Nikon 25515 User Manual

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The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography

with the

DIGITAL CAMERA

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Trademark Information

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Attaching the Camera Strap

Attach the camera strap as shown below. Repeat for the second eyelet.

The Lens Cap

When replacing or removing the lens cap, press the tabs on either side of the cap to release the latch.

To avoid losing the lens cap, use the cord provided to attach it to the camera as shown.

햲햳

햴햵

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Introduction

First Steps

Basic Photography

More on Photography

Movies

More on Playback

Menu Guide

Technical Notes

Symbols and Conventions

To make it easier to ﬁ nd the information you need, the following symbols and conventions are used:

This icon marks tips, additional information that may be helpful when using the camera.

This icon marks cautions, information that should be read before use to prevent damage to the camera.

This icon marks notes, information that should be read before using the camera.

This icon indicates that more information is available elsewhere in this manual or in the Quick Start Guide.

Scene Mode

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For Your Safety

To prevent damage to your Nikon product or injury to yourself or to others, read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this equipment. Keep these safety instructions where all those who use the product will read them.

The consequences that could result from failure to observe the precautions listed in this section are indicated by the following symbol:

This icon marks warnings, information that should be read before using this Nikon product to prevent possible injury.

WARNINGS

Do not look at the sun through the view-

ﬁ nder

Viewing the sun or other strong light source through the viewﬁ nder could cause permanent visual impairment.

Turn off immediately in the event of

malfunction

Should you notice smoke or an unusual smell coming from the equipment or from the AC adapter (available separately), unplug the AC adapter and remove the battery immediately, taking care to avoid burns. Continued operation could result in injury. After removing the battery, take the equipment to a Nikon-authorized service representative for inspection.

Do not use in the presence of ﬂ ammable

gas

Do not use electronic equipment in the presence of ﬂ ammable gas, as this could result in explosion or ﬁ re.

Observe caution when using the camera

strap

Never place the strap around the neck of an infant or child.

Do not disassemble

Touching the product’s internal parts could result in injury. In the event of malfunction, the product should be repaired only by a qualiﬁ ed technician. Should the product 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 AC adapter and removing the battery.

Observe proper precautions when han-

dling batteries

Batteries may leak or explode if improperly handled. Observe the following precautions when handling batteries for use in this product:

• Before replacing the battery, turn the product off and make sure the poweron lamp has gone out. If you are using an AC adapter, be sure it is unplugged.

• Use only rechargeable Nikon EN-EL1 lithium-ion batteries (supplied) or sixvolt 2CR5 (DL245) lithium batteries (available separately).

• When inserting the battery, do not attempt to insert it upside down or backwards.

• Do not short or disassemble batteries.

• Do not expose batteries to ﬂ ame or to excessive heat.

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• Do not immerse in or expose to water.

• Replace the terminal cover when transporting the battery. Do not transport or store with metal objects such as necklaces or hairpins.

• Batteries are prone to leakage when fully discharged. To avoid damage to the product, be sure to remove the battery when no charge remains.

• Immediately after use, or when the product is used on battery power for an extended period, the battery may become hot. Before removing the battery, turn the camera off and allow the battery to cool.

• The camera grip may become noticeably warm when the camera is used with a 2CR5 (DL245) lithium battery. This is normal and does not indicate a malfunction.

• Discontinue use immediately should you notice any change in the battery, such as discoloration or deformation.

Use appropriate cables

When connecting cables to the input and output jacks, use only the cables provided or sold by Nikon for the purpose, to maintain compliance with product regulations.

Keep out of reach of children

Particular care should be taken to prevent infants from putting the batteries or other small parts into their mouths.

Removing memory cards

Memory cards may become hot during use. Observe due caution when removing memory cards from the camera.

CD-ROMs

The CD-ROMs on which the software and manuals are distributed should not be played back on audio CD equipment. Playing CD-ROMs on an audio CD player could cause hearing loss or damage the equipment.

Observe caution when operating the

ﬂ ash

Using the ﬂ ash close to your subject’s eyes could cause temporary visual impairment. Particular care should be observed if photographing infants, when the ﬂ ash should be no less than one meter (39˝) from the subject.

When using the viewﬁ nder

When operating the diopter adjustment control with your eye to the viewﬁ nder, care should be taken to not put your ﬁ nger in your eye accidentally.

Avoid contact with liquid crystal

Should the monitor break, care should be taken to avoid injury due to broken glass and to prevent liquid crystal from the monitor touching the skin or entering the eyes or mouth.

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Notices

E8700

Notice for customers in the U.S.A.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following 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

Modiﬁ cations

The FCC requires the user to be notiﬁ ed that any changes or modiﬁ cations made to this device that are not expressly approved by Nikon Corporation may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Interface Cables

Use the interface cables sold or provided by Nikon for your equipment. Using other interface cables may exceed the limits of Class B Part 15 of the FCC rules.

Notice for customers in the State of California WARNING: Handling the cord on this

product will expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling.

Nikon Inc., 1300 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New York 11747-3064, U.S.A. Tel.: 631-547-4200

• No part of the manuals included with this product may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form, by any means, without Nikon’s prior written permission.

• Nikon reserves the right to change the speciﬁ cations of the hardware and software described in these manuals at any time and without prior notice.

• Nikon will not be held liable for any damages resulting from the use of this product.

• While every effort has been made to ensure that the information in these manuals is accurate and complete, we would appreciate it were you to bring any errors or omissions to the attention of the Nikon representative in your area (address provided separately).

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Notice for customers in Canada

CAUTION

This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations.

ATTENTION

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

Notice Concerning Prohibition of Copying or Reproduction

Note that simply being in possession of material that has been digitally copied or reproduced by means of a scanner, digital camera or other device may be punishable by law.

• Items prohibited by law from being copied or reproduced

Do not copy or reproduce paper money, coins, securities, government bonds, or local government bonds, even if such copies or reproductions are stamped “Sample.”

The copying or reproduction of paper money, coins, or securities which are circulated in a foreign country is prohibited.

Unless the prior permission of the government has been obtained, the copying or reproduction of unused postage stamps or post cards issued by the government is prohibited.

The copying or reproduction of stamps issued by the government and of certiﬁ ed documents stipulated by law is prohibited.

• Cautions on certain copies and reproductions

The government has issued cautions on copies or reproductions of securities issued by private companies (shares, bills, checks, gift certiﬁ cates, etc.), commuter passes, or coupon tickets, except when a minimum of necessary copies are to be provided for business use by 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 copyright laws. Do not use this product for the purpose of making illegal copies or to infringe copyright laws.

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Table of Contents

For Your Safety ............................................................................................... ii

Notices........................................................................................................... iv

Introduction 1

Parts of the Camera......................................................................................... 2

Using the Monitor........................................................................................... 4

Camera Displays............................................................................................... 5

Turning the Camera on and Off ..................................................................... 7

The Shutter-Release Button............................................................................ 7

Navigating the Menus..................................................................................... 7

First Steps 8

Inserting Batteries ........................................................................................... 8

Inserting Memory Cards.................................................................................. 10

Basic Setup....................................................................................................... 11

Basic Photography 14

Step 1 —Select

Mode.................................................................................. 14

Step 2 — Frame the Picture.............................................................................. 16

Step 3 — Focus and Shoot ................................................................................ 18

Step 4 — View the Results (Quick review/Full-screen review)........................ 21

Scene Mode 23

Taking Pictures in Scene Mode ....................................................................... 23

Taking Pictures for a Panorama...................................................................... 28

More on Playback 55

Viewing Pictures on the Camera .................................................................... 55

Full-Frame Playback ........................................................................................ 55

Viewing Multiple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback ............................................... 57

Photo Information .......................................................................................... 58

Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom.............................................................. 60

Creating Small Copies: Small Picture............................................................... 62

Voice Memos: Recording and Playback ........................................................... 63

Viewing Pictures on TV ................................................................................... 64

Viewing Pictures on a Computer.................................................................... 65

Printing Pictures .............................................................................................. 68

Printing Via Direct USB Connection................................................................. 69

Menu Guide 74

The Shooting Menu (Shooting Modes [Custom 1] and [Custom 2] Only) ...

White Balance ................................................................................................ 76

Metering ........................................................................................................ 79

Continuous .................................................................................................... 80

Best Shot Selector (BSS).................................................................................. 84

Image Adjustment.......................................................................................... 86

Saturation Control.......................................................................................... 87

User Setting.................................................................................................... 88

Image Sharpening .......................................................................................... 89

Lens ............................................................................................................... 90

Exposure Options ........................................................................................... 91

Focus Options................................................................................................. 93

Zoom Options ................................................................................................ 95

Speedlight Options......................................................................................... 96

Auto Bracketing ............................................................................................. 99

Noise Reduction ............................................................................................. 101

Reset.............................................................................................................. 102

My Menu ....................................................................................................... 103

CF Card Format.............................................................................................. 104

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The Playback Menu ......................................................................................... 105

Delete ............................................................................................................ 106

Folders ........................................................................................................... 108

Slide Show ..................................................................................................... 112

Protect ........................................................................................................... 114

Hide Image..................................................................................................... 115

Print Set ......................................................................................................... 116

Auto Transfer ................................................................................................. 118

Move Image ................................................................................................... 120

CF Card Format.............................................................................................. 121

Small Pic......................................................................................................... 121

The Setup Menu .............................................................................................. 122

Language ....................................................................................................... 124

Date............................................................................................................... 124

Folders ........................................................................................................... 126

Monitor Options............................................................................................. 126

Seq. Numbers................................................................................................. 129

Shutter Sound ................................................................................................ 130

Auto Off......................................................................................................... 131

CF Card Format.............................................................................................. 131

Controls ......................................................................................................... 132

Shot Conﬁ rmation.......................................................................................... 133

info.txt ........................................................................................................... 134

USB................................................................................................................ 134

Video Mode ................................................................................................... 135

Reset All......................................................................................................... 135

Date Imprint................................................................................................... 136

Firmware Version............................................................................................ 136

Technical Notes 137

Optional Accessories ....................................................................................... 137

Approved Memory Cards................................................................................ 139

Caring for Your Camera .................................................................................. 140

Error Messages................................................................................................. 143

Troubleshooting .............................................................................................. 146

Speciﬁ cations ................................................................................................... 149

Index................................................................................................................... 151

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Introduction

Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories

Nikon COOLPIX cameras are designed to the highest standards and include complex electronic circuitry. Only Nikon brand electronic accessories (including battery chargers, batteries, AC adapters, and Speedlights) certiﬁ ed by Nikon speciﬁ cally for use with this Nikon digital camera are engineered and proven to operate within 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. The use of third-party rechargeable Li-ion batteries not approved by Nikon could interfere with normal operation of the camera or result in the batteries overheating, igniting, rupturing, or leaking.

For more information about Nikon brand accessories, contact a local authorized Nikon dealer.

Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon COOLPIX 8700 digital camera. This manual has been written to help you enjoy taking pictures with your Nikon digital camera. Read this manual thoroughly before use, and keep it where all those who use the product will read it.

Before Taking Important Pictures

Before taking pictures on important occasions (such as at weddings or before taking the camera on a trip), take a test shot to ensure that the camera is functioning normally. Nikon will not be held liable for damages or lost proﬁ ts that may result from product malfunction.

Life-Long Learning

As part of Nikon’s “Life-Long Learning” commitment to ongoing prod uct sup port and ed u ca tion, con tin u al ly-updated information is avail able on-line at the following sites:

• For users in the U.S.A.: http://www.nikonusa.com/

• For users in Europe: http://www.europe-nikon.com/support

• For users in Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, and Africa: http://www.nikon-asia.com/ Visit these sites to keep up-to-date with the latest product in for ma tion, tips, an swers to fre quent ly-asked ques tions (FAQs), and gen er al advice on digital imaging and pho tog ra phy. Ad di tion al information may be available from the Nikon rep re sen ta tive in your area. See the URL below for contact in for ma tion:

http://nikonimaging.com/

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Introduction

Parts of the Camera

Command dial

(FUNC) button

( 15, 132)

LCD illuminator button (

(exposure compensation) button ( 39)

Voice memo record/ playback button ( 63)

(exposure mode) button

( 40)

Shutter-release button ( 7)

Power switch (

Control panel (

Eyelet for camera strap (× 2)

Built-in Speedlight (

17, 34)

AF-assist illuminator

(LED;

19, 140, 149)

Photocell (

98)

Lens ( 141, 149)

Microphone (

49, 63)

Self-timer lamp (

38) Red-eye reduction lamp ( 34) Shot conﬁ rmation lamp ( 133)

Accessory shoe cover (

96)

Accessory shoe ( 96)

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Introduction

(monitor) button ( 4) Zoom ( / ) buttons

( 16, 57, 60)

Electronic viewﬁ nder ( 4, 5)

Diopter adjustment control (

17)

(menu) button

( 74)

Monitor (

4, 5)

(display) button ( 4, 55)

Memory card

slot cover

(

10)

(quick review)

button ( 21)

Multi selector

( 7)

(delete) button

( 21, 55, 57, 63)

/ SIZE (image quality / size)

button ( 30, 32)

(ﬂ ash mode) button ( 34) ISO (sensitivity) button ( 46)

(AE / AF lock) button ( 20, 132)

/ MF (focus mode / manual focus) button ( 37, 47)

Speaker ( 54, 63)

Digital I / O (USB) connector ( 66, 70)

DC-IN connector ( 9)

Audio / video (A / V) out connector

( 64)

Tripod socket Battery-chamber cover

(

8, 138)

Battery pack connector (under cover; 138)

Battery-chamber cover

latch ( 8)

Mode selector

(

14, 55)

Interface connector

cover

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Introduction

Using the Monitor

Fold out to use Range of rotation

Stow on camera body

Frame self-portraits

Storage position

†

* Monitor shows mirror im-

age of what will appear in ﬁ nal picture.

† If camera is on, monitor

turns off and electronic viewﬁ nder turns on automatically.

Do Not Use Excessive Force

Do not use excessive force when rotating the monitor. Failure to observe this precaution could damage the hinge connecting the monitor to the camera body.

The and Buttons

The electronic viewﬁ nder can be used to frame pictures when bright ambient lighting conditions make the display in the monitor difﬁ cult to see. Use the button to switch between the monitor and electronic viewﬁ nder. To hide or display indicators in the monitor or electronic viewﬁ nder when the camera is in shooting mode, press the button.

