Onkyo 5100 manual

( En ) The Guide to Di gital Phot ography with the DIGITAL CAMERA Printed i n Japan Fuji Bldg., 2-3 Marunouchi 3-chome, TR4I0530 0101(11 ) Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8331, Japan 6MA0481 1-- No reproduction in any form of this manual, in whole or in part (except for brief quot ation in critical a rticles or revie ws), may be ma de withou t written a utho[...]

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i Notices/Fo r Your Safety For Yo ur Safety To prevent damage to your Nikon product or i njury to yourself or to other s, read the following safety precautions in thei r entirety before usi ng this equipment. Keep these safety instruct ions where all those who use the product will read them. The conse quence s that co uld resu lt from fa ilure to o[...]

ii Notices/Fo r Your Safety • Do not expose ba tteries to flam e or to excessive heat . • Do n o t im me rse in o r ex po se to w ate r . • Do not transport or stor e with metal objects such as necklaces or hairp ins. • Batteries are prone to leakage when fully discharged. T o avoid damage to the product, be sure to remove the batteries whe[...]

iii Notices/Fo r Your Safety Cautions To ens ure cont inue d enjoyme nt o f you r Nik on p roduc t, observ e the fo llo wing prec auti ons whe n stor ing or us ing the devi ce: Keep dry The device will b e damaged if imme rsed i n wat er or sub ject ed to high levels of moisture. Hand le the le ns and all moving parts wi th care Do not apply fo rce[...]

iv Notices/Fo r Your Safety Notices • No part of the manuals included with this pr oduct m ay be rep rod uced, trans- mitted, transcribed, stor ed in a retrieval system, or translated i nto any language in any form, by any means , without Nikon's p rior written permission. • Nikon reserves the right to change the specifications of th e har[...]

v Notices/Fo r Your Safety Noti ce for cus tomers in Canada CAUTION This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Int erfer- ence Causing Equipment Regulations. ATTEN TION Cet appar eil numériqu e de la classe B re- specte toutes les exige nces du Règlement sur le mat ériel br ouilleu r du Canada. Notice Conc erning Prohi[...]

vi Notices/Fo r Your Safety Bef ore Tak ing Im port ant Pi ctures Befor e taking pictu res on impo rtant occas ions (such as at weddings or before taking the camera with you on a tr ip), take a t est shot to ensure that the ca mera is func tioning normally. Nikon w ill not be held lia ble for d amage s or lost profits that m ay resu lt from produ c[...]

vii Table of contents For Your Safety .... ....... .......... ........... .......... ........... ........ ...... ..... ...... .... ...... ....... i Cautions ...... .......... ........... ........ ....... .... ...... .... ....... .......... ........... .......... ..........iii Notice s .... .... ...... .... ....... .... ...... ........... ..........[...]

viii The Shooting Menu ........ ................... ............. ................... ....... 61 Using the Shooting Menu .................................................. ........................... 61 Image Mode......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... .... 63 White Bala nce .... .......[...]

1 Before Y ou Begin Before Yo u Begin Introduction Thank you for your p urchase of a Nik on COOL PIX5100 (E5100) digital ca mera. This manua l has be en wr itte n to help yo u enjo y tak ing p ict ures with your Nikon digita l camera. Re ad this manua l thoroug hly befo re use, and kee p it handy w hen using the product. To make it easier to fin d [...]

2 Before Y ou Begin Parts of the Camera Shutter-re lease button ( Q 7) Power switch ( Q 12) Viewfinder ( Q 18 ) Built-in Speedligh t ( Q 24) Self-timer lamp ( Q 26)/ Red-e ye reduction lamp ( Q 24) AF-Assist illumina tor ( Q vi, 25, 10 6) Lens ( Q 18) Power-on la mp ( Q 12) Attachin g the Camera Strap Memory card sl ot cover ( Q 10 ) Eye let for ca[...]

3 Parts o f the Camera Before Y ou Begin Zoom ( l / O ) buttons ( Q 18) Red ( ! ) lamp ( Q 20) Monitor ( Q 5, 18) Battery-chamb er cover ( Q 8) Mode dial ( Q 6) USB co nnector ( Q 46) Audio/video (A V) out connecto r ( Q 44) Interface co nnector cover ( Q 44, 46) Tripod socket ( Q 25, 26 ) u (del ete) but ton ( Q 22, 23) Viewfinder ( Q 18) Multi se[...]

4 Before Y ou Begin The Monitor Shooting 1 Shooti ng mo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 12 Date counte r/ stored date numbe r . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 2 AE-L 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 3 Focu s indic ator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 13 Number of expos ures remai ning/ length of m ovie . . . . . . . . 16, 17, 5 6 4 Zoom indicat[...]

5 The Monitor Before Y ou Begin Playback Controlling the Monitor To hide or display i ndicators in th e monitor, s elect the Monitor se ttings opti on in the SET -UP men u. ( Q 86) Monitor turns of f while flash is char ging ( Q 20). 8 10 2005 2 0 0 5 . 04 0 4 . 05 0 5 1 2 : 00 0 0 8 10 12 11 2 1 3 4 5 7 6 14 13 17 16 15 9 1 Curren t folder . . . .[...]

