Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CoolPix S202 Nikon
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i Introduction First S teps A Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode B High-sensitivity Shooting Mode C Sh ootin g S uite d for t he Scen e c More o n P layback D Movie s Connecting to Televisions,.
ii Fo r Y o u r S a f e t y To prevent damage to yo ur Nikon produc t o r inju r y to yo urself or to others, read the following safety precautions in their entirety before u sing this equipment. Keep these safety instructions where all those who use the product will r ead them.
iii For Your Sa fety Obs erve cauti on wh en han dling th e battery The batt ery ma y leak or expl ode if improperly handled. Obs erve the followi ng precautions when handling the battery for use in this product: • Before replacing the batter y , turn the product off.
iv For You r Safety Use appr opriate cabl es When conne cting ca bles t o th e input and out put ja cks, us e only the cabl es provided or s old by Nikon for the purpos e , t o maintai n compl iance with product regulations.
v Notic es Not i ce for Customers in the U.S . A. Fe dera l Communica tions Commission (FCC) Radio Frequ ency In terferenc e Sta temen t Thi s equi pmen t has b een t est ed and found to comply with the li mits for a Cl ass B digi tal de vice, pursu ant to Pa rt 15 of the FCC rule s.
vi Not ic es No tice for custom ers in Cana da CAUTI ON This Class B digital apparatus complies wit h Can adia n ICES- 003. ATTEN TION Cet a ppareil nu mérique de l a class e B est c o nforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
vii T able o f C ont ents For Your Safety ....................... ........................... .......................... .................................... .... ............. ....... ii WARNINGS ........... ............... ...................... ...
viii Ta bl e of Co ntents B High-sensitivi ty Shooting Mode .... .......... .......... ......... ............... .............. .......... ............... ..... 3 3 Shooting in the High-sen siti vity Shooti ng Mode ........................ ...........
ix Table o f Co ntents Connecting to Televis ions, Computers and Printers ........... ............... ......... ............... ......... . 60 Connecting to a TV .. ........................................ .......................... ..................
x Ta bl e of Co ntents n Language ...................... ...................... ............... ...................... .............. ...................... . .............. ............... ..... 104 o Video Mode ......... ...................... .....
1 Introduction Introd uction Ab out Th is Manu al Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon COO LPIX S2 02 digital camera. Thi s manual was written to help you enjoy taking pictures with your Nikon digital camera. Read this manual thor oughly bef ore use, and keep it where all those who us e the product w i ll read it.
2 Introduction Inf ormati on and Pr ecautions Life- Long Lear ning As part of Nikon’s “Life-Long Learning ” com mitment to ongoing product support and education, continu ally updat ed inform ati on is avai lab le onli ne at the fol lowin g sites : • For users i n the U.
3 Information and Precautions Introduction Notice C oncerning Pr ohibition of Copying or Re production Note th at si mply be ing in posse ssion of mate rial tha t was digitally copied or reprod uced by means of a scanne r, digital camera or other device m ay be puni shable by law.
4 Introduction P ar ts of th e Camer a The Camera Body 5 4 3 2 1 6 9 7 8 Lens cover closed 1 Self-timer l amp ......... ...................... ............... . 30 2 Shutter-release button ....... ............... ........ 24 3 Power switch ...........
5 Parts of the Camera Introduction 1 2 3 4 8 5 6 7 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 10 Op ening the p in c over 1 Flash la mp ............ ...................... ............... ........ 29 2 Zoom buttons .......... ...................... ............... . 22 f : wide .
6 Parts of the Camera Introduction The Monitor Th e f ol lo wi n g i n dic a tor s m ay a p p ear in the m o ni to r d ur in g sh oo t ing a nd p la y ba ck (actual display varies with current c amera settings). The indicators that appear in the monitor during shooting and playback disappear after a f e w seconds ( A 97).
7 Parts of the Camera Introduction Pla yb ack * The i cons displa yed di ffer depe nding on th e setting s config ured duri ng shootin g. 1 Date of recording ............... ....................... ... 16 2 Time of recording............... ...........
8 Introduction Basi c O peratio ns The c (S hooti ng/Play back) But ton The e (Mode) Button Pre ss e during shooting to d i splay the shooting- mode selec tion menu, or duri ng p layback to display the playback-mod e selection men u. Use the multi selector ( A 9) to choose the desired mode.
9 Basic Operations Introduction The Multi Selector Thi s sect ion describes sta ndard uses of the multi s elector to sele ct modes, sele ct menu options and to apply s election.
