Nikon COOLPIX 700 Reference Manual
DIGITAL CAMERA
Contents
Overview
First Steps
Putting Batteries in Your Camera
Inserting and Removing Memory Cards
Choosing a Language for the Menus
Setting the Time and Date
Taking Your First Photograph
Using the Buttons (A-REC, M-REC)
Flash Settings
Focus Settings
Using the Self-Timer
Image Quality
COOLPIX 700
Reference Manual
Using the Buttons (PLAY)
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The Camera Menus
The A-REC Menu
Using Folders (A-REC, M-REC)
LCD Brightness
Auto Off
Formatting Memory Cards
The M-REC Menu
VGA
Lens Converter Settings (LENS)
Black-and-White Photography
Making a Panorama—Tips (AE-LOCK)
User Settings
Restoring Default Settings
LCD On/Off
The Controls Menu
SEQ.XFER
The Playback Menu
Deleting Multiple Photographs
Using Folders (Playback)
Slideshow
Protecting Photographs from Deletion
Hiding Photographs During Playback
Preparing Photographs for Printing
Connections
Connecting to a Television or VCR
Viewing Photos on a Computer
Caring for Your Camera
Cleaning
Storage
Accessories
What’s in the Box
Optional Accessories
Troubleshooting
General Problems
Error Messages
Specifications
Contents
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Overview
Thank you for buying a COOLPIX 700. This Reference Manual
explains how to use and care for your COOLPIX 700. It is
intended as a supplement to the Fast Track Guide and Pocket
Guide, to which you can refer for guidance on topics not covered
here. This manual is composed of the following chapters:
First Steps
lists the steps involved in setting up your camera and taking
photographs
Using the Buttons (A-REC, M-REC)
covers the settings that can be changed using the camera’s
control buttons and the zoom buttons (▲▼): flash, focus,
exposure compensation, and image quality
Using the Buttons (PLAY)
outlines basic playback functions: viewing photographs and
deleting single images
The Camera Menus
describes camera settings that can be accessed from the AREC, M-REC, and PLAY menus
Troubleshooting
outlines steps to take when things go wrong
Please read all instructions carefully to get the most from your
camera.
Connections
describes how to use the camera with a computer or television
Caring for Your Camera
explains the procedures for cleaning and storing your COOLPIX
700
Accessories
identifies items provided with the camera and available separately
Overview
Notes on illustrations
The illustrations in this manual are composites. Photographs taken with the
COOLPIX 700 may differ from those shown here.
The illustrations in this manual show the LCD monitor used in the NTSCcompatible model of the COOLPIX 700. Owing to differences in video
standards, the PAL-compatible model will display items in positions slightly
different from those shown here.
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First Steps
Putting Batteries in Your Camera
This chapter guides you through the steps you will take after
removing the camera from the box, from inserting the batteries to
making your first photographs and playing them back. Before you
will be able to use your camera, you will need to complete the
following steps:
• attach the camera strap (see For Your Safety)
• insert batteries or connect the AC adapter (sold separately;
for information on using the AC adapter, see the documentation provided with the adapter)
• insert the compact flash memory card
• choose the language to be used in the setting and playback
menus
• set the camera’s clock-calendar to the current date and time
Having completed these steps, you will be ready to take photographs as described at the end of this chapter.
1 Turn the camera off
Turn the mode dial to OFF (if the camera
is on a tripod, detach the tripod before
inserting batteries).
2 Open the battery cover
Turn the camera upside down and slide
the cover of the battery chamber out
from the camera while pushing the latch
button, and then open the lid.
3 Insert batteries
Insert the batteries with the positive (+)
and negative (-) poles aligned as shown in
the diagram at the entrance to the battery
chamber.
4 Close the battery cover
Close the cover and slide it back into
position.
1
3
2
Important! Before inserting batteries or handling
memory cards, be sure to read the warnings and
cautions in For Your Safety.
