Nikon Coolpix S51 Users Manual

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Shooting, Playback, and Setup Menus
f Date Imprint
Date and time of recording can be imprinted on pictures for printing this 
information from printers that are not DPOF-compatible (c135).
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 (c87) 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 reduction can be 
used in all shooting modes. 
When [Off] is selected, an icon for the current setting is not displayed in the 
monitor (c6).
jNotes on Vibration Reduction
• Vibration reduction may take a few seconds to...

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h Sound Settings
Adjust the following sound settings.
I Record Orientation
Choose whether or not to record the orientation of pictures taken in “tall” 
orientation.
Choose [Auto] (default setting) to record the picture’s orientation detected 
by the camera’s sensor. The taken picture will be automatically rotated in 
playback mode. When [Off] is selected, the picture will be displayed in the 
same orientation as it was taken....

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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 
memory 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 23 languages for display of camera menus and messages.
k Video Mode
Choose from [NTSC] and [PAL].
n Reset All
This option restores the following settings to their 
default values.
Pop-up menu
CzechPolish
DanishPortuguese
GermanRussian
(default setting)Finnish
SpanishSwedish
GreekTurkish
FrenchSimplified Chinese
IndonesianTraditional Chinese
ItalianJapanese
HungarianKorean
DutchThai
Norwegian
OptionDefault...

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Scene mode
One-touch portrait menu
Movie menu
Pictmotion menu
Shooting menu
OptionDefault value
Scene mode (c34)Portrait
OptionDefault value
Portrait effect (c43)Normal
OptionDefault value
Movie options (c63)Small size 320
Stop-motion movies (c64)5 fps
Auto-focus mode (c65)Single AF
OptionDefault value
Background music (c58)High-speed
Effects (c59)Motion
Playback order (c59)Random
Playback duration (c59)Fit to music length...

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Setup menu
Others
• Choosing [Reset all] also clears the current file number (c118) from the memory. 
Numbering will continue from the lowest number available. To reset file numbering to 
“0001”, delete all pictures (c99) before selecting [Reset all].
• Settings for [Date] (c105), [Date counter] (c110), [Language] (c114), and [Video 
mode] (c114) in the setup menu will remain unaffected even if [Reset all] is performed.
B Firmware...

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Technical Notes
Technical Notes
Optional Accessories
Approved Memory Cards
The following memory cards have been tested and approved for use in the 
COOLPIX S51.
1If the memory card will be used with a card reader or similar device, the device must 
support memory card specifications. 
2SDHC-compliant.
Other cards have not been tested. For more details on the memory cards 
listed above, please contact the manufacturer.
Rechargeable batteryRechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL8
Battery chargerBattery...

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Technical Notes
Image/Sound File and Folder Names
Pictures, movies, voice memos, and voice recordings are assigned file names 
as follows.
• Files are stored in folders named with a folder number followed by a five-
character identifier: “P_” plus a three-digit sequence number for pictures 
taken using panorama assist (e.g., “101P_001”; c40), “SOUND” 
(normal quality sound) or “SOUNE” (high quality sound) for voice 
recordings (e.g., “101SOUND”; c67), and “NIKON” for all other pictures 
(e.g.,...