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Nikon Nuvis S2000 User manual
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Foreword
ThankyouforpurchasingtheNikonNuvisS 2000camera.
YournewNikoncameraemploystheAdvancedPhotoSystem(1X240system).
ThesymbolE* appearsonallAdvancedPhotoSystem(APS)fsrmatcameras.
Besuretoreadthisinstructionmanualthoroughlybeforeuse,
andkeepit closeathand.
.The AdvancedPhotoSystemsymbolis a trademarkof all 1X240products.
Takesometrial shots.
Beforetakingimportantpictures,besuretotakea lewtrialshotsfirst
tofamiliarizeyourselfwiththecameraandallof itsfeatures.
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Checkthatyouhavetheitemshownbelowbeforeusing
y0urcamera.
Attachingthestrap
NeckstrapAN-116
Attachthestrapbyinsertingit throughthestrapslotandadjustthe0ptionalaccessories lengthusingthelugonthestrapasshown.
. CameracaseCS-124
(Remotecontrolunitcanbestoredinsidepocket)
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I Choiceofthreeprinttypes(P,H,C),whichcanbemixedonthesamer0ll.iffi rr#ic
P-type(panorama) H-type(wide-vision) G-type(classic)
A so eracttio=1:3 Aspectr?tio= 9 : 16 Aspectratio=2:3
I The2xpowerz00mlenscoverstherangeoffocallengthsfrom24mmto48mm.rffirP;riri8:
I Titleimprinting(ex."MERRYCHRISTMAS"or"CONGRATULATI0NS')onthebackofthepictures.,rffifl,$
I Whentheavailablelightis loworthesubjectisbacklit,thecameraautomaticallylirestheflash.rfiSF;rft
I Remote-controlledoperation(optional)ispossible.,ffiH*,.
I Photographingsubjectsascloseas0.4m(1.3lt.)ispossible.'d#iW #ffitrj
I A slidecoverprotectsthelens.viewfinderwindow.andLCDoanelwhenthecameraisnotinuse.
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18 PHCselector(rsP. 14)' 't
1 3 1 819 LCDoanel
20 DATEbutton(l9PP 12,30) 1 921 , (titleselect)button(rgP 2B)lMODE 14
(Red-eyereduction/Self-timer/Remotecontrol).rtr 20
button(tePP.24-27)IADJUST(dateadjust) :"
button(tsP. 30) 16
22 Cartridgechambercover(u9P. 10) 21
23 Tripodsocket(rgPP 22,23,26,27)
24 Batterychamberlid(rgP 9) 17 22
LGDpanelindications 231 Dateandtimeindicator(rgP. 12y
Titlerecordingindicator(!gP. 28) 24
2 Datarecordingindicator(!gPP. 12,28)
3 Lowbatterypowerindicator(19P. 9)
4 Flashmodeindicator(l€PP. 21-23)
5 Cartridgeindicator(rgP 11)
6 Framecounter(rgP 11)
7 Remotecontrol/Self-timerindicator(u€PP.26-27)
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!;i,r' llps onusingtheNuvis$ 2000
1 ; : ,
Gameracaretips
.Closetheslidecovertoturnthecameraoffwhennotin use. .Whenstoringthecamerafora longtime,removethebattery.
Thispreventsaccidentalreleaseoftheshutterandresulting Alsooncea month,inserta batteryandfiretheflashseveral
batterydrain. timesto reformitscaoacitor.
.TheNuvisS 2000is nota wateroroofandthereforeshouldnot Notesonbattery
beexposedto rainorsaltwater.lf watergetsonthecamera,wipe .Besuretocheckbatterypowerwhentakingimportantpictures. it offwitha dryclothimmediately.
oDonotsubjectthecamerato hightemperaturessuchasthose oBatteryCarrysparepowerbatteriesbecomeswhenlesstravelingwhentheabroad.temperaturedropsbelow encounteredneara heaterorstoveortheinteriorofa carduring 0'C (32"F).Whentakingpicturesatlowtemperatures,keepthe summer.
@ .Storethecamerain a cool,dry,cleanplace.Donotexposeit to goesbatterybackwarm.to normal.Batterypowerwillrecoverwhenthetemperature chemicalssuchascamphoror naphthalene.Usinga desiccant
duringstorageisrecommended. Noteson1X240filmcartridge
oFiringtheflashrepeatedlymakesthebatteryandcamerahot. .Carryingspare1X240filmcartridgesis recommendedwhen
Allowenoughtimeforthemto cooloffbeforetakingpictures travelingabroadwherethe1X240filmcartridgesmaynot
agarn. beavailable.
oDonotdropthecameraor hitit againsta hardsurface.
