Nikon Camera Coolpix S33 Reference Manual

Technical Notes
109
Shooting Issues
Screen for setting 
time and date is 
displayed when the 
camera is turned on.
The clock battery is exhausted; all settings were 
restored to their default values.
11, 13
The camera settings 
reset.
Cannot select 
Format card  or 
Format memory .You cannot format while image lock is set.
Remove image lock.
20
Some menu options 
are not displayed. Some options are not displayed depending on 
the 
Variety menu  settings. Change the settings. 81
The camera makes 
sound....

Technical Notes
110
Bright specks appear 
in images captured 
with flash.The flash is reflecting off particles in the air. Set 
the flash mode setting to 
y Flash off . 23
Flash does not fire. •
The flash mode is set to  y Flash off .
• Choose a style  is set to a function that 
disables the flash. 23
27
Digital zoom cannot 
be used. Digital zoom cannot be used when using certain 
settings in other functions.
42
No sound when the 
shutter is released. •
Turn sounds on or off  in Change sounds  is 
set to...

Technical Notes
111
Playback Issues
Saving images takes 
time.
It may take more time to save images in the 
following situations:
•
When the noise reduction function is in 
operation, such as wh en shooting in a dark 
environment
• When  Choose a style  is set to Shoot night 
scenes , Take a series of pictures , Shoot 
backlit scenes , Add a neon effect , or Add a 
cartoon effect
• When the skin softening function is applied 
while shooting –
27, 29, 
30
39
A ring-shaped belt or 
rainbow-colored 
stripe...

Technical Notes
112
Cannot record 
messages.•
Messages cannot be attached to movies.
• Delete the message for an image before 
recording a new one.
• Messages cannot be attached to images 
captured with other cameras.  –
48
–
Cannot edit images. •
Some images cannot be edited. Images that 
have already been edited may not be edited 
again.
• There is not enough free space on the 
memory card or in the internal memory.
• This camera is unable to edit images captured 
with other cameras.
• Editing...

Technical Notes
113
Images to be printed 
are not displayed.•
The memory card contains no images.
• Remove the memory card to print images in 
the internal memory. –
8
Cannot select paper 
size with the camera. The camera cannot be us
ed to select the paper 
size in the following situations, even when 
printing from a PictBridge-compatible printer. 
Use the printer to select the paper size.
• The printer does not support the paper sizes 
specified by the camera.
• The printer automatically selects the...

Technical Notes
114
Images, movies, or messages are assigned file names as follows.
File name: DSCN
 0001 .JPG(1) (2) (3)
File Names
(1) IdentifierNot shown on the scre
en of the camera.
• DSCN: Original still images, movies
• DSCA: Message
• DSCB: Message (reply)
• SSCN: Small picture copies
• RSCN: Cropped copies
• FSCN: Images created by an image editing function other 
than crop and small  picture, photo albums
(2) File numberAssigned in ascending order, st
arting with “0001” and ending 
with...

Technical Notes
115
Accessories are not waterproof.
Availability may vary with country or region.
See our website or brochures for the latest information.
Optional Accessories
Battery chargerBattery Charger MH-66
It takes about 1 hour and 50 minutes to charge a fully 
exhausted battery.
AC adapterAC Adapter EH-62G
(connect as shown)
Make sure that the power connec
tor cable is fully inserted in 
the power connector slot before inserting the AC adapter into 
the battery chamber.
• While using the AC...

Technical Notes
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Nikon COOLPIX S33 Digital Camera
Specifications
TypeCompact digital camera
Number of effective pixels13.2 million (Image processing may reduce the 
number of effective pixels.)
Image sensor1/3.1-in. type CMOS; approx. 
14.17 million total pixels
Lens
NIKKOR lens with 3× optical zoom
Focal length4.1–12.3 mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 30–
90 mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
f/-number
f/3.3–5.9
Construction6 elements in 5 groups
Digital zoom 
magnification Up to 4× (angle of view...

Technical Notes
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Storage
MediaInternal memory (approx. 25 MB), SD/SDHC/SDXC 
memory card
File system
DCF and Exif 2.3 compliant
File formatsStill images: JPEG
Voice messages: WAV
Movies: MOV (Video: H.264
/MPEG-4 AVC, Audio: 
PCM stereo)
Image size
(photo size) •
13 megapixels [4160 × 3120]
• 4 megapixels [2272 × 1704]
• 2 megapixels [1600 × 1200]
ISO sensitivity 
(Standard output 
sensitivity) ISO 125–1600
Exposure
Metering mode
Matrix, center-weighted (digital zoom less than 2×), 
spot (digital zoom...

Technical Notes
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Supported languagesArabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified and 
Traditional), Czech, Danish, 
Dutch, English, Finnish, 
French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, 
Indonesian, Italian, Japa nese, Korean, Marathi, 
Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (European 
and Brazilian), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, 
Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Th ai, Turkish, Ukrainian, 
Vietnamese
Power sources •
One Rechargeable Li-i on Battery EN-EL19 
(included)
• AC Adapter EH-62G (available...