Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product S630 Optimus
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i Introdu ction First Steps A Basic Photography and Playback : Auto Mode C Shooting Suited for the Scenes d Shooting Conti nuously at High Speed (Sport Co ntinuous) B High Sens itivity Sh ooting Mode .
ii For Your Safety To prevent dam ag e to you r Nikon produc t or injury to yourself or to others, read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this equipment. Keep these safety instructions where all those who use the product will read them.
iii For You r Safe ty Obser ve caution w hen handling the ba tter y The b att ery ma y leak or expl ode if improperly handled. Observe the following precautions when handling the battery for use in this product: • Before replacing the battery, turn the prod uct off.
iv For Your Safe ty Use ap propriate c ables When connect ing cab les to t he input and out put ja cks, us e only th e cable s provided or sold by Nikon for the purpose, t o maintai n compliance with product regulations.
v Notices Notice for Customers in the U.S.A. Federa l Communic ations Comm issi on ( FCC) Radi o Frequ ency Inte rfer ence Stat ement Thi s equi pmen t has b een tes te d and found to comply wit h the limits for a Cla ss B digi tal de vice, pursu ant to Pa rt 15 of the FCC rules.
vi Noti ces Notic e for custom ers in C anada CAUTION This Class B digital apparatus complies wit h Canadi an I CES-003. ATTENTION Cet appare il numérique de la cl asse B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Notic e for custom ers in Eu rope This symbol indicates that this product is to be c ollected separat ely.
vii T able of C ont ents F or Y our Saf ety .................................... ........................... .......................... ....................... .... .................... ii W ARNINGS .... ...................... ............... ........
viii Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s C Shooting Suited f or the Scenes ................ .......... ......... ............... .......... .............. .......... .......... 35 Shooting in Scene Mod e ............................... ......................
ix T able of Contents Prep aring a F avorite F older ............................ .............. ............... ...................... ............... ...... ................ ........ 71 Classifying Pictur es for the F avorite F older ...............
x Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s G AF-Area Mode........... ............... ...................... .............. ...................... ............... ................ ...... .................... 110 I Autof ocus Mode ............ .....................
1 Introduction Introduc tion Abou t This Man ual Than k you f or your pur chase of a Nikon CO OLPIX S630 di gital camera. This manual was written to help you enjoy taking pictures with your Niko n digital camera. Read this manual thoroughly before use, and keep it where all those wh o use the pro duct will read it.
2 Introduction Info rmation and Pr ecaut ions Life-Long Learning As part of Nikon’ s “Life-Long Learning” commitment to ongoing product support and education, continually upda t ed informa tion is available online at the following sites: • For us er s i n t he U.
3 Information and Precautions Introduction Notice Conc erning Prohibition of C opying or Reprod uction No te th at si mpl y b e ing in po ss es si on of ma ter i al t h at was digitally copied or reproduced by means of a scann er , digi tal camera or o ther device m ay be p unishable by law .
4 Introduction P arts of the Camer a Th e Ca me ra Bo dy 2 13 4 5 6 87 9 Len s cove r c lose d 1 Zoom control ......................... ....................... .. 25 f g h i j : Wide .................... ...................... .......... 25 : T ele ..
5 Par t s of the Cam er a Introduction 12 6 51 0 9 8 7 16 17 18 13 11 14 15 12 3 4 1 Monitor ........................ ...................... ............ 6, 23 2 Rotary multi selector ................................ .. 10 3 A (shooting mode) button .
6 Pa r ts o f th e C a me r a Introduction Th e M on it or The following indicators may appear in the monitor du ring shooting and playback (actual display varies with current camera settings). The indicators and photo inf o displayed during shooting and pla yback will turn off after a f ew seco nds ( A 12 8).
7 Par t s of the Cam er a Introduction Playba ck 1 The icons for auto sorting play back f older or the favorite folder sele cted in playback will appear. 2 Differs according to the sel ected option. 15/05/2009 12:00 15/05/2009 12:00 9999.JPG 9999.JPG 9999.
8 Introduction Basic O perations Th e A (shooting m ode) Button Shoo ting-mo de Sel ection Men u The r otar y multi selector can be used in the shooting-mode selection menu to change the shooting mode . T o exit the shooting-mo de selection menu, choose a shooting mode and press the k button o r press the A button again.
9 Basic Operations Introduction Th e c (playback) Button Pla yback-mode Selection Menu The r otar y multi selector can be used in the playback-mode selection menu to change the playback mode. T o exit the playback-mode selection menu, choose a playback mode and press the k button or press the c button ag ain.
10 Basic Operations Introduction The Rotary Multi Selec tor This s ection describes standard uses of the ro tary multi sele ctor t o select mode s, select menu options, and to apply se lection. Fo r S h oo t in g * Options can also be chosen b y pressing th e rotary multi selector up or down.
11 Basic Operations Introduction F or t he Menu Scr een * Options can also be chosen by r otating the rotary multi selector. C Note on th e Rotar y Multi Se lecto r In this manua l , up, down, left , and right presses of the rotar y multi selec tor may be indicated with H , I , J and K .
12 Basic Operations Introduction Th e d Button Pres s t he d button t o display the menu fo r the chosen mode. • Use the rotar y multi selector to navigate the menus ( A 11). • Choo se the z tab on the left to d isplay the setup menu. • Press the d bu tton again t o exit the menu.
13 Basic Operations Introduction Help Displays Rotate the zoom control to g ( j ) when M / L is displayed at th e bottom of the menu screen to view a description of the currently s elected menu option. T o return to the orig inal menu , rota te the z oom co ntrol to g ( j ) again.
