Nikon COOLPIX P4 manual

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1 Thank yo u for your pu rchase of a Nikon COOLPI X P4 digita l came ra. This m anual ha s been wr itten to he lp you enjo y taking pi ctures with your Nikon digital camera. Re ad this man- ual thoro ughly before us e, and keep it handy when us ing t he pr oduct . Symbols Used i n This Man ual • On-screen menu items (such as Da ylightSaving ) app[...]

2 Table of Contents Before You Be gin ............... ........... ........... ............ ........... ........... ......... 6 For Your Safety ...... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... .... .... 6 Notice s ......... .... ...... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... [...]

3 Viewing Pic tures on the Camera .............. ............ ................ ............ 49 Full-sc reen P layba ck Mode ...... .... .... ..... .... .... ...... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ... 49 Viewing Mul tiple Pict ures : Thumbnail Playback .... ....... .... .... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... ... 50 Histogr am Di[...]

4 Advance d Camera Se ttings ........... ................. ........... ........... ............ . 76 Using t he Me nus ...... ..... .... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... .... .... 76 Displaying the Menus ................................................... ........................................[...]

5 Technical Notes .................... ........... ........... ............ ........... ............... 109 Optional Ac cesso ries....... .... .... .... .... ..... .... ...... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... . 109 Caring for Y our Camera ..... .... .... .... ..... .... ...... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... ....[...]

6 Befo re Y ou B egi n Before You Begin For Your Safety To prevent d amage to y our Niko n produ ct or injury to yourse lf or to oth ers, read the followin g safety precautio ns in their entirety before using thi s equip- ment. Kee p this ma nual whe re all those who use the prod uct wi ll read the m. The conse quence s that coul d result from fai [...]

7 Befo re Y ou B egi n • Do not handle the plug or battery charger with wet hands. Failure to observe this precaution could result in electric shock. Observ e proper prec autio ns when handl ing batteries Batteries may leak or explode if improp- erly handled. Observe the followin g pre- cautions when handling a battery for use in this product: ?[...]

8 Befo re Y ou B egi n Not ice s • No part of the manuals included with this prod- uct may be reproduced, transmitted, tran- scribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form, by any means, without Nikon’s prior written permis- sion. • Nikon reserves the right to change the specifica- tions of the hardware and[...]

9 Befo re Y ou B egi n CAUTIONS Modifications The FCC requires the user to be notified that any cha nges or m odifica tions mad e to this de- vice that are not expressly a pproved by N ikon Corporation ma y void the user’s authority to operate the equipm ent. Interface Ca bles Use the interface cables sold or provided by Nikon fo r your equipm en[...]

10 Befo re Y ou B egi n Symbol for sep arate collection applicable in European countries This symbol indicates that this product is to be collected sepa rately. The followin g apply only to us ers in Europe an countries . • This produ ct is desi gnated fo r separate colle ction at an ap propriate coll ection point . Do not dispose of as househo l[...]

11 Befo re Y ou B egi n Introduction Use Only Nikon Bra nd Ele ctroni c Acce ssori es Nikon COOL PIX camera s are design ed to the high es t standards and inclu de complex electronic cir- cuitry. Only Nikon brand electronic accessories (including battery chargers, batteries , AC adapters, and flashes) certified by Nikon specifically for use with th[...]

12 Befo re Y ou B egi n Parts of the Camera Mode dial Power sw itch (P.2 4) Built-in flash (P.2 8) Lens (P.1 11, 12 7) Eyelet for camera stra p Shutter-re lease but ton (P.26) Power-on lamp (P. 24) Microph one (P.55) Attaching the camera strap Lens not ex tended Lens cover Vibration re duction f bu tton (P.48) Self-time r lamp (P.30) AF-ass ist il [...]

13 Befo re Y ou B egi n Zoom ( j / kl ) buttons (P .25, 15) Multi selector Play i button (P.49) m button (P .76) Flash ( J ) lamp ( P.29 ) Delete T but ton (P.27, 51) Monitor (P.14) Tripod socket (P.30, 35 - 37, 48) Battery ch amber/ Memory card slo t cover (P.18 ) Batt ery la tch (P.18) Battery chamb er/ Memory card slot cove r (P.18) USB (P.62) A[...]

14 Befo re Y ou B egi n The Monitor 1/60 1 / 6 0 F2.7 F 2 . 7 9999 9 9 9 9 1/60 F2.7 9999 1 24 25 26 27 28 23 30 29 32 31 2 57 34 6 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 13 16 17 18 20 19 21 22 Shooting Icons displayed vary with camera settings. 1 Shooting m ode . . . . . . . . . 24 , 33, 41, 58 2 AE-L in dicato r 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 3 Focus mod[...]

15 Befo re Y ou B egi n Dis pl ay in g He lp Di alo gs This camera displays explana tions about the variou s modes and me nus on the monito r. Pressing l (Help) when di splaying a m enu (P.33, 56, 76) displays th e help dialog for the selected s cene or item. Press ing d while di splayi ng the help dia log p erform s the function . 9999 9 9 9 9 999[...]

16 First Steps First Steps Charging the Battery The camera uses the supplied E N-EL5 recharge able lith ium-ion batte ry. Fully charge the battery with the supplied MH-61 ba ttery charger before first use or when th e bat tery is running low. Notes on the Battery Charger • The MH- 61 b atte ry ch arge r is fo r use with the EN-EL 5 bat ter y. Do [...]

17 First Steps 2 Charge battery . Insert the bat tery into the charger a s illus- trated. • The C HARGE lamp starts blinking when the bat tery is co rrectly inse rted. Charging is complete when the lamp stops blink ing. • A new or fully exhausted battery will charge in app roximat ely 2 h ours. 3 When ch arging is c omplete, remov e battery fro[...]

18 First Steps Inserting the Battery Insert a fully-charged EN -EL5 battery into th e camera. 1 Open bat tery ch amber/me mory ca rd slot c over. Slide the cover until it stops ( 1 ) and open it ( 2 ). 2 Inse rt b att ery . • Confirm that the positive s and ne gati ve t termi- nals are orie nted correctly as described on the label at the entrance[...]

