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.
• The power-on lamp slowly flashes oran ge to indicate that the battery is 
charging.
• When charging is complete, the power- on lamp turns off. It takes about 2 
hours to charge a fully exhausted battery.
• The battery cannot be charged when the power-on lamp quickly flashes 
orange, possibly due to one of  the 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
USB cable (included)
Power-on lamp
Electrical outlet
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 not be able to operate the camera 
while the battery is charging.
• Do not, under any circumstances, 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 charger for a mobile phone. Failure to 
observe this precaution could 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 
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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 select the date format.
Turn the Camera On and Set the Display 
Language, Date, and Time
Language
Home time zone 
						

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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 the camera, and images are saved in the internal memory.
CChanging the Language or the Date and Time Setting
•You can change these settings using the  Language and Time zone and date  
settings in the  zsetup menu ( A87).
• In the  z setup menu, you can enable daylight saving time and move the clock 
forward one hour by selecting  o for  Time zone and date followed by  Time 
zone  and tapping  p, or you can disable daylight saving time and move the clock 
back one hour by tapping  p again.
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 optional AC adapter, and it can run the clock 
for several days after about 10 hours of charging.
• If the camera’s backup battery becomes  exhausted, the date and time setting 
screen is displayed when the camera is  turned on. Set the date and time again 
( A 13).
Date and ti me
DM
Yhm
Number of exposures
remaining
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Battery level indicator 
						

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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 with Scene Auto Selector Mode
Zoom out Zoom in
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Shooting mode icon 
						

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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 shutter-release button the rest 
of the way down.
BNotes About Saving Images or Movies
The indicator showing the number of expo sures 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 ab out one minute, the monitor turns off, 
the camera enters standby mode, and then 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 (A 23) set to W (off)
- When the zoom is at a telephoto position
• When using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting, set  Photo VR to Off  
in the setup menu ( A87) to prevent potential errors  caused by this function.
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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 holding the zoom control toward  g 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.
• The zoom indicator does not change to blue and the Dynamic Fine Zoom cannot 
be used with the following settings:
-Sports  or Museum  scene mode
- Continuous settings ( A96) other than  Single
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.
Wide-angle Telephoto
Optical 
zoom Digital 
zoom 
						

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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 the shutter-
release button.
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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 
together to switch to 
thumbnail playback mode 
and display multiple 
images on the screen.
Play Back Images
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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 it is 
displayed for a sequence of images, all images in 
the sequence are deleted.
• To delete individual images in a sequence, tap  R 
to display them one at a time, and tap  F to delete the displayed image.
Delete Images
Playback menu
Delete Mark for
Wi-Fi upload
Quick retouch D-Lighting
Red-e yeGlam our retouch
Delete
Current im ageSelect
images All images
Erase 1  im
age?
Yes No
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