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Menu Guide 58 The Shooting Menu 58 Image Mode 59 White Balance 60 Exposure Compensation 61 Continuous ...61 Best Shot Selector (BSS 63 Sensitivity...64 Color Options 64 The Playback Menu 65 Slide Show ...67 Delete ...... 79 Language...80 Interface ...80 AF Assist ...80 Reset all ...80 Menus ...81 Firmware Version 81 Technical Notes 82 Optional Accessories 82 Caring for the Camera 83 Error Messages 86 Troubleshooting 89 Appendix: Focus Lock, File Storage, and Date Imprint 92 Specifications 95 Index...98 vii
Menu Guide 58 The Shooting Menu 58 Image Mode 59 White Balance 60 Exposure Compensation 61 Continuous ...61 Best Shot Selector (BSS 63 Sensitivity...64 Color Options 64 The Playback Menu 65 Slide Show ...67 Delete ...... 79 Language...80 Interface ...80 AF Assist ...80 Reset all ...80 Menus ...81 Firmware Version 81 Technical Notes 82 Optional Accessories 82 Caring for the Camera 83 Error Messages 86 Troubleshooting 89 Appendix: Focus Lock, File Storage, and Date Imprint 92 Specifications 95 Index...98 vii
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... 22, 36 2 Exposure lock 32, 39, 62 3 Zoom indicator1 15 4 Focus indicator2 16 5 Battery level indicator3 14 6 Internal memory/memory card indicator 14, 16 7 Camera shake icon4 .......... 19, 28, 78 8 "Date not set" indicator5 13 9 Time zone indicator 74 10 Self-timer indicator 20 11 Date imprint/date counter 77........ 61-62 18 Best Shot Selector (BSS 63 19 Macro close-up mode 21 20 White balance 60 21 Color option 64 4 Appears at slow shutter speeds to warn that pictures may be blurred. 5 Appears when camera clock has not been set. 1 Current folder 93-94 2 File number and type 93...
... 22, 36 2 Exposure lock 32, 39, 62 3 Zoom indicator1 15 4 Focus indicator2 16 5 Battery level indicator3 14 6 Internal memory/memory card indicator 14, 16 7 Camera shake icon4 .......... 19, 28, 78 8 "Date not set" indicator5 13 9 Time zone indicator 74 10 Self-timer indicator 20 11 Date imprint/date counter 77........ 61-62 18 Best Shot Selector (BSS 63 19 Macro close-up mode 21 20 White balance 60 21 Color option 64 4 Appears at slow shutter speeds to warn that pictures may be blurred. 5 Appears when camera clock has not been set. 1 Current folder 93-94 2 File number and type 93...
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...or memory card and on option chosen for Image Mode ( 93). Shooting mode: indi- Number of exposures remaining: depends on capacity of digital cameras. Low battery; WARNING!! BATTERY charged or replaced with fully-charged spare battery. Step 1-Select Mode Slide the mode selector to and turn off...The Battery Indicator Display Description NO ICON Battery fully charged. In addition, a seven-item shooting menu gives full control over such settings as white balance and exposure compensation ( 58). 14 The power-on lamp will be taken until battery has been re- Default is running low....
...or memory card and on option chosen for Image Mode ( 93). Shooting mode: indi- Number of exposures remaining: depends on capacity of digital cameras. Low battery; WARNING!! BATTERY charged or replaced with fully-charged spare battery. Step 1-Select Mode Slide the mode selector to and turn off...The Battery Indicator Display Description NO ICON Battery fully charged. In addition, a seven-item shooting menu gives full control over such settings as white balance and exposure compensation ( 58). 14 The power-on lamp will be taken until battery has been re- Default is running low....
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... detail visible in both hands. To cancel digital zoom, press until the zoom indicator turns white. Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom does not increase the amount of 12 ×. Basic Photography Step 2-Frame the Picture 1 Ready the camera Hold the camera steadily in the picture. Use the and ...buttons to adjust zoom in which the camera's telescoping lens can...
... detail visible in both hands. To cancel digital zoom, press until the zoom indicator turns white. Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom does not increase the amount of 12 ×. Basic Photography Step 2-Frame the Picture 1 Ready the camera Hold the camera steadily in the picture. Use the and ...buttons to adjust zoom in which the camera's telescoping lens can...
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...whenever shutter-release button is pressed halfway to lock focus. Sport composite: Each time shutter-release button is pressed, camera takes 16 shots in about 1.6 frames per second (fps) until shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Scene Mode Focus, Exposure, and... White Balance In sports assist mode, focus, exposure, and white balance for dynamic action shots that capture moving objects. Camera focuses at rate of pictures. Camera focuses continuously until icon is fully pressed, pictures will be pressed ...
