Nikon CoolPix S2 User manual

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Package Contents
PictureProject
DIGITAL CAMERA
Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide

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Check that you have all the items listed below.
Check that you have all the items listed below.
NOTE: A memory card is not included with the camera.
COOLPIX S2
digital camera
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The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography
with the
DIGITAL CAMERA
Quick Start Guide
(this guide)
EG-E5000 audio/video
cable
UC-E10 USB interface
cable
Warranty
Guide to Digital
Photography with
the COOLPIX S2
PictureProject
installer CD
PictureProject
reference manual
CD
Warranty
Camera strap
MV-12 COOL-STATIONEN-EL8 rechargeable bat-
tery (with terminal cover)
EH-63 AC adapter
(with power cable)*
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DIGITAL CAMERA
Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide
Attach the camera strap
Attach the camera strap
Attach the strap as shown.
* Shape of cord depends on country of use.

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Charge the battery
Charge the battery
After inserting the battery, place the camera in the supplied MV-12
COOL-STATION for charging.
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Connect the EH-63 AC adapter to the COOL-STATION
Connect the AC power cord to the AC adapter.
Plug the DC cord into the COOL-STATION’s DC-IN connector.
Plug the AC power cord into a wall outlet. The power lamp on
the AC adapter will light ().
DC-IN
connector
MV-12 COOL-STATION Power cord
Power lamp
AC adapter
Charge the battery
Important: Read Before Use
The COOLPIX S2 is not waterproof, and should never be immersed in water.
It is water and dust tight, giving it water resistance equivalent to IEC 60529 IPX4
(“splash proof”). Its enclosures are intended for use indoors and outdoors to pro-
tect the enclosed equipment against water splashed from any direction.
NOTE: The accessories provided with the camera are not water-resistant.
Please observe the following precautions:
Do not wash in water
Use a dry cloth to remove
spray or other moisture.
Do not immerse
Do not use underwater Keep terminals dry
Ensure that the multi con-
nector cover is tightly closed.

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Open the memory card slot/battery-
chamber cover
Slide the cover in the direction shown
(1) until it opens ( 2).
Close the memory card slot/battery-
chamber cover
Close the cover ( 1) and slide it in until it
latches ( 2).
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Insert the battery
Insert the battery as shown in the label at
the entrance to the battery chamber, mak-
ing sure that the positive (“+”) and negative
(“–”) terminals are in the correct orientation.
When the battery is fully inserted, the
orange battery latch will pop up, locking
the battery in place.
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Inserting the battery upside down or
backwards could damage the camera.
Be sure that the battery is in the cor-
rect orientation.
Battery latch
Charge the battery
Important
If the Camera Is Wet
If the Camera Is Wet
Dry the camera with a cloth to prevent water from getting inside.

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Place the camera in the COOL-STATION
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Power lamp
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Open cover for connection
to MV-12
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Multi connector cover
Camera connector
An exhausted battery takes about two
hours to fully recharge.
6Charge the battery
The indicator next to the camera monitor
will blink green while the battery charges.
Charging is complete when the indicator
stops blinking. When charging is com-
plete, remove the camera from the COOL-
STATION, close the multi connector cover,
and unplug the AC adapter. Make sure that
the multi connector cover is tightly closed.
Charge the battery
Close the sliding lens cover and confirm that the power-on lamp is
off. The battery will not charge while the camera is on.
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Open the multi connector cover.
2
Place the camera in the COOL-STATION with the monitor towards
you, making sure that the connector is fully inserted in the match-
ing connector on the COOL-STATION.
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Turn the camera on
Turn the camera on
Auto Power off (Stand-by Mode)
Auto Power off (Stand-by Mode)
If no operations are performed for about five seconds, the monitor will gradually
dim to save power. Full brightness can be restored by pressing the shutter-release
button or operating any of the controls on the back of the camera. If no opera-
tions are performed for about a minute, the monitor will turn off altogether and
the camera will enter stand-by mode, further reducing the drain on the battery.
The display can be reactivated by pressing the shutter-release button halfway.
See the Guide to Digital Photography for more information on the options avail-
able for auto power off.
Turn the camera on
Open the sliding lens cover
Avoid touching the camera lens
when opening the sliding lens
cover.
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The camera will turn on and the
power-on lamp will light.
Select (auto) mode
Press the mode button until the
green mode indicator lights.
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The mode button can be used to cycle
through shooting modes as follows:

