North Star COOLPIX S205 User Guide

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Table of Contents

For Your Safety ......................................................................................................................................ii

WARNINGS .................................................................................................................................................................. ii

Notices ....................................................................................................................................................... v

Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................1

About This Manual ................................................................................................................................ 1
Information and Precautions............................................................................................................. 2
Parts of the Camera............................................................................................................................... 4

The Camera Body ...................................................................................................................................................4
The Monitor................................................................................................................................................................6

Basic Operations..................................................................................................................................... 8

The A (Shooting Mode) Button...................................................................................................................8
The

c (Playback) Button..................................................................................................................................8

The Multi Selector...................................................................................................................................................9
The

d Button....................................................................................................................................................10

Switching Between Tabs.................................................................................................................................10
Help Displays ..........................................................................................................................................................11
The Shutter-release Button............................................................................................................................11
Attaching the Camera Strap .........................................................................................................................11

First Steps ............................................................................................................................................. 12

Inserting the Battery ...........................................................................................................................12

Removing the Battery .......................................................................................................................................13

Charging the Battery ..........................................................................................................................14

Turning On and Off the Camera.................................................................................................................17

Setting Display Language, Date and Time .................................................................................18
Inserting Memory Cards ....................................................................................................................20

Removing Memory Cards...............................................................................................................................20

Basic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) Mode............................................................... 22

Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select A (Auto) Mode .......................................................22

Indicators Displayed in A (Auto) Mode ...............................................................................................23

Step 2 Frame a Picture .......................................................................................................................24

Using the Zoom....................................................................................................................................................25

Step 3 Focus and Shoot .....................................................................................................................26
Step 4 Playing Back and Deleting Pictures .................................................................................28

Playing Back Pictures (Playback Mode) ..................................................................................................28
Deleting Pictures..................................................................................................................................................28

Using the Flash......................................................................................................................................30

Setting the Flash Mode....................................................................................................................................30

Taking Pictures with the Self-timer ...............................................................................................32
Macro Mode...........................................................................................................................................33
Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation) .....................................................................34