Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product S9100 Nikon
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Nikon COOLP DIGITAL CAMERA User's Manual.
High-definition movies with sound (:an be recorded. • Each movie is limited to a file size of 4 GB and a movie length of 29 minutes, even when there is sufficient free space on the memory card for longer recording (_ 149). • The angle of view (i.e.
_1_ Notes on Recording Movies • Memory cards with an SD Speed Class rating of 6 or faster are recommended when recording movies (_ 198), Movie recording may stop unexpectedly when memory cards with a lower Speed Class ratings are used.
Capturing Still Images While Recording Movies If the shutter-release button is pressed all tile way while recording a movie, one frame is saved as a still image (except when Movie options (_ 148) is set to ,j_'_ iFrame 540 (960x540)). Movie recording continues while tile still irrmge is being saved.
Recording Movies in Slow Motion and Fast Motion (HS Movie) HS (high speed) movies carl be recorded. Tile portions of tile movie recorded using HS movie (:an be played back in slow motion at 1/8 or 1/2 of normal playback speed, or played back in fast motion at a speed two times faster than normal speed.
o m o o_ n 4 Press the • (_ movie-record) button to start HS movie options recording. Movie recording begins after the monitor briefly turrls off. Tile camera focuses at the center of tile frame.
w Notes on HS Movie • Portions recorded _r slow motion or _st motion playback are not recorded with sound. • When recording HS movies, vibration reduction cannot be used. Zoom position, focus, exposure, and white balance are locked when the • ('_ movie record) button is pressed to start recording.
Changing Movie Recording Settings Tile following options carl be adjusted from tile movie menu. Movie options 148 Select the desired movie option to record. The camera carl record normal speed movies and high speed (HS) movies, which can be played back in slow motion or fast motion.
3 Press • or • to choose the _ tab. 4 Press i_ or the _) button. The movie menu items can be selected. Use the rotary multi selector to choose and apply settings (_ 11). To exit the movie menu, press the MENU button or • to select a different tab.
Movie Options Switch to shooting mode -) MENU -) _ (Movie) (_ 146) -) Movie options Select the options for recording movies. Larger image sizes and faster movie bitrates mean greater image quality and larger movie file sizes.
Type ! _,_,_.,w_,q i _i_ HS 120 fps (640x480) 7"_ HS 60 fps (! 280x720) m_=_l HS 15 fPS (!920xi080) Description 1/4-speed slow motion movies with a 4:3 aspect ratio are recorded.
Open with HS Footage Switch to shooting mode =) MENU -> _ (Movie) (_ 146) =) Open with HS footage Select whether the camera records normal speed movies or HS movies (slow motion or fast motion movies) when movie recording starts.
Electronic VR When the camera is configured in the Movie options screen to record normal speed movies, select whether the camera uses electronic vibration reduction.
In full-frame playback mode (_ 89), movies (:an be identified by the Movie options icon (_ 148). To play a movie, display it in full-frame playback mode and press the _) button. tI:t o_ < S & 2 o_ #- 152 Rotate the zoom control to T or W to adjust playback volume.
The desired portions of a recorded movie can be saved as a separate file (except movies recorded using ,j_'_ iFrame 540 (960x540) (_ 148)). 1 Play back the desired movie and pause playback ([_ 152). 2 Press the rotary multi selector _ or i_ to , ,_, choose the [] control, and then press the _) button.
6 Choose Yes and press the _) button. The edited movie is saved. To exit without saving, select No. _<, o o 3 o_ 154 _1_ Notes on Movie Editing • A movie that was created by editing cannot be trimmed again. To trim another area of the movie, select and edit the original movie.
Connect the camera to a television to play images or movies back on the television. If your %/is equipped with an HDMI jack, a commercially available HDMI (:able (:an be used to connec:t the camera to the %/for high-definition display. 2 Connect the camera to the TV.
_o m -q o 9 c 5" 156 3 Tune the television to the video channel. See the documentation provided with your television for details. 4 Hold down the_ button to turn on the [ I _ [ camera, tl _ ........ displayed on the television, t I : s-:>-:_::_-_ While connected to the TV, the camera monitor win [I /_Z remain off.
Use the supplied USB (:able to connect the camera to a computer and copy (transfer) images to the computer. Before Connecting the Camera Install the Software Use tile supplied ViewNX 2 CF) and install tile following software on tile computer. For more information on installing the software, refer to the QuickStortduide.
_1_ Notes on Power Source • When connecting the camera to a computer, use a battery with a sufficient amount of charge remaining to prevent the camera from turning off unexpectedly.
