Nikon Coolpix S6 Users Manual

11
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...

12
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...

13
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...

14
Camera Operation
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 ( 43).
  Auto Po wer off   (Stand-by Mode)
In  shooting mode,  the monitor will dim to reduce the drain on the...

15
Camera Operation
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...

16
Camera Operation
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...

17
Camera Operation
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...

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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 (...

19
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...

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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...