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En The Guide to Digital Photography with the DIGITAL CAMERA En 5.6-16.8mm1:2.7-4.8
En The Guide to Digital Photography with the DIGITAL CAMERA En 5.6-16.8mm1:2.7-4.8
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... camera. Overview Getting to Digital Photography (this product includes the manuals listed below. Guide to Digital Photography The Guide to Know the COOLPIX 3500 Menu Guide First Steps Taking Pictures Review and Deletion Getting Creative Beyond Point-and-Shoot Fine-Tuning Camera Settings Camera ...provided with your camera. Nikon View Reference Manual The Nikon View Reference Manual can be sure to read all instructions thoroughly to your camera. Quick-Start Guide The Quick-Start Guide takes you through the process of unpacking and setting up your Nikon digital camera, taking your...
... camera. Overview Getting to Digital Photography (this product includes the manuals listed below. Guide to Digital Photography The Guide to Know the COOLPIX 3500 Menu Guide First Steps Taking Pictures Review and Deletion Getting Creative Beyond Point-and-Shoot Fine-Tuning Camera Settings Camera ...provided with your camera. Nikon View Reference Manual The Nikon View Reference Manual can be sure to read all instructions thoroughly to your camera. Quick-Start Guide The Quick-Start Guide takes you through the process of unpacking and setting up your Nikon digital camera, taking your...
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...The government has issued cautions on copies or reproductions of securities issued by means of a scanner, digital camera or other device may be provided for customers in Canada CAUTION This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of Adobe Systems Inc. Notice for business use . Internet is prohibited. v... issued by public agencies and private groups, ID cards, and tickets, such as passes and meal coupons. • Comply with your Nikon product are to be punishable by law. • Items prohibited by law from being copied or reproduced Do not copy or reproduce paper...
...The government has issued cautions on copies or reproductions of securities issued by means of a scanner, digital camera or other device may be provided for customers in Canada CAUTION This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of Adobe Systems Inc. Notice for business use . Internet is prohibited. v... issued by public agencies and private groups, ID cards, and tickets, such as passes and meal coupons. • Comply with your Nikon product are to be punishable by law. • Items prohibited by law from being copied or reproduced Do not copy or reproduce paper...
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...Flash Photography: The Button 43 Delaying Shutter Release: Choosing a Self-Timer Mode 45 Framing Pictures: Optical and Digital Zoom 47 Keep or Delete: Picture Review 48 Fine-Tuning Camera Settings: The -Mode Menu 49 Making Effective Use of Memory: Image Quality and Size 50 Adjusting Exposure: ... Taking Pictures in a Sequence: Continuous 56 Getting Sharper Pictures: BSS (Best Shot Selector 57 Making Edges More Distinct: Image Sharpening 58 Camera Setup: The SET-UP Menu 59 Adjusting Monitor Brightness: Brightness 62 Formatting Memory Cards: CF Card Format 62 Setting the Time and Date...
...Flash Photography: The Button 43 Delaying Shutter Release: Choosing a Self-Timer Mode 45 Framing Pictures: Optical and Digital Zoom 47 Keep or Delete: Picture Review 48 Fine-Tuning Camera Settings: The -Mode Menu 49 Making Effective Use of Memory: Image Quality and Size 50 Adjusting Exposure: ... Taking Pictures in a Sequence: Continuous 56 Getting Sharper Pictures: BSS (Best Shot Selector 57 Making Edges More Distinct: Image Sharpening 58 Camera Setup: The SET-UP Menu 59 Adjusting Monitor Brightness: Brightness 62 Formatting Memory Cards: CF Card Format 62 Setting the Time and Date...
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... authorized Nikon dealer. 2 THE USE OF NON-NIKON ELECTRONIC ACCESSORIES COULD DAMAGE YOUR CAMERA AND MAY VOID YOUR NIKON WARRANTY. Overview About This Manual Thank you enjoy taking digital pictures with your Nikon digital camera are engineered and proven to operate within the operational and safety requirements of a COOLPIX 3500 digital camera. Introduction-Overview Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories Your Nikon COOLPIX digital camera is...
... authorized Nikon dealer. 2 THE USE OF NON-NIKON ELECTRONIC ACCESSORIES COULD DAMAGE YOUR CAMERA AND MAY VOID YOUR NIKON WARRANTY. Overview About This Manual Thank you enjoy taking digital pictures with your Nikon digital camera are engineered and proven to operate within the operational and safety requirements of a COOLPIX 3500 digital camera. Introduction-Overview Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories Your Nikon COOLPIX digital camera is...
