User manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Parts of the camera
- Getting started
- Basic operations of shooting and playback
- Shooting features
- Selecting a shooting mode (mode dial)
- Auto mode (standard shooting)
- P, S, A, and M modes
- Shooting with the Bulb setting or Time setting (when in M mode)
- U (user settings) mode
- Creative mode (applying effects when shooting)
- Scene mode (shooting suited to the shooting conditions)
- Setting the flash mode, self-timer, focus mode, and exposure compensation
- Flash mode
- Self-timer
- Smile timer
- Using autofocus
- Using manual focus
- Exposure compensation
- Default settings (flash, self-timer, and focus mode)
- Using the Fn (function) button
- Using the zoom
- Functions that cannot be used simultaneously when shooting
- Playback features
- Movies
- Using the menu
- Menu operations
- Menu lists
- The shooting menu (common across shooting modes)
- The shooting menu (P, S, A, M, or U mode)
- The Movie manual mode menu
- 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
- Date stamp
- Self-timer: after release
- Vibration reduction
- AF assist
- Digital zoom
- Assign side zoom control
- Snap-back zoom
- Assign side dial
- AE/AF lock button
- Sound settings
- Auto off
- Format card
- Language
- HDMI
- Charge by computer
- Image comment
- Copyright information
- Location data
- Toggle Av/Tv selection
- Reset file numbering
- Peaking
- Reset all
- Conformity marking
- Firmware version
- Connecting the camera to a TV or computer
- Accessories
- If there is a problem
- Technical notes
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Accessories
List of accessories
Type Product name
External
micr
ophone
•
ME-1 Stereo Microphone
•
ME-W1 Wireless Microphone:
Connect the audio cable (included with the wireless microphone)
to the headphone jack of the receiver and the external microphone
connector (1) of the camera. See the documentation provided
with the ME-W1 for more information.
Remote control
accessories
MC-DC2 Remote Cord
You can use the MC-DC2 to release the shutter when it is connected
to the accessory terminal.
WR-R10, WR-1 Wireless Remote Controller:
When the WR-R10 or WR-1 is connec
ted to the accessory terminal on
COOLPIX P950 as a receiver, the shutter can be released wirelessly. Use
the WR-T10 Wireless Remote Controller or another WR-1 as a
transmitter.
•
The WR-T10 or WR-1 cannot be used to change the settings of
COOLPIX P950. The
button on the WR-T10 or WR-1 cannot be
used
.
•
If a WR-1 is connected to COOLPIX P950, the LED on the WR-1 that
indicates exposure does not light up.
•
A WR-R10 or WR-1 connected to COOLPIX P950 cannot be used as a
transmitter. The shutter-release button on COOLPIX P950 cannot be
used to release the shutter of multiple cameras.
•
A WR-R10 connected to COOLPIX P950 cannot be used to remotely
operate SB-5000 Speedlight and re the ash.
ML-L7 Remote Control
ML-L7 Remote Control (page 261)
Sight DF-M1 Dot Sight
Sight that assists with framing when shooting in a t
elephoto position,
where it is easy to lose sight of the subject.