10 Basic Operations Introduction The d Button Pres s d to d isplay the menu for the selected mode. Use the multi selec tor to navigate the menus ( A 9). Pres s d again to exit the me nu. Shooting menu Exit Image mode White balance Continuous ISO sensitivity Color options The sel ected op tion.
11 Basic Operations Introduction Help Displays Pres s g ( j ) when M is d isplayed at the lower rig ht of the menu scree n to view a description of the currently selected m enu option. To return to the original menu, press g ( j ) again. White balance Exit Back F or accurate color reproduction, choose a setting that matches the light source.
12 First Ste ps Firs t Ste ps Chargin g the Batter y The c amera u ses a Rech argeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL1 0 (sup plied). Charge the battery with the Battery Charge r MH-63 (supplied) before first use or when the battery is running low. 1 Co nnect th e powe r cabl e.
13 Charging the Battery First Ste ps 3 Unpl ug the charg er. Remove th e batter y and un pl ug the charger . B Note on th e Ba tte ry C harg er Be sure to read and follow the war nings for the batte ry charger on pag es iii an d iv before using the battery charger.
14 First Ste ps Inse r t ing t he B atter y Insert a Rechargeable Li-ion Batter y EN- EL10 (supplied ) that has be en fully ch arged, usin g the Ba tter y Cha rger MH -63 (s u pplied), into yo ur c amera. 1 Ope n the batte ry-chamb er/memory card slot cove r.
15 Inserting the Battery First Ste ps Removing the Batte ry Turn t he camera off be fo re removing the battery. To ej ec t t he batt ery, op en th e ba tte ry -cha mber / memory card slot co ver and slide the battery latch in the direc tion shown 1 . Th e batt ery can then be removed by hand 2 .
16 First Ste ps Settin g Displa y La nguage , Da te an d T ime A language-selection dialog is displayed the first time the camera is turned on. 1 Pre ss the po wer swi tch to turn on the camera. The power-on lamp will light and th e monitor will turn on.
17 Setting D isplay La nguage, D ate and Time First Ste ps 5 S elect your home time zo ne ( A 9 6) and press k . The Date menu is displayed. 6 Edi t the date . • Press H or I to edit the highlighted item. • Press K to mov e the cur sor in the follow ing orde r.
18 First Ste ps Inse r t ing M emo r y Ca rds Pict ures ar e st ored in the camera’s internal me mory (approximatel y 52 MB) o r on removable Secure Di gital (SD) me mory c a r ds (availa ble s e paratel y) ( A 108).
19 Inserting Memory Cards First Ste ps Removing Memo ry Cards Bef o re removi ng me mor y cards, tur n t he c am er a off and confi rm that the power-on lamp is off. Open the battery-cham ber/memo ry card s lot cover and press the card in 1 to partially eject th e card 2 .
20 Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode Ba sic Pho tography and P layback: Aut o Mode St ep 1 T u rn the Cam era On and Selec t A (Aut o) Mo d e This s ection d escribes how to take pictures in A (au to) mode, an a utoma tic, “p oint-and- shoot” mode rec ommended for fi rst-time users of digital camer a s.
21 Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select A (Au to) Mo de Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode Indicators Displayed in A (A u to) Mo de • The indicators that appear in the monitor during shooting and playb ack di sapp ear after a few seco nds ( A 97).
22 Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode St ep 2 F rame a P ic ture 1 Ready t he camer a. Hol d the camera steadily in both ha n ds, k eeping yo ur finge rs and othe r ob jects aw ay from th e lens, flash an d spea ker. Place the fl ash upwar ds whe n shootin g images in “tall” (portr ait) orie ntation .
23 Step 2 F rame a Pi cture Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode Digi ta l Zoom an d Imag e Qual ity When the camera is zoomed in to the max imum optical zoom magnifi catio n, holdi ng dow n g ( i ) triggers digital zoom.
24 Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode St ep 3 F ocus and Shoot 1 P ress t he shu tt er-relea se b utt on h a l fway. When peo ple’s faces (front vie w) are rec ognized : Camera will focus o n the face s ur rou nded by the do uble- border active foc us are a.
25 Ste p 3 Focu s and Shoot Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode 2 Pre ss the shutter -releas e butto n the res t of the wa y down. The pict ure will be re corded to th e memory c ard or internal memory.
26 Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode St ep 4 V iewin g an d Dele tin g Pic tu res Viewing Pictur es (Playback Mode ) Pre ss c . The last pic ture ta ken wi ll be dis played in full-fr ame pl ayback mode. Press th e multi se lecto r H , I , J or K to vi ew additional pictures.
