Nikon Camera Coolpix S6900 Reference Manual

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Area Captured in Movies
•The area that is captured in a movie varies depending on the  Movie 
options  settings in the movie menu.
• If Photo info  in Monitor settings  (A 128) in the setup menu is set to 
Movie frame+auto info , you can confirm the area that will be captured in 
a movie before you start recording.
Maximum Movie Recording Time
Individual movie files cannot exceed 4 GB in size or 29 minutes in length, even 
when there is sufficient free space on the memory card for longer recording. 
• The remaining recording time for a single movie is displayed on the 
shooting screen.
• The actual remaining recording time  may vary depending on the movie 
content, subject movement, or type of memory card.
• Memory cards with an SD Speed Class rating of 6 or faster are 
recommended when recording movies ( A177). Movie recording may stop 
unexpectedly when memory cards with a lower Speed Class rating are used.
BNotes About Camera Temperature
• The camera may become hot when shooting movies for an extended period of 
time or when the camera is used in a hot area.
• If the inside of the camera becomes extremely hot when recording movies, the 
camera will automatically stop recording.
The amount of time remaining until the camera stops recording (B 10s) is 
displayed.
After the camera stops recording, it turns itself off.
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Notes About Movie Recording
BNotes About Saving Images or Movies
The indicator showing the number of exposures remaining or the indicator showing 
the remaining recording time flashes while images or movies are being saved.  Do 
not open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover or remove the 
battery or memory card  while an indicator is flashing. Doing this could result in 
loss of data, or in damage to the camera or the memory card.
BNotes About Recorded Movies
• There may be some degradation in image quality when digital zoom is used.
• The sounds of zoom control operation, zoom, autofocus lens drive movement, 
movie vibration reduction, and aperture  operation when brightness changes may 
be recorded.
• The following phenomena may be seen in the monitor while recording movies. 
These phenomena are saved in the recorded movies.
- Banding may occur in images under fluorescent, mercury-vapor, or sodium-
vapor lighting.
- Subjects that move quickly from one side of the frame to the other, such as a  moving train or car, may appear skewed.
- The entire movie image may be skewed when the camera is panned.
- Lighting or other bright areas may leave residual images when the camera is  moved.
• Depending on the distance to the subject or the amount of zoom applied, colored 
stripes may appear on subjects with repeating patterns (fabrics, lattice windows, 
etc.) during movie recording and playback. This occurs when the pattern in the 
subject and the layout of the image sensor interfere with each other; it is not a 
malfunction.
BNotes About Vibration Reduction During Movie Recording
•When  Movie VR  (A 121) in the movie menu is set to On (hybrid) , the angle of 
view (i.e., the area visible in the frame) becomes narrower during movie recording.
• When using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting, set  Movie VR to Off  
to prevent potential errors caused by this function.
BNotes About Autofocus for Movie Recording
Autofocus may not perform as expected ( A53). Should this occur, try the following:
1. Set  Autofocus mode  in the movie menu to  Single AF (default setting) before 
starting movie recording.
2. Frame another subject (positioned at the same distance from the camera as the  intended subject) in the center of the frame, press the b  (movie-record) button to 
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If the shutter-release button is pressed all the 
way while recording a movie, one frame is saved 
as a still image. Movie recording continues while 
the still image is being saved.
•While  y is displayed in the monitor, still 
images can be captured. While  z is 
displayed, still images cannot be captured.
• The size of the captured image varies 
depending on the  Movie options setting 
( A 116).
BNotes About Capturing Still Images During Movie Recording
•Still images cannot be captured during a movie recording in the following 
situations:
- When the remaining movie recording time is less than 30 seconds
-When  Movie options  is set to Z 1080/60i , U  1080/50i  or HS movie
• The frames of a movie that were recorded when a still image was being captured 
may not play back smoothly.
• The sound of pressing the shutter-releas e button may be recorded in the movie.
• If the camera moves when the shutter-release button is pressed, the image may be 
blurred.
Capturing Still Images While Recording 
Movies
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Playback controls are displayed in the monitor.
You can tap the icons for operations described below.
Operations During Movie Playback
FunctionIconDescription
Volume XAdjusts the volume. You can also move the zoom control 
(
A 1) to adjust the volume.
Rewind ATouch and hold to rewind the movie.
Advance BTouch and hold to advance the movie.
Pause EPause playback. The operations listed below can be 
performed while paused.
C Rewind the movie one frame. Touch and hold for 
continuous rewinding.
D Advance the movie one frame. Touch and hold for 
continuous advancing.
R Resume playback.
I Extract the desired portion of a movie and save it as a 
separate file.
H Extract one frame from a recorded movie and save it 
as a still image.
End GReturn to full-frame playback mode.
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When playing back
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Extracting and Saving the Desired Portion of a 
Recorded Movie
The desired portion of a recorded movie can be saved as a separate file.
1Play back a movie and pause at the start point of the 
portion that you want to extract (A84).
2Tap I in the playback controls.
3Tap  J (choose start point) in the 
editing controls.
• Tap  GH  to move the start point.
• To cancel editing, tap  e.
4Tap K (choose end point).
•Tap  GH  to move the end point.
• To preview the specified portion, tap  F. 
Playback controls are displayed while 
previewing. Tap  G to stop previewing.
5Tap  I.
•Follow the instructions on the screen to 
save the movie.
Editing Movies
1m30s1m30s
Choose start point
Choose end point
Choose end point 
						

