Nikon COOLPIX P1, COOLPIX P2 quick start guide

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DIGITAL CAMERA

Quick Start Guide

Supports

wireless LAN!

Transfer pictures

wirelessly to

a computer!

Check the Package
Contents

Take Pictures

Install Software
(on CD)

Preparing to Use Wire­less Transfer Mode

Using a USB Connection

Transfer and Display
Pictures

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P. 4

P. 13

P. 24

P. 26

Check the Package Contents

Check that you have all the items listed below.

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COOLPIX P1/P2

digital camera

EN-EL8 rechargeable

Li-ion battery (with terminal cover)

MH-62 battery charger

(with power cable)

UC-E6 USB interface cableCamera strap EG-CP14 Audio/Video cable

Warranty

Quick Start Guide

(this guide)

Nikon Guide to Digital Photography

with the COOLPIX P1/COOLPIX P2

Warranty

PictureProject Reference Manual CDWireless Camera Setup Utility/

PictureProject Installer CD

• SD memory card is not contained.

Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories

Nikon COOLPIX cameras are designed to the highest standards and include complex electronic
circuitry. Only Nikon brand electronic accessories (including battery chargers, batteries, AC adapt­ers, and Speedlights) certified by Nikon specifically for use with this Nikon digital camera are engi­neered and proven to operate within the operational and safety requirements of this electronic
circuitry.

THE USE OF NON-NIKON ELECTRONIC ACCESSORIES COULD DAMAGE THE CAMERA AND MAY

VOID YOUR
the Nikon holographic seal* could interfere with normal operation of the camera or result in the
batteries overheating, igniting, rupturing, or leaking.

For more information about Nikon brand accessories, contact a local authorized Nikon dealer.

* Holographic seal: Identifies this device as an authentic Nikon product.

NIKON WARRANTY. The use of third-party rechargeable Li-ion batteries not bearing

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Parts of the Camera

The main parts of the COOLPIX P1/P2 are shown below.
For more information, see pages 2 and 3 in the Nikon Guide to Digital Pho-
tography.

Shutter-release button

Power switch

Power-on lamp

Eyelet for
camera strap

Monitor

Play i button

Mode Dial

Built-in flash

Antenna

Red (C) lamp

Zoom (j/kl) buttons

d button

Interface connector
cover

Multi selector

Battery-chamber/
Memory card slot cover

USB connector

Interface connector cover

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Take Pictures

Step 1 Attach the camera strap

Attach the camera strap securely to the eyelet on the camera body as shown be­low.

Take Pictures

Step 2 Charge the battery

Read Battery Warnings

Read and follow the battery warnings and notices on pages ii - vii and
152 in the Nikon Guide to Digital Photography, together with any

Important

warnings and instructions supplied by the battery manufacturer.

Connect the power cable to the MH-62 battery charger (1) and insert
the wall plug into a power outlet (2). The CHARGE lamp will light to
show that the charger is on (3).

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Remove the terminal cover from EN­EL8 and insert the battery into the
MH-62. Charging will begin immedi­ately.

The CHARGE lamp will start to blink.
Charging is complete when the

CHARGE lamp stops blinking.

About two hours are required to
charge a fully depleted battery.

Step 3 Insert the battery

Open the battery-chamber/memory card slot
cover

• Slide the cover in the direc-

tion shown in (1) until it
stops and open the cover
(2).

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Take Pictures

Insert the battery

• Insert the battery as shown in the label at the
entrance to the battery chamber, making
sure the positive “+” and negative “–” termi­nals are in the correct orientation.

Inserting the battery upside down or
backwards could damage the camera.
Check to be sure the battery is in the cor­rect orientation.

• The orange battery latch is pushed aside as
the battery is inserted. The latch will close
when the battery is fully inserted.

• Make sure that the battery latch is secured
over the battery and that the battery is set.

Battery Latch

Close the battery-chamber/memory card slot
cover

• Close the cover (1) and slide it in until it
latches (2).

• Ensure the cover is closed firmly.