19 First Steps The Battery Chamber/M emory Card Slot C over • The cam era ca nnot be t urned on w hen the battery chamber/ memory ca rd slot cover is open. • If th e batter y chamb er/memo ry card slo t cover is opene d while the came ra is on , the ca mera turns of f and t he lens retrac ts. Removing the Battery Turn the c ame ra of f and con [...]

20 First Steps Inserting Memory Cards Pictures can be stored in the camera’s intern al memory (approximately 23 MB) or o n an optio nal Secure Di gital (SD) memory card. If a memory card is inserted in the camera, p ictures will auto matically be stored on th e card and only the pi ctures s tored on it are play ed back or de- leted. To store, pla[...]

21 First Steps Removing Memory Cards Turn th e camera off and con firm th at th e powe r-on lamp ha s gone o ut be fore removi ng me mory ca rds. Open the battery chamber/ memory card slot cover and press th e card to pop it up. The card can the n be re- moved b y hand. • Note th at the memory c ard may be come hot du ring use . Obse rve due ca u[...]

22 First Steps Basic Setup A language-se lection dia log is displayed the first time the came ra is turned on. Sele ct a l anguage and se t the time and date as describe d belo w. Confi rm that sc reen above is displa yed on monito r. Highlight lan guage. Confi rmation dial og is display ed. Highlight Ye s . TIME ZON E menu is displa yed. • To tu[...]

23 First Steps Note on Daylight Saving Time To turn dayli ght savi ng t ime on or off, press the mul ti selec tor down to highl ight DaylightSavi ng and press d i n s t e p 5 . W h e n Daylight Saving is check ed, th e time will aut omatica lly be ad vance d one hour. Select home time zone. Display DATE menu. The select ed item blinks. Edit D ay (o[...]

24 Basic Photography and Playback Basi c Phot ogr aphy and Pl ayba ck X Mode Thi s sec tion de scri bes ho w to take pict ure s in X (Auto shooti ng) mode, an automatic, “p oint and shoot” mode recom mended for first-time u sers of d ig- ital came ras. Ste p 1. S ele ct X mode . Step 2. T urn ca mera on. Turning the Camera Off After pressing th[...]

25 Basic Photography and Playback Step 3. Fra me pictu re. 3 Read y camer a. Hold the camera steady, keeping your finger s and other obj ects away from th e lens, flash window, AF-assist illuminator , and microphone. 3 Fra me pi ctur e. Frame th e subject near the c enter of the monito r. Zoo m Press th e zoom but tons to activate the optic al zoom[...]

26 Basic Photography and Playback Step 4. Focus and shoot. Note on Reco rding When the y icon is displayed or the memory icon ( M or O ) is blinking, pictur es are being s tored. Remo ving the memory ca rd or batt ery while rec ordin g may aff ect pictu res or dam age the cam era or ca rd. AF-Assist Illuminator If lighting is poor, th e built-in AF[...]

27 Basic Photography and Playback Viewing Picture s Deleting Pic tures Turning Camera On with i When the cam era is off, pressing i for approximately one second will turn the camera on in Full- screen play back mode (P.49). Press i again to return to th e mode p reviou sly se lected with th e mode dial. Press i to disp lay pictu re on moni tor. •[...]

28 Basic Photography and Playback Usi ng th e Fl ash The fo llow ing fiv e fla sh mode s ar e avai lable : Red-Eye Reduction Pre-f lashes are fir ed seve ral tim es at low-int ensity b efore t he ma in flas h to re duce “ red-ey e”. If the camera det ects “red-eye” af ter a picture is t aken, advanced red-eye red uction wi ll furth er redu [...]

29 Basic Photography and Playback Selectin g the Fla sh Option Note on Using the F lash When taking flash pi ctures at a wide-angle zoom p osition , brig ht refl ections from dust p articles in the air may appear in th e picture as bright sp ots. To reduce these brigh t reflections, set the flas h to B (Flash Canc el) or zoom in on the su bject. Di[...]

30 Basic Photography and Playback Taking Pict ures with the Self-T imer The self-timer a llows you to appear in you r own pictures. When usin g the sel f-timer, moun t the camera on a tripod (recomme nded) or rest it on a fla t, level surface. Dis pl ay S elf- timer me nu. Hig hli ght opt ion . H icon is di splaye d on moni tor. • To exit without[...]

31 Basic Photography and Playback Select ing Focus Option The fol lowing fo ur opti ons are ava ilable: Note on Focu s Op tion Focus op tion cann ot be sele cted in some scen e modes (P .33 - 4 0). Mode Description Wh en to use AF Autofocus (default setting) The camera automatically adjusts the foc us accord ing to the d is- tance to the subje ct. [...]

32 Basic Photography and Playback Exposure Compensation Exposure compe nsation is used to alter the ex posure from the value s uggested by the camera. Exposure c ompensation can be set to values between –2.0 EV * (underexposure) and +2.0 EV (overexposu re) in increments of 1/3 EV. * Exp osure value Hist ogram Displa y exposu re compe nsatio n set[...]

33 Selecting Scene M ode Selecting S cene Mo de Scene Mode You can select from a menu of 16 “sce nes”, ea ch corres ponding to a partic- ular sit uation . Camera setting s are auto matica lly adj usted to sui t the sele cted scene, spar ing y ou the nec essi ty of adj ustin g each setting se parately . Selectin g the Advanc ed optio n all ows 3[...]

34 Selecting Scene M ode Advance d Options Effect s You may not be able t o check the Advan ced options effe cts on the monit or while sh ooting. To see the results, play back the picture. Highli ght option. Set opt ion and return to Shooting mode. • If Advanced op tion is set to Ef fect 1 or Effe ct 2 , the s elected effe ct (1 or 2) appears ne [...]