6 Before Y ou Begin The Mode Dial Using the mode dial, you can sele ct from se ven sh ooting modes an d setup m ode. Choo se a shoot ing mod e accordin g to shoot ing condi tions. To sele ct a m ode, align the mo de icon with t he " _ " m ark next to th e mode di al. e Scene ( Q 28, 34 ) Choose fr om eleven "scene s" suited to d[...]

7 Before Y ou Begin Navigating the Menus The mu lti s elec tor is u sed to n avig ate thro ugh t he c ame ra m enu s. Your ca mera ha s a two s tage shutt er-relea se butto n. The ca mera sets focus an d expos ure whe n the button is pressed halfway . The gree n (AF) lamp n ext to the viewf inder wi ll light whe n the foc us oper ation is com plete[...]

8 Firs t Steps First S teps Inserting Batteries Your ca mera us es: • Nikon EN-MH1 r echargeable nickel-meta l hydride (NiMH) batteries (×2), or • LR6 (AA ) alkaline ba tteries (× 2), or • ZR6 (AA ) nickel m anganes e batter ies (×2), or • FR6/L91 (AA) lith ium batter ies (×2 ), or • CR- V3 li thi um batter ies (×1 ) Open the batte r[...]

9 Inserting Batteries Firs t Steps Replacing B atteries Turn the camera off and make sure that the power-on lamp has gone ou t before removin g or in- serting batteries. Read Batter y Warnings Read and fo llow all warni ngs and instruct ions suppli ed by the battery ma nufacturer . Damaged Bat teries The following batte ries can not be used: • Ba[...]

10 Firs t Steps Inserting Memory Cards Picture s can be st ored in the camera's internal m emory (ab out 14.5MB ) or on Se- cure Dig ital ( SD) memory card. If no memor y card has been i n serte d in the cam- era, pictures w ill be stored in the memo ry, and if the camera conta ins a me mory card, then pictures will automa tically b e stored o[...]

11 Inse rting Memor y Cards Firs t Steps Format ting Me mory Ca rds Memory cards must be formatted before first use. For information on formatting memory cards, see "The Se tup Menu: Format me mory/card" ( Q 93). Removin g Memory Cards Memory cards can be re moved without lo ss of data wh en the camera is off. To remove memory cards, tur [...]

12 Firs t Steps Checking the Battery Lev el Turn the camera on • Press the power switch . The power-on lam p will light. Rotate the mode dial to a setting other than f . Check the battery level in the monitor • Wh en the c ame ra is turn ed on f or the f irst tim e, a langua ge sel ection di alog will be d isplay ed. Choose t he desi red lan gu[...]

13 Checkin g the B attery L evel Firs t Steps Turn ing the Cam era O ff To turn the camera off, press the power switch when the power-on lamp is lit. Do not remove the batteries or disconnect the EH-62B AC a dapter until the power-on lamp has gone o ut. The Powe r-on Lam p Auto Power Off (Standby M ode) If no operations are performed for one minute[...]

14 Firs t Steps Basic Setup The first time the cam era is turned on, a language-selection dialog will be displayed in the monitor. Follow the steps below to c hoose a language a nd set the time and date. The Cloc k Battery When the main batteries a re installed or the camera is powered by an AC adapter, the clock battery will charge in about ten ho[...]

15 Basi c Setup Firs t Steps Setting the Clock from PictureProject ( Windows XP/Mac OS X Only) If the cam era is co nnected w ith the USB option set to PTP ( Q 45), PictureProjec t (included) can be u sed to set the came r a clock to t he sam e time and date as the compu t er. See the PicturePro ject Reference M a nua l for details. Select ho me ti[...]

16 Basic Photog raphy Basic Photogra phy Step 1 - Select P Mode This sectio n details th e basic ste ps involved i n taking pi ctures in P (a uto) mo de. In this auto matic, "p oint-and -shoot" mode, the majorit y of camera s ettings ar e con trolled by the cam era in response to sh ooting co nditions , produ cing opt imal results in most[...]

17 Step 1 - Selec t P Mode Basic Photog raphy Number of Expos ures Remaining If the number of exposures remaining is zero, the message "OUT OF ME MORY" will be dis played in the monitor. No further pictures can be taken until you: • c hoose a lower Imag e mode setting ( Q 63 ) • i nsert a new memory card ( Q 10) • d elete s ome pict[...]

18 Basic Photog raphy Step 2 - Frame th e Picture Read y th e cam era Hold the camera stea dily in both hands. Photo- graphs can be framed in the monitor or the view- finder. Frame your s ubject Your Nikon digital camera is equipped with two types of built-in zoom: optical zoom, in which the camera's telescoping lens can be used to magnify the[...]

19 Step 2 - Frame the Pict ure Basic Photog raphy Digital Zoom In digital zoom, data from the camera's image sensor are processed digita lly, enlarging the center portion of the picture to fill the frame. Unlike opt ical zoom, digital zoom does not increase the amount of detail visible in the p icture. Instead, details visible at maximum optic[...]

20 Basic Photog raphy Step 3 - Focus and Shoot Focus Press the shutter-release button halfw ay to set fo- cus and exposure. In P mode, the camera will automatically focus on the subject at the c enter of the frame. Focus and exposure will lock whil e the shutter-relea se button is pressed halfway. With the shutter -release button pre ssed halfway, [...]

21 Step 3 - Foc us and Shoot Basic Photog raphy During Recording While pictures are being recorde d to the memory or memory card, the green (AF) lamp blinks, and the < icon lights or the memory icon } / / blinks. You can continue to take pictures until the < icon is displayed. Do no t tur n the camer a off, eje ct t he me mory c ard, or re mo[...]

