Nikon S3 User Manual

digital camera

beautiful in black

sleek body. genius IQ and 6 million pixels to play with.

6.0

Effective
Megapixels

17

Scene
Modes

3X

Zoom-Nikkor
ED Glass Lens

OPTICAL

beautiful in black

sleek body. genius IQ and 6 million pixels to play with.

2.5

”

Incredible, Bright
LCD Screen

6.0

Effective
Megapixels

17

Scene
Modes

3X

Zoom-Nikkor
ED Glass Lens

OPTICAL

super cameras.

superior pictures.

6.0 Effective Megapixel Digital Camera

Nikon’s Exclusive Feature System makes taking great pictures easy

In Camera features

Voice Memo Function

Records up to 20 seconds of sound that can
then be attached to an image.

Nikon D-Lighting

In playback mode, D-Lighting will compensate for underexposed areas or insufficient fl ash
without affecting properly exposed areas.

Nikon In-Camera Red-Eye Fix

This in-camera feature automatically fi xes most typical occurrences of red-eye. You may
never see red-eye again. Noise Reduction Mode

Best Shot Selector Camera takes a

series of photos and automatically selects
the one with sharpest focus.

Saturation Mode

Control color saturation.

Minimize digital artifacts in long exposures.

Date and Time Imprinting

Documenting the exact date and or
time a photo is taken is as easy as a
push of a button.

In-Camera Cropping

This feature allows you to crop out the part
of the image you don’t want and keep
the part you like.

Matrix Metering

Optimal exposure is measured by comparing
256 areas of the frame.

Blur Warning

Warns when image is blurry.

Useful automatic features do all the thinking for you

Versatile 17 Scene Modes

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The COOLPIX S3 features 17 specially programmed modes to automatically handle focus, exposure, white balance and other adjustments

that help you take great pictures at the press of a button. The Underwater Scene Mode is the newest and allows you to shoot underwater with the
(optional) WP-CP5 underwater housing. Another great new function to be used in the Portrait Mode is Face Priority AF which automatically fi nds the
subject’s face and focuses on it. 4 of the 17 scene modes come with Scene Assist which offer a selection of easy framing assist options, to help you
compose your pictures with the assistance of framing guides displayed in the monitor.

1.

Select SCENE on Mode
Selector switch

2.

Scroll up or down to choo se
a composition typ e and set

Here is how it works:

3.

Position subject in framing
guide and shoot

Underwater Produces more attractive results when

shooting scenes underwater. Requires optional Waterproof
Case WP- CP5

Beach/Snow When shooting a scene with snow or wa-

ter in the background, the image is free of grayish tones
that are caused by typi cal underexposure.

Landscape Emphasizing depth-of-fi eld, this mode

captures distant scenes sharply and clearly, for po stcard like
landscape pictures.

Close Up Shoot as close as 1.6” from your subjec t.

Panorama Assist A llows you to take several side-by- side image s, all at the sa me

exposure and white balance setting, then combine them later using the “Pa norama

TM

” photo edit ing soft ware (supplied) to crea te spect acular wide-vist a photos.

Maker

Face Priority AF All New Face Priority AF ( in Portrait Scene) mode will au tomatically

fi nd the subject ’s face and focus on that. This ensures a great por trait every time.

Portrait Automatically adjus ts the camera settings to get

a sharp subject with a blurred background.

High quality lenses deliver high quality pictures

3x Optical Zoom-Nikor Lens with pro-quality ED glass optics

The 3x Zoom-Nikkor ED Glass Lens

gives you the power of a 35-105mm (35mm
equiv.) lens, while Macro capability lets you
get as close as 1.6 in. This combination is
supported by Nikon’s world-renowned optical
technology, with pro-quality ED glass delivering
crisp, clear images while minimizing chromatic
aberration, all of which helps realize the full

potential of our high resolution 6 megapixel
CCD’s. The COOLPIX S3 exclusive image processing technology
takes true-to-life images a step closer to reality. A 256-segment
Matrix Metering system enables optimal exposures in even the
most challenging lighting situations.

3X Optical Zoom-Nikkor Lens with pro-quality ED glass optics

3x Optical Zoom-Nikkor lens

plus 4x digital zoom equals 12x zoom range

Incredible, bright 2.5’’ LCD makes shooting and sharing images easier

Oversized LCD screen & newly designed interface with Help Function

Shoot longer and more often

Long Battery Life and Rechargeable Coolstation

These new Nikon COOLPIX Digital cameras
have been designed so you can shoot longer
and more often by increasing battery life and
adding more internal memory. 12 MB of

internal memory

more without an SD card (sold separately).
Nikon has made these cameras more effi cient
than ever, giving you longer battery life.
On one charge of the S3 included recharge­able lithium-ion battery EN-EL8 you can shoot
up to 190 shots.

lets you shoot even

View as a list

With the new
much but Nikon did not stop there when designing these
cameras. A
viewed as icons or as a list. If you get confused just hit the

Help Button. It will explain the function in the main menu.

oversized 2.5” LCD screen you won’t miss

new interface has been designed that can be

The COOLPIX S3 comes complete with

COOL-STATION M V-11. Delivering

the
true plug-and-play convenience, the
COOLSTATION MV-11 is more than just a
charging cradle. Placing the COOLPIX S3 in
the COOL-STATION MV-11 enables the bat­teries to be charged without removing them
from the camera body. The COOL-STATION
MV-11 also connects the COOLPIX S3 to a
TV and to a computer via USB.

