Nikon L101 User Manual

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Quick Start Guide

DIGITAL CAMERA

Quick Start Guide

Package Contents pg. 2

First Steps pg. 4

Taking Pictures pg. 9

Installing PictureProject pg. 12

Viewing Pictures on a Computer pg. 21

NOTE: Illustrations show the COOLPIX L1.

Pack

Package Contents

Quick St

t Guide

age Contents

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

The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography

with the

DIGITAL CAMERA

Quick St

art Guide

Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide (this guide)

Guide to Digital PhotographyCOOLPIX L1/L101

digital camera

Rechargeable EN-MH1-B2

batteries (× 2)

and

MH-71 battery charger

with power cable

LR6 (AA) alkaline

batteries (× 2)

(also available as options)

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

Warranty

PictureProject installer CD

(yellow)

PictureProject reference

manual CD (silver)

Depending on the countr y or region of purchase, the package will include either alkaline batteries or an MH-71 battery charger with rechargeable EN-MH1-B2 batteries.

NOTE: Memory card not provided. See page 58 of the Guide to Digital Photography for a list of approved memory cards.

Parts of the Camera

Package Contents

Shutter-release

button

Eyelet for

camera strap

Battery-chamber

cover

Monitor

Connector cover

FlashPower-on lampPower switch

Lens

Zoom buttonMode selectorFlash lamp

MENU button

Multi selector

(delete)

button

(playback)

button

First Steps

Step

—Attach the Camera Strap

Step

—Charge the Batteries

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Step

—Insert the Batteries

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rst Steps

Step

—Attach the Camera Strap

Step

—Charge the Batteries

If your camera came with alkaline batteries, skip this step and proceed directly to Step 3.

1 Connect the power cable to the charger (햲햲)

and then plug it into a power outlet (햳햳). The CHARGE lamp will light (햴햴).

2 Insert the batteries as indicated on the charger.

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

A pair of new or fully exhausted batteries will charge in about two and a half hours.

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햳

Step

—Insert the Batteries

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햳

햲

Note orientation of “+”

and “–” terminals

Step

—Turn the Camera On

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Auto oﬀ (Stand-by Mode)

—Turn the Camera On

1 Slide the mode selector to .

2 Press the power switch to turn the camera on.

Auto oﬀ (Stand-by Mode)

If no operations are performed for about a minute, the monitor will turn oﬀ to save power. The power-on lamp will blink, and the display can be reactivated by pressing the shutter-release button. If no operations are performed for a further three minutes, the camera will turn oﬀ automatically.

First Steps

The Multi Selector

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Step

—Choose a Language and Set the Camera Clock

Step

—Choose a Language and Set the Camera Clock

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

The Multi Selector

Use the multi selector to navigate the camera menus.

Move cursor up

Make selection

Move cursor left Move cursor right

Move cursor down

In the description that follows, the buttons used to perform a task are shown in color; if more than one button is highlighted, any of the highlighted buttons can be used. For example, “press the multi selector up or down” is shown as illustrated at right.

Highlight language.

Highlight Yes .

* I f da yl i gh t s a vi ng t im e i s i n eﬀ ec t, press multi selector down to highlight DaylightSaving

and press center to select. Press multi selector up to return to Step 5.4.

Conﬁ rmation dialog displayed.

TIME ZONE menu displayed.

First Steps

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AUTO

Display map of world time zones.

Display DATE menu.

Select Month. Repeat Steps 5.8–5.9 to

edit Month, Year, hour, and minute

Choose date display order.

Select home time zone.

Edit Day (order of Day, Month, and Year

may diﬀ er in some areas).

Highlight D M Y.

AUTO

Exit to shooting mode.

Step

—Choose the Battery Type

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AUTO

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Replacing the Batteries

First Steps

Step

—Choose the Battery Type

This step is only required with alkaline batteries. If your camera came with ENMH1-B2 NiMH batteries, skip this step and proceed directly to “Taking Pictures.”

Display shooting menu.

Display setup menu.

Select and return to setup menu.

Highlight Set-Up.

Highlight Battery Type.

Highlight Alkaline.Display options.

Exit to shooting mode.

AUTO

Replacing the Batteries

After inserting new batteries, check that the correct type is selected in the Battery Typ e menu as described on page 47 of the Guide to Digital Photography.

Step

—

Taking Pictures

AUTOAUTOAUTO

Where Are My Pictures Stored?

Step

—

aking Pictures

Step

—Check Indicators in the Monitor

Check the battery level and number of exposures remaining.

Number of exposures remaining

Battery level indicator

Display Description

NO ICON Battery fully charged.

Low battery. Ready spare batteries.

WARNIN G!!

BATTERY EXHAUSTED

Where Are My Pictures Stored?

The camera stores pictures in internal memory (approximately 10 MB) or on removable Secure Digital (SD) memory cards (available separately; a list of approved mem- ory cards is provided on page 58 of the Guide to Digital Photography). Pictures are stored in internal memory when no memory card is inserted.