Histogram

Framing guidesView through lens with battery,

ﬂ ash, and focus indicators only

Settings and view through lens

(shooting display)

F5.6

1 /125

12 5

1/125

8M8M8M

F5.6

1 /125

12 5

1/125

151515

8M8M8M

0°

90°

80°

* Shooting modes (Custom 1) and (Custom 2) only; not displayed in exposure

mode M, in movie mode, or when AE-lock is in effect.

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Introduction

Monitor / Electronic V iewﬁ nder

The following indicators appear in the monitor and electronic viewﬁ nder during shooting:

Camera Displays

F5.6

1 /125

125

1/125 151515

1.0

8M8M8M

AE/AF

17 16 15

14 13 12

7 8

9 10 11

TOKYO

AE-L

AF-L

100

F5.6

1 /125

125

1/125

1.0.01.0

8M8M8M

AE/AF

151515

32 31

28 27

2119 20

NRNRNR

WBWBWB

106

”106”

1 Shooting mode.............................. 15

2 Zoom indicator 2............................. 16

Folder name .................. 22, 108, 126

3 Exposure / focus lock ............... 91, 133

4 Focus mode................................... 37

5 Flash indicator ............................... 18

Recording indicator ....................... 19

6 Flash mode.................................... 34

7 Battery level indicator 3................... 14

8 Focus indicator 4............................. 18

9 Image size ..................................... 32

10 Image quality................................. 30

11 Number of exposures

remaining...................................... 14

12 Date imprint indicator.................. 136

13 Aperture.................................. 40, 43

14 Shutter speed.......................... 40, 42

15 “Date not set” icon 5...................... 12

16 Exposure compensation................. 39

17 Self-timer indicator........................ 38

18 Ultra HS recording indicator........... 81

19 Manual focus display..................... 47

20 Spot metering target ..................... 79

21 Flash mode for optional

Speedlights.................................... 97

22 White balance ............................... 76

23 Sensitivity (ISO equivalency) ........... 46

24 Image adjustment.......................... 86

Black-and-white indicator.............. 87

25 Focus areas.................................... 93

26 Length of movie ............................ 51

27 Exposure display............................ 44

28 Exposure mode.............................. 40

29 Converter lens setting.................... 90

30 Best Shot Selector (BSS)................. 84

Bracketing indicator....................... 99

Noise reduction ........................... 101

31 Metering mode ............................. 79

32 Continuous shooting mode ........... 80

1 Icon varies with scene mode selected. 2 Displayed when zoom buttons are pressed. 3 Appears when batteries are running low. 4 Displayed when shutter-release button is pressed

halfway.

5 Appears when camera clock has not been set.

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Introduction

Control Panel

1 Sensitivity (ISO equivalency)

indicator........................................ 46

2 White balance indicator (appears

when

button is used to set white

balance) ........................................ 76

3 Battery level indicator .................... 14

4 Image quality................................. 30

5 Exposure mode.............................. 40

6 Shutter speed 2......................... 40, 42

Aperture 2................................ 40, 43

Shooting mode.............................. 24

Image size ..................................... 32

Exposure compensation................. 39

Sensitivity (ISO equivalency) ........... 46

White balance ............................... 76

Image transfer status..................... 66

7 Manual focus indicator.................. 47

8 Continuous shooting mode ........... 80

9 Exposure compensation

indicator........................................ 39

10 Flash mode.................................... 34

11 Exposure count display (number of

exposures remaining)..................... 14

Exposure indicator......................... 44

12 Metering mode ............................. 79

13 Self-timer ...................................... 38

Focus mode................................... 37

14 Flexible Program............................ 41

The LCD Illuminator Button

To view settings in the dark, press the LCD illuminator button ( 2). The LCD illuminator (control panel backlight) will light for about eight seconds.

2 Press button to switch between shutter-speed

and aperture displays ( , , P, and M only).

1 Control panel is shown with all elements lit for

illustrative purposes.

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Move cursor up

Cancel and return to previous menu, or move cursor left

Display sub-menu, move cursor right, or make selection.

Move cursor down

Introduction

The Shutter-Release Button

The camera has a two stage shutter-release button. The camera sets focus and exposure when the button is pressed halfway. Focus and exposure will remain locked while the shutter-release button is kept in this position. To take the picture, press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down.

Navigating the Menus

The multi selector is used to navigate through the camera menus.

Turning the Camera on and Off

When the camera is turned on, the lens will extend and the monitor or electronic viewﬁ nder will display a welcome message. The message will clear from the display when the camera is ready for shooting or playback.

When the camera is turned off, the lens will retract and the camera displays will turn off.

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EN-EL1

2CR5

EN-EL1

2CR5





First Steps

Inserting Batteries

The camera uses either of the following batteries:

Battery Description

Six-volt 2CR5 (DL245)

lithium batteries (×1)

• Available at many retail outlets

• Not rechargeable

Rechargeable Nikon

EN-EL1 lithium-ion

batteries (×1)

• Provided with camera

• Can be recharged using supplied MH-53 battery charger (be sure to charge battery before using camera for ﬁ rst time or after long period of disuse). About two hours are required to charge battery when no charge remains.

Turn the camera off

Insert the battery

Insert the battery as shown in the label inside the battery-chamber cover.

Inserting Batteries

Inserting the battery upside down or backwards could damage the camera. Check to be sure the battery is in the correct orientation.

2CR5 (DL245)

EN-EL1

Open the battery-chamber cover

Slide the battery-chamber cover latch to the position () and ﬂ ip the battery-chamber cover open ().

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



First Steps

Replacing Batteries

Turn the camera off before removing or inserting batteries. To remove the battery, open the battery-chamber cover as described in Step 2, above, and slide the battery out. Note that the battery may become hot during use; observe due caution when removing the battery.

Read Battery Warnings

Read and follow the battery warnings and cautions on pages ii–iii and 140 of this manual, together with any warnings and instructions supplied by the battery manufacturer.

Alternative Power Sources

To power the camera continuously for extended periods, use an EH-53 AC adapter (available separately; 137). 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.

Close the battery-chamber cover

Close the battery-chamber cover () and slide the latch to the position ().

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



Upside down

Sideways

First Steps

The Eject Button

If the eject button is up when the card-slot cover is closed, closing the cover will partially eject the memory card, causing errors when the camera is turned on. Be sure the eject button is down before inserting memory cards.

Removing Memory Cards

Memory cards can be removed without loss of data when the camera is off. To remove memory cards, turn the camera off and open the memory card slot cover. Press the eject button to pop it up (), then press it again to partially eject the card (). The card can then be removed by hand. Note that memory cards may become hot during use; observe due caution when removing memory cards.

Inserting Memory Cards

The camera stores pictures on CompactFlash™ memory cards. See “Technical Notes: Approved Memory Cards” ( 139) for a list of compatible cards.

Turn the camera off

Open the memory card slot cover

A yellow notice detailing memory card insertion is placed in the memory card slot at shipment. Remove the notice and read the instructions.

Insert a memory card

Check that the eject button is all the way down () and then insert a memory card as shown in the label inside the memory card slot cover ().

Inserting Memory Cards

Insert memory cards terminals ﬁ rst. Inserting the card upside down or backwards could damage the camera or the card. Check to be sure the card is in the correct orientation.

Direction

of insertion

Terminals

Front

O NOT INSERT:

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LANGUAGE

Cancel Set

Deutsch Nederlands

SvenskaEnglish Español Français Italiano

MENU QUICK

First Steps

Basic Setup

Close the memory card slot cover

Format Memory Cards Before First Use

Memory cards must be formatted before ﬁ rst use. See “The Shooting Menu: CF Card Format” (

104).

Follow the steps below to choose a language and set the time and date.

Ready the monitor

Turn the camera on

The ﬁ rst time the camera is turned on, a languageselection dialog will be displayed. Choose a language and set the time and date as described on the following pages.

햲

햴

햶

햳

햵

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First Steps

The Clock Battery

When the main battery is installed or an AC adapter is connected, the clock battery will charge in about 10 hours. When fully charged, the clock battery can provide several days of backup power. The language-selection dialog will automatically be dis-

played when the clock battery is exhausted.

The Camera Clock

The camera clock is less accurate than most watches or household clocks. Check the clock regularly against more accurate timepieces and reset as necessary.

† Select No to exit to mode selected with mode selector. If time and date are not set,

(“date not set”) icon will ﬂ ash in monitor during shooting and all pictures will have

time stamp of “0000.00.00 00:00.” Movies will be dated “2004.01.01 00:00.”

Highlight Ye s.

†

DATE

Set time and date?

Yes

BK Set

MENU QUICK

HOME TIME ZONE

Display map of world time zones.

BK Set

MENU QUICK

HOME TIME ZONE

Select home time zone.

LANGUAGE

Cancel Set

Deutsch Nederlands

SvenskaEnglish Español Français Italiano

MENU QUICK

Highlight Deutsch (German), English, Español (Spanish), Français (French), Italiano (Italian), Nederlands (Dutch), Svenska (Swedish), (Japanese),

(Simpliﬁ ed Chinese), or

(Korean).

* Press button to exit without selecting language. Language-selection dialog will

be displayed next time camera is turned on or if monitor is activated after camera has entered standby mode.

DATE

Set time and date?

Yes

Conﬁ rmation dialog displayed.

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First Steps

‡ If daylight saving time ( 125) is in effect in local time zone, highlight DaylightSav-

ing and press multi selector right. To return to Step 6, highlight current time zone. To return to Step 4, highlight Time Zone and press multi selector right.

00 :

01 2004.

MYD

DATE

Display DATE menu.

.02

10 :

01 2004.

DYM

DATE

Choose order in which Day, Month,

and Year will be displayed.

.01

00 :

01 2004

MYD

DATE

Select Month. Repeat steps 8–9 to

edit Month, Year, hour, and minute.

Exit to mode currently selected with mode selector. Note that time and date of recording will not be imprinted on pictures unless Date or Date and time is selected for Date imprint ( 136).

F5.6

1 /125

125

1/125

8M8M8M

00 :

01 2004.

MYD

DATE

Edit Day (order of Day, Month, and

Year may differ in some areas).

.01

10 :

02 2004.

MYD

DATE

Highlight D M Y.

01. 01. 2004 00 : 00

Time Zone

DaylightSaving

TIME ZONE

Madrid, Paris, Berlin

TIME ZONE menu displayed.

‡

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Basic Photography

Step 1 —Select Mode

(auto) mode is selected automatically the ﬁ rst time the camera is turned on. In this automatic, “point-and-shoot” mode, the majority of settings are controlled by the camera in response to shooting conditions, producing optimal results in most situations.

Slide the mode selector to and turn the

camera on

he lens will extend and the monitor or electronic viewﬁ nder will display a welcome message. The camera is ready to shoot when the message is replaced by the shooting display and settings are displayed in the control panel.

The Battery Indicator

Monitor Control panel

No pictures can be taken until battery has been recharged or replaced.

Camera functions normally.

If ﬂ ash ﬁ res, monitor / electronic viewﬁ nder turns off while Speedlight recharges.

Notes

(ﬂ ashes)

Status

Low battery. Ready

spare battery.

Battery fully charged.

Battery exhausted.

NO ICON

WARNING!!

BATTERY

EXHAUSTED

Shooting mode ( 15)

indicates

auto mode.

Exposure mode ( 40)

P (programmed auto) is automatically selected in mode.

Battery

indicator

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Monitor / electronic

viewﬁ nder

Control panel

Number of pictures that can be taken depends on capacity of the memory card and options chosen for image quality and size.

Image quality / size ( 30)

Choose according to how picture will be used.

Exposure mode

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Conﬁ rm that mode is selected

If Mode Is Not Selected

If mode is not selected, press the button and rotate the command dial until the icon is displayed in the top left corner of the monitor or electronic viewﬁ nder.

If User setting (the default option) has not been as- signed to the button ( 132), the shooting mode can be selected using camera menus ( 88).

Shooting Mode

The following shooting modes are available:

Icon

14–20

23–29Varies

Description

Automatic mode with choice of twelve “scenes” suited to different subjects or shooting conditions.

Automatic, “point-and-shoot” mode.

Manual modes that offer control over all settings. Separate adjustments can be made in each mode.

Mode

Scene

Auto

Custom 1

Custom 2

* Icon varies with scene mode selected ( 23).

⇔ * ⇔ ⇔

Number of Exposures Remaining

If the number of exposures remaining reaches zero, the message “OUT OF MEMORY” will be displayed in the monitor. No further pictures can be taken until:

• a new memory card is inserted ( 10)

•

pictures are deleted ( 21, 106) The “OUT OF MEMORY” message may clear from the display if a lower image quality or size is selected ( 30).

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Step 2 — Frame the Picture

Ready the camera

Hold the camera steadily in both hands.

Don’t Block the Shot

To avoid mufﬂ ed sound or dark or partially obscured pictures, keep ﬁ ngers and other objects away from the microphone, lens, and ﬂ ash. To avoid blocking the red-eye reduction lamp, keep your ﬁ ngers below the ridges on the camera grip.

Frame the subject

The camera is equipped with two types of built-in zoom: optical zoom, in which the camera’s telescoping lens can be used to magnify the subject up to 8 ×, and digital zoom, in which digital processing is used to further magnify the image up to 4 ×, for a total of 32 ×. Use the zoom buttons to frame your subject in the center of the monitor:

• Press the button to zoom out from your subject, increasing the area visible in the frame.

• Press the button to zoom in on your subject so that it ﬁ lls a larger area of the frame.

• When the camera is zoomed in to maximum magniﬁ cation, holding the button down for about two seconds will trigger digital zoom, and the zoom indicator will turn yellow. Use the and buttons to adjust zoom in the digital zoom range. To cancel digital zoom, press until the zoom indicator turns white.

Avoid pressing buttons on left side of camera while shooting.

Indicator shows

amount of zoom

when either button

is pressed

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The Built-in Speedlight

At default settings, the built-in Speedlight will pop up automatically when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway if additional light is required for correct exposure. Do not place your ﬁ ngers where they will obstruct the built-in Speedlight. If the Speedlight is prevented from popping up when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, a message will be displayed.

Do not attempt to raise the Speedlight by hand. Failure to observe this precaution could result in damage to the Speedlight. To lower the Speedlight, gently press it straight down until it clicks into place. Do not apply force to the front, back, or sides.

Digital Zoom ( 95)

In digital zoom, data from the camera’s image sensor are processed digitally, enlarging the center portion of the picture to ﬁ ll the frame. Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom does not increase the amount of detail visible in the picture. Instead, details visible at maximum optical zoom are simply enlarged, producing a slightly “grainy” image.

