Nikon Camera Coolpix S6900 Reference Manual

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Basic Shooting and Playback Operations
Operating the Erase Selected Images Screen
1Select an image that you want to 
delete by tapping it to display n.
•To undo the selection, tap the image again 
to remove  n.
• Drag the screen up or down to scroll 
through the images.
• Move the zoom control ( A1) toward g (i ) 
to switch to full-frame playback or  f(h ) 
to switch to thumbnail playback.
2Add  n to all images that you want to delete, and then tap 
I  to confirm the selection.
•A confirmation dialog...

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Basic Shooting and Playback Operations
The shooting modes described below are available.
•d  Scene auto selector
The camera automatically recognizes the shooting scene when you frame a 
picture, making it easier to take pictures using settings that suit the scene.
• C Scene mode
Camera settings are optimized according to the scene that you select.
• R Special effects
Effects can be applied to images during shooting.
• F  Smart portrait
When the camera detects a smiling face, the shutter is released...

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Basic Shooting and Playback Operations
You can tap the icons on the shooting screen to set the functions described 
below. Tap A when the icons are not displayed.
• o Exposure compensation
You can adjust overall image brightness.
• p Macro mode
Use macro mode when you take close-up pictures.
• n Self-timer
The camera releases the shutter 10 seconds or 2 seconds after you press the 
shutter-release button.
• m Flash mode
You can select a flash mode to match the shooting conditions.
The functions that...

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Shooting Features
Shooting Features
The camera automatically recognizes the shooting scene when you frame a 
picture, making it easier to take pictures using settings that suit the scene.
When the camera automatically recognizes the shooting scene, the shooting 
mode icon displayed on the shooting screen changes accordingly.
•The active focus area can be changed when using touch shooting ( A91). 
When a human or pet face is detected, tap only the border displayed by face 
detection. Touch shooting may...

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Shooting Features
When a scene is selected, camera settings are automatically optimized for the 
selected scene.
1The camera focuses at infinity.2The camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame.3The active focus area can be changed when using touch shooting (A91). Tap 
only the border displayed by face detection in  Portrait, Night portrait , or Pet 
portrait  scene mode.
4Use of a tripod is recommended, because the shutter speed is slow. Set  Photo VR 
( A 131) to  Off in the setup menu...

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Shooting Features
Adjusting the Scene Effects
The scene effect adjustment slider is displayed by tapping g in the scene 
modes listed below.
• Tap or drag the scene effect adjustment slider 
to adjust the amount of effect to apply to 
images.
• When you finish making adjustments, tap  g 
to hide the scene effect adjustment slider.
The changes made to the scene effects remain saved in the camera’s memory 
even after the camera is turned off.
u  Food
c  Landscape,  k Close-up
h Sunset, i  Dusk/dawn...

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Shooting Features
Tips and Notes
•While the shutter-release button is held all the way down, the camera shoots up to 
about 7 images continuously at a rate of about 2 fps (when image mode is set to 
P).
• The frame rate for continuous shooting may vary depending on the current image 
mode setting, the memory card used, or shooting conditions.
• Focus, exposure, and hue are fixed at the values determined with the first image in 
each series.
• When shooting with the to uch shutter function (A92),...

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Shooting Features
•Tap  F on the shooting screen and select  Hand-held or Tripod  in Night 
landscape .
• u  Hand-held  (default setting):
-While the Y icon on the shooting screen is displayed in green, press the  shutter-release button all the way to ca pture a series of images which are 
combined into a single image and saved.
- Once the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, hold the camera still until  a still image is displayed. After taking a picture, do not turn the camera off before...

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Shooting Features
•The shutter speed is fixed at four seconds.
• The zoom is restricted to four fixed positions.
• Use together with macro mode ( A46) when shooting subjects that are close to 
the camera.
• Tap  F on the shooting screen and select  On or Off  in HDR  to enable or disable 
the high dynamic range (HDR) function based on the type of image you want to 
capture.
• p  Off  (default setting): The flash fires to prevent the subject from being hidden in 
shadow.
- When the shutter-release...

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Shooting Features
•When you point the camera at a dog or ca t, the camera detects the pet’s face and 
focuses on it. By default, the camera de tects a dog or cat face and automatically 
releases the shutter (pet portrait auto release).
• Tap  F on the shooting screen and select  Single or Continuous  in Continuous .
- U  Single : The camera captures one image when  a dog or cat face is detected.
- V  Continuous : The camera captures three images continuously when a dog 
or cat face is detected.
BPet...