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Voice Recordings

Select recording.

Display playback mode menu.

Highlight .

Display list of voice recordings.

Play recording. Rotate rotary multi selector to advance or rewind. To delete recording,

press button. Press to exit playback and return to recording mode.

1 Control icons *

2 File number

3 Playback time

4 Index number

5 Progress indicator

6 Date of recording

7 Length of recording

8 Volume †

9 Index

* Press rotary multi selector left or right to highlight control, press button to select.

Pause playback.

Resume playback.

Advance recording. Playback resumes when rotary multi selector is released.

Rewind recording. Playback resumes when rotary multi selector is released.

Return to start of current index.

Skip to next index.

End playback and return to voice recording list.

† Zoom control controls volume. Select W to lower volume, T to raise volume.

Playing Voice Recordings

To play voice recordings back, select playback mode and follow these steps.

Voice Recordings

Copying Voice Recordings

To copy voice recordings between internal memory and a memory card, display

the voice recording list shown in Step 3 on the preceding page and press the

button. This option is available only when a memory card is inserted.

1Highlight option:

•

: Copy recordings from internal mem-

ory to memory card

• : Copy recordings from memory card

to internal memory

Highlight Selected ﬁ les. *

Display menu of copy options.

* To copy all voice recordings, highlight Copy all ﬁ les and press button. Conﬁ rmation

dialog will be displayed; highlight Yes and press button.

Highlight ﬁ le.

Display list of voice recording ﬁ les.

Conﬁ rmation dialog displayed.

Highlight Yes and press button

to copy ﬁ le.

Viewing Pictures on the Camera

To view pictures full-frame in the monitor (full-frame

playback), press the button (if the camera is oﬀ ,

pressing the button for about a second will turn

the camera on in playback mode). The following op-

erations can be performed:

Viewing Pictures in Internal Memory

Pictures in internal memory can only be viewed if no memory card is inserted.

To Press

View other pictures 19

Delete picture —

Zoom picture in T ( )42

View thumbnails W ( )—

View playback mode menu 5

To Press

View playback menu 67

Record/play voice memo Shutter

button

Enhance contrast 43

Movie: Play movie 37

Exit to shooting mode —

Deleting Pictures

Pressing the button in full-frame or thumbnail play-

back displays the dialog shown at right. Highlight Ye s

and press the button to delete the selected picture.

Erase image (s)?

Conﬁrm

Yes

Viewing Multiple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback

Pressing the zoom control to W ( ) in full-frame play-

back displays pictures in “contact sheets” of four, nine,

or sixteen thumbnail images. The following operations

can be performed while thumbnails are displayed:

To Press

Highlight picture 19

Change number of pictures

displayed

W ( )/

T ( ) —

Delete highlighted picture —

To Press

Exit to full-frame playback —

View playback mode menu 5

View playback menu 67

Enhance contrast 43

Exit to shooting mode —

Viewing Pictures on the Camera

Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom

Pressing the zoom control to T during full-frame play-

back zooms the current picture in 3 ×, with the center

of the picture displayed in the monitor (Quick Playback

Zoom). The following operations can be performed

while pictures are zoomed in:

To Press

Zoom in (maximum 10 ×) T ( )—

Zoom out W ( )—

View other areas of picture —

Delete picture 41

Exit to full-frame playback 41

View mode menu 5

View playback menu 67

Create cropped copy (see below) Shutter button —

Exit to shooting mode —

Creating a Cropped Copy

If a icon is displayed in the monitor during play-

back zoom, the portion of the picture currently visible

in the monitor can be saved to a separate ﬁ le. Pressing

the shutter-release button displays the dialog shown

at right; highlight Yes and press the button to cre-

ate a new picture containing only the area visible in

the monitor.

Cropped copies are stored as JPEG ﬁ les with a compression ratio of 1 : 8. Depending

on the size of the original and the zoom ratio at the time the copy was created, cop-

ies will be 2,592 × 1,944 ( ), 2,048 × 1,536 ( ), 1,600 × 1,200 ( ), 1,280 × 960 ( ),

1,024 × 768 ( ), 640 × 480 ( ), 320 × 240 ( ), or 160 × 120 ( ) pixels in size.

Save this image

as displayed?

Save this image

as displayed?

Conﬁrm

Yes

Cropped Copies

See the Appendix for more information on cropped copies ( 89).

Auto Power oﬀ (Stand-by Mode)

At default settings, the monitor will turn oﬀ if no operations are performed for about a minute

during playback (stand-by mode; 75). The camera will turn oﬀ automatically if no opera-

tions are performed for another three minutes.

Playback zoom display.

Note that “tall” orientation

pictures are displayed in

“wide” orientation when

zoomed in. Select T once

to display picture in “wide”

orientation, again to zoom

picture in 3 ×.

×3.0

Scroll

Scroll Zoom

Zoom

Viewing Pictures on the Camera

Enhancing Contrast: D-Lighting

Pressing the button during full-frame

or thumbnail playback creates a copy

of the current picture with enhanced

brightness and contrast, brightening

dark and backlit subjects.

