Nikon CP4200 manual

En The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the DIGIT AL CAMERA[...]

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i For Your Safety To prevent d amage to y our Nikon pr oduct or injury to yourself or to others, read the followin g safety precautio ns in their entirety before using thi s equip- ment. Keep th ese safety instruction s where all th ose who use th e product will read them. The conse quence s that could re sult from fai lure to observ e the prec aut[...]

ii • Before replacing the b attery , turn the product off and make sure the power -on lamp has gone out. If you are using an AC adapter kit, be sure it is unplugged. • Use only rechargeable Nik on EN- EL5 lithium- ion batte ries (sup- plied). • When in serting the battery , do not attempt to i nsert it up side down or backwa r ds. • Do not [...]

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iv Noti ce f or cust ome rs in Ca nad a Noti ce Co ncer ning Prohi bitio n of Co pyin g or Repro duct ion Note that simply being in posses sion of material tha t has been digita lly copied or r epr o- duced by means of a scanner , digital camera or other dev ice may be punisha ble by law . CAUTION ATTENT ION This class B digit al appara tus meets a[...]

v Use Only Ni kon Brand Electro nic Acces sorie s Nikon COOLPIX cameras ar e design ed to the high est standards and in clude complex electronic circuitry. Only Nikon brand electronic accessories (i n- cluding b attery charg ers, b atteries, A C adapt ers, and Sp eedlig hts) cert ified by Nikon specifical ly for use with th is Niko n digital camer [...]

vi Table of Contents For Your Safety .............. .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .............. . .... i Notices .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... ............... ........... .......... ........... .......... ....... iii Table of Contents .............[...]

vii More on Playback .......... ............ ........... ................. ........... ........... ...... 53 Viewing Pic tures on th e Cam era ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ................ ......... 53 Croppi ng Pictur es ....... .......... ........... ............... ........... .......... ........... ......[...]

viii The Setup Menu ....................... ................ ............ ........... ................ 109 Using the Se tup Me nu ... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... ............... ........... ........ 109 Welcome Sc reen ..... ................ .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ..........[...]

1 Introduction Thank y ou for you r purcha se of a Nikon CO OLPIX 4200 dig ital camera . This manu al has bee n written to help y ou enjoy taki ng pict ures with y our Niko n digital came ra. Read this ma nual thoro ughly be fore use , and keep i t handy when using th e prod uct. Symbols Used in this Manual To make it easier to find the info rmatio[...]

2 Before You Begin Before You Begin Parts of the Camera Mode dial ( 6) Pow er sw it ch (1 2 ) Self-t imer la mp ( 44) / AF-Assist i lluminat or (LED; 22, 127, 136) Built-in Speedlight ( 42) Viewfinder Lens ( 19) Memory card slot cove r (1 0 ) Eyel et f or came ra s tra p Shutter-rele ase button ( 7) Powe r- on lamp (1 2 ) Attaching the Camera Strap[...]

3 Before You Begin Zoo m ( / ) but to ns ( 19) Mult i sel ect or (/ / / ) ( 7 ) (center)/ (transfer ) button ( 7, 6 0) Speaker MENU button ( 74, 96) Red ( ) lamp ( 21) Viewfi nder ( 19) Interface c onnector c over USB ( 62) / Audio/Video (A/V) out ( 59) connector (delete) bu tton ( 25) Monitor (4 , 5 ) Green (AF) lamp ( 21) Tripod s ocket ( 41, 44)[...]

4 Before You Begin The Monitor 2 3 5 4 6 7 8 11 10 12 13 15 16 17 22 21 18 24 25 26 9 1 14 23 20 19 Shooting 1 Shootin g mode . . . . . 17, 27, 49 2 Zoom i ndicator 1) . . . . . . . . . 19 3 Focus ind icator 2) . . . . . . . . . 21 4 Macro cl ose-up mod e . . . . . . 46 5 Battery level i ndicator 3) . . . . . 12 6 Internal memory/memory card indica[...]

5 Before You Begin Displ ay in the Moni tor Use M onitor settings in the setup menu to switch to display or hide i nformation for shooting or playback ( 115). To show inform ation, set Monitor settings to Show info , Auto info , or Framing gri d . To hide infor mation on the monitor, set Monitor settings to Hide info . To turn off the monito r, set[...]

6 Before You Begin The Mode Dial Using the mod e dial, you can select fro m seven s hooting m odes and the set- up mode. Choose a shooti ng mode according to shooti ng condi tions. To select a mode, align the mode icon with the “ ” mark next to the mode di al. Auto ( 17) A simple “poi nt-an d-sho ot” mod e in wh ich th e major ity of ca mer[...]

7 Before You Begin Navigating the Me nus The multi sel ector is used to naviga te through the camera menus. The Shutter-Release Button Your camera has a two stage shutter-relea se button. The camera sets focus and ex posure w hen the button is pressed halfway. The green (AF) l amp nex t to the view finder and the focus indicator in the moni tor wil[...]

8 First Steps Fir st Steps Inserting Batteries Your camera use s Nikon EN-EL5 r echarge able lithiu m-ion ba ttery. • Pr ovided wi th came ra • Can be r echar ged us ing su pplied MH- 61 battery charger (be sur e to charge battery befor e using cam era for first time or after long period of disuse). About two h ours ar e requir ed to c harge b [...]

9 First Steps Repla cing Ba tterie s Turn the camera off and mak e sure that th e power -on lamp has gone out before opening the battery-c hamber cover. Slide the batter y latch in the dire ction indicated to eject the bat- tery, which ca n then be r emoved using your fingers. • Note that th e batter y may be come hot during use. Obser ve due ca [...]

10 First Steps Inserting Memory Cards Pic ture s ca n be sto red i n t he c amer a’s internal me mory (abo ut 12 MB) or on Secure Digital (SD) m emory card. If no memory card has be en inserted in the camera, pictures wil l be stored i n the camera’s inte rnal memory, a nd if the camera contains a m emory card, then pictures will automatically [...]

11 First Steps Form att ing M emo ry C ard s Memory card s must be form atted u sing the C OOLPIX4200 before first use . For info r- mation on forma tting memo ry cards, see Format Me mory/Card ( 119) in the se tup menu. Removi ng M emory Cards Memory cards c an be removed w ithout loss of data when the cam era is off. To remove me mory cards , tur[...]

