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Optical and Digital Zoom

Using the Flash

Focus

Using the Self-Timer

Image Quality and Size

Exposure Compensation

Reviewing Photographs

Basic Photography

This chapter covers operations that can be performed using

the camera’s dials and buttons in A-REC mode. A-REC mode

is a simple, “point-and-shoot” mode in which the majority of

settings are made automatically by the camera to produce the

best results. The user controls the following settings directly

by means of the camera’s buttons and dials:

• optical and digital zoom

• flash settings

• focus-mode settings

• image quality and size

• exposure compensation

In addition, you can also perform the following operations in

A-REC mode:

• focus lock

• delay shutter release using the self-timer

• review and delete photographs as they are taken

These topics are covered in the sections that follow.

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Summary of Contents for Coolpix 990

Page 1: ...ct Documentation First Steps Basic Photography Advanced Photography Playback Camera Setup Connections The Guide to Digital Photography with the COOLPIX 990 DIGITAL CAMERA Electronic Edition Technical Notes Click to go ...

Page 2: ...ides detailed informa tion about your camera The electronic edition features clickable links not available in the printed guide otherwise the contents of the two manuals are identical Both are divided into the following chapters First Steps Guides you step by step through the process of setting up your camera and taking your first photograph Basic Photography Introduces the shooting options availa...

Page 3: ...ion that you should read before using your camera This icon marks tips additional information you may find helpful when using your camera This icon marks references to other documenta tion or to another part of this manual This icon is used throughout these manuals to mark cross references to the FastTrack Guide This icon is used throughout these manuals to mark cross references to ForYour Safety ...

Page 4: ...rough the process of setting up your camera Outlines the steps involved in taking photographs and play ing them back Getting to Know the COOLPIX 990 Putting Batteries in the Camera Inserting the Memory Card Choosing a Language Setting theTime and Date Taking a Photograph Playback and Deletion First Steps 4 Click to go ...

Page 5: ... button Focus mode Delete button Flash ready lamp Autofocus lamp Viewfinder eyepiece LCD Monitor First Steps Getting to Know the COOLPIX 990 5 The lens section is attached to the camera body by a hinge that permits the lens to be rotated through 270 For more information see First Steps Taking a Picture Control panel Lens Viewfinder DC IN connector USB serial connector Diopter adjust ment dial Phot...

Page 6: ...ent dial to adjust viewfinder focus Manual focus indicator Sensitivity ISO equivalency indicator Shutter speed aperture display press to switch between shutter speed and aperture Focus mode Continuous Flash mode Exposure compensation indicator Exposure count display shows number of exposures remaining Image quality Image size Exposure mode Memory card indicator Battery indicator Metering mode Whit...

Page 7: ...ter speed 17 Exposure mode 18 Metering mode 19 Continuous multi shot mode 20 Exposure bracketing indicator 21 Auto exposure lock 22 White balance lock 23 Best shot selection 24 Lens converter indicator 25 Current folder 26 User set number 27 Self timer indicator 28 Auto exposure target spot metering 29 Focus areas 30 Exposure display manual expo sure mode 31 Date not set icon First Steps Getting t...

Page 8: ...the shutter release button In A REC mode the view through the lens can be restored by half pressing the shutter release button You can take a picture at any time by pressing the shutter release button all the way down The A REC menu will be restored when you remove your finger from the shutter release button 1 MENU PAGE2 1 2 S A SELECT SET METERING A A Highlight menu item First Steps Getting to Kn...

Page 9: ... WHITE BALANCE A SELECT SET A A Position cursor in main menu Highlight page tab 2 1 2 S MENU PAGE2 SHOOTING MENU 1 A SELECT SET A A 3 MENU OFF 1 2 S SHOOTING MENU 2 SELECT SET S Highlight page number S for SET UP menu Using the command dial to make a selection A icon next to a menu item indicates that the command dial can be used instead of the multi selector to make a selection 1 2 S MENU PAGE2 W...

Page 10: ...o Know the COOLPIX 990 10 The A REC Menu CF CARD FORMAT No Format WARNING All images will be deleted 3 0 S 1 M 5 M 3 0 M Brightness Hue ON OFF Reset Options N I K O N ON OFF OPTIONS New Delete Rename BRIGHTNESS HUE NEW L M N I K O N O P RENAME N O V S H O W DELETE S H O W N O V RENAME Q R S H O W T U DELETE Yes No S H O W deleting folder Click for more information ...

Page 11: ...NT Normal Auto More Contrast Less Contrast Lighten Image Darken Image 0 Black White A LENS Normal Wide Adapter Telephoto 1 Telephoto 2 Fisheye 1 Fisheye 2 METERING Matrix Spot Center Weighted Spot AF Area BSS OFF ON CONTINUOUS Single Continuous Multi shot 16 VGA Sequence Ultra HS Movie WHITE BALANCE Auto White hite Bal Preset et Fine Incandescent Incandescent Fluorescent Fluorescent Cloudy loudy S...

