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Page 1: ...N I K KOR 3X OPTICAL Z O O M 6 3 18 9mm 1 2 8 4 9 En The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the ...

Page 2: ...ark of the SD Card Association Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc PictBridge is a trademark D Lighting technology is provided by Apical Limited Face priority AF technology is provided by Identix All other trade names mentioned in this manual or the other documentation provided with your Nikon product are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders ...

Page 3: ...y or on removable memory cards If a memory card is inserted all new pictures will be stored on the memory card and delete playback and format operations will apply only to the pictures on the memory card The memory card must be removed before the internal memory can be formatted or used to store delete or view pictures This icon marks cautions infor mation that should be read before use to prevent...

Page 4: ...ed only by qualified technicians Should the camera break open as the result of a fall or other accident take the product to a Nikon authorized service representative for inspection after unplugging the product and or removing the batteries Do not use the camera or AC adapter in the presence of flammable gas Do not use electronic equipment in the presence of flammable gas as this could result in ex...

Page 5: ... Observe the following pre caution when handling the battery charger If an MH 71 battery charger is provided with the camera observe the following precautions Keep dry Failure to observe this precau tion could result in fire or electric shock Dust on or near the metal parts of the plug should be removed with a dry cloth Continued use could result in fire Do not handle the power cable or go near th...

Page 6: ... close to your subject s eyes could cause temporary visual impair ment Particular care should be taken if photographing infants when the flash should be no less than one meter 39in from the subject Do not fire the flash while it is touching a person or object Such use can result in the person being burned and or their clothes igniting from the heat of the flash Avoid contact with liquid crystal Sh...

Page 7: ...res idential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equip ment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which ca...

Page 8: ...simply being in possession of material that has been digitally copied or reproduced by means of a scanner digital camera or other device may be punishable by law Items prohibited by law from being copied or reproduced Do not copy or reproduce paper money coins securities government bonds or local government bonds even if such copies or reproductions are stamped Sample The copying or reproduction o...

Page 9: ...original image data Deleted files can sometimes be recovered from discarded storage devices using com mercially available software poten tially resulting in the malicious use of personal image data Ensuring the privacy of such data is the user s responsibility Before discarding a data storage device or transferring ownership to another person erase all data using commercial deletion software or fo...

Page 10: ...tures 17 Deleting Unwanted Pictures 17 Using the Flash 18 Taking Pictures with the Self Timer 20 Macro Close up Mode 22 Scene Mode 23 Scene Mode 23 Assist Modes 24 Taking Pictures with Face Priority AF 26 Other Scenes 28 Movies 33 Movie Mode 33 Movie Playback 34 Movie Options The Movie Menu 35 Movie Options 35 Auto focus Mode 36 Viewing Pictures on the Camera 37 Viewing Multiple Pictures Thumbnail...

Page 11: ... Auto Off 62 Format Memory Format Card 63 Language 63 Interface 64 Reset All 64 Battery Type 64 Firmware Version 64 Shooting Options The Shooting Menu 65 Image Mode 65 White Balance 66 Exposure Compensation 68 Continuous 68 BSS 69 Color Options 70 Playback Options The Playback Menu 71 Print Set 71 Slide Show 72 Delete 73 Protect 73 Transfer Marking 73 Small Pic 74 Copy 75 Technical Notes 76 Option...

Page 12: ...argers batteries and AC adapters certified by Nikon specifically for use with this Nikon digital camera are engineered and proven to operate within the operational and safety requirements of this electronic circuitry THE USE OF NON NIKON ELECTRONIC ACCESSORIES COULD DAMAGE THE CAMERA AND MAY VOID YOUR NIKON WARRANTY For more information about Nikon brand accessories contact a local autho rized Nik...

Page 13: ...and on screen text in this manual and the Quick Start Guide may differ from the actual display Before Taking Important Pictures Before taking pictures on important occasions such as at weddings or before taking the camera on a trip take a test shot to ensure that the camera is functioning nor mally Nikon will not be held liable for damages or lost profits that may result from product malfunction L...

Page 14: ...w Parts of the Camera Power on lamp 9 Power switch 9 Shutter release button 16 Eyelet for camera strap Battery chamber cover 6 Lens cover closed Self timer lamp 20 Lens cover Lens 14 78 Built in flash 18 Battery chamber 6 Power cord channel cover for optional AC adapter 76 ...

Page 15: ...mode 33 Replacing the connector cover Monitor 4 13 17 Mode selector 13 23 33 Flash lamp 18 Tripod socket Multi selector 9 delete button 17 37 38 playback button 17 37 MENU button 53 Zoom button 14 See also thumbnail playback 37 playback zoom 39 help 55 Memory card slot cover 11 Connector cover 41 42 47 Display self timer menu 20 Display macro close up mode menu 22 Display flash mode menu 18 Perfor...

Page 16: ...mera shake icon 16 8 Internal memory Memory card indicator 11 9 Battery level indicator 13 10 Sensitivity 16 11 Date not set Time zone indica tor 57 81 12 Self timer indicator 20 13 Date imprint Date counter 60 14 Number of exposures remaining 13 91 Movie length 33 91 15 Focus area 15 16 Image mode 65 17 Exposure compensation 68 18 Color options 70 19 White balance 66 20 Best Shot Selector BSS Con...

