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    10 Parts of the C amera Using Menus The menus lis ted below all ow you to c hange vario us settings. • Shooting men u ( A 68): Use to cha nge the settin gs of each shoo ting mode or movie setti ngs. • Play back menu ( A 8 4): Use to dele te or edit images . • Setup menu ( A 104): Use to change general camera settings. 1 Tap F to display the m[...]

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    11 Parts of the C amera 4 Tap a s ett ing opti on to app ly th e setti ng. • The operations var y depending on the menu option. • Tap J to return to the previous screen. • When you finish changing the setting, the monitor display returns to the screen shown in ste p 3. Tap f to exit th e menu. • If I is displayed on the setting screen, tap [...]

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    13 The Basics of Shooting and Playback The Basics of Shooting and Playback Preparatio n Preparation 1 Insert the Ba ttery .......... ......... ............ ........ ............ ......... ............ ......... .... 14 Preparation 2 Charge the Batter y ....... ...... ......... ........... ......... ............ ......... ............ ....... 16 Pre[...]

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    14 The Basics of Shooting and Playback Pr epar ation 1 Insert the Batt er y 1 Open th e battery -chamb er/memory card slot cover. 2 Insert the include d EN-EL1 9 batte ry (rec hargeable L i-ion b attery). • Use the battery to push the orange battery latch in the direction indicated by the a rrow ( 1 ), and fully insert the battery ( 2 ). • When[...]

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    15 The Basics of Shooting and Playback Remo ving the Ba ttery Turn the c amera of f and be sure that the power-on lamp and the monitor h ave turne d off befor e openin g the batte ry-cha mber/ memo ry card slo t cov er. To e ject th e batte ry, op en t he b att ery- chamber /memor y card s lot cover and slide the orange battery latc h up in the d i[...]

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    16 The Basics of Shooting and Playback Pr eparation 2 Char ge the Ba ttery 1 Prepare th e included Charging A C Adapter EH-6 9P. If a plug adapter* is included with your camera, attach the plug adapter to the plug on the Charging AC Adapter. Push the plug adapter firmly until it is securely held in place. Once the two are connected, attempting to f[...]

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    17 The Basics of Shooting and Playback 3 Disconn ect the Charg ing AC Adapte r from t he electric al outlet and then d i sconn e ct th e USB cable. The Ch arge Lamp B Notes About the Charging AC Adapter Be sure to re ad and follow the wa rnings for the C harging AC Adapter E H-69P on page i x and in “Charging AC Adapter” ( F 4) befo re use. C C[...]

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    18 The Basics of Shooting and Playback Pr eparation 3 Inse r t a Memory Car d 1 Be sure that the power-on la mp and the monitor a re of f and open th e battery - cham ber/mem ory card sl ot cove r. • Be sure to turn off the camera before opening the cover. 2 Inse rt the me mory card. • Slide the memory ca rd in until it clicks into place . B In[...]

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    19 The Basics of Shooting and Playback B Formattin g Memory Ca rds • The f irst ti me you in sert a memory card th at has b een used in another device into this came ra, be sure to format it with this camera. • All data st ored on a m emory card is permane ntly d elete d when the c ard is formatte d. If there is data saved on the memory card th[...]

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    20 The Basics of Shooting and Playback Prep aration 4 Setting the Display Lang uage , Date , and Tim e When the camera is turned on fo r the firs t time, th e language- selection scree n and the dat e and time setting s creen for the camer a clock are displayed. 1 Press t he power swit ch to turn on the camer a. • When the camera is turned on, th[...]

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    21 The Basics of Shooting and Playback 4 Tap G or H t o s e l e c t y o u r h o m e t i m e zone and tap I . • To enable daylight saving time, tap p . When the daylight saving time function is enabled, W is displayed at the top of the monitor. To turn off the daylight saving time option, tap p again. 5 Tap the de sired date format. 6 Edit th e da[...]

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    22 The Basics of Shooting and Playback C Changing the Language Setting an d the Date and Time Setting • You can change these settings using the Language and Time zone and date settings i n the z setup menu ( A 104) . • You can e nable or disable da ylight saving t ime by going to the z setup menu and se lecting Time zone and date fo llowed by T[...]

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    24 The Basics of Shooting and Playback Ste p 1 Tu r n t h e C a m e r a O n 1 Press t he power swit ch to turn on the camer a. • The lens extends and the monitor turns on. 2 Chec k the batter y le vel i ndic ato r and the nu mber of expo sures remain ing. Batter y level indicat or Numb er of Ex posu res Rem ain ing The number of pictures th at ca[...]

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    25 The Basics of Shooting and Playback Turning the Camera On and Off • When t he camer a is turn ed on, t he powe r-on lam p (green) will l ight an d then th e monit or will t urn on (th e power-on lamp turn s off whe n the moni tor t urns on). • To turn off the ca mera, pr ess the pow er switch . When the camera turns off, th e power-on lamp a[...]

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    26 The Basics of Shooting and Playback St ep 2 Select a Shooting Mod e 1 Press t he A button. • The shooting mode sele ction menu, which allo ws yo u to select the desir ed sh ooting mode , is displaye d. 2 Tap the de sired sho oting m ode icon. • A (auto) mode is used in this e xample. • The shootin g mode settin g is saved e ven after the c[...]

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    27 The Basics of Shooting and Playback Available Sh ooting Modes C Changing the Shooting Settings • See “Usi ng the Flash (Flash Mod es)” ( A 58) for more inf ormation. • See “Usi ng the Self-timer” ( A 61) for more inform ation. • See “Using M acro Mode” ( A 63) for more in formation. • See “Adjusting Brightness (Expos ure Co[...]

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    28 The Basics of Shooting and Playback Step 3 F rame a Pi cture 1 Hold the camer a steady. • Keep fingers, hair, the cam era strap, and other objects awa y from the lens, fl ash, AF as sist-ill uminator, m icroph one, and spe aker . • When taking picture s in portrait (“tall”) orientation, turn the camera so th at the flash is above the le [...]

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    29 The Basics of Shooting and Playback C When Using a Tripod • We recommend using a tripod to stabilize the camera in the following situations. - When shooting in dim lighting or when the flash mo de ( A 59) is set to W (off) - When using the telephoto setting • Set Vibration reduction to Off in the setup menu ( A 104) when using a tripod to st[...]

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    30 The Basics of Shooting and Playback St ep 4 Fo cus and Shoot 1 Pre ss the shu tter-relea se but ton halfwa y ( A 31). • When the subject is in focus , the focus area indicator in the center of the frame glows green. You can change the focus mode setting to Target finding AF ( A 74), whic h allow s the camera to detect the main subject and focu[...]

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    31 The Basics of Shooting and Playback The Shutter-release Button B Notes About Recording Images an d Saving Movies The in dicator showing the num ber of ex posures r emainin g or t he indica tor show ing the maximum movie length flas hes while images are being recorded or while a mo vie is being saved. Do not open the batter y-chamb er/memor y car[...]

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    32 The Basics of Shooting and Playback St ep 5 Play Back Images 1 Press t he c (playback) button. • When you switch from shooting mode to playback mode, the la st image saved will be displayed full-fra me. 2 Drag the c urrent image to d isplay the pr evious or next im age. • Tap and hold G or H to scroll backward or forward throug h the images.[...]

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    33 The Basics of Shooting and Playback C Viewing Images • Images may be displayed briefl y at low resolution imme diately after sw itching to the next or previous im age. • When images in which the face of a person ( A 75 ) or a pet ( A 49) was dete cted at the time of shooting are displayed in full-frame playback mode, d epending upon the orie[...]

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    34 The Basics of Shooting and Playback St ep 6 Delete Un wanted I mages 1 Play back t he image to delete, tap F , and tap l . 2 Tap the de sired del etion met hod. • G Cur rent imag e : Only the current image is delet ed. • F Select images : Mu ltiple imag es can be selec ted and de leted ( A 35). • H All images : All images are de leted. •[...]

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    35 The Basics of Shooting and Playback Oper ating the Erase S elected Image s Screen 1 Tap an image to display y . • To undo the selection, tap the image again to remove y . • Tap B or C to scroll through the images. • Rotate the zoom control ( A 2) to g ( i ) to switch to full-frame playback or f ( h ) to switch back to 12-thumbnail display.[...]

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    37 Shooting Features Shooting Features This chapt er describes the came ra’s shooting modes and the feature s that ar e available whe n using each shooting m ode. You can select shooting modes and adjust settings according to the shooting conditions and the kind of ima ges you want capture. A (Auto) Mode ......................... ................[...]

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    38 Shooting Features A (A u to) Mode Used for general shooting. Settings ca n be adjusted in the shooting menu ( A 69) to suit the shoo ting co nditio ns and th e typ e of sho t you wa nt to captur e. • You can select ei ther Center (default sett ing) or Target finding AF in AF area mode ( A 70) in the sho oting me nu to determine h ow the cam er[...]

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    39 Shooting Features Using Quick Effects When in A (auto) mode, you can ap ply effects to ima ges immediatel y after relea sing the shutter . • The edit ed image is saved as a separate file with a diffe rent name ( E 1 17). 1 Tap OK on the screen disp layed after taki ng a p ictu re in A (auto) mode. • When you tap Canc el or when no ope ration[...]

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    40 Shooting Features Scene Mode (Shoo ting Suited to Sce nes) When one of the following scenes is selec ted, camera set tings are automa tically opt imized for th e sele cted scen e. To View a Description (H elp Display) of Each Scene When p is tapped on the s cene se lection sc reen, the help selec tion screen is di splayed. Tap a scene icon to di[...]

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    41 Shooting Features Chan ging Scene M o de Set tings • You can change the settings fo r the flash mode, self- timer, macro mode, and exposure compen sation for som e scenes. See “Basic Shoo ting Setting s” ( A 57 ) and “Def ault Settin gs” ( A 66) for m ore i nfor mation. • Tap F to display th e availab le menu options for the curre nt[...]

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    42 Shooting Features Characteristics of Each Scene d Scene auto select or • When you point the camera at the subject, the camera automatical ly selects the optimum scene mode f rom the list below a nd adjusts the shooting settings accordingly. e : Portrait, f : Landscape , h : Night portrait, g : Night la ndscape, i : Cl ose-up, j : Backlighting,[...]

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    43 Shooting Features d Sport s • The camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame. The focus area can be changed using the touch shutter or touch AF/AE ( A 69) . • Press and hold the shutter-release button all the way to capture up to 19 images continuously at a rate of ab out 2 fps (when im age mode is set to l ). • The camera focus[...]

