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School District of Manatee County 
Instructional Technology Department 

CoolPix L18 

Digital Camera Quick Guide 

 

Batteries and Memory Card 

The memory card is housed in the battery compartment located on the bottom of the camera.  
Slide the memory card in until it clicks into place. 

 
 
 
 

The CoolPix L18 digital camera takes 2 AA Batteries.  To improve battery performance, set 
battery type in the setup menu to match camera batteries.   

 

See page 12 & 13 of your manual for more battery details. 

 

Turning On The Camera 

Press and hold the ON/OFF Button until 
the camera turns on.  The monitor will turn 
on. 

 
 
 

The Different Modes 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Memory card 

2 AA Batteries 

CoolPix has 4 modes available. 
 
Easy Auto: 

automatic point and shoot.

   

 
Movie: 

record short video clips.

 

 
Scene: 

preset settings for specific  

situations or scenes. Example: Sports,  
Night landscape, Backlight etc. 

 
Auto: 

more options than easy auto.   

Recommended for ePortfolio use. 

Summary of Contents for COOLPIX L18

Page 1: ...ery performance set battery type in the setup menu to match camera batteries See page 12 13 of your manual for more battery details Turning On The Camera Press and hold the ON OFF Button until the camera turns on The monitor will turn on The Different Modes Memory card 2 AA Batteries CoolPix has 4 modes available Easy Auto automatic point and shoot Movie record short video clips Scene preset setti...

Page 2: ...main subject stands out clearly Party indoor Capture the effect of candlelight and other indoor lighting Landscape Good for vivid landscapes and cityscapes Beach snow Captures the brightness of subjects in these scenes Sports This setting will freeze the action in high speed activities Sunset Setting will preserve deep hues in sunsets sunrises Night portrait Night portrait will balance the natural...

Page 3: ... sides of the multi Selector button To apply your selection click OK in the center Press to Scroll Down Press to Scroll Up Self Timer The camera comes with a 10 second timer for self portraits 1 Press Timer 2 Scroll to On 3 Press OK 4 Frame photo Flash options 1 Auto Flash fires on it s own 2 Auto with red eye reduction 3 Off 4 Fill flash fills in back light 5 Slow sync use in low light press shut...

Page 4: ... the photo The image will be recorded to the memory card To View Photos Camera has playback feature to show photos full frame This gives you the opportunity to evaluate image reshoot if necessary and delete poor quality images To view your photos click the playback button from shooting mode The last photo taken will appear on the monitor Use the multi selector button to scroll forward and backward...

Page 5: ... will open and switch to import mode The number of photos available to import will be displayed To import all photos click Import You will be asked if you would like to have images deleted from the camera as you import them into iPhoto You may wish to verify the photos have been imported before you delete photos from the camera Once images are imported turn camera off and disconnect camera from th...

Page 6: ... to go back and make changes When you are done click Finish Disconnect your camera by turning if off and removing the wires Delete All Photos All pictures can be deleted from memory card after they are successfully transferred to a computer by formatting the memory card Format card option is found in the set up menu Press the Menu button to display the setup menu Use the multi selector tool to scr...

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