22 Basic Photog raphy Step 4 - View the Results (Full-screen Playback Mode) Press t he x bu tton View pi cture s in the monitor To view additional pictur es, press the multi selec- tor down or right to view pictures in the order re- corded, up or left to v iew pictures in reverse order. To scroll quickly to a particular fr ame number without viewin[...]

23 Step 4 - View the Resul ts (Full-sc reen Playba ck Mode ) Basic Photog raphy Deleting Your Last Shot At any time during shooting, you can press the u button to delet e the last picture taken. The confirmation dial og shown at right will be displayed. Delete the picture as described oppos ite under "Dele ting Unwanted Pi c- tures" ( Q 2[...]

24 More on Photography More on Phot ography When Lighting Is Poor: Usin g the Flash The following flash mo des are available: To select the flash mode: Dis pl ay f la sh -mo de me nu. Highligh t desire d mode (to exit with out changi ng mod e, wait two s econds or press th e multi sele ctor to left ). Exit menu. Flash mode shown by icon at bottom o[...]

25 When Lighting Is Poor: Using the Flash More on Photography Sensitivity ( ISO Equivalency) "Sensitivity" is a measure of how quickly the ca mera responds to l ight. Your Nikon digital camera normally has a sensitivity roughly equi valent to film with an ISO 50 rating. When lighting is poor and the flash is off ( $ ), the camera will aut[...]

26 More on Photography Taking a Self-Portrait: Using the Self-Timer Wh en the s elf-time r is on , pictur es are taken t en secon ds aft er the s hutter -rele ase butt on is pr essed. Thi s can be used to al low you to appe ar i n your ow n pic ture s or to pr event clo se-up or low-ligh t shots from being blur red by th e camera m ove- ment that o[...]

27 More on Photography Easy Close-ups: Macro Close-up Mode Macr o close -up mod e is used f or taking close- up shot s of sm all objects at very shor t dis tanc es (m inimum 4 cm /1.6 ″ ). Dis play macr o close- up menu. Exit menu. & icon appears in monitor when camera is in macro close-up. Highlight & ON (to exit w ithout chang- ing sett[...]

28 More on Photography Assist and Scene M odes Your Ni kon dig ital camer a offers a choice of four "a ssist" an d eleven "s cene" modes. In th ese modes, camer a settin gs are automa tical ly optimi zed for the se- lecte d subj ect ty pe, sp arin g you th e necess ity of adju sting setti ngs one-by -on e. Assist Mode s Assist m[...]

29 More on Photography Framing Assist The fou r assist mo des offe r a selectio n of framing assist opt ions that allow yo u to compose pic tures with the help of fr aming guid es display ed in the moni tor. To use frami ng assis t, rotate th e mode dial to the desi red mode and follo w the steps belo w. After selec ting mode, display framing as- s[...]

30 Framing Assi st More on Photography i Portrait Assi st i (por trait assi st) mode hel ps you f rame po rtrai ts i n which the ma in subje ct stands out c learl y while background detail s are s oftened, lending the comp osition a sense of depth (the degree of soften ing depends on the amount of ligh t avail- able) . A frami ng assis t menu helps[...]

31 Frami ng Assi st More on Photography N Landscape Assist N (lan dsca pe as sist ) mode helps you frame vivi d landsca pe shots tha t enhance outlin es, colors , and contrast. A framing assis t menu helps yo u frame no t only natur al landscap es bu t also c ityscape s and po rtrait shot s feat uring a la ndmark in the b ackgrou nd. * Other mode s[...]

32 Framing Assi st More on Photography j Sp ort s As sist j (sports assist) mo de is used fo r dynamic a ction sh ots that captu re moving obj ects. The as sist menu lets you freeze th e action i n a single sho t or record m otion in a ser ies of pic- tures. Sports Assi st In Sports or Sports co mposite mode, the focus is constantly res et until it[...]

33 Frami ng Assi st More on Photography m Night Portrait Assist m (night p ortrait assist) m ode i s used for ta king port rait shot s at ni ght , when it pr ovides a n atural ba lance be tween the mai n sub ject and th e back ground. Pi ctures ta ken at slo w shut ter sp eeds are adj usted t o impr ove qu alit y, slightl y in- creasi ng proce ssin[...]

34 More on Photography e Scene Mode e (sce ne) mode off ers a menu of eleven "sce nes," ea ch corr esponding to a c ommon situat ion, s uch as a backlit subj ect, sunset, or i nteri or shot . Camer a sett ings are au to- maticall y adjust ed to suit the se lected scene, sparing you the nece ssity of adjust ing each set ting sepa ratel y. [...]

35 e Scene Mo de More on Photography The fol lowin g scenes are ava ilable: * Other mode s can be sel ected. B Party/Indoor Use for s hots that include deta ils of th e backgro und, or to capture the eff ects of candleligh t and other indoor ba ckgroun d lighting.  C Beach/Snow Vividly c apture s the brigh tness of s uch subjects as snow fields,[...]

36 e Scene Mode More on Photography * Other mode s can be sel ected. F Nig ht l ands cape A slo w shutter speed is u sed to produce stunning night la nd- scapes. Foc us is fixed at infini ty.  Picture s taken at slow shutter speeds ar e processed to impr ove quality , slightly increasing time before pictu res are save d to memory o r memory c[...]