When Lighting Is Poor

When lighting is poor, sensitivity is raised to compensate and the image in the monitor may be slightly mottled. This is normal and does not indicate a malfunction.

Viewﬁ nder Focus

If the image in the electronic viewﬁ nder seems blurred, rotate the diopter adjustment control until the image is in sharp focus. When operating the diopter control with your eye to the viewﬁ nder, care should be taken to avoid accidentally putting your ﬁ nger in your eye.

Auto Power Off (Standby Mode)

If no operations are performed for one minute (three minutes when menus are displayed), the monitor and electronic viewﬁ nder will turn off automatically and the camera will enter standby mode, reducing the drain on the batteries (if the camera is powered by an optional AC adapter or the Loop option is selected during a slide show [ 112], the monitor and viewﬁ nder will turn off after thirty minutes). To reactivate the display, press the , , , or button or press the shutter-release button halfway.

The length of time before the camera enters standby mode can be changed using the Auto off option in the setup menu ( 131).

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Step 3 — Focus and Shoot

Focus

Press the shutter-release button halfway to set focus and exposure ( 7). In mode, the camera will automatically focus on the subject at the center of the frame. Focus and exposure will lock while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. If the subject is poorly lit and the ﬂ ash is on, the built-in Speedlight will pop up automatically and begin charging.

With the shutter-release button pressed halfway, check the focus and ﬂ ash indicators in the monitor or electronic viewﬁ nder.

37)

or manual

focus is used ( 47).

Take the picture

Press the shutter release button the rest of the way down to take the picture. To prevent blur, press the

shutter-release button down smoothly.

Flash

indicator

On (red) Flash will ﬁ re when picture is taken.

Blinks red Flash charging.

Off Flash off or not required.

Focus

indicator

On (green) Subject in focus.

Blinks green

Camera unable to focus on subject at center of frame. Using focus lock, focus on another subject at same distance, then recompose picture and shoot.

Flash indicator

Focus indicator

Display Lag

The image from the camera CCD must be processed before it can be displayed in the monitor or electronic viewﬁ nder, resulting in a slight lag between the movement of the subject and the image in the display. This lag can be reduced by selecting Quick response for the Monitor options > Shutter release speed option in the setup menu ( 126).

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During Recording

While pictures are being recorded to the memory card, a ( recording) or ( wait) icon will be displayed in the monitor or electronic viewﬁ nder. The camera can continue to take pictures until the icon is displayed. Do not turn the camera off, eject the

memory card, or remove or disconnect the power source while the or icon is 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.

Low Battery

If the ﬂ ash ﬁ res when the low battery icon is displayed, the monitor will turn off while the Speedlight recharges.

The AF-Assist Illuminator

If lighting is poor when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the built-in Speedlight will pop up and the AF assist illuminator will light, allowing the camera to focus even when the subject is poorly lit. The AF-assist illuminator has a range of about 1.2 m (3´11˝). The AF-assist illuminator will not light if:

• The built-in Speedlight is obstructed, preventing it from popping up (note that the AF-assist illuminator may light even when the ﬂ ash is off; be careful not to obstruct the Speedlight while shooting)

• Focus mode ( 37) is set to (inﬁ nity)

• (Portrait), (Night Portrait), or (Close up) or is selected in scene mode ( 24–26) or Manual is chosen for Focus options > AF area mode ( 93) and the center focus area is not selected

• (Landscape), (Night landscape), or (Fireworks show) is selected in scene mode ( 25–26)

• A setting other than Time-lapse movie is selected in movie mode ( 49)

• Manual is selected for Speedlight opt. > Pop up ( 96) and the built-in Speedlight is lowered

Getting Good Results with Autofocus

Autofocus performs best when there is contrast between the subject and the background and the subject is evenly lit. It does not perform well if the subject is very dark or moving rapidly, if there are objects of sharply differing brightness in the scene (e.g., the sun is behind your subject and their features are in deep shadow), or if there are several objects at different distances from the camera at the center of the frame (e.g., your subject is inside a cage).

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AF / AE Lock

Focus and exposure are locked when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, and remain locked while the shutter-release button is held in this position (focus lock). Focus lock can be used to take pictures of off-center subjects or in situations in which the camera is unable to focus using autofocus.

Press shutter-release button rest of way down to take picture.

Take picture

Focus and exposure are locked while shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

Recompose picture

Check that focus indicator glows steadily, indicating that subject is in focus.

Check focus indicator

Position subject in center of frame and press shutter-release button halfway.

Focus

* Do not change distance between camera and subject while focus lock is in effect. If

subject moves, release shutter-release button and focus again at new distance.

The Button

Focus and exposure will also lock while the button is pressed (if desired, the button can be used to lock focus but not exposure, or vice versa; 132).

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Step 4 — View the Results (Quick Review / Full-Screen Review)

Playback Mode

Pictures can also be viewed by sliding the mode selector to (playback mode;

55).

Playback Tips

Pictures are displayed brieﬂ y at low resolution while being read from the memory card. This makes it possible to scroll rapidly through the pictures in memory without waiting for each image to be displayed at full resolution.

The button can be used to view pictures without leaving shooting mode.

Pictures displayed in top left corner

of monitor (quick review).

Press button again to display pic-

tures full screen (full-screen review).

Use the multi selector to view additional pictures. Press the multi selector down or right to view pictures in the order recorded, up or left to view pictures in reverse order. To return to shooting mode, press the button a third time or press the shutter-release button halfway.

Deleting Unwanted Pictures (Full-Screen Review)

To delete the picture displayed in full-screen review, press the button. A conﬁ rmation dialog will be displayed; press the multi selector up or down to highlight an option and then press the multi selector to the right to make a selection.

• Yes: Delete the picture and return to full-screen review

• No: Exit to full-screen review without deleting the picture

Quick Review

Pressing the button will not delete pictures displayed in quick review.

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0001

. JPG

JPG

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Yes

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Image File and Folder Names

On the memory card, pictures are identiﬁ ed by ﬁ le names with three parts: a four letter identiﬁ er, a four-digit ﬁ le number assigned automatically by the camera in ascending order, and a three-letter extension (e.g., “DSCN0001.JPG”).

en a picture is viewed on the camera, the ﬁ le number and extension appear in the top right corner of the display. The identiﬁ er is not displayed, but is visible when the picture is transferred to a computer.

Pictures are stored in folders named with a three-digit folder number followed by a ﬁ ve-character identiﬁ er (e.g, “100NIKON”). The default identiﬁ er is NIKON; if desired, folders with other identiﬁ ers can be created and pictures organized by theme ( 108). Each sequence of pictures taken using interval-timer photography, Ultra HS, or panorama assist is stored in a separate folder with its own identiﬁ er: “INTVL” for interval timer photography ( 83), “N_” plus a three-digit sequence number for Ultra HS (e.g, “101N_001”; 80), or “P_” plus a three-digit sequence number for panorama assist (e.g, “101P_001”; 29). Folders can hold up to 200 pictures; if a picture is taken when the current folder contains 200 pictures, a new folder will be created by adding one to the current folder number. If a picture is taken when the current folder contains a picture numbered 9999, a new folder will be created and ﬁ le numbering will begin again from 0001. If the current folder is numbered 999 and contains 200 pictures or a picture numbered 9999, no further pictures can be taken until the memory card is formatted ( 104) or a new memory card inserted.

The ﬁ rst picture displayed when pictures are played back is the picture with the highest ﬁ le number in the highest-numbered folder.

Type Identiﬁ er Extension

HI-quality still 30.TIFDSCN

Original

.MOV

INTN

DSCNMovie

Time-lapse movie

Cropped copy 60.JPGRSCN

Copy

62.JPGSSCN

Small copy

DSCN .WAV 63Voice memo (appended to original still)

Audio

ﬁ le

RSCN .WAV 63Voice memo (appended to cropped copy)

SSCN .WAV 63Voice memo (appended to small copy)

FINE-, NORMAL-, or BASIC-quality still 30.JPGDSCN

RAW-quality still 30.NEFDSCN

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Scene Mode

Scene mode offers a menu of twelve “scenes,” each corresponding to a common situation, such as a backlit subject, sunset, or interior shot. Camera settings are automatically adjusted to suit the selected scene, sparing the user the necessity of adjusting each setting separately. To select a scene:

Taking Pictures in Scene Mode

Highlight scene (scene can also be highlighted by rotating command dial). Highlighted scene shown by large icon and caption. To exit without changing current selection, press .

Party/Indoor

SetBK

QUICK

SET-UP

User setting

* Default scene is . If User setting has not been assigned to button ( 132),

scene mode can be selected using camera menus ( 88).

The Scene Menu

The scene menu also contains a User setting option for choosing the shooting mode ( 88) and a SET-UP option for access to the camera setup menu ( 122).

Portrait

SetBK

QUICK

SET-UP

User setting

Select scene mode.

Display scene menu.

Portrait

SetBK

QUICK

SET-UP

User setting

Select highlighted scene and return to shooting mode. Selected scene shown by icon in monitor or electronic viewﬁ nder.

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Scene Mode

Depending on the scene selected, restrictions may apply to ﬂ ash mode ( ; 34), the AF-assist illuminator ( ; 19), focus mode ( ; 37), or focus area selection ( ; 93). These restrictions are noted on the pages that follow.

Scene Mode

Depending on your subject, scene mode may not always produce the desired results. If results are not satisfactory, choose (auto) mode and try again.

The AF-Assist Illuminator

In (Portrait), (Night Portrait), and (Close up) modes, the AF-assist illuminator is only available when the center focus area is selected.

Camera Shake ( )

In some scenes, slow shutter speeds may result in blurred pictures. The number of stars next to the icon indicates the precautions appropriate for avoiding blur: ✭ hold camera in both hands and brace elbows against body ✭ ✭ use tripod or rest camera on ﬂ at, level surface

Selecting a Scene

The scene can also be selected by pressing the button and rotating the command dial. Selected scene is shown in control panel as – .

* Other modes can be selected.

Off

✭

Auto

†

✔

Party / Indoor ( )

Use for shots that include details of the background, or to capture the effects of candlelight and other indoor background lighting.

ManualAuto

†

✔

—

Portrait ( )

Use for portraits. Main subject stands out clearly while background details are softened, lending composition sense of depth.

• Degree of softening depends on amount of light available.

† Self-timer can be used.

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Scene Mode

Selecting a scene: 23

Manual

✭ ✭

Auto

✔

Off

✭

Auto

✔

Sunset ( )

Preserves the deep hues seen in sunsets and sunrises.

——

—

Landscape ( )

Use for vivid landscape shots that enhance outlines, colors, and contrast in such subjects as skyscapes and forests.

• Camera focuses at inﬁ nity. Focus indicator lights whenever shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

Off—Auto

†

Auto

✔

Beach / Snow ( )

Captures the brightness of such subjects as snowﬁ elds, beaches, or sunlit expanses of water.

Night portrait ( )

Use for shots that provide natural balance between main subject and background when shooting portraits under low light.

• Noise reduction ( 101) turns on automatically at slow shutter speeds.

* Self-timer can be used. † Other modes can be selected.

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Scene Mode

* Self-timer can be used. † Other modes can be selected.

Manual

✭

† *

✔

Close up ( )

Use for close-up shots of ﬂ owers, insects, and other small objects.

• Camera focuses continuously until shutter-release button is pressed halfway to lock focus. Minimum focus distance varies with zoom position. To focus on objects as close as 3 cm / 1.2˝ to lens, adjust zoom until macro close-up icon ( ) turns green. (Note that ﬂ ash may not light entire subject at ranges of 50 cm / 1´8˝ or less. Take test shot and examine results in monitor or electronic viewﬁ nder.)

—

✭ ✭

—

Fireworks show ( )

Slow shutter speeds are used to capture the expanding burst of light from a ﬁ rework.

• Focus is ﬁ xed at inﬁ nity. Focus indicator lights whenever shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

• Self-timer and exposure compensation can not be used.

—

✭ ✭

—

Night landscape ( )

A slow shutter speed is used to produce stunning night landscapes.

• Noise reduction ( 101) turns on automatically at slow shutter speeds.

• Focus is ﬁ xed at inﬁ nity. Focus indicator lights whenever shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

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Scene Mode

Selecting a scene: 23

* Other modes can be selected. † Macro close-up and self-timer can be selected. ‡ Self-timer can be used.

Off—Auto

‡

✔

Back light ( )

Use when light is coming from behind a portrait subject, throwing their features into shadow, or when the subject is in the shade but the background is brightly lit. The ﬂ ash will ﬁ re automatically to “ﬁ ll in” (illuminate) shadows.

Off—

Auto

†

✔

Copy ( )

Provides clear pictures of text or drawings on a white board or in printed matter such as a business card.

• Use macro close-up ( 37) to focus at short ranges.

• Colored text and drawings may not show up well in ﬁ nal picture.

Noise Reduction

“ Noise” in the form of randomly-spaced, brightly-colored pixels tends to appear in pictures taken at slow shutter speeds. This effect is particularly noticeable in dark areas of the picture. In (night portrait) and (night landscape) modes, pictures taken at slow shutter speeds are processed to reduce noise (this more than doubles the time needed to process pictures before they are saved to the memory card). NR is displayed in these modes.

Off—

Auto

✔

Panorama assist ( ; 28)

Use when taking a series of pictures that will later be joined to form a single scene (for example, a panorama or 360 ° virtual-reality image).

• White balance and exposure are ﬁ xed at values for ﬁ rst shot in series. Exposure compensation, ﬂ ash mode, focus mode, and zoom can not be changed after ﬁ rst shot.

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Scene Mode

Select (Panorama assist) in scene menu as described in steps 1–3 of “Taking Pictures in Scene Mode” ( 23).

End series.

Take next shot. Repeat steps 5-6 until

all shots in series have been taken.

Taking Pictures for a Panorama

Compose next shot to overlap with

previous picture.

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Select how pictures will be joined together in completed panorama. This is the direction in which to pan the camera after each shot. Yellow AE-L icon in monitor shows that white balance and exposure will lock with ﬁ rst shot.

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Right

to left

Bottom

to top

Top to

bottom

Left to

right

Take ﬁ rst picture. About one third of picture is shown superimposed on view through lens (if pan direction is left to right, picture will appear on left side of monitor). AE-L icon turns white to show that white balance and exposure settings for this picture apply to all pictures in series.

