Nikon COOLPIX 880 Fast Track Guide

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Fast Track Guide

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This Fast Track Guide takes you through the steps involved in setting up your camera and using it in AUTO mode, a “point-and-shoot” mode that will produce the desired results in most situations. If you are new to digital photography, refer to the “Tutorial” section in the Guide to Digital Photography for complete information on getting started with your COOLPIX 880. Cross-references to other documentation are marked by the following symbols:

Guide to Digital Photography

For Your Safety

1 Insert the battery

Be sure the camera is off before inserting or removing the battery.

The battery chamber is located in the bottom of the handgrip. Press the latch and open the cover. Insert a six-volt, 2CR5 (DL245) lithium battery (provided) or a Nikon EN-EL1 rechargeable Li-ion battery (available separately) as shown above, then close the cover and confirm that it is properly latched.

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2 Insert the memory card

Turn the camera off before inserting or removing memory cards.

Open the card-slot cover and slide the memory card in as shown above, then close the cover.

Before first use, the memory card must be formatted using the CF Card Format option in the SET-UP menu (see Step 3).

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Image Quality

Image Size Folders Monitor Options

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SET-UP1

SELECT SET

3 Set up the camera for use

After removing the lens cap, turn the mode dial to SETUP (A) and then turn the camera on (B). Before using the camera for the first time, use the options in the SET-UP menu to:

Action

Format card

Pick language

Set date

Option

CF Card

Format

Language

Date

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4 Adjust image quality

Together with image size, image quality determines the number of photos that can be stored on the memory card. Image quality for AUTO and SCENE modes is chosen from the IMAGE QUALITY submenu, which is accessed from the first page of the SET-UP menu. The

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following options are available:

IMAGE QUALITY

HI FINE NORMAL BASIC

SELECT SET

FINE

NORMAL

BASIC

Note: A setting of HI only takes effect when the mode dial is set to P, A, M, or CSM. In AUTO and SCENE modes, HI is equivalent to FINE.

Note: The SET-UP menu has two pages of options. To go from one page to the other, press the MENU button. Use the multi selector to highlight options and make selections.

Fewer images,

higher quality

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More images, basic

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Where to Find It: Camera Controls

Power switch

Control panel

Viewfinder

Flash-ready lamp

Autofocus (AF)

lamp

/ button

Shutter-release button

Mode dial

Zoom buttons

MENU button

Multi selector

button

Monitor

Image Quality

Image Size

Folders Monitor Options

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5 Choose an image size

Image size for AUTO and SCENE modes is chosen from the IMAGE SIZE sub-menu in the first page of the SET-UP menu. The following options are available:

FULL

XGA

VGA

IMAGE SIZE

FULL XGA VGA

SELECT SET

2048 × 1536 pixels 1024 × 768 pixels

640 × 480 pixels

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6 Select AUTO mode

Turn the mode dial to AUTO. AUTO mode is a simple, “point-andshoot” mode in which you control focus mode and flash settings. The camera adjusts other settings automatically for the best results.

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7 Check the focus mode

By default, the camera adjusts focus automatically for subjects 40 cm (16˝) or more from the lens. To choose another focus setting, press the settings are available:

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Autofocus (default)

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9 Compose a photograph

Use the zoom buttons to frame a photograph in the viewfinder or monitor. The the field of view (A). The is on or the camera is connected to a television set, you can hold the button down for two seconds at maximum zoom to enter digital-zoom mode (C), where you can zoom in a further 4.0 ×.

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button zooms the camera out, reducing magnification and increasing

button zooms the camera in (B). If the monitor

10Check focus and flash

Gently depress the shutter-release button halfway and check the autofocus and flash indicators next to the viewfinder. The camera is ready to take a picture when the autofocus lamp (green) glows steadily and the flash lamp (red) is not flashing.

11Take a picture

Autofocus + self-timer

Combines autofocus with shutter-release delay (self-timer) to prevent camera shake or for selfportraits. Press the shutter-release button once for a ten-second delay, twice for a delay of three seconds.

Infinity

Use when focusing on distant scenes through a foreground object such as a window. Flash turns off automatically.

Macro close-up

Use when taking photos of small objects at close range.

Macro close-up + self-timer

Combines macro close-up with shutter-release delay (self-timer).

To take a photograph, press the shutter-release button all the way down.

8 Check the flash setting

By default, the flash fires automatically when lighting is poor. To choose another setting, press the ton. The following options are available:

Auto (default) Flash fires when needed. Flash Cancel (off) Use when subject is outside the range of the flash or to capture natural lighting under dim light.

12Check the results

The photograph will be displayed briefly in the monitor while the camera transfers it to memory. To pause the display for twenty seconds, press

( ) button. If you are

the not satisfied with the results, press

( ) button to delete the

the photo before returning to shooting mode. To record the photograph and return to shooting mode immediately, press the shutter-release button halfway.

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Auto with Red-Eye Reduction

Preflash fires before main flash to reduce “red-eye” effects the flash can sometimes cause.

Anytime Flash (fill flash)

Use when photographing subjects with a strong light behind them.

Slow synch

Balances flash and background lighting. Ideal for nighttime or indoor shots when you want objects in the background to be visible in the final photograph.

How Many Images?

The approximate number of images that can be recorded on 8 MB and 16 MB memory cards at different combinations of image quality and size is shown in the following chart:

8MB Card

FINE

NORMAL

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16MB Card

FINE

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— 48 91

161

— 100 187 333

Quick Review

Photographs stored on the memory card can be reviewed using the button. Pressing the recent photograph in the current folder at the top left corner of the monitor. The following operations can be performed while the image is displayed:

Shutter

release

Shutter

release

All other camera controls function normally. The following operations can be performed while an image is displayed

full screen:

( ) Press

button once displays the most

FunctionButton Operation

Press View other images in current folder

Press

halfway

Full press

Press View other images in current folder

Return to shooting mode and focus

Return to shooting mode and shoot

Display current photograph full screenPress

FunctionButton Operation

Zoom in on current photo (use multi selector to scroll)

Cancel zoomPress Select current photo for deletion ( ) Press Display menu of nine thumbnail images.

Thumbnails can be highlighted with multi selector or selected for deletion by pressing button to view four thumbnails, press again to view highlighted image full size.

Display additional photo information ( ) Press Return to shooting modePress

( ) button. Press ( )

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