Page 12: ...will be deleted 3 0 S 1 M 5 M 3 0 M Display Mode Brightness Hue ON OFF Reset ON OFF NTSC PAL D E F J Memorize Func 1 Func 2 Options N I K O N ON OFF BRIGHTNESS DISPLAY MODE ON Review Only Preview Only Monitor Off HUE MEMORIZE Mode Done FUNC 1 Mode Metering White Balance FUNC 2 Mode Metering White Balance OPTIONS New Delete Rename NEW L M N I K O N O P RENAME N O V S H O W DELETE S H O W N O V RENA...

Page 13: ...Set up Menu DATE 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Y M D CF CARD FORMAT No Format WARNING All images will be deleted 3 0 S 1 M 5 M 3 0 M Brightness Hue ON OFF NTSC PAL D E F J DELETE Print Set Selected Images Folder All Images SLIDE SHOW Pause Start Frame Intvl HIDE IMAGE FOLDERS N O V Options N I K O N All Folders PROTECT PRINT DELETE DELETE S H O W N O V ERASE ALL IMAGES Yes No Erasing all images excluded...

Page 14: ...utton in the cen ter of the latch slide the latch to the open position then open the bat tery chamber cover as shown at right 3 Insert the batteries Insert four LR6 AA batteries with the and poles oriented as shown in the label inside of the battery cham ber cover 4 Close and latch the battery chamber cover Close the battery chamber cover and keeping the cover held firmly closed by pressing it whe...

Page 15: ...nected to a computer when playing images back or when using the slide show option In M REC mode power consumption is also affected by the options in the FOCUS OPTIONS Autofocus Mode and the SET UP Monitor Options Display Mode sub menus see table below Extending battery life First Steps Putting Batteries in the Camera 15 Power consumption Autofocus mode Display mode High Low Review Only N A Monitor...

Page 16: ...s Memory cards must be formatted for use in the COOLPIX 990 before they can be used To format the memory card Select A REC 1 Press MENU OFF S SET UP Folders Monitor Options Shutter Sound Auto Off Seq Numbers CF Card Format Date SELECT SET 2 A REC setup menu displayed Removing memory cards Memory cards can be removed without loss of data when the camera is off To remove memory cards turn the camera...

Page 17: ...S PLAY BACK MENU Delete Folders Slide Show Protect Hide Image Print Set Set up SELECT SET S A B MENU OFF 1 S SET UP Monitor Options Shutter Sound Auto Off Date Video Mode CF Card Format Language SELECT SET Press MENU OFF 1 S SET UP Monitor Options Shutter Sound Auto Off Date Video Mode CF Card Format Language SELECT SET Highlight Language A B MENU OFF 1 S LANGUAGE SELECT SET Monitor Options Shutte...

Page 18: ... separate rechargeable battery which is charged as necessary when the main batteries are installed If the cam era has been stored with the main batteries removed for a long period of time the clock may need to be reset Once the main batteries have been reinserted the clock battery will recharge in several hours during which time the batteries should be left in the camera MENU OFF 1 S PLAY BACK MEN...

Page 19: ... M D SET SELECT 5 Set the time and date using the multi selector 6 Exit the DATE menu To set the time and date to the values displayed highlight Y M D and press the multi selector to the right To exit without changing the time and date press the MENU button To change the or der in which the year month and day are displayed high light Y M D and press the multi se lector up or down to cycle through ...

Page 20: ...Focus mode autofocus macro close up infinity self timer Image size and quality Exposure compensa tion the camera controls Shutter speed Aperture Focus distance in autofocus and macro close up modes Exposure metering White balance Contrast Sharpness M REC All settings listed above as well as Focus area Focus distance manual focus Sensitivity ISO equivalency Advance rate single frame continuous vide...

Page 21: ...or image quality and size First Steps Taking a Photograph 21 The MONITOR button The monitor button controls the LCD monitor Press the button to cycle through monitor settings as shown below Monitor on settings displayed Monitor on settings hidden Monitor off P 1 60 1 60 F2 7 2 7 NORMAL NORMAL 10 10 When this number reaches zero you will need to insert a new memory card or delete some pictures befo...

Page 22: ...s while turn ing command dial The icons shown above are displayed in the control panel Image quality FINE BASIC NORMAL Flash mode Autofocus These settings apply the first time you turn the camera on Image quality and size are not restored to default settings the next time the mode dial is turned to A REC an image quality setting of HI becomes FINE in A REC Setting Flash mode Focus mode Image quali...

Page 23: ...es of 90 cm 1 yd or less use the smaller of the two frames in the viewfinder display the area shaded in purple in the illustration at right Frame photographs in the monitor when you are using macro close up you are using digital zoom you are using a lens converter image size is set to 3 2 you want direct confirmation of camera settings or the view through the lens Frame photographs in the viewfind...

