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1. 9 SEP Image quality 9 shooting screen TAU Exit a B l amp 3 Frame the subject and shoot S Camera focuses on subject in center of 27 a G frame Continuous shooting takes place for as l long as the shutter release button is pressed fully a 3g e Ifa high speed continuous shooting Wias 201 setting H M L is selected shooting ends when the maximum number of frames per shot is reached To continue taking pictures press the shutter release button fully again Notes on Sport Continuous Mode e The flash setting is fixed at amp off e The focus mode Ill 34 is set to AF autofocus During sport continuous mode the camera continuously adjusts the focus with the autofocus function until you press the shutter release button halfway and focus becomes fixed MF manual focus is also available for the focus mode setting Exposure compensation IK 37 is available The focus exposure and white balance settings are fixed at the values for the first picture in each series The self timer is unavailable The speed of continuous shooting may be slower depending on the image quality image size and shutter speed settings and the data transfer speed of the memory card When a high speed continuous shooting setting is selected ISO sensitivity is automatically set to a high setting Captured pictures may appear rough as a result Be aware that shooting will stop if the built in flash is
2. Recording will end automatically if the internal memory or memory card becomes full or when 1 800 pictures have been recorded 99 snua w dnjas pue y2eqkejd bunoous 100 Shooting Options The Shooting Menu Note on Interval Timer Shooting e To prevent the camera from turning off unexpectedly during recording use a fully charged battery e To power the camera continuously for extended periods use an AC Adapter EH 62A available separately from Nikon BW 130 Do not under any circumstances use another make or model of AC adapter Failure to observe this precaution could result in overheating or in damage to the camera Do not rotate the mode dial while performing interval timer shooting More Information See Image Sound File and Folder Names fl 132 for more information Shooting Options The Shooting Menu BKT Auto Bracketing Auto bracketing is used to vary exposure by a selected amount over a series of pictures bracketing the exposure value selected by the camera or with exposure compensation Use in situations in which it is difficult to guess the correct exposure 33 03 Camera varies exposure by 0 EV 0 3EV and 0 3EV over next three shots Keep shutter release button pressed to take all three shots in sequence 27 07 Camera varies exposure by 0 EV 0 7 EV and 0 7 EV over next three shots Keep shutter release button pressed to take all three shots in sequence za x10 Camera vari
3. Time zone 15 05 2008 02 04 9 ft Tokyo Seoul m Daylight saving e gt London Casablanca T snuaw dnies pue x eq e g Hunooys 117 snua w dnjas pue y2eqkejd bunoous 118 Basic Camera Setup The Setup Menu 3 Press the multi selector gt The new city time zone menu is displayed 4 Choose the travel destination time zone and press QR The setting is enabled While the travel destination time zone is selected the 3 icon will be displayed in the monitor when the camera is in shooting mode m The Clock Battery Time zone 15 05 2008 02 04 fft Tokyo Seoul LP EW lie HESS VITIS E gt London Casablanca J H2 Travel destination Hawaii Tahiti MENU SETS S Time zone 14 05 2008 16 04 Tokyo Seoul m Daylight saving Q Hawaii Tahiti A DH The clock battery charges when the main battery is installed or the AC Adapter EH 624 available separately from Nikon is connected and can provide several days of backup power after about ten hours of charging ft Home Time Zone e To switch to the home time zone choose ft in step 2 To change the home time zone choose fft in step 2 and perform steps 3 and 4 to set the home time zone Daylight Saving Time e If date and time are set when daylight saving time is not in effect Turn Daylight saving on W when daylight saving time begins to automatically advance the camera s clock one hour e If date a
4. amp Select sound file 006 15 8 17 30 008 18 30 008 13 00 MENU efe MM OK LAES Playing Voice Recordings Operations During Playback Sound file playback Control icons Date and time of recording File number 105 2008 13 00 Playback time SS RE Length of recording Mu Index number Progress indicator Index Volume Use the zoom control T Q W E to adjust audio playback volume Use the command dial to advance or rewind the voice recording Playback controls appear at the top of the monitor Press the multi selector or gt to choose a control then press 68 to perform the selected operation The following operations are available To EEG Description Rewind Rewind voice recording Playback resumes when 8 is released Advance e Advance voice recording Playback resumes when is released Skip to previous Skip to previous index index Skip to next B index ni Skip to next index 0 Pause playback The following operations can be performed while playback is Pause paused Resume playback End End playback and return to the sound file selection screen Deleting Sound Files Press during playback or after selecting a sound file Delete use the multi selector A confirmation dialog will be File will be deleted OK displayed To delete the file choose Yes and press 68 To cancel deletion choose No and press O r Yes sBulpsoray a210 71 sBulps0
5. ri i 6 3 e a 7 29 eRe nen a pue a ng 28 Va n 11 meraga E La 1 312 26 ecd bre 0 PL Die parta 13 14 21 Sas eo 400 Tes e keea 2310 29 9 E ED EEIE 18 16 a b 88 a GE ANE MiG Ee O99 59 m5 9S TOW 15 1 Shooting mode E Focus mode EJ Zoom indicator EJ Focus indicator a Number of exposures remaining 22 b Movie length 62 nternal memory indicato mage quality EH Exposure Focus lock Aperture Kl Flash indicator Shutter speed Flash mode e Exposure display EJ Battery level indicator 22 5O sensitivity Vibration reduction icon still pictures Exposure compensation 23 122 Flash exposure compensation Electronic VR icon movies EQ Distortion control F CtlS ated sce tente 26 102 Focus area when a face is recognized White balance 102 Date not set indicator Time zone indicator 136 oise perati 417 Bracketing 13 Date imprint date counte EJ Mage size vonni 89 120 EJ Continuous shooting mode 46 98 Differs according to the current shooting mode Refer to the sections on each mode for details Self timer indicator B amp W color mage optimization D E N N Parts of the Camera Playback 1 2 3 4 n 4 4 t 16 05 2008 00 00 a 17 JPA ea 16 S 14515 5g 5 m ie a Nima 6 T Mio iad
6. 8 30 Auto Self timer Il 33 Off Focus mode 6 34 Autofocus Exposure compensation IV 37 0 0 Scene Mode Option Default value Scene menu Vi 38 Portrait Movie Menu Option Default value Movie options IV 63 TV movie 640 Time lapse movie IV 65 30s Autofocus mode Mi 65 Single AF Electronic VR Wl 65 Off Sport Continuous Mode Option Default value Sport continuous Ki 47 Continuous H Image quality IK 88 Normal Image size BH 89 84 2048x1536 Shooting Menu Option Default value Image quality Ki 88 Normal Image size BH 89 E 3648x2736 Optimize image 84 91 Normal Contrast Auto Image sharpening Auto Saturation Auto Custom in Optimize image IV 92 snuaw dnies pue x eq e g 6unoousg 127 snua dnies pue y2eqkejd bunoous 128 Basic Camera Setup The Setup Menu Option Custom of Black and white in Optimize image IV 93 White balance 8 94 ISO sensitivity Ki 96 Fixed range auto Vi 96 Metering IK 97 Continuous BY 98 Intvl timer shooting Ki 99 Auto bracketing Ki 101 AF area mode Ii 102 Autofocus mode IVi 104 Flash exp comp 8 105 Noise reduction Ki 105 Distortion control I 106 Setup Menu Option Menus 8 115 Welcome screen IK 116 Brightness IK 120 Date imprint I 120 Vibration reduction IK 122 AF assist IK 123 Digital zoom Ii 123 Button sound IV 124 Shutter sound Vl 124 Auto off Ii 124 Default value Contrast Auto Image s
