Nikon Coolpix S640 Users Manual

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Troubleshooting
Technical Notes
Camera settings reset.Backup battery is exhausted; all settings were restored 
to their default values.121
Monitor turns off, and 
the power-on lamp 
blinks rapidly.Battery temperature is high. Turn off camera, and allow 
battery to cool down before resuming use. After the 
lamp blinks for three minutes, the camera will turn off 
automatically, but you can also press the power switch 
to turn it off manually.19
Battery inserted into 
the camera is not 
charged when the...

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Electronically Controlled Cameras
In extremely rare instances, unusual characters may appear in the monitor and the 
camera may stop functioning. In most cases, this phenomenon is caused by a 
strong external static charge. Turn the camera off, remove and replace the battery, 
then turn the camera on again. In the event of continued malfunction, contact 
your retailer or Nikon-authorized service representative. Note that disconnecting 
the power source as described...

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Optical zoom cannot 
be used.Optical zoom cannot be used while recording movies. 76
Digital zoom cannot 
be used.•Digital zoom is set to Off in the setup menu.
•Digital zoom cannot be used in the following 
situations.
-When Scene auto selector, Portrait or Night 
portrait is selected for scene mode
- When subject tracking mode is selected
- When smart portrait mode is selected
-When Multi-shot 16 is selected for Continuous
- Before movie recording begins (digital zoom...

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Playback
Unexpected results 
occurred when flash is 
set to auto with red-
eye reduction.When V (auto with red-eye reduction) or “fill flash 
with slow sync and red-eye reduction” of the Night 
portrait scene mode is applied during shooting, In-
Camera Red-Eye Fix may, in very rare cases, be applied 
to areas not affected by red-eye. Set a flash mode other 
than V (auto with red-eye reduction) and select a 
scene mode other than Night portrait, then shoot.32, 39
Skin...

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Pictures not displayed 
on television.•The Video mode setting in setup menu has not 
been set correctly.
•Memory card contains no pictures. Replace memory 
card. Remove memory card to play back pictures 
from internal memory.130
22
The recorded pictures 
are not displayed in 
auto sort mode.•The picture you want to display is sorted in another 
folder.
•Pictures recorded by another camera, and pictures 
copied using Copy on another camera cannot be 
displayed in the...

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Specifications
Nikon COOLPIX S640 Digital Camera
Type
Compact digital camera
Effective pixels
12.2 million
Image sensor1/2.33-in. CCD; approx. 12.39 million total pixelsLens
5× optical zoom, NIKKOR lens
Focal length5.0-25.0mm (equivalent with 35mm [135] format picture angle: 
28-140mm)
f/-number
f/2.7–6.6
Construction
7 elements in 6 groups
Digital zoomUp to 4× (equivalent with 35mm [135] format picture angle: 
approx. 560mm)
Vibration reduction
Lens shift
Autofocus (AF)...

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Exposure
Metering
224-segment matrix, center-weighted
Exposure controlProgrammed auto exposure with motion detection and 
exposure compensation (–2.0 to +2.0 EV in steps of 1/3 EV)
Range (ISO 100)[W]: –1.1 to +15.4 EV
[T]: 1.6 to 18.1 EV 
Shutter
Mechanical and charge-coupled electronic shutter
Speed•
1/1500 -8 s (when ISO sensitivity is set to 100, 200, 400)
•1/1500 -2 s (when ISO sensitivity is set to 800)
•1/1500 -1 s (when ISO sensitivity is set to Auto, 1600,...

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Technical Notes
•Unless otherwise stated, all figures are for a camera with a fully-charged 
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12 operated at an ambient temperature of 
25 °C (77 °F).
* Based on Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA) standards for measuring the life 
of camera batteries. Measured at 23 (±2) °C (73 (±4) °F); zoom adjusted with each shot, 
flash fired with every other shot, image mode set to INormal (4000). Battery life may 
vary depending on shooting interval and...

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Supported Standards
•DCF: Design Rule for Camera File System is a standard widely used in the digital 
camera industry to ensure compatibility among different makes of camera.
•DPOF: Digital Print Order Format is an industry-wide standard that allows 
pictures to be printed from print orders stored on the memory card.
•Exif version 2.2: This camera supports Exif (Exchangeable Image File Format 
for Digital Still Cameras) version 2.2, a standard that allows information...

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Index
Symbols
R 50
k Apply selection button 10
A Auto mode 24
F Auto sort mode 64
l Delete button 30, 31, 68, 78
o Exposure compensation 36
m Flash mode 32
j Help 13
C List by date mode 61
p Macro mode 35
d Menu button 12
D Movie mode 76
c Playback button 9, 30
c Playback mode 30
i Playback zoom 60
C Scene mode 37
n Self timer 34
z Setup menu 116
A Shooting mode button 8
a Smart portrait mode 51
s Subject tracking mode 54
g Tele 27
h Thumbnail Playback 57, 59
f Wide 27
.AVI 139
.JPG...