Nikon COOLPIX P5000 Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide

Introduction

First Steps

Taking Pictures

Other Functions

Installing PictureProject

Viewing Pictures on a Computer

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Introduction

Introduction

Package Contents

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

Accessory shoe cover
(on camera)

COOLPIX P5000 digital camera EN-EL5 rechargeable battery

(with terminal cover)

*

MH-61 battery charger

(with power cable)

• User’s Manual CD

• Quick Start Guide (this guide)

• Warranty

* The supplied battery is not charged at shipment. Charge the battery as shown on page 3.
† Shape of cable depends on country of use.

NOTE: Memory card not provided. See page 91 of the User’s Manual (on CD) for a list of
approved memory cards.

Viewing the Camera User’s Manual on CD

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

Camera strap UC-E6 USB cable EG-CP14 audio/video

†

• For your safety

• PictureProject installer CD (yellow)

• PictureProject Reference Manual CD (silver)

cable

1 Start the computer and insert the User’s Manual CD.
2 Double-click the CD (COOLPIX P5000) icon in My Computer (Windows) or on the

desktop (Macintosh).
Double-click the INDEX.pdf icon to display a language selection screen. Click a lan­guage to display the User’s Manual.

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First Steps

First Steps

STEP 1

Attach the strap as shown below. Repeat for the second eyelet.

STEP 2

The camera uses a rechargeable EN-EL5 Li-ion battery (supplied). Charge the battery
with the supplied MH-61 battery charger before first use or when the battery is run­ning low.

Attach the Camera Strap

Charge the Battery

Connect the power cable to the charger (q) and then plug it into a power
outlet (

w). The CHARGE lamp will light (e).

Remove the battery terminal cover and insert the
battery as shown, matching the projections on the
battery to the indentations in the charger.

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

An exhausted battery charges in about two hours.

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STEP 3

After charging the battery, insert it as described below.

Insert the Battery

Open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover.

The orange battery latch is pushed aside as the
battery is inserted. The battery is fully inserted
when the latch clicks back into place.

Inserting the Battery

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

Close the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover.

Removing the Battery

Turn t he ca mera off before removing or inserting batteries.
To eject the battery, open the battery-chamber/memory
card slot cover and slide the battery latch in the direction
shown. The battery can then be removed by hand
that the battery may become hot during use; observe due
caution when removing the battery.

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STEP 4

Turn the Camera On

Rotate the mode dial to U (auto).

The Quick Start Guide describes how to take pic­tures in U (auto) mode, an automatic, “point-and­shoot” mode recommended for first-time users of
digital cameras.

Press the power switch to turn the camera on. The
green power-on lamp will be lit and the monitor
will turn on.

Memory Cards

The camera stores pictures in internal memory (approximately 21 MB) or on removable
Secure Digital (SD) memory cards. Internal memory is used for recording and deletion
only if no memory card inserted.

To insert a memory card:

1 If the power-on lamp is lit, press the power switch to turn the camera off.
2 Open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover as

shown in Step 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 memory card slot cover as
shown in Step 3– .

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

played in the monitor, the memory card must be format­ted before it can be used in the camera. Press the multi
selector up or down to highlight For mat and press B.

Do not turn the camera off or remove the battery or mem­ory card until formatting is complete.

Note that formatting permanently deletes all pictures
and other data on the memory card. Before formatting, be sure to make copies of
any pictures you wish to keep.

To remove memory cards, turn the camera off and confirm that the power-on lamp is
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.

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STEP 5

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 navigate the menus.

Press to move

cursor up

Press center (B)
to make selection

Press left to return to previous

menu, or move cursor left

Press to move

cursor down

Highlight language and press B. Highlight Ye s and press B.

If daylight saving time is in effect, press
the multi selector down to highlight Day-
light saving and press B to select. Press
the multi selector up to return to .

The time zone menu is displayed.

Press right to display submenu or
move cursor right

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Select home time zone and press B.

Select Month. Repeat Steps – to
edit Month, Year, hour, and minute.

Edit Day (order of day, month, and year
may differ in some areas)

and press B.

Highlight D M Y. Choose date display
order. Press B to set the clock and exit
to shooting mode.

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. For more informa­tion on setting date and time, see page 84 of the User’s Manual (on CD).

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Taking Pictures

Taking Pictures

STEP 1

Check Indicators in the Monitor

Check the battery level and number of exposures remaining.

Shooting mode

To take pictures in 0 (auto) mode, rotate
mode dial to A (B 14). To select a mode,
align the mode icon with the mark next to
the mode dial.

Battery level indicator

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Number of exposures
remaining

Aperture

Battery exhausted.

Vibration reduction (VR)

Reduce the effects of camera shake.

