User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Quick Topic Search
- Introduction
- Parts of the Camera
- Getting Started
- Basic Shooting and Playback Operations
- Shooting Features
- Selecting a Shooting Mode
- Scene Auto Selector Mode
- Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to the Shooting Conditions)
- Creative Mode (Applying Effects When Shooting)
- Smart Portrait Mode (Enhancing Human Faces When Shooting)
- Auto Mode
- Setting Shooting Functions with the Multi Selector
- Flash Mode
- Self-timer
- Macro Mode (Taking Close-up Pictures)
- Exposure Compensation (Adjusting Brightness)
- Using the Zoom
- Focusing
- Default Settings (Flash, Self-timer, and Macro Mode)
- Functions That Cannot Be Used Simultaneously When Shooting
- Playback Features
- Playback Zoom
- Thumbnail Playback/Calendar Display
- List by Date Mode
- Viewing and Deleting Images in a Sequence
- Editing Images (Still Images)
- Before Editing Images
- Quick Effects: Changing Hue or Mood
- Quick Retouch: Enhancing Contrast and Saturation
- D-Lighting: Enhancing Brightness and Contrast
- Red-eye Correction: Correcting Red-eye When Shooting with the Flash
- Glamour Retouch: Enhancing Human Faces
- Data Imprint: Imprinting Information Such as Electronic Compass Heading on Images
- Small Picture: Reducing the Size of an Image
- Crop: Creating a Cropped Copy
- Movies
- Using Location Data Functions
- 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 (for Auto Mode)
- The Smart Portrait Menu
- The Movie Menu
- The Playback Menu
- The Network Menu
- The Location Data Options Menu
- The Setup Menu
- Time Zone and Date
- Monitor Settings
- Date Stamp
- Photo VR
- AF Assist
- Digital Zoom
- Sound Settings
- Underwater Flash
- Action Control Response
- Playback Action Control
- Auto Off
- LED Light Timer
- Format Card/Format Memory
- Language
- Image Comment
- Copyright Information
- Charge by Computer
- Reset All
- Conformity Marking
- Firmware Version
- Technical Notes
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Technical Notes
Specifications
Nikon COOLPIX W300 Digital Camera
Specifications
Type
Compact digital camera
Number of effective pixels
16.0 million (Image processing may reduce the number of
effective pixels.)
Image sensor
1/2.3-in. type CMOS; approx. 16.79 million total pixels
Lens
NIKKOR lens with 5× optical zoom
Focal length
4.3–21.5 mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 24–
120 mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
f/-number
f/2.8–4.9
Construction
12 elements in 10 groups (2 ED lens elements)
Digital zoom magnification
Up to 4× (angle of view equivalent to that of approx.
480 mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
Vibration reduction
Lens shift and electronic VR
Autofocus (AF)
Contrast-detect AF
Focus range
• [W]: Approx. 50 cm (1 ft 8 in.)–∞ ,
[T]: Approx. 50 cm (1 ft 8 in.)–∞
• Macro mode: Approx. 1 cm (0.4 in.)–∞ (wide-angle
position)
(All distances measured from center of front surface of lens)
Focus-area selection
Face priority, manual with 99 focus areas, center, subject
tracking, target finding AF
Monitor
7.5 cm (3-in.), approx. 921k-dot, wide viewing angle TFT
LCD with anti-reflection coating and 5-level brightness
adjustment
Frame coverage
(shooting mode)
Approx. 97% horizontal and vertical (compared to actual
picture)
Frame coverage
(playback mode)
Approx. 100% horizontal and vertical (compared to actual
picture)
Storage
Media
Internal memory (approx. 99 MB), SD/SDHC/SDXC memory
card
File system
DCF and Exif 2.31 compliant
File formats
Still images: JPEG
Movies: MP4 (Video: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, Audio: AAC
stereo)