12 First Steps Checking the Battery Le vel Battery Level The red ( ) and green (AF) lamps will blink wh en the “WARNING!! BA T TERY EXHAU ST- ED” warning is displayed. Turni ng the Came ra Off To turn the camera off when the pow er-on lamp is lit, press th e power sw itch. • Do not rem ove the bat tery or disco nnect the EH-6 2A AC ad apter k[...]

13 First Steps The Button The camera c an also be turned on by pressing the button for a bout two seconds. Your most recent picture will be displayed in the monitor ( 53). The Po wer -On Lamp The power-on lamp indicates the following: Auto Po wer Off (Stan dby Mod e) If no operations are performed for one m inute (def ault setting), the monitor wil[...]

14 First Steps Basic Setup The first time the camera is tu rned on, a langu age-selection dialog will be di s- played in the monitor. Follow the steps below to cho ose a langu age and set the time and date. Highlight Deutsch (German), En- glish , Español (Spanis h), Fra nçais (Fre nch), Italiano , (It al ian ), Neder- lands (Dutch), Svenska (Swed[...]

15 First Steps Display DA TE menu. • When tu r ning th e camera o n and setting the date and time for the first time, you can not r etur n to HOME TI ME Z ON E m enu. Edit D ay (or der of D ay , M onth, and Y ear may dif fe r in som e ar ea s). Select M onth. Re peat steps 7 - 8 to edit M onth, Y ear , hour , and mi nute. Highlight D M Y . Choose[...]

16 First Steps Date not Set If you exit without setting time and da te, the (“date not set”) icon will flash in the monitor when the camer a is in shooting mode and all pic tures will have time stamp of “0000.00.00 00:00” (still images) or “2004.01.01 00:00” (movies). The Clo ck Batt ery When the main ba ttery is installed or the ca m e[...]

17 Basic Photograph y Basic Photograp hy Step 1–Select Mode This section de tails th e basi c steps i nvolve d in tak ing pictu res in (auto shooting mode ). In this automatic, “poin t-and-shoot” mo de, the majority of camera settin gs are controlle d by the cam era in response to shooting condi- tions, producin g optimal results i n most si [...]

18 Basic Photograph y Number of Exposu res Remai ning If the numbe r of exposures remaining is zero, the message “OU T OF MEMORY” will be displayed in the m onitor and n o further pictures can be taken u ntil you: • Choose a lower image q uality or image size setti ng ( 75) (d epen ding on t he co ndit ion, no f ur- ther pictures m ay be take[...]

19 Basic Photograph y Step 2–Frame the Pi cture 1 Ready the c amera Hold the came ra steadil y in both hands. Ph o- tographs can be fra med in the mon itor or the viewfin der . Don’t Bl ock the Sh ot To avoid dark or partially obscured pic tures, keep your fingers a nd other object s away from the lens, flash window, and m icrophone. 2 Frame yo[...]

20 Basic Photograph y Digita l Zo om • In d igit al z oom, da ta f rom the c ame ra's im age s ens or a re p roce sse d dig it ally , en larg ing the cen - ter area of the picture to fill the frame. Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom does not increase the amount of det ail visib le in th e pict ure. Ins tead, deta ils vis ible a t maximu m op[...]

21 Basic Photograph y Step 3–Focus and Shoot 1 Focus Press the shutter-releas e button halfway to set focus and exp osure. • Focus and exposure will lock while the shut- ter - release button is pr essed halfway ( 7). • In mode, the camera a utomatically sele cts focus ar ea contain ing the subject closest to camera fr om five focus ar eas (de[...]

22 Basic Photograph y Durin g Record ing • Whil e pict ure s are b eing reco rded to th e memo ry or memor y card , th e gre en (AF ) la mp wil l bli nk, and at the same time, a (wait) icon will be dis played in the monitor or the memory icon ( or ) will blink. Do not tur n th e c amer a of f, ejec t th e me m ory c ard , or re move or dis - conn[...]

23 Basic Photograph y Autofoc us The COOLPIX 4200 has two modes that allow control of the Autofocus; AF area mode ( 91) and Auto-focus mode ( 94). AF/AE lo ck Focus and exposure are locked when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, and remain locked wh ile the shutter-re lease button is held in th is position (AF/AE lock). AF/ AE lock can [...]

24 Basic Photograph y Step 4–View the Results (Full-screen Playback ) Play bac k Tip Pictures are display ed briefly at low r esolu tion while being read from the m emory or a memory ca rd. This make s it possible to scro ll rapidly through the pictures in the mem- ory or a memory card wi thout waiting for each image to be displayed at full resol[...]

25 Basic Photograph y Deleting Unw anted Pictures To delete the picture currently d isplayed in the monitor: Delet ing Yo ur L ast Sh ot At any time during shooting, you can press th e butt on to delete the la st picture tak- en. The confirmation dialog will be displayed. Press to highlight Yes and press . • To exit with out d eleting the pic tur[...]

26 Basic Photograph y Imag e File an d Fold er Nam es In the memory or on the memory ca rd, pictures are identified by file names with three parts: a f our letter iden tifier, a four-digit file number assigned a utomatica lly by the camera in as cending order, and a three-letter extension (e .g., “DSCN0001.JPG”) . When a pic ture is viewed in t[...]

27 Scene Mode Scen e Mode Assist and Scene Mo des Your Nikon digital camera offers a ch oice of four “assist” and e leven “scene” modes. In these m odes, came ra settings are auto matica lly optimized for the s e- lected subject type, sparing you the necessity of adjusting settings one-by-one. Assist Modes Assist modes are chosen by rota ti[...]

28 Scene Mode Framing Assist The four assist mo des offer a sel ection of framing a ssist options tha t allow you to co mpose pict ures wi th the help of framing guides di splayed in the monitor. To use framing a ssist, rotate the mo de dial to th e desired mode an d follo w the steps below. Using th e Guid es • Your s ubject does not h ave to fi[...]

29 Scene Mode Po rtra it Assi st (por trait assis t) mo de helps you fram e portr aits in which the main subjec t stands out clear ly whil e back- groun d detail s are softe ned. Thi s lends th e comp osi- tion a sens e of depth (the degree of softening depend s on th e amou nt of ligh t avail able). A framing assist menu helps you fra me off-cente[...]

30 Scene Mode Sett ings fo r Assis t Modes The settings for flash, self-timer, macro close-up in Portrait assist, La ndscape as- sist, Sports assist, and Night portrait assist modes are shown on the table respectively. Portrait figure Use to c ompose shot with camera held as shown at right and subject’s face in top half of frame. • Camera will [...]

