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... Contents Playing Back Pictures (Playback Mode 32 Deleting Pictures...33 Tapping the Monitor to Release the Shutter (Touch Shutter 34 Tapping the Monitor to Focus (Touch AF/AE 37 Focusing on a Moving Subject (Subject Tracking 40 Using the Flash...42 Setting the Flash Mode...42 Taking Pictures with the Self-timer 44 Macro Mode...45 More on Shooting ...46 Selecting a Shooting Mode ...46 Shooting Options: Shooting Menu (A (Auto) Mode 47 Image Mode (Image Quality/Image Size 48 White Balance (Adjusting Hue) ...50 Exposure Comp. (Adjusting Brightness 52 Continuous ...53 ISO Sensitivity...
... Contents Playing Back Pictures (Playback Mode 32 Deleting Pictures...33 Tapping the Monitor to Release the Shutter (Touch Shutter 34 Tapping the Monitor to Focus (Touch AF/AE 37 Focusing on a Moving Subject (Subject Tracking 40 Using the Flash...42 Setting the Flash Mode...42 Taking Pictures with the Self-timer 44 Macro Mode...45 More on Shooting ...46 Selecting a Shooting Mode ...46 Shooting Options: Shooting Menu (A (Auto) Mode 47 Image Mode (Image Quality/Image Size 48 White Balance (Adjusting Hue) ...50 Exposure Comp. (Adjusting Brightness 52 Continuous ...53 ISO Sensitivity...
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... apply only to the camera. The memory card must be read before use, and keep it easier 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 this manual. C Internal Memory and Memory Cards Pictures taken with your purchase of a Nikon COOLPIX S4000 digital camera. This icon marks notes, information C that should be helpful when using the camera.
... apply only to the camera. The memory card must be read before use, and keep it easier 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 this manual. C Internal Memory and Memory Cards Pictures taken with your purchase of a Nikon COOLPIX S4000 digital camera. This icon marks notes, information C that should be helpful when using the camera.
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Parts of the Camera Introduction 1 2 3 Opening the 4 connector cover 12 11 10 9 8 765 1 Charge lamp 19, 131 Flash lamp 43 2 A (shooting mode) button 6, 46 3 c (playback) button 6, 32, 80 4 Monitor/touch panel 10 5 Battery latch 16, 17 6 Memory card slot 24 7 Battery chamber 16 8 Battery-chamber/ memory card slot cover 16, 24 9 Speaker 104, 123 10 Tripod socket 11 USB/audio/video output connector 124, 127, 133 12 Connector cover 124, 127, 133 5
Parts of the Camera Introduction 1 2 3 Opening the 4 connector cover 12 11 10 9 8 765 1 Charge lamp 19, 131 Flash lamp 43 2 A (shooting mode) button 6, 46 3 c (playback) button 6, 32, 80 4 Monitor/touch panel 10 5 Battery latch 16, 17 6 Memory card slot 24 7 Battery chamber 16 8 Battery-chamber/ memory card slot cover 16, 24 9 Speaker 104, 123 10 Tripod socket 11 USB/audio/video output connector 124, 127, 133 12 Connector cover 124, 127, 133 5
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... stickers to humidity, dust, or corrosive gases. 25 Card is displayed, tap Yes. Format card? Tap Yes to a computer. To start formatting, tap OK. Yes No • Do not turn the camera off the camera - B The Write Protect Switch Memory cards are inserted into the COOLPIX S4000 (A 150). Take out the battery or memory card - Disconnect the AC adapter • Do not format the memory card using a computer. • Do not disassemble or modify. •...
... stickers to humidity, dust, or corrosive gases. 25 Card is displayed, tap Yes. Format card? Tap Yes to a computer. To start formatting, tap OK. Yes No • Do not turn the camera off the camera - B The Write Protect Switch Memory cards are inserted into the COOLPIX S4000 (A 150). Take out the battery or memory card - Disconnect the AC adapter • Do not format the memory card using a computer. • Do not disassemble or modify. •...
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Power switch, the shutter-release button, or A button B Note on the memory card. D Electronic Vibration Reduction When the flash mode (A 42) is set to W (off in pictures before recording them. 27 When r is displayed. Take care that images will be pronounced under the current shooting conditions. D Motion Detection See Motion detection (A 146) in the monitor (A 34). Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select A (Auto) Mode Indicators Displayed in A (Auto) Mode Shooting mode A displayed in A (Auto) Mode • The touch shutter (A 34...