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Use the multi selector to navigate the menus.
Use the multi selector to navigate the menus.
Choose a language and set the clock
Choose a language and set the clock
The first time the camera is turned on, a language-selection dialog will
be displayed in the monitor. Follow the steps below to choose a lan-
guage and set the time and date.
Display sub-menu,
move cursor right,
or make selection
Move cursor up
Move cursor down
Cancel and return
to previous menu,
or move cursor left
Press center ( )
to make selection
2DATE
DATE
DATE
Confirm
Confirm
Confirm
Set time and date?
Yes
No
No
3DATE
DATE
DATE
Confirm
Confirm
Confirm
Set time and date?
No
Ye
s
4TIME ZONE
TIME ZONE
TIME ZONE
Confirm
Confirm
Confirm
DaylightSaving
London
,
Casablanc
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Cancel
Cancel
Confirm
Confirm
Cancel Confirm
* To turn daylight saving time on or off, press multi selector down to highlight
DaylightSaving and press button of multi selector. When DaylightSaving is
checked, time will automatically be advanced one hour. To return to Step 4, press
multi selector up to highlight current time zone.
Confirmation dialog displayed.
Highlight Yes. TIME ZONE menu displayed.*
Highlight language.
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Display map of world time zones.
HOME TIME ZONEHOME TIME ZONE
Back
Back
Confirm
Confirm
Back Confirm
London, Casablanca
Edit Day (order of Day, Month, and
Year may differ in some areas).
Display DATE menu.
DATE
DATE
DATE
YDM
2005..01
00 00:
01
DATE
DATE
DATE
YDM
2005..01
00 00:
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Select home time zone.
HOME TIME ZONE
HOME TIME ZONE
HOME TIME ZONE
Back
Back
Confirm
Confirm
Back Confirm
Madrid, Paris, Berlin
Select Month. Repeat 8– 9to edit
Month, Year, hour, and minute.
DATE
DATE
DATE
YDM
200520 . .
00 00:
04
Highlight D M Y.
DATE
DATE
DATE
200520 . .04
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Y
D
M
Confirm
Confirm
Confirm
Choose order in which Day, Month,
and Year will be displayed.
DATE
DATE
DATE
200504 . .20
15 20:
Y
M
M
D
Confirm
Confirm
Confirm
Exit to shooting mode.
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO 10
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Choose a language and set the clock
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Check indicators in the monitor
AUTOAUTOAUTO 10
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Take pictures
Take pictures
Picture Storage
Picture Storage
Pictures are stored either in the camera’s 12 MB internal memory or on remov-
able memory cards. In the description that follows, pictures are stored in internal
memory. For information on using memory cards, see page 10 of the Guide to
Digital Photography.
Battery level indicator: Battery level is shown as follows:
Display Description
NO ICON Battery fully charged.
Low battery. If flash fires, monitor will turn off while
flash recharges. Prepare to recharge or change battery.
WARNING!!
BATTERY
EXHAUSTED
Battery exhausted. No pictures can be taken until bat-
tery has been recharged or replaced with fully-charged
spare battery.
Number of expo-
sures remaining
AUTO 101010
Take pictures
Important
Close the Multi Connector Cover
Close the Multi Connector Cover
Make sure the multi-selector cover is tightly closed before using the
camera.

