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Bright specks appear in
pictures taken with flash.

Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Turn flash
off.

Flash does not fire.

•

Flash is off.

•

Some scene modes with which the flash does
not function is selected.

•

is selected for

Blink proof

in smart

portrait menu.

•

Another function that restricts flash is
enabled.

31
55

Optical zoom cannot be used.

Optical zoom cannot be used while recording
movies.

116

Digital zoom cannot be used.

•

Digital zoom

is set to

Off

in the setup menu.

•

Digital zoom is not available in the following
situations.
- When

Scene auto selector

Portrait

Night portrait

, or

Pet portrait

scene

mode is selected.

- When shooting in smart portrait mode.
- When shooting in subject tracking mode.
- When

Continuous

is set to

Multi-shot

146

53, 55,
56, 63

66
69
42

Image mode

not available.

Another function that restricts the

Image mode

option is enabled.

No sound when shutter is
released.

•

Off

is selected for

Sound settings

Shutter

sound

in setup menu. No sound is heard with

some shooting modes and settings, even
when

is selected.

•

The speaker is blocked. Do not cover the
speaker.

147

5, 24

AF-assist illuminator does not
light up.

Off

is selected for

AF assist

in the setup menu.

AF-assist illuminator may not light depending
on the position of the focus area or the current
scene mode, even when

Auto

is selected.

55-63,
146

Pictures appear smeared.

Lens is dirty. Clean lens.

156

Colors are unnatural.

White balance does not match light source.

40, 60

Randomly spaced bright pixels
(“noise”) appear in image.

Shutter speed is too slow or ISO sensitivity is
high as the subject is dark. Noise can be reduced
by:

•

Using flash.

•

Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting.

31
44

Problem

Cause/Solution

Summary of Contents for 26266

Page 1: ...y form of this manual in whole or in part except for brief quotation in critical articles or reviews may be made without written authorization from NIKON CORPORATION YP0K01 11 6MM01911 01 DIGITAL CAMERA User s Manual En En ...

Page 2: ...QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc SDXC SDHC and SD Logos are trademarks of SD 3C LLC PictBridge is a trademark 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: ... Photography and Playback A Auto Mode More on Shooting More on Playback Editing Pictures Movie Recording and Playback Connecting to Televisions Computers and Printers Basic Camera Setup Caring for the Camera Technical Notes and Index ...

Page 4: ...ce representative for inspection Do not disassemble Touching the internal parts of the camera or Charging AC adapter could result in injury Repairs should be performed only by qualified technicians Should the camera or Charging AC adapter 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 an...

Page 5: ...ou notice any change in the battery such as discoloration or deformation If liquid from the damaged battery comes in contact with clothing or skin rinse immediately with plenty of water Observe the following precautions when handling the Charging AC Adapter Keep dry Failure to observe this precaution could result in fire or electric shock Dust on or near the metal parts of the plug should be remov...

Page 6: ...ent Particular care should be observed if photographing infants when the flash should be no less than one meter 3 ft 4 in from the subject Do not operate the flash with the flash window touching a person or object Failure to observe this precaution could result in burns or fire Avoid contact with liquid crystal Should the monitor break care should be taken to avoid injury caused by broken glass an...

Page 7: ...ctions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reor...

Page 8: ...RRECT TYPE DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS 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 wast...

Page 9: ...the Battery 12 Removing the Battery 13 Charging the Battery 14 Turning On and Off the Camera 17 Setting Display Language Date and Time 18 Inserting Memory Cards 20 Removing Memory Cards 20 Basic Photography and Playback A Auto Mode 22 Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select A Auto Mode 22 Indicators Displayed in A Auto Mode 23 Step 2 Frame a Picture 24 Using the Zoom 25 Step 3 Focus and Shoot 26 Step...

Page 10: ...on a Moving Subject Subject Tracking Mode 69 Changing Subject Tracking Mode Settings 71 More on Playback 72 Operations in Full frame Playback Mode 72 Viewing Multiple Pictures Thumbnail Playback 74 Calendar Display 76 Taking a Closer Look Playback Zoom 77 Selecting a Playback Mode 79 Sorting Favorite Pictures Favorite Pictures 80 Adding Pictures to Albums 80 Viewing Pictures in an Album 81 Removin...

Page 11: ...e Recording and Playback 115 Recording Movies 115 Changing Movie Recording Settings 117 Movie Options 118 Autofocus Mode 119 Wind Noise Reduction 119 Movie Playback 120 Deleting Movie 120 Connecting to Televisions Computers and Printers 121 Connecting to a TV 121 Connecting to a Computer 122 Before Connecting the Camera 122 Transferring Images from a Camera to a Computer 123 Charging While Connect...

Page 12: ...y Computer 150 Blink Warning 151 Reset All 153 Firmware Version 155 Caring for the Camera 156 Maximizing Camera Life and Performance 156 Cleaning 158 Storage 158 Technical Notes and Index 159 Optional Accessories 159 Approved Memory Cards 160 Image Sound File and Folder Names 161 Error Messages 162 Troubleshooting 166 Specifications 173 Supported Standards 176 Index 177 ...

Page 13: ...omitted from 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 Internal Memory and 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 ...

Page 14: ...CAMERA AND MAY VOID YOUR NIKON WARRANTY The use of third party rechargeable Li ion batteries not bearing the Nikon holographic seal could interfere with normal operation of the camera or result in the batteries overheating igniting rupturing or leaking For more information about Nikon brand accessories contact a local authorized Nikon dealer Before Taking Important Pictures Before taking pictures ...

Page 15: ...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 copyright laws Do not us...

Page 16: ...ase button 26 2 Zoom control 25 f Wide angle 25 g Telephoto 25 h Thumbnail playback 74 i Playback zoom 77 j Help 52 3 Power switch power on lamp 17 22 147 4 Flash 31 5 Self timer lamp 33 AF assist illuminator 146 6 Lens 158 173 7 Built in microphone 101 115 8 Lens cover 156 9 Eyelet for camera strap 11 ...

Page 17: ...layback button 8 28 79 5 Multi selector 9 6 k apply selection button 9 7 l delete button 29 29 102 120 8 d button 10 37 92 136 9 Monitor 6 23 10 USB audio video output connector 121 123 130 11 Tripod socket 174 12 Speaker 102 120 13 Connector cover 121 123 130 161 14 Battery chamber memory card slot cover 12 20 15 Battery chamber 12 16 Memory card slot 20 17 Battery latch 12 13 ...

Page 18: ...r 26 5 AE AF L indicator 65 6 Flash mode 31 7 Battery level indicator 22 8 Motion detection icon 23 145 9 Electronic VR icon 144 10 Wind noise reduction 119 11 Date not set indicator 162 12 Travel destination 138 13 Print date 143 14 Movie options 118 15 Image mode 38 16 a Number of exposures remaining still pictures 22 b Movie length 115 17 Internal memory indicator 23 18 Aperture value 26 19 Foc...

Page 19: ... Date of recording 18 2 Time of recording 18 3 Protect icon 98 4 Volume indicator 102 120 5 Album icon in favorite pictures mode1 81 Category icon in auto sort mode1 86 6 Battery level indicator 22 7 Movie options2 118 8 Image mode2 38 9 a Current frame number total number of frames 28 b Movie length 120 10 Internal memory indicator 28 11 Movie playback guide 120 12 Add to favorite pictures guide ...

Page 20: ... Press the c button in shooting mode to enter playback mode Press the c button in playback mode to display the playback mode selection menu and switch playback modes A 79 If the camera is turned off hold down the c button to turn the camera on in playback mode Press the b e movie record button in shooting mode to start movie recording A 115 Press the b e movie record button again to stop movie rec...

Page 21: ...ode A 34 menu or move cursor down Apply selection Display o exposure compensation A 35 guide 4 4 4 4 15 05 2011 15 30 15 05 2011 15 30 0004 JPG 0004 JPG Select previous picture Select next picture Shooting menu Image mode White balance Continuous AF area mode Autofocus mode ISO sensitivity Color options Beach Move cursor up Apply selection go to the next screen Move cursor left or return to the pr...

Page 22: ...ronic VR Set up Set up Blink warning Reset all Firmware version Blink warning On Off Displayed when the menu contains two or more pages Tab for the menus available in the current shooting playback mode Displayed when there are one or more menu items to follow Displayed when previous menu items are available Choose an option and press the k button or the multi selector K to proceed to the next set ...

Page 23: ... shutter and take a picture by pressing the shutter release button the rest of the way down Do not use force when pressing the shutter release button as this may result in camera shake and blurred images Attaching the Camera Strap Shooting menu Image mode White balance Continuous AF area mode Autofocus mode ISO sensitivity Color options Shooting menu White balance Continuous AF area mode Autofocus...

Page 24: ... Insert the battery Use the edge of the battery to push the orange battery latch in the direction indicated by the arrow 1 as the battery is inserted 2 When the battery is fully inserted the battery latch will lock it in place B Inserting the Battery Inserting the battery upside down or backwards could damage the camera Be sure to check that the battery is in the correct orientation 3 Close the ba...

Page 25: ... latch in the direction indicated by the arrow 1 The battery can then be removed by hand 2 Note that the camera battery and memory card may become hot during use observe due caution when removing the battery B Notes on the Battery Be sure to read and follow the warnings for the battery on page iii and the section The Battery A 157 before using the battery If the battery is not used for an extended...

Page 26: ...apter firmly until it is securely held in place Once the two are connected attempting to forcibly remove the plug adapter could damage the product The shape of the plug adapter varies according to the country or region in which the camera was purchased The Charging AC Adapter comes with the plug adapter attached in Argentina and Korea 2 Insert the battery A 12 Do not turn the camera on 3 Use the s...

Page 27: ...er from the electrical outlet and then disconnect the USB cable Charge lamp Description Blinks slowly green Battery charging Off Battery not charging When charging is complete the charge lamp stops blinking green and turns off Flickers green The ambient temperature is not suited to charging Charge the battery indoors with an ambient temperature of 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F The USB cable or Charging...

Page 28: ... camera cannot be turned on Do not under any circumstances use another make or model of AC adapter other than Charging AC Adapter EH 69P or USB AC adapter Failure to observe this precaution could result in overheating or in damage to the camera C AC Power Supply If the AC Adapter EH 62G available separately A 159 is used power is supplied to the camera from an electrical outlet and taking pictures...

Page 29: ...Saving Function Auto Off If no operations are performed for a while the monitor will turn off the camera will enter standby mode and the power on lamp will blink If no operations are performed for another three minutes the camera will turn off automatically To reactivate the monitor while the power on lamp is blinking press any of the following buttons Power switch shutter release button A button ...

Page 30: ...ress the k button If No is selected the date and time will not be set 4 Press J or K to select your home time zone A 140 and press the k button D Daylight Saving Time If daylight saving time is in effect press the multi selector H in the time zone selection screen displayed in step 4 to turn on the daylight saving time option When the daylight saving time option is enabled W is displayed at the to...

Page 31: ... I Apply the settings Select the minute field and press the k button or K When the settings are applied the lens extends and monitor display exits to shooting mode D Imprinting Date and Changing the Date and Time To imprint the date on pictures enable the Print date option A 143 in the setup menu A 135 after the date and time have been set The date and time of the camera clock can be changed with ...

Page 32: ...off the camera before opening the cover 2 Insert the memory card Slide the memory card in correctly until it clicks into place B Inserting Memory Cards Inserting the memory card upside down or backwards could damage the camera or the memory card Be sure to check that the memory card is in the correct orientation 3 Close the battery chamber memory card slot cover Removing Memory Cards Before removi...

Page 33: ... in the lock position data cannot be written to or deleted from the memory card If the switch is in the lock position unlock it by sliding the switch to the write position to record or delete pictures or to format the memory card B Memory Cards Use only Secure Digital memory cards Do not perform the following during formatting while data is being written to or deleted from the memory card or durin...

Page 34: ...he A button 3 Press the multi selector H or I to choose A Auto mode and press the k button 4 Check the battery level indicator and the number of exposures remaining Number of Exposures Remaining The number of pictures that can be stored is displayed The number of pictures that can be stored depends on the capacity of the internal memory or memory card and image mode setting A 39 Battery level indi...

Page 35: ...shooting menu D Motion Detection See Motion detection A 145 in the setup menu A 135 for more information D Electronic Vibration Reduction When the flash mode A 31 is set to W off or Y slow sync with Electronic VR A 144 in the setup menu set to Auto the w icon may appear in the monitor The appearance of w indicates shooting conditions in which the effects of camera shake can be pronounced In these ...

Page 36: ... above the lens 2 Frame the picture At the default settings a face detected by the camera will be framed by a yellow double border focus area Up to 12 faces can be detected If more than one face is detected the face closest to the camera will be framed by a double border and the others by a single border When taking pictures of subjects other than people or framing a subject with which no face is ...

Page 37: ...us area is not displayed when digital zoom is in effect C Digital Zoom and Interpolation Unlike optical zoom digital zoom uses a digital imaging process known as interpolation to magnify images resulting in slight deterioration of picture quality according to the image mode A 38 and digital zoom magnification Interpolation is applied at zoom positions beyond V when taking still pictures When zoom ...

Page 38: ...ne areas containing the subject closest to the camera When the subject is in focus the active focus area glows green When digital zoom is used the focus area is not displayed and the camera focuses at the center of the frame Once focus has been acquired the focus indicator A 6 turns green If the focus area or the focus indicator blinks red when the shutter release button is pressed halfway the cam...

Page 39: ...g a white shirt is standing in front of a white wall Several objects are at different distances from the camera e g the subject is inside a cage Regular geometric patterns e g window blind or windows in a skyscraper Subject is moving rapidly In the situations noted above try pressing the shutter release button halfway to refocus several times or focus on another subject and use focus lock A 47 Whe...

Page 40: ...C When the Monitor Has Turned Off to Save Power To reactivate the monitor while the power on lamp is blinking A 147 press any of the following buttons Power switch shutter release button c button or b e movie record button C Operations Available in Playback Mode See Operations in Full frame Playback Mode A 72 and Editing Pictures A 104 for more information C Pressing the c Button to Turn On the Ca...

Page 41: ...ed and deleted See Operating the Erase Selected Images Screen A 30 for more information All images All images are deleted 3 Press H or I to choose Yes and press the k button Deleted pictures cannot be recovered To exit without deleting the picture press H or I to select No and press the k button B Notes on Deletion Once deleted pictures cannot be recovered Transfer important pictures to a computer...

Page 42: ...e to be deleted and then press H to display y To undo the selection press I to remove y Rotate the zoom control A 4 to g i to switch back to full frame playback or f h to display thumbnails 2 Add y to all pictures to delete and press the k button to apply the selection A confirmation dialog is displayed Follow the onscreen instructions for more operations Back Erase selected images ...

Page 43: ...d at the top of the monitor When U auto is applied D is only displayed for a few seconds regardless of Photo info settings A 141 If a setting is not applied by pressing the k button within a few seconds the selection will be canceled U Auto Flash fires automatically when lighting is dim V Auto with red eye reduction Reduce red eye in portraits A 32 W Off Flash will not fire even when lighting is d...

Page 44: ...or display will turn off and remain off until the flash is fully charged C The Flash Mode Setting The default flash mode setting varies with shooting mode A 36 A auto U auto Scene varies with the selected scene mode A 55 63 F smart portrait fixed at U auto when Off is selected for Blink proof W off when On is selected for Blink proof A 68 s subject tracking U auto There are functions with which th...

Page 45: ...ke The mode selected for self timer is displayed If a setting is not applied by pressing the k button within a few seconds the selection will be canceled 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 number of seconds remaining before the shutter is released i...

Page 46: ...shortest distances when F and the zoom indicator glow green with the zoom indicator positioned to the left wider angle of K The camera can focus on subjects as close as 10 cm 4 in to the lens when zoomed out to the maximum wide angle position or when zoomed in one step from the maximum wide angle zoom position At the K zoom position the camera can focus at a distance of 30 cm 1 ft C Autofocus When...