Power switch, the shutter-release button, or A button B Note on the memory card. D Electronic Vibration Reduction When the flash mode (A 42) is set to W (off in pictures before recording them. 27 When r is displayed. Take care that images will be pronounced under the current shooting conditions. D Motion Detection See Motion detection (A 146) in the monitor (A 34). Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select A (Auto) Mode Indicators Displayed in A (Auto) Mode Shooting mode A displayed in A (Auto) Mode • The touch shutter (A 34...
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... to toggle displayed operation controls and information display on the memory card are played back. Tap A to stop at low resolution while being read from the memory card or internal memory. Press the A button or the shutter-release button to switch to display the previous or subsequent picture. Previous or subsequent pictures can also be displayed in full-frame playback mode. Basic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) Mode Step 4 Playing Back and Deleting Pictures Playing Back Pictures (Playback Mode) Press the c (playback) button 15...
... to toggle displayed operation controls and information display on the memory card are played back. Tap A to stop at low resolution while being read from the memory card or internal memory. Press the A button or the shutter-release button to switch to display the previous or subsequent picture. Previous or subsequent pictures can also be displayed in full-frame playback mode. Basic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) Mode Step 4 Playing Back and Deleting Pictures Playing Back Pictures (Playback Mode) Press the c (playback) button 15...
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... and Playback: A (Auto) Mode Tapping the Monitor to Release the Shutter (Touch Shutter) B Notes on Touch Shutter • When taking pictures with the self-timer (A 44) enabled, the camera locks focus and releases the shutter after ten or two seconds. Focus and exposure are set for the area framed by a single border to set for the same focus area used when pictures are taken by changing the touch shooting setting to the current shooting mode as...
... and Playback: A (Auto) Mode Tapping the Monitor to Release the Shutter (Touch Shutter) B Notes on Touch Shutter • When taking pictures with the self-timer (A 44) enabled, the camera locks focus and releases the shutter after ten or two seconds. Focus and exposure are set for the area framed by a single border to set for the same focus area used when pictures are taken by changing the touch shooting setting to the current shooting mode as...
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The camera's ability to take a picture. C Touch Shooting Setting • The touch shooting setting applied in A (auto) mode is stored in Subject Tracking Mode • Flash mode (A 42) can be locked. Focusing on the focus area when the shutterrelease button is pressed halfway. The camera focuses on a Moving Subject (Subject Tracking) 4 Press the shutter-release button to accurately track the selected subject is not available. • Adjust zoom position and apply flash or menu settings before...
The camera's ability to take a picture. C Touch Shooting Setting • The touch shooting setting applied in A (auto) mode is stored in Subject Tracking Mode • Flash mode (A 42) can be locked. Focusing on the focus area when the shutterrelease button is pressed halfway. The camera focuses on a Moving Subject (Subject Tracking) 4 Press the shutter-release button to accurately track the selected subject is not available. • Adjust zoom position and apply flash or menu settings before...
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... taking pictures of objects as close as 8 cm (3.2 in.) to Full-time AF, the camera focuses continuously until focus is locked when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Therefore, the sound of 20 cm (8 in .). 1 Tap the macro mode control. At the zoom position one step to the right (telephoto) of less than 50 cm (1 ft. 8 in .). C Autofocus When using other shooting modes of G. The macro mode icon (F) is displayed. The macro mode menu...
... taking pictures of objects as close as 8 cm (3.2 in.) to Full-time AF, the camera focuses continuously until focus is locked when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Therefore, the sound of 20 cm (8 in .). 1 Tap the macro mode control. At the zoom position one step to the right (telephoto) of less than 50 cm (1 ft. 8 in .). C Autofocus When using other shooting modes of G. The macro mode icon (F) is displayed. The macro mode menu...
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... than Auto, the icon for the current setting is displayed in the shade, direct sunlight, or under incandescent lighting. See "Camera Settings that matches the light source before shooting. Although the default setting, Auto, can mimic this setting cannot be specified manually to suit lighting conditions. For natural colors, choose a white balance setting that Cannot Be Applied Simultaneously" (A 58) for direct sunlight. a Auto (default setting) White balance automatically adjusted to achieve more accurate results. Digital cameras can be used as "white balance."
... than Auto, the icon for the current setting is displayed in the shade, direct sunlight, or under incandescent lighting. See "Camera Settings that matches the light source before shooting. Although the default setting, Auto, can mimic this setting cannot be specified manually to suit lighting conditions. For natural colors, choose a white balance setting that Cannot Be Applied Simultaneously" (A 58) for direct sunlight. a Auto (default setting) White balance automatically adjusted to achieve more accurate results. Digital cameras can be used as "white balance."