7. Large aperture small Small aperture large 1 1 000s 1 30s f number f 2 8 f number f 8 0 Shoot pictures with shutter speed and aperture value set automatically by the camera BM 48 1 Rotate the mode dial to P 2 Frame the subject focus and shoot At default setting the camera automatically selects the D focus area containing the closest subject from nine focus g areas and adjusts focus accordingly 102 Flexible Program In mode P different combinations of shutter speed and aperture can be selected by rotating the command dial flexible program While flexible program is in effect an asterisk appears next to the mode indicator P in the monitor Rotate the command dial to the right for large apertures small f numbers that blur background details or fast shutter speeds that freeze motion Rotate the command dial to the left for small apertures large f numbers that increase depth of field or slow shutter speeds that blur motion To restore default shutter speed and aperture settings rotate the command dial until the asterisk next to the mode indicator is no longer displayed Selecting another mode or turning off the camera also restores default shutter speed and aperture settings sapow W pue v s d M Note on Shutter Speed When Continuous BSS or Multi shot 16 is selected for Continuous IV 98 or when a setting other than Off is selected fo
8. Movies can be as long as free space in the internal memory or on the memory card allows All figures are approximate Maximum movie length or frames varies with make of memory card The maximum file size for a single movie is 2 GB Therefore the 2 GB maximum movie length will be displayed even when memory cards with greater capacities are used EA More Information See Image Sound File and Folder Names fl 132 for more information The Movie Menu Autofocus mode Choose how the camera focuses in movie mode Option Description Camera focuses when shutter release button is pressed halfway and locks at this position during shooting amp 5 Single AF default setting Camera focuses continuously until focus is acquired and locked To prevent sound of camera focusing from interfering with recording use of Single AF is recommended Full time AF Electronic VR Enable or disable electronic VR for movie recording Option Description a Reduce the effects of camera shake in all movie modes except va On Time lapse movie OFF Off default setting Electronic VR is not enabled At settings other than Off the electronic vibration reduction icon is displayed in the monitor BK 6 iQ Vibration Reduction for Time Lapse Movies To enable or disable vibration reduction while shooting in Time lapse movie mode use the Vibration reduction setting 122 in the setup menu WH 114 Time Lapse Movies Record flow
9. Remove the lens cap and press the power switch to turn on the camera The power on lamp green will light and the LCD monitor or electronic viewfinder will turn on The power on lamp will turn off when the LCD monitor turns on To turn off the camera press the power switch again If the camera is turned off hold down gt to turn the camera on in playback mode 28 ON OFF Auto Power Off in Shooting Mode Standby Mode The LCD monitor will dim to reduce the drain on the battery if no operations are performed for about five seconds The LCD monitor will brighten when camera controls are used At default settings the LCD monitor or electronic viewfinder will turn off altogether if no operations are performed for about a minute during shooting and playback The camera will turn off automatically if no operations are performed for another three minutes Bl 124 sdais 35114 17 sdays 15114 A language selection dialog is displayed the first time the camera is turned on 1 Press the power switch to turn on the camera The power on lamp green will light and the LCD monitor or electronic viewfinder will turn on The power on lamp will turn off when the LCD monitor turns on Remove the lens cap 2 Use the multi selector to choose the desired QUT TEST EE language and press Q8 Dansk Magyar T rk e Deutsch Nederlands awe For information on using the multi selector see The Multi English Nome S
10. adapter Failure to observe this precaution could result in overheating or in damage to the camera 15 sdais 3544 16 Insert a Rechargeable Li ion Battery EN EL5 supplied into the camera Charge the battery before first use or when the battery is running low fl 14 1 Open the battery chamber memory card slot cover caro Wy BATTERY Insert the battery Confirm that the positive and negative terminals are oriented correctly as described on the label at the entrance of the battery chamber and insert the battery Use the bottom of the battery to push the orange battery latch down as the battery is inserted 2 The latch raises back into place when the battery is fully inserted m Inserting the Battery Inserting the battery upside down or backwards could damage the camera Be sure to check the battery is in the correct orientation Close the battery chamber memory card slot cover CARD 4 IT m BATTERY Inserting the Battery Removing the Battery Turn the camera off and confirm that the power on lamp and monitor are off before removing the battery To eject the battery open the battery chamber memory card slot cover and slide the battery latch in the direction shown D The battery can then be removed by hand Q e Note that the battery may become hot during use observe due caution when removing the battery Turning On and Off the Camera
11. and allow 17 Battery temperature on battery to cool down high before resuming use After ive seconds this message will disappear the monitor will turn off and the power on lamp will blink rapidly After the lamp blinks for three minutes he camera will turn off automatically but you can also press the power Switch to turn it off manually Camera cannot perform Wait until message clears 27 Please wait for the other operations until from display automatically camera to finish recording is complete when recording is recording complete e Write protect switch isin Slide write protect switch 21 3 Memory card is write lock position to write position S protected m S Q Error accessing memory Use approved card 131 z This card cannot be used card e Check that connectors 20 are clean ui e Confirm that memory 20 This card cannot be card is correctly inserted read Memory card has not been Choose Yes and press 68 21 Card is not formatted formatted for use in to format card or turn Format card camera camera off and replace No card Yes 136 e Display Out of memory Image cannot be saved 9 Sound file cannot be saved e Image cannot be modified Error Messages Choose lower image 88 89 quality or smaller image size Delete pictures or sound 28 67 files 71 111 Insert new memory card 20 Remove memory card 21 and use internal memory Err
12. flash fired with every other shot image quality set to fat Normal image size set to Ut 3648x2736 Battery life may vary depending on shooting interval and length of time menus and images are displayed Unless otherwise stated all figures are for a camera with a fully charged Rechargeable Li ion Battery EN EL5 operated at an ambient temperature of 25 C 77 F Rechargeable Li ion Battery EN EL5 Type Rechargeable lithium ion battery Rated capacity DC 3 7 V 1 100 mAh Operating temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Dimensions Approx 36 x 54 x 8mm 1 4 x 2 1 x 0 3 in excluding WxHxD projections Weight Approx 30 g 1 1 oz excluding terminal cover Battery Charger MH 61 Rated input AC 100 240 V 50 60 Hz 0 12 to 0 08 A Rated capacity 11 to 16 VA Rated output DC 4 2 V 950 mA Battery Rechargeable Li ion Battery EN EL5 supplied Charging time Approximately 2 hours when battery is fully discharged Operating temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F a Dimensions Approx 67 x 26 x 67 mm 2 6 x 1 0 x 2 6 in 3 WxHxD excluding projections a 5 Weight Approx 70 g 2 5 oz excluding power cable o a m Specifications Nikon will not be held liable for any errors this manual may contain The appearance of this product and its specifications are subject to change without notice 148 DCF Design Rule for Camera File System is a standard widely used in the digital camera industry to ensure compatibilit