Page 47: ... negative exposure compensation 3 Press the k button If a setting is not applied by pressing the k button within a few seconds the selection will be canceled When an exposure compensation value other than 0 0 is applied the value is displayed with the H indicator in the monitor 4 Press the shutter release button to take a picture To exit without altering exposure return to step 1 change the value ...

Page 48: ...the selected shooting mode A Auto mode A 22 Pictures can be taken with an automatic point and shoot mode recommended for first time users of digital cameras Shooting settings such as continuous shooting can be applied from the shooting menu A 37 x Scene mode A 52 Camera settings are automatically optimized for the selected scene In scene auto selector mode the camera automatically selects the opti...

Page 49: ... Choose the image mode combination of image size and compression rate at which pictures are recorded The image mode setting can also be modified in other shooting modes White balance A 40 Match white balance to the light source Continuous A 42 Enable continuous shooting or BSS best shot selector ISO sensitivity A 44 Control the camera s sensitivity to light Color options A 45 Apply color effects t...

Page 50: ...e are functions with which this setting cannot be enabled See Camera Settings that Cannot Be Applied Simultaneously A 51 for more information A auto M d Shooting menu M Image mode Option Size pixels Description Q 4320 3240P 4320 3240 Higher quality than R suitable for enlargements or high quality prints The compression ratio is approximately 1 4 R 4320 3240 default setting 4320 3240 Best choice in...

Page 51: ... the number of exposures remaining display shows 9999 2 Print size at an output resolution of 300 dpi 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 s...

Page 52: ...ecified manually to achieve more accurate results The icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor A 6 However when Auto is selected no icon is displayed B Notes on White Balance There are functions with which this setting cannot be enabled See Camera Settings that Cannot Be Applied Simultaneously A 51 for more information At white balance settings other than Auto or Flash turn the fla...

Page 53: ...elector to choose b Preset manual in the White balance menu and press the k button The camera zooms in to the position for measuring white balance 3 Choose Measure To apply the most recently measured value for preset manual choose Cancel and press the k button 4 Frame the reference object in the measuring window 5 Press the k button to measure a value for preset manual The shutter is released and ...

Page 54: ...of about 0 7 frames per second fps when Image mode is set to R 4320 3240 D BSS Best Shot Selector The best shot selector is recommended when shooting with the flash off or the camera zoomed in or in other situations in which inadvertent motion can result in blurred pictures When BSS is on the camera takes up to ten pictures while the shutter release button is held down The sharpest picture in the ...

Page 55: ... or shooting condition There are functions with which this setting cannot be enabled See Camera Settings that Cannot Be Applied Simultaneously A 51 for more information B Note on BSS BSS may not produce the desired results if the subject moves or the composition changes while the shutter release button is held down B Note on Multi shot 16 Smear A 158 visible in the monitor when shooting with Multi...

Page 56: ...d above ISO 80 the E icon will be displayed A 32 When Fixed range auto is selected U and the maximum value of ISO sensitivity is displayed B Notes on ISO sensitivity There are functions with which this setting cannot be enabled See Camera Settings that Cannot Be Applied Simultaneously A 51 for more information Motion detection A 145 does not function when the ISO sensitivity is locked A auto M d S...

Page 57: ...ed color option B Note on Color Options There are functions with which this setting cannot be enabled See Camera Settings that Cannot Be Applied Simultaneously A 51 for more information A auto M d Shooting menu M Color options 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 ...

Page 58: ...selects the focus area containing the subject closest to the camera Press the shutter release button halfway to activate the focus area When the shutter release button is pressed halfway the focus area up to nine areas selected by the camera will be displayed in the monitor x Manual Select one of 99 focus areas displayed in the monitor This option is suited to situations in which the intended subj...

Page 59: ...d for AF area mode use focus lock as described below 1 Position the subject in the center of the frame 2 Press the shutter release button halfway The camera focuses on the subject and the focus area glows green Focus and exposure are locked 3 Continue holding down the shutter release button halfway and recompose the picture Be sure that the distance between the camera and the subject does not chan...

Page 60: ...face detection when using subject tracking mode see Focusing on a Moving Subject Subject Tracking Mode A 69 1 Frame a picture When the camera detects a face that face is framed by a yellow double border When the camera detects more than one face operation varies as follows depending upon the shooting mode Shooting mode Faces framed by double border Number of faces that can be detected A auto mode ...

Page 61: ... halfway in Portrait or Night portrait scene mode or smart portrait mode the camera will focus on the subject at the center of the frame The camera may be unable to detect faces in the following situations When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or otherwise obstructed When faces take up too much or too little of the frame When the frame includes more than one face the faces detected by the ...

Page 62: ...setting in subject tracking mode is Full time AF Autofocus mode can be set independently for both subject tracking mode and A auto mode D Autofocus Mode for Movie Recording Autofocus mode for movie recording can be set with Autofocus mode A 119 in the movie menu A 117 A auto M d Shooting menu M Autofocus mode A Single AF default setting The camera focuses when the shutter release button is pressed...

Page 63: ...inuous setting is fixed to Single ISO sensitivity A 44 Continuous A 42 When Multi shot 16 is selected the ISO sensitivity setting is automatically specified according to the brightness AF area mode A 46 Digital zoom A 146 When the digital zoom is in effect focus area is fixed at Center Electronic VR A 144 ISO sensitivity A 44 When a setting other than Auto is selected for ISO sensitivity Electroni...

Page 64: ... information about features of scene modes see page 55 3 Frame the subject and take a picture C Image Mode When the d button is pressed in scene mode Image mode A 38 can be adjusted Changes made to the image mode setting are applied to all shooting modes D Displaying a Description of Each Scene Mode Help Display Choose the desired scene type from the scene selection screen step 2 and rotate the zo...

Page 65: ...cene auto selector scene mode A 52 The camera enters scene auto selector mode 2 Frame the subject and take a picture The shooting mode icon changes to that of the scene mode currently enabled Press the shutter release button halfway to set focus and exposure When the subject is in focus the active focus area glows green Press the shutter release button the rest of the way down to take the picture ...

Page 66: ...cally selects one or more of the nine focus areas containing the subject closest to the camera as same as when Auto is selected for AF area mode A 46 C Functions Available in Scene Auto Selector Scene Mode U auto default setting and W off flash mode settings can be applied A 31 When U auto is applied the camera automatically selects the optimum flash mode setting for the scene mode it has selected...

Page 67: ...n face See Face Detection A 48 for more information If more than one face is detected focus will be on the face nearest to the camera The camera softens skin tones in up to three faces by applying the skin softening function before recording pictures A 67 If no faces are detected the camera focuses on the subject at the center of the screen Digital zoom is not available m V n Off p Off o 0 0 c Lan...

Page 68: ...ues determined with the first picture in each series AF assist illuminator A 146 does not light up The maximum frame rate with continuous shooting may vary depending upon the current image mode setting the memory card used or shooting condition m W n Off p Off o 0 0 e Night portrait Use this mode for portraits taken at sunset or at night The flash fires to light the portrait subject while preservi...

Page 69: ...ckground lighting Camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame As pictures are easily affected by camera shake hold the camera steadily In dark surroundings the use of a tripod is recommended m V1 n Off2 p Off o 0 02 Z Beach Captures the brightness of such subjects as beaches or sunlit expanses of water Camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame m U n Off p Off o 0 0 z Sn...

Page 70: ...after sunset Camera focuses at infinity The focus area or focus indicator A 6 always glows green when the shutter release button is pressed halfway Note however that objects in the foreground may not always be in focus AF assist illuminator A 146 does not light up m W n Off p Off o 0 0 j Night landscape Slow shutter speeds are used to produce stunning night landscapes Camera focuses at infinity Th...

Page 71: ...left wider angle of K The camera can focus on subjects as close as 10 cm 4 in to the lens when zoomed out to the maximum wide angle position or when zoomed in one step from the maximum wide angle zoom position At the K zoom position the camera can focus at a distance of 30 cm 1 ft AF area mode is set to Manual A 46 Choose the focus area in which the camera focuses Press the k button and press the ...

Page 72: ...step from the maximum wide angle zoom position At the K zoom position the camera can focus at a distance of 30 cm 1 ft Hue can be adjusted in the range of the creative slider displayed at left in the monitor Press the multi selector H to make the image more reddish or I to make it more bluish The selected hue adjustment setting is stored in the camera s memory even after the camera is turned off A...

