Nikon Camera Coolpix S6900 Reference Manual

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Shooting Features
Shooting with Easy Panorama
Select a shooting range of either Normal (180°) (default setting) or Wide 
(360°) . See “Changing the Shooting Range” ( A32) for more information.
1Frame the first edge of the 
panorama scene, and then press 
the shutter-release button 
halfway to focus.
•The zoom position is fixed at wide-angle 
position.
• The camera focuses in the center of the 
frame.
2Press the shutter-release button 
all the way, and then remove your 
finger from the shutter-release 
button.
•KLJI  are displayed to indicate the 
direction of camera movement.
3Move the camera in one of the 
four directions until the guide 
indicator reaches the end.
• When the camera detects which direction it 
is moving in, shooting begins.
• Shooting ends when the camera captures 
the specified shooting range.
• Focus and exposure are locked until 
shooting ends.
Enter shooting mode M  tap the shooting mode icon  M C  Scene mode 
M  p  Easy panorama
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Shooting Features
Example of camera movement
•Using your body as the axis of rotation, move the camera slowly in an arc, in 
the direction of the marking ( KLJI).
• Shooting stops if the guide does not reach the edge within about 15 
seconds (when Normal (180°)  is selected) or within about 30 seconds 
(when  Wide (360°)  is selected) after shooting starts.
BNotes About Easy Panorama Shooting
•The range of the image seen in the saved image is narrower than that seen in the 
monitor at the time of shooting.
• If the camera is moved too quickly or shaken too much, or if the subject is too 
uniform (e.g. walls or darkness), an error may occur.
• If shooting is stopped before the camera reaches the half-way point in the 
panorama range, a panorama image is not saved.
• If more than half of the panorama rang e is captured but shooting ends before 
reaching the edge of the range, the range not captured is recorded and displayed 
in gray.
CChanging the Shooting Range
• Tap  F on the shooting screen and select 
Normal (180°)  or Wide (360°)  in Easy 
panorama .
• Images are saved at the sizes (horizontal × 
vertical) described below when the camera is 
oriented horizontally.
-W  Normal (180°) : 4800 × 920 when moving 
horizontally and 1536 × 4800 when moving 
vertically 
- X  Wide (360°) : 9600 × 920 when moving horizontally and 1536 × 9600 
when moving verticallyEasy panorama
Norm al (1 8 0 °) Wide (3 6 0 °) 
						

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Shooting Features
Playback with Easy Panorama
Switch to playback mode (A19), display an 
image captured using easy panorama in full-
frame playback mode, and then tap  R to scroll 
the image in the direction that was used when 
shooting.
• You can also drag your finger across the 
monitor to scroll the image. 
Tap the monitor to perform operations described below.
BNotes About Easy Panorama Images
• The images cannot be edited on this camera.
• This camera may not be able to scroll the playback of, or zoom in on, easy 
panorama images captured with another make or model of digital camera.
BNotes About Printing Panorama Images
The entire image may not be able to be pr inted depending on the printer’s settings. 
Additionally, printing may not be possible depending on the printer.
FunctionOperation
Pause Tap the monitor to pause scrolling.
Scroll manually
While paused, drag your finger across the 
monitor to scroll the displayed image.
Resume automatic 
scrolling While paused, tap the monitor to resume 
automatic scrolling.
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Shooting Features
Effects can be applied to images during shooting.
*Certain Movie options  (A 116) are not available.
Special Effects Mode (Applying Effects 
When Shooting)
Enter shooting mode  M tap the shooting mode icon  M R  Special effects 
mode  M select an effect  M tap  I
TypeDescription
O Soft* 
(default setting) Softens the image by adding a slight blur to the entire 
image.
P Nostalgic 
sepia* Adds a sepia tone and reduces the contrast to simulate 
the qualities of an old photograph.
F High-contrast 
monochrome* Changes the image to black and white and gives it sharp 
contrast.
x High key Gives the entire image a bright tone.
y Low key Gives the entire image a dark tone.
I Selective color Creates a black and white image in which only the 
specified color remains.
l  Pop Increases the color saturation of
 the entire image to create 
a bright look.
Z  Super vivid Increases the color saturation of the entire image and 
sharpens the contrast.
m  Toy camera effect 
1* Gives the entire image a yellowish hue and darkens the 
image periphery.
n  Toy camera 
effect 2* Decreases the color saturation
 of the entire image and 
darkens the image periphery.
o  Cross process Gives the image a mysterious appearance based on a 
specific color.
b  Mirror* Creates a bilaterally symmetric image whose right half is 
an inverted mirror image of the left half. 
						

