Nikon COOLPIX P5000 manual

User's Manual DIGITAL CAMERA En[...]

Wher e to F ind It F ind what y ou ’ re loo k i ng for from: O The T able of Contents Î a B vi–vii F ind item s by function or menu name . O The Q&A Index Î a B viii–ix Know w hat you wa nt to do but d on ’ t k n ow the func tion name? F ind it from the “ quest ion and answer ” index. O The In dex Î a B 111–114 Search b y k ey [...]

i Symbols and Conv entions T o m a k e i t e a s i e r t o f i n d t h e i n f o r m a t i o n y o u need, the following symbols an d conventions are used: D This icon marks cautions , information t h a t s h o u l d b e r e a d b e f o r e u s e t o p r e - vent damage to the camera. A This ico n marks notes, inf ormation that sho ul d b e re ad b[...]

ii Fo r Y o u r S a f e t y T o prevent d amage to the pr oduct or injur y to yourse lf or to others, read the fol- lowing safety precautions in their entirety before using this equipment. K eep these saf et y instructions where all tho s e who use the pro duc t will r ead them. The c onsequences that could r esult from failure t o obser ve the pr [...]

iii Obser ve the follo wing precautions when han- dling the batt er y charger • Use only batter y chargers designated f or use with this pr oduct. • K eep dr y. F ail ure to obser ve this precau- tion cou ld resu lt in fir e or ele ctric shock. • Dust on or near the me tal par ts of the plu g should be removed with a dr y cloth. Con- tinued u[...]

iv Not ice s • No part of the manu als included with this product may be reproduced , transmitted, stored in a retri eval sys tem, or trans lated into any language in an y form, by any means , without N ik on ’ s prior writte n permission. • Nik on r eser ves the right to change the speci- fications of t he hardwar e and software described in[...]

v Sy mbol for Separate C ollection in European C ountries This symbol indic ates that this produc t is to be c ollec ted separately . The fo llowing apply only t o users in Eur opean countries: • Thi s produc t is des ignated for separ ate collec ti on at an appropr iate coll ec tion point. Do not dispose of as household wa ste. • F or mor e in[...]

vi T able of C ont ents F or Y our Safety ....... ........ ......... ........ ......... ........... ........ ......... ........ ......... ........ ......... ......... ........ ......... ........ ..... ii Notic es ........... ........ ......... ......... ........ ......... ........ ......... ........ ........... ......... ........ ......... .... ...[...]

vii Menu Gu ide ...... ...... ......... ...... ......... ...... .......... ......... ...... ......... ...... ......... .......... ...... ......... 6 5 Shooting Options: Th e Shooting Menu ... ........... ........ ........... ........... .......... ......... ........... .......... ........ 65 j Ima ge Qualit y .. .......... .......... .......... ...[...]

viii Q&A Inde x F ind what you'r e looking f or using this “ question an d answer ” index. Gene ra l Que stion s Cam e ra S et u p Quest ion Key phrase B What do these indicators mean? Monitor 4 What do es thi s war ning m ean? Error messages and displays 97 How do I ge t more inf ormation on a menu? Help 7 How much charge does the bat[...]

ix T ak ing Photographs V iewing, P rinting , and Retou ching Photographs Que st io n Key phrase B Is there an easy way to take snapshots? U (auto) mode 16 Is there an easy way to take more creative shots? S (scene) m ode 29 How can I avoid blur with the camera zoomed in? P (anti-shak e) mode 36 How can I avoid blur when lighting is poor? T (high-s[...]

x Use Only N ikon Br and Elec tr onic Accessories Nik on C OOLPIX camer as are designed t o the high est standa rds and i nclude comp lex elec tronic c ircuitr y. Only N ik on brand elec tronic acces sor ies (i ncluding bat ter y chargers, batte ries, AC adapters , and flash ac cessories) certified by Nikon specifica lly for u se with this Nikon di[...]

Introduction 1 Introduc tion Thank you for your pur chase of a N ik on COOLPIX P5000 digital camera. This manual has been written to help you enjo y tak ing pictures with your N ik on digi- tal camera. Pleas e be sure to r ead all instruc tions thorou ghly to get the most from the camera, and keep them where they will be read b y all those who use [...]

2 Intr oduct ion Par t s o f t h e C a m e ra e w q t r y !0 o !1 !8 !5 !6 !7 !9 !4 !2 !3 u i Lens in storage position 1 Command dial .... 23, 29, 43, 48, 50, 5 2, 89 2 P ower-on lamp ...... ................ ................ ........... 16 3 P ower switch ...... ................ ................ ................ 12 4 Mode dia l ... ........... ....[...]

Introduction 3 1 A (FUNC ) button ....... ................ ...... 29, 48, 89 2 Q (monitor) button ................ .......... ............... 8 3 G (playback) bu tton .... ........... .............. 22, 23 4 F (menu) button...... .. 29, 48, 53, 65, 80 5 I (delete) button . ............ 22, 43, 46, 50, 52 6 Speaker 7 Viewfinder ........... .........[...]

4 Intr oduct ion The M on i tor The f ollowing indicators ma y appear in the monitor during shooting and play- back (ac tual display varies with current camera settings). Shooting *D i s p l a y e d o n l y i n P , S , A , M , and T modes . 9999 9999 9999 1/125 1/125 1/125 F4.3 F4.3 F4.3 0h00m00s 0h00m00s 0h00m00s qr !2 !3 @5 @7 @6 t w o! 0 yi !5 ![...]

