Nikon Camera Coolpix S6900 Reference Manual

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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....

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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 overheating, fire or electric shock.
• Make sure that the plugs are properly orie nted. Do not insert or remove the plugs 
at an angle when connecting 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, you may...

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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.
2Tap the desired 
language.
3Tap  Yes.
4Tap  GH  to select your home 
time zone, and then tap  I.
•Tap  p to display  W above the map and 
enable daylight saving time. Tap  p to 
disable it.
5Tap to...

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Preparing for Shooting
6Set the date and time, and tap I.
•Tap a field that you want to change, and 
then tap  BC to set the date and time.
7When the confirmation dialog is 
displayed, tap Yes .
•When settings are finished, the lens 
extends.
• The shooting screen is displayed, and you 
can take pictures in scene auto selector 
mode.
• 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...

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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.
• When taking pictures in portrait (“tall”) 
orientation, turn the camera so that the 
flash is above the lens.
2Frame the picture.
•Move the zoom control to change the 
zoom lens position.
• When the camera recognizes the shooting 
scene, the shooting mode icon changes 
accordingly.
Shooting...

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Basic Shooting and Playback Operations
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 focus indicator 
flashes, the camera is unable to focus. 
Modify the composition and try pressing 
the shutter-release button halfway 
again.
4Without lifting your finger, press 
the...

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Basic Shooting and Playback Operations
Using the Zoom
When you move the zoom control, the zoom 
lens position changes.
•To zoom in: Move toward  g
• To zoom out: Move toward f
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 zoom control is 
moved.
• Digital zoom, which allows you to further 
magnify the subject up to approximately 4× 
the maximum optical zoom ratio, can be 
activated by moving and...

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Basic Shooting and Playback Operations
Using the Front Shutter-release Button
You can also take pictures by pressing the front 
shutter-release button. This button makes it 
easier to take self-portrait pictures.
•The front shutter-release button cannot be 
pressed halfway.
• The camera sets the focus and exposure.
Touch Shooting
The active focus area can be changed when 
using touch shooting. By default, the shutter can 
be released by simply tapping a subject in the 
monitor ( A91) without pressing...

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Basic Shooting and Playback Operations
1Tap the playback mode icon to 
enter playback mode.
2Drag the current image to display 
the previous or next image.
•To return to shooting mode, tap the 
shooting mode icon in the monitor or press 
the shutter-release button.
• When  Y is displayed in full-frame playback 
mode, you can tap Y  to apply an effect to 
the image.
• Spread two fingers apart in 
full-frame playback mode 
to zoom in on an image.
• In full-frame playback 
mode, pinch two fingers...

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Basic Shooting and Playback Operations
1Tap F, and then tap  Delete to 
delete the image currently 
displayed in the monitor.
2Tap the desired deletion method.
• To exit without deleting, tap  S.
3Tap  Yes.
•Deleted images cannot be recovered.
BDeleting Images Captured Continuously (Sequence)
•Images captured continuously are saved as a 
sequence, and only the first image of the 
sequence (the key picture) is displayed in 
playback mode (default setting).
• If you tap  F and delete a key picture while...