13. up to nine of each Press the multi selector lt P to select pictures and press A or V to set the number of copies for each The command dial can also be used to choose the pictures Pictures selected for printing can be recognized by the check mark amp icon and the numeral indicating the number of copies to be printed The pictures for which no copies have been specified will not be printed Rotate the zoom control to T Q to switch to full frame playback Rotate the zoom control to W EF to switch back to thumbnail display Press 68 when setting is complete Creating a DPOF Print Order Print Set 5 Choose whether or not to also print shooting date and photo information Choose Date and press 68 to print date of recording on DONE all pictures in the print order Date Choose Info and press to print photo information shutter speed and aperture on all pictures in the print MENU Peete order amp Print set Choose Done and press 68 to complete the print order and exit Pictures selected for printing are recognized by the I 1630 G 20 icon displayed during playback v Notes on Printing Shooting Date and Photo Information When the Date and Info options are enabled in the print set menu shooting date and photo information are printed on pictures when a DPOF compatible fl 149 printer which supports printing of shooting date and photo information is used Ph
14. 25 26 126 127 129 xi Xii Technical Notes Table of Contents Optional Accessories Approved Memory Cards Image Sound File and Folder Names Caring for the Camera Cleaning Storage Error Messages Troubleshooting Specifications Supported Standards Introduction Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon COOLPIX P80 digital camera This manual was written to help you enjoy shooting with your Nikon digital camera Read this manual thoroughly before use and keep it where all those who use the product will read it Symbols and Conventions To make it easier to find the information you need the following symbols and conventions are used D E WE lt gt Notations e A Secure Digital SD memory card is referred to as a Memory card The setting at the time of purchase is referred to as the default setting e Unless otherwise specified monitor is used to refer to both the LCD monitor and electronic viewfinder The names of menu items displayed in the camera monitor and the names of buttons or messages displayed in the computer monitor are indicated in bold Screen Samples In this manual images are sometimes omitted from monitor display samples so that monitor indicators can be more clearly shown Illustrations and Screen Display Illustrations and text displays shown in this manual may differ from actual display Memory Cards Pictures taken with this ca
15. Crystal Should the LCD monitor break care should be taken to avoid injury caused by broken glass and to prevent liquid crystal from the monitor touching the skin or entering the eyes or mouth Notice for Customers in the U S A 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 installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help C Nikon COOLPIX P80 CAUTIONS Modificat
16. Voice Memos A voice memo up to 20 seconds in length will be recorded while 68 is pressed down e Do not touch the built in microphone during recording During recording Il and I blink Playing Voice Memos Press 68 while a picture is displayed in full frame playback mode to play voice memo Playback ends when the voice memo ends or 6H is pressed again Pictures with voice memos can be recognized by the I W icons Use the zoom control T Q W Ed during playback to adjust the volume Deleting Voice Memos Select a picture with a voice memo and press fff Use the pegfe d uo aso multi selector to choose P and press 68 Only the voice Erase 1 image memo will be deleted T a RE C AN No Yes V Voice Memos A When a picture with a voice memo attached is deleted both the picture and its voice memo are deleted e fa voice memo already exists for the current picture it must be deleted before a new voice memo can be recorded The COOLPIX P80 cannot be used to attach voice memos to pictures shot with cameras other than the COOLPIX P80 g More Information See Image Sound File and Folder Names fll 132 for more information 61 To shoot movies with sound recorded via the built in microphone follow the steps below 1 Rotate the mode dial to WR Exposure count display shows maximum total length of movie that can be recorded 2 Press the shutter r
17. Voice Recording Connecting to Televisions Computers and Printers essent 73 Connecting to a TV Connecting to a Computer Before Connecting the Camera Transferring Pictures from the Camera to a Computer Connecting to a Printer Connecting the Camera and Printer Printing Pictures One at a Time Printing Multiple Pictures Creating a DPOF Print Order Print Set sssssscssssscecssescecsseccesseccecssecesssecesesnecesueeessueecesuseeesees Table of Contents MENU Shooting Playback and Setup Menus eren 86 Shooting Options The Shooting Menu Optimize Image WB White Balance 150 ISO Sensitivity etering A Continuous BET Auto Bracketing EH AF Area Mode D Autofocus mode Flash Exp Comp NA Noise Reduction Distortion Control Restrictions on Camera Settings Playback Options The Playback Menu Displaying the Playback Menu Bii Slide Show tv Delete On Protec amp Rotate image Basic Camera Setup The Setup Menu Table of Contents Displaying the Setup Menu fii Menus I I Welcome Screen IO Brightnes I Date Imprint VA Vibration Reduction EID F Assist Digital Zoom Sound Settings amp Auto Off ffl Format Memory Format Card bs Language a Video Mode Reset All Ver Firmware Version 114 oe AS SAS 116 EX 4 120 120 122 123 mE 124 24
18. a high speed continuous shooting setting is selected only the 3t 2048x1536 default setting 27 1600x1200 1280x960 F 1024x768 and T 640x480 image sizes are available When Continuous is selected as the sport continuous type the image sizes available are the same as those for the Image size setting in the shooting menu Wi 89 The image size setting in the sport continuous menu is stored separately from the image size setting in other shooting modes and is not applied to the other modes uil Image size g Notes on High Speed Continuous Shooting Even if you choose 9 2592x1944 or larger for the Image size setting while Continuous is selected as the sport continuous shooting type the Image size setting will change to 3 2048x1536 once you switch to Continuous H Continuous M or Continuous L e As the ISO sensitivity is fixed at 640 and over during high speed continuous shooting H M L proper exposure may not be obtained in clear weather pictures may be overexposed e If bright objects such as the sun or electric lights are captured during high speed continuous shooting vertical streaks of light may appear in the recorded images We recommend that you avoid capturing bright objects during high speed continuous shooting 47 sapow W pue y s d 48 P S A and M modes By rotating the mode dial you can shoot pictures in the following four exposure modes P programmed auto S shutter priority auto A