14 First Step s Fir st Step s Char ging the Batt ery Charge the Rechargeable Li-i on Battery EN-EL12 (supplied) using the Battery Char ger MH -65 ( suppli ed). 1 Co nnect the po wer cabl e in the orde r of 1 - 2 . 2 Insert the batt ery into the batte r y c harger by s liding the battery fo rward 1 , and pre ss do wn until it lock s into p lace 2 .
15 Charging the Battery First Step s The following char t explains CHAR GE lamp status. 3 Remove the b attery and unplug the charger . B Notes on th e Batter y Ch arger • The s uppli ed batt er y ch arge r is f or us e only w ith a Re char geable Li- ion Bat tery EN-EL12.
16 First Step s Inser tin g the Batte ry Inser t a Rechargeable Li-ion Batter y EN-EL12 (supplied) into the cam era. • Charge the batter y before first use or when the batter y is running low ( A 14). 1 Open th e battery-chambe r/memory card slot cover .
17 Inse rting the Batter y First Step s Removing the Battery Tu r n t h e c a m e r a of f and confirm that the power-on lamp and the monitor are off befo re opening th e battery-chamber/memory card slot cover . T o eject the batter y , open the battery- chamber/ memory card slo t cover and slide the ora nge battery latch in the direction shown 1 .
18 First Step s Settin g Displa y La nguage , Date an d T i me A language -selection dialog is display ed the first time the c amera is turned on. 1 P ress t he pow er swi tch t o turn o n the ca mera. • The power- on lamp (green) will lig ht for a moment and the mo nitor will tur n on.
19 Setting Display Language, Date and Time First Step s 5 Edit the date. • Rotate the rotar y multi selec tor , or p ress H or I to edit the hig hlighted item.
20 First Step s Inser ting Me mory Cards Image, s ound, and movie files are stor ed in t he camera ’ s internal memory (approx. 44 MB) or on removable memor y cards ( available separately) ( A 142).
21 In se rti ng M e mo ry C ar ds First Step s B Fo rmatting a Memory Card If the message at the right is displayed when the camera is turned on, th e memory ca rd must be f ormatt ed bef ore use. Note that form attin g ( A 135) permanently delete s all data on the memory card .
22 Basic Photography and Pl ayback : Auto Mode Basic Phot ograph y and Playback : Auto Mode Step 1 T urn the Camer a On and Selec t A (Aut o) M od e This section describes how t o take pictures in A (auto) mode, an automatic, “point- and-shoot” mode recommended for first-time users of digital cameras.
23 Step 1 T urn the Camera On and Select A (Aut o) Mo de Basic Photography and Pl ayback : Auto Mode Indicators Displayed in A (Auto) Mo de The indicators and photo inf o displayed during shooting and pla yback will turn off after a f ew seco nds ( A 12 8).
24 Basic Photography and Pl ayback : Auto Mode Step 2 Fr ame a Pi ct ur e 1 Ready th e camera. • Hold the camer a steadily in both han ds. • Keep your fing ers, hair , strap and other obj ects away from the lens, flas h, AF-assist ill uminator , microph one and speak er .
25 Step 2 Fr ame a Picture Basic Photography and Pl ayback : Auto Mode Using the Zoom Rotate the zoom control to activate o ptical zoom. Rotate in the d irection of g to zoom in on the s ubjec t. Or rotate in the direction of f to ha ve a wider view .
26 Basic Photography and Pl ayback : Auto Mode Step 3 Focus an d Shoot 1 P ress t he shutt er-r elease butto n halfw ay . • When pe opl e's f aces (f ront v iew) ar e r eco gni zed : Camera will focus on the face sur rounded by a doubl e border.
27 Step 3 Focus an d Sho ot Basic Photography and Pl ayback : Auto Mode B During Recording While pictu r es are being recorded, the number of exposu res remaining display will blink . Do not open t he batt ery-chamber/mem ory card slot cov er while pictures are being recorded.
28 Basic Photography and Pl ayback : Auto Mode Step 4 Viewing and De leting Pic tures V iewing Pictures (Playback Mode) P ress th e c butto n. • The last pic ture shot will be displ a yed in full -frame playback mode. • Rotate the rota ry mult i selector , or press H , I , J or K , to view additio nal pictures ( A 10 ).
29 Step 4 Viewing an d Deleting Pic tures Basic Photography and Pl ayback : Auto Mode C Opti ons A vaila ble in Pl ay back Mode The following opti ons are available in fu ll-frame play back mode. C Pressi ng t he c But ton to Turn on the Ca mera When the camera is off, holding down the c button wil l turn the camera on in p layback mode.
30 Basic Photography and Pl ayback : Auto Mode Us in g t he Fla sh The flash has a range of about 0.6 to 5.5 m (2 to 18 ft.) when the camera is zoom ed out all t he w ay . With m axim um o ptica l zoo m app lied, the r ange is ab out 0 .6 to 3.5 m (2 to 1 1 ft.
31 Usin g the Flas h Basic Photography and Pl ayback : Auto Mode B Shooting When Lighting is P oor and When the Flash is Disabled ( W ) • Use of a tripod is recommended to stabilize the camera during shooting and avoid the effects of camera shake.
32 Basic Photography and Pl ayback : Auto Mode T aking Picture s with the Self- Ti mer The camera is equipped with a ten-second and two-second timer for self-portraits. When using the self-timer , use o f a tr i pod is recommended. Turn Vi br ati on red uct ion ( A 131) to Off when using a tripod.
