Nikon Camera Coolpix S9900 Reference Manual

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E39
1Use the multi selector  HI to 
select  Log interval , and press the 
k  button.
2Select the intervals of log 
recording and press the  k 
button.
• The default setting is  15 s.
3Select  Start log , and press the  k 
button.
4Select the duration that the log will 
be recorded, and press the  k 
button.
• Log recording starts. Press the  d button 
to exit the menu.
• D  is displayed on  the shooting screen 
during log recording ( A4).
• Log recording ends automatically after the 
preset time elapses, and the log data  is temporarily stored in the camera. 
When log recording is completed, save the log data to a memory card 
( E 41).
• The log data saved on the memory card can be displayed on the map 
(E 42).
Recording the Log of Movement 
Information
Press the  d button  M z  menu icon  M Create log  M k  button
24h
15s
Create log
End log Log interval Start log
1 min
30 s 15 s
10 s 5 s
Log interval
24h
15s
Create log
End log Log interval
Start log
Log data for next 72 hrs Log data for next 24 hrs
Log data for next 12 hrs
Log data for next 6 hrs
Start log 
						

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E40
BNotes About Log Recording
•If the date and time are not set, the log cannot be recorded.
• Use a fully charged battery to prevent th e camera from turning off during log 
recording. When the battery power becomes exhausted, log recording ends.
• Even when the camera is turned off, log  recording is continuously performed until 
the preset time has elapsed if there is still time remaining for log recording.
• Log recording ends due to the operations below even when there is time 
remaining for log recording.
- The battery is removed
- Record location data in  Location data options is set to Off
- Reset all  in the setup menu is performed
- The setting of the internal clock (time zone or date and time) is changed
- End log  is selected in  Create log (E 39) of the Location data options menu
• Log recording is paused during the operations below. 
- During continuous shooting
- During movie recording
- When connected with a USB cable or HDMI cable
Log recording is resumed when the above operations are finished.
• The log data cannot be recorded when po sitioning cannot be performed at all 
during log recording.
• The log data is temporarily stored in the  camera. New logs cannot be recorded if 
the log data remains in the camera. After  recording log data, save it to a memory 
card ( E41).
• See “Log Data Saved on Memory Cards” ( E111) for more information. 
						

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E41
Ending Log Recording to Save it on Memory Cards
To display the obtained log data on the map, you need to save it to a memory 
card.
1When log recording is completed, 
select  End log  on the screen, and 
press the  k button.
•Ending log can also be performed before 
the preset time elapses.
2Select  Save log , and press the k  
button.
• The log data is saved to a memory card.
CTo Erase Log Data•To erase the log data that is tempor arily stored in the camera, select Erase log in 
step 2.
• To erase the log data that is stored on the memory card, press the  l button in 
View log.
Press the  d button  M z  menu icon  M Create log  M k  button
Create log
24h
15s
End log Log interval
Start log
End log
Erase log Save log 
						

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E42
•Select the log data (date) to be displayed, and 
press the  k button. Your movement route 
based on the recorded log is displayed on the 
map.
• To erase the selected log or all saved logs, 
press the  l button on the log list screen.
• The operations list ed below can be 
performed during the map display.
CLocation Information Log Data
Log data is NMEA format-compliant. Howeve r, display in all NMEA format-compliant 
software or on all NMEA format-com pliant cameras is not guaranteed.
Viewing the Log of Location Data on the 
Map
Press the d button  M z  menu icon  M View log  M k  button
OperationDescription
Multi selector Move the map display (in four directions).
Zoom control g
 (i ): Zoom in the map display.
f  (h ): Zoom out the map display.
l  button Erase the displayed log data.
k  button Display the menu to select the following functions.
Location logs
Return to the log list screen.
Save location Select a location using the multi 
selector and save it by pressing the 
k 
button (up to 30 locations). 
• Select  No in the confirmation dialog 
to exit the saving location screen.
Center on saved 
location Move the map display directly to the 
saved location.
•
See “Operations of the Map with 
Saved Locations” ( E37).
500m
Location log 
						

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E43
1Display the shooting screen.
•Check the remaining amount of movie 
recording time.
2Press the  b (e  movie-record) 
button to start movie recording.
• The focus area for autofocus differs 
depending on the setting of  AF area mode 
( E 79).
The default setting is  Face priority.
• Press the multi selector  K to pause 
recording, and press  K again to resume 
recording (except when an HS movie option 
is selected in  Movie options ). Recording 
automatically ends if it remains paused for 
about five minutes.
• You can capture a still image by pressing the 
shutter-release button while recording a 
movie ( E46).
3Press the  b (e ) button again to end recording.
4Select a movie in full-frame 
playback mode and press the  k 
button to play it back.
• An image with a movie options icon is a 
movie.
Recording and Playing Back Movies
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Remaining movie
recording time
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Movie options 
						

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E44Area Captured in Movies
•
The area that is captured in  a movie varies depending on the  Movie 
options  or Movie VR  settings in the movie menu.
• If Photo info  in Monitor settings ( E97) in the setup menu is set to 
Movie frame+auto info , you can confirm the area that will be captured in 
a movie before you start recording.
Maximum Movie Recording Time
Individual movie files cannot exceed 4 GB in size or 29 minutes in length, even when 
there is sufficient free space on the memory card for longer recording. 
• The remaining recording time for a single movie is displayed on the shooting 
screen.
• Recording may end before either limit is reached if camera temperature becomes 
elevated.
• The actual remaining recording time may  vary depending on the movie content, 
subject movement, or type of memory card.
• Memory cards with an SD Speed Class rati ng of 6 or faster are recommended when 
recording movies ( F19). Movie recording may stop unexpectedly when memory 
cards with a lower Speed Class rating are used.
• When using the camera’s internal memory, saving movies may take some time.
• Depending on the file size of a movie, it may not be possible to save the movie in 
the internal memory or copy it from a memory card to the internal memory.
BNotes About Camera Temperature
•The camera may become hot when shootin g movies for an extended period of 
time or when the camera is used in a hot area.
• If the inside of the camera becomes extremely hot when recording movies, the 
camera will automatically stop recording.
The amount of time remaining until the camera stops recording ( B10s) is 
displayed.
After the camera stops recording, it turns itself off.
Leave the camera off until the inside of the camera has cooled. 
						