Batteries exhausted. No pictures can be taken until fresh batteries are inserted.

Step

—Ready the Camera

Hold the camera steady in both hands, keeping your ﬁ ngers and other objects away from the lens, ﬂ ash, and microphone.

Tak ing Pi ctu res

Step

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Step

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AUTOAUTOAUTO

Step

—Frame a Picture

Use the zoom button to frame the subject near the center of the monitor.

The zoom button

Press to zoom in on the subject so that it ﬁ lls a larger area of the frame. Press increasing the area visible in the frame.

Step

—Focus and Shoot

1 Lightly press the shutter-release button about

halfway, stopping when you feel resistance. The camera will set focus and exposure for the subject closest to the camera. Focus and exposure remain locked while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

With the shutter-release button pressed halfway, check the focus indicator and ﬂ ash lamp:

Focus indicator

On (green) Subject in focus.

Blinks red

Camera unable to focus. Change composition and try again.

to zoom out,

Flash lamp

On Flash will ﬁ re when picture is taken.

Blinks Flash charging.

Oﬀ Flash oﬀ or not required.

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2 Smoothly press the shutter-release button the

Step

—View Pictures

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rest of the way down to release the shutter and take the picture. To prevent blur, avoid moving the camera while pressing the shutter-release button.

Step

—View Pictures

1 Press the button to view a picture in the

monitor.

Use the multi selector to view other pictures. Press the multi selector down or right to view pictures in the order recorded, up or left to view pictures in reverse order.

Press the button again to return to shooting mode.

Tak ing Pi ctu res

button

View previous picture

View next picture

2 Press the power switch to turn the camera oﬀ .

The power-on lamp will go out.

Installing PictureProject

PictureProject

nstalling PictureProject

PictureProject

Install the supplied PictureProject software to transfer pictures to a computer for easy viewing and storage. The main controls in the PictureProject are shown below. See the PictureProject reference manual on the silver CD for details.

Edit: Crop pictures, adjust brightness and hue, and use other retouch tools.Organize: View and organize pictures.

Collection list: Group pictures into collections and folders.

Picture list: View the pictures in the current collection or folder.

PictureProject can also be used for a variety of other tasks, including printing pictures, sending pictures by e-mail, viewing slide shows, and copying pictures to CD or DVD (requires Windows or Mac OS X version 10.2.8 or later).

Design: Arrange pictures.

Installing PictureProject

Notice to Users of Nikon View or Nikon Capture

Log on as an Administrator

Before You Begin: System Requirements

Conﬁ rm that your system meets the following requirements:

Windows

CPU

Hard dis k space 60 MB required for installation

RAM Minimum 64 MB (128 MB for muvee)

Video resolution 800 × 600 or more with 16-bit color (High Color) or better

Miscellaneous Only computers with built-in USB ports supported

Macintosh

OS Mac OS X version 10.1.5 or later (10.2.8 or later required for Burn Disc)

Hard dis k space 60 MB required for installation

RAM Minimum 64 MB

Video resolution 800 × 600 or more with 16-bit color (thousands of colors) or better

Miscellaneous Only computers with built-in USB ports supported

Exit All Other Applications

Important!

Exit all other applications and turn oﬀ any virus-checking software.

Notice to Users of Nikon View or Nikon Capture

Uninstall Nikon View before installing PictureProject. For information on using PictureProject with Nikon Capture, see the PictureProject reference manual on the silver CD.

Log on as an Administrator

Use an account with administrator privileges to install or uninstall PictureProject under Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional, or Mac OS X.

300 MHz Pentium or better recommended (550 MHz Pentium III or better recommended for muvee) Preinstalled versions of Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), or Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

Installing PictureProject

Installing PictureProject: Windows

If the Install Center Does Not Start

Installing PictureProject: Windows

Turn the computer on and wait for Windows to start up.

Insert the yellow installer CD. The Install Center

program will start and a “Select Region” dialog w il l b e d is pl ay ed . S el e ct a r eg io n an d c li ck Next. (The “Select Region” dialog is not displayed in the European release of PictureProject. European users can proceed directly to Step 3.)

If the Install Center Does Not Start

Open the “My Computer” window by selecting My Computer from the Start menu (Windows XP) or by double-clicking the My Computer icon

on the desktop (other versions of Windows), then double-click the CD (PictureProject) icon.

Select a language and click Next.

Click Easy Install to install the following:

• PTP drivers for COOLPIX-series cameras (Windows XP only)

• Nikon Mass Storage Camera Drivers (Windows 98 SE only)

• Panorama Maker

• Apple QuickTime 6

• Nikon Fotoshare (Europe only)

• PictureProject

• Microsoft DirectX 9

Windows

NOTE: The dialogs displayed during installation may diﬀ er from those shown here.

Windows

Installing Drivers (Windows XP/Windows 98 SE Only)

Follow the on-screen instructions to install the drivers. On some Windows XP systems the installation may be performed by a wizard.

Windows XP Windows 98 SE

Follow the on-screen instructions to install

Panorama Maker.