Page 73: ...r A 146 does not light up m W n Off p Off o 0 0 m Fireworks show Slow shutter speeds are used to capture the expanding burst of light from a firework Camera focuses at infinity The focus indicator A 6 always glows green when the shutter release button is pressed halfway Note however that objects in the foreground may not always be in focus AF assist illuminator A 146 does not light up m W n Off p ...

Page 74: ...wing features or details into shadow The flash fires automatically to fill in illuminate shadows Camera focuses on subject at the center of the frame m m n Off p Off o 0 0 p Panorama assist Use when taking a series of pictures that will later be joined to form a single panorama using the supplied Panorama Maker 5 software See Shooting for a Panorama A 64 for details m W n Off p Off o 0 0 ...

Page 75: ...orders are displayed around the others When no pet faces are detected the shutter can be released by pressing the shutter release button The camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame when no pet faces are detected When Continuous is selected up to three pictures are taken at a rate of about 0 7 frames per second while the shutter release button is held down when the image mode setti...

Page 76: ...he yellow panorama direction icon I I is displayed for the current direction and the direction is fixed when k is pressed The icon changes to the white fixed direction I icon If necessary apply flash mode A 31 self timer A 33 macro mode A 34 and exposure compensation A 35 settings with this step Press the k button again to choose a different direction 3 Frame the first portion of the panorama scen...

Page 77: ...de during shooting Setting the time allowed to elapse before the auto off function is enabled to a longer setting is recommended D R Indicator In Panorama assist scene mode exposure white balance and focus for all pictures in a panorama are fixed at the values for the first picture in each series When the first picture is taken R is displayed to indicate that exposure white balance and focus are l...

Page 78: ...red on that face the double border will turn green for a moment and focus is locked Up to three faces can be detected When the camera detects more than one face the double border is displayed around the face closest to the center of the frame and single borders around the others 3 The shutter is automatically released If the camera detects that the face framed by the double border is smiling Smile...

Page 79: ...ivated and the camera turns off when either of the situations indicated below persists and no other operations are performed The camera does not detect any faces The camera detected a face but cannot detect a smile C Self timer Lamp The self timer lamp blinks when the smile timer is enabled and the camera detects a face and it blinks quickly immediately after the shutter is released C Releasing th...

Page 80: ...ng A 6 No indicator is displayed when Off is selected The effects of skin softening are not visible when framing pictures for shooting Check the degree of skin softening performed in playback mode Smile timer On default setting The camera uses face detection to detect a human face and then automatically releases the shutter whenever a smile is detected Off The camera does not release the shutter a...

Page 81: ...t When the camera detects a face in the frame that face is automatically registered as the subject to be tracked A 71 When shooting subjects other than people align the subject with the white border while it is displayed at the center of the frame and press the k button When the border glows red the camera is unable to focus on the subject Change the composition and try to register the subject aga...

Page 82: ...ossible to register the desired subject or the camera may be unable to track the registered subject or may begin tracking a different subject if the subject is moving rapidly if there is a significant amount of camera shake or if the camera detects a similar subject The camera s ability to accurately track the registered subject is also dependent upon the size and brightness of the subject In some...

Page 83: ...o track the registered subject press the k button to track again or set Face priority tracking to Off frame the picture so that the subject is inside the border in the center of the frame and press the k button to register the subject again Image mode Choose the image mode combination of image size and compression rate at which images are saved A 38 Changes made to the image mode setting are appli...

Page 84: ... 76 Playback zoom g i Enlarge the view of the picture currently displayed in the monitor up to about 10 Press the k button to return to full frame playback mode 77 Add to remove from album k Press the k button to add current picture to an album in playback mode auto sort mode or list by date mode Press the k button in favorite pictures mode to remove the current picture from an album 80 82 Play ba...

Page 85: ...tate image A 100 in the playback menu A 92 Switch to playback mode c Press the c button to display the playback mode selection menu and switch to favorite pictures mode auto sort mode or list by date mode 79 Switch to shooting mode A Press the A button or shutter release button Pressing the b e movie record button will also switch the camera to shooting mode 28 b To Use Description A ...

Page 86: ...picture thumbnail display to apply the calendar display except in list by date mode Pictures can be found by the date on which they were taken A 76 Rotate the zoom control to g i to return to thumbnail display Decrease the number of pictures displayed g i Rotate the zoom control to g i to decrease the number of picture thumbnails displayed 16 9 4 Rotate the zoom control to g i in 4 picture thumbna...

Page 87: ...lay in Favorite Pictures and Auto Sort Mode In favorite pictures mode A 80 the favorite pictures icon is displayed at right above the thumbnails In auto sort mode A 86 the category icon of the pictures is displayed at right above the thumbnails Switch to shooting mode A Press the A button or shutter release button Pressing the b e movie record button will also switch the camera to shooting mode 28...

Page 88: ...e is not set are treated as pictures taken on January 1 2011 The l button and d button are not available in calendar display D List by Date Mode Only the pictures taken on the same date can be played back in list by date mode A 89 The list by date options A 91 are also available only for the pictures taken on the selected date To Use Description A Select date Press the multi selector H I J or K 9 ...

Page 89: ... 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 move the display area to other areas of the picture 9 Delete pictures l Select a deletion method and delete pictures When using favorite pictures mode A 80 auto sort mode A 86 or list by date mode A 89 pictures in the same album or pictures with the same category or s...

Page 90: ...nter of the monitor except pictures taken using Continuous BSS or Multi shot 16 A 42 or Face priority tracking A 71 If more than one face was detected the picture will be enlarged with the face on which focus was acquired at the center of the monitor Press the multi selector H I J or K to display other detected faces When the zoom control is rotated to g i or f h to adjust the zoom ratio the cente...

Page 91: ... the current playback mode without switching playback modes press the c button 3 Press the k button The camera enters the selected playback mode c Playback mode A 28 Play back all pictures h Favorite pictures mode A 80 Play back pictures added to an album F Auto sort mode A 86 Play back pictures and movies automatically sorted to the selected category with shooting C List by date mode A 89 Play ba...

Page 92: ...yback mode The albums selection screen is displayed 3 Press the multi selector H I J or K to choose a desired album and press the k button After pictures have been added monitor display returns to full frame playback mode To add the same picture to other albums repeat the procedure from step 1 or 2 B Notes on Adding Favorite Pictures An album can contain up to 200 pictures Movies cannot be added t...

Page 93: ...ted for viewing in a slide show or applying print order or protection setting 1 Press the c button in playback mode press the multi selector H or I to choose h and press the k button A list of albums is displayed 2 Press the multi selector H I J or K to select the desired album See Operations in Favorite Pictures Mode A 83 for more information Press the k button to display a picture in the selecte...

Page 94: ...nd press the k button to display the confirmation dialog To remove the picture from the album choose Yes and press the k button To continue without removing the picture choose No and press the k button B Note on Deleting Pictures in Favorite Pictures Mode Note that deleting a picture in favorite pictures mode deletes not only the picture from the album but also deletes the original picture from th...

Page 95: ...e in the album 72 Delete pictures l Press the l button after selecting an album and a confirmation dialog will be displayed Choose Yes and press the k button to delete all pictures sorted to that album 29 Change album icon d Change the icon assigned to an album 84 Switch to another playback mode c Press the c button to display the playback mode selection menu 79 Switch to shooting mode A Press the...

Page 96: ...e icon selection screen is displayed 3 Use the multi selector J or K to choose an icon color and press the k button 4 Use the multi selector H I J or K to choose an icon and press the k button The icon is modified and monitor display returns to the list of albums B Notes on Icons for Albums Choose icons for albums separately for the internal memory and for every memory card used To change the icon...

Page 97: ...the specified album are played back Note that deleting a picture A 29 83 played back in favorite pictures mode deletes not only the picture from the album but also deletes the original picture from the internal memory or memory card permanently Adding Pictures to Albums Favorite Pictures Playback Internal memory memory card Album 1 0001 JPG 0002 JPG 0003 JPG Adds file names Adds file names Album 2...

