Nikon 5900 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 o r 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 us e the product will read them. The conse quence s that coul d result from fai lure to ob serve the pre cau[...]

ii • Do not handle the pl ug or battery charger w ith wet ha nds. Failure to observe this precauti on could result in elec tri c shock . Observ e proper pr ecautions when handl ing batte ries Batteries may leak or explode if impr operly h andled . Observe the fol- lowi ng pr ecautio ns when ha ndling a batte ry for use in this pr oduct: • Befor[...]

iii • No part of the manuals included with this prod- uct may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form, by any means, without Ni- kon's prior written permission. • Nikon reserves the right to change the specifica- tions of the hardware and software described in these[...]

iv Noti ce f or cust ome rs in Ca nad a Noti ce Co ncer ning P rohi bitio n of Co pyin g or Repro duct ion Note that simply being in posses s ion of materia l that has been di gitally copied or repr 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 apparatus meets a[...]

v Use Only Ni kon Brand Electronic Acc essories 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) certif ied by Nikon specifical ly for use with th is Niko n digital camer a [...]

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

vii More on Playback .......... ................. ....................... ...................... ...... 57 Viewing Pic tures on th e Came ra ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... ............... ........... ......... 57 Croppi ng Pictur es ....... .......... ................ .......... ........... .......... ........... ........[...]

viii The Set-up Menu ...................... ...................... ...................... ........... 116 Using the Se t-up Me nu .. .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... ............... ........... ........ 116 Welcome Screen ........... ................ .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ......[...]

1 Introduction Thank y ou for your purc hase of a Nikon COO L PIX 7900 (E7 900)/COOLPIX 59 00 (E5900) digita l camera. This ma nual has been w ritten to help you enjoy taking picture s with your Nik on digital camera. Read this manua l thoroughl y before use, an d keep it hand y when us ing t he p roduc t. Symbols Used in t his Manual To make it ea[...]

2 Before Y ou Begin Before You Begin Parts of the Camera Mode Dial ( 6) Power Sw itch (1 4 ) Self-t imer Lamp ( 46)/ AF-Assist I lluminator (LED; 24, 138, 148) Built-in Speedlight ( 44) Viewfinder Lens ( 21) Memory card slot Cover (1 2 ) Eyel et f or came ra stra p Shutter-rele ase Button ( 7) Powe r-on La mp (1 4 ) Attaching the Camera Strap Micro[...]

3 Before Y ou Begin Zoom ( / ) Buttons ( 21) Mul ti Select or (/ / / ) (7 ) (cente r)/ (transfe r)/ (D-Lighting) (7 , 6 5 ) Speaker Button ( 81, 103) Red ( ) Lamp ( 23) Viewfi nder ( 21) Interface c onnector Cove r USB ( 67)/ Audio/Video (A/V) out ( 64) Connector Delete Button ( 26) Monitor (4 , 5 ) Gr een (A F) Lam p ( 23) Tripod Socket ( 43, 46 )[...]

4 Before Y ou Begin The Monitor [ 8] [ 8] 26 7 8 9 12 11 14 15 18 19 24 23 20 26 28 10 13 1 5 4 3 16 17 25 27 22 21 29 30 Sh oo ti ng 1 Shootin g mode . . . . . 19, 28, 53 2 Image sha rpening . . . . . . . . . 94 3 Focus ind icator 1) . . . . . . . . . 23 4 Zoom i ndicator 2) . . . . . . . . . 21 5 Macro cl ose-up mode . . . . . . 48 6 Battery leve[...]

5 Before Y ou Begin Displ ay in the Mo nitor Use Photo info in Monitor settings of the Set-up m enu to switch to display or hide information for shoot ing or play back ( 122). If the battery level indicator appea rs, the monitor will turn off temporarily w hile the flash is charging ( 14, 24). 01.05.2005 12:00 12:00 100NIKON 100NIKON 0008.JPG 0008.[...]

6 Before Y ou Begin The Mode Dial Using the Mode Dia l, you can selec t from seven Sh ooting modes and the S et- up mode. Choose a Shoo ting mode acco rding to s hooting conditi ons. To select a mode, align the mode icon with the “ ” mark next to the Mode Dial. Auto ( 19) A simple “point-an d-shoot ” mode in wh ich the maj ority of c amera [...]

7 Before Y ou Begin Navigating the Me nus The Multi Selector is used to n a vigate throug h the camera menus. The Shutter-Release Button Your camera has a two stage Shutter-release Button. The camera sets focus and exp osu re whe n the butto n is p ressed half way. Th e Gree n (AF ) Lam p ne xt to the view finder and the focus indicator i n the mon[...]

8 First S teps Fir st Steps Charging the Battery The came ra uses a rechar geable Nikon E N-EL5 lithiu m-ion battery (supplied). Charge the ba tte ry before first use or when the batte ry is runnin g low. 1 Connect the power cable Connec t the pow er cable to th e supplied MH-6 1 battery charger ( ) and insert the wall plug into a power outl et ( )[...]

9 First S teps The MH - 61 Bat tery Char ger Before using the MH-61, read and follow the warnings and notices on pages i–v o f t his ma nual . The MH-61 is for use with E N-EL5 batte ries . Do not use with non-compatible batteries. The supplied power cable is intended solely for use with the MH-61 and is for domestic use only. It may be necessary[...]

10 First S teps Inserting Batteries Insert an EN-EL5 battery tha t has been fully-charged using the supplied MH- 61 battery ch arger into your ca mera. 1 Ope n t he Ba tt er y-c hamb er Co ve r Slide th e cover in the direction sho wn in ( ) until it stops and open the cover ( ). 2 Insert the battery Insert the battery as shown in the labe l a t th[...]

11 First S teps Repla cing Ba tterie s Turn the cam era off and mak e sure that the Power- on Lamp has gone out before opening the Battery-chambe r Cover. Slide the Battery Latch in the di re ction indicated to ejec t the battery, which can then be removed using your fingers. • Note that th e batter y may be come hot during us e. Obser ve due cau[...]

12 First S teps Inserting Memory Card s Pictures can be s tored in the cam era’s internal mem ory (about 1 3.5 MB) or on Se- cure Digital (SD) memory card. If no m emory card has been inserted in the camera, pictures will be s tored in the came r a’s internal memory, and if the camera contains a memo ry card, then pictur es will auto matica lly[...]

13 First S teps The Wri te Protec t Switch Memory cards are equipped w ith a write prot ect sw itch t o prevent accide ntal l oss of data. When this switch is in the “lock ” pos ition, pictures can not be recorded, deleted, or edited, and the card can not be formatted. Do not lock the card when taking, de- leting, or editing pictures or when tr[...]