33 Basic Photography and Pl ayback : Auto Mode Macro Mode Macro mode i s used f or taking pictur es of objects as cl ose as 2 cm (0.8 in.). Not e that the flash may be unable to light entire subject at distances of less than 60 c m (2ft.). 1 P ress p (macro mo de).
34 Basic Photography and Pl ayback : Auto Mode Exposure Compen sation Exposure compensation is used to alter the exposu r e from the value suggested by the ca mera to make pictures brig hter or d arker . 1 P ress o (exposure compensation ). • The exposure c ompensation guid e is d ispl a yed.
35 Shooting Suited for the Scenes Shoo ting Su ite d for t he Sce nes Shoo ting in Sc ene Mode Camera settings are automati cally optimized for the s elected subjec t type. The following scene mode s are available. * See “Voice Recordings” ( A 81).
36 Sho oting in Sce ne M ode Shooting Suited for the Scenes Fe a tu r e s 1 The camer a aut omatica lly c hooses t he op timum fl ash mo de setti ng f or th e scene mode it has sele cted. W (Off ) can be selec ted. 2 Other settings can b e selected. 3 Ch ang es t o On whe n t he c amer a se lec ts cl ose-u p s cene mod e.
37 Shooting in Scene Mode Shooting Suited for the Scenes 1 F ill fla sh with slow sy nc and re d-eye reduction. 2 Other settings can b e selected. 1 Slow sync with red-eye reduc tion. Other settings can be se lected. 2 Other settings can b e selected.
38 Sho oting in Sce ne M ode Shooting Suited for the Scenes * Other settings can b e selected. * Other settings can b e selected. * Other settings can b e selected. O : For scene modes with O , use of a tripod is recom mended. Turn Vibr ation reduction ( A 131) to Off when using a tripod.
39 Shooting in Scene Mode Shooting Suited for the Scenes * Other settings can be selected. No te that when shooting with the flash, the flash may be unable to light the entire subject at distances of less than 60 cm (2 ft.) * Other settings can b e selected.
40 Sho oting in Sce ne M ode Shooting Suited for the Scenes * Other settings can b e selected. * Other settings can b e selected. O : For scene modes with O , use of a tripod is recom mended. Turn Vibr ation reduction ( A 131) to Off when using a tripod.
41 Shooting in Scene Mode Shooting Suited for the Scenes * Other settings can b e selected. * Other settings can b e selected. o Backlight Use when light i s coming fr om behind y our subject, thr owing features or de tails in s hadow . The fl ash fires autom atically to “fill in ” (illuminate) shadows.
42 Sho oting in Sce ne M ode Shooting Suited for the Scenes Shooting in the Scene Mode Selec ted by the Camer a (Scene Auto Selec tor) By simply framing a picture , the ca mera automati cally selects the optimum scene mode for simpler shooting.
43 Shooting in Scene Mode Shooting Suited for the Scenes B Note on Scene Auto Se lecto r Mo de Depending upon shooting conditions, the camera may not select the desired scene mode. Should this occur , switch to auto mod e ( A 22) or choose the desired scene mode manually ( A 35).
44 Sho oting in Sce ne M ode Shooting Suited for the Scenes T aking P ictures in F ood Mode Use this mode t o take pictures of fo od. 1 Disp lay t he shooti ng-mod e sele ction m enu by pres sing th e A button i n shooti ng mode, and us e the r otary multi se lector t o cho ose u Foo d ( A 35).
45 Shooting in Scene Mode Shooting Suited for the Scenes 4 P ress t he shutt er-r elease butto n to take the pic ture. • F ocus i s locked when the s hutter-release button is pres sed halfway, and a picture is taken w hen the shutter-rel ease button is pr esse d t he r est of the w ay dow n.
46 Sho oting in Sce ne M ode Shooting Suited for the Scenes T ak ing P ictures for a Panorama The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame . Use a tripod for best results. Set Vib rat i on r ed uc t io n ( A 13 1) to Of f when using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shoo ting.
47 Shooting in Scene Mode Shooting Suited for the Scenes 4 Shoot the sec ond picture. • Compose the ne xt picture so tha t it overlaps the fi rst pict ure . • Repeat unt il you have taken th e necessar y number of pict ures to complete the image. 5 P ress t he k button when sh ooting is compl eted.
48 Shooting Continuous ly at High Speed (Sport Continuous ) Shooti ng C ontinuou sly at High Spee d (Sport Cont inuous ) Shoo ting in Sport C ont inuo us Mode Sport conti nuous mode al lows rapid , continuo us shoot ing whi le you press and hold the shutter-release button fully.
49 Shooting in Sport Continuous Mode Shooting Continuous ly at High Speed (Sport Continuous ) Spor t C o n tinuous Menu In the sport conti nuous menu , you can se lect the cont inuous shooti ng type and the image mode set ting.
50 High Sensit ivity Sh ooting Mode High S ensitiv ity Shoot ing Mode Shooting in High Sensitivi ty Mode In high sensitivity mode, ISO sensitivity is increased when shooting wit h the camera zoome d in or u nder low l ighting , t o redu ce blurring cau sed by ca mera shake or subject mo vement.
51 Shooting in High Sensiti vity Mode High Sensit ivity Sh ooting Mode B Notes o n High S ensitivit y Mo de • This mode reduces e ffects of ca mera shake even for sh ooting under low l ighting; ho wever , when shooting without the flash, use of a tripod is recommended.
