Nikon COOLPIX 4800 Owner Manual

The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography

with the

DIGITAL CAMERA

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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.

• 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.

• When the battery is not in use, at tach the terminal cover and store in a cool place.

• 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.

• 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.

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.

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.

Notices

• 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.

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.

• 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).

E4800

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

iii

Notice for customers in Canada

CAUTION

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

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.

ATTENTION

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

• 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.

For Your Safety.................................................................................................. i

Notices.............................................................................................................. iii

Introduction 1

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

Monitor / Electronic Viewﬁ nder ........................................................................ 4

Button..................................................................................................... 6

The

The Shutter-Release Button.............................................................................. 6

The Mode Dial................................................................................................... 7

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

First Steps 8

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

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

Turning the Camera On.................................................................................... 12

Basic Setup......................................................................................................... 13

Basic Photography 15

Step 1 —Select Mode .................................................................................. 15

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

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

Step 4 — View the Results.................................................................................. 21

Scene Mode 24

Assist and Scene Modes .................................................................................... 24

Framing Assist.................................................................................................... 25

Portrait Assist .................................................................................................... 26

Landscape Assist ............................................................................................... 28

Sports Assist...................................................................................................... 30

Night Portrait Assist........................................................................................... 31

Scene Mode ....................................................................................................... 32

Taking Pictures for a Panorama.......................................................................... 36

Introduction

Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon COOLPIX 4800 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.

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

Introduction

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

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

Memory Cards

Pictures taken with this camera can be stored in the camera’s internal memory or on removable memory cards. If a memory card is inserted, all new pictures will be stored on the memory card and delete, playback, and format operations will apply only to the pictures on the memory card. The memory card must be removed before the internal memory can be formatted or used to store, delete, or view pictures.

First Steps

Basic Photography

Scene Mode

Parts of the Camera

Power switch

12)

(

Microphone ( 43, 46, 51)

Power-on lamp (

12)

Self-timer lamp ( AF-Assist illuminator (LED; 19, 102, 111)

Speaker (

47, 51, 97)

40)/

Introduction

Shutter-release button (

6, 18)

Lens

103, 111)

(

Lens not extended

DC-IN connector ( 9)

USB (digital I/O) (

55, 61)/

Lens cover

Audio / video (A/V) out

52) connector

(

Attaching the Camera Strap

Attach strap as shown below. Repeat for second eyelet.

Built-in Speedlight (

38)

Eyelet for camera strap

Interface connector cover (

52, 55, 61)

Diopter adjustment control (

Electronic viewﬁ nder ( 4, 6)

Monitor

4, 6)

(

Tripod socket

16)

(monitor) button ( 6)

Mode dial (

Battery-chamber cover

(

Battery-chamber cover latch (

7,15)

Zoom buttons ( 17, 48, 49)

Eyelet for camera strap

Memory cardslot cover (

Memory card slot ( 10)

Introduction

10)

(menu) button

( 24, 32, 44, 64, 76)

(playback) button

( 21, 48, 76)

Center of multi selector / transfer button (

Multi selector

(

(delete) button ( 19, 21, 48, 51)

7, 53)

Monitor / Electronic Viewﬁ nder

1.0

Shooting

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

4 5

7 8 910

11 12

131416 15

Introduction

23 22 21 19 18 17

1.0

1 Shooting mode................... 7, 15

2 Exposure lock.......................... 36

3 Zoom indicator 1...................... 17

4 Focus indicator 2...................... 18

5 Flash indicator 2....................... 18

6 Battery level indicator 3............ 15

7 Internal memory / memory card

indicator ................................. 15

8 Camera shake

icon 4......................... 33, 39, 105

9 “Date not set” icon 5............... 13

10 Time zone indicator ................ 94

11 Self-timer indicator.................. 40

12 Date imprint indicator ............. 95

1 Displayed when zoom buttons are pressed. 2 Displayed when shutter-release button is pressed

halfway. 3 Appears when batteries are running low. 4 Appears at slow shutter speeds to warn that pic-

tures may be blurred. 5 Appears when camera clock has not been set.

13 Number of exposures

remaining ......................... 15, 66

Movie length..................... 43, 46

14 Flash mode .............................38

15 Focus areas and focus-area

selection guide.................. 27, 74

16 Image mode............................ 65

17 Exposure compensation ..........42

18 Sensitivity gain indicator.... 27, 71

19 Continuous shooting mode..... 69

20 Best Shot Selector (BSS)........... 70

21 White balance......................... 67

22 Color option ...........................75

23 Macro close-up mode .............41

Playback

0008

100

2004

The following indicators appear in the monitor during playback.