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Frame the subject
Position the subject in the center of the frame and use the zoom
buttons to compose the picture.
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Ready the camera
Hold the camera steadily in both hands.
Important
Don’t Block the Shot
Don’t Block the Shot
To avoid dark or partially obscured pictures, keep your fingers and other
objects away from the lens and flash window.
Zoom buttons: Press Tto zoom
in on the subject so that it fills
a larger area of the frame. Press
Wto zoom out, increasing the
area visible in the frame.
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Focus
Press the shutter-release button
halfway to set focus and exposure.
In mode, the camera will auto-
matically focus on the subject at
the center of the frame. Focus and
exposure will lock while the shutter-
release button is pressed halfway.
With the shutter-release button
pressed halfway, check the focus
and flash indicators:
AUTOAUTOAUTO 10
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Focus indicator On (green) Subject in focus.
Blinks red Camera unable to focus. Change compo-
sition and try again.
Indicator lamp
(flash lamp)
On (red) Flash will fire when picture is taken.
Blinks red Flash charging.
Off Flash off or not required.
The COOLPIX S2 has a two-stage shutter-release button. Pressing the shut-
ter-release button halfway focuses the camera. Pressing it the rest of the way
down releases the shutter to record a picture.
AUTO 10
Take the picture
Press the shutter-release button
the rest of the way down to take
the picture. To prevent blur, press
the shutter-release button down
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3Turn the camera off
Close the sliding lens cover. Avoid
touching the camera lens when
closing the sliding lens cover.
If the sliding lens cover is already
closed, the camera can be turned
off by pressing the button.
The camera is off when the power-
on lamp is off.
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1Press the button
A picture will be displayed in the
monitor.
If the sliding lens cover is closed,
pressing the button for
about one second will turn the
camera on with a picture dis-
played in the monitor.
(playback) button
View pictures
View pictures
View additional pictures
Press the multi selector down or
right to view pictures in the order
recorded, up or left to view pictures
in reverse order. Keep the multi se-
lector pressed to scroll quickly to the
desired frame.
To return to shooting mode, press
the button again.
2View previous picture
View next picture
Now that you’ve taken a few pictures, you can install PictureProject and
transfer (copy) them to your computer as described on the following
pages.
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PictureProject
Bundled software
Once the supplied PictureProject software has been installed, pictures can
be transferred to a computer for easy viewing and storage.
System Requirements for PictureProject
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Macintosh
Important
For the latest information on supported operating systems, see the Nikon web-
sites listed in the PictureProject reference manual.
CPU 300 MHz Pentium or better recommended (550 MHz Pen-
tium III or better for muvee option)
OS
Preinstalled versions of Windows XP Home Edition, Windows
XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows
Millennium Edition (Me), or Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
Hard disk space 60 MB required for installation
RAM
Minimum 64 MB (128 MB with muvee option)
Video resolution 800 ×600 or more with 16-bit color (High Color) or better
Miscellaneous Only computers with built-in USB ports supported
OS Mac OS X version 10.1.5 or later (version 10.2.8 or later
required for Burn Disc option)
Hard disk space 60 MB required for installation
RAM Minimum 64 MB
Video resolution 800 ×600 or more with 16-bit color (thousands of colors)
or better
Miscellaneous Only computers with built-in USB ports supported
Other Nikon Software (Nikon View/Nikon Capture)
Other Nikon Software (Nikon View/Nikon Capture)
Uninstall Nikon View before installing PictureProject. For information on
using PictureProject with Nikon Capture, see the PictureProject Reference
Manual (on CD).
System Requirements for PictureProject

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Install PictureProject Windows
If the “Select Region” or “Select Language” Dialog Is Not Displayed
If the “Select Region” or “Select Language” Dialog Is Not Displayed
Open the “My Computer” window by selecting My Computer from the Start
menu (Windows XP Home Edition/Windows XP Professional) or by double-click-
ing the My Computer icon on the desktop (other versions of Windows) and then
double-click the CD (PictureProject) icon.
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1Turn the computer on and wait for Windows to start up.
Before proceeding to the next step, turn off any virus-checking
software and exit any other applications that may be running.
Important
Windows XP/Windows 2000
Windows XP/Windows 2000
Log on to an account with administrator privileges when installing or
uninstalling PictureProject under Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP
Professional, or Windows 2000 Professional.
Insert the PictureProject installer CD into
the CD-ROM drive. The Install Center
program will launch automatically and a
“Select Region” dialog will be displayed.
Select a region and click Next. (The “Select Region” dialog is not
displayed in the European release of PictureProject. European us-
ers can proceed directly to Step 3.)
A language selection dialog will be
displayed. Select a language and click
Next.
Install PictureProject

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The first components to be installed are the camera drivers.
The drivers installed depend on the computer’s operating system:
• Windows XP: Follow the on-screen
instructions to install the PTP driver
(on some systems the driver may be
installed by a wizard).
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• Windows 2000/Windows Me: No drivers are installed.
Proceed to Step 6.
• Windows 98 SE: Follow the on-screen
instructions to install the Mass Storage
Drivers.
The Panorama Maker install wizard will
start. Follow the on-screen instructions
to complete installation.
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4Click Easy Install to begin installation of
the following software:
• PTP drivers for COOLPIX-series cameras
(Windows XP only)
• Nikon Mass Storage Camera Drivers
(Windows 98SE only)
• Panorama Maker
• Apple QuickTime 6 • Nikon FotoShare (Europe only)
• PictureProject • Microsoft DirectX 9
Click Yes to install QuickTime.
Install PictureProject

