Nikon 25586 - Coolpix L15 8MP Digital Camera User Manual Download

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Basic Photogra

phy and

Playback: Easy Auto Mode

Step 2 Frame a Picture

Ready the camera.

Hold the camera steadily in both hands, keeping your
fingers and other objects away from the lens, flash, self-
timer lamp and built-in microphone.

When taking pictures in “tall” orientation, turn the camera
so that the built-in flash is above the lens.

Frame the picture.

Position the main subject near the center of the monitor.

Summary of Contents for 25586 - Coolpix L15 8MP Digital Camera

Page 1: ...En DIGITAL CAMERA User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...robat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc The SD logo is a trademark of the SD Card Association PictBridge is a trademark ImageLink and the ImageLink print system logo are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company D Lighting technology is provided by P Apical Limited All other trade names mentioned in this manual or the other documentation provided with your Nikon product are trademarks or re...

Page 3: ...hotography and Playback Easy Auto Mode A Auto Mode C Shooting Suited for the Scene H One touch Portrait Mode c More on Playback D Movies Connecting to Televisions Computers and Printers d Shooting Playback and Setup Menus Technical Notes ...

Page 4: ...on authorized service representative for inspection Do not Disassemble Touching the product s internal parts could result in injury Repairs should be performed 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 ...

Page 5: ...e product be sure to remove the batteries when no charge remains Discontinue use immediately should you notice any change in the batteries such as discoloration or deformation If liquid from damaged batteries comes in contact with clothing or skin rinse immediately with plenty of water Observe the following precautions when handling the Battery Charger MH 71 available separately Keep Dry Failure t...

Page 6: ... player could cause hearing loss or damage the equipment Observe caution when using the flash Using the flash close to your subject s eyes could cause temporary visual impairment Particular care should be observed if photographing infants when the flash should be no less than one meter 39 in from the subject Do not operate the flash with the flash window touching a person or object Failure to obse...

Page 7: ...ollowing measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help CAUTIONS Modifications The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications mad...

Page 8: ...da Symbol for Separate Collection in European Countries This symbol indicates that this product is to be collected separately The following apply only to users in European countries This product is designated for separate collection at an appropriate collection point Do not dispose of as household waste For more information contact the retailer or the local authorities in charge of waste managemen...

Page 9: ...eps 12 Insert the Batteries 12 Supported Batteries 12 Turning On and Off the Camera 12 Setting Display Language Date and Time 14 Inserting Memory Cards 16 Removing Memory Cards 17 G Basic Photography and Playback Easy Auto Mode 18 Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select G Easy Auto Mode 18 Step 2 Frame a Picture 20 Step 3 Focus and Shoot 22 Step 4 Viewing and Deleting Pictures 24 Using the Flash 26 S...

Page 10: ...touch Portrait Menu 41 c More on Playback 42 Viewing Multiple Pictures Thumbnail Playback 42 Taking a Closer Look Playback Zoom 43 Editing Pictures 44 Enhancing Brightness and Contrast D Lighting 45 Creating a Cropped Copy Crop 46 g Resizing Pictures Small Picture 47 D Movies 48 Recording Movies 48 The Movie Menu 49 Selecting Movie Options 49 Stop Motion Movies 50 Movie Playback 51 Deleting Movie ...

Page 11: ...Pictures One at a Time 59 Printing Multiple Pictures 60 Creating a DPOF Print Order Print Set 63 Connecting to an ImageLink compatible Printer 65 Removing the Dock Insert 65 d Shooting Playback and Setup Menus 66 Shooting Options The Shooting Menu 66 Displaying the Shooting Menu 66 A Image Mode 67 B White Balance 69 C Continuous 71 F Color Options 72 Restrictions on Camera Settings 73 Playback Opt...

Page 12: ...Sound Settings 87 k Auto Off 88 l Format Memory m Format Card 89 n Language 90 o Video mode 90 p Reset All 91 s Battery Type 93 d Protect 93 h Copy 93 r Firmware Version 94 Technical Notes 95 Optional Accessories 95 Approved Memory Cards 95 Image File and Folder Names 96 Caring for the Camera 97 Cleaning 99 Storage 99 Error Messages 100 Troubleshooting 103 Specifications 108 Supported Standards 11...

Page 13: ...om monitor display samples so that monitor indicators can be more clearly shown Illustrations and Screen Display Illustrations and text displays shown in this manual may differ from actual display C Memory Cards Pictures taken with this camera can be stored in the camera s internal memory or on removable memory cards If a memory card is inserted all new pictures will be stored on the memory card a...

Page 14: ...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 authorized Nikon dealer Before Taking Important Pictures Before taking pictures on important occasions such as at weddings or before taking the camera on a trip ta...

Page 15: ... a company Also do not copy or reproduce passports issued by the government licenses issued by public agencies and private groups ID cards and tickets such as passes and meal coupons Comply with copyright notices The copying or reproduction of copyrighted creative works such as books music paintings woodcut prints maps drawings movies and photographs is governed by national and international copyr...

Page 16: ... 22 2 Power on lamp 12 3 Power switch 18 4 Built in flash 26 5 Speaker 51 6 Self timer lamp 28 98 AF assist illuminator 23 33 87 98 7 Built in microphone 48 8 Lens 97 108 9 Power connector cover for optional AC adapter 95 10 Eyelet for camera strap 11 11 Connector cover 52 54 58 12 Cable connector 52 54 58 13 Lens cover 97 ...