2004

2004000108

16 15 14

12 11 9

1 Current folder......................... 23

2 File number and type ..............23

3 Internal memory / memory card

indicator ................................. 15

4 Battery level indicator1............. 15

5 Volume indicator............... 47, 51

6 Voice memo recording guide... 51

7 Voice memo playback guide.... 51

8 Current frame number/

total number of frames ........... 23

Movie length........................... 47

1 Appears when batteries are running low.

N I KON

1 2 3

6 8

100

100N IK

0008

8/14

9 Quick playback zoom indicator..22

10 Movie playback indicator......... 47

11 Voice memo icon .................... 51

12 Image mode............................ 65

13 Movie indicator....................... 43

14 Protect icon............................. 82

15 Print-order icon....................... 58

16 Transfer icon ........................... 83

17 Time of recording.................... 13

18 Date of recording.................... 13

Introduction

The Button

The electronic viewﬁ nder can be used to frame pictures when bright ambient lighting conditions make it difﬁ cult to see the display in the monitor. Use the

button to switch between the monitor and electronic viewﬁ nder, and to

view and hide indicators in the shooting display.

Introduction

Monitor on;

indicators displayed

Viewﬁ nder on;

indicators hidden

Monitor on;

indicators hidden

Viewﬁ nder on;

indicators displayed

The Shutter-Release Button

The camera has a two stage shutter-release button. When the button is pressed halfway, the camera sets focus and exposure and the focus indicator is displayed in monitor or electronic viewﬁ nder ( 18). Focus and exposure will remain locked while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. To take the picture, press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down.

The Mode Dial

To select a mode, align the mode icon with the “ ” mark next to the mode dial.

Scene ( 32)

Choose from eleven “scenes” suited to different subjects or shooting conditions and let the camera do the rest.

A simple “point-and-shoot” mode in which the majority of settings are controlled by the camera. A shooting menu offers control over nine shooting options.

Choose from three movie modes.

Use framing assist to compose pictures suited to a particular type of subject ( 25–31).

Choose this mode to display the setup menu, where you can perform such tasks as setting the camera clock and adjusting monitor brightness.

Navigating the Menus

ulti selector is used to navigate through the camera menus.

Move cursor up

Cancel and return to previous menu,

or move cursor left

Move cursor down

Portrait Assist Landscape Assist Sports Assist Night Portrait Assist

Setup ( 91)

Press center (

to make selection

Display sub-menu, move cursor right,

or make selection

Introduction

)

First Steps

Inserting Batteries

Your camera uses either of the following batteries:

Battery Description

• Provided with camera

Rechargeable Nikon

EN-EL1 lithium-ion

batteries (×1)

Six-volt 2CR5 (DL245)

First Steps

lithium batteries (×1)

• 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.

• Available at many retail outlets

• Not rechargeable

EN-EL1

2CR5

Open the battery-chamber cover

Pressing battery-chamber cover latch, slide the cover in the direction shown () and open the cover ().

Insert the battery

Insert the battery as shown in the label at the entrance to the battery chamber, making sure that the positive (“+”) and negative (“–”) terminals are in the correct orientation.

Inserting Batteries

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

Close the battery-chamber cover

Close the cover () and slide it in until it latches

Replacing Batteries

Turn the camera off before removing or inserting batteries. Do not open the batterychamber cover while the power-on lamp is lit. To remove the battery, open the batterychamber cover 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 i–ii and 104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-54 AC adapter. 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.

().

First Steps

Inserting Memory Cards

Pictures are stored on the camera’s 13.5 MB internal memory or on removable Secure Digital (SD) memory cards. For information on compatible memory cards, see “Technical Notes: Optional Accessories” ( 101).

If no memory card is inserted, pictures are recorded to, and played back and deleted from, the camera’s internal memory. Formatting ( 98) affects internal memory only.

If a memory card is inserted, the card is used for recording, playback, and deletion. Formatting affects only the memory card, not internal memory. The memory card must be removed from the camera before internal memory

First Steps

can be formatted or used to record, delete, or view pictures.

To insert a memory card:

Conﬁ rm that the camera is off

The power-on lamp should be off.

Open the memory card slot cover

Insert the memory card

Insert the memory card as shown in the label at the entrance to the memory card slot.

Inserting Memory Cards

Terminals

Direction of insertion

Insert the memory card 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.

Close the memory card slot cover

Formatting Memory Cards

Memory cards must be formatted before ﬁ rst use. Use the format option in the camera setup menu to format memory cards; the camera may be unable to access

memory cards that have been formatted in a computer or other device. For information on formatting memory cards, see “The Setup Menu: Format Card” ( 98).

