Nikon 3008912 User Manual

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Quick Start Guide

DIGITAL CAMERA

Quick Start Guide

Package Contents

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Taking Pictures

Bundled software

PictureProject

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Check that you have all the items listed below.

Package Contents

Quick Start Guide

Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories

Check that you have all the items listed below.

NOTE: A memory card is not included with the camera.

COOLPIX S3

digital camera

Camera strap

EN-EL8 rechargeable battery

(with terminal cover)

MV-11 / MV-11B

COOL-STATION

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DIGITAL CAMERA

Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide

(this guide)

EH-63 AC adapter†

*

(with power cable)

The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography

with the

DIGITAL CAMERA

Guide to Digital

Photography with

the COOLPIX S3

UC-E10 USB

interface cable

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Warranty

Warranty

PictureProject

installer CD

(yellow)

EG-E5000

audio / video cable

PictureProject

reference manual

* An MV-11 or MV-11B is provided, depending on the color of the camera body.
† Shape of cord depends on country of use.

Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories

Nikon COOLPIX cameras are designed to the highest standards and include complex
electronic circuitry. Only Nikon brand electronic accessories (including battery char­gers, batteries, and AC adapters) certifi ed by Nikon specifi cally for use with this Nikon
digital camera are engineered and proven to operate within the operational and safety
requirements of this electronic circuitry.

T

HE USE OF NON-NIKON ELECTRONIC ACCESSORIES COULD DAMAGE THE CAMERA AND MAY VOID YOUR NIKON

WARRANTY. The use of third-party rechargeable Li-ion batteries not bearing the Nikon

holographic seal

*

could interfere with normal operation of the camera or result in the

batteries overheating, igniting, rupturing, or leaking.
For more information about Nikon brand accessories, contact a local authorized Nikon

dealer.
* Holographic seal: Identifi es this device as an authentic Nikon product.

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CD (silver)

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Attach the camera strap

Charge the battery

Attach the camera strap

Attach the strap as shown.

Charge the battery

After inserting the battery, place the camera in the supplied MV-11 / MV-11B
COOL-STATION for charging.

Connect the EH-63 AC adapter to the COOL-STATION

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

Connect the AC power cord to the AC adapter.



Plug the DC cord into the COOL-STATION’s DC-IN connector.



Plug the AC power cord into a wall outlet. The power lamp on

the AC adapter will light ().

AC adapter

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Power cord

Attach the camera strap / Charge the battery

MV-11 / MV-11B

COOL-STATION

DC-IN

connector

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4

Power lamp

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2

Open the battery-chamber cover

Slide the battery-chamber cover in
the direction shown (), stopping
when the cover opens ().

Insert the battery

Insert the battery 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.

Inserting the battery upside down
or backwards could damage the
camera. Be sure that the battery
is in the correct orientation.

When the battery is fully inserted,
the orange battery latch will pop
up, locking the battery in place.

battery latch

Charge the battery

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4

Close the battery-chamber cover

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2

Close the cover () and slide it in
until it latches ().

Place the camera in the COOL-STATION

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Confi rm that the camera power-on lamp is off. The battery

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will not charge while the camera is on.

Place the camera in the COOL-STATION with the monitor to-

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wards you, making sure that the connector is fully inserted in
the matching connector on the COOL-STATION.

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Power lamp

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Camera connector

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Charge the battery

The indicator next to the camera
monitor will blink green while the
battery charges.

An exhausted battery will re­charge in about two hours.

Charging is complete when the in­dicator stops blinking. Remove the
camera from the COOL-STATION
and unplug the AC adapter.

Charge the battery

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Turn the camera on

Auto Power off (Stand-by Mode)

Turn the camera on

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Auto Power off (Stand-by Mode)

If no operations are performed for about fi ve seconds in shooting mode, 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 next to the
monitor. If no operations 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 shutter­release 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

Turn the camera on

available for auto power off.

Select mode

Slide the mode selector to (auto
mode).

Turn the camera on

Press the power switch until the
power-on lamp lights.

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Choose a language and set the clock

DATE

Confirm

No

No

DATE

Confirm

s

TIME ZONE

Confirm

a

Cancel

Confirm

Choose a language and set the clock

The fi rst time the camera is turned on, a language-selection dialog will
be displayed in the monitor. Follow the steps below to choose a lan­guage and set the time and date.

Use the multi selector to navigate the menus.

Press center ( )
to make selection

Cancel and return
to previous menu,
or move cursor left

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Move cursor up

Move cursor down

2

Display sub-menu,
move cursor right,
or make selection

DATE

DATE

Set time and date?

Yes

Confirm

Confirm

TIME ZONE

TIME ZONE

London, Casablanc

DaylightSaving

Confirm

Confirm

Highlight language.

3

Cancel

Cancel Confirm

DATE

DATE

Set time and date?

No

Ye

Confirm

Confirm

Confirm

Confi rmation dialog displayed.

4

Highlight Yes. TIME ZONE menu displayed.

* To turn daylight saving time on or off, press multi selector down to highlight

DaylightSaving and press button 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

*

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Back

Confirm

London, Casablanca

DATE

01

DATE

01

Back

Confirm

London, Casablanca

DATE

1010

DATE

Confirm

DATE

Confirm

AUTO

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HOME TIME ZONEHOME TIME ZONE

Back

Back Confirm

Display map of world time zones.

DATE

DATE

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00 00:

Display DATE menu.

DATE

DATE

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00 00:

Choose a language and set the clock

Select Month. Repeat 8 – 9 to edit

Month, Year, hour, and minute.

DATE

DATE

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15 10:

Confirm

Confirm

Choose order in which Day, Month,

and Year will be displayed.

Confirm

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HOME TIME ZONEHOME TIME ZONE

Back

Confirm

Back Confirm

Select home time zone.

DATE

YDM

2005..01

8

DATE

YDM

2005..01

00 00:

Edit Day (order of Day, Month, and

Year may differ in some areas).

DATE

YDM

200501 . .

10

DATE

15 10:

Confirm

Confirm

200501 . .10

Highlight D M Y.

12

200510 . .01

AUTO

AUTO

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9

Exit to shooting mode.

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Take pictures

Picture Storage

AUTOAUTOAUTO

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Take pictures

Picture Storage

Pictures are stored either in the camera’s 12 MB internal memory or on remov­able memory cards. In the description that follows, pictures are stored in internal
memory. For information on using memory cards, see page 10 of the Guide to
Digital Photography.

Check indicators in the monitor

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Number of expo­sures remaining

Battery level indicator: Battery level is shown as follows:

Display Description

NO ICON Battery fully charged.

Low battery. If fl ash fi res, monitor will turn off while
fl ash recharges. Prepare to recharge or change battery.

WARNING!!

BATTERY

EXHAUSTED

Battery exhausted. No pictures can be taken until bat­tery has been recharged or replaced with fully-charged
spare battery.

Take pictures

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