Nikon P330 User Manual

Reference Manual

DIGITAL CAMERA

COOLPIX P330 Recommended Features

Vibration Reduction...............................................................................A104

You can set the vibration reduction effect to either Normal or Active. When you select Active, a comparatively large camera shake is compensated for when shooting from a car or under poor foothold conditions.

e (Movie).................................................................................................A92

You can record movies by simply pressing the b (e movie-record) button. You can change the color tones of a movie in accordance with the shooting mode and white balance settings. You can also record slow motion and fast motion movies.

GPS Function.............................................................................................A98

You can record position information (latitude and longitude) on the pictures to be shot using the camera's internal GPS unit.

Compatible with Wireless Mobile Adapter (Available Separately)

You can attach the optional Wireless Mobile Adapter WU-1a to a USB/Audio video connector. You can connect the camera via Wi-Fi (wireless LAN) connection to smart devices that have the dedicated software installed. See our websites, product catalog, or the instruction manual of the WU-1a for further details.

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Parts of the Camera and Main Functions

The Basics of Shooting and Playback

Shooting Features

Playback Features

Recording and Playing Back Movies

Using GPS

General Camera Setup

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Technical Notes and Index

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Read This First

Thank you for purchasing the Nikon COOLPIX P330 digital camera.

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Before using the camera, please read the information in “For Your Safety” (Avi to viii) and familiarize yourself with the information provided in this manual. After reading, please keep this manual handy and refer to it to enhance your enjoyment of your new camera.

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About This Manual

If you want to start using the camera right away, see “The Basics of Shooting and Playback” (A12). See “Parts of the Camera and Main Functions” (A1) for more information on the names and principle functions of the camera parts.

Other Information

• Symbols and Conventions

To make it easier to find the information you need, the following symbols and conventions are used in this manual:

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A/E/F

SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cards are referred to as “memory cards” in this manual.

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• The setting at the time of purchase is referred to as the “default setting.”

• The names of menu items displayed in the monitor screen, and the names of

buttons or messages displayed on a computer monitor appear in bold.

• In this manual, images are sometimes omitted from monitor screen samples so that monitor indicators can be more clearly shown.

• The illustrations of monitor content and camera may differ from the actual product.

This icon indicates cautions and information that should be read before using the camera.

This icon marks notes, information that should be read before using the camera.

These icons indicate other pages containing relevant information; E: “Reference Section,” F: “Technical Notes and Index.”

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

Information and Precautions

Life-Long Learning

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

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

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

• For users in Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East: 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. Visit the site below for contact information:

http://imaging.nikon.com/

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, Charging AC Adapter and AC adapters) certified by Nikon specifically for use with this Nikon digital camera are engineered and proven to operate within the operational and safety requirements of this electronic circuitry.

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

VOID YOUR The use of third-party rechargeable Li-ion batteries not bearing the Nikon holographic seal could

interfere with normal operation of the camera or result in the batteries overheating, igniting, rupturing, or leaking.

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

NIKON WARRANTY.

Before Taking Important Pictures

Before taking pictures on important occasions (such as at weddings or before taking the camera 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.

About the Manuals

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

• Nikon reserves the right to change the specifications of the hardware and software described in

the documentation at any time and without prior notice.

• While every effort was made to ensure that the information in the documentation 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).

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Notice Concerning Prohibition of Copying or Reproduction

Note that simply being in possession of material that was 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 was 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 on 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, mov ies, 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.

Disposing of Data Storage Devices

Please note that deleting images or formatting data storage devices such as memory cards or built-in camera memory does not completely erase the original image data. Deleted files can sometimes be recovered from discarded storage devices using commercially available software, potentially resulting in the malicious use of personal image data. Ensuring the privacy of such data is the user’s responsibility.

Before discarding a data storage device or transferring ownership to another person, erase all data using commercial deletion software, or set the Record GPS data of the GPS options (A98) to Off after formatting the device and then take pictures such as the empty sky or ground surface until the storage device becomes full. Be sure to also replace any pictures selected for the Select an image option in the Welcome screen setting (A103). Care should be taken to avoid injury or damage to property when physically destroying data storage devices.

For the COOLPIX P330, the log data saved on the memory card is handled in the same way as other data. To erase the log data obtained but not stored on the memory card, select Create log (A102) ➝ End log ➝ Erase log.

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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.

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

WARNINGS

Turn off in the event of malfunction

Should you notice smoke or an unusual smell coming from the camera or Charging AC Adapter, unplug the Charging 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 disassemble

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

Do not use the camera or Charging AC Adapter in the presence of flammable gas

Using the camera in the presence of flammable gases such as propane and gasoline, as well as flammable sprays or dust could result in explosion or fire.

Handle the camera strap with care

Never place the strap around the neck of an infant or child.

Keep out of reach of children

Do not keep the products within reach of children. Doing so may cause injury. Particular care should be taken to prevent infants from putting the battery or other small parts into their mouths.

Do not remain in contact with the camera, Charging AC Adapter, or AC adapter for extended periods while the devices are on or in use.

Parts of the devices become hot. Leaving the devices in direct contact with the skin for extended periods may result in low-temperature burns.

For Your Safety

Observe caution when handling the battery

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

• Before replacing the batter y, turn the product off. If you are using the Charging AC Adapter/AC adapter, be sure it is unplugged.

• Use only a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12 (included). Charge the battery by inserting it into the camera and connecting the Charging AC Adapter EH-69P (included).

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

• Do not disassemble the battery or attempt to remove or break the battery insulation or casing.

• Do not expose the battery 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.

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

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

• If liquid from the damaged battery comes in contact with clothing or skin, rinse immediately with plenty of water.

Observe the following precautions when handling the Charging AC Adapter

• 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 plug or go near the Charging AC Adapter during lightning storms. Failure to observe this precaution could result in electric shock.

• Do not damage, modify, forcibly tug or bend the USB cable, place it under heavy obje cts, or ex pose it to heat or flames. Should the insulation be damaged and the wires become exposed, take it to a Nikonauthorized service representative for inspection. Failure to observe these precautions could result in fire or electric shock.

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

• Do not use with travel converters or adapters designed to convert from one voltage to another or with DCto-AC inverters. Failure to observe this precaution could damage the product or cause overheating or fire.

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For Your Safety

Use appropriate cables

When connecting cables to the input and output jacks, use only the cables

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provided or sold by Nikon for the purpose, to maintain compliance with product regulations.

Handle moving parts with care

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

CD-ROMs

The CD-ROMs included with this device 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 using 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 1 m (3 ft 4 in.) from the subject.

Do not operate the flash with the flash window touching a person or object

Failure to observe this precaution could result in burns or fire.

Avoid contact with liquid crystal

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

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Turn the power off when using inside an airplane or the hospital

Turn the power off while inside the airplane during take off or landing. Also, before boarding an airplane, set the GPS tracking information recording function to OFF. Follow the instructions of the hospital when using while in a hospital. The electromagnetic waves emitted by this camera may disrupt the electronic systems of the airplane or the instruments of the hospital. Remove the Eye-Fi card, which can be the cause of the disruption, beforehand if inserted in the camera.

3D Images

Do not continuously view 3D images recorded with this device for extended periods, whether on a television, monitor, or other display. In the case of children whose visual systems are still maturing, consult a pediatrician or ophthalmologist prior to use and follow their instructions. Prolonged viewing of 3D images may cause eye strain, nausea, or discomfort. Cease use should any of these symptoms occur and consult a physician if necessary.

Notices

Notices for Customers in the U.S.A.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS -

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.

DANGER - TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, CAREFULLY FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS

For connection to a supply not in the U.S.A., use an attachment plug adapter of the proper configuration for the power outlet if needed.

The power supply unit is intended to be correctly orientated in a vertical or floor mount position.

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.

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.

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Notices

Notice for Customers in th e State of California

WARNING

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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 USA Tel: 631-547-4200

Notice for Customers in Canada

CAUTION

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

ATTENTION

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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CAUTIONS

RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE.

DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS.

This symbol indicates that this product is to be collected separately. The following apply only to users in European countries:

• This product is designated for separate collection at an appropriate collection point. Do not dispose of as household waste.

• For more information, contact the retailer or the local authorities in charge of waste management.

This symbol on the battery indicates that the battery is to be collected separately. The following apply only to users in European countries:

• All batteries, whether marked with this symbol or not, are designated for separate collection at an appropriate collection point. Do not dispose of as household waste.

• For more information, contact the retailer or the local authorities in charge of waste management.

<Important> Notes on GPS

● Location name data of this camera

Before using the GPS function, make sure to read “USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR LOCATION NAME DATA” (F15) and agree to the terms.

• The location name information (Point of Interest: POI) stands as of April 2012. The location name information will not be updated.

• Use location name information only as a guide.

• The location name information (Point of Interest: POI) of the People's Republic of

China (“China”) and the Republic of Korea is not provided for the COOLPIX P330.

● GPS Functions

• Use information measured by the camera as a guideline only.

This information cannot be used for navigation of an airplane, car, and person or land survey applications.

• When Record GPS data in GPS options of the GPS options menu is set to On, GPS functions will continue to operate even after the camera is turned off (A99). The electromagnetic waves emitted from this product may affect the measuring instruments of an airplane or medical equipment. When use of the product is prohibited or limited during airplane takeoffs and landings or inside a hospital, set Record GPS data to Off and then turn off the camera.

• An individual may be identified from still pictures or movies that have been recorded with location information. Observe caution when you transfer still pictures or movies recorded with location information, or GPS log files to a third party or upload them to a network such as the Internet where the public can view them. Be sure to read “Disposing of Data Storage Devices” (Av).

● Using the camera overseas

Before taking the camera with GPS function overseas for travel, consult your travel agency or embassy of the country you are visiting to confirm whether there is any restriction on use. For example, you cannot record location information logs without permission from the government in China. Set the Record GPS data to Off.

• The GPS may not function properly in China and on the borders between China and neighboring countries (as of December 2012).

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Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... ii

Read This First......................................................................................................................................... ii

Introduction

About This Manual............................................................................................................................................... iii

Information and Precautions........................................................................................................................ iv

For Your Safety ...................................................................................................................................... vi

WARNINGS............................................................................................................................................................... vi

Notices ..................................................................................................................................................... ix

<Important> Notes on GPS.............................................................................................................. xi

Parts of the Camera and Main Functions.................................................................................... 1

The Camera Body.................................................................................................................................. 1

Attaching the Camera Strap.......................................................................................................................... 2

Principle Functions of the Controls ........................................................................................................... 3

Basic Menu Operations....................................................................................................................... 6

Monitor Screen ...................................................................................................................................... 8

The Basics of Shooting and Playback........................................................................................ 12

Preparation 1 Insert the Battery..................................................................................................... 12

Preparation 2 Charge the Battery.................................................................................................. 14

Preparation 3 Insert a Memory Card............................................................................................ 16

Internal Memory and Memory Cards..................................................................................................... 17

Approved Memory Cards.............................................................................................................................. 17

Step 1 Turn the Camera On............................................................................................................. 18

Turning the Camera On and Off................................................................................................................ 19

Setting the Display Language, Date, and Time................................................................................ 20

Step 2 Select a Shooting Mode...................................................................................................... 22

Available Shooting Modes............................................................................................................................ 23

Step 3 Frame a Picture....................................................................................................................... 24

Using the Zoom................................................................................................................................................... 25

Step 4 Focus and Shoot.................................................................................................................... 26

Step 5 Play Back Images ................................................................................................................... 28

Step 6 Delete Unwanted Images................................................................................................... 29

Shooting Features............................................................................................................................ 31

A (Auto) Mode.................................................................................................................................... 31

Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes).................................................................................. 32

Viewing a Description (Help Information) of Each Scene ......................................................... 32

Characteristics of Each Scene ..................................................................................................................... 33

Using Skin Softening ........................................................................................................................................ 44

A, B, C, D Modes (Setting the Exposure for Shooting)...................................................... 45

i (User Setting Modes) .................................................................................................................... 49

Saving Settings in i Mode........................................................................................................................... 50

Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector................................................................. 51

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Available Functions........................................................................................................................................... 51

Using the Flash (Flash Modes).................................................................................................................... 52

Using the Self-timer .......................................................................................................................................... 55

Shooting Smiling Faces Automatically (Smile Timer)................................................................... 56

Using Focus Mode ............................................................................................................................................. 58

Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation)............................................................................ 60

List of the Default Settings............................................................................................................................ 61

Features That Can Be Set Using the d (Menu) Button (Shooting Mode) .................. 64

Options Available in the Shooting Menu............................................................................................ 65

Functions That Can Be Set Using the Fn (Function) Button................................................. 68

Changing the Image Quality and Image Size ........................................................................... 69

Image Quality........................................................................................................................................................ 69

Image Size............................................................................................................................................................... 71

Features Not Available in Combination ...................................................................................... 74

The Control Range of the Shutter Speed (A, B, C, D Modes)............................................. 78

Focusing on Subject........................................................................................................................... 79

Using the Target Finding AF ........................................................................................................................ 79

Using Face Detection....................................................................................................................................... 80

Focus Lock............................................................................................................................................................... 81

Autofocus................................................................................................................................................................ 81

Playback Features............................................................................................................................. 82

Playback Zoom..................................................................................................................................... 82

Viewing Several Images (Thumbnail Playback and Calendar Display)............................ 83

Features That Can Be Set Using the d (Menu) Button (Playback Mode) ................... 84

Available Playback Menus............................................................................................................................. 84

Using the Screen for Selecting Images................................................................................................. 86

Connecting the Camera to a TV, Computer, or Printer.......................................................... 87

Using ViewNX 2.................................................................................................................................... 88

Installing ViewNX 2............................................................................................................................................ 88

Transferring Images to the Computer ................................................................................................... 90

Viewing Images ................................................................................................................................................... 91

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Recording and Playing Back Movies.......................................................................................... 92

Recording Movies ............................................................................................................................... 92

Features That Can Be Set Using the d (Menu) Button (Movie Menu)......................... 96

Available Movie Menus................................................................................................................................... 96

Playing Back Movies........................................................................................................................... 97

Using GPS............................................................................................................................................ 98

Starting GPS Data Recording.......................................................................................................... 98

Features That Can Be Set Using the d (Menu) Button (GPS Options Menu)......... 101

Options Available in the GPS Options Menu................................................................................. 101

General Camera Setup.................................................................................................................. 103

The Setup Menu ............................................................................................................................... 103

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Reference Section........................................................................................................................ E1

Taking Pictures With Manual Focus......................................................................................... E2

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Using Easy Panorama (Shooting and Playing back).......................................................... E3

Taking Pictures with Easy Panorama................................................................................................. E3

Viewing Easy Panorama (Scroll)........................................................................................................... E5

Using Panorama Assist................................................................................................................. E6

Playing Images in a Sequence................................................................................................... E8

Editing Still Images..................................................................................................................... E10

Editing Features.......................................................................................................................................... E10

k Quick Retouch: Enhancing Contrast and Saturation................................................... E12

