Nikon COOLPIX 700 Pocket Guide
DIGITAL CAMERA
COOLPIX 700
Pocket Guide
Contents
Overview ......................................................................5
Taking Photographs .................................................... 5
Composition and Focus ................................................................6
Lighting............................................................................................ 9
Metering .................................................................................... 9
White Balance ........................................................................11
Image Adjustment .................................................................. 13
Sensitivity .................................................................................. 15
Multi-shot Photography (CONTINUOUS).................................... 16
Best-Shot Selection (BSS) ............................................................. 18
Other Shooting Options .............................................................. 20
Playback .................................................................... 21
Photo Information ........................................................................ 21
The Playback Menu ..................................................................... 21
Other Camera Functions ..........................................23
Camera Setup .............................................................................23
Saving and Clearing Settings ..................................................... 26
Using Folders ................................................................................. 27
Nikon View .................................................................
Nikon View
Connecting Your Camera to a Computer ............................... 30
Software Manuals .................................................... 29
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Contents of the
COOLPIX 700 Refer-
ence Manual
(on CD)
Overview ......................................................................3
First Steps ...................................................................... 4
Putting Batteries in Your Camera .................................................4
Inserting and Removing Memory Cards ..................................... 5
Choosing a Language for the Menus .........................................5
Setting the Time and Date ........................................................... 6
Taking Your First Photograph ......................................................... 7
Using the Buttons (A-REC, M-REC) ........................... 11
Flash Settings ................................................................................ 11
Focus Settings ............................................................................... 13
Using the Self-Timer ...................................................................... 15
Image Quality .............................................................................. 16
Using the Buttons (PLAY) ...........................................18
The Camera Menus................................................... 20
The A-REC Menu ..........................................................................20
Using Folders (A-REC, M-REC)................................................ 21
LCD Brightness ......................................................................... 23
Auto Off ................................................................................... 24
Formatting Memory Cards ....................................................24
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The M-REC Menu .........................................................................25
VGA .......................................................................................... 27
Lens Converter Settings (LENS) .............................................. 28
Black-and-White Photography ............................................. 29
Making a Panarama—Tips (AE-LOCK) ................................. 30
User Settings ............................................................................31
Restoring Default Settings ......................................................32
LCD On/Off .............................................................................. 33
The Controls Menu .................................................................. 34
SEQ.XFER ..................................................................................35
The Playback Menu ..................................................................... 36
Deleting Multiple Photographs ............................................. 37
Using Folders (Playback) ........................................................ 39
Slideshow .................................................................................39
Protecting Photographs from Deletion ................................40
Hiding Photographs During Playback ..................................41
Preparing Photographs for Printing ......................................41
Connections .............................................................. 43
Connecting to a Television or VCR ............................................ 43
Viewing Photos on a Computer.................................................44
Caring for Your Camera............................................ 45
Cleaning .......................................................................................45
Storage .........................................................................................45
Accessories ............................................................... 46
What’s in the Box ......................................................................... 46
Optional Accessories ..................................................................46
Troubleshooting ......................................................... 47
General Problems ........................................................................47
Error Messages..............................................................................50
Specifications ............................................................52
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Overview
Thank you for buying a COOLPIX 700. This
concerning the most commonly used features of your camera. It has
been designed for portability and ease of reference. The other documentation for this product includes:
•
Fast Track Guide
basic camera operations
•
For Your Safety
safety precautions, cautions, and notices
•
Reference Manual
full description of camera functions
• Software manuals (CD-ROM)
detailed instructions on using your camera with Nikon software
(printed)
(printed)
(CD-ROM)
Pocket Guide
offers advice
Taking Photographs
This chapter provides information on composing photographs, using
autofocus, dealing with different lighting conditions, and on the shooting options available in M-REC mode.
COMPOSE
• Digital
zoom
FOCUS
•
Continuous
autofocus
• Single
autofocus
• Autofocus
lock
LIGHTING
• Metering
• White
balance
• Image
adjustment
• Sensitivity
SHOOTING
• Multi-shot
mode
• Best-shot
selection
Overview
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Composition and Focus
The COOLPIX 700 is equipped with automatic
digital zoom
*
that can
be used to frame photos in the LCD monitor by enlarging images 1.25,
1.6, 2.0, or 2.5 times.
Focus can be adjusted according to your composition. Autofocus can
be used to adjust focus automatically to match the distance to your
subject. A variety of manual focus settings are available for situations
in which autofocus may not produce the desired results, as for
CONCEPT
example when your subject is poorly lit (see the
Fast Track Guide
This section describes how to compose photographs using zoom and
how to get the best results with autofocus.
Framing Photographs
Photos can be framed in the viewfinder or LCD monitor.
PRACTICE
).
*
Digital zoom
In digital zoom, image data from the CCD are processed digitally, enlarging the
center portion of the image to fill the frame. Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom does not
increase the amount of detail visible in the photograph. Instead, details visible at
maximum zoom are enlarged, producing a slightly “grainy” image.