Page 17: ...ash lamp 27 5 Multi selector 9 6 Zoom buttons 21 f Zoom out 21 g Zoom in 21 h Thumbnail playback 42 i Playback zoom 43 j Help 11 7 d button 10 41 49 66 74 8 k apply selection button 9 9 l delete button 24 25 51 10 Battery chamber memory card slot cover 12 16 11 Tripod socket 12 ImageLink 65 13 SD card slot 16 14 Battery chamber 12 ...

Page 18: ...g mode 18 31 32 40 48 2 Exposure lock 39 3 Macro mode 29 4 Zoom indicator 21 29 5 Focus indicator 22 6 Digital zoom interpolation indicator 21 7 Flash mode 26 8 Internal memory indicator 19 9 Battery level indicator 18 10 ISO sensitivity 27 11 Vibration reduction icon 86 12 Self timer indicator 28 13 Date not set indicator 100 Time zone indicator 81 14 Date imprint 85 15 Number of exposures remain...

Page 19: ... 6 3 1 2 8 5 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 Date of recording 14 2 Time of recording 14 3 Internal memory indicator 19 4 Battery level indicator 18 5 File number and type 96 6 Volume indicator 51 7 Current frame number total number of frames 24 Movie length 51 8 Movie playback indicator 51 9 D Lighting icon 45 10 Image mode 67 11 Small picture 47 12 Protect icon 93 13 Print order icon 63 14 Movie indicator ...

Page 20: ...tion Menu In the shooting mode selection menu use the multi selector to select the shooting mode G Easy auto mode A 18 D Movie A 48 C Scene A 32 H One touch portrait A 40 A Auto mode A 31 The shooting mode selection menu is continuously displayed until you select the shooting mode and press k to determine the mode or you press the shooting mode button again The c Playback Button Press c in shootin...

Page 21: ...d right of the multi selector is shown as H I J and K Flash mode Display m flash mode A 26 menu or move cursor up Display n self timer A 28 menu Display p macro mode A 29 menu or move cursor down Apply selection Display o exposure compensation A 30 menu 15 11 2007 15 30 15 11 2007 15 30 0004 JPG 0004 JPG 0004 JPG 4 4 4 4 15 11 2007 15 30 Display the next picture Display the previous picture MENU E...

Page 22: ...ode Set up The selected option AF assist Auto Off Exit Exit Set up Date imprint Vibration reduction AF assist Sound settings Auto off Press the multi selector K or k to proceed to the next set of options Press the multi selector K or k to apply selection Displayed when the menu contains two or more pages Displayed when there are more previous menu items Displayed when there are one or more menu it...

Page 23: ...e lower right of the menu screen to view a description of the currently selected menu option To return to the original menu press g j again Attaching the Camera Strap Continuous Exit Back Choose single frame continuous mode BSS camera chooses sharpest shot in series or multi shot 16 ...

Page 24: ... camera uses the following size AA batteries Two LR6 alkaline batteries batteries supplied Two FR6 L91 lithium batteries Two ZR6 oxyride batteries Two Nikon EN MH1 rechargeable nickel metal hydride batteries available separately Turning On and Off the Camera To turn on the camera press the power switch The power on lamp green will light for a moment and the monitor will turn on To turn off the cam...

Page 25: ...on and change the setting A 93 C Alkaline Batteries Performance of alkaline batteries may vary greatly depending on the manufacturer Choose a reliable brand C Alternative Power Resources To power the camera continuously for extended periods use an EH 65A AC adapter available separately A 95 Do not under any circumstances use another make or model of AC adapter Failure to observe this precaution co...

Page 26: ...will not be set Proceed to step 8 4 Press k The home time zone menu is displayed D Daylight Saving Time If daylight saving time is in effect turn on Daylight saving in the time zone menu and set the date 1 Before pressing K press the multi selector I to choose Daylight saving 2 Press k to enable daylight saving time w Pressing k toggles the daylight saving time option on and off 3 Press the multi ...

Page 27: ...g the minutes press the multi selector K The row for setting the order in which the date is displayed will blink 7 Choose the order in which the day month and year are displayed and press k or K The settings are applied 8 Press k to exit the screen The camera enters shooting mode D Change the selected date and time To change the already set date and time select Date from Date A 81 in the setup men...

Page 28: ...r transfer pictures from the internal memory 1 Turn the camera off and open the battery chamber memory card slot cover Make sure that the camera is off the power on lamp and the monitor are off before opening the battery chamber memory card slot cover Hold the camera upside down to prevent the batteries from falling out 2 Insert the memory card Slide the memory card in correctly until it clicks in...

Page 29: ...the COOLPIX L15 be sure to format them A 89 B The Write Protect Switch Memory cards are equipped with a write protect switch Pictures cannot be recorded or deleted and the memory card cannot be formatted when this switch is in the lock position Unlock by sliding the switch to the write position B Memory Cards Use only Secure Digital memory cards Do not perform the following during formatting while...

Page 30: ...e button The shooting mode selection menu will be displayed 3 Press the multi selector H or I to choose G and press k The camera enters G easy auto mode 4 Check the battery level and number of exposures remaining Battery Level Number of Exposures Remaining The number of pictures that can be stored will be displayed The number of pictures that can be stored depends on the capacity of the memory or ...

Page 31: ...on A 86 when On default setting is selected can be applied to effectively reduce blur caused by slight hand movement known as camera shake that commonly occurs when shooting with zoom applied or at slow shutter speeds Vibration reduction can be used in all shooting modes Turn vibration reduction off when using a tripod 10 10 10 Shooting mode U displayed in easy auto mode Image mode Display image s...

Page 32: ...adily in both hands keeping your fingers and other objects away from the lens flash self timer lamp and built in microphone When taking pictures in tall orientation turn the camera so that the built in flash is above the lens 2 Frame the picture Position the main subject near the center of the monitor 10 10 10 ...

