Nikon Camera Coolpix S33 Reference Manual

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Shooting Features
ITake a series of pictures
•While the shutter-release button is held  all the way down, the camera shoots up 
to 11 images continuously at a rate of  about 4.7 frames per second (fps) (when 
Choose a size  > Photo size  is set to D Large (13 megapixels)).
• The frame rate for continuous shooting may vary depending on the current 
photo size setting, the memory ca rd used, or shooting condition.
• Focus, exposure, and hue are fixed at the values determined with the first image 
in each series.
• The flash setting is fixed at  y Flash off  (A 23).
• The self-timer is not available ( A24).
K Photograph fireworks
•The shutter speed is fixed at four seconds.
• The flash setting is fixed at  y Flash off  (A 23).
• The self-timer is not available ( A24).
E Shoot backlit scenes
•When taking pictures with very bright and dark areas in the same frame, such as 
backlit scenes, the high dynamic range (HDR) compositing is applied and loss of 
details in highlights or shadows is minimized.
• When the shutter-release button is pr essed all the way, the camera shoots 
images continuously at high speed,  and saves the following two images.
- A non-HDR composite image
- An HDR composite image in which the loss  of details in highlights or shadows 
is minimized
• If there is only enough memory to save one image, an image processed at the time 
of shooting, in which dark areas of the image are corrected, is the only image saved.
• Once the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, hold the camera still until 
a still image is displayed. After taking a pi cture, do not turn the camera off before 
the monitor switches to the shooting screen.
• The angle of view (i.e., the area visible in the frame) seen in the saved image is 
narrower than that seen in the monitor at the time of shooting.
• The flash setting is fixed at  y Flash off  (A 23).
• Y  Smile timer  is not available ( A25). 
						

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L Mirror
• You can take pictures that are vertically  or horizontally symmetrical over the 
center of the frame.
• Press flexible button 2 ( c Top  ➝ bottom ) or flexible button 3 ( b Left  ➝ right ) 
to set the flip direction.
When  c Top  ➝ bottom  is selected, the top half of the screen is flipped over the 
bottom half, and the image is co mposited and displayed. When b  Left  ➝ right  
is selected, the left half of the screen is flipped over the right half.
• The flash is set to  w Auto flash , but the setting can be changed ( A23).
• Y  Smile timer  is not available ( A25).
F Add a bubble effect 
•This effect makes the image appear to be projected on a bubble.
• A guide is displayed in the monitor. Compos e the shot so that the main subject is 
contained within the guide.
• The flash is set to  w Auto flash , but the setting can be changed ( A23).
• Y  Smile timer  is not available ( A25).
G Add a neon effect
•This effect makes the outlines of the image appear to glow with neon tubing.
• Use the multi selector JK  to select the outline color and press flexible button 4 
( O ). The color setting is saved in the came ra’s memory even after the camera is 
turned off.
• After taking a picture, do not turn the ca mera off before the monitor switches to 
the shooting screen.
• The flash is set to  w Auto flash , but the setting can be changed ( A23).
• Y  Smile timer  is not available ( A25).
H Add a cartoon effect
•Performs tone compensation and make s the image appear like a cartoon.
• After taking a picture, do not turn the ca mera off before the monitor switches to 
the shooting screen.
• The flash is set to  w Auto flash , but the setting can be changed ( A23).
• Y  Smile timer  is not available ( A25). 
						

