School District of Manatee County
Instructional Technology Department
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CoolPix L18
Mode Selection
(Continued)
Auto mode is recommended for first time users. To select this
mode press the shooting mode selection button on top of camera,
the mode selection menu will display on screen, press up or
down on the multi selector wheel and choose Auto mode.
Press OK in center of wheel to make selection.
Next press the menu button and select Image Mode.
We recommend “TV Screen (640) for ePortfolio use.
The Multi Selector
This button enables you to select modes, select menu options and to apply selections. To
utilize as a selector press the top to move up, bottom to scroll down, left and right by
clicking on the 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 shutter halfway, release
to focus and set exposure. To
start timer press shutter fully.
Light on front of camera will
flash and stop blinking one
second before picture is taken.
Exposure Compensation
An advanced feature; refer to your
manual page 30 for details.
Macro Mode
This is for taking pictures of objects at close
range.
1. Press (macro mode)
2. Scroll to On
3. Press OK
4. Press
T
or
W
to frame the picture. The camera
focuses continuously in macro mode. Turning the
camera off will restore default settings.
