Nikon Camera Coolpix S7000 Reference Manual

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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 exhausted. Use 
the Charging AC Adapter to charge the 
battery.
- Battery charging may stop when the computer  enters sleep mode.
- Depending on the computer specifications,  settings, and status, battery charging may not 
be possible. 8
76, 115
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10, 11
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The monitor is 
hard to read. •
Adjust the monitor brightness.
• The monitor is dirty. Clean the monitor. 108
135
O  flashes on the 
screen. •
If the camera clock has not been set,  O flashes 
on the shooting screen, and images and movies 
saved before the clock is set are dated “00/00/
0000 00:00” and “01/01/2015  00:00” respectively. 
Set the correct time and date for  Time zone and 
date  in the setup menu.
• The camera clock is not as accurate as ordinary 
watches or clocks . Periodically compare the time 
of the camera clock with that of a more accurate 
timepiece, and reset as required. 4, 106
Date and time of 
recording are not 
correct.
No indicators 
displayed in 
monitor. Hide info
 is selected for  Photo info in Monitor 
settings  in the setup menu. 108
Date stamp  not 
available. Time zone and date
 has not been set in the setup 
menu. 106
Date not stamped 
on images even 
when  Date 
stamp  is enabled. •
The current shooting mode does not support 
Date stamp .
• A function that restricts the date stamp is 
enabled.
• The date cannot be 
stamped

 on movies.110
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ProblemCause/SolutionA 
						

							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 menus are not avai lable when Wi-Fi is 
connected. Terminate the Wi-Fi connection. 56
119
ProblemCause/SolutionA
Cannot switch to 
shooting mode. Disconnect the HDMI 
cable or USB cable. 121
Cannot take 
pictures or record 
movies. •
When the camera is in playback mode, press the 
c  button, shutter-release button, or  b(e ) 
button.
• When menus are displayed, press the  d 
button.
• The flash is charging while the flash lamp is 
flashing.
• The battery is exhausted. 1, 16
76
41
7, 8, 133
The camera 
cannot focus. •
The subject is too close.  Try shooting using scene 
auto selector mode,  Close-up scene mode, or 
macro mode.
• The subject is hard to focus on.
• Set  AF assist  in the setup menu to  Auto.
• Turn the camera off  and then on again. 23, 26, 
45
54
111
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Images are 
blurred. •
Use the flash.
• Increase the ISO sensitivity value.
• Enable  Photo VR  when shooting still images. 
Enable  Movie VR  when recording movies. 
• Use a tripod to stabilize the camera (using the 
self-timer at the same time is more effective). 41
84
102, 
111
43 
ProblemCause/SolutionA 
						

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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 in 
other functions. 112
57, 112
Image mode  not 
available. A function that restricts 
Image mode is enabled. 56
No sound when 
the shutter is 
released. Off
 is selected for  Shutter sound  in Sound 
settings  in the setup menu. No sound is produced 
with some shooting modes and settings, even 
when  On is selected. 112
AF-assist 
illuminator does 
not light. Off
 is selected for  AF assist in the setup menu. AF-
assist illuminator may not light depending on the 
position of the focus area  or the current shooting 
mode, even when  Auto is selected. 111
Images appear 
smeared. The lens is dirty. Clean the lens.
135
Colors are 
unnatural. White balance or hue is not adjusted properly. 26, 80
Randomly spaced 
bright pixels 
(“noise”) appear in 
image. The subject is dark and the shutter speed is too 
slow, or ISO sensitivity is too high. Noise can be 
reduced by:
•
Using the flash
• Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting 41
84
Images are too 
dark 
(underexposed). •
The flash mode is set to  W (off).
• The flash window is blocked.
• The subject is beyond the range of the flash.
• Adjust exposure compensation.
• Increase ISO sensitivity.
• The subject is backlit. Select 
Back

lighting scene 
mode or set the flash mode setting to  X (fill flash). 41
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150
47, 49
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24, 41
ProblemCause/SolutionA 
						