Page 24: ...tate the lens to point at yourself and frame self portraits in the monitor as shown below in this case all indicators are hidden and the monitor shows a mirror image of what will appear in the final photograph Press Zoom camera out zoom position shown in LCD monitor P 1 60 F2 7 NORMAL NORMAL 10 Press Zoom camera in P 1 60 F2 7 NORMAL NORMAL 10 Hold for 2 s at maximum optical zoom position Enter di...

Page 25: ...wn by the fo cus target in the viewfinder Before tak ing a photograph press the shutter re lease button halfway to initiate autofocus and check the status of the autofocus lamp green and the flash lamp red next to the viewfinder Meaning Lamp Camera unable to focus using autofocus Use focus lock to focus on another subject at same distance then recompose photo graph Subject in focus AF lamp Flashes...

Page 26: ...t left Photograph re corded automatically after 20 s MENU OFF DELETE SELECT Yes No SET erase images Delete dialog displayed Press multi selector up or down to highlight option press to right to select Select Yes to delete photograph Select No to save photograph and return to shooting mode Lift latch and replace cap While photographs are being recorded to the memory card the autofocus lamp will bli...

Page 27: ...ress the button to cycle through monitor settings as shown below Monitor on photo info displayed Monitor on photo info hidden Monitor off Press Press Press Operation Button Function Press Zoom in on current photograph use multi selector to view other areas of image Cancel zoom Press Select current photo for deletion Press Start or stop movie playback Press Press up or left to view earlier images d...

Page 28: ...mbnail images a third time to return to single image play back Press button MENU OFF DELETE SELECT Yes No SET erase images Delete dialog displayed Press multi selector up or down to highlight option press to right to select Select Yes to delete photograph Select No to save photograph and return to shooting mode Highlight thumbnail Use button to view highlighted thumbnail at full size Press up left...

Page 29: ...ch the majority of settings are made automatically by the camera to produce the best results The user controls the following settings directly by means of the camera s buttons and dials optical and digital zoom flash settings focus mode settings image quality and size exposure compensation In addition you can also perform the following operations in A REC mode focus lock delay shutter release usin...

Page 30: ...ween the subject and the background Zooming out has the opposite effect Optical Zoom Photos can be framed in the viewfinder or LCD monitor using the zoom buttons P 1 60 1 60 F2 7 2 7 NORMAL NORMAL 10 10 Indicator in LCD monitor displays amount of zoom while either button is pressed Zoom in Zoom out Digital Zoom At the maximum optical zoom position holding the but ton down for two seconds triggers ...

Page 31: ... selected Digital zoom can not be used when Black White is chosen in the M REC IMAGE ADJUSTMENT sub menu The effects of digital zoom are not visible in the viewfinder Digital zoom is only available when the LCD monitor is on or the camera is connected to a television set Using the Flash The flash settings can be changed inA REC and M REC modes using the button P 1 60 1 60 F2 7 2 7 NORMAL NORMAL 10...

Page 32: ...ngs you choose a multi shot setting of Movie you use best shot selection BSS you use lens converter LENS settings the AE Lock option in the EXPOSURE OPTIONS sub menu is on When using the flash be sure the flash window is unobstructed Pre flash lamp fires before main flash to minimize red eye caused by flash reflecting from retina Auto with red eye reduction Use for portraits works best when subjec...

Page 33: ...d 3 s if pressed twice Self timer Use for self portraits or to reduce camera shake Focus mode set to macro close up allowing photographs to be taken at ranges of 2 cm to infinity When the camera is zoomed to the middle optical zoom position macro close up can be used with subjects as little as 2 cm 0 8 in from the lens At zoom positions suited to macro close up the macro close up icon in the LCD m...

Page 34: ...equired to focus CON Photos can be taken even when camera is not focused check AF lamp before shooting Getting good results with autofocus Autofocus performs best when There is contrast between the subject and the background For ex ample autofocus may not perform well on subjects that are the same color as the background The subject is evenly lit Autofocus does not perform well when The focus area...

Page 35: ...hutter release button held halfway down check that the greenAF lamp next to the viewfinder glows steadily 3 Recompose the photograph and shoot Focus will remain locked as long as the shutter release but ton is held halfway Keeping the shutter release button held halfway down recompose your photograph Press the shut ter release button the rest of the way down to shoot P 1 60 1 60 F2 7 2 7 NORMAL NO...

Page 36: ...imer Press the shutter release button once for a ten second delay For a three second de lay press the shutter release button twice The red eye reduction lamp next to the flash window will start to blink when the shutter release button is pressed and continue to blink until one second before the shutter is released The red eye reduction lamp will stay lit during the final second to warn that the sh...

Page 37: ...age quality is set using the button Quality Size Full XGA VGA 3 2 HI 10 11 FINE 61 239 588 69 NORMAL 121 466 1101 137 BASIC 239 885 1952 269 Number of images that can be stored on 96 MB memory card Press Confirm image quality setting in control panel or LCD monitor HI M REC only TIFF No compression maximum quality FINE JPEG File size reduced to roughly 1 4 of original NORMAL JPEG File size reduced...

