Nikon Coolpix S640 Users Manual

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cWelcome Screen
Select the welcome screen that is displayed when the camera is turned on.
Press the d button M z (setup menu) (A117) M cWelcome screen
None (default setting)
Welcome screen is not displayed.
COOLPIX
Displays a welcome screen.
Select an image
Select a picture in the internal memory or on the memory card for the welcome 
screen. Choose a picture in the picture selection screen (A111), and press the k 
button.
As the...

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dDate
Set the camera’s internal clock.
Setting the Travel Destination Time Zone
1Use the rotary multi selector to choose Time 
zone and press the k button.
•The Time zone screen is displayed.
2Choose xTravel destination and press the 
k button.
•The date and time displayed on the monitor changes 
according to the region currently selected. Press the d button M z (Setup menu) (A117) M dDate
Date
Set camera clock to current date and...

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3Press K.
•The time zone selection screen is displayed.
4Press J or K to choose the travel destination 
time zone.
•When using the camera in an area where daylight 
saving time is in effect, press H to set the clock to 
daylight saving time. When daylight saving time is 
turned on, the W icon is displayed and the clock 
advances by one hour. To turn the setting off, press I.
•Press the k button to enter the travel destination time...

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DTime Zones (A21)
The camera supports the time zones listed below.
For time differences not listed below, set the camera clock using Date.
UTC +/-LocationUTC +/-Location
-11Midway, Samoa +1Madrid, Paris, Berlin
-10 Hawaii, Tahiti +2 Athens, Helsinki, Ankara
-9 Alaska, Anchorage +3Moscow, Nairobi, Riyadh, 
Kuwait, Manama
-8PST (PDT): Los Angeles, 
Seattle, Vancouver+4 Abu Dhabi, Dubai
-7 MST (MDT): Denver, Phoenix +5 Islamabad,...

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eMonitor Settings
Change the settings for the options below.
Photo Info
The following display options are available.
See “The Monitor” (A6) for information on indicators in the monitor.
Press the d button M z (Setup menu) (A117) M eMonitor settings
Photo info
Choose information displayed in the monitor during shooting and playback mode.
Brightness
Choose from five settings for monitor brightness. The default setting is 3.
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fDate Imprint
The shooting date and time can be imprinted in pictures 
at the time of shooting. This information can be printed 
even from printers that do not support printing of date 
and time (A94).
At settings other than Off, the icon for the current setting is displayed in the 
monitor during shooting (A6).
BDate Imprint
•Imprinted dates form a permanent part of image data and cannot be deleted.
•Dates imprinted at an Image...

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gVibration Reduction
Reduce the effects of camera shake while shooting. 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.
Set vibration reduction to Off when using a tripod to stabilize the camera during 
shooting.
When vibration reduction is enabled, the current setting is displayed during 
shooting...

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UMotion Detection
Enable motion detection to reduce the effects of camera shake and subject 
movement when shooting still pictures.
The motion detection setting can be confirmed in the monitor while shooting 
(A6, 25).
The motion detection icon will glow green when the camera detects any vibration 
and increases the shutter speed. When Off is selected, the icon for the current 
setting is not displayed.
BNotes on Motion Detection...

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hAF Assist
Enable or disable AF-assist illumination.
uDigital Zoom
Enable or disable digital zoom.
BNotes on Digital Zoom
•When using digital zoom, AF area mode is set to Center and cannot be changed (A104).
•Digital zoom cannot be used in the following situations.
- When Scene auto selector, Portrait or Night portrait is selected for scene mode
- When smart portrait mode is selected
- When subject tracking mode is selected
- When...

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iSound Settings
Adjust the following sound settings.
kAuto Off
If no operations are performed for the selected length of time, the monitor will 
turn off and the camera enters standby mode (A19) to reduce drain on the 
batteries. The power-on lamp blinks in standby mode. If no operations are 
performed for another three minutes, the camera will turn off automatically.
Choose the time allowed to elapse before the camera enters...