Page 98: ...res in Auto Sort Mode 1 Press the c button in playback mode press the multi selector H or I to choose F and then press the k button A list of categories is displayed 2 Press the multi selector H I J or K to select a desired category For details of categories see Auto Sort Mode Categories A 87 For information about operating the auto sort mode screen see Operations in Auto Sort Mode A 88 Press the ...

Page 99: ...ctures taken in smart portrait mode A 66 with the smile timer setting set to On are displayed D Portraits Pictures taken in A auto mode A 22 with the face detection A 48 and those taken in Portrait Night portrait Party indoor and Backlighting scene mode A 52 are displayed Pictures taken in smart portrait mode A 66 with the smile timer setting set to Off are displayed u Food Pictures taken in Food ...

Page 100: ...to display the first picture in the selected category 72 Delete pictures l Press the l button after selecting a category and a confirmation dialog will be displayed Choose Yes and press the k button to delete all pictures sorted to that category 29 Switch to another playback mode c Press the c button to display the playback mode selection menu 79 Switch to shooting mode A Press the A button or shu...

Page 101: ...res exist are listed 2 Press the multi selector H or I to select the desired date Camera lists up to 29 dates If pictures exist for more than 29 dates all pictures recorded earlier than most recent 29 dates will be combined under Others For information about operating the list by date screen see Operations in List by Date Mode A 90 Press the k button to display the first picture taken on the selec...

Page 102: ...ure taken on the selected date 72 Delete pictures l Press the l button to delete after selecting a date and a confirmation dialog will be displayed Choose Yes and press the k button to delete all pictures taken on the date 29 View list by date menu d Press the d button to display the list by date menu 91 Switch to another playback mode c Press the c button to display the playback mode selection me...

Page 103: ...nly 2 When the d button is pressed in the list by date screen shown in step 2 on page 89 options can be applied to all pictures taken on the selected date When the d button is pressed in full frame playback mode options can be applied to individual pictures Quick retouch1 A 106 D Lighting1 A 107 Skin softening1 A 108 Filter effects1 A 110 Print order2 A 93 Slide show A 97 Protect2 A 98 Rotate imag...

Page 104: ... the picture with softer skin tones in the faces of portrait subjects p Filter effects A 110 Apply a variety of effects using digital filter a Print order A 93 Select pictures to print and the number of copies for each b Slide show A 97 View pictures stored in the internal memory or on a memory card in an automatic slide show d Protect A 98 Protect selected pictures from accidental deletion f Rota...

Page 105: ...PictBridge compatible A 176 printer A 129 A print order can also be created for pictures stored in the internal memory if the memory card is removed from the camera 1 Press the d button in playback mode The playback menu is displayed 2 Use the multi selector to choose a Print order and press the k button Proceed to step 4 when playing back in favorite pictures mode auto sort mode or list by date m...

Page 106: ...full frame playback Rotate the zoom control to f h to switch back to 12 thumbnail display Press the k button when setting is complete 5 Choose whether or not to print shooting date and photo information Choose Date and press the k button to print the shooting date on all pictures in the print order Choose Info and press the k button to print shutter speed and aperture value information on all pict...

Page 107: ... category or taken on the selected shooting date If the total number of the pictures in a print order exceeds 99 the screen shown below will be displayed Select Yes to remove pictures previously added from the print order and restrict the print order to pictures just marked Select Cancel to remove the pictures just added from the print order and restrict the print order to pictures previously mark...

Page 108: ... using the Time zone and date option in the setup menu after a picture has been taken has no effect on the date printed on the picture C Canceling Existing Print Order Select Delete print set in step 3 of Print Order Creating a DPOF Print Order A 93 and press the k button to remove print marking from all pictures and cancel the print order D Print Date When date and time of recording are imprinted...

Page 109: ...s in progress the following operations are available Press the multi selector K to display the subsequent picture or J to display the previous picture Hold down either button to fast forward or rewind To end or pause slide show press the k button 3 End the slide show or restart it The screen shown on the right is displayed when the slide show has ended or is paused Choose End and press the k butto...

Page 110: ...protection for previously protected pictures from the picture selection screen See Selecting Pictures A 99 for more information Note that formatting the camera s internal memory or the memory card will permanently delete protected files A 148 Protected pictures are recognized by the s icon A 7 75 c button Playback mode M d Playback menu M d Protect ...

Page 111: ...choose the desired picture Rotate the zoom control A 4 to g i to switch to full frame playback or f h to switch back to 12 thumbnail display Only one picture can be selected at a time for Rotate image and Welcome screen Proceed to step 3 2 Press H or I to select or deselect or to specify the number of copies When a picture is selected a check mark y is displayed with the picture Repeat steps 1 and...

Page 112: ...tated up to 180 degrees in either direction Select a picture in the picture selection screen A 99 When the Rotate image screen is displayed press the multi selector J or K to rotate the picture 90 degrees Press the k button to finalize display orientation and save orientation data with the picture c button Playback mode M d Playback menu M f Rotate image Back Rotate image Rotate Back Rotate image ...

Page 113: ...Recording ends after about 20 seconds or when the k button is released Do not touch the built in microphone during recording During recording o and p blink in the monitor When recording ends the voice memo playback screen is displayed Follow the instructions in step 3 of Playing Voice Memos A 102 to play the voice memo Press the multi selector J before or after recording a voice memo to return to ...

Page 114: ...he playback menu Press the d button to exit the playback menu Deleting Voice Memos Select a picture with a voice memo and press the l button Press the multi selector H or I to select Current image and press the k button A 29 When the confirmation dialog is displayed press the multi selector H or I to choose w and press the k button Only the voice memo will be deleted B Notes on Voice Memos When a ...

Page 115: ...anteed with pictures taken with another make of camera or that have been modified on a computer When copying pictures selected for a Print order A 93 the print marking is not copied However Protect A 98 settings are copied with pictures Pictures or movies copied from the internal memory or a memory card cannot be displayed in auto sort mode A 86 When pictures added to albums A 80 are copied the co...

Page 116: ...l camera Editing functions are not available when there is not enough free space in the internal memory or on the memory card to store the edited copies Editing function Description Quick retouch A 106 Easily create retouched copies in which contrast and saturation have been enhanced D Lighting A 107 Create a copy of the current picture with enhanced brightness and contrast brightening dark portio...

Page 117: ...nal and Edited Pictures Copies created with editing functions are not deleted when the original pictures are deleted and the original pictures are not deleted when copies created with editing functions are deleted Edited copies are stored with the same recording date and time as the original Print order A 93 and protect settings A 98 are not applied to edited copies Editing function used Editing f...

Page 118: ...n The original version is displayed on the left and the edited version is displayed on the right 3 Press the multi selector H or I to choose the degree of enhancement performed and press the k button A new copy is created To exit without saving the copy press the d button Copies created with the quick retouch option can be recognized by the s icon displayed during playback D More Information See I...

Page 119: ... and press the k button The original version is displayed on the left and the edited version is displayed on the right 3 Choose OK and press the k button A new copy with enhanced brightness and contrast is created To exit without saving the copy choose Cancel and press the k button D Lighting copies can be recognized by the c icon displayed during playback D More Information See Image Sound File a...

Page 120: ...t performed and press the k button The confirmation screen is displayed with the face to which skin softening was applied enlarged at the center of the monitor To exit without saving the copy press the d button 4 Check the enhancement performance Skin tones in up to 12 faces in the order of that closest to the center of the frame are softened If more than one face was softened press the multi sele...

Page 121: ...ng upon the direction in which faces are looking or the brightness of faces the camera may be unable to accurately detect faces or the skin softening function may not perform as expected D More Information See Image Sound File and Folder Names A 161 for more information ...

Page 122: ...rring from the center outward Selective color Keep one specified color in the picture and change the other colors to black and white Cross screen Produce star like rays of light that radiate outward from bright objects such as sunlight reflections and city lights This effect is suitable for night scenes Fisheye Make a picture look as if it were taken with a fisheye lens This effect is well suited ...

Page 123: ...he Filter effects selection screen without making any changes 5 Check the results select Save and press the k button A new edited copy is created To exit without saving the copy select Cancel and press the k button Copies created using the filter effects function can be recognized by the c icon displayed in playback mode D More Information See Image Sound File and Folder Names A 161 for more infor...

