Nikon Camera Coolpix S9900 Reference Manual

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Connecting the Camera to a TV, Printer, or Co mputer
Connecting the Camera to a TV, 
Printer, or Computer
You can enhance your enjoyment of  images and movies by connecting the 
camera to a TV, printer, or computer.
• Before connecting the camera to an external device, make sure the 
remaining battery level is sufficient and turn the camera off. Before 
disconnecting, make sure to turn the camera off.
• If the AC Adapter EH-62F (available separately) is used, this camera can be 
powered from an electrical outlet. Do  not use any other make or model of 
AC adapter as it may cause the camera to heat up or malfunction.
• For information about the connection  methods and subsequent operations, 
refer to the documentation included with the device in addition to this 
document.
Open the connector 
cover. HDMI 
micro connector 
(Type D)
Insert the plug straight. Micro-USB connector 
						

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Connecting the Camera to a TV, Printer, or Co mputer
Viewing i mages on a TVE 53
Images and movies captured with the camera can be viewed 
on a TV.
Connection method: Connect a  commercially available HDMI 
cable to the TV’s HDMI input jack.
Printing i mages without using a co mputerE 54
If you connect the camera to a PictBridge-compatible printer, 
you can print images without using a computer.
Connection method: Connect the camera directly to the 
printer’s USB port with the USB cable.
Viewing and organizing i mages on a co mputerE 58
You can transfer images to a computer to perform simple 
retouching and manage image data.
Connection method: Connect th e camera to the computer’s 
USB port with the USB cable.
• Before connecting to a comput er, install ViewNX 2 on the 
computer (E 58).
• If any USB devices th at draw the power from the computer 
are connected, disconnect them from the computer before 
you connect the camera to it. Connecting the camera and 
other USB-powered devices to the same computer 
simultaneously may cause a camera malfunction or 
excessive power supply from  the computer, which could 
damage the camera or memory card. 
						

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The Reference Section provides detailed information and hints about using the 
camera.
Shooting
Tips and Notes on the Scene Mode......................................................................... E3
Default Settings (Flash, Self-ti mer, Etc.) .............................................................. E14
Focusing ......................................................................................................................... E16
The Control Range of the Shutter Speed ( A, B , C , or  D Modes) ............. E20
Playback
Playback Zoom ............................................................................................................ E21
Thu mbnail Playback/Calendar Display ............................................................... E22
List by Date Mode ....................................................................................................... E23
Viewing and Deleting I mages Captured Continuously (Sequence) ......... E24
Editing I mages (Still I mages)................................................................................... E26
Location Data Functions/Map Display
Recording the Locati on Data on the Image ...................................................... E32
Displaying the Shooting Location on  the Map (While in Playback Mode)
........................................................................................................................................... E35
Displaying the Current Position on the Map (While in Shooting Mode) ........................................................................................................................................... E38
Recording the Log of Move ment Inform ation ................................................. E39
Viewing the Log of Location Data on the Map ................................................ E42
Movies
Recording and Playing Back Movies .................................................................... E43
Capturing Still I mages While Recording Movies ............................................. E46
Operations During Movie Playback ..................................................................... E47
Editing Movies ............................................................................................................. E48
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Connection
Connecting to a S mart Device (Wi-Fi) ................................................................. E50
Preselecting I mages in the Ca mera That You Want to Transfer to a S mart 
Device ............................................................................................................................. E52
Connecting the Ca mera to a TV (Playback on a TV) ....................................... E53
Connecting the Ca mera to a Printer (Direct Print).......................................... E54
Using ViewNX 2 (Transferring I mages to a Co mputer) ................................. E58
Menu
The Shooting Menu (The Co mmon Shooting Options) ................................ E60
The Shooting Menu ( A, B , C , or  D Mode) ....................................................... E62
The S mart Portrait Menu .......................................................................................... E73
The Movie Menu.......................................................................................................... E75
The Playback Menu .................................................................................................... E82
The Location Data Options Menu ......................................................................... E87
The Wi-Fi Options Menu........................................................................................... E93
The Setup Menu .......................................................................................................... E95
Additional Information
Error Messages ........................................................................................................... E106
File Na mes ................................................................................................................... E111
Optional Accessories ............................................................................................... E112 
						

