Introduction Package Contents Remove the camera and accessories from the box and confirm that you have all the items listed below. COOLPIX S210 Digital Camera Camera Strap Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL10* (with battery case) Battery Charger MH-63 (with power cable) USB Cable UC-E6 Audio Video Cable EG-CP14 · Quick Start Guide (this guide) · User's Manual CD · Warranty · Software Suite installer CD * Charge the battery as shown on page 3. Shape of power cable depends on country of use. NOTE: Memory card not provided. See page 115 of the User's Manual for a list of approved memory cards. Viewing the Camera User's Manual on CD The User's Manual can be viewed using Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later, available for free download from the Adobe website. 1 Start the computer and insert the User's Manual CD. 2 Double-click the CD COOLPIX S210 icon in Computer (Windows Vista) or My Computer (Windows XP/2000), or on the desktop (Macintosh). 3 Double-click the INDEX.pdf icon to display a language selection screen. Click a language and follow the links to view the User's Manual. 2 Introduction First Steps Step 1 Attach the Camera Strap Attach the camera strap as shown. Step 2 Charge the Battery Charge the Rechargable Li-ion Battery EN-EL10 (supplied) using the Battery Charger MH-63 (supplied). 2.1 Connect the power cable to the battery charger 1 and insert the wall plug into a power outlet 2. The CHARGE lamp will light up 3. 2 3 1 2.2 Insert the battery at an angle as shown 1, and set it in the battery charger 2. 1 2 -63 GE R MH CH AR IU M IO N TT BA ER Y CH AR GE LI TH 2.3 The CHARGE lamp will start to blink. Charging is complete when the CHARGE lamp stops blinking. A fully exhausted battery will recharge in about 100 minutes. 3 First Steps Step 3 Insert the Battery Insert the fully charged battery into the camera. 3.1 Open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover. 3.2 Insert the battery. Use the side of the battery to push aside the orange battery latch in the direction of the arrow 1, and fully insert the battery 2. The battery is fully inserted when the battery latch clicks back in place. Inserting the Battery Inserting the battery upside down or backwards could damage the camera. Check to be sure the battery is in the correct orientation. 3.3 Close the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover. Removing the Battery Turn the camera off before removing or inserting battery. To eject the battery, open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover and slide the battery latch in the direction shown 1. The battery can then be removed by hand 2. Note that the battery may become hot during use; observe due caution when removing the battery. 4 First Steps Step 4 Turn On the Camera To turn on the camera, press the power switch. The power-on lamp (green) will light and the monitor will turn on. · To turn off the camera, press the power switch again. Power Saving Function If no operations are performed for about five seconds in shooting mode, the monitor will dim to save power. Using any of the camera controls will reactivate the display. If no operations are performed for about a minute in all modes, the monitor will turn off; after a further three minutes, the camera will turn off automatically. Memory Cards Pictures are stored on either the camera's internal memory (approximately 52 MB) or a memory card. If a memory card has been inserted into the camera, data will be recorded onto the memory card, and the data on the memory card can be played back, deleted and transferred. Remove the memory card if you want to use the camera's internal memory. To insert a memory card 1 If the power-on lamp is lit, press the power switch to turn the camera off. 2 Open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover as shown in Step 3.1 on the previous page, and slide the memory card in until it clicks into place. The camera and memory card may be damaged if the memory card is inserted in the wrong way. After inserting the memory card, close the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover as shown in Step 3.3 on the previous page. 3 Turn the camera on. If the message shown at right is displayed in the monitor, the memory card must be formatted before it can be Card is not formatted. used in the camera. Use the multi selector (A 6) to highlight Yes Format card? and press k. The confirmation dialog will be displayed. To start No formatting, choose Format and press k. Yes Note that formatting permanently deletes all pictures and other data on the memory card. Before formatting, be sure to make copies of any pictures you wish to keep. Do not turn the camera off or remove the battery or memory card until formatting is complete. To remove memory cards, turn the camera off and confirm that the power-on lamp is off. Open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover and press the card in to partially eject the card. The card can then be removed by hand. A: This icon indicates that more information is available elsewhere in this guide. First Steps 5 Step 5 Choose a Language and Set the Camera Clock A language-selection dialog is displayed the first time the camera is turned on. Follow the steps below to choose a language and set the time and date. The Multi Selector Use the multi selector to choose and apply settings. Operate the multi selector by pressing it up, down, right, left, or by pressing k. Move cursor up. Return to previous screen (move cursor left). Go to next screen (move cursor right). Apply selection. Move cursor down. In the descriptions that follow, buttons to be pressed are shown in gray. 5.1 5.2 Date Set time and date? No Yes Choose the desired language and press k. Choose Yes and press k. The time zone menu is displayed. If daylight saving time is in effect, press the multi selector down to highlight Daylight saving and press k to select. Press the multi selector up to return to Step 5.3. 5.3 Time zone London,Casablanca Daylight saving Press k. The home time zone menu is displayed. 6 First Steps 5.4 Home time zone 5.5 Date D M Y 01 London,Casablanca Back 01 00 00 2008 Select your home time zone and press k. The date menu is displayed. Edit the date. Use the multi selector and press up or down to edit the highlighted item. Press right to move the cursor in the following order. D ->M ->Y ->Hour ->Minute ->D M Y 5.6 Date D M Y 15 15 05 10 2008 Choose the order in which the day, month, and year are displayed and press k. · The settings are applied and monitor display returns to shooting mode. · The lens will open. To change the current date and time, go into Date in the setup menu, choose Date, and change the settings. To change the time zone and daylight saving settings, go into Date in the setup menu, choose Time zone, and change the settings. Page 98, 101 and 102 of the User's Manual First Steps 7 Taking Pictures Step 1 Check Indicators in the Monitor Check the battery level and number of exposures remaining. Battery level indicator Shooting mode A is displayed in A (auto) mode. NO INDICATOR Battery fully charged. Battery low; prepare to replace or charge the battery. Cannot take pictures. Recharge or replace with a fully charged battery. B N Battery exhausted. Image mode Display image size and quality set in the image mode menu. The default setting is y Normal (3264). Page 82 of the User's Manual 26 Number of exposures remaining Internal memory indicator Indicates that images will be stored on the camera's internal memory (approximately 52 MB). When a memory card is inserted in the camera, C does not appear and images will be stored on the memory card. · The indicators that appear in the monitor during shooting and playback disappear after a few seconds (default setting). 8 Taking Pictures Step 2 Ready the Camera Hold the camera steadily in both hands, keeping your fingers and other objects away from the lens, flash, microphone, and speaker. Place the flash upwards when shooting images in tall (portrait) orientation. Step 3 Frame a Picture When the camera recognizes a face (front view), that face will be framed by a yellow double border (by default). If more than one face is recognized, the face nearest to the camera will be framed by a double border and the rest by a single border. AF area will not appear when shooting non-human subjects or when no faces are recognized. Modify composition by using the zoom buttons to zoom in for a close-up of the subject, or zoom out to include more of the background. Page 22 of the User's Manual The zoom buttons Press g to zoom in on the subject so that it fills a larger area of the frame. Press f to zoom out, increasing the area visible in the frame. 26 Focus area Taking Pictures 9 Step 4 Focus and Shoot 4.1 Press the shutter-release button halfway, stopping when you feel resistance. Flash lamp When people's faces (front view) are recognized: Camera will focus on the face surrounded by the double-border active focus area. When the subject is in focus, the double border glows green. When shooting non-human subjects or when no faces are recognized: Camera automatically selects the focus area (one of nine) containing the subject closest to the camera. When the subject is in focus, the active focus area glows green. 1/60 F3.1 Focus area 1/60 F3.1 Shutter speed Aperture When you press the shutter-release button halfway, the shutter speed and aperture values also appear. Focus and exposure remain locked while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. While the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the double border for face recognition may blink, or the focus area or focus indicator may blink red at the center of the monitor. All of these cases indicate that the camera is not focused. Change the composition and try pressing the shutter-release button halfway again. See "Autofocus" on page 25 of the User's Manual. 10 Taking Pictures With the shutter-release button pressed halfway, check flash. Flash lamp On Blinks Off Flash will fire when picture is taken. Flash charging.* Flash off or not required. * If remaining battery level is low after using the flash to shoot, the monitor will turn off and the flash lamp will blink until the flash has finished charging. 4.2 Smoothly press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to take the picture. Do not use force when pressing the shutter-release button, as this may cause camera shake, resulting in blurred pictures. Taking Pictures 11 Step 5 View Pictures Press c. The picture is displayed in the monitor in full-frame playback mode. 15/05/2008 15:30 0004.JPG c 4 4 Use the multi selector to view other pictures. Press the multi selector right or down to view pictures in the order recorded, left or up to view pictures in reverse order. Press c or the shutter-release button to switch to shooting mode. View previous picture View next picture The following operations can be performed in full-frame playback mode. To Zoom in on displayed picture Display groups of 4, 9, or 16 thumbnail images in the monitor (thumbnail playback) Compensate blurring in pictures (when S appears in the monitor) Use g (i) f (h) k Page 26 of the User's Manual Deleting Pictures To delete the picture currently displayed in the monitor, press l. When a confirmation dialog is displayed, use the multi selector to highlight Yes. Press k to delete the picture. Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered. If you do not wish to delete, choose No before pressing k. Erase 1 image? No Yes 12 Taking Pictures Other Functions Flash mode, Self-timer, Macro Mode and Exposure Compensation Use the multi selector in shooting mode to apply the following settings. Flash The flash modes available are U (auto), V (auto with red-eye reduction), W (off), X (fill flash), and Y (slow sync) modes. Page 28 of the User's Manual Flash mode Exposure Compensation Exposure compensation is used to alter exposure from the value suggested by the camera to make pictures brighter or darker. When the picture is too dark: adjust the Exposure compensation exposure compensation to "+" side. When the picture is too bright: adjust the exposure compensation to "-" side. Page 32 of the User's Manual Macro Mode Use for close-ups. When the F icon glows green, the camera can focus at distances as close as 10 cm (3.9 in.) from the lens. Page 31 of the User's Manual Macro mode Self-timer The camera is equipped with ten- and two-second timers. Page 30 of the User's Manual 10s 2s Self-timer Other Functions 13 Switch to Shooting Mode/Playback Mode Pressing e during shooting will display the shooting-mode selection menu; and playback-mode selection menu if pressed during playback. Choose a mode with the multi selector, and press k to change to that mode. Shooting Modes High-sensitivity shooting mode Shooting Auto mode Voice recording mode Scene mode (A 15) Setup mode Movie mode Playback Modes Calendar mode Play Playback ...