First Steps: Putting Batteries in Your Camera
Notes on batteries
The camera’s clock-calendar is powered by a separate rechargable capacitor. When you put batteries in your camera for the first time or after a long
period of storage, wait a few hours for the capacitor to recharge before
removing the main batteries. The capacitor will remain charged for some
time after the main batteries have been removed.
Photographs stored on the flash memory card are not affected when the
batteries are removed. All manual-mode settings, with the exceptions of
the date and language, will however be reset.
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Inserting and Removing Memory Cards
Choosing a Language for the Menus
1 Turn the camera off
Turn the mode dial to OFF.
2 Open the card slot
Turn the camera upside down (if the
camera is on a tripod, detach it from the
tripod first), then open the card slot cover.
3 Insert the memory card, or…
Insert the card as shown at right, sliding it
in until it is firmly in place at the back of the
slot and the card-release button pops up.
…remove the memory card
Push the card-release button down until
the card can be removed by hand.
4 Close the card slot cover
About memory cards
Memory cards can be removed from the camera without loss of data when
the camera is off. Once removed from the camera, cards can be read by
a computer equipped with a CompactFlash card reader and photographs
printed on suitably-equipped printers. Cards can also be inserted in a PC
card adapter (sold separately) to be read by any computer with a Type II
PC-card slot.
Your camera comes with an eight-megabyte card; additional cards of up to
sixty-four megabytes can be purchased separately.
The cameras menus and messages can be displayed in English,
German, French, or Japanese. To select a language for the display,
follow these steps:
1 Turn the mode dial to PLAY.
2 Press the MENU button to display the
BK
playback menu.
3 Using the zoom buttons (▲▼), highlight
the last item (SET UP) in the menu and
press the shutter-release button (the exact appearance of the menu will depend
on the language currently selected; the
illustrations at right shows the English
menus).
4 Use the zoom buttons (▲▼) to highlight
the last item in the SET UP menu, then
press the shutter-release button to display the LANGUAGE menu.
5 Select the desired setting from the LAN-
GUAGE 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. To clear a menu from the screen, highlight BK and press
the shutter-release button, or press the MENU button until the menu
disappears.
PLAY BACK
DELETE
FOLDERS
SLIDESHOW
PROTECT
HIDE IMAGE
PRINT SET
SET UP
SET➔ SHUTTER
SET UP
0
LCD BRIGHT
AUTO OFF
CARD FORMAT
DATE
LANGUAGE
BK
BK
LANGUAGE
DEUTSCH
D
E
ENGLISH
F
FRANÇAIS
J
SET➔ SHUTTER
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Setting the Time and Date
When you turn on your camera for the first time, you will need to
set the time and date as follows:
1 Turn the mode dial to PLAY.
2 Press the MENU button to display the
playback menu.
3 Using the zoom buttons (▲▼), highlight
SET UP and press the shutter-release
button.
4 In the SET UP menu, use the zoom
buttons (▲▼) to highlight DATE and
press the shutter-release button to display the DATE menu.
BK
PLAY BACK
DELETE
FOLDERS
SLIDESHOW
PROTECT
HIDE IMAGE
PRINT SET
SET UP
SET➔ SHUTTER
SET UP
0
LCD BRIGHT
AUTO OFF
CARD FORMAT
DATE
LANGUAGE
BK
5 Edit the item using the zoom-in button
(▲) to increase its value or the zoom-out
button (▼) to decrease its value. After
editing, press the shutter-release button
to move to the next item. Highlight Y M D
and use the ▲▼ buttons to change the
order in which the year, month, and day
are displayed. Pressing the shutter-release button when this item is highlighted
sets the time and date to the specified
values.
If the date has not been set, a flashing clock
icon will appear at upper right in the LCD
monitor when the mode dial is set to A-REC
or M-REC. Photographs taken when this
icon appears will have a time stamp of
“99/01/01 00:00”; set the time and date as
described above before shooting.
DATE
YMD
1 9 9 9 . 0 1 . 0 1
0 0 : 0 0
AD J . ➔▲▼
SE T➔SHUTTER
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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. To clear a menu from the screen, highlight BK and press
the shutter-release button, or press the MENU button until the menu
disappears.