...whenever shutter-release button is pressed halfway to lock focus. Sport composite: Each time shutter-release button is pressed, camera takes 16 shots in about 1.6 frames per second (fps) until shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Scene Mode Focus, Exposure, and... White Balance In sports assist mode, focus, exposure, and white balance for dynamic action shots that capture moving objects. Camera focuses at rate of pictures. Camera focuses continuously until icon is fully pressed, pictures will be pressed ...
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...rst. Off Use tripod Copy Provides clear pictures of text or drawings on a white board or in printed matter such as a business card. • Use macro ... can not be prohibited in finity. Minimum focus distance varies with the background artistically blurred. • Camera focuses continuously on nearest object. to focus on objects as close -up ( 21) to focus at short ... art galleries) or in other small objects at ranges of light from a firework. • Camera focuses at in some settings. Focus locks when shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Take test shot and...
...rst. Off Use tripod Copy Provides clear pictures of text or drawings on a white board or in printed matter such as a business card. • Use macro ... can not be prohibited in finity. Minimum focus distance varies with the background artistically blurred. • Camera focuses continuously on nearest object. to focus on objects as close -up ( 21) to focus at short ... art galleries) or in other small objects at ranges of light from a firework. • Camera focuses at in some settings. Focus locks when shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Take test shot and...
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...joined toto top gether in completed panorama. Take next shot. Pan direction displayed in which camera will be Top to step 3, press center of multi selector again). low AE-L icon shows that white 8 balance and exposure settings for a Panorama 1 2 AE-L Highlight (Panorama assist) in... scene menu ( 22). 9 Default pan direction displayed. 3 Right to left side of monitor). AE-L icon turns white to show that white balance and exposure will lock with previous picture. Left to bottom right 4 AE-L Make selection (to return to panned after each shot...
...joined toto top gether in completed panorama. Take next shot. Pan direction displayed in which camera will be Top to step 3, press center of multi selector again). low AE-L icon shows that white 8 balance and exposure settings for a Panorama 1 2 AE-L Highlight (Panorama assist) in... scene menu ( 22). 9 Default pan direction displayed. 3 Right to left side of monitor). AE-L icon turns white to show that white balance and exposure will lock with previous picture. Left to bottom right 4 AE-L Make selection (to return to panned after each shot...
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... On to make selection and exit. During Recording To save power, the monitor turns off automatically. The monitor turns on automatically immediately before the camera takes the next shot. AE Lock When On is selected for each shot. 3 SET INTERVAL TIME 1/2 Choose interval between frames. When On is... full, or 1800 frames have been recorded. Press center of multi selector to fix exposure and white balance for AE lock, a yellow AE-L icon will be locked with the first shot. Camera will take pictures at values for first frame, Off to shooting mode. AE-L 39 0h...
... On to make selection and exit. During Recording To save power, the monitor turns off automatically. The monitor turns on automatically immediately before the camera takes the next shot. AE Lock When On is selected for each shot. 3 SET INTERVAL TIME 1/2 Choose interval between frames. When On is... full, or 1800 frames have been recorded. Press center of multi selector to fix exposure and white balance for AE lock, a yellow AE-L icon will be locked with the first shot. Camera will take pictures at values for first frame, Off to shooting mode. AE-L 39 0h...
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... selected for an extended period, use the supplied EH-63 AC adapter ( 6). Be sure that the mode selected matches the standard used to connect the camera to a video device, video output will show the image normally shown in the setup menu offers a choice of NTSC and PAL ( 80). Viewing Pictures on... TV To reduce the drain on . Connect the white plug to the audio-in jack. 3 Tune the television to the video channel If in doubt, consult the documentation for your television or VCR. 4 Turn...
... selected for an extended period, use the supplied EH-63 AC adapter ( 6). Be sure that the mode selected matches the standard used to connect the camera to a video device, video output will show the image normally shown in the setup menu offers a choice of NTSC and PAL ( 80). Viewing Pictures on... TV To reduce the drain on . Connect the white plug to the audio-in jack. 3 Tune the television to the video channel If in doubt, consult the documentation for your television or VCR. 4 Turn...
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Adjust exposure for Menus in a sequence. 61-62 BSS Use the Best Shot Selector (BSS). 63 Sensitivity Control the camera's sensitivity to light. 64 Color options Control color. 64 Setup Display the setup menu. 72 To display the shooting menu, slide the mode... highlighted option. Menu Guide The Shooting Menu The shooting menu contains the following options: Option Description Image mode Choose image size and quality. 59 White balance Match white balance to shooting mode, press the button again. Defaults can be restored using the Reset all option in the setup menu ( 80).
