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Technical Notes
Choosing  Reset also clears the current  fi le number ( 103) from memory.  Numbering will con-
tinue from the lowest number available (to reset fi  le numbering to 0001, delete all pictures before 
selecting  Reset).  All other settings are unaff  ected, including  Date (
 84),  Date counter  ( 87), 
Language  ( 89), USB  ( 89), and  Video mode  ( 89).
Defa u lt s  (Defaults ( 7 4, 8 0, 8 3, 8 9) 74, 80, 83, 89)
Choosing  Reset for Reset all  restores the following default settings:
Option Default
Shooting mode  (
 18–25)
Flash mode Auto
S elf timer Off 
Macro close-up Off 
On e-touch portrait
Exposure compensation 0
Po rtrait eff  ect Normal
Sc ene mode  (
 26–34) Party/Indoor
 mode framing assist PORTRAIT
 mode framing assistLANDSCAPE
 mode framing assist SPORTS
 mode framing assistNIGHT PORTRAIT
Exposure compensation 0
Movie menu  (
 36–37)
Movie options Small size 320
Set interval time 30 s
Auto-focus mode
Single AF
Electronic VROff  
Pictmotion settings  ( 52)
Music Pachelbel Kanon
S tyle Motion
Playback order Random
F it to length Repeat photos
Auto select 10 pictures
Shoot & Transfer  (wireless mode; 
 73)
Confi rm Transfer Off 
S ave  Images Off 
Shooting menu  (
 74–79)
Image mode Normal (2816)
White balance Auto
Exp. +/– 0
Option Default
Shooting menu  (continued)
Continuous Single
Interval timer 30 s
BSS Off 
Exposure BSS Highlight BSS
S ensitivity Auto
Color options Standard color
AF area mode Center
Playback menu  (
 80–82)
Slide showFrame intvl 3 s
S etup menu  (
 83–89)
Menus Te x t
Q uick startup On
W elcome screen Animation
Monitor settings
Photo info Show info
Brightness 4
Da te imprint Off 
AF assist Auto
S ound settings
Button sound On
S hutter sound 1
V olume Normal
Blur warning On
Auto off   1 min.
Auto transfer On
Mi scellaneous
Sound quality  ( 40) High
P aper size  (
 59, 60) Default
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Im ag e M od e (I mage Mode ( 7 4), M ovie  O ptio n s ( 74), Movie Options ( 3 6), a n d  S o u n d  Q ualit y  ( 36), and Sound Quality ( 4 0) 40)
The following table lists the number of pictures, maximum length per movie, or maximum to-
tal voice recording length that can be recorded to internal memory or a 256 MB memory card, 
t ogether with the size of still pictures printed at 300 dpi.
S etting Internal memory (20 MB) 256 MB memory card Print size (cm / in.)
Image modeHigh (2816★)   6    85 24 × 18 / 9½ × 7
Normal (2816)  13   165 24 × 18 / 9½ × 7
Normal (2048)  25   305 17 × 13 / 7 × 5
PC screen (1024)  85 1045 9 × 7 / 3½ × 2½
TV  screen (640) 182 2245 5 × 4 / 2 × 1½
Movie optionsTV movie 640★18 s 3 min.  40 s —
Small size 320★35 s 7 min.  20 s —
Small size 320 1 min.  10 s 14 min.  30 s —
Pictmotion 320 1 min. 1 min. —
Smaller size 160 3 min.  53 s 48 min.  5 s —
Time lapse movie★212 frames 1800 frames —Sound
qualityNormal 43 min.  35 s 5  hr. —
High15 min.  47 s 3 hr.  15 min.  55 s —
* All fi gures are approximate.  Actual capacity varies with make of memory card and, in the  case of JPEG images, with the type of scene recorded.  If memory remains for more than 
9999 pictures, exposure count display will show 9999.
Restr ic tio n s o n  C am era  S ettin g s (Restrictions on Camera Settings ( 7 4) 74)
Restrictions apply to the following settings in  mode:
Flash mode Flash turns off   at  Co ntinuous  settings of  Continuous  or  Multi-shot 16  or 
when  BSS is on.  Original mode is restored when  Single or  Intvl timer shoot-
ing  is selected or  BSS is turned off  .
S elf timer If self-timer is on, only one shot will be taken when shutter is released, regardless 
of settings chosen for  Continuous  and  BSS.  Original  Continuous  and  BSS set-
tings are restored when picture is taken or self-timer is turned off  .