31 Scene Mode Landscape Assist (landsca pe assis t) mode he lps yo u frame viv id landsc ape shot s that enhance outlines, c olors, and contrast. A fram ing assist m enu helps y ou frame not only n atur al lan dscap es but also ci tysc apes an d po r- trait sh ots featurin g a la ndmark i n the back ground . Rotate the mode dial to a nd press the M[...]

32 Scene Mode Sports Assist (sports assist) mode is used for dynamic action shots that capture moving objects. The assist me nu lets you freeze the action in a sin gle shot or re cord motion in a se ries of pic tures. Rotate the mode di al to and press t he MENU but- ton ( 28). The fo llowing sports ass ist mod es ar e avai lable : Sports Assis t I[...]

33 Scene Mode Night Portrait As sist (night p ortrait assist) mode is use d for taking por- trait shot s at night, when it pro vides a na tural bala nce betwe en the main su bject an d the back ground. Pic - tures taken at slow shutter spee ds are adjusted to i m- prove quali ty, slightly increa sing pr ocess ing time . • Functions for Nig ht por[...]

34 Scene Mode Scene Mode (scene) mode of fers a me nu of el even “scene s,” each co rrespondi ng to a comm on situ ation, s uch as a backlit subjec t, sunset, or interior shot. Camera settings are a utomat ically adjuste d to s uit t he sele cted s cene, sp ar- ing you th e necessi ty of adju sting ea ch setting separa tely. To take picture s i[...]

35 Scene Mode The fo llowin g scen es are a vail able : Sett ings fo r Scen e M odes • , , and indicate flash, self-timer, and macro clo se-up respect ively. • indicates that Metering is Matrix ( 81 ). • or indic ates A F ar ea mod e . - Off : Center focus area is used. - Manual : AF area can be selecte d manually. For more i nformation, see [...]

36 Scene Mode Dusk/Dawn Preserves the colors seen in the weak natural lig ht before sunrise or after sun set. • Noise r eduction turns on automatically at slow shutter speed s. It takes mor e time than usual to stor e the pictur e. • An AF-assist illumi nator does not light e ven if for a dark subject. • Blur lev el: OFF (changeable) OFF Nigh[...]

37 Scene Mode Close up Use to ca ptur e vivid col ors in clo se-up sho ts of flow ers, insects , and oth er smal l objec ts, with the backgr oun d arti sti cally blur red. • T o focus on obje cts as close as 4 cm (1.6") to the l ens, a djust zoom until t he mac ro cl ose-up i con ( ) in mon itor turns gr een. • Minimum focus distance varie[...]

38 Scene Mode Fireworks show Slow s hutter s peeds ar e used to capt ur e the ex pand ing burst of li ght fr om a fir ewor k. • Focus is fixed at i nfinity . • Exposur e comp ensatio n can no t be used. • An AF-assist illumi nator does not light e ven if for a dark subject. • Blur lev el: OFF OFF – – Copy Provid es cl ear pi ctu res of [...]

39 Scene Mode Joini ng Panor ama Pictu res Transfer the pictu res taken with Panorama Assist to your computer ( 60) and use an appropriate software application to join them into a single scene. Panoram a assi st Use whe n takin g a seri es of pi c- ture s that will later be joined to form a s ingle scen e (for ex ample, a panoram a or 360° virtual[...]

40 Scene Mode Taking Pictures for a Panorama Sele ct (Pa noram a ass ist ) in sc ene menu, and press . Return t o shooting mode . T ake firs t pic ture. Pa n directi on ( ) dis- played. icon is disp layed, a nd White balance an d Exp osure compensation are locked . About one third of pict ure is show n superim pose d on vi ew throug h lens. Compose[...]

41 Scene Mode Full- Screen Pl ayback When you press the (play) button after starting shooting, Panor ama assist mode is terminated an d the m ost recent picture will be displaye d in the monitor. Use a Tripod Using a tripod makes it easier to compose overlapping shots. Stor age Lo cation s f or Pano ramas Each series of pictures taken in Panora ma [...]

42 More on Photogra phy More on Photograph y When Ligh ting Is Poor: Us ing the Flash The fo llowing five flas h modes a re av ailab le: Flash Rang e Flash rang e va ries w ith zo om po sition . Wh en th e cam era is z oom ed all the wa y ou t, the flash h as a rang e of a pprox. 0. 3 - 4.5 m (1' - 14'8") . When t he cam era is zoom [...]

43 More on Photogra phy To selec t the f lash mo de: Selec ting Flash Mode Wh ile Usin g Ma nual Opt ion When AF area mode ( 91) is set to Manual ( 93) and foc us area selection guide is displayed in the monitor, press to hide focus area selection guide and press ( ) to select the flash mode. The (Camera Sh ake) Icon When lighting is poor and the f[...]

44 More on Photogra phy Taking a Self-P ortrait: U sing th e Self-Tim er When the self-tim er is on, pictures are taken ten o r three seconds after the shutter-release button is pressed. This can be used to allow yo u to appear in your own pictu res or to pr event clos e-up or low-l ight shots from being blurred by the camera movement that occurs w[...]

45 More on Photogra phy The self-timer la mp on the front of the camera will bli nk until one second be- fore the picture is taken, staying lit du ring the final second to warn that the shutter is abou t to be released. Sele cting Se lf- Timer Wh ile Using Manual Opti on When AF area mode ( 91) is set to Manual ( 93) and foc us area selection guide[...]

46 More on Photogra phy Easy Cl ose-U ps: Ma cro Close-Up Mode Mac ro cl ose- up mo de is us ed for taki ng c lose -up s hots of sma ll ob ject s at ver y short dista nces ( minimum 4 cm/1.6") . Select ing Macr o Close -Up Mod e While Using M anu al Opt ion When AF area mode ( 91) is set to Manual ( 93) and f ocus area selection guide is displ[...]

47 More on Photogra phy Controlling Exp osure: Exposure Compen sation Exposure com pensation is u sed to alter th e exposure from the value sugg est- ed by the camera. Exposure c ompens ation can be set to valu es betwe en –2.0 EV (unde rexposure) a nd +2.0 EV (overex posure). Sele cting Ex posu re Compen satio n While Us ing Manual Opti on When [...]

48 More on Photogra phy Choos ing a Valu e for Expos ure Comp ensa tion As a rule of thumb, select positive values when large a reas of the fra me are v ery brightly lit (for example, when photographing an ex panse of sunlit water, sand, or snow) or when the ba ckground is much brighter than t he main subject. Choose nega tive values when large are[...]

