Nikon 25587 - Coolpix L14 Digital Camera User Manual Download

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DIGITAL CAMERA

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Summary of Contents for 25587 - Coolpix L14 Digital Camera

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Page 2: ...me are trademarks of Apple Inc Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc The SD logo is a trademark of the SD Card Association PictBridge is a trademark D Lighting technology is provided by P Apical Limited 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 hol...

Page 3: ...hotography and Playback Easy Auto Mode A Auto Mode C Shooting Suited for the Scene H One touch Portrait Mode c More on Playback D Movies Connecting to Televisions Computers and Printers d Shooting Playback and Setup Menus Technical Notes ...

Page 4: ...on authorized service representative for inspection Do not Disassemble Touching the product s internal parts could result in injury Repairs should be performed only by qualified technicians Should the camera 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 and or removing the batteries Do ...

Page 5: ...e product be sure to remove the batteries when no charge remains Discontinue use immediately should you notice any change in the batteries such as discoloration or deformation If liquid from damaged batteries comes in contact with clothing or skin rinse immediately with plenty of water Observe the following precautions when handling the Battery Charger MH 71 available separately Keep Dry Failure t...

Page 6: ... player could cause hearing loss or damage the equipment Observe caution when using the flash Using the flash close to your subject s eyes could cause temporary visual impairment Particular care should be observed if photographing infants when the flash should be no less than one meter 39 in from the subject Do not operate the flash with the flash window touching a person or object Failure to obse...

Page 7: ...ollowing measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help CAUTIONS Modifications The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications mad...

Page 8: ...da Symbol for Separate Collection in European Countries 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 waste managemen...

Page 9: ...eps 12 Insert the Batteries 12 Supported Batteries 12 Turning On and Off the Camera 12 Setting Display Language Date and Time 14 Inserting Memory Cards 16 Removing Memory Cards 17 G Basic Photography and Playback Easy Auto Mode 18 Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select G Easy Auto Mode 18 Step 2 Frame a Picture 20 Step 3 Focus and Shoot 22 Step 4 Viewing and Deleting Pictures 24 Using the Flash 26 S...

Page 10: ...touch Portrait Menu 41 c More on Playback 42 Viewing Multiple Pictures Thumbnail Playback 42 Taking a Closer Look Playback Zoom 43 Editing Pictures 44 Enhancing Brightness and Contrast D Lighting 45 Creating a Cropped Copy Crop 46 g Resizing Pictures Small Picture 47 D Movies 48 Recording Movies 48 The Movie Menu 49 Selecting Movie Options 49 Stop Motion Movies 50 Movie Playback 51 Deleting Movie ...

Page 11: ...ng the Camera and Printer 58 Printing Pictures One at a Time 59 Printing Multiple Pictures 60 Creating a DPOF Print Order Print Set 63 d Shooting Playback and Setup Menus 65 Shooting Options The Shooting Menu 65 Displaying the Shooting Menu 65 A Image Mode 66 B White Balance 68 C Continuous 70 F Color Options 71 Restrictions on Camera Settings 72 Playback Options The Playback Menu 73 Displaying th...

Page 12: ...Auto Off 86 l Format Memory m Format Card 87 n Language 88 o Video mode 88 p Reset All 89 s Battery Type 91 z Power saving 91 d Protect 91 h Copy 92 r Firmware Version 93 Technical Notes 94 Optional Accessories 94 Approved Memory Cards 94 Image File and Folder Names 95 Caring for the Camera 96 Cleaning 98 Storage 98 Error Messages 99 Troubleshooting 102 Specifications 107 Supported Standards 110 I...

Page 13: ...om 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 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 be stored on the memory card a...

Page 14: ...the operational and safety requirements of this electronic circuitry THE USE OF NON NIKON ELECTRONIC ACCESSORIES COULD DAMAGE THE CAMERA AND MAY VOID YOUR NIKON WARRANTY For more information about Nikon brand accessories contact a local authorized Nikon dealer Before Taking Important Pictures Before taking pictures on important occasions such as at weddings or before taking the camera on a trip ta...

Page 15: ... a company Also do 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 copyr...

Page 16: ...utter release button 22 2 Power switch Power on lamp 12 3 Built in flash 26 4 Self timer lamp 28 5 Built in microphone 48 6 Speaker 51 7 Lens 96 107 8 Power connector cover for optional AC adapter 94 9 Eyelet for camera strap 11 10 Connector cover 52 54 58 11 Cable connector 52 54 58 12 Lens cover 96 ...

Page 17: ...utton 8 4 Flash lamp 27 5 Multi selector 9 6 Zoom buttons 21 f Zoom out 21 g Zoom in 21 h Thumbnail playback 42 i Playback zoom 43 j Help 11 7 d button 10 41 49 65 73 8 k apply selection button 9 9 Memory card slot cover 16 10 l delete button 24 25 51 11 Battery chamber cover 12 12 Tripod socket 13 Battery chamber 12 ...

Page 18: ... 18 6 1 Shooting mode 18 31 32 40 48 2 Exposure lock 39 3 Macro mode 29 4 Zoom indicator 21 29 5 Focus indicator 22 6 Digital zoom interpolation indicator 21 7 Flash mode 26 8 Internal memory indicator 19 9 Battery level indicator 18 10 ISO sensitivity 27 11 Self timer indicator 28 12 Date not set indicator 99 Time zone indicator 80 13 Date imprint 84 14 Number of exposures remaining still picture...