Page 17: ...r Total number of frames Movie length 34 37 7 D Lighting icon 40 8 Movie playback indicator 34 9 Image mode 65 10 Movie indicator 34 11 Protect icon 73 12 Print order icon 50 13 Transfer icon 43 73 14 Time of recording 9 15 Date of recording 9 12 00 12 00 15 05 2006 15 05 2006 9999 9999 9999 9999 100NIKON 100NIKON 9999 JPG 9999 JPG OK START START OK 15 14 13 10 12 9 7 8 11 1 2 4 5 6 3 ...

Page 18: ...atteries charge the batteries as described below If the camera came with a pair of alkaline batteries skip to Insert the batteries on the follow ing page 1 Plug the charger in Connect the power cable to the charger 1 and then plug it into a power outlet 2 The CHARGE lamp will light 3 2 Charge the batteries Insert the batteries as indicated on the charger The CHARGE lamp will start to blink Chargin...

Page 19: ...iii and 79 of this man ual The camera can be used with AA alkaline LR6 batteries Nikon rechargeable EN MH1 NiMH batteries ZR6 oxyride batteries and FR6 L91 lithium batteries Do not mix old and new batteries or batteries of different makes or types Batteries with the fol lowing defects cannot be used The Battery Type Menu After replacing the batteries check that the option selected for Battery Type...

Page 20: ...e button halfway The length of time before entering the standby mode can be changed Approx three minutes after the camera has entered standby mode The cam era will turn off EN MH1 Batteries Charge EN MH1 batteries before first use Charge and use as a set do not charge bat teries one at a time or mix batteries from different pairs Note that the batteries may tend to discharge more quickly when new ...

Page 21: ... a task are shown in white if more than one button is highlighted any of the highlighted buttons can be used For example press the multi selector up or down is shown as illustrated below 1 2 Turn the camera on The language selection screen is dis played Highlight the desired display lan guage and press the center of the multi selector The confirmation screen is displayed Press the multi selector u...

Page 22: ...tor right The map of world time zones is dis played 5 6 Press the multi selector left or right to select the home time zone you are in and press the cen ter of the multi selector The DATE screen is displayed Edit Day order of Day Month and Year may differ in some areas and press the multi selector right OK TIME ZONE OK Confirm London Casablanca DaylightSaving HOME TIME ZONE OK Confirm London Casab...

Page 23: ...hat the power on lamp is off before inserting or removing memory cards 7 8 Edit Month and press the multi selector right Repeat steps 6 and 7 to edit the year hour and minutes then press the multi selector right D M Y is highlighted 9 Choose the order in which Day Month and Year will be displayed and press the center of the multi selector The setting becomes effective and the screen of the mode se...

Page 24: ...rmatting To begin formatting press the multi selector up to highlight Format and then press the center of the multi selector Do not turn the camera off or remove the batteries or memory card until formatting is complete Removing Memory Cards Before removing memory cards turn the camera off and confirm that the power on lamp is off Open the memory card slot cover and press the card in to partially ...

Page 25: ...camera on The power on lamp will light and the monitor will turn on To turn the camera off at any time press the power switch again Do not remove the bat teries while the power on lamp is lit 2 Check indicators in the monitor Check the battery level and number of expo sures remaining Auto Mode Display Battery level NO ICON Batteries fully charged Low battery ready spare batter ies WARNING BATTERY ...

Page 26: ...he area visible in the frame Press to zoom in up to 3 so that the sub ject fills a larger area of the frame Pressing for about two seconds at 3 zoom will trigger digital zoom allowing the subject to be magnified up to 4 more for a total of magnification of 12 Note that unlike optical zoom digital zoom does not increase the amount of detail visible in the picture Instead details visible at 3 zoom a...

Page 27: ...hts up green Blinking red indicates that the camera was unable to focus Change the composition and try again 2 Take the picture Press the shutter release button the rest of the way down to take the picture Note that the flash may fire if the subject is poorly lit During Recording The or icon will blink while pictures are recorded Removing memory cards or batteries while these icons are blinking co...

Page 28: ...ng brightness in the scene e g the sun is behind your subject and their features are in deep shadow or if there are several objects at different distances from the camera at the center of the frame e g your subject is inside a cage When Lighting Is Poor If lighting is poor and the flash is off a icon will be dis played to warn that pictures may be blurred as a result of the slow shutter speeds If ...

Page 29: ...ed briefly at low resolution while being read from memory Press the button again to return to shooting mode Deleting Unwanted Pictures To delete the picture currently displayed in the monitor press the button A con firmation dialog will be displayed high light one of the following options and press the center of the multi selector No Exit without deleting the picture Yes Delete the picture Viewing...

Page 30: ...enever picture is taken Use to fill in illuminate shadows and back lit subjects Slow sync Flash illuminates main subject slow shutter speeds are used to capture background at night or under dim light 1 2 Press the flash mode button Highlight the desired mode and press the center of the multi selector The selected flash mode icon appears at the top of the monitor If AUTO is selected the icon extin ...