I D-Lighting: Enhancing Brightness and Contrast............................................................ E12

e Skin Softening: Softening Skin Tones .................................................................................... E13

p Filter Effects: Applying Digital Filter Effects.......................................................................... E14

g Small Picture: Reducing the Size of an Image.................................................................. E15

F RAW (NRW) Processing: Creating JPEG Images from NRW Images.............. E15

a Crop: Creating a Cropped Copy................................................................................................. E17

Connecting the Camera to a TV (Viewing Images on a TV) ........................................ E18

Connecting the Camera to a Printer (Direct Print).......................................................... E20

Connecting the Camera to a Printer.............................................................................................. E20

Printing Individual Images................................................................................................................... E21

Printing Multiple Images....................................................................................................................... E22

Editing Movies.............................................................................................................................. E25

Extracting Only the Desired Portions of the Movie.............................................................. E25

Saving a Frame from a Movie as a Still Picture........................................................................ E26

Shooting Menu (A, B, C or D Mode)................................................................................. E27

Image Quality and Image Size........................................................................................................... E27

Picture Control (COOLPIX Picture Control)................................................................................ E27

tom Picture Control (COOLPIX Custom Picture Control).......................................... E31

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White Balance (Adjusting Hue)......................................................................................................... E32

Metering.......................................................................................................................................................... E36

Continuous Shooting.............................................................................................................................. E37

ISO Sensitivity............................................................................................................................................... E41

Exposure Bracketing ................................................................................................................................ E42

AF Area Mode .............................................................................................................................................. E43

Autofocus Mode......................................................................................................................................... E47

Flash Exp. Comp......................................................................................................................................... E48

Noise Reduction Filter............................................................................................................................. E48

Built-in ND Filter.......................................................................................................................................... E49

Active D-Lighting....................................................................................................................................... E50

Save User Settings/Reset User Settings....................................................................................... E50

Zoom Memory ............................................................................................................................................ E51

Startup Zoom Position........................................................................................................................... E51

Movie Menu.................................................................................................................................. E52

Movie Options............................................................................................................................................. E52

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Autofocus Mode......................................................................................................................................... E55

The Playback Menu .................................................................................................................... E56

a Print Order (Creating a DPOF Print Order) .......................................................................... E56

b Slide Show.............................................................................................................................................. E58

d Protect...................................................................................................................................................... E59

f Rotate Image......................................................................................................................................... E59

E Voice Memo............................................................................................................................................. E60

h Copy (Copy Between Internal Memory and Memory Card)................................... E61

C Sequence Display Options........................................................................................................... E62

x Choose Key Picture............................................................................................................................ E62

GPS Options Menu ..................................................................................................................... E63

GPS Options.................................................................................................................................................. E63

Points of Interest (POI)

(Recording and Displaying Location Name Information)................................................. E64

Create Log (Record the Log of Moving Information).......................................................... E65

View Log.......................................................................................................................................................... E67

Synchronize................................................................................................................................................... E67

The Setup Menu .......................................................................................................................... E68

Welcome Screen........................................................................................................................................ E68

Time Zone and Date................................................................................................................................ E69

Monitor Settings......................................................................................................................................... E71

Print Date (Imprinting Date and Time on Pictures).............................................................. E74

Vibration Reduction................................................................................................................................. E75

Motion Detection...................................................................................................................................... E76

AF Assist........................................................................................................................................................... E77

Digital Zoom................................................................................................................................................. E77

Sound Settings............................................................................................................................................ E78

Auto Off ........................................................................................................................................................... E78

Format Memory/Format Card............................................................................................................ E79

Language........................................................................................................................................................ E79

TV Settings ..................................................................................................................................................... E80

Charge by Computer............................................................................................................................... E81

Toggle Av/Tv Selection........................................................................................................................... E83

Reset File Numbering.............................................................................................................................. E83

Blink Warning............................................................................................................................................... E84

Eye-Fi Upload............................................................................................................................................... E85

Reverse Indicators ..................................................................................................................................... E85

Reset All ........................................................................................................................................................... E86

Firmware Version........................................................................................................................................ E89

Error Messages............................................................................................................................. E90

File and Folder Names............................................................................................................... E95

Optional Accessories ................................................................................................................. E97

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Technical Notes and Index ......................................................................................................... F1

Caring for the Products................................................................................................................. F2

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The Camera ....................................................................................................................................................... F2

The Battery......................................................................................................................................................... F3

Charging AC Adapter.................................................................................................................................. F4

The Memory Cards........................................................................................................................................ F5

Caring for the Camera................................................................................................................... F6

Cleaning .............................................................................................................................................................. F6

Storage................................................................................................................................................................. F6

Troubleshooting.............................................................................................................................. F7

USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR LOCATION NAME DATA............................................... F15

Specifications ................................................................................................................................. F19

Supported Standards................................................................................................................................ F22

Index.................................................................................................................................................. F25

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Parts of the Camera and Main Functions

Flash raised

Lens cover closed

Eyelet for camera strap................................2

Zoom control.................................................. 25

f : Wide ...................................................25

g : Tele......................................................25

h: Thumbnail playback.................83

i : Playback zoom.............................82

j : Help ....................................................32

3 Command dial .....................................3, 5, 45

Shutter-release button.........................3, 26

Power switch/power-on lamp

..............19

Mode dial...........................................................22

Microphone (stereo)...........................85, 92

8 GPS antenna

.......................................................99

Flash......................................................................52

K (flash pop-up) control.....................52

Self-timer lamp...............................................55

AF-assist illuminator.................................104

Lens

w (function) button....................................4

Lens cover

The Camera Body

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Parts of the Camera and Main Functions

The Camera Body

1 Monitor..........................................................8, 22

2 k (apply selection) button.................3, 5

Rotary multi selector

(multi selector)*...........................................3, 4

4 c (playback) button.........................28, 97

b (e movie-record) button

.........................................................................28, 92

Charge lamp....................................14, E82

Flash lamp.........................................................52

7 Speaker

...............................................85, 97

, 104

8 Tripod socket

9 d (menu) button.......................................6

10 l (delete) button.................................29, 97

Battery-chamber/memory card slot

cover.............................................................12, 16

Power connector cover (for an optional

AC adapter) .............................................E97

Connector cover...................................14, 87

HDMI micro connector (Type D).........87

USB/Audio video connector..........14, 87

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9121110 14

815

754

* The rotary multi selector is sometimes referred to as “multi selector” in this

manual.

Attaching the Camera Strap

* Pass the strap through either the left or right strap eyelet and attach the strap.

Principle Functions of the Controls

For Shooting

Control Main Function A

The Camera Body

Mode dial

Zoom control

Rotary multi selector

Command dial

d (menu) button

Change the shooting mode. 22

Rotate toward g (i) (telephoto zoom position) to zoom in, and rotate toward f (h) (wide-angle position) to zoom out.

While the shooting screen is displayed:

•

Display the setting screen for pressing up (H), for n (self-timer/smile timer) by pressing left (J), for p (focus mode) by pressing down (I) and for o (exposure compensation) by pressing right (K).

•

When the shooting mode is C or D: Rotate the rotary multi selector to set the aperture value.

• While the setting screen is displayed:

Select items using H, I, J or K, or by rotating the rotary multi selector pressing the k button.

• When the shooting mode is A:

Set the flexible program.

• When the shooting mode is B or D:

Set the shutter speed.

•

While the setting screen is displayed: Select an item.

Display and hide the menu. 6

(flash mode) by

;

apply the selection by

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Shutter-release button

When pressed halfway (i.e., if you stop pressing when you feel resistance slightly): Set focus and exposure. When pressed all the way (i.e., if you press the button all the way): Release the shutter.

The Camera Body

Control Main Function A

b (e movie-record)

button

Start and stop movie recording. 92

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w (function) button

For Playback

When the shooting mode is A, B, C, D or i: Display or close the setting menus such as Continuous or Vibration reduction.

Play back images. 28

Playback button

Delete the last image that was saved. 29

Delete button

Control Main Function A

When the camera is turned off, press and hold this

•

button to turn the camera on in playback mode.

Playback button

Zoom control

Rotary multi selector

• Return to shooting mode.

Enlarge the image when rotated toward g(i);

•

display image thumbnail or the calendar when rotated toward f (h).

• Adjust the volume for voice memo and movie playback.

• While the playback screen is displayed: Change the displayed image by pressing up (H), left (J), down (I), right (K), or by rotating the rotary multi selector.

• While the setting screen is displayed: Select an item by pressing H, I, J or K, or by rotating the rotary multi selector.

• While the enlarged image is displayed: Move the display position.

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85, 97

Control Main Function A

•

Display a histogram, tone level and shooting information or return to full-frame playback mode.

• Display individual images of a sequence in fullframe.

• Scroll an image recorded with Easy panorama.

• Play back movies.

Apply selection button

Command dial

d (menu) button

Delete button

• Switch from image thumbnail or zoomed image display to full-frame playback mode.

• While the setting screen is displayed, apply the selection.

Switch the magnification of an enlarged image. 82

Display and hide the menu. 6

Delete images. 29

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Shutter-release button

b (e movie-record)

button

Return to shooting mode. –

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Once the menu is displayed, various settings can be changed.

1 Press the d button.

• The menu that matches the status of the camera, such as shooting or playback mode,

is displayed.

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Image size Picture Control Custom Picture Control White balance Metering Continuous

2 Use the multi selector to select a menu

item.

• H or I: Select an item above or below. An item

can also be selected by rotating the multi selector.

• J or K: Select an item on the left or right, or

move between menu levels.

• k: Apply a selection. Pressing K also applies a selection.

• See “Switching Among Menu Tabs” (A 7) for more information.

3 After completing the settings, press the d button or shutter-release

button.

• Press the shutter-release button to display the shooting screen.

C Note on the Command Dial Operation When Menus are Displayed

Rotating the command dial when menus are displayed allows you to change the setting values of a selected item. There are some setting values that cannot be changed using the command dial.

Basic Menu Operations

Press J to move to the tab.

Press H or I to select the tab, and press the k button or K to apply the selection.

Tabs

Switching Among Menu Tabs

To display a different menu, such as the setup menu (A103), use the multi selector to switch to another tab.

Shooting menu

Image quality

Image size Picture Control Custom Picture Control White balance Metering Continuous

Shooting menu

Image quality Image size Picture Control Custom Picture Control White balance Metering Continuous

Set up

Tab Types

For Shooting For Playback

Shooting menu

Image quality

Image size Picture Control Custom Picture Control White balance Metering Continuous

A tab:

Displays the settings available for the current shooting mode (A23). Depending on the current shooting mode,

c tab:

the tab icon that is displayed will be different.

D tab:

Displays movie recording settings.

z tab:

Displays the GPS options menu (A101) settings.

z tab:

Displays the setup menu (A103), where you can change general settings.

Playback menu

Quick retouch

D-Lighting Skin softening Filter eects Print order Slide show Protect

Displays the settings available for the playback mode.

Welcome screen

Time zone and date Monitor settings

Print date Vibration reduction Motion detection AF assist

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Monitor Screen

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The information that is displayed on the monitor during shooting and playback changes depending on the camera’s settings and state of use. In the default setting, information is displayed when the camera is turned on and when you operate the camera, and turns off after a few seconds (when Photo info in

Monitor settings (A103) is set to Auto info).

For Shooting

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Focus mode......................................................59

Zoom indicator ......................................25, 59

Focus indicator...............................................27

AE/AF-L indicator............................43, E7

Zoom memory...............................................66

Flash mode.......................................................53

Flash exp. comp.............................................66

Battery level indicator................................18

Vibration reduction icon.......................104

Eye-Fi communication indicator

.............................................................. 106, E85

Log display.....................................................102

GPS reception..............................................100

Noise reduction filter..................................66

Noise reduction burst ................................35

Motion detection icon ...........................104

“Date not set” indicator..................21, 103

Print date.........................................................103

Travel destination indicator.................103

Movie options (normal speed movies)

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

Movie options (HS movies).....................96

Movie length..................................92, E54

Image quality ..................................................69

Image size..........................................................71

Easy panorama...............................................40

Number of exposures remaining

(still pictures)............................................18, 73

Internal memory indicator..............18, 92

Aperture value................................................45

Focus area (for center) .......................66, 81

Focus area (for manual).............37, 38, 66

Focus area (for auto, target

finding AF).........................................27, 66, 79

Focus area (for face detection,

pet detection).........................41, 56, 66, 80

Focus area (for subject

tracking).............................................................66

Center-weighted area............................... 65

Spot metering area..................................... 65

Shutter speed.................................................45

ISO sensitivity .................................66, E41

Exposure compensation value............ 60

Exposure indicator ......................................47

Active D-Lighting.........................................66

Built-in ND filter.............................................66

COOLPIX Picture Control.........................65

White balance................................................ 65

Continuous shooting mode...........41, 65

Backlighting (HDR)...................................... 39

Exposure bracketing..................................66

Hand-held/Tripod.................................33, 36

Self-timer...........................................................55

Smile timer.......................................................56

Pet portrait auto release.......................... 41

View/hide histograms............ 103, E71

View/hide framing grid.........103, E72

Location name information

(POI information)........................................101

Monitor Screen

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Date of recording.........................................20

Time of recording........................................20

Voice memo indicator...............................85

Battery level indicator ............................... 18

Protect icon......................................................84

Eye-Fi communication indicator

..............................................................106, E85

Recorded GPS information indicator

...............................................................................100

Small picture...................................84, E15

Crop......................................................82, E17

Print order icon.............................................. 84

Image quality..................................................69

Image size.........................................................71

Movie options.........................................92, 96

Easy panorama indicator......................... 40

(a) Current image number/

total number of images.................... 28

(b) Movie length........................................... 97

Internal memory indicator ..................... 28

Easy panorama playback guide ....E5

Sequence playback guide................ E8

Movie playback guide............................... 97

Volume indicator.................................. 85, 97

Location name information

(POI information)....................................... 100

D-Lighting icon .............................................84

Quick retouch icon......................................84

Filter effects icon...........................................84

Skin softening icon......................................84

Sequence display (when Individual

pictures is set) ........................................E8

3D image indicator .....................................43

File number and type........................E95

For Playback

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ISO sensitivity.................................................. 66

Exposure compensation value............ 60

White balance................................................ 65

COOLPIX Picture Control.........................65

Image quality/Image size ....................... 69

Current image number/

total number of images ...........................28

Aperture value ...............................................27

Shutter speed.................................................27

Shooting mode2...........................................23

Tone level

Histogram

You can check for loss of contrast detail in highlights and shadows from the histogram that is displayed, or the flashing display for each tone level. These provide guidelines when adjusting the picture brightness with functions such as exposure compensation.

A is displayed when the shooting mode A, y, X or A is selected.

The tone level indicates the brightness level. When the tone level to check is selected by rotating the multi selector or pressing J or K, the area of the picture that corresponds to the selected tone level flashes. Press the multi selector H or I to view the previous or next image.

