User manual NIKON COOLPIX S520 - QUICK START GUIDE

Quick Start Guide Introduction First Steps Taking Pictures Other Functions Installing Nikon Transfer Transferring Pictures to a Computer En Introduction Package Contents Remove the camera and accessories from the box and confirm that you have all the items listed below. COOLPIX S520 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 121 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 S520 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 Rechargeable 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 Push 1 and insert the battery in the battery charger 2 as shown in the picture. 1 2 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 battery to push the orange battery latch up 1 as the battery is inserted 2. The battery latch will spring back into place when the battery is fully inserted. 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 Press the power switch to turn on the camera. Pressing the power switch another time will turn the power OFF. 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 in either the camera's internal memory (approximately 23 MB) or a memory card. If a memory card has been inserted into the camera, data will be recorded onto the memory card and pictures on the memory card can be playbacked, deleted and transferred. Remove the memory card if you want to use the camera's internal memory. If desired, a removable Secure Digital (SD) memory card can be used for additional storage. Internal memory is used for recording, deletion, and transfer only if no memory card is inserted. 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 used in the camera. Use Card is not formatted. the multi selector (A 6) to highlight Yes and press k. The confirmation dialog Format card? will be displayed. To start formatting, choose Format and press k. No Note that formatting permanently deletes all pictures and other data on the Yes 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 batterychamber/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 Choose a Language and Set the Camera Clock Step 5 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 the highlight up. Return to the previous screen (move the highlight to the left). Advance to the next screen (move the highlight to the right). Apply selection. Move the highlight 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. Rotate the rotary multi selector, or 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 at this time. To change the current date and time, in the Setup Menu go into Date, choose Date and change the settings there. To change the settings for the time zone or daylight saving time go into Date, choose Time zone and change the settings there. Page 104, 107, 108 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 B N Battery exhausted. Battery fully charged. Battery low; prepare to replace or charge the battery. Cannot take pictures. Recharge or replace with a fully charged battery. Vibration reduction (VR) icon Reduce the effects of camera shake. Page 113 of the User's Manual Image mode Display image size and quality set in the image mode menu. The default setting is y Normal (3264 x 2448) Page 87 of the User's Manual 9 Number of exposures remaining Internal memory indicator Pictures will be recorded to internal memory (approximately 23 MB). When a memory card is inserted, C is not displayed and pictures will be recorded to memory card. · Information that is displayed on the screen during shooting or playback will be turned off after a few seconds. 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, selftimer lamp, microphone and speaker. 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. Focus 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 23 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. 9 Focus area Taking Pictures 9 Step 4 Focus and Shoot 4.1 Press the shutter-release button halfway, stopping when you feel resistance. When people's faces (front view) are recognized: Camera will focus on the face surrounded by a double border. Once focus has been locked the double border will glow green. Flash lamp 1/60 Shutter Speed F2.8 Aperture 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 glow green. 1/60 Focus area F2.8 Press the shutter-release button halfway to display the shutter speed and aperture. Focus and exposure remains locked while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. When the camera is unable to focus while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, either the double border for face priority will blink; or the focus area or focus display will blink red. Change the composition and try again. See "Autofocus" , 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. Rotating the multi selector also displays the previous or next picture. Press c or the shutter-release button to switch to shooting mode. To Zoom in on displayed picture Display groups of 4, 9, or 16 thumbnail images in the monitor (thumbnail playback) Add current picture displayed to favorites View previous picture View next picture The following operations can be performed in full-frame playback mode. 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 15 cm (5.9 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 r will display the favorites menu. Choose either shooting mode or playback mode with the multi selector, and press k to change to that mode. Favorites Menu Movie mode Auto mode Shooting Scene mode (A 15) Favorite pictures playback mode List by Date mode Favorites scene mode (A 15) Playback mode Voice recording mode Add a favorite scene mode Setup mode Using d button A variety of shooting and playback settings can be adjusted from the camera menus. Press d to display the menu for the current mode and use the multi selector to select an option, as described on page 6. Press d again to exit the menu. Page 10 of the User's Manual If is displayed at the lower right in the monitor, help for the current menu item can be viewed by pressing g (j). Press g (j) again to display the menu. Page 11 of the User's Manual Shooting menu Image mode White balance Continuous ISO sensitivity Color options Exit 14 Other Functions Scene Modes Choose a scene and camera settings will optimize automatically for that scene. Shooting scene can be chosen from either the Favorite Scene on the left side of the favorites menu, or from the scene menu. Scene menu can be displayed by changing to scene mode, choosing C from the favorites menu and pressing d. Scene Menu Food Portrait Landscape Sports Night portrait Exit Scene Scene u Food* b Portrait* c Landscape* d Sports e Night portrait f Party/indoor g Beach/snow h Sunset i Dusk/dawn j Night landscape k Close up l Museum m Fireworks show n Copy o Backlight p Panorama assist For shooting cuisines. Description For clear portrait shots. Camera will auto focus on the subjects' face once it recognizes people's face. For vivid landscapes and cityscapes. For dynamic action shots. For portraits with an evening or night landscape in the background. Camera will auto focus on the subjects' face once it recognizes people's face. For parties and other indoor scenes. For brightly-lit expanses of water, sand or snow. For vivid sunsets and sunrises. For low-light landscape shots taken in the pre-dawn or after sunset. For night landscapes. For close-ups. For indoor shots where flash photograph is prohibited. For fireworks shots at slow shutter speeds. For drawings, handwriting or printed text. For back-lit subjects. For panoramas. * u Food, b Portrait and c Landscape has been set at the default setting for favorite scene in favorite menu. Other settings can be selected in favorite scene. Page 33 of the User's Manual Other Functions 15 Installing Nikon Transfer Nikon Transfer can be used to copy (transfer) pictures to a computer for storage. Install Nikon Transfer from the supplied Software Suite CD. For further information, refer to the help information contained in the Software Suite CD or in Nikon Transfer. Before You Begin: Nikon Transfer System Requirements Confirm that your system meets the following requirements. Windows Macintosh PowerPC G4 or G5 model or Intel Core or Xeon (Universal Binary) model with built-in USB port required CPU Intel Celeron, Pentium 4, or Core series processor with a clock speed of 1 GHz or faster recommended OS1 Preinstall version of Windows Vista (32-bit Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/ Enterprise/Ultimate editions), Windows XP Service Pack 2 (Home Edition/Professional), Windows 2000 Professional2 Service Pack 4 Mac OS X (Version 10.3.9, 10.4.11) Hard disk space 60 MB required for installation, 1 GB required when Nikon Transfer is running Windows Vista: 512 MB or more with a minimum of 128 MB free Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional: 256 MB or more with a minimum of 128 MB free 800 × 600 pixels or more (1,024 × 768 pixels or more recommended) with 16-bit color or more Only computers with built-in USB ports supported RAM Video resolution Miscellaneous 1 2 Refer to the Nikon website for the latest information on operating system compatibility. If your computer is running Windows 2000 Professional, the COOLPIX S520 cannot be connected to the computer. Use a card reader or similar device to transfer pictures stored on the memory card to the computer (A 23). 16 Installing Nikon Transfer Before Installing Exit all other applications and turn off any virus-checking software before beginning Nikon Transfer installation. When Installing, Using or Uninstalling Nikon Transfer Log on to an account with administrator privileges. NOTE: Depending on your operating system, the dialogs displayed during installation may differ from those shown here. The illustrations in this guide are from Windows Vista. 1 Turn the computer on and insert the Software Suite installer CD into the CDROM drive. Windows Vista Choose Run Welcome.exe in the AutoPlay dialog to start the install program. Proceed to step 3. Windows XP/2000 The Install Center program will start automatically. Proceed to step 3. If the Install Center Program Does Not Start Automatically (Windows only) Windows Vista/XP Open Computer by selecting Computer from the Start menu (Windows Vista), open My Computer by selecting My Computer from the Start menu (Windows XP), and double-click the Software Suite CD icon. Windows 2000 Professional Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop and then double-click the Software Suite CD icon. Mac OS X The Software Suite folder will open automatically. Double-click the Welcome icon. If the folder does not open automatically, double-click on the Software Suite CD icon on the desktop. 2 Enter the administrator name and password, and then click OK (Macintosh only). Installing Nikon Transfer 17 3 Choose the language and click Next. The Software Suite installer dialog will be displayed. If Nikon Transfer is already installed The Language Selection dialog will not be displayed if Nikon Transfer is installed. The Install Center window is displayed in the language selected when Nikon Transfer was first installed. 4 Click Nikon Standard Install. Install Nikon Transfer and related software. Other installation options Custom Install: Install selected software. Link to Nikon: Download trial versions of other Nikon software from a Nikon website or visit Nikon technical support websites (Internet connection required). Install Guide: View help information included on the Software Suite (CD). 18 Installing Nikon Transfer 5 Install Panorama Maker. Windows Click Next and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Mac OS X The license agreement will be displayed. After taking the time to read and understand the contents of this agreement, click Accept and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Proceed to step 7. 6 Click Yes to install QuickTime* (Windows only). Installation may take several minutes on some systems. * See the Apple Inc. website for Windows Vista support information. Nikon recommends downloading and installing the most up-to-date version of QuickTime for Windows Vista. 7 Install Nikon Transfer. Windows Click Next. The license agreement will be displayed. After taking the time to read and understand the contents of this agreement, click Yes to accept its terms and display the ReadMe file. After reviewing the contents of this file, which may contain important information that could not be included here, click Continue and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Proceed to step 9. Mac OS X The license agreement will be displayed. After taking the time to read and understand the contents of this agreement, click Accept and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Installing Nikon Transfer 19 8 Activate the Auto-Launch setting (Macintosh only). When the Auto-Launch setting dialog is displayed, click Yes to have Nikon Transfer start automatically whenever the camera is connected. The Auto-Launch setting The Auto-Launch option can also be enabled after installation of Nikon Transfer by checking the Launch automatically when device is attached option in the transfer options Preferences panel. 9 Click Finish (Windows) or Quit (Macintosh) and follow the on-screen instructions to close the Install Center Window. If prompted to restart the computer, follow the onscreen instructions. Windows XP/2000 If DirectX 9 is not already installed, a DirectX 9 installer dialog will be displayed. Follow the on-screen instructions to install DirectX 9. 10 Remove the Software Suite installer CD from the CD-ROM drive. This completes installation. Proceed to "Transferring Pictures to a Computer" (A 21). 20 Installing Nikon Transfer Transferring Pictures to a Computer Use a Reliable Power Source Nikon recommends using a fully charged battery or the AC adapter EH-62D (sold separately) to power the camera for extended periods. Do not use any other AC adapters as it will cause the camera to heat up or malfunction. If You Are Using Windows 2000 Professional Use a card reader or similar device to transfer pictures stored on the memory card to the computer (A 23). 1 2 Turn off the camera. Connect the camera to the computer using the supplied USB cable. Check to be sure that the connector is in the correct orientation and insert the plug straight. Do not insert or disconnect it forcibly. Transferring Pictures to a Computer 21 3 Turn on the camera. The power-on lamp will light up. Windows Vista When the AutoPlay dialog is displayed, select Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using Nikon Transfer. To bypass this dialog in the future, check Always do this for this device: . Nikon Transfer will start. Windows XP When the AutoPlay dialog is displayed, select Nikon Transfer Copy pictures to a folder on my computer, and click OK. To bypass this dialog in the future, check Always use this program for this action. Nikon Transfer will start. Mac OS X Nikon Transfer will start automatically if Yes was selected in the Auto-Launch setting dialog when Nikon Transfer was first installed. 4 Confirm that the source device is displayed in the transfer options Source panel and click Start Transfer. Source device Start Transfer button At the Nikon Transfer default setting, all pictures are transferred to the computer. 22 Transferring Pictures to a Computer At the Nikon Transfer default setting, the folder to which pictures are transferred is automatically opened. For more information on Nikon Transfer, refer to help information contained in Nikon Transfer. 5 Disconnect the camera. Turn the camera off and disconnect the USB cable. Pictures can be displayed in the viewer supplied with your operating system. For Users of Windows 2000 Professional Use a card reader or similar device to transfer the pictures stored on the memory card to the computer. If the memory card has a capacity greater than 2 GB, or is SDHC-compliant, the intended device must support these features of the memory card. · At the Nikon Transfer default settings, Nikon Transfer will start automatically when a memory card is inserted into the card reader or similar device. See step 4 of "Transferring Pictures to a Computer" (A 22). · Do not connect the camera to the computer. If the camera is connected to the computer, the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog will be displayed. Select Cancel, close the dialog, and disconnect the camera from the computer. · To transfer pictures stored in the camera's internal memory to the computer, the pictures must first be copied to a memory card using the camera. Page 72, 98 and 103 of the User's Manual Transferring Pictures to a Computer 23 Other Features of the COOLPIX S520 D Movies: Record movies. Page 63 of the User's Manual E Voice Recording: Record sounds and voices. Page 68 of the User's Manual h Favorite pictures playback: Playback the chosen favorite pictures. Page 57 of the User's Manual C List by Date: Playback according to the shooting date. Page 54 of the User's Manual c D-Lighting: Bring out details in shadows and back-lit subjects. Page 49 of the User's Manual PictBridge: Print pictures directly from the camera. Page 78 of the User's Manual Technical support information is available online at the following sites: · For users in the USA: http://www.nikonusa.com/ · For users in Europe and Africa: http://www.europe-nikon.com/support/ · For users in Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East: http://www.nikon-asia.com/ FX8A01(11) 6MA36311-01