Page 19: ... 6 3 1 2 8 5 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 Date of recording 14 2 Time of recording 14 3 Internal memory indicator 24 4 Battery level indicator 18 5 File number and type 95 6 Volume indicator 51 7 Current frame number total number of frames 24 Movie length 51 8 Movie playback indicator 51 9 D Lighting icon 45 10 Image mode 66 11 Small picture 47 12 Protect icon 91 13 Print order icon 63 14 Movie indicator ...

Page 20: ...tion Menu In the shooting mode selection menu use the multi selector to select the shooting mode G Easy auto mode A 18 D Movie A 48 C Scene A 32 H One touch portrait A 40 A Auto mode A 31 The shooting mode selection menu is continuously displayed until you select the shooting mode and press k to determine the mode or you press the shooting mode button again The c Playback Button Press c in shootin...

Page 21: ... and right of the multi selector is shown as H I J and K Flash mode Display m flash mode A 26 menu or move cursor up Display n self timer A 28 menu Display p macro mode A 29 menu or move cursor down Apply selection Display o exposure compensation A 30 menu 15 11 2007 15 30 15 11 2007 15 30 0004 JPG 0004 JPG 0004 JPG 4 4 4 4 15 11 2007 15 30 Display the previous picture Display the next picture Exi...

Page 22: ... mode Set up The selected option Digital zoom On Off Exit Exit Set up Date imprint Digital zoom Sound settings Auto off Format card Press the multi selector K or k to proceed to the next set of options Press the multi selector K or k to apply selection Displayed when the menu contains two or more pages Displayed when there are more previous menu items Displayed when there are one or more menu item...

Page 23: ...e lower right of the menu screen to view a description of the currently selected menu option To return to the original menu press g j again Attaching the Camera Strap Continuous Exit Back Choose single frame continuous mode BSS camera chooses sharpest shot in series or multi shot 16 ...

Page 24: ...following size AA batteries Two FR6 L91 lithium batteries batteries supplied Two LR6 alkaline batteries Two ZR6 oxyride batteries Two Nikon EN MH1 rechargeable nickel metal hydride batteries available separately Turning On and Off the Camera To turn on the camera press the power switch The power on lamp green will light for a moment and the monitor will turn on To turn off the camera press the pow...

Page 25: ...periods use an EH 65A AC adapter available separately A 94 Do not under any circumstances use another make or model of AC adapter Failure to observe this precaution could result in overheating or in damage to the camera D Power Saving Function in Shooting Mode The camera adjusts monitor brightness according to the brightness of the surroundings to save power When no operations are performed for fi...

Page 26: ...will not be set Proceed to step 8 4 Press k The home time zone menu is displayed D Daylight Saving Time If daylight saving time is in effect turn on Daylight saving in the time zone menu and set the date 1 Before pressing K press the multi selector I to choose Daylight saving 2 Press k to enable daylight saving time w Pressing k toggles the daylight saving time option on and off 3 Press the multi ...

Page 27: ...g the minutes press the multi selector K The row for setting the order in which the date is displayed will blink 7 Choose the order in which the day month and year are displayed and press k or K The settings are applied 8 Press k to exit the screen The camera enters shooting mode D Change the selected date and time To change the already set date and time select Date from Date A 80 in the setup men...

Page 28: ...to store pictures in the internal memory or play back delete or transfer pictures from the internal memory 1 Turn the camera off and open the memory card slot cover Make sure that the camera is off the power on lamp and the monitor are off before opening the memory card slot cover 2 Insert the memory card Slide the memory card in correctly until it clicks into place Close the memory card slot cove...

Page 29: ...4 be sure to format them A 87 B The Write Protect Switch Memory cards are equipped with a write protect switch Pictures cannot be recorded or deleted and the memory card cannot be formatted when this switch is in the lock position Unlock by sliding the switch to the write position B Memory Cards Use only Secure Digital memory cards Do not perform the following during formatting while data is being...

Page 30: ...e button The shooting mode selection menu will be displayed 3 Press the multi selector H or I to choose G and press k The camera enters G easy auto mode 4 Check the battery level and number of exposures remaining Battery Level Number of Exposures Remaining The number of pictures that can be stored will be displayed The number of pictures that can be stored depends on the capacity of the memory or ...

Page 31: ... the flash mode A 26 and self timer A 28 Pressing d in G easy auto mode displays the shooting menu This menu allows you to specify the image mode A 66 and setup menu A 78 13 13 13 Shooting mode U displayed in easy auto mode Image mode Display image size and quality set in the image mode menu The default setting is d Normal 3 072 2 304 Internal memory indicator Pictures will be recorded to internal...

Page 32: ...adily in both hands keeping your fingers and other objects away from the lens flash self timer lamp and built in microphone When taking pictures in tall orientation turn the camera so that the built in flash is above the lens 2 Frame the picture Position the main subject near the center of the monitor 13 13 13 ...

Page 33: ...f the crop would be smaller than the current image mode additional pixels are added through a process known as interpolation creating a slightly grainy image The amount of zoom available before interpolation is used depends on the option currently selected for image mode as shown in the following table Maximum Zoom Ratio without Interpolation The camera pauses temporarily in its zooming operation ...