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Scene Mode

Selecting a scene: 23

Panorama Assist

Pan direction, zoom, exposure compensation, image quality and size, ﬂ ash mode, and focus mode can not be changed after the ﬁ rst picture is taken. Pictures can not be deleted until shooting is complete.

Viewing Pictures Taken Using Panorama Assist

Each series of pictures taken at Panorama assist is stored in a separate folder with a name consisting of “P_” preceded by a three-digit folder number and followed by a three-digit sequence number (e.g., “101P_001”). To view the pictures, select All fold- ers in the playback Folders menu or select the appropriate folder from the folder list (

111).

Use a Tripod

Using a tripod makes it easier to compose overlapping shots.

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Image Quality and Size

Pictures taken with a digital camera are stored as image ﬁ les. The size of the ﬁ les, and with it the number of images that can be recorded on the memory card, depends on the quality and size of the images. Before shooting, choose image quality and size according to how the picture will be used.

Image Quality

The camera stores images in one of three formats: NEF (RAW), TIFF (HI quality), or JPEG (FINE, NORMAL, or BASIC quality).

o reduce the amount of memory each shot occupies,

JPEG i

mages are compressed as they are saved to the memory card. Compression selectively reduces the quality of the image; the more a picture is compressed, the more noticeable this loss of quality is likely to be. This column gives the approximate compression ratio for each setting.

2 Available only in shooting modes (Custom 1) and (Custom 2). Selecting

(auto) or scene mode resets image quality to FINE. Digital zoom ( 16) not supported.

3 Available only at an image size of . Direct print ( 69) not supported. 4 Available only at image sizes of and .

BASIC

Basic image quality, suitable for pictures that will be distributed by e-mail or used in web pages.

1 : 16

FINE

Fine image quality, suitable for enlargements or high-quality prints.

1 : 4

JPEG

2, 4

High image quality (on par with NEF) in format supported by most imaging applications.

TIFF

RAW

2, 3

Raw data from CCD are saved in Nikon Elec- tronic Image Format (NEF) without processing or compression, preserving high level of detail at ﬁ le size slightly smaller than that of TIFF images.

Not

compressed

NEF

NORM

(NORMAL)

Normal image quality, suited to most applications.

1 : 8

Option Description

Compression

ratio

Format

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To choose an image quality setting:

Viewing RAW (NEF) Images on a Computer

RAW (NEF) images can only be viewed using PictureProject or Nikon Capture (versions

4.0 or earlier excluded; for more information, see the web sites listed on page 1 of this manual). To create a TIFF copy for viewing in other applications, press the button while a RAW image is displayed in full-frame playback ( 56). The copy will be saved under a name with the extension .TIF.

Press

button until desired setting appears in con-

trol panel and shooting display.

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Image Size

Image size refers to the dimensions of the image, measured in pixels. Pictures taken at smaller sizes require less memory, making them suited to distribution by e-mail or the web. Conversely, the larger the image, the larger the size at which it can be printed or displayed without becoming noticeably “grainy.”

To choose an image size:

Print Size

The size of images when printed depends on the printer resolution: the higher the resolution, the smaller the ﬁ nal print size.

Image size

(pixels)

Description

(print sizes assume printer resolution of 300 dpi)

Control

panel

(3,264 × 2,448) Will print at a size of about 28 × 21 cm (11˝ × 8˝).

(2,592 × 1,944) Will print at a size of about 22 × 16 cm (8 ½˝ × 6 ½˝).

(2,048 × 1,536) Will print at a size of about 17 × 13 cm (7˝ × 5˝).

(1,600 × 1,200) Will print at a size of about 14 × 10 cm (5

3˝ × 4˝).

(1,024 × 768)

Suited to printing at smaller sizes (for example, as illustration in letter or report) or to display on monitors 17˝ or larger.

(640 × 480)

Can be displayed full screen on 13˝ monitors. Suited to distribution by e-mail or on web.

(3,264 × 2,176)

Top and bottom of frame cropped out to produce picture of same proportions as frame of regular 35mm ﬁ lm.

(1,280 × 960)

Will print at a size of about 11 × 8 cm (4˝ × 3˝).

Press button and rotate command dial until desired setting appears in control panel and shooting display.

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Memory Card Capacity and Image Quality / Size

The following table shows the approximate number of pictures that can be stored on a 256 MB memory card at different combinations of image quality and size.

Image

size

Image quality

HI FINE NORMAL BASICRAW

File size

No. of images

File size

No. of images

10 64 126 24420

23 MB 4 MB 2 MB 1 MB12 MB

— 100 195 373—

— 3 MB 2 MB 650 KB—

File size

No. of images

File size

No. of images

— 159 313 602—

— 2 MB 800 KB 420 KB—

— 252 489 870—

— 960 KB 500 KB 270 KB—

File size

No. of images

File size

No. of images

— 391 712 1306—

— 630 KB 330 KB 190 KB—

— 602 979 1567—

— 420 KB 230 KB 130 KB—

File size

No. of images

File size

No. of images

— 1306 1959 2612—

— 190 KB 110 KB 80 KB—

11 71 142 279—

21 MB 4 MB 2 MB 900 KB—

All ﬁ gures are approximate. File size of JPEG images varies with scene recorded.

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Select a ﬂ ash mode according to lighting conditions.

Auto Flash Off

The built-in Speedlight turns off automatically when focus is set to inﬁ nity ( 37), an option other than Single is selected for Continuous ( 80), BSS ( 84) is on, a setting other than Normal is selected for Lens ( 90), AE lock ( 91) is on, or Internal off is selected for Speedlight opt. > Speedlight cntrl ( 97).

Sensitivity (ISO Equivalency; 46)

A sensitivity of 400 is not recommended when using a ﬂ ash.

Speedlight Options ( 96)

The Speedlight opt. item in the shooting menu contains options controlling the built- in and optional Speedlights.

Mode

Shooting

display

Control

panel

Flash ﬁ res whenever picture is taken.

Use to “ﬁ ll-in” (illuminate) shadows and back-lit subjects.

Anytime Flash

( ﬁ ll ﬂ ash)

Flash will not ﬁ re even when lighting is poor.

Use to capture natural lighting under dim light or where use of ﬂ ash is prohibited. Care should be taken to avoid blurring when lighting is poor.

Flash Cancel (off)

Red-eye reduction lamp lights before main ﬂ ash ﬁ res, reducing “red-eye.”

Auto with red-eye

reduction

Use for portraits (works best if subject looks directly at red-reduction lamp). Not recommended when quick shutter response is required.

When lighting is poor, built-in Speedlight pops up when shutter-release button is pressed halfway and ﬁ res when picture is taken. If left raised, ﬂ ash will not ﬁ re if not required.

Recommended for most situations.

Auto

ICON

Auto ﬂ ash combined with slow shutter speeds.

Use to capture both subject and background at night or under dim light. Care should be taken to avoid blurring when lighting is poor.

Slow sync

How it works When to use it

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Anytime Flash

( ﬁ ll ﬂ ash)

Fill ﬂ ash with red-

eye reduction

Fill ﬂ ash + slow

sync

To choose a ﬂ ash mode:

Manual Pop-Up

When Manual is selected for Speedlight opt. > Pop up, the built-in Speedlight can be raised by pressing the button. When raised, the ﬂ ash will ﬁ re whenever the shutter is released. The ﬂ ash mode can not be changed while the Speedlight is lowered; when the Speedlight is raised, the following ﬂ ash modes are available:

Flash Range

Flash range varies with zoom position. When the camera is zoomed all the way out, the ﬂ ash has a range of 0.5–4.1 m / 1´8˝–13´5˝. The range at maximum zoom is

0.5–2.7 m / 1´8˝–8´10˝ (Auto ISO). At ranges of 0.5 m (1´8˝) or less, the ﬂ ash may not light the entire subject. When using the ﬂ ash at short range, play pictures back after shooting to check the results.

Low Battery

If the built-in Speedlight ﬁ res while the (low battery) icon is displayed, the monitor will turn off while the ﬂ ash recharges.

Flash mode changes as follows:

NO ICON /

Auto

Flash Cancel

(off)

Auto with red-eye

reduction

Slow sync

Anytime ﬂ ash

(ﬁ ll ﬂ ash)

Press button until desired setting appears in control panel and shooting display (note that no icon appears in shooting display when ﬂ ash is set to auto).

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Using the Built-in Speedlight

Do not attempt to raise the Speedlight by hand. When lowering the Speedlight, gently press straight down until it clicks into place, being careful not to pinch your ﬁ ngers, hair, or other objects. Do not apply force to the front, back, or sides of the Speedlight. Failure to observe these precautions could damage the Speedlight.

Do Not Obstruct the Built-in Speedlight

When Auto (the default option) is selected for Speedlight opt. > Pop up, the built-in Speedlight will pop-up automatically when required (because the photocell used for ﬂ ash control is part of the built-in ﬂ ash unit, the Speedlight will pop up automatically even when an optional ﬂ ash is mounted on the camera accessory shoe). Do not place your ﬁ ngers or other objects on top of the Speedlight while shooting. If the Speedlight is held down when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, a message will be displayed. Pictures can still be taken, but neither the built-in Speedlight nor optional Speedlights will ﬁ re. Note that the built-in Speedlight will pop up even when off ( ) if the AF-assist illuminator is required.

Lens Hoods

Remove lens hoods (available separately; 137) when using the ﬂ ash.

When Lighting Is Poor

When lighting is poor and the ﬂ ash is off ( ) or set to slow sync ( ), shutter speed slows and pictures may be blurred. At speeds slower than ¼ s, the shutter-speed indicator in the monitor or electronic viewﬁ nder will turn yellow to indicate that dark areas of the image may be slightly mottled. Mottling can be reduced by turning noise reduction on ( 101). At speeds slower than

30 s, we recommend using a tripod or resting the

camera on a steady, level surface.

If (auto) or scene modes, or when sensitivity ( 46) is set to AUTO in shooting modes and , the camera will automatically increase sensitivity to a maximum of ISO 200 in response to lighting conditions, permitting faster exposures and minimizing blur caused by inadvertent camera movement (camera shake). An ISO icon will be displayed to warn that pictures may be slightly mottled.

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Optional Speedlights can be mounted on the camera’s accessory shoe ( 96).

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Choose a focus mode according to the subject and composition.

Mode How it works

Self-timer

Combines autofocus (see above) at distances of 3 cm (1˝) or more with shutter-release delay of 10 s or 3 s.

Use for self-portraits or to prevent pictures from blurring when shutter-release button is pressed.

NO ICON

Autofocus

Camera automatically adjusts focus according to distance to subject.

Use when subject is 50 cm (1´8˝) or more from lens.

Macro close-up

If zoomed in or out until icon in the shooting display turns green, camera can focus on objects as close as 3 cm (1.2˝) to lens.

Use for close-ups.

When to use it

Inﬁ nity

Camera focuses at inﬁ nity; focus indicator lights whenever shutterrelease button is pressed halfway. Flash is disabled.

Use when shooting distant scenes through foreground objects such as windows.

Manual Focus

For information on manual focus, see “Manual Focus” ( 47).

To choose a focus mode:

Focus mode changes as follows:

NO ICON

Autofocus Inﬁ nity

Macro

close-up

Self-timer

Press button until desired setting appears in control panel and shooting display.

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Self-Timer Mode

The self-timer can be used for self-portraits or to avoid blurring that may result from the camera moving when the shutter-release button is pressed.

The Self-Timer

The Continuous option in the shooting menu is automatically set to Single when self- timer mode is selected (

80). The self-timer is not available when (Fireworks show)

is selected in scene mode (

26).

When using manual focus (

47), select the self-timer before choosing a focus dis-

tance. Choosing another focus mode automatically cancels manual focus.

The self-timer lamp on the front of the camera will blink until one second before the picture is taken, staying lit during the ﬁ nal second to warn that the shutter is about to be released.

icon is displayed; camera focuses in macro close-up mode ( 37).

Blinks

Press once for 10 s delay

Press twice for 3 s delay

Start

1 s remaining

Stays lit

Shutter released

Set focus and exposure.

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Start timer. Press once for delay of about 10 s, twice for delay of about 3 s. Beep sounds when timer starts; timer in shooting display counts down until shutter is released. To stop timer before picture is taken, press shutter button twice (10 s timer) or once (3 s timer).

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Exposure compensation is used to alter exposure from the value suggested by the camera. Exposure compensation can be set to values between –2.0 EV (underexposure) and +2.0 EV (overexposure) in increments of

3 EV.

Exposure Compensation

Restrictions on Exposure Compensation

Exposure compensation is not available in manual exposure mode ( 44) or when (Fireworks show) is selected in scene mode ( 26).

Cancelling Exposure Compensation

To cancel exposure compensation, choose a value of 0.0. In (auto) and scene modes, exposure compensation will be reset to 0.0 when the camera is turned off or another shooting mode is selected.

Choosing a Value for Exposure Compensation

As a rule of thumb, select positive values when large areas of the frame are very brightly lit (for example, when photographing an expanse of sunlit water, sand, or snow) or when the background is much brighter than the main subject. Choose negative values when large areas of the frame are very dark (for example, when photographing a forest of dark green leaves) or when the background is much darker than the main subject. This is because the camera, in order to avoid extreme under- or over-exposure, tends to lower exposure when the frame is very bright and raise exposure when the frame is very dark, which can make naturally bright subjects look dim and naturally dark subjects appear over-bright, or “washed out.”

Press button and rotate command dial until desired setting appears in control panel and shooting display.

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At settings other than 0.0, icon is displayed in control panel after button is released.

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Exposure Mode (Shooting Modes and Only)

In (auto) and scene modes, the camera automatically adjusts shutter speed and aperture to produce optimal exposure. In shooting modes (Custom

1) and (Custom 2), a choice of four exposure modes gives the user direct control over shutter speed and aperture.

Mode How it works

Manual

User controls both shutter speed and aperture.

Use for complete control over exposure.

Programmed

auto

Camera sets shutter speed and aperture for optimal exposure. Flexible program can be used to select additional combinations of shutter speed and aperture that will produce the same exposure.

Recommended for most situations.

Aperture-

priority auto

User chooses aperture: camera sets shutter speed for best results.

Large apertures (small f/-numbers) soften background details and let more light into camera, increasing range of ﬂ ash. Small apertures (large f/-numbers) increase depth of ﬁ eld, bringing main subject and background into focus.

When to use it

Shutter-

priority auto

User chooses shutter speed: camera sets aperture for best results.

