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DIGITAL CAMERA
Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide
Package Contents
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Taking Pictures
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Bundled software
PictureProject
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Package Contents C Check that you have all the items listed below heck that you have all the items listed below.. NOTE: A memory card is not included with the camera. COOLPIX S2 digital camera Camera strap EN-EL8 rechargeable bat- MV-12 COOL-STATION EH-63 AC adapter tery (with terminal cover) (with power cable)* En DIGITA L CAMERA Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide UC-E10 USB interface EG-E5000 audio / video Quick Start Guide cable cable (this guide) En The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography wi
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Charge the battery Taking Pictures Important: Read Before Use The COOLPIX S2 is not waterproof, and should never be immersed in water. It is water and dust tight, giving it water resistance equivalent to IEC 60529 IPX4 (“splash proof”). Its enclosures are intended for use indoors and outdoors to pro- tect the enclosed equipment against water splashed from any direction. NOTE: The accessories provided with the camera are not water-resistant. Please observe the following precautions: Do not
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Charge the battery Taking Pictures Open the memory card slot/battery- 2 1 chamber cover Slide the cover in the direction shown ( 1 ) until it opens ( 2 ). 2 Insert the battery 3 Insert the battery as shown in the label at the entrance to the battery chamber, mak- ing sure that the positive (“+”) and negative (“–”) terminals are in the correct orientation. Inserting the battery upside down or backwards could damage the camera. Be sure that the battery is in the cor- rect orientation. When t
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Charge the battery Ta Taking Pictures king Pictures Taking Pictures Place the camera in the COOL-STATION 5 1 Power lamp 2 Multi connector cover Open cover for connection to MV-12 3 Camera connector 1 Close the sliding lens cover and confi rm that the power-on lamp is off. The battery will not charge while the camera is on. 2 Open the multi connector cover. 3 Place the camera in the COOL-STATION with the monitor towards you, making sure that the connector is fully inserted in the match- ing co
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Turn the camera on Taking Pictures T Tu ur rn the camera on n the camera on Open the sliding lens cover 1 Avoid touching the camera lens when opening the sliding lens cover. The camera will turn on and the power-on lamp will light. Select (auto) mode 2 Press the mode button until the green mode indicator lights. The mode button can be used to cycle through shooting modes as follows: Auto Power of Auto Power off f (Stand-by Mode) (Stand-by Mode) If no operations are performed for abou
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Choose a language and set the clock Ta Taking Pictures king Pictures Taking Pictures Choose a language and set the clock Choose a language and set the clock The fi rst time the camera is turned on, a language-selection dialog will be displayed in the monitor. Follow the steps below to choose a lan- guage and set the time and date. Use the multi selector to navigate the menus. Use the multi selector to navigate the menus. Move cursor up Press center ( ) to make selection Display sub-menu, mo
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Choose a language and set the clock Taking Pictures HOME TIME ZONE HOME TIME ZONE HOME TIME ZONE HOME TIME ZONE HOME TIME ZONE 5 6 London, Casablanca Madrid, Paris, Berlin Back Back Back Confirm C Confirm onfirm Back B Back ack Confirm C Confirm onfirm Display map of world time zones. Select home time zone. DA D DA AT TE TE E DA DA DAT TE TE E 7 8 DM Y DM Y 01.. 01 2005 20 20.. 01 2005 00 : 00 00 : 00 Display DATE menu. Edit Day (order of Day, Month, and Year may differ in some areas). D DA DA
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Take pictures Ta Taking Pictures king Pictures Taking Pictures T Take pictures ake pictures Pictur Picture e Storage Storage Pictures are stored either in the camera’s 12 MB internal memory or on remov- able memory cards. In the description that follows, pictures are stored in internal memory. For information on using memory cards, see page 10 of the Guide to Digital Photography. Check indicators in the monitor 1 AUTO 10 110 0 Number of expo- AUTO AUTO AUTO 110 10 0 sures remaining Batter
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Take pictures Taking Pictures Ready the camera 2 Hold the camera steadily in both hands. Don’ Don’t t Block the Shot Block the Shot Important To avoid dark or partially obscured pictures, keep your fi ngers and other objects away from the lens and fl ash window. Frame the subject 3 Position the subject in the center of the frame and use the zoom buttons to compose the picture. Zoom buttons: Press T to zoom in on the subject so that it fi lls a larger area of the frame. Press W to zoom out, inc