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Internal memory

Pictures will be recorded to internal memory
(approximately 21 MB). When memory card
is inserted, q is not displayed, and pictures
will be recorded to memory card.

Display Description

NO ICON Battery fully charged.

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Warning!

Page 87 of the User’s Manual

Low battery. Prepare to recharge or
change battery.

Battery exhausted. Recharge or
change battery.

Shutter speed

Image quality and size

Current image quality ( ) and size (j) are shown.

Page 66 of the User’s Manual

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

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STEP 2

Ready the Camera

Hold the camera steadily in both hands, keeping your fin­gers and other objects away from the lens, flash, and AF­assist illuminator.

STEP 3

Frame a Picture

Frame the subject near the center of the monitor. Use the
zoom control to adjust the size of the framed subject.

The zoom control

Select T to zoom in on the subject so that it fills a larger area
of the frame. Select W to zoom out, increasing the area visi-
ble in the frame.

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Zoom out

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Zoom in

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STEP 4

Focus and Shoot

Lightly press the shutter-release button about
halfway, stopping when you feel resistance. The
camera will set focus and exposure for the sub­ject in the center AF area. Focus and exposure
remain locked while the shutter-release button
is pressed halfway.

With the shutter-release button pressed halfway, check focus and flash:

AF lamp (green)

AF lamp/

Focus indicator

Flash lamp

On Subject in focus.

Blinks Camera unable to focus. Change composition and try again.

On Flash will fire when picture is taken.

Blinks Flash charging.

Off Flash off or not required.

Flash lamp (red)

Focus indicator

Focus area

Smoothly press the shutter-release button the rest of the way
down to release the shutter and take the picture.

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View Pictures

Press the G button to view a picture in the monitor (Full­frame playback).

Page 22, 43 of the User’s Manual

Use the multi selector to view other pictures. Press the

View previous picture

multi selector down or right to view pictures in the order
recorded, up or left to view pictures in reverse order.
Keep the multi selector pressed to scroll quickly to the
desired frame.

View next picture

The following operations can be performed in playback mode:

To Press To Press

Zoom picture in T (O)

View other pictures

(Command dial)

View thumbnails W (M)

View playback menu F

Record/play voice memo B

Press the G button again or press the shutter-release button to return to shooting
mode.

Deleting Unwanted Pictures

To delete the picture currently displayed in the monitor,
press the
highlight one of the following options and press

• No: Exit without deleting the picture.

• Yes: Delete the picture.

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button. A confirmation dialog will be displayed;

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:

Erase 1 image?

Erase 1 image?

No

Yes

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STEP 6

Tur n the camera off

Press the power switch to turn the camera off. The power-on lamp will go out.

Auto off (Stand-by Mode)

If no operations are performed for about five seconds in shooting mode, the monitor
will dim to save power. Using any of the camera controls will reactivate the display. If no
operations are performed for about a minute, the monitor will turn off; after a further
three minutes, the camera will turn off automatically.

Using Camera Menus

A variety of shooting and playback settings can be
adjusted from the camera menus. Press the F button
to display the menu for the current mode and use the
multi selector to select an option as described on page 6.

If a “?” icon is displayed in the monitor, help for the current
menu item can be viewed by pressing the zoom control
to T (L). To return to the original menu, press the zoom
control to T (L) again.

To exit the menu, press the F button
again.

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Other Functions

Other Functions

Flash, Self-Timer, Focus Mode and Exposure Compensation

Pressing the multi selector up, down, or left during shooting displays the flash mode,
self-timer, focus mode, and exposure compensation menus. Press the multi selector
up or down to highlight an option and press

Flash Mode

Choose from
T (fill flash),

Self-Timer

The camera is equipped with ten- and three-second timers for self­portraits and to reduce blur. When using the self-timer, mount the
camera on a tripod (recommended) or rest it on a flat, level surface.

S (auto), V (auto with red-eye reduction), U (off ),

W (slow sync), and N (rear curtain sync).

Page 24 of the User’s Manual

Exposure Compensation

Alter exposure from the value sug­gested by the camera between –2.0 EV
to +2.0 EV in increment of

Page 28 of the User’s Manual

Focus Mode

Choose from Z (Autofocus), a (Infin­ity), b (Focusing limit), and E (Macro
close-up; camera can focus as close as
4cm/1.6 in. to lens).

Page 27 of the User’s Manual

Page 26 of the User’s Manual

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.

Flash

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3

EV.

Focus

Self-timer

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The Mode Dial

To select a mode, align the mode icon with the mark next
to the mode dial.

Page 6 of the User’s Manual

U (Auto) (B 8): A simple
“point-and-shoot” mode recom­mended for first time users of
digital cameras.