A histogram is a graph showing the distribution of tones in the image. The horizontal axis corresponds to pixel brightness, with dark tones to the left and bright tones to the right. The vertical axis shows the number of pixels.

Monitor Screen

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Battery latch

Preparation 1 Insert the Battery

1 Open the battery-chamber/memory card slot

cover.

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2 Insert the included battery

(Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12).

• Use the battery to push the orange battery latch in the direction indicated by the arrow (1), and fully insert the battery (2).

• When the battery is inserted correctly, the battery latch will lock the battery in place.

B Inserting the Battery Correctly

Inserting the battery upside down or backwards could damage the camera. Be sure to check that the battery is in the correct orientation.

3 Close the battery-chamber/memory card slot

cover.

• Charge the battery before the first use or when the battery is running low (A14).

Preparation 1 Insert the Battery

Removing the Battery

Turn the camera off (A19) and be sure that the poweron lamp and the monitor have turned off before opening the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover. To eject the battery, open the battery-chamber/ memory card slot cover and push the orange battery latch in the direction shown (1). Then, remove the battery straight (2).

B High Temperature Caution

The camera, battery, and memory card may be hot immediately after using the camera. Observe caution when removing the battery or memory card.

B Notes on Battery

• Be sure to read and follow the warnings of “For Your Safety” (Avi) thoroughly before using the

battery.

• Be sure to read and follow the warnings for “The Battery” (F3) before using the battery.

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Preparation 2 Charge the Battery

Charge lamp

Electrical outlet

USB Cable UC-E6 (included)

1 Prepare the included Charging AC Adapter EH-69P.

If a plug adapter* is included with your camera, attach the plug adapter to the plug on the Charging AC Adapter. Push the plug adapter firmly until it is securely held in place. Once the two are connected, attempting to forcibly remove the plug adapter could damage the product.

* The shape of the plug adapter varies according to the countr y or

region in which the camera was purchased.

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The Charging AC Adapter comes with the plug adapter attached in Argentina and Korea.

2 Make sure the battery is inserted in the camera, and then connect the

camera to the Charging AC Adapter in order of

• Keep the camera turned off.

• When connecting the cable, be sure that the plug is properly oriented. Do not use

force when connecting the cable to the camera. When disconnecting the cable, do not pull the plug at an angle.

1 to 3.

• When charging starts, the charge lamp flashes slowly in green.

• About 4 hours and 30 minutes are required to charge a fully exhausted battery.

• When the battery has been completely charged, the charge lamp turns off.

• See “Understanding the Charge Lamp” (A15) for more information.

3 Disconnect the Charging AC Adapter from the electrical outlet and

then disconnect the USB cable.

Preparation 2 Charge the Battery

Understanding the Charge Lamp

Status Description

Flashes slowly (green) The battery is charging.

Off

Flashes quickly (green)

The battery is not charging. When charging is complete, the charge lamp flashing slowly in green stops and is turned off.

• The ambient temperature is not suited to charging. Charge the battery indoors with an ambient temperature of 5°C to 35°C (41°F to 95°F).

• The USB cable or Charging AC Adapter is not properly connected, or there is a problem with the battery. Disconnect the USB cable or unplug the Charging AC Adapter and correctly connect it again, or change the battery.

B Notes on Charging AC Adapter

• Be sure to read and follow the warnings of “For Your Safety” (Avi) thoroughly before using the

Charging AC Adapter.

• Be sure to read thoroughly and follow the warnings for “Charging AC Adapter” (F4) before use.

B Charging Using Computer or Battery Charger

• You can also charge the Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12 by connecting the camera to a

computer (A87, 105).

• The EN-EL12 can be charged without using the camera by using the Battery Charger MH-65

(available separately; E97).

C Operating the Camera During Charging

The camera does not turn on while the Charging AC Adapter is connected to it even when you press the power switch. Press and hold the c (playback) button to turn on the camera in playback mode and play back images. Shooting is not possible.

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C AC Power Source

• You can take pictures and play back images while using the AC Adapter EH-62F (available

separately; E97) to power the camera from an electrical outlet.

• Do not, under any circumstances, use another make or model of AC adapter other than the EH-62F. Failure to observe this precaution could result in overheating or damage to the camera.

Preparation 3 Insert a Memory Card

Memory card slot

1 Confirm that the power-on lamp and the

monitor are turned off and open the batterychamber/memory card slot cover.

• Be sure to turn off the camera before opening the cover.

2 Insert the memory card.

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• Slide the memory card until it clicks into place.

B Inserting the Memory Card

Correctly

Inserting the memory card upside down or backwards could damage the camera or the memory card. Be sure to

confirm that the memory card is in the correct orientation.

3 Close the battery-chamber/memory card slot

cover.

B Formatting a Memory Card

• The first time you insert a memory card that has been used in another device into this camera, be sure to format it with this camera.

• All data stored on a memory card is permanently deleted when the card is formatted. Be sure to make copies of any data you wish to keep before formatting the memory card.

• To format a memory card, insert the memory card into the camera, press the d button and select Format card from the setup menu (A103).

B Note on Memory Cards

Refer to the documentation included with the memory card, as well as “The Memory Cards” (F5) in “Caring for the Products.”

Preparation 3 Insert a Memory Card

Removing Memory Cards

Before opening the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover, turn the camera off and confirm that the power-on lamp and the monitor are off.

Press the memory card in lightly with your finger (1) to partially eject it, and then pull it out straight (2).

B High Temperature Caution

The camera, battery, and memory card may be hot immediately after using the camera. Observe caution when removing the battery or memory card.

Internal Memory and Memory Cards

Camera data, including images and movies, can be saved in either the camera’s internal memory (approximately 15 MB) or on a memory card. To use the camera’s internal memory for shooting or playback, first remove the memory card.

Approved Memory Cards

The following Secure Digital (SD) memory cards have been tested and approved for use in this camera.

• When recording a movie onto a memory card, a memory card with an SD speed

class of Class 6 or higher is recommended. If the transfer speed of the card is slow, the movie recording may end unexpectedly.

SD memory cards

SanDisk

TOSHI BA

Panasonic

Lexar

Before using a card reader or similar device, check that the device supports 2 GB cards.

SDHC-compliant. Before using a card reader or similar device, check that the device supports SDHC.

SDXC-compliant. Before using a card reader or similar device, check that the device supports SDXC.

2 GB

SDHC memory cards2SDXC memory cards

4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB 64 GB, 128 GB

4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB 64 GB

4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB 64 GB, 128 GB

• Contact the manufacturer for details on the above cards.

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Step 1 Turn the Camera On

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1 Press the power switch to turn on

the camera.

• If you are turning the camera on for the first time, see “Setting the Display Language, Date, and Time” (A20).

• The lens extends, and the monitor is

turned on.

2 Check the battery level and number of exposures remaining.

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Battery Level

Display Description

b Battery level high.

B Battery level low. Prepare to charge or replace the battery.

Battery exhausted.

Cannot take pictures. Charge or replace the battery.

Number of Exposures Remaining

The number of exposures remaining is displayed.

• When a memory card is not inserted, C is displayed and pictures are recorded to the internal memory (approx. 15 MB).

• The number of pictures that can be stored depends on the remaining capacity of the internal memory or memory card, the image quality, and the image size (A69).

• The number of exposures remaining shown in the illustration differs from the actual value.

Step 1 Turn the Camera On

Turning the Camera On and Off

• When the camera is turned on, the power-on lamp (green) lights and the

monitor is turned on (the power-on lamp turns off when the monitor is turned on).

• To turn off the camera, press the power switch. Both the monitor and the power-on lamp are turned off.

• To turn on the camera in playback mode, press and hold the c (playback) button. At this time, the lens does not extend.

• When Record GPS data in GPS options of the GPS options menu is set to On, GPS functions will continue to operate even after the camera is turned off (A99).

C Power Saving Function (Auto Off)

If no operations are performed for a while, the monitor will turn off, the camera will enter standby mode, and the power-on lamp will flash. If no operations are performed for another 3 minutes, the camera will turn off automatically.

• To turn on the monitor again in standby mode, perform either one of the following operations.

- Press the power switch, shutter-release button, c button, or b (e movie-record) button.

- Rotate the mode dial.

• The time that elapses before the camera enters stand by mode can be changed using the Auto off

setting in the setup menu (A103).

• By default, the camera enters standby mode in about 1 minute when you are using shooting

mode or playback mode.

• If you are using the AC Adapter EH-62F (available separately), the camera enters standby mode

after 30 minutes. This setting cannot be changed.

C Note on Battery Drain

Battery power drains faster than usual while the camera is recording log data (A102) or using a Wi-Fi connection.

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Step 1 Turn the Camera On

Setting the Display Language, Date, and Time

Dialogs for language selection and camera clock setting are displayed the first time the camera is turned on.

1 Press the multi selector H or I to

choose the desired language and press the k button.

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2 Press H or I to choose Ye s and press the k

button.

Language

Čeština Dansk Deutsch

English

Español Ελληνικά

Cancel

Time zone and date

Choose time zone and set date and time?

Yes

Cancel

3 Press J or K to select your home

time zone, and press the k button.

• In regions where daylight saving time

applies, press H to enable the daylight saving time function. W will be displayed. To disable the daylight saving time function, press I.

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4 Press H or I to choose the date display order

and press the k button or K.

Date format

Year/Month/Day Month/Day/Year

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Date and time

5 Press H, I, J or K to set date and time, and

press the k button.

• Choose an item: Press K or J (selected in the following

order: D (day) ➝ M (month) ➝ Y (year) ➝ hour ➝

minute).

• Set the contents: Press H or I. Date and time can also

be set by rotating the multi selector or command dial.

• Confirm the settings: Select the minute field and press

the k button or K.

Date and time

M Y

05 2013

Edit

6 Press H or I to choose Ye s and press the k

button.

• After finishing the setting, the lens extends and the shooting screen is displayed.

C The Clock Battery

•

The camera's clock is powered by an internal backup battery. The backup battery charges after about 10 hours of charging when the main battery is inserted into the camera or when the camera is connected to an optional AC adapter. The backup battery operates the clock for several days.

• If the camera’s backup battery becomes exhausted, the date and time setting screen is displayed when the camera is turned on. Set the date and time again. See step 2 of “Setting the Display Language, Date, and Time” (A20) for more information.

C Changing the Language Setting and the Date and Time Setting

• You can change these settings using the Language and Time zone and date settings in the setup menu (A103).

• In the Time zone setting of Time zone and date in the setup menu, when the daylight saving time function is enabled, the camera’s clock is set forward by one hour, and when disabled, set back by one hour.

• If you exit without setting the date and time, O flashes when the shooting screen is displayed. Use the Time zone and date setting in the setup menu to set the date and time.

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C Imprinting the Shooting Date in Printed Images

• Set the date and time before shooting.

• You can imprint the shooting date in images as they are captured by setting Print date in the

setup menu.

• If you want the shooting date to be printed without using the Print date setting, print using the ViewNX 2 software (A88).

Step 2 Select a Shooting Mode

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Rotate the mode dial to select the shooting mode.

• The following describes how to take pictures in A (auto) mode as an example.

Rotate the mode dial to A.

Auto mode

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• The camera switches to A (auto) mode and the shooting mode icon changes

to A.

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• See “Monitor Screen” (A8) for more information.

C Note on the Flash

In situations where a flash is needed, such as in dark locations or when the subject is backlit, be sure to raise the flash (A52).

Available Shooting Modes

A (auto) mode (A31)

Shoot easily with basic camera operations without going into detailed settings.

i User settings mode (A49)

Setting combinations that are frequently used for shooting can be saved. The saved settings can be immediately retrieved for shooting simply by rotating the mode dial to i.

Scene mode (A32)

When one of the scene modes is selected, pictures are captured using settings that are optimized for the selected scene. y (Scene): Choose the desired scene using the scene menu, and the camera's settings are automatically optimized for the selected scene. In scene auto selector mode, the camera automatically selects the optimum scene mode for simpler shooting. In special effects mode, effects can be applied to pictures during shooting.

• To select a scene, first rotate the mode dial to y and press the d button. Select the desired scene by pressing the multi selector H or I, and then press the k button.

X (Night landscape): Captures the atmosphere of night landscapes.

A, B, C, D mode (A45)

Choose these modes for greater control over shutter speed and aperture value. Settings in the shooting menu (A64) are available to suit the shooting conditions and the type of shot you want to capture.

Step 2 Select a Shooting Mode

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C Changing the Settings When Shooting

• Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector ➝ A51

• Features That Can Be Set Using the d (Menu) Button

- Shooting menu ➝ A64, 96

- Setup menu ➝ A103

• Functions That Can Be Set Using the Fn (Function) Button ➝ A68

Step 3 Frame a Picture

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1 Ready the camera.

• Keep your fingers, hair, strap and other objects away from the lens, flash, AF-assist

illuminator and microphone.

• To shoot in the “tall” orientation, hold the camera so that the flash is above the lens.

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2 Frame the picture.

• Point the camera at the subject.

C Using a Tripod

• In the following situations, use of a tripod is recommended to avoid the effects of camera shake:

- When shooting in a dark location with the flash lowered, or in a mode in which flash is disabled

- When shooting in the telephoto zoom position

• To take a picture with the camera attached to a tripod, set Vibration reduction in the setup

menu (A103) to Off.

Step 3 Frame a Picture

Zoom out Zoom in

Optical zoom

Digital zoom

Using the Zoom

Rotate the zoom control to activate the optical zoom.

• To zoom in so that the subject fills a larger area of

the frame, rotate toward g (telephoto zoom position).

• To zoom out so that the area visible increases in the

frame, rotate toward f (wide-angle position).

• Rotating the zoom control all the way in either direction adjusts the zoom quickly, while rotating the control partially adjusts the zoom slowly (except during movie recording).

• Amount of zoom is displayed at the top of the monitor screen when the zoom control is rotated.

• Rotating the zoom control toward g at the maximum optical zoom ratio triggers the digital zoom and the digital zoom can magnify up to about 2× beyond the maximum magnification of the optical zoom.

C Digital Zoom and Interpolation

• When the digital zoom is used, the image quality starts to

deteriorate if the zoom position is increased beyond the V position on the zoom bar. The V position moves to the right as the image size (A71) becomes smaller.

• Using Digital zoom in the setup menu (A103), it is possible to set the digital zoom so that it

does not operate.

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C More Information

• See “Zoom memory” (A66) for more information.

• See “Startup zoom position” (A67) for more information.

Step 4 Focus and Shoot

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1 Press the shutter-release button

halfway to adjust the focus.

• “Pressing halfway“ is the action of pressing the shutter-release button slightly until you feel resistance and then holding in that position.

• When the subject is in focus, the focus area or focus indicator (A8) lights in green. If the focus area or focus indicator flashes in red, the subject is out of focus. Press the shutter-

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release button halfway again.

• See “Focus and Exposure” (A27) for more information.

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take a picture.

• “Pressing all the way“ is the action of pressing the shutter-release button the rest of the way down.