Continuous Selecting Continuous  or  Multi-shot 16  turns  BSS off  .  Original  BSS setting is 
not restored when  Single is selected.
BSS Continuous  is set to  Single when  BSS is on.  Original setting is not restored 
when  BSS is turned off  .
White
balance White balance is set to 
Auto and can not be adjusted when  Black and white, 
S epia , or Cyanotype  is selected for  Color options .  Original white balance is 
r estored when  Standard color  or Vivid color  is selected.
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Im ag e F il e  a n d  F o ld er N am esImage File and Folder Names
Pi ctures, movies, and voice memos are assigned fi le names with three parts: a four letter iden-
tifi er, a four-digit fi le number assigned automatically by the camera in ascending order, and a 
three-letter extension (e.g., “DSCN0001.JPG”).
O riginals Identifi er Extension
Still picture DSCN .JPG
Mo vie DSCN .MOV
Time-lapse movie INTN .MOV
V oice recording DSCN .WAV
V oice memo Same as picture .WAV
Copies Identifi er Extension
Cropped copy RSCN .JPG
Small copy SSCN .JPG
D -lighting copy FSCN .JPG
Pi ctures and sound fi  les are stored in folders named with a three-digit folder number followed 
by a fi ve-character identifi er: “P_” plus a three-digit sequence number for pictures taken us-
ing panorama assist (e.g, “101P_001”; 
  29–30), “INTVL” for interval timer photography (e.g., 
“101INTVL”;   77), “SOUND” or “SOUNE” for voice recordings (e.g., “101SOUND”;  39), and 
“NIKON” for all other pictures (e.g, “100NIKON”).  Folders can hold up to 200 pictures; if a picture 
is taken when the current folder contains 200 pictures, a new folder will be created by adding 
one to the current folder number.  If a picture is taken when the current folder is numbered 
999 and contains 200 pictures or a picture numbered 9999, no further pictures can be taken 
until the medium is formatted (
 89) or a new memory card inserted.
F iles copied using  Copy >  Selected images  or COPY SOUND FILES >  Selected fi  les  are cop-
ied to the current folder, where they are assigned new fi le numbers in ascending order start-
ing from the largest fi le number in memory.   Copy >  All images  and COPY SOUND FILES > 
Co py all fi  les  copy all folders from the source device; fi le names do not change but new 
f older numbers are assigned in ascending order starting from the largest folder number on 
the destination device (
 42, 82).
Pi ctmotion movies (
 53) are stored under the “NKSS” folder in folders named with a three-
digit folder number followed by “PRJCT” (e.g., “101PRJCT”).  Each folder contains the picture 
and sound fi les for a single Pictmotion movie.
Pi ctures taken with  Off  selected for  Shoot & Transfer  >  Sa ve Images  are stored on the com-
puter using fi le names beginning with “STCN” followed by four-digit fi le numbers assigned 
automatically in ascending order (e.g., “STCN0001.JPG”).
C op ie s (C opies ( 4 4, 4 5, 8 2) 44, 45, 82)
C opies created using crop ( 44), D-Lighting (  45), and small picture ( 82) have the same 
transfer marking as the original but are not marked for printing or protection.  Copies created 
using  Copy (
 82) have the same protection marking as the original but are not marked for 
printing or transfer.  The crop and small picture options can not be used with copies created 
with crop or small picture; D-Lighting is not available with copies created with crop, D-Light-
ing, or small picture.