Page 124: ...ail A 74 playback mode and press the d button The playback menu is displayed 2 Use the multi selector to choose g Small picture and press the k button 3 Choose the desired copy size and press the k button 4 Choose Yes and press the k button A new smaller copy is created To exit without saving the copy choose No and press the k button The copy is displayed with a gray frame D More Information See I...

Page 125: ...tation To crop the picture in its current tall portrait orientation first use the Rotate image option A 100 to rotate the picture so that it is displayed in landscape orientation Next enlarge the picture for cropping crop the picture and then rotate the cropped picture back to tall portrait orientation 2 Refine copy composition Rotate the zoom control to g i or f h to adjust the zoom ratio Press t...

Page 126: ...f the cropped copy is also reduced When the size of the cropped copy is 320 240 or 160 120 a gray frame is displayed around the picture during playback and the small picture icon B or C is displayed at the left of the monitor D More Information See Image Sound File and Folder Names A 161 for more information ...

Page 127: ... recording When x HD 720p 1280 720 is selected for Movie options monitor display changes to an aspect ratio of 16 9 with movie recording the area indicated on the right is recorded When the Photo info option in Monitor settings A 141 in the setup menu is set to Movie frame auto info a frame indicating the area captured in the recorded movie can be displayed before recording starts The approximate ...

Page 128: ...or windows in a building depending on the shooting distance or zoom ratio This phenomenon occurs when the subject s pattern interferes with the camera sensor grid and it does not indicate a malfunction B Notes on Autofocus for Movie Recording When A Single AF default setting is selected for Autofocus mode in movie menu focus is locked by pressing the b e movie record button to start recording A 11...

Page 129: ... display the tabs 2 Press the multi selector J Tab selection is activated 3 Press H or I to select the D tab Movie options A 118 Select the desired movie option for recording movies Autofocus mode A 119 Select how the camera focuses when recording movies Wind noise reduction A 119 Set whether or not to reduce wind noise when recording movies 9 9 Shooting menu White balance Continuous AF area mode ...

Page 130: ...e for a single movie is 2 GB or the maximum movie length for a single movie is 29 minutes even when there is sufficient free space on the memory card for longer recording The maximum movie length that can be recorded for a single movie is displayed during recording D More Information See Image Sound File and Folder Names A 161 for more information In the shooting screen M d M D Movie menu A 117 M ...

Page 131: ...ssed to start recording Select this option when the distance between the camera and the subject will remain fairly consistent B Full time AF Camera focuses continuously during movie recording Select this option when the distance between the camera and subject will change significantly during recording To prevent sound of camera focusing from interfering with recording use of Single AF is recommend...

Page 132: ...yback mode A 74 A confirmation dialog is displayed See Deleting Unwanted Pictures A 29 for more information To Use Description Rewind A Hold down the k button to rewind movie Advance B Hold down the k button to fast forward movie Pause E Press the k button to pause playback The following operations can be performed while playback is paused using the controls displayed at top in the monitor C Press...

Page 133: ... camera connector is properly oriented Do not use force when connecting the cable to the camera When disconnecting the cable do not pull the connector at an angle 3 Tune the television to the video channel Refer to the documentation provided with your television for details 4 Hold down the c button to turn on the camera The camera enters playback mode and pictures are displayed on the television W...

Page 134: ...ible Operating Systems Windows Windows 7 Home Basic Home Premium Professional Enterprise Ultimate Windows Vista Home Basic Home Premium Business Enterprise Ultimate Service Pack 2 or Windows XP Home Edition Professional Service Pack 3 Macintosh Mac OS X version 10 4 11 10 5 8 10 6 5 For information on the requirements for playing back high definition movies refer to System Requirements in the View...

Page 135: ...parately is used COOLPIX S3100 can be powered from an electrical outlet Do not use any other make or model of AC adapter as they may cause the camera to overheat or malfunction Transferring Images from a Camera to a Computer 1 Start the computer to which ViewNX 2 was installed 2 Be sure that the camera is off 3 Connect the camera to the computer using the supplied USB cable Be sure that connectors...

Page 136: ...ically when the camera is connected to the computer if Yes was selected in the Auto Launch setting dialog when ViewNX 2 was first installed See Starting Nikon Transfer 2 Manually A 126 for more information If charge for the battery inserted into the camera is low the computer may not recognize the camera If the camera is not recognized pictures will not be transferred When battery charging starts ...

Page 137: ...nformation A 126 Disconnecting the Camera Do not turn off the camera or disconnect the camera from the computer during transfer When transfer is complete turn off the camera and disconnect the USB cable The camera turns off automatically if there is no communication with the computer for 30 minutes while the camera is connected via the USB cable B Charging the Battery The charge lamp slowly blinks...

Page 138: ...le click the ViewNX 2 icon Clicking the ViewNX 2 icon on the Dock will also start ViewNX 2 D Starting Nikon Transfer 2 Manually To start Nikon Transfer 2 first start ViewNX 2 and then click the Transfer icon at the top of the screen or select Launch Transfer from the File menu D For More Information on Using ViewNX 2 and Nikon Transfer 2 For more information on ViewNX 2 or Nikon Transfer 2 start V...

Page 139: ...er Charge Lamp The following chart explains charge lamp status when the camera is connected to a computer Charge lamp Description Blinks slowly green Battery charging Off Battery not charging If the charge lamp changes from slow blinking green to off while the power on lamp is lit charging is complete Flickers green The ambient temperature is not suited to charging Charge the battery indoors with ...

Page 140: ...charging will stop and the camera may be turned off When disconnecting the camera from a computer turn the camera off and then disconnect the USB cable It may take longer to charge the battery with connection to a computer than with charging using the Charging AC Adapter EH 69P Charging time increases when images are transferred while the battery is charging When the camera is connected to a compu...

Page 141: ...hey may cause the camera to heat up or malfunction D Printing Pictures In addition to printing pictures transferred to a computer and printing over a direct camera to printer connection the following options are also available for printing pictures Inserting a memory card into a DPOF compatible printer s card slot Taking a memory card to a digital photo lab For printing using these methods specify...

Page 142: ...empt to insert connectors at an angle and do not use force when connecting or disconnecting the USB cable 4 The camera is automatically turned on When properly connected the PictBridge startup screen 1 will be displayed in the camera monitor followed by the Print selection screen 2 B If the PictBridge Screen is not Displayed Turn off the camera and disconnect the USB cable Set Charge by computer A...

Page 143: ...bnail display and to g i to switch back to full frame playback 2 Choose Copies and press the k button 3 Choose the number of copies up to nine and press the k button 4 Choose Paper size and press the k button 5 Choose the desired paper size and press the k button To specify paper size using printer settings choose Default in the paper size menu Print selection 4 15 05 2011 PictBridge Paper size Co...

Page 144: ...w to print multiple pictures 1 When the Print selection screen is displayed press the d button The Print menu screen is displayed 2 Use the multi selector to choose Paper size and press the k button To exit the print menu press the d button 3 Choose the desired paper size and press the k button To specify paper size using printer settings choose Default in the paper size menu PictBridge Paper size...

Page 145: ...k y and the numeral indicating the number of copies to be printed If no copies have been specified for pictures the selection is canceled Rotate the zoom control to g i to switch to full frame playback Rotate the zoom control to f h to switch back to 12 thumbnail display Press the k button when setting is complete When the menu shown at right is displayed choose Start print and press the k button ...

Page 146: ...all pictures stored in the internal memory or on the memory card is printed When the menu shown at right is displayed choose Start print and press the k button to start printing Choose Cancel and press the k button to return to the print menu DPOF printing Print pictures for which a print order was created using the Print order option A 93 When the menu shown at right is displayed choose Start pri...

Page 147: ...tronic VR A 144 Choose whether or not electronic VR vibration reduction is enabled during shooting Motion detection A 145 Enable or disable motion detection which reduces the effects of subject movement and camera shake in still pictures AF assist A 146 Enable or disable AF assist illumination Digital zoom A 146 Enable or disable digital zoom Sound settings A 147 Adjust sound settings Auto off A 1...