High shutter speeds freeze motion. Low shutter speeds suggest movement by blurring moving objects.

To choose the exposure mode:

* If User setting has not been assigned to button ( 132), shooting mode can be

selected in shooting menu ( 88).

Select exposure mode.

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P: Programmed Auto

In programmed auto, the camera automatically adjusts shutter speed and aperture according to the amount of light available, producing optimal exposure in most situations. Adjustments to exposure can be made using exposure compensation (

39) or exposure bracketing ( 99).

Flexible Program

In programmed auto, different combinations of shutter speed and aperture can be selected by rotating the command dial (ﬂ exible program). Each combination of shutter speed and aperture will produce the same exposure.

Restoring Default Values for Shutter Speed and Aperture

Default values for shutter speed and aperture can be restored by rotating the command dial until the asterisk (“*”) is no longer displayed. Default values can also be restored by selecting another exposure mode or turning the camera off.

Shutter speed and aperture shown in shooting display. Asterisk (“*”) appears when ﬂ exible program is in effect. Control panel shutter speed / aperture display shows either shutter speed or aperture; press

button to switch from one to the other.

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S: Shutter-Priority Auto

In shutter-priority auto, the user selects the shutter speed by rotating the command dial; aperture is set automatically by the camera in response to lighting conditions. Shutter speed can be set to values between 8 s and ¼,000 s in increments equivalent to 1 EV (one step).

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Rotate command dial until desired shutter speed appears in control panel and shooting display.

If the selected shutter speed would result in the picture being under- or overexposed, the shutter-speed display in the monitor or electronic viewﬁ nder will ﬂ ash when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Choose another shutter speed and try again. At speeds slower than ¼ s, the shutter-speed indicator in the shooting display will turn yellow to show that mottling may appear in the ﬁ nal picture. If possible, choose a faster shutter speed or use noise reduction (

101).

Ultra HS

When Ultra HS is selected for Continuous ( 80), the frame advance rate is ﬁ xed at thirty frames per second, with the result that the shutter speed can not be set to a value slower than

30 s.

Aperture Restrictions

At a shutter speed of ¼,000 s, aperture is restricted to f/7.4 (maximum zoom) or to values between f/5.0 and f/8.0 (camera zoomed out to widest angle).

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A: Aperture-Priority Auto

In aperture-priority auto, aperture is controlled by rotating the command dial; shutter speed is set automatically by the camera in response to lighting conditions. Aperture varies in increments equivalent to

3 EV (

3 step); depending

on the zoom position, the camera can achieve apertures as large as f/2.8 or as small as f/8.

Rotate command dial until desired aperture appears in control panel and shooting display.

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If the selected aperture would result in the picture being under- or over-exposed, the aperture display in the monitor or electronic viewﬁ nder will ﬂ ash when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Choose another aperture and try again.

An aperture of f/8 may not be available at some zoom positions. For smaller apertures, try zooming the camera out.

Aperture and Zoom

The maximum and minimum values for aperture are determined by the camera lens and zoom setting. Unless On is chosen for Zoom options > Fixed aperture ( 95), aperture will change as the camera is zoomed in or out. If the second-highest aperture setting is selected with the camera zoomed all the way out and the camera is then zoomed in, the camera will vary the f/-number to maintain aperture at the second-highest setting for the current zoom position.

Faster Shutter Speeds

Depending on the amount of light available, it may be possible to achieve shutter speeds as high as ¼,000 s (

8,000 s when shooting in Ultra HS) by zooming the camera all

the way out and selecting the smallest aperture (largest f/-number).

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M: Manual

In manual exposure mode, the user controls both shutter speed and aperture. Shutter speed can be set to values between 8 s and ¼,000 s in increments equivalent to 1 EV (one step), or the shutter can be held open for long time exposures of up to ten minutes (see opposite). Aperture can set to values between the minimum and maximum in increments equivalent to

3 EV (

3 step).

Select shutter speed or aperture. Selected item changes each time button is pressed (selected item highlighted in green in shooting display).

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Set selected item. Exposure displays show amount picture will be under- or over-exposed at current setting.

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Understanding the Exposure Displays

The exposure displays show the amount pictures will be under- or over-exposed at the values currently selected for shutter speed and aperture.

The control panel display is in EVs, rounded to the nearest EV. If the picture would be under- over-exposed by more than 9 EV, the display will show a ﬂ ashing –9 (underexposure) or +9 (overexposure). If no operations are performed for about eight seconds, the display in the control panel will be replaced by the number of exposures remaining.

The exposure display in the monitor or electronic viewﬁ nder shows the amount exposure deviates from the value suggested by the camera in EVs (–2 to +2 EV in increments of

3 EV).

(Values in EVs)

–2 ±0 +2

–1 +1

Underexposed Overexposed

Long Time Exposures

For long time exposures of up to ten minutes, set Continuous ( 80) to Single and rotate the command dial to select a shutter speed of BULB or TIME. The length of time the shutter will remain open depends on the option selected for Exposure options > Bulb / Time ( 92):

• Bulb release: When BULB is selected for shutter speed, the shutter will remain open for as long as the shutter-release button is held down, to a maximum of ten minutes.

• Timed release: When TIME is selected for shutter speed, the shutter will open when the shutter-release button is pressed and remain open until the shutter-release button is pressed again or the time selected in the Timed release menu has elapsed.

If possible, use a tripod to prevent blurring caused by camera shake. To reduce mottling, use noise reduction (

101).

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and Only)

Sensitivity (ISO equivalency) is the digital equivalent of ﬁ lm speed. The higher the sensitivity, the less light needed to make an exposure, allowing higher shutter speeds and smaller apertures. Much as ﬁ lm with a high ISO rating tends to produce “grainy” images, high sensitivities may be associated with “noise”—randomly spaced, brightly colored pixels concentrated in dark parts of the image. Noise reduction (

101) can be used to reduce noise in pictures

taken at shutter speeds of ¼ s or slower.

In (auto) and scene modes, the camera automatically raises sensitivity when lighting is poor. In shooting modes (Custom 1) and (Custom 2), the following options are available:

Option

Approximately equivalent to ISO 50. Recommended unless lighting is poor or faster shutter speeds are required (e.g., when the subject is moving). Noise may appear in pictures taken at settings above this value.

100 Approximately equivalent to ISO 100.

Description

200 Approximately equivalent to ISO 200.

400

Approximately equivalent to ISO 400. Intended for use with natural lighting; not recommended when using ﬂ ash.

AUTO

Approximately equivalent to ISO 50 under normal conditions; when lighting is poor, however, camera automatically compensates by raising sensitivity to maximum of ISO 200 equivalent ( 36).

To choose a value for sensitivity:

Press button and rotate command dial until desired setting is displayed. At settings other than AUTO, sensitivity is shown in shooting display during shooting.

100

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505050

400

AUTO

100

200

Exposure Mode

If AUTO is selected in shutter-priority auto or manual exposure mode, sensitivity will be ﬁ xed at ISO 50 equivalent and will not vary with lighting conditions.

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Manual Focus (Shooting Modes and Only)

In shooting modes (Custom 1) and (Custom 2), manual focus is available for situations in which the desired results can not be achieved using autofocus. Focus distance can be selected from preset values ranging from 3 cm (1˝) to inﬁ nity.

Conﬁ rm focus in shooting display. Unless Off is selected for

Focus options > Focus conﬁ rma- tion ( 94), focus conﬁ rmation

turns on automatically when manual focus is in effect, and objects that are in focus will be sharply outlined.

Take pictures.

Cancelling Manual Focus

To cancel manual focus, press the MF ( ) button to select another focus mode.

Using the Self-Timer

When using manual focus with the self-timer, select self-timer mode before focusing.

Close-Ups

Minimum focus distance varies with zoom position. At some positions, the camera may be unable to focus at very short distances (the end of the manual focus display). If the camera is unable to focus at the current zoom position, the manual focus display will turn red.

Focus Lock

The button can not be used to lock focus in manual focus mode.

Converter Lenses

Use autofocus with optional converter lenses ( 137).

Press MF ( ) button and rotate command dial until subject is in focus. Focus position (distance from lens) shown by manual focus display in monitor or electronic viewﬁ nder. icon displayed in control panel.

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Image Adjustment (Shooting Modes and Only)

The shooting menu includes options for controlling white balance, sharpness, contrast, and color saturation. These settings, which are available only in shooting modes and ( 40), can be adjusted according to shooting conditions and the user’s creative intent.

WHITE BALANCE 1/2 Auto

White bal preset Daylight Incandescent Fluorescent Cloudy Speedlight

IMAGE ADJUSTMENT

Auto

Normal More contrast

Less contrast

IMAGE SHARPENING

Normal Low Off

High

Auto

SATURATION CONTROL

Normal

Black&white

Enhanced

Moderate Minimum

Maximum

White Balance ( 76)

Adjust white balance for natural coloration under different types of lighting.

Image Adjustment ( 86)

Adjust contrast according to the scene and how the picture will be used.

Saturation Control ( 87)

Take pictures in black-and-white, or adjust vividness for printing or for retouching in an imaging application.

Image Sharpening ( 89)

Sharpen or soften outlines.

Keep or Delete (Quick Delete)

While pictures are being recorded at an image quality of HI or at a Continuous setting of Ultra HS, a (quick delete) icon will be displayed in shooting display. To delete pictures before they are recorded to the memory card, press the button. A conﬁ rmation dialog will be displayed; press the multi selector up or down to highlight an option and then press the multi selector to the right to make a selection.

• Yes: Delete the picture and return to shooting mode

• No: Exit to shooting mode without deleting the picture

Erase 1 image?

Yes

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Movie Options (Shooting Modes and Only)

In shooting modes (Custom 1) and (Custom 2), the camera can record the following types of movie. All movies except time-lapse movies include sound recorded via the built-in microphone; the exposure mode is ﬁ xed at P (programmed auto) in all movie modes.

Option Description

TV movie

(640)

Movies are recorded at 30 frames per second. Each frame is 640 × 480 pixels in size with vertical interlacing. Maximum length for TV movies is 35 s.

Small movie

(320)

Movies are recorded at 15 frames per second. Each frame is 320 × 240 pixels in size. Maximum length for small movies is 180 s.

Sepia movie

320

Movies are recorded in sepia at 5 frames per second. Each frame is 320 × 240 pixels in size. Maximum length for sepia movies is 180 s.

Time-lapse

movie

Camera takes still pictures at speciﬁ ed intervals and joins these frames to create silent movie with frame rate of 30 fps and frame size of 640 × 480. Resulting movie may be up to 35 s (1050 frames) long. Use to create time-lapse movies of slow processes that can be ﬁ lmed without moving camera: ﬂ owers opening, butterﬂ y emerging from cocoon, moving clouds, etc.

Movie Files

Movies are recorded as QuickTime movie ﬁ les with the extension “.MOV” and names consisting of “INTN” (time-lapse movies) or “DSCN” (other movies) plus a four-digit ﬁ le number assigned by adding one to the highest ﬁ le number in the current folder (e.g., “INTN0001.MOV” or “DSCN0015.MOV”). Movies can be played back on a computer after transfer.

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To choose the type of movie that will be recorded:

† If Time lapse movie is selected, time-lapse-movie menu will be displayed ( 52).

MY MENU

Metering

White balance

Continuous

BSS

User setting SET-UP Show all menus

Highlight Continuous.

CONTINUOUS

Single

Continuous H Continuous L Multi-shot 16 Ultra HS 5 shot buffer

1/2

Display CONTINUOUS menu.

Time lapse

Movie

CONTINUOUS

2/2

Highlight Movie.

MOVIE

TV movie (640

)

Small movie(320

)

Time-lapse movie Sepia movie 320

Display MOVIE menu.

MOVIE

TV movie (640

)

Small movie(320

) Time-lapse movie Sepia movie 320

Highlight option.

MY MENU

Metering

White balance

Continuous

BSS

User setting SET-UP Show all menus

Make selection.

†

MY MENU

Metering

White balance

Continuous BSS

User setting SET-UP Show all menus

Display shooting menu.

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”106”

TVTVTV

Return to shooting mode.

* If Continuous option is not available in MY MENU, select Show all menus and

highlight Continuous in full shooting menu ( 74–75).

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While recording is in progress, a REC indicator will be displayed. To pause recording, press the button. Recording will resume when the button is pressed again.

Recording Movies

Zoom

Adjust optical zoom before recording TV movies, small movies, or sepia movies. Once recording has begun, pressing the zoom buttons will activate digital zoom (maximum 2 ×), even if Off is selected for Zoom options > Digital tele ( 95).

Using the Flash

The Speedlight turns off when TV movie (640), Small movie (320), or Sepia movie 320 is selected.

Focus Mode

If Single AF (the default option) is selected for Focus options > Auto-focus mode (

94), focus will lock when the shutter-release button is pressed to start recording.

Slide the mode selector to and turn the

camera on

The exposure count display in the monitor shows the maximum total length of the movie that can be recorded.

Start recording

Press the shutter-release button all the way down to start recording.

To record a TV movie, small movie, or sepia movie:

106

”106”

End recording

Press the shutter-release button all the way down a second time to end recording. Recording will end automatically when the memory card is full or the movie has reached maximum length.

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Recording a Time-Lapse Movie

Selecting Time-lapse movie from the MOVIE menu displays the menu shown in Step 1, below.

Display menu of interval options.

Take a Test Shot

Take a test shot and view the results before beginning recording.

Highlight Set interval time.

AE LOCK

Off

Display AE LOCK menu.

Highlight AE lock.

Make selection and return to shooting menu. To change AE lock option, select Continuous > Movie > Time lapse movie. To exit without changing AE lock option, proceed to Step 9.

Choose interval between frames from

30 s (thirty seconds), 1 m (one minute), 5 m (ﬁ ve minutes), 10 m (ten minutes), 30 m (thirty minutes), and 60 m (sixty

minutes).

Set interval time

AE lock

TIME-LAPSE MOVIE

SET INTERVAL TIME

30s

5m 10m 30m 60m

SET INTERVAL TIME

30s

5m 10m 30m 60m

MY MENU

Metering

White balance

Continuous

BSS

User setting SET-UP Show all menus

TIME-LAPSE MOVIE

Set interval time

AE lock

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Use a Reliable Power Source

If possible, use the optional EH-53 AC adapter when recording time-lapse movies.

During Recording

To save power, the monitor, viewﬁ nder, and control panel turn off between frames. The displays turn on automatically immediately before the camera takes the next shot.

