Nikon Coolpix S80 User Manual

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Troubleshooting
Technical Notes and Index
Shooting
ProblemCause/SolutionA
No picture taken.•When camera is in playback mode, or setting 
items or setup menu are displayed, press the 
shutter-release button.
•Battery is exhausted.
•When flash indicator blinks, flash is charging.30
24
34
Cannot switch to shooting 
mode.Disconnect HDMI cable, audio/video cable, or 
USB cable.129
Camera cannot focus.•The intended subject is one with which 
autofocus does not perform well.
•Set AF assist in the setup menu...

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Technical Notes and Index
Digital zoom cannot be used.•Digital zoom is set to Off in the setup menu.
•Digital zoom is not available in the following 
situations.
- When Portrait or Night portrait scene 
mode is selected
- Touch shooting is set to Subject tracking
- When shooting in smart portrait mode
- When Multi-shot 16 is selected for the 
Continuous setting154
64, 65
55
72
58
Image mode not available.Another function that restricts the Image mode 
option is enabled.76
No sound...

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Playback
Unexpected results when flash 
set to b (auto with red-eye 
reduction).When taking pictures with 
b (auto with red-
eye reduction) or fill flash with slow sync and 
red-eye reduction in Night portrait scene 
mode, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix may be applied to 
areas not affected by red-eye. Use any scene 
mode other than Night portrait, and change 
the flash mode to any setting other than b 
(auto with red-eye reduction) and try taking a 
picture again.33,...

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Troubleshooting
Technical Notes and Index
Cannot edit pictures.•These options cannot be used with movies.
•Select pictures that support editing functions.
•Pictures taken with another make or model of 
camera cannot be edited.
•Pictures edited with this camera may not be 
displayed correctly on other cameras and 
cannot be transferred to computers from 
other cameras.128
109
109
109
Pictures not displayed on 
television.•Select the correct Video mode and HDMI 
options from the TV settings item.
•Both...

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Troubleshooting
Technical Notes and Index
The PictBridge startup screen is 
not displayed when the 
camera is connected to a 
printer.With some PictBridge-compatible printers, the 
PictBridge startup screen may not be displayed 
and it may be impossible to print pictures when 
Auto is selected for the Charge by computer 
option in the setup menu. Set the Charge by 
computer option to Off and reconnect the 
camera to the printer.159
Pictures to be printed are not 
displayed.•Memory card contains no...

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Technical Notes and Index
Specifications
Nikon COOLPIX S80 Digital Camera
TypeCompact digital cameraEffective pixels14.1 million
Image sensor1/2.3-in. type CCD; total pixels: approx. 14.48 million
Lens5× optical zoom, NIKKOR lensFocal length6.3-31.5mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 35-175 mm 
lens in 35mm [135] format)
f/-numberf/3.6-4.8Construction13 elements in 10 groups
Digital zoomUp to 4× (angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 700 mm 
lens in 35mm [135] format)
Vibration...

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Specifications
Technical Notes and Index
ISO sensitivity (Standard 
output sensitivity)•ISO 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400
•Auto (auto gain from ISO 80 to 800)
•Fixed range auto (ISO 80 to 200, ISO 80 to 400)
Exposure
Metering256-segment matrix, center-weighted (digital zoom less than 
2×), spot (digital zoom 2× or more)
Exposure controlProgrammed auto exposure with motion detection and 
exposure compensation (–2.0 to  +2.0 EV in steps of 1/3 EV)
ShutterMechanical and charge-coupled...

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Specifications
Technical Notes and Index
•Unless otherwise stated, all figures are for a camera with a fully-charged 
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL10 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 p 3968×2232. Battery life may vary 
depending upon shooting...

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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 memory cards.
•Exif version 2.2: This camera supports Exchangeable Image File Format for 
Digital Still Cameras (Exif) version 2.2 for digital still cameras, a...

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Technical Notes and Index
Index
Symbols
G Easy auto mode 24, 49
A Auto mode 51
C Scene mode 61
F Smart portrait mode 72
D Movie 124
c Playback mode 30
h Favorite pictures mode 84
F Auto sort mode 91
C List by date mode 94
z Setup menu 145
j (tele) 27
k (wide) 27
H Exit icon 12
J Return icon 12
R 71
A
AC adapter 169
AF-assist illuminator 4, 29, 154
Aperture 28
Audio/video cable 129
Audio-in/Video-in jack 129
Auto flash 33
Auto mode 51
Auto off 155
Auto sort mode 91
Autofocus 29
B
Backlighting o 69...