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Nikon COOLPIX S32 User Manual

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    User’s Manual Getting to Know Your Digital Camera Get Ready A Shoot B View 10 Have More Fun 13 More Information 21...

  • Page 2: Confirming The Package Contents

    Thank you for purchasing the Nikon COOLPIX S32 digital camera. Read this manual carefully before using your camera and follow all instructions. Confirming the Package Contents In the event that any items are missing, please contact the store where you purchased the camera.

  • Page 3: Get Ready

    Get Ready Parts of the Camera Flash Self-timer lamp/AF-assist illuminator Shutter-release button b (e movie-record) button Speaker Lens Microphone Battery-chamber/memory card slot cover Power switch/power-on lamp Eyelet for camera strap Eyelet for camera strap Charge lamp/ m Flash lamp Flexible buttons Multi selector Monitor (Screen) c (shooting/playback mode) button...

  • Page 4: Using The Monitor

    Get Ready Using the Monitor Battery level • F: The battery has enough power remaining. • G: The battery level is low. Number of 9 9 9 2 9 m 0 s images that can be taken Maximum movie recording time Flexible buttons Press to select an item shown on the monitor.

  • Page 5: Attaching The Camera Strap

    Get Ready Attaching the Camera Strap • Guide one hand through the camera strap and hold the camera steady with both hands. • When taking images, be careful not to cover the flash or lens with your fingers. After Attaching the Strap Do not swing the camera by the strap.

  • Page 6: Inserting The Battery And Memory Card

    Get Ready Inserting the Battery and Memory Card Open the cover, and insert the battery and memory card. • Look at the stickers and insert the battery and memory card the right way. Charging the Battery Connect the camera to the Charging AC Adapter and to the electrical outlet.
  • Page 7 Get Ready • The battery starts charging, and the charge lamp flashes. • When the battery is fully charged, the charge lamp turns off. • Disconnect the Charging AC Adapter from the electrical outlet and then disconnect the cable. Close the cover. •...

  • Page 8: A Shoot

    A Shoot Taking Images Press the power switch to turn on the camera. 1 1 0 0 2 0 m 0 s Hold the camera steady and aim the camera so that you can see your subject in the monitor. Press the shutter-release button slightly (halfway).
  • Page 9 A Shoot Press the shutter-release button the 1 / 2 5 0 F 3.3 rest of the way down. • The camera takes an image. • Record movies → page 13 • Take images underwater → page 14 Using the Zoom H: Makes your subject bigger.

  • Page 10: B View

    B View Viewing Your Images Press the c (shooting/playback mode) button. • B is displayed in the lower-right of the monitor. • The last image you took is displayed. 1 1 0 0 2 0 m 0 s Use the multi selector to look through your images. Current image Previous image Next image...

  • Page 11: Deleting Images

    B View Deleting Images When B is displayed in the lower- right of the monitor, look through 1 5 / 0 5 / 2 0 1 4 1 5 : 3 0 your images and find an image you want to delete. •...
  • Page 12 B View Press R Yes. • If you delete an image, you cannot recover it. Erase 1 picture ? • Press S No if you want to stop with deleting the image. Deleting Several Images at Once 1 Select o Erase selected pictures in step 3. 2 Press the multi selector J or K to select the image to be deleted and press S.

  • Page 13: Have More Fun

    Have More Fun Recording Movies While A is displayed in the lower- right of the monitor, aim the camera so that you can see your subject in the monitor. • Make sure you do not cover the microphone. Press the b (e movie-record) button.
  • Page 14 Have More Fun Taking Images Underwater Before Using the Camera Underwater 1 Make sure there is no debris caught in the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover. If there is debris, blow it off with a blower*. 2 Make sure that the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover is firmly closed. 3 Do not open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover underwater.
  • Page 15 Have More Fun Press J or K, select J and press Shoot under water • The waterproofing-related message is displayed. Confirm the message and press K to display the next message. Press O to start shooting. Press the shutter-release button. Cleaning the Camera After Using It Underwater 1 Keep the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover closed and wash off the camera with fresh water.