49 Movies Movies Selects Movie Type s In the movie mode, the follo wing setting s in the movie menu ca n be selected accordin g to the pu rpose o f playba ck. * A pprox ima te maxi mum to tal re cord ing ti me fo r the me mory card is indic ate d as a gui de. Actua l total recording t ime varies depending o n the make of mem ory cards even when the[...]

50 Movies Auto-f ocus Mo de fo r Record ing Mov ies The setting for Autofoc us in the movie mode can be set in Auto-focus mode ( 94) in the shooting menu. • Continu ous AF : The camera adjusts focus con tinuously. To prevent the sound of the camera focusi ng from i nterf ering with recordi ng, se lect a foc us mode of Sin- gle AF . • Single AF [...]

51 Movies Recordin g Movies Movies can be recorded with sound recorded via the camera’s bu ilt-in micro- phon e. Notes o n Mo vies • Depending on the make o f memor y card used, recording may end bef ore the m emory card is f ull ( 130). • During reco rding, do not touch the built -in micro phone. • The progres s indic ator st ops at 99 99s[...]

52 Movies Viewing Movies In the full-s creen pla yback mo de ( 41), movies ca n be play ed with sound. M ovies are indica ted by icon and can be view ed by pre ssing of the mul ti select or. Pl ayba ck con trols a re di splay ed at th e top of the monitor; pres s or of the multi selector to highligh t a control, then press to perform the select ed [...]

53 More on Playback More on Playback Viewing Pictur es on the Camer a Viewing Pictures: Full -Screen Playba ck Pressing the button in the shooting m ode will display recorded pictures full -screen in the monitor ( full-s creen playbac k mode ). • Pre ssing displays a histogra m ( 54). • Pre ssing the button while the camera is in the playback m[...]

54 More on Playback Histogram When pre ssing in the ful l-screen p layback mode, a histog ram i s displa yed. Imag es in the M emory The pictures in the memory and on the memor y card can not be displayed simulta- neously. To display pictures stored in the m emory, select either of the f ollowing: • Remo ve the memor y card from the ca mera ( 11)[...]

55 More on Playback Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom Use the ( T ) button to zoom in on s till im ages dis- play ed in f ull -scre en pla ybac k. Playbac k Zoom Playback zoom is not available w ith movies ( 51), c opies created using the small pic - ture ( 105) , or cropped copies (320 × 420 pixels or smaller) ( 56). To Pre ss Description Zoom [...]

56 More on Playback Cropp in g Pict ure s When a pict ure is di splayed i n the play back zoom mode ( 55), you can c rop part of a p icture an d save it as a separa te file. • Cro pped pic tur es ar e s tor ed in JP EG for mat as separate pictur es from the original pictu re s. • Depending on the size of the original and the zoom ratio a t the [...]

57 More on Playback Voice Memos: Reco rding and Playback A voic e memo can be recorde d usin g the bui lt-in microp hone ( 2) an d app ended to any p icture marked with (voice memo recording guide) icon sho wn in full-scree n play back ( 53). To Pre ss Description Record voice me mo Shutter- release butt on If ico n is disp layed on current pict ur[...]

58 More on Playback Stora ge Voice memo file name s consist of an iden tifier (“DSCN” f or mem os appended to orig- inal pictures), a four-digit file number copi ed from th e ass oci ated pi ctur e, a nd t he ex - tension “.WAV” (e.g ., “DSCN0015.WAV ”). Note s on Voi ce Memo s • Voice memos ca n not b e rec orded or played durin g th[...]

59 More on Playback Viewing Pictures o n TV The EG-CP 14 aud io/vide o (A/V) cabl e provid ed with y our came ra can be us ed to connect th e camera to a television or video-cassette recorde r (VCR). Choos ing Vide o Mo de Video m ode in the camera setup menu offers a choice of NTSC and PAL standards ( 121). B e sure t hat the standard selected m a[...]

60 More on Playback Viewing Pictures on a Computer Usi ng th e UC- E6 USB ca ble a nd p rovid ed s oftw are w ith your came ra, you c an view you r photog raphs and movies on a com puter. B efore you c an transfer (copy) pictu res to your c omputer, y ou will nee d to instal l provided software. For more inf ormation on i nstalling provided softwar[...]

61 More on Playback Choosing a US B Option Select mode. Highlight USB and press . Select PTP or M ass storage, and press .[...]

62 More on Playback Connecting the USB Cable Turn the compu ter on and wa it for it to sta rt up. After confi rming that the camera is off, connect the UC-E 6 USB cable (provided with your cam era) as shown belo w. Conne ct the camer a directly to the comp uter; do not con nect the cable via a US B hub o r keyboard . You can now turn the camera on [...]

63 More on Playback Disconnecting the Camera When PTP is selected in USB : You can tu rn the camera off and d isconnect the USB cable once transfer is comple te. When M ass st orage (default setting) is sele cted in USB : You must remove the camera from the system as shown below before turn- ing the camera off and di sconnec ting the c able. Window[...]

64 More on Playback Prin ting Pi ctu res Pictures stored in the inte rnal memory or on the memo ry card can be printed in the same way as pictures taken with a film camera. Using Print set in the playba ck menu, y ou can spe cify the pictures to be pr inted, the number of prints, and the informat ion to be included with each pri nt. Printing Pi ctu[...]

65 More on Playback Print Set Prin t se t in the playba ck menu is used to crea te digital “p rint order s” listin g the pictures to be printed , the number of prints, and the info rmation to be included on each prin t. This print o rder is store d on the memo ry card in Digita l Print Order Format (DPOF). Once a print order has been created , [...]

66 More on Playback Use (+) or ( – ) to specify num ber of prints (up t o 9). • T o deselect pic ture, press ( – ) down when number of print is 1. • Repeat steps 3 - 5 to select additional pictur es. • T o exit w ithout setting print order and return to the play back menu , press MENU button. Menu of print options displayed. • T o print[...]

67 More on Playback Print Se t If you display the Print set menu after creating a print order, the Date a nd Info options will be reset. Differe nce Be tween Date Imprin t and Date There are differenc es between Print set in the playback menu a nd Date imprint in the setup menu as follows: • Setting Date in the Prin t set opt ion: -A d a t e s e [...]

68 More on Playback Printing via Direct USB Connection Your camera allows pictures to be printed d irectly from the camera using Pict- Bridge. I f the UC-E6 USB cable is used to connect the ca mera to a p rinter that supports Pi ctBrid ge, pictu res can be p rint ed directly from the m emory o r the memory card witho ut having to be transferred to [...]

