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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Shooting Features
Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)
When one of the following scenes is selected using the mode dial or the scene
menu, images are captured using settings that are optimized for the selected scene.
Viewing a Description (Help Information) of Each Scene
Select the desired scene from the scene menu and rotate the zoom control (A1)
toward g (j) to view a description of that scene. To return to the original screen,
rotate the zoom control toward g (j) again.
C More Information
See “Basic Menu Operations” (A6) for more information.
y (Scene)
Press the d button to display the scene menu and choose one of the following
shooting scenes.
b Portrait (default setting) (A38) k Close-up (A39)
c Landscape (A38) u Food (A40)
d Sports (A38) l Museum (A40)
f Party/indoor (A38) m Fireworks show (A40)
Z Beach (A39) n Black and white copy (A41)
z
Snow (A39) V Easy panorama (A41)
h Sunset (A39)
O
Pet portrait (A42)
i Dusk/dawn (A39)
s
3D photography (A43)
Sunset
Snow
Beach
Party/indoor
Sports
Landscape
Portrait
X (Night landscape)
(A35)
S (Night portrait) (A36)
W (Backlighting) (A37)
Rotate the mode dial to X,
S or W and take pictures.
x (Scene auto
selector) (A34)
When you frame a
picture, the camera
automatically selects the
optimum scene for
simpler shooting.