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E3
•When you point the camera at the subject, the camera automatically 
recognizes the optimum scene mode from the list below and adjusts the 
shooting settings  accordingly.
• The focus area depends on the composition of the image. When the camera 
detects a human face, it focuses on that face ( E16).
• Depending on shooting conditions, the camera may not select the desired 
scene mode. In this case, select another shooting mode ( A20).
Tips and Notes on the Scene Mode
y  M  x  Scene auto selector
e Portrait (for taking close-up  portraits of one or two people)
b Portrait (for taking portraits of la
rge numbers of people, or images in 
which the background takes up a large portion of the frame)
f Landscape
h Night portrait (for taking close-up  portraits of one or two people)
c Night portrait (for taking portraits of large numbers of people, or images in 
which the background takes up a large portion of the frame)
g Night landscape
i Close-up
j Backlighting (for taking pictures  of subjects other than people) 
d Backlighting (for taking portrait pictures)
d Other scenes 
						

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•While the shutter-release button is held a ll the way down, the camera shoots up to 
about 5 images continuously at a rate of about 7 fps (when image quality is set to 
Normal  and when image size is set to  i 4608×3456 ).
• 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.
• Focus, exposure, and hue are fixed at the values determined with the first image in 
each series.
• On the screen displayed when  e Night portrait  is selected, select  u Hand-held  
or  w Tripod .
• u  Hand-held  (default setting):
-While the e  icon on the shooting screen is displayed in green, press the 
shutter-release button all the way to ca pture a series of images which are 
combined into a single image and saved.
- Once the shutter-release butto n is pressed all the way, hold the camera still until 
a still image is displayed. After taking a pi cture, do not turn the camera off before 
the monitor switches to the shooting screen.
- If the subject moves while the camera  is shooting continuously, the image may 
be distorted, overlapped, or blurred.
• w Tripod :
- One image is captured at a slow shu tter speed when the shutter-release button 
is pressed all the way.
- Vibration reduction is disabled regardless of the  Photo VR setting in the setup 
menu ( A54).
• To avoid the effects of camera shake, hold the camera steady. Set  Photo VR to Off  
in the setup menu ( A54) when using a tripod to stabilize the camera during 
shooting.
y  M  d Sports
y  M  e  Night portrait
y  M  f  Party/indoor 
						