Page 33: ...y If the crop would be smaller than the current image mode additional pixels are added through a process known as interpolation creating a slightly grainy image The amount of zoom available before interpolation is used depends on the option currently selected for image mode as shown in the following table Maximum Zoom Ratio without Interpolation The camera pauses temporarily in its zooming operati...

Page 34: ...en the battery chamber memory card slot cover or remove or disconnect the power source while these icons are displayed Cutting power or removing the memory card in these circumstances could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera or card D Shutter release Button The camera features a two stage shutter release button To set focus and exposure press the shutter release button halfway stopp...

Page 35: ...n the camera and the subject with which focus was locked is the same as that for the actual subject D Focus Lock To focus on off center subject use focus lock as described blow Be sure that the distance between the camera and the subject does not change while focus is locked D AF assist Illuminator and Flash If the subject is poorly lit the AF assist illuminator may light by pressing the shutter r...

Page 36: ...nal memory Press the shooting mode button to switch to shooting mode When C is displayed pictures stored in the internal memory will be displayed When memory card is inserted C is not displayed and pictures stored on the memory card will be displayed Deleting Pictures 1 Press l to delete the picture currently displayed in the monitor 2 Use the multi selector to select Yes and press k To exit witho...

Page 37: ...ure Taken In shooting mode press l to delete the last picture taken Option Use Description A Playback zoom g i Press g i to enlarge view of picture currently displayed in monitor up to about 10 Press k to return to full frame playback 43 View thumbnails f h Press f h to display 4 9 or 16 picture thumbnails 42 Switch to shooting mode A D y Press the shooting mode button to switch to the shooting mo...

Page 38: ...at the top of the monitor When U auto is applied D is only displayed for five seconds If a setting is not applied by pressing k within a few seconds the selection will be cancelled U Auto Flash fires automatically when lighting is poor V Auto with red eye reduction Reduces red eye in portraits A 27 W Off Flash will not fire even when lighting is poor X Fill flash Flash fires when a picture is take...

Page 39: ...icture is taken with flash and the flash lamp blinks until the flash is completely charged C The Flash Mode Setting The default setting is U auto except for the one touch portrait mode and a part of Scene mode In any flash mode other than A auto mode switching to another shooting mode or turning the camera off restores the default flash setting for all modes C Red eye Reduction The COOLPIX L15 is ...

Page 40: ...ot applied by pressing k within a few seconds the selection will be cancelled 3 Frame the picture and press the shutter release button halfway Focus and exposure will be set 4 Press the shutter release button the rest of the way down The self timer starts and the self timer lamp will blink The lamp stops blinking one second before the photograph is taken and remains lit until the shutter is releas...

Page 41: ...etting is not applied by pressing k within a few seconds 3 Press g i or f h to frame the picture The camera can focus at a distance of 15 cm 5 9 in at the zoom position at which F glows green the zoom indicator is positioned over K C Macro Mode In macro mode the camera focuses continuously even when the shutter release button is not pressed halfway to lock focus When the shutter release button is ...

Page 42: ...icon and exposure compensation value are displayed in the monitor C Exposure Compensation Value Switching to another shooting mode or turning the camera off returns exposure compensation setting other than that for A auto mode to 0 0 D Using Exposure Compensation The camera tends to lower exposure when the frame is dominated by brightly lit objects and to increase exposure when the frame is mostly...

Page 43: ...he shooting mode selection menu will be displayed 2 Press the multi selector H or I to choose A and press k The camera enters A auto mode Press d to select an option from the shooting menu A 66 3 Frame the subject and shoot B Available Functions in A auto Mode In addition to the items in shooting menu flash mode A 26 can be changed and self timer A 28 macro mode A 29 and exposure compensation A 30...

Page 44: ...oose C and press k 2 Press d to display the scene menu screen choose the desired scene and press k 3 Frame the subject and shoot D Image Mode A Image mode A 67 can be set in the scene menu Changes made to these settings apply to all shooting modes b Portrait f Party indoor j Night landscape n Copy c Landscape g Beach snow k Close up o Backlight d Sports h Sunset l Museum p Panorama assist e Night ...

Page 45: ...it smooth natural looking skin tones Digital zoom is not available m V n Off p Off o 0 0 h Auto c Landscape Use this mode for vivid landscapes and cityscapes Camera focuses at infinity The focus indicator A 22 always glows green when the shutter release button is pressed halfway Note however that objects in the foreground may not always be in focus m W n Off p Off o 0 0 h Off d Sports Use this mod...

Page 46: ...omatically applied as pictures taken are recorded results in increased recording times e Night portrait OQ Use this mode to achieve a natural balance between the main subject and background lighting in portraits taken at night Digital zoom is not available m V1 n Off2 p Off o 0 02 h Auto2 f Party indoor Captures the effects of candlelight and other indoor background lighting As pictures are easily...

Page 47: ...ses m W n Off p Off o 0 0 h Auto i Dusk dawn OQ Preserves the colors seen in the weak natural light before sunrise or after sunset Camera focuses at infinity When the shutter release button is pressed halfway the focus indicator A 22 always lights however focus may not be set for near subjects while the camera focuses at infinity m W n Off p Off o 0 0 h Off j Night landscape OQ Slow shutter speeds...

Page 48: ... While the shutter release button is pressed halfway the camera focuses continuously until focus is acquired and locked As pictures are easily affected by camera shake check the Vibration reduction A 86 setting and hold the camera steadily m U n Off p On o 0 0 h Auto l Museum Use indoors where flash photography is prohibited for example in museums and art galleries or in other settings in which yo...

