Nikon Coolpix S3000 User Manual
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99 Editing Functions Editing Pictures DOriginal and Edited Pictures •Copies created with editing functions are not deleted if the original pictures are deleted. The original pictures are not deleted if copies created with editing functions are deleted. •Edited copies are stored with the same recording date and time as the original. •Print marking (A87) and protect settings (A94) do not remain effective in edited copies. Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
100 Editing Pictures Picture Editing k Quick Retouch: Enhancing Contrast and Saturation Quick retouch can be used to easily create retouched copies in which contrast and saturation have been enhanced. New copies are stored as separate files. 1Select the desired picture from full-frame (A28) or thumbnail (A69) playback mode and press the d button. The playback menu is displayed. 2Use the multi selector to choose k Quick retouch and press the k button. The original version is displayed on the left and the edited version is displayed on the right. 3Press the multi selector H or I to choose the degree of enhancement performed and press the k button. A new copy is created. To exit without saving the copy, press the d button. Copies created with the quick retouch option can be recognized by the s icon displayed during playback. DMore Information See “Image/Sound File and Folder Names” (A151) for more information. Exit Playback menu Quick retouch D-Lighting Skin softening Delete Print set Slide show Quick retouch Normal Back Amount 0004.JPG0004.JPG 4/ 44/ 4 15/05/2010 15:3015/05/2010 15:30 Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
101 Picture Editing Editing Pictures I D-Lighting: Enhancing Brightness and Contrast D-Lighting can be used to create copies with enhanced brightness and contrast, brightening dark portions of a picture. New copies are stored as separate files. 1Select the desired picture from full-frame (A28) or thumbnail (A69) playback mode and press the d button. The playback menu is displayed. 2Use the multi selector to choose I D-Lighting and press the k button. The original version is displayed on the left and the edited version is displayed on the right. 3Choose OK and press the k button. A new copy with enhanced brightness and contrast is created. To exit without saving the copy, choose Cancel and press the k button. D-Lighting copies can be recognized by the c icon displayed during playback. DMore Information See “Image/Sound File and Folder Names” (A151) for more information. Exit Playback menu Quick retouch D-Lighting Skin softening Delete Print set Slide show D-Lighting OK Cancel 0004.JPG0004.JPG 4/ 44/ 4 15/05/2010 15:3015/05/2010 15:30 Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
102 Picture Editing Editing Pictures e Skin Softening: Softening Skin Tones The camera detects faces in pictures and creates a copy with softer facial skin tones. Copies created with the skin softening function are stored as separate files. 1Select the desired picture in full-frame (A28) or thumbnail (A69) playback mode and press the d button. The playback menu is displayed. 2Use the multi selector to choose e Skin softening and press the k button. The screen for selecting the degree of softening is displayed. If no faces are recognized in the picture, an alert is displayed and the camera returns to the playback menu. 3Press the multi selector H or I to choose the degree of enhancement performed and press the k button. The confirmation screen is displayed with the face to which skin softening was applied enlarged at the center of the monitor. To exit without saving the copy, press the d button. 4Check the enhancement performance. Skin tones in up to 12 faces, in the order of that closest to the center of the frame, are softened. If more than one face was softened, press the multi selector J or K to display a different face. To change the degree of effect, press the d to return to step 3. Press the k button to display a new, created copy. Copies created with the skin softening function can be recognized by the E indicator displayed during playback. Exit Playback menu Quick retouch D-Lighting Skin softening Delete Print set Slide show Skin softening Normal Back Amount Preview SaveSaveSaveBackBackBack 0004.JPG0004.JPG 4/ 44/ 4 15/05/2010 15:3015/05/2010 15:30 Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
103 Picture Editing Editing Pictures BNote on Skin Softening Depending upon the direction in which faces are looking, or the brightness of faces, the camera may be unable to accurately recognize faces, or the skin softening function may not perform as expected. DMore Information See “Image/Sound File and Folder Names” (A151) for more information. Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
104 Picture Editing Editing Pictures g Small Picture: Resizing Pictures Create a small copy of the current picture. This feature is useful for displaying on Web pages and using as e-mail attachments. Small copies are stored as JPEG files with a compression ratio of 1:16. The l640×480, m320×240, and n160×120 sizes are available. 1Select the desired picture from full-frame (A28) or thumbnail (A69) playback mode and press the d button. The playback menu is displayed. 2Use the multi selector to choose g Small picture and press the k button. 3Choose the desired copy size and press the k button. 4Choose Yes and press the k button. A new, smaller copy is created. To exit without saving the copy, choose No and press the k button. The copy is displayed with a gray frame. DMore Information See “Image/Sound File and Folder Names” (A151) for more information. Exit Playback menu Rotate image Small picture Protect Voice memo Copy Exit320×240 Small picture 160×120 640×480 Ye s No Create small picture file? Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