52 Automatic Shooting of Smi ling Faces Automatic Sh ooting o f Smiling F aces Shoo ting in Smile Mode The camera detects a smiling face using face priority and releases the shutter automatically .
53 Shooting in Smile Mode Automatic Shooting of Smi ling Faces Notes on Blink Proof The blink proof function can be used in smile mode. The ca mera t akes two pict ure s and ch ooses an i mage i n whic h t he su bject s ’ ey es ar e open.
54 More on Playback More on Playb ack V i ewing Mul tiple Pic tures: Thumbnai l Playback Rotate the zoom control to f ( h ) i n full-frame playback mode ( A 28) to display pictures as thumbnail images in thumbnail playback mode. The following operations can be per f ormed in thumbnail playback.
55 Viewing Multiple P ictures: T humbnail Pla yback More on P laybac k En_01 C Icons on the Thum bnails When print set ( A 97) and pr otected pictures ( A 118) are selected in thum bnail playback mode, the icons shown at the right are displayed with them.
56 More on Playback T aking a Closer Look: Pla yback Zoo m Rotating the zoom c ontrol to g ( i ) during full-frame playback mode ( A 28) zooms in on the curr ent picture, enlarging and d isplaying the ce n ter of th e picture on the mon itor. • The guide at lower right shows which por ti on of the pictu re is e nla rged .
57 More on Playback Edit ing Pictur es Use this camera to edit pic tures in- cam era and store them as separate files ( A 143). C Not es on Pictu re Ed itin g • Pictures take n at an Image mode ( A 100) set ting of 16:9 cannot be edited.
58 Editi ng Pic tures More on Playback Using Quick Retouch Easily create retou ched images in which contrast and saturation have been enhanced. Ret ouched copies are stor ed as separate files. 1 Choos e the de sir ed pictur e from full -frame ( A 28) or thumb nail ( A 54) pl ayback m ode and pr ess the d button .
59 Editi ng Pic tures More on Playback Enhancing Brightness and Contr ast: D-L ighting D-Lighting can be u sed to c reate copies with e nhanced brightness and c ontrast, brightening dark portions of a picture. Enhanced copies are stor ed as separate files.
60 Editi ng Pic tures More on Playback Creating a Cr opped Copy: Crop Create a c opy containing only the portion visible in the monit or when u is disp layed with playback zo om ( A 56) enabled.
61 Editi ng Pic tures More on Playback Resizing Pictures: Small Picture Create a small c opy of the cur rent picture. Small c opies are stored as JPEG files with a compression ratio of 1: 16. The following sizes ar e available. 1 Choos e the de sir ed pictur e from full -frame ( A 28) or thumb nail ( A 54) pl ayback m ode and pr ess the d button .
62 More on Playback V oice Memo s: Reco rding an d Playback Use the ca mera ’ s built -in micr ophone to recor d voice memos f or pictur es. Recording V oice Memos 1 Choos e the de sir ed pictur e from full -frame playba ck ( A 28) an d press the d button.
63 V oic e Memos: Re cor ding and Pl ayb a c k More on Playback Playing V o ic e Memos Pi ctures for which voice memos have been r e cor ded are indicated with p in full -frame playba ck mod e. 1 Choos e the d esir ed pictur e from full -frame ( A 28) and press the d butt on.
64 More on Playback V iewin g Pic tures by Date (List by Date Mode ) In th e C list by da te mode, you c an playback only the images taken on the same date.
65 Viewing Pictures b y Date (Lis t by Date Mode) More on Playback Usi ng Li st by Dat e M ode The f ollowi ng op erati ons are p ossib le f rom t he lis t by da te sc ree n. To Use Desc ripti on A Select date Rotate the rotary mu lti selector, or press H or I to selec t a date.
66 Viewing Pictures by Date (List by Date M ode) More on Playback List by Da te Men u Pres s t he d button in list by date mod e to display the followin g menus for only the pictures taken on the specified date.
67 More on Playback Image Sear ching ( Aut o Sor t Mode) Pi ctures and m ovies will automatically be sor ted in any of the f o llowing f older names after shooting them. If t he F auto sort mode is s elected, you can display the pictures and movies by selecting the fold er name s orted in shooti ng.
68 Image Searching (Auto Sor t Mode) More on Playback T ypes of F olders and t heir C onte nt * The pictures tak en us ing the Scene auto selector ( A 36 ) are i nclu ded . B Notes when using the Auto So rt Mode • Up to 999 images can be add ed per fol der in the aut o sort mode.
69 Image Searching (Auto Sort Mo de) More on Playback Auto So rt Mo de Th e fo llow ing opera ti ons ar e possibl e fr om the aut o sort f olde r li st sc re en. Aut o Sor t Menu Display the menu below by pr essing the d button in the full-frame playback of auto sor t mode.
70 More on Playback St oring the Pi ctures in the Specifie d F avori te F older Pictures can be added to the favorite folder sor ted by each event such as travel or wedding. On ce pictu res ar e adde d to the favori te folder , on ly pictures in the selected folder can be pla yed back .
71 St orin g th e Pi ctur es i n the S peci fied F avo rite F old er More on Playback Preparing a Fa vorite F older Changing the display icons for the favorite folders will make it easier to kno w what pictures are in each f o lder . The icons can be changed again af ter adding the pictu res t o the f olde rs .