Page 34: ...mber cover and the memory card slot cover eject the memory card or remove or disconnect the power source while these icons are displayed Cutting power or removing the memory card in these circumstances could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera or card D Shutter release Button The camera features a two stage shutter release button To set focus and exposure press the shutter release bu...

Page 35: ...uations noted above try pressing the shutter release button halfway to refocus several times or focus on another subject and use focus lock When using focus lock be sure that the distance between the camera and the subject with which focus was locked is the same as that for the actual subject D Focus Lock To focus on off center subject use focus lock as described blow Be sure that the distance bet...

Page 36: ...nal memory Press the shooting mode button to switch to shooting mode When C is displayed pictures stored in the internal memory will be displayed When memory card is inserted C is not displayed and pictures stored on the memory card will be displayed Deleting Pictures 1 Press l to delete the picture currently displayed in the monitor 2 Use the multi selector to select Yes and press k To exit witho...

Page 37: ...ting mode press l to delete the last picture taken Option Use Description A Playback zoom g i Use Quick Playback Zoom to enlarge view of picture currently displayed in monitor to about 3 and then up to about 10 Press k to return to full frame playback 43 View thumbnails f h Press f h to display 4 9 or 16 picture thumbnails 42 Switch to shooting mode A D y Press the shooting mode button to switch t...

Page 38: ...t the top of the monitor When U auto is applied D is only displayed for five seconds If a setting is not applied by pressing k within a few seconds the selection will be cancelled U Auto Flash fires automatically when lighting is poor V Auto with red eye reduction Reduces red eye in portraits A 27 W Off Flash will not fire even when lighting is poor X Fill flash Flash fires when a picture is taken...

Page 39: ... charged You can set the monitor not to turn off automatically while the flash is charged A 91 C The Flash Mode Setting The default setting is U auto except for the one touch portrait mode and a part of Scene mode In any flash mode other than A auto mode switching to another shooting mode or turning the camera off restores the default flash setting for all modes C Red eye Reduction The COOLPIX L14...

Page 40: ...thin a few seconds the selection will be cancelled 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 self timer lamp will blink The lamp stops blinking one second before the photograph is taken and remains lit until the shutter is released The number of seconds re...

Page 41: ... is not applied by pressing k within a few seconds 3 Press g i or f h to frame the picture The camera can focus at a distance of 10 cm 3 9 in at the zoom position at which F glows green the zoom indicator is positioned in the left side of K C Macro Mode In macro mode the camera focuses continuously even when the shutter release button is not pressed halfway to lock focus When the shutter release b...

Page 42: ...icon and exposure compensation value are displayed in the monitor C Exposure Compensation Value Switching to another shooting mode or turning the camera off returns exposure compensation setting other than that for A auto mode to 0 0 D Using Exposure Compensation The camera tends to lower exposure when the frame is dominated by brightly lit objects and to increase exposure when the frame is mostly...

Page 43: ...he shooting mode selection menu will be displayed 2 Press the multi selector H or I to choose A and press k The camera enters A auto mode Press d to select an option from the shooting menu A 65 3 Frame the subject and shoot B Available Functions in A auto Mode In addition to the items in shooting menu flash mode A 26 can be changed and self timer A 28 macro mode A 29 and exposure compensation A 30...

Page 44: ...oose C and press k 2 Press d to display the scene menu screen choose the desired scene and press k 3 Frame the subject and shoot D Image Mode A Image mode A 66 can be set in the scene menu Changes made to these settings apply to all shooting modes b Portrait f Party indoor j Night landscape n Copy c Landscape g Beach snow k Close up o Backlight d Sports h Sunset l Museum p Panorama assist e Night ...

Page 45: ...oth natural looking skin tones Digital zoom is not available m V n Off p Off o 0 0 c Landscape Use this mode for vivid landscapes and cityscapes Camera focuses at infinity The focus indicator A 22 always glows green when the shutter release button is pressed halfway Note however that objects in the foreground may not always be in focus m W n Off p Off o 0 0 d Sports Use this mode for dynamic actio...

Page 46: ...cene modes with Q noise reduction may be automatically applied as pictures taken are recorded results in increased recording times e Night portrait OQ Use this mode to achieve a natural balance between the main subject and background lighting in portraits taken at night Digital zoom is not available m V1 n Off2 p Off o 0 02 f Party indoor Captures the effects of candlelight and other indoor backgr...

Page 47: ...f o 0 0 i Dusk dawn OQ Preserves the colors seen in the weak natural light before sunrise or after sunset Camera focuses at infinity When the shutter release button is pressed halfway the focus indicator A 22 always lights however focus may not be set for near subjects while the camera focuses at infinity m W n Off p Off o 0 0 j Night landscape OQ Slow shutter speeds are used to produce stunning n...

Page 48: ...ned in the left side of K The closest distance at which the camera can focus varies depending upon zoom position While the shutter release button is pressed halfway the camera focuses continuously until focus is acquired and locked m U n Off p On o 0 0 l Museum Use indoors where flash photography is prohibited for example in museums and art galleries or in other settings in which you do not want t...

Page 49: ...to focus at short ranges Colored text and drawings may not show up well m W n Off p Off o 0 0 o Backlight Use when light is coming from behind your subject throwing features or details into shadow The flash fires automatically to fill in illuminate shadows m m n Off p Off o 0 0 p Panorama assist A 38 Use when taking a series of pictures that will later be joined to form a single panorama using the...

Page 50: ...right I left J up K or down L The panorama direction icon I is displayed to the direction pressed and changes to white when k is pressed Apply flash mode A 26 self timer A 28 macro mode A 29 and exposure compensation A 30 settings with this step if necessary Press k to reselect the direction 3 Shoot the first picture The first picture is displayed in the first third of the monitor 4 Shoot the seco...

Page 51: ...th the auto off function A 86 during shooting Setting the time allowed to elapse before the auto off function is enabled to a longer setting is recommended D Exposure Lock R or N in macro mode is displayed to indicate that white balance and exposure have been locked at the values set with the first shot All pictures taken in a panorama series have the same exposure and white balance settings D Pan...

Page 52: ... shooting mode selection menu and use the multi selector to choose H and press k The one touch portrait mode is displayed 2 Frame a picture When the camera detects a face the guide is displayed with a double yellow border Up to 5 people can be detected When the camera detects more than one face the closest face is framed by a double border and the rest by a single border The camera focuses on the ...

Page 53: ...elease button is pressed halfway the camera was unable to focus Release the button and try again In some rare cases shooting subjects with which autofocus may not perform as expected A 23 the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the double border glows green Should this occur switch to A auto mode refocus on another subject positioned at the same distance from the camera as the actual...

Page 54: ...e except for 16 picture thumbnail playback mode the icon shown at right is displayed with them Movies are displayed as film frames To Use Description A Choose pictures Press the multi selector H I J or K 9 Increase the number of pictures displayed 4 9 16 frames f h Press f h Decrease the number of pictures displayed 16 9 4 frames g i Press g i Switch to full frame playback k Press k 24 Switch to s...

Page 55: ...o is displayed in the monitor The following operations can be performed while pictures are zoomed in To Use Description A Zoom in g i Press g i to enlarge view of picture currently displayed in monitor up to about 10 Zoom out f h Press f h When the magnification 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 scroll...

Page 56: ... the same editing function The D Lighting should be done first while the restricted use of combination exists D Original Pictures and Edited Copies created with editing functions are not deleted if the original pictures are deleted The original pictures are not deleted if copies created with editing functions are deleted Edited copies are stored with the same recording date and time as the origina...

Page 57: ...ose D Lighting and press k The original picture is displayed at left and the picture applied with D lighting enhancement is displayed at right 3 Choose OK and press k A new copy with enhanced brightness and contrast is created To cancel D Lighting choose Cancel and press k D Lighting copies can be recognized by the c icon displayed during playback D More Information See Image File and Folder Names...

Page 58: ...aining only the portion visible in the monitor is created Choose No to cancel the creation of a new picture and press k Depending on the size of the original picture and the zoom ratio in effect at the time the copy was created the camera will automatically select one of the following image mode settings for cropped copies unit pixels When the image mode setting for cropped copies is m 320 240 or ...

Page 59: ...without creating a new picture 3 Choose the desired copy size and press k 4 Choose Yes and press k A new smaller copy is created Choose No to cancel the creation of a new picture and press k The copy is displayed with a gray frame D More Information See Image File and Folder Names A 95 for more information Option Description l 640 480 Suited to television playback m 320 240 Suited to display on we...

Page 60: ...de A 26 and exposure compensation A 30 can only be used for stop motion movies A 50 Macro mode A 29 is available in all modes Self timer A 28 cannot be used Flash mode macro mode and exposure compensation settings cannot be applied or changed while movies are being recorded Apply or change settings as necessary before movie recording begins Once movie recording begins optical zoom cannot be adjust...

Page 61: ...A 95 for more information Option Image size and frame rate J TV movie 640P default setting Image size 640 480 pixels Frame rate 30 frames per second L Small size 320P Image size 320 240 pixels Frame rate 30 frames per second D Small size 320 Image size 320 240 pixels Frame rate 15 frames per second M Smaller size 160 Image size 160 120 pixels Frame rate 15 frames per second O Stop motion movie A 5...

Page 62: ...nd recording ends 5 Press k to stop recording when the desired number of frames has been taken Recording will automatically stop if the internal memory or memory card becomes full or when 1 800 frames have been recorded B Stop Motion Movie Flash mode A 26 macro mode A 29 and exposure compensation A 30 cannot be adjusted after the first picture is taken The settings for the first picture are applie...

Page 63: ...e Yes and press k to delete the movie or choose No and press k to return to the normal playback display without deleting the movie To Press Description Rewind K Rewind movie Playback resumes when k is released Advance L Advance movie Playback resumes when k is released Pause O Pause playback While paused use the multi selector to advance or rewind the movie The following operations can be performe...

Page 64: ...he camera on 5 Press c The camera monitor will remain off and the image normally shown in the monitor will be displayed on the television B Connecting the A V Cable When connecting the A V cable be sure that the camera connector is oriented correctly Do not use force when connecting the A V cable to the camera When disconnecting the A V cable do not pull the connector at an angle Do not pinch the ...