37 e Scene Mo de More on Photography * Other mode s can be sel ected. H Fireworks show Slow shutter spe eds are used to capture the ex panding burst of light from a fir e work. T he camera respo nds mor e rapi dly to th e shutter -r elease button , ensuring tha t you can capt ure the start of the burs t.  • F ocus is fixed at infinity . •[...]

38 e Scene Mode More on Photography * Other mode s can be sel ected. To use panorama as sist, follow the steps below. Highlight K (Panorama assist), and press the center of the multi selector. Pan direction displayed in greenish yellow. Select how pictures will be joined to- gether in complet ed panorama. This is the direction in which to pan the c[...]

39 e Scene Mo de More on Photography Compose the n ext shot to overlap with the previous picture. Make select ion. To change selec ted pan direction, press a (the center of the multi selector) and repeat steps 3– 4. Pan direction displayed in white . Take f irst pict ure. Abo ut one thi rd of pic- ture is shown s upe rimpos ed on view throug h le[...]

40 More on Playback More on Playba ck Viewing Pictures on the Ca mera Viewing Mult iple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback Pres sing th e l ( W ) button i n full-screen pl ayback display s the p icture s in the me mory or on the memory card in "c ontact shee ts" of four thumbnail i mages. The f ollow ing oper atio ns can be p erfo rme d whil e [...]

41 Viewing Pict ures on the Camera More on Playback Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom Use th e O ( T ) button to zoom in on still image s dis- played in full- screen pl ayback. While th e picture is zoom ed in, yo u can s ave a cr opped co py of th e pic- ture that co ntains only t he port ion of the i mage v isi- ble in t he monito r. Playba ck [...]

42 More on Playback Cropping Pictures This o ption lets you crop part of a pictur e and save it as a separa te file. Zoom picture in and out. Scroll pic t ure. Repe at steps 1 and 2 until desired portion of ima ge is displayed in monitor. Confirmation dialog displayed. Select Yes to crea te cropped copy, No to exit without creating copy, then press[...]

43 More on Playback Voice Memos: Recording an d Playback Using the camera’ s mic rophone, you can re cord a voice memo by pressing the shutter-rele ase button while a pictur e with the . @ icon is displayed in full- scr een p layb ack ( Q 22). Do not tou ch the microphon e during r ecordin g. Voic e memos cannot be recorded or played ba ck for mo[...]

44 More on Playback Viewing Pictures on TV Usin g the EG- CP14 a udi o/vi de o (AV) cabl e in clud ed with y our camer a, yo u can connect the came ra to a telev ision o r video-c asset te reco rder ( VCR). Choosing a Video Mode The Video mo de option in the SET-UP menu offers a choice of NTSC and PAL standards ( Q 94) . Be sure that the standard s[...]

45 More on Playback Viewing Pictures on a Com puter Using th e UC- E6 USB ca ble and PictureP roject so ftware pro vided wi th your ca m era, you c an vie w yo ur pho togra phs an d mov ies on a com pute r. Befo re yo u can tra nsfe r (copy) pictures to your computer, you will need to install PictureProject. For more information on installing Pictu[...]

46 Viewing Pictur es on a Compu ter More on Playback Connecting the USB Cable Tur n the com pute r on a nd wait for it to s tart u p. A fter conf irm ing th at th e cam - era is of f, connec t the UC-E6 USB cab le as show n below . Connec t the came ra directl y to the com puter; do no t connec t the cable via a USB hub or keyboar d. You can now tu[...]

47 Viewing Pictures on a Com puter More on Playback Disconnecting the Camera If PTP is selected for th e USB opt ion , you can tu rn th e came ra off and di scon nect the USB cabl e once tran sfer is co mplet e. If you ha ve no t chang ed th e USB option in the S ET-UP menu of the c amera f rom its de fault s etti ng of Mass Sto rage , you must rem[...]

48 More on Playback Printing Pictures Pictur es stored in the memory or on the memor y card can be pr inted in the sa me way a s pict ures ta ken wi th a fi lm came ra. U sing th e Print s et op tion in the PLA Y- BACK menu, you can spec ify the pi ctures to be printed , the num ber of pri nts, and the in forma tion to be in cluded w ith eac h prin[...]

49 Printin g Pictures More on Playback Highlight Print set . Display options. Highlight Print selected . Pic tures on memory card displayed as thumbnail images. Highlight picture. Select highlighted picture. Selected pic- tures marke d by d icon. "Del ete pr int se t" To cancel the current print order, highlight D ele te prin t set in th [...]

50 Printing Pi ctures More on Playback Use the multi selector to specify numbe r of prints (up to 9). To deselect picture, press the multi selec tor down until icon disappears. Repeat steps 5-7 to selec t additional pictures. To exit without alter- ing print order, press ^ button. Press a (the center of the multi selector) to complete print order a[...]

51 Printin g Pictures More on Playback Print S et If you display the PRINT SET menu afte r creating a print order, the Date and Info options will be reset. "Dat e" If Date is selected, the date of recording wi ll appear on pi ctures printed using DPOF. Th e date is base d on the pho to information recorde d with the picture, and will not [...]

