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First

Steps

Basic Mode

Shooting

Shooting Continuous)

Shooting

Photography

in

the

Auto

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for

continuously

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High

and

Playback: Easy

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Scene

at

high

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speed

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More

Movies

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Technical

to

Televisions,

Notes

on

Playback

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Computers

Playback

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and

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and

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Setup

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prevent damagetoyour Nikon

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Should you notice smoke or

unusual smell camera or adapter and remove the battery

immediately, taking care

burns. Continued operation could

result disconnecting the

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equipment

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coming

AC

adapter,

in

injury. After removing or

to

event

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unplug

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the resultofafall or other accident,

take the

service representative for inspection,

aher

removing the battery.

not

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AC

adapter could result

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unplugging

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When connecting cables

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orientation.

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casing.

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to

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not objects such hairpins.

fully discharged. To avoid damage to

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remains.

you notice any change in

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deformation.

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for

Customers in

the

U.S.A.

Federal Communications Commission

(FCC)

Radio

Frequency Interference Statement

This

equipment

found

Class

15

designed protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

This

can radiate radio frequency energy and, accordance cause harmful interference communications. However, there guarantee occur in a particular installation. Ifthis equipment interference

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of

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Introduction 1

About Information and Precautions 2 Parts

Basic

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Manual

of

the

Camera 4

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button

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Help Displays

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Camera Strap and Lens Cap 7

button

Shutter-release Button

Flash

10

11 12 12 13 13

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Steps

Inserting

Setting Display Language, Inserting

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Basic

Step 1Turn the Camera On and Select

Step 2 Frame a Picture 22

Step 3 Focus and Shoot Step 4 Viewing and Deleting Pictures 26

Easy

the

Batteries 14

f\pplicable Elatteries

Turning On and

Memory

Removing

Photography

Indicators Displayed in

Using the

Viewing Pictures (Playback Mode)

Deleting Pictures

auto

Zoom

mode

Off

the Camera

Date

and

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Memory

and

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Easy

Time

Auto Mode

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auto)

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(Easy

Auto)

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16

19

20

21

23

24

26 26

28

VII

TableofContents

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Shooting in

Using

the

Setting

Taking Pictures

the

Flash

the

Auto Mode 29

Flash

Mode

with

the Self-timer Macro Mode 34 Exposure Compensation

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Shooting Suited

Using

~ Shooting continuouslyat high speed (Sport Continuous)

the

Scene

Setting the Scene

Features Taking Pictures for Food Taking Pictures for a Panorama 46

for

the Scene

Mode 36

Mode

Shooting in the Sport Continuous Mode .48

Sport Continuous Menu 49

30

33

35

36

36 37 44

48

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High Sensitivity Mode 50

Shooting in the High SensitivityMode 50

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Capturing Smiling

Faces

Using the Smile Mode

[E] Moreon Playback 54

Viewing Multiple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback 54

Calendar Display

Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom 56 Editing Pictures

Enhancing Brightness and Contrast: D-Lighting

Creating a Cropped Copy: Crop

Resizing Pictures: Small Picture 60

ttl( Movies

Recording Movies

The Movie Menu

Selecting Movie Options

Movie Playback

VIII

Automatically

52

55

57

58 59

61

61 62

62

63

TableofContents

Deleting Movie

Connecting to Televisions, Computers and Printers

Connectingtoa Connecting to a Computer 65

Before Connecting

Transferring Pictures

Connecting to a Printer

Connecting the Camera and Printer Printing Pictures One at a Time Printing

Creating a DPOF Print Order: Print Set 75

MENU

Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus 77

Shooting Options: The Shooting

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Specifications 128

Index 132

Accessories

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and

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Storage

Messages

Supported Standards

Names

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116 117

118 119

120

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131

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::::l

a Date

II II

of

Timeofrecording

Volume

10

recording 16

[0

12

[[3C-

a Battery level indicator

,.