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... used during shooting. 2 Display the shooting menu (A 47), tap White balance to select b Preset manual, and tap I. To apply the most recently measured value for preset manual. Measuring window Preset manual Cancel Measure B Note on Shooting Shooting Options: Shooting Menu (A (Auto) Mode) Preset Manual Preset manual is effective with mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast (for example, to make pictures taken under a lamp with Preset manual. When shooting using the flash, set . Preset manual...
... used during shooting. 2 Display the shooting menu (A 47), tap White balance to select b Preset manual, and tap I. To apply the most recently measured value for preset manual. Measuring window Preset manual Cancel Measure B Note on Shooting Shooting Options: Shooting Menu (A (Auto) Mode) Preset Manual Preset manual is effective with mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast (for example, to make pictures taken under a lamp with Preset manual. When shooting using the flash, set . Preset manual...
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... camera from an electrical outlet. Pictures can be transferred while the battery is charging. • If the AC Adapter EH-62D (A 160) (available separately) is used, COOLPIX S4000 can be installed using power supplied by computer option in operation malfunction or excessive supply of AC adapter as commercial USB chargers from the computer. Connecting to Televisions, Computers and Printers Connecting to a Computer Use the supplied USB cable to connect the camera to a computer, and copy (transfer) pictures...
... camera from an electrical outlet. Pictures can be transferred while the battery is charging. • If the AC Adapter EH-62D (A 160) (available separately) is used, COOLPIX S4000 can be installed using power supplied by computer option in operation malfunction or excessive supply of AC adapter as commercial USB chargers from the computer. Connecting to Televisions, Computers and Printers Connecting to a Computer Use the supplied USB cable to connect the camera to a computer, and copy (transfer) pictures...
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...digital zoom. Motion detection A 146 Enable or disable motion detection, which reduces the effects of subject movement and camera shake in still pictures. AF assist A 147 Basic Camera Setup Enable or disable AF-assist illuminator. Video mode A 151 Adjust settings necessary for connection to a computer via the USB cable. Charge by computer A 152 Choose whether or not to charge the camera battery when connecting to television. Language A 151 Choose the language used for saving power. Format memory/Format card A 150 Format internal memory or memory card. Blink...
...digital zoom. Motion detection A 146 Enable or disable motion detection, which reduces the effects of subject movement and camera shake in still pictures. AF assist A 147 Basic Camera Setup Enable or disable AF-assist illuminator. Video mode A 151 Adjust settings necessary for connection to a computer via the USB cable. Charge by computer A 152 Choose whether or not to charge the camera battery when connecting to television. Language A 151 Choose the language used for saving power. Format memory/Format card A 150 Format internal memory or memory card. Blink...
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... Setup B Formatting Internal Memory and Memory Cards • Formatting the internal memory or memory cards permanently deletes all data. Formatting the Internal Memory To format the internal memory, remove the memory card from the camera. Format card All images will be deleted! Format memory All images will be deleted! Be sure to transfer important pictures to a computer before formatting. • Formatting the internal memory or memory card restores album icon settings (A 86) to the default setting (displayed as number). • Do not turn the camera off or open the battery...
... Setup B Formatting Internal Memory and Memory Cards • Formatting the internal memory or memory cards permanently deletes all data. Formatting the Internal Memory To format the internal memory, remove the memory card from the camera. Format card All images will be deleted! Format memory All images will be deleted! Be sure to transfer important pictures to a computer before formatting. • Formatting the internal memory or memory card restores album icon settings (A 86) to the default setting (displayed as number). • Do not turn the camera off or open the battery...
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... save a copy. The following pictures cannot be used for use internal memory. Error Messages Display P Card is not formatted. Format internal memory or memory card. Insert new memory card or format internal memory or memory card. Over 200 pictures have blinked when the picture was detected in playback mode. Yes No u Out of P 3968×2232 • Pictures reduced to 320 × 240 size or smaller with cropping or small picture editing Delete pictures from destination. • Remove some pictures from album. • Add to format the memory card...
... save a copy. The following pictures cannot be used for use internal memory. Error Messages Display P Card is not formatted. Format internal memory or memory card. Insert new memory card or format internal memory or memory card. Over 200 pictures have blinked when the picture was detected in playback mode. Yes No u Out of P 3968×2232 • Pictures reduced to 320 × 240 size or smaller with cropping or small picture editing Delete pictures from destination. • Remove some pictures from album. • Add to format the memory card...