Introduction 5 Playback j j j 0h00m00s 0h00m00s 0h00m00s 01/01/2007 00:00 01/01/2007 00:00 01/01/2007 00:00 9999.JPG 9999.JPG 9999.JPG 9999/9999 9999/9999 9999/9999 t e qw r y !0 o !1 !4 !5 !8 !9 !7 !6 !2 !3 u i 1 Date of recor ding . .......... ................ . 12–13, 84 2 Time of record ing ........... ........... ...... 12–13, 84 3 Inter n[...]

6 Intr oduct ion The M o de Di al T o selec t a mode, alig n the mode icon with the mar k next to the mode dial . P, S , A , M ( B 38): Choose these modes f or gr eater control over shutter speed and aper ture. R Setup ( B 83): Display the setup men u, where you can per f or m such tasks as setting the camera clock and a djusting moni- tor br ight [...]

Introduction 7 The M ult i S ele c to r The multi selector is used to navigat e the camera menus and to display the flash mode, self-timer , fo cus mode, an d exposur e compensation menus . Changing S ettings (Shooti ng Mode) Navigating the Camer a Menus ( B 65) C Lost? If a qu es ti on m ar k (“ 8 ”) is di spl a yed in th e m on it or , h el p[...]

8 Intr oduct ion The Q Button T o hide or di splay in dicators in th e monitor , press the Q button . Shooting Current settings F raming gu ides ( P , T , P , S , A , and M modes onl y) Monitor off (modes P , S , A , and M only ). P ic tures can only be tak en wh en camera is in fo cus. Vie w th ro ug h l e ns on l y Playbac k Photo inf ormation di[...]

First Steps 9 Fi rst S teps Charging the Ba tter y The camera uses a rechar geable EN-EL5 Li-ion batt er y (supplied). Char ge the batter y with the supplied MH-61 batter y charger bef ore first use or when the batter y is runnin g low . 1 Plug the char ger in Connect the power cable to the charger ( c ) and then plug it into a po wer outlet ( d ).[...]

10 First Steps Inser ting the Batter y After charging the batter y , inser t it as des cri bed be low . D Batteries Read and fol low the warnings and cautions on page s ii–ii i and 95 of this m anual . The cam- e r a c a n b e u s e d w i t h E N - E L 5 b a t t e r i e s o n l y ; do not, under any circums tances, attempt to use other ty pes . I[...]

First Steps 11 Removing the Ba tter y T urn the camer a off be fore removi ng or i ns er t ing batteries. T o eject the batter y , open the batter y- chamber/mem or y card slot co ver and slide the bat- ter y latch in the di rection shown. The batter y can then be remov ed by hand. Note that the batter y may become hot du ring use; obser ve due c a[...]

12 First Steps Tu r n i n g t h e C a m e r a o n a n d O f f T o t urn the c amera o n, press t he powe r sw itch. The gr een power - on lamp lights and the monitor turns on. T o turn the camer a off , press the power switch again. P ress and hold the G button to turn the camer a on in playback mode ( B 22). Basic Setup A languag e -sele c tion di[...]

First Steps 13 78 Select home time zone. Display Date menu. 91 0 Edit D ay (order of day , month, and year may diff er in some areas). Sel ect M onth. Repeat Steps 9–10 to edit M onth , Y ear , hour , and minute. 11 12 Choose date display or der . S et cl ock a nd exit to shooting mode. 9 9 9 1/125 1/125 1/125 F4.3 F4.3 F4.3[...]

14 First Steps Inser ting M emor y Car ds P ic ture s are stored in th e cam era ’ s in ternal memor y (approximately 21 MB) or on removable S ecu re D igital (SD) memor y cards ( B 9 1 ) . I n t e r n a l m e m o r y i s u s e d fo r recor ding , playback, and deletion only if no mem or y car d is inser ted . T o inser t a memor y card: A Memor [...]

First Steps 15 Removing Memor y Car ds Bef ore r emoving mem or y c ards, turn the c amera off and confir m that the power-on lamp is off . Open the batter y- chamber/memor y card slot cover , press the card in to part ially ejec t it, and then remove it by hand. A F ormatting Memor y Cards If th e message shown at right is displayed when the camer[...]

16 Basic Ph otography and Playback Basic Photograph y and Pla yback U Mode This section descr ibes how to tak e pic tures in U (auto) mode , an automatic, “ point-an d-shoot ” mode r ecommende d fo r first-time users of digital cameras . C Auto P ow er off (Stand-by Mode) In shooting mode , the monitor will dim to r educe the d rain on the batt[...]

Basic Ph otograph y and Playbac k 17 In U (aut o) mode, the following indicat ors are also d isplayed . C Vibra tion Reduct ion When vibration r educ tion is on (the default setting), the camera co mpensates f or slight hand moveme nts that can blur pi ct ures at slow shutter speeds or high zoom ratios . C Image Q uality and Si ze In U (auto mode),[...]

18 Basic Ph otography and Playback 3 F rame a picture 3.1 Rea dy t he cam era Hold the camera stead ily in both hands, keeping your fingers and other objects away fr om the lens, flash, and microphone . When tak ing pi ctures in por t rait orientation with the camera rotated 90 °, hold the cam- era with the flash upper most. 3.2 F rame the pic tur[...]

Basic Ph otograph y and Playbac k 19 Zoo m The z oom contr ol can be used to frame subjects in the monitor or vie wfinder . Selec t W to zoo m out, increasing the area visible in the frame. Select T to zo om i n u p to 3 . 5 × so th a t t he s u bj ec t fills a larg er area of the frame . The amount of zoom is displayed in the monitor . Holding th[...]

20 Basic Ph otography and Playback 4 F ocus and shoo t 4.1 Fo c u s Lightly pr ess the shutter-r elease button about halfwa y , stopping when y ou fee l resistance . I n U mode, the camera au to- matically sets focus and exposure fo r the subject in th e center f ocus area. • If the camera is able to fo c us , the f ocus indica- tor and foc us ar[...]

