Nikon CoolPix S80 User manual

COOLP .X" DIGITAL CAMERA
$80
User's Manual

When shooting pictures and movies, they are automatically sorted to one of the
categories shown below. If"_ auto sort mode" is selected, pictures and movies
can be viewed by selecting the category to which they were sorted.
[] Smile •Portraits
[] Landscape [] Duskto dawn
NJ_Movie FJiRetouchedcopies
• In full-frame playback mode, just as with normal playback mode, picture display
can be enlarged, pictures can be displayed as thumbnails, and movies can be
played back. When the bottom tab istapped to display the setting controls,
settings can be made and editing can be performed on pictures sorted to the
specified category (_ 96).
Viewing Pictures in Auto Sort Mode
1 Tap the playback mode icon in
playback mode to display the
playback mode selection menu
([Z_ 83), and then tap _.
Categorylistisdisplayed.
2Tap the desired category.
Formoreinformation on categories,see"Auto
SortMode Categories"([_J 92).
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The picture in the selected category will be
displayed in full-frame playback mode.
The icon for the category currently selected is
displayed.
Repeat steps 1 and 2 to select a different
category.
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Auto Sort Mode Categories
Category Description
Pictures taken in smart portrait mode ([]_] 72) with the smile timer
[] Smile se_ln 9 set to On are displayed.
Pictures taken ir I_1 (auto) mode ([_) 51) with the face detection.
Pictures taken in Portrait _,Night Portrait*, Party/indoor, and
Portraits Backlighting _ scene modes ([_] 61).
Pictures taken in smart portrait mode ([_] 72) with the smile timer
se_ln 9 set to Off.
_ Food Pictures taken in Food scene mode ([_) 61).
[] Landscape Pictures taken in Landscape _ scene mode ([_j 61).
[] Dusk to dawn Pictures taken in Night landscape _,Sunset, Dusk/dawn, and
Fireworks show scene modes ([_] 61).
Pictures taken in I_1 (auto) mode with the macro mode setting
Close-ups ([]_] 54).
Pictures taken in Close-up _ scene mode ([_) 61).
_I, Movie Movies ([_] ] 24).
Retouched copies Copies created using editin 9 functions ([_] 109).
AlEother pictures that cannot be defined by the categories
I_] Other scenes described above.
Pictures taken in I_ (eas auto) mode ([_) 49) are also sorted to the appropriate categories.
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Notes on Auto Sort Mode
• Up to 999 pictures and movie files can be sorted to each category in auto sort mode. If999
pictures or movies havealready been sorted to a specific category, new pictures and movies
cannot be sorted to that category nor can they be displayed in auto sort mode. Display pictures
and movies that could not be sorted to a category in normal playback mode ([._ 30)or list by date
mode ([._]_}94).
• Pictures or movies copied from the internal memory or the memory cardor vice versa ([._ 164)
cannot be displayed in auto sort mode.
• Pictures or movies recorded by acamera other than the COOLPIX$80cannot be displayed in auto
sort mode.

Operations in Auto Sort Mode
The following operatk)ns are available with display of category list,
TO : :Tap _/_ Description
_'=_!_"_i_ _'_'Tii_ /Wheis the bottom tab is tapped to display
Delete all pictures in the _ / the setting controls, and _ is tapped, the
Selected category _' I category selection screen is displayecL
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S_it_c_to ar ther_ _'_!' _Yode se)ection
playback mode _ menu
Switch to shooting mode "'_t orpressthe
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In "11_1list by date mode", pictures taken on a same date can be played back.
• In full-frame playback mode, just as with normal playback mode, picture display
can be enlarged, pictures can be displayed as thumbnails, and movies can be
played back. When the bottom tab istapped to display the setting controls,
settings can be made and editing can be performed on pictures taken on a
specific day (_ 96).
Selecting a Date in List by Date Mode
1 Tap the playback mode icon in
playback mode to display the
playback mode selection menu
([_ 83), and tap _.
Datesfor which pictures existarelisted.
2Tap the desired date.
Tochangethe displayedmonth, tap D or D.
The first picture taken on the selected date
will be displayed full frame.
Repeat step 1 and 2 to select a different date.
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_1_ Notes on List by Date Mode
• Up to g,O00 of the most recently recorded pictures can be dispbyed in list by date mode.
• Pictures taken before the date and time have been set are recognized as having been taken on
"01/01/2010."