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Panorama Maker and muvee options re-
quire DirectX version 9 or later. If an earlier
version is installed, the dialog shown at
right will be displayed. Follow the on-
screen instructions to install DirectX 9.
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The Nikon FotoShare setup program will
start (Europe only). Follow the on-screen
instructions to complete installation.
The PictureProject setup program will now
start. After reading the license agreement,
click Yes to accept the agreement and
proceed with installation.
Click Next to install PictureProject to
the location shown under “Destination
Folder,” or click Browse… to choose a
different folder. Complete the following
steps:
Click Yes when prompted to create a new folder.
To create a shortcut to PictureProject on the desktop, click
Yes when prompted.
Click Finish to exit the PictureProject installer.
Install PictureProject

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This completes installation of PictureProject. The next step is to transfer
pictures to your computer as described on page 22.
Software updates
Software updates
If the computer is connected to the Internet, PictureProject will periodically check
for updates. If an update is detected when PictureProject starts, an update dialog
will be displayed. Follow the on-screen instructions to update to the latest version of
PictureProject.
Remove the PictureProject installer CD from the CD-ROM drive.
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Click Finish or Yes to restart the computer.
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Displayed if DirectX is installed Displayed if DirectX is not installed
When the computer restarts, the
PictureProject Import Assistant will be
displayed.
The Import Assistant is used to catalog
pictures already on the computer for dis-
play in PictureProject. To proceed without
cataloging existing pictures, click Close (existing pictures can be
cataloged manually at any time; see the PictureProject reference
manual for details).
For more information on importing pictures into PictureProject,
see the PictureProject Reference Manual (on CD).
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Windows
Macintosh
Install PictureProject
Turn the computer on and wait for it to start up.
Before proceeding to the next step, turn off any virus-checking
software and exit any other applications that may be running.
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2
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Insert the PictureProject installer CD into
the CD-ROM drive. Double-click the
PictureProject installer CD icon on the
desktop, then double-click the Welcome
icon. The “Select Region” dialog will be displayed. Select a re-
gion and click Next. (The “Select Region” dialog is not displayed
in the European release of PictureProject. European users can
proceed directly to Step 3.)
A language selection dialog will be
displayed. Select a language and click
Next.
Click Easy Install to begin installation of
the following software:
• Panorama Maker
• PictureProject
• Apple QuickTime 6 (if required)
Once installation is complete, Euro-
pean users can install Nikon FotoShare by
copying the “FotoShare” icon to the hard disk (Step
12
).
Installing or Uninstalling PictureProject
Installing or Uninstalling PictureProject
Log on to an account with administrator privileges when installing or
uninstalling PictureProject.
Install PictureProject

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The Panorama Maker installer will start. Fol-
low the on-screen instructions to complete
installation.
The message shown at right will be dis-
played (Europe only; users in other areas
can proceed directly to Step 7). Click
OK.
Enter your administrator name and pass-
word and click OK.
The PictureProject license agreement will
be displayed. After reading the license
agreement, click Accept to accept the
terms and conditions of the agreement
and view the ReadMe file. Take a few
moments to read this file, which may
contain important information that could not be included in this
manual. After viewing the ReadMe file, click Continue to pro-
ceed with installation.
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The PictureProject installer will start. Click
Install and follow the steps below:
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Apple QuickTime 6
Apple QuickTime 6
If an earlier version of QuickTime is installed, the
QuickTime 6 installer will start automatically. Follow
the on-screen instructions to complete installation.
When the dialog shown at right is displayed, click
Continue. Do not complete the “Registered To,”
“Organization,” and “Registration Number” fields.
On some systems, the QuickTime installer may require
considerable time to complete installation.
Click Restart to restart the computer.
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is not installed
Displayed if QuickTime 6
is installed
Click Yes to add PictureProject to the Dock.
Click Quit to exit the PictureProject installer.
To have PictureProject Transfer start automatically when the
camera is connected, click Yes when prompted.
Install PictureProject