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    44 Shooting Features O : Use of a tripod is recommended when using scene modes indicated with O , because the shutter speed i s slow. Set Vib r ation reduction to Off in the setup menu ( A 104) whe n using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting . f Party/indoor • The camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame. The focus area [...]

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    45 Shooting Features j Night lan dscape • The focus area or focus indicator ( A 7) always glows green when the shutter-release button is pressed hal f way. • Tap F and tap j Night landsc ape to select u Hand-held or w Tripod . • Hand-held (default setting): Select this option to produce shots wit h reduce d blurring and noise even when the ca[...]

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    46 Shooting Features O : Use of a tripod is recommended when using scene modes indicated with O , because the shutter speed i s slow. Set Vib r ation reduction to Off in the setup menu ( A 104) whe n using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting . u Food • Macro mode ( A 63) is enab led and the c amera aut omatica lly zooms to the closes[...]

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    47 Shooting Features A Draw • Write a m emo or dra w a picture o n the touc h panel dis play an d save it as an image. • The image is saved at an image mode se tting of l (640 ×480) . See “Using the Draw Option” ( E 2) for more i nformation. o Backli ghting • The camera focuses on the a rea in th e center of the frame. The focus area can[...]

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    48 Shooting Features B Notes About Printing Panoram a Images When printing panora ma images, the entire image may not be able to be printed depending on the printer’s setting s. Addi tionally, printi ng may not be possible depen ding on the printer. See the documentation provided with the printer or consult the digital photo lab for details. p Ea[...]

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    49 Shooting Features B Using Pet Portrait Auto Release • To change the pet portrait auto release setting , tap F and tap Y Pet portra it auto relea se . - o On (default setting): The shutter is automatica lly rele ased when focus is ac quired on the detected face. - p Off : The sh utter is not a utomatically released wh en a pet face is detected.[...]

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    50 Shooting Features B Notes About Taking 3D Pictures • Moving subjects are not sui ted to 3D photography. • Images have a l ess pronounced 3 D feel as the d istance between the camera a n d background is increased. • Images m ay have a less pronoun ced 3D fe el when the subject is d ark or when the second im age is not aligned precis ely. ?[...]

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    51 Shooting Features B Playing Back 3D Images • 3D images cannot be played back in 3D on the camera monitor. Only the left eye image of a 3D image is di splayed dur ing play b ack. • To view 3D ima ges in 3D, a 3D-compatible TV or monitor is requ i red. Use a 3D-compatible HDMI cable to connect the camer a and these devices ( A 86) for 3D vie w[...]

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    52 Shooting Features Special Effects Mode (A pplying Effects When Shooting) Effects can be a pplied to images during sh ooting. The following 11 effect s are availa ble. Ente r shoo ting mode M A (shooting mode) bu tton M R Special effects mode M select a n effect M I Category Description O Soft (defau lt sett ing) Softens the image by adding a sli[...]

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    53 Shooting Features • The ca mera focu ses on th e area in the center of the f rame. The fo cus area c an be cha nged using th e touch shutter or touch AF/AE ( A 69). • Whe n Selec tiv e co lor or Cr oss process is select ed, tap or drag the slid er to select the desired color. After yo u sele ct the des ired colo r, tap H to hid e the sl ider[...]

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    54 Shooting Features Smart P or trait Mode (Ca pturing I mages of Smili ng F aces ) When the camera detects a s miling face, you can t ake a picture automatically without pr essi ng the sh utter-r elease butt on (smi le ti mer). I n ad dition, the skin softeni ng funct ion smoothes the sk in to nes of human faces. 1 Frame the pict ure . • Point t[...]

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    55 Shooting Features B Notes About Smart Portrait Mode • Digital zoom cannot be used. • Under some shoo ting c on ditio ns, the camer a may b e unable to detect fa ces or detect smiles. • See “Notes About Face Detection” ( A 76) for more infor mation. C Auto Power Off in Smile Timer Mode When Smile timer is set to On , the auto power off [...]

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    56 Shooting Features Using Skin Softening When the shut ter is r eleas ed whil e using o ne of the s hoot ing mode s lis ted belo w, the ca mera detects up to th ree huma n faces and processes th e image to soften facia l skin tones be fore saving the image. • Scene auto selector ( A 42), Portra it ( A 42 ), or Night portrait ( A 43) sc ene m ode[...]

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    57 Shooting Features Basic S hooting Settings When in shooting mode, you can tap the icons on the left sid e of the monitor to set the following fe atures : 1 Exposure comp ensation 2M a c r o m o d e 3S e l f - t i m e r 4F l a s h m o d e • When the icons are hidd en, tap A . Av aila ble F eatu res The features th at are availab le vary with th[...]

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    58 Shooting Features Using the Flash (Flash Modes) You can set th e flash mode to match the sh ooting conditio ns. 1 Tap the flas h mode icon. 2 Tap the de sired fl ash mode i con. • See “ Availabl e Flas h Mode s” ( A 59) for more information. • Tap J to return to the shooting screen without changing the setting. B The Flash Lamp • The f[...]

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    59 Shooting Features Avail able Fla sh Modes U Auto The flash fires automatically when l ighting is dim. V Auto with red-eye red uction Reduce red-ey e in portraits caused by the flash ( A 60) . W Off The flash will not fire . We recommend u sing a tripod to stabilize the cam era when shooting in dark surroundin gs. X Fill flash The flash fi res wh[...]

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    60 Shooting Features C The Flash Mode Set ting • The setting varies with the shooting mode. See “Av ailable Features” ( A 57 ) and “Def ault Settin gs” ( A 66) for more in formation. • Some settings cannot be used with other functions ( A 71) . • The flash mode s etting applied in A (a uto) mode is saved in the camera’s mem ory even[...]

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    61 Shooting Features Using the Self-timer The camera is e quipped with a s elf-ti mer that re leas es the shutt er ten s econ ds o r two seconds aft er you pre ss the shu tter-rele ase button. The self-time r is useful whe n you want to be in th e pictur e you ar e taking, a nd when you wan t to av oid the e ffects o f camer a shake that occur when[...]

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    62 Shooting Features 4 Pre ss the shu tter-relea se butt on th e res t of th e wa y down. • The self-timer s tarts, and the num ber of seconds remaining before the shutter is release d is displayed in the monitor. The self -timer lamp flashes while the timer is counting down. About one second before the shutter is rele ased, t he lamp stop s flas[...]

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    63 Shooting Features Using Macro Mode When using macro mode, t he camera can focus on objects as clos e as approximately 10 cm (4 in.) from the front of the len s. This featu re is useful when takin g close-up pictur es of f lowe rs and othe r small subjec ts. 1 Tap the m acro mod e icon. 2 Tap o . • Tap J to return to the shooting screen without[...]

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    64 Shooting Features B Notes About Using the Flash The flash may be unable to light the entire subjec t at distance s of less than 50 cm (1 ft 8 in.). C Aut ofo cu s When taking still pictures in macro mode, the camera continuously adjusts the focus until the shutter-release button is pressed halfway to lock th e f ocus. Therefore, the sound of len[...]

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    65 Shooting Features Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensa tion) You can adj ust overall image b rig htnes s. 1 Tap th e expos ure co mpen satio n ico n. 2 Tap V or U to change the exposu re comp ensati on value. • To make the image brighter, a pply positive (+) exposure compensation. • To make the im age dark er, app ly negat iv e (–) expo[...]

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    66 Shooting Features Default Settings Default settings for each shooting mode are described below. Flash mode ( A 58) Self -tim er ( A 61) Macr o mod e ( A 63) Exposure compensation ( A 65) A (aut o) ( A 38) U Off Off 0.0 R (special effects) ( A 52) U Off Off 0.0 F (smart p ortrait) ( A 54) U 1 Off 2 Off 3 0.0 Sce ne d ( A 42) U 4 Off Off 5 0.0 b ([...]

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    67 Shooting Features 1 Cannot be used when Blink proof is set to On . 2 Can be s et when Smile ti mer is set to Off . 3 The setting cannot be chang ed. 4 The camera autom atically selects the f lash mode approp riate for the scene it ha s selected. W ( off) can be selected manually. 5 Cannot be cha nged. The cam era enters mac r o mode when i is se[...]

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    68 Shooting Features Features That Can Be Set wit h F (Shoot ing Menu) The setting s listed belo w can be change d by tappin g F during shooting ( A 10). The settings that can be changed vary depending on the shooting mode, as shown below. 1 The setting is also applied to other shooting modes. 2 Additional settings are available fo r some scene m o[...]

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    69 Shooting Features Options Available in the Sho oting Menu Opt ion Description A A Image mode Allows yo u to selec t the combin ation of image siz e and image quality used when saving images . E 49 q / s / r Touch shooting Allows you to select the touch shooting setting. The available set ting s are Touch shutter (defa ult setti ng), Subject trac[...]

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    70 Shooting Features C Camera Settings That Cannot Be Used Sim ultaneously Some settings cannot be used with other functions ( A 71). G AF ar ea mode Allows you to determine how the camera selects the focus area that is used for autofocus; the available settings are Center (defau lt sett ing) an d Target finding AF ( A 74). E 66 e Skin soft ening A[...]

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    71 Shooting Features Features That Can not Be Used Si mul tan eous ly Some func tions cann ot be used with other men u options. Restricte d function Option Description Flash mode Continuous ( A 69) When a setting other than Single is selected , the flash cannot be used. Blink proof ( A 70) When Blink proof is set to On , the flash cannot be used. S[...]

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    72 Shooting Features Continuous Self-timer ( A 61) When Pre-sh ooting cache is selected or when using the self-timer, Continuous is fixed at Sing le . Touch shutter ( A 69) When Continuous H , Continuou s L , Pre- sho oti ng cache , Continuous H: 1 20 fp s , Continuous H: 60 fps , or BSS is selected, one image is taken each time the monitor is tapp[...]

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    73 Shooting Features B Notes About Digital Zoom • Depending on the shooting mode or the current settings, digital zoom may not be available ( E 100). • When digital zoom is in eff ect, the camera focuses in the center of the frame. Shutter sound Continuous ( A 69) When a setting other than Single is selected , the sh ut ter so und i s di sabl e[...]

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    74 Shooting Features F ocusing Using Target Finding AF The camera focuses in th e manner described below when yo u press the shutte r-release b utton halfwa y. • If the c amera detects the main subject, it focu ses on that sub ject. When the sub ject is in focus, the focus areas (up to three a reas) th at mat ch up w ith the size of th e subject [...]