105 Picture Editing Editing Pictures a Crop: Creating a Cropped Copy Create a copy containing only the portion visible in the monitor when u is displayed with playback zoom (A72) enabled. Cropped copies are stored as separate files. 1Rotate the zoom control to g (i) in full-frame playback mode to zoom in on the image. To crop a picture displayed in “tall” (portrait) orientation, zoom in on the picture until the black bars displayed on the both sides of the monitor disappear. The cropped picture will be displayed in landscape orientation. To crop the picture in its current “tall” (portrait) orientation, first use the Rotate image option (A94) to rotate the picture so that it is displayed in landscape orientation. Next, enlarge the picture for cropping, crop the picture, and then rotate the cropped picture back to “tall” (portrait) orientation. 2Refine copy composition. Rotate the zoom control to g (i) or f (h) to adjust the zoom ratio. Press the multi selector H, I, J or K to scroll the picture until only the portion you want to copy is visible in the monitor. 3Press the d button. 4Use the multi selector to choose Yes and press the k button. A cropped copy is created. To exit without saving the copy, choose No and press the k button. CImage SizeAs the area to be saved is reduced, the image size (pixels) of the cropped copy is also reduced. When the size of the cropped copy is 320 × 240 or 160 × 120, a gray frame is displayed around the picture during playback, and the small picture icon B or C is displayed at the left of the monitor in full-frame playback mode. DMore InformationSee “Image/Sound File and Folder Names” (A151) for more information. Ye s No Save this image as displayed? Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
106 Movie Recording and Playback Movie Recording and Playback Recording Movies To shoot movies with sound recorded via the built-in microphone, enter shooting mode and follow the steps below. 1Press the A button in shooting mode to display the shooting mode menu and press the multi selector H or I to select D, and then press the k button. The maximum movie length that can be recorded is displayed in the monitor (A108). The maximum recording time for a single movie is 29 minutes. The maximum file size for a single movie is 2 GB, even when there is sufficient free space on the memory card for a larger movie file. 2Press the shutter-release button all the way down to start recording. The camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame. A progress bar at the bottom of the monitor shows the amount of recording time remaining. To end recording, press the shutter-release button all the way down a second time. Recording stops automatically when the maximum movie length has been recorded. Movie 25s25s Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
107 Recording Movies Movie Recording and Playback BRecording Movies •Optical zoom cannot be adjusted once movie recording begins. Digital zoom cannot be applied before movie recording begins. However, digital zoom can be applied (up to 2×) while movies are being recorded. •There may be some degradation in image quality when digital zoom is used. •The angle of view (recordable area) with movie recording is narrower than with shooting of still pictures. •Smear (A148) visible in the monitor with movie recording will be recorded with movies. Avoiding bright objects such as the sun, reflections of the sun, and electric lights when recording movies is recommended. BNote on Saving Movies After a movie has been recorded, it is not fully saved to the internal memory or memory card until monitor display returns to the shooting display. Do not open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover before movies have been fully saved. Removing the memory card while movies are being saved could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera or card. BNote on Autofocus When ASingle AF (default setting) is selected for Autofocus mode in movie menu, focus locks when the shutter-release button is pressed (A109). CFunctions Available with Movie Recording •Macro mode (A33) is available. Confirm settings before starting movie recording. The flash (A30), self-timer (A32) and exposure compensation (A34) cannot be used. •Press the d button to display the D (movie) menu (A108) and adjust Movie options, Autofocus mode, and Electronic VR. Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals
108 Recording Movies Movie Recording and Playback The Movie Menu The movie menu can be used to adjust Movie options (A 108), Autofocus mode (A 109), and Electronic VR (A 109) settings. Select D (Movie) from the movie mode, then press the d button ( A10) to display the movie menu and use the multi selector ( A9) to modify and apply settings. D Movie Options The movie menu offers the options shown below. CMovie Options and Maximum Movie Length * All figures are approximate. The maximum record ing time may vary with make of memory card. * The maximum recording time for a single movie is 29 minutes. The maximum file size for a single movie is 2 GB, even when there is sufficient free space on the memory card for a larger movie file. The maximum movie length that can be recorded for a single movie is displayed during recording. DMore Information See “Image/Sound File and Folder Names” ( A151) for more information. D (Movie) M d (Movie menu) M D (Movie options) OptionImage size and frame rate I TV movie 640 (default setting) Image size: 640 × 480 pixels Frame rate: 30 frames per second S Small size 320 Image size: 320 × 240 pixels Frame rate: 30 frames per second OptionInternal memory (approx. 47 MB)Memory card (4 GB) I TV movie 640 (default setting) 32 s 46 min S Small size 320 1min 55s 2h 45min Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Nikon Manuals