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This icon marks tips, additional information you may be available from the Nikon representative in your camera. This icon indicates that more information is available on digital imaging and photography. Introduction-Overview To make it easier to your camera. Life-Long Learning As part of Nikon's "Life-Long Learning" commitment to ongoing product support and education...
This icon marks tips, additional information you may be available from the Nikon representative in your camera. This icon indicates that more information is available on digital imaging and photography. Introduction-Overview To make it easier to your camera. Life-Long Learning As part of Nikon's "Life-Long Learning" commitment to ongoing product support and education...
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...when light is selected from behind your subject, throwing their features into shadow. 40 14 Introduction-Menu Guide The Scene Menu ( and Modes) Your Nikon digital camera offers a choice of twelve "scene" modes for bright subjects such as snowfields, beaches, and sunlight expanses of water. 38 Use to enhance ...when shooting portraits against a backdrop of night scenery. 38 Use for common compositions. When a scene is coming from the SCENE menu, camera settings are automatically adjusted to produce optimal results for the selected scene, sparing you the necessity of adjusting...
...when light is selected from behind your subject, throwing their features into shadow. 40 14 Introduction-Menu Guide The Scene Menu ( and Modes) Your Nikon digital camera offers a choice of twelve "scene" modes for bright subjects such as snowfields, beaches, and sunlight expanses of water. 38 Use to enhance ...when shooting portraits against a backdrop of night scenery. 38 Use for common compositions. When a scene is coming from the SCENE menu, camera settings are automatically adjusted to produce optimal results for the selected scene, sparing you the necessity of adjusting...
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Tutorial-First Steps Step 4-Set the Time and Date Information on the time and date of recording is included with all pictures taken with your Nikon digital camera. To set the camera's internal clock to the correct time and date: 4.1 4.2 IMAGE QUALITY Slide mode selector to 4.3 SHOOTING MENU MENU OFF SELECT SET Highlight page tab...
Tutorial-First Steps Step 4-Set the Time and Date Information on the time and date of recording is included with all pictures taken with your Nikon digital camera. To set the camera's internal clock to the correct time and date: 4.1 4.2 IMAGE QUALITY Slide mode selector to 4.3 SHOOTING MENU MENU OFF SELECT SET Highlight page tab...
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... Don't Block the Shot To avoid dark or partially obscured pictures, keep your subject against the background. The zoom indicator turns yellow when digital zoom is zoomed all the way in effect. This phenomenon, known as "smear," does not appear in movies. 27 Some smearing may ...-like streaks that whiten toward either button is pressed Zoom out Zoom in 2048 NORMAL 15 When the camera is in , holding the button down for about two seconds extends the zoom range digitally (digital zoom; 47). Tutorial-Taking Pictures 4.2 Ready the camera Hold the camera steadily in the monitor.
... Don't Block the Shot To avoid dark or partially obscured pictures, keep your subject against the background. The zoom indicator turns yellow when digital zoom is zoomed all the way in effect. This phenomenon, known as "smear," does not appear in movies. 27 Some smearing may ...-like streaks that whiten toward either button is pressed Zoom out Zoom in 2048 NORMAL 15 When the camera is in , holding the button down for about two seconds extends the zoom range digitally (digital zoom; 47). Tutorial-Taking Pictures 4.2 Ready the camera Hold the camera steadily in the monitor.
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Tutorial-Review and Deletion Review and Deletion Quick Review Using the quick review function on your Nikon digital camera, you can view the results of four or nine "thumb- To use what you to ...to view the results nail" images. Pressing the button a third time returns you see to change camera settings or to make room for more shots on and delete while setting up the next shot, and use quick review,... the camera must be in on the memory card. next shot. 31 ton once to display the most recent ...
Tutorial-Review and Deletion Review and Deletion Quick Review Using the quick review function on your Nikon digital camera, you can view the results of four or nine "thumb- To use what you to ...to view the results nail" images. Pressing the button a third time returns you see to change camera settings or to make room for more shots on and delete while setting up the next shot, and use quick review,... the camera must be in on the memory card. next shot. 31 ton once to display the most recent ...
