Nikon Coolpix S3000 Users Manual

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d Date
Set the camera clock.
Selecting Travel Destination Time Zone
1Use the multi selector to choose Time zone 
and press the k button.
The Time zone menu is displayed.
2Choose x Travel destination and press the 
k button.
The date and time displayed in the monitor changes 
according to the region currently selected. d button M z (Setup menu) (A126) M d Date
Date
Set camera clock to current date and time.
Use the multi selector to set the date and time in the date...

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3Press K.
The time zone selection screen is displayed.
4Press J or K to choose the travel destination 
time zone.
Press H in a time zone where daylight saving is in effect 
to enable the daylight saving time function and 
automatically advance the time by one hour. The W icon 
will be displayed at the top of the monitor. Press I to 
disable the daylight saving time function.
Press the k button to choose the travel destination time 
zone.
While the travel destination time...

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DTime Zones
The camera supports the time zones listed below. For time zone not listed below, set the camera 
clock to local time.
UTC +/–LocationUTC +/–Location
–11 Midway, Samoa +1 Madrid, Paris, Berlin
–10 Hawaii, Tahiti +2 Athens, Helsinki, Ankara
–9 Alaska, Anchorage +3Moscow, Nairobi, Riyadh, 
Kuwait, Manama
–8PST (PDT): Los Angeles, Seattle, 
Vancouver+4 Abu Dhabi, Dubai
–7 MST (MDT): Denver, Phoenix +5 Islamabad, Karachi
–6CST (CDT): Chicago, Houston, 
Mexico...

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e Monitor Settings
Set the options below.
Photo Info
Select whether or not the photo information is displayed in the monitor.
See “The Monitor” (A6) for information on indicators displayed in the monitor.
d button M z (Setup menu) (A126) M e Monitor settings
Photo infoChoose information displayed in the monitor during shooting and playback mode.
Image review
On (default setting): Picture is automatically displayed in the monitor 
immediately after it is taken and the...

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f Date Imprint (Imprinting Date and Time)
The shooting date and time can be imprinted on the 
pictures with shooting, allowing the information to be 
printed even from printers that do not support date 
printing (A90).
At settings other than Off, the icon for the current setting is displayed in the 
monitor (A6).
BNotes on Date Imprint
•Imprinted dates form a permanent part of image data and cannot be deleted. The date and time 
cannot be imprinted on pictures after they...

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w Electronic VR
Choose whether or not electronic VR (vibration reduction) is used when taking still 
pictures.
When Auto is selected, R is displayed in the monitor (A6), and electronic VR is 
applied according to shooting conditions.
BNotes on Electronic Vibration Reduction
•Electronic VR does not function when the flash is used, except when slow sync mode is applied. 
Electronic VR does not function when slow sync with red-eye reduction (A54, 55) is used.
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U Motion Detection
Enable motion detection to reduce the effects of subject movement and camera 
shake when shooting still pictures.
The current motion detection setting can be confirmed in the camera monitor 
with shooting (A6, 23). The motion detection icon turns green when the camera 
detects camera shake and increases shutter speed. When Off is selected, no icon is 
displayed.
BNotes on Motion Detection
•Motion detection may be unable to completely eliminate the...

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h AF Assist
Enable or disable AF-assist illumination, which assists autofocus operation when 
the subject is poorly lit.
u Digital Zoom
Enable or disable digital zoom.
BNotes on Digital Zoom
•When digital zoom is in effect, AF area mode is set to Center (A44).
•Digital zoom cannot be used in the following situations.
-When Scene auto selector, Portrait, or Night portrait is selected in scene mode
- When smart portrait mode is selected
- When subject tracking mode is...

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i Sound Settings
Adjust the following sound settings.
k Auto Off
When the camera is on and a specified period of time passes with no operations 
performed, the monitor turns off and the camera will enter standby mode (A17) 
to save power. Once the camera has entered standby mode, the power-on lamp 
will blink, and if no operations are performed for another three minutes, the 
camera will turn off. 
Choose the time allowed to elapse before the camera enters standby mode...

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l Format Memory/m Format Card
Use this option to format the internal memory or a memory card.
Formatting the Internal Memory
To format the internal memory, remove the memory 
card from the camera.
The Format memory option is displayed in the setup 
menu.
Formatting a Memory Card
When the memory card is inserted in the camera, the 
Format card option is displayed in the setup menu.
BFormatting Internal Memory and Memory Cards
•Formatting the internal memory or memory...