B Note on Recording Images and Saving Movies

The indicator showing the number of exposures remaining or the indicator showing the maximum movie length flashes while images are being recorded or while a movie is being saved. Do not open

the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover or remove the battery or memory card while an indicator is flashing. Doing this could result in loss of data, or in damage to the camera or the

memory card.

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C AF-assist Illuminator

In dark places, the AF-assist illuminator (A1, 104) may light when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

C To Make Sure You Do Not Miss a Shot

If you are concerned that you might miss a shot, press the shutter-release button all the way without first pressing it halfway.

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Aperture value

Focus and Exposure

When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera sets the focus and exposure (combination of shutter speed and aperture value). The focus and exposure remain locked while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

• When the digital zoom is in effect, the camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame, and the focus area is not displayed. When the subject is in focus, the focus indicator lights in green.

• The camera may not be able to focus on certain subjects. See “Autofocus” (A81) for more information.

• In auto mode, the camera automatically selects the areas containing the subject closest to the camera out of 9 focus areas. When the subject is in focus, the focus areas that are in focus (up to 9 areas) light in green.

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• When A, B, C, D or i mode is selected, the areas to be used for focusing can be set using AF area mode (A66) in the shooting menu.

• The areas to be used for focusing in scene mode vary depending on the selected scene (A32).

B The Subject Is Too Close to the Camera

If the camera does not focus, try shooting with p (macro close-up) (A59) in the focus mode, or Close-up (A37) scene mode.

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C More Information

See “Focusing on Subject” (A79) for more information.

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1 Press the c (playback) button.

• When you switch to playback mode, the last

image saved will be displayed in full-frame playback mode.

2 Use the multi selector to view previous or

next images.

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• To view previous images: H or J

• To view next images: I or K

• Images can also be selected by rotating the multi

selector.

• To play back images that are saved in the internal

memory, remove the memory card. C is displayed around “Current image number/total number of images” on the playback screen.

• To return to shooting mode, press the c button again, or press the shutter-release button or b (e movie-record) button.

C Displaying Shooting Information

Press the k button in full-frame playback mode to display the tone level and shooting information (A11). Press the k button again to return to full-frame playback mode.

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C Viewing Pictures

• Pictures taken using face detection (A80) or pet detection (A41) will be rotated automatically

when displayed in full-frame playback mode according to the orientation of the face.

• The orientation of an image can be changed using Rotate image in the playback menu (A84).

• Press the k button to display a sequence of images shot continuously as individual images. Press

H on the multi selector to return to the original display (see E8 for more information on the sequence display).

•

Images may be displayed at low resolution immediately after switching to the previous or next image.

Step 6 Delete Unwanted Images

All images

Erase selected images

Current image

Delete

1 Press the l button to delete the

image currently displayed on the monitor.

2 Press the multi selector H or I to select the

desired deletion method and press the k button.

• Current image: Only the current image is deleted. If the key picture of a sequence is selected, all images in the sequence are deleted.

• Erase selected images: Multiple images can be selected and deleted. See “Operating the Erase Selected Images Screen” (A30) for more information.

• All images: All images are deleted.

• To exit without deleting, press the d button.

3 Press H or I to select Yes and press the k

button.

• Deleted images cannot be recovered.

• To cancel, press H or I to select No and press the k

button.

B Notes on Deletion

•

Deleted images cannot be recovered. Transfer important images to a computer before deleting them.

• Protected images (A84) cannot be deleted.

Note that when pictures taken with an

• (NRW) + Normal

recorded at the same time are deleted. It is not possible to delete only RAW (NRW) or JPEG images.

• When images are taken with continuous shooting, each series of images is treated as a group (pictures in a sequence) and only the first picture in a group (key pi cture) is displayed in the default setting. When you press the l button during key picture playback, all images in the key picture's sequence can be deleted. To delete each picture in a sequence, before pressing the l button, press the k button to display each image in the sequence individually.

are deleted on this camera, both the RAW (NRW) and JPEG images that were

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C Deleting the Last Image Captured While in Shooting Mode

When using shooting mode, press the l button to delete the last image that was saved.

Erase 1 image?

RAW (NRW) + Fine

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Yes

RAW

Step 6 Delete Unwanted Images

Operating the Erase Selected Images Screen

1 Press the multi selector J or K to select an

Erase selected images

image to be deleted, and then press H to display y.

• To cancel the selection, press I to remove y.

• Rotate the zoom control (A25) toward g (i) to

switch back to full-frame playback or f (h) to display thumbnails.

Back

2 Add y to all images that you want to delete and then press the k

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button to apply the selection.

• A confirmation dialog is displayed. Follow the instructions displayed on the monitor.

ON/OFF

Shooting Features

A (Auto) Mode

Shoot easily with basic camera operations without going into detailed settings.

The camera selects the focus area for autofocus in accordance with the composition or subject.

• The camera automatically selects the areas

containing the subject closest to the camera out of 9 focus areas. When the subject is in focus, the focus areas that are in focus (up to 9 areas) light in green.

• See “Focus and Exposure“ (A27) for more information.

Changing A (Auto) Mode Settings

• Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector ➝ A51

• Features That Can Be Set Using the d (Menu) Button

- Changing the Image Quality and Image Size ➝ A69

- Setup menu ➝ A103

Shooting Features

Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)

y (Scene)

Press the d button to display the scene menu and choose one of the following shooting scenes.

Scene auto selector (default setting) (A34)

k Close-up (A37) b Portrait (A34) u Food (A38) c Landscape (A35) l Museum (A38)

d Sports (A35) m Fireworks show (A38) e Night portrait (A36) n Black and white copy (A38) f Party/indoor (A36) o Backlighting (A39)

Z Beach (A36) p Panorama (A40) z Snow (A36) O Pet portrait (A41)

Sunset (A36) R Special effects (A42)

Dusk/dawn (A36) s 3D photography (A43)

X Night landscape (A33)

Rotate the mode dial to X and take pictures.

When one of the following scenes is selected using the mode dial or the scene menu, images are captured using settings that are optimized for the selected scene.

Shooting Features

Viewing a Description (Help Information) of Each Scene

Select the desired scene from the scene menu and rotate the zoom control (A1) toward g (j) to view a description of that scene. To return to the original screen, rotate the zoom control toward g (j) again.

Scene menu

Scene auto selector

Portrait Landscape Sports Night portrait Party/indoor Beach

C More Information

See “Basic Menu Operations“ (A6) for more information.

Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)

Changing Scene Mode Settings

• Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector ➝ A51

• Features That Can Be Set Using the d (Menu) Button

- Changing the Image Quality and Image Size ➝ A69

- Setup menu ➝ A103

Characteristics of Each Scene

• Use of a tripod is recommended in scene modes with O indicated due to slow

shutter speed.

• Set Vibration reduction in the setup menu (A103) to Off when using a

tripod to stabilize the camera.

• For scene modes that use the flash, be sure to lower the

control to raise the flash before shooting (A52).

X Night landscape

• Press the d button to select Y Hand-held or Z Tri pod in Night landscape.

• Y Hand-held (default setting): This enables you to shoot with the minimum of camera

shake and noise even when holding the camera by hand.

- When the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, pictures are shot continuously, and the camera combines these pictures to save a single picture.

- Once the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, hold the camera steady without moving it until a still picture is displayed. After taking a picture, do not turn the camera off before the monitor switches to the shooting screen.

- The angle of view (i.e., the area visible in the frame) seen in the saved image is narrower than that seen on the monitor at the time of shooting.

• Z Tripod: Select this mode when the camera is stabilized, such as with a tripod.

- Vibration reduction is not used even if Vibration reduction in the setup menu (A103) is set to Normal or Active.

- Press the shutter-release button all the way to shoot a single picture at a slow shutter speed.

• When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera adjusts the focus to

infinity. The focus area or focus indicator (A8) always lights in green.

K (flash pop-up)

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Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)

e Portrait (close-up picture of one to two persons)

Portrait (shooting a picture of three or more persons or shooting a composition with a large background area)

f Landscape

h Night portrait (close-up picture of one to two persons)

Night portrait (shooting a picture of three or more persons or shooting a composition with a large background area)

Night landscape The camera shoots images continuously and combines and saves them as one image in the same way as when Hand-held in X (Night landscape) (A33) is selected.

i Close-up

j Backlighting (shooting non-human subjects)

d Backlighting (shooting human subjects)

d Other shooting scenes

y M x Scene auto selector

When you frame a picture, the camera automatically selects the optimum scene for simpler shooting.

• When the camera automatically selects a scene mode, the shooting mode icon changes to that for the scene mode currently enabled.

Shooting Features

• The camera automatically selects the focus area for autofocus in accordance with the composition. The camera detects and focuses on faces (A80).

• The digital zoom is not available.

C Note on Selecting a Scene Mode Using Scene Auto Selector

Depending upon shooting conditions, the camera may not select the desired scene mode. Should this occur, switch to A (auto) mode (A22) or select the optimum scene mode for the subject manually.

y M b Portrait

• The camera detects and focuses on a face (A80).

• The skin softening feature makes the subject's skin appear softer (A44).

• If no faces are detected, the camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame.

• The digital zoom is not available.

Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)

y M c Landscape

On the screen that is displayed when c Landscape is selected, select Noise reduction burst or Single shot.

• Noise reduction burst: This enables you to shoot a sharp landscape with a minimum of

noise.

- When the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, pictures are shot continuously,

and the camera combines these pictures to save a single picture.

- Once the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, hold the camera steady without

moving it until a still picture is displayed. After taking a picture, do not turn the camera off before the monitor switches to the shooting screen.

- The angle of view (i.e., the area visible in the frame) seen in the saved image is narrower

than that seen on the monitor at the time of shooting.

• Single shot (default setting): Records pictures with emphasized outlines and contrast.

- When the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, one frame is taken.

• When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera adjusts the focus to infinity. The focus area or focus indicator (A8) always lights in green.

y M d Sports

• The camera focuses at the center area of the frame.

• While you continue to hold the shutter-release button all the way, up to 10 pictures are

shot at a rate of about 10 frames per second (fps) (when image quality is set to Normal and image size is set to F 4000×3000).

• The camera focuses on the subject even when the shutter-release button is not pressed halfway. You may hear the sound of the camera focusing.

• Focus, exposure, and hue are fixed at the values determined with the first image in each series.

• The frame rate with continuous shooting may become slow depending upon the current image quality setting, image size setting, the memory card used, or shooting condition.

Shooting Features

Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)

y M e Night portrait

On the screen that is displayed when e Night portrait is selected, select Y Hand-held or Z Tripod.

• Y

Hand-held

• Z Tripod (default setting): Select this mode when the camera is stabilized, such as with

a tripod.

- Vibration reduction is not used even if Vibration reduction in the setup menu

A103) is set to Normal or Active.

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• The camera shoots a single picture at a slow shutter speed. Compared to using Tripod, when Hand-held is selected the camera sets a slightly faster shutter speed in accordance with the shooting conditions to prevent camera shake.

• The flash always fires. Raise the flash before shooting.

• The camera detects and focuses on a face (A80).

• The skin softening feature makes the skin tones in people's faces appear softer (A44).

• If no faces are detected, the camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame.

• The digital zoom is not available.

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y M f Party/indoor

• The camera focuses at the center area of the frame.

• As images are easily affected by camera shake, hold the camera steadily. Set Vibration reduction to Off in the setup menu (A103) when shooting using a tripod to stabilize

the camera.

y M Z Beach

• The camera focuses at the center area of the frame.

y M z Snow

• The camera focuses at the center area of the frame.

: Select this mode to hold the camera by hand for shooting pictures.

y M h Sunset

• When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera adjusts the focus to infinity. The focus area or focus indicator (A8) always lights in green.

y M i Dusk/dawn

• When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera adjusts the focus to infinity. The focus area or focus indicator (A8) always lights in green.

Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)

y M k Close-up

Select Noise reduction burst or Single shot on the screen displayed when k Close-up scene mode is selected.

• Noise reduction burst: This setting enables you to shoot a sharp picture with a minimum of noise.

- When the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, pictures are shot continuously,

and the camera combines these pictures to save a single picture.

- Once the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, hold the camera steady without

moving it until a still picture is displayed. After taking a picture, do not turn the camera off before the monitor switches to the shooting screen.

- If the subject moves or there is a significant camera shake during continuous shooting,

the image may be distorted, overlapped, or blurred.

- The angle of view (i.e., the area visible in the frame) seen in the saved image is narrower

than that seen on the monitor at the time of shooting.

• Single shot (default setting): Records pictures with emphasized outlines and contrast.

- When the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, one frame is taken.

• The focus mode (A58) setting is changed to p (macro close-up) and the zoom is automatically set at a position where the camera can shoot from the closest possible range.

• You can move the focus area that the camera focuses on. Press the k button and then rotate the multi selector or press H, I, J or K to move the focus area. To adjust the following settings, press the k button to temporarily cancel focus area selection, and then adjust each setting.

- Flash mode (when set to Single shot)

- Self-timer

- Exposure compensation

• The camera focuses on the subject even when the shutter-release button is not pressed halfway. You may hear the sound of the camera focusing.

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Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)

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• The focus mode (A58) setting is changed to p (macro close-up) and the zoom is automatically set at a position where the camera can shoot from the closest possible range.

• You can adjust the hue by rotating the command dial. The hue adjustment setting is saved in the camera’s memory even after the camera is turned off.

• You can move the focus area that the camera focuses on.

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-Hue

- Self-timer

- Exposure compensation

• The camera focuses on the subject even when the shutter-release button is not pressed halfway. You may hear the sound of the camera focusing.

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y M l Museum

• The camera focuses at the center area of the frame.

• The camera captures up to 10 images while the shutter-release button is pressed all the

way, and the sharpest image in the series is automatically selected and saved (BSS (Best Shot Selector) (A65)).

y M m Fireworks show

• The shutter speed is fixed at 4 seconds.

• The camera focuses at infinity. When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the

focus indicator (A8) always lights in green.

y M n Black and white copy

• The camera focuses at the center area of the frame.

• When shooting nearby object, shoot with p (macro close-up) in the focus mode (A58).

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y M o Backlighting

On the screen that is displayed when o Backlighting is selected, select HDR (high dynamic range) composition using the HDR setting.

• When HDR is set to Off (default setting): The flash fires to prevent the backlit subject from being hidden in shadow. Shoot pictures with the flash raised.

• When HDR is set to Level 1-Level 3: Use when taking pictures with very bright and dark areas in the same frame. Select Level 1 when there is less difference between bright and dark areas, and Level 3 when there is more difference between bright and dark areas.

• The camera focuses at the center area of the frame.

B Notes on HDR

• Use of a tripod is recommended. Set Vibration reduction in the setup menu (A103) to Off

when using a tripod to stabilize the camera.

• The angle of view (i.e., the area visible in the frame) seen in the saved image is narrower than that seen on the monitor at the time of shooting.

• When the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, the camera shoots pictures continuously and saves the following two images.

- Non-HDR composite image

- HDR composite image (loss of detail is reduced in highlights and shadows)

- If there is only enough memory to save one image, one image processed by D-Lighting (A84)

at the time of shooting, in which dark areas of the image are corrected, is the only image saved.

• Once the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, hold the camera steady without moving it until a still picture is displayed. After taking a picture, do not turn the camera off before the monitor switches to the shooting screen.

• Depending on the shooting conditions, dark shadows may appear around bright subjects and bright areas may appear around dark subjects. You can compensate by lowering the level setting.

• The digital zoom is not available when HDR is set to Level 1-Level 3.

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Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)

y M p Panorama

On the screen that is displayed when p Panorama is selected, select V Easy panorama or U Panorama assist.

•Easy panorama (default setting): You can take a panorama picture simply by moving the camera in the desired direction.

- Shooting range can be selected from Normal (180°) (default setting) or Wide (360°).

- Press the shutter-release button all the way, remove your finger from the button, and

then slowly pan the camera horizontally. Shooting automatically ends when the camera captures the specified shooting range.

- When shooting starts, the camera focuses on the subject at the center area of the

frame.

- The zoom is fixed at the wide-angle position.

- When the k button is pressed while the picture recorded with Easy panorama is

displayed in full-frame playback mode, the camera scrolls the displayed area automatically.

See “Using Easy Panorama (Shooting and Playing back)” (E3).

• Panorama assist: Use this mode when shooting a series of pictures that can later be

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joined on a computer to form a single panorama.

- Press the multi selector H, I, J or K to select the direction in which pictures are to be joined and press the k button.

- After shooting the first picture, shoot the necessary number of pictures while confirming the seams. To finish shooting, press the k button.

- Transfer taken pictures to a computer and use the Panorama Maker software (A89) to join them in a single panorama.

See “Using Panorama Assist” (E6) for more information.

B Note on Printing Panorama Pictures

When printing panorama pictures, a full view may not be printed depending on the printer settings. Additionally, printing may not be available depending on the printer.

For more information, see your printer’s manual or contact a digital photo lab.

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y M O Pet portrait

• When the camera is pointed at a dog or cat, it detects and focuses on its face. In the default setting, the shutter is automatically released when the camera has focused on the pet (pet portrait auto release).

• On the screen that appears when O Pet portrait is selected, select Single or Continuous.

- Single: One picture is captured at a time

- Continuous: The camera automatically captures 3 pictures continuously at a rate of

about 3 frames per second when it has focused on the detected face. When the shutter is released manually, up to 5 pictures are shot at a rate of about 3 frames per second while you hold the shutter-release button all the way (when image quality is set to Normal and image size is set to F 4000×3000).

B Pet Portrait Auto Release

• To change Pet portrait auto release settings, press the multi selector J (n).

- Y: When the camera detects a pet’s face, it focuses and then releases the shutter automatically.

- OFF: The camera does not release the shutter automatically, even if a pet’s face is detected. Press the shutter-release button to release the shutter. The camera also detects human faces (A80). When both human and pet's faces are detected, the camera focuses on the pet's face.

• In the following situations, Pet portrait auto release is automatically switched to OFF.

- When a continuous shooting series with pet portrait auto release is repeated 5 times

- When the internal memory or the memory card is full

To continue shooting with Pet portrait auto release, press the multi selector J (n) to set again.

B Focus Area

• The detected face is framed by a yellow double border (focus area). When the camera has focused on the face, the double border turns green.

• When the camera detects more than one face of dog or cat (up to 5), the largest face displayed on the monitor is framed by a double border (focus area) and the others by single borders.

• If no human or pet's faces are detected, the camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame.

B Notes on Pet Portrait

• The digital zoom is not available.

• Under some shooting conditions, such as subject-to-camera distance, speed of moving pets,

direction in which the pets are facing, and brightness of the faces, the camera may be unable to detect a face, or may display a border around something other than a dog or cat.

B Viewing Pictures Taken Using Pet Detection

• During playback, the camera automatically rotates images according to the orientation of the pet's face detected at the time of shooting (except for pictures taken with continuous shooting).

• When zooming in on an image displayed in full-frame playback mode by rotating the zoom control toward g (i), the image is enlarged at the center of a pet's face detected during shooting (A82) (except for pictures taken with continuous shooting).

Shooting Features

Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)

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y M R Special effects

The effect can be applied to pictures during shooting. One of the special effects is selected to shoot.

• The camera focuses at the center area of the frame.

Option Description

Soft (default setting) Soften the image by adding a slight blur to the overall image.

Nostalgic sepia

High-contrast monochrome

Add a sepia tone and reduces the contrast to simulate the qualities of an old photograph.

Create a black-and-white photograph with a clear contrast.

High key Give the overall image a bright tone.

Low key Give the overall image a dark tone.

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Create a black and white image in which only the specified color remains.

• Select a color that you want to retain from the slider by rotating the command dial. To adjust the following settings, press the k button to

Selective color

temporarily cancel color selection, and then adjust each setting.

- Flash mode (A52)

- Self-timer (A55)

- Focus mode (A58)

- Exposure compensation (A60)

To return to the color selection screen, press the k button again.

Create monotone (black and white) pictures by intentionally

High ISO monochrome

taking pictures with high ISO sensitivity. This setting is effective when shooting subjects in low lighting conditions.

• The pictures taken may contain noise (randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog or lines).

Silhouette

Create a silhouette photograph of a subject with a bright background.

Create images with an unusual hue by converting a positive color

Cross process

image into negative or negative color image into positive.

• Rotate the command dial to select hue.

B Special Effects Mode Settings

When Movie options (A96) is set to h/u HS 480/4×, Soft or Nostalgic sepia cannot be selected.

Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)

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Guide

y M s 3D photography

• The camera takes one picture for each eye to simulate a three-dimensional image on a 3D-compatible TV or monitor.

• After pressing the shutter-release button to shoot the first frame, move the camera horizontally to the right until the guide on the screen overlaps the subject. The camera automatically captures the second image when it detects that the subject is aligned with the guide.

- Focus mode (A (autofocus) or p (macro close-up))

- Exposure compensation

• The focus, exposure, and white balance are fixed when the first frame is shot, and R is displayed on the screen.

• The angle of view (i.e., the area visible in the frame) seen in the saved image is narrower than that seen on the monitor at the time of shooting.

• Pictures taken in this mode are saved with Normal as the image quality and

O 1920×1080 as the image size.

• The two captured images are saved as a 3D image (MPO file). The first image (the left eye

image) is also saved as a JPEG file.

B Notes on 3D Photography

• Moving subjects are not suited to 3D photography.

• Pictures have a less pronounced 3D feel as the distance between the camera and subject is

increased.

• Pictures may have a less pronounced 3D feel when the subject is dark or when the second picture is not aligned precisely.

• Pictures taken under dim lighting may appear grainy with noise.

• The digital zoom is not available.

• The operation is canceled when the k button is pressed after shooting the first frame or the

camera cannot detect that the guide is on the subject within 10 seconds.

• If the camera does not take the second picture and cancels the shooting even when you align the guide with the subject, try shooting with the shutter-release button.

• This camera cannot record 3D movies.

Shooting Features

Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)

C Viewing 3D Photography

• 3D images cannot be played back in 3D on the camera monitor screen. Only the left eye image is displayed during playback.

• To view 3D images in 3D, a 3D-compatible TV or monitor is required. 3D images can be played back in 3D by connecting the camera to a 3D-compatible TV or monitor using a 3D-compatible HDMI cable (A87).

• When connecting the camera using an HDMI cable, set the following for the TV settings in the setup menu (A103).

- HDMI: Auto (default setting) or 1080i

- HDMI 3D output: On (default setting)

• When the camera is connected using an HDMI cable for playback, it may take a while to switch the display between 3D images and non-3D images. The images played back in 3D cannot be enlarged.

• See the documentation included with your TV or monitor to perform settings of the TV or monitor.

B Note on Viewing 3D Images

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When viewing 3D images on a 3D-compatible TV or monitor for an extended period of time, you may experience discomfort such as eye strain or nausea. Carefully read the documentation included with your TV or monitor to ensure proper use.

Using Skin Softening

In the following shooting modes, the camera detects up to 3 human faces when the shutter is released, and processes the image to make facial skin tones softer before saving the image.

•Scene auto selector (A34), Portrait (A34) or Night portrait (A36) in

scene mode

Skin softening can also be applied to saved images (A84).

B Notes on Skin Softening

• It may take more time to save images.

• Under some shooting conditions, the desired skin softening results may not be achieved, and skin

softening may be applied to areas of the image where there are no faces.

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Command dial

Shutter speed

Aperture value

Modes (Setting the Exposure for Shooting)

Pictures can be shot with greater control by setting the shooting menu (A64) items in addition to setting the shutter speed or aperture value manually according to shooting conditions and requirements.

• The focus area for autofocus differs depending on the

setting of AF area mode that can be selected in the A, B, C or D tab after pressing the d button.

• The camera has 9 focus areas, and when AF area mode is set to Auto (default

setting), it automatically selects the focus areas containing the subject closest to the camera. When the subject is in focus, the focus areas that are in focus (up to 9 areas) light in green.

The procedure for shooting pictures at the desired brightness (exposure) by adjusting the shutter speed or aperture value is called “determine exposure.” The sense of dynamism and amount of background defocus in pictures to be shot vary depending on the combinations of shutter speed and aperture value even if the exposure is the same.

Rotate the command dial or multi selector to set the shutter speed and aperture value.

Shooting Features

Exposure mode

Programmed auto

(A47)

Shutter-priority

auto (A47)

Aperture-priority

auto (A47)

D Manual (A47)

Shutter speed (A78)

Automatically adjusted (flexible program is enabled by the command dial).

Adjusted by the command dial.

Automatically adjusted.

Adjusted by the command dial.

Aperture value (A46)

Automatically adjusted.

Adjusted by the multi selector.

The setting method of the flexible program, shutter speed, and aperture value can be changed using the Toggle Av/Tv selection in the setup menu (A103).

A, B, C, D Modes (Setting the Exposure for Shooting)

Adjusting the Shutter Speed

In B mode, the range is from a maximum of 1/2000 to 15 seconds. In D mode, the range is from a maximum of 1/2000 to 60 seconds. See “The Control Range of the Shutter Speed (A, B, C, D Modes)“ (A78) for

more information.

Faster 1/1000 s Slower 1/30 s

Shooting Features

Adjusting the Aperture Value

In C and D modes, the range is from f/1.8 to 8 (wide-angle position) and from f/5.6 to 8 (telephoto zoom position).

Larger aperture (Small f-number)

f/1.8

Smaller aperture (Large f-number)

f/8

C Aperture Value (F-number) and Zoom

Large apertures (expressed by small f-numbers) let more light into the camera, and small apertures (large f-numbers) let less light. The aperture value of the zoom lens of this camera changes depending on the zoom p osition. When zooming to the wide-angle position and telephoto zoom position, the aperture values are f/1.8 and f/5.6, respectively.

C Built-in ND Filter

When the subject is too bright, set Built-in ND filter in the shooting menu (A64) to reduce the light and shoot.

C i (User settings) Mode

Even when the mode dial is set to i (User settings) mode, you can shoot in A (Programmed auto), B (Shutter-priority auto), C (Aperture-priority auto) or D (Manual). The setting combinations (User settings) that are frequently used for shooting can be saved in i (A50).

A, B, C, D Modes (Setting the Exposure for Shooting)

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Exposure indicator

A (Programmed auto)

Use for automatic control of the exposure by the camera.

•

Different combinations of shutter speed and aperture value can be selected without changing the exposure by rotating the command dial (“flexible program”). While flexible program is in effect, a flexible program

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mark (

) is displayed next to the mode indicator (A)

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in the upper left of the monitor screen.

• To cancel the flexible program, rotate the command dial until the flexible

program mark (A) is no longer displayed. Selecting another shooting mode, or turning off the camera, also cancels flexible program.

B (Shutter-priority auto)

Use to shoot fast moving subjects with a fast shutter speed, or use to emphasize the movements of a moving subject with a slow shutter speed.

• The shutter speed can be adjusted by rotating the

command dial.

C (Aperture-priority auto)

Use to bring subjects including both the foreground and background into focus or blur the subject's background intentionally.

• The aperture value can be adjusted by rotating the

multi selector.

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D (Manual)

Use to control the exposure according to shooting requirements.

• When adjusting the aperture value or shutter speed,

the degree of deviation from the exposure value measured by the camera is displayed in the exposure

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indicator of the monitor screen. The degree of

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deviation in the exposure indicator is displayed in EVs (-2 to +2 EV in increments of 1/3 EV).

• The shutter speed can be adjusted by rotating the command dial and the

aperture value can be adjusted by rotating the multi selector.

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A, B, C, D Modes (Setting the Exposure for Shooting)

B Notes on Shooting

• When zooming is performed after the exposure is set, exposure combinations or aperture value may be changed.

• When the subject is too dark or too bright, it may not be possible to obtain the appropriate exposure. In such cases, the shutter speed indicator or aperture value indicator flashes when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway (except when the D mode is used). Change the shutter speed setting or aperture value. When settings such as Built-in ND filter (A66) or ISO

sensitivity (A66) are changed, the appropriate exposure may be obtained.

B Note on ISO Sensitivity

When ISO sensitivity (A66) is set to Auto or Fixed range auto, the ISO sensitivity in D mode is fixed at ISO 80.

Changing A, B, C, D Modes

• Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector ➝ A51

Shooting Features

• Features That Can Be Set Using the d (Menu) Button

- Shooting menu ➝ A64

- Setup menu ➝ A103

• Functions That Can Be Set Using the Fn (Function) Button ➝ A68

i (User Setting Modes)

Setting combinations that are frequently used for shooting (User settings) can be saved in i. Shooting is possible in A (Programmed auto), B (Shutter-priority auto), C (Aperture-priority auto) or D (Manual).

Rotate the mode dial to i to retrieve the settings saved in Save user settings.

See “Saving Settings in i Mode” (A50) for more information.

• Frame the subject and shoot with these settings, or

change the settings as required.

• The setting combinations that are retrieved when the mode dial is rotated to i

can be changed as many times as you want in Save user settings.

The following settings can be stored in i.

General setup

• Shooting mode A, B, C or D (A45)1• Focus mode (A58)

• Zoom position (A25)

• Flash mode (A52) • Fn button (A68)

• Self-timer (A55)

• Exposure compensation (A60)

Shooting menu

• Image quality (A69) • Exposure bracketing (A66)

• Image size (A71) • AF area mode (A66)

• Picture Control (A65) • Autofocus mode (A66)

• Custom Picture Control (A65) • Flash exp. comp. (A66)

• White balance (A65)

• Metering (A65) • Built-in ND filter (A66)

• Continuous (A65) • Active D-Lighting (A66)

• ISO sensitivity (A66) • Zoom memory (A66)

Choose the standard shooting mode. The current flexible program (when set to A), shutter speed (when set to B or D) or aperture value (when set to C or D) settings will also be saved.