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...same type. highlighted scene shown by icon and caption in monitor) 2048 NORMAL 15 36 Tutorial-Getting Creative Getting Creative Scene Selection Your Nikon digital camera offers a choice of "scene" modes for information on choosing a shooting mode, see "Tutorial: Taking Pictures"; 23). When a scene ...is selected from the SCENE menu, camera settings are automatically adjusted to shooting mode (selected scene shown by -one -by icon in monitor) 3 Press SCENE button to return to ...
...same type. highlighted scene shown by icon and caption in monitor) 2048 NORMAL 15 36 Tutorial-Getting Creative Getting Creative Scene Selection Your Nikon digital camera offers a choice of "scene" modes for information on choosing a shooting mode, see "Tutorial: Taking Pictures"; 23). When a scene ...is selected from the SCENE menu, camera settings are automatically adjusted to shooting mode (selected scene shown by -one -by icon in monitor) 3 Press SCENE button to return to ...
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... picture is taken Full press 2048 NORMAL 15 The self-timer lamp on the front of the camera will focus on the Self-Timer The self-timer is not available in movie mode ( Show ...( 39) is selected in scene mode. 42) or when Fireworks Digital Zoom The Multi-shot 16 option in the Continuous menu ( when digital zoom is in monitor shows number of seconds remaining until one second...on the closest object; II Taking Pictures-Beyond Point-and-Shoot 3 Compose the picture Adjust camera settings and frame the picture. Remember that the shutter is not available compose your picture with no...
... picture is taken Full press 2048 NORMAL 15 The self-timer lamp on the front of the camera will focus on the Self-Timer The self-timer is not available in movie mode ( Show ...( 39) is selected in scene mode. 42) or when Fireworks Digital Zoom The Multi-shot 16 option in the Continuous menu ( when digital zoom is in monitor shows number of seconds remaining until one second...on the closest object; II Taking Pictures-Beyond Point-and-Shoot 3 Compose the picture Adjust camera settings and frame the picture. Remember that the shutter is not available compose your picture with no...
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...the zoom buttons. Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom does not increase the amount of detail visible in other areas of the frame are closer to about 3 ×. Taking Pictures-Beyond Point-and-Shoot Framing Pictures: Optical and Digital Zoom Your Nikon digital camera offers two kinds of zoom: optical... zoom, in which digital processing is in effect, the camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame, even if objects in the ...
...the zoom buttons. Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom does not increase the amount of detail visible in other areas of the frame are closer to about 3 ×. Taking Pictures-Beyond Point-and-Shoot Framing Pictures: Optical and Digital Zoom Your Nikon digital camera offers two kinds of zoom: optical... zoom, in which digital processing is in effect, the camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame, even if objects in the ...
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Continuous While the shutter-release button is held down . This option is not available at image sizes ( 52) other than 2048, or when digital zoom ( 47) is in effect. At settings other than Single, the current "continuous" setting is indicated by an icon in the monitor. ... are recorded at a rate of sixteen consecutive frames. Multi-Shot 16 es 512 × 384 pixels in a single picture consist- Option Description Single Camera takes one picture each series. 56 Single Continuous Multi-Shot 16 MENU OFF SELECT SET ing of about three frames every two seconds. Each time...
Continuous While the shutter-release button is held down . This option is not available at image sizes ( 52) other than 2048, or when digital zoom ( 47) is in effect. At settings other than Single, the current "continuous" setting is indicated by an icon in the monitor. ... are recorded at a rate of sixteen consecutive frames. Multi-Shot 16 es 512 × 384 pixels in a single picture consist- Option Description Single Camera takes one picture each series. 56 Single Continuous Multi-Shot 16 MENU OFF SELECT SET ing of about three frames every two seconds. Each time...
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...The Add New Hardware Wizard will be displayed. Click Cancel to close the dialog, and then disconnect the camera. Click Cancel to exit the wizard, and then disconnect the camera. Camera Setup Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), Mac OS 9 ...(9.0, 9.1, 9.2) Do not select PTP when connecting the COOLPIX 3500 to a computer running one of the above operating systems (there is no need to change the USB setting when using the camera for the "Nikon Digital Camera E3500_PTP" USB device. If you to the Found New Hardware ...