Step 4 Turn the camera on

Rotate the mode dial to X

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Turn the camera on

Auto Power Off (Standby Mode)

If no operations are performed for one minute (default setting), the monitor will
turn off automatically and the camera will enter Standby mode to reduce the drain
on the battery. The camera will be reactivated from Standby mode when you:

• Press the power switch

• Press the shutter-release button halfway
For more information on Auto power off, see page 15 in the Nikon Guide to Digital

Photography.

Step 5 Choose a language and set the

clock

The first time the camera is turned on, a language-selection dialog will be dis­played in the monitor. Follow the steps below to choose a language and set
the time and date.

The multi selector is used to navigate through the camera menus.

Move cursor up.

Return to previous menu
or move cursor left.

Press d to make
selection or display
sub-menu.

Display sub-menu or move
cursor right.

Take Pictures

Move cursor down.

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Confirm

Cancel

Cancel

Set time and date?

Back

HOME TIME ZONE

Back

HOME TIME ZONE

DATE

DATE

Highlight Deutsch (German), English,
Español (Spanish), Français (French),
Italiano (Italian), Nederlands (Dutch),

(Russian), Svenska (Swed­ish), (Japanese), (Sim­plified Chinese), (Traditional
Chinese) or (Korean) and press
d.

TIME ZONE

OK

London, Casablanca

DaylightSaving

Take Pictures

TIME ZONE menu displayed.*

HOME TIME ZONE

Confirm

Confirm

DATE

Set time and date?

No

Yes

Confirm

Confirmation dialog displayed.
Highlight Yes.

* To turn daylight saving time on or off,

press multi selector down to highlight

DaylightSaving and press d. When
DaylightSaving is checked, time will

automatically be advanced one hour.
To return to Step , press multi selec­tor up to highlight current time zone.

HOME TIME ZONE

London, Casablanca

Back

Confirm

London, Casablanca

Back

Display map of world time zones. Select home time zone.

DATE

MDY

0 9

0 1

2005

0 0 0 0

Display DATE menu. Edit Day (order of Day, Month, and

Year may differ in some areas).

DATE

0 1

0 0 0 0

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Confirm

MDY

0 9

2005

DATE

DATE

DATE

DATE

NORM

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F2.7

AUTO

NORM

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F2.7

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MDY

0 9

0 1

2005

0 0 0 0

Select Month. Repeat steps and
to edit Month, Year, hour, and min­utes.

DATE

DMY

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1 2

2005

1 3 0 0

Confirm

Choose order in which Day, Month,
and Year will be displayed.

DATE

MDY

1 2

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2005

1 3 0 0

Confirm

Highlight D M Y.

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AUTO

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Exit to mode currently selected with
the mode dial.

Step 6 Take pictures

Check the indicators in the monitor.

1/60

AUTO

The battery level is shown in the monitor as follows:

Display Description

NO ICON Battery fully charged.

w Low battery. If flash fires, monitor turns off while flash recharges.

WARNING!!

BATTERY

EXHAUSTED

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F2.7

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Replace with fully charged battery.

Take Pictures

Battery level indicator

Shown when the battery is low.

Number of
exposures
remaining

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Storing Pictures

NORM

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1/60

F2.7

AUTO

NORM

1/60

F2.7

AUTO

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Pictures will be stored in the camera’s internal memory (capacity: about 32 MB
for COOLPIX P1/16 MB for COOLPIX P2) unless a Secure Digital (SD) memory
card is inserted in the camera, in which case pictures will be stored on the card.
For information on inserting a memory card, see the Nikon Guide to Digital Pho-
tography (see pages 12 - 13).

Ready the camera.

• Hold the camera steadily in both hands.

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1/60

F2.7

AUTO

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Take Pictures

Important

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Don’t Block the Shot

To avoid dark or partially obscured pictures, keep your fingers and

other objects away from the lens, flash window, AF-assist Illuminator,

microphone, and antenna.

Frame the subject.

• Frame the subject in the center of the monitor.

Zoom Buttons

Press W to zoom out, increasing the area visi­ble in the frame.
Press T to zoom in on your subject so that it
fills a larger area of the frame.

NORM

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F2.7

AUTO

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Zoom out Zoom in