14 First S teps Checking the Battery Le vel Battery Level The Red ( ) and Green (AF) Lamps will blink when the “W ARNING!! BA TTERY EX- HAUSTED” wa rning is displayed. 1 T urn the camera on • Pr ess the Pow er Switch. • The Powe r -on L amp ligh ts when the cam- era is o n. 2 Check the battery lev el in the moni- tor When the c amera is tur[...]

15 First S teps Turn ing t he C ame ra O ff To turn the camer a off wh en the Power- on La mp is lit, press the Power Switch. • Do not r emove th e batter y or di sconn ect the E H-62A AC adapte r kit (o ptional) until th e power - on lamp has gone o ut. The Button The camera c an also be turned on by pressing the Button for a bout two seconds. T[...]

16 First S teps Basic Setup The first time the camera is tu rned on, a langu a ge-selecti on dialog will be di s - played in the monitor. Follow the steps below to choose a language and se t the time and date. Highlight Deutsch (German), En- glish , Español (Spanis h), Franç ais (Fre nch), Italiano , (Ita li an) , Neder- lands (Dutch), Svenska (S[...]

17 First S teps Display date menu. Edit D ay (or der of D ay , M onth, and Y ear may dif fer in s ome ar eas). Select M onth. Repe at steps 7 - 8 to edit M onth, Y ear , hour , and minute . Highlight D M Y . Choose or der in whi c h D ay , M ont h, and Y ear will be displayed . Exit to mode curre ntly se lected with the M ode Dial . Note that time [...]

18 First S teps 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 t ures will have time stamp of “0000.00.00 00:00” (still images) or “2005.01.01 00:00” (movies). The Clo ck Battery When the main ba ttery is installed or the ca m [...]

19 Basic Photogra phy Basic Photograp hy Step 1–Select Mode This se ction de tails the basi c steps invol ved in tak ing pictures i n (Auto shooting mode ). In this automatic, “poin t-and-shoot” mode, the majority of camera settin gs are control led by the cam e ra in response to shooting condi- tions, producing optimal results in most s itua[...]

20 Basic Photogra phy Number of Expos ures Rem aining 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 ( 83) (d ependin g on the condit ion, no fur- ther pictures m ay be taken e[...]

21 Basic Photogra phy Step 2–Frame the Pi cture 1 Ready the c amera Hold the c amera stea dily in both hands. Pho- tograp hs can be f ramed in the monito r or the viewfind e r . Don’t Bl ock the Shot To avoid dark or partially obscured pictures, keep your fingers a nd other objects away from the lens, flash window, AF-assist Illuminator, and mi[...]

22 Basic Photogra phy Digita l Zo om • In d igital z oom, data from th e camera 's im age s ensor a re pro cess ed digi tally, enlarg 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. Instea d, deta ils vis ible a t maximu m opt ical zo[...]

23 Basic Photogra phy Step 3–Focus and Shoot 1 Focus Press the Shutter-rel ease Button half w ay to set focus and exp osure. • Focus and exposure will lock while the Shut- ter -release Button is pr es sed halfway ( 7 ). • In mode, the camera automatically selects focus area cont aining the subj ect closest to camera fro m five focus areas (de[...]

24 Basic Photogra phy Durin g Recording • While pictur es are bei ng recorde d to the memory or memory card, th e Green (AF) Lamp w ill blink, and at the same time, a (wait) icon will be displayed in the monitor or the memory icon ( or ) wil l bli nk. D o not tu rn the camera o ff, eject the memory card, o r remove or disconn ect the power sourc [...]

25 Basic Photogra phy Step 4–Vie w the Results (Full-screen Playback) Playbac k Tip Pictures are displayed briefly at low resolu tion w h ile being read from the memory or a memory card. This makes it possible to sc roll ra pidly through the pictures in the mem- ory or a memory ca rd without waiting for each ima ge to be displayed at fu ll resolu[...]

26 Basic Photogra phy Del etin g Un want ed Pi ct ures To delete the p icture currently displayed i n the monitor: Deleting Your Last S hot At any time during shooting, you can press th e Button to delete the last pic ture tak- en. The confirma tion dialog will be displayed. Press or to highlight Yes or No , and press . A confirmation dialog displa[...]

27 Basic Photogra phy Image Fil e and Fold er Names In the memory or on the m emory card, pictures are identified by file names with thre e parts: a four letter identifier, a four-digit file num ber assigned autom atically by the camera in ascending order , and a three-lett er exten sion (e.g., “DSCN0 001.JPG”). When a picture is viewed in t he[...]

28 Scene Mode Scene Mod e Assist and Scene Mod es Your Nikon digital ca mera offers a choi c e of four “assist” and twelve “scene” modes. In these modes, camera settings are automatically optimized for the se- lected subject ty pe, sparing you the necessity of adjusting s ettings one-by-on e. Assist Modes Ass ist m ode s are ch osen by rota[...]

29 Scene Mode Assis t and Scene Modes Depen ding on your subject , assist and s cene m odes may not always pr oduce th e desir ed res u lts . If resu lts are not to yo ur sati sfacti on, ch oose (A uto sho oting) a nd try a g ain. Assis t and Scene Modes Help When the assist or scene menu is displayed, pressing ( T ) Button displays the help for th[...]

30 Scene Mode Framing Assist The four Assist modes offer a sele ction of framing assist options tha t allow you to co mpose pictures with the help of framing guides displaye d in the monito r. To use framing assist, rotate the Mode Dial to the desired mode an d follow the steps below . Using th e Guid es • Your s ubject does not h ave to fit exa [...]

31 Scene Mode Po rtra it Assi st (Portrait assist) mode helps you fram e portraits in which the main subjec t stands out clea rly while ba ck- groun d detail s are softe ned. This lends the composi- tion a sens e of depth (the degree of softening depend s on the amou nt of light ava i lable ). A frami ng assist menu helps you fra m e off-center sub[...]

32 Scene Mode Face-Priority AF • When ph otograph ing two o r three people, the s ubject clo sest to t he camera is in focus and the focus area turns red. The face se lected for focus ing by th e camera va ries depe nding u pon a num- ber o f condit ions inc luding the dir ection in whi ch eac h person is fac ing. • The ca mera focuse s continu[...]

33 Scene Mode Landscape Assist (Landscap e assist) mode helps you fram e vivid landsc ape shots that enhanc e outlines, colors, a nd contrast. GROUP RIGHT or GROUP LE FT helps you frame portr a it shots fe aturing a l a ndmark in the back- groun d. Rotate the Mode Dial to and press th e Button (3 0 ) . The fol lowing Landsc ape assist m odes are av[...]

34 Scene Mode Sports Assist (Spo rts ass ist ) mo de is use d f or dy na mic a cti on shots that capture moving objects. The assist me nu lets you freeze the a ction in a sin gle shot or record motio n in a se ries of pic tures. Rotate the Mode Dial to and pres s the Button (3 0 ) . The fo llowing Sp orts assis t modes are available : Sports Assist[...]