P (Anti-shake): Prevent or
reduce blur using vibration
reduction and the Best Shot
Selector (BSS).

T (High sensitivity): Choose
this mode to reduce blur when
the subject is poorly lit.

P, S, A, M: Choose these modes
for greater control over shutter
speed and aperture.

R (Set up): Display the
setup menu.

V (Movie): Choose from seven
movie modes.

S (Scene): Make voice
recordings or choose from six­teen “scenes” suited to different
subjects or shooting conditions
and let the camera do the rest.

Scene Mode

The camera offers sixteen “scenes” and voice recording.
Camera settings are automatically optimized for the
selected subject type. To select scene mode, rotate the
mode dial to S.

To choose a scene, press the F button to display the
scene menu, then highlight a scene and press B.

Page 29 of the User’s Manual

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The following scenes are available:

Scene Description

Face -prior ity AF For portraits; the camera automatically detects and focus on faces.

K

Portrait For portraits in general.

A

Landscape For landscapes.

B

Sports For moving subjects.

C

Night portrait For portraits taken against a night backdrop.

D

Party/indoor For parties and other indoor scenes.

E

Beach/snow For brightly-lit expanses of water, sand, or snow.

F

Sunset For sunsets and sunrises.

G

Dusk/dawn For low-light landscape shots.

H

Night landscape For night landscapes.

I

Close up For close -ups.

J

Museum For indoor shots where flash photograph is prohibited.

K

Fireworks show For fireworks.

L

Copy For drawings, handwriting, or printed text.

M

Back light For back-lit subjects.

N

Panorama assist For panoramas.

O

Voice recording

B

For recording and playing audio.

Page 51 of the User’s Manual

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Installing PictureProject

Installing PictureProject

PictureProject

Install the supplied PictureProject software to transfer pictures to a computer for easy
viewing and storage (note that administrator privileges are required to install, use, or
uninstall PictureProject).

1 Organize: View and organize pictures.
2 Edit: Crop pictures, adjust brightness and hue, and use other retouch tools.
3 Design: Arrange pictures.
4 Collection list: Group pictures into collections and folders.
5 Picture list: View the pictures in the current collection or folder.

PictureProject can also be used for a variety of other tasks, including printing pictures,
sending pictures by e-mail, viewing slide shows, and copying pictures to CD or DVD.
See the PictureProject Reference Manual on the silver CD for details.

NOTE: Depending on the version of PictureProject installed, the dialogs and messages dis­played may vary from those shown here. The illustrations in this guide are from Windows XP.

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Before You Begin

System Requirements

Windows Macintosh

CPU 300 MHz Pentium or better recommended

•

Windows Vista (32-bit Home Basic/Home Pre­mium/Business/Enterprise/Utlimate editions)

*

OS

Hard disk space 60 MB required for installation

RAM Minimum 64 MB

Video resolution

Miscellaneous Only computers with built-in USB ports supported

* Refer to the Nikon website for the latest information on operating system compatibility.

• Windows XP (Home Edition/Professional)

• Windows 2000 Professional

† Preinstalled versions only.

800 × 600 or more with 16-bit color (High Color/thousands of colors) or
more; 24-bit color or more recommended

†

CAUTION

When Installing, Using, or Uninstalling PictureProject

Log on to an account with administrator privileges.

PowerPC G4, G5, Intel
(under Rosetta)

†

Mac OS X (version 10.3.9,

†

10.4.x)

Viewing the PictureProject Reference Manual

The PictureProject Reference Manual (on CD) can be viewed using Adobe Reader or
Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later, available for free download from the Adobe website.
To view the Reference Manual, start the computer, insert the silver reference CD, and
then display the index as described on page 2 of this guide.

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Installing PictureProject

Turn the computer on and insert the PictureProject installer CD into a CD-ROM
drive. Before proceeding, exit all other applications and turn off any virus­checking software.

Select a language and click Next.

Windows XP/2000: The Install Center program will start and a “Select Language”
dialog will be displayed.

Windows Vista: Follow the on-screen instructions to display “Select Language“
dialog.

If the Install Center program does not start automatically, select Computer or My
Computer from the Start menu (Windows Vista/Windows XP) or double-click
the My Computer icon on the desktop (Windows 2000 Professional) and dou­ble-click the CD-ROM (PictureProject) icon.

Macintosh: Double-click the PictureProject installer CD icon on the desktop,
then double-click the We lcom e icon. After entering the administrator name
and password and click OK, the Install Center program will start. “Select Lan­guage” dialog will be displayed.

Click Easy Install.

Easy Install: Install the minimum software needed
to run PictureProject.

Custom Install: Install selected software.

Try other Nikon Software: Download trial versions of

other Nikon software from a Nikon website
(Internet connection required).

