User manual NIKON COOLPIX P3

[. . . ] En The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the DIGITAL CAMERA Trademark Information Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Mac OS, and QuickTime are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trade names mentioned in this manual or the other documentation provided with your Nikon product are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Apple Public Source License This product includes Apple mDNS source code that is subject to the terms of the Apple Public Source License located at URL http://developer. apple. com/darwin/. This file contains Original Code and/or Modifications of Original Code as defined in and that are subject to the Apple Public Source License Version 2. 0 (the `License'). [. . . ] · Transfer the pictures to a computer and print them using PictureProject print settings. For more information, see the PictureProject Reference Manual (on CD). 75 Advanced Camera Settings Using the Menus Shooting, playback, movie, and camera set-up menus are available. Displaying the Menus To display the Shooting menu (P. 78): White balance Rotate mode dial to M or E. Press m. Exit OK Help To display the Playback menu (P. 89): List by date Advanced Camera Settings Press i. Press m. Exit OK Help To display the Movie menu (P. 56): Movie options Rotate mode dial to S. Press m. Exit OK Help · Press m to return to Shooting or Playback mode from the Shooting, Playback and Movie menus. To display the Set-up menu (P. 98): Menus · Rotate the mode dial or press i to exit the Set-up menu. Rotate mode dial to a. OK Help 76 Navigating the Menus When navigating the menus, use the multi selector. Move cursor up Make selection Move cursor left Move cursor right Move cursor down Metering METERING Matrix Center-weighted Spot Spot AF area Exit OK Advanced Camera Settings Exit OK Help Highlight menu item. METERING Matrix Center-weighted Spot Spot AF area Exit OK Display options. Metering Exit OK Help Highlight option. Select highlighted option. 77 The Shooting Menu The Shooting menu includes the items in the following table. See "Using the Menus" (P. 76) for more information on displaying and using the Shooting menu. Exit White balance OK Help Advanced Camera Settings ­ The Shooting Menu d White balance m Metering q Continuous A BSS C Auto bracketing Match white balance to your light source. Take a sequence of pictures with gradually changing exposure or white balance. P. 46 P. 79 P. 80 P. 82 P. 83 P. 84 P. 84 P. 85 P. 45 P. 43 P. 43 P. 86 P. 87 P. 88 P. 88 F Image adjustment Adjust picture contrast. M Image sharpening Control how much outlines in your pictures are sharpened in the camera. P Saturation control Adjust vividness of the color of a picture. W Sensitivity X Image quality b Image size k AF area mode Y Auto-focus mode I Fixed aperture o Noise reduction Select ISO Sensitivity. Maintains aperture as close as possible to a set f/-number when the camera is zoomed in and out. Reduce noise that may appear when long exposures are used. 78 Metering m The camera's built-in light metering system calculates the brightness of the subject to determine the best exposure to use. m Matrix (default setting) Analyzes the distribution of brightness over a wide area of the frame, producing optimal results for most situations. Meters the entire frame but assigns the greatest weight to the n Center-weighted center area. Measures light in an area shown by a square in the center of the monitor. The subject in the metering target area will be correctly exposed even when the background is much brighter or darker. Links spot metering to the active focus area when AF area mode is set to Auto or Manual (P. 86). Advanced Camera Settings ­ The Shooting Menu o Spot p Spot AF area Note on Metering When digital zoom is used, the camera automatically switches to a setting similar to Centerweighted. However, the metering target does not appear. Metering When Center-weighted or Spot is selected, the metering target is displayed in the center of the monitor. 1/60 F2. 7 120 Spot metering target Center-weighted metering target 79 Continuous Select one of the following six options. r Single (default setting) q Takes one picture each time the shutter-release button is fully pressed. While the shutter-release button is pressed, pictures can be taken continuously. Each time the shutter-release button is fully pressed, the camera takes 16 shots at approximately 1. 7 fps. The camera arranges pictures in four rows to form a single picture measuring c 3264×2448 pixels. While the shutter-release button is pressed, the camera takes up to 100 pictures of i 640×480 pixels at up to 30 fps. With each sequence, the camera creates a new folder (XXXN_xxx) in which all photos in the sequence are stored. While the shutter-release button is pressed, pictures can be taken at a rate of up to approximately 1. 8 fps. When the shutter-release button is released, continuous shooting will stop. Only the last five images taken during each continuous shooting burst will be recorded in the internal memory or on the memory card. q Continuous Advanced Camera Settings ­ The Shooting Menu w Multi-shot 16 x Ultra HS y 5 shot buffer Takes pictures automatically at a SET INTERVAL TIME 1/2 specified interval. [. . . ] Select FL1 (White) or FL2 (Daylight White/Natural) according to the bulb types, and then press d. Use when taking pictures with the flash. Auto Off When the camera enters Standby mode and the power-on lamp blinks, perform one of the following operations to reactivate the camera: · Pressing the power switch · Pressing the shutter-release button halfway · Pressing i (camera enters Playback mode except when mode dial is set to Y) · Pressing m (the menu for the selected mode is displayed) The length of time is fixed in the following cases: · When a menu is displayed with Auto off set to thirty seconds (30s) or one minute (1m): 3 minutes · When pictures are being played back in a slide show: 30 minutes · When camera is in Wireless transfer mode: 3 minutes (Auto off does not activate while pictures are being transferred) · When using the optional EH-62A AC adapter kit: 30 minutes Auto off does not activate when the supplied USB cable is connected. Technical Notes 149 Restrictions on Editing Images You can edit images by trimming them (cropping), adjusting the brightness (D-Lighting), or creating a smaller copy (Small picture). The following restrictions apply when editing an image that has already been edited. First Edit Cropping D-Lighting Small Picture × Cropping ×* Second Edit D-Lighting × × × Small Picture × × * When attempting to apply a second edit, the message "IMAGE CANNOT BE SAVED" appears. · Pictures with Image size set to j 3264×2176 or shot with Continuous set to Ultra HS or Intvl timer shooting cannot be edited. Notes on Editing Images: · Editing images from another model of camera is not supported. [. . . ]