19. all the way in either M direction will adjust the zoom quickly while rotating Oo the control partially will adjust the zoom slowly Ia A zoom indicator is displayed at the top of the monitor wT qu qu when the zoom control is rotated Optical Digital zoom zoom Step 2 Frame a Picture Digital Zoom and Image Quality When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom magnification rotating and holding the zoom control at T Q triggers digital zoom With digital zoom you can magnify a subject up to 4x the maximum magnification of optical zoom 18x for a total of up to 72x magnification Focus will be on the center of the screen without active focus area display when digital zoom is in effect n E E Optical zoom up to 18x Digital zoom is in effect Unlike optical zoom digital zoom uses a digital imaging process known as interpolation to magnify images resulting in slight deterioration of picture quality The dh icon appears under the zoom indicator at the top of the monitor to mark the maximum zoom ratio possible before deterioration from digital zoom occurs When the zoom ratio exceeds dh towards the telephoto side the zoom indicator will turn yellow and picture quality will begin to deteriorate Maximum zoom ratio without interpolation The position of amp 4 under the zoom indicator moves closer to the telephoto side as the image size Vi 89 gets smaller Deterioration from digital zoom will not occur
20. and 2 to select additional pictures J MENU SETS S ONOFF 1 snuaw dnies pue x eq e g 5unoousg 3 Press o The setting is enabled a Done When using Rotate image select an orientation with the multi selector and then press 69 109 snuaw dnjas pue y2eqkejd bunoous Playback Options The Playback Menu BI Slide Show Play back pictures stored in the internal memory or on amemory card one by one in an automated slide show 1 Use the multi selector to choose Start and press Q9 To change the interval between pictures choose Frame intvl select the desired interval time and press before choosing Start To repeat the slide show automatically enable Loop and press before choosing Start The check mark W will be added to the loop option when enabled The slide show begins While the slide show is in progress the following operations can be performed e Press the multi selector to view pictures in the order recorded or to view pictures in reverse order Press and hold to fast forward or to rewind Press B to pause the slide show Choose End or Restart When the slide show ends or is paused choose End and press 68 to return to the playback menu or choose Restart to play the slide show again m Notes on Slide Show Only the first frame of movies Bl 67 included in slide shows is displayed 110 Even if Loop is selected the maximum playback dur
21. areas Programmed auto exposure with flexible program shutter priority auto aperture priority auto manual exposure compensation 2 0 to 2 0 EV in steps of A EV auto bracketing W 0 1 to 17 6 EV T 1 3 to 17 5 EV Mechanical and charge coupled electronic shutter 1 2000 8 s 1 4000 1 15 s during high speed continuous shooting 5 blade iris diaphragm 10 steps of 1 3 EV Can be selected from 10 and 2 second duration W 0 5 to 8 8 m 1 ft 8 in to 28 ft T 0 5 to 5 6 m 1 ft 8 in to 18 ft TTL auto flash with monitor preflashes USB MTP PTP Can be selected from NTSC and PAL Audio video out digital I O USB Arabic Chinese Simplified and Traditional Czech Danish Dutch English Finnish French German Greek Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian Polish Portuguese Russian Spanish Swedish Thai Turkish e One Rechargeable Li ion Battery EN EL5 supplied e AC Adapter EH 62A available separately from Nikon Approx 250 shots EN EL5 Approx 110 x 79 x 78 mm 4 3 x 3 1 x 3 1 in excluding projections Approx 365 g 12 9 oz without battery and SD memory card Sa1ON Je21uu28 147 Specifications Operating environment Temperature Oto 40 C 32 to 104 F Humidity Less than 85 96 no condensation Based on Camera and Imaging Products Association CIPA standards for measuring the life of camera batteries Measured at 23 C 73 F zoom adjusted with each shot
22. be selected X Party indoor Captures the effects of candlelight and other indoor background lighting e Camera focuses on subject in center of frame Hold the camera steadily as pictures are easily affected by camera shake When shooting under low lighting use of a tripod is recommended Set Vibration reduction IK 122 to Off when using a tripod s joj of jej m a Fill flash with slow sync and red eye reduction Other settings can be selected Other settings can be selected Beach snow Captures the brightness of such subjects as snowfields beaches or sunlit expanses of water e Camera focuses on subject in center of frame s am 5 om Je o a Other settings can be selected A For those scene modes with A use of a tripod is recommended Turn vibration reduction B 122 off when using a tripod NS Pictures shot in scene modes utilizing NS may be processed to reduce noise and therefore take longer to record Shooting in the Scene Mode Sunset Preserves the deep hues seen in sunsets and sunrises e Camera focuses on subject in center of frame Other settings can be selected ili Dusk dawn AJNR Preserves the colors seen in the weak natural light before sunrise or after sunset Camera focuses at infinity When the shutter release button is pressed halfway the focus area or focus indicator always glows green Note however fo
23. been installed 2 Turn off the camera 3 Connect the camera to the computer using the supplied USB cable 4 Tumon the camera A EA The power on lamp will light up Ta Windows Vista M I v g When the AutoPlay dialog is displayed select Copy ere pictures to a folder on my computer using Nikon Transfer 1 To bypass this dialog in the future check Always do this for this device Nikon Transfer will start Windows XP When the AutoPlay dialog is displayed select Nikon Transfer Copy pictures to a folder on my computer and click OK S493ulJd pue S1a NdWOD sUOISIAa a 0 bun euuo To bypass this dialog in the future check Always use this program for this action Nikon Transfer will start Mac OS X Nikon Transfer will start automatically if Yes was selected in the Auto Launch setting dialog when Nikon Transfer was first installed m Connecting the USB Cable Be sure that the connectors are oriented correctly and do not use force to connect the USB cable When disconnecting the USB cable do not pull the connector at an angle Connection may not be recognized when the camera is connected to a computer via a USB hub 75 sJe3uud pue sje3nduJo suoisiA9 a 01 Hu2BUUOD 76 Connecting to a Computer D Transfer pictures when Nikon Transfer has finished loading Click Start Transfer in Nikon Transfer At the defau
24. button is held down up to 9 pictures are shot at a rate of about 1 1 frames per second fps when image quality is set to fa Normal and image size is set to 04 3648x2736 Ma BSS BSS is recommended for shooting under low lighting without the flash with the camera zoomed in or in other situations in which camera shake is likely to blur pictures When Best Shot Selector BSS is enabled the camera shoots up to ten pictures while the shutter release button is held down The sharpest picture picture with the most detail in the series is automatically selected and saved Multi shot 16 Each time shutter release button is pressed camera shoots 16 pictures at about 1 1 frames per second and arranges them in a single picture with image quality is set to hat Normal and image size is set to 51 2592x1944 Digital zoom cannot be applied At an ISO sensitivity Bi 96 setting of 3200 or 6400 the Multi shot 16 option is not available When shooting with the Multi shot 16 option select options other than 3200 or 6400 for ISO sensitivity and select Multi shot 16 for Continuous Intvl timer shooting Camera shoots up to 1 800 frames automatically at specified interval BH 99 iB S DP hod At settings other than Single the indicator for the current setting is displayed in the monitor IK 6 m Note on Best Shot Selector BSS may not produce the desired results if the subject moves or the composition changes while the shutter release
