Nikon Camera Coolpix S9900 Reference Manual

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If a message is displayed prompting you to choose a program, select Nikon 
Transfer 2.
•When using Windows 7
If the dialog shown at right is 
displayed, follow the steps 
below to select Nikon Transfer 
2.
1Under  Import pictures 
and videos , click Change 
program . A program 
selection dialog will be displayed; select  Import File using Nikon 
Transfer 2  and click OK.
2Double-click  Import File.
If the memory card contains a large number of images, it may take a while for 
Nikon...

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Image Quality
* The image quality can be set in shootin g modes other than the short movie show 
mode. The setting is also applied to other shooting modes (except  Time-lapse 
movie  and Easy panorama  scene modes).
Set the image quality (compression ratio) used when saving images.
Lower compression ratios result in higher quality images, but the number of 
images that can be saved is reduced.
BNotes About Image Quality
This function may not be available to  use in combination with...

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Image Size
* The image size can be set in shooting modes other than the short movie show 
mode. The setting is also applied to other shooting modes (except  Time-lapse 
movie  and Easy panorama  scene modes).
Set the image size (number of pixels) used when saving images.
The larger the image size, the larger the size at which it can be printed, but the 
number of images that  can be saved is reduced.
* The numerical values indicate the number of pixels that are captured.
Example:  i...

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•See “Image Quality” ( E60) and “Image Size” ( E61) for information about 
Image quality  and Image size .
White Balance (Adjusting Hue)
Adjust white balance to suit the light source or weather conditions in order to 
make the colors in images match what you see with your eyes.
BNotes About White Balance
•Lower the flash when white balance is set to any setting other than  Auto and 
Flash  (A 16).
• This function may not be available to use in combination with other functions 
(A...

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Using Preset Manual
Use the procedure below to measure the white balance value under the 
lighting used during shooting.
1Place a white or gray reference object under the lighting 
that will be used during shooting.
2Use the multi selector  HI to 
select  Preset manual  in the 
White balance  menu, and press 
the  k button.
•The camera zooms in to the position for 
measuring white balance.
3Select  Measure .
•To apply the last measured value, select 
Cancel  and press the  k...

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Metering
The process of measuring the brightness of the subject to determine the 
exposure is known as “metering.” 
Use this option to set the method of how the camera meters exposure.
BNotes About Metering
•When digital zoom is in effect,  Center-weighted or spot metering (where the 
center of the frame is metered) is selected depending on the magnification of an 
enlargement.
• This function may not be available to use in combination with other functions 
(A 44).
CMetering Area...

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Continuous Shooting
Rotate the mode dial to  A, B , C  or D  M  d  button  M A , B , C , or D  
menu icon  M Continuous  M k  button
OptionDescription
U Single 
(default setting) One image is captured each time the shutter-release 
button is pressed.
k  Continuous H While the shutter-release butto
n is held all the way down, 
images are captured continuously.
• The frame rate for continuous shooting is about 7 fps 
and the maximum number of continuous shots is about 
5 (when image...

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BNotes About Continuous Shooting
•Focus, exposure, and white balance are fixed at the values determined with the 
first image in each series.
• It may take some time to sa ve the images after shooting.
• When ISO sensitivity increases, noise may appear in captured images.
• The frame rate for continuous shootin g may become slow depending on the 
current image quality setting, image size  setting, the memory card used, or 
shooting condition.
• When using Pre-shooting cache ,...

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CPre-shooting Cache
When the shutter-release button is pressed  halfway or all the way down, images are 
saved as described below.
• The pre-shooting cache icon (Q ) on the shooting screen changes to green while 
the shutter-release butto n is pressed halfway.
Images saved by 
pressing halfway Images saved by 
pressing all the way
Press down halfway
Press down all the way 

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ISO Sensitivity
A higher ISO sensitivity allows darker su bjects to be captured. Additionally, 
even with subjects of similar brightness, pictures can be taken at faster shutter 
speeds, and blurring cause d by camera shake and subject movement can be 
reduced.
• When a higher ISO sensitivity is set, images may contain noise.
BNotes About ISO Sensitivity
This function may not be available to  use in combination with other functions 
( A 44).
CISO Sensitivity Display on the Shooting...