4 Start the ViewNX 2 image transfer feature "Nikon Transfer 2" installed on the computer. • Windows 7 When the Devices and Printers • $9100 screen is displayed, click Change program under import pictures and videos. Select Import File using Nikon Transfer 2 in the Change program dialog and click OK.
When transfer is complete, the ViewNX 2 screen is displayed (ViewNX 2 default setting) and transferred images are displayed. m -q rD o 9 B _J For more information on using ViewNX 2, refer to the ViewNX 2 help information (_ 161). Disconnecting the Camera f)o not turn offthe camera or disconnect tile camera from tile computer during transfer.
[] Transferring Images Using a Computer's Card Slot or a Commercially- available Card Reader When the memory card is inserted into a computer's card slot or into a commercially available car.
_o _o o_ 162 Charging While Connecting to a Computer When the Charge by computer option (_ 187) in the camera's setup menu is set to Auto (default setting), if the camera is connected to a computer using the USB cable, the battery inserted into the camera can be automatically charged depending on the ability of the computer to supply power.
Users of PictBridge<ompatible (_ 215) printers can connect the camera directly to the printer and print images without using a computer. Follow the procedures below to print images. w Notes on Power Source • When connecting the camera to a printer, use a fully charged battery to prevent the camera from turning off unexpectedly.
Connecting the Camera to a Printer 1 Turn off the camera. 2 Turn on the printer. -q 6" o_ 3 P_ O- P_ Check printer settings. 3 Connect the camera to the printer using the supplied USB cable.
Printing Images One at a Time After properly connecting tile carnera to tile printer (_ 164), follow the procedures described below to print an image. 1 Use the rotary multi selector to choose the desired image and press the _) button. Rotate the zoom control to W ([]) to display 12 thumbnails,and i (C() to switch back to full-frame playback.
6 Choose Start print and press the _) button. 9 m -q o 9 s _J 7 Printing begins. Monitor display returns to the screen shown in step 1 when printing is complete.
3 Choose the desired paper size and press the I_) button. To specify paper size using settings on the printer, choose Default in the paper size option. 4 Choose Print selection, Print all images, or DPOF printing and press the _) button. Print selection Choose images (up to 9% and the number of copies (up to nine) of each.
o_ m -4 r_ o 9 B _J Print all images One copy each of all images saved in the internal memory, or on the memory card, is printed. • When the screen shown on the right is displayed, choose Start print and press the _) button to start print.
The setup menu contains the following options. Welcome screen [_[_J 171 Choose whether or not a welcome screen is displayed when tile camera is turned on. Time Zone and date ! 72 Set camera clock and choose home and destination time zones. Monitor settings 175 Adjust photo information display, image review, and monitor brightness settings.
n Reset all _!go Restore camera settings to default values. Firmware version _ 193 Display camera firmware version. Displaying the Setup Menu 1 Pressthe MENU button. The menu is displayed, r---_[F--_ If the MENU button was pressed in _ (scene auto selector), press the rotary multi selector (_ 11 ) _1 to display the tabs.
Welcome Screen MENU button "_ V (Setup menu) (_ 170) -_ Welcome screen Choose whether or not a welcome screen is displayed when the camera is turned on. None (default setting) The camera enters shooting or playback mode without displaying the welcome screen.
n tlit I Time Zone and Date MENU button -') V (_] 170) -) Time and date (Setup menu) zone Set the camera clock. Date and time Set camera clock to current date and time. Use the rotary multi selector to set the date and time in the date screen. • Select an item: Press i_ or _1 (changes between D, M, Y, hour, minute.
3 Press i_. The travel destination screenis displayed. 4 Press _ or i_ to choose the travel destination time zone. If daylight saving time is in effect, press • to enable daylight saving time function. % is displayed at the top of the monitor and the camera clock is advanced one hour.
m D [] Time Zones The camera supports the time zones listed below, For time zones not listed below, set the camera clock to local time from the Date and time option.
Monitor Settings MENU butt°n =) V (Setup menu) (_] 170) -) M°nit°r settings ] Set the options below. Photo info Choose information displayed in tile monitor during shooting and playback mode.
m Photo Info Select whether or not the photo inforrnation is displayed in the monitor. See"TheMonitor" (_ 6) for information on indicatorsdisplayed in the monitor. Shooting mo_e -_° __"w_'l ........................................
Print Date (Imprinting Date and Time) MENU button ") V menu) (_] 170) -) Print date (Setup The shooting date and time (:an be imprinted on the images with shooting, allowing the information to be printed even from printers that do not support date printing (_ 120).
W n tlit I Vibration Reduction MENU button -') V menu) (_:]] 170) -) Vibration reduction (Setup Choose a vibration reduction option for shooting still images.