Page 49: ... short ranges Colored text and drawings may not show up well m W n Off p Off o 0 0 h Auto o Backlight Use when light is coming from behind your subject throwing features or details into shadow The flash fires automatically to fill in illuminate shadows m m n Off p Off o 0 0 h Auto p Panorama assist A 38 Use when taking a series of pictures that will later be joined to form a single panorama using ...

Page 50: ...her in the completed panorama right I left J up K or down L The panorama direction icon I is displayed to the direction pressed and changes to white when k is pressed Apply flash mode A 26 self timer A 28 macro mode A 29 and exposure compensation A 30 settings with this step if necessary Press k to reselect the direction 3 Shoot the first picture The first picture is displayed in the first third o...

Page 51: ...de with the auto off function A 88 during shooting Setting the time allowed to elapse before the auto off function is enabled to a longer setting is recommended D Exposure Lock R or N in macro mode is displayed to indicate that white balance and exposure have been locked at the values set with the first shot All pictures taken in a panorama series have the same exposure and white balance settings ...

Page 52: ... shooting mode selection menu and use the multi selector to choose H and press k The one touch portrait mode is displayed 2 Frame a picture When the camera detects a face the guide is displayed with a double yellow border Up to 5 people can be detected When the camera detects more than one face the closest face is framed by a double border and the rest by a single border The camera focuses on the ...

Page 53: ...elease button is pressed halfway the camera was unable to focus Release the button and try again In some rare cases shooting subjects with which autofocus may not perform as expected A 23 the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the double border glows green Should this occur switch to A auto mode refocus on another subject positioned at the same distance from the camera as the actual...

Page 54: ...e except for 16 picture thumbnail playback mode the icon shown at right is displayed with them Movies are displayed as film frames To Use Description A Choose pictures Press the multi selector H I J or K 9 Increase the number of pictures displayed 4 9 16 frames f h Press f h Decrease the number of pictures displayed 16 9 4 frames g i Press g i Switch to full frame playback k Press k 24 Switch to s...

Page 55: ...re currently displayed in monitor up to about 10 Zoom out f h Press f h When the magnification ratio reaches 1 the display returns to full frame playback mode View other areas of picture Press the multi selector H I J or K to scroll to areas of the picture not visible in the monitor 9 Switch to full frame playback k Press k 24 Crop picture d Press d to crop current picture to contain only the port...

Page 56: ...e with the same editing function The D Lighting should be done first while the restricted use of combination exists D Original Pictures and Edited Copies created with editing functions are not deleted if the original pictures are deleted The original pictures are not deleted if copies created with editing functions are deleted Edited copies are stored with the same recording date and time as the o...

Page 57: ...ose D Lighting and press k The original picture is displayed at left and the picture applied with D lighting enhancement is displayed at right 3 Choose OK and press k A new copy with enhanced brightness and contrast is created To cancel D Lighting choose Cancel and press k D Lighting copies can be recognized by the c icon displayed during playback D More Information See Image File and Folder Names...

Page 58: ...e portion visible in the monitor is created Choose No to cancel the creation of a new picture and press k Depending on the size of the original picture and the zoom ratio in effect at the time the copy was created the camera will automatically select one of the following image mode settings for cropped copies unit pixels When the image mode setting for cropped copies is m 320 240 or n 160 120 thes...

Page 59: ...without creating a new picture 3 Choose the desired copy size and press k 4 Choose Yes and press k A new smaller copy is created Choose No to cancel the creation of a new picture and press k The copy is displayed with a gray frame D More Information See Image File and Folder Names A 96 for more information Option Description l 640 480 Suited to television playback m 320 240 Suited to display on we...

Page 60: ...de A 26 and exposure compensation A 30 can only be used for stop motion movies A 50 Macro mode A 29 is available in all modes Self timer A 28 cannot be used Flash mode macro mode and exposure compensation settings cannot be applied or changed while movies are being recorded Apply or change settings as necessary before movie recording begins Once movie recording begins optical zoom cannot be adjust...

Page 61: ... TV movie 640P default setting Image size 640 480 pixels Frame rate 30 frames per second L Small size 320P Image size 320 240 pixels Frame rate 30 frames per second D Small size 320 Image size 320 240 pixels Frame rate 15 frames per second M Smaller size 160 Image size 160 120 pixels Frame rate 15 frames per second O Stop motion movie A 50 Pictures can be taken and joined into a silent movie Image...

Page 62: ...nd recording ends 5 Press k to stop recording when the desired number of frames has been taken Recording will automatically stop if the internal memory or memory card becomes full or when 1 800 frames have been recorded B Stop Motion Movie Flash mode A 26 macro mode A 29 and exposure compensation A 30 cannot be adjusted after the first picture is taken The settings for the first picture are applie...

Page 63: ...e Yes and press k to delete the movie or choose No and press k to return to the normal playback display without deleting the movie To Press Description Rewind K Rewind movie Playback resumes when k is released Advance L Advance movie Playback resumes when k is released Pause O Pause playback While paused use the multi selector to advance or rewind the movie The following operations can be performe...

Page 64: ...he camera on 5 Press c The camera monitor will remain off and the image normally shown in the monitor will be displayed on the television B Connecting the A V Cable When connecting the A V cable be sure that the camera connector is oriented correctly Do not use force when connecting the A V cable to the camera When disconnecting the A V cable do not pull the connector at an angle Do not pinch the ...

