Nikon COOLPIX S4 User manual

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DIGITAL CAMERA
Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide
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pg. 14
pg. 2
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Taking Pictures
Package Contents
PictureProject

Package Contents
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Check that you have all the items listed below.
EG-CP14 audio/video cableUC-E6 USB cable
Warranty
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The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography
with the
DIGITAL CAMERA
Guide to Digital
Photography with
the COOLPIX S4
PictureProject
installer CD
(yellow)
PictureProject
reference manual
CD (silver)
Warranty
MH-71 battery charger
with power cable
(shape of cord depends
on country of use)
Rechargeable
EN-MH1-B2
batteries (×
2)
LR6 (AA) alkaline
batteries (× 2)
Camera strap
Quick Start Guide
(this guide)
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DIGITAL CAMERA
Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide
and
or
(also available as options)
Depending on the country or region of purchase, the package will include either
alkaline batteries or an MH-71 battery charger with rechargeable EN-MH1-B2
batteries.
NOTE: Memory card not provided. See page 81 of the Guide to Digital Photogra-
phy for a list of approved memory cards.
Lens cap
COOLPIX S4
digital camera

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Attach the camera strap and lens cap
Attach the camera strap and lens cap
Attach the camera strap and lens cap
To ensure that the camera is not dropped and damaged, attach the
strap as shown and wear it around your neck while using or carrying
the camera.
Attach the lens cap as shown.
The lens cap can be opened ()
and closed () while still attached
to the camera.
Attach the strap as shown.
Attach as shown. Cap will click
into place when hinge is correctly
seated.
Adjust to length
shown if wearing
around neck.
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Lens cap

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Charge the batteries
Charge the batteries
Charge the batteries
If your camera came with alkaline batteries, skip this step and proceed
directly to Step 3.
Connect the power cable to the charger () and then plug it into
a power outlet (). The CHARGE lamp will light ().
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1
3
2
Insert the batteries as indicated on the charger. The CHARGE
lamp will start to blink. Charging is complete when the CHARGE
lamp stops blinking.
2
A pair of new or fully exhausted batteries will charge in about two
and a half hours.

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Insert the batteries
Insert the batteries
Insert the batteries
Open the battery-chamber cover
Press the battery-chamber latch () and slide the cover in the
direction shown () until it opens ().
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3
1
2
Insert the batteries
Insert the batteries as shown in the label at the entrance to the
battery chamber, making sure that the positive (“+”) and negative
(“–”) terminals are in the correct orientation.
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Close the battery-chamber cover
Close the cover () and slide it in until it latches ().
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2

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Turn the camera on
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.
The camera will turn off automatically if no operations are performed for another
three minutes.
See the Guide to Digital Photography for more information on the options avail-
able for auto power off.
Select mode
Slide the mode selector to (auto mode).
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2Turn the camera on
Press the power switch until the power-on lamp lights.

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Use the multi selector to navigate the menus.
Use the multi selector to navigate the menus.
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.
Choose a language and set the clock
Choose a language and set the clock
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
2DATE
DATE
DATE
Confirm
Confirm
Confirm
Set time and date?
No
Ye
s
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
a
1
Cancel
Cancel
Confirm
Confirm
Cancel Confirm
* To turn daylight saving time on or off, press multi selector down to highlight
DaylightSaving and press center 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.
Choose a language and set the clock
Confirmation dialog displayed.
Highlight Yes. TIME ZONE menu displayed.*
Highlight language.
Press left, right,
up, or down
Press center ( )
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Choose a language and set the clock
Display map of world time zones.
5HOME TIME ZONEHOME TIME ZONE
Back
Back
Confirm
Confirm
Back Confirm
London
,
Casablanc
a
Edit Day (order of Day, Month, and
Year may differ in some areas).
Display DATE menu.
7DATE
DATE
DATE
YDM
2005..01
00 00:
01
8DATE
DATE
DATE
YDM
2005..01
00 00:
01
Select home time zone.
6HOME TIME ZONE
HOME TIME ZONE
HOME TIME ZONE
Back
Back
Confirm
Confirm
Back Confirm
Madrid
,
Paris
,
Berli
n
Select Month. Repeat 8– 9to edit
Month, Year, hour, and minute.
9DATE
DATE
DATE
YDM
200501 . .
00 00:
10
1
0
10
Highlight D M Y.
DATE
DATE
DATE
Confirm
Confirm
Confirm
200501 . .10
15 10:
Y
D
M
Choose order in which Day, Month,
and Year will be displayed.
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DATE
DATE
DATE
Confirm
Confirm
Confirm
200501 . .10
15 10:
Y
D
M
Exit to shooting mode.
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AUTO
AUTO
AUTO 9
9