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Taking Photographs: Composition and Focus
Digital Zoom
1/30
X2.0X2.0
F3.8
Hold the ▲ button down briefly to trigger digital
zoom. While digital zoom is in effect, the zoom
indicator and the Autofocus (AF)/Flash indicator will blink green. The amount of magnification produced by digital zoom will be displayed
at the top of the LCD monitor. Four settings
from ×1.25 to ×2.5 can be selected using the ▲
and ▼ buttons to increase or decrease the
magnification.
Note that digital zoom is only available when the LCD monitor is on or
the camera is connected to a television set. The effects of digital zoom
are not visible in the viewfinder.
Autofocus
The focus cross-hairs visible in the viewfinder
show the focus point for autofocus operations.
When selecting the focus point, or when the
monitor has been turned off to save power, you
can use the viewfinder to frame photos as
shown opposite.
When framing photographs, keep your fingers and other objects away from the lens
and flash window.
Taking Photographs: Composition and Focus
Tip
7
After framing your photograph, you can check autofocus by gently
pressing the shutter-release button half way. If the camera is able to
focus on the subject framed in the viewfinder focus cross-hairs, the
AF/Flash indicator will glow green. Focus will remain constant as long
as the shutter-release button is held halfway down; this “focus lock” can
be used to focus on a subject that is off-center in the final composition
(see the
Fast Track Guide
).
If the camera is unable to focus, the AF/Flash indicator will blink green
rapidly. In this case, use focus lock to focus on an object at the same
distance from the camera as your subject, then recompose your
photograph. Alternatively, you can use a focus setting of Infinity or one
of the manual focus settings available in M-REC mode (see the
Track Guide
). Note that if the monitor is off, you will not be able to take
Fast
photographs while the AF/Flash indicator is blinking.
Tips
Getting good results with autofocus
Autofocus performs best when:
• There is contrast between the subject and the background. For example,
autofocus may not perform well on subjects that are the same color as the
background.
• The objects in the focus cross-hairs are all at the same distance from the camera.
• The subject is motionless.
• The subject is evenly lit.
• The subject is well lit (the subject should not, however, be too much brighter than
the background).
Autofocus mode
The autofocus system operates in one of two modes: continuous or single. Continuous
AF is only available when the LCD monitor is on and focus is set to macro close-up (see
the
Fast Track Guide
operates in single AF mode. In continuous AF mode, the camera adjusts focus
continuously so that the camera is ready to take a photo at any time. Note however
that this allows you to take pictures even when the camera is not focused; check the
AF/Flash indicator before shooting. In single AF mode, the camera focuses only when
the shutter-release button is pressed half way. This saves battery power, but there will
be a slight delay before the camera is ready to take a picture.
); at other focus settings, or when the monitor is off, the camera
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Taking Photographs: Composition and Focus
Lighting
The COOLPIX 700 offers a number of functions for dealing with
different lighting conditions. In addition to the flash and exposure
compensation settings discussed in the
metering, white balance, image adjustment, and sensitivity to cope with
different lighting conditions or produce a variety of lighting effects.
Metering
The camera measures the amount of light available and adjusts
exposure accordingly using one of the three metering methods listed
below. Exposure is fixed when the shutter-release button is halfpressed (exposure lock).
Method How it works When to use it
Fast Track Guide
, you can use
Matrix
Spot Camera measures light
Center-
weighted
Taking Photographs: Lighting
Camera measures the
brightness and contrast
of the scene in 256 areas of the frame and
adjusts exposure to a
level that captures both
bright and shaded portions of the image.
only in a small area at
the center of the frame,
shown by a square in
the LCD monitor.
Camera measures light
in the entire frame, but
assigns greatest weight
to center portion.
This setting is best for
general use. Exposure
is calculated by comparing measurements
from 256 areas of the
scene with a reference
library of typical compositions, producing
the best possible setting for the photo.
Ensures that the subject will be correctly
exposed even if the
background is very
bright or very dark.
Use this setting to preserve background details while letting lighting conditions at the
center of the frame define exposure.
CONCEPT
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Choosing a metering method
SHOOTING
WHITE BAL
CONTINUOUS
METERING
BESTSHOT
IMG ADJUST
SENS.
DEF
VGA
SET➔
SHUTTER
BK
METERING
SPOT
CENTER WEIGHT
MATRIX
BK
When the mode dial is set to A-REC, the camera automatically uses
matrix metering. To choose another metering method, follow these
steps:
1. Turn the mode dial to M-REC.
2. Press the MENU button to display the shoot-
ing menu.
PRACTICE
3. Using the zoom buttons (▲▼), highlight
METERING.
4. Press the shutter-release button and select
the desired setting from the METERING
menu.
The chosen metering method will be active whenever the camera is in
M-REC mode. The metering method is shown by icons in the control
panel, LCD monitor, and shooting menu.
Using the Menus
If the menu does not appear when you press the MENU button, press the MONITOR
button until the LCD monitor comes on. Items can be highlighted using the zoom
buttons (▲▼) and selected using the shutter-release button. You can page through
menus that have multiple pages by pressing the MENU button. To clear a menu from
the screen, highlight BK and press the shutter-release button, or press the MENU
button until the menu disappears.
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Taking Photographs: Lighting
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