52 More on Playback Printing Via Direct USB Co nnection Your camer a all ows pi ctures to be pr inte d direct ly fr om the camera usi ng Pi ct- Bridge. If the UC-E 6 USB ca ble is u sed to connect the camera to a prin ter tha t supports PictBri dge, pi ctures can be printe d directly from the me mory or memor y card wi thout havi ng to be trans fer[...]

53 Printing Via Direct USB Connection More on Playback Highlight Print se lect ion . * Display selection dialog. * To pri nt one copy of all pict ures on memo ry card, hi ghlight Print all im- ages and press the multi selector to right. Scroll through pictures. Current pict ure shown at bottom of display. Use the multi select or to specify number o[...]

54 Printing Via Direct USB Con nection More on Playback Display confirmat ion dialog. Press the m ult i selector up or down to highlight option, press a (the center of the multi selector) to select. • Sele ct Start pri nt to s tart pr inting. T o interrupt pr inting, pr ess a (the center of the mult i selector ), then tur n camer a off and discon[...]

55 Printing Via Direct USB Connection More on Playback Display confirmation dialog. Press the multi s e lector up o r down to h ighlight option, press a (the center of the multi selector) to select. • Sele ct Start pri nt to s tart pr inting. T o interrupt pr inting, pr ess a (the center of the mult i selector ), then tur n camer a off and discon[...]

56 Movies Movies W Recording Movies Movi es can b e record ed with so und rec orded v ia the cam era's bui lt-in micr o- phone. Rotate the mode dial to W Turn the camera on The monitor show s the length of the movie tha t can be recorded. Start recording Press the sh utter- releas e but ton all the wa y down to star t recording . Duri ng recor[...]

57 W Reco rding M ovies Movies The type of movie re corded can be selected from the f ollowing opt ions: *1 Tota l re cordi ng ti me sho wn is ap proxi mat e.Ti me may v ary depen ding o n type of mem ory c ard used. Flash Mode Selection in W Mode The flash turns off ( $ ) automatic ally when movie mode is selected . Digital Zoom Digital zoom can n[...]

58 W Recording Movi es Movies Highlight Movie options . Display options. Highlight mode.* * To exi t without ch anging mod e, pre ss ME NU but ton. Make sel ection.† † To ret urn to MOVI E menu af ter ma king select ion, press mult i selector to left. Return to sh ooti ng mode. Select ed movi e mode shown i n monitor . 3 Movie options Auto-focu[...]

59 W Reco rding M ovies Movies The movie menu also include s the followin g focus option s: To choos e a focus option from t he MOVIE me nu: Highlight Auto-f ocus mode . Display options. Highlight desired fo cus mode. Mak e selection. Return to shooting mode. Focu s m ode Description Single AF Camera focuses when shut ter-release but ton is presse [...]

60 Movies Viewing Movies In full-screen pl ayback mode ( Q 22), movies can be played with sound. Movies are indicated by a W icon and can be viewed by pressing a (the center of the multi selector). Playback controls are displayed at the top of th e monitor; press the mult i selector to l eft or right to highlight a contr ol, then press a (the cente[...]

61 The Shooting Menu The Shooting Menu Using the Shooting Menu In P ( auto) mode, the fo llowing settings can be adjusted fr o m the SHOOTING menu: In P (auto) mode, the SHOOTING menu is d isplayed when the MENU butt on is pres sed. To make a selec tion from the SHOOTING menu: Display SHOOTING menu. Optio n Description Q Image mode Choose i mage si[...]

62 Using the Shoot ing Menu The Shooting Menu Highlight menu item. Highlight option (to r eturn to previous step, press t he multi selector to left). Display options. Make selection. To e xit menu and return to shooting mode, press ^ button. 1 1/2 1 / 2 SHOOTING MENU S H O O T I N G M E N U SHOOTING MENU Image mode White balance Exp. +/- 1/2 3 EXP [...]

63 The Shooting Menu Image Mode Image mode Pict ures ta ken w ith a dig ital c amera a re re corded as imag e file s. The size o f the f iles, a nd w ith it the n um- ber of image s that can be record ed in the memo ry or on th e memo ry card, de pends on the size an d qualit y of t he i mages . Be fore sh ootin g, choo se i mage q uality and si ze[...]

64 Image Mode The Shooting Menu The fo llowing t able sho ws the ap proxim ate numb er of pict ures th at can be stored in the me mory or on 1 28- and 256- megaby te memor y car ds at diffe rent imag e mode se ttings . * All figures ar e approximate. Fi le size of pictur es depends on scen e recorded, pro ducing wide v ari- ations in numb er of ima[...]

65 The Shooting Menu White Balance White balance The color of the ligh t reflected fro m an object varies with the color of the li ght sour ce. The h uman brain i s able to ad apt to such chan ges in colo r, with the result that we see w hite obje cts as whit e, regardle ss of whether t hey ar e in the shade , direct sun light, or un der incandesce[...]

66 Wh ite Ba la nce The Shooting Menu Preset Wh ite Balan ce Pres et whi te bala nce i s used whe n shooti ng un der mixed lighting or to comp ensate f or light s ources w ith a stro ng col or cast (fo r exa mple, to make pict ures tak- en und er a la mp with a red sh ade l ook as though the y had bee n taken under white light ). Wh en White b al. [...]