27 Step 4 Viewing and Deleting P ictur es Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode C Playback Mode The following options are available in ful l-frame playback mode. C P owe r on by pre ssi ng c If the c b utton is pressed continuously while the powe r is OFF, the power will be s witched ON and playback mo de will be sta rted up.
28 Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode Us i n g t h e Fl a s h The fla sh has a range of 0.6-4.0 m (2. 0-13.1 ft .) wh en the cam e ra is zoo med o ut all t he way. With maximum optic a l zo om applied, the range is 0. 6-2 .1 m (2.0-6 .9 f t.) (w he n IS O s ensi tiv ity is set to Au to ).
29 Using the Flas h Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode B The W (O ff) Indica tor Note the following when l ighting is poor and the flash is Off ( W ): • Place the cam era on a fl at, level su rface or use a tr ipod (recom mended ).
30 Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode T ak ing Pic ture s with the S elf-timer The camera is equipped with a ten-second and two-second ti me r for s elf-portraits. When using the se lf-timer , use of a tripod is recommended. 1 Pre ss n (self-t imer).
31 Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode Macr o Mode Mac ro mode i s us ed for taking pictu res of object s a s clo se as 10 cm (4 in. ). Not e that the flash may be unable to lig ht entire subjec t at distances o f less than 60 cm (2 ft .) . 1 Pre ss p (macr o mode).
32 Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode Expo sure C ompensa tion Exposure compensation is used to alte r e xposure from the value sugg ested by the camera to make pictu re s brighte r or darker . 1 Pre ss the multi selector o (e xpos ure compe nsat ion).
33 Hi gh-sensi tivit y Shootin g Mode High -sen sitivit y Sho oting Mode S hooti ng in the Hi gh-sensit ivity Shoo ting Mod e In high-sensitivity shooting mode, sensitivity is increased when shooting under low lig hting, to reduce blurrin g caus e d by camera shake or subject move ment, allowing you to capture the atmosphere of the scene .
34 Shootin g Suited for the Scene Sho oting Su ited f or t he Scene S hooti ng in the Sc ene Mode Camera settings are automatically optimized for the se lected subject type.
35 Shoo ting in th e S cene Mode Shootin g Suited for the Scene Features * Othe r settings can be se lecte d. * Othe r settings can be se lecte d. * Othe r settings can be se lecte d.
36 Sho o ting in th e S ce ne M o de Shootin g Suited for the Scene 1 Fill f lash with sl ow sync and red-eye reduct ion. 2 Othe r setting s can be se lecte d. 1 Sl ow syn c wit h red- eye reduct ion. O t h er setti ngs c an be sele ct ed . 2 Othe r setting s can be se lecte d.
37 Shoo ting in th e S cene Mode Shootin g Suited for the Scene * Othe r settings can be se lecte d. * Othe r settings can be se lecte d. * Othe r settings can be se lecte d.
38 Sho o ting in th e S ce ne M o de Shootin g Suited for the Scene * Othe r settings can be se lecte d. Note t hat t he fl ash may b e unable to light en tire subj ect at dista nces of l ess th an 6 0 c m (2 f t.). . * Othe r settings can be se lecte d.
39 Shoo ting in th e S cene Mode Shootin g Suited for the Scene * Othe r settings can be se lecte d. * Othe r settings can be se lecte d. O : For those scene m odes with O , use of a tripod is recommended. m Fire works sh ow O Slow sh utter spe eds ar e used to captur e the e xpan ding bur st of ligh t fro m a firew ork .
40 Sho o ting in th e S ce ne M o de Shootin g Suited for the Scene * Othe r settings can be se lecte d. Taking Pictures for a Pano rama The camera fo c uses on the subject in t he center of the frame . Us e a tripo d for best resu lts. 1 Use the mu lti selector to choose p Pano rama assi st in the scen e men u an d pres s k ( A 34 ).
41 Shoo ting in th e S cene Mode Shootin g Suited for the Scene 3 Shoot th e first pi cture. The pict ure taken will be displa yed in 1/3 of the m onito r. 4 S hoot th e secon d pictur e. Compose the next pic ture so th at it overla ps the f irst pictur e.
42 Sho o ting in th e S ce ne M o de Shootin g Suited for the Scene D Pano ram a M ak er Instal l Panor ama Maker from the suppl ied Software Suite CD. T ransfer pi ctures to a compute r ( A 61 ) and use Panoram a Maker ( A 64) to join them in a single panorama.
43 More on Playback More o n Pl aybac k V iewin g Mul tip le Pic ture s: Thumbn ail Pl a y back Pres s f ( h ) in full-fra me playback mode ( A 26) t o display pictures in “contact sheets” of thumbnail image s. The following operat ions can be performed while thumbnails are displayed.
