Nikon E5900, E7900 User Manual

Download

Page 1

The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography

with the

DIGITAL CAMERA

Page 2

Trademark Information

Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Mac OS, and Quick Time are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Finder is trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Internet is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation. Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc. The SD logo is a trademark of the SD Card Association. PictBridge is a trademark. D-Lighting technology is provided by Apical Limited. All other trade names mentioned in this manual or the other documentation provided with your Nikon product are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Page 3

For Your Safety

To prevent damage to your Nikon product or injury to yourself or to others, read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this equipment. Keep these safety instructions where all those who use the product will read them.

The consequences that could result from failure to observe the precautions listed in this section are indicated by the following symbol:

This icon marks warnings, information that should be read before using this product to prevent possible injury.

WARNINGS

Do not look at the sun through the viewfinder

Viewing the sun or other strong light source through the viewfinder could cause permanent visual impairment.

Turn off immediately in the event of malfunction

Should you notice smoke or an unusual smell coming from the camera, battery charger, or AC adapter (available separately), unplug the battery charger or AC adapter and remove the battery immediately, taking care to avoid burns. Continued operation could result in injury. After removing or disconnecting the power source, take the equipment to a Nikon-authorized service representative for inspection.

Do not use in the presence of flammable gas

Do not use electronic equipment in the presence of flammable gas, as this could result in explosion or fire.

Do not place strap around the neck of an infant or child

Placing the camera strap around the neck of an infant or child could result in strangulation.

Keep out of reach of children

Particular care should be taken to prevent infants from putting the batteries or other small parts into their mouths.

Do not disassemble

Touching the internal parts of the camera or battery charger could result in injury. Repairs should be performed only by qualified technicians. Should the camera or battery charger break open as the result of a fall or other accident, take the product to a Nikonauthorized service representative for inspection after unplugging the product and/or removing the battery.

Observe the following precautions when handling the battery charger

• Keep dry. Failure to observe this precaution could result in fire or electric shock.

• Dust on or near the metal parts of the plug should be removed with a dry cloth. Continued use could result in fire.

• Do not handle the power cable or go near the battery charger during thunderstorms. Failure to observe this precaution could result in electric shock.

• Do not damage, modify, forcibly tug or bend the power cable, place it under heavy objects, or expose it to heat or flame. Should the insulation be damaged and the wires become exposed, take it to a Nikon-authorized service representative for inspection. Failure to observe these precautions could result in fire or electric shock.

Page 4

• Do not handle the plug or battery charger with wet hands. Failure to observe this precaution could result in electric shock.

Observe proper precautions when handling batteries

Batteries may leak or explode if improperly handled. Observe the following precautions when handling a battery for use in this product:

• Before replacing the battery, turn the product off and make sure the Power-on Lamp has gone out. If you are using an AC adapter, be sure it is unplugged.

• Before replacing the battery, turn the product off. If you are using an AC adapter, be sure it is unplugged.

• Use only rechargeable Nikon ENEL5 lithium-ion batteries (supplied) or CP1 lithium batteries (available separately).

• When inserting the battery, do not attempt to insert it upside down or backwards.

• Do not short or disassemble batteries.

• Do not expose batteries to flame or to excessive heat.

• Do not immerse in or expose to water.

• Replace the terminal cover when transporting the battery. Do not transport or store with metal objects such as necklaces or hairpins.

• Batteries are prone to leakage when fully discharged. To avoid damage to the product, be sure to remove the battery when no charge remains.

• Immediately after use, or when the product is used on battery power for an extended period, the battery may become hot. Before removing the battery, turn the camera off and allow the battery to cool.

• Discontinue use immediately should you notice any change in the battery, such as discoloration or deformation.

Use appropriate cables, batteries, battery chargers, and AC adapters

Use only the cables, batteries, battery chargers, and AC adapters provided or sold by Nikon for the purpose, to maintain compliance with product regulations.

Removing memory cards

Memory cards may become hot during use. Observe due caution when removing memory cards from the camera.

Handle moving parts with care

Be careful that your fingers or other objects are not pinched by the lens or other moving parts.

CD-ROMs

The CD-ROMs on which the software and manuals are distributed should not be played back on audio CD equipment. Playing CD-ROMs on an audio CD player could cause hearing loss or damage the equipment.

Observe caution when operating the flash

Using the flash close to your subject’s eyes could cause temporary visual impairment. Particular care should be observed if photographing infants, when the flash should be no less than one meter (39”) from the subject.

Do not fire the unit while the flash head is touching a person or object

Such use can result in the person being burned, and/or their clothes igniting from the heat of the flash’s firing.

Avoid contact with liquid crystal

Should the monitor break, care should be taken to avoid injury due to broken glass and to prevent liquid crystal from the monitor touching the skin or entering the eyes or mouth.

Keep dry

Do not immerse in or exposure to water. Continuing to use the product under such circumstances may cause fire or an electric shock.

Page 5

Notices

• No part of the manuals included with this product may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form, by any means, without Nikon's prior written permission.

• Nikon reserves the right to change the specifications of the hardware and software described in these manuals at any time and without prior notice.

Notice for customers in the U.S.A.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment

and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.

• Nikon will not be held liable for any damages resulting from the use of this product.

• While every effort has been made to ensure that the information in these manuals is accurate and complete, we would appreciate it were you to bring any errors or omissions to the attention of the Nikon representative in your area (address provided separately).

E7900/E5900

CAUTIONS

Modifications

The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by Nikon Corporation may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Interface Cables

Use the interface cables sold or provided by Nikon for your equipment. Using other interface cables may exceed the limits of Class B Part 15 of the FCC rules.

Notice for customers in the State of California

WARNING: Handling the cord on this product

will expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling.

Nikon Inc., 1300 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New York 11747-3064, U.S.A. Tel.: 631-547-4200

iii

Page 6

Notice for customers in Canada

CAUTION ATTENTION

This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numéique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

Notice Concerning Prohibition of Copying or Reproduction

Note that simply being in possession of material that has been digitally copied or reproduced by means of a scanner, digital camera or other device may be punishable by law.

• Items prohibited by law from being copied or reproduced

Do not copy or reproduce paper money, coins, securities, government bonds, or local government bonds, even if such copies or reproductions are stamped “Sample”.

The copying or reproduction of paper money, coins, or securities which are circulated in a foreign country is prohibited.

Unless the prior permission of the government has been obtained, the copying or reproduction of unused postage stamps or post cards issued by the government is prohibited.

The copying or reproduction of stamps issued by the government and of certified documents stipulated by law is prohibited.

• Cautions on certain copies and reproductions

The government has issued cautions o n copies or reproductions of securities issued by private companies (shares, bills, checks, gift certificates, etc.), commuter passes, or coupon tickets, except when a minimum of necessary copies are to be provided for business use by a company. Also, do not copy or reproduce passports issued by the government, licenses issued by public agencies and private groups, ID cards, and tickets, such as passes and meal coupons.

• Comply with copyright notices

The copying or reproduction of copyrighted creative works such as books, music, paintings, woodcut prints, maps, drawings, movies, and photographs is governed by national and international copyright laws. Do not use this product for the purpose of making illegal copies or to infringe copyright laws.

Page 7

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

Li-ion batteries not approved by Nikon 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.

Before Taking Important Pictures

Before taking pictures on important occasions (such as at weddings or before taking the camera with you on a trip), take a test shot to ensure that the camera is functioning normally. Nikon will not be held liable for damages or lost profits that may result from product malfunction.

Life-Long Learning

As part of Nikon's “Life-Long Learning” commitment to ongoing product support and education, continually-updated information is available on-line at the following sites:

• For users in the U.S.A.: http://www.nikonusa.com/

• For users in Europe: http://www.europe-nikon.com/support

• For users in Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, and Africa: http://www.nikon-asia.com/

Visit these sites to keep up-to-date with the latest product information, tips, answers to frequently-asked questions (FAQs), and general advice on digital imaging and photography. Additional information may be available from the Nikon representative in your area. See the URL below for contact information:

http://nikonimaging.com/

NIKON WARRANTY. The use of third-party rechargeable

Page 8

Table of Contents

For Your Safety ..................................................................................................................... i

Notices ............................................................................................................................... iii

Table of Contents ............................................................................................................... vi

Introduction........................................................................................................................ 1

Before You Begin ................................................................................ 2

Parts of the Camera ............................................................................................................ 2

The Monitor........................................................................................................................ 4

The Mode Dial .................................................................................................................... 6

Navigating the Menus ......................................................................................................... 7

The Shutter-Release Button ................................................................................................. 7

First Steps............................................................................................. 8

Charging the Battery........................................................................................................... 8

Inserting Batteries ............................................................................................................. 10

Inserting Memory Cards.................................................................................................... 12

Checking the Battery Level................................................................................................ 14

Basic Setup ....................................................................................................................... 16

Basic Photography............................................................................. 19

Step 1–Select Mode................................................................................................... 19

Step 2–Frame the Picture .................................................................................................. 21

Step 3–Focus and Shoot.................................................................................................... 23

Step 4–View the Results (Full-screen Playback) .................................................................. 25

Scene Mode ....................................................................................... 28

Assist and Scene Modes .................................................................................................... 28

Framing Assist................................................................................................................... 30

Scene Mode............................................................................................................. 36

Taking Pictures for a Panorama.................................................................................. 42

More on Photography....................................................................... 44

When Lighting Is Poor: Using the Flash ......................................................................... 44

Taking a Self-Portrait: Using the Self-Timer .................................................................. 46

Easy Close-Ups: Macro Close-Up Mode ....................................................................... 48

Controlling Exposure: Exposure Compensation ........................................................... 49

Movies................................................................................................ 51

Setting the Movie Recording (Movie Menu)....................................................................... 51

Recording Movies........................................................................................................ 55

Viewing Movies ................................................................................................................ 56

Page 9

More on Playback.............................................................................. 57

Viewing Pictures on the Camera........................................................................................ 57

Cropping Pictures .............................................................................................................. 60

Adjusting a Picture Tone Automatically (D-Lighting)........................................................... 61

Voice Memos: Recording and Playback .............................................................................. 62

Viewing Pictures on TV ...................................................................................................... 64

Viewing Pictures on a Computer ....................................................................................... 65

Printing Pictures ................................................................................................................ 70

Print Set ...................................................................................................................... 71

Printing via Direct USB Connection .................................................................................... 74

The Shooting Menu........................................................................... 80

Using the Shooting Menu.................................................................................................. 80

Image Mode ................................................................................................................ 83

White Balance ............................................................................................................. 86

Metering ..................................................................................................................... 88

Continuous ................................................................................................................. 89

Best Shot Selector........................................................................................................ 91

Color Options .............................................................................................................. 92

Image Adjustment ....................................................................................................... 93

Image Sharpening ....................................................................................................... 94

Sensitivity .................................................................................................................... 95

Auto Bracketing .......................................................................................................... 96

Saturation Control ....................................................................................................... 97

AF Area Mode ............................................................................................................. 98

Auto-focus Mode ...................................................................................................... 101

Noise Reduction ........................................................................................................ 102

The Playback Menu ......................................................................... 103

Using the Playback Menu ................................................................................................ 103

Slide Show ................................................................................................................ 105

Delete ....................................................................................................................... 107

Protect ...................................................................................................................... 109

Transfer Marking ....................................................................................................... 110

Small Pic.................................................................................................................... 112

Copy ......................................................................................................................... 113

vii

Page 10

The Set-up Menu ............................................................................. 116

Using the Set-up Menu ................................................................................................... 116

Welcome Screen ....................................................................................................... 118

Date.......................................................................................................................... 120

Monitor Settings ....................................................................................................... 122

Date Imprint.............................................................................................................. 124

AF Assist ................................................................................................................... 126

Sound Settings .......................................................................................................... 127

Blur Warning............................................................................................................. 128

Auto Off ................................................................................................................... 129

Format Memory/Card ............................................................................................. 130

Language.................................................................................................................. 132

Interface (USB/Video mode)....................................................................................... 132

Auto Transfer ............................................................................................................ 133

Reset All.................................................................................................................... 134

Menus ...................................................................................................................... 135

Firmware Version ...................................................................................................... 135

Technical Notes................................................................................ 136

Optional Accessories ....................................................................................................... 136

Caring for Your Camera .................................................................................................. 138

Error Messages ............................................................................................................... 141

Troubleshooting.............................................................................................................. 145

Specifications.................................................................................................................. 148

Index .............................................................................................................................. 152

viii

Page 11

Page 12

Before You Begin

Parts of the Camera

Shutter-release Button ( 7)

Before You Begin

Power-on Lamp (14)

Mode Dial ( 6)

Self-timer Lamp ( 46)/ AF-Assist Illuminator (LED; 24, 138, 148)

Viewfinder

Built-in Speedlight ( 44)

Power Switch (14)

Eyelet for camera strap

Memory card slot Cover (12)

Power Connector Cover (for AC adapter kit 137)

Attaching the Camera Strap

Microphone (62)

Lens ( 21)

Lens not extended

Lens Cover

Page 13

Zoom ( / ) Buttons ( 21)

Delete Button ( 26)

Green (AF) Lamp ( 23)

Red ( ) Lamp ( 23)

Viewfinder ( 21)

Monitor

(4, 5)

Interface connector Cover

Tripod Socket ( 43, 46)

USB ( 67)/ Audio/Video (A/V) out ( 64) Connector

Speaker

Button ( 81, 103)

Play Button

(center)/

(D-Lighting)

(7, 65)

Multi Selector (/ / / ) (7)

Battery-chamber Cover ( 10)

Power Connector Cover (for AC adapter kit 137)

Before You Begin

(transfer)/

Interface connector Cover

Battery Latch ( 10)

Battery-chamber Cover ( 10)

Page 14

The Monitor

Shooti

Before You Begin

30 29

25 20

1 Shooting mode . . . . . 19, 28, 53

2 Image sharpening . . . . . . . . . 94

3 Focus indicator 4 Zoom indicator

. . . . . . . . .23

. . . . . . . . .21

5 Macro close-up mode . . . . . . 48

6 Battery level indicator 7 Internal memory/memory card

indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

8 Camera shake icon

9 “Date not set” icon 10 Time zone indicator

11 Self-timer indicator . . . . . . . . 46

12 Date imprint indicator . . . . .124

13 Date counter/

stored date number . . . . . . 125

14 Number of exposures remaining/

length of movie. . . . . 19, 20, 55

15 Flash mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

16 Focus area

. . . . . . . . . .23, 98

17 Image quality . . . . . . . . . . . .83

18 Image size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

19 Exposure compensation . . . . 49

267

1 5

[ 8][ 8]

1617

Icons displayed vary with camera settings.