67 The Shooting Menu Exp. +/- Exp. +/- The Exp. + /- (exposur e comp ensation) m enu is us ed to alte r expos ure from t h e valu e sugg ested by the came ra, maki ng pictur es bright er or darke r. Expo sure can be adjust ed in the r ange -2. 0 to +2.0 EV . • Wh en th e expo sure com pen sation is a ltered, t he new se tting i s r eflec ted in t[...]

68 The Shooting Menu Continuous Continuous Use the options i n this men u to captur e a fleeting ex - press ion on a p ortrait subject, photograp h a s ubject that is moving un predic tably, or c apture mo tion in a series of pic tures. Restrictions on Cam era Set tings At settings other than Single , the flas h ( Q 24) tur ns off automatically and[...]

69 The Shooting Menu Best Shot Selecto r BSS When the " Best Sh ot Select or" (BS S) is on , the c am- era t akes pict ures as lon g as the shu tter -release b ut- ton is he ld down , to a maxi mum o f ten. Thes e images are then compa red and th e sharp est pic ture (the pi c- ture wi th hig hest l evel of detail) sa ved to the me mory o[...]

70 The Shooting Menu Color Options Color options Use t he op tion s in t his me nu to add s peci al effec ts to you r pictures. There are f ive specia l effects to choose from. • The effect yo u choose i s r eflec ted in the pict ure dis- played in th e mon itor . White Balance When Black-and-white, Sepia or Cyano type is selected, the White bala[...]

71 The Play back Menu The Playba ck Menu Using the Playback Menu The PLAY BACK ME NU contains the followin g options: To di spla y the PLAYB CK MEN U: Display the PLAY BACK M ENU. Option Description Q Print set Select pictures for printing on a D POF-compatible devic e; speci fy number of cop ies and informa tion to be inc luded on prin ts. 48-5 1 [...]

72 The Play back Menu Slide Show Slide show This opt ion is us ed to play picture s back in a n autom ated "sl ide show " with abo ut three second s be tween e ach pi cture. Highlight Start . Begin slide show. The fo llow ing op erat ions can be pe rfor med during t he show : "Loop" If Loop is selected in the starting scree n , [...]

73 The Play back Menu Delete Delete The delete menu contains the fo llowing options: If no memory ca rd is inse rted in the came ra, pictu res in the internal memory wi ll be d eleted. If the ca mera cont ains a memory ca rd, pict ures on the card will b e deleted. To dele te pic tures in th e inter nal memo ry, re - move the memory ca rd. Deleting[...]

74 Delete The Play back Menu Confir mati on dial og di splaye d. Select Yes to dele te pictur es, No to exit with out de- letin g pict ures. Deleting All Pic tures To dele te all unprot ected pict ures in the memory or on t he memo ry card: Highlight Erase all images . Confirmation dialog displayed. Se lect Yes to dele te pictures, No to exit with-[...]

75 The Play back Menu Protect Protect This opti on is used to protect pictur es from acciden tal deletion . Protected files can not be del ete d by pre ssi ng th e u button or us ing the option s in the DEL ETE menu . Note, howev er, that pr otected pict ures will be de leted whe n the memo ry or memory ca rd is fo rmatted. Highlight picture. Repea[...]

76 The Play back Menu Auto Transfer Auto transfer This option is us ed to m ark pict ures fo r transf er to a compute r and to tur n auto matic transf er marking o n and of f. Transf erring Mo re than 99 9 Pictures No more than 999 pictures can be marked for tr ansfer. If more than 999 pi ctures are marked, use PictureProje ct to transfer the pictu[...]

77 Auto Trans fer The Play back Menu Marking S elected Pi ctures fo r Transfer Highlight Select image(s) . Highlight picture. Repeat ste ps 3 and 4 to sele ct addi- tional pictures. To deselect picture, highlight and press the multi selec- tor down. To exit without c hanging transfer status of picture s, press ^ button. Pictures in memory or on mem[...]

78 The Play back Menu Small Picture Small pic. To crea te a sm all copy o f a pictu re, selec t Small pic. af ter disp laying the im age in full-sc reen playba ck or selecti ng it in t he thumbnail display. Highlight option. C onfirmation dialog displayed. Se lect Yes to create resized copy, No to exit without creating copy. To vi ew th e new, r es[...]

79 The Play back Menu Copy Copy This o ption is used to tr ansfer pictures from th e cam- era 's int ernal m emo ry to the me mory card , or v ice versa. } indi cate s the c amera 's in tern al me mory and / the memory card. This opti on is display ed only wh en the memo ry card is inserted . Copying Selec ted Pictures Highligh t (mem ory[...]

80 Copy The Play back Menu Select highligh ted pi cture. Selec ted pictur es mar ked by A icon. Repea t steps 4 and 5 to s elect add itional picture s. To d eselect pictu re, high light and pre ss the mu lti select or down . Confirmation dialog displayed. Select Yes to copy pictures, No to e xit without copying pictures. Copying All Pictures To cop[...]

81 Copy The Play back Menu Copy • If there is not en ough space in th e memory or o n the memory ca rd to receive th e copy, the message "IMAGE CANNOT BE SAVED" will be displayed ( Q 101). Delete unw anted picture s or insert a new memory card (i f using a memory card) before trying agai n. • The E5100 c an handle movies u p to the si[...]

82 The Setup Men u The Setup Me nu Using the Setup Menu The SET- UP menu contai ns the foll owin g opti ons: To clear the SET-UP menu from the monitor, rotate the mode dial to another set- ting or pr ess the x but ton. Optio n Description Q Welc ome scr een Choose the welcome screen displayed when the camera is turned on. 83 Date Set the camera clo[...]