35 Selecting Scene M ode Availa ble Scene Modes Note on Us ing a Tripod Turn Vibra tion red uction (P .48) of f when us ing a tr ipod. A PORTRAIT (FACE AF) Use for portraits (from the waist up) of up t o three people. Whe n the camera rec ognizes human faces, a square focus area is dis- played and the subject is in focus (Face-priorit y AF). See pa[...]

36 Selecting Scene M ode E LANDSCAPE Use for vi vid landscap e shots tha t enhan ce outline s, colors, and con- trast in such s ubject s as skys capes an d forest s. Effect 1 : Colors are en hanced, caus ing the landscape to appear more vivid and c lear. Effect 2 : Th e blue color of the sky is captured more vividl y. • The camera focuses at i nf[...]

37 Selecting Scene M ode Note on Us ing a Tripod Turn Vibra tion red uction (P .48) of f when us ing a tr ipod. I SUN SET Preserves the deep hues seen in sunsets and su nrises. Effe ct 1 : Re d hu es are c apt ure d mor e v ivid ly. Effe ct 2 : The colors of the suns et and sunr ise are ca ptured mor e realistically. • The camera focuses at infi [...]

38 Selecting Scene M ode M CLOSE UP Photograph flo wers, insect s, and other small objects at clo se range. Effect 1 : The su bject is c aptured mo re vividly and clearly. Effect 2 : Background det ails are softened an d shutter speeds ar e faster. Optimal f or freezing movin g subject s such as flowers sway- ing in the breeze. • The zoom positio[...]

39 Selecting Scene M ode Using A PORTRAIT (F ACE AF) M ode Taking Pictures with Face-priority AF • The c amera foc uses co ntinuously until the focu s and ex posure are locked by pr essing the shutter - release button half way. If no fa ce is detected when the shu tter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera will focus on the cen ter of the[...]

40 Selecting Scene M ode Using F PANORAMA ASSIST Mo de Note on Panor ama Assi st Settin gs fo r the flash, self-t imer, f ocus, expos ure, an d zoom posit ion ca nnot b e adj usted a fter the first pictur e is taken. Highli ght F ( PANORAMA ASSIST ) in Scene menu . Compose f irst s hot. Take f irs t shot . •T h e G icon is displayed and approx i-[...]

41 Additi onal S hootin g Opt ions Additi onal Shoo ting Opt ions Using Exposure Control Two types of E xposure mo des M (Progra mmed au- to) and E (Aperture-pri ority auto) are available . M and E modes al so allow you to contr ol ISO Se nsitiv- ity (P. 45), w hite bala nce (P .46), and the op tions in the Sho oting me nu (P.7 8). M Progr ammed Au[...]

42 Additi onal S hootin g Opt ions E Aperture Priority Auto • If the sele cted aper ture would re sult in t he pic ture being unde rexp osed or over ex- posed , the aperture icon on the monitor will flash when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Select a nother apertu re and try again. Rotate mode dial t o E . Dis play expos ure compen[...]

43 Additi onal S hootin g Opt ions Select ing Image Quality and Size The imag e quali ty and size you select determi ne the file siz e of a pictu re when stored in the internal memory or on th e memory card. Image Q uality The process of reducing the image file size when storing is call ed compression. In this camera, pic tures are compressed and r[...]

44 Additi onal S hootin g Opt ions Select ing Imag e Qualit y or Size Rotate mode dial t o Z . IMAGE MODE menu is di spl ayed. Highlight Image q uality or Im ag e size and press d . Highl ight option a nd press d . Rotate mode dial to X , b , M or E . The current image quality and size are d is- played on the monito r. Image Quality or S ize in the[...]

45 Additi onal S hootin g Opt ions Using ISO Sensitivi ty ISO Sen sitivit y is a m easure of how th e came ra’s sens or rea cts to li ght. Se tting a high ISO wi ll le t you tak e picture s with smaller a pertures under lo w lig hting condition s or make it easier to freez e action with faster shutter speeds. How- ever, the hi gher the IS O, the [...]

46 Additi onal S hootin g Opt ions Setting White Bal ance Adjust the whi te balanc e based on the light source to give the image the mo st realistic colors po ssible. Au t o (defa ult setting) will cover mo st situati ons, but the white ba lance may be change d to com pensate fo r unusua l lighting con- ditions that may produce images with un natur[...]

47 Additi onal S hootin g Opt ions Prese t Wh it e Bala nce Preset white balance is used w hen shooting under mixed lighting or to com pensate for light sour ces with a strong color cast (for example, to m ake pictures taken unde r an in- candescent light look as though they had been taken under white light ). When Wh ite bal. preset is selected in[...]

48 Additi onal S hootin g Opt ions Using Vibration Reduction (VR) Vibration reducti on adjusts the le ns to compensate for camera motion that can blur you r imag e while sh ooting sti ll picture s or movie s. It makes blurring less lik ely to occur i n si tuation s wher e it i s diffic ult to hold t he camera stead y, such as w hen sh ooting at slo[...]

49 Viewing Pictures on the Camera View ing Pict ures on the Came ra Full-screen Playback Mode Press i in Sh ootin g mo de to vi ew pic ture s in Ful l- screen pla yback mode. The followi ng operati ons can be perform ed in this mode. View next picture – View previou s picture – Delete picture T P.27 Zoom i n k ( v ) P.52 View thumbna ils j ( t [...]

50 Viewing Pictures on the Camera Viewing Multiple Pi ctures: Thumbnail Play back Pressin g j ( t ) in Full-scre en pl aybac k mo de (P.49 ) displa ys pictur es in “c ontact s heets” of 4, 9 or 16 thumbnai l ima ges. The follo wing operat ions c an be pe rformed in Thumbna il pla yback m ode. Highlight picture – Change num ber of pictur es di[...]

51 Viewing Pictures on the Camera Histogram Display Press d in F ull-scr een pla yback m ode (P.49) to view the histogram d isplay. The fol lowing settin gs appear on the ri ght s ide of the displa y: • Shootin g mod e ( M / E ) • Shutter speed • Aperture • Exp osure com pens ation • ISO Sensitivity Deleti ng Pictures Pressing T i n Ful l[...]