Or as Icons.

questions hit the

If you have any

help button.

Shoot up to 190 photos with the same battery

Your choice of shooting modes

Shoot a QuicktimeTM movie

Standard Vivid Color Bl ack and W hite Sepia Cool

Shoot a movie with sound

In Movie Mode you can shoot a
Quicktime Movie with sound at
15 frames per second.

5 Color Shooting Options

Creative Shooting Color Options allow you to selec t from standard color, vivid color,
black & white, sepia and cool modes.

Go even further with your COOLPIX S3

Great Accessories and PictureProject Software

WP- CP5
Waterproof ho using

Leather Cas e

Leather Cas e and EN -EL 8
recha rgeab le battery kit

Nikon created PictureProject software, a $ 49.95 value,
complimentary with your COOLPIX purchase. It’s designed to

extend the enjoyment of taking pictures: transferring images from camera
to computer, organizing images so they’re easy to fi nd, editing them to add
an extra sparkle, designing ways to show off the pictures and sharing them
with friends and family. Think of PictureProject for your next steps to enjoy
your photography fun.

The newest version of PictureProject is available for complimentary
download to any owner of a Nikon COOLPIX or Digital Nikon SLR. Visit
www.nikonusa.com and then “click your way to the software session.
”Photography – from camera to computer to print or e-mail – it’s all
about fun when you choose Nikon COOLPIX with PictureProject!

Share photos with the world

Print directly to a printer, show on TV or upload to the web

Print directly from your camera

You can send images directly to print, without the need of a PC, when
using PictBridge and USB Direct Print compatible printers.

Hook directly to your TV

Show friends and family the results on a grand scale.

One Touch Upload to your computer

Just touch the TRANSFER button once to upload images to your
computer using the supplied PictureProject software.

The compact digital camera that thought of everything.

Key Features and Benefits

less
than
1’’
thick

COOLPIX S3/6.0 Effective Megapixels, for stunning

prints up to 16 x 20 inches.

Built-in fl ash

Actual size

3.5’’W x 2.3’’H x 0.8’’D (only 4.2 oz!)

Zoom Button

3x Optical
Zoom-Nikkor ED
Glass Lens

In-Camera
Help

High Quality 3x Optical Zoom-Nikkor ED Glass
Lens 35-105mm

clear images plus a 4x digital zoom for a total zoom of 12x.

NEW! Incredible Bright 2.5 inch LCD

viewing and playback of pictures.

Ultra-Slim (3/4’’ thick) design makes the camera small

enough to carry in any pocket.

Ultra-light weight of approximately 4.2 oz. (118g)

(without battery and SD card).

Durable Matte Black-fi nished Aluminum-alloy
body

makes the camera not only slim but sturdy.

Nikon’s In-Camera Red-Eye Fix™ automatically fi xes

most instances of red-eye in the camera. You may never
see red eyes again!

Nikon’s D-Lighting automatically brightens the dark

areas in the picture when in playback mode.

17 Scene M od es (Portrait, Panorama Assist, Landscape,

Underwater, etc), 4 with Scene Assist to guide you in taking
better pictures, automatically. The all new Underwater Mode
is used with the optional WP-CP5 waterproof case.

Long Battery Life to shoot up to 190 images on

single charge of the included lithium-ion (Nikon EN-EL8)
rechargeable battery.

(35mm equivalent) for incredibly sharp,

for easy

Incredible, Bright

2.5” LCD Monitor

for high visibility
in daylight

Everything you need to get started :

Wrist Strap, USB cable, Audio Video

Cable, EN-EL8 Li-ion rechargeable

battery, COOL-STATION MV-11,

PictureProject CD-ROM

Mode Selector

(slide switch)

COOLSTATION MV-11 cradle included. Put the S3 in

the supplied cradle to automatically charge the battery and
connect via USB to your computer.

Adjustable Graphic User Interface allows you to

change the interface to view either the icon view or the
traditional menu item view.

In-Camera Help button instantly displays an

explanation for all the functions within all menus.

Take great c lose- up pictu res with the ability to focus

as close as 1.6 inches from your subject.

Movie Mode with sound at 15 frames per second at a

length that is only limited by the available space on the
internal memory or your SD memory card.

12MB of Internal Memory allows you to begin

taking pictures immediately.

Print directly to a printer by

connecting the COOLPIX S3 directly to
a PictBridge-compatible printer.