72 Stor ing th e Pictu res in th e Spe cified Favor ite Folder More on Playback Cla ssify ing Pic tures for t he Favorite Folde r Pictures can be add ed to favorite folders and sorted. Adding the pictures will en able for easier and fa ster searching.
73 St orin g th e Pi ctur es i n the S peci fied F avo rite F old er More on Playback V iewing the P ic tures in the Fa vorite F older (Fa vorites Playback Mode) In favorite pictures playback mode the favorite folder with the pictures can be chosen and di splayed.
74 Stor ing th e Pictu res in th e Spe cified Favor ite Folder More on Playback Usi ng F a vori te Pi ct ure s P layb ack M ode The f ollowi ng op erat ion s ar e possi ble fr om the fa vorite f older di spl ay sc re en.
75 St orin g th e Pi ctur es i n the S peci fied F avo rite F old er More on Playback F avorite P ictures Playb ack Menu Pres s d in favorit e pictur es playbac k mode t o displa y the f ollowing menus.
76 Stor ing th e Pictu res in th e Spe cified Favor ite Folder More on Playback C Playba ck/Addi ng to Favorites Adding to fav orites doe s not copy the o riginal pi cture dat a and move it.
77 Movies Movies Recording Movies T o shoot movies with sound r ecorded via the built-in microphone, select shooting mode and follow the steps below. 1 Disp lay t he shooti ng-mod e sele ction m enu by pres sing th e A button in shooting mod e, use the rotar y mu lti sele ctor to sele ct D , and the n pres s the k butt on.
78 Movies T he Movie Menu Movie options , Autofocus mode and Electronic VR settings can be changed in th e movi e menu . Press the d button in movie mode to display the movie menu and use the rotar y multi selector to modify and apply setti ngs. D Sele ctin g Movi e Options The m ovi e menu of f ers th e optio ns sho wn bel ow .
79 The Mov ie Menu Movies I Aut ofocu s Mo de Choose how th e camera f ocuses in movi e mode. w Electronic V R Enable or disable elec tronic VR f or movie recording. At settings other than Off , the icon f or the current setting i s displayed in the monitor ( A 6).
80 Movies Movie P layback In full-frame playba ck mode ( A 28), mo vies ar e reco gnized by the movie mode i cons. T o play a mo vie, display it in full-fram e playback mode and press the k button. Use the zoom control g or f duri ng playback t o adjust the vol ume.
81 Voice R ecord ings V oice Recor dings Mak ing V oice R ecordin gs Audio voi ce recordings can be r ecorded ov er the built-in mic rophone and played back over the built-in speaker . 1 Disp lay t he shooti ng-mod e sele ction m enu by pres sing th e A button i n shooti ng mode, and us e the r otary multi se lector t o cho ose a sc ene i con.
82 Making V oice Rec ordin gs Voice R ecord ings Operati ons Duri ng Recordin g * The copied files can be played back using QuickTim e or any other W AV-compatible a udio player . Note that index points created with the ca mera cannot be used when voice recordings are played back on computers.
83 Voice R ecord ings Playing V o ice Recordings 1 Disp lay t he shooti ng-mod e sele ction m enu by pres sing th e A button i n shooti ng mode, and us e the r otary multi se lector t o cho ose a sc ene i con. • The icon for the scene mode that was cho sen pr evio usly wil l be dis play ed.
84 Play ing V oice Rec ordings Voice R ecord ings Operati ons Durin g Playba ck Use the zoom control g / f to adjust playback volume . Rotate the rotary multi sele ct or to ad vanc e or rew ind th e voic e record ing. Pr ess the rotar y multi selec t or J or K to choose a co ntrol, then press the k button to perform the sele cted operation.
85 Voice R ecord ings C opying V oice Recordings Copy v oice r ecord ings between the internal memory and a me mory card. This option is available only whe n a memor y card is inserted. 1 P ress J or K on th e rotary multi sel ector in the voice recordin g screen (ste p 3 of A 83), choose s and pres s the k button.
86 Connecting to Televi sions, Computers and P rinters Connect ing to T elevi sions, Computer s and Pri nters Connect ing to a TV Connect the c amera to a television using the s upplied audio/video cable to play back pictures on the television. 1 T urn off the came ra.
87 Connecting to Televi sions, Computers and P rinters C onnecting to a C o mput er Use the supp li ed USB cable to con nect the camera to a compu t er , and copy (transfer) pictures to a computer w i th the s upplied N ikon T ransfer soft ware.
88 Connec ting t o a Comp uter Connecting to Televi sions, Computers and P rinters T ransferring Pictures from the Camera to a Computer 1 Start the c ompu ter to which Nik on T ransf er wa s instal led. 2 T urn off the came ra. 3 Co nnect the c amera t o the c omput er using the supplied US B cable .
89 Conne cting to a Compu ter Connecting to Televi sions, Computers and P rinters 5 T ransfer p ictures whe n Nikon T ransfer has fin ished loadi ng. • Click the Start T ransfer butt on i n Nikon T ran sf er . All pict ur es wi ll be tr ansf erred t o t he computer (a t the Nikon T ra nsfer default setting ).
90 Connec ting t o a Comp uter Connecting to Televi sions, Computers and P rinters D Using a C ard Reader Pictur es stor ed on a memory card tha t is inserted into a card re ader or simi lar device can a lso be transferred to the computer usi ng Nikon Transfer .
91 Connecting to Televi sions, Computers and P rinters Connec ting to a Printer User s of PictB ridge -c ompat ible ( A 160) printe rs can connect the ca mera di rectly to the printer and print pictures without using a computer. The steps for printing are as f ollows.