Click Yes to install QuickTime 6.

Follow the on-screen instructions to install

Fotoshare (Europe only).

Read the license agreement and click Ye s.

Installing PictureProject

DirectX 9

Click Next to install PictureProject to the des-

tination shown, or click Browse… to choose a diﬀ erent folder.

Click Yes to create the destination folder.

Click Ye s to create a shortcut to PictureProject

on the desktop.

Click Finish.

DirectX 9

If DirectX 9 is not already installed, the dialog shown at right will be displayed. Follow the onscreen instructions to install DirectX 9.

Windows

Click Finish or Yes to restart the

computer.

DirectX 9 not

installed in Step 12.

The PictureProject Import Assistant will be dis-

played once the computer restarts. To catalog the images in the “Import from” folder for display in PictureProject:

1 Click Import. The time needed to catalog

the images is proportional to the number of images in the folder.

2 Click Close to close the Import Assistant when import is complete.

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

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

You can now to transfer pictures to the computer as described on page 21.

Installing PictureProject

DirectX 9 installed

in Step 12.

Installing PictureProject

Installing PictureProject: Macintosh

Turn the computer on and insert the yellow installer CD.

Double-click the CD icon on the desktop and

then double-click the Welcome icon. The Install Center program will start and a “Select Region” dialog will be displayed. Select a region and click Next. (The “Select Region” dialog is not displayed in the European release of PictureProject. European users can proceed directly to Step 3.)

Select a language and click Next.

Click Easy Install to install the following:

• Panorama Maker

• PictureProject

• Apple QuickTime 6

Follow the on-screen instructions to install

Panorama Maker.

Macintosh

NOTE: The dialogs displayed during installation may diﬀ er from those shown here.

Macintosh

Apple QuickTime 6

Enter the administrator name and password

and click OK.

Read the license agreement and click Accept.

Take a few moments to view the ReadMe ﬁ le, which may contain important information that could not be included in this guide. Click Con- tinue… to proceed with installation.

Click Install.

Click Ye s to have PictureProject start automati-

cally when the camera is connected.

Click Yes to add PictureProject to the Dock.

Installing PictureProject

Click Quit.

Apple QuickTime 6

If an earlier version of QuickTime is installed, the QuickTime 6 installer will start. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation. When the dialog shown at right is displayed, click Continue. Do not complete the “Registered To,” “Organization,” and “Registration Number” ﬁ elds.

Installing PictureProject

Installing Nikon Fotoshare (Europe Only)

Click Restart to restart the com-

puter. When the computer restarts, log in to the account used to install PictureProject.

The PictureProject Import Assistant will be dis-

played once the computer restarts. To catalog the images in the “Import from” folder for display in PictureProject:

1 Click Import. The time needed to catalog

the images is proportional to the number of images in the folder.

2 Click Close to close the Import Assistant when import is complete.

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

Installing Nikon Fotoshare (Europe Only)

To install Nikon Fotoshare (available only in Europe), open the “Fotoshare” folder on the PictureProject installer CD and drag Nikon Fotoshare to the “Applications” folder on the computer hard disk.

QuickTime 6 not

installed in Step 11.

QuickTime 6

installed in Step 11.

Macintosh

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

You can now to transfer pictures to the computer as described on page 21.

Viewing Pictures on a Computer

Windows XP

iewing Pictures on a Compute

Install PictureProject Before Connecting the Camera

If PictureProject is not installed before the camera is connected, a hardware wizard may be displayed. Click Cancel to exit and then disconnect the camera.

Turn the camera oﬀ .

Connect the USB cable as shown at right. Con-

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

Turn the camera on. PictureProject will automatically detect the camera

and the PictureProject Transfer window will be displayed in the computer monitor. Click Tra nsf er to copy all the pictures in the camera memory to the computer.

Windows XP

If the dialog shown at right is displayed, select Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using PictureProject and click OK. To bypass this dialog in future, check Always do the selected action.

NOTE: The screenshots in this section are from Windows XP.

Viewing Pictures on a Computer

Use a Reliable Power Source

Automatic Updates

The pictures are displayed in PictureProject when transfer is complete.

Use a Reliable Power Source

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

Automatic Updates

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

Viewing Pictures on a Computer

Disconnecting the Camera

Before turning the camera oﬀ and disconnecting the USB cable, remove the camera from the system as described below.

• Windows XP: Click the “Safely Remove Hardware” ( ) icon in the taskbar and select Safely Remove USB Mass Storage Device from the menu that appears.

• Windows 2000: Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” (

) icon in the taskbar and select Stop USB Mass

Storage Device from the menu that appears.

• Windows Me: Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” ( ) icon in the taskbar and select Stop USB Disk from the menu that appears.

• Windows 98 SE: In My Computer, right click on the removable disk corresponding to the camera and select Eject from the menu that appears.

• Macintosh: Drag the untitled camera volume (“NO NAME”) into the Trash.

Please refer to the Guide to Digital Photography for more information on using your Nikon digital camera.