Basic Ph otograph y and Playbac k 21 4.2 T ake the pic ture Gently pr ess the shutter-r elease button the rest of the way down to tak e the pic ture (moving the camera while pr essing the shutter-r elease butt on can result in blurr ed pictures). The AF-assist illuminator ma y light or the flash may fire if the subject is poorly lit ( B 24 – 25).[...]

22 Basic Ph otography and Playback Vi e w i n g P i c t u r e s P ress the G button to display the most recent pic- ture full-frame in the monitor ( full-fr ame playb ack ). Use the multi sel ec tor to view additional pictures: press the mult i sel ec tor down or r ight to vie w pic- tures in the or der recor ded, up or left to view pictures in rev[...]

Basic Ph otograph y and Playbac k 23 C Full - Fra me P lay bac k The following operations ca n be p er formed du ring ful l-frame playb ack : C T urning the Came ra on in Playback Mode T o t u r n t h e c am e r a o n i n p l a y ba c k m o d e , p r e s s a n d ho l d t h e G b u t t o n . T h e m o s t r e c e n t pic ture will be displayed full-[...]

24 Basic Ph otography and Playback U s ing the Flash The flash has a range of 0.3 – 8 m (1 – 26 ft.) when the camera is zoomed all the way out. The range at maximum zoom is 0 . 3– 4m ( 1–1 3f t . ) . T h e f o l l o w i n g f l a s h modes are a vailable: Mode Description S Aut o Flas h fires au tomatica lly when lig hting is poor . V Auto [...]

Basic Ph otograph y and Playbac k 25 A When Lighting Is P oor When lighting is poor and the flash is off ( U ), shut ter sp eed s may sl ow and pic tures m ay be blurr ed. Bl ur can be r educed b y placing t he camera on a steady , level surface or by turnin g Vi b r a t i o n r e d u c t i o n ( B 87) off and using a tr ipod. If an ISO icon is dis[...]

26 Basic Ph otography and Playback T aking Pic tures with the Self- T imer T he ca me ra is e qu ipp ed wi th t en - a nd t hr ee- se co nd ti me rs f or s el f- po r t ra it s a nd to r educe blur . When using the self-tim er , mount the camera on a tri pod or r est it on a flat, level sur face. Be sure to tu rn vibration r educ tion off when usin[...]

Basic Ph otograph y and Playbac k 27 Choosing a F ocus Mode Choose a focus mode according to the subject and composition. Mode Description Z Autofocu s Camera au tomatically a djusts focus ac cording to dist ance to s ubjec t. U s e w h e n s u b j e c t i s 3 0 c m / 1 f t . o r m o r e f r o m l e n s ( 7 0 c m / 2 f t . 4 i n . o r more when cam[...]

28 Basic Ph otography and Playback Expos ure Compensation In mo d es ot he r th an M , exposur e compensation is used to alter exposur e fr om the value selected b y the camera. Choose fro m values between –2.0 and +2.0 EV in increments of 1 / 3 EV . Exposur e compensation is not available in mode M . 12 Displa y options. Select exposure c ompens[...]

Scene Mode 29 S cene Mode The camera off ers a choice of six teen sc enes . Camera settings are automatically optimized f or the selected subject type. Scene mode can also be used to make voic e reco rdin gs ( B 51). T o tak e pictures in scene mode: K Fa c e -p r i o r i t y A F A Por t r a i t B Landsc ape C Sports D Night po r trait E Par ty / I[...]

30 Scene Mode The f ollowing scenes ar e av ailable: K Fa c e - P r i o r i t y A F F rame portrait shots of from one to thr ee subjects from the wai st up ( B 34). The camer a automatically detec ts and focuses on the faces of the subjects. • Digital zoom is not available. D V * H OFF * E Z b 0 * A Po r t r a i t Use f or smooth, natural-look in[...]

Scene Mode 31 E P ar t y/Indoor Use f or shots that include de tails of the background , or to captur e the effect s of candle light and other ind oor back ground lighting. • Camera focuses on subject in center of frame . • Hold camer a steadily in both hand s to prevent blur . D V or W * H OFF * E Z b 0 * F Bea ch/S no w Capture the brightness[...]

32 Scene Mode J Close Up T ake close -ups of flowers , insects, and othe r small objects, with the background artistically blurred . The camera zooms to the macr o close -up positi on and th e mac ro clos e -u p ico n ( E ) turns gr een, indicating that the camera can focus as close as 4 cm (1.6 in.) to the l e n s ( m i n i m u m f o c u s d i s t[...]

Scene Mode 33 C F oc us Area Selec tion In A (por trait), D (night por trait), and J (clo se up ) modes, the f ocus ar ea can be s elected by pressing the B button. P ress the multi selector up , down, left, or right to select fr om 99 fo cus areas , then pr ess the B butt on again to return to shooting mode. N Back Light Us e w hen li ght is co mi[...]

34 Scene Mode T a king Pictures in F ace-Priority AF Mode When K (fac e -p ri orit y AF) is se lec ted in the scen e menu ( B 29), a m icon is dis- play ed in the center of the monitor . T ak e pictures as described below . 1 F rame pic ture using m icon as guide. When c amera dete c ts fa ce, m will change t o d o u bl e y el l o w b o r d e r . I[...]

Scene Mode 35 T ak ing Pictures for a Panor ama Sel ectin g O (panorama assist) in the scene menu ( B 29) di splays the default pan direc tion as shown at right. T ake pictures as described below . Use a tripod for be tter r esults. 1 Sel ect h ow pict ur es w ill be join ed tog et her in completed panorama. This is the direc- tion in which camera [...]