69 More on Playback 2 Conn ecting the USB Cable After turnin g the camera off, connect the came ra to the printe r with the UC- E6 USB cable ( provided with your camera) as sh own below. 3 Turnin g the Camera and Pr inter on The Pi ctBridge menu w ill be di splay ed in the camera m onitor. Press or to highli ght Print , and press . Option Descripti[...]

70 More on Playback Highlight Print s elect ion and press . • T o print one copy of all pictures in the memory or on the memory card, high- light Print all images and press . Scroll thr ough pictur es. • Current picture shown at bottom of display . Select curren t picture. 1 (number of prints) and icon are mar ked on the selected picture. Use ([...]

71 More on Playback Error Mes sage s If an error messa ge is displayed, an er ror has occ urred. After checking the printer and resolving any problems as directed in the printer manual, highlight Re su me and pre ss to resume printing. Select Cance l to exit without printing t he rem aining images. Check the confirmat ion dialog and high- light opt[...]

72 More on Playback To Directl y Print t he Pict ures Specif ied in a P rint Se t The pictures stored in the memory or on the memory card are printed directly, according to the p rint order specifi ed in Print set (6 5 ) . If select ing DP OF printing after connecting the camera to a pri nter that sup- ports Pict Bridge ( 69), th e DPOF printing d [...]

73 The Shooting Menu The Shooting Menu Using the S hooting Menu In (auto) modes, the fo llowing settin gs can be adjust ed from the shooting menu: Opti on Descr iption Image m ode Choose ima ge quality and size. 75 - 78 White ba lanc e Matc h white ba lance to your light source. 79 - 80 Meter ing Select a met ering metho d from Ma trix , Cen- ter-w[...]

74 The Shooting Menu To Display the Shooting M enu: To Make a S elect ion from th e Shoot ing Menu: Rotate the mode dial to (auto shooting). Display shooting menu. Highlight menu item. A page num ber (e.g., 1/2, 1/ 5), and indicate that a menu or option con- sists of multiple pag es. Press or to display the p revious or next page. Display options. [...]

75 The Shooting Menu Image Mode The size o f the fi les, and with it the numb er of im- ages that can be recorded on the memory or the memory ca rd, depends on the s ize and quality of the images. Be fore shootin g, choose an image quali ty and si ze acc ordin g to h ow you pl an to u se the p ictur e. Image Quality Images a re com pressed acco rdi[...]

76 The Shooting Menu Imag e Qua lity and Com pressio n The process of reducing the file size of a pi cture when storing it is called compression. In this camer a, pict ures a re comp ressed and recorded as JPEG files. • The more a picture is co mpressed, the smaller the pict ure size beco mes and the larger the nu m- ber o f pictu res t hat ca n [...]

77 The Shooting Menu Image Size Image s ize can be selected from the following fi ve options accordin g to your shooting intent : * All fi gures are a pproxi mate. P rint sizes assum e a print er resolut ion of approx imately 30 0dpi . Image Si ze Smaller ima ges create sma ller files suitable for transmission by e-m ail or for use in w eb pages. W[...]

78 The Shooting Menu Image Quali ty/Siz e and Number of Exposur es Rem aining The following table shows the approxim ate num ber of pictures that can be store d on 256-, 512-megabyte memory cards at different image modes. The number of expo- sures remaining varies widely, depending on the type of me mory card, the nature of JPEG com pression, or th[...]

79 The Shooting Menu White Balance Abou t W hit e Ba lanc e The colo r of the lig ht reflected from an obje ct varies with th e color o f the light so urc e. The h uman b rain i s abl e to adap t to such changes in color, with the re sult that we see white objects as wh ite, regard- less of wh ether they are in the shade , direct sunlig ht, or unde[...]

80 The Shooting Menu Preset White Balance Preset white ba lance is use d wh en shoo ting un der mixed lig hting or to comp ensate for light sour ces with a stron g color cast (f or exampl e, to make pic- tures taken unde r a lamp wit h a red shad e look as though t hey had b een taken u nder white light) . When White bal. pres et is selected from t[...]

81 The Shooting Menu Metering The metering menu offers a choice of three mete r- ing metho ds for determin ing how the came ra sets exposur e. Select from the follo wing three option s and press . Notes on Metering When the digita l zoom is in effe ct, the cam e ra automatically switches to the setting just like Center-weight ed . The metering targ[...]

82 The Shooting Menu Continuous According to the shootin g condition, Sin gle or three continuous op tions ( Continuous , 5 shot buffer or Multi-shot 16 ) can be selecte d. Pres s MENU button in (aut o shooting) mode to select Contin uous ( 74), and then pre ss . Option Descriptio n Single (defaul t setting) Camera take s one picture each time shut[...]

83 The Shooting Menu Restr ictio ns on Came ra S ettin gs • Autofoc us, expo sure , and white balance fo r all pho tos are det erm ined by the firs t pictu re in eac h series. • The flash mo de is se t to automatica lly. Conti nuous can not be used simul taneous ly with BS S (8 4 ) o r Auto b racketi ng ( 88). The camera takes pictures with t h[...]

84 The Shooting Menu Best Shot Selector When the “Best Sh ot Sele ctor” (BSS) is on, the cam- era ta kes a ma ximu m of ten pictu res as long as the shutter-release button is held do wn. These images are th en com pared and th e sharp est pic ture (t he picture w ith highes t level of de tail) is save d to the memor y or memory card. BSS is rec[...]

85 The Shooting Menu Image Adjustment Image adjustment is used to adjust contrast auto- matically for opti mal results bef ore recording pi c- tures to the memory o r the memory card. Select from the following fo ur options a nd press . Image Adj ustmen t Unless the setting is Auto , the current image-adjust- ment setting is indicated by an ic on i[...]

86 The Shooting Menu Image Sharpening The came ra automa tically processes p ictures to em- phasize the border s between light and dark areas of the pictu re, maki ng ed ges seem sh arper. Select from the following five options and press . Imag e Sha rpenin g Ef fec ts Can not be previewed in the monitor. You can view the results in the playback mo[...]

87 The Shooting Menu Sensitivity Sensiti vity is a measure of how sensiti ve the camer a re- acts to lig ht. With Auto (de fault setting), ISO sensitiv- ity automatically in creases at low brightness. Setting ISO sensit ivit y at a high l evel is effe ctive i n pre venting blur whe n Speedli ght is disabled in dark set tings o r making the subjec t[...]

