User manual NIKON COOLPIX S3

[. . . ] En The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the DIGITAL CAMERA Attaching the Camera Strap Attach the camera strap as shown below. Trademark Information Macintosh, Mac OS, and QuickTime are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trade names mentioned in this manual or the other documentation provided with your Nikon product are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Symbols and Conventions To make it easier to find the information you need, the following symbols and conventions are used: This icon marks cautions, information that should be read before use to prevent damage to the camera. This icon marks notes, information that should be read before using the camera. [. . . ] If a voice memo already exists for the current picture, it must be deleted before a new memo can be recorded. Voice memos can not be recorded for movies or during thumbnail playback ( 41) or playback zoom ( 42). To Press 01. 10. 2005 15:30 100NIKON 0001. JPG 1/ 1 Record Shutter memo button Play Shutter memo button Change volume Delete picture or voice memo Description icon is displayed on current picture, memo will be recordIf ed while shutter-release button is held down. Recording ends after about 20 s or when shutter-release button is released. Pictures for which voice memo exists are 01. 10. 2005 100NIKON 0001. JPG (voice memo playback 15:17 marked by guide) and icons. Playback ends when voice memo ends or shutter-release button is 1/ 1 pressed again. Press multi selector up or down to highlight option, press center to select. · Select No to exit without deleting picture or Erase 1 image (s)?voice memo · Select Yes to delete both picture and voice No memo Yes · Select to delete voice memo only Confirm More on Playback Voice Memos See the Appendix for more information on how voice memos are stored ( 44 93­94). Viewing Pictures on TV The MV-11/MV-11B COOL-STATION and EG-E5000 audio / video (A / V) cable included with the camera can be used to connect the camera to a television or video-cassette recorder (VCR). Choosing a Video Mode The Interface > Video mode item in the setup menu offers a choice of NTSC and PAL ( 80). Be sure that the mode selected matches the standard used in the video device. 1 2 Place the camera in the COOL-STATION Turn the camera off and place it in the COOL-STATION. Connect the A / V cable Insert the black plug into the COOL-STATION's A / V out connector. Insert the yellow plug into the video-in jack on the television or VCR. Connect the white plug to the audio-in jack. 3 4 Tune the television to the video channel If in doubt, consult the documentation for your television or VCR. Turn the camera on Press the button for about a second to turn the camera on. The camera monitor will remain off and the television will show the image normally shown in the monitor. More on Playback Viewing Pictures on TV To reduce the drain on the battery when viewing pictures for an extended period, use the supplied EH-63 AC adapter ( 6). PAL If PAL is selected for Video mode and the camera connected to a video device, video output will be suspended and the camera monitor will turn on when the camera is in movie mode. 45 Viewing Pictures on a Computer The supplied MV-11/MV-11B COOL-STATION, UC-E10 USB cable, and PictureProject software can be used to view photographs and movies on a computer. Before pictures can be transferred (copied) to your computer, PictureProject must be installed. For more information on installing PictureProject and transferring pictures to a computer, see the documentation on the reference CD and the Quick Start Guide. Before Connecting the Camera: Choosing a USB Option Pictures can be copied from the camera to the computer by: button) · Pressing the center of the multi selector ( / · Clicking the button in PictureProject Which method you will use depends on your computer's operating system and the USB option selected in the camera setup menu. After consulting the follow- Center of multi selecing table, select the appropriate option using the USB tor ( / button) item in the camera setup menu. The default option is Mass Storage. Pictures transferred using: Camera multi selector PictureProject (/ button) button Operating system Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional Windows 2000 Professional Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) Mac OS X 10. 1. 5 or later More on Playback Choose Mass Storage. 1, 2 Choose PTP. Choose Mass Storage 1 or PTP. 1 The center of the multi selector can not be used to transfer pictures from internal memory or from "locked" (write-protected) memory cards ( 10) when Mass Storage is selected. If PTP is selected when the camera is connected to a computer running Windows 2000 or Windows 98SE, the Windows hardware wizard will be displayed. [. . . ] Movies are recorded as QuickTime movie files and can be played back on a computer after transfer. Type Still picture Movie Time-lapse movie Cropped copy Small copy Copy created using D-lighting option Voice recording Voice memo (appended to original still) Voice memo (appended to cropped copy) Voice memo (appended to small copy) Voice memo (appended to D-lighting copy) Identifier Extension DSCN . JPG 17 DSCN . MOV 40 INTN . MOV 38 RSCN . JPG 42 SSCN . JPG 70 FSCN . JPG 43 DSCN . WAV 34 DSCN . WAV 44 RSCN . WAV 44 SSCN . WAV 44 FSCN . WAV 44 Original Copy Audio file When a picture is viewed on the camera, the file number and extension appear in the top right corner of the display. The identifier is not displayed, but is visible when the picture is transferred to a computer. Technical Notes 93 File Storage: Image File and Folder Names (Continued) Pictures are stored in folders named with a three-digit folder number followed by a five-character identifier: "P_" plus a three-digit sequence number for pictures taken using panorama assist (e. g, "101P_001"; 32), "INTVL" for interval timer photog62), "SOUND" for voice recordings (e. g, "101SOUND"; raphy (e. g, "101INTVL"; 34), and "NIKON" for all other pictures (e. g, "100NIKON"). Folders can hold up to 200 pictures; if a picture is taken when the current folder contains 200 pictures, a new folder will be created by adding one to the current folder number. [. . . ]