20 Sensitivity (ISO equivalency) . 95 21 Bracketing 22 White balance bracketing

23 Best Shot Selector (BSS) . . . . 91

. . . . . 14

24 Noise reduction . . . . . . . . . 102

25 Continuous shooting mode . . . 89

26 White balance . . . . . . . . . . . 86

. . 45, 141

. . . . . . 18

. . . . . 120

27 Image adjustment . . . . . . . . 93

28 Color options. . . . . . . . . . . . 92

29 Saturation control . . . . . . . . 97

30 Electronic VR . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

1) Appears when the Shutter-release Button is pressed halfway.

2) Appears when the Zoom Buttons are pressed.

3) Appears when the battery is running low.

4) Blinks at slow shutter speeds to warn that pictures may be blurred.

5) Blinks when the camera clock has not been set.

6) Appears when the new city time zone has been set.

7) Displays the focus area when the Shutter-release Button is pressed halfway if AF area mode has been set to Auto.

8) Appears when Auto bracketing has been set to On.

9) Appears when WB (white balance) bracketing has been set.

141518

8 9

11 12

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

. 96

Page 15

Playback

01.05.2005

12:0012:00

100NIKON100NIKON

0008.JPG0008.JPG

16 15 14

[ 8/ 10][ 8/ 10]

1112

STARTSTART

Icons displayed vary with camera settings.

[

2 3

4 5

Before You Begin

12s]

1 Current folder. . . . . . . . . . . . 27

2 File number and type . . . . . . 27

3 Internal memory/memory card

indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

4 Battery level indicator* . . . . . 14

5 Volume indicator. . . . . . . . . 127

6 Voice memo recording guide . . 62 7 Voice memo playback guide. . . 62 8 Current frame number/total

number of frames/length of

movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, 55

Display in the Monitor

Use Photo info in Monitor settings of the Set-up menu to switch to display or hide information for shooting or playback ( 122).

Monitor shows current settings and view through lens

If the battery level indicator appears, the monitor will turn off temporarily while the flash is charging ( 14, 24).

[ 8][ 8]

Monitor shows view through lens only

9 Voice memo icon. . . . . . . . . 62

10 Movie playback icon . . . . . . 56

11 Image quality. . . . . . . . . . . . 83

12 Image size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

13 Movie indicator . . . . . . . . . . 55

14 Protect icon . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

15 Print-order icon . . . . . . . . . . 71

16 Transfer icon . . . . . . . . . . . 110

17 Time of recording . . . . . . . . 16

18 Date of recording. . . . . . . . . 16

* Appears when the battery is running low.

Monitor off

Page 16

The Mode Dial

Using the Mode Dial, you can select from seven Shooting modes and the Setup mode. Choose a Shooting mode according to shooting conditions.

Before You Begin

To select a mode, align the mode icon with the “ ” mark next to the Mode Dial.

Page 17

Navigating the Menus

The Multi Selector is used to navigate through the camera menus.

The Shutter-Release Button

Your camera has a two stage Shutter-release Button. The camera sets focus and exposure when the button is pressed halfway. The Green (AF) Lamp next to the viewfinder and the focus indicator in the monitor will light when the focus operation is complete. Focus and exposure will remain locked while the Shutter-release Button is pressed halfway. To take the picture, press the Shutter-release Button the rest of the way down.

Before You Begin

Page 18

First Steps

Charging the Battery

The camera uses a rechargeable Nikon EN-EL5 lithium-ion battery (supplied). Charge the battery before first use or when the battery is running low.

Connect the power cable

Connect the power cable to the supplied MH-61 battery charger ( ) and insert the wall plug into a power outlet ( ). The CHARGE lamp

First Steps

will light to show that the charger is on ( ).

Charge the battery

Remove the terminal cover from EN-EL5 and insert the battery into the MH-61, making sure that the small projection on the battery is inserted into the matching pit on the charger.

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

CHARGE

lamp

Blinks Battery charging. On Battery fully charged. Flickers Battery error. If ambient temper-

ature is not 5–35 °C (41–95 °F), wait until temperature is in this range before charging. Otherwise unplug charger and remove battery immediately and take both devices to retailer or Nikon-authorized service representative.

Description

CHARGE lamp starts blinking when battery is inserted. Charging is complete when lamp stops blinking.

Page 19

Unplug the charger

Remove the battery and unplug the charger.

The MH-61 Battery Charger

Before using the MH-61, read and follow the warnings and notices on pages i–v of this manual.

The MH-61 is for use with EN-EL5 batteries. Do not use with non-compatible batteries. The supplied power cable is intended solely for use with the MH-61 and is for domestic use only. It may be necessary to purchase another cable for use abroad; consult with a local Nikon-authorized retailer or service representative.

EN-EL5 Batteries

Before using the EN-EL5, read and follow the warnings and notices on pages i–v and 140 of this manual.

Do not use the battery at ambient temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F) or above 40 °C (104 °F). During charging, the temperature should be in the vicinity of 5–35 °C (41– 95 °F). Note that the battery may become hot during use; wait for the battery to cool before charging. Failure to observe these precautions could damage the battery, impair its performance, or prevent it from charging normally.

First Steps

When the Battery Is Not in Use

When the battery is not in use, remove it from the camera or battery charger and replace the terminal cover. The camera and battery charger draw minute amounts of current even when off; if left in place, the battery could be drained to the point that it no longer functions.

Recycle Used Batteries

Used batteries are a valuable resource. Please recycle used batteries in accordance with local regulations.

Page 20

Inserting Batteries

Insert an EN-EL5 battery that has been fully-charged using the supplied MH61 battery charger into your camera.

Open the Battery-chamber Cover

Slide the cover in the direction shown in ( ) until it stops and open the cover ( ).

First Steps

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. The small projection on the battery is on the same side as the negative terminal.

Inserting Batteries

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.

Battery Latch

Page 21

Close the Battery-chamber Cover

Close the cover ( ) and slide it in until it latches ( ). Ensure the cover is closed firmly.

Replacing Batteries

Turn the camera off and make sure that the Power-on Lamp has gone out before opening the Battery-chamber Cover. Slide the Battery Latch in the direction indicated to eject the battery, which can then be removed using your fingers.

• Note that the battery may become hot during use. Observe due caution when removing the battery.

CP1

Your camera also uses a non-rechargeable CP1 lithium batteries (×1). Make sure the orientation and the positive/negative terminals are correct, and then insert the battery in the same way as EN-EL5.

First Steps

Alternative Power Sources

To power the camera continuously for extended periods, use an optional EH-62A AC adapter. Do not, under any circumstances, use another make or model of AC adapter kit. Failure to observe this precaution could result in overheating or in damage to the camera. For more information on attaching instructions for EH-62A AC adapter kit, see “Connecting the EH-62A AC Adapter Kit” ( 137).

Page 22

Inserting Memory Cards

Pictures can be stored in the camera’s internal memory (about 13.5 MB) or on Secure Digital (SD) memory card. If no memory card has been inserted in the camera, pictures will be stored in the camera’s internal memory, and if the camera contains a memory card, then pictures will automatically be stored on the card. To store pictures in the internal memory, remove the memory card.

Confirm that the camera is off

First Steps

The Power-on Lamp should be off.

Open the Memory card slot Cover

Slide the cover in the direction shown in ( ) until it stops, and the cover will open automatically ( ).

Insert the memory card

Insert the memory card in the direction of the arrow shown on the label at the entrance to the memory card slot until it stops.

Inserting Memory Cards

Insert the memory card terminals first. Inserting the card upside down or backwards could damage the camera or the card. Check to be sure the card is in the correct orientation.

Close the Memory card slot Cover

Close the cover ( ) and slide it until it latches ( ). Ensure the cover is closed firmly.

Page 23

The Write Protect Switch

Memory cards are equipped with a write protect switch to prevent accidental loss of data. When this switch is in the “lock” position, pictures can not be recorded, deleted, or edited, and the card can not be formatted. Do not lock the card when taking, deleting, or editing pictures or when transferring pictures to a computer.

Write protect switch When the memory card is locked,

pictures can be played back but can not be recorded, deleted, edited, or transferred using the ( ) Button on the camera, and the card can not be formatted.

Formatting Memory Cards

When using the memory cards formatted by the device other than E7900/E5900, format them using the E7900/E5900 before first use. For information on formatting memory cards, see Format Memory/Card ( 130) in the Set-up menu.

Removing Memory Cards

Memory cards can be removed without loss of data when the camera is off. To remove memory cards, turn the camera off and confirm that the Power-on Lamp is

Do not open the memory card slot cover while

off. the Power-on Lamp is lit. Open the Memory card slot Cover and press the memory card to partially eject the card. The card can then be removed by hand.

• Memory cards may become hot during use; observe due caution when removing memory cards.

First Steps

Memory Cards

• Use only Secure Digital (SD) memory cards.

• Do not disassemble or modify.

• Do not drop, bend, or expose to water or strong physical shocks.

• Do not touch the metal terminals with your fingers or metal objects.

• Do not affix labels or stickers to the memory card.

• Do not leave in direct sunlight in a closed vehicle or in other areas exposed to high temperatures.

• Do not expose to high levels of humidity or to corrosive gas.

Page 24

Checking the Battery Level

Turn the camera on

• Press the Power Switch.

• The Power-on Lamp lights when the cam-

era is on.

First Steps

Check the battery level in the moni-

tor

When the camera is turned on for the first time, a language-selection dialog will be displayed. Choose the desired language and

[ 8][ 8]

Battery Level

Display Meaning

NO ICON Battery fully charged.

Low battery. If flash fires, monitor turns off while Speed-

(lights)

WARNING!!

BATTERY

EXHAUSTED

The Red ( ) and Green (AF) Lamps will blink when the “WARNING!! BATTERY EXHAUSTED” warning is displayed.

light recharges.

Battery exhausted. Replace with new or fully charged battery.

press . See “Basic Setup” ( 16).

Page 25

Turning the Camera Off

To turn the camera off when the Power-on Lamp is lit, press the Power Switch.

• Do not remove the battery or disconnect the EH-62A AC adapter kit (optional) until the poweron lamp has gone out.

The Button

The camera can also be turned on by pressing the Button for about two seconds. The monitor will show full-screen playback ( 57).

The Power-On Lamp

The power-on lamp indicates the following:

When the Power-on Lamp is The camera is

On On

Blinking In standby mode

Off Off

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. While the camera is in standby mode, the Power-on Lamp will blink. If no operations are performed for three minutes after the camera enters standby mode, the power will turn off automatically and the Power-on Lamp will go out. The camera will be reactivated from standby mode when you:

• Press the Power Switch

• Press the Shutter-release Button halfway

• Press the

• Press the Button to display the menu for the current mode

• Rotate the Mode Dial to select a new mode

The length of time before the camera enters standby mode can be changed using the Auto off option in the Set-up menu ( 129). However, when a menu is displayed, the monitor will turn off after three minutes, and when pictures are being shown in a slide show ( 105) or when the camera is powered by an AC adapter kit, the monitor will turn off after thirty minutes. When connecting the camera to a computer or printer with a USB cable, Auto power off function does not work.

Sleep Mode

Turning sleep mode on will cause the camera to enter standby mode when there is no change in the brightness of the subject, even before the time selected in the Auto off option has elapsed ( 129).

Button to view the last picture taken

First Steps

Page 26

Basic Setup

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.