.Usea dry,softcottonclothorcommerciallyavailableblower
brushor lenscleanerto removedirtandsmudoes
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Loadingthefilm
'rjri f,
rInE^.^r lf
0pentheslidecoverand Turnthecartridgechamber Inserta filmcartridgeinthe
checkthatnocaftridge coverlockreleaseleverin caftridgechamberand
indicator"O" isvisibleon thedirectionofthearrowto closethecover.
theLCDpanel. openthecartridgechamber .Useonly1X240filmcartridge.(Regular
.lf thenumberofframesappearsonthe cover. 35mmfilmcannotbeused)
LCDpanel,a partiallyexposedcartridge .CheckthattheVEI(VisualExposure
isalreadyloaded Thecartridgechambercoverlocks Indication)shows"O" (unexposed)
olftheletter"F"andthecartridge automaticallyafterloading.Do not beforeloading.(rg P.11)
indicator" O" aopearontheLCD try to openthecoveruntilfilm oClosethecartridgechambercoveruntil panel,a cartridgethatislullyexposed rewindingis completeandthe it clicksshut. is loadedandshouldberemoved motorinsidethecamerastoos.
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1X240film cartridge
! Processedfilm insidethecartridoe- -t-tx O Unexposedfilm" ,Jr-l
EEInE Datadisk D Partiallyexposedfilm-
8 Fullyexposedbut unprocessedfilm-
Lightlockdoor IneversibleProcessedIndicator Lightlockdoordrive *Visual Cartridgespool Exposurelndication(VEl)
Checkthattheavailable .Availablefilmcartridges.40-exposure, Noteson handling1X240film
numberofframesand"ll" 2S-exposure,and1S-exposurefilms. cartridges
appearontheLCDpanel. .1X240filmcartridgesdonothavea film .Do nottouch,disassembleorapply
.lf thenumberofframesdoesnotappear, leaderThefilmisautomaticallypulled strongphysicalshocktotheDatadisk,
reloadthefilm outandsetinsidethecamera LightlockdoororCartridgespool.
. " F" blinksif a fullyexposedf ilm oTheVEI(VisualExposureIndication) .Do notbreakthelrreversibleProcessed
cartridge(theVEIshows"8 "),a showsthefourstatesofthefilm. Indicator.lf broken,consultyour
partiallyexposedfilmcartridge("D"), nearestohotolab.
ora processedfilmcartridge("! ") is . Donotsubiectthefilmtodirect
inserted sunlight,hightemperaturesneara
heaterorstove,dustandhumidity,
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oKeepyourelbowsagainsty0urbody .Whenholdingthecameravertically, Lightlypresstheshutterreleasebuttonto
andbothhandsonthecameraasyou makesurethattheflashis ontopas achievefocusandexoosureandthe
pressthecameratoyourface. snown. greenLEDwilllightup.Whiletheshutter
.Becarefulnotto pushdowntheflash .To avoidcamerashake,holdthe releasebuttonis depressedlightly,the
unitwhenit'sinthepoppedup camerasteaoy focusis locked.(rS P.20)
position.lf theflashispusheddown, Presstheshutterreleasebuttonallthe
theorangeLEDblinkstowarnyou. Donotblockthelens,flash,or wavto releasetheshutter. Theflashdoesnotfirewhentheshutter autofocuswindowswithvour il
is released fingersor hair.
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Viewfinderi ndications Selectinga printtype
1
t l
OParallaxcompensationmarks UsethePHCselectortoselectyour
Forclose-upshootingata distanceofapprox.0.4to 1m(1.3to3.3ft.) desiredprinttypebeforeshooting.
@Autofocuslramemark .Youcanselectanyoneofthreeprinttypes
Centerthismarkonthesubiect. (P,HorC)byswitchingthePHCselector
@OrangeLED atanytimewhilefilmisloaded.(€ P.4)
lf litcontinuously:Flashis readytofire. Availablepictureareadiflersdependingon
lf blinking:Flashis recyclingandnotto readytofire,Filmis rewinding,orFlashis theprinttypeselected.
notpoppedupalltheway. .Youcanalsochangethetypeol printwhen
orderingextraprintsatthephotolab. @GreenLED
lf litcontinuously.Correctfocushasbeenachieved. CAUTION!
lf blinking:Correctfocushasnotbeenachievedortheshootingdistanceiscloser Topreventpossibleinjurytoyoureye,
thanapprox.0 4m(1.3ft.) holdthecameraawayfromyourface
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Zooming
Availablepicturearea
Areascutoffinthefinalprintdiffer A.,Cdependingontheprinttype(P/H/C)
@ d'(A c:z
Lookthroughtheviewfinder Pressthetll zoombuttontoextendtheH-type lensto 4Bmmfor takingtelephotoprctures(wide-vision) andcomposethepictureby
Aspectratio=9:16 pressingthezoombuttons.