L_4 Notes on Vibration Reduction • Vibration reduction may take a few seconds to activate after the power is turned on, or the camera enters shooting mode from playback mode, Wait until the image of.
m 0 Motion Detection MENU button -') V menu) (_] 170) -) Motion detection (Setup Enable motion detection to reduce the effects of subject movement and camera shake when shooting still images.
AF Assist MENU button -') V menu) (_] 170) -) AF assist (Setup Enable or disable AF-assist illuminator, which assists autofocus operation when the subject is dimly lit. Auto (default setting) AF-assist illuminator will be used to assist the focus operation when the subject is dimly lit.
m Digital Zoom MENU button "_ V menu) ([_ 170) -_ (Setup Digital zoom Enable or disable digital zoom. ON on (default Setting) When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, rotating the zoom control to T (q) triggers digital zoom ([_ 27).
Sound Settings IENU button -') V menu) (_] 170) -) Sound (Setup settings Adjust the following sound settings. Button sound Select On (default setting) or Off. When On is selected, a beep will sound once when operations are completed successfully, twice when the camera acquires focus on the subject, and three times when an error is detected.
Auto Off MENU button ") V menu) (_] 170) -) Auto off (Setup If no operations are performed for a specified amount of time, the monitor turns offand the camera enters standby mode (_ 19). Choose the time allowed to elapse before the camera enters standby mode from 30 s, 1 min (default setting), 5 min, and 30 min.
Format Memory/Format Card MENU button -') V menu) (_] 170) -) Format card (Setup memory/Format Use this option to forrnat tile internal memory or a memory card.
m 3 rD 786 Language MENU button -') V menu) ([_] 170) -) (Setup Language Choose one of 26 languages for display of camera menus and messages. EAkqvIKb Indonesia Nederlands Norsk Polski _e_tina Cz.
Charge by Computer MENU button -_ V (Setup menu) ([_J 170) -_ Charge by computer Ciqoose whether or not tiqe battery inserted into the camera is charged wiqen the camera is connected to a computer via tile USBcable (_ ] 62).
m Blink Warning MENU button -) Y menu) (_ 170) -) Blink (Setup warning Specify whether or not the camera detects human subjects that have blinked using face detection (_ 56) when shooting in the following modes. • I_1 (auto) mode (when Face priority (_ 53) is selected for AF area mode option).
Operating the Blink Warning Screen When the Did someone blink? screen shown on the right is displayed in the monitor, the operations described below are available. If no operations are performed within a few seconds, the camera automatically returns to shooting mode.
n Reset All MENU button -')' V menu) ([_] 170) -)' Reset all (Setup When Reset is selected, the camera's settings will be restored to their default values. Basic Shooting Functions Option _ Default value Flash mode ([_[_ 32) Auto Self,timer ([_[_] 35).
Night landscape Menu Night Portrait Menu Backlighting Menu Continuous Shooting Menu Special Effects Menu _'_Z:°U-option Special effects ([_ 85) Soft Movie Menu Option ,,, Default value Movie options ([_] 148) _ ,,,,,,H,,D,,,,,,],,,,0,8,0,p,,'k,,,,,,!,,],,,9,2,0,x,,,],,,0,8,0,! .
E Option ,,, Default value Vibration reduction (_ 178) On Motion detection (_ 180) Auto AF assist ([_[_] 181)Auto Digital zoom (_ 182) On Button sound ([_[_ 183)On Shutter sound ([_[_ 183) On Auto 0ff.
Firmware Version MENU button _ V menu) ((_] 170) _ Firmware version (Setup View the c:urrent camera firmware version. 193.
5" cQ o To ensure continued enjoyment of this Nikon product, observe the following precautions when using or storing the device. _1_ Keep dry The device will be damaged if immersed in water or subjected to high humidity.
[] The Battery • (-heck the battery level before using the camera and replace or charge the battery if necessary. Do not continue charging once the battery is fully charged as this will result in reduced battery performance. Whenever possible, carry a fully charged spare battery when taking pictures on important occasions.
a o Cleaning Avoid touching glass parts with your fingers. Remove dust or lint with a blower (typicaE]y a sma]Edevice with a rubber bulb attached to one end that is pumped to produce a stream of air out the other end>.
Rechargeable battery Rechargeable Lidon Battery EN-EL121 Battery charger Battery Charger MH-65 AC Adapter EH-62F (connect as shown) ...................................... ....... Be sure that the power connector cord has been proraedy aligned in power connector and battery chamber grooves before dosing the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover.
n _u. rD O- re Approved Memory Cards Tile following Secure Digital (SD) memory cards have been tested and approved for use in this camera. Memory cards with an SD Speed Class rating of 6 or faster are recommended for recording movies. Movie recording may stop unexpectedly when memory cards with a lower Speed Class ratin( are used.
