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Guide

Camera Strap

Audio Video Cable

EG-CP16

(this guide)

Rechargeable Li-ion

Battery

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NOTE: A Secure Digital

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if

the

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of

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included

plug

charging

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Contents

Parts

of

the

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13

Power

IJ

Zoom

IJ

Shutter-release

IJ

Charge lamp/flash lamp

IJ

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0

II

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switch /

control

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multi selector

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button

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cover

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1

Attach the Camera Strap

Step

If

take pictures.

internal

2.1

2.2

2

memory

a

Open

Insert
(rechargeable Li-ion battery).

•

Insert the Battery

memory

the

the

the

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latch

inserted, images

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included

battery

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up

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to

direction indicated by

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battery

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orange battery

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and

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be saved

card slot cover.

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on

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memory

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latch

when

camera's

the

you

arrow

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battery latch will lock

it

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backwards

sure

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(G)),

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the

to

the

battery upside down or

could

check that the battery

damage the camera.

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card slot

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backwards could
memory card.

card

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the

place.

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is

in

the correct orientation.

the

memory

the

the memory card upside down or

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card in until it clicks

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damage the camera or the

sure

to check that the memory

battery-chamber/memory

Removing the Battery and

Card Correctly

Memory

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into

card slot cover.

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before

•

Removing the Battery

•

Removing the

•

opening
The camera, battery, and
Observe

To

eject the battery, open the

cover and slide the orange battery latch

indicated by the arrow
hand

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eject the card, and then remove the card.
straight

(@).Do

out

off

and be sure

the

battery-chamber/memory

caution when removing the battery or

(G)).

not

pull

it at

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memory

of

the

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camera(@);

that

the

memory

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an

card

card may be

battery-chamber/

angle.

into

do

power-on

the

camera((

not

pull

lamp and the

card slot cover.

hot

immediately after using the camera.

memory

memory

up

in the direction

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to

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the

memory

it at

an

angle.

card.

card slot

partially

card

monitor

have

turned

off

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Steps

Step3

Charge the Battery

the

Use
included

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3.1

3.2

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a

If
adapter
adapter
connected,
damage the product.
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to

Adapter

included Charging

AC

Rechargeable Li-ion Battery

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plug adapter*

the plug on

to
firmly until

attempting

region in which the camera

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the

Charging

the

.

included

included

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is

it

plug adapter varies according

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of

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Korea.

battery

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with

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securely

forcibly remove the

to

was

installed in

is

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your camera, attach

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place.

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charge

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charging.

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3.3

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disconnect

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the

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cable.

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electrical

the

outlet

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then

Steps

•

Step4

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standby mode, and the power-on
approximately
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following
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the power switch

The power-on

monitor

the

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no operations

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button, or

will

monitor

Saving Function (Auto Off)

another three minutes, the camera will turn

operations:

the power switch, shutter-release

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to

turn on

lamp

turn on (the power-on lamp turns

turns on).

are

performed for a

is

in

(~

(green) will light

standby mode, the monitor turns back on

movie-record)

the

camera.

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off

when

while,

lamp will flash. If no operations

button

the

monitor

button,

will turn off, the camera

off

automatically.

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(shooting mode) button,

are

performed for

if

you perform any

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the

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and

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date and

the

the

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rotary

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multi selector

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daylight

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of

disable

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select

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press

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5.6

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and pre

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to

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to

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the

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as

described

display

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the Date on Images While Taking Pictures

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button---..

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menu

to

select

([02

the

the@

above,

2

).

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1

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Battery

Level

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and

the

Number

of

Battery

level

indicator

Display

(CJI

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Battery exhausted.

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is

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the

in

of

displayed

internal

when

memory

battery

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battery

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Prepare
battery

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memory

no

(approximately

to

.

take pictures.

replace

or

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high.

is

level

low.

is

level

replace

charge

card

or

the

inserted in

is

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the

battery.

the

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remaining

camera, and images will be saved

level

indicator

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•

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and

Frame a Picture

2.1

2.2

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•

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Using

Rotate the zoom

the

camera steady in

Keep fingers and

etc.

the

picture.

the

camera at

a picture

the camera detects a
around the
one face,
double

of.

the

border and

the

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face.

other

When

face closest

control.

objects away from the

the

object

face,

the

the

others by single borders.

both

a

camera detects more than

to

the

hands.

(subject) you

double

border

camera

is

lens, flash,

want

framed by a

to

is

displayed

take

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•

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zoom

toT

•

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zoom
control
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in

closer

(telephoto).

out

and view a

to

W

(wide-angle).

to

the

subject, rotate the zoom

larger

area,

rotate the

the

zoom moves

zoom

to

control

the

maximum wide-angle

position.