V Whenthedesiredimagesize
C-type hasbeenachieved,remove(classic) yourfingerfromthezoom
A s p e c t r a t i o = 2 : button.
.Whenthecameraisnotinusefor
approx2 min.thelensautomatically
retractstothe@)(wideangle)position. Pressthe@ zoombuttonto retractthe 3Ere (rs P 17) lensto24mmfortakingwrdeangle
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Composethepicture. Focusonthesubject. Gentlydepresstheshutter
releasebuttonallthewayto
.Centertheautofocusframemarkonthe V Lightlypressthe shutterrelease takea picture.
subject. button. o lf thereis notenoughlightorthesubjectis
oToensuresharppictures,makesure .ThegreenLEDlightsupwhenfocusing backlit,theflashfiresautomatically
yoursubjectisatleastapprox.0.4m iscomolete. (!sPP.21-23)
(1.3ft.)awayfromthecamera. lf thegreenLEDblinksslowly:the oAftershooting,thenumberofavailableframes
shutteris locked,becausetheshooting isreducedontheLCDpanelone-by-one
distanceis lessthan0.4m(13 ft ). o Pressingtheshutterreleasebuttonwitha
lf thegreenLEDblinksquickly:the jerkymotionmaycausecamerashake.
subjectisdifficulttofocus(!gP. 17).
Inthiscase,theshuttercanbereleased, Closetheslidecovertoturnthecamera
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Batterypowersaving
function
Difficult-to-focussubj ects: A .Whenthecamerais notusedfor
Thefollowingsubjectsmaybetoodifficulttofocus approx.2 minutesafteropeningthe
Inthesecases,usefocuslock(€p 20)by slidecovertoturnthepoweron,the cameraturnsoffautomaticallyto savefocusingonanothersubjectequidistantfromthe ffi;;H batterypowerThelensautomatically
camera. B retractstothe@ (wideangle)position
A Low-contrastsubjectssuchastheblueskyor andthepowerturnsoff
highlyreflectivesurfaceslikeshinycarsorwater. . Presstheshutterreleasebuttonlightly
B Subjectswithcontinuousandrepeated oranyotherbuttontoturnthecamera
oatterns. c backonandtheLCDpanelwilllightup. .To avoidaccidentalbatterydrain,
C Bothnearandfarsubjectspresentatthesame remembertoclosetheslidecoverto
timewithintheautofocusframemark turnthecameraoffwhennotin use
D Stronglybacklitsubjectsorthosehavinga
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nE i t
T T +r f a
I Thefilmstartsrewinding Makesuretheblinking Openthecartridgechamber ' automatically. "F " isvisibleontheLCD coverandremovethefilm.
oAttheendoftherolloffilm,film panel. Donotopenthecartridgechamber
rewindsautomaticallyandtheframe .Whenthefilmiscompletelyrewound, coveruntil"F" startsblinkinq.
countercountsbackwardsonebyone "F" blinks
astheorangeLEDblinks. olffilmrewindstopsmidwaythroughthe .Whenopeningthecartridgechamber
.lf youwantto removethef ilmwhilethe rollduetoa deadbattery,it resumes cover,makesurethatthecamera
numberofavailableiramesstillappears automaticallyass00nasthebatteryis bottomfacesup,orthecartridgemay
ontheLCDpanel,rewindthefilm reolaced. fallout.
midwaythroughtheroll.(!g P.19)
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Taketheexposedfilm cartridgeto a photolab. Torewindthefilm in mid-roll oWerecommendbringingyourfilm Presstherto buttonusing Removethefilm. photo cartridge toa lab thatdisplays an thestudonthestraplugor "Authorized Photo Lab Mark" sign thepointofball-pointpen. V Openthecartridgechamber aboveforprocessingandprinting o0nce cover. rewinding starts, there isnoneedoYour negatives are returnedinsidethe pressing tocontinue the mid-roll V Removethefilm. cartridge foreasy storage. rewindbutton .lndexprints(smallimagesofeach .Whenrewindingiscomplete,"F" starts i Oncethefilmhasbeenremovedin frameexposedontherolloffilm)are blinking.Donottrytoopenthecover mid-roll,itcannotbeusedagain. suppliedwiththenegatives. until"F"startsblinkino. .F0rmoreinformation,consultyour photolab.View original page 20
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Whenyourmainsubjectis notin thecenterof theframe:
Composethepicture. Centertheautofocusframe Recomposethepicture
markonthemainsubject. andshoot. .Whenthemainsubjectis outsidethe V Lightlypresstheshutter V Whiledepressingtheshutter autofocusframemark"c 1",thearea releasebutton. releasebuttonlightly, behindthesubjectwillbeinfocus oMakesurethattheoreenLEDliohtsuo. recomposethepicture.