36 P and T Modes P and T Modes P (An ti -S h a ke ) Mo d e If the camera or the subject moves whil e the shutter is open, pictures can be blur red. I n P (anti-shak e) mode, vibration reduction ( B 87) and BSS ( B est S hot S elector; B 75) turn on and IS O sensitiv it y ( B 7 1 ) i s r a i s e d t o a m a x i m u m o f I S O 1600, reducing blur ca[...]

P and T Modes 37 T (High Sensitivit y) Mode In T (high sensitivit y) mode, the camera auto matically rai ses ISO sensitivit y to a maximum of 1600, reducing blur when the subject is moving or poorly lit ( B 71). T o tak e pic tures in T mode: A T (High Sensitivity) Mode Pic t u re s t a k e n i n T m o d e m a y b e a f f e c t e d b y “ n o i s [...]

38 P, S, A, an d M Modes P , S, A, and M Modes P , S , A , and M modes offer control ove r a var iet y of adv anced s ettings, inclu ding shutter speed , aper ture, and white balance. Mode Description P Pr ogrammed auto ( B 39) Camera se ts shutter speed an d aper ture f or optimal exp osure. Re c- ommended fo r snapshots and in ot her situations i[...]

P, S, A, and M Modes 39 P : P rogrammed Auto I n this mode, the camera automatically adjusts shutter spe ed and aper ture for optimal exposure. T o take pi ct ures in programmed auto : 12 Rotate mode dial to P . T ake pic tures. Camera automaticall y compares distance s to subje cts in ni ne focus ar eas and sets focus and exposure for closest subj[...]

40 P, S, A, an d M Modes S : Shutter-P riorit y Auto In shutter -priorit y auto , yo u choose the shutt er speed fr om values between 8 s and 1 / 2,000 s and the camera sets aper tur e for optimum exposur e. If the selec ted shutter spee d would r esu lt in the picture being ove r- or under- exposed , the shutter -speed display will flash when the [...]

P, S, A, and M Modes 41 A : Ap er ture-Pri orit y Auto I n aper ture -pr iorit y auto , you choose th e aper ture and the camera sets shutter speed f or optimum exposure . When the camera is zoomed all the way out, aper ture can be set to values betwe en f/2.7 and f/7.6; at maximum zoom, ape r- ture can be set to values between f/5.3 and f/7.3. If [...]

42 P, S, A, an d M Modes M : Manual In mo de M , the use r controls both shutter sp eed and aper ture. C The Exposure D isplay The exposur e display , which is displa yed for a few seconds each time ap er tu re or shutte r speed is adjust ed, shows the amount exp osure de viates from the valu e selec ted by the ca me ra in EV s (– 2 t o + 2 EV i [...]

More o n Playback 43 More on Pla yback V iewing Multiple Pic tures: T humbnail Playback Pr essing the zoom cont rol to W ( M ) in full-fram e playback ( B 2 2 ) d i s p l a y s p i c t u r e s i n “ c o n t a c t s h e e t s ” of four , nine, or sixteen thumbnail images. The f ol- lowing ope rations can be per formed while thum b- nails are dis[...]

44 More o n Playback Cr eating R etouched C opies The f ollowing options can be used to cr eate retouched copies of the pic tures in internal memor y or on the memory card. Enhancing Contr ast: D-Lighting Copies cr eated using D-Lighting are processed to enhance contrast and brightness in dark areas of the pic- ture , brightening dar k and back lit[...]

More o n Playback 45 Creating a Cropped Cop y If a y icon is displayed in the mon itor durin g play- back zoom ( B 43), the por tion of the picture cur- rently visible in the monitor can be sa ved to a separate file . Pr essing the F button di splays the dialog shown at right; highlight Ye s and press B to create a new pi ct ure contain ing only th[...]

46 More o n Playback V oice Memos: Rec ording and Playback The built -in microphone ( B 2) can be used to recor d voice memos f or pictures marked with a x icon in full-frame pla yback ( B 22). Recording V oic e Memos T o record a voice memo , pr ess and hold the B button. REC and g icons will flash. Recording ends after about 20 seconds or when th[...]

Movies 47 Mo vies Rec ording Movies F ollow the steps below to shoot m ovies with sound recorded via the built -in microphone (f or inf ormation on recor ding time -lapse movies , see page 49). A Movie s See the Appendix for information on movie menu defaults ( B 104) and on how movie files are stor ed ( B 106). The self-tim er is not available in [...]

48 Movies The Mo vie Menu P ressing the F bu tton in movie mo de displays the mo vie menu. T o choose a movie option without displa ying the movie menu, press the A button and rotate the command dial until the desi r ed setting is displayed in the monitor . The f ollowing table lists the appro ximat e maximum length of movies that can be r ecorded [...]

Movies 49 Recording T ime -Lapse Movies Sel ectin g Time-lapse movie  from the movie optio ns menu ( B 48) displays the menu sho wn in Step 1, bel ow . A Time-Lapse Movies Adjust flash mode , focus mode , and exposure compensation befor e shooting begins . T o prev ent loss of p ower durin g recor ding, use a fully-char ged batt er y or optional[...]

50 Movies Movie Pla yback In full-frame p layback ( B 22), movies are indic ated by a p icon. T o p lay a movi e, display i t in fu ll-fram e playb ack and press B . Playback contr ols appear at the top of the displa y ; pr ess the multi selector l ef t or right t o high- light a c ontrol, then p ress B to per f orm the selec ted operati on. V olum[...]

Voice Record ings 51 V oice Recordings Audio v oice recor dings can be recor ded ov er the built-in microphone and played bac k over the built-in speaker . Making a Voic e Recording T o make a voice recor ding, r otate the mode dial to S and select B in the scene menu ( B 29). The length of the recording that can be made will be dis- played as show[...]