First Steps: Setting the Time and Date
The clock battery
The clock-calendar is powered by a separate, rechargeable capacitor,
which is charged as necessary when the batteries are installed. If the camera
has been stored with the main batteries removed for a long period of time,
the clock may need to be reset. Once the batteries have been reinserted,
the capacitor will recharge in several hours, during which time the batteries
should be left in the camera.
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Taking Your First Photograph
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This section outlines the basic steps involved in taking a photograph
in A-REC mode.
Step 1—Turn the mode dial to A-REC
To enter automatic recording mode, turn the
selector dial to A-REC. After a short pause
while the camera initializes, current settings
will be displayed in the LCD monitor and the
control panel.
AUTO
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NORMAL
F3.8
Step 2—Check the number of exposures remaining
The control panel and LCD monitor show the number of exposures remaining at the current image quality setting.
AUTO
NORMAL
Number of exposures remaining
When this number reaches zero, you will need to insert a new
memory card or delete items already in memory before you will
be able to take more photographs. It may be possible to record
more photographs at a different image quality setting.
Sleep mode
The LCD monitor turns off automatically if no operations are performed
for a certain period of time (the length of time before the camera enters
sleep mode can be set using the AUTO OFF item in the setup menu; see
“The Camera Menus: The A-REC Menu,” below). To turn the monitor on
again, half-press the shutter-release button.
First Steps: Taking Your First Photograph
The MONITOR button
The MONITOR button controls the LCD monitor. Press the MONITOR
button once to hide settings, a second time to turn the monitor off, and a
third time to turn the monitor on with settings showing.
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Step 3—Adjust camera settings
Step 4—Compose a photograph
In automatic mode, the user can adjust flash, focus, exposure
compensation, and image quality. The default settings, which
produce the best results in most circumstances, are automatic flash,
autofocus, no exposure compensation, an image quality of “nor-
mal,” and an image size of “full” (1,600 × 1,200 pixels).
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NORMAL
AUTO
Image quality (normal)
Flash (auto)
These settings allow the camera to set focus automatically at any
distance greater than 30cm (one foot). The camera measures the
available light and adjusts shutter speed and aperture accordingly,
firing the flash to provide additional light as necessary.
Information on composing photographs may be found on pages 2–
4 of the Pocket Guide.
First Steps: Taking Your First Photograph
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Step 5—Half-press the shutter-release button
When the shutter-release button is pressed half way, the camera
will automatically adjust focus according to the distance to the
subject. If the focus operation is successful, the AF(Autofocus)/
Flash indicator next to the viewfinder will glow green
setting will remain unchanged as long as the shutter button
pressed (see the section “Focus Lock” in the Fast Track Guide)
. The focus
is half-
.
The
zoom ratio for digital zoom cannot be changed while focus lock is
in effect.
If the camera is unable to determine the distance to the subject, the
AF/Flash indicator will blink rapidly. In this case you can use focus
lock to focus on another object at the same distance, then
recompose your photograph (see the Pocket Guide, page 4, for
more information on autofocus).
Step 6—Take a photograph
To take a photograph, press the shutter-release button all the way
down.
If the AF/Flash indicator blinks red, the flash is charging, and you
will need to take your finger off the shutter-release button and wait
several seconds before taking a photograph.
Note
When using the viewfinder at ranges of less than 90cm (one
yard), frame your photographs using the smaller of the two
frames in the viewfinder display (the area shaded in purple in the
illustration on the right).
First Steps: Taking Your First Photograph
Note
If the LCD monitor is off, you will not be able to take photographs when
the AF/Flash indicator blinks green. When the monitor is on, however,
photographs can be taken even if the camera is not properly focused.
Check focus in the LCD monitor before pressing the shutter-release
button all the way down.
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Step 7—Check the results
Step 8—Turn the camera off
After a photograph has been taken, the AF/
▲ ▲
Flash indicator will blink and an hourglass icon
( ) will be displayed in the LCD monitor
while the photograph is recorded. Before
the photograph is transferred to the memory
card, it will be displayed briefly in the LCD
monitor.