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Focus

and

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3.1

shutter-release

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press

the

the

button

slightly until you feel

resistance.

detected:

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The camera focuses on

•
yellow

border changes

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•

selects
closest

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frame

the

nine areas).

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composition

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double

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has

focus areas

the

the

to

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that

camera

the

border

to
detected

not

nine focus

camera. When

glow

the

and press

button

area

the

(focus area), and

green.

:

areas,

containing

the

green

camera

unable

is

to

focusing on (up

is

to

shutter-release

the

halfway,

indicated by the

automatically

and

the

subject

indicate

focus,

the

i.e.,

double

the

subject

in focus,

is

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the

focus

button

of

to

will flash red.

area

halfway again.

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speed

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lamp

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the

the

shutter-release

picture.

button

the

rest

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way

down

to

take

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or internal memory.

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you press

may shake, causing images

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playback

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the

full-frame playback

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display previous or next images, rotate

rotary

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(playback)

mode.

last

image captured

multi

selector

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released and

the

shutter-release

button.

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press

the

image will be saved

button

to

be blurred .

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delete

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press

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multi selector
press

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to

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image that

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to

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without

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the image

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the

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select

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press

select multiple

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to

press

button

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delete

to

camera off.

the

the rotary

press

delete

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or

all

cancel

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to

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images.

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press

the®

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and share images.

is

an ail-in-one software package

which

enables

you

to

transfer, view,

edit

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Step

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1

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connection

the

included

is

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required .

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for

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latest

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information

ViewNX 21nstaller CD-ROM

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displayed, double-click

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system

into

the

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window.

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the

desired language

then

region and

choose

the

language selection dialog

is

not

available, click Region Selection

the

desired language (the Region Selection

to

open

the

installation

to

choose a different

button

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not

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1.4

available in

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the

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recommend

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help

information

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the

the

the

installer

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Software Download screen

on-screen instructions

when

the

installation

to

install

Yes.

OK.

software

2:

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is

installed:

of

the

three modules below)

2:

For

transferring images

viewing, editing, and

For

basic

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displayed, click I

the

software.

completion

to

the

printing

of

transferred images

transferred movies I

screen

computer

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series

images

that

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portion

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of

• Quick Time (Windows only)

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the

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the

CD-ROM drive.

agree-

of

a landscape, etc. from a

the

subject)

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is

displayed.

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ViewNX

2 •

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2.1

Choose

Choose one

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Direct

inserted
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To

memory

how

USB

UC

transfer images

images

of

the

connection:

in

the

camera.

-E6.

The camera automatically

card from

will

following

Connect

that

are saved in

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camera before

be copied

methods:

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the

the

to

the computer.

camera

camera

the

off

and ensure

to

the

computer
turns on.
camera's internal memory, remove

connecting

it

to

that

the

computer.

the

using

memory

the

supplied

card

the

is

USB

I

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SO

card

slot:

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your

inserted directly in

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SO

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suppliers)

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a message

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displayed,
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1 Under

videos,

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be displayed; select

using Nikon Transfer 2

to

the

computer

is

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dialog shown at

follow

Import

click

the

pictures and

Change

OK.

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the

memory

Transfer 2

to

start. Wait

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card contains a

computer

the

slot.

a card reader

prompting

right

steps

until

below

2.

program.

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and

File.

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is

equipped

and insert

you

is

to

will

File

click

large

number

with

an

SD

card

slot,

the

card can be

(available

the

memory

to

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of

separately

card.

images, it may take a

from

third-party

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connection

hub

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ViewNX

the

may

USB

not

be recognized

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Cable

if

the

camera

is

connected

to

the

computer

via

a

USB

2.2

Transfer images

to

the

computer.

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"Source" on

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Terminate

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the

that

the

camera

the name

the

"Options" title bar

all

of

the

connection.

is

connected

the

connected camera or removable disk

of

Nikon Transfer 2 (G)).

images on

to

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the

memory

computer,

card will be copied

turn

the

camera

is

displayed

to

the

computer.

off

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as

the

USB

cable. If you

the

computer

memory

Step3

Viewing Images

Start ViewNX

• Images
complete.

• Consult online help for more information on using
ViewNX

are

using a card reader or card slot, choose

operating system

card and then remove

2.

are

displayed in ViewNX 2

2.

the

appropriate

to

eject

the

when

the

removable disk corresponding

card from the card reader or card slot.

transfer

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option

to

the

in

I

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• Windows:

• Mac

OS:

Double-click

Click

the

ViewNX 2 icon

the

ViewNX 2 shortcut on

in

the

Dock.

the

desktop.