52 Voice Recordings Playing V oice Recordings T o play voice r ecording s, select B in the scene menu ( B 29) and press t he G button. A list of re cordings will be displa yed as sho wn at right. * P ress multi selector lef t or r ight to highlight c ontrol, pr ess B to sel ec t. Recordings ca n also be advanced or rewound by rotating command dial.[...]

Voice Record ings 53 Copying V oice Reco rdings If a memor y card is inser ted, voice reco rdings can be copied be t ween internal memor y and the memor y car d by press ing the F button while the recording list is displaye d (see pr evious page ). 1 Highl ight option. • q → Q : Copy recordings fr om internal memor y to memor y card. • Q → [...]

54 Connecting to Televisions, Computers, a nd Printers C onnec ting to T elevisions , Computer s , and Pr inter s I n addition to viewing pic tures on the camera, you can: • View pictures on T V ( B 55) • Cop y pictures to a computer f or storage and editing ( B 56–59) • P rint pictures on a home printer ( B 60–63) or order pr ints f rom [...]

Connecting to Televisions, Computer s, and Printers 55 V iewing Pic tures o n T V 1 Check that the option selected f or Interface > V ideo mode matches the video device ( B 89), and then turn the camera off. 2 Connect the camera to the T V using the supplied EG- CP14 A/V cable. Con- nect the black plug to the camera, the y ellow plug to the vide[...]

56 Connecting to Televisions, Computers, a nd Printers V ie wing Pictures on a C omputer The camer a can be co nnec ted to a computer usi ng the sup plie d USB cab le. The supplied P ictureP roject software can then be used to copy pictur es to the com- puter , where they can be organized , retouched, and pr inted. Before Connecting the Camera Inst[...]

Connecting to Televisions, Computer s, and Printers 57 F ollow the st eps below to choo se a USB option. 12 Rotate mode dial to R . Highlig ht Inter face . 34 Display options. Highlight USB . 56 Display USB options. Highlight desired option. 7 Selec t option. R otate mode dial to differ- ent setting to ex it setup menu.[...]

58 Connecting to Televisions, Computers, a nd Printers T ransf erring Pictures t o a Computer 1 Star t a computer to wh ich P ic tureP roject has been installed. 2 T u rn the camera off . 3 Connec t the camera to the comput er using the sup p lied US B cab le. 4 T urn the camera on. P icture Pr oject will star t. 5 P ress B t o t r a n s f e r a l [...]

Connecting to Televisions, Computer s, and Printers 59 Disconne c ting the Cam era If MTP/P TP is selec ted fo r USB , turn the camer a off and disconnec t the USB cable. If Mass storage is select ed for USB , remove the camera from the system as de scribed be- low be fore turnin g the camera off and disconn ecting the USB cable. • Windows Vista/[...]

60 Connecting to Televisions, Computers, a nd Printers Pr in t i n g P i c tu re s Users of PictBr idge - com patib le pri nters can conne ct the ca mera direc tly to the printer an d print pic tures without using a comput er . Ta k e p i c t u r e s Sele ct pict ur es f or prin ting using Print set ( B 64 ) Select MTP /P TP in camera USB menu and [...]

Connecting to Televisions, Computer s, and Printers 61 Connecting the Print er 1 T urn the came ra off . D USB MTP /P T P (the default option) must be selected for In terfac e > USB in the camera setup menu before the camera ca n b e connec ted to a printer ( B 57). 2 T urn the printer on. 3 Connect the camera to the printe r using the supplied [...]

62 Connecting to Televisions, Computers, a nd Printers Pri nt i n g Pic tu re s On e at a Tim e 12 Highligh t picture (comma nd dial can be used in place of multi se lec tor). * Display P ictBridge menu. * Press zo om con trol to T ( O ) to display hi ghlighted pictur e full frame. Pr ess z oom contr ol to W ( M ) to return to thumbnail list. 3 Hig[...]

Connecting to Televisions, Computer s, and Printers 63 Prin ting Multiple Pictures T o print multiple pictures , press the F button while the Pi ct Bridge playback scr een is display ed ( B 61). The menu shown at r ight w ill be disp layed; highlight an option and pr ess B . Choosing P rint selec tion displays the menu shown in Step 1, below . Op t[...]

64 Connecting to Televisions, Computers, a nd Printers Cr eating a DPOF P rint Or der: P rint Set The Print set option in the playback menu ( B 80) is used to cr eate digital “print ord ers” f or printing on DPOF-compatible devices ( B 60). S electing Prin t set dis- plays the menu shown in Step 1, below . A Print Set Date and Info are re set e[...]

Menu Guide 65 Menu Guide Shooting Options: T he Shooting Menu T o display the shooting menu, selec t P , S , A , M , or T mode and press the F button. After using th e multi selector to adjust settings ( B 7), pre ss the shutter- releas e button or F button t o return t o shooting mode . Unless Reset all ( B 89) is used to restore default settings,[...]

66 Menu Guide P ic ture s are stored in co mpress ed JPEG f o rmat. Th e more pic ture s are com- pres sed, the less m emor y they require ( B 67). Compression also ho wever selec- tively reduces image quality , and the mo r e pictures ar e compr essed the mo re noticeable this loss of quality is likely to be . I mage quality is shown by an icon in[...]

Menu Guide 67 Memor y Capacity , Image Q uality , and Image Size The followi ng tab le li sts the numbe r of pic tures t hat ca n be reco rded to i nte rnal memor y and to a 256 MB memor y card. Image size Image quality Internal memor y (21 MB) * 256 MB memor y c ard * j 3648 × 2736 (de fa ul t) Fin e 45 0 Normal 91 0 0 Basic 17 195 f 2592 × 1944[...]