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Customer Support: View the ReadMe file or visit

Nikon technical support websites (Internet con­nection required).

Install the PTP driver (Windows XP only).
If prompted to install the PTP drivers, click OK and follow the on-screen
instructions to complete installation (some versions of Windows XP may dis­play a setup wizard).

Follow the on-screen instructions to install Panorama Maker.

Click Ye s to install QuickTime (some time may be required to complete instal­lation on some systems).

Installing QuickTime Under Windows Vista

See the Apple website for Windows Vista support information. Nikon recom­mends downloading and installing the most up-to-date version of QuickTime for
Windows Vista.

Macintosh

If earlier version of QuickTime is installed, Macintosh users will be prompted to
install QuickTime following installation of PictureProject. Follow the on-screen
instructions to complete installation.

Follow the on-screen instructions to install Fotoshare.

Macintosh

Macintosh users must install Nikon Fotoshare manually when installation of
PictureProject is complete. To install Nikon Fotoshare, open the “Fotoshare”
folder on the PictureProject installer CD and drag the Nikon Fotoshare icon to
the “Applications” folder on the computer hard disk.

After reading the license agreement, click Ye s (Windows) or Accept (Macin­tosh) to proceed.

Follow the on-screen instructions to install PictureProject.

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Click Finish (Windows) or Quit (Macintosh) to
exit the PictureProject installer.

DirectX 9 (Windows XP/2000)

If DirectX 9 is not already installed, a DirectX 9 installer dialog will be displayed.
Follow the on-screen instructions to install DirectX 9.

Click Ye s (Windows) or OK (Macintosh) to close the “Install Center” window. If
prompted to restart the computer, follow the on-screen instructions.

The PictureProject Import Assistant will be
displayed. To proceed without cataloging images,
click Close. Images can be cataloged at any time;
see the PictureProject reference manual on the
silver CD for details.

Remove the PictureProject installer CD from the CD-ROM drive.

Software Updates

If the computer is connected to the Internet, PictureProject will periodically check for
updates. If an update is detected when PictureProject starts, an update dialog will be
displayed. Follow the on-screen instructions to update to the latest version of
PictureProject.

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Viewing Pictures on a Computer

Viewing Pictures on a Computer

Before You Begin

Before copying pictures to a computer, confirm that:

• PictureProject is installed: If PictureProject is not installed before the camera is con-

nected, a hardware wizard may be displayed. Click Cancel to exit and then discon-
nect the camera.

• The appropriate option is selected in the camera USB menu: If you are using Windows 2000,

you will need to change the Interface > USB option in the camera setup menu from
MTP/PTP (the default setting) to Mass storage as described below.

Rotate the mode dial to R. Highlight Interface and press B.

Highlight USB and press B. Highlight Mass storage and press B.

Use a Reliable Power Source

Nikon recommends using a fully charged battery or the optional EH-62A AC adapter kit
to power the camera for extended periods. Do not use another make or model of AC
adapter.

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Transfer Pictures

Page 58 of the User’s Manual

Turn the camera off.

Connect the USB cable as shown below. Connect the camera directly to the
computer; do not connect the cable via a USB hub or keyboard. Do not use
force.

Turn the camera on. PictureProject will automatically detect the camera and
the PictureProject Transfer window will be displayed in the computer monitor.
Click Transfer to copy all the pictures in the camera memory to the computer.

Windows Vista/XP

If the dialog shown at right is displayed, select the
PictureProject option and click OK. To bypass this
dialog in future, check Always use this program for
this action.

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The pictures are displayed in PictureProject when transfer is complete.

Disconnect the camera.

Windows Vista/XP/Ma c OS X: Turn the camera off and disconnect the USB cable.

Windows 2000: Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware”

( ) icon in the taskbar and select Stop USB Mass
Storage Device. Turn the camera off and discon-

nect the USB cable.

Please refer to the
camera.

User’s Manual

(on CD) for more information on using your Nikon digital

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Other Features of the COOLPIX P5000

T High Sensitivity

Reduce blur when the subject is poorly lit.

Page 37 of the User’s Manual

P, S, A, and M modes

Offer control over a variety of advanced settings including shutter speed and aperture.

Page 38 of the User’s Manual

J D-Lighting

Bring out details in shadows and back-lit subjects.

Page 44 of the User’s Manual

V Movies

Choose from seven movie modes.

Page 47 of the User’s Manual

PictBridge

Print pictures directly from the camera.

Page 60 of the User’s Manual

Optional Accessories

COOLPIX P5000 supports a variety of optional accessories including converter lenses
and Speedlights.

Page 79, 90, 93 of the User’s Manual

Technical support information is available online at the following site

http://www.europe-nikon.com/support

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