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Specifi  cations
Ni kon COOLPIX S6 Digital Camera
TypeC ompact digital camera
Eff  ective pixels6.0 million
f/-numberf/3.0 – f/5.4
Construction12 elements in 10 groups
Fo cal length5.8 –17.4 mm (35 mm [135] picture angle equivalent: approx. 35 –105 mm)
Lens3 × Zoom-Nikkor ED Lens
CCD12.5-in. CCD; total pixels: 6.18 million
Image size (pixels)• 2,816 × 2,112  (2816★, 2816)• 2,048 × 1,536  (2048)• 1,024 × 768  (1024)•  640 × 480  (640)
D igital zoomUp to 4 × (35 mm [135] picture angle equivalent: 420 mm)
Exposure
Metering256-segment matrix, center-weighted, spot, spot AF area
Range
Exposure controlPr ogrammed auto exposure with exposure compensation 
(–2.0 – +2.0  EV  in  steps  of 13  E V )
W:   1.2 –  16.1  EVT:  2.9 –  17.8  EV
Aperture
Rangef/3.0 and f/8.5 ( W )
Electronically-controlled ND fi lter selection
Shutter
S peed
M echanical and charge-coupled electronic shutter
2 – 1500 s
Approximate frame 
coverageShooting mode: 97% horizontal and 97% vertical
Playback: 100% horizontal and 100% vertical
Monitor
3.0 in., 230,000-dot, wide viewing-angle low-temperature polysilicon 
TFT LCD with 5-level brightness adjustment
S
elf-timerCan be selected from approximately 10 and 3 seconds duration
ISO sensitivity50, 100, 200, 400 (ISO equivalent); Auto (auto gain to ISO 200 equivalent)
St orage
MediaIn te rnal memory (approx. 20 MB); SD ( Secure  Digital) memory cards
File formatsC ompressed: JPEG-baseline-compliant
Mo vies: QuickTime
File systemDCF, Exif 2.2, and DPOF compliant
Sound fi les: WAV
Autofocus (AF)
Fo cus-area selectionC enter; manual with 99 focus areas
Co ntrast-detect AF with AF-assist illumination
Focus range (from lens)30 cm  (1 ft.) – ∞
M acro mode: 4 cm (1.6 in.)– ∞ (middle zoom position)
AF-assist illuminationClass 1 LED product (IEC 60825-1 Edition 1.2-2001); max. output: 1,500 µW
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 Specifi  cations
Ni kon will not be held liable for any errors this manual may contain.  The appearance of this 
product and its specifi cations are subject to change without notice.
Built-in fl  ash
Range (approx.)W:   0.3–2.6 m/1 ft.– 8 ft.  6 in.T:  0.3 – 1.4  m/1  ft – 4  ft.  7  in.
Sync methodSensor fl ash system
InterfaceUSB
V ideo outputCan be selected from NTSC and PAL
I/O terminalsMulti connector (supports ImageLink)
    
Po wer sources•  One rechargeable Nikon EN-EL8 lithium-ion battery (supplied)
•  EH-64 AC adapter (supplied)
Battery lifeApproximately 200 shots (EN-EL8) 
†
Approximate dimensions100.5 × 60 × 21 mm/4.0 × 2.4 × 0.8 in.  ( W × H × D)
Approximate weight140 g (4.9 oz.) without battery or memory card
O perating environment
Temperature0 – 40  °C  (32 – 104  °F)
HumidityL ess than 85% (no condensation)
*  Maximum logical data rates according to IEEE standard.  Actual rates may diff  er.
†  Based on  Camera and  Imaging  Produ cts  Association (CIPA) standard for measuring life of camera batteries.  Measured 
at 25 °C (77 °F); zoom adjusted with each shot, fl ash fi red with every other shot, image mode set to NORMAL.
Unless otherwise stated, all fi gures are for a camera with fully-charged EN-EL8 battery operated at an ambient 
te mperature of 25 °C (77 °F).
Supported
languagesChinese (Simplifi ed and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, 
F innish, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, 
Po rtuguese, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai
Wi reless
StandardsIEEE 802.11b/g (standard wireless LAN protocol), ARIB STD-T66 (stan-
dard for low power data communications systems)
Communications 
protocolsIEEE 802.11g: OFDM
IEEE 802.11b: DBPSK, DQPSK, CCK
Range (line of sight)Approximately 20 m/67 ft. (varies with location)
O perating frequency2412–2462 MHz (11 channels)
Da ta rates *IEEE 802.11g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps
IEEE 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, and 11 Mbps
Se curityTKIP, 128/64-bit (104/40-bit) WEP
A ccess protocolsInfrastructure / ad-hoc
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EH-64 AC Adapter
Rated input100–240 V AC, 50/60 Hz, 0.18–0.1 A
Rated capacity18–22  VA
Rated outputDC 4.8  V / 1.5 A
Operating temperature0 – 40  °C  (32 – 104  °F)
Approximate dimensions41 × 23.5 × 79 mm / 1.6 × 0.9 × 3.1 in. (W   H  D, excluding projections)
Length of cordApproximately 1.7 m (5 ft. 7 in.)