DeutschDeutsch

EnglishEnglish

EspañolEspañol

First Steps

FrançaisFrançais ItalianoItaliano NederlandsNederlands

Cancel

SvenskaSvenska

ConfirmConfirm

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

(Japanese), (Simplified Chinese), (Traditional Chinese) or (Korean), and press

TIME ZONE

London, Casablanca

DaylightSaving

ConfirmConfirm

Time zone menu displayed.*

HOME TIME ZONE

DATEDATE

Set time and date?

Ye s

ConfirmConfirm

Confirmation dialog displayed. Highlight Yes.

* To turn daylight saving time on or

off, press to highlight Day-

lightSaving and press . When DaylightSaving is checked, time

will automatically be advanced one hour ( 121). To return to Step 3, press 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.

Confirm

Page 27

DATE

DM Y

01 01 . 2005

00 : 00

DATE

DM Y

01 01 . 2005

00 : 00

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

Year may differ in some areas).

DATE

DM Y

01 01 2005

00 : 00

Select Month. Repeat steps 7 - 8 to

Highlight D M Y.

DATE

DM Y

01 03 . 2005

10 : 00

ConfirmConfirm

edit Month, Year, hour, and minute.

DATE

MD Y

03 01 . 2005

10 : 00

ConfirmConfirm

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

Exit to mode currently selected with the Mode Dial.

[ 10][ 10]

Note that time and date of recording will not be imprinted on pictures unless Date or Date and time is selected for Date imprint ( 124).

First Steps

Page 28

Date not Set

If you exit without setting time and date, the (“date not set”) icon will flash in the monitor when the camera is in shooting mode and all pictures will have time stamp of “0000.00.00 00:00” (still images) or “2005.01.01 00:00” (movies).

The Clock Battery

When the main battery is installed or the camera is powered by an EH-62A AC adapter (optional), the clock battery will charge in about ten hours. When fully charged, the clock battery can provide a few days of back-up power.

First Steps

The Camera Clock

The camera clock is less accurate than most watches or household clocks. Check the clock regularly against more accurate timepieces and reset as necessary.

Time Zones

The local time or daylight saving time can be set when traveling abroad. See Date ( 120) in the Set-up menu for details.

Setting the Clock from PictureProject (Windows XP/Mac OS X Only)

If the camera is connected with the USB option set to PTP ( 65) in the Interface menu of the Set-up menu, PictureProject (provided) can be used to set the camera clock to the same time and date as the computer. See the PictureProject Reference Manual (on CD) for details.

Page 29

Basic Photography

Step 1–Select Mode

This section details the basic steps involved in taking pictures in (Auto shooting mode). In this automatic, “point-and-shoot” mode, the majority of camera settings are controlled by the camera in response to shooting conditions, producing optimal results in most situations.

Rotate the Mode Dial to

Turn the camera on

The Power-on Lamp will light and the monitor will display a welcome screen ( 118). The camera is ready to shoot when the monitor shows the view through the camera lens.

Shooting mode

indicates Auto shooting mode.

Image size

Choose from five options depending on how you plan to use the picture ( 84). The default setting is E7900: 7M (3072 ×

2304), E5900: 5M

× 1944).

(2592

Image quality

Choose from three options depending on how you plan to use the picture ( 83). The default setting is NORMAL.

Internal memory/memory card

When the camera contains a memory card, is displayed, and when there is no memory card in the camera, is displayed.

Number of exposures remaining

The number of pictures that can be stored on the internal memory or a memory card depends on the capacity of the

[ 10][ 10]

Flash mode

Choose from five modes depending on lighting and your creative intent (44).

memory or memory card and the option chosen for Image mode (Im-

age quality and Image size) ( 85).

Basic Photography

Page 30

Number of Exposures Remaining

If the number of exposures remaining is zero, the message “OUT OF MEMORY” will be displayed in the monitor and no further pictures can be taken until you:

• Choose a lower image quality or image size setting ( 83) (depending on the condition, no fur- ther pictures may be taken even if you change the setting).

• Insert a new memory card ( 12).

• Remove the memory card so that pictures will be recorded in the internal memory ( 13) (pic-

tures can be taken only when the internal memory has space).

• Delete some pictures in the internal memory or on a memory card.

Available Functions in Auto Shooting Mode

In (Auto shooting) mode, the Flash ( 44), Self-timer ( 46), Macro close-up ( 48), and Exposure compensation ( 49) can be set. Also, (Auto shooting) mode provides fourteen shooting menu options such as White balance, Image

Basic Photography

sharpening and Continuous. See “Using the Shooting Menu” ( 80).

Page 31

Step 2–Frame the Picture

Ready the camera

Hold the camera steadily in both hands. Photographs can be framed in the monitor or the viewfinder.

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, and microphone.

Frame your subject

Your Nikon digital camera is equipped with two types of built-in zoom: optical zoom, in which

Zoom out Zoom in

[ 10][ 10]

Indicator in monitor shows amount of zoom when either button is pressed

[ 10][ 10]

Digital zoom

the camera’s telescoping lens can be used to magnify the subject up to 3 ×, and digital zoom, in which digital processing is used to further magnify the image up to 4 ×, for a total of 12 ×. Use the Zoom Buttons to frame your subject in the center of the monitor:

• Press the (W) Button to zoom out from your subject, increasing the area visible in the frame.

• Press the (T) Button to zoom in on your subject so that it fills a larger area of the frame.

• When the camera is zoomed in to maximum magnification, holding the (T) Button down for more than two seconds will trigger digital zoom. The zoom indicator will turn yellow, and the green (AF) lamp next to the viewfinder will blink. Use the (T) and (W) Buttons to adjust zoom in the digital zoom range. To cancel digital zoom, press (W) until the zoom indicator turns white.

Basic Photography

Page 32

Digital Zoom

• In digital zoom, data from the camera's image sensor are processed digitally, enlarging the center area of the picture to fill the frame. Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom does not increase the amount of detail visible in the picture. Instead, details visible at maximum optical zoom are simply enlarged, producing a slightly “grainy” image. Note that the effects of digital zoom are not visible in the viewfinder - use the monitor when framing pictures with digital zoom. Digital zoom is not available when the monitor is off or when an assist mode (except for SPORTS and SPORTS SPECTATOR) is selected, or when 5 shot buffer ( 89) is set in the Shooting menu.

• When digital zoom is working, the focus area is fixed in the center of the frame ( 98).

• When digital zoom is working, Metering is set to just like Center-weighted (88).

When Lighting Is Poor

When lighting is poor, sensitivity is raised to compensate and the image in the monitor may be slightly mottled. This is normal and does not indicate a malfunction.

Basic Photography

Monitor or Viewfinder?

• Use the monitor to confirm camera settings at a glance while at the same time viewing an image that shows how the final picture will appear. This is particularly useful when the image in the viewfinder does not accurately reflect what will appear in the final picture, for example when: – your subject is less than 1.5 meters (4'11") from the camera – digital zoom is in effect

• Use the viewfinder when you want to save power by turning the monitor off ( 122), or when bright ambient lighting makes it difficult to see the display in the monitor.

• When taking pictures continuously using the sports assist or continuous option, etc., they are displayed on the monitor later than actual shooting. We recommend you to take pictures continuously using the viewfinder.

Page 33

Step 3–Focus and Shoot

Focus

Press the Shutter-release Button halfway to set focus and exposure.

• Focus and exposure will lock while the Shutter-release Button is pressed halfway ( 7).

• In mode, the camera automatically selects focus area containing the subject closest to camera from five focus areas (default setting in auto shooting mode).

• When subject is in focus, the selected AF

[ 10][ 10]

Focus area

Red ( ) Lamp

Green (AF) Lamp

Focus indicator

[ 10][ 10]

area turns green.

When the Shutter-release Button is pressed halfway, the Green AF (Autofocus) Lamp and the Red (flash-ready) Lamp are shown as follows.

On Flash will fire when picture is taken.

Blinks Flash charging.

Off Flash off or not required.

focus area and focus indicator

green/

green

Blinks green/

red

Basic Photography

Red ( ) Lamp

Green (AF) Lamp/

Subject in focus.

Camera unable to focus on subject. Recompose the picture and try again.

Take the picture

• Press the Shutter-release Button the rest of the way down to take the picture.

• To prevent blur, press the Shutter-release Button down smoothly.

Page 34

During Recording

• While pictures are being recorded to the memory or memory card, the Green (AF) Lamp will blink, and at the same time, a (wait) icon will be displayed in the monitor or the memory icon ( or ) will blink. Do not turn the camera off, eject the memory card, or remove or disconnect the power source while pictures are being recorded. Cutting power or removing the memory card in these circumstances could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera, internal memory, or card.

Getting Good Results with Autofocus

Autofocus performs best when there is contrast between the subject and the background and the subject is evenly lit. It does not perform well if the subject is very dark or moving rapidly, if there are objects of sharply differing brightness in the scene (e.g., the sun is behind your subject and their features are in deep shadow), or if there are several objects at different distances from the camera at the center of the frame (e.g.,

Basic Photography

your subject is inside a cage).

Sensitivity (ISO Equivalency)

Sensitivity is a measure of how sensitive the camera responds to light. Your Nikon digital camera normally has a sensitivity roughly equivalent to film with an ISO 50 (E7900) or ISO 64 (E5900) rating. When lighting is poor and Sensitivity ( 95) is Auto, the camera will automatically increase sensitivity, permitting faster exposures and minimizing blur caused by inadvertent camera movement (camera shake). An ISO icon will appear in the monitor to warn that the picture may be slightly mottled.

Low Battery

If the flash fires when the low battery icon is displayed, the monitor will turn off while the Speedlight recharges.

AF-Assist Illuminator

E7900/E5900 is equipped with an AF-assist Illuminator. If lighting is poor, the built-in AF-assist Illuminator will light when the Shutter-release Button is pressed halfway, allowing the camera to focus even when the subject is poorly lit. For more information on AF-assist Illuminator, see “AF Assist” in the Set-up menu ( 126).

Autofocus

The E7900/E5900 has two modes that allow control of the Autofocus; AF area mode ( 98) and Auto-focus mode ( 101).

Page 35

Step 4–View the Results (Full-screen Playback)

Press the Button

01.03.2005

12:0012:00

Playback Tip

Pictures are displayed briefly at low resolution while being read from the memory or a memory card. This makes it possible to scroll rapidly through the pictures in the memory or a memory card without waiting for each image to be displayed at full resolution.

The Button

Pressing the Button for about two seconds will turn the camera on. Press again to return to the mode selected with the Mode Dial.

100NIKON100NIKON

0002.JPG0002.JPG

[ 2/ 2][ 2/ 2]

View pictures in the monitor

• This mode is called “Full-screen playback.”

• To view additional pictures, press or

to view pictures in the order recorded, or to view pictures in reverse order.

To cancel Full-screen playback and return to the Auto shooting mode, press the Button again.

Basic Photography

More About Playback

For more information on playback, see “More on Playback” ( 57 - 79).

Page 36

Deleting Unwanted Pictures

Confir

To delete the picture currently displayed in the monitor:

Erase 1 image(s)?Erase 1 image(s)?

Ye s

Confir

Erase 1 image(s)?Erase 1 image(s)?

Ye s

Confir

A confirmation dialog displayed. Highlight Yes.

• To exit without deleting picture, highlight No and press .

Basic Photography

Done

Delete picture and return to playback.

Deleting Your Last Shot

At any time during shooting, you can press the Button to delete the last picture taken. The confirmation dialog will be displayed. Press or to highlight Yes or No, and press .

Erase 1 image(s)?Erase 1 image(s)?

Ye s

Confirm

Done

Page 37

Image File and Folder Names

In the memory or on the memory card, pictures are identified by file names with three parts: a four letter identifier, a four-digit file number assigned automatically by the camera in ascending order, and a three-letter extension (e.g., “DSCN0001.JPG”). When a picture is viewed in the monitor, the file number and extension appear in the top right corner of the display. The identifier is not displayed, but is visible when pictures are transferred to a computer.

Picture type Identifier Extension

Original

Still picture DSCN .JPG 25

Movie DSCN .MOV 55

Copy created using Small pic. SSCN .JPG 112

Copy

Cropped copy RSCN .JPG 60

Copy created using D-Lighting FSCN .JPG 61

Voice memo

(appended to original still)

Voice memo

Audio file

(appended to cropped copy)

Voice memo

(appended to Small pic. copy)

Voice memo

(appended to D-Lighting copy)

• Pictures are stored in a folder created automatically by the camera. The folder name includes a three-digit folder number (e.g., 100NIKON).

• Folders can hold up to 200 pictures; if a picture is taken when the current folder contains 200 pictures, a new folder will be created by adding one to the largest folder number (e.g., 100NIKON → 101NIKON).

• Each time you take pictures in Panorama assist mode, a “P_xxx” folder (e.g., “101P_001”) is automatically created, and a series of pictures starting with “DSCN0001” are stored in the folder.

• When you take pictures after switching the mode from Panorama assist mode, newly taken pictures are stored in the largest numbered folder except the Panorama assist folder.

• If you take a picture when the current folder contains a picture numbered 9999, a new folder will be created and file numbering will begin again from 0001.

• If file number reaches 200 or picture number reaches 9999 when the memory or the memory card contains a folder numbered 999, no further pictures can be taken, even if there is still memory capacity. Replace the memory card, or transfer all pictures to a computer ( 65) and then format the memory or the memory card ( 130).