Image Quality

The ﬁ le size of time lapse movies varies greatly depending on the option selected for image quality. If HI or RAW is selected, image quality will automatically be set to FINE.

AE Lock

When On is selected for AE lock, a yellow AE-L icon will be displayed in the monitor, indicating that exposure and white balance will be locked with the ﬁ rst shot. Once the ﬁ rst shot is taken, the icon will turn white.

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AE-L

Make selection.

Choose On to ﬁ x exposure and auto white balance for entire movie at values for ﬁ rst frame, Off to meter new values for exposure and white balance with each shot.

AE LOCK

Off

Return to shooting mode.

Start recording. Camera will take pictures at speciﬁ ed interval until shutterrelease button is pressed again, memory card is full, or movie has reached maximum length.

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BSS

User setting SET-UP Show all menus

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To play a movie back, slide the mode selector to and display the movie in full-frame playback (movie ﬁ les are indicated by a icon). Press the button to begin playback. If the movie was recorded with the

TV movie (640), Small movie (320), or Sepia movie 320 option, sound recorded with the movie will be

played back over the camera’s built-in speaker.

Viewing Movies

To Description

Quick Review / Full-Screen Review

Movies can not be played back in quick review or full-screen review ( 21).

Direct Print

Movies can not be printed via direct USB connection ( 69).

Press

Start / pause /

resume

playback

Press button to start playback. While playback is in progress, pressing button pauses playback. Press again to resume. When movie ends, ﬁ rst frame of movie will be displayed.

Rewind movie

one frame

When movie is paused, pressing multi selector up or left rewinds movie one frame.

Advance

movie one

frame

When movie is paused, pressing multi selector down or right advances movie one frame.

Raise volume

Volume indicator displayed in monitor when zoom buttons are pressed. Four levels are available: high ( ), medium ( ), low ( ), and mute ( ).

Lower volume

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Full-Frame Playback

To view the pictures on the memory card full-frame in the monitor (full-frame playback), slide the mode selector to .

Viewing Pictures on the Camera

Deleting the Current Picture

To delete the picture displayed in the monitor, press the button. A conﬁ rmation dialog will be displayed; press the multi selector up or down to highlight an option and then press the multi selector to the right to make a selection.

• Yes: Delete the picture and return to playback mode

• No: Exit to playback mode without deleting the picture

Quick Review / Full-Screen Review

To view pictures without leaving shooting mode, press the button ( 21).

Erase 1 image?

Yes

Viewing Additional Pictures

Press the multi selector down or right to view pictures in the order recorded, up or left to view pictures in reverse order. Keep the multi selector pressed to scroll rapidly to the desired frame number.

Photo Information

Press the button to hide or view photo information ( 58).

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Creating HI-Quality Copies of RAW Images (Full-Frame Playback)

HI-quality (TIFF) copies can be created from RAW-quality images, allowing the pictures to be viewed in any application that supports TIFF. The copy will have the same ﬁ le name as the original, with “.TIF” in place of the extension “.NEF” (if the original is named “DSCN0001.NEF,” the copy will be named “DSCN0001.TIF”). To create a copy, slide the mode selector to and follow the steps below.

Creating HI-Quality Copies

Before creating a copy, switch to shooting mode, select HI image quality, and check the number of exposures remaining to conﬁ rm that there is space on the memory card for at least one additional HI-quality image.

Voice memos recorded with RAW images are not copied, and will be lost if the original is deleted.

Yes

Delete RAW data?

Highlight option.

• No: exit without deleting original

• Yes: delete original Press multi selector to right to select highlighted option and return to full-frame playback.

* To exit without creating copy, highlight No and press multi selector right. † icon displayed during copying. Wait until copying is complete.

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100NIKON

0002

. NEF

NEF

100NIKON

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RAW

Display RAW-quality original.

Yes

Convert RAW to HI?

Highlight Yes.

Yes

Delete RAW data?

Create HI-quality copy.

†

Yes

Convert RAW to HI?

Conﬁ rmation dialog displayed.

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Viewing Multiple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback

Pressing the

(

) button in full-screen review or fullframe playback displays the pictures on the memory card in “contact sheets” of four thumbnail images. The following operations can be performed while thumbnails are displayed:

To DescriptionPress

Change

number of

pictures

displayed

With four thumbnails displayed, press ( ) button once to view nine thumbnails. Press ( ) to “zoom in” from nine- to four-thumbnail view or, when four thumbnails are displayed, to view highlighted picture full frame.

( ) /

( )

Exit to cur-

rent mode

Return to full-frame playback with highlighted picture displayed full frame (full-frame playback) or return to shooting mode (full-screen review).

Delete

highlighted

picture

Conﬁ rmation dialog will be displayed. Press multi selector up or down to highlight option, press to right to select.

• Select Yes to delete picture

• Select No to exit without deleting pic- ture

Erase 1 image?

Yes

Create

small copy

Create small copy of highlighted picture (full-frame playback only; not available in full-screen review). See “Creating Small Copies: Small Picture” ( 62).

Shutter

button

Page

through

pictures

Rotate the command dial to scroll through thumbnails a page at a time.

Highlight

pictures

Press multi selector up, down, left, or right to highlight pictures.

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Photo Information

In full-screen review and full-frame playback, information about each picture is superimposed on the image. There are six pages of photo information for each picture. Rotate the command dial to cycle through photo information as follows: Page 1 ⇔ Page 2 ⇔ Page 3 ⇔ Page 4 ⇔ Page 5 ⇔ Page 6 ⇔ Page 1.

Page 1 (File Information)

1 Date of recording

2 Time of recording 3 Image size 4 Folder 5 File number and type 6 Battery level indicator 7 Voice memo icon 8 Tr ansfer icon

9 Print-order icon 10 Protect icon 11 Current frame num-

ber / total number of frames visible in current folder

12 Image quality

Page 2 (Shooting Information)

1 Camera type 2 Firmware information 3 Metering mode 4 Exposure mode 5 Shutter speed 6 Aperture

Page 3 (Shooting Information, continued)

1 Exposure compensation 2 Focal length 3 Focus mode 4 Flash status 5 Image adjustment 6 Sensitivity (ISO equivalency)

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. JPG

JPG

100NIKON

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FINE

1 2

CAMERA

: E8700

E8700

APERTURE

: F4.2

F4.2

SHUTTER

: 1/500

1/500

MODE

: P

METERING

: MATRIX

MATRIX

FIRM

VER

: E8700Vx.x

E8700Vx.x

CAMERA : E8700

APERTURE : F4.2

SHUTTER : 1/500

MODE : P

METERING : MATRIX

FIRM VER : E8700Vx.x

1 2

3 4 5 6

EXP

EXP +/+/

: 0.0

0.0

SENSITIVITY

: AUTO

AUTO

IMG ADJUST

: AUTO

AUTO

SPEED LIGHT

: OFF

OFF

FOCUS

: AF

FOCAL LENGTH

: f30mm

f30mm

EXP +/- :0.0

SENSITIVITY : AUTO

IMG ADJUST : AUTO

SPEED LIGHT : OFF

FOCUS : AF

FOCAL LENGTH : f30mm

1 2

3 4 5 6

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Page 4 (Shooting Information, continued)

1 White balance 2 Color saturation 3 Sharpening 4 Digital zoom 5 Converter lens setting 6 File size

Page 5 (Exposure Information)

1 Thumbnail preview (ﬂ ashing border marks image

highlights — i.e., brightest areas of image)

2 Histogram (shows distribution of tones in image;

horizontal axis corresponds to pixel brightness, with dark tones to left and bright tones to right, while vertical axis shows number of pixels of each

brightness in image) 3 File number and type 4 Exposure information (metering, shutter speed,

aperture, exposure compensation, sensitivity)

Page 6 (Focus Conﬁ rmation)

1 File number and type 2 Focus information (focal length, shutter speed,

aperture, focus mode, noise reduction) 3 Focus conﬁ rmation (areas of picture that are in

focus are sharply outlined; active focus area is

shown in red)

WHITE BAL

: AUTO

AUTO

FILE SIZE

: 2440KB

2440KB

CONVERTER

: OFF

OFF

DIGITAL TELE

: X1.00

X1.00

SHARPNESS

: AUTO

AUTO

SATURATION

: 0

WHITE BAL : AUTO

FILE SIZE : 2440KB

CONVERTER : OFF

DIGITAL TELE : X1.00

SHARPNESS : AUTO

SATURATION : 0

1 2

3 4 5 6

0001. JPG

AUTO

0.0

1/500 F4.2

0001. JPG

OFF

F4.2

1/500

f30mm

0001. JPG

OFF

F4.2

1/500

f30mm

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Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom

Use the ( ) button to zoom in on still pictures displayed in full-screen review or full-frame playback.

To DescriptionPress

Zoom in

Zoom increases each time button is pressed, to a maximum of 6 ×. While image is zoomed in, icon and zoom ratio are displayed in top left corner of monitor.

( )

Zoom out

Zoom decreases each time button is pressed. To cancel zoom, zoom picture out until entire picture is displayed.

( )

Create

cropped

copy

(full-frame

playback

only)

If icon is displayed at top of monitor, cropped copy of current picture can be created by pressing shutter-release button. Conﬁ rmation dialog will be displayed; press multi selector up or down to highlight option, press to right to select.

• Select Ye s to create new picture containing only area visible in monitor

• Select No to exit without creating cropped copy

Shutter

button

Yes

Save this image as

displayed?

Save this image as displayed?

Cancel

zoom

Cancel zoom and return to full-frame playback or shooting mode (full-screen review).

View other

areas of

picture

Use multi selector to scroll to areas of picture not visible in monitor. To use multi selector to view other pictures, cancel zoom.

Scroll

1.2

1 . 2

1.2

Zoom

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Playback Zoom

Playback zoom is not available with movies or with copies created using the small picture option.

Additional time is required to display RAW- or HI-quality images. If a message is displayed when the button is pressed to zoom in on the image, wait until the message clears from the display and then try again.

Cropping Pictures

Copies may not display or transfer correctly when viewed on other models of Nikon digital camera. Cropping is not available with RAW or HI-quality images, pictures taken at an image size of (3,264 × 2,176), pictures created using panorama assist, movies, pictures created using the Ultra HS or Time lapse options in the Continuous menu, cropped copies, or copies created using the small picture option. Copies can only be created if sufﬁ cient space is available on the memory card.

Cropped Copies

Cropped copies are stored as NORMAL-quality JPEG ﬁ les and have the same time and date of creation as the original. Depending on the size of the original and the zoom ratio at the time the copy was created, copies will be 3,264 × 2,448 ( ) , 2,592 × 1,994 ( ), 2,048 × 1,536 ( ), 1,600 × 1,200 ( ), 1,280 × 960 ( ), 1,024 × 768 ( ), 640 × 480 ( ), 320 × 240 ( ), or 160 × 120 ( ) pixels in size. Copies are stored in separate ﬁ les on the memory card with names of the form “RSCNnnnn.JPG,” where “nnnn” is a four-digit number assigned automatically by the camera. Copies are independent of the originals: deleting the copy has no effect on the original, deleting the original no effect on the copy. Copies are created with the same transfer marking as the original, but any subsequent changes to transfer marking or to protect, hide, and print attributes must be made separately.

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Creating Small Copies: Small Picture

To create a small copy of the picture currently displayed in full-frame playback or highlighted in the thumbnail list, press the shutter-release button.

SMALL PIC

Yes

Create small picture

file?

Create small picture file?

Conﬁ rmation dialog displayed.

* To exit without creating small copy, highlight No and press multi selector to right.

Depending on the option selected for Small pic in the playback menu ( 121), copies will be 640 × 480 ( ), 320 × 240 ( ), or 160 × 120 ( ) pixels in size. Small copies are stored as BASIC-quality JPEG ﬁ les, making them ideal for distribution by e-mail or for use in web pages.

Create copy and return to playback. To view copy, use multi selector to scroll to last picture in current folder. When viewed on camera, copies are surrounded by gray border. Copies can not be viewed in playback zoom.

SMALL PIC

Yes

Create small picture

file?

Create small picture file?

Highlight Yes.

Small Copies

Copies are stored as ﬁ les with names of the form “SSCNnnnn.JPG,” where “nnnn” is a four-digit number assigned automatically by the camera. Copies are independent of the originals: deleting the copy has no effect on the original, deleting the original no effect on the copy. Copies are created with the same transfer marking and date and time of recording as the original, but any subsequent changes to transfer marking or to protect, hide, and print attributes must be made separately.

Copies may not display or transfer correctly when viewed on other models of Nikon digital camera. Small copies can not be created in full screen review or playback zoom. Copies can not be created from RAW or HI-quality images, pictures with a size of (3,264 × 2,176), movies, pictures created using panorama assist or the Ultra HS or Time lapse options in the Continuous menu, cropped copies, or other small copies. Copies can only be created if sufﬁ cient space is available on the memory card.

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Voice Memos: Recording and Playback

Brief voice memos can be added to pictures displayed in full-frame playback ( 55). Voice memos can not be added to movies. Memos are stored on the memory card as WAV-format sound ﬁ les. During playback, the presence of a memo is indicated by a

icon.

To DescriptionPress

Volume indicator displayed in monitor when zoom buttons are pressed. Four levels are available: high ( ), medium ( ), low ( ), and mute ( ).

Record memo

Memo of up 20 s can be recorded while button is pressed. Recording ends after about 20 s or when button is released.

Play memo

If icon appears in ﬁ le information display during playback, memo can be played back over the built-in speaker by pressing button. Playback ends when entire recording has been played back or button is pressed a second time.

Raise volume

Lower volume

Pause / resume

playback

Press button to pause playback. Press again to resume.

( )

Delete

picture or

voice memo

Conﬁ rmation dialog will be displayed. Press multi selector up or down to highlight option, press to right to select.

• Select Yes to delete both picture and voice memo

• Select to delete voice memo only

• Select No to exit without deleting picture or voice memo

Erase 1 image?

Yes

1919”19”

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Viewing Pictures on TV

The EG-E5000 audio / video (A / V) cable included with the camera can be used to connect the camera to a television or video-cassette recorder (VCR).

Choosing a Video Mode

The Video mode item in the setup menu offers a choice of NTSC and PAL (

135). Be sure that the mode selected matches the standard used by the

video device.

Turn the camera off

Turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the A / V cable.

