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Voice Recordings
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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Playing Voice Recordings
To  play voice recordings back, select playback mode and follow these steps.
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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.
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Viewing Pictures on the Camera
Viewing Pictures on the Camera
To  view pictures full-frame in the monitor ( full-frame 
playback ), press the 
 button (if the camera is off  , 
pressing the 
  button for about a second will turn 
the camera on in playback mode).  The following op-
erations can be performed:
  V iewing Pictures in Internal Memory
Pi ctures in internal memory can only be viewed if no memory card is inserted.
To Pr ess
View other pictures19
D elete picture
—
Z oom picture in
T (
) 44
Vi ew thumbnails
W (
) —
Vi ew playback mode menu
5
To Pr ess
View playback menu80
Record/play voice memo Shutter 
button 46
Enhance contrast
45
Movie : Play movie 38
Exit to shooting mode
—
Vi ewing Multiple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback
Pr essing the zoom control to  W () in full-frame play-
back displays pictures in “contact sheets” of four, nine, 
sixteen, or twenty-fi ve thumbnail images.  The follow-
ing operations can be performed while thumbnails are 
displayed:
Deleting Pictures
Pr essing the  button in full-frame or thumbnail play-
back displays the dialog shown at right.  Highlight  Ye s 
and press the 
 button to delete the selected picture.
Erase  image (s)?E ra se   i m ag e ( s )?Erase  image (s)?
ConfirmC o n fi rmConfirmNo
YesY esYes
To Pr ess
Highlight picture—
Change number of pictures 
displayed W
 (
)/
T  () —
D elete highlighted picture—
To Pr ess
Exit to full-frame playback—
Vi ew playback mode menu
5
Vi ew playback menu
80
Enhance contrast
45
Exit to shooting mode
—
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Viewing Pictures on the Camera
Ta king a Closer Look: Playback Zoom
Pr essing the zoom control to  T during full-frame play-
back zooms the current picture in 3 ×, with the center 
of the picture displayed in the monitor (Quick Playback 
Z oom).  The following operations can be performed 
while pictures are zoomed in:
To Pr ess
Zoom in (maximum 10 ×) T ()—
Z oom out
W (
) —
Vi ew other areas of picture
—
D elete picture
43
Exit to full-frame playback
43
Vi ew mode menu
5
Vi ew playback menu
80
Create cropped copy (see below) Shutter button —
Exit to shooting mode
—
Creating a Cropped Copy
If a   icon is displayed in the monitor during play-
back zoom, the portion of the picture currently visible 
in the monitor can be saved to a separate fi le.  Pressing 
the shutter-release button displays the dialog shown 
at right; highlight  Ye s and press the 
 button to cre-
ate a new picture containing only the area visible in 
the monitor.
Cropped copies are stored as JPEG fi  les with a compression ratio of 1 : 8.  Depending 
on the size of the original and the zoom ratio at the time the copy was created, cop-
ies will be 2,592 × 1,944 (
),  2,048 × 1,536  (),  1,600 × 1,200  (),  1,280 × 960  (), 
1,024 × 768  (
),  640 × 480  (),  320 × 240  (), or 160 × 120 () pixels in size.
     Save this imageS a ve  t h is  i m ag eas displayed?as d is p la ye d ?     Save this image
as displayed?
ConfirmC o n fi rmConfirmNo
YesY esYes
 Cropped Copies
See the Appendix for more information on cropped copies (
 103).
  Auto Po wer off   (Stand-by Mode)
At default settings, the monitor will turn off   if no operations are performed for about a minute 
during playback (stand-by mode; 
  88).  The camera will turn off   automatically if no opera-
tions are performed for another three minutes. Playback zoom display.  
Note that “tall” orientation  pictures are displayed in “wide” orientation when 
z oomed in.  Select  T once 
to  display picture in “wide” 
orientation, again to zoom  picture in 3 ×.
·
ScrollScro llScroll ZoomZoomZoom
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Viewing Pictures on the Camera
Enhancing Contrast: D-Lighting
Pressing the  button during full-frame 
or thumbnail playback creates a copy 
of the current picture with enhanced 
brightness and contrast, brightening 
dark and backlit subjects.
  D -Lighting
See the Appendix for more information on D-Lighting copies (
 103).
During playback, copies created with D-Lighting are indicated by a   icon ( 
6–7).
1
C onfi  rmation dialog displayed.
2
H ighlight  OK.
3Create copy.
Before After
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Viewing Pictures on the Camera
Voice Memos: Recording and Playback
The built-in microphone ( 2) can be used to record 
v oice memos for pictures marked with a 
 icon in 
full-frame playback (
 43).
Recording Voice Memos
To  record a voice memo, press and hold the shutter-release button.  Recording 
ends after about 20 seconds or when the button is released.  Do not touch the mi-
crophone during recording.  Note that if a voice memo already exists for the current 
picture, it must be deleted before a new voice memo can be recorded.