44 More on Playback T aking a Closer L ook: Playb ack Z oom Pres sing g ( i ) during full-frame playbac k mode ( A 26) zooms the current picture i n 3× , wi th the center of the picture displayed in the monitor. The guide at lower right shows which portion o f the picture is enla rged.
45 More on Playback Ed itin g Pi c tur es Use the COOLPIX S202 to edit pictures in-c amera and sto re them as separate files ( A 109). The editing f e atures described below are available. C Pic ture Edit ing • Pictures taken at an Imag e mod e setting of 1 6:9 ( 1 9 20 ) ( A 75 ) can not be edite d (except electronic vib ration r eduction).
46 Ed itin g Pi ct ur es More on Playback Enhancing Brightn ess and Contrast: D-Lig hting D-Light ing can be used to cr eate copies with enhanced brightne ss and c o ntrast, brightening d a rk porti o ns of a pictu re. Enh anced copies are sto red as separate file s.
47 Edit ing Pictures More on Playback Compensatin g Blurred Images A fter S hooting: Elec tronic V R Blurring in pictures shot w i thout electronic VR enabled, and mar k ed w i th S (elect ronic VR guide ) in full -frame pl aybac k mode, can be compensat ed with electroni c VR aft er shooting.
48 Ed itin g Pi ct ur es More on Playback Creating a Cropp ed Cop y: Cro p This function is only available when u is dis p layed in the mo nitor wit h playback zo om ( A 44) enab led. Croppe d copies are stored a s sepa r ate files . 1 Pre ss g ( i ) in full-fr ame pl a yb a ck mod e to zoom in on the image.
49 Edit ing Pict ures More on Playback g Resizing Pictures: Small Picture C r e a t e a s m a l l c o p y o f t h e c u r r e n t p i c t u r e . Small c opies are sto red as J PEG files with a compress ion rati o of 1:16. The following sizes are available .
50 More on Playback V iew ing Pic tu res by Date In cal endar mode or list by date mod e , pictures taken on a s pecified date can be displayed . In full-fram e playback m ode, just as with playback mode, picture dis play can be enlarged, p i ctures can be ed ited, and movies can be play ed back.
51 Viewing Pi ctures by Date More on Playback Selecting a Date in List by Date Mode 1 Ent er list b y dat e mo de by p r essi n g e in pla yba ck mod e, sele cti ng C (u se the multi s elector ), and then pres si ng k . Dates for which p icture s exist will b e listed .
52 Vi ewi ng Pi ct ures by Da te More on Playback Using Ca lendar Mode and List by Date Mode The following operatio ns are possible fr om the date selection screen. B Not e s o n Calen dar M o de and List by Date Mode • Up to 9 ,0 00 pi ctures ca n be di splayed in cale ndar mode or in list by date m ode.
53 Viewing Pi ctures by Date More on Playback Calendar and L ist by Date Menus Pres s d in either mo de to dis pla y the f o llowing menus for o nly the pictures taken on the specified d ate. D-L ighting* A 46 Print set A 71 Sli de show A 88 Dele te A 89 Prot ect A 89 Rotate image* A 89 Small pic .
54 Movies Movies Reco rding Movies To s hoot movies, select shooting mode and foll o w the st eps below. Movies are recorded without s ound. 1 Ent er mov ie mo de b y pres sin g e in sh ootin g mode , sele cti ng D (use the mult i sele ctor), and t hen pres si ng k .
55 Movies T he Movi e Menu Movi e options and Electronic VR ( A 56) set tings can b e cha nged fr om the movie menu. Pres s d in movie mod e to display the movie me nu and u se the multi selector to modify a nd apply se ttings. Selecting Mov ie Option s The movie menu offers the opti ons shown be low.
56 The Movi e Menu Movies C Movie Options and Maximu m Mov ie Length and Fr ames * Movies can be as long as fr ee spac e in the int ernal memo ry or on th e memory car d allows. All figures are approximate. Maximum movie le ngth or frames varies with make of memory card.
57 Th e Mo vi e Menu Movies Time-Lapse Movies Rec ord f l o wers o pening or bu tte rflie s emer ging f rom coc oons. 1 Use the mu lti selector to choose Movi e options from th e movie me nu and pre ss k . 2 Choose Time-lapse m ovie P and p ress k . 3 Cho os e the int erval betw een sho ts and pr ess k .
58 The Movi e Menu Movies B Tim e-Lapse Mo vie • Flash mode ( A 28 ), macr o mode ( A 3 1), and expos ure compensati on ( A 32) cannot be adjust ed after the fir st picture is taken.