Connect the A / V cable

Insert the black plug into the camera’s A / V-out connector. Insert the yellow plug into the video-in jack on the television or VCR. Connect the white plug to the audio-in jack.

PAL

If PAL is selected for Video mode while the camera is connected to a video device, video output will be suspended and the camera monitor or electronic viewﬁ nder will turn on while movies are being recorded or pictures are being taken with Continuous set to Ultra HS.

Tune the television to the video channel

If in doubt, consult the documentation for your television or VCR.

Slide the mode selector to

Turn the camera on

The camera monitor will remain off and the television will show the image normally shown in the monitor.

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Using the UC-E1 USB cable and PictureProject software, you can view photographs and movies on a computer. Before pictures can be transferred (copied) to your computer, PictureProject must be installed. For more information on installing PictureProject and transferring pictures to a computer, see the documentation on the reference CD and the Quick Start Guide.

Before Connecting the Camera

Before transferring pictures to a computer, set the USB option in the camera setup menu to match the computer’s operating system ( 134). The camera supports two options: Mass storage (the default option) and PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol).

Viewing Pictures on a Computer

Operating system USB option

Windows 2000 Professional

Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

Choose Mass storage.

Windows XP Home Edition

Windows XP Professional

Mac OS X (10.1.5 or later)

Choose Mass storage or PTP.

PTP

Mass storage

USB

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Connecting the USB Cable

Turn the computer on and wait for it to start up. After conﬁ rming that the camera is off, connect the UC-E1 USB cable as shown below. Connect the camera directly to the computer; do not connect the cable via a USB hub or keyboard.

Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition (Me),

Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

Do NOT select PTP when connecting the camera to a computer running one of the above operating systems. If you have connected the camera to a computer running one of the above operating systems with PTP selected in the USB menu, disconnect the camera as described below. Be sure to select Mass storage before reconnecting the camera.

Windows 2000 Professional

A dialog will be displayed welcoming you to the Found New Hardware Wizard. Click

Cancel to close the dialog, and then disconnect the camera.

Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

After displaying a message stating that the hardware information database is being updated, the computer will start the Add New Hardware Wizard. Click Cancel to exit the wizard, and then disconnect the camera.

Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

The Add New Hardware Wizard will be displayed. Click Cancel to exit the wizard, and then disconnect the camera.

UC-E1 USB cable

When the camera is turned on, the lens will extend and will be displayed in the control panel. All controls except the power switch will be inactive.

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Mac OS X

Drag the “Untitled (Unlabeled)” camera volume into the Trash.

Disconnecting the Camera

If PTP is selected in the USB menu, the camera can be turned off and the USB cable disconnected once transfer is complete. If the USB option in the camera setup menu is still at its default setting of Mass storage, the camera must ﬁ rst be removed from the system as described below.

Windows XP Home Edition / Windows XP Professional

Click the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon ( ) in the taskbar and select Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device from the menu that appears.

Windows 2000 Professional

Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon ( ) in the taskbar and select Stop USB Mass Storage Device from the menu that appears.

Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon ( ) in the taskbar and select Stop USB Disk from the menu that appears.

Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

In My Computer, click with the right mouse button on the removable disk corresponding to the camera and select Eject from the menu that appears.

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Printing Pictures

To print the pictures from the camera memory card:

• select pictures for printing using the

Print set

option and take the memory

card to a digital print service center ( 116)

• select pictures for printing using the

Print set

option and insert the memory

card into a personal photo printer equipped with a card slot ( 116)

• use the USB cable to connect the camera to a PictBridge-compatible printer and print pictures directly from the camera ( 69)

• transfer the pictures using PictureProject and print them from a computer (see the documentation on the reference CD)

To print the time and date of recording on pictures:

• take pictures using the Date imprint option in the setup menu, which im- prints the date or date and time of recording directly on pictures as they are taken ( 136)

•

if the photo printer or print service supports Digital Print Order Format

(DPOF), use the Date option in the Print set > Print selection menu ( 116)

• transfer the pictures using PictureProject and print them using the date imprint option (see the documentation on the reference CD)

“ Print Set” and Digital Print Order Format ( DPOF)

The Print set option in the playback menu is used to create a digital “print order” listing the pictures to be printed, the number of prints, and the information to be included on each print. This print order is stored on the camera memory card in Digital Print Order Format (DPOF). Once a print order has been created, the memory card can be inserted in a DPOF-compatible device and the pictures printed directly from the card. Before using this option, check that the printer or print service supports DPOF. Note that:

• If the Print set option has not been used to create a print order, one copy of all the pictures on the memory card will be printed

“Date Imprint” Versus the Print Set “Date” Option

Date imprint Print selection > Date

Must be set before picture is taken

Set after picture is taken

Date permanently imprinted on picture Date stored separately

Date appears whenever picture is

printed

Date only appears when picture is print-

ed on DPOF-compatible printer

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Printing Via Direct USB Connection

When the camera is connected to a PictBridge-compatible printer via the UC-E1 USB cable, selected pictures can be printed directly from the camera memory card.

Step 1 — Set the USB Option to PTP

Before pictures can be printed via direct USB connection, the USB option in the setup menu must be set to PTP ( 134; the default option is Mass stor-

age). Be sure to change the USB option before connecting the printer.

Step 3

• Print selected pictures ( 70)

• Print DPOF print order ( 72)

Step 1

Set the USB option to PTP ( 69)

Step 2

Connect the USB Cable ( 70)

Before Printing

Before printing via direct USB connection, check printer settings and make sure that the printer supports PictBridge. See the printer manual for details.

Pictures That Can Not Be Printed by Direct USB Connection

Movies and RAW-quality pictures ( 30) can not be printed via direct USB connection. Some printers may not support direct printing of HI-quality (TIFF) images; consult the documentation provided with the printer for more information.

Use a Reliable Power Source

When printing pictures via direct USB connection, be sure the battery is fully charged. If in doubt, recharge the battery before printing or use the optional EH-53 AC adapter.

PictBridge

PictBridge is an industry standard that ensures compatibility between cameras and printers, allowing pictures to be printed directly from the camera without using a computer.

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Step 2 — Connect the USB Cable

After conﬁ rming that the camera is off, connect the UC-E1 USB cable as shown below.

Turn the camera and printer on. The menu shown at right will be displayed in the camera monitor.

PictBridge

Print selection

Print all images

Cancel

DPOF printing

Step 3 — Print

To print selected pictures:

* To print one copy of each picture on memory card, highlight Print all images and

press multi selector to right. Select Cancel to exit without printing pictures.

UC-E1 USB cable

PictBridge

Print selection

Print all images

Cancel

DPOF printing

Highlight Print selection.

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PRINT SELECTION

4 4

BK Set

MENU QUICK

Display selection dialog.

Scroll through pictures. Current picture shown at bottom of display.

02. 01. 2004 10: 35

PRINT SELECTION

4 4

BK Set

MENU QUICK

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* Select Conﬁ rm to return to Step 6, Cancel to exit without printing pictures. † Press button to interrupt printing before all pictures have been printed.

POWER SWITCH CAN NOW BE TURNED OFF

QUICK

Resume

Message shown at left is displayed when printing is complete. Turn camera off and disconnect USB cable, or press button to return to Step 1.

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PRINT SELECTION

111

4 4

BK Set

MENU QUICK

Select current picture and set number of prints to 1. Selected pictures marked by icon.

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PRINT SELECTION

333

4 4

BK Set

MENU QUICK

Use multi selector to specify number of prints (up to 9). To deselect picture, press multi selector down when number of prints is 1. Repeat steps 3–5 to select additional pictures.

Printing

QUICK

Cancel

006001

Start printing.

†

Highlight Begin print.

Begin print

Confirm Cancel

PRINT SELECTION

PLEASE CHECK

PRINTER STATUS

PLEASE CHECK PRINTER STATUS

prints

006 prints

CONFIRM

Exit

321

4 5 6

321

1 1 1

111

QUICK

View selected pictures. Press multi selector up, right, left, or down to view pictures not visible in display. After conﬁ rming selection, press button again to proceed to next step.

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The Print set option in the playback menu can be used to create a digital “print order” that speciﬁ es the pictures to be printed, the number copies of each print, and the information to be included on the prints ( 116). To print the current print order:

DPOF Printing

The DPOF printing option is only available if a print order has been created.

PictBridge

Print selection Print all images

Cancel

DPOF printing

Highlight DPOF printing.

Display options.

CONFIRM

1 1 1

111

321

4 5 6

321

456

Exit

QUICK

Display print order. Press multi selector up, right, left, or down to view

pictures not visible in display.

Begin print

Confirm

Cancel

DPOF PRINTING

PLEASE CHECK

PRINTER STATUS

006 prints

prints

PLEASE CHECK PRINTER STATUS

006 prints

Highlight Conﬁ rm (to exit without printing pictures, highlight Cancel and

press multi selector to right).

Begin print

Confirm Cancel

DPOF PRINTING

PLEASE CHECK

PRINTER STATUS

prints

PLEASE CHECK PRINTER STATUS

006 prints

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Error Messages

If the dialog shown at right is displayed, an error has occurred. After checking the printer and resolving any problems as directed in the printer manual, highlight Resume and press the multi selector to the right to resume printing. Select Cancel to exit without printing the remaining images.

Cancel

Resume

PRINTER ERROR CHECK PRINTER STATUS

Begin print

Confirm Cancel

DPOF PRINTING

PLEASE CHECK

PRINTER STATUS

prints

PLEASE CHECK PRINTER STATUS

006 prints

Highlight Begin print.

Printing

QUICK

Cancel

006001

Start printing. To interrupt printing before all images have been printed, press button and then turn camera off and disconnect USB cable.

Message shown at left is displayed when printing is complete. Turn camera off and disconnect USB cable, or press button to return to Step 1.

POWER SWITCH CAN NOW BE TURNED OFF

QUICK

Resume

Return to DPOF PRINTING menu.

Begin print

Confirm

Cancel

DPOF PRINTING

PLEASE CHECK

PRINTER STATUS

006 prints

prints

PLEASE CHECK PRINTER STATUS

006 prints

* Select Conﬁ rm to return to Step 4, Cancel to exit without printing pictures.

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Menu Guide

Menu Guide — The Shooting Menu

In shooting modes (Custom 1) and (Custom 2), the settings listed opposite can be adjusted from the shooting menu. To display the shooting menu, slide the mode selector to and follow the steps below.

The Shooting Menu (Shooting Modes and Only)

* Illustration shows default menu.

Pressing the button displays a one-page custom menu containing ﬁ ve items selected from a total of nineteen options available in the full shooting menu (at default settings, the options displayed are White balance, Meter- ing, Continuous, BSS, and User Setting). The items that appear in the custom menu can be selected using the My menu option ( 103). To display the full shooting menu, which consists of three pages of options:

Highlight Show all menus.

MY MENU

Metering

White balance

Continuous BSS

User setting SET-UP

Show all menus

Full shooting menu displayed.

ALL MENU

1/3 White balance

Metering Continuous

Image adjustment Saturation control

BSS

User setting

Select shooting mode or .

F5.6

1 /125

125

1/125

8M8M8M

Display shooting menu.

MY MENU

Metering

White balance

Continuous BSS User setting

SET-UP Show all menus

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The Icon

A icon appearing next to a highlighted option indicates that the selected option can be changed by rotating the command dial.

ALL MENU 1/3

White balance

Metering

Continuous

BSS

Image adjustment

Saturation control 87

84–85

80–83

76–78

User setting 88

The full shooting menu contains the following options:

ALL MENU 2/3

Image sharpening

Lens

Exposure options

Focus options

Zoom options

Speedlight opt. 96–98

93–94

91–92

Auto bracketing 99–100

ALL MENU 3/3

Noise reduction

Reset

My menu

CF card format 104

103

102

101

ALL MENU

1/3 White balance

Metering Continuous

Image adjustment Saturation control

BSS

User setting

Image sharpening

Lens Exposure options Focus options Zoom options Speedlight opt. Auto bracketing

ALL MENU

2/3

Noise reduction

Reset My menu CF card format

SET-UP

ALL MENU

3/3

SET-UP 122–136

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Menu Guide — The Shooting Menu

White Balance

The color of the light reﬂ ected from an object varies with the color of the light source. The human brain is able to adapt to such changes in color, with the result that we see white objects as white, regardless of whether they are in the shade, direct sunlight, or under incandescent lighting. Digital cameras can mimic this adjustment by processing information from the camera’s image sensor (CCD) according to the color of the light source. This process is known as a “white balance adjustment.”

and scene modes, white balance is adjusted automatically to suit the selected scene. In shooting modes and , white balance can be selected from the following options:

WHITE BALANCE 1/2 Auto

White bal preset Daylight Incandescent Fluorescent Cloudy Speedlight

Option

Incandescent Use under incandescent lighting.

Auto

White balance automatically adjusted to suit lighting conditions. Recommended for most situations.

White bal preset

White object used as reference to set white balance under unusual lighting conditions.

Fluorescent Use under most types of ﬂ uorescent lighting.

Cloudy

Speedlight Use with built-in Speedlight.

Use when taking pictures under overcast skies.

Daylight White balance adjusted for direct sunlight.

Description

Shade Use under sunny skies when subject is in shade.

White Balance

At settings other than (Auto), white balance is shown by an icon in the shooting display.

F5.6

/125

1251

/125

8M8M8M

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Menu Guide — The Shooting Menu

Using the shooting menu: 74

Highlight white balance option.

WHITE BALANCE 1/2

Auto White bal preset

Daylight

Incandescent Fluorescent Cloudy Speedlight

Make selection and return to shooting menu.

WHITE BALANCE 1/2

Auto White bal preset

Daylight

Incandescent Fluorescent Cloudy Speedlight

Fine-Tuning White Balance

At settings other than (Auto) and (White bal preset), white balance can be “ﬁ ne tuned” to compensate for variations in the color of the light source or to create pictures with a “warm” or “cold” cast. Except in the case of (Fluorescent), adjustments can be made in the range +3 to –3 in increments of one. Higher settings can be used to lend images a bluish tinge or to compensate for light sources with a yellow or red cast. Lower settings can be used to make pictures slightly yellow or red or to compensate for light sources with a blue cast.

When white balance is set to

(Fluorescent), a menu

of three different bulb types is available.

Bulb typeOption

FL1

FL2

FL3 Daylight (D)

Daylight

White /

Neutral (N)

White (W)

To ﬁ ne-tune white balance:

Select value.