• When the Button is pressed in Shooting mode except the Panorama assist mode, the picture with the largest number stored in the largest numbered folder except the Panorama assist folder is displayed.

• When the Button is pressed in Panorama assist mode, the picture with the largest number stored in the largest numbered folder of the Panorama assist folder is displayed.

DSCN .WAV 62

RSCN .WAV 62

SSCN .WAV 62

FSCN .WAV 62

Basic Photography

Page 38

Scene Mode

Assist and Scene Modes

Your Nikon digital camera offers a choice of four “assist” and twelve “scene” modes. In these modes, camera settings are automatically optimized for the selected subject type, sparing you the necessity of adjusting settings one-by-one.

Assist Modes

Assist modes are chosen by rotating the Mode Dial to the desired mode. Framing assist options are available to help you compose your shots.

Mode Description

Portrait assist

Landscape assist

Sports assist Use for sports shots that freeze motion in rapidly-moving subjects. 34 Night portrait assist

Scene Mode

Scene Modes

Scene modes are selected by rotating the Mode Dial to and pressing the

Button.

Mode Description

PARTY/INDOOR

BEACH/SNOW

SUNSET Use to preserve the deep hues seen in sunsets and sunrises. 37

DUSK/DAWN

NIGHT LANDSCAPE

CLOSE UP

MUSEUM Use where flash photography is prohibited. 39 FIREWORKS

SHOW COPY Use to copy text and line drawings. 40

BACK LIGHT

PANORAMA ASSIST

UNDERWATER

Use for portraits in which the main subject stands out clearly while background details are softened.

Use to enhance outlines, colors, and contrast in skyscapes, forests, and other landscape shots, or to take portraits that feature a landmark in the background.

Use for portraits taken against a dimly-lit backdrop. 35

Use to capture background details or the effects of candlelight and other indoor lighting.

Use for bright subjects such as snowfields, beaches, and sunlit expanses of water.

Use to preserve the colors seen in the weak natural light before sunrise and after sunset.

Use when taking landscape shots at night. 38

Use to capture vivid colors in close-up shots of flowers, insects, and other small objects.

Use to capture the expanding burst of light from a firework. 40

Use when light is coming from behind your subject, throwing their features into shadow.

Use when taking a series of pictures that will later be joined to form a single scene.

Use when taking underwater photographs using the water-proof case (WP-CP4).

Page 39

Assist and Scene Modes

POR

TRAIT

POR

TRAIT

Depending on your subject, assist and scene modes may not always produce the desired results. If results are not to your satisfaction, choose (Auto shooting) and try again.

Assist and Scene Modes Help

When the assist or scene menu is displayed, pressing (T) Button displays the help for the selected assist or scene.

• Pressing or displays the help for another assist or scene.

• To select the assist or scene while its help is displayed, press . The

camera will return to Shooting mode.

• To return to the Assist or Scene menu, press (T) Button.

• To return to the Shooting mode without selecting the assist or scene,

press Button.

skin tone effects.

POR

TRAIT

POR

TRAIT

Use for portrait pictures, create soft

BackExit Confir mExit Confir m Back

Scene Mode

Page 40

Framing Assist

The four Assist modes offer a selection of framing assist options that allow you to compose pictures with the help of framing guides displayed in the monitor. To use framing assist, rotate the Mode Dial to the desired mode and follow the steps below.

Scene Mode

Display Framing assist menu. Choose composition type. Current selec-

tion highlighted and caption displayed.

Make selection to return to shooting mode. Framing guide appears in monitor.

Using the Guides

• Your subject does not have to fit exactly in the framing guides.

• When framing pictures, pay attention to your surroundings; be careful not to trip and fall.

Image Quality and Image Size

It is possible to change Image quality ( 83) and Image size ( 84) from this menu. Select an icon of Image quality or Image size shown on the right, and press to change them.

When taking pictures, position subject or subjects in framing guide as described on following pages.

Page 41

Portrait Assist

[ 8]

(Portrait assist) mode helps you frame portraits in

which the main subject stands out clearly while background details are softened. This lends the composition a sense of depth (the degree of softening depends on the amount of light available). A framing assist menu helps you frame off-center subjects and compose tall or wide shots and two-person portraits. Rotate the Mode Dial to and press the Button ( 30). The following Portrait assist modes are available:

PORTRAIT

No guides are displayed in monitor. Camera focuses on subject in the center of frame.

• Focus lock can be used to focus on off-center subjects ( 99).

PORTRAIT LEFT

Use to compose shot with subject centered in left half of frame.

• Camera will focus on subject in framing guide.

PORTRAIT RIGHT

Use to compose shot with subject centered in right half of frame.

• Camera will focus on subject in framing guide.

PORTRAIT CLOSE-UP

Use to compose shot with your subject’s face positioned in top half of frame.

• Camera will focus on subject in framing guide.

PORTRAIT COUPLE

Use to compose shot with two subjects positioned side-by-side.

• Camera will focus on closest subject.

[ 8]

Scene Mode

Page 42

PORTRAIT FIGURE

[ 8]

Use to compose shot with camera held as shown at right and subject’s face in top half of frame.

• Camera will focus on subject in framing guide.

[ 8]

FACE-PRIORITY AF

AF area

This function is optimum for photographing portraits (from the waist up) of up to three people. When the camera recognizes human faces, the square focus area is displayed and the subject is in focus.

• When the Shutter-release Button is pressed halfway, focus area is locked and the camera focuses.

Scene Mode

(changeable)

OFF

Face-Priority AF

• When photographing two or three people, the subject closest to the camera is in focus and the focus area turns red. The face selected for focusing by the camera varies depending upon a number of conditions including the direction in which each person is facing.

• The camera focuses continuously, until the camera recognizes the face of subjects.

• When the camera do not recognize the face, the subject at the center of the frame is focused.

• The camera is unable to recognize human faces in the following situations:

- The subject is wearing sunglasses or part of face is in some other way obstructed.

- The face portion is too big because the subject is too close to the camera.

- The face portion is too small because the subject is too far away from the camera.

Settings for Assist Modes

The settings for Flash, Self-timer, Macro close-up in Portrait assist, Landscape assist, Sports assist, and Night portrait assist modes are shown on the table respectively.

Page 43

Landscape Assist

[ 8]

(Landscape assist) mode helps you frame vivid landscape shots that enhance outlines, colors, and contrast. GROUP RIGHT or GROUP LEFT helps you frame portrait shots featuring a landmark in the background. Rotate the Mode Dial to and press the Button (30). The following Landscape assist modes are available:

LANDSCAPE

No guides are displayed in monitor. Use to focus on distant objects through foreground objects such as windows or a screen of branches.

• Focus is fixed at infinity.

SCENIC VIEW

Use to compose landscapes with sky in top third of frame, distant objects in middle third, and closer objects in bottom third.

• Match top of skyline with wavy yellow guide.

ARCHITECTURE

Use to photograph buildings.

• A grid is displayed in the monitor to help keep verticals and horizontals aligned with the frame.

GROUP RIGHT

Use to compose portraits with portrait subjects to right and landmark or other object in background at left of frame.

• Portrait subject will be in focus.

[ 8]

Scene Mode

GROUP LEFT

Use to compose portraits with portrait subjects to left and landmark or other object in background at right of frame.

• Portrait subject will be in focus.

* When you select GROUP RIGHT or GROUP LEFT, Flash mode is set to (changeable).

OFF

(changeable)

OFF

Page 44

Sports Assist

(Sports assist) mode is used for dynamic action shots that capture moving objects. The assist menu lets you freeze the action in a single shot or record motion in a series of pictures. Rotate the Mode Dial to and press the Button (30). The following Sports assist modes are available:

SPORTS

While Shutter-release Button is held down, pictures are recorded at rate of up to about 1.7 frames per second (E7900)/2 frames per second (E5900). With E7900, camera takes about 29 shots in a series when Image quality is NORMAL and Image size is 7M (3072 series when Image quality is NORMAL and Image size is 5M (2592

• Focus, exposure, and white balance are determined by first shot in each series. SPORT SPECTATOR

Scene Mode

Sport spectator is ideal for capturing those instants when you have no time to compose the picture. Use at ranges of about 4 m - .

• While Shutter-release Button is held down, pictures are recorded at rate of up to

about 1.7 frames per second (E7900)/2 frames per second (E5900). Number of shots that can be taken is the same as for (Sports) mode.

SPORT COMPOSITE

Each time Shutter-release Button is pressed, camera takes sixteen consecutive shots in about 2 seconds. Camera arranges pictures in four rows (one shot: 400 form a single picture (2M: 1600 and white balance are determined by first shot in each series.

× 2304). With E5900, camera takes about 9 shots in a

× 1944).

× 300) to

× 1400). Focus, exposure,

OFF OFF

Sports Assist

In (Sports) or (Sport composite) mode, Auto-focus mode is locked to Continuous AF ( 101) and focus area is locked in the center of the frame. The camera

focuses continuously, until AF lock is set by pressing the Shutter-release Button halfway.

Page 45

Night Portrait Assist

(Night portrait assist) mode is used for taking portrait shots at night, when it provides a natural balance between the main subject and the background. A framing menu helps you frame off-center subjects and compose your shots. Pictures taken at slow shutter speeds are adjusted to improve quality, slightly increasing processing time.

• Functions for Night portrait assist mode are the same as for Portrait mode

( 31), but FACE-PRIORITY AF is not available.

• To prevent blurring, mount the camera on a tripod or rest it on a flat, sta-

ble surface.

• Noise reduction turns on automatically at slow shutter speeds ( 102). It

takes more time than usual to store the picture.

Fires for every

shooting using the

red-eye reduction

and slow sync func-

tions.

OFF

(changeable)

OFF

Scene Mode

Page 46

Scene Mode

(Scene) mode offers a menu of twelve “scenes,” each corresponding to a common situation, such as a backlit subject, sunset, or interior shot. Camera settings are automatically adjusted to suit the selected scene, sparing you the necessity of adjusting each setting separately. To take pictures in Scene mode, rotate the Mode Dial to

and follow the steps below:

Scene Mode

Display Scene menu. Choose scene. Current selection high-

lighted and caption displayed.

Make selection to return to shooting mode. Selected scene shown by icon at top left corner of monitor.

Image Quality and Image Size

It is possible to change Image quality ( 83) and Image size ( 84) from this menu. Select an icon of Image quality or Image size shown on the right, and press to change them.

Page 47

The following scenes are available:

PARTY/INDOOR

Use for shots that include details of the background, or to capture the effects of candlelight and other indoor background lighting.

•Blur level:

(changeable)

BEACH/SNOW

Vividly captures the brightness of such subjects as snowfields, beaches, or sunlit expanses of water.

OFF

(changeable)

OFF

(changeable)

OFF

SUNSET

Preserves the deep hues seen in sunsets and sunrises.

•Blur level:

(changeable)

Settings for Scene Modes

• , , and indicate Flash, Self-timer, and Macro close-up respectively.

• indicates that Metering is Matrix ( 88).

• indicates AF area mode is set to Off ( 98). Center focus area is used. AF lock can be

used to take pictures of off-center subjects ( 99).

The (Camera Shake) Icon

When the icon appears in the monitor, pictures may be blurred. In this section, the precautions that you can take to avoid blur are indicated by stars:

hold the camera in both hands and brace elbows against your body

use a tripod or rest the camera on a flat, level surface.

OFF

(changeable)

OFF

Scene Mode

Page 48

DUSK/DAWN

Preserves the colors seen in the weak natural light before sunrise or after sunset.

• Camera focuses at infinity.

• Noise reduction turns on automatically at slow shutter speeds. It takes

more time than usual to store the picture.

• An AF-assist illuminator does not light even if for a dark subject.

• Blur level:

OFF

(changeable)

OFF

NIGHT LANDSCAPE

Scene Mode

A slow shutter speed is used to produce stunning night landscapes.

• Focus is fixed at infinity. Focus indicator lights whenever Shutterrelease Button is pressed halfway.

• Noise reduction turns on automatically at slow shutter speeds. It takes more time than usual to store the picture.

• An AF-assist illuminator does not light even if for a dark subject.

• Blur level:

OFF

(changeable)

OFF

–

Page 49

CLOSE UP

Use to capture vivid colors in close-up shots of flowers, insects, and other small objects, with the background artistically blurred.

• To focus on objects as close as 4 cm (1.6") to the lens, adjust zoom until the macro close-up icon ( ) in monitor turns green.

• Minimum focus distance varies with zoom position.

• The camera focuses continuously, until AF lock is set by pressing the

Shutter-release Button halfway.

• Blur level:

(changeable)

OFF

(changeable)

MUSEUM

Use indoors where flash photography is prohibited (for example, in museums and art galleries) or in other indoor settings where you do not want to use the flash.

• The Best Shot Selector (BSS; 91) turns on automatically, reducing the effects of inadvertent camera movement.

• Photography may be prohibited altogether in some locations. Be sure to obtain permission first.

• An AF-assist illuminator does not light even if for a dark subject.

• Blur level:

OFF

(changeable)

OFF

(changeable)

Scene Mode

Page 50

FIREWORKS SHOW

Slow shutter speeds are used to capture the burst of light from a firework.

• Focus is fixed at infinity. Focus indicator lights whenever Shutterrelease Button is pressed halfway.

• Exposure compensation can not be used.

• An AF-assist illuminator does not light even if for a dark subject.

• Blur level:

OFF OFF

COPY

Provides clear pictures of text or drawings on a white

Scene Mode

board or in printed matter such as a business card.

Colored text and drawings may not show up well in the final picture.

(changeable)

OFF

(changeable)

OFF

(changeable)

BACK LIGHT

Use when light is coming from behind your subject, throwing their features into shadow, or when your subject is in the shade but the background is brightly lit.

OFF

(changeable)

OFF

– –

Page 51

PANORAMA ASSIST

Use when taking a series of pictures that will later be joined to form a single scene (for example, a panorama or 360° virtual-reality image).

Flash, self-timer, macro, and exposure modes are fixed at settings for the first shot in a series. Zoom is also fixed at the adjustment for the first shot in a series.

(changeable)

OFF

(changeable)

OFF

(changeable)

UNDERWATER

Use when taking underwater photographs using the water-proof case (WP-CP4).

Scene Mode

(changeable)

Joining Panorama Pictures

Transfer the pictures taken with PANORAMA ASSIST to your computer ( 65) and use the Panorama Maker function in PictureProject to join them into a single scene. For further information, see the PictureProject Reference Manual (on CD).

OFF

(changeable)

OFF

(changeable)

Page 52

Taking Pictures for a Panorama

Select (PANORAMA ASSIST) in Scene menu.

Scene Mode

Select how pictures will be joined together in completed panorama. This is the direction in which to pan the camera after each shot.

Make selection (to change selected pan direction, press center of multi selector and repeat steps 3 - 4). Pan direction displayed in white.

Pan direction ( ) displayed in yellow.

Take first picture. icon is displayed, and White balance and Exposure compensation are locked. About one third of picture is shown superimposed on view through lens (if pan direction is left to right, picture will appear on left side of monitor).

Page 53

Compose the next shot to overlap with the previous picture.

[ 8][ 8]

Take next shot. Repeat steps 6 - 7 until all shots in series have been taken.

Panorama Assist

The pan direction, Flash mode, Self-timer mode, Macro close-up mode, and Exposure compensation can not be changed after the first picture is taken. To change the pan direction, press the Button to end shooting and repeat steps 1 - 3.

End series.

• Shooting will also end if changing mode using the Mode Dial or entering standby mode.

Scene Mode

Full-Screen Playback

When you press the Button after starting shooting, Panorama assist mode is terminated and the most recent picture will be displayed in the monitor.

Use a Tripod

Using a tripod makes it easier to compose overlapping shots.

Panorama Assist Folder

Each time you take pictures in Panorama assist mode, a “P_xxx” folder (e.g., “101P_001”) is automatically created, and a series of pictures are stored in the folder.

Page 54

More on Photography

When Lighting Is Poor: Using the Flash

The following five flash modes are available:

Mode How it works When to use it

Auto

Auto with red-

eye reduction

More on Photography

Flash fires when lighting is poor.

Pre flash is used before the main flash fires to reduce “red-eye.” If “red-eye” is detected after an image is taken, the camera will correct “red-eye” when storing the picture.

To select the flash mode:

Best choice in most situations.

Use for portraits (works best when subject is well within range of flash and looking at pre-flash). Not recommended when quick shutter response is required.dd

Page 55

Flash Range

[ 8]

• Flash range varies with zoom position. When the camera is zoomed all the way out, the flash has a range of approx. 0.3 - 4.5 m/1' - 14'8". When the camera is zoomed all the way in, the flash has a range of approx. 0.3 - 3.5 m/1' - 11'5" with Auto in Sensitivity.

• The flash may not be able to light the entire subject at distances of less than 30 cm (1'). When taking close-ups, play each picture back after shooting to check the results.

Selecting Flash Mode While Displaying Focus Area Selection Guide

When AF area mode ( 98) is set to Manual ( 100) and focus area selection guide is displayed in the monitor, press to hide focus area selection guide and select the Flash mode.

The (Camera Shake) Icon

When lighting is poor and the Flash is off ( ), shutter speeds will slow and pictures may be blurred. If the shutter speed required for exposure is very slow, a (camera shake) warning will appear in the monitor. Use of a tripod or support is recommended.

[ 8]

Using the Built-In Speedlight

Light from the flash reflected from particles of dust or other matter in the air may appear in pictures as bright specks. If this occurs, turn the Flash off or zoom in and try again.

Flash Mode Selection

Flash mode is not available in the following cases:

• Continuous is set to Continuous, 5 shot buffer or Multi-shot 16.

• BSS is set to On.

• Auto bracketing is set to On.

• Taking a picture in some assist modes ( 30 - 35) or scene modes ( 36 - 41).

More on Photography

Red-Eye Reduction

The “Red-eye reduction” flash function of the E7900/E5900 uses an advanced red-eye reduction method. Several pre-flashes are fired before the main flash fires to reduce “red-eye.” In addition to this function, if “red-eye” is detected the camera will automatically correct it when storing the picture (“In-Camera Red-Eye Fix”). Using this function there is slight delay before you can press the shutter release again for the next shot. Depending on the situation, red-eye reduction may not always produce the desired results. In some rare cases, other picture areas may be affected as well as the “redeye” area. In this case, choose another flash mode and try again.

Page 56

:Confir

[ 8]

Taking a Self-Portrait: Using the Self-Timer

When the self-timer is on, pictures are taken ten or three seconds after the Shutter-release Button is pressed. This can be used to allow you to appear in your own pictures or to prevent close-up or low-light shots from being blurred by the camera movement that occurs when the Shutter-release Button is pressed. When using the Self-timer, you should either mount the camera on a tripod (recommended) or rest it on a flat, level surface.

Self-timer

Display Self-timer menu. Highlight ON.

More on Photography

[ 8][ 8] [ 8]

Exit menu. Self-timer icon is displayed in monitor (to exit without setting the selftimer, wait two seconds without pressing

Frame picture and press Shutter-release Button halfway to set focus and exposure.

Button).

Start timer. Press once for delay of about ten seconds, twice for delay of about three seconds.

• Countdown timer in monitor shows number of seconds remaining until

[ 8][ 8]

shutter is released.

Self-timer

:Confir

[ 8]

Page 57

The Self-timer Lamp on the front of the camera will blink until one second before the picture is taken, staying lit during the final second to warn that the shutter is about to be released.

Press once for 10s delay

Press twice for 3s delay

Start

1s remaining

Shutter released

Stays litBlinks

Selecting Self-Timer While Displaying Focus Area Selection Guide

When AF area mode ( 98) is set to Manual ( 100) and focus area selection guide is displayed in the monitor, press to hide focus area selection guide and select the Self-timer mode.

Stopping the Self-Timer

To stop the self-timer before picture is taken, press the Shutter-release Button twice for a ten-seconds delay, or once for a three-seconds delay.

The Self-Timer

• When using the self-timer, mount the camera on a tripod (recommended) or rest it on a flat, level surface.

• The self-timer is not available in some Assist modes ( 28 - 35) or Scene modes ( 36 - 41).

• When shooting pictures using the self-timer, Continuous, 5 shot buffer, Multi-

shot 16, BSS and Auto bracketing are not available. Continuous, 5 shot buffer or

Multi-shot 16 is automatically set to Single.

• When BSS or Auto bracketing is set, the setting will be automatically OFF while the self-timer is ON.

More on Photography

Page 58

Macro close-up

:Confir

Macro close-up

:Confir

[ 8]

Easy Close-Ups: Macro Close-Up Mode

Macro close-up mode is used for taking close-up shots of small objects at very short distances (minimum 4 cm/1.6").

Macro close-up

:Confir

m:Confir

Macro close-up

Display Macro close-up menu. Highlight ON.

More on Photography

Exit menu. icon appears in monitor when camera is in Macro close-up (to exit without setting Macro close-up mode, wait two seconds without press-

[ 8][ 8]

Frame picture.

• If camera is zoomed out until icon turns green, camera can focus at distance of 4 cm (1.6").

ing Button).

Selecting Macro Close-Up Mode While Displaying Focus Area Selection Guide

When AF area mode ( 98) is set to Manual ( 100) and focus area selection guide is displayed in the monitor, press to hide focus area selection guide and select the Macro close-up mode.

:Confir

[ 8]

m:Confir

Macro Close-Up Mode

• At short ranges, the viewfinder does not show the exact image area that will appear in the final picture. Use the monitor for close-ups.

• Macro close-up is not available in Assist modes ( 28 - 35) or some Scene modes ( 36 - 41).

Page 59

:Confir

Exposure comp

:Confir :Confir

Exposure comp

:Confir

Controlling Exposure: Exposure Compensation

Exposure compensation is used to alter the exposure from the value suggested by the camera. Exposure compensation can be set to values between –2.0 EV (underexposure) and +2.0 EV (overexposure) in increments of 1/3 EV.

Exposure comp

+0.3

-0.3

:Confir

Exposure comp

+1.3

+1.0

+0.7

:Confir

Histogram

Display Exposure comp. menu and a his-

Highlight desired value.

togram.

Exit menu. icon and a value for exposure compensation are displayed in monitor at settings other than 0 (to exit without changing setting, wait two seconds without pressing Button).

[ 8][ 8]

Selecting Exposure Comp. While Displaying Focus Area Selection Guide

When AF area mode ( 98) is set to Manual ( 100) and focus area selection guide is displayed on the monitor, press to hide focus area selection guide and select the Exposure compensation.

More on Photography

Cancelling Exposure Compensation

To cancel exposure compensation, select a value of 0. In (Auto shooting) mode, a selected value remains even if the camera is turned off. In another shooting mode, exposure compensation returns to the default value for the selected mode when the camera is turned off or the Mode Dial is rotated.

Exposure Compensation

Exposure compensation is not available when FIREWORKS SHOW ( 40) is select- ed in the scene mode.

Page 60

Histogram

A histogram shows distribution of tones in image; horizontal axis corresponds to pixel brightness, with dark tones to left and bright tones to right, while vertical axis shows number of pixels of each brightness in the image. The scale of an axis is determined by the maximum number of pixels of a picture.

Choosing a Value for Exposure Compensation

As a rule of thumb, select positive values when large areas of the frame are very brightly lit (for example, when photographing an expanse of sunlit water, sand, or snow) or when the background is much brighter than the main subject. Choose negative values when large areas of the frame are very dark (for example, when photographing a forest of dark green leaves) or when the background is much darker than the main subject. This is because the camera, in order to avoid extreme under- or over-exposure, tends to lower exposure when the frame is very bright and raise exposure when the frame is very dark. This can make naturally bright subjects look darker and naturally dark subjects appear over-bright, or “washed out.”

More on Photography

Page 61

Movies

Setting the Movie Recording (Movie Menu)

Movies will be recorded with sound recorded via the camera’s built-in microphone. You can set the options for the movie recording as follows:

Rotate Mode Dial to . Display Movie menu. (Electronic VR is

Highlight option. Display option menu.

Highlight item. To return to the Movie menu, press .

displayed with E7900.)

Make selection to return to Movie menu.

Return to the Movie shooting mode.

Movies

Page 62

Mode

vie options

VIE

vie options

• Only optical zoom can be used before recording, and only digital zoom (up to 2 ×) can be used while recording.

• In the Movie shooting mode, the following options will be fixed:

- Flash mode ( 44) is Flash Cancel.

- Self-timer ( 46) is OFF.

- Exposure compensation ( 49) can not be set.

- White balance (86) is AUTO.

- Metering (88) is Matrix.

Icon Type Display

Using the Menus options in the Setup menu switches the menu display between Text and Icons ( 135). (Electronic VR is displayed with E7900.)

MOMOVIE

Movie options Auto-focus mode Electronic VR

HelpExit Confirm

MoMovie options

Text Icons

Playback Menu Help

When the Movie menu is displayed, pressing (T) Button displays the help for the selected item.

• To return to the Movie menu, press the (T) Button.

• To return to the Movie shooting mode, press the Button.

MoMovie options

Choose the type of movie.

Movies

HelpExit ConfirmConfirm HelpExit

BackExit BackExit

Page 63

Selecting Movie Options

In Movie Options, you can select the type of movie depending on how you plan to use the movie.

Max. recording time*

Option Description

Movies are recorded at

TV movie 640

(default setting)

TV movie 640

Small size 320

Smaller size

160

* Approximate maximum total recording time for the memory card is indicated as a guide. Actual

total recording time varies depending on the make of memory cards even when they have the same memory capacity.

**To prevent TV movie 640 from ending unexpectedly, use memory card rated for 10MB/s or

more.

30 frames per second. Each frame is 640 × 480 pixels.

Movies are recorded at 15 frames per second. Each frame is 640 × 480 pixels.

Movies are recorded at 30 frames per second. Each frame is 320 × 240 pixels.

Movies are recorded at 30 frames per second. Each frame is 160 × 120 pixels. Small size allows longer movies to be recorded.