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Choose the battery type
This step is only required with alkaline batteries. If your camera came
with EN-MH1-B2 NiMH batteries, skip this step and proceed directly to
“Take pictures”.
Choose the battery type
Choose the battery type
Replacing the Batteries
Replacing the Batteries
After inserting new batteries, check that the correct type is selected in the Bat-
tery type menu as described on page 80 of the Guide to Digital Photography.
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SHOOTING MENU 1/2
SHOOTING MENU 1/2
SHOOTING MENU 1/2
Exit
Exit
Exit Confirm
Confirm
Confirm Help
Help
Help
S
ET-
UP
Whit
e
ba
l
a
n
ce
Exp. +/-
Continuous
Image mode
Ima
g
e mode
Exit
Exit
Exit
SHOOTING MENU 1/2
SHOOTING MENU 1/2
SHOOTING MENU 1/2
Confirm
Confirm
Confirm Help
Help
Help
Ima
g
e mode
White balance
Exp. +/-
Continuous
S
ET-
UP
Highlight SET-UP.
Display shooting menu.
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SET-UP 3/4
SET-UP 3/4
SET-UP 3/4
Exit
Exit
Exit Confirm
Confirm
Confirm Help
Help
Help
Interface
AF assist
Reset al
l
Batter
y
t
y
pe
Menu
s
Highlight Battery type.
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SET-UP 1/4
SET-UP 1/4
SET-UP 1/4
Shootin
g
men
u
g
Welcome scree
n
D
a
t
e
Brightness
Date imprint
Exit
Exit
Exit Confirm
Confirm
Confirm Help
Help
Help
Display setup menu.
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Exit
Exit
Exit Confirm
Confirm
Confirm
BATTERY TYPE
BATTERY TYPE
BATTERY TYPE
Alkaline
COOLPIX
(
NiMH
)
Lithium
Display options.
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Exit
Exit
Exit Confirm
Confirm
Confirm
BATTERY TYPE
BATTERY TYPE
BATTERY TYPE
Alk
a
lin
e
COOLPIX(NiMH)
Lithium
Highlight Alkaline.
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AUTO
AUTO
AUTO 9
9
Exit to shooting mode.
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SET-UP 3/4
SET-UP 3/4
SET-UP 3/4
Exit
Exit
Exit Confirm
Confirm
Confirm Help
Help
Help
Interface
AF assist
Reset al
l
Batter
y
t
y
pe
Menu
s
Select and return to setup menu.

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AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
Take pictures
Rotate the lens to shooting position
The lens can be gently ro-
tated up to 180 ° forward
from the storage position
or 90 ° back to face the
user.
Do not use force or at-
tempt to rotate the lens
past the limits shown.
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Take pictures
Take pictures
1Check indicators in the monitor
Battery level indicator: Battery level is shown as follows:
Display Description
NO ICON Batteries fully charged.
Low battery. Ready spare batteries.
WARNING!!
BATTERY
EXHAUSTED
Batteries exhausted. No pictures can be taken until fresh bat-
teries are inserted.
Number of expo-
sures remaining
AUTO
0°
180°
90°
Range of rotation
Forward Back
(toward monitor)

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Frame the subject
Position the subject in the center of the frame and use the zoom
control to compose the picture.
Zoom control: Press the zoom control to Tto zoom in on the subject
so that it fills a larger area of the frame. Select Wto zoom out, in-
creasing the area visible in the frame.
Take pictures
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Ready the camera
Hold the camera steadily in both
hands.
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Important
Don’t Block the Shot
Don’t Block the Shot
To avoid dark or partially obscured pic-
tures, keep your fingers and other objects
away from the lens and flash window. If
attached, the lens cap should be fully
open as shown at right.
Where Are My Pictures Stored?
Where Are My Pictures Stored?
The camera stores pictures in internal memory (approximately 13.5 MB) or on re-
movable Secure Digital (SD) memory cards (available separately; a list of approved
memory cards is provided on page 81 of the Guide to Digital Photography). Pic-
tures are stored in internal memory when no memory card is inserted.
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AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
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:
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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
smoothly.
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Focus indicator On (green) Subject in focus.
Blinks red Camera unable to focus. Change compo-
sition and try again.
AUTO 10
Flash lamp On (red) Flash will fire when picture is taken.
Blinks red Flash charging.
Off Flash off or not required.
The COOLPIX S4 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
AUTO 10

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View pictures
View pictures
Press the button
A picture will be displayed in the
monitor.
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When the camera is off, press-
ing the button for about one
second will turn the camera on
with a picture displayed in the
monitor.
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.
Turn the camera off
Press the power switch. The camera
is off when the power-on lamp is
off.
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View pictures
(playback) button

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PictureProject
Install PictureProject
Macintosh
OS Mac OS X version 10.1.5 or later (version 10.2.8 or later required
for Burn Disc option)
Hard disk space 60MB 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
Once the supplied PictureProject software has been installed, pictures can
be transferred to a computer for easy viewing and storage.
System Requirements for PictureProject
Windows
CPU 300 MHz Pentium or better recommended (550 MHz Pentium 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 60MB 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
Important
Install PictureProject
Install PictureProject
Before
Before
Connecting the Camera
Connecting the Camera
If PictureProject is not installed when the camera is connected, a hardware wiz-
ard may be displayed. Click Cancel to exit and then disconnect the camera.
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).
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For the latest information on supported operating systems, visit:
• http://www.europe-nikon.com/support (for users in Europe and Africa)
• http://www.nikon-asia.com/ (for users in Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East)

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Windows
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
Install PictureProject
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.
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.

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Install PictureProject
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 98 SE only)
• Panorama Maker
• Apple QuickTime 6 • Nikon FotoShare (Europe only)
• PictureProject • Microsoft DirectX 9
Click Yes to install QuickTime.

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9
2
1
3
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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
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:
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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Install PictureProject
This completes installation of PictureProject. The next step is to transfer
pictures to your computer as described on page 23.
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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Macintosh
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Important
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
3
4
Install PictureProject
Installing or Uninstalling PictureProject
Installing or Uninstalling PictureProject
Log on to an account with administrator privileges when installing or
uninstalling PictureProject.
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
).

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Install PictureProject
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6
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The Panorama Maker installer will start.
Follow the on-screen instructions to com-
plete 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.