Camera Setup:
Using F
olders
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Using Folders
By default, photographs taken with the
COOLPIX 990 are stored on the
memory card in a folder labeled NIKON.
To make it easier to locate photographs
during playback, you can create additional
folders and organize photographs by theme. The
Folders
op-
tion can be used to select the folder in which subsequent pho-
tographs will be stored, or to choose the folder from which
photographs are played back. It also contains options for cre-
ating, renaming, and deleting folders.
MENU
O F F
1
2
S
Folders
Options
N I K O N
Monitor Options
Controls
Auto Off
Seq. Numbers
CF Card Format
FOLDERS
SELECT
SET
The camera file system conforms to the Design Rule for Camera File
Systems (DCF). Under this system, folder names consist of a three-digit
folder number followed by the folder name (for example, “100NIKON”).
Each folder can hold a maximum of 999 images (it may hold less, depend-
ing on the size of the memory card and other factors). Should a folder fill
up, another folder 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 folders when the memory card is viewed on a computer (see the
Nikon View 3
Reference Manual
for details). If you have trouble locating a
photo on a computer, you can play it back on the camera, where the full
folder number and name are displayed in the photo information.
Selecting a Folder
To select the folder that will be used for playback or to store
subsequent photographs in A-REC and M-REC:
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1/60 F2.7
2.7
NORMAL
NORMAL
NO
NOV
[
10
10
]
Press
Folder name displayed in LCD
monitor (folder “NIKON” not
displayed)
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MENU
O F F
1
2
S
SELECT
SET
Folders
Options
N I K O N
N O V
Monitor Options
Controls
Auto Off
Seq. Numbers
CF Card Format
FOLDERS
Highlight
folder name
Note: “NOV” is user-created
folder included for illustrative
purposes. For information on
creating folders, see:
“Folder Options” (following)