Memory

Approx. 13.5MB

12s Approx. 3m40s**

24s Approx. 7m20s

1m23s Approx. 25m

Memory card

256MB

Movies

Movies are recorded as QuickTime movie files with the extension “.MOV” and can be played back on a computer after transfer.

Page 64

Selecting Auto-Focus Mode

The auto-focus mode for movie recording can be set. Select Auto-focus mode in the Movie menu ( 51), and choose from the following two modes.

Option Description

Camera focuses when Shutter-release Button is

Single AF

(default setting)

pressed halfway. Focus locks when focus operation is complete.

Camera adjusts focus continuously.

Continuous AF

To prevent the sound of the camera focusing from interfering with recording, select Single AF.

Setting Electronic VR (E7900 only)

The vibration reduction for movie recording can be set. Select Electronic VR in the Movie menu ( 51), and select On or Off.

Option Description

Reduces effects of camera shake.

Vibration reduction off.

Movies

(default setting)

Off

Electronic VR

When Electronic VR is set to On, an icon appears in the monitor.

Page 65

Recording Movies

Rotate the Mode Dial to

The monitor shows the available recording time.

Start recording

Press the Shutter-release Button all the way down to start recording.

• Camera focuses on subject in the center of the frame ( 54).

• During recording, a icon blinks and progress will be shown by the indicator at the bottom of the monitor.

• To finish recording, press the Shutterrelease Button again.

• Recording will end automatically when no more space is available in the memory or on the memory card.

Movies

Notes on Movies

• Depending on the make of memory card used, recording may end before the memory card is full. If this happens, “CANNOT RECORD MOVIE” will be displayed, but the recording until that time is stored as a movie.

• During recording, do not touch the built-in microphone.

Page 66

Viewing Movies

In the full-screen playback mode ( 25), movies can be played with sound. Movies are indicated by icon and can be viewed by pressing of the multi selector. Playback controls are displayed at the top of the monitor; press or of the Multi Selector to highlight a control, then press to perform the selected operation.

Control Button Description

Rewind

Advance

Pause

Rewind movie

by one frame

Movies

Advance movie

by one frame

Resume

Stop

While movie is in progress, use multi selector to select , then press and hold .

Use multi selector to select , then press and hold . Playback ends at the last frame.

Use multi selector to select , then press to pause display.

When movie is paused, use multi selector to select , then press .

Use multi selector to select , then press to return to playback mode.

[

6s][

6s]

Playback Volume

The zoom Buttons control volume during playback. Press the (W) Button to decrease volume, the (T) Button to increase.

Deleting Movies

To delete a movie, press the Button. The confirmation dialog will be displayed; press

or of the multi selector to highlight an option, then press .

• Yes: delete the movie and return to playback mode

• No: exit to playback mode without deleting the movie

Page 67

More on Playback

Viewing Pictures on the Camera

Viewing Pictures: Full-Screen Playback

Pressing the Button in the Shooting mode will display recorded pictures full-screen in the monitor (Full-screen playback mode).

• Pressing the Button while the camera is in the Playback mode, returns to the screen selected on the Mode Dial.

Viewing Multiple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback

Pressing the (W) Button in Full-screen Playback mode displays the pictures in the memory or on the memory card in “contact sheets” of four thumbnail images.

To Press Description

Press , , or to highlight pictures.

Highlight pic-

tures

01.05.2005

12:0012:00

100NIKON100NIKON

0001.JPG

[ 1/ 4]

More on Playback

Change num-

ber of pic-

tures

displayed

Delete high-

lighted pic-

ture

Cancel

thumbnail

playback

Exit to cur-

rent mode

With four thumbnails displayed, press (W) Button once to

(W)/

view nine thumbnails. Press (T) Button to “zoom in” from nine thumbnails to four-thumbnail view or, when four thumb-

(T)

nails are displayed, to return to full-screen playback mode. The confirmation dialog will be dis-

played. Press to highlight press to delete the picture.

• No: Return to playback mode with- out deleting a picture.

• : Delete only the voice memo recorded with a picture ( 62).

is displayed when selecting a

picture with the voice memo.

A selected picture is displayed in Full-screen playback mode.

Exit to mode selected with Mode Dial

Yes

, and

Erase 1 image(s)?

Ye s

Confirm

Page 68

Images in the Memory

The pictures in the memory and on the memory card can not be displayed simultaneously. To display pictures stored in the memory, select either of the following:

• Remove the memory card from the camera, and display the pictures.

• Copy pictures stored in the memory to a memory card ( 113), and display the pictures.

Shooting Information

The shooting conditions displayed in the full-screen playback mode or shooting mode can be specified. See Monitor settings ( 122) in the Set-up menu.

More on Playback

Page 69

Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom

Use the (T) Button to zoom in on still images displayed in Full-screen playback mode.

To Press Description

Zoom increases each time button is pressed, to a maximum of

Zoom in (T)

View other

areas of pic-

ture

Zoom out (W)

Cancel zoom Cancel zoom and return to full-screen playback.

10×. While image is zoomed in, icon and zoom ratio are displayed in top left corner of monitor.

Use multi selector to scroll to areas of picture not visible in monitor. To use multi selector to view other pictures, cancel zoom.

Zoom decreases each time button is pressed in playback zoom. To cancel zoom, zoom picture out until entire picture is displayed. To view the previous or next picture, cancel the playback zoom before using the Multi Selector.

More on Playback

Crop picture

Delete pic-

ture

Shutter-

release Button

Only portion of picture visible in monitor can be cropped (60).

The confirmation dialog will be displayed, when you press Button. Press on the multi selector to highlight Yes, and press to delete the picture.

• No: Return to full-screen playback without deleting the picture.

• : Delete only the voice memo recorded with a picture ( 62). is displayed when selecting a picture with the voice memo.

Playback Zoom

Playback zoom is not available with movies ( 55), copies created using the Small pic. option ( 112), or cropped copies (320

× 420 pixels or smaller) ( 60).

Page 70

Cropping Pictures

When a picture is displayed in the playback zoom mode ( 59), you can crop part of a picture and save it as a separate file.

Zoom picture in and out. Press , , or to scroll picture until desired portion of image is displayed in monitor.

More on Playback

The confirmation dialog displayed. Press

to highlight Yes, and press to cre-

ate cropped copy.

• To exit without creating copy, highlight No and press .

• Cropped pictures are stored in JPEG format (compression ratio 1: 8) as separate pictures from the original pictures.

• Depending on the size of the original and the zoom ratio at the time the copy was created, copies will be 2,592×1,944 (E7900 only), 2,288×1,712 , 2,048×1,536 , 1,600×1,200 , 1,280×960 , 1,024×768 , 640×480 , 320×240 , or 160×120 pixels in size.

• Copies are stored in separate files in the memory or on the memory card with names of the form “RSCNnnnn.JPG,” where “nnnn” is a four-digit number assigned automatically by the camera.

• Cropped copies have the same recording time and date as the original picture.

Photo Trim

• Copies can not be created from cropped copies, or copies created with the D-lighting ( 61) or

Small pic. ( 112).

• Cropped copies can only be created if sufficient space is available in the memory or on the memory card.

• Copies may not display or transfer correctly when viewed on other models of Nikon digital camera.

Page 71

Adjusting a Picture Tone Automatically (D-Lighting)

Press (the center of the multi selector) in Full-screen playback mode. The tone adjusted picture is created automatically as a separate picture. Using DLighting, backlit or insufficient flash light volumes can be adjusted brightly.

More on Playback

Select picture in Full-screen playback mode.

Copies

Copies are stored as files with names of the form “FSCNnnnn.JPG” (D-lighting) where “nnnn” is a four-digit number assigned automatically by the camera. Copies are independent of the originals: deleting the copy has no effect on the original, deleting the original no effect on the copy. Copies are created with the same transfer marking and date and time of recording as the original, but any subsequent changes to transfer marking or to protect, and print attributes must be made separately.

Copies may not display or transfer correctly when viewed on other models of Nikon digital camera. Copies can not be created from cropped copies ( 60), or copies created with the Small pic. option ( 112). D-Lighting is not available with D-Lighting copies. Copies can only be created if sufficient space is available in the memory or on the memory card.

The tone adjusted picture is displayed.

• Select Yes to save the a copy, No to exit without creating copy, then press

Page 72

Voice Memos: Recording and Playback

A voice memo can be recorded using the built-in microphone and appended to any picture marked with (voice memo recording guide) icon shown in full-screen playback ( 25).

To Press Description

If icon is displayed on current picture, memo will be recorded when Shutter-release

voice memo

More on Playback

Record

Shutter-

release Button

Button is held down. During recording, icon blinks. Recording ends after about 20s or when Shutter-release Button is released.

Pictures with voice memos are marked by icon and icon displayed in the Full-screen

Play voice

memo

Shutter-

release Button

playback mode. Press Shutterrelease Button to play voice memo. Playback ends when voice memo ends or Shutterrelease Button is pressed again.

Zoom Buttons control volume during playback. Press

Change vol-

ume

(W)/

(

(W) Button to lower volume, (T) Button to

)

increase.

The confirmation dialog will be displayed. Press on the multi selector to highlight , and

Delete voice

memo

press . Only a voice memo will be deleted.

• No: Exit without deleting pic- ture or voice memo

• Yes: Delete both picture and voice memo

01.05.2005

12:0012:00

01.05.2005

12:0012:00

100NIKON100NIKON

0001.JPG

[ 1/ 4]

[ 20s][ 20s]

100NIKON100NIKON

0001.JPG

[ 1/ 4]

Erase 1 image(s)?Erase 1 image(s)?

Ye s

Confirm

Page 73

Storage

Voice memo file names consist of an identifier (“DSCN” for memos appended to original pictures), a four-digit file number copied from the associated picture, and the extension “.WAV” (e.g., “DSCN0015.WAV”).

Notes on Voice Memos

• Voice memos can not be recorded or played during thumbnail playback ( 57) and playback zoom ( 59).

• Voice memos can not be recorded for movies.

• If a voice memo already exists for the current picture, it must be deleted before a new memo can

be recorded.

• Do not touch the microphone during recording.

More on Playback

Page 74

Viewing Pictures on TV

The EG-CP14 audio/video (A/V) cable provided with your camera can be used to connect the camera to a television or video-cassette recorder (VCR).

Choosing Video Mode

Video mode in the Interface option of the camera Set-up menu offers a choice of NTSC and PAL standards ( 132). Be sure that the standard selected matches that

used in the device.

Turn the camera off

Turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the A/V cable.

Connect the A/V cable to the camera

Open the Interface connector Cover and insert the black plug of the A/V cable into the

More on Playback

camera’s Audio/Video (A/V) out Connector.

Check to be sure the connector is in the correct orientation and insert the plug straight. Do not insert or disconnect it forcibly.

Connect the A/V cable to the televi-

sion or VCR

Insert the yellow plug of the A/V cable into the video-in jack on your television or VCR and the white plug into the audio-in jack.

Tune the television to the video channel

For more information, see the manual for your television or VCR.

Turn the camera on

Press the Button for at least two seconds to turn the camera on. The camera monitor will turn off and the television will display the image normally shown in the monitor.

Page 75

Viewing Pictures on a Computer

Using the UC-E6 USB cable and PictureProject software provided with your camera, you can transfer photographs and movies to a computer and view them. Before pictures can be transferred (copied) to your computer, PictureProject must be installed. For information on installing PictureProject, see the Quick Start Guide and the PictureProject Reference Manual (on CD).

Setting the USB Option on the Camera

Before connecting the camera to a computer, set the USB option according to the method for transfer. Pictures can be copied from the camera to the computer by:

• Pressing the (Transfer ) Button on the camera

• Clicking the Transfer button in PictureProject

Which method you will use depends on your computer’s operating system and the USB option selected in the Set-up menu of the camera. Set the USB option by referring to the table

(65) and the procedure (66).

Pictures transferred using:

Operating system

Windows XP Home Edition

Windows XP Professional

Windows 2000 Professional

Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

Mac OS X (10.1.5 or later) Choose PTP.

* The camera (Transfer ) Button can not be used when the memory card

write protect switch is in the lock position. Slide the switch to “write” position when transferring pictures ( 13).

**Pictures stored in the memory cannot be transferred with the camera

(Transfer ) Button. Use the Transfer button in PictureProject, or copy the pictures in the memory to the memory card ( 113) and then transfer the pictures to the computer.

Camera (Trans-

fer ) Button*

Choose Mass storage

or PTP.

Choose

Mass storage**.

PictureProject

Transfer button

Choose Mass storage

or PTP.

Choose Mass storage.

Choose Mass storage

or PTP.

More on Playback

Page 76

To Set the USB Option

Rotate the Mode Dial to and turn the camera on. The Set-up menu* will be displayed in the monitor.

More on Playback

Highlight USB and press . Select PTP or Mass storage.

Highlight Interface and press .

Make a selection.

* For more information on the Set-up menu, see “Using the Set-up Menu”

(116).

Page 77

Connecting the USB Cable

Turn the computer on and wait for it to start up. After confirming that the camera is off, connect the UC-E6 USB cable (provided with your camera) as shown below. Check to be sure the connector is in the correct orienta-

tion and insert the plug straight. Do not insert or disconnect it forcibly. Connect the camera directly to the computer; do not connect the cable

via a USB hub or keyboard.