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    75 Shooting Features Using Face Detection In the following shooting modes, the camera uses face detection t o automatically focus on human faces. I f the camera detects more than on e face, a double border is displayed around t he face that the camera w ill focus on, and single b orders ar e displayed around the other faces. 1 If the camera detects[...]

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    76 Shooting Features B Notes About Face Detection • The camera’s ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including the direction in which the faces are looking. Additionally, the ca mera may be unable to detect faces in the following situations: - When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or otherwi se obstructed - When fac[...]

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    77 Shooting Features Subjects Not Suitabl e for Autofocus The camera ma y not focus as expec ted in the followin g situations. In some rare cases, the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the focus area or the focus indicator glows green: • Subje ct is very dark • Object s of sharply differing br ightness are included in th e scene[...]

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    78 Shooting Features Focus Lock You can use foc us loc k to foc us on off-center subjec ts when center i s sele cted for AF a rea mode. The following procedure describes ho w to use focus loc k when using A (a uto) mode w ith AF area mode ( A 70) set to Center . 1 Posit ion the subjec t in the c e nter of the f r ame. 2 Pre ss the shu tter-relea se[...]

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    79 Playback Features Playback Features This chapt er describe s how to select c ertain typ es of images for playbac k as well as som e of the feat ures a vailable when pla ying b ack image s. Playback Zoom .................... .......... ................ ................... 8 0 Thumbnail Display .............. ............... ..................... [...]

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    80 Playback Features Playback Z oom Rota ting th e zoom c ontrol to g ( i ) or doubl e-tappin g an image i n full-fr ame playba ck mode ( A 32) zooms in on th e center of the image displ ayed in the mo nitor. • You can change the zoom r atio by rotating the zoom control to f ( h ) or g ( i ). Image s can be zoomed up to 10×. • To view a d iffe[...]

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    81 Playback Features Thumbn ail Display Rotating the zoom co ntrol to f ( h ) in fu ll-fra me playbac k mode ( A 32) dis plays im ages as thumbn ails. • You can view seve ral images on one screen, makin g it easy to find the imag e you want. • You can change the nu mber of th umbnails dis played b y rotating the zoom contr ol to f ( h ) or g ( [...]

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    82 Playback Features Selecting Certain T ypes of Images for Pla yback You can chang e the playback mode acco rding to the type of image s you want t o view. Available Playback Mod es c Play A 32 All images ar e played back. When yo u switch from shooting mode to play back mode, this mode i s sele cte d. h Favorite pictures E 7 Play back images adde[...]

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    83 Playback Features Switching Between Playback Mod es 1 When v iewing im ages in full- frame playba ck mod e or thu mbnail play back mo de, pr ess th e c button. • The playback m ode selection men u is displayed, from which you can select one of the avail able play bac k modes. 2 Tap the de sired pla yback m ode ico n. • If you sele ct c Play [...]

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    84 Playback Features Features That Can Be Set wit h F (Playback Menu) If you tap F when viewing images in full-frame play back mod e or thumbna il playbac k mode, the follo wing men u options c an be used ( A 10). Option Description A h Favorite pictures Allows you to add selected images to a n album. This option is not displayed in fav orite pictu[...]

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    85 Playback Features 1 This function can also be perform ed in thumbnail playback mode. 2 This function is not availa ble for imag es captured in 3D photography scene mode ( A 50). 3 The selected image is edited , and the copy is saved with a different file name, except when edited using Rota te image . Certain restrictions apply. Fo r example, ima[...]

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    86 Playback Features C o nnecting the Cam era to a T V , Computer , or Print er You can enhance your enjoym ent of images an d movies by conn ecting the came ra to a TV, com put er, o r pr int er. • Before connec ting the camera t o an exter nal dev ice, make sur e the r emaining battery l evel is suff icient and tur n the camera off. For infor m[...]

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    87 Playback Features Viewin g ima ges on a TV E 34 Images an d movies captur ed with the camera can be vie wed on a TV. Connection method: Connect the video and audio plugs of the included audio video ca ble to the TV’s input jacks. Alternativel y, connect a co m mercially available HDMI cable (Type C) to the TV’s HDMI input jack. Viewing and o[...]

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    88 Playback Features Using V iewNX 2 ViewNX 2 is an all-in-o ne softwa re package which enable s you to transfe r, view, edit an d share images. Install V iewNX 2 using the in cluded ViewN X 2 CD-ROM. Installing ViewN X 2 • An In ternet co nnection is required. Compat ible O per ating S ystem s Windows • Windows 7 Home Basic/Home Premium/P rofe[...]

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    89 Playback Features 1 Start the compute r and ins e rt the V iewNX 2 CD-ROM into th e CD-ROM drive. • Mac OS: When the View NX 2 wi ndow is d isplayed, double- click t he Welc ome icon. 2 Select a langua ge in the language selecti on dialog to ope n the installation window. • If the de sir ed lang uage is not av aila ble, click Re gion S elect[...]

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    90 Playback Features 5 Exit the insta ller when t he insta llatio n com pletion screen is displaye d. • Windo ws: Clic k Yes . • Mac OS: Click OK . The following soft ware is installed : • ViewNX 2 (con sisting of the three module s below) - Nikon Trans fer 2: For t ransferrin g images to the comp uter - ViewNX 2: For viewi ng, editing, and p[...]

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    91 Playback Features Transferring Image s to t he Computer 1 Choos e how images w ill be copied to t he comp uter. Choose one of the following methods: • Direct USB conn ectio n : Turn the camera off and ensure that the m emory card is inserte d in the camera. Connect the camera to the computer using the incl uded USB cable. The camera automatica[...]

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    92 Playback Features If a message is displayed prompting you to choose a program, select Nikon Transfer 2. • When u sing W ind ows 7 If th e dialog shown at rig ht is disp laye d, follow the steps below to select Nikon Transfe r 2. 1U n d e r Impo rt pictures and videos , clic k Chang e prog ram . A progr am select ion dial og will be displ ayed;[...]

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    93 Playback Features 3 Term inate the connec tion. • If the camera is connected to the computer, turn the camera off and disconnect the USB cab le. I f you are usin g a card r eade r or ca rd slot, choose the appropriate option in the computer operating s ystem to eject the rem ovable disk corresponding to the me mory card and then remov e the ca[...]

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    95 Recordin g and Playing Back Movies Recording and Playing Back Movies You can recor d movies by simply pr essing the b ( e movie -record) button. Recording Movies ...... ............... ..................... ............... .... 96 Features Th at Can Be Set w ith F (Movie Menu)....... ......... ............ ......... ............ 99 Playing Back [...]

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    96 Recordin g and Playing Back Movies Recording Movies You can recor d movies by simply pr essing the b ( e movie -record) button. 1 Disp lay the sh ooting scre en. • Movies can be recorded in any shooting mode ( A 26) except Draw scene mod e. 2 Press the b ( e movie-re cord) but ton to st art mo vie re cord ing. • The camera focuses on the sub[...]

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    97 Recordin g and Playing Back Movies B Notes About Recording Images an d Saving Movies The in dicator showing the num ber of ex posures r emainin g or t he indica tor show ing the maximum movie length flas hes while images are being recorded or while a mo vie is being saved. Do not open the batter y-chamb er/memor y card slo t cover o r remove the[...]

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    98 Recordin g and Playing Back Movies B Notes About Autofocus Autofocus may not perform as expected ( A 77). Should this occur, try the following: 1. Set Movie AF mode ( A 99) in the movie menu to A Single AF (defau lt set ting) be fore star ting mov ie rec or ding. 2. Frame another su bject—positioned at the s ame distance from the camera as the[...]

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    99 Recordin g and Playing Back Movies Fea tures That Can Be Set wit h F (M ovie Men u) Tap F in shootin g mode t o con figure the setting s listed below ( A 10). If t he movie m enu is not displayed, tap C to scr oll to the bo ttom of the screen . Option Description A D Movie options Select the movie type. • Select either norm al speed movies or [...]

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    100 Recordin g and Playing Back Movies Playing Back Movies Press the c butt on to enter playback m ode. Movies are ind icated by the movie options ic on ( A 99). Tap R to play ba ck movies . • To adju st the vo lume befor e playba ck, tap F and then tap i ( A 10 ). Deleting m ovies See “Step 6 De lete Unwanted Images” ( A 34) for m ore inf or[...]

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    101 Recordin g and Playing Back Movies Functions Available During Playback Tap the mon itor duri ng playbac k to displa y the playbac k contro l panel at the bot tom in th e monitor . The operation s described below are ava ilable by tapping the icons in th e panel. * You can also adjust volume by rotating the zoom control to g or f during playback[...]

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    103 General Camera Setup General Camera Setup This chapt er describe s the variou s settings that can be adju sted in the z set up men u. • For fur ther deta ils about each setting, ref er to “The Set up Menu” in the Referen ce Section ( E 89). Shooting menu Movie options Wind noise reduction Set up Movie AF mode Open with HS footage AF area [...]

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    104 General Camera Setup Features That Can Be Set wit h F (S etup Me nu) Tap F and ta p z Set up to make th e settings listed below ( A 10). If z Set up is not displayed, tap C t o scrol l to the bott om the scree n. Option Description A Welcome screen Allows you to select whether or not the welcome screen is displayed when the camera is turned on.[...]

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    105 General Camera Setup Auto off Allows you to set the a mount of time th at passes before the monitor turns off to save power. E 102 Forma t memo ry/ Format card Allows you to format the internal memory or the memory card. E 10 3 Languag e Allow s you to change the c amera’s disp lay langua ge. E 104 TV setting s Allows you to adjust TV-connect[...]

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    E 1 E Reference Sectio n Reference Section The Referen ce Section prov ides detailed in fo rmation and hints abou t using th e camera. Shootin g Using the Draw Opti on............ ...... ......... ............ ........ ............ ...... ......... ............ ...... . E 2 Using Easy Panorama (Shooti ng and Playback) ......... ......... ..........[...]

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    E 2 Reference Sectio n U sing the Dra w Option Write a memo or draw a pictu re on the touch pa nel displa y and save it as an image. The image is saved at an image mode setting of l (640×48 0). 1 Write a memo or d raw p ictures . • Tap I (pen) to write text or draw pictures ( E 23). • Tap J (eraser) to erase te xt or pictu res ( E 23) . • Ro[...]