83 The Setup Men u Welcome Screen Welcome screen This o ption is used t o choose t he welcom e scree n dis- play ed wh en the camera is turne d on . Small Pictur es and Cropped Co pies Resized copies c reated w ith the s mall pictur e a nd cropping options can only be selected for the welco me sc reen i f they a re ( q ) 640 × 480 pi xe ls or la r[...]

84 The Setup Men u Date Date This opt ion is u sed to s et the c amera cloc k. This op tion is ava ilable afte r you have se t the came ra clock when using your c amera for t h e fi rst time. F or more inform ation on sett ing the c amera cl ock, se e "Fir st Step s: Bas ic Setup " ( Q 14). The Camer a Clock The camera clock is less accur[...]

85 Date The Setup Men u (Travel Destination T ime Zon e) To set the cloc k to th e travel destinatio n time z one, high - light and press th e center of the multi s elector. While the travel destin ation time zone is selected , a ic on will be displ ayed in the mo nitor when th e camera is in shooti ng mode . To choose a new tr avel des tination, h[...]

86 The Setup Men u Monitor Settings Monitor settings Selec t this option t o hide o r display t he monito r indi- cators . Opti on Description Show info Display cu rrent settings in m onitor when taking or view ing pictures. Hide info Current se ttings are hidden. Framing grid Display fra ming grid. Curr ent settings are hid den. ( P mode o nly) Mo[...]

87 The Setup Men u Date Imprint Date imprint The Da te im pri nt option is use d to imprin t the date or the date an d time o f recordi ng on pi ctures a s they are r ecorded to the memo ry or memo ry card . It c an not b e used to impr int a date sta mp on pi ctur es after recordin g. Image M ode Data imprinted at an Image mode setting of TV scree[...]

88 Date Imprint The Setup Men u Date counter This opti on is us ed to sto re th e date an d impr int the numbe r of day s from that date until the da te of re- cord ing o n pi ctur es. T o imprint the numbe r of days that have el apsed, set the day c ount op tion by s elect - ing Date c ounter in the DATE IM PRINT menu . If the store d date i s ear[...]

89 The Setup Men u Brightness Brightness Pres s the mult i sel ector up or down to incre ase or de- creas e the brig htness of the monitor by moving the indicat or on t he left of the di splay up or dow n. Pres s a (the c enter of the mult i selecto r) to m ake a sel ec- tion. To ret urn to the se tup menu, pr ess the multi se- lector to t he left.[...]

90 The Setup Men u Sound Settings Sound settings The op tions in this menu control the sou nd set tings listed below. Shut ter sou nd Regardless of settin g chosen, no s ound is played w hen j (Sports Assist) is selected in assist modes ( Q 28), Continuous set tings other than Single ( Q 68) is set, or B SS is on ( Q 69). Option Description Button [...]

91 The Setup Men u Blur Warning Blur warning This o ption is u sed to disp lay or hide the ca mera shake warn ing afte r you have t aken a pictur e. Selecting On displays the warning only if inadv ertent camera mo vemen t has cause d the pict ure yo u have just t aken to be bl urre d. Sele ct Yes to keep th e picture or No to delete it . Shooting m[...]

92 The Setup Men u Auto Off Auto off To save ba tter y powe r, the camer a will enter stand by mode if no operat ions are pe rformed for a prese t length of t ime. Option Description Auto Off Choose how long mon itor will remain on before turning off a utomatically. Choose from thirty seco nds ( 30s ), one minu te ( 1m ) default setting, five minut[...]

93 The Setup Men u Format memory/card Format memory Format card This opti o n is used when y ou need to format t he cam- era' s inter nal memo ry or a memory card. If no memory card is i nserte d in the camer a , th e inter- nal memory will b e for matted, and if the c amera con- tains a me mory ca rd, the c ard will be format ted. To format t[...]

94 The Setup Men u Language Language Choose the language f or camera menus and me ssages from Deut sch (Ger man ), English , Español (Spanish), Fran çais (French), Ital iano (Italian), Nederlands (Dutch), Svenska (Swedi sh), (Japanes e), (Simplified Chinese), or (Tra ditional Chinese). Before c onnecting your c amera to a vide o devic e such as a[...]

95 Reset All The Setup Men u The foll owin g setti ngs are af fected: Choo sing Reset al so clears the curren t file nu mber ( Q 23) from memory. Num - beri ng will cont inue from t he lowes t numb er avai lab le i n the memor y or o n th e memory c ard. A ll other s ettings ar e unaf fect ed. Resettin g File Numbering to 000 1 To reset file number[...]

96 The Setup Men u Battery Type Battery type This o ption is used to choose the type of batteri es in- serted in the c amera. Backup Bat tery If the backup batte ry ( Q 14) is not charge d sufficiently, the batte ry type setting may re vert to the default setting (the type of the included batteries). Select this opt ion to di splay t he curr ent fi[...]

97 Technical Notes Technical Notes Optional Accessories At the tim e of writing , the follow ing optiona l accessor ies were av ailable for your Nikon digital came ra. Contac t your local reta iler or Nikon repr esenta tive for de- tails. * 1 Not available in U.S. * 2 Not available in some ar eas. Approved Memo ry Cards The followi ng memo ry ca rd[...]

