Nikon COOLPIX S8100 Support Question
Nikon COOLPIX S8100 Support Question
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Question posted by ld5005 on June 25th, 2013
Camera Shutter Won't Close And 'lens Error' Shows
i dropped my camera with the lens closed in shallow water. i now have a "lens error". will the camera dry out and work again?
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S8100 User's Manual - Page 6
... break, care should be taken to avoid injury caused by broken glass and to observe this camera may disrupt the electronic systems of the airplane or the instruments of the hospital when using while...airplane during take off when using the flash Using the flash close to your fingers or other objects are not pinched by the lens cover or other moving parts with the flash window touching a...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 16
Introduction
Parts of the Camera
The Camera Body
1 234 5 6
7
Flash raised 10
8
9 Lens cover closed
Zoom control 25
f : wide 25
1
g : tele 25 h : thumbnail playback...........85, 87
i : playback zoom 88
j : help 55
2 Shutter-release button 11, 26
3
Self-timer lamp 33 AF-assist illuminator 169
4 Mode dial 42
5
Power switch/power-on lamp 17, 171
6 Microphone (stereo...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 33
... the message on the right is displayed when the camera is turned on, the memory card must be formatted before formatting the memory card. Note that formatting permanently deletes all images and other devices the first time they are inserted into the COOLPIX S8100 (A 172).
When formatting the memory card, use (A 172).
If...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 39
... may not be in the scene (e.g.
B When the Subject Is Close to the Camera
If the camera cannot focus, try shooting with macro mode (A 36) or the Close-up automatically when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, and the flash fires when the shutter-release button is moving rapidly In the situations noted above, try...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 40
... Pressing the c Button to Turn On the Camera
+1.0
ISO
100
4/ 4
When the camera is blinking, press the power switch, shutter-release button, or c button to turn the camera on (A 171).
Rotate the rotary multi selector... group's "key picture" is displayed (sequence display ➝ A 83). The lens will be automatically rotated for more information. Step 4 Playing Back and Deleting Images...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 48
... (A 54) is set to Full-time AF, the camera focuses continuously until the shutter-release button is pressed halfway to the left of G), the camera can focus varies depending on . If a setting is displayed. The closest distance at which the camera can focus on subjects as close as 1 cm (0.4 in.). When using other shooting modes...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 66
...camera focuses continuously until the shutter-release button is Single AF.
A (auto) mode and continuous shooting mode share the same setting, and the default setting is pressed down halfway.
See "Camera... (Shooting menu) M Autofocus mode Choose how the camera focuses. The default setting for more information.
D...default setting)
The camera focuses when the shutter-release button is...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 67
... are optimized for simpler shooting.
b Portrait (default setting) (A 61) f Party/indoor (A 62) z Snow (A 62) i Dusk/dawn (A 63) u Food (A 65) m Fireworks show (A 66) p Panorama assist (A 67)
c Landscape (A 61) Z Beach (A 62) h Sunset (A 63) k Close-up (A 64) l Museum (A 66) n Copy (A 67)
Scene menu
Portrait Landscape Party/indoor Beach Snow Sunset
Exit
• Choose a scene type...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 68
...; g: Night landscape • j: Backlighting
• e: Portrait • h: Night portrait • i: Close-up
1 Rotate the mode dial to set focus and
exposure. The shooting mode icon changes. The camera enters scene auto selector.
35
2 Frame the subject and take the picture.
Press the shutter-release button halfway to x.
Shooting Suited to Scenes (Scene Mode...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 69
...Digital zoom is disabled.
57 C Shooting with Night Landscape and Night Portrait When Using Scene Auto
Selector
• If the camera...when using scene auto selector, slow shutter speeds are used . • The macro mode...camera may not select the desired scene mode. See "Face Detection" (A 52) for more information.
• When the shooting mode indicator d or i (close-up) is displayed, the camera...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 76
... maximum wide-angle position, the camera can focus varies depending on subjects as close
as 1 cm (0.4 in.) from the lens.
Flash mode and exposure compensation settings can be adjusted
and the self-timer can be enabled while the focus area is locked. • The camera focuses continuously until the shutter-release button is pressed halfway...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 77
... monitor. At the maximum wide-angle position, the camera can focus on subjects as close as 1 cm
(0.4 in.) from the lens. Press the rotary multi selector H to
make it can be enabled while the focus
area is locked.
• The camera focuses continuously until the shutter-release button is pressed halfway to lock the selected...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 80
...3 Frame the first portion of the image will be joined.
2 Use the rotary multi selector to show the direction
Exit
in which images will be displayed as translucent.
1 / 2 5 0 F 3.5
...camera.
1 Rotate the mode dial to Scenes (Scene Mode)
More on Shooting
Shooting for a Panorama
The camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame overlaps the first image, and press the shutter...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 84
...mode is saved in the camera's memory even after the camera is Full-time AF). Autofocus mode Set Autofocus mode (A 54) used for subject tracking until the shutter-release button is pressed ...AF, the camera continuously focuses once a subject is registered for subject tracking mode (the default setting is turned off.
72 Image mode
Choose the image mode (combination of lens drive movement ...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 114
...8226; Sunset (A 63), Dusk/dawn (A 63), Fireworks show
(A 66)
Images captured in auto sort mode.
X... cannot be sorted to that cannot be defined by a camera other than the COOLPIX S8100 cannot be displayed in A (auto) mode and continuous shooting...shooting mode (A 73) using editing function (A 122).
Images captured in the Close-up* (A 64) scene mode. W Other scenes
All other images that ...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 178
... The effects of camera shake are corrected using a lens shift method, and... electronic vibration reduction is used to process still images that are captured in the following situations. • When the flash does not fire • When the shutter speed is slower than 1/60 seconds. • When Self-timer is set to Off • When ISO sensitivity is displayed.
166 Camera...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 180
...camera shake when shooting still images.
The motion detection icon turns green when the camera detects camera shake and increases shutter speed. U Auto
When the camera detects subject movement or camera shake, the ISO sensitivity and shutter...R (backlighting) (A 60) -
Dusk/dawn (A 63), Museum (A 66), Fireworks show (A 66) • In subject tracking mode (A 70) • In continuous ...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 182
... once when operations are completed successfully, twice when the camera acquires focus on . Shutter sound Select On (default setting) or Off. When On is selected, a beep will also play when the camera is turned on the subject, and three times when an error is detected. Basic Camera Setup
Setup Menu
Sound Settings
d button M z (Setup menu...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 183
...shutter-release button, c button, or b (movie-record) button. - Rotating the mode dial. Choose the time allowed to 30 minutes
• When the AC adapter EH-62F is connected: 30 minutes
171 C Auto Off
The time allowed to elapse before the camera...operations are displayed: 3 minutes
• During slide show playback: up to elapse before the camera enters standby mode from 30 s, 1 min (...
S8100 User's Manual - Page 201
...held down the flash. 24
Lens error Q
Lens error. Rotate the mode dial to resume
- If error persists, contact retailer or Nikon-...camera off, remove and reinsert battery, and turn camera on
again.
printing.*
PR Printer error: check ink
Ink error. The mode dial is empty.
P Communications error
Error occurred during communication with printer. Turn camera off and then on . If error...
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