Nikon Camera Coolpix S3700 Reference Manual

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Recording and Playing Back Movies
Area Captured in Movies
•The area that is captured in a movie varies depending on the  Movie 
options  settings in the movie menu.
• If Photo info  in Monitor settings  (A 90) in the setup menu is set to 
Movie frame+auto info , you can confirm the area that will be captured in 
a movie before you start recording.
Maximum Movie Recording Time
Individual movie files cannot exceed 2 GB in size or 29 minutes in length, even 
when there is sufficient free space on the...

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Notes About Movie Recording
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.
BNotes About Recorded Movies
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To adjust the volume, move the zoom control 
while a movie is playing (A1).
Playback controls are displayed in the monitor.
The operations described below can be 
performed by using the multi selector  JK to 
select a control and then pressing the  k 
button.
Operations During Movie Playback
FunctionIconDescription
Rewind AHold down the k  button to rewind the movie.
Advance BHold down the k  button to advance the movie.
Pause EPause playback. The operations listed...

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Using Menus
Using Menus
You can set the menus listed below by pressing the d (menu) button.
• A Shooting menu
Available by pressing the  d button when the shooting screen is 
displayed. 
Allows you to change image size and quality, continuous shooting settings, 
etc.
• G  Playback menu
Available by pressing the  d button when viewing images in full-frame 
playback mode or thumbnail playback mode.
Allows you to edit images, play slide shows, etc.
• D  Movie menu
Available by pressing the  d button when...

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3Select a menu icon 
and press the k 
button.
• The menu options 
become selectable.
4Select a menu option 
and press the k  
button.
• Certain menu options 
cannot be set depending 
on the current shooting 
mode or the state of the 
camera.
5Select a setting and 
press the k  button.
•The setting you selected is 
applied.
• When you are finished 
using the menu, press the 
d  button.
• When a menu is displayed, 
you can switch to shooting mode by pressing the shutter-release button,  A...

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Image Mode (Image Size and Quality)
* This setting can also be changed in shooting modes other than auto. The changed setting is also applied to other shooting modes.
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 numerical...

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BNotes About Printing Images at 1:1 Aspect Ratio
Change the printer setting to “Border” when printing images at a 1:1 aspect ratio. 
Some printers may not be able to print images at a 1:1 aspect ratio.
BNotes About Image Mode
This function may not be available to  use in combination with other functions 
( A 48).
CNumber of Images That Can Be Saved
•The approximate number of images that can be saved can be checked in the 
monitor when shooting ( A10).
• Note that due to JPEG compression,...

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White Balance (Adjusting Hue)
Adjust white balance to suit the light source or weather conditions in order to 
make the colors in images match what you see with your eyes.
BNotes About White Balance
•Set the flash to  W (off) when white balance is set to any setting other than  Auto 
and  Flash  (A 35).
• This function may not be available to  use in combination with other functions 
( A 48).
Enter shooting mode M  A  (shooting mode) button M  A  (auto) mode 
M  k  button M  d  button M...

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Using Preset Manual
Use the procedure below to measure the white balance value under the 
lighting used during shooting.
1Place a white or gray reference object under the lighting 
that will be used during shooting.
2Use the multi selector HI to 
select  Preset manual  in the 
White balance  menu, and press 
the  k button.
•The camera zooms in to the position for 
measuring white balance.
3Select  Measure.
•To apply the last measured value, select 
Cancel  and press the k  button.
4Frame...

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Continuous Shooting
BNotes About Continuous Shooting
•Focus, exposure, and white balance are fixed at the values determined with the 
first image in each series.
• It may take some time to save the images after shooting.
• This function may not be available to  use in combination with other functions 
( A 48).
Enter shooting mode M  A  (shooting mode) button M  A  (auto) mode 
M  k  button M  d  button M  Continuous  M k  button
OptionDescription
U Single 
(default setting) One image is...