59 Movies Movie Pla y back In full-fra me pla yback mo de ( A 26 ), movies are recog nized by the Movie option s icon ( A 55 ). T o p lay a movie, displ ay i t in fu ll-frame pl ayback mode a nd press k . Playback controls a ppear at the top o f the mo nito r.
60 Conne cting to Televis i ons, Computers and Prin ters Co nnecti ng to Tel evisio ns, Comp uters and Printer s C o nne ct i ng to a T V Connect the camera to a television using the Aud io/Video C able EG-CP1 4 (available separately from Nikon) to play back pictures on the t e levision.
61 Conne cting to Televis i ons, Computers and Prin ters C onnecting to a C omputer Us e the sup pli ed USB cable to conne ct th e camer a t o a comp uter , and copy (transfer ) pictures to a computer with th e supplied Niko n T ransfer s o ftware.
62 Connecting to a Computer Conne cting to Televis i ons, Computers and Prin ters Transferring Picture s from a Camera to a Computer 1 Start the computer to which Nikon Trans fer was installed. 2 Turn off the camera. 3 Co nnec t the c ame ra to the compu ter usin g the sup plied U SB cabl e.
63 Connecting to a Computer Conne cting to Televis i ons, Computers and Prin ters 5 Tr ansfer pi ctures wh en Ni kon T r an sfer ha s fini shed loa ding. Click Start Tran sfer in Ni kon Tran sfer. At the d efault se tting, al l pictures ar e trans ferred to the com puter.
64 Connecting to a Computer Conne cting to Televis i ons, Computers and Prin ters D Using Standard OS Operat ions to Open Camera File s Navigate to the f older on th e computer’s hard disk to which pictures were saved and open a pictu re in the viewer s upplied with your operating system.
65 Conne cting to Televis i ons, Computers and Prin ters C o nne c ti ng to a Printer Use rs of P ict Bri dge -com pa tib le ( A 125) printers c an connect the camera directly to the printer and print pictures without u s ing a c omputer.
66 Connecting to a Printer Conne cting to Televis i ons, Computers and Prin ters Connectin g the Camera and Printer 1 Turn off the camera. 2 Turn on th e printe r. Chec k printe r settin gs. 3 Co nnec t the c ame ra to the print er us ing the s upplied USB c able .
67 Con ne ct ing t o a Print er Conne cting to Televis i ons, Computers and Prin ters Printing Pictur es On e at a Time After connecting the camera to the printer correc tly ( A 66), print pictures by following the procedure below. 1 Use the mul ti sel ector t o cho ose th e desir e d pict ure an d pre ss k .
68 Connecting to a Printer Conne cting to Televis i ons, Computers and Prin ters 6 Choose Star t pr int an d pre ss k . 7 Prin t ing sta rts . Monitor displa y return s to that shown in step 1 whe n printin g is com plete. To cancel b efore all copies h ave been prin ted, press k .
69 Con ne ct ing t o a Print er Conne cting to Televis i ons, Computers and Prin ters 4 Choose Prin t se lec tio n , Print all imag es or DPOF printing and press k .
70 Connecting to a Printer Conne cting to Televis i ons, Computers and Prin ters 5 Prin t ing sta rts . Monitor displa y re turns to th e print menu (s tep 2) wh en printin g is com plete.
71 Conne cting to Televis i ons, Computers and Prin ters Cr eat ing a DP OF P rint Order: P rint Set The Print set option in the play back menu is used to create digital “ print orders” for printin g on DPOF-c ompati ble d evices ( A 125) .
72 Creating a DP OF Print Or der: Print Set Conne cting to Televis i ons, Computers and Prin ters 5 Choos e wheth er or not to als o pr int shooti ng date and ph oto in format ion. Choose Date and pr ess k to pr in t th e da te of reco rdi ng on all pic tures in th e print or der.
73 Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus Shoot ing, Pl ayba ck a nd Setu p Me nus S hooti ng Options: T he Shoot ing Me nu The shooting menu and high-sen siti vity menu co nt a in the follo w ing options. 1 Image mode can change the se ttings for menus of other shooting modes (except movie menu).
74 S hooti ng Op tions: The Shooti ng M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus Displaying the Sh ooting Menu and High-sensitivity Menu Enter A (auto) or high-sensitivity shooting mod e by pressing e in s hootin g mode, selecting A (auto) or B (hi g h-sensitivit y), and then pressing k .
75 Shoo ti ng Op tion s: T he Sh ooti ng M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus A Image Mode Pictures taken with a digital c amera are recorded as image files. The size of the files, and with it the number of images that can be r e corded, depends on the s iz e and quality of the imag e s.