Page 31: ...era Red eye Fix note that this may slightly increase the time needed to record the picture This mode is not recom mended where a quick shutter response is required if the desired results are not achieved try again at a different flash setting The Flash Lamp The flash lamp shows flash status when the shutter release button is pressed halfway On Flash will fire when picture is taken Blinks Flash cha...

Page 32: ...nceled if five sec onds pass without pressing the center of the multi selector 3 4 Frame the picture and press and hold the shutter release button halfway The focus and exposure are adjusted Press the shutter release button fully The self timer starts and the shutter will be released automatically after about ten seconds Remaining seconds before the shutter is released are displayed in the monitor...

Page 33: ...ken staying lit during the final second to warn that the shutter is about to be released Auto Mode In addition to the flash self timer and macro close up options described on pages 18 22 auto mode offers a menu of shooting options controlling such settings as image size picture color and white balance 65 70 ...

Page 34: ... Macro Close up Mode 1 2 Display options Press the button Highlight ON and press the cen ter of the multi selector appears 3 4 Frame picture Minimum focus distance varies with zoom position if zoom is adjusted until icon turns green camera can focus at distance of 4 cm 1 6 in Focus and shoot In macro close up mode the camera focuses continuously even when the shutter release button is not pressed ...

Page 35: ...ode 65 can be adjusted by selecting from the scene mode menu Flash Mode Self Timer and Macro Close Up See the Appendix for information on the settings available in scene mode 90 Scene Mode Mode Description Portrait For portraits Landscape For landscapes Sports For moving subjects Night Portrait For portraits taken against a backdrop of night scenery Party Indoor Night Landscape Copy Beach Snow Clo...

Page 36: ...ess the MENU button 3 4 Highlight or and press the center of the multi selector The framing assist menu is displayed Highlight the desired composi tion type and press the center of the multi selector The framing guide appears 5 Position the subject in the framing guide and take the picture MENU Exit OK Confirm Help PORTRAIT SCN Assist modes MENU Exit OK Confirm Help FACE PRIORITY AF 6 6 6 6 6 ...

Page 37: ...IT LEFT Compose shot with subject in left or right half of frame Cam era focuses on subject in framing guide PORTRAIT RIGHT PORTRAIT CLOSE UP Compose shot with subject s face in top half of frame Camera focuses on face area in framing guide PORTRAIT COUPLE Compose shot with two subjects side by side Camera focuses on subject in framing guide PORTRAIT FIG URE Compose shot in tall orientation Camera...

Page 38: ...y double yellow border If camera detects multiple faces clos est subject will be indicated by double border other subjects by single border Camera will focus on closest subject If camera can no longer detect subject for example because subject has looked away from camera borders will no longer be displayed and icon will blink in monitor 3 4 Set focus and exposure Double border turns green Take the...

Page 39: ...a ture a landmark in the background Pictures taken at slow shutter speeds are processed to reduce noise 16 Focus indicator 15 is always displayed in green when shutter release button is pressed halfway note however that foreground objects may not always be in focus Sports Assist Capture motion in a series of high speed shots No framing guides are displayed LANDSCAPE Camera focuses at infinity no g...

Page 40: ... blurring mount the camera on a tripod or rest it on a flat stable surface Other Scenes To take pictures in other scene modes SPORT COM POSITE Each time shutter release button is pressed camera takes 16 shots in about two seconds and arranges them in a single picture 1600 1200 pixels in size Camera focuses continuously even when shutter release button is not pressed 1 2 Select mode Press the MENU ...

Page 41: ... camera steady to pre vent blurring DUSK DAWN Preserves the colors seen in the weak natural light before sunrise or after sunset Camera focuses at infinity Use of a tripod recommended to prevent blurring pictures may be processed to reduce noise 16 NIGHT LANDSCAPE Slow shutter speeds are used to produce stunning night landscapes Camera focuses at infinity Use of a tripod recommended to prevent blu...

Page 42: ...sed to capture the expanding burst of light from a firework Focus is fixed at infinity Use of a tripod recommended to prevent blurring COPY Provides clear pictures of text or drawings on a white board or in print Camera focuses on subject in center of frame use macro close up 22 to focus at short ranges Colored text and drawings may not show up well BACK LIGHT Use when light is coming from behind ...

Page 43: ...The direction can be re selected by pressing the center of the multi selector again If the first shot is taken without decid ing the pan direction it will be auto matically set for the right 3 4 Take the first picture The first picture is displayed in about 1 3 of the monitor AE L icon is dis played to show that white balance and exposure have been locked at values for first shot Compose the next ...

Page 44: ...self timer 20 and macro close up 22 cannot be adjusted after the first picture is taken Pictures cannot be deleted or zoom or image mode 65 cannot be adjusted until shooting is complete 5 End series The monitor returns to the screen in step 1 2 2 ...

Page 45: ...ogress bar shows amount of memory remaining 3 End recording The monitor returns to the screen in step 1 See Movie Options The Movie Menu 35 for information on movie size and focus options Recording Movies The flash 18 and self timer 20 are not available in movie mode Macro close up can be used 22 Optical zoom cannot be adjusted during recording See the Appendix for information on the maximum total...