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BNotes About Movie Editing
•Movies recorded using  p iFrame 720/30p  or p iFrame 720/25p  (A 116) 
cannot be edited.
• Use a sufficiently charged battery to prevent the camera from turning off during 
editing. When the battery level indicator is  G, movie editing is not possible.
• A movie that was created by editing cannot be trimmed again.
• The actual trimmed portion of a movie may di ffer slightly from the portion selected 
using the start and end points.
• Movies cannot be trimmed so that they are less than two seconds long.
Saving One Frame of a Movie as a Still Image
One frame of a recorded movie can be extracted and saved as a still image.
• Pause movie playback to display the screen 
that you want to extract ( A84).
• Tap  H in the playback controls.
• Tap  Yes on the confirmation dialog to save 
the image.
• The image size of a saved image varies 
depending on the original movie type (image 
size).
BNotes About Saving Still Images
Still images cannot be saved from movies recorded at  Z 1080/60i  or U  1080/
50i  (A 116).
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Yes No
Copy this frame as a still 
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Using Menus
Using Menus
You can set the menus listed below by tapping the F (menu) icon.
• A Shooting menu
Available by tapping  F when the shooting screen is displayed. 
Allows you to change image size and quality, continuous shooting settings, 
etc.
• G  Playback menu
Available by tapping  F when viewing images in full-frame playback mode 
or thumbnail playback mode.
Allows you to edit images, play slide shows, etc.
• D  Movie menu
Available by tapping  F when the shooting screen is displayed.
Allows you to change movie recording settings.
• J  Wi-Fi options menu
Allows you to configure Wi-Fi settings for connecting the camera and a 
smart device.
• z Setup menu
Allows you to adjust basic camera functions such as date and time, display 
language, etc.
1Tap the  F (menu) icon.
•The menu is displayed.
2Tap a menu icon.
•The menu options become selectable.
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Shooting m enu
I m age m ode Touch shooting
White
balance Continuous
ISO
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3Tap a menu option.
•Certain menu options cannot be set 
depending on the current shooting mode 
or the state of the camera.
4Tap a setting.
•The setting you selected is applied.
• When you are finished using the menu, tap 
S .
• When a menu is displayed, you can switch 
to shooting mode by pressing the shutter-
release button.
Set up
Welcom e screen
Tim e zone and date
Monitor settings
Date stam p
Photo VR
Date stamp
Date
Date and tim e
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Image Mode (Image Size and Quality)
* This setting can also be changed in shooting modes other than auto. The changed setting is also applied to other shooting modes.
Select the combination of image size and compression ratio to be used when 
saving images.
The higher the image mode setting, the larger the size at which it can be 
printed, and the lower the compression ratio, the higher the quality of the 
images, but the number of images that can be saved is reduced.
* The numerical values indicate the number of pixels that are captured.Example:  P 4608×3456 = approx. 16 megapixels, 4608 × 3456 pixels
The Shooting Menu (for A  (Auto) Mode)
Enter shooting mode* M tap F M  Image mode
Option*Compression ratioAspect ratio 
(horizontal to  vertical)
Q  4608× 3456P Approx. 1:4 4:3
P 4608× 3456 (default setting) Approx. 1:8 4:3
R  3264 ×2448 Approx. 1:8 4:3
r 2272× 1704 Approx. 1:8 4:3
q 1600× 1200 Approx. 1:8 4:3
O  640× 480 Approx. 1:84:3
l 4608× 2592 Approx. 1:816:9
s  3456× 3456 Approx. 1:81:1 
						

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BNotes About Printing Images at 1:1 Aspect Ratio
Change the printer setting to “Border” when printing images at a 1:1 aspect ratio. 
Some printers may not be able to print images at a 1:1 aspect ratio.
BNotes About Image Mode
This function may not be available to  use in combination with other functions 
( A 55).
CNumber of Images That Can Be Saved
•The approximate number of images that can be saved can be checked in the 
monitor when shooting ( A14).
• Note that due to JPEG compression, the number of images that can be saved may 
vary greatly depending on the image content, even when using memory cards 
with the same capacity and the same image mode setting. In addition, the number 
of images that can be saved may vary depending on the make of the memory card.
• If the number of exposures remaining is 10,000 or more, the number of exposures 
remaining display shows “9999”.