76 S hooti ng Op tions: The Shooti ng M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus C Nu mber of Expos ures Rema ining The following table lists th e approxi mate number of pictu res that can be stored in internal memory and on a 256 MB memory ca rd.
77 Shoo ti ng Op tion s: T he Sh ooti ng M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus B White Ba lanc e The color of light re flected from an o bject varies with the color of the light s ource.
78 S hooti ng Op tions: The Shooti ng M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus Pres et Manua l Preset manual is used with mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a str ong co lor cast (for e xample, to ma ke pictures taken under a lamp with a re d shade look as tho ugh they had been taken under whit e light).
79 Shoo ti ng Op tion s: T he Sh ooti ng M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus C Continuo us Change settings to C ontinuous or BSS (bes t shot sele ctor) . Flash will b e switched off for Continuous, BSS or M ulti-shot 16, an d focus, exposure and white b alance are fixe d at the values for the first p icture in eac h series.
80 S hooti ng Op tions: The Shooti ng M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus Inte rval T ime r Phot ogra phy Pictures are taken automatically at spec ified intervals. Choose from intervals between 30 seconds and 60 minutes. 1 Use the mu lti selector to choose Int vl ti mer shoot ing in the Co ntinuous me nu, a n d pres s k .
81 Shoo ti ng Op tion s: T he Sh ooti ng M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus E ISO Sensitivity Sensitivit y is a measure of h ow quickly the camera reacts to light.
82 S hooti ng Op tions: The Shooti ng M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus G AF Area M ode Use this option to determine where the c amera focuses. When digital zo om is in effect, fo cus will be on the cent er of the screen regardles s of the settings us ed.
83 Shoo ti ng Op tion s: T he Sh ooti ng M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus D Focus Lock To focus on off-center subj ects when Ce nter is se lect ed for AF area mode , use focus l ock as de scri bed b elow . 1 Position the subject in the center of the frame.
84 S hooti ng Op tions: The Shooti ng M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus Face Prio rity Face P riority will take e ffect whe n AF area mode is set to Fa ce prio rity , or wh en Scene mode is set to Portra it or Nigh t portrait .
85 Shoo ti ng Op tion s: T he Sh ooti ng M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus Restrict ions on Camera Se ttings Restrictions apply to the following settings in A (auto) mode . Flash m ode Fl ash t ur ns o ff a t Contin uous sett ings of Cont inu ous , BSS or Mult i-sho t 1 6 .
86 Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus Pla yback O ptions: T he Play back Menu The playback menu contains the following optio ns . Displaying the Playback Menu Display the pla yback menu by pressing c and pre ssi ng d . • Use the multi selector to c hoose and apply settings ( A 9).
87 Playback Op tions: The P layback Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus Sel ecting Mu ltipl e Pi ctur es The screen s hown at right will be disp layed in t he menus (sho wn below) when choosing pictur e s.
88 Playback Optio ns: The Playback M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus b Slide Show Play back pictures , stored in the internal mem ory or on a memo ry card, one by one i n an a utoma ted “slide s how.” 1 Use the mu lti selector to choose Star t and pres s k .
89 Playback Op tions: The P layback Menu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus c De let e Delete se lected pictur es or all pictures. B Note s on Del etion • Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovere d. Transfer important images to a computer before del etion .
90 Playback Optio ns: The Playback M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus h Copy Copy p ictu res between the internal memor y and a memory card. 1 Select an option from the copy screen usin g the mult i sele ctor and press k . q : Copy pictures from inter nal m emory to memory card.
91 Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus Basic C amera Setup: Th e S etup Men u The setup menu contains the following options. a Menus A 92 Choos e how menus ar e displ ayed. c Welc ome screen A 93 Sele ct s cree n displ ayed wh en ca mera is t urned on.
92 Basic Came ra Setup: The Setup M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus Displaying the Se tup Menu First, display the playback-mode or shooting-mode selection menu by pressing e . The n s elec t F (use the multi selector), and press k . • Use the multi selector to c hoose and apply settings ( A 9).
93 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus c Welco me Screen You can se lect the welcom e sc reen to be d isplaye d when the c amera is turned on . None (default setting) No welcome sc reen will be disp layed . COOLPIX Display s a welcom e scree n.
94 Basic Came ra Setup: The Setup M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus d Date Set the camera c lock and choose home and travel d e stinatio n time z ones. Sett ing Trav el De stin ati on Tim e Z one 1 Use the mu lti selector to choose Time zone and press k .