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    E 3 Reference Sectio n Using Easy Panorama ( Shootin g and Playback) Shooting with Easy Panorama You can sele ct either W Normal ( 18 0° ) ( default setting ) or X Wide ( 360°) as th e shoo ting ran ge. See “Cha nging Sho otin g Ran ge” ( E 4) for more inform ation. 1 Frame the firs t ed ge o f th e p anoram a scene, and then press the shutt [...]

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    E 4 Reference Sectio n 3 Move the camera slowl y and str aight in one of the four directi ons, and begin shooti ng. • When the camera detects which direction it is moving in , shooting be gins. • A guide indicating the current shooting position is displaye d. • When the shooting position guide reaches the edge, sh ooti ng ends . C Chang ing S[...]

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    E 5 Reference Sectio n Exampl e of ca mera move ment • The opera tor, without shif ting position, moves the camera horizo ntally or vertically in an arc so that th e guide tr avels from one edge to the ot her. • Shooting stops if the guid e does not re ach the edge with in about 15 secon ds (when Nor mal ( 18 0° ) is selec ted) or with in abou[...]

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    E 6 Reference Sectio n Viewing Images Captured with Easy Panorama If you switch to playback mode ( A 32) and displ ay an image cap tured usin g easy pan orama in full -frame playbac k mode, R is displayed. Tap R to display the s hort edge of t he image using the e ntire mon itor a nd auto matically move (scroll ) the displayed area. To scroll throu[...]

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    E 7 Reference Sectio n Fa v o r i t e P i c t u r e s M o d e You can sort your images (excep t movies) into nine alb ums and add them as favorite pictures (added images are no t copied or moved). After you add images to albums, you can choose to pl ay back only the added image s by using favorite picture s mode. • By creatin g albums for certain[...]

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    E 8 Reference Sectio n Playi ng Back Im ag es in Album s Tap an alb um to play ba ck the images that have been added t o the selecte d album. • The icon of the selected album is displayed during playb ack ( A 8). • If y ou tap K , you ca n change the album ico ns (their colors and des igns) ( E 10). • When viewin g images in full- frame play [...]

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    E 9 Reference Sectio n Rem ovi ng I mage s fr om A lbu ms To remove an image fro m an album with out perm anently d eleting it, fol low the pro cedure described below. • Select th e desired im age in full-fr ame display in favorite pictures mo de, tap F to disp lay the menu options, and then tap h . The conf ir mat ion dialog is displayed. • Ta[...]

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    E 10 Reference Sectio n Changing the Favorite s Album Icon 1 Tap K . • The album icon and icon color selection screen is displ aye d. 2 Tap the des ired icon, t ap or drag t he slid er to s elect the icon’ s col or, a nd tap I . • The album selection s creen is display ed. 3 Tap the de sired alb um. • The icon is changed. • To select a d [...]

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    E 11 Reference Sectio n Aut o S o r t M o de Ima ges are automat ica lly sort ed into cat egor ies, s uch a s p ortra its, l andscap es, and movi es. Tap a categ ory to play ba ck the imag es in the selected ca tegory. • The icon of the selected category is displayed during playback ( A 8). • When viewin g images in full- frame play back mode o[...]

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    E 12 Reference Sectio n * Images captured in scene a uto selector scene mode ( A 42) are a lso sorted into the appropriate categories. B Notes About Auto Sort Mode • Up to 999 im ages and movie fil es can be sorted into each category in auto sort mode. If 999 images or movi es have alread y been sorted into a specific categor y, new images and m [...]

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    E 13 Reference Sectio n List by Date Mode Tap a date to pl ay back the imag es captured on th e selected d ate. • The first ima ge that was cap tured on the selected date is displayed. • x is displayed during playback ( A 8). • To change the displayed month, t ap B or C . • When viewin g images in full- frame play back mode o r t humbn ail [...]

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    E 14 Reference Sectio n V iewing an d Deletin g Imag es Captur ed Co ntinu ously (Sequen ce) Viewing Images in a Seq uence Each series o f images captured usin g the following settings is saved in a se quence. By defaul t, only the first image of a sequ ence (key picture) is dis played to represent the imag es in the sequence in full-frame p laybac[...]

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    E 15 Reference Sectio n B Sequ enc e D ispl ay O pti ons • Select Sequenc e displ ay o ption s ( E 110) in the setup menu to set all sequence s to be displa yed usi ng their k e y pi ctures or to dis play th em as individua l imag es. • Images captured continuously with cameras othe r than the COOLPIX S6400 cannot be displayed as a sequ ence. C[...]

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    E 16 Reference Sectio n Del eti ng Imag es i n a Seq uen ce If Sequence display options ( E 110 ) in the setu p menu is se t to Key p ictu re onl y , images to be deleted vary as described below. To display the screen for selectin g the deletion method, tap F and tap l . • If only key pictures are d isplayed for sequence s when F is tapped: - Cur[...]

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    E 17 Reference Sectio n Edit ing Still Images Editing Features Use the COOLPI X S6400 to edit images in-came ra and save them as separa te files ( E 1 17). The editing fun ctions describ ed below ar e available. For informa tion abou t the rotate im age functio n, see pag e E 77. Edit ing f unc tio n Description Quick effects ( E 20 ) Apply a va ri[...]

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    E 18 Reference Sectio n B Notes About Image Editing • The editing functi ons of COOLPIX S64 00 cannot be used for images captured with another make or model o f digital came ra. • Images captured usi ng Easy panorama ( A 48) or 3D photogr aphy ( A 50) cannot be edited. • If no face is detected in an image, a copy ca nnot be created using the [...]

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    E 19 Reference Sectio n C Restrictions on Image E diting When an edited copy is furth er modified with anot her e ditin g fu nct ion, c heck the fo ll owi ng restrictions. • Copies created with editing functions other than th e paint function cannot be furth er edited with the same function used to create them. • When combining the small pictur[...]

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    E 20 Reference Sectio n p Quick E ffects Select one of the 30 effects list ed below. The eff ect result s can be previewed on the screen shown in st ep 2 ( E 21). 1 Disp lay the i mage to which you wa nt to appl y an effec t in full-frame playback mode and tap Y . • The effect selection screen is displaye d. Effect Description Pop and Super vivi [...]

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    E 21 Reference Sectio n 2 Tap the de sired ef fect. • Tap B or C to scroll through the display. 3 Tap I . • To exit without saving the edited image, ta p f . When a confirmation s creen is displa yed, tap Yes . 4 Tap Yes . • A new, edited copy is created. • Copies created with the quick effects fun ction are indicated by the V ico n displa [...]

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    E 22 Reference Sectio n U Pai nt 1 Use the I , J , K , and L tools to pain t images. • For more in formation a bout usin g each tool, see “Write and Draw on im ages” ( E 23 ). • Rotate the zoom control to g ( i ) to display the image in full -frame playba ck mode and rotate the zoom control to g ( i ) again to enla rge the image display by [...]

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    E 23 Reference Sectio n 3 Tap Yes . • A new, painted copy is created. • Images t aken at a n Image mode setting ( A 69) of l 460 8 ×2 5 92 are saved at a siz e of n (192 0×1080). I mages tak e n at r 22 72× 1 704 or lar ger are save d at a size of f (2272 ×1 704) and imag es taken at q 1 600 × 1 200 or O 64 0×4 8 0 are save d at a size of[...]

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    E 24 Reference Sectio n Add Decorations Tap K to add a de coration. You can change the decoration type or s ize using the palett e. To h ide the pale tte, ta p K or the i m age . • Decoration ty pe can be se lected from 14 types. • Tap th e decoration size slider to se lect the decoration s ize. • Whe n f is se lected fo r the dec oration t y[...]

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    E 25 Reference Sectio n k Quick Retouch: Enhan cing Contrast and Saturat ion 1 Choos e the degree of e nhancemen t and tap I . 2 Tap Yes . • A new, retouched copy is created. • Copies created with the quick retouch function are in dicated by the s icon displaye d during playback ( A 8). Press th e c button (playback mode ) M se lec t an i mag e[...]

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    E 26 Reference Sectio n I D-Lightin g: Enhancing Br ightness an d Contrast 1 Tap I . • The original ver sion is displayed on the le ft and the edited version is d isplayed on the rig ht. 2 Tap Yes . • A new, edited copy is created. • Copies created with the D-Lighting function are indicated by the c icon di splaye d during playback ( A 8). Pr[...]

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    E 27 Reference Sectio n P Stretch: S tretching Ima ges 1 Tap q or r , or tap or drag the slider at the bott o m of the screen to adjust stretc h effect. 2 Tap I . 3 Tap Yes . • A new, stretched copy is created. • Stret ched cop ies are i ndica ted by the r icon displayed in pl ayback mode ( A 8). Press th e c button (playback mode ) M se lec t [...]

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    E 28 Reference Sectio n O Perspective Contro l: Adjusting a Sense of Perspec tive 1 Tap y or z , or tap or drag the slider at the bott o m of the screen to adjust perspe cti ve con trol . 2 Tap I . 3 Tap Yes . • A new, edited copy is created. • Copies created using the per spective control fu nction are indicated by the q icon displayed in play[...]

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    E 29 Reference Sectio n j Glamour Retouch : Softening Skin and Making Face s Looking Smal ler with Large r Eyes 1 Tap j All or e Skin sof tenin g . • All : Soften facial sk in tones, make fac es look smaller , and ma ke eyes look lar ger. • Skin softening : Soften facial skin tones. • The preview screen is displayed. 2 Previ ew the res ult of[...]

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    E 30 Reference Sectio n B Notes About Glamour Retouch • If n o faces are detec ted i n the i mage, t h e glamour retouch function cannot be used. • The glamour retouch fun ction may not perform as expected depending on the d irection in which the faces are looking or the brig htness of the faces in the im age.[...]

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    E 31 Reference Sectio n g Small Picture: Reducing the Size of an Image 1 Tap the desired sma ll copy si ze icon. • The availa ble setting s are l 640×4 8 0 , m 320×2 40 , a nd n 1 60× 1 20 . • Images t aken at an ima ge mod e sett ing of l 460 8 ×2 5 92 are saved at 640 ×360 pixel s. Proceed to step 2. 2 Tap I . 3 Tap Yes . • A new, smal[...]

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    E 32 Reference Sectio n o Crop: Creating a Cropped Cop y Create a co py containing only the por tion visible in th e monitor when G is displayed with playback zoom ( A 80) ena bled. Croppe d copies ar e saved as sep arate files. 1 Enlar ge the pictur e for cro pping ( A 80). 2 Refine c opy composition. • Rotate the zoom control to g ( i ) or f ( [...]

