Nikon E900 manual

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User ’ s Guide DIGITAL CAMERA COOLPIX 900[...]

ii Cautions • The reproduction of all or part of this manual is prohibited save in cases in which Nikon’s prior permission has been obtained. • The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice. • Nikon has made every effort to produce a perfect manual, but should you find any mistakes, we would be grateful if you[...]

iii Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa- tion. This equipm[...]

iv Safety Precautions Be sure to observe the following safety precautions when using and storing your COOLPIX 900. Do not look directly at the sun through the viewfinder Viewing the sun or other strong light source through the viewfinder could cause permanent visual impairment. Turn off immediately in the event of malfunction Should you notice smok[...]

v Other Cautions To ensure that you can continue to enjoy the use of your COOLPIX 900, you should observe the following precautions. ✔ Do not touch the lens with your fingers The proper procedure for cleaning the camera’s lens is described in “ Caring for Your Camera .” ✔ Handle the lens and moving parts with care Do not apply force to th[...]

vi Notice concerning prohibition of copying or reproduction Note that simply being in possession of material which has been copied or reproduced by means of a digital camera may be punishable by law. Items prohibited by law from being copied or reproduced Do not copy or reproduce paper money, coins, securities, government bonds, or local government[...]

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1 Overview Overview Thank you for buying a Nikon COOLPIX 900 digital camera. The COOLPIX 900 is a full-featured digital camera with optical and digital zoom and a built-in flash. In automatic mode the camera’s programmed autofocus, autoexposure, auto white-balance, and matrix metering allow for “point-and-shoot” photography that produces exce[...]

2 Overview found in “ Nikon View 900 ,” which also describes how to install the Adobe Acrobat Reader software you will need to view the manuals on CD-ROM. Please read all instructions carefully to ensure that you get the most from your camera. Note: The illustrations in this manual are composites. Photographs taken with the COOLPIX 900 may diff[...]

3 Parts and Accessories: What’s in this Package Parts and Accessories The chapter identifies the parts of the COOLPIX 900 and lists the items packaged with your camera. What’s in this Package Purchasers of the COOLPIX 900 should find that the package contains all the items listed below. Should you notice that anything is missing or damaged, con[...]

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5 Parts and Accessories: Parts of the COOLPIX 900 [ 1] Speedlight (flash) [ 2] Red-eye reduction lamp [ 3] Photocell [ 4] Lens [ 5] Control panel [ 6] Connector for AC adapter (under cover) [ 7] Connector for video cable (under cover) [ 8] Selector dial/Shutter-release button [ 9] Connector for serial cable (under cover) [10] Viewfinder window [11][...]

6 Parts and Accessories: Parts of the COOLPIX 900 The Color LCD Monitor When the selector dial is set to A-REC or M-REC, the color LCD monitor shows the view through the camera’s lens, adjusted for such settings as white balance, exposure, and digital zoom. When the dial is set to PLAY, the monitor displays the most recently recorded photograph. [...]

7 Parts and Accessories: Parts of the COOLPIX 900 Camera settings (A-REC, M-REC) Recording information (PLAY) Metering Exposure compensation White balance program Number of expo- sures remaining Self-timer Battery indicator Image quality Zoom indicator Autoexposure lock Image adjustment VGA indicator White-balance lock Lens adapter Focus setting Da[...]

8 Parts and Accessories: Parts of the COOLPIX 900 Through the Viewfinder [1] [2] [3] [1] Macro close-up field-of-view Use this frame when composing photographs with focus set to macro close-up (appropriate at ranges of 8cm–50cm, or 3˝–20˝) [2] Focus point indicator For best autofocus results, compose photograph with subject at focus point [3][...]

9 First Steps: Attaching the Camera Strap First Steps This chapter guides you through the steps you will take after removing the camera from the box, from inserting the batteries to making your first photographs and playing them back. Before you will be able to use your camera, you will need to: • attach the camera strap • insert batteries • [...]