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E45
Notes About Movie Recording
BNotes About Saving Images or Movies
The indicator showing the number of exposures remaining or the indicator showing 
the remaining recording time flashes while images or movies are being saved. 
Do 
not open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover or remove the 
battery or memory card while an indicator is flashing. Doing this could result in 
loss of data, or in damage to the camera or the memory card.
BNotes About Recorded Movies
• There may be some degradation in imag e quality when digital zoom is used.
• The sounds of zoom control operation,  zoom, autofocus lens drive movement, 
vibration reduction, and aperture oper ation when brightness changes may be 
recorded.
• The following phenomena may be seen in the monitor while recording movies. 
These phenomena are saved in the recorded movies.
- Banding may occur in imag es under fluorescent, mercury-vapor, or sodium-
vapor lighting.
- Subjects that move quickly from one side  of the frame to the other, such as a 
moving train or car, may appear skewed.
- The entire movie image may be skewed when the camera is panned.
- Lighting or other bright areas may leave residual images when the camera is  moved.
• Depending on the distance to the subject  or the amount of zoom applied, colored 
stripes may appear on subjects with repeating patterns (fabrics, lattice windows, 
etc.) during movie recording and playback. This occurs when the pattern in the 
subject and the layout of the image sensor  interfere with each other; it is not a 
malfunction.
BNotes About Vibration Reduction During Movie Recording
• When  Movie VR  (E 81) in the movie menu is set to  On (hybrid), the angle of 
view (i.e., the area visible in the frame) becomes narrower during movie recording.
• When using a tripod to stabilize the camera during recording, set  Movie VR to Off 
to prevent potential errors caused by this function.
BNotes About Autofocus for Movie Recording
Autofocus may not perform as expected ( E17). Should this occur, try the following:
1. Set  AF area mode  to Center and  Autofocus mode  to Single AF (default 
setting) in the movie menu before starting movie recording.
2. Frame another subject—positi oned at the same distance from the camera as the 
intended subject—in the center of the frame, press the  b (e ) button to start 
recording, and then modify the composition. 
						

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E46
If the shutter-release button is pressed all the 
way while recording a movie, one frame is saved 
as a still image. Movie recording continues while 
the still image is being saved.
•While  Q is displayed in the monitor, still 
images can be captured. While  z is 
displayed, still images cannot be captured.
• The size of the captured image varies 
depending on the  Movie options setting 
( E 75).
BNotes About Capturing Still Images During Movie Recording
•Still images cannot be saved during movie recording in the following situations:
- When movie recording is paused
- When the remaining movie recording time is less than five seconds
- When  Movie options  is set to Z 1080/60i , U  1080/50i , g  480/30p, 
W  480/25p , or HS movie
• The frames of a movie that were recorded  when a still image was being captured 
may not play back smoothly.
• The sounds of operating the shutter-release button when saving a still image may 
be heard in the recorded movie.
• If the camera moves when the shutter-rele ase button is pressed, the image may be 
blurred.
Capturing Still Images While Recording 
Movies
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E47
To adjust the volume, move the zoom control 
while a movie is playing ( A1).
Rotate the multi selector or the command dial 
to fast forward or rewind.
Playback controls are di splayed in the monitor.
The operations desc ribed below can be 
performed by using th e multi selector JK to 
select a control and then pressing the  k 
button.
* The movie can also be advanced or rewound by rotating the multi selector or 
command dial.
Operations During Movie Playback
FunctionIconDescription
Rewind AHold down the  k button to rewind the movie.
Advance BHold down the  k button to advance the movie.
Pause EPause playback. The operations listed below can be performed 
while paused.
C Rewind the movie one frame. Hold down the 
k button 
for continuous rewinding.*
D Advance the movie one frame. Hold down the 
k 
button for continuous advancing.*
F Resume playback.
I Extract the desired portion of
 a movie and save it as a 
separate file.
H Extract a single frame of a mo
vie and save it as a still 
image.
End GReturn to full-frame playback mode.
Volume indicator
When
paused 
						

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E48
When editing movies, use a sufficiently charged battery to prevent the camera 
from turning off during editing. Wh en the battery level indicator is B, movie 
editing is not possible.
Extracting Only the Desired Portion of a Movie
The desired portion of a recorded movi e can be saved as a separate file.
1Play back a desired movie and pause at the start point of 
the portion that you want to extract (E47).
2Use the multi selector  JK to 
select  I in the playback controls, 
and then press the  k button.
3Use  HI  to select  M (choose start 
point) in the editing controls.
• Use  JK  or rotate it to move the start point.
• To cancel editing, select  O (back), and 
press the  k button.
4Use  HI  to select  N (choose end 
point).
• Use  JK  or rotate it to move the end point.
• To preview the specified portion, select  G 
and then press the  k button. Press the  k 
button again to stop previewing.
Editing Movies
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Choose start point
Choose end point