Adjust exposure for Menus in a sequence. 61-62 BSS Use the Best Shot Selector (BSS). 63 Sensitivity Control the camera's sensitivity to light. 64 Color options Control color. 64 Setup Display the setup menu. 72 To display the shooting menu, slide the mode... highlighted option. Menu Guide The Shooting Menu The shooting menu contains the following options: Option Description Image mode Choose image size and quality. 59 White balance Match white balance to shooting mode, press the button again. Defaults can be restored using the Reset all option in the setup menu ( 80).
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... in the center of whether they had been taken under incandescent lighting. Option Description Auto White balance automatically adjusted to make pictures taken under most situations. Incandescent Use under white light). Digital cameras can mimic this object so that preset white balance can not be record- Fluorescent Use under a lamp with a red shade look as...
... in the center of whether they had been taken under incandescent lighting. Option Description Auto White balance automatically adjusted to make pictures taken under most situations. Incandescent Use under white light). Digital cameras can mimic this object so that preset white balance can not be record- Fluorescent Use under a lamp with a red shade look as...
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...( 62). * Flash turns off automatically. The number of pictures. the maximum at rate of up to Normal (2816). Focus, exposure, and white balance are stored in four rows to the memory card for first picture in a series of pictures that is moving unpredictably, or capture ...ed interval. Continuous * While shutter-release button is much brighter than the main subject. Digital zoom can be needed when most of the frame is very bright or the background is pressed, camera takes rate of about 1.7 fps and arranges them in a temporary memory buffer before being...
...( 62). * Flash turns off automatically. The number of pictures. the maximum at rate of up to Normal (2816). Focus, exposure, and white balance are stored in four rows to the memory card for first picture in a series of pictures that is moving unpredictably, or capture ...ed interval. Continuous * While shutter-release button is much brighter than the main subject. Digital zoom can be needed when most of the frame is very bright or the background is pressed, camera takes rate of about 1.7 fps and arranges them in a temporary memory buffer before being...
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...ash turns off between shots. 1m 5m 10m 30m Exit Confirm AE LOCK • AE LOCK: Choose On to fix exposure and white balance for entire series Off at specified interval until shut- See the Appendix for information on automatically immediately before recording is full,...INTERVAL TIME 1/2 • SET INTERVAL TIME: Choose interval 30s between frames. The monitor turns on how pictures taken during interval timer shooting. Camera will take pictures at values for first frame, Off to AE lock display sub-menu. To ensure that the battery does not run...
...ash turns off between shots. 1m 5m 10m 30m Exit Confirm AE LOCK • AE LOCK: Choose On to fix exposure and white balance for entire series Off at specified interval until shut- See the Appendix for information on automatically immediately before recording is full,...INTERVAL TIME 1/2 • SET INTERVAL TIME: Choose interval 30s between frames. The monitor turns on how pictures taken during interval timer shooting. Camera will take pictures at values for first frame, Off to AE lock display sub-menu. To ensure that the battery does not run...
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... by first picture in each series. ment can produce blurred pictures, or when parts of ten. Camera takes five shots each series. and over -exposure. Camera takes shots while shutter-release button is pressed, to a maximum of the image are prone to under ... button is pressed, but only picture that best meets selected criterion is selected. Option Description Off BSS off automatically and focus and white balance for high-contrast subjects, when it is selected. Choose from: • Highlight BSS: picture with highest level of overexposure is...
... by first picture in each series. ment can produce blurred pictures, or when parts of ten. Camera takes five shots each series. and over -exposure. Camera takes shots while shutter-release button is pressed, to a maximum of the image are prone to under ... button is pressed, but only picture that best meets selected criterion is selected. Option Description Off BSS off automatically and focus and white balance for high-contrast subjects, when it is selected. Choose from: • Highlight BSS: picture with highest level of overexposure is...
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fected by raising sensitivity to a maximum of how quickly the camera reacts to warn that pictures may be previewed in their natural colors. Black-and-white* Pictures are used to heighten the vividness of the image. Much as film with "noise"-randomly spaced, brightly ...Subjects are recorded in sepia. Color Options At settings other than Standard color, the current color option setting is Auto off ( ), camera compensates by noise. The higher the sensitivity, the less light needed to 50 under normal conditions; Option Description Equivalent to make an ...
fected by raising sensitivity to a maximum of how quickly the camera reacts to warn that pictures may be previewed in their natural colors. Black-and-white* Pictures are used to heighten the vividness of the image. Much as film with "noise"-randomly spaced, brightly ...Subjects are recorded in sepia. Color Options At settings other than Standard color, the current color option setting is Auto off ( ), camera compensates by noise. The higher the sensitivity, the less light needed to 50 under normal conditions; Option Description Equivalent to make an ...