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Take pictures Ta Taking Pictures king Pictures Taking Pictures The COOLPIX S2 has a two-stage shutter-release button. Pressing the shut- ter-release button halfway focuses the camera. Pressing it the rest of the way down releases the shutter to record a picture. Focus 4 Press the shutter-release button halfway to set focus and exposure. In mode, the camera will auto- matically focus on the subject at the center of the frame. Focus and exposure will lock while the shutter- release button
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View pictures Taking Pictures V View pictures iew pictures Press the button 1 2005.04.20 22005.04.20 005.04.20 100NIKON 1 100NIKON 00NIKON A picture will be displayed in the 12:34 112:34 2:34 0001.JPG 0001.JPG 0001.JPG monitor. If the sliding lens cover is closed, // pressing the button for 1 1 1 1 about one second will turn the camera on with a picture dis- (playback) button played in the monitor. View previous picture View additional pictures 2 Press the multi selector down or right
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System Requirements for PictureProject Bundled software PictureProject Once the supplied PictureProject software has been installed, pictures can be transferred to a computer for easy viewing and storage. System Requirements for PictureProject pg. 14 Windows 300 MHz Pentium or better recommended (550 MHz Pen- CPU tium III or better for muvee option) Preinstalled versions of Windows XP Home Edition, Windows OS XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), or Win
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Install PictureProject Windows PictureProject PictureProject Bundled softwar Bundled software e Windows Windows Install PictureProject W Windows indows XP / Windows XP / Windows 2 2000 000 Important Log on to an account with administrator privileges when installing or uninstalling PictureProject under Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, or Windows 2000 Professional. Turn the computer on and wait for Windows to start up. 1 Before proceeding to the next step, turn off any virus-che
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Windows Install PictureProject Bundled softwar Bundled software e PictureProject PictureProject PictureProject Click Easy Install to begin installation of 4 the following software: PTP drivers for COOLPIX-series cameras (Windows XP only) Nikon Mass Storage Camera Drivers (Windows 98SE only) Panorama Maker Apple QuickTime 6 Nikon FotoShare (Europe only) PictureProject Microsoft DirectX 9 The fi rst components to be installed are the camera drivers. 5 The drivers installed depe
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Install PictureProject Windows PictureProject PictureProject Bundled softwar Bundled software e The Nikon FotoShare setup program will 8 start (Europe only). Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation. The PictureProject setup program will now 9 start. After reading the license agreement, click Yes to accept the agreement and proceed with installation. Click Next to install PictureProject to 10 the location shown under “Destination Folder,” or click Browse… to choose a
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Windows Install PictureProject Bundled softwar Bundled software e PictureProject PictureProject PictureProject Click Finish or Yes to restart the computer. 12 Displayed if DirectX is installed Displayed if DirectX is not installed When the computer restarts, the 13 PictureProject Import Assistant will be displayed. The Import Assistant is used to catalog pictures already on the computer for dis- play in PictureProject. To proceed without cataloging existing pictures, click Close (existing p
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Install PictureProject Macintosh PictureProject PictureProject Bundled softwar Bundled software e Windows Macintosh Install PictureProject Installing or Uninstalling Pictur Installing or Uninstalling Picture ePr Pro oject ject Important Log on to an account with administrator privileges when installing or uninstalling PictureProject. Turn the computer on and wait for it to start up. 1 Before proceeding to the next step, turn off any virus-checking software and exit any other applications that
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Macintosh Install PictureProject Bundled softwar Bundled software e PictureProject PictureProject PictureProject The Panorama Maker installer will start. Fol- 5 low the on-screen instructions to complete installation. The message shown at right will be dis- 6 played (Europe only; users in other areas can proceed directly to Step 7). Click OK. Enter your administrator name and pass- 7 word and click OK. The PictureProject license agreement will 8 be displayed. After reading the license agr
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Install PictureProject Macintosh PictureProject PictureProject Bundled softwar Bundled software e The PictureProject installer will start. Click 9 Install and follow the steps below: 1 To have PictureProject Transfer start automatically when the camera is connected, click Yes when prompted. 2 Click Yes to add PictureProject to the Dock. 3 Click Quit to exit the PictureProject installer. Apple QuickTime 6 Apple QuickTime 6 If an earlier version of QuickTime is installed, the QuickTime 6 insta