TYPE OF CAMERA Digital c amera S3

EFFECTIVE PIXELS 6.0 million

CCD 1/2.5-inch type (6.4 million total pixels)

IMAGE MO DES High (2816*), Nor mal (2816), Normal (2048), PC (1024) , TV (6 40)

LENS 3x Zoom- Nikkor ED; 5.8-17.4 mm (35mm [135] format equivalent

to 35-105mm); f /3.0 -5.4; 12 elements in 10 groups; D igital
zoom: up to 4x

FOCUS RANGE 12 in. (30cm) to infi nity (∞), 1.6 in. (4cm) to infi nity (∞) in

Macro Mode

LCD MONITOR 2.5-in ch type, 110,000 -dot Amorphous sil icon TFT LCD monitor with

bri ghtness adjustment

STORAGE MEDIA Internal m emory: approx. 12MB, accepts SD memory card

SHOOTING MODES Auto, Scene A ssist ( Portrait, Lands cape, Sports, Night Portrait),

Scene ( Party /Indoor, Beach /Snow, Sunset, Dusk /Dawn, Night
Landsc ape, Close Up, Museum, Fireworks Show, Copy, Back Light,
Panorama A ssist, U nderwater, Voice recording ), BSS (Best Shot
Selector), Blur Warning, Date Imprint, Self-Timer (10 sec.)

MOVIES With sound: TV movie (6 40) at 15fps, Small size (320) at 15fps,

Smaller size (160) at 15fps ; Without sound: Tim e-lapse movie at 15fps

CAPTURE MODES 1) Single, 2) Continuous (approx . 1.6fps), 3) Multi-shot 16 (16 frames

1/16 in size)

NUMBER OF FRAMES

(W/INTERNAL MEMORY) 6M: High (2816*) approx. 4, Normal (2816) approx. 9,

3M: No rmal (204 8) approx . 16

BUILT-IN FLASH Range: 1’ - 8’2” f t / 0.3-2.5m (W ), 1’ - 4’7” ft / 0.3 -1.4m (T); Flash

modes: Auto, Auto with Red-eye Reductio n (In- Camera Red -Eye
Fix™), A nytime Flash, Flash Cancel and Slow Sync .

INTERFACE USB (via COOL-STATION MV-11/MV11B)

SUPPORTED LANGUAGES German/English/Spanish/French/Italian/Dutch/Swedish/Japanese/

Simplifi ed Chinese/Traditional Chinese/Korean/ Russian selectable in
menu display

POWER REQUIREMENTS: One Recharg eable Li-ion Battery EN- EL8 (sup plied) , AC Adapter

EH-63 ( supplied)

BATTERY LIFE (APPROX)* Approx. 190 images with EN-EL 8 Rechargea ble Battery (based on

CIPA sta ndard*)

DIMENSIONS (WXHXD) Approx. 3.5 x 2.3 x 0.8 in. (89.9 x 57.5 x 19.7mm)

WEIGHT Approx. 4.2 oz. (118g) (without b attery and memory card) TBD

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES

†

COOL-STATION MV-11/MV-11B, Strap, USB Cable UC-E10, Audio

Video Cab le EG-E5 000, AC Adapter EH-63, Rechargeable Li-ion
Batter y EN- EL8, Pic tureProject CD-ROM

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES COO L-STATION MV-11/MV-11B, USB Cable UC-E10, Audio Video

Cable EG- E5000, AC Adapter EH-63, Rechargeable Li -ion Bat tery
EN-EL8, Battery Charger M H-62, Waterproof Cas e WP-CP5‡

* Indus try standa rd for measurin g life of camera bat teries. Measure d at 77°F
(25°C ); zoom adjusted with e ach shot, built- in flash fired w ith every othe r shot,
image m ode set to Normal .
† Supplied accessories may differ by country or area.
‡ Not avai lable in some cou ntries or areas .

PICTUREPROJECT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

OS MACINTOSH Mac® OS X (10.1.5 or later) / WINDOWS Windows®

XP Home Edition/ Professional, Windows® 2000 Professional,
Windows® Me, Windows® 98SE pre-installed models

RAM 64MB or more recommended

HARD DI SK 60MB re quired for ins tallation

DISPLAY 8 00 x 600 o r more with 16-bit color (full color re commende d)

OTHERS CD-ROM drive required fo r installation.

Only built-in USB ports are supported

Microsoft® and Windows® are either registered trademarks or trademarks
Microsoft® and Windows® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of
Micro soft Corporat ion in the Unite d States and /or other cou ntries. Macin tosh®
and Qui ckTime® are ei ther registe red trademar ks or tradema rks of Apple Com
puter I nc. in the United St ates and/ or other countries. T he FotoNati on logo is
a trade mark. The SD lo go is a trademark . PictBridge is a trademark. D-Lighting
techn ology is provi ded by Apical L imited. Face-prio rity AF tech nology is prov ided
by Identix®. Products and brand names are trademark s or registered tradem arks
of their respective companies. Images on LCDs and monitors shown in this
brochure are simulated.

Specifi cations and e quipment are sub ject to chang e without any not ice or obliga­ tion on t he part of the ma nufacturer. Sept ember 2005 ©200 5 NIKON INC.

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