Playing Voice Memos
During playback, pictures to which a voice memo has been appended are indi-
cated by a 
  icon ( 6–7).  Press the shutter-release button to start and stop 
playback.  Volume is controlled by the zoom control.  Select  W to  lower volume,  T 
to  increase.
D eleting Voice Memos
To  delete the voice memo for the current picture, press 
the 
  button.  The dialog shown at right will be dis-
played; rotate the rotary multi selector to highlight an 
option and press the 
 button to select.
•  No : Exit without deleting the picture or voice memo.
• 
: Delete voice memo only.
•  Ye s : Delete both picture and voice memo.
ConfirmCo n fi rmConfirmNo
Yes
Y es
Erase  image (s)?Era se   i m ag e ( s )?Erase  image (s)?
Yes
 V oice Memos
V oice memos can not be added to pictures created with other types of camera.  Voice memos 
r ecorded using other types of camera can not be played back on the COOLPIX S6.  See the 
Appendix for more information on voice memos (
 103).
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Viewing Pictures on the Camera
Vi ewing Pictures by Date
In  full-frame and thumbnail playback, pictures taken on selected dates can be se-
lected for viewing, deletion, printing, protection, and transfer.
Calendar Mode : Choose a date from a calendar.
1
Display playback mode menu ( 5).
2
Highlight  Calendar  ().
3Dates for which pictures exist are underlined 
in yellow.  The following operations can be 
performed:
To Pr ess
Select month (keep control 
pressed for quick scroll) W
/T —
H ighlight date (only if pictures 
exist for more than one date)
—
View  pictures taken on date
49
D elete all pictures taken on date
43
Vi ew playback mode menu
5
Vi ew playback menu
48
Exit to shooting mode
—
  C alendar/List by Date
The camera lists a maximum of 9,000 pictures for each date.  Dates with more than 9,000 
pictures are indicated by an asterisk (“ *”).  Pictures taken while the camera clock is not set are 
not displayed.
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Viewing Pictures on the Camera
Pressing the  button in the calendar or date list dis-
plays the options listed at right.  These options apply to 
all pictures taken on the currently selected date.Opt ion
Print set 61
Slide show 81
Delete 81
Prot ect 81
Tr ansfer marking 81
List-by-Date Mode: Choose a date from a list.
1
Display playback mode menu ( 5).
2
Highlight  List By Date  ().
3View dates for which pictures exist.  The fol-
lowing operations can be performed:
To Pr ess
Highlight date—
View  pictures taken on date
49
D elete all pictures taken on date
43
Vi ew playback mode menu
5
Vi ew playback menu
—
Exit to shooting mode
—
*  Camera lists up to 30 dates.  If pictures ex-
ist for more than 30 dates, all pictures re-
corded earlier than most recent 29 dates 
will be listed together as  Others .
 P rint Set/Transfer Marking
Selecting  P
rint set
 or  Transfer marking  from the menu for the calendar or date list displays 
a confi rmation dialog.  Selecting  Ye s r emoves existing  print or transfer marking from all pic-
tures in internal memory or on the memory card , ensuring that only pictures taken on the 
selected date are selected for printing or transfer.
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Viewing Pictures
To  view pictures taken on a selected date, highlight 
the date in the calendar or date list and press the 
 
button.  The fi rst picture for that date will be displayed 
full frame, with 
  (calendar mode) or  (list-
by-date mode) displayed in the top left corner, and the 
date and time of recording displayed in place of the 
f older name and fi le number and type (
  6–7).  The 
f ollowing operations can be performed:
Pr essing the 
 button in full-frame playback displays 
the options listed at right.  These options apply only 
to  the picture currently displayed full frame, although 
other pictures taken on the same date can be select-
ed.Opt ion
Print set 61
Slide show 81
Delete 81
Prot ect 81
Tr ansfer marking 81
Small pic. 82
To Press
View other pictures taken 
on same date19
D elete picture
43
Z oom picture in
T (
) 44
Vi ew playback mode menu
5
To Pr ess
View playback menu—
Record/play voice memo Shutter button 46
Enhance contrast
45
Movie : Play movie 38
Return to date list W (
) —
Exit to shooting mode
—
: calendar mode: list-by-date mode Date/
time
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Viewing Pictures on the Camera
Pi ctmotion  by muvee
Pictmotion creates slide show movies with custom transitions and background 
music.   It is only available when a memory card is inserted in the camera .
Creating a Pictmotion Movie
To  create a simple movie using the ten most recent pictures during full-frame or 
thumbnail playback:
1
Display playback mode menu ( 5).
2
Hi ghlight  Pictmotion  ().
3
Display options.
4
Highlight .
5
Display options.
6
Hi ghlight  All images .
7
View Pictmotion.
8
Yes
No
N oChange settingsCh an ge s e ttin gsConfirmCo n fi rmConfirmChange settings
No
Save Pictmotion?
S
a ve  P ic tm otio n ?Save Pictmotion?
When dialog is displayed, highlight  Ye s.
9Save Pictmotion and return to Step 3.
Pictmotion is powered by muvee Technologies.
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