25. camera can focus varies depending on the zoom position When the zoom indicator is positioned on the wide angle side where the 2 mark glows green the camera can focus on subjects as close as 10 cm 4 in from the lens When zoom is positioned at the ZS mark the camera can focus on subjects as close as 1 cm 04 in from the lens Infinity Use when shooting distant scenes through foreground objects such as windows or when shooting landscapes The focus indicator or focus area glow green while the shutter release button is pressed halfway However the camera may not be able to focus on nearby objects The flash mode is set to amp off Manual focus The focus can be adjusted for any subject that is a distance of 1 cm to infinity from he lens gt Bi 36 Focus Modes Available in Each Shooting Mode AF Autofocus v v v v v BiMacrocioseup v v v v v v available not available amp Sport L Bowo p s af M scene continuous vi Z M Infinity i MF Manualfocus v v v v v Availability varies between different scene modes Ii 39 to 44 Choosing a Focus Mode Setting the Focus Mode 1 Press 4 focus mode iE The focus menu is displayed WIS IK MF 2 Use the multi selector to choose the desired focus mode and press G8 w The icon for the selected focus mode is displayed at the Li top of the monitor When FF autofocus is applied
26. enjoyment of this Nikon product observe the following precautions when using or storing the device mM Keep dry The device will be damaged if immersed in water or subjected to high humidity mM Do not drop The product may malfunction if subjected to strong shock or vibration Handle the lens and all moving parts with care Do not apply force to the lens LCD monitor memory card slot or battery chamber These parts are easily damaged Applying force to the lens cover could result in camera malfunction or damage to the lens Should the LCD monitor break care should be taken to avoid injury caused by broken glass and to prevent the liquid crystal from the display touching the skin or entering the eyes or mouth v Do not point the lens at strong light sources for extended periods Avoid pointing the lens at the sun or other strong light sources for extended periods when using or storing the camera Intense light may cause deterioration of the CCD image sensor producing a white blur effect in photographs Keep away from strong magnetic fields Do not use or store this device in the vicinity of equipment that generates strong electromagnetic radiation or magnetic fields Strong static charges or the magnetic fields produced by equipment such as radio transmitters could interfere with the monitor damage data stored on the memory card or affect the product s internal circuitry mM Avoid sudden changes in temperature Sudden change
27. fl 132 for more information peqfejq uo dow 59 yoeqhe g uo a10W Editing Pictures Adding Black Frame on Pictures Black Border This function creates copies with Thin Medium or Broad black lines along borders of pictures Copies with black frame are stored as separate files 1 Select the desired picture from full frame i 28 or thumbnail Ki 54 playback mode and press MENU The playback menu is displayed Use the multi selector to choose Black border and press 68 Choose the desired thickness of frame and press 69 Choose Yes and press 68 A new copy with black frame is created To cancel creating a copy with black frame choose No m Black Border Borders of a picture will be hidden with black lines because black portion is drawn from picture s edges according to their thickness x Playback menu Rotate image Hide image Fa Small pic E Copy MENU 2908 Black border Medium Broad MENU Taig Create a copy with a black border e When a picture with black border are printed using printer s borderless print function black frame may not be printed iQ More Information 60 See Image Sound File and Folder Names Il 132 for more information Use the camera s built in microphone to record voice memos for pictures marked with I Q in full frame playback mode IK 28 15 06 2008 15 90 0004 PG NORRIS Recording
28. in folders named with a folder number followed by a five character identifier P plus a three digit sequence number for pictures shot using Panorama assist e g 101P 001 ted 44 INTVL for interval timer photography e g 1011NTVL I 99 SOUND for voice recordings e g 101SOUND fd 68 and NIKON for all other pictures e g 100NIKON When the number of files within a folder reaches 9999 a new folder will be created File numbers will be assigned automatically starting with 0001 Files copied using Copy Selected images or Copy sound files Selected files are copied to the current folder where they are assigned new file numbers in ascending order starting from the largest file number in memory Copy gt All images and Copy sound files gt Copy all files copy all folders from the source medium file names do not change but new folder numbers are assigned in ascending order starting from the largest folder number on the destination medium 88 72 113 A single folder can hold up to 200 pictures if the current folder already contains 200 pictures a new folder named by adding one to the current folder name will be created the next time a picture is shot If the current folder is numbered 999 and contains 200 pictures or a picture is numbered 9999 no further pictures can be shot until the internal memory or memory card is formatted i 125 or a new memory card is inserted To ensure continued
29. is selected for Continuous 88 98 or when a setting other than Off is selected for Auto bracketing Wi 101 the slowest shutter speed available is down to 1 2 sec m Note on ISO Sensitivity When ISO sensitivity IV 96 is set to Auto default setting Fixed range auto or High ISO sensitivity auto ISO sensitivity will be fixed at ISO 64 sapow W pue v s d 53 yoeqhe g uo e10W 54 More on Playback Rotate the zoom control to W E thumbnail EN 47 10 pES playback in full frame playback mode 8H 28 to display A pictures in contact sheets of thumbnail images d The following operations can be performed while thumbnails are displayed To Choose pictures Rotate the zoom control to W EZ display Change number picture thumbnails in the following order of pictures 4 9 16 displayed Rotate the zoom control to T Q the number of humbnails changes reversely Cancel thumbnail playback Switch to Press gt or the shutter release button to switch shooting mode o the mode selected with the mode dial Thumbnail Playback Mode Display When pictures for which Print set Il 84 and Print set icon Protect icon Protect V 111 settings have been configured are selected the icons in the illustration to the right appear Movies are displayed as film frames Film frames Rotating the zoom control to T Q during full frame playback mode BM 28 zooms the current picture in 3x with the c