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•The camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame.
• The active focus area can be changed when using touch shooting ( A91).
• When  Selective color or  Cross process is 
selected, tap or drag the slider to select the 
desired color.
To display or hide the slider, tap  g.
Slider display
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When the camera detects a smiling face, you can take a picture automatically 
without pressing the shutter-release button (smile timer (A106)). You can use 
the skin softening option to smooth the skin tones of human faces.
1Frame the picture.
• Point the camera at a human face.
2Without pressing the shutter-release button, wait for the 
subject to smile.
•If the camera detects that the face framed by the double border is smiling, 
the shutter is automatically released.
• Whenever the camera detects a smiling face, it automatically releases the 
shutter.
3End automatic shooting.
•Perform one of the operations listed below to end shooting.
-Set  Smile timer  to Off .
- Tap the shooting mode icon and select a different shooting mode.
BNotes About Smart Portrait Mode
Under some shooting conditions, the camera may be unable to detect faces or 
smiles ( A50). The shutter-release button can also be used for shooting.
CWhen the Self-timer Lamp Flashes
When using smile timer, the self-timer lamp flashes when the camera detects a face 
and flashes quickly immediately after the shutter is released.
Functions Available in Smart Portrait Mode
•Flash mode ( A43)
• Self-timer ( A45)
• Exposure compensation ( A47)
• Smart portrait menu ( A105)
Smart Portrait Mode (Capturing Images of 
Smiling Faces)
Enter shooting mode M  tap the shooting mode icon M  F  Smart portrait 
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Effects that enhance human faces can be applied to images during shooting.
1Tap g.
2Apply an effect.
•Tap an icon to select an effect.
• Tap or drag the slider to adjust the amount 
of effect.
• You can simultaneously apply multiple 
effects.
B  Skin softening,  l Powder , Q  Soft , 
G  Vividness
• Tap  I after checking the settings for all 
effects.
3Frame the picture and press the shutter-release button.
BNotes About Glamour mode
• The images displayed in the monitor during shooting may differ in appearance 
from the saved images.
• When  Soft is set, certain  Movie options  (A 116) are not available.
Functions Available in Glamour Mode
•Flash mode ( A43)
• Self-timer ( A45)
• Exposure compensation ( A47)
• Glamour mode menu ( A108)
Glamour Mode (Enhancing Human Faces 
When Shooting)
Enter shooting mode M  tap the shooting mode icon  M s  Glamour 
mode
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25m  0sSkin softening
Effect
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Shooting Features
Using Self-Collage
The camera can capture a series of four or nine images at intervals and save 
them as a one-frame image (a collage image).
1Tap Z.
•A confirmation dialog is displayed.
• If you tap  F and select Self-Collage  
before tapping  Z, you can make settings 
for  Number of shots , Interval , and 
Shutter sound  (A 108).
• If you want to apply a glamour mode effect, 
set the effect before using the self-collage 
function ( A37).
2Take the first picture.
•When you tap  I on the confirmation 
dialog, a countdown starts (about five 
seconds) and the shutter is automatically 
released.
• The number of shots is indicated by U  in 
the monitor. It is displayed in green during 
shooting and it changes to white after 
shooting.
3Take the second and remaining pictures.
• The shutter is automatically rele ased at the specified intervals.
• A countdown starts about three seconds before shooting.
• Shooting ends when the specified number of shots is reached.
• Each captured image is saved as an 
individual image separate from the collage 
image. The individual images are saved as a 
sequence, and a one-frame collage image 
similar to the one shown on the right is 
used as the key picture (A 66).
Enter shooting mode M tap the shooting mode icon  M s  Glamour 
mode
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Shooting Features
Used for general shooting. Settings can be adjusted to suit the shooting 
conditions and the type of shot you want to capture.
•You can change how the camera selects the area of the frame to focus on by 
changing the  AF area mode  setting (A101).
The default setting is  Target finding AF (A52).
• The active focus area can be changed when using touch shooting ( A91).
Functions Available in A  (Auto) Mode
•Flash mode ( A43)
• Self-timer ( A45)
• Macro mode ( A46)
• Exposure compensation ( A47)
• Shooting menu ( A89)
A (Auto) Mode
Enter shooting mode M  tap the shooting mode icon  M A (auto) mode 
						

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Using Quick Effects
When in A (auto) mode, you can apply effects to images immediately after 
releasing the shutter.
• The edited image is saved as a separate file with a different name.
1Tap  Y when the image is 
displayed after it is taken in A  
(auto) mode.
• When no operations are performed for 
about five seconds, the monitor display 
returns to the shooting screen.
• To not display the screen shown on the 
right, set  Quick effects  (A 104) to  Off in 
the shooting menu.
2Tap the desired effect, and tap  I.
•Move the zoom control ( A1) toward g (i ) 
to switch to full-frame playback or  f(h ) 
to switch to thumbnail playback.
• See “Quick Effects: Changing Hue or Mood” 
(A 68) for more information about the 
effect types.
• If you tap  I in full-frame playback, 
proceed to step 4.
3Check the effect preview, and tap 
I .
•To exit without saving the edited image, 
tap  S.
4Tap  Yes.
BNotes About Quick Effects
The quick effects function is disabled when Wi-Fi is connected.
Quick effects
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