92 Connecting to a Printer Connecting to Televi sions, Computers and P rinters Co nnec ting the C amera to a Printer 1 T urn off the came ra. 2 T urn on the prin ter . • Check pr inter settings. 3 Co nnect the c amera t o the p rinter using th e supplie d USB cab le.
93 Conne ctin g to a Pr inter Connecting to Televi sions, Computers and P rinters Printing Pictures One at a T im e After connecting the came ra to the print er correctly ( A 9 2 ), print pictures b y following the pr ocedure below . 1 Use t he r otary multi se lector t o choose th e pict ure to be pr inted and pre ss the k button.
94 Connecting to a Printer Connecting to Televi sions, Computers and P rinters 6 Choose Sta rt prin t and pr ess the k butt on. 7 Pri nting starts. • Monito r display retur ns to that shown in step 1 wh en printing is comp lete. • T o canc el before all copies have bee n printed, press the k button.
95 Conne ctin g to a Pr inter Connecting to Televi sions, Computers and P rinters 3 Choose the desired paper s ize and press the k butt on. • T o specify pa per size using printer settings, choose Default in th e pa per s ize menu . 4 Choose Print s electio n , Pri nt al l imag es or DPOF printing and p r ess the k butt on.
96 Connecting to a Printer Connecting to Televi sions, Computers and P rinters 5 Pri nting starts. • Monito r display retur ns to that shown in step 2 wh en printing is comp lete. • T o canc el before all copies have bee n printed, press the k button.
97 Connecting to Televi sions, Computers and P rinters Crea ting a D POF Prin t Order: P rint Set The Print set option in the playback menu is used to create digital “print orders ” for printing on DPOF-compatible printers or in print shops ( A 160) .
98 Creating a DPOF Print Order: Print Set Connecting to Televi sions, Computers and P rinters 5 Choose whether or not to also print shooting date and photo information. • Choose Date a nd press the k button to print the da te of recording on all pictures in the prin t order .
99 Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Shooti ng, Playbac k and Setup M enus Shoo ting Options : The Shooting Menu The shooting menu of auto mode and the high sensitivity menu of high sensitivity mode contain the follo wing options. 1T h e Imag e mode setting is also availa ble from other shooting mode (excep t the movie mode).
100 Shoot ing Opt ions: T he Sho oting Me nu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus A Image Mode Choose an image mode, which is the comb ination of image size and image qu ality (compression), accor ding to how yo u plan to use the picture and the capacity of the inte rnal memory or memory car d.
101 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shooti ng Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus C Number of Exposu res Remaining The following table lists the approxima te number of pictures that can be stored in internal m emory and on a 512 MB memory card.
102 Shoot ing Opt ions: T he Sho oting Me nu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus B White Balance The color of lig ht reflected from a n object varies with the color of the light s ource .
103 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shooti ng Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Pr eset M anual Pr eset manual is used with mixe d lighting or to compensate for light sources with a stro ng color cas .
104 Shoot ing Opt ions: T he Sho oting Me nu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus G Metering The process of measuring the brightness of the subjec t to determine the exposure is k now n as M eter ing.
105 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shooti ng Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus C Continuous Change settings for Continuous and BSS (Best Shot Sele ctor). Flash will be switche d off when C onti nuo us , BS S , or Mu l ti-sho t 16 is selected. F ocus, exposure, and white balance are fixed at the values f or the first image in each series.
106 Shoot ing Opt ions: T he Sho oting Me nu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus B Note on Best Sh ot Selec tor BSS is be st sui ted f or sh ooting sta tiona ry subjects . How eve r , BSS ma y not pr odu ce the de sire d resu lts if th e subject mov es or the composition changes wh ile the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down.
107 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shooti ng Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus 5 P ress th e shutt er-r eleas e butto n all th e wa y dow n a secon d time t o end rec ord ing . • Recording will end automatically if the internal memor y or memor y card becomes full, or when the max imum amount of frames have been recorded.
108 Shoot ing Opt ions: T he Sho oting Me nu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus E ISO Sensitiv ity Sensitivity is a measure of how quickly the camera reacts to light.
109 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shooti ng Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus F Colo r Opt ion s Make colors more vi vid or recor d pictures in monoch rome. At settings other than Standa rd c olor , the icon for the current setting is displayed in the monito r ( A 6).
110 Shoot ing Opt ions: T he Sho oting Me nu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus G AF-A r ea Mod e Use this option to determine wher e the c amera f ocuses. When digital zoom is in effect, the camera will f ocus on the subject in the center focu s are a rega rdles s of t he a ppl ied AF ar ea mode option.
111 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shooti ng Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus D Focu s Lock Use focus lock to focus on off-center subjects when center is selected for AF area mode. The following steps explain the us age of f ocus lock when Ce nt er is selected f or AF ar ea mode .
112 Shoot ing Opt ions: T he Sho oting Me nu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Shooting with Face Priorit y The camera automatically detects and f ocuses on a face looking towar d the camera. The fa ce priority function will be enabled f or the scenarios below .
113 Shootin g Optio ns: T he Shooti ng Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus B Not es on F ace P rio rity • When Fa ce p ri o r it y is selected for AF a rea mode, the setting will automatically switch to Auto if no face is detected when the shutte r-release button is pressed halfwa y .
114 Shoot ing Opt ions: T he Sho oting Me nu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus F unctions that Cannot be Ap plied Simultaneously Restrictions apply to the followin g settings in A ( auto) m ode a nd B (high sensitivity) mode.