The Write Protect Switch

SD cards are equipped with a write protect switch to prevent accidental loss of data. When this switch is in the “lock” position, pictures can not be recorded, deleted, or edited, and the card can not be formatted. Do not lock the card when taking, deleting, or editing pictures or when transferring pictures to a computer (

53).

Write protect switch

When card is locked, pictures can be played back but can not be recorded, deleted, or edited. Locking card also prevents pictures from being transferred using center of multi selector ( button) when Mass Storage is selected for USB ( 53).

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 conﬁ rm that the power-on lamp is off. Do not open the memory card slot cover while the power-on lamp is lit. Open the memory card slot cover and press the card in to partially eject the card. The card can then be removed by hand.

First Steps

Turning the Camera On

Press the power switch until the power-on lamp lights. The ﬁ rst time the camera is turned on, the language-selection dialog shown opposite will be displayed; choose a language and set the time and date as described on the following pages.

First Steps

Tur ning the Camera Off

To turn the camera off, press the power switch again. The camera is off when the power-on lamp is off. Do not remove the battery or memory card or disconnect the AC adapter until the power-on lamp has gone out.

Auto Power Off ( Standby Mode)

If no operations are performed for one minute, the monitor and electronic viewﬁ nder will turn off automatically and the camera will enter standby mode to reduce the drain on the battery. While the camera is in standby mode, the power-on lamp will ﬂ icker. The camera will be reactivated when you:

• Press the power-on switch

• Press the button or press the shutter-release button halfway

• Press the button to play pictures back

• Press the button to display the menu for the current mode

• Rotate the mode dial to select a new mode The length of time before the camera enters standby mode can be changed using the Auto off option in the setup menu ( 98).

If no operations are performed for three minutes after the camera enters standby mode, the camera will turn off automatically and the power-on lamp will go out.

The Power-on Lamp

The power-on lamp shows camera status as follows:

Power-on lamp Camera

On On

Flickers

Blinks Battery exhausted ( 15)

Off Off

Auto power off (standby mode)

Basic Setup

DATE

Set time and date?

DATE

Set time and date?

HOME TIME ZONE

ack

TIME ZONE

The ﬁ rst time the camera is turned on, a language-selection dialog will be displayed. Choose a language and set the time and date as follows:

* Press button to exit to without selecting language.

Deutsch English Español Français Italiano Nederlands

Conﬁ rmation dialog displayed.

* Select No to exit to mode selected with mode dial. 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.”

TIME ZONE menu displayed.

† To turn daylight saving time on or off, press multi selector down to highlight

DaylightSaving and press center of multi selector. When DaylightSaving is checked, time will automatically be advanced one hour ( 94). To return to Step 4, press multi selector up to highlight current time zone.

Svenska

日本語

Cancel S et

DATE

Set time and date?

Yes

TIME ZONE

01. 01 . 2004 00 : 00

London, Casablanca

DaylightSaving

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

(Traditional Chinese), or (Korean).

(Simpliﬁ ed Chinese),

Highlight Yes.

†

Display map of world time zones.

(Japanese),

DATE

Set time and date?

Yes

HOME TIME ZONE

London, Casablanc

Set

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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.

DATE

HOME TIME ZONE

Select home time zone.

HOME TIME ZONE

Madrid, Paris, Berlin

Back Set

Display DATE menu.

DATE

D M YDM Y

200401

00 00

First Steps

Edit Day (order of Day, Month, and

Year may differ in some areas).

DATE

D M YDM Y

200401

00 00

DATE

Select Month. Repeat steps 8–9 to

edit Month, Year, hour, and minute.

D M YDM Y

Highlight D M Y.

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 DATE menu will automatically be displayed when the battery is exhausted.

200408

10 00

Choose order in which Day, Month,

and Year will be displayed.

Exit to mode currently selected with mode dial. Note that time and date of recording will not be imprinted on pictures unless Date or Date and time is selected for Date imprint ( 95).

DATE

D M YDM Y

200408

00 00

DATE

M D YMD Y

200401

10 00

Basic Photography

This section describes how to take pictures in (auto) mode, an automatic, “point-and-shoot” mode recommended for ﬁ rst-time users of digital cameras.

Step 1 —Select Mode

Rotate the mode dial to and turn the camera on

The power-on lamp will light and a welcome screen will appear in the monitor or electronic viewﬁ nder. The camera is ready to shoot when the view through the camera lens is displayed.

Battery indicator: appears when battery is running low.

Shooting mode: indi- cates auto mode.

ﬁ ve options depending on how picture will be used

65). Default is .

(

Flash mode: choose from ﬁ ve modes according to lighting and creative intent ( 38). Default is AUTO.

