Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Reference Manual
- Table of Contents
- Quick Topic Search
- For Smart Device Users
- Introduction
- Parts of the Camera
- Getting Started
- Basic Shooting and Playback Operations
- Shooting Features
- Selecting a Shooting Mode
- Auto Mode
- Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to the Shooting Conditions)
- Creative Mode (Applying Effects When Shooting)
- P, S, A, and M Modes (Setting the Exposure for Shooting)
- U (User Settings) Mode
- Setting Shooting Functions with the Multi Selector
- Flash Mode
- Self-timer
- Smile Timer (Shooting Smiling Faces Automatically)
- Focus Mode
- Exposure Compensation (Adjusting Brightness)
- Using the Fn1 (Function 1)/Fn2 (Function 2) Buttons
- Using the Zoom
- Focusing
- Default Settings (Flash, Self-timer, and Focus Mode)
- Functions That Cannot Be Used Simultaneously When Shooting
- Playback Features
- Movies
- Connecting the Camera to a TV, Printer, or Computer
- Using the Menu
- Menu Operations
- Menu Lists
- The Shooting Menu (The Common Shooting Options)
- The Shooting Menu (P, S, A, or M Mode)
- Picture Control (COOLPIX Picture Control)
- Custom Picture Control (COOLPIX Custom Picture Control)
- White Balance (Adjusting Hue)
- Metering
- Continuous Shooting
- ISO Sensitivity
- Exposure Bracketing
- AF Area Mode
- Autofocus Mode
- Flash Exp. Comp.
- Noise Reduction Filter
- Active D-Lighting
- Multiple Exposure
- Zoom Memory
- Startup Zoom Position
- M Exposure Preview
- The Movie Menu
- The Playback Menu
- The Network Menu
- The Setup Menu
- Time Zone and Date
- Slot Empty Release Lock
- Monitor Settings
- EVF Auto Toggle (Automatically Switching the Display to the Viewfinder)
- Date Stamp
- Vibration Reduction
- AF Assist
- Digital Zoom
- Assign Side Zoom Control
- Sound Settings
- Auto Off
- Format Card
- Language
- Charge by Computer
- Image Comment
- Copyright Information
- Location Data
- Toggle Av/Tv Selection
- Reset File Numbering
- Peaking
- Reset All
- Firmware Version
- Technical Notes
- Error Messages
- Troubleshooting
- Specs
- Index
- Quick Start Guide
- Warranty
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Shooting Features
Self-timer
The camera is equipped with a self-timer that releases the shutter 10 seconds or 2
seconds after you press the shutter-release button. Set Vibration reduction (A162)
to Off in the setup menu when using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting.
1 Press the multi selector J (n).
2 Select the desired self-timer mode, and
press the k button.
• n10s (10 seconds): Use on important occasions,
such as weddings.
• n2s (2 seconds): Use to prevent camera shake.
• If the setting is not applied by pressing the
k button, the selection will be canceled.
• When the shooting mode is Pet portrait scene
mode, Y (pet portrait auto release) is displayed (A40). The self-timer cannot be
used.
3 Frame the picture and press the shutter-release button halfway.
• Focus and exposure are set.
4 Press the shutter-release button
all the way down.
• Countdown starts. The self-timer lamp
flashes and then glows steadily about
one second before the shutter is
released.
• When the shutter is released, the self-
timer is set to OFF.*
• To stop the countdown, press the
shutter-release button again.
* When the shooting mode is Moon
scene mode, the self-timer is not
automatically set to OFF. To end self-
timer, select OFF in step 2.
Self-timer
Self-timer
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