95 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus 3 Pre ss K . The trave l destinatio n time zone men u is display ed. 4 Cho ose th e travel destin ation time zon e and pres s k .
96 Basic Came ra Setup: The Setup M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus C Tim e Zo nes ( A 17 ) The camera supports the time zones listed below. For time differences not listed below, set the camera clock to local time. The table conta ins som e locations that are not displayed on the camera’s time zone map.
97 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus e Monito r Setting s Choose whether or no t to display information in the monitor, and set the monitor brightness. Photo Inf o The following display options are available . See “The Monitor” ( A 6) for information on indicators in the mo nit o r.
98 Basic Came ra Setup: The Setup M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus f Date Imprint The date and time of recording can be imprinted directly onto pictur es, allowing the informati on to be print e d even from printers that do not support date print ing ( A 81) .
99 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus Date Cou nter Pictures taken while this option is in effect are imprinted wit h the numbe r o f d ays remaining until, or the number of days elapsed since a s pecified date. Use it to track t he growth of a child o r coun t d own the days u ntil a birthd ay o r wed ding.
100 Basic Came ra Setup: The Setup M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus w Electro n ic VR Choose whether to use electronic VR ( vibration reduction) when shooting still pictures. When Au to is s elected, R appe ars o n the monitor ( A 6), and electronic VR is applied depending on s h ooting conditio ns.
101 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus u Digital Zo om Adjust settings for using digital zoom. B Note s on Di gital Zoo m • AF area ( A 82) will be set in the cen ter when digital zoom is been use d. • Digital z oom ca n not be us e d in the foll owi ng situations.
102 Basic Came ra Setup: The Setup M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus i Sound Settings Adjust the following sound settings. k Auto Off When the camera is on and a perio d of time passes without any ope rations been done, th e camera will enter stan dby mode ( A 15) to save power.
103 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus l Forma t Me mory/ m Format Card Use this option to format the internal me mory or a memo ry card. Fo rmatti ng th e Inte rna l Memor y To format the internal memory, remove the memory card from the ca me ra.
104 Basic Came ra Setup: The Setup M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus n Lan gu age Choo se o ne of 24 languag es f or displ ay of camera menus an d messa ges. o V ideo Mo de Adjust settings f or connection to a television. Choose from NTS C and PAL .
105 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus p Reset All When Reset is selected, the camera’s settings w ill be restored to their d e fault values.
106 Basic Came ra Setup: The Setup M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus Setup M enu Oth ers • Choosing Rese t all al so clea rs the curr ent file n umber ( A 10 9 ) fr om the me mory. Nu mber ing wil l continue f rom the l owest numb er available.
107 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup M enu Shooting, Playback and Setup M enus r Fi rmwa re Vers ion View the current c a mera firmware version. COOLPIX S202 V er .
108 Te chnical N otes Techni cal Notes Optional Ac ce ssor ies Approv ed Memory Cards The follo wing memory cards have been te ste d and approved for us e in t he COO LPIX S20 2. Al l c ards of t he desi gnated ma ke and cap acity ca n be used, r ega rdles s of speed.
109 Te chnical N otes Imag e Fi le and F older Names Pictures and mo vies are as signed file name s as follows. • Files are st ored in fold ers nam ed with a f older num ber f ollowed by a f ive- character id entifier: “P_” plus a three-digit sequence number for pictures taken usi ng Panorama a s si st (e .
110 Te chnical N otes C a ring for the C amera To ensure continu ed enjoyment of this Nikon pro duct, observe the following precautions when using or storing the device: B Ke ep dr y The device wi ll be dama ged if i mmerse d in wat er or sub jecte d to hi gh humidi ty.
111 Cari ng f or the Camera Te chnical N otes C The Battery • Check the battery level when taking the camera ou t, and charge the battery if ne cessary. Do not continue charging once the ba ttery is fully charged, as this will result in reduced battery perform ance.
112 Caring fo r the Camera Te chnical N otes Cleaning Do not use alcohol, thinner, or other volatile chemicals. Storage Turn t he camera of f when not in use. C heck that the po we r-on lamp is o f f befo re putting the camera away. Remove the battery if the camera will not be u sed for an extende d period.
113 Te chnical N otes Err or Mess ages The following table lis ts the error me ss ages a nd other warnings d isplayed in the monitor, as well as the solutions for dealing with them. Displ ay Proble m Solu tion A O (blink s) Cl ock not set. Set clock .
114 Error Messages Te chnical N otes P Card is not forma tted. Form at ca rd? No Yes Mem ory c ard has not been format ted for use in CO OLPIX S20 2. Cho o se Yes a nd press k to f orma t ca rd, or tu rn came ra off an d repl ace card. 19 N Out of mem ory.