68 Menu Guide Optimize contrast, sharpening, and other settings according to how pic tures will be used or the type of scene . Customizing I mage Enhancement Op tions: Custom Select Cu s t o m to make separate adjustments to the f ollowing options. The default setting for all thre e option s is Aut o . • Cont ras t : Control contrast. Lo wer sett[...]

Menu Guide 69 T aking Pictures in Black- and-White: Black-a nd- White Select this option to take pi ctur es in black and white. Choose Standa rd to tak e standard black-and- white pictures, or Cu s t o m to adjust contrast and sharpen- ing as describe d on the prec eding page . Cu s t o m also offers a Monochrome filt er option for the f ollowing c[...]

70 Menu Guide P rocess picture s to produce natural colors under diff erent types of light. * F or best r esults, tu r n the flash off ( U ) when using this option. White balance is shown in the di splay at set tings other than Au t o ( B 4). q Pr eset White Balance P reset whit e balance is used with mix ed lighting or to co mpensate fo r light so[...]

Menu Guide 71 Sensitivit y is a measure of how quick ly the ca mera reacts to light. The higher the s en s i ti v i ty , t he l e ss l i gh t n e ed e d t o m a ke a n e xp o su r e . M u ch a s f il m w it h a h ig h ISO rating tends to produce “ grainy ” im ages, high sensitivities may however be associated with “ noise ”—randomly-space[...]

72 Menu Guide Choose how the camera meters exposu re. p Metering Optio n Descripti on p Matrix (de fa ul t) Camera sets exposur e for entir e frame. Recommende d in most situations. q Center- wei g h te d Camera meters entire frame but assigns greatest weight to subject in ce nter of moni- tor (see r ight). Cla ssic meter for por traits; pre- ser v[...]

Menu Guide 73 Capture a fle eting expression on a por trait subject, photograph sub jec ts that are moving unpr edic tably , or captur e motion in a series of pictur es. *I m a g e q u a l i t y Normal , image size 3,648 × 2,736 ( j ). Actua l frame rate varies with imag e quali t y and siz e ( B 66) and mak e of memor y card. At settings oth er t[...]

74 Menu Guide e Interval Timer Photogr aphy T o di splay the inter val timer menu, highlight Intvl timer shooting in the Co n - tinuous menu ( B 73) and press B . T o prevent unexpe c ted loss of po wer , use a fully- charged batt er y or an optional EH-62A AC adapter k it. Do not rotate the mode dial to a differ ent settin g during recor ding . Se[...]

Menu Guide 75 BSS is recommended f or situations in wh ich inadver tent ca mera move ment can produ ce blurred pictures . I t may not pro duce the desir ed results if the subject moves or the composition is changed while the shutter-re lease button is pressed . When On is selected, a L ic on ap pears in the display ( B 4). Auto bracketing is used t[...]

76 Menu Guide Choose wh ere the c amera f oc uses. T h e f o c u s a r e a i s d i s p l a y e d i n g r e e n w h e n t h e c a m e r a i s a b l e t o f o c u s . I f t h e fo cus area blinks red , the camera is unable t o focus . In Au t o mode, the f ocus area is not displayed until the shutte r -release butt on is pressed halfwa y . Choose how[...]

Menu Guide 77 C Fo c us L o c k F ocus loc ks while the sh utter-r elease button is p ressed hal fway . F ocus lock c an be used t o photograph subjects that will not be in the selected f ocus area in the final compo sition or in situations in which the ca mer a is unable to focus ( B 20). 12 P osition subjec t in focus ar ea. Pr ess shutter-r elea[...]

78 Menu Guide F las h compen sation is used to alter fl ash output by ±2.0 E V in increments of 1 / 3 E V , changing the brightness of the main subject re lative to the b ackground . F lash output can be increased t o make the main subjec t ap pear brighter , or red uced to prev ent unwant ed highlights or re flec tions. F lash compensation is ava[...]

Menu Guide 79 This option is for use with the optiona l co nve r ter lenses liste d below . Note that these accessories require a lens adapt er ri ng (availab le separate ly); for more information, see page 92 of this manu al or the documentation provided with the conv er ter lens. At sett ings other t han None , a conv er ter icon ap pears in the [...]

80 Menu Guide Playback Options: The Playback Menu T o display the playb ack menu, pr ess the G button to select pla yback mode and pres s the F button. Use the multi select or to navigate the men u ( B 7) and then press the F button again to retu rn t o playback m ode. T o sel ec t mult iple p ic tures for Dele te , Pro t ec t , T ransf er marking [...]

Menu Guide 81 Sel ectin g Slide show displays the options shown at right. P ress the multi se lector up or down to high- light an option and press B to selec t. While the slide show is in progr ess, pr ess the multi selector to the right to skip ahead , left to rewind . P re ss B to pause the slide show . When the slide show ends or is paused, the [...]

82 Menu Guide Mark existing pic tures f or transfer to a comput er ( B 56 – 59). P ictures selected for transf er are marked by a Y icon ( B 5 , 43). Hide or reveal selected picture s ( B 80). H idd en pi ctu res are vis ible onl y in the Hide image menu and can not b e deleted usin g De lete . Note, how e ver , that formatting will delet e hidde[...]

Menu Guide 83 Basic C ame ra Setu p: T he Setup M enu T o make changes to the items in the setup menu, ro tate the mode dial to R and use the m ulti selec tor ( B 7). T o exit the setup menu, rotat e the mode dial to a differ ent setting. Settings re main in effect until reset ( B 89). See the Ap pendix for setup menu defaults ( B 104). Choose how [...]

84 Menu Guide Choose the we lcome scree n displayed when the camera is turned on. Th is option is only available when Off is selected for Quick startup . Set the camera clock and choose hom e and travel destin ation time zones. Selecting Date dis plays the me nu shown in Step 1. F ollow t he steps be low to set the camera clock . s Welcome Screen O[...]

Menu Guide 85 Sel ectin g Ti m e z o ne from the Date menu displa ys the dialog shown in Step 1. F ollow the st eps below t o set the clock t o the time in a new time zone . A The Clock Batt er y The clock battery charges wh en the main battery is installed or an A C adapter is con- nected and c an pro vide sever al days of backup power afte r abou[...]

86 Menu Guide I mprint date information on pic tures as they ar e tak en. At settings ot her than Off , the selected option i s shown in the monitor ( B 4). Date Counter Selecting Date counter displays the dialog shown at right. T o change the date , highlight the current date and pr ess B . The camera can s tore up to three dates; to enter a new d[...]

Menu Guide 87 V ibration r eduction ( VR) compe nsates f or slig ht hand movements that can blur pictures or cause shake in the monitor w h e n t h e c a m e r a i s z o o m e d i n o r w h e n shooting in the dark with out a flash. Vibration reduct ion can also be used when shooting movies . When vibration redu c tion is on, the camera detects and[...]

88 Menu Guide Adjust the f ollowing sound settings: Choose from 30 seconds, 1 minut e (the default setting), 5 minutes, or 30 min- utes . I f no operations are per formed for the selected leng th of time, the camera will enter stan d-by mode t o reduce the d rain on the battery . The m onitor will turn off and the pow er-on lamp will blink . I f no[...]

Menu Guide 89 Adjust settings f or connection to a comput er or video device. Choose the function per formed by the A button in P , S , A , and M mod es. Sel ect Reset to r estore camera settings to default values ( B 104). View the curr ent camera firmwar e version. m Interface Opt io n Description USB Select USB option for conne c tion to compute[...]

90 Technical Notes T echnic al Not es Optiona l Ac c essories At the time of writin g, the f ollowing items wer e available for this camera. Con- tact your local retailer or Nik on representative f or details. Rechargeable battery Rechargea ble EN-EL5 Li-ion batteries Batter y charger MH-61 batter y charger AC a d a p t e r EH-62A AC adapt er k it [...]

Technical Notes 91 Ap proved Memor y Cards The f ollowing memor y cards ha ve been test ed and approv ed fo r use in the COOLPIX P5000: O ther cards have not b een tes ted. F or more details on the above ca rds, please contact th e manufact urer . High speed (10 MB/s) Hig h speed (20 MB/s) Othe r Panasonic 256 MB 512 MB, 1 G B, 2 GB * 64 MB, 128 MB[...]

92 Technical Notes Attaching Co nver ter L enses The optional WC-E67 wid e -ang le and T C-E3ED telephot o conv er ter lenses attach as described belo w (the illust ratio ns show the WC-E67). See the con- verter instruction manual f or details . Rotate the mode dial to P , S , A , M , or T when using optional converter lenses. T o remo ve the conve[...]

Technical Notes 93 Using Optional Speedlights The camera is equipped with an acce ssor y shoe with a safe t y lock , allowing optional SB-400, SB-600, and SB-800 Speedlights to be mounted dir ec tly on the camera without a syn c cable. Remov e the accessor y shoe cover befor e attachin g a Speedlight and replace it when the Speedlight is not in use[...]

94 Technical Notes Caring fo r the Cam era T o ensure continued enjoyment of this N ikon product, observe the f ollowing precautions when st orin g or using the d evice. D Handle the lens and all moving parts with care Do not apply f orce to the lens or monit or or to the lens cover , conne ctor cover , or batt er y- chamber/memor y card slot cover[...]

Technical Notes 95 A Note s o n t he Mon ito r • The monitor may con tain a few pixels that a re alwa ys lit or that do not light. This is char - ac teristic of al l TFT L CD displays and does not indicate a mal func tion. Im ages recorded using the product will not be affected. • Whe n you frame b right subjec ts, ver tical, red, comet-lik e s[...]

96 Technical Notes Cleaning Do not use alcohol, thinner , or other volatile chemic als . Storage T urn the camera off wh en not in use . Check that the p ower-on lamp is o ff befo re putting the camera away an d remove the batter y if the camer a will not be used fo r an extended p eriod. Do not stor e the camera with naphtha or campho r moth balls[...]

Technical Notes 97 Error Messages The f ollowing table lists the error messages and other warnings that appear in the monitor and how to deal with them. Displa y Problem Solution B w (blinks) Clock not set. Set clock . 84–85 J Batter y running lo w . P rep are to char ge or change batt er y . 9, 10 N Wa r n i n g ! B a t t e r y exh a us te d. Ba[...]

98 Technical Notes Displa y Problem Sol uti on B N Ca n n o t re c o rd movie. Time ou t er ror wh ile re c or d i ng m o v i e. C h o o s e m e m o r y c a r d w i t h f a s t e r write speed . 91 N Memor y contains no images. No pictures available for pl ay b ac k . • Inser t car d contain ing picture s. •C o p y p i c t u r e s t o c a r d .[...]

Technical Notes 99 *S e e p r i n t e r m a n u a l fo r m ore i nfo r m a ti o n. Displa y Problem Solution B O M Pri n te r e rro r . Check printe r status. Pr i n t e r e r r o r. Chec k printer . T o r esume, high light Resume (if a vailable) an d press B . — * O M Printer e rror: check paper P aper in printer is not of selected siz e. Inser [...]

100 Technical Notes T roubleshooting I f t h e c a m e r a f a i l s t o f u n c t i o n a s e x pected , check the list of common pr oblems below befor e consultin g your retailer or N ik on representative. Refer to the page numbers in the right -most c olumn f or mor e informatio n. Display and Setup Problem Soluti on B Monitor is bl ank . • Ca[...]

Technical Notes 101 Shooting Problem Sol uti on B No picture take n when shutte r-relea se button is pressed . • Ba tte r y is exh aus ted. • Flash lamp blin ks: flash is ch arging. 16 24 Camer a can not f ocus using autof ocus. • Sub jec t is low in co ntras t, dom inate d by rep eati ng geo- metric patt erns, occ upies too little of the fra[...]

102 Technical Notes Shooting (C ontinued) Problem Sol uti on B Pi ctures are sme ared . Lens is dirt y . Clean le ns. 96 Colors a re unnat ural. White balance does n ot match li ght source . 70 Ra nd o ml y -s pa c ed bright pix els (“ noise ”) app ear in image. Shutter speed too slow or ISO sensitivity too high. Noise can be reduced by : •U [...]

Technical Notes 103 Playback Problem Sol uti on B Pic t u re s ca n n ot be play ed back. • Time lapse or inte r val timer photog raphy in prog ress: pic- tures can not be played back until record ing is comp lete. • F ile h as been ov er written or r enamed b y computer or other make of camera. 49, 74 — Can not zoom in on picture . Pla yback[...]

104 Technical Notes App end ix Defaults Choosing Reset fo r Reset all ( B 89) restores the fo llowin g default settings: Choosing Res et also clea rs the curr ent file number ( B 106) from memory. Numbering will continue from the lowest number available (t o reset file numbering to 0001, delete all pic- tu res b e fore s e le c ti ng Reset ). All o[...]

Technical Notes 105 Restric tions on Camera S ettings Restrictions apply to the f ollowing settin gs in P , S , A , M , an d T modes: A Auto Noise Reduction Noise reduction will only turn on automatically if C onti nuous is set to Single and BSS and Auto b r ac ket i n g are off. Using a Flash in Continu ous Mode ( B 73) The built-in flash turns of[...]

106 Technical Notes Image File and Folder Names P ic tur es, movies , and voice memos ar e assigned file names with three parts: a fou r letter identifier , a fou r- digit file numb er assigned aut omatically b y the camera in ascen ding order , and a three -letter extension (e.g., “DSCN0001.JPG”). P ic tures and s ound file s are stored in f o[...]

Technical Notes 107 Time Zones ( B 12, 85) The camera sup por ts the time zones listed belo w . Increments of less than one hour are not supported; wh en trav elling t o or fr om destina tions at ha lf- or quarter- hour incr ements f r o m G r e e n w i c h M e a n T i m e ( G M T ) , s u c h a s A f g h a n i s t a n , C e n t r a l A u s t r a l [...]

108 Technical Notes Specificat ions Nikon C OOLPIX P5000 Digital Camera A Specific ations Ni kon will n ot be held liable for any errors this man ual may cont ain. The ap pearance of this product and its specificat ions are subject to change without notice. Ty p e Compac t digital c amera Effec tive pi xels 10.0 mil lion Image sensor 1 / 1.8 -in. C[...]

Technical Notes 109 *B a s e d o n C amera and I mag ing P ro d uc ts A ssociation (CIP A) standards for measuring lif e of cam- era batt eries. Measure d at 23 °C (77 °F); zoo m adjusted with each s hot, flash fir ed with every other shot, image qualit y set to Normal and image size set to 3,648 × 2,736 ( j ). Unless othe r wise stated, a ll fi[...]

110 Technical Notes MH-61 Battery Charger EN-EL5 Rechar geable Li-ion Bat ter y Supp orte d St and ar ds • DCF : D esi gn Rule for C amera F ile System (DCF) is a stand ard widely u sed in t he digital camera industr y to ensu re compatibility among differ ent makes of camera. • DPOF : D igital P rint O rde r F ormat (DPOF) is an industr y-wid [...]

Ind ex 111 Inde x Symbols P (anti-shake) mode 6, 36 U (auto) mode 6, 16 –21 I (delet e) button 3, 22 Q (monitor) button 3, 8 V (movie) mode 6, 47 –4 9 G (playback) button 3, 12, 22, 23 K , A , B , C , D , E , F , G , H , I , J , K , L , M , N , O . See Scene mode 6, 29–35 N (trans fer) button 3 o (wait) ic on 21 A A . Se e Aper ture -priorit [...]

112 Index Deleting 22, 81 all pictures 81. See als o F ormatting 15, 88 individual pic tures 22, 43 last picture 22 movies 50 se lect ed pi ctur e s 8 1 voice memos 46 voi ce rec ordi ng s 52 Design Rule for Camera F ile System 110 Digital P rint Order F ormat 60, 64, 110 Digital z o om 87 Digital z oom. See Zoom , di git a l 19, 47, 72, 87, 101, 1[...]

Ind ex 113 M M . Se e Manual 38, 42 Manual 38, 42 Memor y card slot 3, 14 –15 Memor y cards v, 14 –15, 17, 22, 60, 91 appro ved 91 capacity of 48, 67 for m a t t in g 1 5 inser ting 14 rem ov in g 1 5 F button 3, 65, 80 Menus 29, 37, 48, 65 –89 text or icons 83 Men us 83 Met eri ng 7 2 Met eri ng 72 Mi cr ophone 2, 46, 47, 51 Mode dial 2, 6 M[...]

114 Index P anora ma assist ( O ) 33, 35 P ar t y/Indoor ( E ) 31 Po r t r a i t ( A ) 30 Spor ts ( C ) 30 Sunset ( G ) 31 V o ice re cord in g ( B ). See V oice recor ding 51–53, 106 SD (Secure Digita l). See Memor y cards 14, 91 Secure Dig ital (SD). See Memor y cards 14, 91 Self-timer 7, 26, 105 Self-timer lamp 2, 26, 94 Sensitivity . See ISO [...]

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