Nikon Coolpix S5 Users Manual

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Scene and Scene Assist Modes
Using Exposure Compensation in Scene Mode
Exposure compensation is used to alter exposure from the value selected by the 
camera.  Choose from values between –2.0 EV and +2.0 EV.  Negative values pro-
duce darker pictures, positive values brighter pictures.  To choose a value for expo-
sure compensation, select a scene (
 27–29) and follow the steps below.
1
Display scene menu.
2
Highlight  (Exp. +/– ).
3
Display exposure compensation menu.
4
Choose value for exposure compensation.
5
Select and exit to scene menu.
6
Return to previously-selected scene.
Exposure compensation for the current scene will be reset to 0 when the camera is 
turned off   or another scene or shooting mode is selected.
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Scene and Scene Assist Modes
Sc ene Assist Mode
Compose pictures with the help of framing guides displayed in the monitor.
5
H ighlight composition type. *
6
Select and return to shooting mode.
1
Display shooting mode menu.
2
H ighlight , , , or . 
3
Select and exit to selected mode.
7Take pictures.  If framing guides are dis-
played, position subject in guides before 
shooting.
* :   camera setup ( 70); : select image-mode ( 61); : adjust exposure ( 31)
4
Display framing assist menu.
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Scene and Scene Assist Modes
 Po rtrait Assist : Use for smooth, natural-looking portraits.
PORTRAIT No guides are displayed.  Camera sets focus 
and exposure for subject in center focus area.
Po
rtrait Left
Compose shot with subject in left or right half 
of frame. 
†Po rtrait Right
Po rtrait Close-up Compose shot with face in top half of frame. 
†
Po rtrait Couple C
ompose shot with two subjects side-by-
side. 
†
Po rtrait Figure C
ompose shot in “tall” orientation. 
†
*  AF-assist available in  PORTRAIT mode.
† Camera sets focus and exposure for subject in framing guides.
  L andscape Assist : Use for vivid landscapes or portraits that 
f eature a landmark in the background.
LANDSCAPE No guides are displayed.  Use to focus on dis-
tant objects through foreground objects such 
as windows or a screen of branches. 
†
Scenic View C
ompose shot with sky in top third of frame.  
Ma tch skyline with wavy yellow guide. 
†
Architecture P
hotograph buildings.  Framing grid helps 
k eep verticals and horizontals aligned with the 
frame. 
†
Group Right C
ompose shots with landmark to left or right 
of portrait subjects.  Camera sets focus and ex-
posure for portrait subjects.
Group Left
* In  Group Right  and  Group Left  modes, fl ash mode is automatically set to  AUTO; other 
modes can be selected.
† Camera focuses at infi nity.  Focus indicator (
  16) is always displayed in green when shut-
te r-release button is pressed halfway; note, however, that foreground objects may not al-
ways be in focus.
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OFFOFFOFFOFF* *
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Scene and Scene Assist Modes
SPORTS While shutter-release button is held down, camera shoots about 2.2 frames 
per second (fps) until  
icon is displayed.  Camera focuses continuously 
even when shutter-release button is not pressed.
Sport
Spectator As
 above, except that camera focuses at about 4.5 m/15 ft. (6 m/20 ft. at maxi-
mum zoom) to infi nity for improved shutter response.
Sport
C omposite Each time shutter-release button is pressed, camera takes 
16 shots in about 2 seconds and arranges them in single 
picture  
(1,600 × 1,200 pixels) in size.  Camera focuses 
continuously even when shutter-release button is not 
pressed.
  Night Portrait Assist : Use for a natural balance between the 
main subject and background lighting in portraits shot at 
night.  This mode off  ers the same assist options as portrait as-
sist mode.  To prevent  blurring, mount the camera on a tripod 
or rest it on a fl at, stable surface.
*  AF-assist available in  NIGHT PORTRAIT mode.
 S ports Assist : Capture motion in a series of high-speed shots.  
