Nikon Coolpix S600 User Manual

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3Press K.
The travel destination menu is displayed.
4Choose the travel destination time zone and 
press k.
The setting is enabled.
While the travel destination time zone is selected, the x 
icon will be displayed in the monitor when the camera is 
in shooting mode.
BThe 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...

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DTime Zones (A17)
The camera supports the time zones listed below. For time differences not listed below, set the 
camera clock to local time (A17, 99). The table contains some locations that are not displayed on 
the camera's time zone map.
UTC +/–LocationUTC +/–Location
–11 Midway, Samoa +1 Madrid, Paris, Berlin
–10 Hawaii, Tahiti +2 Athens, Helsinki, Ankara
–9 Alaska, Anchorage +3Moscow, Nairobi, Riyadh, 
Kuwait, Manama...

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e Monitor Settings
Choose whether or not to display information in the monitor, and set the monitor brightness.
Photo Info
The following display options are available.
See “The Monitor” (A6) 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. The default setting is 3. When 
monitor brightness...

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f Date Imprint
Date and time of recording can be imprinted on pictures. This information can be 
printed even from printers that do not support printing of date and time (A73
).
At settings other than Off, the icon for the current setting is displayed in the 
monitor (A6).
BDate Imprint
•Imprinted dates form a permanent part of image data and cannot be deleted. 
•Dates imprinted at an Image mode setting (A76) of OTV screen (640)...

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g 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. 
Turn vibration reduction off when using a tripod to stabilize the camera during 
shooting.
When vibration reduction is enabled, the current setting is displayed in the...

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h AF Assist
Change settings for AF-assist illumination.
u Digital Zoom
Adjust settings for using digital zoom.
BNotes on Digital Zoom
•AF area (A84) will be set in the center when digital zoom is been used.
•Digital zoom cannot be used in the following situations.
-When Scene Mode is set to Active child, Portrait, Night portrait or Close-up.
-Just before recording a movie (Up to 2
× zoom can be activated while recording movies.)...

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i Sound Settings
Adjust the following sound settings.
k Auto Off
When the camera is on and a period of time passes without any operations been 
done, the camera will enter standby mode (A15) to save power. Once in standby 
mode, the power lamp will blink, and if no operations are performed for another 
three minutes the camera turns off. To exit standby mode press either the power 
switch or the shutter button. The time taken to...

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l Format Memory/m 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.
B Formatting Internal Memory and Memory Cards
•Formatting the...

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n Language
Choose one of 23 languages for display of camera menus and messages.
o Video Mode
Adjust settings for connection to a television. Choose from NTSC and PAL.
CzechPolish
DanishPortuguese
GermanRussian
(default setting)Finnish
SpanishSwedish
GreekTurkish
FrenchSimplified Chinese
IndonesianTraditional Chinese
ItalianJapanese
HungarianKorean
DutchThai
Norwegian
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p Reset All
When Reset is selected, the camera’s settings will be restored to their default 
values.
Pop-up Menu
Scene Mode
Movie Menu
Shooting Menu
OptionDefault value
Flash mode (A28)AUTO
Self-timer (A30)OFF
Macro mode (A31)OFF
Exposure compensation (A32)0.0
OptionDefault value
Scene menu (A34)Active child
OptionDefault value
Movie options (A53)TV movie 640
Autofocus mode(A54)Single AF
OptionDefault value
Image mode (A76)i Normal...