Image Movie options

I

a Current frame

6

b Movie

mode

total

numberofframes

length

;;

number/

11_

g

1Ab

1

I""W

=1

~

I

--1-

16

63

20 79

62

26 63

liI3

gl!l

rFl_;

~_~

B]

I

5

rI2J0

I 6

8 7

II

Internal Movie playback indicator Print-order icon

~;.]a

[~;~]

[~

[

~~]

memory

indicator

b

mSmall picture 60

mD-Lighting icon

mProtect icon 1

lEI

File

number

and

type

26 63 75

58

11

116

'*

The displayed icons vary

with

the settings in shooting mode.

9

o (shooting mode) button

•

Press mode.

0 in playback mode

to

enter shooting

Press

• shooting-mode selection menu.

0

in

shooting

modetodisplay the

Shooting-mode Selection Menu

In

the shooting-mode selection menu,

shooting mode.

CD

Easy auto mode

® ®

tJ

~

(IIJ

0

..

® 0 Auto mode (IIJ

*

The

displayed icons vary depending on the

While the shooting-mode selection menuisdisplayed, you can return

use

the multi selectortoselect the

Easy

auto mode (IIJ

Scene

Sport continuous

Movie (IIJ

50),

(IIJ 36)*

[;';'l

Smile

last

(III

61)

mode selected.

20)

(CD

48), mHigh sensitivity

52)*

29)

to

shooting

mode

[E]

by pressing 0 again.

(playback) button

• During shooting mode, the camera enters the playback

• Ifthe camera the camera on

mode

when

is

turned off, hold

in

[E

playback mode.

is

pressed.

down

[E

to

turn

10

Basic Operations

The

This section describes standard usesofthe

menu

Multi

options

Selector

and

to

apply

selection.

For Shooting

Display~(flash mode)

menu

([[)

30)/select

J

Display~

(self-timer) ([[)

33).

menu

Display

For Playback

rt:!J"

--~~,

""4{'b\::

ll't

(macro mode)

~

menu

multi

the

Display~

::~~rnt~~~)

Apply

([[)

selectortoselect modes, select

item

above.

(exposure

Self-timer

selection.

34).

~

.....

....,

o

0-

c

n

.....

o

~

Display

previous picture. '1

For

Select above. Select

~~

screen. Select

below.

the

Menu

the

item

the

item

:~:

I~~~~~~n

the

item

Screen

-------'

A~~I-.

k~

.~)

'\J1Y

..

wtJy

~

__

I

~

@12.selecttheitemto

picture.

Apply to

the

~~et~~~~

(apply selection).

selection

next screen).

nextscreen

(Go

~

Notes on

In

this manual,

operating parts

the

Multi

.,

T,

~

and~are

of

the multi selector.

Selector

used in some

cases

for indicating the up, down, left and right

77

Basic

Operations

MENU

Press

•

::l

button

MENU

Use

the

g • Select

~

• To exit

......

o

::l

Displayed there previous

items.

to

display

multi

the tab

the

menu

~

i~·~===·········

when

are

more

menu

the

menu

selectortoapply

on

the

lefttodisplay

display, press

Displayed contains

for

Upper

Lower

when the

twoormore

the

selected mode.

settings

MENU

tab:

([1]

the

setup menu.

again.

Menus

for

the current mode displayed. Display menu.

menu

pages.

11).

available

are

the

setup

The

selected

option.

Displayed

there

more

to follow.

are

one

menu

when

or

items

Press®or

~

to

proceed

of options.

Switching Between Tabs

Press

....

the multi

to highlight the

selector

tab.

Press

... T to

press®

the multi

to the

the multi

select

or~.

selector

atab

and

•

EXit

Press®or

~

to apply

The

selected

be

displayed.

the multi

selection.

menu

selector

will

To display following

72

•

Easy

the

modes.

auto

tabs, press

mode, scene mode, smile mode,

the

multi

selector

.....

movie

while

the

menuisdisplayed in

mode

the

Help Displays

Basic

Operations

Rotate

the To return

the

menu

zoom

screen

to

the

control

to

original menu, rotate

view

to

T (@)

a description

g Continuous

Choose mode, sharpest multi-shot

_Exit

About

The camera features a exposure, press

resistance. Focus and exposure lock position.To release

the

restofthe

the

Shutter-release Button

the

way

two-stage

shutter-release

the

shutter and take a picture, press

down.