Page 65: ...lled versions of Windows Vista 32 bit Home Basic Home Premium Business Enterprise Ultimate editions Windows XP Service Pack 2 Home Edition Professional If your computer is running Windows 2000 Professional use a card reader or similar device to transfer pictures stored on the memory card to the computer A 55 Macintosh Mac OS X version 10 3 9 10 4 9 Refer to the Nikon website for the latest informa...

Page 66: ...s dialog in the future check Always do this for this device Windows Vista or Always use this program for this action Windows XP Nikon Transfer will start Mac OS X Nikon Transfer will start automatically if Yes was selected in the Auto Launch setting dialog when Nikon Transfer was first installed B Connecting the USB Cable When connecting the USB cable be sure that the connectors are oriented corre...

Page 67: ... of Windows 2000 Professional Use a card reader or similar device to transfer the pictures stored on the memory card to the computer If your memory card has a capacity greater than 2 GB the intended device must support the memory card At the Nikon Transfer default settings Nikon Transfer will start automatically when a memory card is inserted into the card reader or similar device See step 5 above...

Page 68: ...anorama Maker Panorama Maker can be installed to a computer using the supplied Software Suite CD After installation is complete follow the procedure described below to start Panorama Maker Windows Open All Programs Programs under Windows 2000 from the Start menu ArcSoft Panorama Maker 4 Panorama Maker 4 Macintosh Open Applications by selecting Applications from the Go menu and double click the Pan...

Page 69: ...ransferred to a computer from your personal printer and printing over a direct camera to printer connection the following options are also available for printing pictures Insert a memory card into a DPOF compatible printer s card slot Take a memory card to a digital photo lab For printing using these methods specify the pictures and the number of prints each using your camera s print set menu A 63...

Page 70: ...rtup screen 1 will be displayed in the camera monitor Then the print selection screen will be displayed 2 B Connecting the USB Cable When connecting the USB cable be sure that the connectors are oriented correctly Do not use force when connecting the USB cable When disconnecting the USB cable do not pull the connector at an angle Do not pinch the connector cover between the camera s USB connector ...

Page 71: ...tch to thumbnail display Press g i to switch back to full frame playback 2 Choose Copies and press k 3 Choose the number of copies up to nine and press k 4 Choose Paper size and press k 5 Choose the desired paper size and press k To specify paper size using printer settings choose Default in the paper size menu 15 11 2007 NO 12 12 Print selection PictBridge Start print Copies Paper size Exit Copie...

Page 72: ...e Pictures After connecting the camera to the printer correctly A 58 print pictures by following the procedure below 1 When the print selection screen is displayed press d The print menu is displayed 2 Use the multi selector to choose Paper size and press k Press the d to exit the print menu PictBridge Start print Copies Paper size Exit Cancel Printing 002 004 Current print total number of prints ...

Page 73: ...inting can be recognized by the check mark y and the numeral indicating the number of copies to be printed A check mark is not displayed with pictures for which no copies have been specified and these pictures will not be printed Press g i to switch to full frame playback Press f h to switch back to thumbnail display Press k when setting is complete The menu shown at right will be displayed To pri...

Page 74: ...Print all images All pictures stored in the internal memory or on the memory card are printed one at a time The menu shown at right will be displayed To print choose Start print and press k Choose Cancel and press k to return to the print menu DPOF printing Print pictures for which a print order was created in Print set A 63 The menu shown at right will be displayed To print choose Start print and...

Page 75: ...displayed 2 Use the multi selector to choose Print set and press k The print set menu is displayed 3 Choose Print selected and press k 4 Choose the pictures and number of copies up to nine of each Press the multi selector J or K to choose the desired pictures Press H or I to set the number of copies for each Pictures selected for printing can be recognized by the check mark y icon and the numeral ...

Page 76: ...cable and choose DPOF printing A 61 Date and Info are reset each time the print set menu is displayed C Deleting All Print Orders Choose Delete print set in step 3 and press k Print orders for all pictures will be deleted C Note on the Print Set Date Option The date and time printed on pictures with DPOF printing when Date in the print set menu is enabled are those recorded with the picture when i...

Page 77: ...d attach it to the dock insert 3 Print pictures Follow the procedures described in the printer manual Removing the Dock Insert Place your thumbs where indicated press and lift B Note on Connecting to an ImageLink compatible Printer The monitor will turn off automatically if no operations are performed for about one minute while the camera is connected to an ImageLink printer The camera will turn o...

Page 78: ...s the shooting mode button in shooting mode to display the shooting mode selection menu and set the shooting menu to A auto mode Press d to display the shooting menu To choose menus and apply selection use the multi selector A 9 To exit the shooting menu press d A Image mode1 A 67 Choose image size and quality B White balance2 A 69 Match white balance to the light source C Continuous2 A 71 Continu...

Page 79: ...nus apply to all shooting modes Option Size pixels Description z High 3264P 3 264 2 448 Highest quality suitable for enlargements or high quality prints The compression ratio is approximately 1 4 y Normal 3264 default setting 3 264 2 448 Best choice in most situations The compression ratio is approximately 1 8 e Normal 2592 2 592 1 944 g Normal 2048 2 048 1 536 Smaller size allows more pictures to...

Page 80: ... is 10 000 or more the number of exposures remaining display shows 9999 2 Print sizes are calculated by dividing the number of pixels by printer resolution dpi and multiplying by 2 54 cm 1 in However at the same image size pictures printed at higher resolutions will print smaller than the size indicated and those printed at lower resolutions will print larger than the size indicated Setting Intern...

Page 81: ...ng you can apply the white balance setting suited to a particular light source to achieve more accurate results The effects of the selected option can be previewed in the monitor At settings other than Auto the icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor A 6 B Flash Mode At white balance settings other than Auto or Flash turn the flash off W A 26 a Auto default setting White balance a...