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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  Skin softening  effect in Glamour retouch  
in the playback menu. 54
66
Saving images 
takes time. It may take more time to save images in the 
following situations:
•
When the noise reduction function is in 
operation, such as wh en shooting in a dark 
environment
• When the flash mode is set to  V (auto with 
red-eye reduction)
• When capturing images in the following scene 
modes
- Hand-held  in Night landscape
-  HDR set to On  in Backlighting
-  Hand-held  in Night portrait
-  Easy panorama
• When the skin softening function is applied while 
shooting
• When using contin uous shooting mode –
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30
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82
A ring-shaped 
belt or rainbow-
colored stripe 
appears in the 
monitor or 
images. When shooting with backli
ghting or when a very 
strong light source (such as sunlight) is in the frame, 
a ring-shaped belt or rainbow-colored stripe 
(ghosting) may occur. Change the position of the 
light source, or frame the picture so that the light 
source does not enter th e frame, and try again. –
ProblemCause/SolutionA 
						

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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 make or model of 
digital camera. –
Cannot edit 
images. •
Some images cannot be edited. Images that have 
already been edited may not be edited again.
• There is not enough free space on the memory 
card or in the internal memory.
• This camera is unable to edit images captured 
with other cameras.
• Editing functions used for images are not 
available for movies. 32, 63
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Cannot rotate 
image. This camera cannot rotate images captured with 
another make or model of digital camera.
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Images are not 
displayed on TV. •
A computer or printer is connected to the 
camera.
• The memory card contains no images.
• Remove the memory card to play back images in 
the internal memory. –
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7
Nikon Transfer 2 
does not start 
when the camera 
is connected to a 
computer. •
The camera is off.
• The battery is exhausted.
• The USB cable is not correctly connected.
• The camera is not recognized by the computer.
• The computer is not set to start Nikon Transfer 2 
automatically. For more information about Nikon 
Transfer 2, refer to help information contained in 
ViewNX 2. –
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121, 
128
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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 images in the 
internal memory. –
7
Cannot select 
paper size with 
the camera. The camera cannot be used 
to select the paper size 
in the following situations, even when printing from 
a PictBridge-compatible printer. Use the printer to 
select the paper size.
• The printer does not support the paper sizes 
specified by the camera.
• The printer automatically selects the paper size. –
ProblemCause/SolutionA 
						

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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 with “0001” and ending 
with “9999.”
(3) Extension Indicates file format.
•
.JPG: Still images
• .MOV: Movies 
						

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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 is 
fully inserted in the battery chamber slot before closing the battery-
chamber/memory card slot cover. If part of the cable protrudes from 
the slots, the cover or cable may be damaged when the cover is 
closed. 
						

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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 magnification Up to 4× (angle of view equivalent to that of 
approx. 2000 mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
Vibration reductionLens shift (still images)
Lens shift and electronic VR (movies)
Autofocus (AF)
Contrast-detect AF
Focus range•
[W]: Approx. 30 cm (1 ft)– , 
[T]: Approx. 2 m (6 ft 7 in.)– 
• Macro mode: Approx. 1 cm (0.4 in.)– (wide-
angle position)
(All distances measured from  center of front surface 
of lens)
Focus-area selection Face priority, manual with 99 focus areas, center, 
subject tracking, target finding AF
Monitor 7.5 cm (3-in.), approx. 460k-dot, TFT LCD with anti-
reflection coating and 5-level brightness 
adjustment
Frame coverage 
(shooting mode)Approx. 99% horizontal and vertical (compared to 
actual picture)
Frame coverage 
(playback mode)Approx. 99% horizontal and vertical (compared to 
actual picture) 
						

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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)
Exposure
Metering mode Matrix, center-weighted (digit
al zoom less than 2×), 
spot (digital zoom 2× or more)
Exposure control Programmed auto exposure and exposure 
compensation 
(–2.0 – +2.0 EV in steps of 1/3 EV)
Shutter
Mechanical and CMOS electronic shutter
Speed •
1/1500–1 s
•1/4000 s (maximum speed during high-speed 
continuous shooting)
• 4 s ( Fireworks show  scene mode)
Aperture
Electronically-controlled ND filter (–2 AV) selection
Range
2 steps (f/3.4 and f/6.8 [W])
Self-timer Can be selected from 10 s and 2 s
Flash
Range (approx.)
(ISO sensitivity: Auto)[W]: 0.5–2.8 m (1 ft 8 in.–9 ft 2 in.)
[T]: 2.0 m (6 ft 6 in.)
Flash control
TTL auto flash with monitor preflashes