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    E 33 Reference Sectio n C Ima ge S ize • The aspect ratio of the cropped copies is 16:9. As the ar ea to be saved is redu ced, the image size (pixels) of the cropped copy is also reduced. • When the image siz e of the cropped copy is 640 × 360, the image is displ ayed at a smalle r size during pl ayback . C Cropping the Image in Its Cu rrent ?[...]

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    E 34 Reference Sectio n C onnec ting the Camera to a T V ( View ing I mages on a T V ) Connect the camera to a TV to play back images or movies on the TV. I f you r TV is equi pped with an HDMI j ack, a commercially available HDMI c able can be used to co nnect the camera to the TV. 1 Turn off t he camera. 2 Conn ect the c amera to t h e TV. When u[...]

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    E 35 Reference Sectio n When using a commercially av ailable HDMI cable Connect the plug to the HDMI jack on the TV. 3 Set t he TV’s input to e xternal video inp ut. • See the documentation provided with your TV for detail s. 4 Hold d ow n the c button to turn on the camer a. • The camera enter s playback mode an d images are displ ay ed on t[...]

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    E 36 Reference Sectio n Operat ions with TV Connect ion While image s are dis played f ull-frame on the T V, the previous or next ima ge can be viewed by draggin g yo ur fi nger across the c amera moni tor. When the firs t frame of a mov ie is displaye d, the movie can be played back by tapp ing the camera monitor. • Tap the c amera monitor to tu[...]

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    E 37 Reference Sectio n B Notes About Connecting the HDMI Cable An HDMI cable is not included. Use a comme rcially available HDMI cable to connect the cam era to a high-definition TV . The output terminal on this ca mera is an HDM I mini connect or (typ e C). When purchasing an HDMI cable , be sure th at the device e nd of the cable i s an HDMI min[...]

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    E 38 Reference Sectio n C onnec ting the C amera to a Pri nter (Di rect Prin t) Users of PictBridg e-compat ible ( F 22) printers can connect t he camera direct ly to the print er an d pri nt image s witho ut usin g a comp ute r. Follow the proc edures be low to print images. B Notes About Power Source • When connecting the camera to a printer, u[...]

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    E 39 Reference Sectio n Connecting the Camer a to a Printer 1 Turn off t he camera. 2 Turn on the pri nter. • Check printer settings. 3 Conn ect the c amera to the printer us ing the i ncluded USB cable. • Be sure tha t plugs are properly oriented. D o no t attempt to insert plugs at an an gle, and do not use force when connecting or disconne c[...]

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    E 40 Reference Sectio n 4 The c amera is automati cally turned on. • When properly connected , the PictBridge startup screen will be di splayed in the camera monitor, followed by the Print selection screen. B If the PictBridge Startup Screen Is not Displayed Turn the camera off and disconnect the USB cable. Se t the Charge by compute r option ( E[...]

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    E 41 Reference Sectio n Printing Individual Images Af ter pro perly con nectin g the cam era to the prin ter ( E 39) , follow the proced ures describ ed below to pr int an image. 1 Tap B or C to ch oose the desired image and tap I . • To more easily f ind the desired image, rotate the zoom control to f ( h ) to switch to 12-image thumbnail displa[...]

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    E 42 Reference Sectio n 4 Tap Paper siz e . 5 Tap the desire d paper size. • Tap B or C to display the previous or next page. • To spec ify paper si ze using settings on the printer, select Def ault in the paper size option. 6 Tap Start prin t . 7 Printi ng begins . • Monitor display returns to the print selection screen shown in step 1 when [...]

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    E 43 Reference Sectio n Printing Multiple Images Af ter pro perly con nectin g the cam era to the prin ter ( E 39) , follow the proced ures describ ed belo w to pri nt mult iple im age s. 1 When t he Print se lecti on scre en is display ed, ta p F . 2 Tap Paper siz e . • To exit the print menu, tap J . 3 Tap the desire d paper size. • Tap B or [...]

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    E 44 Reference Sectio n 4 Tap Print se lecti on , Print all im age s , or DPOF prin ting . Print sele ction Select images ( up to 99 images) and the number of copies (up to nin e) of each. • Tap t he desire d image and tap B or C at the bottom left of the monitor to specify the number of copies to be printed. • Images selected for printing are [...]

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    E 45 Reference Sectio n Print all images One copy each of all imag es saved in the internal m emory, or on the memory card, is printed. • When the screen shown on the right is displ aye d, ta p Star t print to start print. Tap Cancel t o return to the print menu. DPOF print i ng Print images for which a print order was created using the Print ord[...]

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    E 46 Reference Sectio n 5 Printi ng begins . • Monitor display returns to the print menu shown in step 2 when printing is complete. C Paper Size The camera supports the followi ng paper sizes: Default ( the default paper size for the printer connected to th e camera), 3. 5 × 5 in. , 5 ×7 in. , 1 00× 15 0 mm , 4×6 in. , 8 × 1 0 in. , Lette r [...]

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    E 47 Reference Sectio n Ed itin g Mo vies The desired portions of a recorded movie can be saved as a s eparate file. 1 Play back the desired movi e and pause at the s tart point of the por tion that is to be e xtracted ( A 100). 2 Tap G . • The movie edit sc reen is display ed. 3 Tap W (choose start poi n t). • When editing beg ins, the frame w[...]

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    E 48 Reference Sectio n 5 When the settings a re fin ished, tap I . • Tap R (preview) before ta pping I to preview the specified portio n of the movie. • When previewin g the movie, you can pe rform the operations listed below by tapping the icons on the control panel. - X : Adjust volum e. - O / P : Advance or rewind. - Q / S : Pau se o r end [...]

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    E 49 Reference Sectio n The S hooting Menu (f or A (Auto) Mode) A Image Mode (Image Size and Quality) You can select the combination of image size an d comp ressi on rati o that is u se d when saving images. Sel ect the image mode best suit ed to th e ma nner in which images will be used and the capacity of the internal memory or memory card. * The[...]

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    E 50 Reference Sectio n C Notes About Image Mode • The settin g is also ap plied to other shooting mode s. • Some settings cannot be used with other functions ( A 71) . • The image mod e cannot be selected in Dr aw , 3D photog raphy , or Easy pa nor ama sc ene mode ( A 40 ). C Number of Images That Can Be Saved The following tabl e lists the [...]

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    E 51 Reference Sectio n q / s / r Tou ch Sho oti ng Select one of the opt ions liste d below. * Availab le only in A mo de. Option Description A q Touch shutter (defau lt sett ing) Pictures can be taken by simply tapping the monitor. E 53 s Subject tracking* Use this opti on to take pictures of movi ng subjects. Tap the subject on which the camera [...]

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    E 52 Reference Sectio n C Focus Area That Can Be Set with Touc h Shutter or Touch AF/ AE The focus area that can be set by tapping th e monitor when using Touch shutter or Touch AF/AE varie s dependin g on the shooting mode as describe d below. 1 When the camera detects more than one face, tap a face framed by a single border to set the focus a rea[...]

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    E 53 Reference Sectio n q Tappi ng the Monito r to Release the Shutter (Touch Shut ter) Tap the desired subjec t to take a pictur e. • Do not use force when tapping the monitor as this may c ause sl ight mov ement of the c amera, resu lting in blurred ima ges. • When digital zoom is in eff ect, the camera focuses on the subject in the center of[...]

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    E 54 Reference Sectio n B Notes About Touch Shutter • The fo cus area t hat can be set v aries dependin g on the s hooting mode ( E 52). • When taking pictures with Continuous H , Cont inuo us L , Pre-shooting ca che , C ontinuous H: 1 20 fps , Continuous H: 60 fps , or BSS in Continuous setting ( E 59) enable d, or in Sports , Museum , Pet por[...]

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    E 55 Reference Sectio n s Focusing on a Mo ving Subject (Subj ect Tracking) • s (sub ject tr acking) i s enabl ed only in A (a uto) m ode. 1 Regist er a sub ject. • Tap the desired tracking subject in the monitor. - The subj ect is registe red. - When the border fram ing the subjec t glows red, the camera is unable to focus. Change the com posi[...]

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    E 56 Reference Sectio n 2 Press t he shutter- releas e butt on to tak e a pi ctu re. • The camera focuses on the focus area when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. The focus area will glow green and focus will be locked. • When the camera is unable to focus, the focus area will flash. Press the shutter-release button halfway ag ain [...]

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    E 57 Reference Sectio n r Tapping th e Mon itor to Focu s (Touch AF/AE ) 1 Tap the subject on which the camera focus es. • u or a doub le border will b e displaye d around the area tapped. • When digital zoom is in effect, the focus area cannot be selected. • To cancel the focus area sele ction, tap a on the right side of the monitor. • If [...]

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    E 58 Reference Sectio n E ISO Sensitivity When ISO sensitivit y is increased, less ligh t is needed whe n taking pict ures. Higher ISO sen sitivity allows dar ker subjects to be capture d. Addition ally, even with subject s of similar bright ness, pictur es can be taken at faster shutt er speeds , and blurrin g caused by camera shake and subject mo[...]

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    E 59 Reference Sectio n C Continuous Shooting Change settings to continuous or BSS (Best Shot Selector). Sele ct A (auto) mode M tap F M C Continuous Option Description U Single (defau lt sett ing) One picture is taken each time th e shutter-release button is pressed. k Continuous H While the shu tter-releas e button is held all the wa y down, imag[...]

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    E 60 Reference Sectio n B Notes About Continuous Shooting • When a setting other than Singl e is selected, flash cannot be used. Focus, exposure, and white balance are fixe d at the values deter mined with the first imag e in each series. • It may take some time to save the images after shooting. The amount of ti me it ta kes to finish saving t[...]

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    E 61 Reference Sectio n C Pre-shooting Cache When Pre-shooti ng cache is sele cted, shooting begins when the shutter -release b utton is pressed halfway f or 0.5 secon ds or longer, and im ages captur ed before th e shutter-rel ease button is pressed all the way are saved along with imag es capture d after the shutter-release button is pressed all [...]

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    E 62 Reference Sectio n w Whit e Bal ance (A djustin g Hue ) The color of light r eflected f rom an object va ries with the color of the ligh t source. T he hum an brain is able to adapt to changes in th e color of the light sourc e, with the re sult that white objects ap pear wh ite whethe r seen in the sha de, direct su nlight, or under inca ndes[...]