35 Scene Mode Night Portrait As sist (Night po rtra it assist) m ode is us ed for taking p or- trait shot s at night, whe n it provides a natural bala nce between th e main subject a nd the backgroun d. A framing menu helps you frame o ff-ce nter subj ects and compo se your shots. Pic tures ta ken at slow shutter spee ds are adjus ted to improv e q[...]

36 Scene Mode Scene Mode (Sce ne) mode of fe rs a m enu of t wel ve “s cene s,” each co rresponding to a common s ituation, such as a backlit subjec t, s unset, or interio r shot. Camera settings are a utomat ically adjuste d to s uit th e sele cted s cene, sp ar- ing you th e necessity of a djusting each s etting sepa rately. To take pictures [...]

37 Scene Mode The fo llowin g scen es are a vail able : Sett ings fo r Scen e Mo des • , , and indicate Flash, Self -timer, and M acro close-up res pectively. • indicates that Metering is Matr i x ( 88). • indicates AF ar ea mode is set to Off ( 98) . C enter focus a rea is used. AF lock can be used to take p ictures of off-cent er subjects ([...]

38 Scene Mode DUSK/DAW N Preserves the colors seen in the weak natural lig ht before sunrise or after sun set. • Camera focuses at i n finity . • Noise r eduction turns on automatically a t slow shutter spe e ds. It take s mor e time than usual to store th e pictur e. • An AF-assist illumi nator does not light e ven if for a dark subje ct. ?[...]

39 Scene Mode CLOSE UP Use to ca pture vivid c olors in close-up shots of flowers, insects , and other smal l objects, with the backgr ound arti sti cally blur red. • T o focus on objects as close as 4 cm (1.6" ) to the len s, adju st zoom until t he macro c lose-up icon ( ) in mon itor turns gree n. • Minimum focus distance varie s with z[...]

40 Scene Mode FIREWORKS SHO W Sl ow shut ter spee ds are used to ca pture the burst of li ght from a firework. • Focus is fixed at infini ty . Focus i ndicator l ights when ever Shu tter - releas e Butt on is pressed half way . • Exposur e compens ation can no t be used. • An AF-assist illumi nator does not light e ven if for a dark subje ct.[...]

41 Scene Mode Joini ng Panor ama Pictures Transfer the pictures ta ken with PANORAMA ASSIST to your computer ( 65) and use the Panorama Mak er function in PictureP roject to join them into a single sce ne. For further informatio n, see the PictureProject Re ference Ma nual (on CD). P AN ORAM A ASSIST Use whe n takin g a seri es of pi c- ture s that[...]

42 Scene Mode Taking Pictures for a Panorama Sele ct (P ANORAMA ASSIST) in Scene menu. Pan direction ( ) displayed in yellow . Select how pictures will be joined together in completed panorama. This is the direc- tion in which to pan the camera after each shot. Make select ion (to c hange se lecte d pan direction, p ress center o f mult i selecto r[...]

43 Scene Mode Panor ama As sist The pan direction, Flash mode, Self-tim er mode, Macro close-up mode, and Exposure compensation can not b e changed after the first pic ture is taken. To change the p an direction, press the Button to e nd shooting and repeat steps 1 - 3. Full- Screen Playback When you press the B utton after star ting shooting, Pano[...]

44 More on Ph otography More on Photography When Ligh ting Is Poor: Us ing the Flash The fo llowing fiv e fla sh mode s are a vailable: To select the flash m ode: Mode How it works When to us e it Auto Flash fires when lighting is poor . Best choice in most situatio ns. Auto with r ed- eye r educ tion Pre flash is used before the main flash fir es [...]

45 More on Ph otography Flas h Range • Flash range varies with zoom position. When the camera is zoomed all the way out, the flash has a range of approx. 0 .3 - 4.5 m/1' - 14'8". Whe n the camera is zoomed all the way in, the flash has a rang e of app rox. 0.3 - 3 .5 m/1 ' - 11' 5" with Auto in Sensiti vity . • The[...]

46 More on Ph otography Taking a Self-P ortrait: Using th e Self-Timer When the self-tim er is on, pictures are taken ten o r three seconds after the Shutter-release Bu tton is pressed. This can be used to allow you to appear in your own pictu res or to prevent cl ose-up or low-light sh ots from being blurred by the camera movement that occurs when[...]

47 More on Ph otography The Self-t imer Lamp on the front of th e camera will blink until one secon d before the picture is taken, stayin g lit during the final seco nd to warn that th e shutter is abou t to be released. Sele cting Self -Timer Wh ile Display ing Focus Ar ea Selectio n Guide When AF area mode ( 98) is set to Manual ( 100) and focus [...]

48 More on Ph otography Easy Cl ose-Ups: Ma cro Close-U p Mode Mac ro cl ose- up mo de is use d fo r taki ng clo se -up s hots of sma ll ob ject s at ver y short dista nces (minimum 4 cm/1.6"). Selecting Macr o Close-Up Mode W hile Disp laying Focus Area Selection Guide When AF ar ea mod e ( 98) is set to Manual ( 100) and foc us area selectio[...]

49 More on Ph otography Controlling Exp osure: Exposure Compen sation Exposure com pensation is u sed to alter the exposure fr om the value suggest- ed by the camera. Exposur e compensation can be set to va lues between –2 .0 EV (unde rexposure) and +2.0 EV (overexpo sure) in increm ents of 1/ 3 EV. Selectin g Exposur e Comp. Whi le Displa ying F[...]

50 More on Ph otography Histog ram A histogram shows distribution of tones in im age; horizontal axis corresponds to pixel brightness, with dark t ones to left and bright tones t o right , while ve r tical axi s shows number of pixels of each brightness in the image. The scale of an axis is determined by the maximum number of pixels of a picture. C[...]

51 Movies Movies Setti ng the Movie Rec ordin g (Mov ie Menu) Movies will be recorded with sound re corded via th e camera’s b uilt-in micro- phon e. You can set the options for th e movie recording as follows: Rotate Mode Dial to . Display Movie menu. ( E lectronic VR is displayed with E7900.) Highlight option. Display option menu. Highlight ite[...]

52 Movies Mode • Only opti cal zoom ca n be used before rec ording , and only digit al zoom (up to 2 ×) can be used while record ing. • In the Movie shooting m ode, the following o ptions will be fixed: - Flash mode ( 44) is Flas h Ca nce l . - Self-timer ( 46) is OFF . - Expos ure com pensati on ( 49) can not b e set. - White balance (8 6 ) i[...]

53 Movies Selecting Movie Opti ons In Mov i e Op tions, you can select the type of mov ie dependin g on how you plan to use the movie. * A pproxima te maximum tota l reco rding ti me for th e memory card is indic ated as a g uide. Actu al total recording t ime varies depending o n the make of memory cards even whe n they h ave the same memory ca pa[...]

