Nikon 1 S1 User Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA Reference Manual En Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon digital camera. To get the most from your camera, please be sure to read all instructions thoroughly and keep them where they will be read by all who use the product. Camera Settings The explanations in this manual assume that default settings are used. Symbols and Conventions To make it easier to find the information you need, the following symbols and conventions are used: This icon marks cautions; information that should be read before D use to prevent damage to the camera. This icon marks notes; information that should be read before A using the camera. 0 This icon marks references to other pages in this manual. The 1, 3, 4, and 2 symbols represent up, down, left, and right on the multi selector. Digitutor “Digitutor”, a series of “watch and learn” manuals in movie form, is available from the following website: http://www.nikondigitutor.com/index_eng.html A For Your Safety Before using the camera for the first time, read the safety instructions in “For Your Safety” (0 x–xii). Getting the Most from Your Camera 0 ii Table of Contents 0 iv s Introduction 0 1 z Auto Mode 0 23 6 Creative Mode 0 33 b Best Moment Capture Mode 0 45 9 Motion Snapshot Mode 0 53 y Recording and Viewing Movies 0 57 t More on Photography 0 67 I More on Playback 0 79 Q Connections 0 91 o The Playback Menu 0 107 i The Shooting Menu 0 117 ( The Movie Menu 0 137 ) The Image Processing Menu 0 141 g The Setup Menu 0 155 n Technical Notes 0 163 i Getting the Most from Your Camera Take photos with the shutter-release button. Photos can be taken in any mode by pressing the shutter- release button. See page 8 for more information. Shutter-release button Shoot movies with the movie-record button. Movies can be recorded by pressing the movie-record button in auto (0 31), creative (0 43), and advanced movie (0 57) modes. Movie-record button Create short movies with music. Install the supplied software (0 91), copy photos and movies to your computer using ViewNX 2 (0 95), and use Short Movie Creator to create short movies (0 98). View short movies in high definition. Transfer short movies to the camera (0 99) and use an HDMI cable to connect the camera to an HDTV (0 100). ii Accessories Expand your photographic horizons with a wide variety of inter- changeable lenses and other accessories (0 163). Wireless Lenses mobile adapters Software for Nikon digital Mount cameras adapters (available on CD) Waterproof cases iii Table of Contents Getting the Most from Your Camera .........................................ii Accessories .............................................................................................. iii For Your Safety...............................................................................x Notices..........................................................................................xiii Introduction 1 Before You Begin...........................................................................1 Parts of the Camera.......................................................................2 The Camera Body................................................................................... 2 The Monitor.............................................................................................. 4 The Multi Selector.................................................................................. 6 The G Button.................................................................................... 7 First Steps......................................................................................13 Auto Mode 23 Taking Photos in Auto Mode.....................................................23 Viewing Photographs.................................................................29 Deleting Pictures..................................................................................30 Recording Movies in Auto Mode ..............................................31 Creative Mode 33 Choosing a Creative Mode.........................................................33 Choosing a Scene ........................................................................34 Taking Photos in P, S, A, and M Modes ......................................36 P Programmed Auto............................................................................36 S Shutter-Priority Auto........................................................................37 A Aperture-Priority Auto ....................................................................38 M Manual .................................................................................................39 Backlighting .................................................................................42 Recording Movies in Creative Mode........................................43 iv Best Moment Capture Mode 45 Slow View......................................................................................45 Smart Photo Selector..................................................................47 Viewing Photos Taken with the Smart Photo Selector........50 Choosing the Best Shot..................................................................... 50 Deleting Pictures.................................................................................. 51 Motion Snapshot Mode 53 Shooting in Motion Snapshot Mode .......................................53 Viewing Motion Snapshots .......................................................56 Deleting Motion Snapshots............................................................. 56 Recording and Viewing Movies 57 Recording HD Movies.................................................................58 Recording Slow-Motion Movies ...............................................62 Viewing Movies ...........................................................................65 Deleting Movies ................................................................................... 66 More on Photography 67 Single-Frame, Continuous, and Self-Timer Modes...............67 Continuous Mode................................................................................ 67 Self-Timer Modes................................................................................. 69 Exposure Compensation ...........................................................71 The Built-in Flash.........................................................................72 Choosing a Flash Mode ..................................................................... 73 The WU-1b Wireless Mobile Adapter ......................................76 More on Playback 79 Photo Information ......................................................................79 Thumbnail Playback...................................................................82 Calendar Playback ......................................................................83 Playback Zoom ............................................................................84 v Deleting Pictures .........................................................................85 Deleting the Current Picture............................................................85 The Playback Menu .............................................................................85 Rating Pictures.............................................................................86 Slide Shows...................................................................................87 Connections 91 Installing the Supplied Software..............................................91 System Requirements.........................................................................93 Viewing and Editing Pictures on a Computer........................95 Transferring Pictures...........................................................................95 Viewing Pictures...................................................................................96 Creating Short Movies........................................................................98 Viewing Pictures on TV............................................................ 100 High-Definition Devices.................................................................. 100 Printing Photographs .............................................................. 102 Connecting the Printer.................................................................... 102 Printing Pictures One at a Time.................................................... 103 Printing Multiple Pictures............................................................... 104 Creating a DPOF Print Order: Print Set...................................... 106 The Playback Menu 107 Selecting Multiple Images.............................................................. 109 Image Review............................................................................ 110 Rotate Tall.................................................................................. 110 Protect ........................................................................................ 110 Rating.......................................................................................... 110 D-Lighting.................................................................................. 111 Resize.......................................................................................... 112 Crop............................................................................................. 113 Face-Priority Zoom................................................................... 114 Edit Movie .................................................................................

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