Page 46: ... multi selector to perform the selected opera tion Movie Playback Control Description Rewind movie while center of multi selector is pressed Advance movie while center of multi selector is pressed Playback pause Advance paused movie one frame Rewind paused movie one frame Resume playback End movie and return to full frame playback 100NIKON 100NIKON 15 30 15 30 15 30 100NIKON 0001 0001 MOV MOV 0001...

Page 47: ...owing sizes Movie Options The Movie Menu Option Size pixels Frames per second TV movie 640 640 480 15 Small size 320 320 240 15 Smaller size 160 160 120 15 MENU Exit OK Confirm Help MOVIE SET UP Movie options Auto focus mode Select mode Press MENU button MOVIE OPTIONS TV movie 640 Small size 320 Smaller size 160 MENU OK Confirm Exit ...

Page 48: ...m total length of movie that can be recorded at different settings 91 Option Description Single AF Camera focuses when shutter release button is pressed halfway and locks at this position during shooting Full time AF Camera constantly adjusts focus even when shutter release button is not pressed AUTO FOCUS MODE Single AF Full time AF MENU OK Confirm Exit ...

Page 49: ...ll turn the camera on in playback mode The following operations can be performed To Press To Press View next picture 17 View playback menu MENU 71 View previous picture 17 Still Enhance contrast 40 Delete picture 17 Movie Play movie 34 Zoom picture in 39 View thumbnails 38 Exit to shooting mode 100NIKON 100NIKON 15 30 15 30 15 30 100NIKON 0005 JPG 0005 JPG 0005 JPG 10 10 2006 10 10 2006 10 10 2006...

Page 50: ...he button in full frame or thumb nail playback displays the dialog shown at right Highlight Yes and press the center of the multi selector to delete the selected picture Viewing Pictures in Internal Memory Pictures in internal memory can only be viewed if no memory card is inserted To Press To Press Highlight picture Delete high lighted picture Exit to full frame playback Change number of pictures...

Page 51: ... visible in the monitor Depending on the size of the original and the zoom ratio at the time the copy was created copies will be 2272 1704 2048 1536 1600 1200 1280 860 1024 768 640 480 320 240 or 160 120 pixels in size Cropped pictures are stored in JPEG format compression ratio 1 8 as separate pic tures from the original pictures Cropped Copies Cropped copies may not display or transfer correctly...

Page 52: ...wed on other models of Nikon camera See the Appendix for more information on D lighting copies 92 1 2 Confirmation dialog is displayed Highlight OK and press the center of the multi selector The enhanced brightness copy is made 100NIKON 100NIKON 5 5 5 5 15 30 15 30 15 30 100NIKON 0005 JPG 0005 JPG 0005 JPG 10 10 2006 10 10 2006 10 10 2006 OK D Lighting Confirm OK Cancel OK 100NIKON 100NIKON 5 5 5 ...

Page 53: ...rom turning off unex pectedly during connection use fresh batteries or an optional EH 65A AC adapter kit 1 The Interface Video mode item in the setup menu offers a choice of NTSC and PAL standards for analog video output 64 Select a standard to match the television 2 Turn the camera off and con nect the video cable Connect the black plug to the camera the yellow plug to the video in jack on the TV...

Page 54: ...o transfer pictures to a computer 1 Start a computer to which PictureProject has been installed 2 Choose an Interface USB option as described in Choosing a USB Option for Connection to a Computer 44 3 Turn the camera off and connect the USB cable as shown at right 4 Turn the camera on 5 Press the center of the multi selector to copy all marked pictures to the computer Viewing Pictures on a Compute...

Page 55: ... Two options control transfer marking Interface Auto transfer setup menu Choose On to mark all new pictures for transfer 64 Transfer marking playback menu Change mark ing for existing pictures 73 The PictureProject Transfer Button To copy both marked and unmarked pictures to the computer click the PictureProject Transfer button instead of pressing the center of the multi selector in Step 5 PREPARI...

Page 56: ...re wizard is displayed then click Cancel and disconnect the cam era Select Mass storage in the camera USB menu before reconnecting the camera Computer operating system Pictures transferred using Camera Transfer button 1 PictureProject button Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional Windows 2000 Professional Windows Millennium Edition Me Windows 98 Second Edition SE Choose Mass storage 2 Mac...

Page 57: ...in the taskbar and select Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device from the menu that appears Windows 2000 Professional Click the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in the taskbar and select Stop USB Mass Storage Device from the menu that appears Windows Millennium Edition Me Click the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in the taskbar and select Stop USB Disk from the menu that appears Windows 98 Second Editio...

Page 58: ...amera Print set option can be used to select pictures for printing 52 See the printer manual for details Taking memory cards to a digital print service If the service supports DPOF the camera Print set option can be used to select pictures for printing 52 Transferring pictures to a computer Once transferred to a computer 42 pic tures can be printed using imaging software See the application and pr...

Page 59: ...cting the Printer 1 Turn the printer on 2 Set the Interface USB option in the setup menu to PTP 64 See Menus 53 for more informa tion on menu operations 3 Turn the camera off and connect the USB cable as shown at right Date imprint Print set Date Must be set before picture is taken Set after picture is taken Date permanently imprinted on picture Date stored separately Date appears whenever picture...