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ViewNX

2 •

Flash

Mode,

Self-Timer, Macro

Exposure Compensation

Use

the

rotary

multi

selector in shooting

Mode,

mode

to

apply

and

the

following

settings.

Flash

The flash modes available are

reduction),®

Mode

(off),~

(fill flash), and

Exposure Compensation

Overall

be adjusted by setting exposure
compensation
When

positive(+)
When

negative(-)

Macro

Use

at a closer distance

position

glow

tAUTO

(auto), t® (auto

tti

(slow sync) modes.

image

the

the

Mode

for close-ups. The camera can focus

where

green.

brightness

before taking pictures.

image

exposure

image

is

too

is

too

exposure

when

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compensation.

compensation.

the

with

or

darkness can

dark,

apply

bright,

the

zoom

zoom

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red-eye

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indicator

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Auto

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Macro

mode

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equipped

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with

two-

and ten-second timers.

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Mode

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the
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selector, and press

the

0

shooting

button

mode

mode

in shooting

selection menu.

vvith

the(@

the

button

mode.

Auto mode s

1.

2.

3.

4.1~1

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the

[E)

button

in playback

mode

rotary

to

0

Auto

,....~

~

Scene

SO

Special effects
Smart

Subject tracking

effect was selected last.

to

display

multi

switch

mode

mode*

portrait

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(OJ

that

1

mode*

mode

mode

Mode

mode

to

display

2)

depending

on

which

scene or

the

playback
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selector, and press

mode

mode

selection menu.

with

the(@

the

button

rotary

to

change

multi

mode.

1.

Play

[E) Playback

2.

b Favorite pictures

3. D Auto

4.

miD

List by

sort

date

Recording Movies

You can record movies by simply pressing

(~!I

movie-record)
movie-record)
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thee

(~!I

button.

button

to

start movie recording.

movie-record)

Press

thee

button

(~!I

again

to

that

mode

mode

mode

thee

to

(all images)

mode

(OJ

14)

stop movie recording.

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Using

A variety
adjusted from
Press

Camera Menus

shooting and playback settings can be

of

MENU

the

camera menus.

the

display

button

to

the

menu

for

the

current
select

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selected tab.
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Pre
selec
the tab.

mode

an

the

the rotary

ss

.....

tor

item

and

([IJ

the

MENU

button

multi

highlight

to

9).

left

switch

to

again

the

use

the

the

rotary

press

or

selector

menu

menu

the®

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and press either
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the

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I

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you frame a picture.

Features

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sound can be recorded. Movies can also be recorded in slow

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~

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mode

shutter

the

moving

to

camera detects

the

when

subject.

a smile

subject tracking mode,

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® Subject tracking modes

soft focus or

when

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is

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i

Introduction

Parts of the Camera and Basic Operations

The Basics of Shooting and Playback

Shooting Features

Playback Features

Recording and Playing Back Movies

General Camera Setup

Reference Section

Technical Notes and Index

ii

Introduction

Introduction

Read This First

Thank you for purchasing the Nikon COOLPIX S6300 digital camera. Before using
the camera, please read the information in “For Your Safety” (Avi) and familiarize
yourself with the information provided in this manual. After reading, please keep
this manual handy and refer to it to enhance your enjoyment of your new camera.

Confirming the Package Contents

In the event that any items are missing, please contact the store where you
purchased the camera.

• 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
(A18).

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

COOLPIX S6300

Digital Camera

Camera Strap Rechargeable Li-ion Battery

EN-EL12

(with terminal cover)

Charging AC Adapter

EH-69P*

USB Cable UC-E6 Audio Video Cable EG-CP16

ViewNX 2 Installer CD Reference Manual CD

iii

Read This First

Introduction

About This Manual

If you want to start using the camera right away, see “The Basics of Shooting and
Playback” (A15).

To learn about the parts of the camera and basic operations, see “Parts of the
Camera and Basic Operations” (A1).

Oth

er Information

• Symbols and Conventions
To make it easier to find the information you need, the following symbols and
conventions are used in this manual:

• SD and SDHC/SDXC memory cards are referred to as “memory cards” in this
manual.

• The setting at the time of purchase is referred to as the “default setting.”

• The names of menu items displayed in the camera monitor, and the names of

buttons or messages displayed on a computer monitor appear in bold.

• In this manual, images are sometimes omitted from monitor display samples so
that monitor indicators can be more clearly shown.

• Illustrations and monitor content shown in this manual may differ from the
actual product.

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Introduction

Information and Precautions

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engineered and proven to operate within the operational and safety requirements of this electronic
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rupturing, or leaking.

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