Page 148: ...nnecting to a computer via the USB cable Blink warning A 151 Specify whether or not the camera detects human subjects that have blinked when shooting with face detection Reset all A 153 Restore camera settings to the default Firmware version A 155 Display camera firmware version Shooting menu Image mode White balance Continuous AF area mode Autofocus mode ISO sensitivity Color options Shooting men...

Page 149: ...ome screen COOLPIX The camera displays a welcome screen and enters shooting or playback mode Select an image Displays a picture selected for the welcome screen When the picture selection screen is displayed select a picture A 99 and press k button As the selected picture is stored by the camera it will be displayed when the camera is turned on even if the original picture is deleted Pictures taken...

Page 150: ... screen Select a field Press J or K the highlight switches between D M Y hour and minute Edit the highlighted field Press H or I Apply the settings Select the minute field and press the k button Date format Select the order in which the day month and year are displayed from Year Month Day Month Day Year and Day Month Year Time zone w Home time zone can be specified and daylight saving enabled or d...

Page 151: ...k battery The clock battery charges when the main battery is inserted or an AC adapter is connected and can provide several days of backup power after about ten hours of charging C w Home Time Zone To switch to the home time zone choose w Home time zone in step 2 and press the k button To change the home time zone choose w Home time zone in step 2 and complete steps 3 and 4 C Daylight Saving Time ...

Page 152: ...Helsinki Ankara 9 Alaska Anchorage 3 Moscow Nairobi Riyadh Kuwait Manama 8 PST PDT Los Angeles Seattle Vancouver 4 Abu Dhabi Dubai 7 MST MDT Denver Phoenix 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 5 Caracas 7 Bangkok Jakarta 4 Manaus 8 Beijing Hong Kong Singapore 3 Buenos Aires Sao Paulo 9 Tokyo Seoul 2 Fernando de No...

Page 153: ...ically displayed in the monitor immediately after it is taken and the monitor display returns to shooting mode Off Picture is not displayed after it is taken Brightness Choose from five settings for monitor brightness The default setting is 3 Shooting mode Playback mode Show info Auto info default setting Current settings and operational guides are displayed as in Show info above If no operations ...

Page 154: ...t displayed when recording movies 4 4 4 4 15 05 2011 15 30 15 05 2011 15 30 0004 JPG 0004 JPG The current settings or operation guide is displayed as in Auto info 9 9 In addition to information shown with Auto info a frame indicating the area captured in the recorded movie is displayed before recording starts 0010 AVI 0010 AVI 10s 10s 15 05 2011 15 30 15 05 2011 15 30 The current settings or opera...

Page 155: ...in Panorama assist scene mode Movie recording Dates imprinted at an Image mode setting A 38 of O 640 480 may be difficult to read Choose N 1024 768 or larger when using the Print date option The date is recorded using the format selected in the setup menu s Time zone and date item A 18 138 C Print Date and Print Order If using a DPOF compatible printer that supports the printing of shooting date a...

Page 156: ...tivity A 44 is set to Auto When Blink proof A 68 is set to On in smart portrait mode In the following scene modes Sports A 56 Night portrait A 56 Dusk dawn A 58 Night landscape A 58 Museum A 61 Fireworks show A 61 Backlighting A 62 The angle of view the area captured in the recorded movie is smaller when electronic VR is enabled during movie recording d button M z Setup menu A 136 M Electronic VR ...

Page 157: ...e subject exhibits significant movement or is too dark The pictures taken using motion detection may be somewhat grainy in appearance d button M z Setup menu A 136 M Motion detection U Auto default setting When the camera detects subject movement or camera shake the ISO sensitivity and shutter speed are automatically increased to reduce blurring However motion detection does not function in the fo...

Page 158: ... 42 d button M z Setup menu A 136 M AF assist Auto default setting AF assist illumination is used to assist the focus operation when the subject is poorly lit The illuminator has a range of about 1 9 m 6 ft 3 in at the maximum wide angle position and about 1 1 m 3 ft 7 in at the maximum telephoto position Note that for some scene modes or focus areas AF assist illuminator may not light up Off AF a...

Page 159: ... button or b e movie record button C Auto Off Settings The time allowed to elapse before the camera enters standby mode is fixed in the following situations When a menu is displayed three minutes During slide show playback up to 30 minutes When the AC adapter EH 62G is connected 30 minutes d button M z Setup menu A 136 M Sound settings Button sound Select On default setting or Off When On is selec...

Page 160: ...ory Card When the memory card is inserted in the camera the Format card option is displayed in the setup menu B Formatting Internal Memory and Memory Cards Formatting the internal memory or memory card restores album icon settings A 84 to the default setting displayed as number Do not turn the camera off or open the battery chamber memory card slot cover during formatting Be sure to use this camer...

Page 161: ... television Choose from NTSC and PAL d button M z Setup menu A 136 M Language Czech Portuguese Danish Russian German Romanian default setting Finnish Spanish Swedish Greek Turkish French Ukrainian Indonesian Arabic Italian Simplified Chinese Hungarian Traditional Chinese Dutch Japanese Norwegian Korean Polish Thai d button M z Setup menu A 136 M Video mode ...

Page 162: ...ictures with direct connection of the camera to some printers If the PictBridge startup screen is not displayed in the monitor after the camera is connected to a printer and turned on turn the camera off and disconnect the USB cable Set Charge by computer to Off and reconnect the camera to the printer d button M z Setup menu M Charge by computer Auto default setting When the camera is connected to...

Page 163: ...unction at continuous settings of Continuous BSS or Multi shot 16 d button M z Setup menu A 136 M Blink warning On When the camera detects that one or more human subjects may have blinked in a picture taken using face detection the blink warning screen is displayed in the monitor The face of the human subject that may have blinked when the shutter was released is framed by a yellow border Should t...

Page 164: ...ooting mode Option Use Description Enlarge the detected face that blinked g i Rotate the zoom control to g i Switch to full frame playback f h Rotate the zoom control to f h Select the face to be displayed If the camera detects that more than one human subject blinked press J or K with display zoomed in to switch to another face Delete the picture l Press the l button Switch to shooting mode k Pre...

Page 165: ...34 Off Exposure compensation A 35 0 0 Option Default value Image mode A 38 R 4320 3240 White balance A 40 Auto Continuous A 42 Single ISO sensitivity A 44 Auto Color options A 45 Standard color AF area mode A 46 Face priority Autofocus mode A 50 Single AF Option Default value Scene mode setting in the shooting mode selection menu A 52 Scene auto selector Hue adjustment in Food mode A 60 Center Con...

Page 166: ... 118 When inserting a memory card x HD 720p 1280 720 When using the internal memory y VGA 640 480 Autofocus mode A 119 Single AF Wind noise reduction A 119 Off Option Default value Welcome screen A 137 None Photo info A 141 Auto info Image review A 141 On Brightness A 141 3 Print date A 143 Off Electronic VR A 144 Off Motion detection A 145 Auto AF assist A 146 Auto Digital zoom A 146 On Button so...

Page 167: ...ollowing menu settings will remain unaffected when menus are reset with Reset all Shooting menu Preset manual data A 41 acquired for White balance Setup menu Picture selected for Welcome screen A 137 Time zone and date A 138 Language A 149 and Video mode A 149 Firmware Version View the current camera firmware version Option Default value Paper size A 131 132 Default Frame interval for slide show A...

Page 168: ...urces for extended periods when using or storing the camera Intense light may cause deterioration of the 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 charge or the magnetic fields produced by equipment...

Page 169: ... cold battery may recover some of its charge Dirt on the battery terminals can prevent the camera from functioning Should the battery terminals become dirty wipe them off with a clean dry cloth before use If the battery will not be used for some time insert it in the camera and completely exhaust it before removing it for storage The battery should be stored in a cool location with an ambient temp...

Page 170: ...of partial discoloration in the monitor during shooting It does not appear in images recorded with the camera except in the cases of movies and of images recorded with Multi shot 16 selected for Continuous When shooting in these modes we recommend that you avoid bright subjects such as the sun reflected sunlight and electric lights Images in the monitor may be difficult to see under bright lightin...