Page 65: ...lled versions of Windows Vista 32 bit Home Basic Home Premium Business Enterprise Ultimate editions Windows XP Service Pack 2 Home Edition Professional If your computer is running Windows 2000 Professional use a card reader or similar device to transfer pictures stored on the memory card to the computer A 55 Macintosh Mac OS X version 10 3 9 10 4 9 Refer to the Nikon website for the latest informa...

Page 66: ...s dialog in the future check Always do this for this device Windows Vista or Always use this program for this action Windows XP Nikon Transfer will start Mac OS X Nikon Transfer will start automatically if Yes was selected in the Auto Launch setting dialog when Nikon Transfer was first installed B Connecting the USB Cable When connecting the USB cable be sure that the connectors are oriented corre...

Page 67: ... of Windows 2000 Professional Use a card reader or similar device to transfer the pictures stored on the memory card to the computer If your memory card has a capacity greater than 2 GB the intended device must support the memory card At the Nikon Transfer default settings Nikon Transfer will start automatically when a memory card is inserted into the card reader or similar device See step 5 above...

Page 68: ...anorama Maker Panorama Maker can be installed to a computer using the supplied Software Suite CD After installation is complete follow the procedure described below to start Panorama Maker Windows Open All Programs Programs under Windows 2000 from the Start menu ArcSoft Panorama Maker 4 Panorama Maker 4 Macintosh Open Applications by selecting Applications from the Go menu and double click the Pan...

Page 69: ...re to observe this precaution could result in overheating or in damage to the camera D Printing Pictures In addition to printing pictures transferred to a computer from your personal printer and printing over a direct camera to printer connection the following options are also available for printing pictures Insert a memory card into a DPOF compatible printer s card slot Take a memory card to a di...

Page 70: ...rtup screen 1 will be displayed in the camera monitor Then the print selection screen will be displayed 2 B Connecting the USB Cable When connecting the USB cable be sure that the connectors are oriented correctly Do not use force when connecting the USB cable When disconnecting the USB cable do not pull the connector at an angle Do not pinch the connector cover between the camera s USB connector ...

Page 71: ...tch to thumbnail display Press g i to switch back to full frame playback 2 Choose Copies and press k 3 Choose the number of copies up to nine and press k 4 Choose Paper size and press k 5 Choose the desired paper size and press k To specify paper size using printer settings choose Default in the paper size menu 15 11 2007 NO 12 12 Print selection PictBridge Start print Copies Paper size Exit Copie...

Page 72: ...e Pictures After connecting the camera to the printer correctly A 58 print pictures by following the procedure below 1 When the print selection screen is displayed press d The print menu is displayed 2 Use the multi selector to choose Paper size and press k Press the d to exit the print menu PictBridge Start print Copies Paper size Exit Cancel Printing 002 004 Current print total number of prints ...

Page 73: ...inting can be recognized by the check mark y and the numeral indicating the number of copies to be printed A check mark is not displayed with pictures for which no copies have been specified and these pictures will not be printed Press g i to switch to full frame playback Press f h to switch back to thumbnail display Press k when setting is complete The menu shown at right will be displayed To pri...

Page 74: ...Print all images All pictures stored in the internal memory or on the memory card are printed one at a time The menu shown at right will be displayed To print choose Start print and press k Choose Cancel and press k to return to the print menu DPOF printing Print pictures for which a print order was created in Print set A 63 The menu shown at right will be displayed To print choose Start print and...

Page 75: ...displayed 2 Use the multi selector to choose Print set and press k The print set menu is displayed 3 Choose Print selected and press k 4 Choose the pictures and number of copies up to nine of each Press the multi selector J or K to choose the desired pictures Press H or I to set the number of copies for each Pictures selected for printing can be recognized by the check mark y icon and the numeral ...

Page 76: ...cable and choose DPOF printing A 61 Date and Info are reset each time the print set menu is displayed C Deleting All Print Orders Choose Delete print set in step 3 and press k Print orders for all pictures will be deleted C Note on the Print Set Date Option The date and time printed on pictures with DPOF printing when Date in the print set menu is enabled are those recorded with the picture when i...

Page 77: ...ress the shooting mode button in shooting mode to display the shooting mode selection menu and set the shooting menu to A auto mode Press d to display the shooting menu To choose menus and apply selection use the multi selector A 9 To exit the shooting menu press d A Image mode1 A 66 Choose image size and quality B White balance2 A 68 Match white balance to the light source C Continuous2 A 70 Cont...

Page 78: ...nus apply to all shooting modes Option Size pixels Description M High 3072P 3 072 2 304 Highest quality suitable for enlargements or high quality prints The compression ratio is approximately 1 4 d Normal 3072 default setting 3 072 2 304 Best choice in most situations The compression ratio is approximately 1 8 e Normal 2592 2 592 1 944 g Normal 2048 2 048 1 536 Smaller size allows more pictures to...

Page 79: ...g is 10 000 or more the number of exposures remaining display shows 9999 2 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 size indicated Setting Inter...

Page 80: ...ng you can apply the white balance setting suited to a particular light source to achieve more accurate results The effects of the selected option can be previewed in the monitor At settings other than Auto the icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor A 6 B Flash Mode At white balance settings other than Auto or Flash turn the flash off W A 26 a Auto default setting White balance a...