Approximate weight110 g (3.9 oz), excluding power cable
EN-EL8 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
T ypeRechargeable lithium-ion bat tery
Rated capacity3.7  V / 730  mAh
O perating temperature0 – 40  °C  (32 – 104  °F)
Approximate dimensions35 × 47 × 5 mm / 1.4 × 1.9  × 0.2 in. (W   H  D, excluding projections)
Approximate weight17 g (0.6 oz), excluding terminal cover
MV-15 COOL-STATION
S
upported camerasNi kon S6 digital cameras
I/O terminalsDC in, USB, audio-video out, camera connector
InterfaceUSB
O perating temperature0 – 40  °C  (32 – 104  °F)
Approximate dimensions111.5 × 28 × 50.5 mm/4.4 × 1.1 × 2.0 in. (W   H  D, excluding projections)
Approximate weight52 g  (1.8 oz)
PV-11 Dock Insert
Approximate dimensions135.5 × 22.5 × 63 mm/5.3 × 0.9 × 2.5 in. (W   H  D, excluding projections)
Approximate weight32 g  (1.1 oz)
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Index
Symb ols (auto) mode, 18 (calendar) mode, 47 (delete) button, 19, 43 (D-lighting) button, 2, 45 (list-by-date) mode, 48 (MENU) button, 3, 17 (mode) button, 3, 5, 17 (movie) mode, 35 (One-touch portrait) button, 
2, 24
 (Pictmotion) mode, 50 (playback) mode, 43, , , ,  see  scene assist 
modes
 (shooting/playback) button, 
3, 19, 43
 (voice recording) mode, 39 (voice recording) playback 
mode, 41
 (wireless) mode, 63–73 (wait) icon, 16, 93
A
A ccessories, 90
AEL , 29
AF ●, see  Focus, indicator
Au tofocus , see Focus
AF-area mode , 79
AF Assist , 88
Au to-focus mode , 37
Auto  off , 88
Au to transfer , see  Interface
A/V cable, 8, 54
B
Backlit subjects, 20, 28
Batteries, 10–11
Battery level indicator, 6–7, 14
Best Shot Selector, 78
Black-and-white, 79
Blur, 21, 88
Blur warning , 88
Brightness , see  Monitor set-
tings
BSS , see Best Shot Selector
Burst shooting , see Co ntinuous ; 
Scene assist, Sports (
)
Button sound , see  S ound 
settings
C
Calendar playback, 47
Clock , see Date
Close-ups, 23, 28
C olor options , 79
Com puter, 54.   See also  Wi reless.
Co ntinuous , 76
C opies, 44, 45, 82.   See also  Copy 
(playback menu); Cropping 
pictures; D-lighting;  Small pic.
Copy  (playback menu), 82
Cropping pictures, 44
C yanotype, 79
D
Date , 84
Date and time,  see Date
printing, 57, 61, 87
Date counter , see  Date imprint
Date imprint , 87
Daylight saving time,  see Date
DCF , see Design rule for Camera 
F ile system
De fault settings, 101
restor ing, see Reset all
Delete , 81
D eleting pictures, 19, 43, 81
in full-frame playback, 19, 43
selected pictures, 81
D esign rule for Camera File 
system, 100
Digital Print Order Format, 60–61,  100
Direct Print,  see Pict Bridge
D -lighting, 45
D ock insert, 62
DPOF , see Digital Print Order 
Format
E
Electronic VR , 37
E-mail, 74, 82
Error messages, 93–95
Exif 2.2, 100
Exif Print , see Exif 2.2
Exp. +/– , 25, 31, 76
Exposure compensation, 25,  31, 76scene mode, 31
shooting mode, 76
Extension, 103
F
F ile names, 103
F ill fl ash, 20Firmwa re, 89
Firmware  version , 89
F lash, 20
mode, 20
F ocus, 16, 79
area, 16, 79
face-priority, 24
indicator, 16
lock, 79
mode, 37 ,79
F ormat , see  F ormat card
F ormat card , 89
F ormat memory , 89
Fo rm atting, 12, 89
internal memory , see F ormat 
memory
memory cards , see Format cardF raming, 16, 18, 24, 32
guides, 32
F ull-time AF,  see Focus, mode
H
Help, 17
I
Im ageLink, 62, 100
Image mode , 74
Im age size , see Image mode