  • Page 16: Making Photo Albums

    Have More Fun Making Photo Albums When B is displayed in the lower- right of the monitor, press V. 1 5 / 0 5 / 2 0 1 4 1 5 : 3 0 Press V Picture play. Have fun with pic tures Exchange messages Pic ture play Grading...
  • Page 17 Have More Fun Select images for a photo album. • Press the multi selector J or K to select Make photo albums the images you want to add to a photo album and press S. Press O when you are finished choosing your images. •...
  • Page 18 Have More Fun Adding Voice Messages to Your Images When B is displayed in the lower- right of the monitor, find the image 1 5 / 0 5 / 2 0 1 4 1 5 : 3 0 you want to add a message to and press V.
  • Page 19 Have More Fun Press I Leave a message. • After you record a message, you can Record select Leave a reply. Leave a message Leave a reply Record a message. q: Press to start recording, and press again to stop recording. You can record for up to about 20 seconds.
  • Page 20 Other Things You Can Do With Your Camera Shoot at intervals Decorate Change sounds Use when shooting Use after shooting Shoot close-ups f Add starbursts X Photograph food A Grade images Y Use the smile timer m Watch slide shows...

  • Page 21: More Information

    Downloading the “Reference Manual” Refer to the Reference Manual (PDF format) for more detailed information. The Reference Manual can be downloaded from the Nikon website, and it can be viewed using Adobe Reader. Downloading and viewing the “Reference Manual”.
  • Page 22 For Your Safety To prevent damage to your Nikon product or injury to yourself or to others, read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this equipment. Keep these safety instructions where all those who use the product will read them.
  • Page 23 by using a camera that supports battery Do not remain in contact with the charging or by using a Battery Charger camera, Charging AC Adapter, or MH-66 (available separately). To charge AC adapter for extended periods the battery with the camera, use either while the devices are on or in use Charging AC Adapter EH-70P (included) Parts of the devices become hot.
  • Page 24 Continued use could result in fire. output jacks, use only the cables provided • Do not handle the plug or go near or sold by Nikon for the purpose, to the Charging AC Adapter during maintain compliance with product lightning storms.
  • Page 25 Do not operate the flash with the flash window touching a person or object Failure to observe this precaution could result in burns or fire. Avoid contact with liquid crystal Should the monitor break, care should be taken to avoid injury caused by broken glass and to prevent liquid crystal from the monitor touching the skin or entering the eyes or mouth.
  • Page 26 Notices Notice for Customers in Europe This symbol on the battery indicates that the battery is to be CAUTIONS collected separately. RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS The following apply only to users REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE. in European countries: DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES •...

  • Page 27: Caring For The Camera

    Caring for the Camera Do Not Allow Damp to Enter Inside the Camera To ensure continued enjoyment of this Nikon product, observe the precautions This camera is provided with JIS/IEC described below in addition to the protection class 8 (IPX8) equivalent warnings in “For Your Safety”...
  • Page 28 Wipe off moisture from the camera, card slot cover is closed, make sure and at once take the camera to that the camera strap, hair, lint, your Nikon-authorized service dust, sand grains, other foreign representative. substances, or dirt are not attached...
  • Page 29 Maximum Depth Keep away from Strong Magnetic Fields This camera is designed to withstand water pressure up to a depth of Do not use or store this device in the 10 m (33 ft) for approx. 60 minutes. vicinity of equipment that generates At greater depth, water could seep strong electromagnetic radiation or inside the camera, resulting in camera...
  • Page 30 About the Manuals result in loss of data or in damage to Nikon will not be held liable for any product memory or internal circuitry. damages resulting from the use of this Notes About the Monitor product.
  • Page 31 (for example, pictures of is functioning normally. Nikon will empty sky). Care should be taken to not be held liable for damages or lost avoid injury or damage to property...

  • Page 32: Trademark Information

    High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks of trademarks or registered HDMI Licensing LLC. • All other trade names mentioned in this manual or the other documentation provided with your Nikon product are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Notices...
  • Page 33 FreeType License (FreeType2) Portions of this software are copyright © 2012 The FreeType Project (http://www. freetype.org). All rights reserved. MIT License (HarfBuzz) Portions of this software are copyright © 2014 The HarfBuzz Project (http://www. freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/HarfBuzz). All rights reserved. Notices...
  • Page 34 Battery Be Careful to Insert the Battery and the Memory Card in Correct Direction • Inserting the battery upside down or backwards could damage the camera. • Inserting the memory card upside down or backwards could damage the camera and the memory card.
  • Page 35 Using the Flexible Buttons If you press a flexible button while the shooting screen or playback screen is displayed, the menu for the current mode is displayed. Once the menu is displayed, you can change various settings. In this document, the flexible buttons are referred to as “flexible button 1” through “flexible button 4”, in order from top to bottom.
  • Page 36 Setting the Display Language, Date, and Time When the camera is turned on for the first time, the language-selection screen, the date and time setting screen for the camera clock, and the menu background setting screen are displayed. Press the power switch to turn on the camera Step Select a language and set the camera clock Step...
  • Page 37 Date format Date and time Year/Month/Day / 05 2014 Month/Day/Year Day/Month/Year Use flexible button 2, 3, or 4 to select Press HIJK to set the date and the date format. time, select m and press flexible button 4 (O). 15/05/2014 15:30 Press flexible button 3 (R Yes).
  • Page 38 Select the background image Step Press JK to select the background image and press flexible button 4 (O). Menu background Confirm the waterproofing-related messages Step Do not open the covers by After drying thoroughly, use the water or in sandy a cloth to remove any locations, as foreign matter droplets remaining on the...
  • Page 39 Shooting Features The following features are available in shooting mode. 1 Sets the shooting mode to A Point and shoot. 2 Allows you to set the flash mode or use the self- timer. The camera’s self-timer can release the shutter about ten seconds after you press the shutter- release button.
  • Page 40 Playback Features Press the c (shooting/playback mode) button to switch between shooting and playback modes. If you press a flexible button while the playback Use the multi selector to perform the screen is displayed, the menu for the mode is following operations.

  • Page 41: Installing Viewnx 2

    Your Imaging Toolbox ViewNX 2™ Installing ViewNX 2 An Internet connection is required. For system requirements and other information, see the Nikon website for your region. Download the ViewNX 2 installer. Start the computer and download the installer from: http://nikonimglib.com/nvnx/ Double-click the downloaded file.
  • Page 42 Follow the on-screen instructions. Exit the installer. Click Yes (Windows) or OK (Mac). Using ViewNX 2...

  • Page 43: Transferring Images To The Computer

    • SD card reader: Connect a card reader (available separately from third-party suppliers) to the computer and insert the memory card. If a message is displayed prompting you to choose a program, select Nikon Transfer 2. Using ViewNX 2...
  • Page 44 2 Double-click Import File. If the memory card contains a large number of images, it may take a while for Nikon Transfer 2 to start. Wait until Nikon Transfer 2 starts. Connecting the USB Cable The connection may not be recognized if the camera is connected to the computer via a USB hub.

  • Page 45: Viewing Images

    Terminate the connection. • If the camera is connected to the computer, turn the camera off and disconnect the USB cable. If you are using a card reader or card slot, choose the appropriate option in the computer operating system to eject the removable disk corresponding to the memory card, and then remove the card from the card reader or card slot.
  • Page 46 Nikon Europe BV will, without charge for labor and parts, repair the product in the terms and conditions set as below. Nikon reserves the right (at its sole discretion) to replace or repair the product.
  • Page 47 • any damage resulting from modifications or adjustments which may be made to the product, without the prior written consent of Nikon, in order to comply with local or national technical standards in force in any other country than the ones for which the product was originally designed and/or manufactured.
  • Page 48 AMA15567 Printed in Europe CT4A01(11) 6MN39411-01...

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