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Error Messages Display Problem u Image cannot be deleted. recording movie. N This image cannot be modified. File not created with faster write speed. 24 • Remove the memory 24 card from the camera to play back pictures stored in the current time zone. Picture is in the camera's internal memory. • To copy picture from 100 internal memory to album. View file using a computer or the device - Cannot edit selected picture. u Time out error while Cannot record movie. N Memory contains no image data. P This file cannot be viewed on this camera. File ...
Error Messages Display Problem u Image cannot be deleted. recording movie. N This image cannot be modified. File not created with faster write speed. 24 • Remove the memory 24 card from the camera to play back pictures stored in the current time zone. Picture is in the camera's internal memory. • To copy picture from 100 internal memory to album. View file using a computer or the device - Cannot edit selected picture. u Time out error while Cannot record movie. N Memory contains no image data. P This file cannot be viewed on this camera. File ...
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... Index 167 Tap A to change the information displayed in monitor. Camera clock has not been set " indicator blinks with shooting and movie recording. Troubleshooting If the camera fails to function as required. Reconnect the USB cable. 133 Date and time of common problems below before clock is dirty. Display, Settings and Power Supply Problem Cause/Solution A Monitor is blank. • Camera is off if the USB cable 127, connecting it to read. • Adjust monitor brightness. •...
... Index 167 Tap A to change the information displayed in monitor. Camera clock has not been set " indicator blinks with shooting and movie recording. Troubleshooting If the camera fails to function as required. Reconnect the USB cable. 133 Date and time of common problems below before clock is dirty. Display, Settings and Power Supply Problem Cause/Solution A Monitor is blank. • Camera is off if the USB cable 127, connecting it to read. • Adjust monitor brightness. •...
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... stop functioning. In the event of any data not recorded to internal memory or the memory card at the time the problem occurred. The camera may result in the monitor and the camera may be affected. Note that does not support Date imprint. 145 Camera settings reset. The current shooting mode is enabled. Pressing the power switch also turns off . • Charging stops if the computer enters sleep mode while the battery is exhausted; Battery...
... stop functioning. In the event of any data not recorded to internal memory or the memory card at the time the problem occurred. The camera may result in the monitor and the camera may be affected. Note that does not support Date imprint. 145 Camera settings reset. The current shooting mode is enabled. Pressing the power switch also turns off . • Charging stops if the computer enters sleep mode while the battery is exhausted; Battery...
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... than the 89 COOLPIX S4000 and pictures copied using the Copy option cannot be added. pictures playback. Nikon Transfer does not start when camera is connected. • Camera is off and pictures are not displayed in auto sort mode. • The desired picture was sorted to help information contained in the internal memory or - Technical Notes and Index The recorded pictures are 125 displayed in total, new pictures or movies cannot be displayed in auto sort mode. • Pictures recorded in Nikon Transfer. 172
... than the 89 COOLPIX S4000 and pictures copied using the Copy option cannot be added. pictures playback. Nikon Transfer does not start when camera is connected. • Camera is off and pictures are not displayed in auto sort mode. • The desired picture was sorted to help information contained in the internal memory or - Technical Notes and Index The recorded pictures are 125 displayed in total, new pictures or movies cannot be displayed in auto sort mode. • Pictures recorded in Nikon Transfer. 172
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... Power switch 4, 26 Power-on lamp 4, 26 Preset manual 51 Press halfway 7 Print 134, 135 Print set (Date) 95 Printer 132 Protect 100 Q Quick retouch 110 R Rechargeable battery 160 Rechargeable Li-ion battery 16 Recording movies 119 Red-eye reduction 42, 43 Reset all 154 Rotate image 102 RSCN 162 S Scene auto selector x 60 Scene mode 59, 62 Self-timer 44 Self-timer lamp 4, 44 Sepia 117 Setup menu 138 Shooting 26, 28, 30 Shooting menu 47 Shooting mode 46 Shutter sound 148 Shutter speed 30 Shutter...
... Power switch 4, 26 Power-on lamp 4, 26 Preset manual 51 Press halfway 7 Print 134, 135 Print set (Date) 95 Printer 132 Protect 100 Q Quick retouch 110 R Rechargeable battery 160 Rechargeable Li-ion battery 16 Recording movies 119 Red-eye reduction 42, 43 Reset all 154 Rotate image 102 RSCN 162 S Scene auto selector x 60 Scene mode 59, 62 Self-timer 44 Self-timer lamp 4, 44 Sepia 117 Setup menu 138 Shooting 26, 28, 30 Shooting menu 47 Shooting mode 46 Shutter sound 148 Shutter speed 30 Shutter...
