Nikon Camera Coolpix S9900 Reference Manual

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Shooting Features
Using Self-Collage
The camera can capture a series of 4 or 9 images 
at intervals and save them as a one-frame image 
(a collage image).
1Press the multi selector J to select 
n  Self-Collage , and press the  k 
button.
• A confirmation dialog is displayed.
• When you press the  d button and select 
Self-Collage  before pressing  J, you can 
configure the settings for Number of shots , 
Interval , and Shutter sound  (
A50).
• If you want to apply glamour retouch when 
shooting, set...

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Shooting Features
You can create a short movie (e1080/30p  or 
S 1080/25p ) that is up to  30 seconds long 
by recording and auto matically combining 
multiple movie clips that are several seconds 
long.
1Press the  d (menu) button and 
configure the settings for 
recording movies.
• Number of shots : Set the number of movie 
clips that the camera records and the 
recording time for each movie clip. By 
default, the camera records 15 movie clips 
that are 2 seconds ea ch to create a 30-
second short...

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Shooting Features
4Save the short movie show.
• The short movie show is saved when the camera finishes recording the 
specified number of movie clips.
• To save a short movie show before the camera finishes recording the 
specified number of movie clips, press the  d button on the shooting 
screen while a movie clip is not being recorded, and then select  End 
recording .
• Movie clips are deleted when a short movie show is saved.
Operations During Movie Clip Playback
To adjust the volume, move the...

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Shooting Features
CPausing Movie Recording 
•A still image with  Normal in image quality and  j 4608×2592 in image size can 
be captured if you press the shutter-rele ase button on the shooting screen while a 
movie is not being recorded.
• You can pause movie recording and play  back images or enter other shooting 
modes to take pictures. Movie recording resumes when you enter  n (short movie 
show) mode again.
Functions Available in Short Movie Show Mode
• Self-timer ( A37)
• Macro mode ( A39)
•...

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Shooting Features
Images can be shot with greater control by 
setting the shutter speed or aperture value 
manually. Settings can also be adjusted to suit 
the shooting conditions and the type of shot you 
want to capture.
• You can change how the camera selects the 
area of the frame to focus on by changing the 
AF area mode  setting (A50).
When  Target finding AF  (default setting) is used, the camera detects the 
main subject and focuses on it. If a human face is detected, the camera 
automatically...

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Shooting Features
Exposure
The procedure for shooting images at the desired brightness (exposure) by 
adjusting the shutter speed or aperture value is called “determine exposure”.
The sense of dynamism and amount of b ackground defocus in images to be 
shot vary depending on the combinations  of shutter speed and aperture value 
even if the exposure is the same.
Adjusting the Shutter Speed
Adjusting the Aperture Value
CThe Control Range of the Shutter Speed
The control range of the shutter speed di...

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Shooting Features
A (Programmed auto)
Use for automatic control of the exposure by the 
camera.
• Different combinations  of shutter speed and 
aperture value can be selected without 
changing the exposure by rotating the 
command dial or multi selector (“flexible 
program”). While  flexible program is in effect, a 
flexible program mark ( A) is displayed next to the mode indicator ( A) in the 
upper left of the monitor.
• To cancel flexible program, rotate the command dial or multi selector until...

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Shooting Features
BNotes About Shooting
•When zooming is performed after the exposure is set, exposure combinations or 
aperture value may be changed.
• When the subject is too dark or too bright, it may not be possible to obtain the 
appropriate exposure. In such cases, the  shutter speed indicator or aperture value 
indicator flashes (in  A, B , and  C modes), or the exposure indicator is displayed in 
red (in  D mode) when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Change the 
shutter speed...

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Shooting Features
When the flash is raised, you can set the flash mode to match the shooting 
conditions.
1Move the K (flash 
pop-up) control to 
raise the flash.
• When the flash is lowered, 
flash operation is disabled 
and  S is displayed.
2Press the  multi selector  H (m ).
3Select the desired flash  mode 
( A36) and press the  k button.
•If the setting is not applied by pressing the 
k  button within a few seconds, the 
selection will be canceled.
Flash Mode
Auto 

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Shooting Features
Available Flash Modes
CThe Flash Mode Setting
•With some shooting modes, the selectable flash modes may vary, or the flash 
mode settings may not be available.
• For shooting modes A , B , C  and D , the setting is saved in the camera’s memory 
even after the camera is turned off.
CAuto with Red-eye Reduction/Red-eye Reduction
Pre-flashes are fired repeatedly at low intensity before the main flash, reducing the 
red-eye effect. If the camera detects red-eye while saving an image, the...