Page 81: ...he camera zooms in 3 Choose Measure To apply the most recently measured value for preset manual choose Cancel and press k 4 Frame the reference object 5 Press k The shutter is released and the new white balance value is set No pictures are recorded C Note on Preset Manual Regardless of the flash mode selected the flash will not fire when k is pressed in step 5 Therefore the camera cannot measure a...

Page 82: ...hanges while the shutter release button is pressed all the way down U Single default setting One shot is taken each time shutter release button is pressed V Continuous While the shutter release button is held down pictures are taken at rate of about 1 5 frames per second fps When image mode is set to d Normal 3072 about 6 pictures can be taken j Best Shot Selector BSS The best shot selector is rec...

Page 83: ...ed in the monitor At settings other than Standard color the icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor A 6 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 and white q Sepia Record pictures in sepia tones r Cyanotype Record pictures in cyan blue monochrome ...

Page 84: ...f timer is on only one shot will be taken when shutter is released regardless of settings chosen for Continuous Applied Continuous settings is restored when picture is taken or self timer is turned off Continuous Selecting Multi shot 16 changes image mode setting to e Normal 2592 White balance White balance is automatically set to Auto and cannot be adjusted when Black and white Sepia or Cyanotype...

Page 85: ...9 To exit the playback menu press d I D lighting A 45 Enhance brightness and contrast in dark portions of the pictures a Print set A 63 Select pictures to print and the number of copies for each b Slide show A 75 View pictures stored in the internal memory or on a memory card in an automatic slide show c Delete A 76 Delete all or selected pictures g Small pic A 47 Create a small copy of the curren...

Page 86: ...ultiple pictures 1 Press the multi selector J or K to choose the desired picture Only one picture can be selected for Welcome screen Proceed to step 3 Press g i to switch to full frame playback Press f h to switch back to thumbnail display 2 Press H or I to select ON or OFF or the number of copies When ON is selected a check mark y is displayed in the top left corner of the current picture Repeat ...

Page 87: ...erations can be performed Use the multi selector to switch pictures Hold J or K down to fast rewind or forward Press k to pause the slide show 3 Choose End or Restart When the slide show ends or is paused choose End and press k to return to the playback menu or choose Restart to play the slide show again B Notes on Slide Show Only the first frame of movies A 51 included in slide shows is displayed...

Page 88: ...pictures or all pictures C Notes on Deletion Once deleted pictures cannot be recovered Transfer important images to a computer before deletion Pictures marked with the s icon are protected and cannot be deleted Erase selected images Delete selected pictures A 74 Erase all images Delete all pictures ...

Page 89: ...tal zoom i Sound settings A 85 Adjust sound settings k Auto off A 86 Set time before camera enters standby mode l m Format memory Format card A 87 Format internal memory or memory card n Language A 88 Choose the language used for camera monitor display o Video mode A 88 Adjust settings necessary for connection to television p Reset all A 89 Restore camera settings to default values s Battery type ...

Page 90: ...he multi selector A 9 To exit the setup menu press d a Menus Choose the initial menus displayed Text default setting Text labels for menus are displayed in list format Icons All menu items can be displayed in a single page Exit Easy auto mode Image mode Set up Exit Set up Easy auto mode Menus Welcome screen Date Monitor settings Press the multi selector H or I to choose Set up and press k Exit Set...

Page 91: ...ra is turned on COOLPIX Displays a welcome screen when the camera is turned on Select an image Select a picture in the internal memory or on the memory card for the welcome screen Choose a picture in the picture selection screen A 74 and press k As the selected image is stored in the camera the image will appear in the welcome screen even if the original picture is deleted Pictures taken at an ima...

Page 92: ...i selector to choose Daylight saving and press k and then press H The time is automatically advanced one hour Date Set camera clock to current date and time See Setting Display Language Date and Time A 14 for more information Time zone w home time zone can be specified and daylight saving enabled or disabled from Time zone options When x destination time zone is selected the time difference A 82 i...

Page 93: ...zone choose w in step 2 To change the home time zone choose w in step 2 and perform steps 3 and 4 to set the home time zone C Daylight Saving Time If date and time are set when daylight saving time is not in effect Turn Daylight saving on w when daylight saving time begins to automatically advance the camera s clock one hour If date and time are set with Daylight saving turned on w when daylight s...

Page 94: ...oa 1 Madrid Paris Berlin 10 Hawaii Tahiti 2 Athens Helsinki 9 Alaska Anchorage 3 Moscow Nairobi 8 PST PDT Los Angeles Seattle Vancouver 4 Abu Dhabi Dubai 7 MST MDT Denver Phoenix La Paz 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 Caracas Manaus 7 Bangkok Jakarta 3 Buenos Aires São Paulo 8 Beijing Hong Kong Singapore 2 Fe...

Page 95: ...ault setting The current settings or operation guide is displayed for five seconds as in Show info above After five seconds display will be the same as Hide info Hide info Framing grid 13 13 13 15 11 2007 15 30 15 11 2007 15 30 0004 JPG 0004 JPG 4 4 4 4 0004 JPG 15 11 2007 15 30 13 13 13 In G easy auto and A auto mode a framing grid is displayed to help frame pictures other current settings or ope...