88 The Shooting Menu Auto Bracketing In som e situation s, you may fi nd it diffi cult to s elect appropria te expo sure compen sation an d white bal- ance settings, and yet not have time to check the results and adjust setti ngs after each shot. Auto bracketing can be used to v ary these setti ngs auto- matic ally ov er a se ries of pictu res, “[...]

89 The Shooting Menu When S elec ting “ Auto brac keting ” • The Flash mode is set to . • Noise reduction has no e ffect even if this option is set to On . Restr ictions on Auto Bra cketin g • Auto brac keting can not be us ed s imu ltan eous ly with Conti nuo us , 5 shot bu ffer , Multi-sho t 16 , or BSS . The cam era takes p ictures wit[...]

90 The Shooting Menu Saturation Control Saturation contro l is used to heighte n or reduce the vividn ess of co lors. Select from the fol lowing three optio ns and press . Pres s MENU button in (aut o shooting) mode to select Saturation control ( 74), an d then pres s . Opti on Descriptio n Enhanced Use for vivid, photo -print ef fect when taking p[...]

91 The Shooting Menu AF Area Mode AF area mode determine s how the focus area is select ed. Select from the follo wing three option s and press . Press MENU but ton in (auto shooting) mode to select AF area mode ( 74), and then pr ess . Option Description Auto (default se tting) Camera automatically selects focus ar ea con taini ng subje ct closest[...]

92 The Shooting Menu Focus Area Display • When the subject is in focus, focus area will be displayed in green. • When the subj ect is out of focu s, focus ar ea will blink in red. • When AF area mode is Auto , focus area will be dis played when the shu tter-release button is pres sed halfway. Notes o n Focu s Ar ea Se lectio n • In as sist [...]

93 The Shooting Menu Using Manual Option Focus area can be speci fied f rom th e sele ctable area in the scre en. Note s on Shoo ting in Manual Flash mode ( 42), exposure compensation ( 47), macro close-up m ode ( 46), and self-timer mode ( 44) can not be set while the focus area selection guide and selectable are a are displayed. Press to hide th [...]

94 The Shooting Menu Auto-focus Mode Auto-focus mode determines how the camera fo- cuses wh en the m onitor is on ( Single A F is us ed when the moni tor is off rega rdless of the setting se- lected for Auto-focus m ode ). Auto-focus mode for recording mo vies is also selected h ere. Select from the followi ng two option s and press . Auto-f ocus M[...]

95 The Shooting Menu Noise Reduction At slowe r shutter sp eeds, “ noise” in the fo rm of random ly-space d, brightly- colored pi xels may ap- pear in pictur es, particul arly in shadows. When you take p ictures in dar k places, no ise red uctio n can be used to reduce noise at slow shu tter speeds. Select On or Off and pr ess . Restr ictions o[...]

96 The Playback Men u The Playbac k Menu Using the Playbac k Menu The play back m enu c ont ains the f ollo wi ng opt ion s: To Display the Play back Men u: Exit th e Playbac k Menu To exit t he playback menu and return to the playback mod e, press t he MENU button agai n. Option De scripti on Print se t Select pictures for printing on a DPOF-compa[...]

97 The Playback Men u Slide Sh ow This opti on i s us ed to pl ay pic ture s ba ck i n a n au to- mated “s lide show ” with about thre e seconds be- tween each p icture. The fol lowing o perations c an be p erformed during the show: Press ME NU button in playback mode to select Slid e show ( 96), and then pre ss . Highlight St ar t . Begin slid[...]

98 The Playback Men u Imag es in the Me mory The pictures in the memory and on the memor y card can not be displayed simulta- neously. To display pictures in the memory, se lect either of the following: • Remo ve the memor y card from the came ra ( 11), an d disp lay pictu res. • Copy pictures s tored in the m emory to a memory card ( 106), and[...]

99 The Playback Men u Delete This o ption is used to d elete s elected pictur es or all pictures stored in the memory or on th e memory card. • When the memo ry card is not i nserted in the camera, pictu res stor ed in th e memory ar e deleted. • When the memory card is inserted in the camera, picture s stor ed on the memo ry ca rd ar e del ete[...]

100 The Playback Men u Deleting All Pictur es (Erase all images) Delete all pictures store d in the memory or on the memory card. Notes on Deletio n • Once del eted, pi cture s can no t be recov ered . If desired, t ransfer pictur es to a compu ter be- fore deletion. • Pictures marke d with a icon are pr otected a nd ca n not b e deleted ( 101 [...]

101 The Playback Men u Protect This optio n is used to protect picture s from acci- denta l d elet ion . Prot ec ted fil es ca n not b e del ete d by press ing the button or us ing the opti ons in the Delete menu. Note, however, that protected picture s will be deleted when the me mory or memory card is fo rmatted. Notes on Protec ting Pi ctures Pr[...]

102 The Playback Men u Auto Transfer This option i s used to mark pictures for tra nsfer to a computer and to turn automatic transfe r marking on and off. Select from the followi ng three optio ns and pre ss . Notes on Auto Tra nsfer • No mor e than 9 99 pict ures can be mark ed fo r transf er. If the mem ory or th e me mory ca rd con- tains more[...]

103 The Playback Men u The Icon Pictures that have been selec ted fo r transfer are identified by a icon. When you connect the camera to a computer via the UC-E6 US B cable (provided with the camera) and press (Transfer ) button to tra nsfer pictures, only pictures marked with a icon will be transferred. Full-screen play back Thumbnail playback[...]

104 The Playback Men u Mark ing Se lect ed Pic tur es fo r Tra nsfer (Se lect ed ima ge) Highlight Select image(s) . Pictures in memory or on memory card displayed as thumbnail im ages. Scroll thr ough pictures to select pic tures to be transferred. • Current picture shown at bottom of the display . • T o canc el the selection, press MENU butto[...]

105 The Playback Men u Small Pic. To cr eate a sma ll c opy o f a p ictur e, se lect Sm all pic . after displaying the image i n full-scre en play- back or sele cting it in the thumbnail dis play. The following resize optio ns are availab le: • Copies are stored on the m emory as B ASIC-quality JPEG files (compression ratio 1:16). • Copies a re[...]

106 The Playback Men u Copy Copy stored p ictures from the internal me mory to the memory card, or vice versa. Marking Selected P ictures for Copy (Selected images) Pres s MENU b utton i n playba ck mod e to select Copy ( 96), and then pr ess . Opti on De scrip tio n Copy stor ed pictur es fr om the memo ry to the memory car d. Y ou ca n eithe r ch[...]