Page 38: ...tor Setting Size pixels Notes Full 2048 1536 VGA 640 480 Not available at HI image quality XGA 1024 768 Not available at HI image quality The following options are available Same aspect ratio as 35 mm film AF lamp blinks slowly to indicate that viewfinder can not be used to frame photo accu rately Use LCD monitor 3 2 2048 1360 Image size determines the size at which an image can be reproduced on a...

Page 39: ... 0 0 EV By default exposure compensation returns to 0 0 when the camera is turned off In M REC mode the camera can be set to remember the compensation value in effect when the mode dial is turned off restoring the value when the mode dial is next set to M REC For more informa tion see Camera Setup Customizing Camera Controls Exposure compensation can also be set using the EXPOSURE OPTIONS Exp item...

Page 40: ...he LCD monitor Press the button again to record the photo graph and return to shooting mode or press the button to delete the photograph as described above The pho tograph will automatically be recorded if neither button is pressed before twenty seconds have passed M REC review settings For more information on Press to delete photograph Press to pause display for 20 s before recording MENU OFF DEL...

Page 41: ... control focus area exposure mode focus distance manual focus sensitivity ISO equivalency In addition menu options give the user control over White Balance Metering These topics are covered in the sections that follow white balance metering method frame advance rate best shot selection contrast brightness and image type color or black and white image sharpening camera settings in cluding user sett...

Page 42: ...he LCD monitor until the shutter release button is half pressed when the active focus area is shown in red Focus area selection can also be deactivated by selecting Off in the Focus Options AF Area Mode sub menu in which case the center focus area is used For more informa tion see Advanced Photography Camera Control Focus options AF area spot metering Focus lock Digital zoom For more information o...

Page 43: ...depth of field bringing both main subject and back ground into focus Shutter priority auto User chooses shutter speed camera sets aperture for best exposure High shutter speeds freeze motion low shutter speeds suggest movement by blurring moving objects Manual User chooses shutter speed and aperture Use when you want com plete control over expo sure The following modes are available The term expos...

Page 44: ...ter speed and aperture can be selected using the com mand dial Each combination of shutter speed and aperture will produce the same exposure Aperture Priority Auto In aperture priority auto aperture can be chosen by rotating the command dial Aperture can be set to values between maximum and minimum aperture in increments of 1 3 of a step Aperture displayed in LCD monitor and control panel Rotate P...

Page 45: ...er release button is pressed maxi mum exposure 60 s Use of the remote shutter release cord MC EU1 available separately and a tripod is recommended Note that if the shutter is open for longer than 1 4 s at any setting noise may appear in the final photograph Long time exposure Shutter speed displayed in LCD monitor and control panel shutter speeds of 1 4 s or more are shown in the LCD monitor in ye...

Page 46: ...nsitivity settings see Advanced Photography Sensitivity ISO Equivalency Control panel display is in EVs rounded to nearest EV display lasts for eight seconds after command dial is released then is re placed by exposure count display If photograph would be over or under exposed by more than 9 EV display shows flashing 9 overex posure or 9 underexposure LCD monitor display shows values between 2 and...

Page 47: ...e camera is unable to focus using autofocus To choose a distance for manual focus Press while turning command dial The value displayed for manual focus is the approximate dis tance from the front of the lens The actual focus distance may differ slightly from the value shown check focus in the LCD monitor before shooting Manual focus can be cancelled by pressing the button The flash can be used whi...

Page 48: ...00 default 200 400 Approximately equivalent to ISO 400 A slight amount of noise may appear in photographs taken at settings other than 100 In a film camera sensitivity is a characteristic of the film not the camera Sensitivity determines the amount of light needed to produce a given de gree of exposure The more sensitive the film the less light needed to make an exposure allowing higher shutter sp...

Page 49: ... white balance to suit unusual lighting condi tions White balance set for direct sunlight Use when taking photographs indoors under incandescent light Use when taking photographs indoors under fluorescent light Use when taking photographs under over cast skies White balance set to match light produced by flash At settings other than A auto and preset white balance can be fine tuned by highlighting...

Page 50: ...o right beep will sound and camera will zoom out but no photograph will be taken Metering The COOLPIX 990 offers a choice of four metering methods Choose a metering method according to your composition and lighting conditions 1 2 S MENU OFF METERING Matrix Spot Center Weighted Spot AF Area A SELECT SET A A Method When to use it Spot Ensures that subject in metering target will be correctly exposed...

Page 51: ... tograph Press the shutter release button the rest of the way down to shoot Digital zoom Focus options Focus area Focus lock For more information on P 1 60 F2 7 NORMAL NORMAL 10 How it works When to use it Center Weighted Camera mea sures lighting in entire frame but assigns weight of 80 to area in center of frame occupying roughly 1 4 of total Classic meter for portraits preserves background deta...

Page 52: ...s of Continuous Multi shot 16 and VGA Sequence Unless you are using an external flash it is recom mended that you set the flash to flash cancel at these settings to ensure that photographs are not underexposed At settings other than Single and Movie the focus exposure and auto white balance settings used for the first image are applied to all other images in the same series Settings of Movie and U...

