Nikon Camera Coolpix S9900 Reference Manual

Reference Section
E9
Shooting Time-lapse Movies
The camera can automatically capture 300 st ill images at a specified interval to 
create time-lapse movies ( e1080/30p ) that are approximately 10 seconds 
long.
1Suited for recording the movement of stars. The focus is fixed at infinity.2The zoom is restricted  to 10 fixed positions.3Star movement appears as lines of ligh t due to image processing. The focus is 
fixed at infinity.
1Use the  multi selector  HI to 
select a type, and press the  k 
button....

Reference Section
E10
3Stabilize the camera by usin g a tool such as a tripod.
4Press the shutter-release button to 
capture the first image.
• Set exposure compensation ( A43) before 
releasing the shutter for the first image. 
Exposure compensation cannot be 
changed after the first image is captured. 
Focus and hue are fixed when the first 
image is captured.
• The shutter is automatically released  for the second and subsequent images.
• The monitor may turn off while the  camera is not capturing...

Reference Section
E11
Shooting with Easy Panorama
1Select  Normal  or Wide  as the 
shooting range and press the  k 
button.
• When the camera is readied in the 
horizontal position, the image size (width × 
height) is as follows.
-Normal :
4800 × 920 when moved horizontally,
1536 × 4800 when moved vertically
- Wide :
9600 × 920 when moved horizontally,
1536 × 9600 when moved vertically
2Frame the first edge of the 
panorama scene, and then press 
the shutter-release button 
halfway to focus.
• The zoom...

Reference Section
E12
4Move the ca mera 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.
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...

Reference Section
E13
Playback with Easy Panorama
Switch to playback mode ( A18), display an 
image captured using easy panorama in full-
frame playback mode, and then press the  k 
button to scroll the image in the direction that 
was used when shooting.
• Rotate the multi selector to scroll forward or 
backward quickly.
Playback controls are displayed at the  bottom of 
the monitor during playback.
Use the multi selector  JK to select a control, 
and then press the  k button to perform the 
operations...

Reference Section
E14
Default settings for each shooting mode are listed below.
Default Settings (Flash, Self-timer, Etc.)
Flash
(A 35)Self-tim er
( A 37)Macro
(A 39)Exposure 
co mpensation
(
A43)
A  (auto) Ukk 0.0 
y x  (scene auto 
selector) U
1kk20.0 
b  (portrait) Vkk
30.0 
c  (landscape) W3kk30.0 
N  (time-lapse 
m ovie) W
3kk30.0 4
d
 (sports) W3k3k30.0 
e  (night portrait) V3kk30.0 
f  (party/indoor) V5kk30.0 
Z  (beach) Ukk30.0 
z  (snow) Ukk30.0 
h  (sunset) W3kk30.0 
i  (dusk/dawn) W3kk30.0 
j...

Reference Section
E15
1Cannot be changed. The camera automatically select s the flash mode appropriate 
for the scene it has selected.
2Cannot be changed. The camera enters macro mode when  i is selected.3Cannot be changed.4Cannot be changed when Night  sky or Star trails is used.5May switch to slow sync with red-eye reduction flash mode.6Flash is fixed at X (fill flash) when  HDR is set to  Off, and is fixed at  W (off) when 
HDR is set to  On.
7Self-timer cannot be used. Pet portrait auto release can...

Reference Section
E16
The focus area varies depe nding on the shooting mode.
Using Face Detection
In the following shooting modes, the camera 
uses face detection to automatically focus on 
human faces. 
•A  (Auto) mode ( A22)
• Scene auto selector , Portrait , or Night 
portrait  scene mode ( A23)
• Smart portrait mode ( A25)
• When  AF area mode  (E 69) in  A, B , C , or 
D  mode ( A31) is set to  Face priority
If the camera detects more than one face , a double border is displayed around 
the face...

Reference Section
E17
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 3 faces).
•Smart portrait mode ( A25)
- The skin softening level can be adju sted by the glamour retouch function.
• Scene auto selector , Portrait , or Night portrait  scene mode (A23)
Editing functions such as  Skin softening can be applied to saved images by 
using  Glamour retouch  (A 52)...

Reference Section
E18
Using Target Finding AF
When  AF area mode  (E 69) in  A, B , C , or D  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...