Do

shutter-release

not

when

single

BSS

button

use force

~/@

of

the

frame,

(camera

shotinseries),

16.

while

is

displayed at

the

currently selected

zoom

the

control

continuous

chooses

or

6Back

button.

halfway,

shutter-release

when

stopping

pressing

the

lower

menu

to

T

(@)

again.

To set focus and

when

buttonisheld in this

the

shutter-release

the

you feel

shutter-release

right

option.

button

of

~

.......

...,

o

Q..

C

n

.......

o

~

button,

as

this may result in camera shake and blurred pictures.

-

•

Press release halfwaytoset and

the

shutter-

button

exposure.

focus

Press release of

the

take

•

the

shutter-

button

way

down

picture.

the

rest

to

73

1 Open the battery-chamber/memory

cover.

• Before opening the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover, hold the camera upside the batteries from falling out.

downtoprevent

card

slot

~

VI

2 Inserting the

• Insert the batteries correctlyasshown at right.

3

Close

the battery-chamber/memory

Batteries

cover.

card

slot

Applicable Batteries

This camera

• Four LR6/L40 alkaline batteries (batteries supplied)

• Four Rechargeable batteries cannot be used.

uses

FR6/L91

the

following

lithium

Turning On and

After removing the lens cap, press the turn on for a

power

camera turns

will turn off. r <

14

Ifthe cameraisturned off, hold

the

camera. The power-on

moment,

switch again

off

then the

to

both

R6/AA-size batteries.

batteries

Off

the Camera

power

lamp

monitor turn the camera off. When the the power-on lamp and

will turn on.

down

(green) will

[B

switch

Press

monitor

to

turn the camera on in playback mode.

to

light

the

~

Removing

the

Batteries

Inserting

the

Batteries

Confirm slot cover.

~

•

Read

•

Be

(CD

• Do

• Batteries

~

the

power-on lamp and the

monitor

are

Additional Precautions Regarding Batteries

and

follow

sure to read and

118),

before using

not

combine

with

eAe~

®I

Batteries with peeling

the

I®

the

warnings and cautions

follow

old and

following

the warnings for the battery on page iii and the section, "The Battery"

the

battery.

new

batteries or batteriesofdifferent makes or types.

defects cannot be used:

Batteries with insulation does not cover around the negative terminal.

(CD

8

®

Battery Type

off

and open the battery-chamber!

iii,

118).

:

~

the

that

area

Batteries with aflat negative terminal

memory

card

:~~'~

To improve battery performance, select the typeofbattery currently insertedint ecamerainthe setup menu. The default setting of

batteryisused, turn the camera on and change the setting

~

Alkaline Batteries

Performanceofalkaline batteries may vary greatly

reliable brand.

~

Alternative Power Resources

To

power

separately)

adapter.

~

If no operations camera enters standby mode. After a further three minutes, the Auto off

automatically.

While the

release The

off setting

the

camera continuously for extended periods,

(CD

115).

Do

not, under

Failuretoobserve this precaution could result in overheating or in damage to

Auto Power

monitorisoff

buttonispressed.

amountoftime that

(CD

Off

in Shooting

are

performed for

during standby mode, it will turn on again when the power switch or shutter-

passes

105)

in the setup menu

is

the

typeofbattery supplied

with

nIl

depending

any

circumstances, use

Mode

about30seconds (default setting), the

before

the

camera enters standby modeisdetermined by the Auto

(CO

(Standby Mode)

91).

on the manufacturer Choose a

useanAC

another

purchase. When any other type

111).

Adapter

off

EH-67

makeormodelofAC

monitor

function will turn the camera

(available

turns

the

off

camera.

and the

B Lens Error

IfLensErrorisdisplayed, make

sure

that the

lens

cap

has

been removed, then turn the camera on again.