UC-E6 USB cable

You can now turn the camera on. The lens will extend when the camera is turned on.

Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

Do not select PTP when connecting the camera to a computer running one of the above operating systems. If you have connected the camera to a computer running one of the above operating systems with PTP selected in USB, disconnect the camera as described below. Be sure to select Mass storage before reconnecting the camera.

More on Playback

Windows 2000 Professional

A dialog will be displayed welcoming you to the Found New Hardware Wizard. Click Cancel to close the dialog, and then disconnect the camera.

Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

After displaying a message stating that the hardware information database is being updated, the computer will start the Add New Hardware Wizard. Click Cancel to exit the wizard, and then disconnect the camera.

Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

The Add New Hardware Wizard will be displayed. Click Cancel to exit the wizard, and then disconnect the camera.

Page 78

Transferring Pictures

When the PictureProject Transfer is displayed in the computer monitor, pressing the (Transfer ) Button on the camera or clicking the Transfer button in PictureProject will transfer pictures to the computer. For information on using PictureProject, see the Quick Start Guide or the PictureProject Reference Manual (on CD).

To Transfer Pictures Using (Transfer ) Button

When the PictureProject Transfer is displayed in the computer monitor, press the (Transfer ) Button on the camera. Pictures marked with an icon When the (Transfer ) Button is pressed, the transfer will start and the following messages will be displayed in the camera monitor.

More on Playback

During Transfer

While transfer is in progress, do not:

• Disconnect the USB cable

• Turn the camera off

• Remove the battery or the memory card

• Disconnect the AC adapter kit

Failure to observe this precaution could interfere with normal functioning of both the camera and the computer.

( 110, 133) will be transferred.

Transferring Pictures Stored in the Memory

• Remove the memory card from the camera before connecting the camera to the computer.

•

Page 79

Disconnecting the Camera

When PTP Is Selected in USB:

You can turn the camera off and disconnect the USB cable once transfer is complete.

When Mass Storage (default setting) Is Selected in USB:

You must remove the camera from the system as shown below before turning the camera off and disconnecting the cable.

Windows XP Home Edition/Windows XP Professional

Click the (Safely Remove Hardware) icon in the taskbar and select Safely remove USB Mass storage Device from the menu that appears.

Windows 2000 Professional

Click the (Unplug or Eject Hardware) icon in the taskbar and select Stop USB Mass storage Device from the menu that appears.

Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

Click the (Unplug or Eject Hardware) icon in the taskbar and select Stop USB Disk from the menu that appears.

Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

In My Computer, click with the right mouse button on the removable disk corresponding to the camera and select Eject from the menu that appears.

Mac OS X

Drag the “NO_NAME” camera volume into the Trash.

More on Playback

Mac OS X

Page 80

Printing Pictures

Pictures stored in the internal memory or on the memory card can be printed in the same way as pictures taken with a film camera. Using Print set in the Playback menu, you can specify the pictures to be printed, the number of prints, and the information to be included with each print.

Printing Pictures

Stored pictures in the internal memory or on the memory card can be printed as follows:

How to print Memory card The memory

Take the memory card contain-

Take the memory card to a digital photo lab.

More on Playback

ing pictures for which DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is created using Print set* to a digital photo lab, and ask for them to be printed.

Insert the memory card con-

taining pictures for which Use a printer equipped with a card slot.

DPOF (Digital Print Order For-

mat) is created using Print

set* into a printer equipped

with a card slot, and print

them.

Use a printer that supports PictBridge.

Transfer the pictures to a computer and print them.

*If Print set is not set, one copy of all pictures is printed.

Connect the camera to a printer that supports

PictBridge, and print pictures.

For more information, see the PictureProject

Reference Manual (on CD).

Copy ( 113) the pictures to the memory card, and print as described on the left. Depending on the digital photo lab, take the camera and ask for printing.

–

Printing the Date and Time of Recording on Pictures

The date of recording can be printed by performing one of the following procedures:

• Before taking pictures set the Date imprint option in the Set-up menu ( 73, 124).

• If the printer or print service supports Digital Print Order Format (DPOF), use the Date option in

the Print set in the playback menu ( 71, 73).

• Transfer the pictures to a computer using PictureProject and print them using PictureProject print settings. For more information, see the PictureProject Reference Manual (on CD).

Page 81

Print Set

CK MENU

1/2

CK MENU

1/2

Help

Exit

Confir

Help

Exit

Confir

Exit

Confir

Exit

Confir

Bac

Confir

Bac

PRINT SELECTION

Confir

Bac

Confir

Bac

Print set in the playback menu is used to create digital “print orders” listing the pictures to be printed, the number of prints, and the information to be included on each print. This print order is stored on the memory card in Digital Print Order Format (DPOF). Once a print order has been created, pictures can be printed directly from the memory card by inserting it in a DPOF-compatible device. Alternatively, you could take the memory card to a digital photo lab which supports DPOF. Pictures can also be printed using Print set settings, by connecting the camera to a printer supporting PictBridge ( 74).

PRINT SET

PLAYBACK MENU

1/2

1/2 Print set Slide show Delete Protect Transfer marking

Confir

Help

m Help

Exit

Pressing Button in the Playback mode displays the Playback menu. Highlight Print set and press .

Highlight Print selected and press .

• To cancel all print settings, highlight Delete print set and press .

PRINT SET

Print selected

Delete print set

Exit

Confir

mExit

Confir

More on Playback

PRINT SELECTIONPRINT SELECTION

01.05.2005 12:00

Bac

[ 3/ 4]

Confir

PRINT SELECTION

01.05.2005 12:00

Bac

[ 3/ 4]

Confir

Scroll through pictures. Select current picture. 1 (number of

prints) and icon are marked on the selected picture.

DPOF

DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is a recording format that stores the print order, such as pictures or quantity to be printed and recording date, and the shooting information, on the memory card. Before using this option, check that the digital photo lab or printer supports DPOF.

Page 82

PRINT SELECTIONPRINT SELECTION

Confir

Bac

Confir

Bac

Exit

Confir

Exit

Confir

Use (+) or (–) to specify number of prints (up to 9).

• To deselect picture, press (

–) down

when number of print is 1.

01.05.2005 12:00

Bac

[ 3/ 4]

Confir

• Repeat steps 3 - 5 to select additional pictures.

• To exit without setting print order and return to the Playback menu, press

Button.

PRINT SET

Menu of print options displayed.

• To print date of recording on all pic-

Done

Date Info

Exit

Confir

mExit

Confir

More on Playback

tures in print order, highlight Date and press . will appear in box next to item.

• To print shutter speed and aperture on all pictures in print order, highlight Info and press . will appear in box next to item.

• To turn selected item off, highlight and press .

Done

• To complete print order and return to playback, highlight Done and press

. Done is displayed and the screen

returns to the Playback menu. Press

Button to return to playback.

• To exit without setting print order and return to the Playback menu, press

Button.

Page 83

Print Set

[ 3/ 4]

If you display the Print set menu after creating a print order, the Date and Info options will be reset.

Difference Between Date Imprint and Date

There are differences between Print set in the Playback menu and Date imprint ( 124) in the Set-up menu as follows:

• Setting Date in the Print set option:

-A date set in Print set can be printed only with a printer that supports date-print configuration for DPOF

- You can set after taking pictures.

- A date is not imprinted on the images, but recorded in the DPOF setting files. When printing,

• Setting Date imprint:

- A date can be printed without any other setting because it is imprinted on the images.

- You need to make setting before taking pictures.

- A date is imprinted on the images and the position of the date is fixed at the bottom right cor-

- Once a date is imprinted, it can not be deleted from the image.

• When both Print set and Date imprint are set, the date of Date imprint option will be printed even if using a printer that supports DPOF.

( 71).

a date on the picture can be printed as if it is imprinted on the image. The position of the date depends on the printer.

ner of the images.

Date

If Date is selected, the date of recording will appear on pictures printed using DPOF. The date to be printed will remain unchanged even if Date in the Set-up menu is changed after shooting pictures. If a picture is taken without setting date, it will not be printed even if the icon is added to the date in the Print set menu.

Notes on Print Set

No more than 999 pictures can be selected for Print set.

More on Playback

The Print-Order Icon

During the playback mode, a icon appears on all pictures in the current print order.

[ 3/

Page 84

Printing via Direct USB Connection

Confir

Your camera allows pictures to be printed directly from the camera using PictBridge. If the UC-E6 USB cable is used to connect the camera to a printer that supports PictBridge, pictures can be printed directly from the memory or the memory card without having to be transferred to a computer.

1 Choosing PTP in the USB option

Set the USB option to PTP in the Interface menu of the Set-up menu before connecting the camera to a

USBUSB

PTP

Mass storage

printer ( 66).

Confir

mConfir

2 Connecting the USB Cable

After turning the camera off, connect the camera to the printer with the UC-

More on Playback

E6 USB cable (provided with your camera) as shown below. Check to be sure the connector is in the correct orientation and insert the plug straight. Do not insert or disconnect it forcibly.

Before Printing

Before printing via a direct USB connection, make sure that the printer supports PictBridge.

Use a Reliable Power Source

When printing pictures via a direct USB connection, be sure the battery is fully charged. If in doubt, recharge the battery before printing or use the optional EH-62A AC adapter kit ( 137).

PictBridge

PictBridge is an industry standard for direct printing that ensures compatibility when different devices are connected.

Page 85

3 Turning the Camera and Printer on

Confir

The lens will extend and the PictBridge dialog will be displayed after the opening screen.

PictBridgePictBridge

Print selection

Print all images DPOF printing Paper size

Cancel

Confir

mConfir

Option Description

Print selection Select pictures and specify number of prints.

Print all images

DPOF printing

Paper size The size of paper for printing can be set.

All pictures in the memory or the memory card are printed.

Pictures for which print order has been created are printed accordingly ( 79).

More on Playback

Page 86

4 Confirming the Settings on the Printer

Confir

Before printing, confirm the settings on the printer by following the instructions supplied with the printer. Be sure to perform the paper settings before selecting Print selection, Print all images, or DPOF printing.

To Set the Size of Paper on the Camera

When printing according to the size of paper that can be set on the camera, select the Paper size option in the PictBridge dialog.

PictBridgePictBridge

Print selection Print all images DPOF printing

Paper size

Cancel

Confir

mConfir

Highlight Paper size and press . Press or to select size of paper

More on Playback

and press .

PAPER SIZE 1/2PAPER SIZE 1/2

Default

3.5"X5" 5"X7"

Postcard

100mmX150mm

Confir

• Select Default to print according to the paper settings of the printer.

• Following size options can be selected:

3.5" × 5" (89mm × 127mm), 5" × 7" (127mm × 178mm), Postcard, 100mm × 150mm (3.9" × 5.9"), 4" × 6" (102mm × 152mm), 8" × 10" (203mm × 254mm), Letter (8.5" × 11") (216mm × 279mm), A3 (11.7" ×

16.5") (297mm × 420mm), and A4 (8.3" × 11.7") (210mm × 297mm) Selectable size options may vary depending on the printer.

mConfir

Page 87

5 Selecting Pictures to Print

PictBr

idge

PictBr

idge

Confir

Bac

Confir

Bac

PRINT SELECTION

Confir

Bac

Confir

Bac

PRINT SELECTION

Confir

Bac

Confir

Bac

PictBr

idge

PictBr

idge Print selection

Print all images DPOF printing Paper size

Cancel

Confir

mConfir

Highlight Print selection and press .

• To print one copy of all pictures in the memory or on the memory card, highlight Print all images and press .

PRINT SELECTION

01.05.2005 12:00

Bac

PRINT SELECTION

[ 3/ 4]

Confir

PRINT SELECTIONPRINT SELECTION

01.05.2005 12:00

Bac

[ 3/ 4]

Confir

Scroll through pictures.

Select current picture. 1 (number of prints) and icon are marked on the selected picture.

More on Playback

Use (+) or (

01.05.2005 12:00

Bac

–) to specify number

[ 3/ 4]

Confir

of prints (up to 9) and press .

• To deselect picture, press (

–) down

when number of print is 1.

• Repeat steps 2 - 4 to select additional pictures.

• To exit without printing and return to the PictBridge dialog, press Button.

View selected pictures. Press or to view pictures not visible in display.

• To return to the PRINT SELECTION screen, press Button.

Page 88

Printing 002/005

Done

YOU MAY TURN

OFF THE CAMERA

Cancel

Start printing.

• To interrupt printing, press , then turn camera off and disconnect USB cable.

More on Playback

Resume

Message shown on the left is displayed when printing is complete. Turn camera off and disconnect USB cable.

• To print continuously press . The display returns to the PictBrigde dialog ( 75).

Error Messages

If an error message is displayed, an error has occurred. After checking the printer and resolving any problems as directed in the printer manual, highlight Resume and press to resume printing. Select Cancel to exit without printing the remaining images. Resume may not be selected depending on the type of error. If this happens, select Cancel.