Page 82: ...he camera zooms in 3 Choose Measure To apply the most recently measured value for preset manual choose Cancel and press k 4 Frame the reference object 5 Press k The shutter is released and the new white balance value is set No pictures are recorded C Note on Preset Manual Regardless of the flash mode selected the flash will not fire when k is pressed in step 5 Therefore the camera cannot measure a...

Page 83: ...hanges while the shutter release button is pressed all the way down U Single default setting One shot is taken each time shutter release button is pressed V Continuous While the shutter release button is held down pictures are taken at rate of about 1 1 frames per second fps When image mode is set to y Normal 3264 about 5 pictures can be taken j Best Shot Selector BSS The best shot selector is rec...

Page 84: ...ed in the monitor At settings other than Standard color the icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor A 6 n Standard color default setting Use for pictures exhibiting natural color o Vivid color Use to achieve a vivid photoprint effect p Black and white Record pictures in black and white q Sepia Record pictures in sepia tones r Cyanotype Record pictures in cyan blue monochrome ...

Page 85: ...f timer is on only one shot will be taken when shutter is released regardless of settings chosen for Continuous Applied Continuous settings is restored when picture is taken or self timer is turned off Continuous Selecting Multi shot 16 changes image mode setting to y Normal 3264 White balance White balance is automatically set to Auto and cannot be adjusted when Black and white Sepia or Cyanotype...

Page 86: ...9 To exit the playback menu press d I D lighting A 45 Enhance brightness and contrast in dark portions of the pictures a Print set A 63 Select pictures to print and the number of copies for each b Slide show A 76 View pictures stored in the internal memory or on a memory card in an automatic slide show c Delete A 77 Delete all or selected pictures g Small pic A 47 Create a small copy of the curren...

Page 87: ...ultiple pictures 1 Press the multi selector J or K to choose the desired picture Only one picture can be selected for Welcome screen Proceed to step 3 Press g i to switch to full frame playback Press f h to switch back to thumbnail display 2 Press H or I to select ON or OFF or the number of copies When ON is selected a check mark y is displayed in the top left corner of the current picture Repeat ...

Page 88: ...erations can be performed Use the multi selector to switch pictures Hold J or K down to fast rewind or forward Press k to pause the slide show 3 Choose End or Restart When the slide show ends or is paused choose End and press k to return to the playback menu or choose Restart to play the slide show again B Notes on Slide Show Only the first frame of movies A 51 included in slide shows is displayed...

Page 89: ...pictures or all pictures C Notes on Deletion Once deleted pictures cannot be recovered Transfer important images to a computer before deletion Pictures marked with the s icon are protected and cannot be deleted Erase selected images Delete selected pictures A 75 Erase all images Delete all pictures ...

Page 90: ...ings for shooting h AF assist A 87 Enable or disable AF assist illumination i Sound settings A 87 Adjust sound settings k Auto off A 88 Set time before camera enters standby mode l m Format memory Format card A 89 Format internal memory or memory card n Language A 90 Choose the language used for camera monitor display o Video mode A 90 Adjust settings necessary for connection to television p Reset...

Page 91: ...he multi selector A 9 To exit the setup menu press d a Menus Choose the initial menus displayed Text default setting Text labels for menus are displayed in list format Icons All menu items can be displayed in a single page Exit Easy auto mode Image mode Set up Exit Set up Easy auto mode Menus Welcome screen Date Monitor settings Press the multi selector H or I to choose Set up and press k Exit Set...

Page 92: ...ra is turned on COOLPIX Displays a welcome screen when the camera is turned on Select an image Select a picture in the internal memory or on the memory card for the welcome screen Choose a picture in the picture selection screen A 75 and press k As the selected image is stored in the camera the image will appear in the welcome screen even if the original picture is deleted Pictures taken at an ima...

Page 93: ...i selector to choose Daylight saving and press k and then press H The time is automatically advanced one hour Date Set camera clock to current date and time See Setting Display Language Date and Time A 14 for more information Time zone w home time zone can be specified and daylight saving enabled or disabled from Time zone options When x destination time zone is selected the time difference A 83 i...

Page 94: ...zone choose w in step 2 To change the home time zone choose w in step 2 and perform steps 3 and 4 to set the home time zone C Daylight Saving Time If date and time are set when daylight saving time is not in effect Turn Daylight saving on w when daylight saving time begins to automatically advance the camera s clock one hour If date and time are set with Daylight saving turned on w when daylight s...

Page 95: ...oa 1 Madrid Paris Berlin 10 Hawaii Tahiti 2 Athens Helsinki 9 Alaska Anchorage 3 Moscow Nairobi 8 PST PDT Los Angeles Seattle Vancouver 4 Abu Dhabi Dubai 7 MST MDT Denver Phoenix La Paz 5 Islamabad Karachi 6 CST CDT Chicago Houston Mexico City 5 5 New Delhi 5 EST EDT New York Toronto Lima 6 Colombo Dhaka 4 Caracas Manaus 7 Bangkok Jakarta 3 Buenos Aires São Paulo 8 Beijing Hong Kong Singapore 2 Fe...

Page 96: ...ault setting The current settings or operation guide is displayed for five seconds as in Show info above After five seconds display will be the same as Hide info Hide info Framing grid 10 10 10 15 11 2007 15 30 15 11 2007 15 30 0004 JPG 0004 JPG 4 4 4 4 0004 JPG 15 11 2007 15 30 10 10 10 In G easy auto and A auto mode a framing grid is displayed to help frame pictures other current settings or ope...

