User manual NIKON COOLPIX S500

[. . . ] DIGITAL CAMERA User's Manual En Trademark Information · Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. · Macintosh, Mac OS, and QuickTime are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. · Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc. · All other trade names mentioned in this manual or the other documentation provided with your Nikon product are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Introduction First Steps L Kn F A i T O Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode Shooting Suited for the Scene - High-sensitivity Shooting Mode, Scene Mode Anti-shake Mode One-Touch Portrait Mode More on Playback Movies Voice Recordings Connecting to Televisions, Computers, and Printers m Shooting, Playback, and Setup Menus Technical Notes i Introduction For Your Safety To prevent damage to your Nikon product or injury to yourself or to others, read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this equipment. [. . . ] A 1, 800-frame movie has a playback time of 60 seconds. 59 The Movie Menu Stop-Motion Movies 1 Use the rotary multi selector to choose [Movie options] > [Stop-motion movie] and press d. Movie options Stop-motion movie Exit 2 Choose [Playback speed] and press d. Playback speed 5 fps 10 fps 15 fps Exit 3 4 5 Movies Press m. The camera returns to shooting mode. Press the shutter-release button to record the first frame. The recorded picture will be superimposed on the view through the lens. Press the shutter-release button to record the second frame. Use the frame superimposed in the camera monitor as a guide for recording consecutive frames. The monitor turns off automatically with the auto off function (c 109) if no operations are performed for 30 minutes, and recording ends. 6 j Press d to end recording. Recording will automatically stop if the internal memory or memory card becomes full, or when 1, 800 frames have been recorded. Time-Lapse Movie and Stop-Motion Movie 60 · Flash mode (c 28), macro close-up mode (c 31), and exposure compensation (c 32) cannot be adjusted after the first picture is taken. · To prevent the camera from turning off unexpectedly during recording, use a fully charged battery. · To power the camera continuously for extended periods, use an AC Adapter EH-62D (available separately from Nikon) (c 114). Do not, under any circumstances, use another make or model of AC adapter. Failure to observe this precaution could result in overheating or in damage to the camera. The Movie Menu Auto-Focus Mode Choose how the camera focuses in movie mode. Option Z Single AF (default setting) Description Camera focuses when shutter-release button is pressed halfway and locks at this position during shooting. To prevent sound of camera focusing from interfering with recording, use of [Single AF] is recommended. a Full-time AF Movies k Movie File Names and Folder Names See "Image/Sound File and Folder Names" (c 115). 61 Movie Playback In full-frame playback (c 26), movies are recognized by the T icon. To play a movie, display it in full-frame playback and press d. S 15/05/2007 15:30 M 0010. AVI w E z 10s Use the zoom buttons to adjust playback volume. Press the rotary multi selector I or J to choose a control, then press d to perform the selected operation. The following operations are available: To Rewind Advance Press Q U Description Pausing 4s Volume indicator During playback Rewind movie. While paused, use the rotary multi selector to advance or rewind the movie. End playback and return to full-frame playback. Pause R Movies End S End playback and return to full-frame playback. Deleting Movie Files Press T during movie playback, when displayed in full-frame playback (c 26), or when selected in thumbnail (c 45) playback. Choose [Yes] and press d to delete the movie, or choose [No] and press d to return to the normal playback display without deleting the movie. Erase 1 image? 62 No Yes Voice Recordings Making Voice Recordings Audio voice recordings can be recorded over the built-in microphone and played back over the built-in speaker. 1 Enter voice recording mode by pressing C in shooting mode, selecting O (use the rotary multi selector), and then pressing d. Voice recording The length of recording that can be made will be displayed. Voice recording 001 15/05/2007 17:30 Max. time 0 0 : 0 5 : 0 0 2 Press the shutter-release button all the way down to start recording. Camera enters standby mode during recording. Pause indicator File number Length of recording Progress indicator Voice recording 001 15/05/2007 17: 30 00: 01: 00/00: 04:00 Index: 0 1 S Date of recording Time remaining Index number 3 Voice Recordings Press the shutter-release button all the way down a second time to end recording. Recording will end automatically if the internal memory or memory card becomes full, or after five hours of recording on the memory card. 63 Making Voice Recordings Operations During Recording The following operations are available during recording. If the monitor has turned off, press i to reactivate. To Pause/resume recording Create index Press Description Press once to pause recording; indicator lamp will blink. Start of recording is index number 1; other numbers are assigned in ascending order, to a maximum of 98. Press the shutter-release button all the way down a second time to end recording. d End recording Voice Recordings j Voice Recordings 64 · PictureProject cannot be used to transfer or play voice recordings. Select [Interface] > [Mass storage] for [USB], copy the files manually. · The copied files can be played back using QuickTime or any other WAV-compatible audio player. · Note that index points created with the camera cannot be used when voice recordings are played back on computers. Playing Voice Recordings 1 Enter audio playback mode by pressing C in playback mode, selecting q (use the rotary multi selector), and then pressing d. Audio playback 2 Choose the desired file and press d. The selected file will be played back. Select sound file 001 15/05/2007 17:30 002 15/05/2007 18:30 003 26/05/2007 13:00 004 29/05/2007 16:40 005 03/06/2007 08:00 Copy Play Control icons File number Playback time Progress indicator Index Audio playback 001 15/ 05/2007 17: 30 00: 00: 05/ 00: 00:20 Index 0 2 Date and time of recording Length of recording Index number Volume 65 Voice Recordings Playing Voice Recordings Operations During Playback Use the zoom buttons to adjust playback volume. Rotate the rotary multi selector to advance or rewind the voice recording. [. . . ] See the supplied PictureProject Reference Manual (on CD) (silver) for more information on PictureProject. c 111 18 PictureProject does not start when camera is connected 20 20 69 70 ­ ­ Cannot mark pictures for transfer No more than 1, 000 pictures can be marked for transfer. Transfer marking does not appear Cannot transfer pictures Pictures were marked for transfer using another model of camera. d cannot be used to transfer pictures from internal memory when [Mass storage] is selected for [USB] or if memory card is locked. [. . . ]