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Coolpix P510 How To Set The Self Timer
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User Manual - Page 10
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... Taking Pictures with the Self-Timer 39 Using Focus Mode ...40 Setting the Focus Mode ...41 Using Manual Focus...42 Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation 43
More on Shooting ...44 Selecting Scenes for Shooting (Mode Dial 44 Shooting Suited to Scenes (Scene Mode 45 Shooting in the Scene Selected by the Camera (Scene Auto Selector...
User Manual - Page 15
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... sometimes omitted from actual display.
Screen Samples In this manual, images are referred to as the "default setting." • The names of menu items displayed in the camera monitor, and the names of Nikon COOLPIX P500 digital camera. C Internal Memory and Memory Cards
Pictures taken with your purchase of
buttons or messages displayed on a computer...
User Manual - Page 16
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... for any damages resulting from the use of this Nikon digital camera are designed to the highest standards and include complex electronic circuitry.
Nikon will not be held liable for contact information:
http://imaging.nikon.com/
Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories
Nikon COOLPIX cameras are engineered and proven to operate within the operational...
User Manual - Page 23
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Parts of the Camera
Introduction
Shooting mode* 1 28, 44, 45, 65, ... 191 16 Print date 192 17 Travel destination indicator 188 18 "Date not set" indicator 217 19 Wind noise reduction 167 20 Movie options 164 21 HS... 89 42 Image optimization 87 43 White balance 90 44 Exposure bracketing 94 45 Self-timer indicator 39, 59 46 Continuous shooting mode...........59, 76 47 Backlighting (HDR 50...
User Manual - Page 43
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...; The flash mode (A36) can be adjusted, self-timer (A39), focus mode (A40) and exposure compensation (A43) can be sure to the memory card. Rotate the mode dial.
The default settings are recorded to raise the flash (A37). Basic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) Mode
Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select A (Auto) Mode
Indicators...
User Manual - Page 53
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... The focus and exposure are set.
Self-timer
4 Press the shutter-release ...camera shake • The mode selected for taking group pictures and reducing the vibration when the shutter-release button is displayed. Basic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) Mode
2 Press the multi selector H or I to stabilize the camera.
1 Press n (self-timer) on the multi selector.
• The self-timer...
User Manual - Page 61
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... save a single picture.
• If the camera switches to h (Night portrait) when using a tripod to stabilize the camera. C Focusing in Scene Auto Selector
• Self-timer (A39) and exposure compensation (A43) settings can be adjusted. • The p (focus mode) button (A12, 40) on Scene Auto Selector
• The digital zoom is not available. • Depending upon...
User Manual - Page 62
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• The digital zoom is displayed. j Night landscape
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Use this mode when the camera is pressed halfway, ...camera off before the monitor switches to the shooting screen. - More on Shooting
Shooting Suited to Scenes (Scene Mode)
Selecting a Scene Mode to Take Pictures (Features)
• The mode dial can be selected. n is the setting for the Self-timer (A39), p is the setting...
User Manual - Page 72
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1 When shooting in Panorama assist, other settings can be selected.
2 When shooting in Panorama assist, the self-timer is selected.
• Easy panorama (default setting): Shoots panorama pictures that is displayed when p Panorama scene mode is available. 3 When shooting in Easy panorama, B (infinity) can be selected.
When shooting in Panorama ...
User Manual - Page 73
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... setting): When the camera focuses on the detected
face, the shutter is displayed for a few seconds on the shooting screen.
- The self-timer 10s or 2s cannot be used , the camera ..., press the multi selector J (n) and reset.
• The digital zoom is automatically set to change the continuous settings.
- When the camera resumes from standby mode for shooting pictures of the frame. •...
User Manual - Page 80
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.... More on Shooting
Taking Pictures of Smiling Faces (Smart Portrait Mode)
B Notes on Smart Portrait Mode
• The digital zoom is applied cannot be set while using the Smile timer, the self-timer lamp blinks when the camera detects a face and flickers immediately after they have been taken (A150). B Notes on Skin Softening
• When taking...
User Manual - Page 160
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... (A150). • COOLPIX P500's editing functions are not available for pictures shot with digital cameras other than
COOLPIX P500.
• If a copy created using the COOLPIX P500 is
displayed individually,... with this camera using the functions below. Create a copy of the picture.
Set Sequence display options (A145) to a picture.
Crop a portion of effects using digital filter. Use...
User Manual - Page 239
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... the camera (use with the self-
White balance or hue does not match light source.
90
Technical Notes and Index
225
Clean lens.
209
Colors are blurred.
• Use flash. • Use vibration reduction or motion detection. • Use D (Best Shot Selector). • Use a tripod to E (manual focus)
42
Digital zoom is set now...
User Manual - Page 4
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... CD
Reference Manual CD
• Warranty
* A plug adapter is not included with the country or region of your new camera. Confirming the Package Contents
In the event that requires a plug adapter.
Introduction
COOLPIX P510 Digital Camera
Camera Strap
Lens Cap LC-CP24 (with cord)
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL5
(with the information provided in a country...
User Manual - Page 7
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..., maps, drawings, movies, and photographs is prohibited. For the COOLPIX P510, the log data saved on copies or reproductions of securities issued...the Select an image option in the Welcome screen setting (A108). Care should be provided for example, ...prior permission of the government was digitally copied or reproduced by means of a scanner, digital camera or other data. Be sure to...
User Manual - Page 27
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...COOLPIX Picture Control 60 42 White balance 61 43 Continuous shooting mode 52, 61 44 Backlighting (HDR 44 45 Exposure bracketing 61 46 Hand-held/Tripod 42, 47
Self-timer 69 47 Smile timer.../hide histograms 74, 108
18 "Date not set" indicator 27, 108 19 Print date 108 20...25 Image size 78 26 Easy panorama 51
27
Number of the Camera
1 Shooting mode 28, 29 2 Focus mode 73 3 Zoom ...
User Manual - Page 78
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...• See "Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector" (A65) for more information on flash mode (A66), self-timer (A69)/smile timer (A70), focus mode (A72) and ...Image size 1
Picture Control 1 (COOLPIX Picture Control) Custom Picture Control (COOLPIX Custom Picture Control)
Description
Set the image quality to be changed.
Change the settings for image recording according to other ...
User Manual - Page 89
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Functions" (A65) and "List of the Default Settings" (A75) for more information. C Auto Off in combination with certain shooting modes.
C When the Self-timer Lamp Flashes
When the camera detects a face, the self-timer lamp flashes. If no other operations are detected, the camera focuses on Smile Timer
• The digital zoom is not available. • Under some shooting...
User Manual - Page 145
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... the picture.
Crop a portion of 16:9, 3:2, or 1:1 (except when using the functions below. Set Sequence display options (E63) to Individual pictures so that each image is viewed on a different digital camera, it may not be easily edited with cameras other than COOLPIX P510 • When no faces are Selective color, Cross screen, Fisheye, Miniature effect and...
User Manual - Page 251
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Specifications
Nikon COOLPIX P510 Digital Camera
Type
Compact digital camera
Effective pixels
16.1 million
Image sensor
1/2.3-in .), approx. 921k-dot, wide viewing...24-1000 mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
f/-number
f/3-5.9
Construction
14 elements in 10 groups (4 ED lens elements)
Digital zoom
Up to 2× (angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 2000 mm lens in 35mm [135] format...