30. lamp and monitor are off Open the battery chamber memory card slot cover and press the card in to partially eject the card The card can then be removed by hand v Formatting Memory Cards If the message at right is displayed the memory card must be Gardlisihontormared formatted before use BW 125 Note that formatting permanently Format card deletes all pictures and other data on the memory card Be sure to make copies of any pictures you wish to keep before formatting the No memory card E e Use the multi selector to choose Yes and press 68 The confirmation dialog will be displayed To start formatting choose Format and press GR Donotturn the camera off or open the battery chamber memory card slot cover until formatting is complete e The first time you insert the memory cards used in other devices into the COOLPIX P80 be sure to format them A 125 with this camera m The Write Protect Switch SD memory cards are equipped with a write protect switch Write protect switch Pictures cannot be recorded or deleted and the memory card cannot be formatted when this switch is in the lock position Unlock by sliding the switch to the write position m Memory Cards Use only Secure Digital memory cards Do not perform the following during formatting while data is being written to or deleted from the memory card or during data transfer to a computer Failure to observ
31. movie mode to display the movie menu and use the multi selector to modify and apply settings Selecting Movie Options The movie menu offers the options shown below Option Image size and frame rate TV movie 640 mage size 640 x 480 pixels default setting Frame rate 30 frames per second ba mage size 640 x 480 pixels Frame rate 15 frames per second mage size 320 x 240 pixels E Small size 320 Frame rate 15 frames per second The camera automatically shoots pictures at intervals and joins them into a silent movie Il 65 mage size 640 x 480 pixels Frame rate for playback 30 frames per second 68 Time lapse movie salAow Record movies in sepia tones Sepia movie 320 mage size 320 x 240 pixels Frame rate 15 frames per second Record movies in black and white Bl B amp W movie 320 mage size 320 x 240 pixels Frame rate 15 frames per second g Using the Command Dial to Choose Movie Options Movie options can also be selected by holding down Fn and rotating the command dial 63 salAow 64 The Movie Menu Movie Options and Maximum Movie Length and Frames Internal memory Memory card Option approx 50 MB 256 MB TV movie 640 default setting 45 sec Approx 3 min 40 sec TV movie 640 Approx 7 min 20 sec Ej Small size 320 Approx 14 min 30 sec 68 Time lapse movie 534 frames 1800 frames per movie a Sepia movie 320 Approx 14 min 30 sec Bl B amp W movie 320 Approx 14 min 30 sec
32. off when using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting On default setting Vibration reduction is enabled when shooting still pictures and recording movies Camera detects and factors out panning movements when reducing camera shake When camera is panned horizontally for example vibration reduction reduces only vertical shake If camera is panned vertically vibration reduction affects only horizontal shake Off Vibration reduction is not enabled When vibration reduction is enabled the current setting is displayed in the monitor during shooting when Off is selected an icon for the current setting is not displayed in the monitor 8H 6 m Notes on Vibration Reduction e Vibration reduction may take a few seconds to activate after the power is turned on or the camera enters shooting mode from playback mode Wait until the display stabilizes before shooting e Due to characteristics of the vibration reduction function images displayed in the camera s monitor immediately after shooting may appear blurry e Vibration reduction may be unable to completely eliminate the effects of camera shake in some situations e VR stands for vibration reduction Using Electronic VR with Movies To reduce the effects of camera shake when recording movies other than time lapse movies enable Electronic VR Ml 65 from the movie menu Ml 63 Basic Camera Setup The Setup Menu ZIP AF Assist Enable or disable AF assist illumin
33. on the television 1 Turn off the camera 2 Connect the camera to the TV using the supplied audio video cable Connect the yellow plug to the video in jack on the TV and the white plug to the audio Q in jack 3 D VIDEO AUDIO amp AA 3 af D Yellow White E 3 are Q 3 o S 3 Tune the television to the video channel a t See the documentation provided with your television for details V 4 Hold down X to turn on the camera z D The camera enters playback mode and pictures recorded a to the internal memory or memory card will be displayed on the television While connected to the TV the camera monitor will remain off Connecting an Audio Video Cable When connecting the audio video cable be sure that the camera connector is oriented correctly Do not use force when connecting the audio video cable to the camera When disconnecting the audio video cable do not pull the connector at an angle vV Video Mode Be sure that the camera s video mode setting conforms to the standard used by your television The video mode setting is an option set in the setup menu BM 114 gt Video mode IE 126 73 SJe3uld pue sje3nduuo suOIsIAa a o Bu 2BUUOD 74 When the camera is connected to a computer using the supplied USB cable pictures recorded with the camera can be copied transferred to the computer for storage usi
34. raised or lowered while you are pressing the shutter release button fully 46 In the sport continuous menu you can select the continuous shooting type and the image quality and image size recorded In sport continuous mode press MENU to display the sport continuous menu and use the multi selector to choose the continuous shooting type Types of Sport Continuous Shooting Type Maximum continuous shooting speed Description El Continuous H Approx 13 frames per second High speed continuous default setting 30 frames max shooting The ISO sensitivity is Approx 6 framesnersecond set automatically within the H Continuous M PPIO P range of ISO 640 to 1600 30 frames max The shutter speed is set f Approx 4 frames per second automatically within the range of Ei Continuous L 36 frames max 1 4 000 sec to 1 15 sec Continuous shooting The ISO sensitivity is set automatically within the range of ISO 64 to 800 Approx 1 1 frames per second i Continuous 9 frames max Image Quality and Image Size Setting Description Choose the compression ratio for the pictures recorded The options available are the same as those for the Image quality setting in the shooting menu 8H 88 However the image quality setting in the sport continuous menu is stored separately and is not applied to other shooting modes zi Image quality epoy snonunuo yods Choose the size pixel count for the pictures recorded When
35. selection Optimize image Zi right White balance AUD ISO sensitivity AU GM Exit Apply selection Return to the previous menu Move cursor down Notes on the Multi Selector In the manual the button indicating up down left and right of the multi selector is shown as A V 10 d and P Basic Operations The MENU Button Press MENU to display the menu for the selected mode Use the multi selector to navigate the menus amp 10 Menu options can also be selected by rotating the command dial Press MENU again to exit the menu menu contains two or more pages Optimize image Displayed when White balance there are one or more menu items to follow Displayed when Ki TE there are more 47 07 previous menu items MENU 9H Press 69 or the multi selector Press 69 or the multi P to proceed to the selector P to apply next set of options selection Help Displays Rotate the zoom control to T amp 9 when 9 is displayed at the lower right of the menu screen to view a description of the currently selected menu option To return to the original menu rotate the zoom control to T again si Image quality T Choose from 3 image A quality settings which govern compression file size E A 9 w mens q 7 ay Exit EJBack uon npoanu uononpoau 12 Basic Operations The DISP Button To hide or show monitor indicators during shooting and playback pre
