Nikon Camera Coolpix S6900 Reference Manual

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Shooting Features
Using Skin Softening
When the shutter is released while using one of the shooting modes listed 
below, the camera detects human faces and processes the image to soften 
facial skin tones (up to three faces).
•Smart portrait mode ( A36)
- The amount of  Skin softening effect can be adjusted.
• Glamour mode ( A37)
- The amount of  Skin softening effect can be adjusted.
• e  Portrait , h  Night portrait , or p Backlighting  in d (scene auto 
selector) mode ( A24)
• Portrait  or Night portrait  scene mode (A25)
Editing functions such as  Skin softening can be applied to saved images by 
using  Glamour retouch  (A 71) even after shooting.
BNotes About Skin Softening
•It may take more time than usual to save images after shooting.
• Under some shooting conditions, the desired skin softening results may not be 
achieved, and skin softening may be applied to areas of the image where there are 
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Shooting Features
Using Target Finding AF
When AF area mode  (A101) in A  (auto) mode is set to  Target finding AF, 
the camera focuses in the manner described below when you press the 
shutter-release button halfway.
• The camera detects the main subject and 
focuses on it. When the subject is in focus, 
the focus area is displayed in green. If a 
human face is detected, the camera 
automatically sets focus priority on it.
• If no main subject is detected, the camera 
automatically selects one or more of the nine 
focus areas containing the subject closest to 
the camera. When the subject is in focus, the 
focus areas that are in focus are displayed in 
green.
BNotes About Target Finding AF
•Depending on shooting conditions, the subj ect that the camera determines to be 
the main subject may vary.
• The main subject may not be detected when using certain  White balance 
settings.
• The camera may not detect the main subject appropriately in the following 
situations:
- When the subject is very dark or bright
- When the main subject lacks clearly defined colors
- When the shot is framed so that the main subject is at the edge of the monitor
- When the main subject is composed of a repeating pattern
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Shooting Features
Subjects Not Suitable for Autofocus
The camera may not focus as expected in the following situations. In rare cases, 
the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the focus area or the focus 
indicator is displayed in green:
•Subject is very dark
• Objects of sharply differing brightness are included in the scene (e.g. the sun 
behind the subject makes that subject appear very dark)
• No contrast between the subject and surroundings (e.g. a portrait subject 
wearing a white shirt is standing in front of a white wall)
• Several objects are at different distances from the camera (e.g. the subject is 
inside a cage)
• Subjects with repeating patterns (window blinds, buildings with multiple 
rows of similarly shaped windows, etc.)
• Subject is moving rapidly
In the situations noted above, try pressing the shutter-release button halfway 
to refocus several times, or focus on another subject positioned at the same 
distance from the camera as the actual desired subject, and use focus lock 
( A 54). 
						

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Shooting Features
Focus Lock
Focus lock shooting is recommended when the camera does not activate the 
focus area that contains the desired subject.
1Set AF area mode  to Center in A (auto) mode (A101).
2Position the subject in the 
center of the frame and 
press the shutter-release 
button halfway.
•The camera focuses on the 
subject and the focus area is 
displayed in green.
• Exposure is also locked.
3Without lifting your finger, 
recompose the picture.
•Make sure to maintain the same distance 
between the camera and the subject.
4Press the shutter-release button 
the rest of the way down to take 
the picture.
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Shooting Features
Some functions cannot be used with other menu options.
Functions That Cannot Be Used 
Simultaneously When Shooting
Restricted functionOptionDescription
Flash mode Continuous (
A96) When a setting other than 
Single
 is selected, the flash 
cannot be used.
Blink proof ( A107) When 
Blink proof  is set to On, 
the flash cannot be used.
Smile timer ( A106) When 
On (continuous)  or On 
(BSS)  is selected, the flash 
cannot be used.
Self-timer Smile timer (
A106) When 
Smile timer  is selected, 
the self-timer cannot be used.
AF area mode ( A101) When 
Subject tracking  is 
selected, the self-timer cannot be 
used.
Macro mode AF area mode (A101) When 
Subject tracking  is 
selected, macro mode cannot be 
used.
Image mode Continuous (A96) Image mode is set as follows 
depending on the continuous 
shooting setting:
•
Continuous H: 120 fps : O  
(image size: 640 × 480 pixels)
• Continuous H: 60 fps : M  
(image size: 1280 × 960 pixels)
• Multi-shot 16 : L  (image 
size: 2560 × 1920 pixels)
Touch shooting Smile timer (
A106) When shooting with 
Smile 
timer , Touch shooting  cannot 
be used.
Pet portrait auto release 
( A 30) When shooting with 
Pet 
portrait auto release , Touch 
shooting  cannot be used.
AF area mode ( A101) When
 Su
 bject tracking
 is 
selected,  Touch shooting  
cannot be used. 
						