Internal memory / memory card indicator: indicates whether

internal memory ( ) or memory card ( ) is used ( 10).

Number of exposures remaining: depends on capacity of

internal memory or memory card and on option chosen for Image Mode ( 65).

The Battery Indicator

Display Description

NO ICON

The Shooting Menu

(auto) mode offers a shooting menu of nine options that give full control over such

settings as white balance and image sharpening ( 64).

Battery fully charged.

Low battery; ready spare battery. If ﬂ ash ﬁ res, monitor will turn off while ﬂ ash recharges.

Display Description

WARNING!!

BATTERY

EXHAUSTED

* Power on lamp blinks when battery is

exhausted.

Battery exhausted. * Replace with fully-charged battery.

Step 2 — Frame the Picture

Basic Photography

Ready the camera

Hold the camera steadily in both hands. Photographs can be framed in the monitor A or the electronic viewﬁ nder B.

Don’t Block the Shot

To avoid mufﬂ ed sound or dark or partially obscured pictures, keep your ﬁ ngers and other objects away from the microphone, lens, and ﬂ ash window.

Frame the subject

Use the zoom buttons to frame the subject in the center of the monitor or electronic viewﬁ nder.

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.

Zoom

The camera offers two types of zoom: optical zoom, in which the camera’s telescoping lens can be used to magnify the subject up to 8.3 ×, and digital zoom, in which digital processing is used to further magnify the image up to 4 ×,

Zoom

for a total of about 33 ×. Use the zoom buttons to zoom in and out.

out

Zoom

• 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. The camera is equipped with two- speed zoom: press the buttons fully for high-speed zoom,

Indicator shows

amount of zoom

halfway for normal zoom.

Normal zoom High-speed zoom

• When the camera is zoomed in to maximum magniﬁ cation, holding the button down for about one second will trigger digital zoom. The zoom indicator will turn yellow. Use the and buttons to adjust zoom in

Digital zoom

the digital zoom range. To cancel digital zoom, press until the zoom indicator turns white.

Digital Zoom

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.

Basic Photography

Step 3 — Focus and Shoot

Focus

Press the shutter-release button halfway to set focus and exposure. At default settings, the camera will automatically focus on the subject in the center of the display. Focus and exposure will lock while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway ( 6).

Focus indicator

Basic Photography

Flash indicator

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

indicator

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.

On (green) Subject in focus.

Focus

Blinks red

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

Flash

Blinks red Flash charging.

Off Flash off or not required.

Camera unable to focus. Change composition and try again.

“Out of Memory”

If the camera displays the message “OUT OF MEMORY” ( 106) no further pictures can be taken. You may be able to take additional pictures if you:

• change the image mode setting ( 65)

•

delete some pictures ( 19, 48, 80)

• insert a new memory card ( 10)

• remove the memory card and use internal memory ( 10)

During Recording

Erase 1 image (s)?

While pictures are being recorded, the internal memory / memory card indicator ( or ) will blink. The camera can continue to take pictures until the (wait) icon is displayed. Do not turn the camera off, eject the memory card, or remove or dis-

connect the power source while the internal memory / memory card indicator is blinking or the 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.

The AF-Assist Illuminator

If lighting is poor, the built-in AF-assist illuminator will light when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, allowing the camera to focus even when the subject is poorly lit. The AF-assist illuminator has a range of about 0.4 m–2.0 m / 1´4˝– 6´7˝ (widest angle) to 1.0 m–1.5 m /3´3˝–4´11˝ (maximum zoom). The AF-assist illuminator will not light if:

• (portrait assist), (landscape assist), (sports assist), or (night portrait assist) mode is selected or if (Dusk / Dawn), (Night landscape), (Close up), (Museum), or (Fireworks show) is selected in scene mode ( 24–37)

• Manual is selected for AF-area mode ( 74) and the center focus area is not selected

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).

Deleting Pictures in Shooting Mode

In shooting mode, pictures can be deleted one at a time by pressing the button. A conﬁ rmation dialog will be displayed; press the multi selector up or down to highlight an option and press the center of the multi selector.

• Yes : Delete the picture shown in the monitor and return to shooting mode

• No: Return to shooting mode without deleting the picture

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Erase 1 image (s)?

Yes

Done

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.

Focus

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

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Recompose picture

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

* 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.

Check focus indicator

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

Take picture

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

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Nikon COOLPIX 4800 Owner Manual

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Notices

Table of Contents

Introduction

Parts of the Camera

The Shutter-Release Button

The Mode Dial

Navigating the Menus

First Steps

Inserting Batteries

Inserting Memory Cards

Turning the Camera On

Basic Setup

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Step 2 — Frame the Picture

Step 3 — Focus and Shoot