36. subjects e Press W to focus on subjects closer to the lens You can take pictures by pressing the shutter release button in this step 3 Press HF appears at the top of the monitor and the focus is locked to the set focus e To readjust the focus repeat steps 1 to 3 Notes on IMF Manual Focus Digital zoom is not available GF AF AA EFW Exposure compensation is used to alter exposure from the value suggested by the camera to make pictures brighter or darker 1 Press d exposure compensation The exposure compensation value will be displayed Exposure compensation is not available in mode M manual 2 Press the multi selector A or V to adjust exposure The exposure compensation guide is displayed When the picture is too dark adjust the exposure compensation in the positive direction When the picture is too bright adjust the exposure compensation in the negative direction Exposure compensation can be set to values between 2 0 and 2 0 EV in increments of 1 3 EV 3 Press the shutter release button to shoot Repeat steps 2 and 3 to shoot while adjusting the exposure compensation value a little at a time 4 Press Q9 When an exposure compensation value other than 0 0 is applied the value is displayed with the EZ icon in the monitor To cancel exposure compensation select 0 0 before pressing 68
37. until the zoom ratio reaches the following levels for each mode When the zoom ratio reaches the following levels zoom operations pause temporarily If you continue to hold the zoom control at T Q and increase the zoom after this point the images will start to get grainier Image size Zoom ratio Image size Zoom ratio jOm 8M 2n iai A s 18x up to the maximum Et 39 6x digital zoom up to 2 2x pH optical zoom ratio pu 50 4x digital zoom up to 2 8x 25 2x digital zoom up to 1 4x P 61 2x digital zoom up to 3 4x 3 28 8x digital zoom up to 1 6x ry 72x digital zoom up to 4x Digital zoom can be limited to the range at which interpolation is not in effect or it can be turned off 123 apoy ony eqfejq pue Audei6010ug DIseg 25 apow ony pegfe qd pue Kude16o10ug dIseg 26 Press the shutter release button halfway The camera automatically focuses on the subject in the center focus area When the subject is in focus the focus area wi green When digital zoom is in effect and the subject the focus indicator IK 6 will glow green The is not displayed Focus and exposure remain locked while the shutter release button is pressed halfway When the camera is glow is in focus focus area unable to focus the focus area or focus indica red Change the composition and try again or blinks Press the shutter release button the rest of the way down The picture
38. wide angle position and about 1 9 m 6 2 ft at the maximum telephoto position The AF assist illuminator can be set to Off manually Bl 123 although in this case the camera may not focus when lighting is poor epo ony p eq ejg pue Kudei6010ug 2Iseg 27 apow ony pegfe qd pue AydesHoyoud dIseg 28 Viewing Pictures Playback Mode Press gt The last picture shot will be displayed in full frame playback mode Press the multi selector amp W or P to view additional pictures Hold down the multi selector A V or P to fast forward pictures Pictures may be displayed briefly at low resolution while being read from the memory card or internal memory Press gt or the shutter release button to switch to shooting mode When I is displayed pictures stored in the internal memory will be displayed When memory card is inserted A is not 18 08 2008 18 80 displayed and pictures stored on the memory card will be displayed Du e 4 4 Internal memory indicator Deleting Pictures 1 Press TW to delete the picture currently displayed in the monitor 2 Use the multi selector to select Yes and press Erase 1 image 69 To exit without deleting the picture choose No and press 69 Done Step 4 Viewing and Deleting Pictures Playback Mode The following options are available in full frame playback mode Press T Q to enlarg
39. 032 592x 1944 e 42 272 1704 e 91 2048 x 1 536 e 211600x 1 2200 e 11 2280 x 960 851 024 x 768 e I 640 x 480 L4 320x 240 e L1160x120 When the image mode setting for a cropped copy is 320x240 or 160x120 a gray frame will appear around the picture during playback and the Ll or L1 small picture icons will appear on the left side of the monitor More Information 58 See Image Sound File and Folder Names fll 132 for more information Editing Pictures Pm Resizing Pictures Small Picture Create a small copy of the current picture Small copies are stored as JPEG files with a compression ratio of 1 16 The following sizes are available Option Description m 640x480 Suited to television playback Ca 320x240 Suited to display on web pages L1 160x120 Suitable for e mail attachments 1 select the desired picture from full frame Ei 28 or thumbnail Ki 54 playback mode and press MENU The playback menu is displayed 2 Use the multi selector to choose Small pic RRA and press Q9 ti Rotate image Hide image Fg Small pic Ed Copy Black border MENU SR 3 Choose the desired copy size and press Q8 E Small pic m 320x240 Ci 160x120 MENU LSZ 4 Choose Yes and press Anew smaller copy is created Create Suc picture file To cancel creating a small copy choose No The copy is displayed with a gray frame iQ More Information See Image Sound File and Folder Names
40. 109 While displaying error messages 136 to 139 Problem Camera turns off without warning Date and time of recording are not correct No indicators displayed in monitor Date imprint not available Date not appearing on pictures even when Date imprint is enabled Camera settings reset Monitor turns off and the power on lamp blinks rapidly Troubleshooting Cause Solution ery is low mera has turned off automatically to save wer ery is cold ures recorded before clock was set and Date not set indicator blinks during shooting ill have time stamp of 00 00 0000 00 00 movies and voice recordings will be dated 01 01 2008 00 00 Check camera clock regularly against more accurate timepieces and reset as required Shooting data and photo information may be hidden Press DISP until shooting data or photo information will be displayed Camera clock has not been set Date does not appear on movies on pictures shot using Mi Museum or E Panorama assist in scene mode when Continuous or BSS is selected for Continuous or options other than Off is selected for Auto bracketing in shooing menu or shooting in amp sport continuous mode Backup battery is exhausted all settings were restored to their default values Battery temperature is high Turn off camera and allow battery to cool down before resuming use After the lamp blinks for three minutes the camera wi
41. 2 7 in approx 230k dot wide viewing angle TFT LCD with anti reflection coating and 5 level brightness adjustment Approx 97 96 horizontal and 97 96 vertical Focal length Focus range from lens Frame coverage shooting mode Frame coverage Approx 100 96 horizontal and 100 96 vertical playback mode Media Internal memory approx 50 MB e SD Secure Digital memory cards File system DCF Exif 2 2 and DPOF compliant File formats Compressed JPEG Baseline compliant FINE 1 4 NORMAL 1 8 BASIC 1 16 Movies AVI Sound files WAV Image size pixels ISO sensitivity Standard output sensitivity Exposure Metering Exposure control Range ISO 100 Shutter Speed Aperture Range Self timer Built in flash Range approx ISO sensitivity Auto Flash control Interface Date transfer protocol Video output 1 0 terminal Supported languages Power sources Battery life Dimensions WxHxD Weight Specifications e 3 648 Xx 2 736 10M 3264x2448 8M e 2 592 X 1 944 5 M e 2 048 x 1 536 3M e 1 600x 1 200 2M e 1280x960 1M e 1 024 x 768 PC e 640 x 480 TV e 3 648 x 2 432 3 2 e 3 584 x 2 016 16 9 e 2 736 X 2 736 1 1 ISO 64 100 200 400 800 1600 2000 3200 6400 Auto auto gain from ISO 64 to 800 High ISO Sensitivity auto ISO 64 to 1600 Fixed range auto 100 200 400 256 segment matrix center weighted spot spot AF area with support for 99 focus