107 The Playback Men u Scroll thr ough pictur es. • Current picture shown at bottom of display . • T o cancel the sele ction, press MENU button. Use (ON) to select pictur e. icon is marked on the selecte d picture. • Repeat steps 3 - 4 t o select additional pictures. • T o desele ct picture, select and pr ess (O FF). Th e ico n w ill di sap[...]

108 The Playback Men u Marking All Pictures for Copy (All ima ges) Imag e Copy • When Selected im ages is selected, selected pictures in t he memory or on the m emory card are copied to a n existing folder created in th e destination m emory. The p ictures are sto red with file name s of the form “DSCN nnnn ,” where “ nnnn ” is a four-dig[...]

109 The Setup Menu The Setup Menu Using the Se tup Menu The setu p menu c ontains the follo wing op tions: To Display the Setup Menu The setu p menu ca n be displ ayed by ro tating the mode dial to . To exit m enu dialog , rotate the mode dial to other tha n SET UP. Opti on Descri ption Welco me scr een Choose the welcome screen to be displayed w h[...]

110 The Setup Menu Welcome Screen This opt ion is us ed to cho ose the w elcom e scree n displayed whe n the camera is turned on. Select from the fol lowing four options a nd pres s . Rotate the mode dial to to select Welcom e screen ( 109), and the n press . Option Des cription Disable wel- come No welcom e scr een is displa yed when came ra is tu[...]

111 The Setup Menu Small Pi ctures and Cr opped Co pies Resized copies created wi th the small picture ( 105) and cropping options ( 56) can only be selecte d for the welcome sc reen if they are 6 40×480 pixels or large r. “Selec t an Image” When Select an image is selected, the chosen picture will ap- pear at startup even w hen the mem ory ca[...]

112 The Setup Menu Date This option is used to set the camera clock and to choose hom e time zone and new city time zone (travel destination time zone ). Dat e Date is used to se t the camera clock to the current date and tim e. See “First Steps: B asic Set up” ( 14). Time Zone Select the time zone. The norma l time z one setting is (home tim e[...]

113 The Setup Menu Time Zones • The time zone can no t be s elected i f the date and tim e have not been s et. • Time zone increments o f less than one hour are not supported. When traveling to or from des- tination s at half- or quarter-ho ur increme nts fro m Greenwic h Mean Time (G MT), such as Af- ghanistan, Centr al Austr alia, In dia, Ira[...]

114 The Setup Menu The camera suppo rts the followi ng time zones: Time Zone Displ ay When the new city time zone is selected, a icon will be dis- played in t he monitor. GMT +/– Locatio n GMT –11 Midw ay , Samoa GMT –10 Hawa ii, T ahiti GMT –9 Al aska, Anch orage GMT –8 PST : Lo s Angeles, Seattl e, V ancouve r GMT –7 MST : Denver , Ph[...]

115 The Setup Menu Monitor Settings This opti on is us ed to set the disp lay’s app earanc e. Select from the followi ng five option s and press . Rotate the mode dia l to to select Mo nitor set - tings ( 109), and then press . Opti on Description Monitor Show info Display current settings in m onitor whe n taki ng or vie win g pic tures . Auto i[...]

116 The Setup Menu Date Imprint The date im print option is used to imprin t the date or the date a nd time of re cording on pictur es as they are recorded to the m emory or memory card. It can not be us ed to imprint a date stamp on pic- tures after recording. Restri ction s on Date Impr int • Imprin ted dat e can not be dele ted. • Date impri[...]

117 The Setup Menu Bright nes s This optio n is us ed to ad just t he moni to r brigh tne ss to one of five grades. Press or of the multi selector to increa se or decre ase the brig htness of t he mo nitor by m oving the indi cator on the l eft of the displa y up or down. Press o f the multi se- lector. To ret urn to the se tup me nu, press of the [...]

118 The Setup Menu Sound Sett ings The option s in this men u control the sound setti ngs listed b elow. Rotate the mode dial to to select Sound set- ting s ( 109), and the n press . Opti on Descriptio n Button sound Contr ol t he sound pl ayed wh en buttons ar e pr essed. The butto n sound is play ed in the follo wing cases: • Rotating the mode [...]

119 The Setup Menu Auto Off To save battery power, th e camera will ente r stand- by mode if no operati ons are perform ed for a pre- set length of time. Choose from thirty seconds ( 30s ), one minute ( 1m , the default setti ng), five minut es ( 5m ), or thirt y minutes ( 30m ), and press . For more details of Au to off, see 13. Format Memory/Card[...]

120 The Setup Menu To Format the Memory Card: Cautio n in Format ting • Format the memory o r the memor y card us ing the came ra. If the mem ory o r the mem ory ca rd is formatt ed on t he comp uter, s ome erro rs may o ccur w hen wri ting or read ing data. • Do not tur n the cam era off, or remove the battery or memo ry card, wh ile the “ F[...]

121 The Setup Menu USB Select the USB s etting us ed wh en viewin g pic tures on a compute r ( 60 ) or when connecting the camera to a printer supp orting Direct Prin t ( 68). Video Mode Before connecting your came ra to a video device such as a telev isio n or VCR ( 59), cho ose a vid eo mode t hat ma tche s th e vi deo stan dard used in th e devi[...]

122 The Setup Menu The following settings are affected: Resett ing File Numb erin g to 0001 To reset file numbe ring ( 26) to 0001, select Reset all after either deleting all pic- tures ( 121) or forma tting the memory or memory card ( 11 9). Firmware Version This option is used to check a firmware version for your camera. T o return t o the setup [...]

123 Technical Notes Technical Notes Optional Accesso ries The foll owing op tional ac cessories are ava ilable fo r your Nikon dig ital cam era. Contact yo ur local ret ailer. Approved Memory Cards The fol lowing ca rds have been tes ted and approve d for use : * Use card s rat ed for 10MB/s or mor e. Rechargeable battery Additi onal EN-EL5 Li- ion[...]

124 Technical Notes Connecting the EH-62A AC Adapter Kit An optional EH-6 2A AC adapter kit can be used to provide power from a wall plug outlet to the Nikon COOLP IX4200 when the camera is used for an ex- tended pe riod, such as conne cting it with a c omputer o r printe r. Before connectin g the AC a dapter kit, turn the camera off and make sure [...]

125 Technical Notes For more infor mation on usin g EH-62A AC adapter kit, se e EH-62A AC adapt- er kit ma nual . Discon nect ing t he AC Ad apte r Kit Before disconnecting the AC adapte r kit, tu rn the camera off and remove the wall plug from the power outlet. Open the batt ery-chambe r cover and push upward the battery latch and remove the EP-62[...]