Page 53: ...actFlash memory card Do not remove the memory card from the camera while images are being trans ferred from the buffer to the card Doing so could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera or the card Be sure the camera is off before removing the memory card The following table shows the number of photographs nor mal quality that can be recorded in a single sequence at each setting together...

Page 54: ... is held down to maximum of ten These images are then compared and sharpest photo photo with highest level of detail saved to memory card The options available in the BSS sub menu are P 1 60 F2 7 NORMAL NORMAL 10 BSS BSS Zoom Optional lens converters Macro close up Flash settings Continuous settings Image quality For more information on When photographs are taken with BSS on the focus exposure and...

Page 55: ...of mid tones in image This setting can be used on images that will be output on computer monitor or printer if device tends to produce images that are too bright Unlike exposure compensation this adjustment does not result in loss of detail in highlights or shadows Black White Image converted to black and white Black and white images require same amount of memory as color images but show a higher ...

Page 56: ... When a photograph is taken the COOLPIX 990 automatically sharpens edges in the image before saving it to the memory card The image sharpening sub menu gives you control over the amount of sharpening performed The following options are available 1 2 S MENU OFF IMAGE SHARPENING High Normal Low A SELECT SET Auto Off A A A Low Amount of sharpening reduced below normal level Off No sharpening performe...

Page 57: ...e M REC menu contains options that give the user greater control over camera settings including a menu of three separate custom combinations of set tings that can be edited and recalled as desired custom settings separate sub menus for controlling auto exposure auto focus zoom and flash settings a reset option that allows you to return settings to their default values ...

Page 58: ... the second page of the M REC menu and press the multi selector to the right 2 A menu of user settings numbers 1 2 and 3 will be displayed The current set will be highlighted with the con tents of the set listed to the right of the menu Settings that have not been changed from defaults are shown in white settings that dif fer from the defaults in orange 3 To choose another set highlight the desire...

Page 59: ...all subsequent photographs If white balance is set to A auto white balance for first photo graph will also apply to other photographs in series While AE lock is in effect flash will be set to flash cancel Reset Clear existing exposure and white balance settings First photograph taken after this option selected sets exposure and auto white balance for all subsequent photographs Auto bracketing Auto...

Page 60: ... varying shutter speed In shutter priority auto bracketing is achieved by varying aperture At settings of Continuous and VGA Sequence shooting will pause af ter each series of five photographs has been taken When the flash is set to Auto the flash setting for the first photograph in each sequence of five photographs will apply to the remaining four If the flash is used for the first photograph it ...

Page 61: ... FOCUS MODE SELECT SET AF Area Mode Auto Focus Mode Continuous AF Single AF Distance S Option Description Continuous AF Camera adjusts focus continuously focus is locked when shutter release button is pressed halfway Single AF Camera focuses when shutter release button is pressed halfway focus is locked as long as shutter release button is held in this position Focus area selection Autofocus For m...

Page 62: ...Distance Units S Focus mode Manual focus For more information on MF Manual focus When manual focus is used objects that are in focus will be sharply outlined in LCD monitor OFF No indication of focus is given Zoom Options The zoom options sub menu controls settings for optical and digital zoom MENU OFF 1 2 S ZOOM OPTIONS Digital Tele Startup Position Fixed Aperture SELECT SET S MENU OFF 1 2 S DIGI...

Page 63: ...changes with zoom position In studio flash situations this requires that flash power be adjusted with each change in zoom Fixing aperture makes this adjustment unnecessary not available at a setting of Movie Option Description OFF Lens f number changes as camera is zoomed in or out ON Camera maintains aperture at value within 1 3 EV of f number in effect before zoom operation started if possible V...

Page 64: ... in flash is off flash settings are shown in the control panel and LCD monitor flash mode displays as follows the icon indicates that the built in flash is off Control Panel Mode Display Mode Display Auto Anytime Flash Flash Cancel Slow Sync Red Eye Reduction LCD Monitor Mode Display Mode Display Auto A Anytime Flash Flash Cancel Slow Sync SL Red Eye Reduction Using an external flash Variable Powe...

Page 65: ...ition Fixed Aperture Variable Power Speedlight Cntrl Folder Default On Last Position Off 0 Int Ext Active NIKON AE Lock Auto Bracketing Default Off Off Matrix Auto Single Off Normal Default Metering White Balance Continuous BSS Lens Setting Settings in the User Set currently selected in the M REC USER SETTINGS sub menu will be restored to the above defaults All other settings are unaffected Auto I...

Page 66: ...isabled Fisheye1 for FC E8 fisheye converter Zoom fixed at widest angle Focus mode fixed at infinity Metering method fixed at center weighted Built in flash and any external flash attach ments disabled Four corners of frame blacked out to create circular frame Fisheye2 for FC E8 fisheye converter Zoom fixed at widest angle Focus mode fixed at infinity Built in flash and any external flash attach m...