115 Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Playback Opti ons: T he Playback Men u The playback menu contains the f ollowing opti ons. Displaying the Playback Menu Enter the pla yback mode by pressing t he c button ( A 28) . Display the playback menu b y pressing the d button.
116 Playback O ptions: The Playbac k Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Se le cti ng Pi ctur es The picture selection screen, as s hown at right, will be displayed with the following menus: •P.
117 Playback O ptions: The Playbac k Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus b Slide Show Pla yback pictures, stor ed in the internal memory or on a memor y ca rd, one by one in an auto mated “ slide s how . ” 1 Use t he r otary multi se lector t o choos e Star t and pr ess the k button .
118 Playback O ptions: The Playbac k Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus c Delete Delete se lected or a ll pictures. C Not es on Dele tion • Once deleted, pictures cannot be recover ed. T r ans fe r im porta nt im ages to a com put er b ef ore delet ion.
119 Playback O ptions: The Playbac k Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus f Rotate Image Change the orientation o f pictu r es play ed back in the camera ’ s monitor after shooting.
120 Playback O ptions: The Playbac k Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus h Co py Copy pictu res between the internal memory and a memory card . 1 Use the r otary multi selector to s e le ct an optio n fro m the c opy s creen and pr ess the k butt on.
121 Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Basic Camer a Setup: Th e Setup Menu The setup menu contains the fo llowing options. a Menus A 123 Choose h ow menu s are displ a yed. c We lc o me s c re e n A 124 Sel ect s cre en di spl ay ed w hen c ame ra is tu rned on.
122 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Displaying the Setup Menu Choose the z tab in the menu screen. 1 P ress t he d bu tton t o disp lay t he menu scre en. 2 P ress J o n the r otary multi selecto r . • T ab w ill b e se lecta ble .
123 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus a Men us Select a f ormat for menu d isplay . Press th e d button M z (setup menu) ( A 122) M a Men us Te x t ( d e f a u l t s e t t i n g ) Menu s are displayed in list format.
124 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus c W elcome Screen Y ou can se lect the welcome screen to be displayed when the camera is turned on. Press th e d button M z (setup menu) ( A 122) M c Welco me screen None (default setting) Welcome screen is not disp layed.
125 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus d Date Set the camera c lo ck and choose ho me and travel destination time zones. Settin g the T rav el Destina tio n T ime Z o n e 1 Use t he r otary multi se lector t o choos e Ti me zon e and pr ess t he k butt on.
126 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus 4 P ress J or K to ch oose the tr ave l destinati on time zone. • Pr essing H in a time zone where daylight saving is in effect will d isplay the W icon on the top of the screen.
127 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus D Time Zones ( A 19) The camera supports the time zones listed below . For time differences not listed be low , set the camera clock using Date .
128 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus e Monitor Settin gs Change the settings for the options below. Press th e d button M z (Setup menu) ( A 122) M e Monitor settin gs Photo info Choose information displayed in t he monitor during shooting and p la yback mode ( A 129).
129 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Photo In fo The following display options are available. See “The Monitor” ( A 6) f or information on indicators in the monitor .
130 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus f Date Imprint Date and time o f recording c an be imprinted on pictur es. This information can be printed even fr om printers that do no t suppor t printing of date and time ( A 98).
131 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus g V ibration Reduction Specify the vibration reduction se tt ing for taking s ti ll images.
132 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus U Mot ion D ete ction Enable motion detection to r educe the effects of camera shake and subject movement whe n shooting still pi ctures .
133 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus h AF Assist Enable or disable AF-assist illumination. u Digita l Z oom Enable or disable digital zoom. B Notes on Dig ital Zoo m • When digi tal zoom is in effect, AF area mode is set to Cent er ( A 110).
134 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus i Sound Sett ing s Adjust the following sound settings. k Auto Off If no operations are per formed for the selected length of time, the monitor will turn off a nd the c amera ent ers sta ndby mo de ( A 17) to reduce dr ain on the batteries.
135 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus l / m F ormat Memor y/F ormat Card Use this option to f ormat the internal memory or a memor y card . Formatting t he Intern al Memor y T o format the int ernal memory, r emove the memory car d from the camera.
136 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus n Language Choose one of 24 lang uages f or display of ca mera menus and me ssages .
137 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus d Blink W arning Set whether o r not to detect human subj ects with eyes closed when shooting pic tures usin g face prio rity ( A 112) in an y mode other tha n smile mode ( A 50).
138 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Opera ting the Did someo ne blink ? Scr een When the camera detects a blinking human subject, the Did someone bl ink? scr een will appear on the monitor . The following operations can be per f ormed in the Di d som eone b link? screen.
139 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus p Reset All When Reset is selected , the camera ’ s settings will be restor ed to thei r default values.
140 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Shooting Me nu Setu p Men u Option Defa ult va lue Image mode ( A 100) I Nor mal (4000 ) White balance ( A 102) Auto Metering.
141 Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu Shooting, Playback an d Setup Menus Others • Choosi ng Reset all also c lears the curr ent fi le number ( A 143) fro m the memor y . Numbe ring will c ontinue from the lowest number available . T o reset file numbe ring to “0001” , delete all pictures ( A 118 ) bef or e select ing Reset all .
142 Technical N otes T echnical No tes Optio nal A cc essories A ppro ved Memo ry Ca rds The following Secure Digital (SD) memory cards have bee n tested and ap pro ved for use in this camera. • All car ds of the desi gnat ed make and ca pacity can be used , reg ar dless of speed .