No framing guides are displayed.  Focus, exposure, and white 
balance for all pictures are determined by the fi rst shot in each 
series.OFFOFFOFFOFF
OFFOFFOFF
*
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Movies
Movies
Recording Movies
To shoot movies with sound recorded via the built-in microphone, select shooting 
mode and follow the steps below (no sound is recorded for time-lapse movies).  
Mo vies recorded to internal memory at the default setting of  Small Size 320 can 
be up to 1 minute 14 seconds long; a 256 MB memory card can hold up to 14 min-
utes 30 seconds.
1
Display shooting mode menu.
2
H ighlight .
4Pr ess shutter-release button all the way 
down to start recording.  Progress bar shows 
amount of memory remaining.  Press shut-
te r-release button all the way down a sec-
ond time to end recording.
3S elect and exit to movie mode.  Exposure 
c ount display shows maximum total length 
of movie that can be recorded.
  Recording Movies
The fl ash (
  20) turns off   in all modes except  Time-lapse movie .  The self-timer ( 22) can 
not be used.  Optical zoom can not be adjusted during recording; digital zoom is available to 
a maximum of 2 × (
 15).
If  the camera is pointed at the sun or other bright light source during recording, vertical com-
et-like streaks (“smear”) may appear in the movie.  Avoid pointing the camera at bright light 
sources when fi lming movies.
  More on Movies
See the Appendix for information on how movie fi les are stored (
  89), the maximum total 
length of movie that can be recorded at diff  erent settings ( 88), and movie menu defaults 
( 87).
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Movies
3Press shutter-release button all the way 
down to start recording.    Camera will take 
pictures at specifi  ed interval until shutter-
r elease button is pressed again, memory 
is full, or 1800 frames have been recorded.  
M onitor turns off   and indicator lamp blinks 
gr een between shots.
1
Choose interval between shots.
2
Select and exit to movie options menu.  
Press  button to exit menu.
Th e Movie Menu
Pressing the  button in movie mode displays the movie menu.  Options chosen 
in this menu are restored the next time movie mode is selected.
O ption Description
SET UP Display setup menu ( 70).
Movie optionsChoose type of movie that will be recorded (see below).
Auto-focus mode Choose how camera focuses in movie mode ( 37).
Electronic VR Reduce eff ects of camera shake ( 37).
  Movie Options
The following options are available:
O ption Size (pixels) Frames per second
TV  movie 640★640 × 480 30
Small size 320★320 × 240 30
Small size 320 320 × 240 15
Pictmotion 320 
*320 × 240 15
Smaller size 160 160 × 120 15
Time-lapse movie★640 × 480 30
*  Maximum length is 60 s, making movie suitable for use with Pictmotion (
 48).
Time-Lapse Movie : Record fl owers opening or butterfl ies emerging from cocoons.  
The camera takes up to 1800 stills at specifi ed intervals and joins them into a silent 
movie up to sixty seconds long.  Charge the battery before shooting begins.
Selecting  Time-lapse movie
★ displays the menu shown in Step 1, below.
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MoviesTo play a movie, display it in full-frame playback and 
press the 
  button.  Playback controls appear at the 
t op of the display; press the rotary multi selector left or 
r ight to highlight a control, then press the 
 button to 
perform the selected operation.
Control Description
Mo vie rewinds while  button is pressed.
Movie advances while  button is pressed.
Pause playback.  Rotate rotary multi selector for single-frame advance or rewind.
Go ahead one frame.  Advance continues while  button is pressed.
Go back one frame.  Rewind continues while  button is pressed.
Resume playback.
End movie and return to full-frame playback.
V olume is displayed when the zoom control is pressed.  Select  W to  lower volume, 
T  to  increase.  Rotate the rotary multi selector to fast forward or rewind while the 
movie is playing.  To delete a movie, display it in full-frame playback or select it in the 
thumbnail list and press the 
 button.  A confi rmation dialog will be displayed.
  Au to-focus Mode
Choose how the camera focuses in movie mode.
O ption Description
Single AF Camera focuses when shutter-release button is pressed halfway and 
locks at this position during shooting, preventing sound of camera 
f
ocusing from interfering with recording.
F ull-time AF Camera constantly adjusts focus, even when shutter-release button 
is not pressed.
 
Electronic VR
Choose  On to  r educe the eff  ects of camera shake in all movie modes except  Time-
lapse movie .  An electronic VR indicator is displayed in the monitor when elec-
tronic VR is on (
 6–7).
Movie Playback
In  full-frame playback ( 41), movies are indicated by 
a 
 icon.
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Voice Recordings
Vo ice Recordings
Audio voice recordings can be recorded over the built-in microphone and played 
back over the built-in speaker.
Making a Voice Recording
To  make a voice recording, select shooting mode and follow these steps:
1
Display shooting mode menu.
2
Highlight .
3Select and exit to voice recording mode.  
Display shows length of recording that can 
be made.
*  Camera enters stand-by mode (
 14) and indicator lamp turns green.  Press  to reacti-
vate display.  To pause recording, press   button; self-timer and indicator lamps will blink.  
Pr ess again to resume.
† To create index, press rotary multi selector up, down, left, or right during recording.  Camera  can skip to any index during playback.  Start of recording is index number 01; other numbers 
are assigned in ascending order, to maximum of 98.
4
Pr ess shutter-release button all the way down to start recording. *
1  Recording indicator
2   File number
3   Length of recording
4   Da te of recording 5
  Time remaining
6   Index number †
7  Progress indicator
5Pr ess shutter-release button all the way 
down a second time to end recording.  Re-
co rding will end automatically after fi  ve 
hours or when no more memory is avail-
able.
  V oice Recordings
See the Appendix for information on how voice recordings are stored (
  89) and on the 
maximum total length of voice recording that can be stored ( 88).
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Voice Recordings
The Voice Recording Menu
Pr essing the 
 button in voice recording mode displays the following options.  
The option selected for  Sound quality  is restored the next time voice recording 
mode is selected.
O ption Description
SET UP Display setup menu ( 70).
Sound quality Select High for high quality,  Normal for reduced fi le size.
Playing Voice Recordings
To play voice recordings back, select playback mode and follow these steps.
4
Select recording.
1
Display playback mode menu.
2
H ighlight .
3
Display list of voice recordings.
5
Play recording.  Rotate rotary multi selector to advance or rewind.  To delete recording, 
press  button.  Press  to exit playback and return to recording mode.
1  Contr ol icons *
2  File number
3   Playback time
4   Index number
5   Progress indicator 6
  Date  of recording
7   Length of recording
8   Volume †
9   Index
*  Press rotary multi selector left or right to highlight control, press 
 button to select.
P ause playback.
Resume playback.
A dvance recording.  Playback resumes when rotary multi selector is released.
Rewind recording.  Playback resumes when rotary multi selector is released.
Return to start of current index.
Skip to next index.
End playback and return to voice recording list.
† Zoom control controls volume.  Select  W to lower volume,  T to raise volume.
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Voice Recordings
Co pying Voice Recordings
To  copy voice recordings between internal memory and a memory card, display 
the voice recording list shown in Step 3 on the preceding page and press the 
 
button.  This option is available only when a memory card is inserted.
1H ighlight option:
• : Copy recordings from internal mem-
ory to memory card
• : Copy recordings from memory card 
to  internal memory
3
Highlight  Selected fi  les . *
2
Display menu of copy options.
* To copy all voice recordings, highlight  Copy all fi  les  and press  button.  Confi rmation 
dialog will be displayed; highlight  Yes  and press  button.
5
Highlight fi  le.
4
Display list of voice recording fi  les.
6
C onfi  rmation dialog displayed.
7
H ighlight  Ye s and press  button 
to copy fi  le.
 V oice Recordings
Pi ctureProject can not be used to transfer or play voice recordings.  Select  Interface >  Mass 
storage  for  USB , copy the fi les manually, and then play them back using QuickTime or any 
other WAV-compatible audio player.  Note that index points created with the camera can not 
be used when voice recordings are played back on another device.
The COOLPIX S5 may be unable play or copy sound fi les created with other devices.  
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