54 Movies Selecting Auto-Focus Mode The auto-focus mode for m ovie recording can be set. Select Auto-focus mode in the Movie menu ( 51), and choose from the following two modes. Setting Electronic VR (E7900 only) The vibration re duction for movie reco rding can be set. Select Electronic VR in the Mov ie menu ( 51), and select On or Off. Elec tron [...]

55 Movies Recordin g Movies Notes o n Mo vies • Depending on the make of me mory card use d, recording may end b efore the memory card is full. If this happens, “CANNOT RECORD MOVIE” will be displayed, but the recording until that time is stored as a movie. • During reco rding, do not touch the built -in micro phone. 1 Rotate the Mode Dial [...]

56 Movies Viewing Movies In the full-s c reen pla yback mode ( 25), movies ca n be play ed with sound. Movies are indi c ated b y icon and can be view ed by pressing 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 [...]

57 More on Playb ack More on Playback Viewing Pictur es on the Camer a Viewing Pictures: Full -Screen Playback Pressi ng the Button in the Shootin g mode w ill display recorded pictures full -sc reen in the moni tor ( Full-scr een playba ck mode ). • Pre ssing the Button w hile the camera is in the Playback mod e , re turns to the scr e en sele c[...]

58 More on Playb ack Imag es in the Memory 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 fo llowing: • Remo ve the memor y card from the camer a, an d disp lay th e pictu res. • Copy pictures s tored in the m emory to a memory card ( 113)[...]

59 More on Playb ack Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom Use the ( T ) Button to zoom in on still images dis- played i n Full-scree n play back mode. Playbac k Zoom Playback zoom is not available with mov ies ( 55), copies create d using the Small pic. option ( 112), or cropped copies ( 3 20 × 420 pixels or smaller) ( 60) . To Pre ss De scription [...]

60 More on Playb ack Cropp in g Pict ure s When a pict ure is displayed i n the playback z oom mode ( 59), y ou can crop part of a p i cture an d save it as a se parate file. • Cro pped pictu res are st ored in JPEG forma t (compression ratio 1: 8) as separate p ictures fr om the origi nal picture s. • Depending on the size of the original and [...]

61 More on Playb ack Adjus ting a Pi cture To ne Automati cally (D -Lightin g) Press (the center of the mul ti selector) in Fu ll-screen playba ck mode. The tone adjuste d picture is created autom a tically as a separate picture . Using D- Lighti ng, backli t or insufficient fl ash light volumes can be a djusted brightl y. Copie s Copies are stored[...]

62 More on Playb ack Voice Memos: Record ing and Pla yback A voice m emo can be rec orded us ing the built-in micropho ne and ap pended to any pi cture marked with (voice memo recording guide) icon shown in fu ll-screen play back ( 25). To Press D escript ion Record voice memo Shutte r - release Button If ico n is disp layed on curr ent pictur e, m[...]

63 More on Playb ack Stor age Voice memo f ile names consist of an identifier (“DSCN” for memo s appended to orig- inal pictures), a f our-digit file number copi ed from the assoc iated picture, and the ex- tension “.WAV” (e.g., “DSCN0015.WAV”). Notes on Voice Me mos • Voice memos can not be recorded or played dur ing thumb nail playb[...]

64 More on Playb ack Viewing Pictures on T V The EG -CP14 audi o/video (A/V) cab le provided with y our camera can be used to connect the camera to a tele visi on or video-cassette recorder (VCR). Choosin g V ideo M ode Video mode in th e Interface option of the cam era Set-up menu offers a choice of NTSC and PAL standards ( 132). Be sure that th e[...]

65 More on Playb ack Viewing Pictures o n a Computer Using th e UC-E6 USB cable and Pic tureProje ct software provided with y o ur came ra, you can tra nsfer photograp hs and movies to a compute r and view them. Befo re pictures can be tran sfe rred (copie d) to your com puter, Picture- Project m ust be install e d. For informa tion on installing P[...]

66 More on Playb ack To Set the USB Option * For more info rmation on the Se t-up me nu, see “U sing the Set-up M enu” (1 1 6 ) . Rotate the Mode D ial to and t urn the cam era on. Th e Set-up m enu* will be displayed in the monitor . Highlight Interface and press . Highlight USB and press . Select PTP or Mass stora ge . Make a selection. SET -[...]

67 More on Playb ack Connecting the USB Cable Turn the compute r on and wait for it to start up. Aft er confirming that the camera is off, connect the UC-E6 USB cable (provided with your camera) as shown be low. Check to be s u re the connector is in the correct orie nta- tion and i n sert the plug straig ht. Do not insert or disc onnect it forc- i[...]

68 More on Playb ack Transferring Pict ures When the Pict ureProject Tra nsfer is display ed in the computer mo nitor, press- ing the (Transfe r ) Button on the camera or clicking the Transfer button in PictureProject will transfer pictures to the com puter. For informati on on us- ing P ictureP rojec t, see t he Quick Sta rt Guid e or the PictureP[...]

69 More on Playb ack Disconnecting the Camera When PTP Is Selected i n USB : You can tu rn the camera off and d isconnect the USB cable once transfe r is comple te. When Mass Storage (default setting) Is S elected in USB : You must remove the camera from the system as shown below before turn- ing the camera off and di sconnecting the cable. Windows[...]

70 More on Playb ack Prin ting Pi ctu res Pictures stored in the inte rnal memory or on the memory card can be printed in the same way as pictures taken with a film camera. Using Print se t in the Playba ck menu, you can spe cify the pictu res to be prin ted, the number of prints, and the informa tion to be included with each print. Printing Pi ctu[...]

71 More on Playb ack Print Set Prin t se t in the playba ck menu is used to crea te digital “print orders” listing the pictures to be printed , the number of prints, and the info rmation to be included on each print. This pri n t order is stored on the memory card in Digital Print Order Format (DPOF). Once a print order has been created , pictu[...]

72 More on Playb ack 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 Playbac k menu, press Button. Menu of print options displayed. • T o print date[...]

73 More on Playb ack 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 Between Dat e Imprint and Dat e There are differ ences betwe en Print set in the Playback me nu and Date imprint ( 124) in the S et-up menu a s follows: • Setting Date in the Print se t opt ion: -A [...]

74 More on Playb ack Printing via Direct USB Connection Your camera allows pictures to be printed d i rectly from the camera using Pict- Bridge. I f the UC-E6 USB ca ble is used to connect the camera to a printer t ha t supports Pi ctBridge, pictu res can be print ed directly from the me mory or the memory card witho ut having to be transferre d to[...]

75 More on Playb ack 3 Turning the Camera and Printer o n The le ns will extend an d the PictBridge dialog will b e displayed after th e open- ing screen . Option Description Print selection Select pic tur es and spe cify number of prints. Prin t all ima ges All pic tures in the memo ry or the m emory ca rd are printed. DPOF printing P ic tures fo [...]