If the photo was taken at an image-size setting of “full,” you can
press the button to pause the display for ten seconds; shooting
can be resumed by pressing the button again. If you are not pleased
with the photograph, you can delete it before it is transferred to
memory by pressing the button. The
dialog at right will be displayed; using the
zoom buttons (▲▼), select YES and press
the shutter-release button to erase the photograph. To continue shooting without deleting the photograph, select NO and press
BK
DELETE
AUTO
DELETE
1 IMAGE
NO
YES
SET➔ SHUTTER
the shutter-release button. The photo will
then be saved to the memory card and the
camera will return to shooting mode.
When you have finished using the camera, be sure to turn the
mode dial to OFF.
To avoid wasting batteries, check that the camera is off before
putting it away.
Notes
Do not remove the batteries while photos are being recorded to, or
deleted from, memory.
The pause and delete functions described above are only available when
photos are taken at an image size of “full” (1,600 × 1,200 pixels).
The delete dialog disappears if no action is taken for ten seconds. In this
case the image will be saved and the camera will return to shooting mode.
First Steps: Taking Your First Photograph
Note
The camera may become warm during use, but this does not indicate a
malfunction.
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Using the Buttons (A-REC, M-REC)
This chapter details some of the camera settings that can be
accessed without using the camera menus: flash, focus, and image
quality. Exposure compensation is covered in the Fast Track Guide.
Flash Settings
The following flash settings are available:
How it worksSetting When to use it
Auto
AUTO
Flash Cancel (off)
Camera fires flash whenever lighting is poor. Best for general use.
Use where flash is prohibited or to capture natural
Flash will not fire even when lighting is poor.
lighting under dim light. It is a good idea to use a tripod
when lighting is poor, as shutter speed will be slowed.
Auto with red-eye
reduction
AUTO
Pre-flash lamp fires before the main flash to minimize
the “red-eye” effects a flash can sometimes cause.
Use for portraits (works best if subjects are well within
range of flash and are looking directly at the pre-flash
lamp).
Anytime Flash
(forced on) Flash fires whenever photo is taken. Use to “fill-in” (illuminate) a back-lit subject.
Slow synchronized
SLOW
Auto flash combined with low shutter speed.
Use to capture poorly-lit backgrounds; ideal for nighttime photography. Use of a tripod is advised.
Important! Before using the flash, be sure to read the
warnings in For Your Safety.
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When the mode dial is set to A-REC or M-REC, the current flash
setting can be changed using the button next to the control
panel. The setting changes each time the button is pressed, cycling
through the different flash modes in the following order:
SLOW
AUTO
Tips
When lighting is poor and the flash is set to “Off” ( ) or “Slow Synchro”
(
), shutter speed is slowed and photos may be blurred. If possible, use
SLOW
a tripod when lighting is poor.
The built-in flash will automatically be set to “Off” when:
• you use autofocus with a setting of “Infinity” ( )
• you choose a multi-shot setting of “Continuous,” “16-shots” or “VGA
sequence”
• you use best-shot selection (BSS)
• you use lens converter (LENS) settings
• the AE LOCK option in the M-REC menu is on
When using the flash, be sure the flash window is unobstructed.
Flash status is indicated by the AF/Flash indicator
next to the
viewfinder. When the indicator blinks red, the flash is charging. Wait
until the indicator turns green before taking a picture.
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Focus Settings
With the mode dial set to A-REC, a choice of three autofocus
modes is available. In addition, M-REC mode offers a selection of
manual focus settings.
Autofocus settings
The following autofocus settings are available in M-REC and A-REC
modes:
How it worksSetting When to use it
Autofocus
NO ICON
Infinity
Camera automatically adjusts focus according to distance to subject when the shutter-release button is
pressed half way.
Focus is fixed at infinity. Flash is disabled.
Macro Close-up Focus adjusted automatically for subjects 9cm (3.5in.)
or more from lens.