Images, movies, or voice memos are assigned file names as follows. DSCN0001.JPG I I JL f_J Identifier (not shown on camera monitor) Origina! still images (voice memo attachment included) DSCN and movi.
n m The following table lists the error messages and other warnings displayed in the monitor, as well as the solutions for dealing with them. Display Problem (blinks) Clock not set. O Battery exhausted. Battery exhausted. O Battery temperature high O The camera will turn off to prevent overheating.
Display Problem O Card is not formatted. Format card? Yes No (b Out of memory. O Image cannot be saved. 0 Album is full. No further pictures can be added. Memory card has not been formatted for use in COOLPIX $9100. Memory card is full. Error occurred while saving image.
n g o_ x Display O Sound file cannot be saved. O Image cannot be modified. (b Cannot record movie. O Memory contains no images. O File contains no image data. O This file cannot be played back. O All images are hidden. O This image cannot be deleted. Problem A voice memo cannot be attached to this file.
Display Problem O Destination in same Travel destination is in time zone as home. the current time zone. (D The mode dial is not set Mode dial is not in the proper position, to the correct position. (_) Flash is lowered in scene The flash is lowered, auto selector mode.
£- z F o_ m Display Problem Solution .... _ ...... (D!_f Check printer. After solving the problem, select Resume Printer error: check Printer error, and press the _) button to printer status, resume printing. _ (])/_ Load the specified paper, Printer error: check Specified size of paper is select Resume, and press the not Goaded in printer.
If the camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common problems below before consulting your retailer or Nikon-authorized service representative. Display, Settings, and Power Supply Problem Cause/Solution Confirm all connections. 16 Off is selected for Charge by computer in the 187 setup menu.
Problem Date and time of recording are not correct. No indicators displayed in monitor. Print date not available. Date not imprinted on images even when Print date is enabled. Screen for setting time zone and date is displayed when camera is turned on.
Shooting Problem Cannot switch to shooting mode. No image captured when the shutter-release button is pressed. Camera cannot focus. Images are blurred. Bright specks appear in images captured with flash. Flash does not fire. Digital zoom cannot be used.
n z o_ x Problem Cause/Solution Off is selected for Sound settings>Shutter No sound when shutter is sound in setup menu. No sound is heard with released, some shooting modes and settings, even when AF-assist illuminator does not light. Images appear smeared.
Problem Saving images takes time. A ring-shaped belt or rainbow- colored stripe appears in the monitor or images. Cause/Solution 34 32 It may take more time to save images in the following situations. When the noise reduction function is in operation.
r_ g I o_ I Problem o Cause/Solution These options cannot be used with movies. 152 Images captured at an Image mode setting 47 Cannot use quick retouch, D-Lighting, skin softening, filter effects, frame, small picture, or crop. Images not displayed on television.
Problem Nikon Transfer 2 does not start when camera is connected. The PictBridge startup screen is not displayed when the camera is connected to a printer. Images to be printed are not displayed. Cannot select paper size with camera. Camera is off. Battery is exhausted.
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Metering 256-segment matrix, center-weighted, spot (digital zoom 2x or more) Exposure Control Programmed auto exposure with motion detection and exposure compensation ( 2.
g- rD O- • Unless otherwise stated, all figures are for a camera with a fully<:harged Rechargeable Lidon 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.
Supported Standards • DCF: Design Rule for Camera File System is a standard widely used in tile digital camera industry to ensure compatibility among different makes of camera. • DPOF: Digital Print Order Format is an industry-wide standard that allows images to be printed from print orders saved on memory cards.
S_!mbols • (,1_1 movie record)-button 10 T (tele) 27 _! {wide) 27 [] Playback button 10 I_1 Shooting mode button 10 [] Exposure compensation 44 I_1 Auto mode 24 Auto sort mode 109 [] Backlighting 66.
Continuous menu 82 Continuous shooting mode 80 Copying images 127 Creative slider 41 Crop 139 D Date and time 20, 172 Date format 21, 172 Daylight 49 Daylight saving time 20, 173 Delete 31,93, 126, 15.
g- o Q- & 218 List by date menu 1 14 List by date mode 113 M Macro mode 39 Matrix 51 Maximum movie length 149 Memory capacity 24 Memory card 22, 198 Memory card slot 22 Metering 51 Microphone 4 Mo.
Sequence display options 129 Setup menu 169 Shooting 24, 26, 28 Shooting info 11 Shooting information 91 Shooting menu 46 Shutter sound 183 Shutter speed 28 Shutter-release button 9, 28 Single AF 60, .
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