76 More on Playb ack 4 Confirming the Settings on th e Printer Before prin ting, confirm the se ttings on the printe r by following the instruc- tions supplied with the printer. Be su re to perform the paper settings before select ing Print selection , Print all images , or DPOF printing . To Set the Size of Paper on the Camera When prin ting accor[...]

77 More on Playb ack 5 Selec ting Pictures to Print Highlight Print sel ection and pr ess . • T o print one copy of all pictures in the memory or on the memor y card, high- light Print all images and press . Scroll thr o ugh pictures. Select current picture. 1 (number of prints) and icon are ma rked on the selected picture. Use (+ ) or ( – ) to[...]

78 More on Playb ack Error Me ssages If an error m essage is displayed, an error has occur red. After checking the pr inter and re solving any problems as directed in the printer manua l, highlight Resu m e and press to resume printing. Select Cancel to exit without printing the remaining images. Resume may not be selected de pending on the type of[...]

79 More on Playb ack To Directly Print the Pictures Sp ecified in a Print Set The pictures stored in the m emory or on the memory card are pri n ted directly, accordin g to the print orde r specified i n Pr int set (7 1 ) . If sele cti ng DPOF printing in the PictBridge dialog ( 75), the DPOF print- ing dia log will be d i splayed . DPOF Pr inting [...]

80 The Shooting Me nu The Shooting Menu Using the Shooting Menu In (Auto shootin g) modes, the fo llowing settings can be adjuste d from the Shooti ng menu: Option Descripti on Image mo de Choose image quality and size. 83 - 84 Wh ite ba lance Match white balance to your light source. 86 - 87 Meteri ng S elect a meter ing method from Matrix , Ce n-[...]

81 The Shooting Me nu To Display t he Shootin g Menu: To Make a Selection from the S hooting Menu: Rotate the M ode Dial to (Auto shooting). Display Shooting menu. Highlight menu item. Display options. Highlight option and press to make selection. • T o retur n to the Shooting m ode with- out changing the setting, press . Press Button to exit m e[...]

82 The Shooting Me nu Icon Type Dis p lay Using the Menus option of the Set- up menu switches the menu display between Text and Icons ( 135). Shoo ting Men u Hel p When the S hooting menu is displayed, pressing ( T ) Button displays the help for the selected item . • To retur n to the Shoot ing men u, press th e ( T ) Butt on. • To retur n to t[...]

83 The Shooting Me nu Image Mode The size o f the fi les, and with it t he numb er of im- ages that can be recorded on the memory or the memory ca rd, depends on the s i ze and quality of the images. Be fore shooting, choose an image quality and size according to how y ou plan to use the picture. Image Quality Images are com p ressed according to t[...]

84 The Shooting Me nu Image Size Image size can be selected from the fol lowing five options according to your shooting intent: * All figures ar e approximate . Print sizes assume a pr inter resolutio n of ap proximately 300 dpi. ** Defa ult s etting for E7 900 ***Default s etting for E5900 = Imag e Size Smaller images create smaller files suitable[...]

85 The Shooting Me nu Image Qua lity/Size and Numb er of Exposur es Remain ing The following table shows the approximat e number of pictures that can be stored on 256-megabyte memory cards at diffe rent im age modes. The number of exposures re- maining varies widely, de pending on the type of memory card, the na ture of JP EG com- pression, or the [...]

86 The Shooting Me nu White Balance About White Balance The color of the light reflected from an object varies with the color of the light source. The human br ain is able to ad apt to such changes in color, with the result that we see white objects as wh ite, reg ard- less of whether they are in the s hade, direct sunlight , or under incandescent [...]

87 The Shooting Me nu Preset White Balance Prese t white bal ance is use d when shooti ng under mixed lightin g or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast (for example, to m a ke pic- tures taken under a lamp with a re d shade lo ok as though the y had been tak en under white light). Whe n Wh it e ba l. pr ese t is select ed from t[...]

88 The Shooting Me nu Metering The metering menu offe rs a choice of three meter- ing method s for determining h o w the camera se ts expos ure. Select fro m the following four options and pres s . Note s on Mete ring When the digital zoom is in ef fect, the came r a automa tically switc hes to the setting just like Cent er-weighted . The metering [...]

89 The Shooting Me nu Continuous According to the shooting con dition, Single or three conti nuous options ( Continuous , 5 shot buffer or Mult i-s ho t 1 6 ) can be selected . Press Butt on in (Auto shoo ting) mod e to se- lect Con tinuo us ( 81), and then press . Option Descript ion Single (default se tting) Camera tak es one picture each time Sh[...]

90 The Shooting Me nu Restri ction s on Cam era S etting s • Autofocus, e xposure, and white b alance for all phot os are d etermined b y the first p icture in each series. • The fla sh mode is se t to automa ticall y. Con tinuou s can no t be used s imulta neous ly with BS S ( 91) or A uto b racke ting ( 96). Th e camera takes pictu res with t[...]

91 The Shooting Me nu Best Shot Selector When the “Best Shot Selecto r” (BSS) is on, the ca m- era t akes a m axim um of te n pic ture s as lo ng as the Shutter-rele a se Button is held down. T hese image s are then compare d and th e sharpe st pict ure (the picture with highest level of detail) is saved to the memory or memory card. BSS is rec[...]

92 The Shooting Me nu Color Option s Use th e options in this menu to change color t one of your pictures . There are five color tones to choose from. • The colo r you cho ose i s re flect ed in the p ictu re d is- played in the mon itor. White Ba lanc e Selecting Black-and-white , Sepia , or Cyanotype a utomati cally s ets white balance ( 86) to[...]

93 The Shooting Me nu Image Adjustment Image adjustment is used to adjust contrast auto- matically for opti mal results bef ore recording pic- tures to the memory o r the memory card. Select from the following four optio ns and press . Image Adj ustment Unless the setting is Auto , the current imag e-adjust- ment setting is indicated by an ic on in[...]

94 The Shooting Me nu Image Sharpe ning 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 edg es seem sh arper. Select from the following five options a n d press . Imag e Sha rpenin g Ef fec ts Can not be previewed in the monitor. You can view the results in the playbac[...]

95 The Shooting Me nu Sensitivity Sensiti vity is a measure of how sensiti ve the camer a re- acts to lig h t. With Auto (de fault setting), I S O sensiti v- ity automatically in creases at low brightness. Setting ISO sensit ivity at a high leve l is effecti ve in prev enting blur wh en Spe edlig ht i s dis abled in dark set tings or maki ng the su[...]

96 The Shooting Me nu Auto Bracketing In som e situation s, you may fi nd it difficult to select appropria te Exposu re compensa tion and Whit e balance settings, and yet not have time to check the results and ad just settings afte r e ach shot. Auto bracketing can be use d to vary these s e ttings au to- matic ally over a se ries of pi ctures , ?[...]

