Nikon Camera Coolpix S33 Reference Manual
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9 Preparing for Shooting 1With the battery installed, connect the camera to an electrical outlet. If a plug adapter* is included with your camera, securely connect it to the Charging AC Adapter. Once the two are connected, attempting to forcibly remove the plug adapter could damage the product. * The shape of the plug adapter varies according to the country or region in which the camera was purchased. This step can be omitted if the plug adapter comes permanently bonded to the Charging AC Adapter. • The charge lamp slowly flashes green to indicate that the battery is charging. • When charging is co mplete, the charge lamp turns off. It takes about 1 hour and 40 minutes to charge a fully exhausted battery. • The battery cannot be charged when th e charge lamp quickly flashes green, possibly due to one of th e reasons described below. - The ambient temperature is not suited to charging. - The USB cable or Charging AC Adapter is not properly connected. - The battery is damaged. 2Disconnect the Charging AC Adapter from the electrical outlet and then disconnect the USB cable. Charge the Battery 12 3 Charge lamp USB cable (included) Electrical outlet Charging AC Adapter
10 Preparing for Shooting BNotes About the USB Cable •Do not use a USB cable other than the UC -E21. Using a USB cable other than the UC-E21 could result in overheat ing, fire or electric shock. • Make sure that the plugs are properly oriented. Do not insert or remove the plugs at an angle when connecti ng or disconnecting them. BNotes About Charging the Battery •The camera can be operated while the battery is charging, but the charging time increases. • If the battery level is extremely low, yo u may not be able to operate the camera while the battery is charging. • Do not, under any circumstan ces, use another make or model of AC adapter other than Charging AC Adapter EH-71P/EH-71PCH, and do not use a commercially available USB-AC adapter or a battery ch arger for a mobile phone. Failure to observe this precaution coul d result in overheating or in damage to the camera. CCharging Using a Computer or Battery Charger •You can also charge the battery by connecting the camera to a computer. • You can use the Battery Charger MH-66 (available separately) to charge the battery without using the camera.
11 Preparing for Shooting When the camera is turned on for the first time, the language-selection screen, and the date and time setting screen for the camera clock are displayed. 1Press the power switch to turn on the camera. •The monitor turns on. • To turn the camera off, press the power switch again. 2Use the multi selector JK to select the desired language and press flexible button 4 ( O). 3Press flexible button 3 ( R Yes ). 4Use flexible button 2, 3, or 4 to select the date format. Turn the Camera On and Set the Display Language, Date, and Time English Language Yes No Set time and date?
12 Preparing for Shooting 5Set the date and time, and press flexible button 4 (O ). •Use JK to select a field and then use HI to set the date and time. • Select the minute field and press the flexible button 4 ( O) to confirm the setting. • Press flexible button 3 ( m) to display m in the monitor and enable daylight saving time. To disable daylight sa ving time, press flexible button 3 (m) again. 6When the confirmation dialog is displayed, press flexible button 3 ( R Yes ). 7Use JK to select the background image to be displayed when a menu or setting screen is displayed, and press flexible button 4 ( O). •The background selection screen may not be displayed depending on your country or region. In this case, proceed to step 8. • To restore the default background image, press flexible button 3 ( P). 8Confirm the waterproofing- related message and press K. • There are seven message screens. • Waterproofing-related messages are displayed in the following situations. - When turning on and setting the camera for the first time - When setting the camera to Shoot under water (A 27) or Underwater face framing (A 28) - When turning the camera on after charging Y DM 2015 01 / / 01 Date and time hm 00 00 : Menu background Waterproofing precautions
13 Preparing for Shooting 9Confirm the message on the screen shown at right and press flexible button 4 (O ). •The shooting screen is displayed, and you can take pictures in A Point and shoot. • Battery level indicator F : The battery level is high. G : The battery level is low. • Number of exposures remaining C is displayed when no memory card is inserted in the came ra, and images are saved in the internal memory. CChanging the Language, the Date and Time, or the Menu Background Setting • You can change the Language , Date and time , and Menu background settings in the lcamera settings menu ( A79). • You can enable or disable daylight saving time in the l camera settings menu by selecting Date and time . When enabled, the clock moves forward one hour; when disabled, the clock moves back one hour. CThe Clock Battery • The camera’s clock is powered by a built-in backup battery. The backup battery charges when the main battery is inserted into the camera or when the camera is connected to an option al AC adapter, and it can run the clock for several days after about 10 hours of charging. • If the camera’s backup ba ttery becomes exhausted, the date and time setting screen is displayed when the camera is turned on. Set the date and time again ( A 11). After drying thoroughly, use a cloth to remove any droplets remaining on the areas indicated. 1 1 0 011002 5 m 0 s25m 0s Battery level indicator Number of exposures remaining