Page 67: ...phy Settings for Optional Lens Converters 67 P 1 60 F2 7 NORMAL NORMAL 10 At settings other than Normal a lens adapter icon is displayed in the LCD monitor Zoom Flash settings Focus mode Metering For more information on ...

Page 68: ...ed photo information for individual pho tographs zooming in on images to view fine details movie playback deleting individual photographs The above operations can be performed using the and zoom buttons the multi selector and the command dial In addition the following operations can be performed from the playback menu deleting multiple photographs slide shows or automated sequential display of the...

Page 69: ... buttons and dials Playback Basic Playback 69 2000 04 25 2000 04 25 14 20 14 20 NORMAL 5 5 5 5 100NIK 100NIKON ON 0005 JPG Operation Function Press up or left View photograph recorded before current photograph Press down or right View photograph recorded after current photograph Single Image Playback Selecting a photograph Use the multi selector to page through the photographs in memory one at a t...

Page 70: ...ITY SENSITIVITY 100 WHITEBAL WHITEBAL AUT UTO SHARPNESS SHARPNESS AUT UTO DIGIT DIGITAL TELE X1 0 X1 0 CONVER CONVERTER OFF OFF FILE SIZE 673KB Page 3 Flash on off image adjust ment sensitivity white balance sharpening digital zoom lens converter on off file size kilobytes 0005 JPG 8 2mm 8 2mm 1 60 F2 7 AF Focus confirmation portions of image in focus sharply outlined active focus area shown in re...

Page 71: ...on Operation Function Press Start movie While movie is in progress press to pause movie press again to resume Press right or down While movie is in progress end playback and display next picture While movie is paused go forward one frame 2000 04 20 2000 04 20 11 42 11 42 START 2 5 2 5 QUAL 100NIK 100NIKON ON 0002 JPG To use the multi selector to view other photographs memory first cancel zoom by p...

Page 72: ... DELETE SELECT Yes No SET erase images Delete dialog displayed Select Yes to delete photograph Select No to return to playback mode without deleting photograph Press Press once to display menu of nine thumb nail images or twice to display four thumb nail images Press again to view highlighted thumbnail full size Press Select highlighted thumbnail for deletion Press up left down or right Highlight ...

Page 73: ... Set Selected Images Folder All Images SELECT SET DELETE DONE QUAL SELECT SET Press right Photos hidden with the Hide Image option are not displayed in the thumb nail menu and can not be deleted Thumbnails marked with a icon are protected and can not be selected for deletion Press multi selector left or right to highlight desired thumbnail To view more thumbnails rotate command dial 1 DELETE DONE ...

Page 74: ...deleted Any images it contains that are neither hidden nor pro tected will however be deleted 1 MENU OFF 1 S DELETE Print Set Selected Images Folder All Images SELECT SET Highlight All Images Confirmation dialog displayed Select Yes to delete all images images that are hidden or protected will not be deleted Select No to return to playback menu without deleting images 2 MENU OFF ERASE ALL IMAGES S...

Page 75: ...CT SET Highlight folder name To view images in all folders select All Folders Most recent photograph in selected folder displayed 2 2000 04 25 2000 04 25 14 20 14 20 NOV 0005 JPG NORMAL NORMAL 5 5 Press right Photos taken at a setting of Ultra HS are stored in folders with names of the form N_ followed by a three digit number assigned automatically by the camera Photographs taken at this setting c...

Page 76: ...tvl is selected from the slide show sub menu or from the pause screen the menu of interval settings shown at right is displayed To change the length of time each image is displayed highlight the desired setting and press the selector to the right MENU OFF FRAME INTVL SELECT 3 s 5 s 1 0 s 2 s SET Owing to differences in the speed at which images can be read from the memory card depending on the fil...

Page 77: ...i selector to the right to display a menu of thumbnail im ages MENU OFF 1 S PLAY BACK MENU Delete Folders Slide Show Protect Hide Image Print Set Set up SELECT SET S PROTECT DONE QUAL SELECT SET Press right Select the desired images from the thumbnail menu Press multi selector left or right to highlight desired thumbnail To view more thumbnails rotate command dial 1 PROTECT DONE QUAL SELECT SET Hi...

Page 78: ... Hide Image in the playback menu and press the multi selector to the right to display a menu of thumbnail images MENU OFF 1 S PLAY BACK MENU Delete Folders Slide Show Protect Hide Image Print Set Set up SELECT SET S HIDE IMAGE DONE QUAL SELECT SET Press right Select the desired images from the thumbnail menu Press multi selector left or right to highlight desired thumbnail To view more thumbnails ...

Page 79: ... Set Set up SELECT SET S PRINT DONE QUAL SELECT SET Press right Select the desired images from the thumbnail menu To delete print order files when they are no longer needed select Print Set from the Delete sub menu 4 Press 3 PRINT DONE QUAL SELECT SET Press up or down Use multi selector to change number of prints Press up to increase max 9 down to decrease to deselect press down when number of pri...