97 The Shooting Me nu When Au to Bracket ing is On • The Flash mode is set to . • Noise reduction has no effect even if this option is set to On . Expo sure Comp ensation When Exposure compensa tion ( 49) and Auto bracketing ( 96) are set simulta- neously, exposure will be compe nsated at the sum of both compensation values. Auto B racketing Wh[...]

98 The Shooting Me nu AF Area Mode AF area mode determines how the focus are a is selected. Select from the fol lowing three options and press . Press B utton in (Auto shoot ing) mode t o se- lect AF area mode ( 81), and t hen pre ss . Opti on Descr iption Auto (default setting) Camera automatically se lects focus ar ea contain ing subject closest [...]

99 The Shooting Me nu Focus Area Di splay • When the subject is in focus, focus area will be displayed in green. • When the subject is out of fo cus, focus area will blink in r ed. • When AF area mode is Auto , focus area will be displayed when the Shutter-release Butto n is pr essed ha lfway . Notes on Focus Area Sele ction • In ass ist mo[...]

100 The Shooting Me nu Using Manual Option Focu s area can be speci fied from th e selec table are a in t he screen . Notes on Shooting in Manual Flash mode ( 44), Exposure comp. ( 49), Macro close-up mode ( 48), and Self- timer mode ( 46) can not be set w hile the focus area selec tion guide and selectable area are displayed. Press to hide the foc[...]

101 The Shooting Me nu Auto -focu s Mod e Aut o-f ocus m ode determines h ow the camera fo- cuses when the mo nitor is on ( Sing le A F is used when the monito r is off regardless of the s etting se- lected for Auto-focus mode ). Select fro m the followin g two options and press . Confir ming Fo cus Regardless of the o ption chosen, pictures c an b[...]

102 The Shooting Me nu Noise Reductio n At slower shutter speeds, “noise” in the f orm of rand oml y-sp ace d, bri ght ly- col ored pi xe ls may ap- pear in pictu res, particularly in sha dows. When y ou take pic tures in dark places, n oise reduction ca n be used to reduce noise a t slow shutter speeds. Select On or Off and press . Restri ctio[...]

103 The Pl ayb ack Menu The Play back Menu Using the Playbac k Menu The Play back menu co ntains the followin g options: To Disp lay th e Playback Menu : Option Descriptio n Print se t Select pictures for printing on a DPOF-compatible device; specify number of copies and information to be include d on prints. 71 - 73 Slide sh ow View pi ctures in a[...]

104 The Pl ayb ack Menu Icon Type Dis p lay Using the Menus option of the Set-up me nu switches th e menu display between Text a nd Icons ( 135). Playb ack Me nu He lp When the Playback me nu is displayed, pressing ( T ) Button displays the help for the selected item . • To return t o the Playback me nu, press th e ( T ) B utton. • To return t [...]

105 The Pl ayb ack Menu Slide Sh ow This o ption is used to play pic tures back in an automated “sl ide show” wi th about thre e sec onds bet ween each p ict ure. • Pictu res are played b ack i n the order th ey were recorded (smal lest fi le number to largest f ile number). • The maxi mum pla yback time for a slide show is 30 min utes. The[...]

106 The Pl ayb ack Menu 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 ( 13), an d disp lay pic tures . • Copy pictures s tored in the m emory to a memory card ( 113), [...]

107 The Pl ayb ack Menu Delete This optio n is used t o del ete sel ecte d pic tur es or all p ict ure s stor ed i n the memor y or on th e memo ry car d. • When the memory car d is not inserted in the camera, pictur es stored in the me mory ar e delete d. • When the m emory card is inserted in the ca mera, pictur es stored on the memo ry car d[...]

108 The Pl ayb ack Menu Deleting All Pictur es (Erase all images) Delete all pictures store d in the memo ry or on the memory ca rd. Notes on Deletion • Once del eted, picture s can not be re covered. If desired, transfer p ictures to a computer be- fore deletion. • Pictures marke d with a icon are prote cted a nd can no t be d eleted ( 1 09). [...]

109 The Pl ayb ack Menu Protect This optio n is used to protect p ictures from a ccidental dele tion. Protec ted files can not be delete d by pressing the Button or usin g the options in the De- lete menu. Note , however, that protec ted picture s will be deleted when th e memory or memory card is fo rmatted. Notes on Protec ting Pictur es Protecte[...]

110 The Pl ayb ack Menu Transfer Marking When you connect the camera to a computer running PictureProject via the UC-E6 USB ca ble and press the came ra (Transfer ) Button to transfer pic ture s, on ly pi ctu res ma rked wi th a icon wi ll be tra nsfer red . This option is u sed to change transfer setting of the recorded pictu res. Select from the [...]

111 The Pl ayb ack Menu Mar king Se lected Pic tures for T ransfer ( Select ed ima ge) Highlight Select im age(s) . Pict ures in memo ry or o n me mory car d displayed as thumbnail images. Scroll thr ough pictures to select pictur es to be transfe rred. • T o cancel the selection, press But- ton. U s e ( O N ) t o s e l e c t p i c t u r e . A ic[...]

112 The Pl ayb ack Menu Small Pic. To cr eate a smal l cop y of a pictu re, s elect Sm all pic. after displaying the im- age in F ull-screen p layback mode . The followin g resize opti ons are available: • Copies are stored on the memo ry as BASIC-qualit y JPEG files (com pression rati o 1:16). • Copi es are stored in sep arate fi les in the me[...]

113 The Pl ayb ack Menu Copy Copy stored pictu re s from the interna l memory to the memory card, or vice versa. Marking S e lected Pict ures for Copy (Selected im ages) Press Button in Playba ck mode to sele ct Copy ( 103), and then pr ess . Option Description Copy stor ed pictures fr om the memory to the me mory car d. Y ou can either choose pic [...]

114 The Pl ayb ack Menu Scroll through pictur es. • T o cancel the selection, press But- ton. Use (ON) to select pictur e. icon is marked on the selected picture. • Repeat steps 3 - 4 to select additional pictur es. • T o deselect picture, select and press (OFF). The i c on will disappear . The confirmation dialog will be dis- played. Highlig[...]

115 The Pl ayb ack Menu Marking All P ictures for Copy (All image s) Image Co py • When Selected im ages is s elected, t he newly copied pictures are numbered consecutively from the larg est nu mber ex istin g betwe en th e two m emory sourc es. Ex: W hen the las t number in the sou rce memory is 32 (DSCN 0032.JPG) and t he last number in the des[...]

116 The Set-up Menu The Set-u p Menu Using the Set-up Menu The Set-u p menu contains the following options: Option Descripti on Welcom e screen Ch oose the welcome screen to be displayed when the camera is turned o n. 118 Date Set the cam era c lock. 120 Moni tor sett ings Set display a nd brightness of the m onitor. 122 Dat e imprint Imprint pictu[...]

