Nikon Camera Coolpix S9900 Reference Manual

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Date Stamp
The shooting date and time can be stamped on 
images when shooting.
BNotes About Date Stamp
•Stamped dates form a perman ent part of image data and cannot be deleted. The 
date and time cannot be stamped on images after they have been captured.
• The date and time cannot be stamped in the following situations:
- When the scene mode is set to  Sports, Night portrait  (when set to Hand-
held ), Night landscape  (when set to Hand-held), Backlighting  (when HDR is 
On ), Easy...

E100
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Photo VR
Select the vibration redu ction setting used when shooting still images.
Select  Off when using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting.
BNotes About Photo VR
•After turning on the camera or after switching from playback mode to shooting 
mode, wait for the shooting screen to be displayed completely before taking 
pictures.
• Images displayed on the  shooting screen immediately after shooting may be 
displayed blurry.
• The effects of camera shake may not be...

E101
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AF Assist
Digital Zoom
BNotes About Digital Zoom
•Digital zoom cannot be used in  the following shooting modes:
- Portrait , Night portrait , Night landscape , Backlighting  (when HDR is set), 
Easy panorama , or Pet portrait  scene mode
- Smart portrait mode
• Digital zoom cannot be used in other shooting modes when using certain settings 
(A 46).
Press the  d button  M z  menu icon  M AF assist  M k  button
OptionDescription
a  Auto
(default setting) The AF-assist illuminator...

E102
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Sound Settings
Auto Off
Set the amount of time that elapses before the camera  enters standby mode 
( A 15).
You can select  30 s, 1 min  (default setting),  5 min, or 30 min .
CSetting the Auto Off Function
The time that passes before the camera enters standby mode is fixed in the following 
situations:
•When shooting with  Pet portrait auto release : 5 minutes (when auto off is set to 
30 s  or 1 min )
• When shooting with  Smile timer: 5 minutes (when auto off is set to  30 s or...

E103
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Format Card/Format Memory
Use this option to format a memory card or the internal memory.
Formatting the memory cards or internal memory permanently deletes 
all data. Data that has been deleted cannot be recovered.  Make sure to 
save important images to a computer before formatting.
Formatting a Memory Card
• Insert a memory card into the camera.
• Select  Format card  in the setup menu and then press the k  button.
Formatting the Internal Memory
•Remove the memory card from the...

E104
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Charge by Computer
BNotes About Charging with a Computer
•When connected to a computer, the camera  turns on and starts charging. If the 
camera is turned off, charging stops.
• About 4 hours and 10 minutes  are required to charge a fully exhausted battery. 
Charging time increases when  images are transferred while the battery is charging.
• The camera turns off automatically if  there is no communication with the 
computer for 30 minutes after the battery has finished charging....

E105
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Reset All
When  Reset all  is selected, the camera’s settings are restored to their default 
values.
• Some settings, such as  Time zone and date or Language , are not reset.
CResetting File Numbering
To reset file numbering to “0001”, delete a ll images saved on the memory card or in 
the internal memory ( A19) before selecting  Reset all.
Conformity Marking
View some of the conformity marki ngs that the camera complies with.
Firmware Version
View the current camera firmware...

E106
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Refer to the table below if an error message is displayed.
Error Messages
DisplayCause/SolutionA
Battery temperature 
is elevated. The 
camera will turn off. The camera turns off automatically. Wait until 
the camera or battery temperature has cooled 
before resuming use. –
The camera will turn 
off to prevent 
overheating.
Memory card is write 
protected. The write-protect switch is in the “lock” position. 
Slide the write-protect switch to the “write” 
position.
–
This card...

E107
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Cannot record 
movie. A time-out error occurred while saving the 
movie on the memory card.
Select a memory card with a faster write speed. E
45, 
F 19
Save previously 
recorded data as a 
time-lapse movie? The camera turned off while recording time-
lapse movie.
•
Select  Yes to create a time-lapse movie with 
the previously captured images.
• Select  No to delete the incomplete data. –
Memory contains no 
images. There are no images in the internal memory or 
on the memory card....

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No A-GPS file found 
on card. An A-GPS file that can be updated is not found 
on the memory card.
Check the following items:
•
Whether the memory card is inserted
• Whether the A-GPS file is stored on the 
memory card
• Whether the A-GPS file saved on the memory 
card is more recent than the A-GPS file saved 
in the camera
• Whether the A-GPS file is still valid –
Update failed. Unable to update A-GPS file.
The A-GPS file may be corrupted. Download the 
file from the website once...