Nikon Coolpix S3000 Users Manual

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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.
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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...

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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...

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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...

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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.
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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...