Nikon CoolPix S2 User manual

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Bundled software

Taking Pictures

Package Contents

PictureProject

DIGITAL CAMERA

Quick Start Guide

Package Contents

Check that you have all the items listed below.

NOTE: A memory card is not included with the camera.

COOLPIX S2

digital camera

The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography

with the

DIGITAL CAMERA

Quick Start Guide

(this guide)

EG-E5000 audio/video

cable

UC-E10 USB interface

cable

Warranty

Guide to Digital

Photography with

the COOLPIX S2

PictureProject

installer CD

PictureProject

reference manual

Warranty

Camera strap

MV-12 COOL-STATIONEN-EL8 rechargeable bat-

tery (with terminal cover)

EH-63 AC adapter

(with power cable)*

DIGITAL CAMERA

Quick Start Guide

Attach the camera strap

Attach the strap as shown.

* Shape of cord depends on country of use.

Taking Pictures

Charge the battery

After inserting the battery, place the camera in the supplied MV-12

COOL-STATION for charging.

Connect the EH-63 AC adapter to the COOL-STATION

Connect the AC power cord to the AC adapter.

Plug the DC cord into the COOL-STATION’s DC-IN connector.

Plug the AC power cord into a wall outlet. The power lamp on

the AC adapter will light ().

DC-IN

connector

MV-12 COOL-STATION Power cord

Power lamp

AC adapter

Charge the battery

Important: Read Before Use

The COOLPIX S2 is not waterproof, and should never be immersed in water.

It is water and dust tight, giving it water resistance equivalent to IEC 60529 IPX4

(“splash proof”). Its enclosures are intended for use indoors and outdoors to pro-

tect the enclosed equipment against water splashed from any direction.

NOTE: The accessories provided with the camera are not water-resistant.

Please observe the following precautions:

Do not wash in water

Use a dry cloth to remove

spray or other moisture.

Do not immerse

Do not use underwater Keep terminals dry

Ensure that the multi con-

nector cover is tightly closed.

Taking Pictures

Open the memory card slot/battery-

chamber cover

Slide the cover in the direction shown

(1) until it opens ( 2).

Close the memory card slot/battery-

chamber cover

Close the cover ( 1) and slide it in until it

latches ( 2).

Insert the battery

Insert the battery as shown in the label at

the entrance to the battery chamber, mak-

ing sure that the positive (“+”) and negative

(“–”) terminals are in the correct orientation.

When the battery is fully inserted, the

orange battery latch will pop up, locking

the battery in place.

Inserting the battery upside down or

backwards could damage the camera.

Be sure that the battery is in the cor-

rect orientation.

Battery latch

Charge the battery

Important

If the Camera Is Wet

Dry the camera with a cloth to prevent water from getting inside.

Taking Pictures

Place the camera in the COOL-STATION

Power lamp

Open cover for connection

to MV-12

Multi connector cover

Camera connector

An exhausted battery takes about two

hours to fully recharge.

6Charge the battery

The indicator next to the camera monitor

will blink green while the battery charges.

Charging is complete when the indicator

stops blinking. When charging is com-

plete, remove the camera from the COOL-

STATION, close the multi connector cover,

and unplug the AC adapter. Make sure that

the multi connector cover is tightly closed.

Charge the battery

Close the sliding lens cover and conﬁrm that the power-on lamp is

off. The battery will not charge while the camera is on.

Open the multi connector cover.

Place the camera in the COOL-STATION with the monitor towards

you, making sure that the connector is fully inserted in the match-

ing connector on the COOL-STATION.

Taking Pictures

Turn the camera on

Auto Power off (Stand-by Mode)

If no operations are performed for about ﬁve seconds, the monitor will gradually

dim to save power. Full brightness can be restored by pressing the shutter-release

button or operating any of the controls on the back of the camera. If no opera-

tions are performed for about a minute, the monitor will turn off altogether and

the camera will enter stand-by mode, further reducing the drain on the battery.

The display can be reactivated by pressing the shutter-release button halfway.

See the Guide to Digital Photography for more information on the options avail-

able for auto power off.

Turn the camera on

Open the sliding lens cover

Avoid touching the camera lens

when opening the sliding lens

cover.

The camera will turn on and the

power-on lamp will light.

Select (auto) mode

Press the mode button until the

green mode indicator lights.

The mode button can be used to cycle

through shooting modes as follows:

Taking Pictures

Use the multi selector to navigate the menus.

Choose a language and set the clock

The ﬁrst time the camera is turned on, a language-selection dialog will

be displayed in the monitor. Follow the steps below to choose a lan-

guage and set the time and date.

Display sub-menu,

move cursor right,

or make selection

Move cursor up

Move cursor down

Cancel and return

to previous menu,

or move cursor left

Press center ( )

to make selection

2DATE

DATE

Confirm

Set time and date?

Yes

3DATE

DATE

Confirm

Set time and date?

4TIME ZONE

TIME ZONE

Confirm

DaylightSaving

London

Casablanc

Cancel

Confirm

Cancel Confirm

* To turn daylight saving time on or off, press multi selector down to highlight

DaylightSaving and press button of multi selector. When DaylightSaving is

checked, time will automatically be advanced one hour. To return to Step 4, press

multi selector up to highlight current time zone.

Conﬁrmation dialog displayed.

Highlight Yes. TIME ZONE menu displayed.*

Highlight language.

Choose a language and set the clock

Taking Pictures

Display map of world time zones.

HOME TIME ZONEHOME TIME ZONE

Back

Confirm

Back Confirm

London, Casablanca

Edit Day (order of Day, Month, and

Year may differ in some areas).

Display DATE menu.

DATE

YDM

2005..01

00 00:

DATE

YDM

2005..01

00 00:

Select home time zone.

HOME TIME ZONE

Back

Confirm

Back Confirm

Madrid, Paris, Berlin

Select Month. Repeat 8– 9to edit

Month, Year, hour, and minute.

DATE

YDM

200520 . .

00 00:

Highlight D M Y.

DATE

200520 . .04

15 20:

Confirm

Choose order in which Day, Month,

and Year will be displayed.

DATE

200504 . .20

15 20:

Confirm

Exit to shooting mode.

AUTO

AUTO 10

5 6

Choose a language and set the clock

11 12

Taking Pictures

Check indicators in the monitor

AUTOAUTOAUTO 10

1010

Take pictures

Picture Storage

Pictures are stored either in the camera’s 12 MB internal memory or on remov-

able memory cards. In the description that follows, pictures are stored in internal

memory. For information on using memory cards, see page 10 of the Guide to

Digital Photography.

Battery level indicator: Battery level is shown as follows:

Display Description

NO ICON Battery fully charged.

Low battery. If ﬂash ﬁres, monitor will turn off while

ﬂash recharges. Prepare to recharge or change battery.

WARNING!!

BATTERY

EXHAUSTED

Battery exhausted. No pictures can be taken until bat-

tery has been recharged or replaced with fully-charged

spare battery.

Number of expo-

sures remaining

AUTO 101010

Take pictures

Important

Close the Multi Connector Cover

Make sure the multi-selector cover is tightly closed before using the

camera.

1010

Taking Pictures

Frame the subject

Position the subject in the center of the frame and use the zoom

buttons to compose the picture.

AUTOAUTOAUTO 10

1010

Ready the camera

Hold the camera steadily in both hands.

Important

Don’t Block the Shot

To avoid dark or partially obscured pictures, keep your ﬁngers and other

objects away from the lens and ﬂash window.

Zoom buttons: Press Tto zoom

in on the subject so that it ﬁlls

a larger area of the frame. Press

Wto zoom out, increasing the

area visible in the frame.

Take pictures

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