Page 80: ...ra settings and perform such tasks as formatting memory cards For an overview of the options available in the setup menus see Accessing Setup Options below File Numbering Formatting Memory Cards Confirming Shutter Release Video Mode Language Auto Off Date andTime Accessing Setup Options Using Folders Monitor Options Sound Settings Customizing Camera Controls Click to go ...

Page 81: ...ers CF Card Format Date SELECT SET Press Press 4 MENU OFF 1 2 S SET UP 1 SELECT SET Folders Monitor Options Controls Auto Off Seq Numbers CF Card Format Highlight S 3 MENU OFF 1 2 S SET UP 1 SELECT SET Folders Monitor Options Controls Auto Off Seq Numbers CF Card Format Press 2 1 2 S MENU PAGE2 SHOOTING MENU 1 A SELECT SET A A Press 1 1 2 S MENU PAGE2 WHITE BALANCE A SELECT SET A A ...

Page 82: ...firm Lamp Choose between NTSC and PAL standards for video output Video Mode Choose language for menus and messages Language Set date and time Date Turn preview and review functions on or off adjust monitor brightness and hue Monitor Options Control beep sound made by camera Shutter Sound Choose function assigned to and buttons in M REC mode control what M REC settings are memorized when camera is ...

Page 83: ... will automatically be created with the same name but a different folder number e g 101NIKON For most purposes the folder number can be ignored when viewed from the camera folders with the same name but different folder numbers are the same folder For example the folders 100NIKON and 101NIKON are shown as a single folder NIKON with no folder number Such folders will however appear as separate fold...

Page 84: ...nother folder is selected from the FOLDERS menu all subsequent photographs will be stored in the new folder Renaming folders To rename an existing folder highlight Rename in the folder options menu and press the multi selector to the right A list of user created folders will appear MENU OFF 1 2 S OPTIONS New Delete Rename SELECT SET Creating new folders To create a new folder highlight New in the ...

Page 85: ... a three digit number assigned automatically by the camera As each series of photographs is stored in a separate folder the Folder Options Delete item can be used to delete all photo graphs in a series at once If the selected folder contains hidden or protected images the folder will not be deleted Any images it contains that are neither hidden nor pro tected will however be deleted 2 MENU OFF DEL...

Page 86: ...tographs are not displayed in monitor after shooting MENU OFF 1 2 S BRIGHTNESS SELECT SET Brightness This option controls the brightness of the LCD monitor Use the multi selector to increase or decrease brightness by mov ing the arrow at the right side of the dis play up or down When you have adjusted brightness to your satisfaction press the multi selector to the right to put the change into effe...

Page 87: ...tery exhausted Customizing Camera Controls The options in the Controls sub menu determine what M REC settings are cleared when the camera is turned off and what functions are assigned to the FUNC 1 and FUNC 2 but tons in M REC mode Memorize The Memorize menu determines what M REC settings remain in effect when the camera is turned off If an item is checked in this menu the setting in effect at the...

Page 88: ...e following functions can be assigned to either button Option Function Assigned Mode Exposure mode Focus mode manual focus functions in same way as button Flash setting sensitivity functions in same way as button Exposure mode can not be used unless Mode is assigned to one of the two buttons If neither button is assigned the exposure compensation function exposure compensation can only be adjusted...

Page 89: ...ly the camera will remain on for thirty minutes if no operations are performed regardless of the setting in the Auto Off menu If the camera is connected to a television set the television display will remain on indefi nitely after the LCD monitor has turned off File Numbering Photographs taken with the COOLPIX 990 are stored as image files Each file is assigned a name consisting of DSCN plus a fou...

Page 90: ...mmediately permanently deleting all data on card Format No Formatting in progress Do not remove card from camera until formatting is complete All data on card will be permanently deleted Return to setup menu without formatting card Confirming Shutter Release The red eye reduction lamp next to the viewfinder can be set to provide visual confirmation of shutter release using the Shot Confirm Lamp it...

Page 91: ...LECT SET MENU OFF 1 2 S SELECT SET Shutter Sound Shot Confirm Lamp Date Video Mode Language NTSC PAL VIDEO MODE Option Description Language The Language option in the M REC and playback setup menus is used to choose the language for menus and messages dis played by the camera For more infor mation on choosing a language see First Steps Choosing a Language MENU OFF 1 2 S SELECT SET Shutter Sound Sh...

Page 92: ...g to aTelevision orVCR Connecting to a Computer Connections 92 Connections This chapter provides information on connecting your camera to a computer and to a television or videocassette recorder VCR Click to go ...

Page 93: ...on screen when the LCD monitor is off The Video Mode items in the M REC and playback setup menus offer a choice of NTSC or PAL standards for video output Select a standard that matches that used in your television set Note that when the PAL video standard is selected the LCD monitor will turn off when the camera is connected to a video device while recording is taking place at CON TINUOUS settings...