PRINTER ERROR CHECK PRINTER STATUS

Resume

Cancel

Page 89

To Directly Print the Pictures Specified in a Print Set

The pictures stored in the memory or on the memory card are printed directly, according to the print order specified in Print set (71). If selecting DPOF printing in the PictBridge dialog ( 75), the DPOF printing dialog will be displayed.

Highlight Confirm and press .

• To start printing immediately, highlight Start print and press .

• To exit without printing pictures, highlight Cancel and press .

DPOF Printing

• DPOF printing is only available if a print order has been created for the pictures stored in the memory or a memory card using Print set.

• When printing directly with a printer that supports PictBridge, shooting information can not be printed even if Info is set in Print set.

View selected pictures. Press or to view pictures not visible in display.

• To return to the DPOF PRINTING menu, press Button.

After confirming print order, press to start printing.

• To interrupt printing, press .

Message shown on the left is displayed when printing is complete. Turn camera off and disconnect USB cable.

• To print continuously, press . The display returns to the PictBrigde dialog ( 75).

More on Playback

Page 90

The Shooting Menu

Using the Shooting Menu

In (Auto shooting) modes, the following settings can be adjusted from the Shooting menu:

Option Description

Image mode Choose image quality and size. 83 - 84

White balance Match white balance to your light source. 86 - 87

Metering

Continuous

BSS Turn the Best Shot Selector (BSS) on or off. 91

Color options Control color. 92

Image adjustment Adjust contrast of pictures. 93

The Shooting Menu

Image sharpening

Sensitivity

Auto bracketing

Saturation control Adjust vividness of the color of a picture. 97

AF area mode

Auto-focus mode

Noise reduction

Select a metering method from Matrix, Center-weighted, Spot, or Spot AF area.

Select shooting method from Single (one shot recorded), Continuous, 5 shot buffer, and Multi-shot 16.

Control how much outlines in your pictures are sharpened.

Help exposure compensation and minimize blur when lighting is poor and the flash is off.

Allow continuous shooting with gradually changing exposure or white balance.

Select an area to be focused from Auto, Manual and Off.

Select an Auto-focus mode of Single AF or Continuous AF.

Reduce dotted noise contained in a picture taken at low shutter speed.

101

102

Page 91

To Display the Shooting Menu:

[ 8][ 8]

Rotate the Mode Dial to (Auto shooting).

Display Shooting menu.

To Make a Selection from the Shooting Menu:

Highlight menu item. Display options.

The Shooting Menu

Highlight option and press to make selection.

• To return to the Shooting mode without changing the setting, press .

Press Button to exit menu and return to the shooting mode.

Page 92

Icon Type Display

White balance

1/3

White balance

Using the Menus option of the Setup menu switches the menu display between Text and Icons ( 135).

SHOOTING MENU 1/3

SHOOTING MENU 1/3 Image mode White balance

Metering Continuous BSS

HelpExit Confirm HelpExit Confirm

Text Icons

Shooting Menu Help

When the Shooting menu is displayed, pressing (T) Button displays the help for the selected item.

• To return to the Shooting menu, press the (T) Button.

• To return to the Shooting mode, press the Button.

The Shooting Menu

White balance

of light source.

HelpExit Confir mConfirm HelpExit

Camera's adjustment to the respective type

BackExit BackExit

Page 93

Image Mode

Press Button in (Auto shooting) mode to select Image mode ( 81), and then press .

The size of the files, and with it the number of images that can be recorded on the memory or the memory card, depends on the size and quality of the images. Before shooting, choose an image quality and size according to how you plan to use the picture.

Image Quality

Images are compressed according to the image quality setting for storing. Select from the following three options and press .

Option Format Description

Fine image quality, suitable for enlarge-

FINE

NORMAL

(default set-

ting)

BASIC

JPEG

ments or high quality prints. File size reduced to roughly 1/4 of its original size.

Normal image quality, suited to most applications. File size reduced to roughly 1/8 of its original size.

Basic image quality, suitable for pictures that will be distributed by e-mail or used in web pages. File size reduced to roughly 1/16 of its original size.

Compression

The Shooting Menu

Image Quality and Compression

The process of reducing the file size of a picture when storing it is called compression. In this camera, pictures are compressed and recorded as JPEG files.

• The more a picture is compressed, the smaller the picture size becomes and the larger the number of pictures that can be stored in memory or on a memory card. However, the quality of the image is degraded and the reproducibility of the image’s fine areas is reduced.

• The less a picture is compressed, the larger the picture size becomes and the smaller the number of pictures that can be stored in memory or on a memory card. However, it maintains the presentation of the image’s fine areas and increases the image quality.

Image Quality Setting

Image quality can be also selected in the Assist modes ( 30) or Scene modes (36).

Page 94

Image Size

Image size can be selected from the following five options according to your shooting intent:

Image size (pixels) Print size (cm)*

3072 × 2304**

(E7900 only)

2592 × 1944*** About 22 × 16 (8.6" × 6.5")

2048 × 1536 About 17 × 13 (6.7" × 5.1")

1600 × 1200

(E5900 only)

1024 × 768 About 9 × 7 (3.4" × 2.6")

640 × 480 About 5 × 4 (2.1" × 1.6")

* All figures are approximate. Print sizes assume a printer resolution of approximately 300dpi. ** Default setting for E7900

The Shooting Menu

***Default setting for E5900

Image Size

Smaller images create smaller files suitable for transmission by e-mail or for use in web pages. When printed in larger sizes, however, small images will be rough and uneven in appearance. The size of images when printed depends on the printer resolution: the higher the resolution, the smaller the final print size.

About 26 × 20 (10.4" × 8")

About 14 × 10 (5.3" × 4")

Image Size Setting

Image size can be also selected in the Assist modes ( 30) or Scene modes ( 36).

Image Mode

The current image mode (image quality and size) is shown by an icon at the bottom left corner of the monitor.

(E7900)

(E5900)

[ 8][ 8]

Page 95

Image Quality/Size and Number of Exposures Remaining

The following table shows the approximate number of pictures that can be stored on 256-megabyte memory cards at different image modes. The number of exposures remaining varies widely, depending on the type of memory card, the nature of JPEG compression, or the content of the image.

Image mode Memory Memory card*

Image size Image quality Approx. 13.5MB 256MB

FINE 4 Approx. 70

3072 × 2304

(E7900 only)

NORMAL 7 Approx. 140

BASIC 15 Approx. 270

FINE 5 Approx. 90

2592 × 1944

NORMAL 10 Approx. 190

BASIC 21 Approx. 370

FINE 8 Approx. 150

2048 × 1536

NORMAL 17 Approx. 300

BASIC 33 Approx. 590

FINE 14 Approx. 250

1600 × 1200

(E5900 only)

NORMAL 27 Approx. 480

BASIC 50 Approx. 900

FINE 33 Approx. 590

1024 × 768

NORMAL 57 Approx. 1020

BASIC 96 Approx. 1710

FINE 72 Approx. 1280

640 × 480

NORMAL 123 Approx. 2200

BASIC 173 Approx. 3080

* If memory remains for more than 999 pictures, camera exposure count display will show 999.

The Shooting Menu

Page 96

White Balance

Press Button in (Auto shooting) mode to select White balance ( 81), and then press .

About White Balance

The color of the light reflected from an object varies with the color of the light source. The human brain is able to adapt to such changes in color, with the result that we see white objects as white, regardless of whether they are in the shade, direct sunlight, or under incandescent lighting. Digital camera can mimic this adjustment by processing information from the camera’s image sensor (CCD) according to the color of the light source. This process is known as a “white balance adjustment.” If White balance has been set to Auto and the results are not to your satisfaction or when shooting under the special light sources or conditions, use the following white balance settings other than Auto. Select from the following nine options and press .

The Shooting Menu

Option Description

Auto

(default setting)

White bal. preset

Daylight White balance adjusted for direct sunlight.

Incandescent Use under incandescent lighting.

Fluorescent

Cloudy Use when taking pictures under overcast skies.

Shade

Speedlight Use with the flash.

White balance automatically adjusted to suit lighting conditions. Best choice in most situations.

Gray object used as reference to set white balance under unusual lighting conditions.

Use under most types of fluorescent lighting.

FL1

Press , and select FL1 (White (W)) or FL2 (Day- light White/Natural (N)) according to the bulb

FL2

types, and then press .

Use under sunny skies when your subject is in the shade.

Page 97

Preset White Balance

Exit

Confir

Exit

Confir

Preset white balance is used when shooting under

WHITE BAL. PRESETWHITE BAL. PRESET

mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast (for example, to make pictures taken under a lamp with a red shade look as though they had been taken under white light). When White bal. preset is selected from the White balance menu, the camera will zoom in and the menu shown above at right will be displayed in the monitor.

White balance measuring window

Exit

Cancel

Measure

Confir

mExit

Option Description

Recalls the most recent value for preset white bal-

Cancel

ance from the memory and sets white balance to this value.

To measure a new value for white balance, place a neutral gray object, such as a piece of cardboard, under the lighting that will be used in the final picture. Frame this object so that it fills the square in

Measure

the center of the menu shown above. Highlight Measure and press to measure a new value for white balance (shutter will be released and camera will return to original zoom position, but no picture will be recorded).

Preset White Balance

• The camera can not measure a value for preset white balance when the flash fires. Regardless of the Flash mode selected, the flash will not fire when selecting Measure.

• When Auto bracketing is set to WB bracketing, preset white balance can not be used.

The Shooting Menu

White Balance Indicator

Unless the setting is Auto, White balance is shown by an icon in the monitor.

[ 8][ 8]

Page 98

Metering

METERING

Exit

Confir

Exit

Confir

METERING

Press Button in (Auto shooting) mode to select Metering ( 81), and then press .

The metering menu offers a choice of three metering methods for determining how the camera sets exposure. Select from the following four options and press .

Option Description

Compares measurements from multi areas of frame with library

Matrix

(default setting)

Center-

weighted

The Shooting Menu

Spot

Spot AF area

Notes on Metering

When the digital zoom is in effect, the camera automatically switches to the setting just like Center-weighted. The metering target does not appear.

of typical compositions to produce optimal exposure for entire image. Best choice in most situations.

Use for portraits; adjusts exposure according to lighting at the center of the frame, but still preserves background details. Can be used with AF lock ( 99) to meter off-center subjects.

Camera measures light in area shown by circle in center of monitor. Ensures that subject in metering target will be correctly exposed even when background is much brighter or darker. Can be used with AF lock ( 99) to meter off-center subjects.

Links spot metering to active focus area when auto or manual focus area selection is in effect ( 98).

METERING

Matrix

Center-weighted Spot Spot AF area

Exit

Confir

mExit

Confir

Metering

When Center-weighted or Spot is selected, the metering target is displayed in the center of the monitor.

Spot metering target

[ 8][ 8]

Center weighted metering target

Page 99

Continuous

CONTINUOUS

Exit

Confir

Exit

Confir

Press Button in (Auto shooting) mode to select Continuous ( 81), and then press .

According to the shooting condition, Single or three continuous options ( Continuous, 5 shot buffer or Multi-shot 16) can be selected.

Option Description

Camera takes one picture each time Shutter-release Button is

Single

(default setting)

Continuous

5 shot buffer

Multi-shot 16

pressed.

While Shutter-release Button is pressed and held, pictures can be recorded at rate of up to about 1.7 frames per second (E7900)/2 frames per second (E5900). With E7900, camera takes about 29 shots in a series when Image quality is NOR- MAL and Image size is 7M (3072 era takes about 9 shots in a series when Image quality is NORMAL and Image size is 5M (2592

While Shutter-release Button is pressed and held, pictures can be recorded at rate of up to about 1 frame per second. When the shutter Button is released, continuous shooting will stop. Only the last five images taken during each continuous shooting burst will be recorded to the memory or memory card.

Each time Shutter-release Button is pressed down, camera takes sixteen consecutive shots at rate of about 1.7 frames per second (E7900)/2 frames per second (E5900). With E7900, camera arranges pictures in four rows (one shot: 768 x 576) to form a single picture (7M:3072 x

2304). With E5900, camera arranges pictures in four rows (one shot: 648 x 486) to form a single picture (5M: 2592

CONTINUOUS

Single

Continuous 5 shot buffer Multi-shot 16

Exit

Confir

mExit

Confir

× 2304). With E5900, cam-

× 1944).

The Shooting Menu

Page 100

Restrictions on Camera Settings

• Autofocus, exposure, and white balance for all photos are determined by the first picture in each series.

• The flash mode is set to automatically. Continuous can not be used simultaneously with BSS ( 91) or Auto bracketing ( 96). The camera takes pictures with the latest setting among those options.

• Noise reduction ( 102) has no effect even if this option is set to On.

• When shooting pictures using the Self-timer, Continuous is switched to Single. Contin-

uous, 5 shot buffer, and Multi-shot 16 can not be used. The settings will return to the original after an image has been taken using the Self-timer.

• While shooting in Multi-shot 16, Sensitivity (95) is set to Auto.

Continuous

Unless the setting is Single, the current Continuous setting is indicated by an icon in the monitor.

The Shooting Menu

[ 8][ 8]

Nikon E5900, E7900 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual