Nikon Coolpix S50c User Manual

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4Choose the travel destination time zone
and press d.
The setting is enabled.
While the travel destination time zone is selected, the
Y icon will be displayed in the monitor when the
camera is in shooting mode.
jThe Clock Battery
The clock battery charges when the main battery is installed or an AC adapter is connected,
and can provide several days of backup power after about 10 hours of charging.
kX (Home Time Zone)
• To switch...

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kTime Zones (c16)
The camera supports the time zones listed below. Increments of less than one hour are not
supported; when travelling to or from destinations at half- or quarter-hour increments from
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), such as Afghanistan, Central Australia, India, Iran, Nepal, or
Newfoundland, set the camera clock to local time (c16, 108).
GMT +/–LocationGMT +/–Location
–11 Midway, Samoa +1 Madrid, Paris, Berlin
–10...

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Z Monitor Settings
Choose whether or not to display information in
the monitor, and set the monitor brightness.
Photo InfoThe following display options are available.
See “The Monitor” (c6) for information on indicators in the monitor.
Photo info
Choose information displayed in monitor during 
shooting and playback mode.
Brightness
Choose from five settings for monitor brightness.
Shooting modePlayback mode
Show info
(default...

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f Date Imprint
Date and time of recording can be imprinted on
pictures for printing this information from printers
that are not DPOF-compatible (c140).
At settings other than [Off], the icon for the current setting is displayed in the
monitor (c6).
jDate Imprint
• Imprinted dates form a permanent part of image data and cannot be deleted. 
• Dates imprinted at an image-mode setting (c89) of [TV screen (640)] may be difficult to...

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Date Counter
Pictures taken while this option is in effect are imprinted with the number of
days remaining until, or the number of days elapsed since a specified date.
Use it to track the growth of a child or count down the days until a birthday
or wedding.
Sample date counter time stamps are shown below.
Stored dates
Up to three dates can be stored. To set, choose 
an option, press the rotary multi selector J, 
enter a date...

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b Vibration Reduction
Vibration reduction effectively corrects blur, caused
by slight hand movement known as camera shake,
that commonly occurs when shooting with zoom
applied or at slow shutter speeds. Vibration reduc-
tion can be used in all shooting modes. 
When [Off] is selected, an icon for the current setting is not displayed in the
monitor (c6). Vibration reduction is enabled in anti-shake mode (c42)
regardless of the...

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u AF Assist
If [Auto] (default setting) is selected, AF-assist illu-
mination will be used to assist the focus operation
when the subject is poorly lit. 
Note that for some scene modes, AF-assist illumina-
tion turns off automatically. 
To disable this function, choose [Off]. When set to [Off], the camera may be
unable to focus if lighting is poor.
h Sound Settings
Adjust the following sound settings.
Button sound
When [On]...

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I Record Orientation
Choose whether or not to record the orientation of
pictures taken in “tall” orientation.
Choose [Auto] (default setting) to record the pic-
ture’s orientation detected by the camera’s sensor.
The taken picture will be automatically rotated
when played back on the camera monitor or with
PictureProject. When [Off] is selected, the picture will be displayed in the
same orientation as it was taken.
Picture...

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M Format Memory/O 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 mem-
ory card from the camera.
The [Format memory] option appears in the setup
menu.
Formatting a Memory Card
When the memory card is inserted in the camera,
the [Format card] option appears in the setup
menu.
j Formatting Internal Memory and Memory Cards
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j Language
Choose one of 20 languages for display of camera
menus and messages.
k Interface
Adjust settings for connection to a computer or
television.
CzechPolish
DanishPortuguese
GermanRussian
(default setting)Finnish
SpanishSwedish
FrenchSimplified Chinese
IndonesianTraditional Chinese
ItalianJapanese
DutchKorean
NorwegianThai
USB
Select [PTP] (default setting) or [Mass storage] for connection to computer 
(c75) or printer...