...The Add New Hardware Wizard will be displayed. Click Cancel to close the dialog, and then disconnect the camera. Click Cancel to exit the wizard, and then disconnect the camera. Camera Setup Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), Mac OS 9 ...(9.0, 9.1, 9.2) Do not select PTP when connecting the COOLPIX 3500 to a computer running one of the above operating systems (there is no need to change the USB setting when using the camera for the "Nikon Digital Camera E3500_PTP" USB device. If you to the Found New Hardware ...
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... picture in monitor ( 7). Image File and Folder Names Pictures taken with the COOLPIX 3500 are stored in folders created automatically by the camera and named with the small picture function ( 72), "SSCN," followed by a four-digit file number assigned automatically by "NIKON" (e.g., "100NIKON"). Display playback menu MENU Press the MENU button to hide or...
... picture in monitor ( 7). Image File and Folder Names Pictures taken with the COOLPIX 3500 are stored in folders created automatically by the camera and named with the small picture function ( 72), "SSCN," followed by a four-digit file number assigned automatically by "NIKON" (e.g., "100NIKON"). Display playback menu MENU Press the MENU button to hide or...
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... the originals; The COOLPIX 3500 may also not be able to transfer copies from movies. You may not be able to create small copies from a small picture file; Copies are indicated by a gray frame. Copies will also have the same transfer marking as independent files with another make of Nikon digital camera to a computer...
... the originals; The COOLPIX 3500 may also not be able to transfer copies from movies. You may not be able to create small copies from a small picture file; Copies are indicated by a gray frame. Copies will also have the same transfer marking as independent files with another make of Nikon digital camera to a computer...
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... simultaneously, select Auto Transfer from AUTO TRANSFER the playback menu. Marking Pictures for Transfer with Other Cameras Pictures selected for transfer with another model of Nikon digital camera can be transferred when the memory card is inserted in the COOLPIX 3500. Transferring More than 999 pictures can not be transferred at one time using the...
... simultaneously, select Auto Transfer from AUTO TRANSFER the playback menu. Marking Pictures for Transfer with Other Cameras Pictures selected for transfer with another model of Nikon digital camera can be transferred when the memory card is inserted in the COOLPIX 3500. Transferring More than 999 pictures can not be transferred at one time using the...
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...mm) f/2.7 - Note that disconnecting the power source as described above may result in the monitor and the camera may appear in loss of continued malfunction, contact your retailer or Nikon representative. f/4.8 Seven elements in six groups 4.0 × Autofocus (AF) Focus range Focus-area selection Contrast...of any data not recorded to the memory card will not be affected. 95 Specifications Technical Notes Type Effective pixels E3500 digital camera 3.2 million CCD Image size (pixels) 1/2.7˝ high-density CCD; In most cases, this phenomenon is caused by a strong external static...
...mm) f/2.7 - Note that disconnecting the power source as described above may result in the monitor and the camera may appear in loss of continued malfunction, contact your retailer or Nikon representative. f/4.8 Seven elements in six groups 4.0 × Autofocus (AF) Focus range Focus-area selection Contrast...of any data not recorded to the memory card will not be affected. 95 Specifications Technical Notes Type Effective pixels E3500 digital camera 3.2 million CCD Image size (pixels) 1/2.7˝ high-density CCD; In most cases, this phenomenon is caused by a strong external static...
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...Range (approx.) Flash control Interface Type I CompactFlash™ (CF) cards Compliant with Design rule for Camera File systems (DCF), Exif 2.2, and Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) Compressed: JPEG-baseline-compliant Movies: QuickTime 256-segment matrix metering Programmed auto...733;) (W) 0.4 - 1.7 m (1´4˝ - 5´7˝) (T) Sensor flash system USB Design Rule for Camera File Systems (DCF) Your camera names pictures according to the Design Rule for Camera File Systems (DCF), a standard widely used in the digital camera industry to ensure compatibility among different makes of...
...Range (approx.) Flash control Interface Type I CompactFlash™ (CF) cards Compliant with Design rule for Camera File systems (DCF), Exif 2.2, and Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) Compressed: JPEG-baseline-compliant Movies: QuickTime 256-segment matrix metering Programmed auto...733;) (W) 0.4 - 1.7 m (1´4˝ - 5´7˝) (T) Sensor flash system USB Design Rule for Camera File Systems (DCF) Your camera names pictures according to the Design Rule for Camera File Systems (DCF), a standard widely used in the digital camera industry to ensure compatibility among different makes of...