Y Thendepresstheshutter
releasebuttonalltheway.
eAslongastheshutterreleasebuttonispressed
lightly,focusislocked.
.Donotchangethecameralo-subjectdistance
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Flashcancelmode Anytimeflashmode
Usethismodewhereftashphotographyis prohibitedor to achievea natural Ilse thismodeto tire the tlash intention
lightingettectin night scenes.
MODEDATE MODE DATE
PresstheI buttonuntil Composethepictureand PresstheI buttonuntil"1"
"€)" appearsontheLCD shoot. appearsontheLcDpanel.
panel. V Lightlypresstheshutter
.Sinceslowshutterspeedsareusually releasebutton.
selectedinthismode,usea tripodto V MakesurethegreenLED
oreventcamerashake. lightsup,thendepressthe
shutterreleasebuttonallthe
wayto takethepicture.
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Selectingothermodes
Tomatchyourshootingpurplses, red-eyereduction,remotecontrolandself-timermodesare selectable.
ncel(noindication)
<D Red-eyereductionindicator(!sP. 25)
Forreducingthe"red-eye"effectwithflash. IJ
<D0 Remotecontrolindicator(!sP 26)
EachtimetheM0DEbuttonis U Forreleasingtheshutterremotely
pressed,thedisplaychanges
intheorderindicated. Self-timerindicator(!sP 2z) Forincludingyourselfinthepicture. oFordetails,seethereferencepagefor
eacnm00e.
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Remotecontrolphotography(optional)
Forreleasingtheshutterremotely:
Placethecameraona tripod PresstheMODEbutton Composethepictureand
ora secureflatsurface. until"o-$"appearson shoot.
oRemotecontrolextendsuptoapprox. theLCDpanel. V Aimtheremotecontrolunitat
5m(16.4ft.)whilefacingthecamera.lf .Remotecontrolwillbeautomatically thecameraandpresstheshutter thecamera{o-subiectdistanceis more releasebuttonontheunit. canceledif notusedformorethan than5m(16.4ft.)away,usetheself- oThered-eyereductionlamplightsupfor
timermode.(rgP.27) approx.2 minutesortheslidecoveris approx.2 sec.beforetheshutterisreleased.
olfthereceptionsensoronthecamerais closed.Thatmeansthatwithin2 o 11theshuttercannotbereleasedwiththe
exposedto directsunlightorother minutesaftertakingthelastshots,you remotecontrol,changethebatteryinsidethe
stronglight,theremotecontrolwillnot canstillcontinueto shootremotely. remotecontrolunit.(Thelifeofthebatteryis
operateproperly. approx.10years.)VisitanauthorizedNikon
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Titlerecordingfunction
Forimprintinga title onthebackofpiclures:
>>o
o
tftart rrr rl-
PresstheTITLEbuttonuntil Selectthe language/title Setthelanguage/title
" 1",languageandtitle codes. codes.
codesappearontheLCD V PresstheTITLEbuttonfor more V PresstheTITLEbuttonandthe
panel. than2 sec.Thetitleor language preferredcodestopsblinking
.30 titlesareselectablein 12lanouaoes codestartsblinking. andappearsontheLCDpanel.
V Pressthe t/ buttonto setthe Thenshoot.
oWhen"/" appearsontheLCDpanel, languagecode.PressIhe ,
buttonto setthetitlecode. titlerecordingispossibleevenwhen thedatedisplayisactivatedontheLCD Pressingeachbuttoncontinuously panelbypressingtheDATEbutton28 changesthecodequickly. www.orphancameras.comView original page 29Page 31 · Read text
{ Enteringthesettingmode Settingthe"year" Settingthe"month" T -
V PresstheSEL(dateselect) V PresstheADJUST(date V PresstheSELbutton.The
buttonfor morethan adjust)buttonto setthe "month"sectionstaftsblinking.
2 seconds. correctyear. V PresstheADJUSTbuttonto set
oThe"year"sectionstartsblinking. .EachtimetheADUSTbuttonispressed, thecorrectmonth.
thenumberincreasesbyone. V PresstheSELbutton.
oPressingtheADJUSTbutton .Repeatprocedures2 and3 tosettheday,
continuouslyformorethan2 sec. hourandminute.
changesthenumberquickly
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