75

A language-selection and date setting screen for the internal clockisdisplayed first

time

1

the cameraisturned on.

Press

the power

switch

to turn

on

the

camera.

the

The power-on lamp (green) will the

monitor

~

.-+

VI

.-+

!1l

U

lI\

Remove the lens cap.

2

Use

the multi selector to

the

desired

will turn on,

language

and

light

for a

choose

press

moment

and

__

--.J

r

®.

For

information on using the multi selector,

see

"The Multi Selector"

3

Choose

IfNoisselected,

Yes

and

the

(lIl

press

date and

11).

®.

time

will

not

be

set.

Dale

Set time and date?

4

Press (city

~

Daylight Saving Time

To use the camerainan

press'" time

to on,

When appearsonthe time

the

setting,

name)

on

the

daylight

....

or

home

topofthe

press

~

(CO

area

time

saving

~.

to

zone in Step 4toset

time

monitor.

16

select

98)

where

your home time zone

and

press

daylight

settingisselected,

To

release

®.

saving

the

timeisin

daylight

the

~

daylight

effect, saving

mark

saving

Daylight saving

time

5

Change

•

Press.

•

Press~to 0->

M -> Y -> Hour -> Minute -> 0 M Y

•

Press

the

date

or T

move the cursorinthe following order.

.....toreturntothe previous item.

and

time.

to

edit the highlighted item.

Setting Display Language, Date and Time

Date

DI} _

ItI!I

DI:"

6

Choose and

• The settings

7 Make

removed,

• The shooting-mode selection menu will be displayed.

8

When

• The camera enters the shooting take pictures

year

sure

Easy

the

are

order

displayed

are

applied.

that

then

the

press O.

auto

in

Easy

in

which

and

lens

mode

auto mode

the

day,

press ®

cap

has

been

is

displayed, press @.

mode

(Q]

and you can

20).

month

or~.

Date

,10M

HI

_

..:..

Press

this

button

in

shooting

for

shooting-mode

selection

mode

menu.

Easy auto mode

8 Edit

1m

BEdil

~~~,.

Y

I,

.....

VI

.....

l/)

.....

ro

-0

VI

•

Press

the muIti

another shooting mode.

Mode" "Shootinginthe Sport Continuous Mode" "Shootinginthe High Sensitivity Mode" the Smile Mode"

~

Changing the date and time

•

To

change the date and time, select

follow

• To change

setup menu

the

(Q]

instructions starting from the above step 5.

the

time

(ITl

selector.

29),

"Using the Scene Mode"

([[]

52),

zone and

96,

97).

or T before

See

"Shootinginthe Auto

or "Recording Movies"

Date

the

daylight saving settings, select

from

®,

(Q]

Date

to

50),

(aJ

switch

36),

48), "Using

([[]

96)inthe

to

61)

for more information.

setup

Time

menu

zone

from

(aJ

91)

and

Dateinthe

17

Pictures are storedinthe

camera's internal

memory

(approximately 44

MB)oron

removable Secure Digital

If

amemorycardisinsertedinthe

(SO)

memory

cards (available separately)

camera, pictures

are

automaticallystored

memorycard and pictures recordedtothe memory card

deletedortransferred.

or

play

memory,

back,

1 Confirm the power-on lamp and

are off and open

memory card slot cover.

Se

suretoturn

battery-chamber/memory card slot cover.

Before cover, hold the camera upside batteries from falling out.

2 Insert

opening

the

memory card.

Remove deleteortransfer pictures

the

off

the

camera before

the battery-chamber/memory card slot

the

memory cardtostore picturesinthe

the

monitor

battery-chamber/

opening

downtoprevent the

the

from

the

([I]

can

be played

back,

internal memory.

115).

on

internal

the

Slide the place.

Close the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover.

~

Inserting

Inserting the memory card upside down or backwards could damage

memory

cardiscorrectly oriented.

the

camera or

memory

Memory

card in correctly until it clicks

Cards

the

memory

card.

Make

sure

into

that the

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Nikon COOLPIX L1OO User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual