Nikon CoolPix S9700 User manual

Nikon
Quick
Start Guide
Confirming
the
Package
Contents
3
First Steps 5
Shooting
and Playback
13
Using ViewNX 2 18
Other
Functions 22
For Your Safety 26

I
Thank you for purchasing aNikon
COOLPIX
S9700 digital camera. This
guide
introduces
the
procedures
necessary for first
time
use
of
this camera.
To
ensure
proper
use,
piease read and
thoroughly
understand
the
information
in "For Your Safety"
([l]26)
before using
the
camera.
Make
sure
to
read
"Notes
About
Location
Data
Functions (GPS/GLONASS, Electronic
Compass)"
((l)3S)
and
"Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN
Network)"
(!Il36)
before
using this camera.
R
Downloading
the
"Reference
Manuaf'
Refer
to
the
Reference
Manual
(PDF
format) for more detailed information.
The Reference Manual can be
downloaded
from
the
Nikon website.
http.l/nikonimglib.com!manual/
The Reference Manual can be viewed using
Adobe
Reader, available forfree
download
from
the
Adobe
website.
Nikon User Support
Should you need technical support, we offer a
number
of
options.
Internet
Please
visit
the
Nikon support
home
page, where you can:
• Search Nikon's continuously
updated
Knowledge Database for
the
latest technical
support
information.
•
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"Ask Nikon a Question"
to
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to
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e-mail.
•
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latest versions
of
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or
firmware updates for
your
product,
or
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to
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For customers in
the
United States:
www.nikontechusa.com
For customers in Canada:
help.nikon.ca
(English),
nikoncanada-fr.custhelp.com
(Fran<;:ais)
For customers in Mexico:
nikon.com.mx/soporte
For customers in Brazil:
http://nikon.com.br
Telephone
Please
call for technical
support
and
other
product
assistance.
Our
professional advisers are standing
by
to
help
with
your digital camera needs.
For customers in
the
United States:
1-800-N/KON-UX(1-800-645-6689)
For customers in Canada:
1-877-534-9910
For customers in Mexico:
001-888-565-5452
For customers in
Brazil
:
0800-886-4566 (0800-88 NIKON)
An
Important
Notice about Accessories
Nikon
COOLPIX
digital camera
is
designed
to
the
highest standards and includes
complex
electronic circuitry.Only Nikon accessories, such
as
battery
chargers, batteries, charging
AC
adapters,
AC
adapters, and cables
are
certified by Nikon specifically for your Nikon COOLPIX
camera and
are
engineered and tested
to
operate
within
the
requirements
of
the
electronic
circuitry
of
our
cameras.
THE
USE
OF
NON-
NIKON
ACCESSORIES
MAY
DAMAGE
YOUR
CAMERA
AND WILL VOID
YOUR
NIKON
WARRANTY.
Genuine Nikon accessories are available
through
your Nikon-authorized dealer.
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In
the
event
that
any items are missing, please contact
the
store
where you purchased
the
camera.
COOLPIX
S9700
Digital
Camera
Charging
AC
Adapter
EH-71
P*
Camera
Strap
USB
Cable
UC-E21
•
Quick
Start
Guide
(this guide)
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
EN-EL
12
• Warranty
* A
plug
adapter
is
included
if
the
camera
was
purchased
in
a
country
or
region
that
requires
a
plug
adapter.
The
shape
of
the
plug
adapter
varies
with
the
country
or
region
of
purchase
(CII8).
NOTE:
A
Secure
Digital
(SD)
memory
card,
hereafter referred to
as
a"memory
card;'
is
not provided.
CD:
This
icon
indicates
that
more
information
is
available
elsewhere
in
this
guide.
Confirming
the
Package
Contents
•
I

I
Parts
of
the
Camera
1 2 3 4
5
II
Mode dial
II
Shutter-release
button
II
Power switch/power-on lamp
II
Flash
Zoom control
W:
wide-angle
T:
telephoto
~:thumbnail
playback
C(:
playback zoom
@:help
II
OLEO
monitor (monitor)
II
MENU
(menu) button
II1ID
(delete) button
Rotary multi selector
(multi selector)
<®
(apply selection)
button
m
lE
(playback) button
m
fG
(map)
button
II
Charge lamp
Flash
lamp
m•
(""If
movie-record)
button
•
Confirming
the
Package
Contents

step 1 Attach the CameraStrap
Step 2 Insert the Battery
and
Memory
Card
Ifa
memory
card
is
inserted, images will be saved on
the
memory
card
when
you take images. Ifa
memory
card
is
not
inserted, images
will be saved in the camera's internal memory.
2.1
Open
the
battery-chamber/memory
card slot cover.
First
Steps
•
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2.2
Insert the battery.
•
Push
the orange battery latch
in
the
direction indicated by the arrow (G)),
and fully insert the
battery(@).
• The battery locks into place when
inserted correctly.
~
Be
Careful
to
Insert
the
Batteryin Correct
Direction
Inserting the batteryupside down or
backwardscould
damage
the camera.
Battery latch
2.3
Insert the
memory
card.
Memorycard slot
• Slide the
memory
card
in
until it clicks
into place.
~
Be
Careful
to
Insert
the
Memory
Card in Correct
Direction
OC~J
Inserting the
memory
cardupside down orbackwards
~
could
damage
thecamera
and
the
memory
card.
.)
First
Steps

2.4 Close the battery-chamber/memory
card slot cover.
Removing the Battery and Memory Card
Turn the camera off and make sure that the power-on lamp and the
monitor have turned off, and then open the battery-chamber/
memory card slot cover.
• The camera, battery, and memory card may be hot immediately after
using the camera.
Removing the Battery
• Move the battery latch in the direction
indicated by the arrow (G))
to eject the
battery (@).
Removing the Memory Card
• Gently push the memory card into the
camera (G))
to partially eject the card (@).
First Steps •
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Step3 Charge the Battery
Use the included charging AC adapter and USB cable to charge the
battery while it is in the camera.
3.1 Prepare the included charging AC adapter.
Ifaplug adapter* is included with yourcamera, attach
the plug adapter
to the plug on the charging AC
adapter. Push the plug adapter firmly until it is
securely held in place. Once the two are connected,
attempting
to forcibly remove the plug adapter could
damage the product.
* The shape
of the plug adapter varies according to
the country or region in which the camera was
purchased.
This step can be omitted
if the plug adapter comes permanently
bonded
to the charging AC adapter.
3.2 Make sure the battery is installed in the camera, and then
connect the camera to the charging AC adapter in order of CD
to@.
• Keep the camera turned off.
• Make sure that the plugs
are properly oriented. Do not insert or
remove the plugs at
an angle when connecting or disconnecting
them.
~ Notes
Do not use a USB cable other than the UC-E21. Using a USB cable other than
the
UC -E21 could result in overheating, fire or electric shock.
~) First Steps

Charge lamp Electrical outlet
USB
cable (included)
• The charge lamp slowly flashes green
to
indicate that the battery
is
charging.
• About 2 hours and
20
minutes
are
required
to
charge afully
exhausted battery.
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3.3
Disconnect
the
charging
AC
adapter from
the
electrical
outlet
and then disconnect
the
USB
cable.
Step4
Turn On the Camera
Press
the
power
switch.
• The
monitor
turns on.
R The Auto
Off
Function
Ifno operations
are
performed for a while, the
monitor
will turn off, the
camera will enter standby mode, and the power-on lamp will flash. If no
operations
are
performed for another 3 minutes, the camera will turn
off
automatically.
First
Steps
•
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step
5 Select a Language andSet the Camera
Clock
When
the
camera
is
turned on for the first time, the language-
selection screen and the date and
time
setting screen for the camera
clock
are
displayed.
Use
the
multi selector
to
make the settings.
• Ifyou exit
without
setting the date and
time,~
will flash when the
shooting screen
is
displayed.
5.
7
Use
the multi
selector.&.-.
to
select the desired
language and
press
the(@
button.
5.2
Select
Yes
and
press
the®
button
.
• )
First
Steps

5.3
Select your
home
time
zone
and press
the®
button.
Daylight Saving Time
Ifdaylight saving
time
is
in effect,
press
~to
enable the daylight
saving
time
function.
• When the daylightsaving
time
function
is
enabled,
6
;j;
is
displayed above the map.
• Press...-
to
disable
the
daylight
saving
time
function.
5.4
Select
the
date
format and press
the
®button.
5.5
Set
the
date
and time, and press
the
®button
.
• Select a field:
Press
...........
(changes
between
M,
D,
Y,
h,
and m).
• Edit the date and time:
Press
.A....-.
Date and
time
can also be changed by
rotating the multi selector.
• Confirm
the
setting: Select
them
field and press
the®
button
.
First
Steps
•

5.6
Select
Yes
and press
the®
button.
• When settings
are
finished, the lens
extends and the camera switches to
shooting mode.
n
Imprinting
the
Date
and
Time on Images While Taking Images
After setting the date and time, enable the
Print date
option
in
theY
(setup)
menu ((IJ24).
Display
theY
(setup) menu using the following procedure and change the
settings.
Press
the
MENU
button
-----.
press
the multi
selector~
-----.
use
._
...
to
select the
Y(setup) menu icon and
press
the®
button-----.
use
._..,to
select
an
item
and
press
the®
button.
t4
Changing
the
Language Setting
and
the
Date
and
Time
Setting
Just
as
described under "Imprinting the Date and Time on Images While
Taking Images" above, display
theY
(setup) menu
((IJ24)
and set
Language
or
Time zone and date.
The next step explains basic shooting operations using 0 (auto) mode.
•
First
Steps

step 7
Rotate
the
Mode
Dial
and
Align
the
0
(Auto) Icon to
the
Mark
step 2 Check
the
Battery
Level
and
the
Number
of
Exposures Remaining
Battery level indicator
Number
of
exposures remaining
Battery level indicator
Display
Description
Battery exhausted.
The battery level
is
high.
The camera cannot capture images.
Recharge
the
battery.
Number
of
Exposures Remaining
lru
is
displayed
when
no
memory
card
is
inserted in
the
camera, and
images are saved in
the
internal memory.
Shooting and
Playback
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Step3
Holdthe Camera and Frame a Picture
3.1 Hold the camera steady in both hands.
• Keep fingers and other objects away from the lens, flash, AF-assist
illuminator, microphones, and speaker.
3.2 Frame the picture.
Using the Zoom
Move the zoom control.
• To zoom in closer to the subject, move the
zoom control toward T(telephoto).
•
To zoom out and view a larger area, move
the zoom control toward W (wide-angle).
When you turn the camera on, the zoom
moves
to the maximum wide-angle
position.
(. Shooting and Playback
Zoom out Zoom in

Step4
Focus and Shoot
4.1 Press the shutter-release
button halfway, i.e., press the
button lightly until you feel a
slight resistance.
• When the subject is in focus,
thefocus area that includes the
subject or focus indicator
glows green (multiple focus
areas can glow green).
When human faces
are detected:
• The camera focuses on one
of
them.
When no human faces
are detected:
• If
the main subject is detected, the camera focuses on it.
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~
• Ifno main subject is detected, the camera automatically selects one
or more
of the 9 focus areas containing the subject closest to the
camera.
Raising and Lowering the Flash
• Ifthe subject is dimly lit, the flash will pop up
automatically when you press the shutter-
release button halfway when the flash mode is
set to ~AUTO (auto; default setting). The flash
will fire when you
press the shutter-release
button all the way.
• Lower the flash by gently pushing itdown. When
not taking images, lower
the flash.
Shooting and Playback •
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Flash lamp
The flash lamp indicates flash status when the shutter-release button is
pressed halfway.
On The flash fires
when an image is taken.
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o-
Flashing The flash
is charging.*
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Off
The flash does not fire when an image is taken.
*If the battery level is low, the monitor turns off while the flash is charging.
4.2 Without lifting your finger, press the shutter-release
button the rest of the way down to take the picture.
• The shutter is released and the image is saved.
• Ifyou press the shutter-release button with too much
force, the camera may shake, causing images
to be
blurred.
Press the button gently.
Step 5 PlayBack Images
Press the [E (playback) button.
The camera enters playback
mode.
• The last image captured is
displayed in full-frame playback
mode.
•
Use the multi selector .6. T ~ ..... to display
previous or next images.
• Images can also be selected by rotating
the multi selector.
•
To return to shooting mode, press the [E
button or shutter-release button.
• Shooting and Playback
Display next image

Step 6 Delete Images
6.1 Press the 1iD button to delete
the image currently
displayed
in the monitor.
6.2 Use the multi selector.._T to select
the desired deletion method and
press the® button.
• To exit without deleting, press the MENU
button.
6.3 Select Yes and press the® button.
• Deleted images cannot be recovered.
•
To cancel, select No and press the®
button.
Shooting and Playback .)
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Install ViewNX 2
to
upload, view, edit, and share photos and movies.
Step 1
Installing ViewNX2
An
Internet connection
is
required.
For
system requirements and
other information,
see
the
Nikon website for your region.
1.1
Download the ViewNX 2 installer.
Start
the
computer
and
download
the
installer from:
http.l!nikonimglib.com!nvnx/
1.2
Double-click the downloaded file.
1.3
Follow the on-screen instructions.
1.4
Exit
the installer.
Click
Yes
(Windows)
or
OK
(Mac).
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Using
ViewNX
2

Step2
Transferring·
Images to the Computer
2.1
Choose
how
images will
be
copied
to
the computer.
Choose one
of
the
following methods:
• Direct
USB
connection: Turn the camera
off
and ensure that
the
memory
card
is
inserted in the camera. Connect
the
camera
to
the
computer using the
USB
cable.The camera automatically turns on.
To
transfer images
that
are
saved in
the
camera's internal memory,
remove the
memory
card from the camera before connecting it
to
the computer.
•
SO
card slot: Ifyour computer
is
equipped
with
an
SD
card slot, the
card can be inserted directly in
the
slot.
•
SO
card reader: Connect a card reader (available separately from
third-party suppliers)
to
the
computer
and insert
the
memory
card.
Using
ViewNX
2
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Ifa message is displayed prompting you to choose a program, select
Nikon Transfer
2.
• When using Windows 7
If the dialog shown at right
is displayed, follow the
steps below to select Nikon
Transfer
2.
1 Under Import pictures
and videos, click
Change program. A program selection dialog will be displayed;
select
Import File using Nikon Transfer 2 and click OK.
2 Double-click Import File.
If the memory card contains a large number of images, it may take a
while for Nikon Transfer 2
to start. Wait until Nikon Transfer 2 starts.
~ Connecting the USB Cable
The connection may not be recognized if the camera is connected to the
computer via a USB hub.
2.2 Transfer images to the computer.
• Click Start Transfer.
Start Transfer
• Atdefaultsettings, all the images on the memory card will be copied
to the computer.
~" Using ViewNX 2