Page 94: ...ter covers installation To view insert the reference CD into the CD ROM drive double click the QKSTART html icon in the root di rectory of the CD Reference Manual PDF The reference CD includes separate reference manuals for Macintosh and Windows versions of Nikon View These manuals provide complete operating instructions Before they can be viewed you will need to install Adobe Acrobat Reader versi...

Page 95: ...SB cables while data transfer is in progress If connecting to the compuer by USB cable check the progress indicator on the computer to verify if data transfer is still in progress Do not use Nikon View with the camera while battery power is low or the batteries are exhausted If the battery indicator changes to low or starts to flash while the camera and computer are connected wait for the borders ...

Page 96: ... are covered in the documentation provided with your card reader Once the card has been inserted it will function as a disk as described in Step 3 of Using a PCMCIA card slot below Using a PCMCIA card slot 1 Insert the memory card in the PC card adapter The COOLPIX 990 can play back only images that conform to the format used by the COOLPIX 950 900s 900 800 and 700 digital cameras It may not be ab...

Page 97: ... and firmware version Metering mode Exposure mode Shutter speed Aperture Exposure compensation Focal length and digital zoom factor Image adjustment setting Sensitivity ISO equivalency White balance Sharpening Date of recording Image size and quality The information for each image is followed by a blank line You may need to install anATA RAM card driver before you will be able to read memory cards...

Page 98: ...he camera away Store with the lens rotated to a position adjacent to the control panel as shown at right Do not store your camera in lo cations that are poorly ventilated or damp are next to equipment that produces strong magnetic fields such as televisions or radios are hotter than 50 C 122 F or colder than 10 C 14 F have a humidity of over 60 Lens view finder Use blower to remove dirt or dust Wi...

Page 99: ...xar Media Corporation s CF016 032 048 064 4 USB CF016 032 048 064 080 8 USB and CF128 160 10 USB For more details please contact the respective company Guide to Digital Photography Lens converters FC E8 fisheye lens con verter WC E24 WC E63 wide angle lens converters TC E2 2 telephoto lens converter TC E3ED 3 telephoto lens converter Slide copying adapter ES E28 Slide Copy Adapter Remote release c...

Page 100: ...s flash is charging Number of exposures remaining in control panel shows zero not enough memory remaining Message CARD IS NOT FOR MATTED appears in LCD moni tor card not correctly formatted Message NO CARD PRESENT appears in LCD monitor no memory card inserted in camera Photos are over or under exposed 43 43 39 Shutter speed indicator in LCD monitor blinks shutter speed too low or too high Apertur...

Page 101: ...unication error 95 Camera not correctly connected to computer Television does not mirror image in LCD monitor 93 93 91 Camera not properly connected Television not tuned to video channel Video Mode setting does not match television video standard Photos can not be played back 96 Photos have been overwritten or renamed by computer Flash does not fire 31 64 14 33 52 54 66 59 Flash is set to flash ca...

Page 102: ...ectly inserted 16 NO CARD PRESENT Insufficient memory to record further photographs at current settings Reduce image quality or image size Delete photographs from card Insert new card 37 73 16 OUT OF MEMORY CARD IS FULL Error encountered while saving photo or camera has run out of folder or file numbers Create new folder Set Seq Numbers in A REC or M REC setup menu to OFF Reformat memory card 84 8...

Page 103: ...es in current folder 78 ALL IMAGES ARE HIDDEN File created on computer or by different make of camera Delete file Reformat memory card 72 90 FILE CONTAINS NO IMAGE DATA Folder contains hidden or protected photos Folder can only be deleted if all images it contains are neither pro tected nor hidden 74 THE FOLDER CANNOT BE DELETED Error has occurred in camera s internal circuitry Turn camera off unp...

Page 104: ...l lens element included Autofocus Contrast detect TTL autofocus with 4 896 step autofocus control including macro range Five area multi AF or spot AF available Continuous autofocus when using LCD moni tor Single autofocus LCD monitor off and or single autofocus selected in M REC mode Manual fifty steps from 2 cm 0 8 with Focus Confirmation indication Focus modes Shooting distance 30 cm 11 8 Macro ...

Page 105: ...uto Aperture Priority Auto Manual Exposure Compensation 2 0 EV in 1 3 EV steps Auto Exposure Bracketing five steps within 2 3 EV Range ISO 100 equivalent EV 2 15 5 W EV 0 8 16 7 T Exposure metering Four mode TTL metering 256 segment Matrix Center Weighted Spot AF spot Modes Self timer 10 s or 3 s duration Sensitivity ISO equivalent approx 100 200 400 Auto can be controlled in any exposure mode Whi...

Page 106: ...ght 390 g 13 8 oz without batteries Operating environment Temperature 0 40 C 32 104 F Humidity under 85 no condensation Video output NTSC or PAL selectable Playback Playback menu Single frame Thumbnail four or nine segments Slide show Zoom playback up to 4 Delete function Deletes all or selected frames Hide and protect attributes can be set for each image Attributes Interface USB USB or serial int...

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