117 The Set-up Menu To Display the Set-up Menu Icon Type D ispl ay Using Menus option of the S et-up menu switches the menu display between Text and Ico ns ( 135). Set-Up Menu Help When the Set- up menu is displayed, pressing ( T ) Button displays the help for the se lected item. • To return to the Se t-up men u, press the ( T ) Butto n. Rotate M[...]

118 The Set-up Menu Welcome Screen This opt ion is used to c hoose the welc ome screen displayed whe n the camera is turned on. Select from the fol l owing four options and pre ss . Rotate the M ode Dial to to sele ct Welcome screen ( 117), and then pres s . Option Des cription Disable wel- come No welcom e scr e en is displa y ed when came ra is t[...]

119 The Set-up Menu Small Pi ctures and Cr opped Copies Resized copies created wi th the small picture ( 112) an d cropping options ( 60) 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, th e chosen picture w ill ap- pear at startup even w hen the mem ory[...]

120 The Set-up Menu Date This option is used to set the camera clock and to choose hom e time zone and ne w city time zone (travel destination time zone). Dat e Date is used to set the camera clock to the current date and time. See “First Steps: B asic Set up” ( 16). Time Zone Select the time zone. T he normal time zone setting is (hom e time z[...]

121 The Set-up Menu The cam e ra support s the followin g time z ones: Time Zones Time zone increment s of less than one hour are no t supported. When tr aveling to or from destinations at half- or quarter -hour increments from Greenwich Mea n Time (GMT), such as Afghanista n, Central Australia , India, Iran, Nepa l, or Newfoundland, set the camera[...]

122 The Set-up Menu Monitor Setting s This option is used to set the display’s a ppearance and br ightness. Photo Info Select this option to hi de or display the monitor in dicators, or turn the mon- itor off. Rotate the Mode Dial to to sel ect Monitor set- ting s ( 117), and then pres s . Option Descripti on Monit or Show info Display current se[...]

123 The Set-up Menu Brightness This option is used to adjust the monitor brigh tness to one of five grades. Select Brightness and press to disp lay the bright- ness adjustment screen . Press or of the Multi Selector to increase or decrease the brightness of the monitor b y moving the indica tor on the left of the dis play up or dow n, and press . B[...]

124 The Set-up Menu Date Imprint The Date imprint option is u s ed to im print the date or the da te and time of recording on pictures as they are recorded to the memory or memory card. I t can not be used to imprint a date sta mp on pictures after record ing. Restri ction s on Date Impr int • Imprin ted dat e can not be delet ed. • Date imprin[...]

125 The Set-up Menu Date Counter This optio n is used to store the date and im print the number of days from that date until the date of re- cordin g on pictures. If the stored da te is earlier than the date of record- ing, the num ber of day s that have el apsed is impr int- ed on pi ctu res. If the stored d a te is later tha n the date of recordi[...]

126 The Set-up Menu AF Assist Your camera i s equipped with an AF-assist Il lumina- tor. If ligh ting is poor, the bu ilt-in AF-assist Illuminator will lig ht when the shutter-re- lease button is pressed ha lfway, allowi ng the cam- era to focus even w hen the subj e ct is poorly l it. Select Auto (defaul t setting) or Off and press . AF-As sist Il[...]

127 The Set-up Menu Sound Setting s The options in this menu control the sound settings list ed be low . Shutter Sound Shutter sound is no t produced in t he following case: • Shootin g in the Movie m ode ( 5 1). • Sho oting in (sport s ass ist) mode ( 3 4). • Conti nuou s (8 9 ) i s s e t t o Cont inuo us , 5 shot buffe r , or Multi-shot 1 6[...]

128 The Set-up Menu Blur Warning This opti on is used to display or hi de the camera shake wa rning after you have taken a pi cture. Select ing On displays the warning only if in advert- ent ca mera mo vement has cau sed th e picture you have jus t taken to be blurred. Select Yes to ke ep the pict ure or No to delete it. Shoot ing Mode s Where t he[...]

129 The Set-up Menu Auto Off To save battery power, th e camera will e n ter stand- by mode if no operati ons are performed for a pre - set leng th of time. Rot ate th e M ode Dial t o to se lect Auto off ( 117), and then pr ess . Option Descr i ptio n Auto Off Choose how lon g monitor will r emain on be for e turning of f auto- matically from th i[...]

130 The Set-up Menu Format Memory/C ard This menu allo ws the memo ry or the memo ry car d to be formatted fo r use in the camera. • Befor e formatting the memory , remove th e memory card from the camera. Fo r mat me m- ory is displaye d in the Set-up menu. • When the memory card is in se rted in the camera, the memory car d will be formatted.[...]

131 The Set-up Menu Notes on Format ting Me mory/Card • Format the me mory card usin g the camer a. If th e m emory c ard is for matted on th e co mputer , some e rrors may oc cur whe n writi ng or reading data . • Do not turn the c amera off, or r emove the b atte ry or memor y car d, whil e th e “FOR MAT TING” messag e is displayed. • F[...]

132 The Set-up Menu Language Choose the la nguage for menu s and me ssages dis - played i n the monitor from Deutsch (German), En- glish , E spañol (Spanish), Fra nçais (French), Italiano (Ita lian), Nederlands (Dutch), Svenska (Swedish ), (Japanes e), (Sim plified Chinese), ( Tradi- tional Chi nese), or (Korean), an d then press . Interface (USB[...]

133 The Set-up Menu Auto Transfer When you conn ect the camera to a co m puter run- ning P ictur ePro ject via th e UC-E6 USB ca ble a nd press the camera (Transfe r ) Button to trans- fer pic tures, on ly pictures ma rked with a icon will be transferred. Whe n Auto transfer is set to On , all pict ures to be taken will be transferre d. Tran sfer M[...]

134 The Set-up Menu Reset All Select this o ption to restore t he settings listed below to their origin a l state. The following se ttings are affected : Resett ing File Numb erin g to 0001 To reset file numbering ( 27) t o 0001, select Reset all aft er either deleting all pic- tures ( 134) or formatting the memory or memory card ( 13 0). Rotat e t[...]

135 The Set-up Menu Menus This option is use d to swi tch the men u disp lay of the Shooti ng menu, Movie me nu, Playback menu , or Set-up menu to Text or Icons . Firmware Version This option is used to che ck a firmware version for your camera. To return to the Set-up menu, p ress . Rotate the M ode Dial to to select Menu ( 117), and then pr ess .[...]

136 Technical Notes Technical Notes Optional Accessories The follow ing optional ac cessories are a vailable for y our Nikon digital c amera. Contact your local retailer. Approved Memory Cards The follo wing cards hav e been tested and approved f or use: * Use cards r ated fo r 10M B/s o r more. Recharge able battery Additiona l EN-EL5 Li-ion batte[...]