Operations in List by Date Mode
Thefollowing operationsareavailableinthe shootingdateselectionscreen.
To Tap
change the mont_ °t_'_...........DIO ..........
Delete all pictures in th e
Selected date
Switch to another
playback mode
Switch tO Shooting mode
Icon
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Tap _ or _[_.
When the bottom tab is tapped to display
the setting controls, and _ is tapped, the
date selection screen is displayed. Select
the desired date and tap fi_.
Display the playback mode selection 83
menu.
Shooting Tap the shooting mode icon displayed at
mode the upper left in the monitor or press the
shutter-rdease button. o_
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Toadjustpicturesettingsoreditpictures,tapthetabinfull-frameplaybackmode
todisplay the setting controls.
• The controls available and monitor display vary depending upon the current
picture and camera settings.
• Tap the icon of the desired item to display the setting screen for that item.
• To hide the setting controls, tap the tab again.
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m Ratings _ .............................................................97
Add pictures to albums (except in
favorite pictures mode) ....................84
Remove pictures from albums (in
favorite pictures mode) ...................87
_ Delete _........................................................31
m_ Slide show _. 98
_ DPOF print order _..............................102
O'n Protect _...................................................100
_ Voice memo ............................................107
F_ Retouch ..................................................109
_L_Rotate image .......................................106
W 1_ Paint ...........................................................111
This function can also be performed in thumbnail playback mode. If the camera isswitched
to thumbnail playback mode while pictures are played back in favorite pictures, auto sort,
or list by date mode, this function can be performed only on the pictures sorted to the
selected folder, category or date.
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A rating of one to five can be assigned to each picture. It isalso possible to play
back only the pictures that have been assigned a specific rating.
1 Tap the right tab in full-frame
playback ([_ 78) or thumbnail
playback ([_[_ 79) mode.
See "Opening the Tabs" (_ 12) for more
information.
2 Drag and drop ([Z[_] 7) the desired
rating icon onto the picture.
Rating isapplied.
Drag and drop another icon to change the
rating.
Drag and drop 1t!'0to cancel the rating.
A picture's rating can be confirmed by the
number of _" shown in full-frame playback
mode.
Playing Back Pictures by Rating
1 Tap the right tab in full-frame
playback ([_ 78) or thumbnail
playback ([Z_ 79) mode.
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pictures with that rating.
The icon of the tapped rating turns yellow,
and only the pictures assigned with the
seEectedrating are displayed. Multiple ratings
can be selected.
To stop displaying pictures of a selected
rating, tap the icon of the rating to deseEect it.
To stop playback by rating, deselect all ratings.
_1_ Notes on the Rating
• Each rating can be applied to a maximum of 999 pictures.
• Rating cannot be applied to movies.
• The ratings applied on the COOLPIX$80 are not recognized by your computer. 97

Playbackpictures,storedintheinternalmemoryoronamemorycard,onebyone
inanautomated"slideshow."
1 Tap the bottom tab in playback
mode to display the setting controls,
and tap _.
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2Tap Start.
To change the effects, tap Effects before
selecting Start, and select from Classic or
Zoom.
To repeat the slide show automatically,
enable Loop by tapping Loop before
tapping Start. A check mark (ql_) will be
added to the loop option when enabled.
Tap _ to play back sample images stored in the camera with an automatic loop
function.
To exit without playing back pictures in a slide show, tap I_1
3The slide show begins.
Tap the monitor to display the operation
panel at the bottom of the screen.
Tap the icons in the operation panel to
perform the corresponding operations. The
following operations are available.
To [ Tap
Adjust Volume ..........................
Rewind D_
Advance ..........................D .........................
Pause
End

_1_ Notes on Slide Show
• Only the first frame of movies included in a slide show is displayed,
• The maximum playback time is up to 30 minutes even if Loop is enabled (_ 155),
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Protectselectedpicturesfromaccidentaldeletion.Protectedpicturesare
recognizedbythe@_iconinplaybackmode(_ 10,80).
Protecting One Picture
1 Select the desired picture to be
protected in full-frame playback
mode, and tap the bottom tab.
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2Tap 0_.
3Tap On.
The selected picture is protected.
To exit without protecting pictures, tap I_1
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_1_ Note on Protecting Pictures
Note that formatting the camera's internal memory or the memory card will permanently delete
protected files (_ 156),