98 Technical Notes Caring for Your Camera Cleaning Lens One k ey to clea ning the lens is to n ot touch it with your fing ers. Re move du st or lint w ith a b lower ( typically a small device with a r ubber bulb attach ed to o ne end that y ou pump to produc e a stream of air out the other) . To remo ve finger prints or ot her s tains t hat c an no[...]

99 Caring for You r Camera Technical Notes Stor age Turn the came ra off when not i n use and check t hat the power-on lamp i s off be- fore putting the camera away. To prevent mold or mildew, store the camera in a dry, well-venti lated area. If you will not be using the product for long periods, re- move the batteries to prevent leakage and stor e[...]

100 Technical Notes Error Messages The fol lowing tab le li sts t he erro r messag es and othe r warni ngs th at app ear in the mo nitor and ho w to deal wi th them. Display Problem Soluti on Q Z (Flashes) C lock no t set . Set clock to current d ate and time. 14 WA R N I N G ! ! BA TTE RY EXHAUSTED Batteries ex hausted. Turn camera off and re plac[...]

101 Erro r Messag es Technical Notes THIS CARD CANNOT BE USED 4 Error acc essing memory car d. Use approved card. Chec k that co nne ctor s are clean. 97 - WA R N I N G ! ! THI S CARD CAN- NOT BE READ / OUT OF MEMORY / Camera in sho oting mode : Insufficient memory to recor d pictures at cu rrent setting s. • Choose lower image qual- ity/ size. ?[...]

102 Error Me ssages Technical Notes WARNING! MODE DIAL IS NOT IN THE PROPER POSITION Mode dial i s positio ned between two mode s. Adju st m ode di al t o sele ct desired mode . 6 THIS I MAGE CAN- NOT BE DEL ETED Attempt to delete prot ected picture. Remove protec tion before deleting pictu re. 75 COMMUNI CA- TIONS ERROR USB cabl e disconne cted or[...]

103 Technical Notes Troubleshooting If your camer a fail s to function a s expecte d, check the lis t of common pr oblems below before consul ting your retailer o r Nikon represen tati ve. Refer t o the page numbers liste d in the right-mos t column for informat ion on solving the pr oblems lis ted he re. Electronically-Cont rolled Cam eras In extr[...]

104 Troubleshoo ting Technical Notes No picture is taken when shut ter - release button is pressed • C amera is in playback mode. • Batteries are exhaust ed. •R e d ( ! ) lamp flickers: flash is charg ing. • Gr een (AF) lamp flick ers: camera unable to foc us. • Message "C ARD IS NOT FO RMA TTE D" appears in monitor: memory ca r[...]

105 Troubleshoo ting Technical Notes Flash does not f ire • Flash is off. Note tha t flash tu rns off automa tically when;  The mo de dial is set to N (landscape assi st), j (spor ts assi s t), or W (movie), or to e (scene) mode with any of D Sunset , F Night landscape , G Muse um , H Fire work s show , o r E Dusk/ Dawn select ed in scene menu[...]

106 Technical Notes Specifications T ype E5100 di gital cam era Effective pixels 5.1 million CCD 1/2.5” high-density CCD; total pixels: 5.1 million Image size (pixels) 2,592 × 1,944 (2 592) 2,048 × 1,536 (2 048) 1,024 × 768 (102 4) 640 × 480 (6 40) Lens 3 × Zoo m Nikkor Focal length F= 5.8 - 17.4 mm (35-mm [135] cam era-forma t equivalent : [...]

107 Specif ications Technical Notes Built-in Speedlight Range (app rox.) W:0. 4 - 3. 4 m/1´ 3” - 11 ´2 ” T : 0.4 - 2. 0 m/1´3 ” - 6´6” Flash control Sensor f lash system Interface USB Vide o output Can be s elected from NTSC and P AL I/O terminals A/V out/digital I/O Power s ources • T wo rechargeab le Nikon EN-MH1 NiM H batteries •[...]

108 Index Index Symbol s P (auto) m ode, 6, 16-21 u (delet e) button, 3, 22, 23, 75 ! lamp, see La mp, red ( ! ) N (landscap e assist) mo de, 28, 31 W (movie) m ode, 6, 56-59 m (nigh t portra it assi st) mod e, 28, 33, 1 04 x (play) bu tton, 3, 1 2, 22 i (portra it assist ) mode, 28, 30 / (r ecording ) icon, 21 j (sports as sist) mod e, 28, 32 , 10[...]

109 Index Index view ing, 60 Movie menu, the, 57 Multi select or, 3, 7 Museum , 28, 36, 104 N Night land scape , 28 , 36, 104 NTSC, see Vide o mode Numbe r of exp osures r emain- ing, 16 , 17 O On/off, see Power switch P PAL, see Vi deo mode Part y/In door , 28, 35 PictBrid ge, 52, 55 PictureProject, 45, 105 Play bac k, 22-23, 40-43, 44 , 45 full-s[...]

( En ) The Guide to Di gital Phot ography with the DIGITAL CAMERA Printed i n Japan Fuji Bldg., 2-3 Marunouchi 3-chome, TR4I0530 0101(11 ) Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8331, Japan 6MA0481 1-- No reproduction in any form of this manual, in whole or in part (except for brief quot ation in critical a rticles or revie ws), may be ma de withou t written a utho[...]