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...Menus Choose how menus are displayed. Continuous Continuous Exit Confirm Help Exit Confirm Help Display menu for connection to menu for camera menus and messages. Date imprint Imprint date or birthday counter on or off. Sound settings Adjust sound and volume settings. ...MENU 1/2 SET-UP 2 SHOOTING MENU 1/2 SET-UP Image mode Image mode White balance White balance Exp. +/- Auto off Choose when monitor will turn off . Playback menu Welcome screen Select screen displayed when camera is turned on or off to default values. AF assist Turn AF-assist ...
...Menus Choose how menus are displayed. Continuous Continuous Exit Confirm Help Exit Confirm Help Display menu for connection to menu for camera menus and messages. Date imprint Imprint date or birthday counter on or off. Sound settings Adjust sound and volume settings. ...MENU 1/2 SET-UP 2 SHOOTING MENU 1/2 SET-UP Image mode Image mode White balance White balance Exp. +/- Auto off Choose when monitor will turn off . Playback menu Welcome screen Select screen displayed when camera is turned on or off to default values. AF assist Turn AF-assist ...
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... mode Portrait assist Landscape assist Sports assist Night portrait assist Party / Indoor PORTRAIT LANDSCAPE SPORTS NIGHT PORTRAIT Option Image mode White balance Exp. +/Continuous BSS Sensitivity Color options Welcome screen Monitor settings Photo info Brightness Date imprint Description Normal (2816)...to their original state: Option Flash mode Self timer Macro close-up ), (Museum), (Fireworks show), or (Under- Video mode Before connecting camera to a computer or video device ( 45, 47). Interface Interface Adjust settings for connection to 1.1 m/3 ft. 7 in (night portrait ...
... mode Portrait assist Landscape assist Sports assist Night portrait assist Party / Indoor PORTRAIT LANDSCAPE SPORTS NIGHT PORTRAIT Option Image mode White balance Exp. +/Continuous BSS Sensitivity Color options Welcome screen Monitor settings Photo info Brightness Date imprint Description Normal (2816)...to their original state: Option Flash mode Self timer Macro close-up ), (Museum), (Fireworks show), or (Under- Video mode Before connecting camera to a computer or video device ( 45, 47). Interface Interface Adjust settings for connection to 1.1 m/3 ft. 7 in (night portrait ...
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... To reset file numbering to the setup menu. All other settings are displayed. Choose from Text and Icons. SHOOTING MENU 1/2 SET-UP Image mode White balance Exp. +/Continuous Exit Confirm Help Text Image mode Exit Confirm Help Icons Firmware Version Firmware version Select this option to display the current...
... To reset file numbering to the setup menu. All other settings are displayed. Choose from Text and Icons. SHOOTING MENU 1/2 SET-UP Image mode White balance Exp. +/Continuous Exit Confirm Help Text Image mode Exit Confirm Help Icons Firmware Version Firmware version Select this option to display the current...
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... lens cover could result in temperature. Forcibly cutting power in these circumstances could result in camera malfunction or damage to sudden changes in loss of power, avoid carrying the product from ...strong magnetic fields Do not use or store this Nikon product, observe the following IEC standard: CLASS 1 LED PRODUCT IEC60825-1 Edition 1.2-2001 Technical ...circuitry. Do not drop The product may cause deterioration in the CCD image sensor, producing a white blur effect in water or subjected to the connector, card slot, battery chamber, or lens...
... lens cover could result in temperature. Forcibly cutting power in these circumstances could result in camera malfunction or damage to sudden changes in loss of power, avoid carrying the product from ...strong magnetic fields Do not use or store this Nikon product, observe the following IEC standard: CLASS 1 LED PRODUCT IEC60825-1 Edition 1.2-2001 Technical ...circuitry. Do not drop The product may cause deterioration in the CCD image sensor, producing a white blur effect in water or subjected to the connector, card slot, battery chamber, or lens...
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...dirty. focus • AF-assist illuminator is off. picture 18-19, 43 61 • Subject is backlit: select scene mode setting of cus. Turn camera off . 18 • Flash window is blocked. 2, 15 Pictures are too dark (underexposed) • Subject is outside range of flash: recompose... (BSS) 63 • Using the self-timer with subject in picture Flash is too low. Blurring caused by camera shake can be reduced by: Pictures are unnatural White balance does not match light source. 60 File can be played back File has been overwritten or renamed by : ...
...dirty. focus • AF-assist illuminator is off. picture 18-19, 43 61 • Subject is backlit: select scene mode setting of cus. Turn camera off . 18 • Flash window is blocked. 2, 15 Pictures are too dark (underexposed) • Subject is outside range of flash: recompose... (BSS) 63 • Using the self-timer with subject in picture Flash is too low. Blurring caused by camera shake can be reduced by: Pictures are unnatural White balance does not match light source. 60 File can be played back File has been overwritten or renamed by : ...