Page 96: ...hen using date imprint The date is recorded using the format selected in the setup menu s Date item A 14 80 C Date Imprint and Print Set When pictures are printed from DPOF compatible printers that can print date and photo information you can use Print Set A 63 and print the shooting date and photo information on the pictures In such a case it is unnecessary to imprint date and time on pictures be...

Page 97: ...e movie is started i Sound Settings Adjust the following sound settings On default setting When you press g i with maximum optical zoom applied digital zoom A 21 is enabled Off Digital zoom is disabled except for recording movies Button sound When On default setting is selected beep will sound once when operations are completed successfully three times when error is detected and twice when the cam...

Page 98: ... automatically repeated or AC adapter is connected 30 minutes Auto off Choose the time allowed to elapse before the camera enters standby mode if no operations are performed from 30s default setting 1m 5m and 30m Sleep Mode If On default setting is selected the camera will enter standby mode when there is no change in the brightness of the subject even before the time selected in the auto off menu...

Page 99: ... camera the Format card option appears in the setup menu B Formatting Internal Memory and Memory Cards Formatting the internal memory or memory cards permanently deletes all data Be sure to transfer important pictures to a computer before formatting Do not turn the camera off open the battery chamber cover and the memory card slot cover during formatting The first time you insert the memory cards ...

Page 100: ...f camera menus and messages o Video mode Adjust settings for connection to a television Choose from NTSC and PAL Czech Polish Danish Portuguese German Russian default setting Finnish Spanish Swedish Greek Turkish French Simplified Chinese Indonesian Traditional Chinese Italian Japanese Hungarian Korean Dutch Thai Norwegian ...

Page 101: ...scription for each mode Scene Mode One touch Portrait Menu Movie Menu Shooting Menu Option Default value Flash mode A 26 Auto Self timer A 28 Off Macro mode A 29 Off Exposure compensation A 30 0 0 Option Default value Scene mode A 32 Portrait Option Default value Portrait effect A 41 Normal Option Default value Movie options A 49 TV movie 640P Option Default value Image mode A 66 Normal 3072 White...

Page 102: ...uage A 88 Video mode A 88 Battery Type A 91 and picture stored in the camera for the welcome screen A 79 in the setup menu and Preset manual A 69 in the White balance menu will remain unaffected even if Reset all is performed Option Default value Menus A 78 Text Welcome screen A 79 Disable welcome Photo info A 83 Auto info Brightness A 83 3 Date imprint A 84 Off Digital zoom A 85 On Button sound A...

Page 103: ...his function Protected pictures are recognized by the s icon A 7 in full frame playback mode and the erase selected images screen and by the a icon A 42 in 4 picture or 9 picture thumbnail playback mode Alkaline LR6 alkaline batteries COOLPIX NiMH ZR6 oxyride batteries Nikon EN MH1 rechargeable nickel metal hydride batteries Lithium default setting FR6 L91 lithium batteries On default setting Batt...

Page 104: ...y pictures selected from the picture selection screen A 74 All images Copy all pictures B Notes on Copying Pictures JPEG and AVI format images can be copied Images recorded in any other format cannot be copied Pictures taken with another make of camera or that have been modified on a computer cannot be copied Edited copies have the same protection marking A 91 as the original but are not marked fo...

Page 105: ...93 Basic Camera Setup The Setup Menu Shooting Playback and Setup Menus r Firmware Version View the current camera firmware version Back COOLPIX L14 Ver X X Firmware version ...

Page 106: ... Nikon EN MH1 rechargeable NiMH batteries EN MH1 B2 Battery charger MH 71 battery charger AC adapter EH 65A AC adapter connects as shown EH 62B AC adapter cannot be used USB cable USB cable UC E6 A V cable Audio Video cable EG CP14 SanDisk 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB1 4 GB1 2 High speed 10 MB s cards 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB1 4 GB1 2 High speed 20 MB s cards 1 GB 2 GB1 Toshiba 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB...

Page 107: ...ry card A 92 the files are named as follows Selected images The image data is copied in the using folder or the folder to be used in the next time shooting The newly copied pictures are numbered consecutively from the largest number available in the internal memory or memory card All images All the pictures in the folder are copied with the same file numbers New folder numbers are assigned in asce...

Page 108: ...he 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 charges or the magnetic fields produced by equipment such as radio transmitters could interfere with the monitor damage data stored on the memory card or...

Page 109: ...ry capacity tends to decrease on cold days Be sure that the batteries are fresh before heading outside to take pictures in cold weather Keep spare batteries in a warm place and exchange as necessary Once warmed a cold battery may recover some of its charge Dirt on the battery terminals can prevent the camera from functioning Used batteries are a valuable resource Please recycle used batteries in a...

Page 110: ...isplay This phenomenon known as smear does not appear in the final photograph and does not indicate a malfunction Some smear may appear in movies Images in the monitor may be difficult to see under bright lighting The monitor is lit by an LED backlight Should the monitor begin to dim or flicker contact your Nikon authorized service representative Lens Avoid touching glass parts with your fingers R...

Page 111: ...s from display automatically when recording is complete 22 N Memory card is write protected Write protect switch is in lock position Slide write protect switch to write position 17 P This card cannot be used Error accessing memory card Use approved card Check that connectors are clean Confirm that memory card is correctly inserted 94 16 16 P Warning This card cannot be read P Card is not formatted...