Page 171: ... battery Rechargeable Li ion Battery EN EL191 Charging AC Adapter Charging AC Adapter EH 69P1 2 Battery charger Battery Charger MH 66 AC adapter AC Adapter EH 62G connect as shown Be sure that the power connector cord has been properly aligned in power connector and battery chamber grooves before closing the battery chamber memory card slot cover If part of the cord runs out of the grooves the cov...

Page 172: ...e be sure that the device supports an SD memory card of 2 GB or more 2 SDHC compliant If the memory card is used with a card reader or similar device be sure that the device is compliant with the SDHC standard 3 SDXC compliant If the memory card is used with a card reader or similar device be sure that the device is compliant with the SDXC Contact the manufacturer for details on the above cards SD...

Page 173: ...rce medium file names do not change but new folder numbers are assigned in ascending order starting from the largest folder number on the destination medium A 103 A single folder can hold up to 200 files if the current folder already contains 200 files a new folder named by adding one to the current folder name will be created the next time a file is stored If the current folder is numbered 999 an...

Page 174: ...blinks red Camera cannot focus Refocus Use focus lock 26 27 47 P Please wait for the camera to finish recording Camera cannot perform other operations until recording is complete Wait until message clears from display automatically when recording is complete u Memory card is write protected Write protect switch is in lock position Slide write protect switch to write position 21 P This card cannot ...

Page 175: ...all picture editing 137 Insufficient space to save a copy Delete pictures from destination 29 N Album is full No further pictures can be added 200 pictures have already been added to album Remove some pictures from album Add to other albums 82 80 P Sound file cannot be saved A voice memo cannot be attached to this file Voice memos cannot be attached to movies Select a picture taken with this camer...

Page 176: ...ct the category containing the sorted pictures 87 N File contains no image data File not created with this camera File cannot be viewed on this camera View file using a computer or the devices used to create or edit this file P This file cannot be played back N All images are hidden No pictures available for a slide show 97 N This image cannot be deleted Picture is protected Disable protection 29 ...

Page 177: ...the specified paper select Resume and press the k button to resume printing PR Printer error paper jam Paper has jammed in the printer Remove the jammed paper select Resume and press the k button to resume printing PR Printer error out of paper No paper is loaded in printer Load the specified paper select Resume and press the k button to resume printing PR Printer error check ink Ink error Check i...

Page 178: ... battery inserted into the camera via computer connection 14 150 128 128 Camera cannot be turned on Battery is exhausted When connecting to an electrical outlet using a Charging AC Adapter the camera cannot be turned on 22 14 Camera turns off without warning Battery is exhausted Camera has turned off automatically to save power The camera and battery may not work properly at low temperatures The c...

Page 179: ...nitor Hide info is selected for Photo info Select Show info 141 Print date not available Camera clock has not been set 18 138 Date not appearing on pictures even when Print date is enabled The current shooting mode is one that does not support Print date The date cannot be imprinted on movies 143 Screen for setting time zone and date is displayed when the camera is turned on Clock battery is exhau...

Page 180: ... mode press the A button shutter release button or b e movie record button When menus are displayed press the d button Battery is exhausted When flash lamp blinks flash is charging 8 28 10 22 32 Camera cannot focus The subject is too close to the camera Try shooting with macro mode or in Scene auto selector or Close up scene mode The intended subject is one with which autofocus does not perform we...

Page 181: ...is set to Multi shot 16 146 53 55 56 63 66 69 42 Image mode not available Another function that restricts the Image mode option is enabled 51 No sound when shutter is released Off is selected for Sound settings Shutter sound in setup menu No sound is heard with some shooting modes and settings even when On is selected The speaker is blocked Do not cover the speaker 147 5 24 AF assist illuminator d...

Page 182: ...tion When taking pictures with V auto with red eye reduction or fill flash with slow sync and red eye reduction in Night portrait scene mode In Camera Red Eye Fix may be applied to areas not affected by red eye Use any scene mode other than Night portrait and change the flash to any setting other than V auto with red eye reduction and try shooting again 31 56 Skin tones are not softened Under some...

Page 183: ...to images using another camera cannot be played back on this camera 102 Cannot use quick retouch D Lighting skin softening filter effects small picture or crop These options cannot be used with movies These options cannot be used with pictures taken at an Image mode setting of P 4224 2376 Select pictures that support quick retouch D Lighting skin softening filter effects small picture or crop Came...

Page 184: ...ter is not set to start Nikon Transfer 2 automatically For more information on Nikon Transfer 2 refer to help information contained in ViewNX 2 17 22 123 122 126 The PictBridge startup screen is not displayed when the camera is connected to a printer With some PictBridge compatible printers the PictBridge startup screen may not be displayed and it may be impossible to print pictures when Auto is s...

Page 185: ... cm 2 ft 8 in to T Macro mode Approx 10 cm 4 in wide angle position to Focus area selection Face priority auto 9 area automatic selection center manual with 99 focus areas subject tracking Monitor 6 7 cm 2 7 in approx 230k dot TFT LCD and 5 level brightness adjustment Frame coverage shooting mode Approx 97 horizontal and 97 vertical compared to actual picture Frame coverage playback mode Approx 10...

Page 186: ...in to 14 ft T 0 5 to 2 2 m 1 ft 8 in to 7 ft 3 in Flash control TTL auto flash with monitor preflashes Interface Hi Speed USB Data Transfer Protocol MTP PTP Video output Can be selected from NTSC and PAL I O terminal Audio video output digital I O USB Supported languages Arabic Chinese Simplifiedand Traditional Czech Danish Dutch English Finnish French Greek German Hungarian Indonesian Italian Jap...

Page 187: ...d liable for any errors this manual may contain The appearance of this product and its specifications are subject to change without notice Operating environment Temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Humidity Less than 85 no condensation Type Rechargeable lithium ion battery Rated capacity DC 3 7 V 700 mAh Operating temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Dimensions W H D Approx 31 5 39 5 6 mm 1 3 1 ...

Page 188: ... printed from print orders stored on memory cards Exif version 2 3 This camera supports Exchangeable image file format Exif version 2 3 for digital still cameras 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 indus...

Page 189: ... 146 Album 80 Aperture value 26 Audio video cable 121 159 Audio in Video in jack 121 123 130 Auto flash 31 Auto mode 22 Auto off 147 Auto sort menu 88 Auto sort mode 86 Autofocus 34 Autofocus mode 50 71 119 AVI 161 B Backlighting o 62 Battery 12 14 139 Battery chamber 5 Battery charger 14 159 Battery latch 5 Battery level 22 Battery chamber memory card slot cover 5 12 20 Beach Z 57 Best Shot Selec...

Page 190: ...5 Fisheye 110 Fixed range auto 44 Flash 4 31 32 Flash lamp 5 32 Flash mode 31 32 Flash off 31 Fluorescent 40 Focus 26 46 Focus area 26 Focus indicator 6 Focus lock 47 Folder name 161 Food u 60 Format 21 148 Format memory card 21 148 Formatting internal memory 148 FSCN 161 Full frame playback 28 72 Full time AF 50 119 H Halfway 11 HD 720p 118 Help 52 I Identifier 161 Image mode 23 38 52 68 70 Image...

Page 191: ...Power on lamp 4 17 22 Preset manual 41 Print 93 131 132 Print date 94 96 143 Print order 93 Printer 129 Protect 98 Q Quick retouch 106 QVGA 118 R Rechargeable battery 159 Rechargeable Li ion battery 12 14 159 Recording movies 115 Red eye reduction 31 32 Remove from favorite 82 Reset all 153 Rotate image 100 RSCN 161 S Scene auto selector x 53 Scene mode 52 55 Selective color 110 Self timer 33 Self...

Page 192: ...138 140 Time zone and date 18 138 Tripod socket 5 174 TV 121 U USB cable 122 123 130 159 USB audio video output connector 5 121 123 130 V VGA 118 Video mode 149 ViewNX 2 122 125 Vivid color 45 Voice memo 101 Volume 102 120 W WAV 161 Welcome screen 137 White balance 40 Wind noise reduction 6 119 Z Zoom control 4 25 120 Zoom in 25 Zoom out 25 ...

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