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Q Take soft pictures
•Softens the image by adding a slight blur  to areas outside of the guide displayed 
in the monitor.
• A guide is displayed in the monitor. Comp ose the shot so that the main subject 
is contained within the guide.
• The flash is set to  w Auto flash , but the setting can be changed ( A23).
• Y  Smile timer  is not available ( A25).
M Create a diorama effect
•This effect is well-suited for images captured from a high vantage point with the 
main subject in the center of the image.
• A guide is displayed in the monitor. Comp ose the shot so that the main subject 
is contained within the guide.
• The flash is set to  y Flash off , but the setting can be changed ( A23).
• Y  Smile timer  is not available ( A25).
j Shoot a movie miniature
•Captures miniature-like still images ever y two seconds and joins the still images 
to create a movie with a ma ximum length of 10 seconds.
• This effect is well-suited for images captured from a high vantage point with the 
main subject in the center of the image.
• You cannot shoot when a memory card is not inserted. Do not replace the 
memory card until shooting ends.
• Use a sufficiently charged battery to prev ent the camera from turning off during 
shooting.
• Compose the shot so that the main subject is contained in the guide displayed 
in the monitor.
• Press the shutter-release button to captur e the first image. Focus, exposure, and 
hue are fixed at the values determined with the first image.
• The camera releases the shutter au tomatically after the first image.
• The monitor may turn off in between each shot.
• To end shooting, press flexible button 1 ( Q). When 300 images are captured, 
shooting ends automatically. 
• Sound and still images are not recorded.
• The movie frame size is fixed at  G Large (1080p) .
• The flash setting is fixed at  y Flash off  (A 23).
• Y  Smile timer  is not available ( A25). 
						

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You can add a frame around your images when taking pictures. Nine different 
frames are available.
•The  C Choose a size  > A  Photo size  setting is fixed at  FSmall (2 
megapixels)  (A 36).
1Use the multi selector 
JK  to select the desired 
frame and press flexible 
button 4 ( O).
•To cancel, press flexible button 1 
(Q).
• You can press flexible button 3 
(c ) to remove the frame.
2Frame the subject and take a picture.
BNotes About Decorate
•The area that is captured becomes smal ler when a thicker frame is selected.
• When using borderless printing to print im ages that you have added frames to, the 
frames may not be printed.
Decorate
Enter shooting mode M  flexible button 3 (g) M  flexible button 3 
( A Decorate)
Decorate 
						

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You can adjust brightness (exposure compensation) and vividness when taking 
pictures. You can also select one color to keep in your images and turn the rest 
of the colors to shades of black and white.
1Use flexible button 2, 3, or 
4 to select the setting.
• Select  b Brighter/darker , c  
More vivid/less vivid , or P 
Highlight colors .
2Use the multi selector  JK 
to change colors and press 
flexible button 4 ( O).
•b  Brighter/darker  (exposure 
compensation):
Adjust the overall image 
brightness.
• c  More vivid/less vivid  (saturation):
Adjust the overall image vividness.
• P  Highlight colors :
Select the color you want to highlight.  Colors not selected are changed to 
black and white.
• Press flexible button 3 ( P) to turn the effect off.
• To cancel, press flexible button 1 ( Q).
3Frame the subject and take a picture.
CChange Colors•The setting is saved in the camera’s memory even after the camera is turned off.
• Images adjusted with  Change colors are 
indicated by  R.
Change Colors
Enter shooting mode M flexible button 3 (g) M flexible button 4 (dChange colors)
Brighter/darker Change colors
More vivid/less vivid
Highlight colors
Brighter/darker 
						

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Allows you to configure the shutter and button sounds. You can select one of 
eight different sounds, or turn sounds off.
1Press flexible button 2 or 
flexible button 3.
•y  Pick a shutter sound : Set 
the shutter sound.
• x  Pick a button sound : Set 
the button sound.
2Use the multi selector  JK to 
select the type of sound.
• y: Set the standard sounds.
• z: Sounds are not heard.
• Press flexible button 3 ( A) to play the 
selected sound.
• To cancel, press flexible button 1 ( Q).
Change Sounds
Enter shooting mode M  flexible button 4 (l) M  flexible button 2 
( u Change sounds)
yPick a shutter sound
Allows you to select the sound heard wh en the shutter is released and when 
the focus has been locked.
When using  Take a series of pictures  (A 29) or when recording movies, the 
shutter sound is not heard.
xPick a button sound
Allows you to select the beep heard when the camera switches between 
shooting and playback modes, when using the menus, etc.
• Regardless of this setting , sounds that are heard wh en an error occurs and 
when the camera is turned on do not change.
uTurn sounds on or off
Turn all sounds on or off.
Pick a shutter sound Change sounds
Pick a button sound
Turn sounds on or off
Pick a shutter sound 
						