The current zoom position will also be saved. Startup zoom position (A67) cannot be set.

The current focus distance will also be saved when set to E (manual focus).

The preset value for preset manual applies commonly to A, B, C, D and i shooting modes.

The current focus area position is saved when AF area mode is set to Manual.

• Noise reduction filter (A66)

Shooting Features

i (User Setting Modes)

Saving Settings in i Mode

1 Rotate the mode dial to the desired exposure

mode.

• Rotate to A, B, C or D.

• Settings can be saved even if rotated to i (the default

settings of shooting mode A are saved when the camera is first purchased).

2 Change to a frequently used combination of shooting settings.

• See A49 for more information about the saved settings.

3 Press the d button.

• The shooting menu is displayed.

Shooting Features

4 Use the multi selector to select Save user

settings, and press the k button.

•Done screen is displayed, and the current settings are

saved.

Shooting menu

Active D-Lighting

Save user settings

Reset user settings Zoom memory Startup zoom position

B Clock Battery

If the internal clock battery (A21) is exhausted, the settings saved in i will be reset. Writing down any important setting is recommended.

C Resetting for User Settings

If Reset user settings is selected, the settings that are saved in the user settings are reset as follows:

• Shooting mode: A (Programmed auto)

• Zoom position: Maximum wide-angle position

• Flash mode:

• Foc us m ode:

• Exposure compensation: 0.0

• Fn bu tton: Continuous

• Shooting menu: Same as the default setting for each item

U (auto)

A (autofocus)

Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector

Self-timer

Autofocus

Auto

0.0

n Self-timer (A55)/ Smile timer (A56)

D Focus mode (A58)

o Exposure compensation (A60)

m Flash mode (A52)

Press the multi selector H (m), J (n), I (D) or K (o) while shooting to operate the following functions.

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Exposure compensation

Available Functions

Available functions differ according to the shooting mode as follows.

• See “List of the Default Settings” (A61) for more information on the default

settings in each shooting mode.

m Flash mode (A52) w

Self-timer (A55) ww

Smile timer (A56) ww D Focus mode (A58) ww o Exposure compensation (A60) ww

The setting varies with scene mode. See “List of the Default Settings” (A61) for more information.

When the shooting mode is D, exposure compensation cannot be used.

Function A y, X A, B, C, D, i

Shooting Features

Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector

Using the Flash (Flash Modes)

You can shoot pictures with a flash by raising the flash. You can set a flash mode that suits the shooting conditions.

1 Lower the K (flash pop-up) control to raise

the flash.

• When the flash is lowered, flash operation is disabled

and S is displayed.

2 Press H (m flash mode) on the multi selector.

Shooting Features

3 Use the multi selector to select the desired

mode and press the k button.

• See “Available Flash Modes” (A53) for more

information.

• If the k button is not pressed within a few seconds,

the selection will be canceled.

• When U (auto) is applied, D is only displayed for

a few seconds, regardless of Photo info settings (A103).

Auto

4 Frame the subject and take a picture.

• The flash lamp indicates the status of the flash when

the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

- On: The flash will fire when you press the

- Flashing: The flash is charging. The camera cannot

- Off: The flash will not fire when a picture is

• If the battery is low, the monitor will be turned off while the flash is charging.

shutter-release button all the way.

take pictures.

taken.

Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector

Available Flash Modes

Auto

Flash fires automatically when lighting is dim.

Auto with red-eye reduction

Best choice for portraits. Reduces red-eye effect caused by flash in portraits (A54).

Fill flash

The flash fires when a picture is taken, regardless of how bright the subject is. Use to “fill-in” (illuminate) shadows and backlit subjects.

Slow sync

Fill flash is combined with a slow shutter speed. Suitable for portraits of human subjects shot at night or under dim light. Flash illuminates main subject; slow shutter speeds are used to capture background.

Rear-curtain sync

Fill flash fires just before the shutter closes, creating the effect of a stream of light behind moving subjects.

C Lowering the Flash

When not using the flash, gently push to lower the flash until it clicks shut.

Shooting Features

C Effective Range of the Flash

The flash has a range of about 0.5 to 6.5 m (1 ft 8 in. to 21 ft) for wide-angle position, and about 0.5 to

2.5 m (1 ft 8 in. to 8 ft 2 in.) for telephoto zoom position (when ISO sensitivity is set to Auto).

Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector

C Flash Mode Setting

• The setting varies with shooting mode. See “Available Functions” (A51) and “List of the Default Settings” (A61) for more information.

• Some features cannot be used in combination with other menu settings. See “Features Not Available in Combination” (A74) for more information.

• The changed flash mode setting applied in the following situations is saved in the camera’s memory even after the camera is turned off.

- When shooting mode A, B, C or D is used

- When V (auto with red-eye reduction) is selected in A (auto) mode

C Auto with Red-eye Reduction

This camera uses advanced red-eye reduction (“In-Camera Red-Eye Fix”). If the camera detects “red-eye“ when a picture is taken, Nikon's own In-Camera Red-Eye Fix

processes the image before it is recorded. Note the following when taking pictures:

• The time required to save the picture increases slightly.

Shooting Features

• Advanced red-eye reduction may not produce the desired results in some situations.

• In extremely rare instances, areas not subject to red-eye may be affected by advanced red-eye

reduction processing. In these cases, choose another mode and try again.

Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector

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Using the Self-timer

The self-timer is suitable for taking group shots including yourself and reducing the vibration when the shutter-release button is pressed. When using the self-timer, use of a tripod is recommended. Set in the setup menu (

103) to

Off

when using a tripod to stabilize the camera.

Vibration reduction

1 Press J (n self-timer) on the multi selector.

2 Use the multi selector to select n10s (or

n2s) and press the k button.

• n10s (10 seconds): suitable for group pictures.

• n2s (2 seconds): suitable for preventing camera

shake.

• When the shooting mode is set to Pet portrait in

scene mode, Y (pet portrait auto release) is displayed (A41). The self-timer is not available.

• The mode selected for the self-timer is displayed.

• If the k button is not pressed within a few seconds, the selection will be canceled.

Self-timer

3 Frame the picture and press the shutter-release button halfway.

• Set the focus and exposure.

4 Press the shutter-release button all the

way.

•

The self-timer starts, and the number of seconds remaining before the shutter is released is displayed. The self-timer lamp flashes while the timer is counting down. About one second before the shutter is released, the lamp stops flashing and remains lit.

• When the shutter is released, the self-timer turns OFF.

• To stop the timer before a picture is taken, press the shutter-release button again.

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Shooting Features

Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector

Smile timer

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Shooting Smiling Faces Automatically (Smile Timer)

When this mode is selected, the camera detects smiling faces and automatically releases the shutter even if you do not press the shutter-release button.

• This function can be used when the shooting mode is A (auto), A, B, C, D, i,

scene mode Portrait or Night portrait.

1 Press J (n self-timer) on the multi selector.

• Change any flash mode, exposure, or shooting menu

settings before pressing n.

2 Use the multi selector to choose a (smile

timer), and press the k button.

Shooting Features

• If the k button is not pressed within a few seconds, the selection will be canceled.

3 Frame the picture and wait for the subject to

smile without pressing the shutter-release button.

• When the camera detects a face, a yellow double border (focus area) is displayed around that face. When the camera focuses on that face, the double border will turn green for a moment and focus is locked.

• Up to 3 faces are detected. When more than one face is detected, the face closest to the center of the frame is framed by a double border and the others by single borders.

• If the camera detects that the face framed by the double border is smiling, the shutter is automatically released.

• Each time the shutter is released, automatic shooting using face detection and smile detection is repeated.

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4 Finish shooting.

• To cancel smile detection and finish shooting, return to step 1 and select OFF.

Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector

B Notes on Smile Timer

• The digital zoom is not available.

• Under some shooting conditions, faces and smiling faces may not be detected properly.

• See “Viewing Pictures Taken Using Face Detection” (A80) for more information.

• The smile timer cannot be used simultaneously with certain shooting modes. See “Available

Functions” (A51) and “List of the Default Settings” (A61) for more information.

• Some features cannot be used in combination with other menu settings. See “Features Not

Available in Combination” (A74) for more information.

C When the Self-timer Lamp Flashes

When the camera detects a face, the self-timer lamp flashes. The lamp quickly flashes immediately after the shutter is released.

C Releasing the Shutter Manually

The shutter can also be released by pressing the shutter-release button. If no faces are detected, the camera focuses on the subject at the center area of the frame.

C More Information

See “Autofocus” (A81) for more information.

Shooting Features

Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector

Using Focus Mode

Choose a focus mode according to the desired scene.

1 Press I (p focus mode) on the multi selector.

2 Use the multi selector to choose the desired

focus mode and press the k button.

• See “Available Focus Modes” (A59) for more information.

• If the k button is not pressed within a few seconds, the

Shooting Features

selection will be canceled.

• When A (autofocus) is applied, P is only displayed for a few seconds regardless of Photo info settings (A103).

Autofocus

Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector

Available Focus Modes

Autofocus

The camera automatically adjusts the focus according to the distance to the subject. Use when the distance from the subject to the lens is 30 cm (1 ft) or more, or 50 cm (1 ft 8 in.) or more at the maximum telephoto zoom position.

Macro close-up

Use for close-ups of flowers or small objects. How close you can be to the subject while shooting depends on the zoom position. At the zoom position where F and the zoom indicator light in green, the camera can focus on subjects as close as about 10 cm (4 in.) or farther from the lens. At a wider-angle zoom position than that indicated by G, it can focus on subjects as close as about 3 cm (1.2 in.) or farther from the lens.

Infinity

Use when shooting distant scenes through window glass or when shooting landscapes. The camera automatically adjusts the focus near infinity.

• The camera may not be able to focus on nearby objects.

• The flash does not fire.

Manual focus

The focus can be adjusted for any subject that is a distance of 3 cm (1.2 in.) to infinity from the lens (E2). The closest distance at which the camera can focus varies depending on the zoom position.

• This function can be used when the shooting mode is A, B, C, D, i, Sports or

Special effects scene mode.

B Note on Shooting with the Flash

The flash may be unable to light the entire subject at distances of less than 50 cm (1 ft 8 in.).

C Focus Mode Setting

• The setting varies with the shooting mode. See “Available Functions” (A51) and “List of the Default Settings” (A61) for more information.

• Some features cannot be used in combination with other menu settings. See “Features Not Available in Combination” (A74) for more information.

• For shooting modes A, B, C and D, the changed focus mode setting is saved in the camera’s memory even after the camera is turned off.

Shooting Features

C Macro Close-up

In shooting modes such as scene modes that cannot use the Autofocus mode (A66), Full-time AF may be turned on and the camera will adjust focus even if the shutter-release button is not

pressed halfway when D (macro close-up) is set. You may hear a sound of the camera focusing.

Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector

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Histogram

Exposure compensation guide

Exposure compensation value

Setting Explanation

“+“ side

Make the subject brighter than the exposure set by the camera.

“-“ side

Make the subject darker than the exposure set by the camera.

“0.0“

Cancel the exposure compensation.

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Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation)

By adjusting exposure compensation when taking pictures, you can adjust overall image brightness.

1 Press K (o exposure compensation) on the

multi selector.

2 Press the multi selector H or I to

select a compensation value.

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Exposure compensation

3 Press the k button.

• If the k button is not pressed within a few seconds, the selection is set and the

setting menu disappears.

• Even when the shutter-release button is pressed without pressing the k button, a

picture can be shot using the selected compensation value.

• When an exposure compensation value other than 0.0 is applied, the value is

displayed with the H icon on the monitor screen.

4 Press the shutter-release button to take a

picture.

• To turn off exposure compensation, return to step 1 and change the value to 0.0.

C Exposure Compensation Value

• The changed exposure compensation value applied in A, B or C mode is saved in the camera's

memory even after the camera is turned off.

• When the shooting mode is the Fireworks show scene mode (A38) or D (Manual) (A47), the

exposure compensation cannot be used.

• When the exposure compensation is set while using a flash, the compensation is applied to both the background exposure and to the flash output.

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C Using the Histogram

A histogram is a graph showing the distribution of tones in the image. Use as a guide when using exposure compensation and shooting without the flash.

• The horizontal axis corresponds to pixel brightness, with dark tones to the left and bright tones to the right. The vertical axis shows the number of pixels.

• Increasing exposure compensation value shifts tone distribution to the right, and decreasing it shifts tone distribution to the left.

List of the Default Settings

The default settings in each shooting mode are described below.

• Similar information about scene mode can be found on the next page.

Exposure

compensation

(A60)

0.0

(A52)

Self-timer

(A55)

Shooting mode

Flash mode

A (Auto) (A31) U OFF

A, B, C, D (A45) U OFF i (User settings)

(A49)

When the flash is lowered, you cannot set a flash mode.

Smile timer can also be selected.

E (manual focus) cannot be selected.

U OFF

Focus mode

(A58)

A A 0.0

A 0.0

• The setting applied in shooting modes A, B, C and D is saved in the camera’s

memory even after the camera is turned off (except for self-timer).

C Features Not Available in Combination

Some features cannot be used in combination with other menu settings (A74).

Shooting Features

Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector

The default settings in scene mode are described below.

(A52)

Self-timer

(A55)

OFF B OFF A

OFF B

OFF

OFF OFF A

OFF B

OFF B OFF p OFF p OFF A

OFF

OFF A

OFF

Focus mode

(A58)

OFF A 0.0

OFF

Flash mode

X (A33) W

x (A34) U b (A34) V OFF c (A35) W d (A35) W e (A36) V f (A36) V

Z (A36) U OFF A z (A36) U OFF A

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h (A36) W i (A36) W k (A37) W u (A38) W l (A38) W m (A38) W

n (A38) W OFF A o (A39) X/W p (A40) W

O (A41) W R (A42) W s (A43) W

When the flash is lowered, you cannot set a flash mode.

The setting cannot be changed.

The setting cannot be changed. The camera automatically selects the flash mode appropriate for the scene it has selected.

Smile timer can also be selected.

A (autofocus) or E (manual focus) can be selected.

The setting cannot be changed. The flash mode setting is fixed at fill flash with slow sync and red-eye reduction.

May switch to slow sync with red-eye reduction flash mode.

A (autofocus) or D (macro close-up) can be selected.

Flash does not fire when using Noise reduction burst.

Flash is fixed at X (fill flash) when HDR is set to Off, and does not fire when HDR is set to other than Off.

The setting cannot be changed when using Easy panorama.

Exposure

compensation

(A60)

0.0

Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector

The setting cannot be changed when using Easy panorama. A (autofocus), D (macro close-up) or B (infinity) can be selected when using Panorama assist.

Pet portrait auto release (A41) can be set to on or off. The self-timer is not available.

Flash does not fire when using High ISO monochrome or Silhouette.

Shooting Features

Features That Can Be Set Using the d (Menu)

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Metering

White balance

Custom Picture Control

Picture Control

Image size

Image quality

Shooting menu

Button (Shooting Mode)

The shooting menu can be set by pressing the d button in shooting mode.

Available functions differ according to the shooting mode.

Function A A, B, C, D, i

Image quality (A69) ww w Image size (A71) ww w

Shooting Features

Picture Control (A65) – w – Custom Picture Control (A65) – w – White balance (A65) – w – Metering (A65) – w – Continuous (A65) – w – ISO sensitivity (A66) – w – Exposure bracketing (A66) – w – AF area mode (A66) – w – Autofocus mode (A66) – w – Flash exp. comp. (A66) – w – Noise reduction filter (A66) – w – Built-in ND filter (A66) – w – Active D-Lighting (A66) – w – Save user settings (A66) – w – Reset user settings (A66) – w – Zoom memory (A66) – w – Startup zoom position (A67) –

When the mode dial is set to selected in some scene modes. See “Characteristics of Each Scene” (

This function cannot be set when using i mode.

C Features Not Available in Combination

Some features cannot be used in combination with other menu settings (A74).

C More Information

See “Basic Menu Operations“ (A6) for more information.

, the type of scene can be selected. Other settings can be

y 1, X

–

33) for more information.

Features That Can Be Set Using the d (Menu) Button (Shooting Mode)

Options Available in the Shooting Menu

Option Description A

Set the image quality to be recorded (compression ratio)

Image quality

Image size

Picture Control (COOLPIX Picture Control)

Custom Picture Control (COOLPIX Custom Picture Control)

White balance

Metering

Continuous

(A69). The default setting of image quality is Normal.

Set the image size to be recorded (A71). The default setting is F 4000×3000.

Change the settings for image recording according to the shooting scene or your preferences. The default setting is Standard.

Allow you to store the customized settings based in COOLPIX Picture Control, which can set picture editing options for recording images according to the shooting scene or your preferences.

Adjust colors in the image closer to the colors as they appear to the eye. Although Auto (normal) (default setting) can be used under most types of lighting, you can apply the white balance setting suited to the sky

conditions or light source to achieve better results if the default setting results are unsatisfactory.

• The preset value for preset manual applies commonly to

A, B, C, D and i shooting modes.

Select the method that the camera uses to measure the

brightness of the subject. The camera adjusts the exposure, which is a combination of shutter speed and aperture value, based on the brightness measurement. The default setting is Matrix.

Set the mode used for taking a series of pictures.

• The default setting is Single (i.e., only one picture is captured at a time).

• When Continuous H, Continuous L, Pre-shooting cache or BSS (A38) is set, the pictures are shot

continuously while the shutter-release button is pressed

all the way.

• If Continuous H: 120 fps, Continuous H: 60 fps or Multi-shot 16 is set, the specified number of pictures

are shot continuously when the shutter-release button is pressed all the way.

• If the Intvl timer shooting is set, the pictures are shot continuously at the set interval of 30 s, 1 min, 5 min or 10 min when the shutter-release button is pressed all the way once.

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Shooting Features

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Features That Can Be Set Using the d (Menu) Button (Shooting Mode)

Option Description A

Higher ISO sensitivity allows you to take pictures of darker subjects. Additionally, even with subjects of similar brightness, pictures can be taken at faster shutter speeds, and blurring caused by camera shake and subject

ISO sensitivity

movement can be reduced. When ISO sensitivity is set to Auto (default setting), the camera sets the ISO sensitivity automatically.

• In D (Manual) mode, ISO sensitivity is fixed at ISO 80 if Auto or Fixed range auto is selected.

Exposure bracketing

The exposure (brightness) can be changed automatically during continuous shooting. The default setting is Off.

Set how the camera determines the focus area using the autofocus to Face priority (A80), Auto, Manual,

AF area mode

Shooting Features

Center (normal), Center (wide), Subject tracking or Target finding AF (A79).

When Single AF (default setting) is selected, the camera focuses only while the shutter-release button is pressed

Autofocus mode

halfway. When Full-time AF is selected, the camera focuses even when the shutter-release button is not pressed halfway. You may hear the sound of the camera focusing.

Flash exp. comp.

Noise reduction filter

Adjust the flash output. Use this option when the flash is too bright or too dark. The default setting is 0.0.

Set the strength of the noise reduction function that is normally performed when recording the picture. The default setting is Normal.

Select On, Auto or Off (default setting) for the built-in ND filter. Set this feature to On in conditions such as when

Built-in ND filter

overexposure results from the subject being too bright, so that the amount of light that enters the camera is reduced.

Active D-Lighting

Save user settings

Reset user settings

Prevent loss of contrast details in highlights and shadows when shooting images. The default setting is Off.

The current settings are stored in mode dial i (A49). 49 The settings saved to mode dial i are reset. 50

If the zoom control is operated when set to On, the camera changes in steps to the focal length (equivalent to 35mm [135] format of angle of view) of the zoom lens that is set in

Zoom memory

advance. The default setting is Off.

• Select On and press the k button to display the screen

for focal length selection. Press the k button to switch the On [w]/Off setting, then press the multi selector K to apply the selection.

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E43

E47

E48

E49

E50

E51

Features That Can Be Set Using the d (Menu) Button (Shooting Mode)

Option Description A

Startup zoom

position

When the camera is turned on, the zoom position moves to the focal length (equivalent to 35mm [135] format of angle of view) of the zoom lens that is set in advance. The

E51

default setting is 24 mm.

If this function is assigned to the w (function) button using Fn button, its setting menu can be also displayed on the screen by pressing the w (function) button during shooting. See A68 for more information on using the w (function) button.

This function cannot be set when using i mode.

Shooting Features

Functions That Can Be Set Using the Fn (Function)

Apply selection

Button

The following functions can be also set by pressing the w (function) button instead of displaying the corresponding menu by pressing the d button.

• This feature can be used when the shooting mode is A, B, C, D or i.

Image quality (A69) Continuous (A65) Image size (A71) ISO sensitivity (A66) Picture Control (A65) AF area mode (A66) White balance (A65) Built-in ND filter (A66) Metering (A65) Vibration reduction (A104)

1 Press the w (function) button when the shooting screen is displayed.

Shooting Features

• The U Fn button function menu and the setting items of the function (default

setting is Continuous) that was last assigned to the w (function) button are displayed.

Single

2 Use the multi selector to select the menu

item.

• To assign another function, select the U Fn

button function menu and press the k button.

Then, select the desired function from the displayed menu.

3 After you finish assigning the function, press the k button or w

(function) button.

• The camera returns to the shooting screen.

Changing the Image Quality and Image Size

The image quality (compression ratio) and image size can be selected for recording.

Image Quality

With a higher image quality setting, a higher detail of image expression is retained, but the number of images that can be saved (A73) is reduced because the file size also becomes larger.

Display the shooting screen M d button (A6) M Shooting menu M Image quality

Option

a Fine

Normal (default

setting)

RAW (NRW) +

F RAW (NRW)

RAW (NRW) images cannot be selected in scene mode.

No images can be stored in the internal memory because the file size is too large.

1, 2

Fine

RAW (NRW) +

1, 2

Normal

Finer image quality than Normal. Compression ratio of about 1:4

Normal image quality, suitable for most applications. Compression ratio of about 1:8

Two images are recorded at the same time: one RAW (NRW) image and one fine-quality JPEG image.

Two images are recorded at the same time: one RAW (NRW) image and one normal-quality JPEG image.

Raw data from the image sensor are saved. Create JPEG image files after shooting using menu (A84).

1, 2

• When RAW (NRW) is selected, Image size is reset to

F 4000×3000.

File format: RAW (NRW, Nikon's own format)

Description

RAW (NRW) processing in the playback

C COOLPIX P330 RAW (NRW) Images

• The file extension of the images taken is “.NRW.” RAW (NRW) images cannot be printed. Creating JPEG images with

•

enables the images to be printed using PictBridge compatible printers or in digital photo labs.

• No editing other than RAW (NRW) processing can be performed for images in the RAW (NRW) format. To edit such images, first create JPEG images using RAW (NRW) processing, and then edit the JPEG images.

• ViewNX 2 needs to be installed on the computer to be able to view RAW (NRW) images on the computer. Capture NX 2 is also compatible with RAW (NRW) images.

• Install ViewNX 2 on a computer using the included ViewNX 2 CD-ROM (see “Using ViewNX 2” (A88)). For more information on using ViewNX 2, refer to the on-screen instructions and help information contained in ViewNX 2.

RAW (NRW) processing (A

Shooting Features

85)

Changing the Image Quality and Image Size

C Image Quality Setting

• The setting for image quality is shown by an icon displayed on the monitor during shooting and playback (A8 to 10).

• The image quality can be changed by selecting Image quality and rotating the command dial when menus are displayed.

• The setting is also applied to other shooting modes (except for shooting modes i and Easy panorama and 3D photography in scene mode).

• RAW (NRW) images cannot be recorded in scene mode.

When the mode is changed to scene mode from other shooting modes, the image quality is changed according to situation as follows.

- When RAW (NRW) is set, the image quality is changed to Fine.

- When RAW (NRW) + Fine or RAW (NRW) + Normal is set, the image quality is changed to

Fine or Normal respectively.

• The digital zoom cannot be used when Image quality is set to RAW (NRW), RAW (NRW) + Fine or RAW (NRW) + Normal.

• Some features cannot be used in combination with other menu settings. See “Features Not

Shooting Features

Available in Combination” (A74) for more information.

C Recording of RAW (NRW) and JPEG Images at the Same Time

• The RAW (NRW) image and the JPEG image that are recorded at the same time have the same file number but with their own file extensions, “.NRW” and “.JPG” (E95).

• When playing back on the camera, only the JPEG image is displayed.

• Note that when the JPEG image is deleted by pressing the l button, the RAW (NRW) image that

was recorded at the same time is also deleted.

C More Information

• See “Number of Exposures Remaining” (A73) for more information.

• See “File and Folder Names” (E95) for more information.

Changing the Image Quality and Image Size

Image Size

You can set the image size (amount of pixels) for pictures recorded. The larger the image, the larger the size at which it can be printed or displayed without becoming noticeably “grainy,” limiting the number of pictures that can be recorded (A73).

Display the shooting screen M d button (A6) M Shooting menu M Image size

Option

4000×3000

(default setting)

E 3264×2448 4:3 28 × 21/11 × 8

L 2272×1704 4:3 19 × 14/7.5 × 5.6

B 1600×1200 4:3 13 × 10/5.3 × 4

f 640×480 4:3 5 × 4/2 × 1.5

u 3968×2232 16:9 33 × 19/13 × 7.4

O 1920×1080 16:9 16 × 9/6 × 3.5

I 3984×2656 3:2 34 × 22/13 × 8.8

H 3000×3000 1:1 25 × 25/10 × 10

The total number of pixels captured and the number of pixels captured horizontally and vertically. Example: F 4000×3000 = Approx. 12 megapixels, 4000 × 3000 pixels

The print size at an output resolution of 300 dpi. Print sizes are calculated by dividing the number of pixels by the printer resolution (dpi) and multiplying by 2.54 cm (1 in.). However, even with the same image size setting, images printed at higher resolutions print smaller than the size indicated, and those printed at lower resolutions print larger than the size indicated. The print size of RAW (NRW) images differs according to the image size of the RAW (NRW) processed images (A85).

Aspect ratio

(horizontal: vertical)

4:3 34 × 25/13 × 10

Print size

(cm/in.)

(approx.)

Shooting Features

Changing the Image Quality and Image Size

C Image Size Setting

• The setting for the image size is shown by an icon displayed on the monitor during shooting and playback (A8 to 10).

• The image size can be changed by selecting Image size and rotating the command dial when menus are displayed.

• The setting is also applied to other shooting modes (except for shooting modes i and Easy panorama and 3D photography in scene mode).

• The size of JPEG images can be chosen when you create JPEG images from RAW (NRW) images using RAW (NRW) processing (A85) (up to a maximum of 4000 × 3000 pixels).

• When RAW (NRW) + Fine or RAW (NRW) + Normal is selected, Image size of the JPEG image can be set. Note, however, that you cannot select u 3968×2232, O 1920×1080, I 3984×2656 or H 3000×3000.

• Some features cannot be used in combination with other menu settings. See “Features Not

Available in Combination” (A74) for more information.

Shooting Features

Changing the Image Quality and Image Size

Number of Exposures Remaining

The following table lists the approximate number of images that can be saved on a 4 GB memory card. Note that due to JPEG compression, there is a significant difference in the number of images that can be actually saved depending on the composition of the image, even when the memory cards have the same capacity and the image quality and size settings are the same. In addition, the number of images that can be saved may differ depending on the make of the memory card.

Image size Image quality

4000×3000

3264×2448

2272×1704

1600×1200

640×480

3968×2232

1920×1080

3984×2656

3000×3000

Fine Normal RAW (NRW)

Fine Normal

Number of exposures remaining (4 GB)

620

1110

140

930

1650

1880 3350

3650 6350

20,100 30,100

840

1500

3440 6030

710

1270

830

1470

• If the number of exposures remaining is 10,000 or more, “9999” is displayed.

• After removing the memory card, check the indicator showing the number of

exposures that can be stored in the internal memory (approx. 15 MB) on the screen during shooting. No images can be stored in the internal memory when

Image quality is set to RAW (NRW), RAW (NRW) + Fine or RAW (NRW) + Normal, because the file size is too large.

Shooting Features

C Printing Images of Size 1:1

Change the printer setting to “Border” when printing images with the size set to 1:1. The images may not be printed in 1:1 ratio depending on the printer. See the instruction manual of the printer or check with the authorized print dealer for further details.

Features Not Available in Combination

Some features cannot be used in combination with other menu settings.

Restricted function

Flash mode

Self-timer/Smile timer

Shooting Features

Focus mode

Image quality

Image size

Setting Description

Focus mode (A58)

Continuous (A65)

Exposure bracketing (A66)

AF area mode (A66)

Smile timer (A56)

AF area mode (A66)

Continuous (A65)

Image quality (A69)

Continuous (A65)

When B (infinity) is selected, the flash is not available.

When Continuous H, Continuous L, Pre-

shooting cache, Continuous H: 120 fps, Continuous H: 60 fps, BSS or Multi-shot 16 is

selected, the flash is not available.

The flash is not available.

When Subject tracking is selected, the self-timer/ smile timer are not available.

When smile timer is selected, the focus mode is reset to A (autofocus).

When Subject tracking is selected, E (manual focus) is not available.

• When Pre-shooting cache or Multi-shot 16 is selected, Image quality is fixed at Normal.

• When Continuous H: 120 fps or Continuous H: 60 fps is selected, RAW (NRW), RAW (NRW) + Fine and RAW (NRW) + Normal are not

available.

• When RAW (NRW) is selected, Image size is fixed at F 4000×3000.

• When RAW (NRW) + Fine or RAW (NRW) + Normal is selected, Image size of the JPEG

image can be set. Note, however, that you cannot select u 3968×2232, O 1920×1080,

I 3984×2656 or H 3000×3000.

