User manual NIKON COOLPIX S600

[. . . ] DIGITAL CAMERA User's Manual En Trademark Information · Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. · Macintosh, Mac OS, and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Inc. · Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc. · 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. Introduction First Steps A B C c D E Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode High sensitivity Shooting Mode Shooting Suited for the Scene More on Playback Movies Voice Recordings Connecting to Televisions, Computers and Printers d Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus Technical Notes i For Your Safety To prevent damage to your Nikon product or injury to yourself or to others, read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this equipment. [. . . ] To cancel creating a cropped copy, choose No and press k. Save this image as displayed? No Yes Depending on the size of the original picture and the zoom ratio in effect at the time the copy was created, the camera will automatically select one of the following image-mode settings for cropped copies (unit: pixels). When the size of the cropped copy is 320 × 240 or 160 × 120, the small picture icon l or m is displayed on the left of the screen in full-frame playback mode. · K 3, 648 × 2, 736 · g 2, 048 × 1, 536 · k 640 × 480 · d 3, 072 × 2, 304 · h 1, 600 × 1, 200 · l 320 × 240 · e 2, 592 × 1, 944 · i 1, 280 × 960 · m 160 × 120 · f 2, 272 × 1, 704 · j 1, 024 × 768 D 46 More Information See, "Image/Sound File and Folder Names" (A 112) for more information. Editing Pictures Resizing Pictures: Small Picture Create a small copy of the current picture. Small copies are stored as JPEG files with a compression ratio of 1:16. The following sizes are available. Option l 640×480 m 320×240 n 160×120 Description Suited to television playback. Suitable for e-mail attachments. 1 Select the desired picture from full-frame (A 26) or thumbnail (A 42) playback mode and press d. The playback menu is displayed. Pictures can also be selected by using Thumbnail Rotary Display. 2 Use the rotary multi selector to choose Small pic. Copy More on Playback Exit 3 Choose the desired copy size and press k. Small pic. 640×480 320×240 160×120 Exit 4 Choose Yes and press k. A new, smaller copy is created. To cancel creating a small copy, choose No and press k. No Yes Create small picture file? D More Information See, "Image/Sound File and Folder Names" (A 112) for more information. 47 Voice Memos: Recording and Playback Use the camera's built-in microphone to record voice memos for pictures marked with n in full-frame playback mode (A 26). 15/05/2008 15:30 0004. JPG 4 4 Recording Voice Memos A voice memo, up to 20 seconds in length, will be recorded while k is pressed down. · During recording, o and p blink in the monitor display. 17s Playing Voice Memos Press k while a picture is displayed in fullframe playback mode to play voice memo. · Use the zoom buttons to adjust playback volume. 15/05/2008 15:30 0004. JPG More on Playback 4 4 Deleting Voice Memos Select a picture with a voice memo and press l. Only the voice memo will be deleted. Erase 1 image? No Yes B Voice Memos · When a picture with a voice memo attached is deleted, both the picture and its voice memo are deleted. · If a voice memo already exists for the current picture, it must be deleted before a new voice memo can be recorded. · The COOLPIX S600 is not able to attach a voice memo to pictures recorded by other cameras. D 48 More Information See "Image/Sound File and Folder Names" (A 112) for more information. Viewing Pictures by Date In list by date mode, pictures taken on a specified date can be displayed. In fullframe playback mode, just as with playback mode, picture display can be enlarged, pictures can be edited, voice memos can be recorded or played back, and movies can be played back. When d is pressed, the list by date menu is displayed, and all pictures taken on a specified date can be selected for deletion, printing, protection and transfer. Selecting a Date in List by Date Mode 1 Enter list by date mode by pressing e in playback mode, selecting C (use the rotary multi selector), and then pressing k. Dates for which pictures exist will be listed. List by date 2 Choose the desired date and press k. Camera lists up to 29 dates. If pictures exist for more than 29 dates, all pictures recorded earlier than most recent 29 dates will be listed together as Others. More on Playback List by date 15/05/2008 10/05/2008 Others 3 2 56 The first picture for that date will be displayed full-frame. Press f (h) in full-frame playback mode to return to the date list. 15/05/2008 15:30 0004. JPG 1 3 49 Viewing Pictures by Date Using List by Date Mode The following operations are possible from the date selection screen. To Select date Use Description Use the rotary multi selector to select a date. Press f (h) in full-frame playback to return to the calendar or list by date mode selected before viewing in full-frame playback. Press l after selecting a date, and a confirmation dialog will be displayed. Choose Yes and press k to delete all pictures taken on the selected date. A 9 Switch to full-frame playback k 26 Delete picture l 26 View list by date menu View playbackmode menu Switch to shooting mode d e c 51 8 26 More on Playback B Notes on List by Date Mode · Up to 9, 000 pictures can be displayed in list by date mode. · Pictures taken with no date stamp are not listed in these modes. 50 Viewing Pictures by Date List by Date Menus Press d in either mode to display the following menus for only the pictures taken on the specified date. [. . . ] If the computer OS used is Windows 2000 Professional, the camera will not be able to connect. Paper size cannot be selected from the camera if the printer does not support the paper sizes used by the camera, or the printer automatically selects the paper size. · · · · A 107 18 Nikon Transfer does not start when camera is connected. 20 20 63 64 ­ ­ 18 Pictures to be printed are not displayed. Cannot select paper size with camera. 68, 69 124 Technical Notes Specifications Nikon COOLPIX S600 Digital Camera Type Effective pixels Image sensor Lens Focal length f/-number Construction Digital zoom Vibration reduction Autofocus (AF) Focus range (from lens) Focus-area selection AF-assist illumination Monitor Compact digital camera 10. 0 million 1/2. 33-in. [. . . ]