52 Viewing Pictures on the Camera Taking a Closer Look Quick Pl aybac k Zoom Press k ( v ) in Full-screen play back mode (P. 49) to activate Quick playback zoom and display an enlarged (approxi- mately 3×) part of the picture. • The center ar ea of the picture is enlarged but other ar eas of the picture may al so be viewed. • The location of t[...]

53 Viewing Pictures on the Camera Playbac k Zoom While Quick playback z oom is in effect, press k ( v ) or j ( t ) to zoom the picture in or out. Pictures can be zoomed in to a ma ximum o f 10×. • When an image is zoomed in on, the zoom ratio is dis- played on the monitor. The following operations can be perf ormed while pictures are zo omed in.[...]

54 Viewing Pictures on the Camera Creating a Cropp ed Copy When th e N : u icon is displayed in Quick playback zoom (P.52) or Playback zoom mode (P.53), you can crop part of a pict ure and save it as a separate file. Croppi ng picture s Depend ing on the size of the original picture and the zoom ratio at the time the copy was created, copies will b[...]

55 Viewing Pictures on the Camera Voic e Memo s A voice m emo ca n be rec orded us ing the bui lt-in m icrophon e and appen ded to any picture marked with the N : O (voice memo recordi ng guide ) icon in Full-scre en playback m ode (P.49). Reco rdi ng Vo ice Memo s Press and hold the shutte r-release button to record a voice memo. Recor ding ends a[...]

56 Reco rdin g and Vi ewin g Mov ies Reco rdin g and View ing Mo vies Selecting Mo vie Options Selecting M ovie O ptions Select the type of movie according to your shooting intent. Mode Size (pixels) Frame/sec Q TV movie 640 (def au lt se tt ing) 640 × 480 30 S Small size 320 320 × 240 30 U Smaller size 160 160 × 120 30 V Time-l aps e movie 640 [...]

57 Reco rdin g and Vi ewin g Mov ies Selecting Auto-F ocus Mod e Auto-focus mode can be selected when shooting movies. Se lect Auto-focus mode in the Movie menu, and select one of the following two modes. Return t o Movi e sho oting screen . Z Single AF (default setting) The ca mera focuses on the cen ter of the frame wh en the shu tter- release bu[...]

58 Reco rdin g and Vi ewin g Mov ies Recording Movies Movies ar e reco rded with sound v ia the came ra’s bui lt-in m icrophon e as QuickTi me files with the extensio n “.MOV ”. The fil es can be playe d back on a computer after transfe r. Notes on Movies • Depending on the memory card, recording may end before the memory is full and “CAN[...]

59 Reco rdin g and Vi ewin g Mov ies Reco rdi ng a Time- La pse M ovie The camera takes pict ures at a specified in tervals to c reate a silent mov ie with a f rame rate of 30 frames per second and a frame size of 640 × 480. The maximu m recording time is 35 sec onds (1,050 fra mes). Notes on Time -Lapse Movies • Recording will end automatically[...]

60 Reco rdin g and Vi ewin g Mov ies Movie Playbac k Movies are mark ed with the S icon in Full -screen playba ck mode (P.49). Press d to play back a movi e. Playba ck controls are disp layed a t the top of the monitor. Press the multi sel ector left o r right to h igh- light a co ntrol, the n press d to pe rform the selected operation . During Ico[...]

61 TV, Compute r or Printe r Connect ion TV, Computer or Pr inter Connec tion When v iewing p icture s or movie s on a T V or compute r, using th e optio nal EH-62A AC adapter kit is recommen ded to prevent the cam era from turning off unex pect edly du ring pl aybac k. Connecting to a TV Video Outp ut NTSC is the video standar d used in North Amer[...]

62 TV, Compute r or Printe r Conne ction Connecting to a Computer Before transfe rring picture s or movies to a computer, P ictureProject m ust be install ed. Fo r more i nformat ion on ins talli ng and using P icturePro ject, see the Quick Start Guid e or the Pictur ePro ject Ref erenc e Manu al (on CD). 1 Start yo ur comp uter. • Confirm that P[...]

63 TV, Compute r or Printe r Connect ion 5 Dat a tran sfer st arts. All picture s and movie s marked wi th the E (Transfer mark) icon (P.95) will be transferred to t he comput er. M essages on the monitor are shown be low. 6 Disco nnect ca mera af ter trans fer is co mplete (P. 66). Marking Pictures for Transfer Pictur es set for transfe r ar e mar[...]

64 TV, Compute r or Printe r Conne ction Selecting a USB Option for C onnectio n to a Compute r Rotate the mode dial to a and select Interface to set the USB option. Consult the following table when selecting a USB option for connection to a computer (P.107). The de- fault option is Mass st orage . OS Camera Transfer d (Transfer g ) PictureProject [...]

65 TV, Compute r or Printe r Connect ion Notes on Transfer While transfer is in progress, d o not: • Disconnect the USB cable. • Turn the cam era o ff. • Remove the b attery or the memo ry card. • Disconnect the AC adapter kit. Failure to obser ve these precaut ions may interfere with normal f unctioning o f both the ca mera and the comput [...]

66 TV, Compute r or Printe r Conne ction Disconnecting the Camera When PTP is selected in USB Optio n: Turn the camera of f and disconnect th e USB cable once tra nsfer is co mplete. When Mass s torage is s elected in USB Option: Turn the camera of f after pe rforming the following operat ions, and disconnect the USB cable . Windows XP Home Edition[...]

67 TV, Compute r or Printe r Connect ion Connecting to a Printe r When the camera is connected to a PictBridg e-compatible prin ter via the UC-E6 USB cable, selec ted pi ctures c an be p rinted directly from the c amera. Other Ways to Print Pictures Pictures c an also be p rinted a s follows: • Insert the mem ory card contai ning pict ures in to [...]