I ndicator lamp, 11, 16, 36, 39, 77
I ndoor photography, 20, 21, 26
Interface , 54, 55, 58, 62, 65, 89
In te rnal memory, 12, 14
J
JPEG, 103
JPG, 103
L
Landscapes, 28, 33
Language , 89
Language, choosing, 89
L ens, 2, 92
List by date, 48
M
Ma cro close-up, 23, 28
Me mory cards, 12–13, 89, 90, 102
approved, 90
capacity of, 102
fo rm atting, 12, 89
inserting and removing, 12–13
Me mory card slot, 3, 12–13
Me nus, 5, 17, 74 
Menus , 83
Index
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Index
Mo nitor, 3, 6–7, 91, 92
brightness, 86
indicators in, 6–7
Monitor settings , 86
MOV, 103
Mo vies, 35–38
r ecording, 35–37
viewing, 38
MO VIE menu, 36–37
Mo ving subjects, 34, 76
Multi selector, 4, 17
N
N ight photography, 20, 26
Noise reduction, 21, 27–28, 34
NTSC , see V ideo mode
Number of exposures remaining,  14, 102
O
On/off  , see  Power switch
One-touch portrait, 24–25 button, 2
menu, 25
P
PA L , see  V ideo mode
P anorama, 29–30
Photo info , see  Monitor settingsPi ctBridge, 57–61, 100
Pi ctmotion, 50–53
Pi ctureProject, 52, 54–56
PLAYBACK MENU, 80–82
Pl ayback, 19, 43
calendar, 47, 49
full-frame, 19, 43
list by date, 48–49
menu, 80–82
movies, 38
on TV, 54
Pi ctmotion, 53
thumbnail, 43
v oice memo, 46
z oom, 44
Po rtraits, 24–25, 26
Po we r-on lamp, 2, 14
Po wer switch, 2 ,14
Pr inting pictures, 57–62.  See 
also  Date and time, printing; 
Date imprint ; Digital Print Order 
Fo rmat; PictBridge;  Print set
P rint set , 61
Pr int size, 59–60
Prot ect, 81
Protected pictures, 6–7, 81
Q
Quick format , see  F ormat card
Quick startup , 83
QuickTime ,  104
R
Red-eye reduction , see Flash, 
mode
Reset all , 89, 101
S
 (scene) mode, 26–31 Back light (), 28
Beach/Snow (), 27
Close-up (), 28
Copy (), 28
Dusk/Dawn (), 28
Firewor ks show (), 28
Museum (), 28
N ight landscape (), 28
P anorama assist (), 29–30
Pa rty/Indoor (), 27
Sunset (), 27
Scene assist modes, 32–34 Landscape (
), 33
N ight portrait (), 34
Po rtrait (), 33
Sports (), 34
Secure Digital (SD) , see Memory 
cards
Self-timer, 22
Self-timer lamp, 2, 22
Sepia, 79
SET-UP MENU, 83–89
SHOOTING MENU, 74–79
Shutter-release button, 2, 16
Shutter sound , see  Soun d 
settings
Single AF,  see Focus, mode
Size , see  Image mode
Sleep mode , see  Auto off  
Slide show , 81
Slow sync , see Flash, mode
Small pic. , 82
Smear, 91
Sound, 38, 40, 46 ,51, 75
S ound settings , 88
Standby mode , see Auto off  
Strap, camera, 2–3
Support information, 1
T
Te lephoto , see Zoom
Te levision, 36, 54, 74, 89
connecting to, 54
Thumbnail playback, 43
Time,  see Date
Time zone, 84–85, 100
Timer,  see Self-timer
T ransfer, 54–56
mark, 55
marking pictures for, 55, 81, 89
wireless, 63–73
Tr ansfer marking , 81
Tr ipod, 3, 22, 27–28, 34
T  button , see Zoom control
U
USB , 56, 89.   See also  Interface
USB, 54–56, 58, 62, 65 cable, 8, 54–56 ,58
connection, 54–56, 58
connector, 8, 54–56, 58
V
VCR, 54
Vid eo mode , 54, 89.  See 
also  Interface
V ivid color, 79
V oice memo, 46
V oice recording, 39–42
V olume, 38, 41, 46, 53, 88
Vol ume , see  So und settings
W
WAV,  103
We lcome screen , 84
Whit e balance , 75
White balance, 75 preset, 75
W ide angle , see Zoom
Wi reless, 63–73
Wi reless LED, 2, 72
W  button , see Zoom control
Z
Z oom, 15
digital, 15
indicator, 6–7, 15
optical, 15
playback, 44
Z oom control, 2
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