When the mode dial is set to A-REC or M-REC, the autofocus
mode can be changed using the button. The setting changes
each time the button is pressed, cycling through the focus modes
in the following order:
NO ICON
(AUTO)
Use when subject is 30cm (1ft) or more from lens.
Use for photographing distant scenes in daylight (a
manual focus setting of “Inf” is available for when you
want to use the flash)
Use for close-up photography.
Macro Close-up
When using macro close-up, it is recommended that you frame photographs in the LCD monitor.
In macro close-up mode, the camera focuses continuously up to the
moment the shutter-release button is pressed. Focus is fixed when the
shutter-release button is pressed half way, and remains fixed as long is the
shutter-release button is held down (focus lock).
While the flash can be used with a focus mode of “Macro Close-up,” it may
sometimes be unable to light the entire subject. When using the flash, take
a test picture and verify the results in the LCD monitor.
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Manual focus
In M-REC mode, focus distance can be selected manually from a list of preset distances
ranging from 0.1m (4in.) to infinity. To set
focus distance manually:
1 Measure the distance to your subject.
2 Turn the mode dial to M-REC.
3 Press the zoom buttons (▲▼) while
holding down the button to select
a focus distance.
Focus distance is displayed in the LCD monitor, while the control
panel shows the focus distance together with a flashing icon.
A short focus distance can be used to focus the camera on objects
at the specified distance. Choose a setting of Inf for a focus
distance of infinity. Unlike the autofocus setting of Infinity, manual
infinity allows use of the flash. Manual focus can be cancelled by
pressing the button.
Notes
When manual focus is used with the lens converters available separately for
the COOLPIX 700, the actual focus distance may differ from the setting
chosen. Check focus in the LCD monitor when using a lens converter.
Using the Buttons (A-REC, M-REC): Focus Settings
Focus Distance
Focus distance is measured from the cover that protects the lens.
Focus distance can be shown in either meters or feet. To change the units
used, select CONTROLS from the M-REC menu. To display distances in
feet, check the DIST FT item and press the shutter-release button. If this
item is not checked, distances are displayed in meters.
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Using the Self-Timer
The COOLPIX 700 is equipped with an automatic timer with two
settings: three seconds, useful when making group photographs,
and ten seconds, ideal for self-portraits. To use the self-timer,
follow these steps:
1 For self-portraits, mount the camera on a tripod (recom-
mended) or rest it on a flat, stable surface.
2 Press the button until the icon appears in the control
panel or LCD monitor.
3 Compose the photograph.
4 Fully depress the shutter-release button to activate the timer.
Press the shutter-release button once for a ten-second delay.
For a three-second delay, press the shutter-release button
twice.
The red-eye reduction lamp next to the flash will start to blink
before the picture is taken.
Tips
To stop the automatic timer before a photograph is taken, turn the mode
dial to a different setting. The timer will stop and the indicator will
disappear from the control panel and LCD monitor.
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Image Quality
The image quality setting determines how many photographs can
be stored on a single memory card. The following settings are
available:
Approx. No.
Photos/card
QualitySize
(8MB)
At settings of BASIC, NORMAL, and FINE, the camera uses JPEG
compression to reduce the amount of memory required to store
photographs. JPEG compression results in a slight loss in image
quality, which grows more noticeable at higher compression ratios.
The difference in quality is illustrated below:
Full
(1,600 × 1,200
pixels)
BASIC
NORMAL
FINE
HI (M-REC only)
32
16
8
1
To choose an image quality setting, press the button. The
quality setting will change each time the button is pressed (note
that an image quality of HI is only available when the mode dial is
set to M-REC). Image quality is displayed in the control panel and
LCD monitor.
BASIC
(high compression)
NORMAL
(medium compression)
FINE
(low compression)
While a setting of NORMAL represents the best trade-off between memory and image quality in most cases, a setting of BASIC
can be used to save memory. A setting of FINE is suitable for
photographs that will be enlarged or printed at high resolution.
Using the Buttons (A-REC, M-REC): Image Quality
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