126 Technical Notes Keep dry The device will be damaged if immersed in water o r subjected t o high levels o f moisture. Handle the l ens an d all m oving part s with care Do not apply force to the lens, monitor, or to the con nect or, card slot, o r battery chamber c overs. Thes e parts are especia l- ly susceptible to damage. Do no t point the le[...]

127 Technical Notes Cleaning Lens One ke y to clea ning the le ns is to not touc h it wit h your finge rs. Remov e dust or li nt wi th a blower (typical ly a sm all device wi th a rubber bulb attached to one end that you pump to produce a stream of air out the other). To remove fingerpri nts or other stai ns that can not be removed with a blowe r, [...]

128 Technical Notes Storage Turn the camera off when not in use and check that the power-on lamp is off before putting the camera awa y. To prevent mold or mildew , store the cam- era in a dry, we ll-ventilate d are a. If you w ill not be using the produc t for long periods, remove the b attery to prevent leakage a nd store the camera in a plastic [...]

129 Technical Notes Error Messages The follo wing table lists the erro r messages and o ther warnings th at appear in the monitor and how to d eal with them. Display Problem Soluti on (blinks) Cloc k not s et. Set cloc k to cu rrent date and tim e. 14 WARNING!! BATTERY EXHAUSTED Batt ery exh austed. Tu rn camer a off a nd replace battery. 8 [ ] ( f[...]

130 Technical Notes OUT OF MEMORY or Came ra in the sh oot- ing m ode : Insuffi- cient memo ry to record pictures at curren t sett ing s. • Choose lower image quality/ size. 75 - 7 8 • Delete unw anted pict ures. 25, 99 • Insert new me mory card. 10 Came ra conne cted to computer and the (Transf er ) button pre ssed: Not enough s pace on memo[...]

131 Technical Notes CARD CONTAINS NO IMAGES No pictures in th e memory or the mem - ory card. • When this message is d isplayed although pictures are taken, turn the c amer a of f and t urn it on again. If er ror persists, contact retailer or Nik on represe ntativ e. • Press button t o retur n to t he shoo ting mode. 12, 13 • T o show p ictur[...]

132 Technical Notes NO IMAGES ARE MARK ED FO R TRA NS - FER No pictures selected for transfer when (Transfe r ) butto n pressed to transfe r pictures to com- pute r. Disconnect camera and select at leas t one picture for transfer , then beg in transfer aga in. 63, 102 TRANSFER ERR OR Error occurre d wh en pictur es we re tra ns- ferr ed to c omput [...]

133 Technical Notes Troubleshooting If your camera fail s to function as expected, check the li st of common prob- lems below before consulting your retailer or Nikon repres entative. Refer to the page numbe rs listed in the right-mos t column for informat ion on solving the pr oblems listed here. Elect ronic ally -Cont rolled Cam eras In extremely[...]

134 Technical Notes No pictur e is taken when shut- ter -r elease bu tton is pressed • Camera is in play back mode. • Batter y is e xhausted. • Red ( ) lamp blinks: flash is char ging. • Message “CARD IS NOT FO RMA TTED” appears in mo ni- tor: memory car d is not formatted fo r use in camera. • Message “ME MORY CARD IS WRITE PROTE C[...]

135 Technical Notes Flash do es not fire • Flash is of f. Note t hat flash turns of f automatica lly when: The mode dial i s set to (landscape assist; except for Gr oup right and Gr oup l eft), (sports assis t), (movie ), or (scene) mode with any of ( Sun- set ), ( Dusk/Daw n ), ( Night landscape ), ( Museum ) or ( Fireworks show ) selected in th[...]

136 Technical Notes Specifications Type E4200 d igital came ra Effecti ve pixel s 4.0 million CCD 1/1.8" high-density CCD; total pixels: 4.13 million Image si ze (pix - els) • 2,272×1,704 [4M] • 2,048×1,536 [3M] • 1,600×1,200 [2M] • 1,024×768 [PC] • 640×480 [TV] Lens 3× Zoom Nikkor Focal len gth F=7.8 - 23.4 mm (35-mm [135] cam[...]

137 Technical Notes Stor age media Internal memor y (approximate ly 12MB)/SD (Secure Digi tal) Memory c ards Fil e syst em Com pliant with D esign Rule for C amera F ile System ( DCF), Exif 2.2, and Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) Fil e formats Compressed: JPEG -baseline-com pliant Movies: Quick Time Exposu re Meter ing Matrix, Center -weighted, [...]

138 Technical Notes Desig n Rule for Camera File Sys tem (DCF ) Your camera conforms to the D esign Rule for C ame ra F ile System (DCF), a st andard widely used in the digital camera indus try to ensure compatibility am ong different makes of came ra. Exif Ve rsio n 2. 2 Your camera supports Ex if ( Ex changeable I mage F ile Forma t for Di gital [...]

139 Technical Notes Symbo ls (au to shoo ting ) m ode, 6, 17 - 22 (delete ) butt on, 3, 52, 53, 55, 57 (int ern al memo ry ) icon , 17 (landscape assist) mod e, 6, 27, 31 (memor y card ) icon, 17 (movie) mod e, 6 (night port rait ass ist) mod e, 6, 27, 33, 134 (play) but ton, 3 , 13, 2 4 (portrait assist) mo de, 6, 27, 29 (spor ts assist) mode, 6, [...]

140 Technical Notes I Imag e adj ustme nt , 73, 85 Imag e mode , 73, 75 imag e qua lit y , 17, 75 imag e siz e , 17, 77 Imag e shar peni ng , 73, 86 Incande scent, 7 9 ISO, 22 J JPEG, 26, 137 L Lamp, g reen (AF), 3, 7, 12, 21, 134 Lamp, red ( ), 3, 12, 21 , 134 Langua ge , 12, 14, 109 , 120 lang uage , c hoos ing, 14 Lens, 2, 126, 127, 136 M Macr o[...]

141 Technical Notes V VCR, 59 , 121 Video ca ble (EG- CP14) , 59 Vide o mode , 59, 109, 1 21 Video o utput , 137 Viewfinder, 2, 3, 2 0 Viewing pic ture, 53 Voice memo, 57 Volume, 52 , 57, 118 W W butto n, see Zoom but tons WAV, 26 Welcome s creen , 109, 110 White bala nce , 73, 79 cl oudy , 79 day lig ht, 79 fluores cent , 79 incandescent, 79 prese[...]

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