68 TV, Compute r or Printe r Conne ction Connecting the Camera to a Printer 1 Set US B option to PTP in INTERFACE menu of Set-up men u (P.107 ). 2 Turn c amera off . 3 Turn prin ter on . 4 Conn ect su ppli ed UC -E6 USB cabl e as il lustr ated . • Operation via a USB hub has not be en tested by Nikon. 5 Turn c amera on. After the Pict Bridge welc[...]

69 TV, Compute r or Printe r Connect ion Printing Pic tures One at a Time Connect the camera and printer (P.68), and then follow the steps below: PictBr idge PictBr idge i s an in dustry stand ard fo r direc t prin ting fr om digi tal ca meras to pri nters that en sures compatibility regardless of t he make of devices. Note on Paper Size The ca mer[...]

70 TV, Compute r or Print er Conne ction Printing Multiple Pictures Connect the camer a and printer (P.68), and then follow the steps below: Display PRINT ME NU . Press m in Pic tBridge pl ayback mode (P.68). Select pic tures t o print an d confirm settings . Press the mul ti select or up or down to highlight an option a nd press d to select: Selec[...]

71 TV, Compute r or Printe r Connect ion Sele cted pic tu res are d is play ed. • To return to the PRINT SELE CTIO N screen, pres s m . Star t pr inti ng. • The camera returns to the PRINT MENU when printi ng is c omplete. • To cancel printing , press d . 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 Start print 006 PRINTS Back Cancel Printing 002/006[...]

72 TV, Compute r or Printe r Conne ction Creating a DPO F Print Order: Print Set You can create a digital “print orde r” spec ifying the picture s to print, the number of copies, and the informat ion to be included with each print. The pictures ca n be printed using Pri nt set settings with a DPOF -compatible device or at a digital photo lab wh[...]

73 TV, Compute r or Printe r Connect ion Setting Print Order by Da y You can set a print orde r to print all pic tures taken on the sa me date. Set numb er of cop ies and pr ess d . Press the mu lti selector up (+) or dow n (–) to set the numbe r of copies (u p to 9). • To deselect a picture, press the multi selector down ( –) when th e numbe[...]

74 TV, Compute r or Printe r Conne ction Print Set If you display the PRINT SET menu af ter creating a print or der, the Date and In fo options will be reset. Highl ight date. Set num ber of cop ies and pres s d . Press the multi sel ector right (+) to dis play 1 (the n umber of copies) on a th umbnail image of t he selected date. • Press the mul[...]

75 TV, Compute r or Printe r Connect ion Date If Date is selected, the recording date will appear on pictures p rinted using DPOF. The date to be printed will remain unchanged even if Da te in the Set-up menu is changed after shootin g pictures. If a picture is taken without s etting the camera clock, the date will not be printed even if Date is se[...]

76 Advanced Camera Settings Advanced C amera Settings Using the Menus Shooting, play back, m ovie, a nd cam era set -up menus are av aila ble. Displaying th e Menus •P r e s s m to return to Shoot ing or Playback mode from the Shooting, Play back and Movi e me nu s. To display the Shoo ting menu (P.78): Rotate mode dia l to M or E . Press m . To [...]

77 Advanced Camera Settings Navigating the Menus When nav igating the menus, use the mu lti selector. Hig hli ght menu it em. Disp lay opt ion s. Highligh t option. S elect highl ighted optio n. Make selection Move cursor left Move cursor down Move cursor up Move cursor right Metering OK Exit Help METERING Center-weighted Spot Spot AF area Matrix O[...]

78 Advanced Camera Setti ngs – The Sh ooting Menu The Shooting Menu The Shoo ting me nu inclu des the items in the foll ow- ing t abl e. See “Using the Men us” ( P.7 6) for more i n- formation o n displa ying an d usin g the Shoo ting menu. d White balance Match white balance to your light source. P.46 m Meteri ng Select how the camera sets e[...]

79 Advanced Camera Setti ngs – The Sh ooting Menu The camera’s built-in light metering system calcul ates the brightne ss of the subject to d etermine the best exposure to use. Note on Metering When di gital zo om is use d, the ca mera au tomat ically s witch es to a sett ing si milar to Center- weighte d . Howeve r, the meterin g targe t does [...]

80 Advanced Camera Setti ngs – The Sh ooting Menu Select one of the follow ing si x options . Continu ous q r Single (def au lt se tt ing) Takes o ne picture e ach time th e shutter-rele ase button is fully pressed. q Continuous While the shutte r-releas e button is p ressed, pictures ca n be taken continuously . The fir st five s hots are tak en[...]

81 Advanced Camera Setti ngs – The Sh ooting Menu Restr iction s on Continu ous Shoot ing • Settings other th an Single cannot b e used in combinat ion with BSS (P. 82), Auto bracke ting or WB bracke ting (P. 83). The previous se tting is used and the earlier sett ing is canceled. • Noise reduction (P.88) has no effect even if se t to On . ?[...]

82 Advanced Camera Setti ngs – The Sh ooting Menu When Best Shot S elector (BS S) is on, the camera takes up to 10 pictures whi le the shutter-release button is pressed. Th e sharpest picture i n the series i s saved and th e othe rs ar e di scard ed. BS S is recomm ende d whe n: • The cam era is zoom ed in. • The cam era is in Macro close-up[...]

83 Advanced Camera Setti ngs – The Sh ooting Menu Use this fun ction when unu sual lig hting cond itions mak e it difficul t to deter- mine the correct exp osure or prop er white bala nce settings. Auto b racketing automatically adju sts these settings over a series of pictures, “bracketin g” a selec ted Expos ure compe nsat ion or Whit e bal[...]

84 Advanced Camera Setti ngs – The Sh ooting Menu This setting adj usts contrast for optimal result s before storing p ictures i n the internal memo ry or on the mem ory card. This opti on automati cally process es pict ures to add sha rpness and grea ter definition to im ages. Image Sharpening Effects You cannot check t he Image sharpen ing effe[...]

85 Advanced Camera Setti ngs – The Sh ooting Menu Saturation contro l increases or decreases the vividne ss of colors. Saturat ion Co ntro l P Q Maximum Gi ves vivid color effe cts. Select when printin g pictures “as is ,” with- out further modif ication. R Enhance d S Nor mal (default setting) Best choice for most situa tions. U Moderate Sel[...]

86 Advanced Camera Setti ngs – The Sh ooting Menu Use this option to determine where the camera focuses. Focus A rea Displ ay • When the sub ject is in focus, the focus area will be out lined in green. • When t he subject is out o f focus, the focus area will blink red. •W h e n AF ar ea mode is set to Aut o , the focus area will be display[...]

87 Advanced Camera Setti ngs – The Sh ooting Menu Use this optio n to determ ine how the ca mera focuse s when shoo ting still pic- tures. Auto-foc us Mode Y Z Single AF (default setting) Focuses only when the shutt er-relea se button is press ed halfway. a Full-ti me AF Adjusts the focu s continuous ly even when the shutter- release button is no[...]

88 Advanced Camera Setti ngs – The Sh ooting Menu This option keeps the ape rture from shi fting when zoo ming. This fun ction is av ailab le only when the d ial mode is se t to E . At slow shu tter spee ds, “noi se” in th e form of rando mly-spac ed, b rightly-c ol- ored p ixels m ay ap pear i n pictu res, pa rticul arly i n shado wy are as.[...]

89 Advanced Camera Settings – The Playback Men u The Pla yback Menu The Pl ayba ck men u incl udes the i tems i n th e fol low- ing table . See “Using the Menus ” (P.76) for mo re in- formatio n on dis playin g and usi ng the Pla yback menu. L List by date Sort pictur es by the recordin g date. Perform fiv e options ( D-Lighting , Print set ,[...]

90 Advanced Camera Settings – The Playback Men u Navigating the P icture S election Screen When selecting a picture in Print s et (P.72 ), Delete (P.94), Protect (P.94) , Transfer marking (P.95) or Copy (P.9 7), a picture selection screen, such as the screen on the right, is displayed. Highl ight pictur e. The sel ec ted pi ctur e is dis pl ayed [...]

91 Advanced Camera Settings – The Playback Men u Navigating the Choose Da te Screen When Choose dat e is sele cted in Print set (P.72 ), Delete (P.94) or Transfer marking (P .95 ), a CHOOSE DATE screen, such as the scree n on the right, is displayed. The above menu options affec t all pictures recorded on the same date. Pictur es Groupe d in Othe[...]

92 Advanced Camera Settings – The Playback Men u Pictures in the internal m emory or on th e memory card are sorted by t he re- cording date . The foll owin g five opera tions can be performed on a ll pic tures o n the same date: D-Lighting , Print set , Delete , Tra nsfer marking , an d Small p ic . You can adju st the tone (brigh tness) of a pi[...]

93 Advanced Camera Settings – The Playback Men u Pictures in th e interna l memory or on the m emory card can b e played ba ck in an automated “sl ide show” with a three-second i nterval between images. • Pictur es are play ed bac k in th e re corde d ord er (sm alle st to large st fi le nu mbe r). • The ma ximum pla yback ti me for a sli[...]

94 Advanced Camera Settings – The Playback Men u You can delete selec ted pi ctures or all pi cture s store d in the interna l memo ry or on the memory card. • When a m emor y card i s in the camer a, onl y the pic tures sto red on it are deleted . • When there is n o memory card in the camera, pictures st ored in the in ternal memory are del[...]

95 Advanced Camera Settings – The Playback Men u You can select picture s for transfer ring to a computer by marking with th e E icon. Notes on Transfer Marking • No more than 999 pictur es can be marked with the E icon using Tr ansfer marking. To tr ansfer more than 999 pictures , use PictureProject. For more inf ormation, see the Pictu reProj[...]

96 Advanced Camera Settings – The Playback Men u You can crea te a smal l co py o f a p ictu re di spl ayed in F ull -scree n pl ayba ck mode. The fo llow ing res ize optio ns a re av ailab le. Notes on Small Picture • Copies are stored as JP EG files with Image q uali ty set to BASIC (com pre ss ion ra tio 1 :16 ). • Sma ll pictures cannot b[...]

97 Advanced Camera Settings – The Playback Men u You ca n copy selecte d picture s (P.90) or all picture s from the internal m emory to the memory card, or vice versa. Notes on Cop ying Pict ures • If there is not en ough space in the destination mem ory, copying is canc eled and an error mes - sage is displayed. • The available file formats [...]

98 Advanced Camera Settings – The Set-up Menu The Set-up Menu The Set -up menu includ es the items in the foll owing table. See “Using the Menus” (P.76 ) for more infor- mation on displa ying an d us ing the S et-up men u. R Menus Select t he type of menu display fo r the Shooting, M ovie, Playback and Set-up menus. P.99 V Welc ome sc reen Se[...]

99 Advanced Camera Settings – The Set-up Menu The Sh ooting, Movie, Playb ack and Set-up menus ca n be di splay ed using text or ic ons. You can s elect the we lcome screen to be disp laye d when the camera is turned on. Menus R Welcome Sc reen V Disable welcome A w elcome sc reen is no t displaye d when t he came ra is tur ned on. Nikon Displays[...]

100 Advanced Camera Settings – The Set-up Menu Use this option to set the time a nd date. When trave ling, you can us e the Ti me zone opti on to automatica lly displa y the date an d time at your de stinat ion (the ca mera calcul ates the ti me zone differences). Note on the Cl ock Battery The clock battery charges when the main batter y is inst[...]

101 Advanced Camera Settings – The Set-up Menu You can set the monitor indicators on/o ff, and adjust the brightn ess of the monitor. Photo Info Brightness The monitor has five levels of brightness adjustment. Monitor S ettings Z Show i nfo (default setting) Displays the current settings or operation guid e on the monitor when t aking or viewing [...]

102 Advanced Camera Settings – The Set-up Menu Date inform ation wil l be impri nted on the bottom r ight corne r of pict ures when sh ooting . The imp rinted d ate will be prin ted eve n if a printe r does not support DPOF. You cannot use this option to imprint a date stamp on pictures a fter record- ing. Notes on Date Impri nt • An imprint ed[...]

103 Advanced Camera Settings – The Set-up Menu Date Counter Use this option to imprint t he number o f days remaining un- til a specified date or the numbe r of elapse d days since a specified date. Use this option to tra ck the growth of a child or count down the days until a birthday or w edding. The date counter will be imprinte d on the pictu[...]

104 Advanced Camera Settings – The Set-up Menu The shot confirmat ion LED wi ll ligh t after shoo ting to confi rm that the shot has been taken . The built-in AF-a ssist illum inator will light whe n the shutter-rele ase button i s pressed ha lfway, allow ing the camera to focus ev en when the subj ect is poor- ly lit. AF-Assist Illuminator Range[...]

105 Advanced Camera Settings – The Set-up Menu You can set the but ton sound o n/off and select the volume of shutte r and start-up soun ds. The monitor turns off au tomatically and the camera enters Standb y mode to save power if no operations are perform ed for a specified length of time. You can select thirty seconds ( 30s ), one mi nute ( 1m [...]

106 Advanced Camera Settings – The Set-up Menu Use this option to format the internal memo ry or memory card. • To format the internal memory, remove the memor y card from the camera. Form at me mory appe ars in the Set- up me nu. • When the memory card is inserted in the camera, Format card appears in the Set-up m enu. Notes on Formatting Me[...]

107 Advanced Camera Settings – The Set-up Menu Use this option to chan ge the interface settings for connecting the camera to a compute r, prin ter, or vid eo devi ce. Whe n Auto transfer is set to On , all pictures are automa tically marked with the E icon after shooting and set for transferring . The E Transfer Marking Icon The pictures mar ked[...]

108 Advanced Camera Settings – The Set-up Menu The camera settings wil l be restored to the default settings. Resetting File Numbering to 0001 To r eset the file numb ering to 00 01, p erform Reset all after deleting all pictures (P.94 ) or format- ting the inte rnal me mory or memory card ( P.106). Use t his o ption to ch eck th e fir mware vers[...]

109 Technical Notes Technical Note s Optional Accessorie s The foll owing op tional accessori es are av ailabl e for your Nik on dig ital cam era. Contact your l ocal retailer or Nikon repre sentative for details. Approved Memory Cards The fol lowing m emory cards h ave been teste d and ap proved fo r use: * Cards rated for 1 0 MB/s. • Othe r mem[...]

110 Technical Notes Caring for Your Camera To ensu re contin ued e njoyme nt of your Ni kon pro duct, observe th e follo wing precautions when storin g or usin g the d evice. Keep dry The device will b e damaged if immersed in wat er or su bjecte d to high level s of moist ure . Handle the le ns and al l movi ng parts with care Do not ap ply for ce[...]

111 Technical Notes Clean ing Lens One key to preserving the condi tion of gl ass parts is to not touch them with your fi ngers. R emove dus t or l int with a blo wer (typic ally a small device with a rub ber bu lb att ache d to o ne en d that is pump ed to pr oduc e a str eam of air out the othe r). To remove fin gerprints or other stains that can[...]

112 Technical Notes Storage Turn the camera off when not in use and check that the power-on la mp is off before putting the camera away. To prevent mold or milde w, store the cam- era i n a dry, well- ventil ated area. If th e product will not be us ed for an extend- ed period, run the battery flat and re move it from the camera. Store the camera i[...]

113 Technical Notes Error Messages The follo wing ta ble lists the error messages an d other warnin gs that ap pear on the mon itor and how to d eal with them . Display Proble m Solutio n Page S (Flashes) Clock not set. Set clock. P.22 WARNING!! BATTERY EXHAUSTED w Battery exhausted. Turn camera off and replace battery. P.16 t p (flashes red) Camer[...]

114 Technical Notes IMAGE CANNOT BE SAVED M or O Destination is out of memory for copying picture. • Format destination. • Insert new memory card or delete unwanted pictures from the internal memory or memory card. P.106 P.20, P.27, P.94 Camera has run out of file numbers. • Select Reset all after in serting new memory card. • Select Reset [...]

115 Technical Notes WARNING!! NO MENU IN AUTO MODE PLEASE USE ANOTHER MODE u m was pressed dur- ing X mode. When the mode d ial is set to X , menu cannot be displayed. – LENS ERROR u Error has occurred dur- ing lens operation. Turn camera off and then on again. If error persists, contact local retailer or Nikon representative. P.24 COMMUNICATIONS[...]

116 Technical Notes Troubleshooting If your camera fails to fu nction as expected, che ck the list of common p rob- lems below be fore consulti ng your local retai ler or Nik on representa tive. Refer to the page n umbers listed i n the righ t-most column for more inform ation. Electronically-Controlled Cameras In extremely rare instances, un usual[...]

117 Technical Notes No picture is taken when shutter- release button is pressed • Camera is in Playback mode. • Battery is exhausted. • Flash lamp blinks: flash is charging. • Message “CARD IS NOT FORMATTED” appears in monitor: memory card is not formatted for use in camera. • Message “MEMORY CARD IS WRITE PROTECTED.” appears in m[...]

118 Technical Notes Copy cannot be cre- ated using small pic- ture, crop, or D-Lighting • Picture is a retouched copy. • There is not enough free space in the memory or on the memory card to store new copy. Delete unwanted pictures from the memory to make free space. P.126 P.94 Cannot zoom in on picture • Picture is a movie. • Picture was c[...]

119 Technical Notes Appendix Default Settings For Reset All ( P.108) restores the following default settings: (P.108) Scen e menu De fault b PORTRAIT (FACE AF) Advanced option Normal Shoot ing m enu Default White balance Auto Metering Matrix Continuous Single Intvl timer shooting 30s BSS Off Auto bracketing Off Image adjustment Auto Image sharpenin[...]

120 Technical Notes • Reset al l also clears the current file number (P.123) from memory. Num bering will continue from the lowest number available. To reset file numbering to 0001, per- form Re set a ll after deleting all pictures (P.94) or forma tting the internal memo ry or memory card (P.106). • All other settings are una ffected, including[...]

121 Technical Notes Image Q uality/Size and Number o f Expos ures Rem aining • If number of exposures remaining is 10,000 or more, camera exposure count display will show 9999. Movie O ptions and M aximum Tota l Recording T ime Approximate m aximum tota l recording time for the mem ory card is indicated as a guide. Actual tot al recording tim e v[...]

122 Technical Notes Setting s for Scen e Mode The following table shows each default se tting for the Scene mo des. Each setting re- turns to d efault when the pow er is turned off, mode is alte red, Playback m ode is set or Reset all in Set-up menu is p erformed. H owever, set tings in brac kets are in variable. • Digital zoom is not available w[...]

123 Technical Notes Image F ile and Fold er Names In the internal memory or on the mem ory ca rd, pictu res are iden tified by file nam es with three pa rts: a fou r-letter identifier, a four-digit file number assigned autom atically by the camera in ascending order, and a three-lett er extension (e.g., “DSCN0001.JP G”). When a picture is view [...]

124 Technical Notes Time Zone The camera supports the follow ing time zones. Time zone increments of less than one hour are not supported. When t raveling to or from destinations at half- or quarter-hour increments from Greenw ich Mean T ime (GM T), set the c amera cl ock to lo cal time (P.100). Notes on Focu s Area Selection • In Movie mode, cam[...]

125 Technical Notes Options for ISO S ensitivity Options for White Bal ance Auto Off When the camera ente rs Standby mode and the power-on lam p blinks, perform one of the following operations to rea ctivate the c amera: • Pressing the power switch • Pressing the shutter-release button halfw ay • Pressing i • Pressing m (the menu for the se[...]

126 Technical Notes Restrictions on Editing Im ages You can edit images by trimming them (cropping), adjusting the brightness (D-Lighting), or creating a smaller copy (Sma ll picture). The following restrictions apply when editing an image that has a lready been edited. * Wh en attempt ing to a pply a seco nd edit, the mess age “IMA GE CANNOT BE [...]

127 Technical Notes Specific ations Niko n CO OLPI X P4 Digi tal Cam era Type Co mpact di gital camera Effecti ve pixels 8.1 million Image sen sor 1/1.8 in. high-density CCD; total pixels: 8.3 million Image size (pixels ) • 3,26 4 × 2,44 8 [8M] • 2,592 × 1 ,944 [ 5M] • 2,048 × 1, 536 [3M] • 1,0 24 × 768 [P C] • 640 × 480 [TV ] • 3,[...]

128 Technical Notes * Base d on Camera an d Imaging Products Ass ociation (CIPA) s tandard for m easuring life o f camera batteries. Measured at 25° C (77°F); zoom adjusted with each shot, flash fired with every other shot, image quality set to NORMAL , image size set to c 3264× 2448 , V ibration r eduction set to W (Normal). • Indus try stand[...]

129 Technical Notes MH-61 Battery Charger EN-EL5 Re chargeable Li-ion B attery Rate d input AC 100 - 2 40 V, 50/60 H z, 0.12 - 0.08 A Charg ing o utput DC 4.2 V, 950 mA Compatible battery Nikon Li-ion Rechar geable Batter y EN-EL5 Charg ing t ime Approx. 2 hr s. when no charge re mains Operat ing temp eratur e 0 - 40°C (32 - 104 °F) Dimensions (W[...]

130 Technical Notes Specifications • Nikon will not be held liable for any errors this m anual may contain. • The ap pearance o f this pr oduct an d its spe cification s are subj ect to cha nge with out notic e. Design Rul e for Camera Fi le syst em (DCF) This camera confo rms to the De sign ru le f or Camer a File system (DCF ), a stan dard w [...]

131 Technical Notes Symbols E Apertu re-prio rity a uto, 1 2, 41, 4 2 X Auto shoo ting mode , 1 2, 24-26 T Delete but ton, 1 3, 27, 51, 94 I Exposure c ompens ation, 1 3, 32, 42 J Flash lamp, 29 J Flash mode, 13, 29 L Focus mode, 13, 31 l He lp b utt on, 13, 15 Z Image mode, 12, 44 e ISO Sensitivity mode, 12, 45 m Menu b utton, 13, 76 T Movie mode,[...]

132 Technical Notes Direct sunl ight , 125 D-Ligh ting , 92, 126 DPOF, 70, 72, 75, 13 0 DSCN, 123 DUSK/DAWN J , 37, 122 E EG-CP14 , see Audio/vi deo (A / V) ca ble EH-62A, see AC adapter kit E-ma il attach ments, 96 EN-EL5, 1 6, 18, 109, 129 see also Battery Error mes sages, 113 Exif 2 .2, 130 Exposur e compens ation, 32, 42 Exposu re mode s, 41 Ex[...]

133 Technical Notes Monitor, 13, 14 -15, 1 11 indicat ors, 14-15 Monitor bri ghtne ss, 101 Monito r settings , 101 Brig htnes s , 101 Photo info , 1 01 MOV, see Mo vies Movie m enu, 56, 76 Movi e opt ions , 56, 12 1 Small s ize 320 , 5 6, 121 Smaller size 16 0 , 56, 121 Time-la pse movie , 56, 59, 121 TV movie 640 , 5 6, 121 Movi es , 56- 60, 121 r[...]

134 Technical Notes SSCN, 123 Standby mode, 25, 10 5 Strap , camera , 12 SUNSET I , 37, 122 Support inform ation, 11 T Telepho to bu tton, see k v but ton Thumbn ail playback, 50 Time z one , 22, 100 Transfer mark ing pic tures fo r, 95 Tran sfe r mark ing , 95 Trip od, 13, 30 TV conne cting to , 61 U UC-E6, see USB cable USB , 62, 64, 68 , 1 07 Ma[...]

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