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•On the screen displayed when  j Night landscape  is selected, select  u Hand-
held  or w Tripod .
• u  Hand-held  (default setting):
-While the j  icon on the shooting screen is displayed in green, press the 
shutter-release button all the way to ca pture a series of images which are 
combined into a single image and saved.
- Once the shutter-release butto n is pressed all the way, hold the camera still until 
a still image is displayed. After taking a pi cture, do not turn the camera off before 
the monitor switches to the shooting screen.
- The angle of view (i.e., the area visible in the frame) seen in the saved image is  narrower than that seen in the monitor at the time of shooting.
• w Tripod :
- One image is captured at a slow shu tter speed when the shutter-release button 
is pressed all the way.
- Vibration reduction is disabled regardless of the  Photo VR setting in the setup 
menu ( A54).
• Macro mode (A 39) is enabled and the camera au tomatically zooms to the closest 
position at which it can focus.
• You can move the focus area. Press the  k button, use the multi selector  HIJK 
or rotate it to move the focus area, and press the k  button to apply the setting.
• Macro mode (A 39) is enabled and the camera au tomatically zooms to the closest 
position at which it can focus.
• You can adjust hue by using the multi selector 
HI . The hue setting is saved in the camera’s 
memory even after the camera is turned off.
• You can move the focus area. Press the  k button, 
use the multi selector  HIJK or rotate it to 
move the focus area, and press the  k button to 
apply the setting.
y  M  j  Night landscape
y  M  k  Close-up
y  M  u  Food
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•The shutter speed is fixed at about four seconds.
• The zoom is restricted  to 10 fixed positions.
• On the screen displayed when  o Backlighting  is selected, select  On or Off  of 
HDR  (high dynamic range) composition based on the type of image you want to 
capture.
• Off  (default setting): The flash fires to prevent the subject from being hidden in 
shadow.
- When the shutter-release button is pr essed all the way down, one image is 
captured.
• On : Use when taking pictures with very bright and dark areas in the same frame.
- When the shutter-release button is pr essed all the way, the camera shoots 
images continuously at high speed,  and saves the following two images.
- A non-HDR composite image
- An HDR composite image in which the loss of details in highlights or shadows  is minimized
- If there is only enough memory to sa ve one image, an image processed by D-
Lighting ( E27) at the time of shooting, in  which dark areas of the image are 
corrected, is the only image saved.
- Once the shutter-release butto n is pressed all the way, hold the camera still until 
a still image is displayed. After taking a pi cture, do not turn the camera off before 
the monitor switches to the shooting screen.
- The angle of view (i.e., the area visible in the frame) seen in the saved image is  narrower than that seen in the monitor at the time of shooting.
y  M  m  Fireworks show
y  M  o  Backlighting 
						

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•When you point the camera at a dog or cat, the camera detects the pet’s face and 
focuses on it. By default, the shutter is automatically released when the camera 
detects a dog or cat face (pet portrait auto release).
• On the screen displayed when  O Pet portrait  is selected, select  U Single  or V  
Continuous .
- U  Single : Whenever the camera detects a dog  or cat face, the camera captures 
1 image.
- V  Continuous : Whenever the camera detects a dog or cat face, the camera 
captures 3 images continuously.
BPet Portrait Auto Release
• Press the multi selector  J (n ) to change the  Pet portrait auto release  settings.
- Y : When the camera detects a dog or cat face, the camera automatically 
releases the shutter.
- k : The camera does not release the shutte r automatically, even if a dog or cat 
face is detected. Press the shutter-re lease button. The camera also detects 
human faces when  k is selected.
• Pet portrait auto release  is set to k after 5 bursts have been taken.
• Shooting is also possible by pressing the  shutter-release button, regardless of the 
Pet portrait auto release  setting.
BFocus Area
•When the camera detect s a face, the face is 
displayed inside a yellow border. When the 
camera acquires focus on  a face displayed inside a 
double border (focus area), the double border 
changes to green. If no  faces are detected, the 
camera focuses on the subject in the center of the 
frame.
• Under some shooting conditions, the pet face 
may not be detected and other subjects may be 
displayed inside a border.
y  M  O  Pet portrait
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•On the screen displayed when  R Special effects  is selected, select the shooting 
effect.
• When  Selective color  or Cross process is 
selected, use the multi selector  HI to select 
the desired color, and press the  k button to 
apply the color. To cha nge the color selection, 
press the  k button again.
y  M  R  Special effects
TypeDescription
O Soft
(default setting) Softens the image by adding a slight blur to the entire 
image.
P Nostalgic 
sepia Adds a sepia tone and reduces the contrast to simulate the 
qualities of an old photograph.
F High-contrast 
m ono. Changes the image to black an
d white and gives it sharp 
contrast.
I Selective color Creates a black and white 
image in which only the 
specified color remains.
l  Pop Increases the color saturation of
 the entire image to create 
a bright look.
o Cross process Gives the image a mysterious appearance based on a 
specific color.
m  Toy ca mera 
effect 1 Gives the entire image a yellowish hue and darkens the 
image periphery.
n  Toy ca mera 
effect 2 Decreases the color saturation
 of the entire image and 
darkens the image periphery.
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