Nikon Coolpix S5 Users Manual

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First Steps
Charging the Battery
Charge the battery before fi rst use or when the battery is running low.
2 C onnect the AC adapter
C onnect the AC adapter directly to the camera or place the camera in the 
C OOL-STATION and connect the AC adapter (
 9).
1 Tu rn the camera off  
If  the power-on lamp is lit, press the power switch 
to  turn the camera off  .
3 Charge the battery
The indicator lamp next to the camera monitor 
will blink green as the battery charges.  (If the 
lamp fl ickers rapidly, the camera is not correctly 
inserted or the battery is faulty.  Reinsert the cam-
era or replace the battery.)
Charging is complete when the indicator lamp 
stops blinking (a fully exhausted battery will re-
charge in about two hours).  Remove the cam-
era from the COOL-STATION and unplug the AC 
adapter.
  T he MH-62 Battery Charger
The battery can also be charged using the optional MH-62 battery charger (
 77).
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First Steps
2 Insert the memory card
Open the battery-chamber/memory card slot 
cover and slide the memory card in until it clicks 
into place.  Close the memory card slot cover.
 Inserting Memory Cards
Check to be sure the card is in the correct orientation.  
I nserting the card upside down or backwards could 
damage the camera or the card.
3 Pr ess the power switch to turn the camera on
If  no message is displayed in the monitor, the 
camera is ready for use.
If  the message shown at right is displayed, the 
memory card must be formatted before use.  
Note that  formatting permanently deletes all pic-
tures  and other data on the memory card.  Be sure 
to  make copies of any pictures you wish to keep 
before beginning formatting.
To  begin formatting, rotate the rotary multi selector to highlight  Format  and 
then press the 
  button.   Do not turn the camera off   or remove the batteries 
or memory card until formatting is complete .
CARD IS NOT FORMATTED
FormatNo
Confirm
1 Tu rn the camera off  
If  the power-on lamp is lit, press the power switch 
to  turn the camera off  .
Inserting Memory Cards
Pictures are stored in the camera’s internal memory (approximately 21 MB) or on 
r emovable  Secure  Digital (SD) memory cards (
 77).  Internal memory is used for 
r ecording and deleting pictures only if no memory card is inserted.  
To  insert a memory card:
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First Steps
 Removing Memory Cards
Before removing memory cards,  turn the camera off  and con-
fi  rm  that the power-on and indicator lamps are off  .  Open the 
battery-chamber/memory card slot cover and press the card 
in to partially eject the card.  The card can then be removed 
by hand.
 T he Write Protect Switch
SD cards are equipped with a write protect switch.  Pictures 
can not be recorded or deleted and the memory card can not 
be formatted when this switch is in the “lock” position. Wr
ite protect switch

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Camera Operations
Camera Operations
Tu rning the Camera on and Off  
To turn the camera on, press the power switch.  The power-on lamp will light…
To turn the camera off  , press the power switch and wait for the power-on lamp to 
turn off  .
 T urning the Camera on (Playback Mode)
If  the 
 button is pressed for about a second when the camera is off  , the camera will turn 
on in playback mode ( 41).
  Auto Po wer off   (Stand-by Mode)
In  shooting mode,  the monitor will dim to reduce the drain on the battery if no operations 
are performed for about fi ve seconds.  The monitor will brighten when camera controls are 
used.  At default settings, the monitor will turn off   altogether if no operations are performed 
f or about a minute during shooting and playback (stand-by mode; 
  75).  The camera will 
turn off   automatically if no operations are performed for another three minutes.
…and the monitor will turn on.
Po wer switch
Po wer-on lamp
On Camera on.
Blinks Monitor has turned off   to save power (see below).
Fl ickers Battery exhausted.  Recharge or change battery.
Off   Camera off  .
Internal memory/memory card indicator ( 12)
Pictures will be recorded to internal memory.Pi ctures will be recorded to memory card.
Shooting mode 
( 5, 18, 26, 32, 35)
Number of exposures remaining ( 88)
Image mode ( 61)Flash mode ( 20)
Battery indicator
NO ICON Battery fully charged.Low battery; prepare to recharge or change battery.
W ARNING!! BATTERY 
EXHAUSTED Battery exhausted.  Recharge or change battery.
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Camera Operations
Zoom
The zoom control is used to frame subjects in the mon-
itor.  Select  W to  z oom out, increasing the area visible 
in the frame.  Select  T to  z oom in up to 3 × so that the 
subject fi lls a larger area of the frame.  The amount of 
z oom is displayed in the monitor.
Z oom out Zoom in
I ndicator is displayed when 
zoom control is pressed Optical zoom (up to 3 ×) Indicator turns yellow when 
digital zoom is in eff ect
Holding the control to  T  f or about two seconds at 3 × zoom will trigger digital zoom, 
allowing the subject to be magnifi ed up to 4 × more, for a total of magnifi cation of 
12 ×.
  Digital Zoom
Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom does not increase the amount of detail visible in the picture.  
I nstead, details visible at 3 × zoom are simply enlarged, producing a slightly “grainy” image.
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Camera Operations
1 Focus : Press the shutter-release button halfway.  If 
the camera is able to focus on the subject in the 
f ocus area at the center of the frame, the focus 
( AF ●) indicator and focus area will be displayed in 
gr een.  If they blink red, the camera was unable to 
f ocus.  Change the composition and try again.
2 S hoot : Gently press the shutter release button the 
r est of the way down (moving the camera when re-
leasing the shutter may result in blurred pictures).  
The fl ash may fi re if the subject is poorly lit.
Fo cus and Shutter Release
The camera features a two-stage shutter-release button.  First, lightly press the 
shutter-release button about halfway, stopping when you feel resistance.  Once the 
camera has focused, press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to 
release the shutter and take a picture.
 During Recording
While pictures are being recorded, the 
  or  icon will blink and the indicator lamp will blink 
gr een.  Removing memory cards or batteries while these indicators are blinking or the  
(wait) icon is displayed could aff  ect pictures or damage the camera or card.
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Camera Operations
Us ing Menus
To make a selection from the shooting or playback menus, press the  button and 
f ollow the steps below:
2
Display sub-menu. *
*  In some cases, menu items can also be selected by pressing rotary multi selector to right.
To  make a selection from the shooting or playback mode menus, press the  
button and follow the steps below:
4
S elect and exit to previous menu. *
1
H ighlight menu item.
3
Highlight option.
For help on the current menu, press the zoom control to  T 
().  Press the   button to display the options for the se-
lected item.  To return to the original menu, press the zoom 
control to  T (
), or press the  button to return to shoot-
ing or playback.
Lost?
2
Exit to highlighted mode.
1
H ighlight mode.
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Basic Photography and Playback
Basic Photography and Playback
 Mode
This section describes how to take pictures in  (auto) mode, an automatic, “point-
and-shoot” mode recommended for fi rst-time users of digital cameras.
1
Tu rn the camera on. *
2
Display shooting mode menu.
3
Highlight .
4
Se lect and exit to  mode.
5
Frame subject in center focus area.
6
Focus.
7Take picture.  If lighting is poor, AF-assist il-
luminator may light when camera focuses 
and fl  ash may fi  re  when picture is taken (
 
20, 21).
Hold the camera steadily in both hands, keeping your fi n-
gers and other objects away from the lens, fl ash, self-timer 
lamp, and microphone.
Holding the Camera
* If  is displayed in monitor, camera is already in  mode.  Proceed to Step 5.
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Basic Photography and Playback
View ing Pictures
Press the  button to display a picture in the moni-
t or (if the picture was taken with the camera rotated 
90 °, it will be displayed in “tall” orientation).  Use the 
r otary multi selector to view additional pictures: rotate 
the rotary multi selector clockwise to view pictures in 
the order recorded, counter-clockwise to view pictures 
in reverse order.  Rotate quickly to scroll rapidly to the 
desired picture.  Pictures may be displayed briefl y at 
low resolution while being read from memory.
Pr ess the 
 button again to return to shooting mode.
D eleting Unwanted Pictures
To  delete the picture currently displayed in the moni-
to r, press the 
 button.  A confi rmation dialog will be 
displayed; highlight one of the following options and 
press the 
 button:
•  No : Exit without deleting the picture.
•  Yes : Delete the picture.
Erase  image (s)?Era se   i m ag e ( s )?Erase  image (s)?
ConfirmC o n fi rmConfirmNo
YesY esYes
 T he Rotary Multi Selector
As  an alternative to rotating the rotary multi selector, press the rotary multi selector down or 
r ight to view pictures in the order recorded, up or left to view pictures in reverse order.  Keep 
pressed to scroll rapidly to the desired picture. To
 delete the most recent picture, press the 
 button while the camera is in shooting 
mode.  A confi rmation dialog will be displayed; highlight  Ye s and press  to  delete the 
last shot taken.
Deleting the Last Shot
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Basic Photography and Playback
Using the Flash
The fl  ash has a range of 0.3–2.6 m (1 ft.–8 ft. 6 in.) when the camera is zoomed all the 
way out.  The range at maximum zoom is 0.3–1.4 m (1 ft.–4 ft. 7 in.).  The following 
fl ash modes are available:
Mode Description
Au to Flash fi res automatically when lighting is poor.
Au to with  red-
eye reduction Reduces “red eye” in portraits (see following page).
F
lash Cancel (off  ) Flash will not fi re even when lighting is poor.
Anytime Flash
(fi ll fl ash) F
lash fi res whenever picture is taken.  Use to “fi ll-in” (illuminate) shad-
ows and back-lit subjects.
Slow sync F
lash illuminates main subject; slow shutter speeds are used to capture 
background at night or under dim light.
3M ake selection (to exit without changing 
mode, wait fi  ve  seconds).  Selection is shown 
by  icon in display.  Selection for 
 mode is 
stored in memory even when camera is off  .
2
ConfirmCo n fi rmConfirm
Flash
H ighlight mode.
1ConfirmCo n fi rmConfirmFlash
Display fl  ash-mode menu.
The fl ash lamp shows fl ash status when the shutter-release 
button is pressed halfway.
•  On  (red) : Flash will fi re when picture is taken
•  Blinks red : Flash charging.  Wait a few seconds and try again.
•  Off  : Flash off   or not required.
T he Flash Lamp
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