Nikon Camera Coolpix S9900 Reference Manual

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Basic Shooting and Playback Operations
Using the Zoom
When you move the zoom control, the zoom 
lens position changes.
•To zoom in:  Move toward  g
• To zoom out and view a larger area: Move 
toward  f
When you turn the camera on, the zoom 
moves to the maximum wide-angle 
position.
• A zoom indicator is displayed on the 
shooting screen when the zoom control is 
moved.
• Digital zoom, which al lows you to further 
magnify the subject up  to approximately 4× 
the maximum optical zoom ratio, can  be...

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Basic Shooting and Playback Operations
1Press the c (playback) button to 
enter playback mode.
• If you press and hold down the  c 
(playback) button while the camera is 
turned off, the camera turns on in playback 
mode.
2Use the multi selector to select an 
image to display.
• Press and hold down HIJK  to scroll 
through the images quickly.
• Images can also be selected by rotating the 
multi selector.
• To play back a recorded movie, press the  k 
button.
• To return to shooting mode, press the  c...

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Basic Shooting and Playback Operations
1Press the l (delete) button to 
delete the image currently 
displayed in the monitor.
2Use the multi selector  HI to 
select the desired deletion 
method and press the  k button.
•To exit without deleting, press the d  
button.
• When  Erase selected images  is selected, 
see “The Image Selection Screen”( A53).
3Select  Yes and press the  k 
button.
• Deleted images cannot be recovered.
BDeleting Images Captured  Continuously (Sequence)
•Images captured...

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Basic Shooting and Playback Operations
Rotate the mode dial to select one of the 
following shooting modes.
•A  (Auto) mode 
Used for general shooting.
• y  (Scene) mode
Camera settings are optimized according to the scene that you select.
When using scene auto selector, the camera automatically recognizes the 
shooting scene when you frame a picture, making it easier to take pictures 
using settings that suit the scene.
In time-lapse movie scene mode, the camera can automatically capture 300 
still...

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Basic Shooting and Playback Operations
When the shooting screen is displayed, you can press the multi selector H(m ) 
J  (n ) I (p ) K  (o ) to set the functions described below.
• m Flash mode
When the flash is raised, you can select a flash mode to match the shooting 
conditions.
• n Self-timer
The camera releases the shutter 10 seconds or 2 seconds after you press the 
shutter-release button.
• p Macro mode
Use macro mode when you take close-up pictures.
• o Creative slider ( o brightness (exposure...

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Shooting Features
Shooting Features
Used for general shooting.
•When the camera detects a human face, it 
focuses on that face (face detection).
Functions Available in  A (Auto) Mode
•Flash mode ( A35)
• Self-timer ( A37)
• Macro mode ( A39)
• Exposure compensation ( A43)
• Shooting menu ( A49)
A (Auto) Mode 

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Shooting Features
When a scene is selected, camera settings are automatically optimized for the 
selected scene.
Press the d (menu) button to display the scene menu and select a scene 
using the multi selector.
1The camera focuses at infinity.2The camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame.3Use of a tripod is recommended beca use the shutter speed is slow. Set Photo VR 
to  Off  in the setup menu ( A54) when using a tripod to stabilize the camera 
during shooting.
Scene Mode (Shootin g...

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Shooting Features
To View a Description (Help Display) of Each Scene
Select a scene and move the zoom control 
(A 1) toward  g(j ) to view a description of 
that scene. To return to the previous screen, 
move the zoom control toward  g(j ) again.Scene auto selector
Landscape Portrait
Night portrait Sports Time-lapse movie 

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Shooting Features
You can take a picture with the glamour retouch 
function to enhance human faces.
1Press the multi selector K.
2Apply an effect.
• Use  JK  to select the desired effect.
• Use  HI  to select the amount of effect.
• You can simultaneously apply multiple 
effects.
B  Skin softening , l  Foundation 
makeup , Q  Soft , G  Vividness, 
o Brightness (Exp. +/-)
• Select  f Exit  to hide the slider.
• After configuring the desired effects, press 
the  k button to apply them.
3Frame the...

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Shooting Features
Functions Available in Smart Portrait Mode
•Glamour retouch ( A25)
• Smile timer ( A26)
• Self-Collage ( A27)
• Flash mode ( A35)
• Self-timer ( A37)
• Smart portrait menu ( A50)
Using Smile Timer 
When you press the multi selector  J to select 
a Smile timer  and press the  k button, the 
camera automatically releases the shutter 
whenever a smiling face is detected.
• Set the glamour retouch function before 
selecting smile timer ( A25).
• When you press the shutter-release button...