Protecting Multiple Pictures
Multiple pictures can be protected at a time.
1 Switch to thumbnail playback mode
([_ 79), tap the bottom tab to
display the setting controls, and
then tap O,n.
The monitor display switches to the picture
selection screen for protection.
_t Tap the desired pictures to be
protected,
When a picture is selected, a check marl< is
displayed. To cancel the selection, tap the
picture again.
Tap Q or Ell to change the number of
pictures displayed.
3Tap 1'_. _
The selected pictures are protected. _-
To exit without protecting pictures, tap [].
Removing Protection from Pictures
• To rernove protection frorn a picture, display a protected picture in full-frame
playback mode, follow tile procedure in "Protecting One Picture" (_ 100), and
tap Off in step 3.
• To remove protection from multiple pictures at a time, uncheck protected
pictures in step 2 of"Protecting Multiple Pictures".
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When printing pictures stored on the memory card using any of the following
methods, the Print set option in the playback menu is used to create digital "print
orders" for printing on DPOF-compatible devices.
• Inserting the memory card into a DPOF-compatible (_ 187) printer's card slot
• Taking the memory card to a digital photo lab
• Connecting the camera to a PictBridge-compatible (_ 187) printer ([]]]] 138).A
print order can also be created for pictures stored in the internal memory if the
memory card is removed from the camera
Creating a Print Order for One Picture
1 Select the desired picture in full-
frame playback mode and tap the
bottom tab.
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2Tap _:_.
3Tap the desired numberofcopies
and tap 1_t.
To exitwithout makingthe print setting,tap
El.
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If the total number of the pictures in a print
order, including pictures just added, exceeds
99, the screen shown at right will be
displayed.
- Tap Yes to remove pictures previously
added from the print order and restrict the
print order to picturesjust marked.
- Tap Cancel to remove the picturesjust
added from the print order and restrict the
print order to pictures previously marked.