115 Erro r Mess ages Te chnical N otes N Mem ory cont ains no images. • No pictur es in the internal memory or memory card. • Mem ory ca rd do es not contain pictures. – To copy p icture f r om internal me mory to memory ca rd, press d . The cop y option scree n will be d isp layed .
116 Error Messages Te chnical N otes * See the documen tation pr ovided with you r printer for further gu idance and informa tion. PR Print er er ror: ch eck pri nter st atus . Runnin g out of ink or printe r er ror. Che ck pri nte r. Aft e r chec king the ink o r solving the pr oblem , selec t Resume and pre ss k to res ume pri nting .
117 Te chnical N otes T roublesh ooting If the camera fails to func tion as expe cted, che ck the list of common proble ms below before consulting your retailer o r Ni kon -aut hori zed se rvi ce re pres ent ati ve. Ref e r to the page numbers in th e right-most co lumn for more infor m ation.
118 Trou ble sho otin g Te chnical N otes El ectron ic ally C ontrol led Ca mera s In extremely ra re instances, unusual cha racters may appear in the monitor and the camera may st op functioning. In mos t cases, t his pheno me no n is caused by a strong external static charge.
119 Trou bleshoot ing Te chnical N otes Digital zoom can not be used. Digit a l zo o m is set to Off in th e se tup men u. Di gita l z oom is n ot a vail ab le in th e fo llo wing situa tions. • Wh en Port rait or Night p ortrait is sele cted for Scen e mode.
120 Trou ble sho otin g Te chnical N otes Playb ac k Unexp ected results when f lash set to V (au to with red -eye reduc tion) . If t aki ng p ict ure s w ith V (auto with red-ey e red uctio n) or fil.
121 Trou bleshoot ing Te chnical N otes N iko n Tra nsf er do es not s tart wh en ca mer a is co nn e cte d. • Camer a is off. • Bat tery is ex hauste d. • USB cable is n ot correctly co nnected. • If th e c ompu ter OS use d is Win dows 200 0 Pro fes sion al, t he c amer a wi ll no t be a ble to connect.
122 Te chnical N otes Sp ecifi cat ions Nik on COO LPIX S 202 D igit al Ca mer a Type Compact digital camera Ef fect ive pi xel s 8.0 m illion Image sensor 1 / 2.5 -in. CC D; tot al pixel s: approx . 8.28 m illion Lens 3 × optical zoom , NIKKOR lens Focal lengt h 6.
123 Specif ications Te chnical N otes ISO s ensitivi ty (Sta ndard outp ut sensit ivity) IS O 64, 10 0, 200, 400, 80 0, 1600 , 200 0, Auto (aut o gain from ISO 64 to 800) Exp os ur e Met er ing 256-s .
124 Spe c ific at ion s Te chnical N otes * Based o n C amera and Imag ing Produ cts Ass ociatio n (CI PA) s tand ards f or m easurin g th e life of ca mera batt e rie s . Mea s ured at 23 ° C (73 °F); z o om adj us ted wi th each shot, f lash fired with every other sh ot, imag e mode set to R Normal ( 32 6 4 ) .
125 Te chnical N otes Suppor ted Standa rds • DCF : Design Rule for Camera File Sys t em is a stand ard widely used in the digital camera industry to e nsure compati bil ity among d ifferent makes of camera.
126 Te chnical N otes Index Symbols R 41 A Auto m o de 20 B Calender mode 50 c D-Lighting 46 R Electro nic vibration re duction 21 B High sensitivity mode 33 C List b y date mode 51 D Movi e mode 54 c.
127 Index Te chnical N otes E Editing pictures 45 Ele ctr o nic VR (e di tin g) 47 Electronic VR (movie s) 56 Electro nic VR (still pi ctures ) 10 0 EN-EL10 12 , 14 Erro r message 113 Expo sure compen.
128 Index Te chnical N otes Playb ack me nu 86 Playb ack zo om 44 Pl ayback-mod e Sele ctio n me nu 8 Po rtra i t b 35 Pow er 16 , 20 Pow er s wi tch 4 , 20 Pow er-on lamp 4 , 20 Preset man ual 78 Pri.
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An important point after buying a device Nikon CoolPix S202 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Nikon CoolPix S202 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Nikon CoolPix S202 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Nikon CoolPix S202 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Nikon CoolPix S202 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Nikon CoolPix S202, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Nikon CoolPix S202.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Nikon CoolPix S202. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Nikon CoolPix S202 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