• When Pre-shooting cache is selected, Image size is fixed at C (2048 × 1536 pixels).

• When Continuous H: 120 fps or Continuous H: 60 fps is selected, Image size is fixed at A

(1280 × 960 pixels).

• When Multi-shot 16 is selected, Image size is fixed at D (2560 × 1920 pixels).

Features Not Available in Combination

Restricted function

ISO sensitivity

White balance

Picture Control

Metering

Continuous/ Exposure bracketing

Setting Description

Continuous (A65)

Active D-Lighting (A66)

Picture Control (A65)

Active D-Lighting (A66)

Continuous (A65)/Exposure bracketing (A66)

Self-timer (A55)

Smile timer (A56)

Image quality (A69)

Picture Control (A65)

When Pre-shooting cache, Continuous H: 120 fps, Continuous H: 60 fps or Multi-shot 16 is selected, ISO sensitivity is fixed at Auto.

• When ISO sensitivity is set to Auto and Active D-Lighting is set to any mode other than Off,

the maximum value for ISO sensitivity is set to ISO 800.

• When Active D-Lighting is set to any mode other than Off, 1600, 3200, Hi 1 and Hi 2 in ISO sensitivity are not available.

When Monochrome is selected for shooting,

White balance is fixed at Auto (normal).

Contrast in manual adjustment cannot be

adjusted when Active D-Lighting is set to any mode other than Off.

Metering is reset to Matrix when Active DLighting is set to any mode other than Off.

Continuous and Exposure bracketing are not available simultaneously.

Exposure bracketing is reset to Off when Continuous is set to any mode other than Single.

The setting for Continuous is reset to Single when Exposure bracketing is set to any mode other than Off.

Continuous H, Continuous L, Pre-shooting cache or BSS and self-timer are not available

simultaneously. When self-timer is set, a single picture is shot.

When the camera detects smiling faces and the shutter is released, only one picture is shot. When Pre-shooting cache is selected, the continuous shooting operates in Single mode. If interval timer shooting is set, shooting finishes automatically after one picture is shot.

When RAW (NRW), RAW (NRW) + Fine or RAW

(NRW) + Normal is selected, Continuous H: 120 fps, Continuous H: 60 fps, BSS and Multi-shot 16 are not available.

Exposure bracketing cannot be used when Monochrome is selected.

Shooting Features

Features Not Available in Combination

Restricted function

AF area mode

Shooting Features

Autofocus mode

Active DLighting

Print date

Sound settings

Setting Description

Smile timer (A56)

Focus mode (A58)

Picture Control (A65)

White balance (A65)

Smile timer (A56)

Focus mode (A58)

AF area mode (A66)

ISO sensitivity (A66)

Image quality (A69)

Continuous (A65)

Exposure bracketing (A66)

The camera takes a picture using face detection regardless of the applied AF area mode option.

• When a setting other than Subject tracking is selected and B (infinity) is selected as the focus mode for shooting, the camera focuses at infinity regardless of the applied AF area mode option.

• When set to E (manual focus), the AF area mode cannot be set.

When Target finding AF is selected and Picture Control is set to Monochrome, the camera focuses on a face or selects the focus areas containing the subject closest to the camera out of 9 focus areas.

When Target finding AF is selected and White

balance is set to Preset manual, Incandescent, Fluorescent FL1, Fluorescent FL2, Fluorescent FL3 or Choose color temp., or fine adjustment of

white balance has been performed, the camera focuses on a face or selects the focus areas containing the subject closest to the camera out of 9 focus areas.

Autofocus mode option cannot be changed when smile timer is selected.

When the focus mode is set to B (infinity), the autofocus mode operates using the Single AF setting.

When Face priority is selected, the autofocus mode operates using the Single AF setting.

When ISO sensitivity is set to 1600, 3200, Hi 1 or Hi 2, Active D-Lighting is not available.

When RAW (NRW), RAW (NRW) + Fine or RAW (NRW) + Normal is selected, print date is not available.

When Pre-shooting cache, Continuous H: 120 fps or Continuous H: 60 fps is selected, print date is not available.

Shutter sound is disabled when Continuous H,

Continuous L, Pre-shooting cache, Continuous H: 120 fps, Continuous H: 60 fps, BSS or Multishot 16 is selected.

Shutter sound is disabled.

Features Not Available in Combination

Restricted function

Blink warning

Digital zoom

Setting Description

Smile timer (A56)/ Continuous (A65)/Exposure bracketing (A66)

Smile timer (A56)

Focus mode (A58)

Image quality (A69)

Continuous (A65)

AF area mode (A66)

Zoom memory (A66)

Blink warning does not take effect when using the smile timer, Continuous is set to a setting other than Single, or exposure bracketing is set.

The digital zoom cannot be used when smile timer is selected.

The digital zoom cannot be used when E (manual focus) is selected.

The digital zoom cannot be used when RAW

(NRW), RAW (NRW) + Fine or RAW (NRW) + Normal is selected.

The digital zoom cannot be used when Multi-shot 16 is selected.

The digital zoom cannot be used when Subject tracking is selected.

The digital zoom cannot be used when Zoom memory is set to On.

B Notes on Digital Zoom

• The digital zoom cannot be used with certain shooting modes.

• When the digital zoom is in effect, selectable options for AF area mode or metering mode are

restricted (E77).

Shooting Features

Features Not Available in Combination

The Control Range of the Shutter Speed (A, B, C, D Modes)

The control range of the shutter speed differs depending on the ISO sensitivity setting. Additionally, the control range changes in the following continuous shooting settings.

Setting Control range

Auto2, Fixed range auto

ISO 80, 100

ISO 200

ISO 400

Shooting Features

ISO sensitivity (A66)

ISO 800

ISO 1600

ISO 3200

Hi 1

Hi 2

Continuous H, Continuous L, BSS

Pre-shooting cache, Multi-shot 16

Continuous (A65)

Continuous H: 120 fps 1/4000 to 1/125 s

Continuous H: 60 fps 1/4000 to 1/60 s

Intvl timer shooting

The ISO sensitivity setting is restricted depending on the continuous shooting setting (A75).

In D mode, the ISO sensitivity is fixed at ISO 80.

1/2000 to 1 s (A, B, C mode) 1/2000 to 60 s (

D mode)

1/2000 to 15 s (A, B, C mode) 1/2000 to 60 s (

D mode)

1/2000 to 8 s (A, B, C mode) 1/2000 to 60 s (D mode)

1/2000 to 4 s (A, B, C mode) 1/2000 to 60 s (

D mode)

1/2000 to 2 s (A, B, C mode) 1/2000 to 30 s (

D mode)

1/2000 to 1 s (A, B, C mode) 1/2000 to 15 s (D mode)

1/2000 to 1/2 s (A, B, C mode) 1/2000 to 8 s (D mode)

1/2000 to 1/4 s (A, B, C mode) 1/2000 to 2 s (D mode)

1/2000 to 1/8 s (A, B, C mode) 1/2000 to 2 s (

D mode)

1/2000 to 1/8 s

1/4000 to 1/30 s

1/2000 to 1 s (up to 1/2 s when ISO sensitivity is set to ISO 3200, 1/4 s when ISO sensitivity is set to Hi 1, or 1/8 s when ISO sensitivity is set to Hi 2 in A, B or C mode)

Focusing on Subject

1/2501/2 501/250 F5.6F5. 6F5.6

Focus area

1/2501/2 501/250 F5.6F5. 6F5.6

Focus area

The focus area or focus range for adjusting focus varies depending on the shooting mode and focus mode (A58).

• In A, B, C, D or i mode, focus area can be set by selecting AF area mode

(A66) in the shooting menu.

Using the Target Finding AF

When AF area mode in A, B, C, D or i mode is set to Target finding AF, the camera will adjust the focus during the following operations if you press the shutter-release button halfway.

• When the camera detects the main subject, it focuses on that subject. When the subject is in focus, the focus areas that match up with the size of the subject will light in green (multiple areas may light up). When detecting a human face, the camera focuses on it as a priority.

• The camera has 9 focus areas, and if it does not detect the main subject, it automatically selects the focus areas containing the subject closest to the camera. When the subject is in focus, the focus areas that are in focus light in green.

B Notes on Target Finding AF

• Depending on shooting conditions, the subject that the camera determines to be the main

subject may vary.

• The camera may not detect the main subject appropriately in the following situations:

- When the subject is very dark or bright

- When the main subject lacks clearly defined colors

- When the shot is framed so that the main subject is on the edge of the monitor

- When the main subject is composed of a repeating pattern

• In the following situations, the camera focuses on a face or selects the focus areas containing the

subject closest to the camera out of 9 focus areas:

- When Picture Control is set to Monochrome

- When White balance is set to Preset manual, Incandescent, Fluorescent FL1, Fluorescent FL2, Fluorescent FL3 or Choose color temp., or when fine adjustment of white balance has been performed

Shooting Features

Focusing on Subject

1/2 50

F5. 6

840

25m 0s

Using Face Detection

In the following settings, the camera uses face detection to automatically focus on human faces. If the camera detects more than one face, a double border is displayed around the face that the camera will focus on, and single borders are displayed around

1/250

the other faces.

Setting

Face priority is selected for AF area mode (A66) in A, B, C,

D or i mode.

Scene auto selector, Portrait, Night portrait, Pet portrait*

scene modes (A32)

Shooting Features

a (Smile timer) (A56) Up to 3

*If Pet portrait auto release is switched to OFF when Pet portrait is selected, the camera

will detect human faces (A41).

• When using Face priority, if the shutter-release button is pressed halfway while no faces are detected or while framing a shot with no faces in it, the camera automatically selects the focus areas (up to 9) that contain the subject closest to the camera.

• When Scene auto selector is selected, the focus area changes depending on which scene the camera selects.

• When using Portrait or Night portrait, if no faces are detected when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera will focus on the subject at the center of the frame.

• When a (smile timer) is selected, if you press the shutter-release button halfway while no faces are detected, the camera will focus on the subject at the center of the frame.

Number of faces that

can be detected

Up to 12 The face closest to the camera

Focus area (double border)

The face closest to the center of the frame

1/250 F5.6

B Notes on Face Detection

• The camera’s ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including whether or not the subject is facing the camera. Additionally, the camera may be unable to detect faces in the following situations:

- When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or otherwise obstructed

- When faces take up too much or too little of the frame

• When the frame includes more than one face, the faces detected by the camera and the face on which the camera focuses depend upon a variety of factors, including the direction in which the subject is facing.

• In some rare cases, such as those described in “Autofocus” (A81), the subject may not be in focus even though the double border turns green. If the camera does not focus, try “Focus Lock” (A81).

C Viewing Pictures Taken Using Face Detection

• During playback, the camera automatically rotates images according to the orientation of the faces that were detected at the time of shooting (except for pictures taken using Continuous (A65) or Exposure bracketing (A66)).

• When zooming in on an image displayed in full-frame playback mode by rotating the zoom control toward g (i), the image is enlarged at the center of the face that was detected during shooting (A82).

F5.6

25m 0s

840

Focusing on Subject

1/2501/2501/250 F5.6F5.6F5.6

1/2501/2501/250 F5.6F5. 6F5.6

1/2501/2501/250 F5.6F5.6F5.6

8408 40

840

25m 0s25m 0s25m 0s

Frame the

subject to be

focused on

using the

camera.

Press the

shutter-

release button

halfway.

Confirm that

the focus area

lights in green.

Continue holding

down the shutter-release button halfway

and recompose

the picture.

Press the

shutter-

release

button all

the way to

shoot.

Focus Lock

Use focus lock to focus on off-center subjects when center is selected for AF area mode.

• Be sure that the distance between the camera and the subject does not change.

• When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the exposure is locked.

Autofocus

Autofocus may not perform as expected in the following situations. In some rare cases, the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the focus area or focus indicator lights in green.

• Subject is very dark

• Objects of sharply differing brightness are included in the scene (e.g., the sun

behind the subject makes that subject appear very dark)

• No contrast between the subject and surroundings (e.g., a portrait subject, wearing a white shirt, is standing in front of a white wall)

• Several objects are at different distances from the camera (e.g., an animal inside a cage)

• Subjects with repeating patterns (window blinds, buildings with multiple rows of similarly shaped windows, etc.)

• Subject is moving rapidly

In these situations, try pressing the shutter-release button halfway to refocus several times, or focus on another subject and use focus lock. When using focus lock, be sure that the distance between the camera and the subject with which focus was locked is the same as that for the actual subject.

The camera can also focus using manual focus (

A58, E2).

Shooting Features

Playback Features

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15: 30

15/ 05/2 013

(i)

(h)

Image is zoomed in.

Image is displayed in full-

frame playback mode.

Display position guide

Playback Zoom

Select an image to be enlarged in playback mode and rotate the zoom control toward

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15:30

0004.JPG

Playback Features

Operations During Playback Zoom

Function Operation Description

Adjusting the magnification

g (i

132

4/ 132

f (h)/g (i)

• The zoom increases up to 10×.

• The zoom can also be adjusted by

rotating the command dial.

Moving the display position

Cropping d

Returning to full-frame playback mode

C Enlarging Images Recorded with Face Detection or Pet Detection

Pictures taken using face detection (A80) or pet detection (A41) are enlarged at the center of the face that was detected during shooting (excepting images recorded by Continuous (A65) or Exposure bracketing (A66)). If the camera detected multiple faces, use H, I, J, and K to display a different face. Change the zoom ratio and press H, I, J or K to zoom in on an area of the image where there are no faces.

k Return to full-frame playback mode.

Move the display position.

Crop only the displayed area of the image and save as a separate file (E17).

Nikon P330 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Introduction

Read This First

About This Manual

Information and Precautions

For Your Safety

WARNINGS

Notices

<Important> Notes on GPS

Parts of the Camera and Main Functions

The Camera Body

Attaching the Camera Strap

Principle Functions of the Controls

Basic Menu Operations

Monitor Screen

The Basics of Shooting and Playback

Preparation 1 Insert the Battery

Preparation 2 Charge the Battery

Preparation 3 Insert a Memory Card

Internal Memory and Memory Cards

Approved Memory Cards

Step 1 Turn the Camera On

Turning the Camera On and Off

Setting the Display Language, Date, and Time

Step 2 Select a Shooting Mode

Available Shooting Modes

Step 3 Frame a Picture

Using the Zoom

Step 4 Focus and Shoot

Step 5 Play Back Images

Step 6 Delete Unwanted Images

Shooting Features

Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)

Viewing a Description (Help Information) of Each Scene

Characteristics of Each Scene

Using Skin Softening

Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector

Available Functions

Using the Flash (Flash Modes)

Using the Self-timer

Shooting Smiling Faces Automatically (Smile Timer)

Using Focus Mode

Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation)

List of the Default Settings

Options Available in the Shooting Menu

Changing the Image Quality and Image Size

Image Quality

Image Size

Features Not Available in Combination

Focusing on Subject

Using the Target Finding AF

Using Face Detection

Focus Lock

Autofocus

Playback Features

Playback Zoom