Reference Manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Parts of the Camera and Main Functions
- The Basics of Shooting and Playback
- Shooting Features
- Auto Mode
- Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)
- Smart Portrait Mode (Shooting Smiling Faces)
- Special Effects Mode (Applying Effects When Shooting)
- Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector
- Features That Can Be Set Using the MENU Button (Shooting Mode)
- Features Not Available in Combination
- Focusing on Subject
- Playback Features
- Recording and Playing Back Movies
- Using GPS/Electronic Compass (COOLPIX S9500 only)
- Using the Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) Feature (COOLPIX S9500 only)
- General Camera Setup
- Reference Section
- Using Easy Panorama (Shooting and Playing back)
- Favorite Pictures Mode
- Auto Sort Mode
- List by Date Mode
- Playing Images in a Sequence
- Editing Still Images
- Editing Features
- Quick effects: Applying effects to pictures
- Quick Retouch: Enhancing Contrast and Saturation
- D-Lighting: Enhancing Brightness and Contrast
- Glamour Retouch: Making Facial Skin Tones Softer, Face Smaller, or Eyes Larger
- Small Picture: Reducing the Size of an Image
- Crop: Creating a Cropped Copy
- Connecting the Camera to a TV (Viewing Images on a TV)
- Connecting the Camera to a Printer (Direct Print)
- Editing Movies
- The Shooting Menu (Auto Mode)
- The Smart Portrait Menu
- Movie Menu
- The Playback Menu
- GPS Options Menu (COOLPIX S9500 only)
- The Setup Menu
- Welcome Screen
- Time Zone and Date
- Monitor Settings
- Print Date (Imprinting Date and Time on Pictures)
- Vibration Reduction
- Motion Detection
- AF Assist
- Digital Zoom
- Sound Settings
- Auto Off
- Format Memory/Format Card
- Language
- TV Settings
- Charge by Computer
- Blink Warning
- Wi-Fi Options (COOLPIX S9500 only)
- Eye-Fi Upload
- Filmstrip
- Reset All
- Firmware Version
- Error Messages
- File and Folder Names
- Optional Accessories
- Technical Notes and Index
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Technical Notes and Index
Specifications
Nikon COOLPIX S9500 or COOLPIX S9400 Digital Camera
Type Compact digital camera
Number of effective
pixels
18.1 million
Image sensor 1/2.3-in. type CMOS; approx. 18.91 million total pixels
Lens
NIKKOR lens with 22× optical zoom (COOLPIX S9500)/
18× optical zoom (COOLPIX S9400)
Focal length
COOLPIX S9500: 4.5-99.0 mm (angle of view equivalent to that
of 25-550 mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
COOLPIX S9400: 4.5-81.0 mm (angle of view equivalent to that
of 25-450 mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
f/-number f/3.4-6.3
Construction 12 elements in 10 groups (1 ED lens element)
Digital zoom
magnification
Up to 4× (angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 2200 mm
(COOLPIX S9500)/approx. 1800 mm (COOLPIX S9400) lens in
35mm [135] format)
Vibration reduction
Combination of lens shift and electronic VR (still pictures)
Lens shift (movies)
Motion blur reduction Motion detection (still pictures)
Autofocus (AF) Contrast-detect AF
Focus range
• [W]: Approx. 50 cm (1 ft 8 in.) - ,
[T]: Approx. 1.5 m (5 ft) -
• Macro mode: Approx. 1 cm (0.4 in.) (at a wide-angle zoom
position) -
(All distances measured from center of front surface of lens)
Focus-area selection
Face priority, center, manual with 99 focus areas, subject
tracking, target finding AF
Monitor
7.5 cm (3-in.), approx. 614k-dot, wide viewing angle OLED
monitor with anti-reflection coating and 5-level brightness
adjustment
Frame coverage
(shooting mode)
Approx. 98% horizontal and 98% vertical (compared to actual
picture)
Frame coverage
(playback mode)
Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical (compared to
actual picture)
Storage
Media
Internal memory
(COOLPIX S9500: approx. 23 MB)
(COOLPIX S9400: approx. 65 MB)
SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card
File system DCF, Exif 2.3, DPOF, and MPF compliant
File formats
Still pictures: JPEG
3D images: MPO
Sound files (voice memo): WAV
Movies: MOV (Video: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, Audio: AAC stereo)