10 First Steps: Putting Batteries in Your Camera Putting Batteries in Y our Camera 1. Turn the camera off When putting new batteries in your camera, first rotate the selector dial to OFF. If the camera is on a tripod, the camera must be removed from the tripod before the batteries can be replaced. 2. Open the battery cover Turn the camera upside do[...]

11 First Steps: Putting Batteries in Your Camera Cautions Batteries may leak or explode if improperly handled. Observe the follow- ing precautions when handling batteries for use in this camera. • Turn the selector dial to OFF before replacing the batteries. If you are using the AC adapter, be sure to unplug the camera. • Use only 1.5V AA (LR6)[...]

12 First Steps: Inserting and Removing Memory Cards Inserting and Removing Memory Cards The COOLPIX 900 records photographs on compact flash-memory cards. Before you will be able to take photographs, you must insert a memory card in the camera. 1. Turn the camera off Cards can only be inserted in, and removed from, the camera when the selector dial[...]

13 First Steps: Checking the Battery Level Checking the Battery Level Before using your camera, you should check the battery level to be sure that the batteries do not need to be replaced. To check the battery level, turn the selector dial to M-REC, A-REC, or PLAY. A battery indicator will appear in the control panel on top of the camera. An identi[...]

14 First Steps: Choosing a Language for the Menus Choosing a Language for the Menus For the display of messages and menu items in its LCD monitor, the COOLPIX 900 offers a choice of English, French, German, and Japanese. When you first turn your camera on, you may find that the menus are in a language other than English. To select a new language fo[...]

15 First Steps: Setting the Time and Date Setting the Time and Date The camera’s clock-calendar is not set at the factory. When you first turn on your camera, you will need to set the time and date. 1. Turn the selector dial to M-REC After turning the dial to M-REC, wait one or two seconds for the camera to complete start-up. The color LCD monito[...]

16 First Steps: Setting the Time and Date DA T E YM D 9 19 8 .0 1.0 1 00 : 00 SE T ➔ SHU T T ER AD J. S ➔ ▼ ▲ ZO O M ▼▲ W Press the zoom-out switch (W/ ▼ ) until the DATE item is selected as shown above, then press the shutter button to display the date menu. The currently selected item will flash. Edit the selected item by pressing t[...]

17 First Steps: Taking Your First Photograph T aking Y our First Photograph The COOLPIX 900 offers a choice of two modes for recording photographs: automatic (A-REC) and manual (M-REC). In automatic mode, the user can control flash settings, image quality, focus settings, and zoom. In manual mode, the user can also make adjustments to exposure comp[...]

18 First Steps: Taking Your First Photograph Note: To save battery power, the camera will automatically turn the color LCD monitor off if no operations are performed for thirty seconds (three minutes when menus are displayed). Press the MONITOR button to turn the monitor back on (if the monitor has not been turned off manually, the monitor will com[...]

19 First Steps: Taking Your First Photograph Framing photographs in the color monitor Self-portrait mode Step 4—Ready the camera The COOLPIX 900’s color LCD monitor is joined to the lens by a rotating hinge, allowing the user to hold the camera at almost any angle while making photographs. When framing photographs in the monitor, the camera can[...]

20 First Steps: Taking Your First Photograph Step 5—Compose a photograph Frame your subject in the viewfinder or the color LCD monitor. Press the zoom-in switch (T/ ▲ ) to magnify the subject so that only a portion of it fills the frame, or use the zoom-out switch (W/ ▼ ) to expand the field-of- view so that more of the subject is visible. Wh[...]

21 First Steps: Taking Your First Photograph Step 6—Half-press the shutter-release button When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera will determine the the distance to the subject. Once an the focus operation is complete, the green autofocus lamp next to the viewfinder will glow steadily. These settings will remain unchanged a[...]