4Choose whether or not to print
shooting date and photo
information.
Tap Date to place _ in the checkbox to
imprint the shooting date on the picture.
Tap Info to place q_' in the checkbox to
imprint the photo information (shutter speed
and aperture) on the picture.
Tap [] to complete the print order.
Pictures selected for printing are recognized
by the _ icon displayed with playback.
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1 Switch to thumbnail playback mode
([_ 79), tap the bottom tab to
display the setting controls, and
then tap _:_.
The monitor display switches to the print set
screen.
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2 Tap the desired pictures to print (up
to 99) and tap I_ or I_ at the upper
left in the monitor to specify the
number of copies (up to nine) for
each.
Picturesselectedfor printing canbe
recognizedby thecheck mark(_) andthe
numeralindicating the numberof copiesto beprinted. Revertthe numberof copiesto
[0]to canceltheselectionofthe picture.
TapQ or Q to changethe number ofpicturesdisplayed.
Tap [] to remove print markingfrom all picturesandcancelthe print order.
Tap[] when setting iscomplete.
3Choose whether or not to print
shooting date and photo
information.
TapDate to placeq_' in the checkboxto
imprint the shooting date on allpictures in
the printorder.
TapInfo to placeq_' in thecheckbox to
imprint the photo information (shutterspeedand aperture)onall picturesinthe print
order.
Tap[] to complete the print order.
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Canceling Print Order
• To remove a print marking from a picture, display a picture selected for prindng
in fulPframe playback mode, follow tile procedure in "Creating a Print Order for
One Picture" (_ 102), and tap 0 in step 3.
• To remove print markings from multiple pictures at a time, remove tile print
markings of the desired pictures in step 2 of"Creadng a Print Order for Multiple
Pictures" (_ 104).Tap [] to remove print markings from all pictures.
_1_ Notes on Printing with Shooting Date and Photo Information
When the Date and Info settings are enabled in the print set option, shooting date and photo
information are printed on pictures when a DPOF compatible printer ([_ 187) which supports
printing of shoodng date and photo information is used.
• Photo information cannot be printed when the camera is connected directly to a printer, via the
supplied USB cable, for DPOF printing (_ 144).
• Note that Date and Info settings are reset when the print set option is displayed.
• The printed date is the one that has been set when a
picture is taken. Although the date is changed using
the Date option in the setup menu after a picture
has been taken, the printed date will not be
reflected.
_1_ Note on Printing Pictures
VVhen printing pictures taken at an Image mode
setting of _ 3968x2232 (default setting), the edges of pictures may be cropped, preventing
printing of complete pictures ([._ 138).
[] Date Imprint
When date and dine of recording are imprintd on pictures using the Date imprint option
(_ 152) in the setup menu, pictures are recorded with shooting date and time imprinted on the
picture when they are taken. Pictures with the date imprinted on them can be printed from printers
that do not support printing of the date on pictures. Only the Date imprint date and time on
pictures will be printed, even if Print set is enabled with Date selected in the print set screen.
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Specify the orientation in which recorded pictures are displayed with playback.
Still pictures can be rotated 90 degrees clockwise or 90 degrees counterclockwise.
Pictures that were recorded in portrait ("tall") orientation can be rotated up to 180
degrees in either direction.
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playback mode ([_ 78),tap the
bottom tab to display the setting
controls, and tap ____.
The retouch menu is displayed.
2Tap _c.-.-.-_.
The rotateimagescreenisdisplayed.
3Tap _ or _.
Rotate 90 degrees Rotate 90 degrees
clockwise counterclockwise
The picture rotates gOdegrees.
Tap [] to finalize display orientation and save the orientation information with the
picture.
To exit without rotating image, tap [].
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Use the camera's built-in microphone to record voice memos for pictures.
Recording Voice Memos
playback mode ([_ 78), and tap the
bottom tab.
2Tap_.
The screen for recording voice memos is
displayed.
3Tap r_ to record a voice memo.
Recording ends after 20 seconds.
Do not touch the bui]tdn microphone during
recording.
To exit without recording voice memos, tap
BI.
During recording, _ blinks in the monitor.
When r_ istapped during recording,
recording ends.
When recording ends, the voice memo
playback screen is displayed. Follow the
instructions in step 3 of "Playing Voice
Memos" ([_) 108)to play the voice memo.
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Playing Voice Memos
Pictures for which voice memos have been recorded are indicated with the
icon in full-frame playback mode (_ 10).
playback mode ([:_ 78), and tap the
bottom tab.
2Tap_.
The screenfor playingbackvoice memosis
displayed.
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Tap_ to adjustplaybackvolume.
To exit without playing voice memos, tap I_1
Deleting Voice Memos
Tap [] in step 3of"Playing Voice Memos."
Tap Yes to delete only the voice memo.
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k_l Notes on Voice Memos
•Whena picture with avoicememoattachedisdeleted, boththepicture anditsvoicememoare
deleted,
• If a voice memo already exists for the current picture, it must be deleted before a new voice memo
canberecorded,
•TheCOOLPIX$80isnotableto recordavoicememofor pictures takenwith anothermakeor
modelof digital camera,

D-Lighting ([_ 115)
Stretch (_ 116)
Perspective control
1_] 117)
Filter effects (_ 118)
Use the COOLPIX 980 to edit pictures in-camera and store them as separate files
([_] 171). The editing functions described below are available.
Editing function _"_ Description
P_ [_T11_ ........ Draw on pictures, or add decorations, to pictures.
................... Easily create retouched copies in which contrast and saturation
Quick retouch ([_ 114) have been enhanced.
Create a cod of the current picture with enhanced brightness
ana conrras_ brightening dark portions of the picture.
Stretch the current picture horizontally to make the subject
at: gear thinner or wider.
Adjust the perspective of gicture taken in landscape
onentatlon. Apply perspective control similar to that available
with shift lenses.This function is suited to pictures of buildings
or architecture.
Apply a variety of effects using digital filter. The available effects
are Color options, Soft, Selective color, Cross screen,
Fisheye, and Miniature effect.
Glamour retouch Make facial skin tone softer and make faces look smaller with
([_ 120) _r9er eyes.
Create a sma copy of pictures suitable for use as e-mail
Small picture ([_J 122) attachments.
Crop ([_ 123) (-rod a portion of the picture. Use to zoom in on a subject or
arrange a composition.
See page 106for the rotate image function for more information.
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_1_ Notes on Picture Editing
•The editing functions of COOLPIX $80cannot be used _r pictures taken with another make or
model of digital camera.
• If no face isdetected in a picture, acopy cannot be created using the glamour retouch function
CI3 _20).
• Edited copies created with COOLPIX 580 may not be displayed properly on another make or
model of digital camera. It may also be impossible to transfer them to a computer using another
make or model of digital camera.
• Editing functions are not available when there is not enough free space in the internal memory or
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