Page 112: ...ighting crop or small picture option cannot be adjusted using D Lighting 44 Camera has run out of file numbers Insert new memory card Format internal memory or memory card 16 87 N Cannot record movie Time out error while recording movie Choose memory card with faster write speed 94 N Memory contains no images No pictures in the internal memory or memory card Remove memory card to play back picture...

Page 113: ...r error Check printer After checking the ink or solving the problem select Resume and press k to resume printing PR Printer error check paper Specified size of paper is not loaded in printer Load the specified paper select Resume and press k to resume printing PR Printer error paper jam Paper has jammed in the printer Eject the jammed paper select Resume and press k to resume printing PR Printer e...

Page 114: ...Camera turns off without warning Batteries are low Camera has turned off automatically to save power Batteries are cold 18 97 Date and time of recording are not correct Pictures recorded before clock was set and Date not set indicator blinks during shooting will have time stamp of 00 00 0000 00 00 movies will be dated 01 09 2007 00 00 Set the correct date and time from Date in the setup menu Check...

Page 115: ...Problem Cause Solution A No picture taken when shutter release button is pressed When camera is in playback mode press the shooting mode button When menus are displayed press d Battery is exhausted When flash lamp blinks flash is charging 24 10 18 27 Camera cannot focus The intended subject is one with which autofocus does not perform well Focus error Turn camera off and then on again 23 18 Pictur...

Page 116: ... Continuous BSS or Multi shot 16 is selected for Continuous in shooting menu d Sports scene mode or l Museum scene mode is selected Movie mode is selected 85 70 33 36 48 Pictures appear smeared Lens is dirty Clean lens 98 Colors are unnatural White balance does not match light source 68 Randomly spaced bright pixels noise appear in image Shutter speed too slow or ISO sensitivity too high Noise can...

Page 117: ...cannot be played back until recording is complete Cannot zoom in on picture Playback zoom cannot be used with movies small pictures or pictures that have been cropped to below 320 240 Cannot use D Lighting crop or small picture options These options cannot be used with movies and pictures taken when 16 9 is applied in the image mode setting Select picture that supports D Lighting crop or small pic...

Page 118: ...tomatically For more information on Nikon Transfer refer to help information contained in Nikon Transfer 18 18 53 55 Pictures to be printed are not displayed Memory card contains no pictures Replace memory card Remove memory card to print pictures from internal memory 16 Cannot select paper size with camera Paper size cannot be selected from the camera if the printer does not support the page size...

Page 119: ...r is positioned in the left side of G Focus area selection Center Face priority Monitor 2 4in 115 000 dot TFT LCD with 5 level brightness adjustment Frame coverage shooting mode Approx 97 horizontal and 97 vertical Compared to actual picture Frame coverage playback mode Approx 100 horizontal and 100 vertical Compared to actual picture Storage Media Internal memory approx 23 MB Secure Digital SD me...

Page 120: ... m 19 7 in to 6 ft 6 7 in Flash control Sensor flash system Interface USB Data transfer protocol MTP PTP Video output Can be selected from NTSC and PAL I O terminals Audio video A V out Digital I O USB Supported languages Czech Danish German English Spanish Greek French Indonesian Italian Hungarian Dutch Norwegian Polish Portuguese Russian Finnish Swedish Turkish Chinese Simplified and Traditional...

Page 121: ... adjusted with each shot flash fired with every other shot image mode set to d Normal 3072 Battery life may vary depending on shooting interval and length of time menus and images are displayed B Specifications Nikon will not be held liable for any errors this manual may contain The appearance of this product and its specifications are subject to change without notice ...

Page 122: ...print orders stored on the memory card Exif version 2 2 This camera supports Exif Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras version 2 2 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 industries allow...

Page 123: ...acklit subjects 26 37 Batteries 12 97 EN MH1 12 91 94 FR6 L91 AA 12 91 LR6 AA 12 91 ZR6 AA 12 91 Battery charger 94 Battery level indicator 6 18 Battery chamber cover 5 12 Beach snow g 32 34 Best shot selector BSS 70 Black and white 71 Blur 103 Brightness 83 C Cable connector 4 52 54 58 Cleaning Body 98 Lens 98 Monitor 98 Close up k 32 36 Cloudy 68 Color options 71 Computer 53 56 Continuous 70 72 ...

Page 124: ...emory card 6 7 16 67 94 approved 94 capacity of 67 formatting 87 Inserting and removing 16 slot 16 slot cover 5 16 Menu button 10 Menus 78 Microphone 4 48 Monitor 5 6 7 18 19 83 98 brightness 83 indicators in 6 7 Monitor settings 83 Movie menu 49 Movie mode 48 Movie options 49 maximum movie length 49 small size 49 smaller size 49 Stop motion movie 49 TV movie 49 Movies 48 51 deleting 51 playback 5...

Page 125: ... menu 77 93 Shooting menu 65 72 Shooting mode 8 Shooting mode button 5 8 Shooting mode selection menu 8 Shutter release button 4 Single 70 Slide show 75 Slow sync 26 Small picture 47 Smear 98 Sound settings 85 Speaker 4 Sports d 32 33 SSCN 95 Standard color 71 Strap Camera 11 Sunset h 32 35 Support information 2 T Television 52 connecting to 52 Thumbnail playback 42 Time zone 14 15 80 82 Transfer ...

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