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The Basics of Shooting and Playback
Step 1 Turn the Camera On
1 Press the power switch to turn
on the camera.
• If you are turning the camera on
for the first time, see “Setting the
Display Language, Date, and
Time” (A20).
• The lens extends, and the monitor is
turned on.
2 Check the battery level and number of exposures remaining.
Battery Level
Number of Exposures Remaining
The number of exposures remaining is displayed.
• When a memory card is not inserted, C is displayed and pictures are recorded to the
internal memory (COOLPIX S9500: approximately 23 MB, COOLPIX S9400:
approximately 65 MB).
• The number of pictures that can be stored depends on the remaining capacity of the
internal memory or memory card, the image quality, and the image size (image
mode) (A62).
• The number of exposures remaining shown in the illustration differs from the actual
value.
Display Description
b Battery level high.
B Battery level low. Prepare to charge or replace the battery.
N
Battery exhausted.
Cannot take pictures. Charge or replace the battery.
29m 0s
29m 0s
29m 0s
970
970
970
Battery level indicator
Number of exposures
remaining