Page 60: ...ge logo displayed in the monitor Printing Pictures One at a Time 1 2 Select a desired picture To choose picture from thumbnail list press and use multi selector to highlight desired picture or press to exit to full frame playback Display print options 4 4 5 5 OK 4 PictBridge 4 4 5 5 OK 4 OK Confirm PRINT MENU Start print Copies Paper size 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 MENU OK Start print Back ...

Page 61: ...ption Start print Start printing To cancel before all copies have been printed press center of multi selector Camera returns to PictBridge playback display when printing is complete repeat from Step 1 to print additional pictures Copies Press multi selector up or down to choose number of copies up to 9 Press center of multi selector to return to previous menu Paper size Press multi selector up or ...

Page 62: ...s DPOF printing Press multi selector up or down to highlight option press center to select Start print Print current print order 52 Confirm View print order Press center of multi selector to start printing or press MENU to exit Cancel Exit without printing Paper size Choose page size 49 1 2 Scroll through pictures Current picture shown at center of display Select current picture and set number of ...

Page 63: ... multi selec tor down when number of prints is 1 Repeat steps 1 2 to select addi tional pictures Confirm selection to return to step 1 and change selection press MENU button 5 Start printing PictBridge menu is displayed when printing is complete 10 10 2006 12 00 4 5 PRINT SELECTION MENU OK Confirm Back 3 3 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 MENU OK Start print Back 005 PRINTS OK Cancel Printing 001 003 ...

Page 64: ...ghlight Print selected Display selection dialog To delete current print order highlight Delete print set and press center of multi selector 3 Select pictures as described in Steps 1 4 of Printing Selected Pic tures 50 4 Press multi selector up or down to highlight option press center to select Date Print date of recording on all pictures in print order Info Print shutter speed and aperture on all ...

Page 65: ... Exit 1 2 OK Confirm Help PLAYBACK MENU SET UP Print set Slide show Delete Protect Display picture full frame 37 Press MENU button MENU Exit OK Confirm Help MOVIE SET UP Movie options Auto focus mode Select mode Press MENU button MENU Exit 1 2 OK Confirm Help SHOOTING MENU SET UP Image mode White balance Exp Continuous MENU Exit 1 2 OK Confirm Help SHOOTING MENU SET UP Image mode White balance Exp...

Page 66: ... options and highlight a desired option 3 Select the highlighted option Move cursor up Move cursor left Move cursor right Move cursor down Make selection MENU Exit 1 2 OK Confirm Help SHOOTING MENU SET UP Image mode White balance Exp Continuous CONTINUOUS Single Multi shot 16 MENU OK Confirm Exit MENU Exit 1 2 OK Confirm Help SHOOTING MENU SET UP Image mode White balance Exp Continuous ...

Page 67: ...layback 1 2 Scroll through pictures and select a desired picture The current picture is shown at the center of the monitor E g To protect a picture Set ON OFF or the number of copies When ON is set the icon according to the function being performed appears in the center of the current picture Repeat steps 1 and 2 to select addi tional pictures 3 Complete operation The setting becomes effective 4 5...

Page 68: ...int Imprint date or birthday counter on pictures 60 Sound settings Adjust sound and volume settings 61 Blur warning Turn blur warning on or off 62 Auto off Choose when monitor will turn off to save power 62 Format memory Format card Format internal memory or memory card 63 Language Choose language for camera menus and mes sages 63 Interface Adjust settings for connection to television or computer ...

Page 69: ...card is removed Date Set the camera clock and choose home and travel destination time zones Option Description Date Set camera clock to current date and time 9 Time zone Choose home or travel destination time zone 93 turn daylight saving time on or off MENUS Text Icons MENU OK Confirm Exit MENU Exit OK Confirm Help WELCOME IMAGE SELECT MENU Exit 1 3 OK Confirm Help SET UP Shooting menu Menus Welco...

Page 70: ...cated by a dot To change the home or travel destination time zone highlight or then press the multi selector right Choose a time zone and daylight saving time as described in Basic Setup 9 The Clock Battery The clock battery charges when the main battery is installed or an AC adapter is con nected and can provide several days of backup power after about 10 hours of charg ing MENU Exit OK TIME ZONE...

Page 71: ... moni tor Brightness Choose from five settings for monitor brightness Option Description Display Shooting mode Playback mode Show info Indicators are dis played in monitor 4 Hide info Indicators are not displayed in moni tor MONITOR SETTINGS Photo info Brightness MENU OK Confirm Exit 3 5 5 100NIKON 100NIKON 15 30 15 30 15 30 100NIKON 0005 JPG 0005 JPG 0005 JPG 10 10 2006 10 10 2006 10 10 2006 5 5 ...

Page 72: ...nd date do not appear on pic tures Date Date or date and time are imprinted on pictures taken while this option is in effect Date and time Date counter Time stamp shows number of days between date of shooting and selected date see below Stored dates Up to three dates can be stored To set highlight press multi selector to right and enter date 9 To select highlight and press center of multi selector...

Page 73: ... read Choose PC screen 1024 or larger when using date imprint Sound Settings Set the following Display options Highlight Number of Days Years and Days or Yrs Mnths Days and press center of multi selector Option Description Button sound When ON is selected beep will sound once when operations are completed successfully three times when error is detected Shutter sound Choose shutter sound ON or OFF ...

Page 74: ...ain on for a minimum of three minutes when menus are displayed and for thirty minutes during a slide show Option Description Auto off Choose delay before monitor turns off when no operations are performed Sleep Mode Select On or Off If On is selected mon itor will turn off if no change is detected in brightness of subject for 30 s Auto off set to 1 min or less or 1 min Auto off set to 5 min or mor...

Page 75: ... card Format is not available when batteries are low Format Do not turn the camera off or remove the batteries or memory card during formatting Use the Format option to format memory cards before first use and reformat them regularly thereafter Without regular formatting performance will drop with use Language Choose a language for camera menus and messages from the following options Deutsch Germa...

Page 76: ... the current camera firmware version Option Description USB Select USB option for connection to computer 42 or printer 47 Video mode Choose from NTSC and PAL 41 Auto transfer Choose On to mark all new pictures for transfer to computer 43 Option Battery Type Alkaline Alkaline COOLPIX NiMH EN MH1 oxyride Lithium Lithium INTERFACE USB Video mode Auto transfer MENU OK Confirm Exit RESET ALL Reset all ...

Page 77: ...lan to use the picture Shooting Options The Shooting Menu Option Description SET UP Display the setup menu 56 Image mode Choose image size and quality 65 White balance Match white balance to the light source 66 Exposure compensation Exposure can be compensated for in the case of a subject that is bright dark or with strong con trast 68 Continuous Take pictures one at a time or in a sequence 68 BSS...

Page 78: ...tion Auto White balance automatically adjusted to suit lighting condi tions Best choice in most situations White bal preset Neutral colored object used as reference to set white balance under unusual lighting conditions 67 Daylight White balance adjusted for direct sunlight Incandescent Use under incandescent lighting Fluorescent Use under most types of fluorescent lighting Cloudy Use when taking ...

Page 79: ...e to make pictures taken under a lamp with a red shade look as though they had been taken under white light 1 Place white or gray reference object under lighting that will be used during shooting 2 Highlight White bal preset 3 4 Camera zooms in Highlight Measure WHITE BALANCE Auto White bal preset Daylight Incandescent Fluorescent MENU OK Confirm Exit 1 2 WHITE BAL PRESET MENU OK Confirm Exit Canc...

Page 80: ... EV overexposure in increments of 1 3 EV Continuous Capture a fleeting expression on a portrait subject photograph a subject that is moving unpredictably or capture motion in a series of pictures 5 Frame the reference object and press the center of the multi selector The new white balance value is set Option Description Single One shot is taken each time shutter release button is pressed WHITE BAL...

Page 81: ...blurred pictures When BSS is on the camera takes up to ten pictures while the shutter release button is pressed The sharpest pic ture in the series is saved and the others are dis carded A BSS icon is displayed when BSS is on BSS BSS may not produce the desired results if the subject moves or the composition is changed during shooting Multi shot 16 Each time shutter release button is pressed camer...

Page 82: ...r than Standard Color the current setting is also indicated by an icon in the display Option Description Standard color Natural color Vivid color Vivid photoprint colors Black and white Take pictures in black and white Sepia Record pictures in sepia Cyanotype Take pictures in blue tinted mono chrome COLOR OPTIONS Standard color Vivid color Black and white Sepia Cyanotype MENU OK Confirm Exit ...

Page 83: ... 56 Print set Select pictures for printing 71 Slide show View pictures in an automatic slide show 72 Delete Delete all or selected pictures 73 Protect Protect selected pictures from accidental deletion 73 Transfer marking Change transfer marking for existing pictures 73 Small pic Create a small copy of the current picture 74 Copy Copy files between memory card and internal memory 75 MENU Exit 1 2 ...

Page 84: ... to the right or press the multi selector to the left to return to the previous picture Hold the multi selector down to fast forward or rewind To pause the slide show press the center of the multi selector The menu shown below will be displayed When the slide show ends or is paused the menu shown at right will be displayed Highlight Restart and press the center of the multi selector to restart the...

Page 85: ...n the camera is connected to it via the supplied USB cable In the default setting all pictures will be marked Pictures selected for transfer are marked with a icon Option Description All on Mark all images for transfer All off Remove transfer marking from all images Select image s Mark selected pictures for transfer 55 DELETE Erase selected images Erase all images MENU OK Confirm Exit 4 5 ON OFF 1...

Page 86: ...ayed when copies are viewed full frame Small Picture Small copies are compressed for reduced file size and may not display or transfer cor rectly when viewed on other models of Nikon camera See the Appendix for more information on small copies 93 Option Description 640 480 Suited to television playback 320 240 Suited to display on web pages 160 120 Suitable for e mail SMALL PIC 640 480 320 240 160...

Page 87: ...ess the center of the multi selector to copy the images Copy The camera may be unable to copy pictures that were created with another make of camera or that have been modified on a computer See pages 92 93 for more infor mation on how copies are stored Option Description Copy pictures from internal memory to memory card Copy pictures from memory card to internal memory MENU OK Confirm Exit COPY CA...

Page 88: ...h speed 10MB s Other cards have not been tested For more details on the above cards please contact the manufacturer Optional Accessories Rechargeable battery Nikon EN MH1 rechargeable NiMH batteries EN MH1 B2 Battery charger MH 71 battery charger AC adapter EH 65A AC adapter kit connects as shown EH 62B AC adapter kit cannot be used SanDisk 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 256MB 512MB 1GB Toshiba 64MB 1...

Page 89: ...eted from the card Failure to observe this precaution could result in loss of data or dam age to the camera or card Do not disassemble or modify Do not drop bend or expose to water or strong physical shocks Do not touch the metal terminals with your fingers or metal objects Do not affix labels or stickers to the memory card Do not leave in direct sunlight closed vehicles or areas exposed to high t...

Page 90: ...s on or while images are being recorded or deleted Forcibly cutting power in these circumstances could result in loss of data or in damage to product memory or internal circuitry To prevent an accidental interruption of power avoid carrying the product from one place to another while an AC adapter is connected Keep dry The device will be damaged if immersed in water or subjected to high levels of ...

Page 91: ...ts with your fingers Remove dust or lint with a blower typically a small device with a rubber bulb attached to one end that is pumped to produce a stream of air out the other To remove fingerprints or other stains that cannot be removed with a blower wipe the lens with a soft cloth using a spiral motion that starts in the center of the lens and works out to the edges If this fails clean the lens u...

Page 92: ...th Turn the camera on and release the shutter a few times before put ting the camera away again Notes on the Monitor The monitor may contain a few pixels that are always lit or that do not light This is a characteristic common to all TFT LCD displays and does not indicate a malfunction Images recorded using the product will not be affected When you frame bright subjects vertical comet like streaks...

Page 93: ...ng camera in both hands with elbows against torso 16 18 WARNING PLEASE WAIT FOR CAMERA TO FIN ISH RECORDING Camera cannot perform other operations until recording is complete Message clears from dis play automatically when recording is complete MEMORY CARD IS WRITE PROTECTED Write protect switch is in Lock position Slide write protect to write position 12 THIS CARD CAN NOT BE USED Error accessing ...

Page 94: ...ile recording movie Choose memory card with faster write speed 76 OUT OF MEMORY or Memory card is full Choose smaller image size Delete pictures Insert new memory card Remove memory card and use internal memory 65 73 11 11 CARD CONTAINS NO IMAGES No pictures available for playback FILE CONTAINS NO IMAGE DATA File not created with COOLPIX L4 View file on computer or other device ALL IMAGES ARE HIDD...

Page 95: ...art See the PictureProject refer ence manual on CD for more information NO IMAGES ARE MARKED FOR TRANSFER No pictures selected for transfer Select pictures for transfer and try again 73 TRANSFER ERROR Transfer error Check battery level Check that USB cable is connected 13 43 SYSTEM ERROR Error has occurred in camera s internal cir cuitry Turn camera off remove and reinsert batteries and turn camer...

Page 96: ...ble is connected 13 13 8 62 18 42 47 41 No indicators appear in monitor Hide info is selected for Photo info Select Show info 59 Monitor is hard to read Adjust monitor brightness Monitor is dirty clean monitor 59 79 Camera clock is not correct Check camera clock regularly against more accurate timepieces and reset as required Pictures recorded before clock has been set will have time stamp of 00 0...

Page 97: ...dow is blocked Subject is outside range of flash Exposure compensation is too low Subject is backlit select scene mode or use fill flash 18 14 18 68 18 30 Randomly spaced bright pixels noise appear in image Shutter speed too slow Noise can be reduced by Using flash Choosing or in scene mode 18 23 Pictures are smeared Lens is dirty Clean lens 79 Colors are unnatural White balance does not match lig...

Page 98: ... clock has not been set 57 Date not appearing on pictures Date does not appear on movies or on pictures taken using panorama assist 30 34 File cannot be played back File has been overwritten or renamed by computer or other make of camera Cannot zoom in on picture Playback zoom cannot be used with movies small pictures or pictures that have been cropped to below 320 240 Cannot use crop D lighting o...

Page 99: ...rce as described above may result in the loss of any data not recorded to internal memory or the memory card at the time the problem occurred Data already recorded will not be affected PictureProject does not start when camera is connected Camera is off Batteries are exhausted USB cable is not correctly connected Appropriate USB option is not selected Camera is not registered in Device Manager Win...

Page 100: ...rait assist 28 Welcome screen 57 Animation Shooting menu Photo info 59 Show info Image mode 65 Normal 2272 Brightness 59 3 White balance 66 Auto Date imprint 60 Off Exposure Compensa tion 68 0 Button sound 61 ON Continuous 68 Single Shutter sound 61 ON BSS 69 Off Start up sound 61 ON Color Options 70 Standard color Blur warning 62 On Movie menu Auto off 62 1 m Movie options 35 Small size 320 Sleep...

Page 101: ...ensure compatibility among different makes of camera DPOF Digital Print Order Format DPOF is an industry wide standard that allows pic tures to be printed from print orders stored on the memory card Exif version 2 2 This camera supports Exif Exchangeable Image File Format for Dig ital Still Cameras version 2 2 a standard that allows information stored with photo graphs to be used for optimal color...

Page 102: ...eset all in the setup menu Settings in parentheses can be changed Default for GROUP RIGHT and GROUP LEFT is AUTO Other modes can be selected Mode Flash mode 18 Self timer 20 Macro close up 22 Portrait OFF OFF Landscape AUTO OFF OFF Sports OFF OFF Night portrait OFF OFF Party Indoor OFF OFF Beach Snow AUTO OFF OFF Sunset OFF OFF Dusk Dawn OFF OFF Night landscape OFF OFF Close up AUTO OFF ON Museum ...

Page 103: ... with make of memory card and in the case of JPEG images with the type of scene recorded If memory remains for more than 9999 pic tures exposure count display will show 9999 Image mode Movie Options Internal mem ory 10MB 256MB memory card Print size printed at 300dpi cm in High 2272 3 99 19 14 71 2 53 5 Normal 2272 7 199 19 14 71 2 53 5 Normal 1600 15 394 13 10 51 3 4 PC screen 1024 37 961 9 7 31 ...

Page 104: ... 9999 no further pictures can be taken until the medium is formatted 63 or a new memory card inserted Flash mode Flash turns off at Continuous settings other than Single or when BSS is on Original mode is restored when Single is selected or BSS is turned off Self timer If self timer is on only one shot will be taken when shutter is released regardless of settings chosen for Continuous and BSS Orig...

Page 105: ... used with copies created with crop or small picture D lighting is not avail able with copies created with D lighting Time Zones 9 57 The camera supports the time zones listed below Increments of less than one hour are not supported when travelling to or from destinations at half or quarter hour incre ments from Greenwich Mean Time GMT such as Afghanistan Central Australia India Iran Nepal or Newf...

Page 106: ...eries into the charger 6 2 Press the REFRESH button until the REFRESH lamp lights and close the lid The REFRESH lamp turns off when the batteries are fully discharged The batteries can now be removed or left in the MH 71 to recharge 6 Unplug the charger after removing the batteries To resume charging before the batteries are fully discharged or to refresh the bat teries once charging has begun pre...

Page 107: ...tofocus AF Contrast detect AF Focus range from lens Approximately 30 cm 1 ft Macro close up mode Approximately 4 cm 1 6 in W Focus area Center Monitor 2 0 in 115 000 dot TFT LCD monitor with brightness adjustment Approximate frame coverage Shooting mode 97 horizontal and 97 vertical Playback 100 horizontal and 100 vertical Storage Media Internal memory approx 10 MB SD Secure Digital memory cards F...

Page 108: ... 1 7 m 1 ft 4 in 5 ft 7 in Sync method Sensor flash system I O terminals Video out digital IO USB Interface USB Video output Can be selected from NTSC and PAL Supported languages Chinese Simplified and Traditional Dutch English French German Italian Japanese Korean Russian Spanish Swedish Power sources Two AA alkaline oxyride or lithium batteries Two rechargeable EN MH1 NiMH batteries EH 65A AC ad...

Page 109: ...harged The batteries will return to normal once fully discharged Note that NiMH batteries gradually lose their charge when not in use refresh the batteries immediately before use MH 71 Battery Charger Option Supplied with Camera in Some Regions Rated input AC 100 240 V 0 11 0 065 A 50 60 Hz Charging out put DC 1 2 V 2000 mA Applicable bat teries Nikon EN MH1 rechargeable Ni MH batteries Discharge ...

Page 110: ...ap 2 Clock 57 Close up 22 Color options 70 Computer 41 42 64 Connector cover 3 41 42 47 Copy 39 40 75 Cropping picture 39 Cyanotype 70 D Date 57 Date and time printing 60 Date counter 60 Date imprint 52 60 DCF Design rule for Cam era File System 89 Default setting 88 Delete 73 Deleting picture 17 38 73 D lighting 40 DPOF Digital Print Order Format 50 89 E E mail 66 Error messages 81 Exif 2 2 89 Ex...

Page 111: ...e 49 91 Printing pictures 46 Protect 73 R Reset all 64 88 S Scene mode 23 BACK LIGHT 30 BEACH SNOW 29 CLOSE UP 29 COPY 30 DUSK DAWN 29 FIREWORKS SHOW 30 LANDSCAPE 27 MUSEUM 30 NIGHT LANDSCAPE 29 NIGHT PORTRAIT 28 PANORAMA ASSIST 30 PARTY INDOOR 29 PORTRAIT 25 SUNSET 29 Self timer 20 92 Self timer lamp 2 21 Sepia 70 Setup menu 53 56 Shooting menu 53 Shutter release button 2 16 Slide show 72 Small p...

Page 112: ...elgium YP6B01 11 6MA15611 No reproduction in any form of this manual in whole or in part except for brief quotation in critical articles or re views may be made without written authorization from NIKON CORPORATION ...

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