Page 97: ...hen using date imprint The date is recorded using the format selected in the setup menu s Date item A 14 81 C Date Imprint and Print Set When pictures are printed from DPOF compatible printers that can print date and photo information you can use Print Set A 63 and print the shooting date and photo information on the pictures In such a case it is unnecessary to imprint date and time on pictures be...

Page 98: ...d on or the camera enters shooting mode from playback mode Wait until the display stabilizes before shooting Due to characteristics of the vibration reduction function images displayed in the camera s monitor immediately after shooting may appear blurry Vibration reduction may be unable to completely eliminate the effects of camera shake in some situations VR stands for vibration reduction On defa...

Page 99: ... lit Note that for some scene modes AF assist illumination turns off automatically Off Disable this function The camera may be unable to focus if lighting is poor Button sound When On default setting is selected beep will sound once when operations are completed successfully three times when error is detected and twice when the camera acquires focus on the subject and start up sound will come when...

Page 100: ...apse before the camera enters standby mode is fixed in the following cases While menus are displayed 3 minutes While slide show is automatically repeated or AC adapter is connected 30 minutes Auto off Choose the time allowed to elapse before the camera enters standby mode if no operations are performed from 30s default setting 1m 5m and 30m Sleep Mode If On default setting is selected the camera w...

Page 101: ... in the camera the Format card option appears in the setup menu B Formatting Internal Memory and Memory Cards Formatting the internal memory or memory cards permanently deletes all data Be sure to transfer important pictures to a computer before formatting Do not turn the camera off open the battery chamber memory card slot cover during formatting The first time you insert the memory cards used in...

Page 102: ...f camera menus and messages o Video mode Adjust settings for connection to a television Choose from NTSC and PAL Czech Polish Danish Portuguese German Russian default setting Finnish Spanish Swedish Greek Turkish French Simplified Chinese Indonesian Traditional Chinese Italian Japanese Hungarian Korean Dutch Thai Norwegian ...

Page 103: ...scription for each mode Scene Mode One touch Portrait Menu Movie Menu Shooting Menu Option Default value Flash mode A 26 Auto Self timer A 28 Off Macro mode A 29 Off Exposure compensation A 30 0 0 Option Default value Scene mode A 32 Portrait Option Default value Portrait effect A 41 Normal Option Default value Movie options A 49 TV movie 640P Option Default value Image mode A 67 Normal 3264 White...

Page 104: ...e A 90 Video mode A 90 Battery Type A 93 and picture stored in the camera for the welcome screen A 80 in the setup menu and Preset manual A 70 in the White balance menu will remain unaffected even if Reset all is performed Option Default value Menus A 79 Text Welcome screen A 80 Disable welcome Photo info A 84 Auto info Brightness A 84 3 Date imprint A 85 Off Vibration reduction A 86 On AF assist ...

Page 105: ...ore information on using this function Protected pictures are recognized by the s icon A 7 in full frame playback mode and the erase selected images screen and by the a icon A 42 in 4 picture or 9 picture thumbnail playback mode h Copy Copy pictures between the internal memory and a memory card 1 Select an option from the copy screen and press k q Copy pictures from internal memory to memory card ...

Page 106: ...Images recorded in any other format cannot be copied Pictures taken with another make of camera or that have been modified on a computer cannot be copied Edited copies have the same protection marking A 93 as the original but are not marked for printing A 63 D More Information See Image File and Folder Names A 96 for more information r Firmware Version View the current camera firmware version Came...

Page 107: ...on EN MH1 rechargeable NiMH batteries EN MH1 B2 Battery charger MH 71 battery charger AC adapter EH 65A AC adapter connects as shown EH 62B AC adapter cannot be used USB cable USB cable UC E6 A V cable Audio Video cable EG CP14 SanDisk 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB1 4 GB1 2 High speed 10 MB s cards 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB1 4 GB1 2 High speed 20 MB s cards 1 GB 2 GB1 Toshiba 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 G...

Page 108: ...ry card A 93 the files are named as follows Selected images The image data is copied in the using folder or the folder to be used in the next time shooting The newly copied pictures are numbered consecutively from the largest number available in the internal memory or memory card All images All the pictures in the folder are copied with the same file numbers New folder numbers are assigned in asce...

Page 109: ...he CCD image sensor producing a white blur effect in photographs B Keep Away from Strong Magnetic Fields Do not use or store this device in the vicinity of equipment that generates strong electromagnetic radiation or magnetic fields Strong static charges or the magnetic fields produced by equipment such as radio transmitters could interfere with the monitor damage data stored on the memory card or...

Page 110: ...A 18 If possible carry spare batteries when taking pictures on important occasions Battery capacity tends to decrease on cold days Be sure that the batteries are fresh before heading outside to take pictures in cold weather Keep spare batteries in a warm place and exchange as necessary Once warmed a cold battery may recover some of its charge Dirt on the battery terminals can prevent the camera fr...

Page 111: ...isplay This phenomenon known as smear does not appear in the final photograph and does not indicate a malfunction Some smear may appear in movies Images in the monitor may be difficult to see under bright lighting The monitor is lit by an LED backlight Should the monitor begin to dim or flicker contact your Nikon authorized service representative Lens Avoid touching glass parts with your fingers R...

Page 112: ...rs from display automatically when recording is complete 22 N Memory card is write protected Write protect switch is in lock position Slide write protect switch to write position 17 P This card cannot be used Error accessing memory card Use approved card Check that connectors are clean Confirm that memory card is correctly inserted 95 16 16 P Warning This card cannot be read P Card is not formatte...

Page 113: ...ed Image cannot be enhanced using D Lighting Pictures with an aspect ratio of 16 9 or copies from D Lighting crop or small picture option cannot be adjusted using D Lighting 44 N Cannot record movie Time out error while recording movie Choose memory card with faster write speed 95 N Memory contains no images No pictures in the internal memory or memory card Remove memory card to play back pictures...

Page 114: ... checking the ink or solving the problem select Resume and press k to resume printing PR Printer error check paper Specified size of paper is not loaded in printer Load the specified paper select Resume and press k to resume printing PR Printer error paper jam Paper has jammed in the printer Eject the jammed paper select Resume and press k to resume printing PR Printer error out of paper No paper ...

Page 115: ...wer Monitor brightens when controls are used 84 99 13 Camera turns off without warning Batteries are low Camera has turned off automatically to save power Batteries are cold 18 98 Date and time of recording are not correct Pictures recorded before clock was set and Date not set indicator blinks during shooting will have time stamp of 00 00 0000 00 00 movies will be dated 01 09 2007 00 00 Set the c...

Page 116: ... taken when shutter release button is pressed When camera is in playback mode press the shooting mode button When menus are displayed press d Battery is exhausted When flash lamp blinks flash is charging 24 10 18 27 Camera cannot focus The intended subject is one with which autofocus does not perform well Set AF assist in the setup menu to Auto Focus error Turn camera off and then on again 23 87 1...

Page 117: ...scene mode is selected Movie mode is selected 87 71 33 36 48 AF assist illuminator does not light Off is selected for AF assist option in camera setup menu AF assist illuminator turns off automatically in some modes 87 33 37 Pictures appear smeared Lens is dirty Clean lens 99 Colors are unnatural White balance does not match light source 69 Randomly spaced bright pixels noise appear in image Shutt...

Page 118: ...ress pictures cannot be played back until recording is complete 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 D Lighting crop or small picture options These options cannot be used with movies and pictures taken when 16 9 is applied in the image mode setting Select picture that supports D Lighting cro...

Page 119: ...tomatically For more information on Nikon Transfer refer to help information contained in Nikon Transfer 18 18 53 55 Pictures to be printed are not displayed Memory card contains no pictures Replace memory card Remove memory card to print pictures from internal memory 16 Cannot select paper size with camera Paper size cannot be selected from the camera if the printer does not support the page size...

Page 120: ...r G Focus area selection Center Face priority AF assist illumination Class 1 LED product IEC 60825 1 Edition 1 2 2001 max output 980 μW Monitor 2 8in 230 000 dot TFT LCD with 5 level brightness adjustment Frame coverage shooting mode Approx 97 horizontal and 97 vertical Compared to actual picture Frame coverage playback mode Approx 100 horizontal and 100 vertical Compared to actual picture Storage...

Page 121: ...n to 12 ft 1 7 in Flash control Sensor flash system Interface USB Data transfer protocol MTP PTP Video output Can be selected from NTSC and PAL I O terminals Audio video A V out Digital I O USB ImageLink I O Supported languages Czech Danish German English Spanish Greek French Indonesian Italian Hungarian Dutch Norwegian Polish Portuguese Russian Finnish Swedish Turkish Chinese Simplified and Tradi...

Page 122: ...rmal 3264 Battery life may vary depending on shooting interval and length of time menus and images are displayed Supplied batteries are for trial use only Dock Insert PV 15 B Specifications Nikon will not be held liable for any errors this manual may contain The appearance of this product and its specifications are subject to change without notice Dimensions W H D Approx 135 5 15 63 mm 5 3 0 6 2 5...

Page 123: ...tal Still Cameras version 2 2 a standard that allows information stored with photographs to be used for optimal color reproduction when images are output from Exif compliant printers PictBridge A standard developed cooperatively by the digital camera and printer industries allowing photographs to be output directly to a printer without connecting the camera to a computer ImageLink The ImageLink st...

Page 124: ...cus 22 23 AVI 96 B Backlight o 32 37 Backlit subjects 26 37 Batteries 12 98 EN MH1 12 93 95 FR6 L91 AA 12 93 LR6 AA 12 93 ZR6 AA 12 93 Battery charger 95 Battery level indicator 6 18 Battery chamber memory card slot cover 5 Beach snow g 32 34 Best shot selector BSS 71 Black and white 72 Blur 104 Brightness 84 C Cable connector 4 52 54 58 Cleaning Body 99 Lens 99 Monitor 99 Close up k 32 36 Cloudy ...

Page 125: ...itivity 6 27 J JPEG 108 JPG 96 L Landscape c 32 33 Language 14 90 Lens 4 99 M Macro mode 9 29 Memory card 6 7 16 68 95 approved 95 capacity of 68 formatting 89 Inserting and removing 16 slot 16 Menu button 10 Menus 79 Microphone 4 48 Monitor 5 6 7 18 19 84 99 brightness 84 indicators in 6 7 Monitor settings 84 Movie menu 49 Movie mode 48 Movie options 49 maximum movie length 49 small size 49 small...

Page 126: ... Setup menu 78 94 Shooting menu 66 73 Shooting mode 8 Shooting mode button 5 8 Shooting mode selection menu 8 Shutter release button 4 Single 71 Slide show 76 Slow sync 26 Small picture 47 Smear 99 Sound settings 87 Speaker 4 Sports d 32 33 SSCN 96 Standard color 72 Strap Camera 11 Sunset h 32 35 Support information 2 T Television 52 connecting to 52 Thumbnail playback 42 Time zone 14 15 81 83 Tra...

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