For Your Safety ii
WARNINGS
ii
Notices v
Introduction
1
About
This Manual 1
Information and Precautions 2
Parts
of
the
Camera 4
The Camera Body 4
Attaching the Camera Strap 4
The
Monitor
6
Basic
Operations 8
The [E] (shooting/playback) Button 8
The
fi!iDl!E
(mode) Button 8
The Rotary
Multi
Selector 9
The
MENU
Button
11
Help Displays
11
First Steps 12
Charging
the
Battery Using
the
Battery Charger
(COOLPIX
S61
0)
12
Inserting
the
Battery
into
the
Camera 14
Removing
the
Battery
15
Turning On and
Off
the Camera
15
Charging
the
Battery Using
the
AC
Adapter
(COOLPIX
S61
Oc)
16
Setting Display Language, Date, and Time 18
Inserting
Memory
Cards 20
Removing
Memory
Cards
21
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Basic
Photography and Playback:
Auto
Mode
22
Step 1 Turn
the
Camera On and Select 0 (Auto)
Mode
22
Step 2 Frame a Picture 24
Step 3 Focus and Shoot 26
Step 4 Viewing and Deleting Pictures
28
Using
the
Flash
30
Setting the
Flash
Mode
30
Taking Pictures
with
the
Self-Timer 32
Macro
Mode
33
Exposure Compensation 34
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