22 First Steps: Taking Your First Photograph Step 7—Take a photograph To take a photograph, press the shutter-release button all the way down. The autofocus lamp will flash rapidly and an hourglass icon ( ) will be displayed in the color LCD monitor while the photograph is being recorded to the compact flash memory card. Once the process of recor[...]

23 First Steps: Taking Your First Photograph Step 8—Play the photograph back To play a photograph back, turn the selector dial to PLAY. An hourglass icon ( ) will be displayed in the color LCD monitor while the camera reads a photograph from memory. The most recently recorded photograph will then appear, together with information on the date of r[...]

24 First Steps: Taking Your First Photograph Step 9—Turn the camera off When you have finished using the camera, be sure to turn the selector dial to OFF. The camera is off when the control panel display is blank; if the monitor is off but the control panel is on, the camera has not been turned off. Check that the camera is off before putting it [...]

25 Nikon View 900: Connecting the Camera to a Computer Nikon View 900 This chapter describes how to connect your COOLPIX 900 to a Macintosh or IBM PC/AT compatible computer and install the Nikon View 900 software that allows you to browse the contents of the camera’s memory from a computer. It also explains how to install the Adobe Acrobat Reader[...]

26 Nikon View 900: Connecting the Camera to a Computer Attach the other end of the cable to the computer’s serial port (IBM compatibles) or printer or modem port (Macintosh). DIGTAL M REC OFF PLAY DIGITAL QUALITY Note: When connecting the COOLPIX 900 to a computer, use only the cables provided with the camera. Once you have connected your camera [...]

27 Nikon View 900: Connecting the Camera to a Computer Once the camera has been connected to your computer, you can use Nikon View to browse the contents of the camera’s memory or to copy items from the camera to disk. Note: When unplugging the cable from the camera, pull the cable from the camera while pushing the cable’s release button (locat[...]

28 Nikon View 900: Software Installation Software Installation This section describes how to install the Nikon View 900 software provided with your camera. For reasons of space, detailed installation instructions are not provided in this user’s guide. Details may be found in the reference guides provided separately on CD-ROM. Users who would like[...]

29 Nikon View 900: Software Installation Step 2—Install Adobe Acrobat Reader To install Adobe Acrobat Reader , follow the installation instructions for your platform given below. Windows Turn on your computer and place the reference CD in the drive. Double-click the My Computer icon and then double-click the Nikon CD icon. Open the folder for the[...]

30 Nikon View 900: Software Installation Once you have installed Adobe Acrobat Reader , you are ready to read the on-line documentation for the COOLPIX 900. To view the on-line reference manuals, double-click the INDEX.pdf icon in the root directory of the reference CD (see above). Before proceeding to the next step, you may wish to read Before You[...]

31 Nikon View 900: Software Installation Macintosh Place the Nikon View CD in the CD-ROM drive. The folder shown below will open on the desktop . Double-click the installer for the desired language (DE for German, EN for English, ES for Spanish, or FR for French; the U.S. version of the CD contains an English installer only) and follow the instruct[...]

EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY We Name: Nikon Europe BV Address: Schipholweg 321, 1171 PL Badhoevedorp, The Netherlands declare that the product Product Name: Nikon Digital Camera E900 (PAL), AC Adapter EH-30 Manufacturer’s Name: Nikon Corporation Manufacturer’s Address: Fuji Bldg., 2-3, Marunouchi 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8331, Japan is in[...]

ERKLÄRUNG ÜBER EG-NORMENGERECHTHEIT Wir Name: Nikon Europe BV Anschrift: Schipholweg 321, 1171 PL Badhoevedorp, The Netherlands erklären hiermit, daß das folgende Produkt Produktbezeichnung: Nikon Digital Camera E900 (PAL), AC Adapter EH-30 Name des Herstellers: Nikon Corporation Anschrift des Herstellers: Fuji Bldg., 2-3, Marunouchi 3-chome, C[...]