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    E 63 Reference Sectio n Usin g Preset Manua l The preset manua l option is used wit h mixe d lighting or to compensa te for ligh t sour ces with a strong color cast when th e desired eff ect has not been achieved with wh ite balan ce settings like Auto and Incandes. (for exam ple, to make ima ges shot un der a lam p wit h a red shade look as though[...]

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    E 64 Reference Sectio n 4 Frame the white or gra y refer ence obj ect in the measuring window. • To apply the most recently measured val ue for preset manual ins tead of taking a new measurement, ta p Cancel . The most recently measured val ue is set for white bala nce, and a new measurement is not perf ormed. 5 Tap Measure to measure a new whit [...]

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    E 65 Reference Sectio n p Quick E ffects Enable or disab le th e quick e ffects function . B Notes About Quick Effects This function ca nnot be used with some f unctions ( A 71 ). Sele ct A (auto) mode M tap F M p Quick effe cts Option Description o On (de fa ult setting) The screen show n on the right is displa yed immediatel y after the shutter i[...]

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    E 66 Reference Sectio n G AF Area Mode Use this opt ion to deter mine how the camera se lects the foc us area for au tofocus. B Notes About AF Area Mode • When digita l zoom is in e ffect, focus will be on the center of the screen re gardless of the AF ar ea mode setting. • Autofocus may not perform as expected ( A 77 ). • Some settings canno[...]

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    E 67 Reference Sectio n T he Sma rt P o rtr ai t M en u • See “The Shooting Me nu (for A (Auto) Mode )” ( E 49) for infor mation ab out A Image mode and q / r Touch shooting . e Skin Softening Enable skin so ftening. The effects of skin softeni ng are not vis ible when frami ng pictures fo r shooting . Check the degree of skin sof tening perf[...]

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    E 68 Reference Sectio n y Blink Proof The camera au tomaticall y releases th e shutter twic e each time a pictu re is taken. Of the two shots, one in whic h the subject ’s eyes are open is sa ved. a Smile Timer The camera det ects human faces and the n automati cally releases the shutter wh enever a smile is de tected. Ente r shoo ting m ode M A [...]

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    E 69 Reference Sectio n The Pl ayback Me nu • See “ Favor ite Pi ctu res Mo de” ( E 7) for info rmation about h Fav orit e pi ctu res and h Remove from favorites . • See “Step 6 Delete Unwanted Ima ges” ( A 34) for infor mation ab out l Delet e . • See “Editing Still Images” ( E 17) for info rmat ion about U Paint and M Retouch . [...]

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    E 70 Reference Sectio n 2 The slide s how begin s. • Tap the monitor to display the operation panel at the bottom of the screen. • The screen that appears when the slide show i s paused is displayed a f ter the last slide is pl a yed back. Tap the icons in the operation panel to perform the corre sponding operation. The following operations a r[...]

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    E 71 Reference Sectio n d Protect Protects selected images from accidental deletion. Note that fo rmattin g the came ra’s inter nal memor y or the memor y card wil l permanent ly delete protected files ( E 103). Protecte d images are indi cated by the s icon dur in g playback ( A 8). Protect i ng One Im age Tap o On . • The selec ted image is p[...]

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    E 72 Reference Sectio n Prot ecting Mu ltiple Imag es 1 Tap the des ired images t o be prot ected. • When an image is s elected, a check mark ( y ) is displayed. To cancel the selection, tap the image again. • Rotate the zoom control to g ( i ) to s wi tch to full-fra me play back o r f ( h ) to switch back to 12-thum bnail displ ay. 2 Tap I . [...]

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    E 73 Reference Sectio n a Print Order (Creating a DPOF Print O rder) When printin g images saved on the memory card using any of the followi ng methods, the Print order option in the playba ck men u is used to create d igital “pr int order s” for printin g on DPOF-comp atible device s. • Inse rting the memory card into a DPOF-co mpatibl e ( F[...]

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    E 74 Reference Sectio n 2 Choose wheth er or not to print shooting date and photo information. • Tap N Date to place w in the checkbox to imprint the shooting date on the image. • Tap M Info to place w in the checkbox to imprint the photo inform ation (shutter speed and ap ertu re v alue) on t he im age. • Tap I to complete the print order. C[...]

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    E 75 Reference Sectio n 2 Choose wheth er or not to print shooting date and photo information. • Tap N Date to place w in the checkbox to imprint the shooting d ate on all images in the print order. • Tap M Info to place w in the checkbox to imprint the photo inform ation (shutter speed and apert ure value) on all images in t he print order. ?[...]

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    E 76 Reference Sectio n B Notes About Printing Shooting Date and Shooting Information When the Date and Info settings are enab led in the print ord er option, shooting date a nd shooting information are printed on images when a D POF-compatible ( F 22) printer that su pports printing of shooting date and shooting in formation is used . • Shooting[...]

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    E 77 Reference Sectio n f Rotate Image Specify the orientation in which saved image s are displayed during playback. Still images can be r otated 90 degrees clock wise or 90 degrees counterclockwise. • Tap I or J to rotat e the image 90 deg rees. • Tap I to finalize displ ay orientatio n and save the ori entation info rmation with th e image. B[...]

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    E 78 Reference Sectio n E Voice Memo Use the camera’s microphone to record voice memos for images. • The voice m emo recording s creen is disp layed for images that do not hav e a voice memo, and the voice memo playback screen is disp layed for images that h ave a voice memo (i.e., images that displa y p in full- frame pl ayback mod e). Reco rd[...]

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    E 79 Reference Sectio n Playin g Voic e Memos • Tap R to play the voice memo. • Tap S to stop pla yback. • Tap X during playbac k to adjust pl ayback volu me. • f flas hes dur ing p layba ck. • Tap J to retu rn to the pla yback men u. Deleting Voice Me mos Tap E wh ile t he scr een des crib ed in “ Playin g Voi ce Memos” is disp layed[...]

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    E 80 Reference Sectio n h Copy (Copy Between Internal Memory and Memo ry Card) Copy images between the internal memory and a memory card. 1 Tap the desired option from the copy screen . • q Camera to card : Co py ima ges fr om inte rnal memo ry to memory card. • r Card to camera : Copy images from memory card to intern al memory. 2 Tap the de s[...]

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    E 81 Reference Sectio n 3 Tap the images to be copied. • When an image is s elected, a check mark is displayed. To cancel the selection, tap the image again. A che ck mark is removed . • Rotate the zoom control to g ( i ) to s wi tch to full-fra me play back o r f ( h ) to switch back to 12-thumbnai l display. 4 Tap I . • When a conf irmation[...]

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    E 82 Reference Sectio n C Notes About Copying Images in a Sequence • If you se lect a key pict ure of a seque nce in Sele cted im ages when only the key pictur e is displa yed for the seque nce ( E 14), all images in the s equence are copied . • If you ta p F an d se lect Current sequence after you tap R and d ispla y images in a s eque nce as [...]

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    E 83 Reference Sectio n The M ovie Menu D Movie Options Select the desired movie op tion to record. La rger image sizes a nd faster movie bit rates mean greater imag e quality and larger movie file size s. • The movi e bitrate is the vol ume of movie data rec orded per sec ond. Variabl e bitrate (V BR) encodin g is used to aut omatically adjust t[...]

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    E 84 Reference Sectio n HS Mov ie Op tions * The maximum r ecor ding time shown here re fers o nly to the portion of the movie that is record ed in slow motion or fast m otion. Reco rding Mo vies i n Slow Motion and Fa st Moti on (HS M ovie ) HS (high s peed) movies can be rec orded. HS movies c a n be pla yed back in s low motion at half the norm [...]

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    E 85 Reference Sectio n 2 Press th e b ( e m ovie-recor d) butt on to st art r eco rdin g. • Movie record ing starts in HS m ode when Open with HS footage in the movie menu is set to On . • Movie record ing starts at norm al speed when Open wi th HS f ootage in the movie menu is set to Off . Tap the H S movie switch icon to switch to HS movi e [...]

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    E 86 Reference Sectio n B Notes About HS Movie • Sound is not recorded. • Zoom position, focus, exposu re, and white balance a re locked when the b ( e mov ie-r ecor d) button is pressed to start HS movie recording. C HS Movie Recorded mo vies are played bac k at about 30 frames per s econ d. When Movie opt ions ( E 83) in the movie menu is set[...]

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    E 87 Reference Sectio n N Open with HS Footage Select wh ether the c amera re cords no rmal spe ed movies or HS movie s (slow m otion or fa st motion movies) when movie recording starts. Ente r shoo ting m ode M tap F M N Ope n with HS footag e Option Description o On (default setting ) Re cord HS movies when m ovie recording begi ns. p Off Record [...]

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    E 88 Reference Sectio n D Movie AF mode Select how the camera focuses in movie mode. • When an HS mov ie option is se lected in Movie options , the setti ng is fixed at Single AF . Y Wind N oise Redu cti on Allows you to red uce wind noise duri ng mo vie record ing. • When an HS mov ie option is se lected in Movie options , the setti ng is fixe[...]

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    E 89 Reference Sectio n The Setup Me nu Welcom e Screen Allows you to co nfigure th e welcome scree n that is display ed when you tur n on the camera. Tap F M z (setup menu) M We lcome sc re en Option Description None (defau lt sett ing) The camera enters shooting or pl ayback mode without displaying the welcom e screen. COO LPIX The camera display[...]

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    E 90 Reference Sectio n Time Zone and Date Set the came ra clock. Tap F M z (setup menu) M Time zone and date Option Description Date and time Set camera clock to current date and t ime. Tap the fields (d ay, month, year, hour, and m inute) on the displayed screen to set the date and t ime. • Select a fiel d: Tap the desi red filed. • Edit the [...]

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    E 91 Reference Sectio n Select ing the Tra vel De stina tion Time Zo ne 1 Tap Time zone . 2 Tap x Trave l destin ation . • The date and time displayed in the monitor changes according to the region currently sele cted . 3 Tap o . • The travel destina tion screen is displ ayed. Time zone and date London, Casablanca 15/11/2012 15:30 Date format T[...]

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    E 92 Reference Sectio n 4 Tap G or H to ch oos e the trav el destin ation t ime zone a nd tap I . • If daylight savin g time is in effect, tap p to enable daylig ht saving time function. W is displayed at the top of the monitor and the camera clock is advanced one hour. Tap p again to disable the daylight saving time function. • If the time zon[...]

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    E 93 Reference Sectio n Monitor Settings Set the opt ions below. Photo Info Select whether or not th e photo infor mation is disp layed in the monit or. Tap F M z (setup menu) M Monitor settings Option Description Photo info Select information di splayed in the monitor du ring shooting and playback. Image review This setting determines wheth er or [...]

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    E 94 Reference Sectio n B Notes About Monitor Settings When Quick effects ( E 6 5) is set to On , Image rev iew is fix e d at On . Framing grid+a uto info In addition to info rmation shown with Auto in fo , a framing grid is displayed to help frame pic tures. It is not displayed when recording movies. The current settings or operation guide is disp[...]

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    E 95 Reference Sectio n Print Date (Imprinting Date and Time) The shooting date and time can be imprinted on the images when shootin g, allowin g the infor mation to be printe d even from pr inters that d o not suppor t date printing ( E 76). The curren t setting can be confirmed in the monitor w hen shooting ( A 6). No in dica tor is displayed whe[...]

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    E 96 Reference Sectio n C Print Date and Print Order When printing with a DPOF-compatib le printer that can print the shooting date and shooting information, yo u can use the Print order option ( E 73) to print this infor mation on im ages, even if the Print date function was set to Off at the time of shooting.[...]

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    E 97 Reference Sectio n Vibration Reductio n Reduce the effect s of camera shake while shoot ing. Vibration reduction effectively reduces blur, caused by sl ight hand movement known as camera shake, which commonly occurs when sho oting with zoom a pplied or at slow shutte r speeds. The effects of cam era shake are reduced when recording m ovies, in[...]

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    E 98 Reference Sectio n Motion Detect ion Enable motion detectio n to reduce the ef fects of subject movement and camera shake when shooting still im ages. The current setting ca n be confirmed in the monito r when sh ooting ( A 6). When the camera detects camer a shake or subj ect movement , it increases shutt er speed and the motion detection ico[...]

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    E 99 Reference Sectio n AF Assist Enable or disable AF- assist illumina tor, which ass ists autofoc us operation when the sub ject is dimly lit. Tap F M z (setup menu) M AF assi st Option Description s Auto (defau lt sett ing) AF-assist illum inator will be used to assist the focus operation when the subject is dim ly lit. The illum inator has a ra[...]

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    E 100 Reference Sectio n Digital Zo om Enable or disable digital zoom. B Notes About Digital Zoom • When digital zoom is in eff ect, the camera focuses at the center of the frame. • Digital zoom ca nnot be used in the following situations. -W h e n Touch sh ooting is set to Subject track ing -W h e n Continuous is set to Multi-shot 1 6 - When S[...]

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    E 101 Reference Sectio n Sound Settings Adjust th e following so und settin gs. B Notes About Sound Settings Button sounds and the shutter sound are disabled when using the Pet portrait scene mode. Tap F M z (setup menu) M Soun d settings Option Description Butto n sou nd Select On (def ault se tting) or Off . When On is selec ted, a beep wi ll sou[...]

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    E 102 Reference Sectio n Auto Off If no operation s are performed for a specified amount of time, the monito r turns off and the camera enters standby mode ( A 25 ). This settin g determine s the amoun t of time that passes be fore the ca mera ente rs standby mode. You can select 30 s , 1 min (default settin g), 5 min , or 30 min . C When the Moni [...]

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    E 103 Reference Sectio n Format Memo ry/Format Card Use this opt ion to forma t the inte rnal memor y or a memory card. Formatt ing the internal memory or memory cards permane ntly deletes all data. Data that has been deleted cannot be restored. Be sure to trans fer importan t images to a comput er before for matting. Form atting th e Inte rnal M e[...]

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    E 104 Reference Sectio n Lang uage Select one of 3 1 languages for display of camera me nus and me ssages. Tap F M z (setup menu) M La ngua ge Czech Roman ian Danish Finnish German Swed ish (default setting) Vi etna mese Spanish Turkish Greek Ukra inian French Arabic Indone sian Benga li Italian Sim plified Chinese Hungarian Traditional Chines e Du[...]

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    E 105 Reference Sectio n TV Settings Adjust set tings for con nection to a TV . C HDMI and HDMI-CEC HDMI (Hi gh-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a multimedia interf ace. HDMI-C EC (HDMI- Consumer Electronics Control) allows compatible device s to inter-operate. Tap F M z (setup menu) M TV setti ngs Option Description Video mode Select from NTSC [...]

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    E 106 Reference Sectio n Charge by Co mputer Select wh ether or not th e ba ttery inser ted int o the c amera is charg ed when the c amera is connected to a compute r via the USB c able ( A 86 ). B Notes About Charging with Connection to a Computer • The battery cannot be charged, nor can data be transfe rred, when the camera is connected to a co[...]

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    E 107 Reference Sectio n B Notes About Connecting the Camera to a Prin ter • The battery cannot be charged with connection to a printer, even if the printer complies w ith the Pict Brid ge sta ndar d. • When Auto is s e le c t ed f o r Charge by computer , i t may be impossibl e to print ima ges with direct connection of the camera to some prin[...]

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    E 108 Reference Sectio n Blin k Wa rnin g Select wheth er or not th e camera dete cts hum an subjects tha t have blin ked wh en shooting in the following sit uations : • When th e camer a recogniz es a hu man face as the m ain subjec t ( A 74) in A (auto) mode wit h AF a rea mode set to Target finding AF . • When the camera de tects a fa ce ( A[...]

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    E 109 Reference Sectio n The B link Wa rning Screen When the Did someo ne b link ? screen shown on the right is displayed in th e monitor, th e operation s described below are avail able. If no o perations are p erforme d within a few s econds , the ca mera a utomatic ally re turns to shoot ing mod e. Function Descripti on Enlarge the detected fac [...]

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    E 110 Reference Sectio n Sequence Display Op tions Choose the met hod used to displ ay a series of images shot contin uously (sequen ce) ( E 14 ) when viewin g them in full- frame p layback m ode ( A 32) an d in thu mbnail pl ayback mode ( A 81). Settings a re applied to all seq uences, an d the se tting is saved in the c amera’s me mory eve n if[...]

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    E 111 Reference Sectio n Eye-Fi Uplo ad B Notes About Eye-Fi Cards • Note that images will not be uploa ded if signal strength is insufficient even if En able is selected. • Select Disable where wire less devices are pr ohibited. • Refer to the instruction manual of your Eye-Fi card for more infor mation. In the event of malfunction, contact [...]

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    E 112 Reference Sectio n Res et Al l When Reset is selected , the camera’s settings w ill be restore d to thei r default values . Basic Shooting Functions Shooting Menu Tap F M z (setup menu) M Rese t all Option Default val ue Flash mode ( A 58) Auto Self -tim er ( A 61) Off Mac ro m ode ( A 63) Off Exposure compensation ( A 65) 0.0 Option Defaul[...]

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    E 113 Reference Sectio n Scene Mode Spe cial E ffe cts Mo de Smar t P ortr ait Men u Mov ie Me nu Option Default val ue Scene setting in the shooting mode selecti on menu ( A 40) Scene auto selector Scene effect adjustment slider ( A 41) Center Night portrait ( A 43) Hand-held Night land scape ( A 45) Hand-hel d HDR in ba cklig hting sce ne mod e ([...]

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    E 114 Reference Sectio n Setu p Men u Movi e AF mode ( E 88) Single AF Wind noise reduction ( E 88) Off Option Default val ue Welcome screen ( E 89) None Photo info ( E 93) Auto info Image review ( E 93) On Brightness ( E 93) 3 Print date ( E 95) Off Vibration reduction ( E 97 ) On Mot ion d etec tio n ( E 98) Auto AF assist ( E 99) Auto Digital zo[...]

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    E 115 Reference Sectio n Othe rs • Selecting Reset all also clears the curr ent file numb er ( E 117) from memory. Numberin g will continue from th e lowe st num ber avail able. To reset file n umbering to “0001 ”, delet e all images saved in the internal memory or on the memory card ( A 34) bef o re select ing Reset all . • The fo llowing [...]

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    E 116 Reference Sectio n Firmware Version View the curr ent came ra firmwa re versi on. Tap F M z (setup menu) M Firmware versio n Firmwar e version COOLPIX S 6400 Ver .x.x[...]

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    E 117 Reference Sectio n F i le and F older Names Images, mo vies, or v oice memos are as signed file names a s foll ows. • Files ar e saved in folde rs named w ith a folder num ber follow ed by “NIKON ” (e.g. “100 NIKO N”). W he n the number o f files within a f older reaches 9999, a new fo lder wil l be creat ed. File numbers will be as[...]

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    E 118 Reference Sectio n • Files copied using Copy > Selected images are copied to the cur rent folder, whe re they are assig ned new fil e number s in ascending or der start ing from the large st file numb er in mem ory . Copy > All images copies al l folders from t he source medium; f ile names do not chan ge but n ew folde r numbers are [...]

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    E 119 Reference Sectio n Optional A cces sories Batte ry charg er Battery Char ger MH-66 (Charging time when no charge rem ains: Approx. 1 h 50 min ) AC adapter AC Adapter EH-62G (connect as shown) Be sure that the power conn ector cord has been properly aligned in power connector and battery chamber grooves before closing the battery-chambe r/memo[...]

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    E 120 Reference Sectio n Err or Messag es Display Ca use/Solution A O (flashe s) Cl ock not set. Set date and time. E 90 Battery exhausted. Charge or replace battery. 14, 16 Battery temperature high Battery temperature is hi gh. Turn off camera, and a llow battery to cool down before resuming use. After fiv e seconds, thi s message will disappear, [...]

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    E 121 Reference Sectio n This card cannot be used. Error accessing memory card. • Use appro ved card. • Check that terminal s are clean. • Confirm that memory card is correctly inserted. 18, F 23 This card cannot be read. Card is not formatted. Format card? Yes No Memory card has not been formatted for use in COOLPIX S640 0. Formatting delete[...]

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    E 122 Reference Sectio n Album is full. No furthe r pictures can be added. 200 imag es have alre ady be en added to album. • Remove s ome image s from al bum. • Add to other albums. E 9 E 7 Sound file cannot be save d. A voice memo cannot be attached to this file. • Voice memos cann ot be attached to movies. • Select an image captured with [...]

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    E 123 Reference Sectio n This image cannot be delet ed. Image is protected . Disable pr otection. E 71 Travel dest ination is in the current time zone. Des tinati on in s ame t ime zon e as home. – Unable to create panorama. Could not shoot using e asy panorama. Shooting with easy panoram a may not be possible in the following situations. • Whe[...]

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    E 124 Reference Sectio n * See the documentation provided with your pr inter for further guidance a nd information . Lens error Lens error. Turn camera off an d then on again. If error persi sts, contact retailer or Nikon-authorized service representative. 24 Communications error Error occurred during communication with pri nter. Turn camera off an[...]

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    F 1 Technical Not es and Index Technical Notes and Index Maximizing Camera Life and Pe rformance ...... ............ F 2 The Camera ....... ............... ............ ......... ............ ......... ........... ...... ......... ............ ......... ...... F 2 The Battery ........ ......... ............ ......... ............ ...... ......... .[...]

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    F 2 Technical Not es and Index Maximizing Camer a Life and P er formance The Camera To ensure con tinued enj oyment of this N ikon prod uct, observ e the precaution s descri bed below in add ition to the w arnings in “F or Your Safety ” ( A viii-x) whe n using or storing the device. B Do Not Drop The product may malfunction if subjec ted to str[...]

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    F 3 Technical Not es and Index B Do Not Point the Len s at Strong Light Sources for Extended Periods Avoid pointing the lens at the sun or other strong lig ht so urc es fo r ext en ded pe ri ods w hen using or storing the camera. Intense light may cause deteri or ation of the image sensor, producing a white blur effect in photographs . B Turn the P[...]

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    F 4 Technical Not es and Index • On cold days, the capacity of batteries tends to de crease. If an exhausted battery is used at a low temperature, the camera wil l not turn on. Be sure that the battery is fully charged before hea ding outs ide to take picture s i n cold weathe r. K e ep s par e batter ies in a war m pl ace a nd ex chan ge as nece[...]

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    F 5 Technical Not es and Index Memory Cards • Use only Secure Digital memory cards . See “Approved Memory Cards” ( F 23) for recom mended mem ory ca rds. • Observe the precautions noted in the docume nta tion included with your memory card. • Do not affix labels or stickers to the memory card. • Do n ot form at the m emory ca rd usin g [...]

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    F 6 Technical Not es and Index Cleani ng and St orage Cleaning Do not use al cohol, thinn er, or othe r volatile ch emicals. Storage Turn the cam era off whe n not in use. Be sure that the pow er-on lamp is off before putting the camera away. Remo ve the batter y if the camera will no t be used for an ext ended period . Do not store the c amer a wi[...]

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    F 7 Technical Not es and Index T r oubleshooting If the camer a fails to func tion as expecte d, check th e list of common pr oblems b elow before consultin g your retailer or Nik on-autho rized se rvice r epresenta tive. Power, Displa y, Sett ings Iss ues Problem Cause/Solution A The camera is on but does not respond. Wait for recording to end. If[...]

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    F 8 Technical Not es and Index Camera turns off without warning. • Battery is exhausted. • The camera automati cally turns off to save power if no operations a re performed for an extended period of time. • The camera or battery have become too cold and cannot operate prope rly. • The camera turns off if the Cha rging AC Adapter is connecte[...]

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    F 9 Technical Not es and Index Date and time of recording are not correct. • If camera clock has not been set, “Date not set” indi cato r flas hes du rin g shoo ting an d mo vie recording. Im ages and movies recorded be fore clock is set are dated “01/01/2012 00:00”. Set the correct time and date from the Time zone and date option in the [...]

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    F 10 Technical Not es and Index Shooting Iss ues Problem Cause/Solution A Cannot switch to shooting mode. • Disconnect HDMI cable or USB cable. • The camera cannot be switched to shooting mode while connected to a power outlet via the Charging AC Adapter. 86, 9 1, E 34, E 39 17 No image captu red when the shutter-release button is pressed. • [...]

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    F 11 Technical Not es and Index Flash does not fire. • The flash mode is set to W (off). • Scene mode with which the fl ash does not fire is selected. • On is selected f or Blink proof in smar t portrait menu. • Another functi on that restricts flash is enabled. 58 66 70 71 Digital zoom cannot be used. • Digit al zoo m is set to Off in th[...]

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    F 12 Technical Not es and Index Randomly spaced brig ht pixels (“noise”) appear in image. The subject is dark , so shutter speed is too slow or ISO sensitivity is too high. Nois e can be reduced by: • Using fl ash. • Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity se tting. 58 69, E 58 Images are too dark (undere xpose d). • The flash mode is set to W[...]

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    F 13 Technical Not es and Index Saving images takes time. It ma y ta ke mo re time to s ave imag es i n the foll owi ng situations. • When the noise red uction function is in operation , such as when shooting in a dark environmen t. • When the flash mode is set to V (auto with red- eye red uction) . • When shooting in Nigh t land scape , Nigh[...]

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    F 14 Technical Not es and Index Playba ck Iss ues Problem Cause/Solution A File cannot be played back. • File or folder was overwritten or renamed by computer or other make of camera. • Th e COOLP IX S 6400 is no t ab le to play back mov ies recorded with another make or model of digital camera. – 101 Cannot zoom in on image. • Playback zoo[...]

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    F 15 Technical Not es and Index Images are not disp layed o n TV. • Video mode or HDMI is not correctly set in the TV sett ing s setup menu. • Cables are connecte d to the HDMI mini connector (Typ e C) an d to t he US B/audi o/vi deo ou tput conn ect or si multan eously . • Memory card contains no images. Replace the memory card . Remove the [...]

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    F 16 Technical Not es and Index The PictBridge startup scre en is not di spl aye d when the camera is connected to a printer. With some PictBridge-comp atible printers, the PictBr idge st artup scr een may not be displayed an d it may be impossib le to print images when Auto is selected for the Charge by c o mputer option in the setup menu. Se t th[...]

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    F 17 Technical Not es and Index Spec ifica tio ns Nikon COOLPIX S6 400 Digit al Camera Type Compa ct digital camera Number of effective pixels 16.0 million Image sensor 1 / 2.3 -in. type CMOS; approx. 16.79 million total pixe ls Lens 12× opti cal zoom, NIKKOR lens Focal length 4.5 -5 4.0 mm ( angle of view eq uivalent to that of 25 -300 m m lens i[...]

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    F 18 Technical Not es and Index Sto rage Media Internal memory (approx. 78 MB), SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card File system DCF, Exif 2.3, DPOF, and MPF compliant File formats Still pictures: JPEG 3D images : MPO Sound files (Voice Memo): WAV Movies: MOV (Vide o: H.264/MPE G-4 A VC, Audio: AAC stereo) Image size (pixe ls) • 16M (Hig h) [4608 × 3456 P ][...]

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    F 19 Technical Not es and Index Flash Range (approx.) (IS O sen sit ivity : Au to) [W]: 0 .5–6.2 m (1 ft 8 in.–2 0 ft) [T]: 1.2 –2.9 m (4 ft–9 ft 6 in.) Flash control TTL auto flash with monitor pre flashes Interface Hi-Sp eed USB Data transfer protocol MTP, PTP Video output Can be selected from N TSC and PAL HDMI output Can be selected fro[...]

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    F 20 Technical Not es and Index • Unle ss otherw ise stated, all figures assu me a full y-charged battery an d an ambien t tempera ture of 23 ±3°C ( 73.4 ±5.4° F) as specifie d by the Camera and Imaging Produ cts Assoc iat ion ( CIPA). 1 Fig ures based on the Came ra and Imagin g Prod ucts Ass ociatio n (CIP A) stan dards for meas uri ng the [...]

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    F 21 Technical Not es and Index B Specifications • Nikon will not be held liable for any errors this manual ma y contain. • The appearance of this product and its specific ations are subject to change without notice.[...]

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    F 22 Technical Not es and Index Supported S tandards • DCF : Design Rule for Camera File System is a s tandard widely used in the digital c amera industry to ensu re compatibility amon g different make s of camera. • DPOF : Digital P rint O rder Format is an industry-wide standard t hat allows images to be printed from print orders saved on mem[...]

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    F 23 Technical Not es and Index Approved Me mory Cards The fo llowing Sec ure Di gital (SD) memory cards h ave b een test ed and approved for use in this ca mera. • Memory cards with an SD Sp eed Class ratin g of 6 or faster ar e recommen ded for recordin g movies. Whe n using a memory card with a lower Speed Class rating, movie recordin g may st[...]

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    F 24 Technical Not es and Index AVC Patent Portfolio License This product is licensed under the AVC Patent Portfolio License for the personal and non- commercial use of a consumer to (i) encode video in complianc e with the AVC standard (“AVC video” ) and/or (ii) decod e AVC video that was encoded by a consumer eng aged in a personal and non-co[...]

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    F 25 Technical Not es and Index Index Symbols A Auto mode ........ .......... ..... ....... .......... . 26, 3 8 C Scene mode ...... .......... ....... .......... ........ ........ 40 R Special ef fects mode ......... ............. ......... 52 F Smart por trait mode ............ .......... ....... .. 54 c Playb ack mode......... .......... .......[...]

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    F 26 Technical Not es and Index Blink wa rning ...... ........ ......... ....... 105 , E108 Bright ness ...... ..... ....... .......... ....... .......... ........ E93 BSS .......... ............ .......... ....... .......... ..... .... 46, E60 Button s o und......... ....... .......... ....... .......... . E101 C Charge by computer ........... .. [...]

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    F 27 Technical Not es and Index Focus area...... ............ .......... ..... ....... .......... ........ .... 30 Focus indica tor .......... ..... ....... .......... ....... .......... ..... 7 Focus lock ...... ..... ....... .......... ....... .......... ........ ......... 78 Folder n a me ........... .......... .... ........ .......... ... E117 [...]

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    F 28 Technical Not es and Index Movie AF m ode ...... .......... ....... ....... 99, E88 Movie e diting ........ .......... ....... ....... 101, E47 Movie l ength.......... .......... ....... .......... ....... .......... .. 98 Movie m enu ...... .......... ....... .......... .... 99, E83 Movie o ptions ....... ............ .......... .... 99, E83 [...]

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    F 29 Technical Not es and Index Reco rding slo w mot ion movi es ........ .......... ....... .......... ..... ....... .......... ....... .. 99 , E8 4 Red-eye red uction .......... ..... ....... .......... ........ .... 59 Remove f rom fav orites ..... .......... ..... ....... . E9 Reset a ll ... ..... ........ .......... ....... .......... 105, E11[...]

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    F 30 Technical Not es and Index Tripod socket ......... .......... ....... .......... ..... 3, F19 TV ....... ....... .......... ....... .......... ..... ....... ....... 87, E34 TV settings ....... .......... ........ ......... .. 105, E 105 U USB cable ....... ............ .......... .... 86, 91, E39 USB/audio /video outp ut connec tor ........ ..[...]

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