Nikon COOLPIX L15 Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide

Introduction

First Steps

Taking Pictures

Other Functions

Installing Nikon Transfer

Transferring Pictures to a
Computer

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Introduction

Package Contents

Remove the camera and accessories from the box and confirm that you have all the
items listed below.

COOLPIX L15

Digital Camera

USB Cable UC-E6 Dock Insert PV-15

• Quick Start Guide (this guide)

• User’s Manual (CD)

Camera Strap AN-CP14 LR6 Alkaline Batteries (×2)

Audio Video Cable EG-CP14

(for ImageLink-compatible

printer)

• Warranty

• Software Suite installer CD

NOTE: Memory card not provided. See page 95 of the User’s Manual for a list of
approved memory cards. Supplied batteries are for trial use only.

Viewing the Camera User’s Manual on CD

The User’s Manual can be viewed using Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later,
available for free download from the Adobe website.

1 Start the computer and insert the User’s Manual CD.
2 Double-click the CD [COOLPIX L15] icon in Computer ( Windows Vista) or My Computer

(Windows XP/2000), or on the desktop (Macintosh).

3 Double-click the [INDEX.pdf ] icon to display a language selection screen.

Click a language and follow the links to view the User’s Manual.

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Introduction

First Steps

Step 1 Attach the Camera Strap

Attach the camera strap as shown.

2 Insert the Batteries

Step

2.

1 Open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover.

2.

2 Insert the batteries.

• Insert the batteries correctly as shown at right.

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3

2

2.

3 Close the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover.

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Step 3 Turn On and Off the Camera

To turn on the camera, press the
power switch. The power-on lamp
(green) will light for a moment and
the monitor will turn on.
To turn off the camera, press the
power switch again. When the
camera turns off, both the power-on
lamp and monitor will turn off.

Opening the Battery-chamber/Memory Card Slot Cover

Turn the camera off and make sure that the power-on lamp and the monitor have gone out
before opening the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover.
Hold the camera upside down to prevent the batteries from falling out.

Power Saving Function in Shooting Mode

If no operations are performed for about five seconds, the monitor will dim to save power.
Using any of the camera controls will reactivate the display. The monitor turns off and the
power-on lamp blinks if no operations are performed for thirty seconds (default setting). The
camera enters standby mode. After a further three minutes, the camera will turn off
automatically.

Supported Batteries

To use batteries other than the supplied alkaline batteries see page 12 of the User’s Manual.

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First Steps

Memory Cards

By default, pictures are stored in the camera’s internal memory (approximately 23 MB). If
desired, a removable Secure Digital (SD) memory card can be used for additional storage.
Internal memory is used for recording, deletion, and transfer only if no memory card is
inserted.

To insert a memory card:
1 Turn the camera off and confirm that the power-on lamp and the monitor are off.
2 Open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover as shown in

Step 2.1 (A 3) and slide the memory card in until it clicks into
place. Insert the card as shown at right; do not insert it upside
down or backwards. After inserting the memory card, close the
battery-chamber/memory card slot cover as shown in Step 2.3
(A 3).

3 Turn the camera on. If the message shown at right is displayed

in the monitor, the memory card must be formatted before it
can be used in the camera. Use the multi selector (A 6) to
choose [Yes] and press k. A confirmation dialog is displayed. To
start formatting, choose [Format] and press k.
Note that formatting permanently deletes all pictures and

Card is not formatted.
Format card?

No

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other data on the memory card. Before formatting, be sure to
make copies of any pictures you wish to keep.

Do not turn the camera off or open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover until
formatting is complete.

To remove memory cards, turn the camera off and confirm that the power-on lamp and the
monitor are off. Open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover and press the card in to

partially eject the card. The card can then be removed by hand.

A: This icon indicates that more information is available elsewhere in this guide.

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Step 4 Choose a Language and Set the Camera Clock

A language-selection dialog is displayed the first time the camera is turned on.
Follow the steps below to choose a language and set the time and date.

The Multi Selector

Use the multi selector to choose and apply settings. Operate the
multi selector by pressing it up, down, right, left, or by pressing k.

Move the highlight up.

Return to the previous screen

(move the highlight to the left).

Move the highlight down.

Advance to the next screen
(move the highlight to the right).

Apply selection.

In the descriptions that follow, how to use the multi selector to perform a task
are shown in gray.

4.

1

Choose the desired language and
press k.

4.

3

Time zone

London,Casablanca

Daylight saving

Press k.
The home time zone menu is
displayed.

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2

Date

Set time and date?

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Choose [Yes] and press k.
The time zone menu is displayed.

If daylight saving time is in effect, press
the multi selector down to highlight
[Daylight saving] and press k to select.
Press the multi selector up to return to
Step 4.3.

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Home time zone

London,Casablanca

Back

Select your home time zone and press
k.
The date menu is displayed.

4.

6

Date

DMY

15

200711

1015

4.

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Date

DMY

01

Edit the day and press right.

• Edit the month, year and time in the
same manner. Press left to move the
cursor forward.

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Press this button
in shooting mode
for shooting-mode
selection menu.

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Choose the order in which the day,
month, and year are displayed and
press k.
The settings are applied.

When daylight saving time ends, turn [Daylight saving] off from the date menu in the setup
menu. The camera’s clock is automatically set back one hour.

Page 81 of the User’s Manual.

Press k to exit the screen.
The camera enters shooting mode.

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Taking Pictures

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Step 1 Check Indicators in the Monitor

Check the battery level and number of exposures remaining.

Shooting mode

U is displayed in easy auto mode. To
select other shooting modes, press
shooting mode button (A 14).

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Battery level indicator

NO INDICATOR Batteries fully charged.

B Batteries low; prepare to replace batteries.

N

Warning!

Battery exhausted.

Image mode

Display image size and quality set in the image mode menu.
The default setting is y Normal (3,264×2,448).

Page 67 of the User’s Manual

Internal memory indicator

Pictures will be recorded to internal
memory (approximately 23 MB).
When a memory card is inserted, C is
not displayed and pictures will be
recorded to memory card.

Vibration reduction (VR) icon

Reduce the effects of camera shake.

Page 86 of the User’s Manual

Number of exposures remaining

Cannot take pictures. Replace batteries.

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Taking Pictures