143 Technical N otes F ile and F older Names Pi c tur es, movi e s , voice memos, and voi c e recor dings are assig ned file names as follows. • Files ar e stored in f olders named with a folder number followed by a five- character identifier: “P_” plus a thr ee- digit s equence number for pictures shot using Panorama assi st (e.
144 Technical N otes Caring for the Camer a T o ensure con ti nued enj oymen t of thi s N ikon pr oduct, ob serve the f ollowin g precautions when using or storing the device. B Kee p dr y The d evice will be da maged if immersed in wate r or s ubjected to high h umidi ty.
145 Caring fo r the Camera Technical N otes C The Battery • Check the battery level when taking the camera ou t, a nd charge the batter y if necessar y . Do not continue charging once the battery is fully ch arged, as this will result in redu ced batter y perform ance.
146 Caring f or the Camera Technical N otes Cleaning Do not use alcohol, thinner , or other volatile chemicals. Len s Avoid to uchi ng gla ss par ts w ith your fingers . Remo ve dust or lin t with a blower (typic ally a small device wi th a rubbe r bulb attac hed to one end that is pu mped to produce a stream of air out the othe r end).
147 Caring fo r the Camera Technical N otes Sto rage T urn the cam era off when not in use. Chec k that the power-on lamp is off bef ore putting the camera a way .
148 Technical N otes Error Messages Th e f oll owin g t able li sts th e err or messa ges and ot her w arni ngs disp la yed in t he monitor , as well as the solutions fo r dealing with them. Displ ay Proble m Solu tion A O (blinks ) Clock not set. Set clock.
149 Err or Mes sage s Technical N otes P Image ca nnot be saved. Error occurred while recording picture. Format internal memor y or memor y card. 135 Camera has run out of file num bers . • Repl ace memory ca rd . • F ormat internal memory or memory car d.
150 Error Messages Technical N otes N Memor y contains no images. No pi ctures in the internal memory or memory card . T o copy image or sound files from inter nal me mory to memo ry car d, press the d button. Cop y will be displa yed. 120 No pic tur es are contained in the folder sele cted in the aut o sort mode.
151 Err or Mes sage s Technical N otes * See the documentation provided with your printe r f or further guidance and informa tion. PR Printer error: check printer status. Printer error. Check printer. After solving the problem, sele ct Resum e and pr ess the k button to resume printing.
152 Technical N otes T roublesh ootin g If the camera fails to fu nction as expected, check the list of common probl ems below before c onsulting your r etailer or Nikon-authorized servic e r epresentative. Refer to the page numbers in the r ight -most column for more information.
153 T roublesho otin g Technical N otes Elec tronical ly Controlled Came ras In ex tremely rare i nstance s, unusual char ac t ers may appe ar in the monitor and the camera ma y stop functioning . In most c ases, this ph enomenon is ca used by a strong external static charge.
154 Tr ou b l e s h oo t i n g Technical N otes Digital zoom cannot be used. • Digital zoom is set to Of f in the setup menu. • Digital zoom cannot be used in the fol lowing situations.
155 T roublesho otin g Technical N otes Playba ck 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.
156 Tr ou b l e s h oo t i n g Technical N otes The r ec ord ed pictu res are not disp layed in auto sort mode . • The picture you want to d isplay is sorted i n another folder . • Pictures or movies recorded by another camera, and pictures copied using Copy on an other camera cannot be displa yed in the aut o sort mode .
157 Technical N otes Speci ficati ons Nikon COOLP IX S63 0 Digita l Camer a Ty p e Compact digi tal camera Effec tive p ixels 12.0 mill ion Image sensor 1 / 2.33 -in. CCD; total pixe ls: approx. 12.7 million Len s 7× optical zoom, NIKKOR le ns Focal le ngth 6.
158 Spe cifica tions Technical N otes ISO sensit ivity (Sta ndard o utput sensit ivity) • ISO 64, 1 00, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400 • Aut o ( auto g ain fr om IS O 64 t o 80 0) • F ixe d ran.
159 Spe cificat ions Technical N otes • Unless o therw i se stated, a ll figures are for a came r a with a fully-charged Rechargeable L i -ion Battery EN-EL 12 operated at an ambient temperature of 25 °C ( 77 ° F). * Based on Camera an d Imaging P roducts As sociation (C IP A) stan dards for measu ring the life o f c ame ra ba tt er ie s.
160 Spe cifica tions Technical N otes Suppor ted Standards •D C F : Des ign Rul e for Cam era File Syst em is a standa rd widely used i n the d igital camera industry to ensure compat ibility among diff ere nt makes of camera.
161 Technical N otes Inde x Symbols R 47 k Apply sele ction butt on 10 A Auto mode 22 F Auto s ort mode 6 7 l Dele te button 28, 2 9, 63, 80, 84 o Exposure compensation 34 h Favo rite pi cture s 70 m .
162 Index Technical N otes E EN-EL12 14 Exposure compensa tion 34 Extensi on 143 Eyelet f or camera strap 5 F Face prio rity 110 Favo rite p icture s men u 75 Favo rite p ictu res m ode 7 3 File name .
163 Inde x Technical N otes PictBridge 91 , 160 Playba ck 28, 54, 5 5, 56, 63, 80, 8 3 Playba ck menu 115 Playba ck mod e 28 Playback zoom 56 Playba ck-mode selecti on me nu 9 Port rait b 36 Power 17,.
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