D-Lighting

See the Appendix for more information on D-Lighting copies ( 89).

During playback, copies created with D-Lighting are indicated by a icon (

6–7).

Conﬁ rmation dialog displayed.

Highlight OK.

3Create copy.

Before After

Viewing Pictures on the Camera

Voice Memos: Recording and Playback

The built-in microphone ( 2) can be used to record

voice memos for pictures marked with a icon in

full-frame playback ( 41).

Recording Voice Memos

To record a voice memo, press and hold the shutter-release button. Recording

ends after about 20 seconds or when the button is released. Do not touch the mi-

crophone during recording. Note that if a voice memo already exists for the current

picture, it must be deleted before a new voice memo can be recorded.

Playing Voice Memos

During playback, pictures to which a voice memo has been appended are indi-

cated by a icon ( 6–7). Press the shutter-release button to start and stop

playback. Volume is controlled by the zoom control. Select W to lower volume, T

to increase.

Deleting Voice Memos

To delete the voice memo for the current picture, press

the button. The dialog shown at right will be dis-

played; rotate the rotary multi selector to highlight an

option and press the button to select.

• No: Exit without deleting the picture or voice memo.

• : Delete voice memo only.

• Yes: Delete both picture and voice memo.

Conﬁrm

Yes

Erase image (s)?

Yes

Voice Memos

Voice memos can not be added to pictures created with other types of camera. Voice memos

recorded using other types of camera can not be played back on the COOLPIX S6. See the

Appendix for more information on voice memos ( 89).

Viewing Pictures on the Camera

Viewing Pictures by Date

In full-frame and thumbnail playback, pictures taken on selected dates can be se-

lected for viewing, deletion, printing, protection, and transfer.

Calendar Mode: Choose a date from a calendar.

Display playback mode menu ( 5).

Highlight Calendar ( ).

3Dates for which pictures exist are underlined

in yellow. The following operations can be

performed:

To Press

Select month (keep control

pressed for quick scroll) W/T—

Highlight date (only if pictures

exist for more than one date) —

View pictures taken on date 47

Delete all pictures taken on date 41

View playback mode menu 5

View playback menu 46

Exit to shooting mode —

Calendar/List by Date

The camera lists a maximum of 9,000 pictures for each date. Dates with more than 9,000

pictures are indicated by an asterisk (“*”). Pictures taken while the camera clock is not set are

not displayed.

Viewing Pictures on the Camera

Pressing the button in the calendar or date list dis-

plays the options listed at right. These options apply to

all pictures taken on the currently selected date.

Option

Print set 59

Slide show 68

Delete 68

Protect 68

Transfer marking 68

List-by-Date Mode: Choose a date from a list.

Display playback mode menu ( 5).

Highlight List By Date ( ).

3View dates for which pictures exist. The fol-

lowing operations can be performed:

To Press

Highlight date —

View pictures taken on date 47

Delete all pictures taken on date 41

View playback mode menu 5

View playback menu —

Exit to shooting mode —

* Camera lists up to 30 dates. If pictures ex-

ist for more than 30 dates, all pictures re-

corded earlier than most recent 29 dates

will be listed together as Past pictures.

Print Set/Transfer Marking

Selecting Print set or Transfer marking from the menu for the calendar or date list displays

a conﬁ rmation dialog. Selecting Yes removes existing print or transfer marking from all pic-

tures in internal memory or on the memory card, ensuring that only pictures taken on the

selected date are selected for printing or transfer.

Viewing Pictures on the Camera

Viewing Pictures

To view pictures taken on a selected date, highlight

the date in the calendar or date list and press the

button. The ﬁ rst picture for that date will be displayed

full frame, with (calendar mode) or (list-

by-date mode) displayed in the top left corner, and the

date and time of recording displayed in place of the

folder name and ﬁ le number and type ( 6–7). The

following operations can be performed:

Pressing the button in full-frame playback displays

the options listed at right. These options apply only

to the picture currently displayed full frame, although

other pictures taken on the same date can be select-

ed.

Option

Print set 59

Slide show 68

Delete 68

Protect 68

Transfer marking 68

Small pic. 69

To Press

View other pictures taken

on same date 19

Delete picture 41

Zoom picture in T ( )42

View playback mode menu 5

To Press

View playback menu —

Record/play voice memo Shutter button 44

Enhance contrast 43

Movie: Play movie 37

Return to date list W ( )—

Exit to shooting mode —

: calendar mode

: list-by-date mode

Date/

time

Viewing Pictures on the Camera

Pictmotion by muvee

Pictmotion creates slide show movies with custom transitions and background

music. It is only available when a memory card is inserted in the camera.

Creating a Pictmotion Movie

To create a simple movie using the ten most recent pictures during full-frame or

thumbnail playback:

Display playback mode menu ( 5).

Highlight Pictmotion ( ).

Display options.

Highlight .

Display options.

Highlight All images.

View Pictmotion.

Save Pictmotion?

Yes

Change settings

Conﬁrm

Change settings

When dialog is displayed, highlight Yes.

9Save Pictmotion and return to Step 3.

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