White bal preset

WHITE BALANCE 1/2

Auto

Daylight

Incandescent Fluorescent Cloudy Speedlight

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Preset White Balance

Preset white balance is used when shooting under mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast (for example, to make pictures taken under a lamp with a red shade look as though they had been taken under white light). When

(White bal preset) is selected from the white-balance menu, the camera will zoom in and the menu shown above at right will be displayed.

Cancel

Measure

WHITE BAL PRESET

Option

Cancel

Recalls the most recent value for preset white balance from memory and sets white balance to this value.

Measure

To measure a new value for white balance, place a white object, such as a piece of paper, under the lighting that will be used in the ﬁ nal picture. Frame this object so that it ﬁ lls the square in the center of the menu shown above. Highlight Measure and press the multi selector to the right to measure a new value for white balance (the shutter will be released and the camera will return to the original zoom position, but no picture will be recorded).

Description

Using the Flash

Preset white balance can not be measured with the ﬂ ash.

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Using the shooting menu: 74

Metering

Choose a metering method suited to the composition and lighting conditions.

METERING

Matrix

Spot Center-weighted

Spot AF area

Option

Matrix

Camera compares measurements from 256 areas of frame with library of typical compositions to set exposure for entire frame.

How it works

Spot AF

area

Links spot metering to active focus area when auto or manual focus area selection is in effect ( 93).

Use instead of autoexposure lock to meter off-center subjects. Matrix metering is used when focus-area selection is off.

Recommended for most situations.

Spot

Camera meters area shown by square in center of monitor. Only about

of frame is metered.

Ensures that subject in metering target is correctly exposed even if background is much brighter or darker. Can be used with autoexposure lock ( 20) to meter off-center subjects.

Center-

weighted

Camera meters entire frame but assigns weight of 80% to area in center of frame occupying roughly ¼ of total.

Classic meter for portraits; preserves background details while letting lighting conditions at center of frame determine exposure. Can be used with autoexposure lock ( 20) to meter off-center subjects.

When to use it

Metering

Metering is shown by icons in the control panel and shooting display. No icon appears in the shooting display when (Matrix) is selected. When spot AF-area metering is selected, a icon appears in the control panel.

Control panel

Shooting display

Spot metering target

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Continuous

Use the options in this menu to capture a ﬂ eeting expression on a portrait subject, photograph a subject that is moving unpredictably, or capture motion in a series of pictures.

CONTINUOUS

Single

Continuous H Continuous L Multi-shot 16 Ultra HS 5 shot buffer

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Option

Single

Camera takes one picture each time shutter-release button is pressed.

Continuous H

1, 2

While shutter-release button is pressed, camera records up to 5 pictures at up to 2.5 fps. Monitor and electronic viewﬁ nder turn off during shooting.

Continuous L

2, 3

Camera records up to 12 pictures at rate of up to 1.2 fps while shutter-release button is pressed. Shooting is suspended while

icon is displayed ( 81).

Time lapse

Camera takes pictures automatically at speciﬁ ed interval. See “Interval Timer Photography” ( 82).

Description

Multi-shot 16

2, 3

Each time shutter-release button is pressed, camera takes 16 consecutive pictures 816 × 612 pixels in size at about 1.5 fps and arranges them in 4 rows to form a single picture measuring 3,264 × 2,448 pixels. Image size automatically set to .

5 shot buffer

2, 3

Camera shoots at up to 1 fps while shutter-release button is pressed, but only last ﬁ ve shots are saved to memory card.

Ultra HS

While shutter-release button is pressed, camera records up to 100 pictures at rate of up to 30 fps. Image quality is automatically set to NORMAL and image size to (640 × 480). With each sequence, camera creates new folder in which all photos in sequence are stored. Folder name consists of “N_” followed by three-digit sequence number assigned automatically by camera. Exposure count is shown in shooting display.

Movie

Camera records movies up to three minutes long. See “Movies” ( 49).

1 HI image quality reset to FINE. 2 Built-in Speedlight turns off. 3 RAW and HI image quality reset to FINE.

4 Built-in and optional Speedlights turn off

(Movie > Time-lapse movie excluded).

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Other Camera Settings

Settings other than Single can not be used in combination with BSS ( 84), white-balance bracketing ( 99), or noise reduction ( 101). Multi-shot 16, Ultra HS, 5 shot buffer, Time lapse, and Movie can not be used in combination with auto-exposure bracketing ( 99). Digital zoom ( 16) can not be used at settings of Multi-shot 16 or Ultra HS.

Focus, Exposure, and White Balance

At settings other than Single, focus, exposure, and white balance are determined by the ﬁ rst picture in each series.

Ultra HS

If the monitor is swivelled to point in the same direction as the lens during shooting, the display in the monitor will be inverted.

During shooting, progress is shown by the zoom indicator in the monitor, from S (start) to E (end). To interrupt shooting before one hundred pictures have been recorded, lift your ﬁ nger from the shutter-release button.

The Memory Buffer

During shooting, pictures are stored in a temporary memory buffer before being transferred to the memory card for permanent storage. You can continue to take pictures as long as room is available in the buffer. When the buffer is full, a (wait) icon will be displayed and shooting will be suspended. More pictures can be taken as soon as enough memory becomes available in the buffer.

Continuous

At settings other than Single, the current “continuous” setting is shown by an icon in the shooting display. At settings of Continuous H, Continuous L, 5 shot buffer, and Time lapse, a icon appears in the control panel. A icon appears in the control panel when Multi-shot 16 is selected; in Ultra HS and Movie mode, the icon in the control panel ﬂ ashes. At a setting of Ultra HS, the image-quality indicator (NORM) ﬂ ashes in the control panel.

Control panel

Shooting display

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Interval Timer Photography

To display the menu shown in Step 1, below, highlight Time lapse in the CONTINUOUS menu and press the multi selector to the right.

Take a Test Shot

Take a test shot and view the results before beginning recording.

Display menu of interval options.

Choose interval between pictures from

30 s (thirty seconds), 1 m (one minute), 5 m (ﬁ ve minutes), 10 m (ten minutes), 30 m (thirty minutes), and 60 m (sixty

minutes).

SET INTERVAL TIME

30s

5m 10m 30m 60m

Make selection and return to shooting menu. To change AE lock option, select Continuous >Time lapse. To exit with- out changing AE lock option, proceed to Step 9.

Highlight AE lock.

AE LOCK

Off

Display AE LOCK menu.

Highlight Set interval time.

TIME LAPSE

Set interval time

AE lock

SET INTERVAL TIME

30s

5m 10m 30m 60m

MY MENU

Metering

White balance

Continuous

BSS

User setting SET-UP Show all menus

TIME LAPSE

Set interval time

AE lock

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Use a Reliable Power Source

To prevent shooting from ending unexpectedly, use the optional EH-53 AC adapter for interval timer photography.

During Recording

To save power, the monitor and electronic viewﬁ nder turn off between pictures. The display turns on automatically immediately before the camera takes the next shot.

Folders

Each sequence of pictures is stored in a folder with a name consisting of a three-digit folder number followed by “INTVL” (e.g., “101INTVL”).

Quick Review / Full Screen Review

Quick review and full screen review are not available during interval timer shooting.

Choose On to ﬁ x exposure and auto white balance for entire series at values for ﬁ rst picture, Off to meter new values for exposure and white balance with each shot.

AE LOCK

Off

Make selection.

Return to shooting mode.

Start recording. Camera will take pictures at speciﬁ ed interval until shutter-release button is pressed again, memory card is full, or 1,800 pictures have been taken.

INTVL

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Metering

White balance

Continuous

BSS

User setting SET-UP Show all menus

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Best Shot Selector (BSS)

The options in the “best-shot selector” (BSS) menu are recommended for situations in which inadvertent camera movement can produce blurred pictures, or when parts of the image are prone to under- or overexposure.

Off

On Exposure BSS

BEST SHOT SELECTOR

Option Description

Off BSS off.

Camera takes shots while shutter-release button is pressed, to a maximum of ten. These images are then compared and sharpest picture (picture with highest level of detail) saved to memory card. Flash turns off automatically and focus, exposure, and auto white balance for all photos are determined by the ﬁ rst picture in each series. Recommended for situations in which inadvertent camera movement can produce blurred pictures, for example when:

• the camera is zoomed in • macro close-up is in effect

• lighting is poor and the ﬂ ash can not be used

Exposure

BSS

Selecting this option displays sub-menu shown at right. Choose from:

• Highlight BSS: picture with smallest area of overexposure is selected.

• Shadow BSS: picture with smallest area of underexposure is selected.

• Histogram BSS: of pictures with least under- and over-exposure, camera chooses picture with overall exposure closest to optimum.

Camera takes ﬁ ve shots each time shutter-release button is pressed. These images are then compared and picture that best meets selected criterion saved to memory card. Flash turns off automatically and focus and auto white balance for all photos are determined by the ﬁ rst picture in each series. Recommended for subjects containing areas of high contrast, when it is difﬁ cult to set exposure correctly.

EXPOSURE BSS

Highlight BSS

Shadow BSS Histogram BSS

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Restrictions on BSS

BSS may not produce the desired results with a moving subject or if the composition is changed while the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down. BSS can not be used with the self timer ( 38), Continuous ( 80) settings other than Single, autoexposure or white-balance bracketing ( 99), or noise reduction ( 101). Imagequality settings of RAW and HI are not available with exposure BSS.

BSS

At settings other than Off, the current BSS setting is indicated by an icon in the shooting display.

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Image Adjustment

At settings other than Auto, the current image-adjustment setting is indicated by an icon in the shooting display. No image adjustment icon is displayed when Black&white is selected for Saturation control.

Image Adjustment

The options in the image adjustment menu control contrast.

IMAGE ADJUSTMENT

Auto

Normal More contrast

Less contrast

Option Description

Normal

Camera performs same standard contrast adjustment on all pictures. Suitable for a wide variety of scenes, from dark to bright.

Auto

Camera automatically adjusts contrast according to shooting conditions.

Less

contrast

Picture processed to decrease difference between light and dark areas, reducing contrast. Recommended when light is very bright, creating strong shadows on subject.

contrast

Picture processed to emphasize difference between light and dark areas, enhancing contrast. Useful when shooting under overcast skies or shooting low contrast subjects such as landscapes.

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Saturation Control

If Black&white is in effect when Sepia movie 320 is selected in the movie menu (

49), Saturation control will be reset to Normal.

Black-and-White

When Black&white is selected, monitor shows the view through the lens in black-and-white and a icon is appears in the shooting display.

Saturation Control

Saturation control is used to heighten or reduce the vividness of colors.

SATURATION CONTROL

Normal

Black&white

Enhanced

Moderate Minimum

Maximum

Option Description

±0 Normal Recommended for most situations.

+2 Maximum

Use for vivid, photoprint effect when taking pictures that will be printed “as is,” without further modiﬁ cation.

+1 Enhanced

Use when taking pictures that will later be retouched on a computer.

–1 Moderate

–2 Minimum

Black&white

Pictures recorded in black-and-white. Black-and-white images require same amount of memory as color images, but show a higher level of detail. Black&white can not be used in combination with digital zoom ( 16), white balance ( 76), whitebalance bracketing ( 99), or RAW image quality ( 30).

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USER SETTING

Set

QUICK

SET-UP

User setting

User Setting

The User Setting menu can be used in place of the button to choose the shooting mode. Choose from Auto ( ), Scene (scene mode), Custom 1 (shooting mode ), and Custom 2 (shooting mode ). The camera stores changes to settings in shooting modes

and and restores these settings the next time the mode is selected, making it possible to create two sets of “custom” settings (one for shooting mode and another for shooting mode ) and recall them as desired. For more information on shooting modes, see page 15.

Auto Scene

Custom 1

Custom 2

USER SETTING

Highlight User setting.

Display USER SETTING menu.

Highlight User setting.

Display USER SETTING menu.

Shooting Mode

The current shooting mode is shown in the top left corner of the shooting display.

Displaying the User Setting Menu in (Auto) Mode

Press the button. The menu shown in Step 1 will be displayed.

Displaying the User Setting Menu in Scene Mode

Press the button. The menu shown in Step 1 will be displayed.

Auto

Scene Custom 1 Custom 2

USER SETTING

SET-UP

User setting

SHOOTING MENU(AUTO

)

Auto

Scene

Custom 1 Custom 2

USER SETTING

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Image Sharpening

In shooting modes and , the image-sharpening menu controls the amount of sharpening performed. The camera automatically processes pictures to emphasize the borders between light and dark areas, making edges seem sharper. As this processing occurs after shooting, its effects can not be previewed in the shooting display, but they will be visible in the ﬁ nal picture.

IMAGE SHARPENING

Normal Low Off

High

Auto

Option

Low Sharpening reduced below normal level.

Auto

Camera sharpens edges for optimal results; amount of sharpening varies from shot to shot.

High

Pictures processed to increase sharpness, making edges more distinct.

Normal Camera performs same standard level of sharpening on all images.

Off No sharpening performed.

Description

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Lens

The lens menu is used to adjust camera settings for optimal results with the optional converter lenses and adapters listed below. Note that these accessories can only be used with a lens adapter ring ( 137). For complete information on use and handling, see the documentation provided with each converter lens.

LENS

Normal

Wide adapter Telephoto

Fisheye

Option

Fisheye

(for FC-E9)

• Zoom ﬁ xed at widest angle.

• Focus ﬁ xed at inﬁ nity.

• Metering ﬁ xed at center-weighted ( 79).

• Corners of frame blacked out to create circular frame.

Normal

No modiﬁ cations are made to settings. Use when no converter lens is attached (be sure to remove lens adapter ring).

Wide adapter

(for WC-E80)

Camera zooms out to widest angle. Zoom can be adjusted between middle optical zoom position and widest angle.

Telephoto

(for TC-E15ED)

Optical zoom set to maximum optical zoom position. Digital zoom can be used.

Description

Using a Flash

The built-in Speedlight turns off automatically at settings other than Normal. Optional Speedlights mounted on the accessory shoe ( 96) can be used with wide-angle and telephoto converter lenses when the optional Speedlight is set to mode A (non-TTL auto). Use of an optional Speedlight is not recommended with ﬁ sheye converter lenses, as the ﬂ ash will be unable to light the entire subject.

Use Autofocus

When shooting at settings other than Normal, use autofocus ( 37). Manual focus and inﬁ nity will not produce results that accurately reﬂ ect the selected focus distance.

Lens

At settings other than Normal, the current lens setting is indicated by an icon in the monitor.

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