Nikon COOLPIX S8100 Support Question
Nikon COOLPIX S8100 Support Question
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Question posted by TAtimsr on July 7th, 2014
How To Use Nikon Coolpix S8100 Self Timer/smile Timer
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S8100 User's Manual - Page 9
...Parts of the Camera...4 The Camera Body ...4 The Monitor...6 Main Features of the Operation Controls 8 Using Camera Menus...10 Switching Between Tabs...11 The Shutter-release Button...11 Attaching the Camera Strap ...11
First......29 Using the Flash...30 Raising and Lowering the Flash...30 Setting the Flash Mode...31 Taking Pictures with the Self-timer 33 Taking Pictures with the Smile Timer 34 ...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 13
... the information you need, the following symbols and conventions are used:
This icon marks cautions,
B information that monitor indicators can be removed before using the camera. This manual was written to as "memory card." • The setting at the time of a Nikon COOLPIX S8100 digital camera.
Notations • Secure Digital (SD) memory card, SDHC memory card, and SDXC memory...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 18
...Movie type 134
15 HS movie type 139
16 Image mode 44
(a) Number of the Camera
Introduction
The Monitor
The following indicators may appear in the monitor during shooting and playback (...31 Continuous shooting mode 73
32 Self-timer/smile timer 33, 34
33 Backlighting (HDR 60
34
Still image capture (movie recording 131
6 * The icon displayed varies with current camera settings).
S8100 User's Manual - Page 21
... m (flash mode) menu (A 30)
Playback mode: selects the previous image
During menu display: moves the highlight up
Rotary multi selector (left)
Shooting mode: displays the n (self-timer)/smile timer menu (A 33, 34)
Playback mode: selects the previous image
During menu display: moves the highlight left/ returns to the previous screen
Shooting mode: displays the...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 35
...combination of image quality (compression) and image size can be set by using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting and playback will turn off after a few seconds (A 163).... 30) can be adjusted, the self-timer (A 33) and macro mode (A 36) can be applied.
• Brightness (exposure compensation), vividness, and hue can be saved on the camera's internal memory (approximately 102 MB)....
S8100 User's Manual - Page 45
... a smile is displayed in the setup menu (A 157) when using the self-timer, use of the way down . The self-timer starts, and the number of camera shake that occur when the shutter-release button is pressed.
Set Vibration reduction (A 166) to stabilize the camera during shooting.
1 Press the rotary multi selector n (self-timer).
When using a tripod to Off in the monitor.
Self-timer...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 46
... around the others.
This feature can be used when shooting mode (A 42) is displayed. The self-timer menu is set to A (auto) mode or the e (night portrait) or Portrait scene mode (A 55).
1 Press the rotary multi selector n (self-timer).
Point the camera at the subject. Smile detection begins, and if the camera detects that face is released, the...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 47
...-timer Lamp Functions When Using Smile Timer
If the camera detects a face after pressing the shutter-release button in step 4 without a smile
being detected
Basic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) Mode
C Notes on Skin Softening
• The camera softens skin tones (in step 4, the self-timer lamp blinks, and turns off just before saving images. C Notes on the Smile Timer
• Digital...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 62
...camera. release button is , and take a picture. Rotate the rotary multi selector or press H, I, J, or K to move the focus area to where the subject is pressed halfway, the focus areas
that face. See "Face Detection" (A 52) for autofocus. To cancel focus area selection and change flash, macro mode, or self-timer... d (Shooting menu) M AF area mode
Use this option to activate the focus area.
S8100 User's Manual - Page 69
...; The macro mode button on Scene Auto Selector
• Digital zoom is selected for shooting human subjects (the camera does not shoot continuously).
• In dark surroundings, the use of shooting conditions.
• The self-timer (A 33) and exposure compensation (A 37) settings can be adjusted. • Smile timer (A 34) cannot be applied (A 30). See "Face Detection" (A 52...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 70
n, self-timer (A 33); p, macro mode (A 36); o, exposure compensation (A 37). However, because the camera focuses at infinity, it may not be able to capture a ...are used to the shooting screen. • The angle of view (i.e., the area visible in the frame) seen in the saved image will be combined into a single image and saved. • Camera focuses at the time of shooting. • Digital ...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 77
....) from the lens.
More on Shooting
Shooting Suited to Scenes (Scene Mode)
y M u Food
Use this mode when taking pictures of G), the camera can
focus on subjects as close as 2 cm (0.8 in.) from the lens.
• Hue...compensation settings can be adjusted and the self-timer can be enabled while the focus
area is locked.
• The camera focuses continuously until the shutter-release ...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 80
... direction icons are
displayed to show the direction
Exit
in setup menu (A 157) when using a tripod to stabilize the camera.
1 Rotate the mode dial to y, press the d button and choose p Panorama...displayed for the best results.
Repeat this step. If necessary, apply flash mode (A 30), self-timer (A 33), macro mode (A 36), and exposure compensation (A 37) settings with this process until...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 91
... or Sport continuous, the AF-assist illuminator does not light. When using continuous shooting mode, the following features cannot be used. • Flash mode (A 30) • Self-timer (A 33)/smile timer (A 34) • Motion detection (A 168) • Blink warning (A 175)
D More Information
See "Notes on Digital Zoom" (A 169) for more information.
79 Blink warning does not function...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 114
...) scene mode. Images captured in A (auto) mode (A 22) and continuous shooting mode (A 73) using face detection (A 52). Movies (A 129).
X Retouched copies Copies created using smile timer (A 34).
W Other scenes
All other images that cannot be defined by a camera other than the COOLPIX S8100 cannot be displayed in A (auto) mode and continuous shooting mode (A 73) with macro mode...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 134
... while recording high-definition or full high-definition movies also cannot be edited (A 131).
• The editing functions of the COOLPIX S8100 cannot be used for images captured with another make or model of digital camera.
• Editing functions are available.
Make facial skin tones softer. Crop (A 128)
Crop a portion of images suitable for which...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 199
... not been formatted for welcome screen.
Format internal memory or memory card.
172
Camera has run out of p 3968 × 2232 • Images created using the 159 small picture or crop functions that are 320 × 240 or smaller in COOLPIX S8100.
A voice memo cannot be attached to this file.
• Voice memos cannot...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 205
...
Portrait scene modes
-
Digital zoom cannot be used.
• Digital zoom is set to W (off and then on again.
17
Images are displayed, press the d
button.
• Battery is exhausted.
10 22
• When flash lamp blinks, flash is charging.
32
Camera cannot focus.
• The intended subject is pressed. When using a (smile timer)
34
Technical Notes...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 210
...PC [1024 × 768] • VGA [640 × 480] • 16:9 [3968 × 2232]
Technical Notes and Index
198 Specifications
Nikon COOLPIX S8100 Digital Camera
Type Effective pixels Image sensor Lens
Focal length f/-number Construction Digital zoom
Vibration reduction Autofocus (AF)
Focus range (from lens)
Focus-area selection
Monitor Frame coverage (shooting mode) Frame coverage (playback...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 211
...256-segment matrix, center-weighted, spot (digital zoom 2× or more) Programmed auto ...and f/7 [W]) Can be selected from 10 and 2 seconds duration, smile timer
[W]: 0.5 to 4.0 m (1 ft. 8 in .) TTL auto ...Exposure
Metering
Exposure control Shutter
Speed
Aperture Range
Self-timer Built-in flash
Range (approx.) (ISO...) Approx. 3 hours and 50 minutes (when using Charging AC Adapter EH-68P/EH-68P (AR)...