14 Basic Shooting and Playback Operations Basic Shooting and Playback Operations 1Hold the camera steady. •Keep fingers and other objects away from the lens, flash, AF-assist illuminator, microphone, and speaker. 2Frame the picture. •Press the multi selector HI to change the zoom lens position. 3Press the shutter-release button halfway. • When the subject is in focus, the focus area or focus indicator is displayed in green. • When you are using digital zoom, the camera focuses in the center of the frame and the focus area is not displayed. • If the focus area or fo cus indicator flashes, the camera is unable to focus. Modify the composition and try pressing the shutter- release button halfway again. Point and Shoot Zoom in Zoom out 1 / 2 5 01/250F 3.3F3.3
15 Basic Shooting and Playback Operations 4Without lifting your finger, press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down. BNotes About Saving Images or Movies The indicator showing the number of exposures remaining or the indicator showing the remaining recording time flashes while images or movies are being saved. Do not open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover or remove the battery or memory card while an indicator is flashing. Doing this could result in loss of data, or in damage to the camera or the memory card. CThe Auto Off Function • When no operations are performed for abou t three minutes, the monitor turns off, the camera enters standby mode, and th en the power-on lamp flashes. The camera turns off after remaining in standby mode for about three minutes. • To turn the monitor back on while the camera is in standby mode, perform an operation such as pressing the powe r switch or shutter-release button. CWhen Using a Tripod We recommend using a tripod to stabilize the camera in the following situations: • When shooting in dim lighting with the flash mode ( A23) set to y Flash off • When the zoom is at a telephoto position The Shutter-release Button Press halfway To set focus and exposure (shutter speed and aperture value), press the shutter-release button lightly until you feel a slight resistance. Focus and exposure remain locked while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Press all the way Press the shutter-release button all the way to release the shutter and take a picture. Do not use force when pressing the shutter- release button, as this may result in camera shake and blurred images. Press the button gently.
16 Basic Shooting and Playback Operations Using the Zoom When you press the multi selector HI, the zoom lens position changes. • To zoom in: Press H . • To zoom out: Press I. When you turn the camera on, the zoom moves to the maximum wide-angle position. • A zoom indicator is displayed on the shooting screen when the multi selector HI is pressed. • Digital zoom, which allows you to further magnify the subject up to approximately 4× the maximum optical zoom ratio, can be activated by pressing H when the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position. CDigital Zoom The zoom indicator changes to blue when the digital zoom is activated, and it changes to yellow when the zoom magnification is increased further. • Zoom indicator is blue: Image quality is not noticeably reduced by using the Dynamic Fine Zoom. • Zoom indicator is yellow: There may be cases in which image quality is noticeably reduced. • The indicator remains blue across a wider area when the image size is smaller. Wide-angleTelephoto 1 1 0 011002 5 m 0 s25m 0s Zoom indicator Maximum optical zoom Digital zoom enabled Optical zoom Digital zoom
17 Basic Shooting and Playback Operations 1Press the c (shooting/playback mode) button to enter playback mode. • If you press and hold down the c button while the camera is tu rned off, the camera turns on in playback mode. 2Use the multi selector to select an image to display. • Press and hold down JK to scroll through the images quickly. • To return to shooting mode, press the c button or shutter-release button. • Press H in full-frame playback mode to zoom in on an image. • In full-frame playback mode, press I to switch to thumbnail playback mode and display multiple images on the screen. Play Back Images Display the previous image Display the next image 44 1 5 / 1 1 / 2 0 1 515/11/20151 5 : 3 015:30
18 Basic Shooting and Playback Operations 1Press flexible button 3 (n) to delete the image currently displayed in the monitor. 2Use flexible button 2, 3, or 4 to select the desired deletion method. • To exit without deleting, press flexible button 1 ( Q). 3Press flexible button 3 ( R Yes ). •Deleted images cannot be recovered. Delete Images 44 1 5 / 1 1 / 2 0 1 515/11/20151 5 : 3 015:30 Erase this picture only Erase Erase selected pictures Erase all pictures Yes No Erase 1 picture ?