Nikon Camera Coolpix S7000 Reference Manual

Technical Notes
141
The battery 
inserted in the 
camera cannot be 
charged.•
Confirm all connections.
• When connected to a computer, the camera may 
not charge for any of  the reasons described 
below. 
- Off  is selected for  Charge by computer  in 
the setup menu.
- Battery charging stops if the camera is turned 
off.
- Battery charging is not  possible if the camera’s 
display language and date and time have not 
been set, or the date and time were reset after 
the camera’s clock batte ry was...

Technical Notes
142Shooting Issues
Screen for setting 
time zone and 
date is displayed 
when the camera 
is turned on.
The clock battery is exhausted; all settings were 
restored to their default values.
10, 11
The camera 
settings reset.
The camera 
makes sound. When some setting is selected in the 
Autofocus 
mode  or while in some shooting modes, the 
camera may produce an audible focusing sound. 19, 88, 
101
Unable to select a 
menu. •
Some functions cannot be used with other menu 
options.
• Some...

Technical Notes
143
Bright specks 
appear in images 
captured with 
flash.The flash is reflecting off particles in the air. Set the 
flash mode setting to 
W (off). 41
Flash does not 
fire. •
The flash mode is set to  W (off).
• A scene mode that restricts the flash is selected.
• A function that restricts the flash is enabled. 41
50
56
Digital zoom 
cannot be used. •
Digital zoom  is set to Off in the setup menu.
• Digital zoom cannot be used with certain 
shooting modes or when using certain settings...

Technical Notes
144
Images are too 
bright 
(overexposed).Adjust exposure compensation. 47, 49
Unexpected 
results when flash 
set to  V (auto 
with red-eye 
reduction). Use any scene mode other than 
Night portrait, 
and change the flash mode  to any setting other 
than  V (auto with red-eye reduction) and try 
taking the picture again. 22, 41
Skin tones are not 
softened. •
In some shooting conditions, facial skin tones 
may not be softened.
• For images containing 4 or  more faces, try using 
the...

Technical Notes
145
Playback Issues
ProblemCause/SolutionA
File cannot be 
played back. •
This camera may not be able to play back images 
saved with another make or model of digital 
camera.
• This camera cannot play  back movies recorded 
with another make or mo del of digital camera.
• This camera may not be able to play back data 
edited on a computer. –
Cannot zoom in 
on image. •
Playback zoom cannot  be used with movies.
• This camera may not be able to zoom in on 
images captured with an other...

Technical Notes
146
The PictBridge 
startup screen is 
not displayed 
when the camera 
is connected to a 
printer.With some PictBridge-compatible printers, the 
PictBridge startup screen may not be displayed and 
it may be impossible to print images when 
Auto is 
selected for Charge by computer  in the setup 
menu. Set  Charge by computer  to Off and 
reconnect the camera to the printer. 115
Images to be 
printed are not 
displayed. •
The memory card contains no images.
• Remove the memory card to print...

Technical Notes
147
Images or movies are assigned file names as follows.
File name: DSCN
 0001 .JPG(1) (2) (3)
File Names
(1) IdentifierNot shown on the scre
en of the camera.
• DSCN: Original still images, movies, still images created by 
the movie editing function
• SSCN: Small picture copies
• RSCN: Cropped copies
• FSCN: Images created by an image editing function other 
than crop and small picture, movies created by the movie 
editing function
(2) File number Assigned in ascending order, st
arting...

Technical Notes
148
Availability may vary with country or region.
See our website or brochures for the latest information.
Optional Accessories
Battery 
ChargerBattery Charger MH-66
It takes about 1 hour and 50 minutes to charge a fully exhausted 
battery.
AC 
AdapterAC Adapter EH-62G
 
(connect as shown)
Make sure that the power connector cable is fully inserted in the 
power connector slot before insertin g the AC adapter into the battery 
chamber. In addition, make sure  that the power connector cable...

Technical Notes
149
Nikon COOLPIX S7000 Digital Camera
Specifications
TypeCompact digital camera
Number of effective pixels16.0 million (Image processing may reduce the 
number of effective pixels.)
Image sensor1/2.3-in. type CMOS; approx. 16.76 million total 
pixels
Lens NIKKOR lens with 20× optical zoom
Focal length 4.5–90.0 mm (angle of view 
equivalent to that of 
25–500 mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
f/-number f/3.4–6.5
Construction
12 elements in 10 groups (1 ED lens element)
Digital zoom...

Technical Notes
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Storage
MediaInternal memory (approx. 20 MB), 
SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card
File system
DCF and Exif 2.3 compliant
File formatsStill images: JPEG
Movies: MOV (Video: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, Audio: 
LPCM stereo)
Image size
(pixels) •
16M (High) [4608×3456 P]
• 16M [4608×3456]
• 8M [3264×2448]
• 4M [2272×1704]
• 2M [1600×1200]
• VGA [640×480]
• 16:9 [4608×2592]
• 1:1 [3456×3456]
ISO sensitivity 
(Standard output 
sensitivity) •
ISO 125–1600
• ISO 3200, 6400 (available when using Auto 
mode)...