137 Technical Notes Connecting the EH-62A AC Adapter Kit An optiona l EH-62A AC adapter ki t c an be use d to provide powe r from a wall plug outl et to the Nikon E7 900/E5900 when the camera is used for an ex- tended period, such as connecti ng it with a comp uter or printer. Before conne cting the AC adapter kit, tu rn the camera off and m ake su[...]

138 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 lens an d all moving 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 lens[...]

139 Technical Notes Cleaning Lens/Viewfinde r One ke y to clea ning the lens is to no t touch it with your fin gers. Remove dust or li nt wi th a blower (typicall y 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 stains that can not be removed with a b[...]

140 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, well-ventil ated area. If you will not be usi ng the product fo r long periods, remove the b attery to prevent leakag e and store the camera in a plastic b [...]

141 Technical Notes Error Messages The follo w ing table lists the error messages and o ther warnings that appea r in the monitor and how to deal with them . Display Problem Soluti on (blinks) Cloc k not s et. Set clock to cu rrent date and tim e. 16 WARNING!! BATTERY EXHAUSTED Batt ery exh austed. Tu rn camer a off a nd replac e battery . 10 [ ] ([...]

142 Technical Notes THIS CARD C ANNOT BE USED Erro r accessing mem- ory card. • Use approved car d. • Check that conn ectors are clean. • T ur n th e cam era off a nd mak e sur e the memory card is ins erted correct ly . 136 12 WARNING!! THIS CARD C ANNOT BE READ CARD IS NOT FOR- MATTED FORMAT NO Mem ory card has no t been formatte d for use [...]

143 Technical Notes CANNOT RECORD MOVIE Error o ccurr ed whi le saving movie. • Form at memory c ard us ing Fo r- mat option in th e fo rmat m enu. • Insert memory ca rd with faste r processing s peed. 130 12, 53 Takes long time t o sav e movie on mem- ory card. CARD CONTAINS NO IMAGES No pictures in th e memory or the mem - ory card. • When [...]

144 Technical Notes COMMUNICATIONS ERROR USB ca ble dis con- nect ed or m emory card re moved w hile pic tures ar e being tran sferred to com- pute r. If error appear s on comp uter mon i- tor, cli ck OK to exit PictureProject. Turn cam era of f, reconn ect cab le or replac e memo ry card , then turn c am- era on and transfer pictu res. 65 - 69 A c[...]

145 Technical Notes Troubleshooting If your camera fail s to function a s expected, check the list of common pro b - lems below before consulting your retailer or Nikon repre sentative. Refer to the page numbe rs listed in the right-mo st column for informat ion on solving the pr oblems listed here. Elect ronic ally -Contro lled Cam eras In extreme[...]

146 Technical Notes No pictur e is taken wh en Shutter-r e lease Button is presse d • Camera is in Playba ck mode. • Batter y is e xhausted. • Green (AF) lamp flickers: ca mera unable to focus (whe n the monitor is of f). • Red ( ) Lamp blinks: fla s h is charging. • Message “CARD IS NOT FOR MA TTE D” appears in moni- tor: memory car [...]

147 Technical Notes Flash do e s not fire • Flash is of f. Note that flash turns of f automatically when: The Mode Dial is set to ( landscap e assist; exc ept for GROUP RIGHT and GROUP LEF T), (sports assist), (movie) , or (scene) mode with any of ( SUNSET ), ( DUSK/DAWN ), ( NIGHT LAND- SCAP E ), ( MUSEUM ) or ( FIREWORKS SHOW ) selected in t he[...]

148 Technical Notes Specifications Type E7900/E5900 digital camera Effecti ve pixels 7. 1 m illion (E7900)/5.1 mill ion (E5900) CCD 1/1.8" high-density CCD; total pixels: 7.41 million (E7900)/ 5.26 million (E5900) Image siz e (pix- els) • 3,072×2,304 [7M] (E7900 only) • 2,592×1,944 [5M] • 2, 048×1,536 [3M] • 1,600×1,200 [2M] (E5900[...]

149 Technical Notes Desig n Rule fo r Cam era File Sy stem (DCF) Your came ra conform s to the D esign Rule for C amera F ile Sys tem (DCF ), a sta ndard widely used in the digital camera industry t o ensure compa tibility among different makes of camera . Exif Version 2.2 Your camera suppor ts Exif ( Ex changeable I mage F ile Format for Digital S[...]

150 Technical Notes * Industr y standar d for m easuring l ife of camer a batteries . Measur ed at 25 °C (77 °F); zoom ad- justed with each shot, built-in Speedlight fired with every other sh ot, image mode set to NOR M/ (E79 00) or NO RM/ (E5900 ). Bui lt-in Sp eedlig ht Range ( appr ox.) W: 0. 3 - 4.5 m /1' - 14'8" T: 0.3 - 3.5 m[...]

151 Technical Notes MH-61 Battery Charger EN-EL5 Re c hargeable Li-ion Battery Specif ications Nikon will not be held liable for any errors this manual may contain. The appearance and specifications are subject to change without notice. Rated inpu t AC 100 - 240 V , 50/60 Hz, 0.12 - 0.08 A Chargi ng o utpu t DC 4.2 V /950 mA Compa tible b at- teri [...]

152 Technical Notes Symbols (auto shooti ng) mode, 6, 19 - 24 (center ) Button, 3 (Delete) Bu tton, 3, 56, 57, 59, 62 (D-Li ghting ) Butt on, 3 (help) But ton, 3, 29, 52, 82, 10 4, 117 (mov ie) mod e, 6 (tra nsfer) Butt on, 3, 65, 68 Exposure com pensation , 3, 49 Flash, 3, 44 Lamp, see Lamp, red ( ) Landscape assist mode, 6, 28, 33 Macro mo de, 3,[...]

153 Technical Notes Firmwar e version , 116, 135 Flash, ii, 2 , 44 - 45, 14 6, 150 Flash mo de, 19, 44, 45 anytime flash, 44 auto with red- eye reduc- tion, 44 flash can cel, 44 slow sync, 44 Fluorescen t, 86 Focus, 7 , 23 - 24, 146 Focus area, 23 Autofoc us, 98 Folder name , 27 Format, 13, 11 6 int ernal me mory , 130 memo ry car d , 13 0 Quick fo[...]

154 Technical Notes R Reset a ll , 116, 134 Resi zing pi cture s, 119, 14 7 RSCN, 27 S Satur ation, 9 7 Satura tion c ontrol , 80, 97 (scene ) mode, 6, 28, 36 - 43 Secure Digital (SD ), see Memo- ry ca rd Self-portrait s, 46 Self-timer , 46, 4 7, 149 Self-t imer L amp, 2, 47 Sensiti vity , 2 4, 80, 9 5 (setup) m ode, 6, 116 - 135 Setup menu, the, 1[...]

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