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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Parts of the camera
The monit
or/viewnder
Tone level information
Y
ou can check for loss of contrast detail in highlights and shadows from the
histogram that is displayed, or the ashing display for each tone level. These provide
guidelines when adjusting the image brightness with functions such as exposure
compensation.
1
Current image number/total
number of images
2
Histogram
•
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.
3
Tone level
•
The tone level indicates the
brightness level. When the tone
level to check is selected using
the multi selector
or
r
otating it, the area of the
image that corresponds to the
selected tone level ashes.
4
ISO sensitivity ................................... 189
5
COOLPIX Picture Control ...........
177
6
Image quality/Image size ..................
..........................................................
174, 175
7
White balance ..................................
181
8
Time of recording ...................44, 227
9
Date of recording ................... 44, 227
10
File number and type ..................
291
11
Exposure compensation
value .......................................................
117
12
Shooting mode ..................................61
13
Shutter speed ......................................63
14
F-number ............................................... 63