Nikon COOLPIX SQ Quick Start Guide

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Quick Start Guide

Contents

Taking pictures

1. Unpack the camera

2. Charge the battery

3. Insert the Memory Card

4. Take pictures

5. View pictures

Transfer Pictures to Your Computer

P.12 – P.22

1. Installing Nikon View

For Windows

For Macintosh

P.23 – P.29

2. Connecting to a Computer

1. Connect the camera and
COOL-STATION to the computer

2.

Transfer pictures to your computer

3. Disconnect the camera

P.3 – P.11

P.12 – P.31

P.14

P.19

P.30 – P.31

3. Nikon View

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Step 1 Unpack the camera

CF CARD

3 Rechargeable

1 COOLPIX SQ

2 CompactFlash™

memory card

EN-EL2 battery with

terminal cover

Taking pictures

4 COOL-STATION

MV-10

5 EH-61 AC adapter

(with power cable)

6 USB Interface Cable

7 Audio/Video cable 8 Camera strap 9 Lens cap with cord

Warranty

10 Guide to Digital

Photography with

the COOLPIX SQ

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“Important

Information” envelop

* Please see page 19 of the Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the COOLPIX SQ for

attaching the camera strap and the lens cap.

* CD-ROMs included with product vary with country or region of purchase.

11 Quick Start Guide

(this guide)

14 Nikon View

CD-ROM

12 Warranty

15 Nikon View

Reference Manual

CD-ROM

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Taking pictures

Step 2 Charge the Battery

Charging time: approximately 2 hours for full charge

Charge the battery while it is in the camera by placing it on the COOL­STATION MV-10

1 Connect the EH-61 AC adapter to the

COOL-STATION.

• The Power lamp will glow showing the EH-61 is plugged in.

COOL-STATION

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EH-61 AC adapter

Power cable

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2 Insert the battery.

Open the battery-chamber/

1

memory card slot cover.

Slide.
Flip open.

Insert the battery.

2

Press the orange latch to side.
Insert the battery.
The orange latch locks battery in place.

Close the battery-chamber/

3

memory card slot cover.

Flip shut.
Slide back into place.

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3 Place the camera on the COOL-STATION.

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Power-on
lamp

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Check that the camera is turned off.

1

If the camera is on (the power-on lamp is green), the battery will not be

charged.

Open the COOL-STATION connector cover on the camera.

2

Place the camera on the COOL-STATION.

3

• Insert the camera into the COOL-STATION as far as it will go, matching the
position of the connector and tripod socket on the camera with the connec­tor and camera catch on the COOL-STATION.

The power-on lamp on the camera blinks red and charging

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starts.

Power-on lamp Meaning

Blinks (red) The battery is charging.

Lights (red) Charging is complete.

Lights (green) The camera is on. Turn the camera off.

• Camera is not positioned correctly.

Blinks rapidly (red)

off

Remove and insert again.

• The battery has malfunctioned and cannot be charged.
Replace it with a new battery.

• Camera is not positioned correctly.
Remove and insert again.

• The battery is not inserted. Insert the battery.

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Camera catchConnector

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Step 3 Insert the Memory Card

Confirm that the camera is off.

1

• The power-on lamp should be off.

2 Open the battery-chamber/

memory card slot cover.

Slide.
Flip open.

3 Insert the memory card.

Check label for correct orientation.
The memory card is fully inserted when the
eject button protrudes slightly.

Rear label

Direction of
insertion

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Terminals

4 Close the battery-chamber/

memory card slot cover.

Flip shut.
Slide.

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Taking pictures

Step 4 Take pictures

1 Set the mode dial to .

Turn the camera on.

• Rotate the power switch until it stops,
then gently release the switch.

• The power-on lamp will light and the
monitor will display a welcome screen.

The first time you use the camera, the date and time will not be set,
and (“date not set”) icon will blink in the top right corner of the
monitor.
For more information, see the Guide to Digital Photography, page 28.

2 Check indicators in the monitor.

Battery level indicator

Display Meaning

No icon Battery fully charged.

(Lights) Low battery. Charge or ready spare batteries.

Warning!

Battery exhausted

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Number of exposures
remaining

Battery exhausted. Charge or replace with a fully
charged battery.

3 Adjust the lens angle.

• From a position parallel to the camera
body, the lens section can be rotated 120°
forward or 90° back toward the monitor.

Forward Back (toward monitor)

: Range of rotation

Hold the camera steadily in
both hands.

4 Frame your subject.

• Use the zoom buttons.

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Press the W button to
zoom out.

TeleWide

Press the T button to
zoom in.

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5 Focus.

Focus area

indicator

Flash-ready

6 Shoot.

• Press the shutter-release button halfway to set focus and exposure.

Flash-ready lamp

Focus area indicator

• With the shutter-release button pressed halfway, check the focus area
indicator and (flash-ready) lamp.

Status Meaning

Lights (green) Subject in focus.

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lamp

• Press the shutter release button the rest of the way down to
take the picture.

Flashes (red)

On Flash will fire when picture is taken.

Blinks

Off Flash is off or not required.

Camera unable to focus on subject.
Recompose the picture and try again.

Flash charging. Remove finger briefly from
shutter-release button, then try again.

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Focus and exposure will lock while the shutter-release but­ton is pressed halfway. Press the shutter release button the
rest of the way down to take the picture.