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3Press flexible button 4 
(O ).
•The sound is set.
CMuting All Sounds
On the screen displayed in step 1, press flexible button 4 ( u Turn sounds on or off ) 
M  flexible button 3 ( z Turn sounds off ), in that order, to mute all sounds.
To cancel the mute, press flexible button 4 ( u Turn sounds on or off ) M  flexible 
button 2 ( u Turn sounds on ), in that order.
Pick a shutter sound 
						

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Shooting Features
Set the size of still images and movies.
Choose a Photo Size
Select the combination of image size and compression ratio to be used when 
saving images. The higher the image mode setting, the larger the size at which 
it can be printed, and the lower the compression ratio, the higher the quality of 
the images, but the number of images that can be saved is reduced.
* The changed setting is also applied to  Choose a style and Change colors .
* The numerical values indicate the number of pixels that are captured. Example:  D Large (13 megapixels)  = approx. 13 megapixels, 4160 × 3120 pixels
BNotes About Photo Size
This function may not be available to  use in combination with other functions 
( A 41).
CNumber of Images That Can Be Saved
•The approximate number of images that can be saved can be checked in the 
monitor when shooting ( A13).
• Note that due to JPEG compression, the  number of images that can be saved may 
vary greatly depending on the image content, even when using memory cards 
with the same capacity and the same photo  size setting. In addition, the number of 
images that can be saved may vary depe nding on the make of the memory card.
• If the number of exposures remaining is  10,000 or more, the number of exposures 
remaining display shows “9999”.
Choose a Size
Enter shooting mode* M  flexible button 4 (l) M  flexible button 3 
( C Choose a size) M  flexible button 2 ( A Photo size)
Option*Size* 
(pixels)Compression  ratioAspect ratio 
(horizontal to  vertical)
D Large (13 megapixels)
(default setting) 4160 
× 3120 Approx. 1:4 4:3
E Medium (4 megapixels) 2272 × 1704 Approx. 1:8 4:3
F Small (2 megapixels) 1600 × 1200 Approx. 1:8 4:3 
						

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Choose a Movie Frame Size
Select the desired movie option to record.
1When using the camera’s internal memory, you can select H Small (640)  or C 
Small (old-fashioned) .
2Allows you to record movies with an atmosphere and hue similar to movies shot 
on old 8mm film.
Enter shooting mode M  flexible button 4 (l) M  flexible button 3 
( C Choose a size) M  flexible button 3 ( N Movie frame size)
OptionImage sizeAspect ratio 
(horizontal to 
vertical)Frame rate
G Large (1080p) 
(default setting
1)
1920 × 1080 16:9 Approx. 30 fps
H Small (640) 640 × 480 4:3 Approx. 30 fps
C Small (old-fashioned)
2640 × 480 4:3 Approx. 15 fps 
						

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Shooting Features
The focus area varies depending on the shooting mode and settings.
Using Face Detection
In the following shooting modes and settings, 
the camera uses face detection to automatically 
focus on human faces.
•A  Point and shoot ( A22)
• Underwater face framing  (A 28),  Shoot 
at intervals  (A 28), and  Take a series of 
pictures  (A 29) when using  Choose a style
• Smile timer  (A 25)
If the camera detects more than one face , a double border is displayed around 
the face that the camera focuses on, and single borders are displayed around 
the other faces.
If no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway:
• In A  Point and shoot, the focus area changes depending on the 
composition and subject.
• In Shoot at intervals , Take a series of pictures , or Smile timer, the 
camera focuses in the center of the frame.
BNotes About Face Detection
• The camera’s ability to detect faces depend s on a variety of factors, including the 
direction in which the faces are looking.
• The camera cannot detect faces in the following situations:
- When faces are partially hidden by su nglasses or otherwise obstructed
- When faces take up too much  or too little of the frame
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