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Shooting Features
White balanceColor options (A100) When 
Black-and-white , Sepia , 
or  Cyanotype  is selected, the 
White balance  setting is fixed at 
Auto .
Continuous Self-timer (
A45) If the self-timer is used when 
Pre-
shooting cache is selected, the 
setting is fixed at  Single.
Touch shutter ( A92) When using the touch shutter 
function, images are captured 
one frame at a time except with 
Multi-shot 16
.
ISO sensitivity Continuous (A96) When 
Pre-shooting cache , 
Continuous H: 120 fps , or 
Continuous H: 60 fps  is 
selected,  ISO sensitivity  is fixed 
at  Auto .
AF area mode White balance (A94) When a setting other than 
Auto 
is selected for  White balance  in 
Target finding AF  mode, the 
camera does not detect the main 
subject.
Quick effects Continuous (A96) The quick effects function cannot 
be used when shooting images 
with continuous shooting.
Smile timer Blink proof (A107) When 
Blink proof  is set to On, 
Smile timer  is fixed at On 
(single)  for On (continuous)  or 
On (BSS) .
Blink proof Smile timer (A106) When 
Smile timer  is set to On 
(continuous)  or On (BSS), Blink
 
proof  is

 fixed at  Off.
Monitor settings Quick effects (A104) When 
Quick effects  is set to On 
while shooting still images, the 
captured image is displayed after 
shooting, regardless of the 
Image review  setting.
Date stamp Continuous (A96) When 
Pre-shooting cache , 
Continuous H: 120 fps , or 
Continuous H: 60 fps  is 
selected, date and time cannot 
be stamped on images.
Restricted functionOptionDescription 
						

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Shooting Features
BNotes About Digital Zoom
•Depending on the shooting mode or the current settings, digital zoom may not be 
available ( A133).
• When digital zoom is in effect, the camera focuses in the center of the frame.
Motion detection
Continuous (
A96) When a setting other than 
Single
 is selected,  Motion 
detection  is disabled.
ISO sensitivity ( A99) When the ISO sensitivity is set to 
any setting other than 
Auto, 
Motion detection is disabled.
AF area mode ( A101) When 
Subject tracking  is 
selected,  Motion detection  is 
disabled.
Smile timer ( A106) When 
On (continuous)  or On 
(BSS)  is selected,  Motion 
detection  is disabled.
Blink warning Continuous (A96) When a setting other than 
Single
 is selected,  Blink 
warning  is disabled.
Digital zoom AF area mode (A101) When 
Subject tracking  is 
selected, digital zoom cannot be 
used.
Shutter sound Continuous (A96) When a setting other than 
Single
 is selected, the shutter 
sound is disabled.
Restricted functionOptionDescription 
						

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Playback Features
Playback Features
Spread two fingers apart in full-frame playback mode (A19) to zoom in on the 
image.
• You can also zoom in on images by moving the zoom control toward  g(i ) 
or double-tapping an image.
• The magnification rate changes as your fingers move (spread apart or pinch 
together). You can also change the magnification rate by moving the zoom 
control ( g(i )/f (h )).
• To view a different area of the image, drag the image.
• If you move the zoom control to zoom in on an image that was captured 
using face detection or pet detection, the camera zooms in on the face 
detected at the time of shooting (except images captured in a series). If the 
camera detected multiple faces when the image was captured, tap  M or N  
to display a different face.
• To delete images, tap E .
• When a zoomed image is displayed, tap  y or double-tap the image to 
return to full-frame playback mode.
CCropping Images
When a zoomed image is displayed, you can tap  G to crop the image to include 
only the visible portion and save it as a separate file ( A79).
Playback Zoom
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Playback Features
Pinch two fingers together in full-frame playback mode (A19) to display 
images as thumbnails.
• You can also display thumbnail playback mode by moving the zoom control 
toward  f(h ).
• The number of thumbnails displayed changes as your fingers move (spread 
apart or pinch together). You can also change the number of thumbnails by 
moving the zoom control ( g(i )/f (h )).
• Drag the screen up or down to scroll through the images.
• While using thumbnail playback mode, tap an image to display it in full-
frame playback mode.
• While using calendar display mode, tap a date to display the images 
captured on that day.
BNotes About Calendar Display
Images captured when the camera’s date is  not set are treated as images captured 
on January 1, 2014.
Thumbnail Playback/Calendar Display
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0004. JPG
  4 / 4
4 / 4
15 15 /11
11/2014
2014   
  1 5:
5 : 30
30
15 /11/2014  15 : 30
2020
SunMon TueWed ThuFriSat
303030 292929
282828272727262626252525242424232323 222222
212121202020191919181818171717161616 151515
141414131313121212111111101010998877665544332211112014
Thumbnail Playback Calendar Display 
						

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Playback Features
By adding images (except movies) to albums as favorite pictures, you can play 
back only the added images.
•Images can be sorted into 9 albums. Up to 200 images can be added to each 
album.
• The original images are not copied or moved.
• The same image can be added to multiple albums.
Adding Images to Albums
* Images cannot be added in favorite pictures playback mode.
1Select an image that you want to 
add to an album by tapping it to 
display  n.
•You can select multiple images. To remove 
n , tap the image again.
• Move the zoom control ( A1) toward g (i ) 
to switch to full-frame playback or  f(h ) 
to switch to thumbnail playback.
2Tap  I after configuring the settings.
3Tap the desired album.
4Tap  Yes.
•The selected images are added.
Favorite Pictures Mode
Tap the playback mode icon (playback mode*)  M tap  F M  h  Favorite 
pictures
Favorite pictures
Favorite pictures