42. 24 W wide 24 T tele 24 Ee thumbnail playback Q playback zoom help Built in flash raised 6 Dm Shutter release button El Power connector cover il Cable connector E Connector cover 13 Eyelet for camera strap 26 giten a0 73 75 79 73 75 79 7 8 1 Eyelet for camera strap 13 EB IDI monitor button 13 E Diopter adjustment control 13 D Electronic viewfinder BH DISP display button 9 x playback button 28 10 MENU menu button 11 63 87 108 9 10 11 Parts of the Camera 12 13 16 17 18 13 QU buttoh cscecetedttttte tenis 10 14 Tripod socket Battery chamber memory card slot GOVBI ossa re tels edt 16 20 16 Memory card slot LEA Battery latch 18 Battery chamber ss 16 uononpoanu uononpoau Parts of the Camera The Monitor The following indicators may appear in the monitor during shooting and playback actual display varies with current camera settings See pages 12 and 13 for details on changing the monitor display Shooting 30 RESTE 2 WIS a amp Fe z 86 1 5
43. 8 Optional Accessories Approved Memory Cards The following memory cards have been tested and approved for use in the COOLPIX P80 All cards of the designated make and capacity can be used regardless of speed SanDisk 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB Toshiba 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB Panasonic 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB Ifthe memory card will be used with a card reader or similar device check that the device supports 2 GB cards 7 Sm SDHC compliant If the memory card will be used with a card reader or similar GI device check that device supports SDHC Other cards have not been tested For more details on the memory cards listed above please contact the manufacturer SaJON Je21Uuu28 131 S83ON J amp 21uupa1 132 Pictures movies voice memos and voice recordings are assigned file names as follows DSCNO0001 JPG l Identifier not Shown on camera monitor Extension signifies the file type Original still pictures voice Still pictures JPG memo attachment included DSCN Movies AVI movies voice recordings T 7 Voice memos Cropped copies voice memo RSCN WAV attachment included Voice recordings Small copies voice memo SSCN File number assigned automatically in alee hmenbingged ascending order starting with 0001 D Lighting or black border Copies voice memo FSCN attachment included Time lapse movies INTN Files are stored
44. 999 wt 7 13 9 8 10 H 9 9999 0093 a 11 p 10000 00091 12 A0 m Somes b I9h59m59spl EB Date of recordinig eter 18 10 Voice memo recording guide EN Time of recording ssl 18 ul Voice memo playback guide EJ volume indicator E Battery level indicator E image auatity El Image sze Movie option a Current frame number total number of frames 28 b Movie length EJ internal memory indicator Differs according to the selected option A Movie playback indicator 13 Print order icon qj Small picture indicator 15 D Lighting icon i Protect icon File number and type uononpoanu uononpoau The Mode Dial Align the mode icon with the mark next to the mode dial Gi Auto IVi 22 Choose this simple point and shoot mode suited to first time users of digital cameras in which the camera automatically adjusts settings Sport Continuous Mode 8 46 Choose this mode for high speed continuous shooting BATE Scene IV 38 Choose this mode for automatic adjustment of settings to suit the selected subject type or use the voice recording option to record sound only P S A M IE 48 Choose these modes for greater control over shutter speed and aperture SETUP I 86 Display the setup menu where you can perform such tasks as setting the camera clock and adjusting LCD monitor brightness WR Movie IV 62 Choose this mode to shoot movie
45. A available separately from Nikon BW 130 Do not under any circumstances use another make or model of AC adapter Failure to observe this precaution could result in overheating or in damage to the camera 66 Do not rotate the mode dial to a different setting during recording In full frame playback mode BH 28 movies are recognized by movie options BK 63 To play a movie display it in full frame playback mode and press GB Use the zoom control T Q W E during playback to adjust the volume Rotate the command dial to advance or rewind the movie Press the multi selector or P to choose a control at the top of the monitor then press 68 to perform the selected operation The following operations are available To Description Rewind movie Playback resumes when 9 is released Advance Advance movie Playback resumes when 69 is released Rewind Pause playback d 05 2009 16 80 m 80 Pausing S Ge During Volume playback indicator The following operations can be performed while playback is paused s Rewind movie by one frame Rewind continues while 68 Pause m is pressed Resume playback Advance movie by one frame Advance continues while is pressed End D End playback and return to full frame playback Deleting Movie Files Press f when being played back when displayed in full frame playback mode BM 28 or when se
46. I 44 Shutter priority auto 48 50 Shutter release button 4 Single AF 65 104 Slide show 110 S S S S mall picture 59 mear 135 ound settings 124 peaker 5 SSCN 132 Strap Camera 13 Sunset amp 41 Support information 2 T Tele 4 24 Television 73 connecting to 73 Thumbnail playback 54 Time zone 18 19 117 119 Transfer 75 Tripod 5 U USB cable 74 79 V Vibration reduction 122 Video mode 126 Viewfinder 5 24 Voice memo 61 deleting 61 71 playing 61 recording 61 Voice recordings Copying 72 making 68 Playing 70 Volume 67 71 WwW WAV 132 Welcome screen 114 White balance 94 Wide 4 24 Z Zoom 24 indicator 6 playback 55 Zoom control 4 24 34 67 71 80 Nikon No reproduction in any form of this manual in whole or in part except for brief quotation in critical articles or reviews may be made without written authorization from NIKON CORPORATION Cc NIKON CORPORATION Printed in Japan Fuji Bldg 2 3 Marunouchi 3 chome FX8D02 11 Chiyoda ku Tokyo 100 8331 Japan 6MMA5111 02
47. Ill 68 cannot be copied with this option Sound files can be copied using the Copy sound files option BW 72 in audio playback mode Pictures recorded with another make of camera or that have been modified on a computer cannot be copied Edited copies have the same protection marking Bl 111 as the original but are not marked for printing B 84 Hidden pictures Bl 112 cannot be copied snuaw dnies pue x eq e g Hunooys Memory contains no images Message If there are no pictures stored on the memory card when playback mode is applied the message Memory contains no images will be displayed Press MENU to display the copy option screen and copy the pictures stored in the camera s internal memory to the memory card More Information See Image Sound File and Folder Names fll 132 for more information 113 snuay dnies pue x eqKe g 6unoous 114 The setup menu contains the following options lol Menus Choose how menus are displayed Welcome screen Select screen displayed when camera is turned on Date Set camera clock and choose home and destination time zones Brightness Adjust LCD monitor brightness Date imprint mprint date or date counter on pictures Vibration reduction Enable vibration reduction for taking still pictures AF assist Enable or disable AF assist illumination Digital zoom Enable or disable digital zoom Sound settings Adjust sound settings Auto off Set ti
48. Jo m print selection screen will be displayed N AA T PictBridge t m Connecting the USB Cable Be sure that the connectors are oriented correctly and do not use force to connect the USB cable When disconnecting the USB cable do not pull the connector at an angle S493ulJd pue sje3nduJo sUOISIAa a 0 bun euuo 79 SsJe3uld pue sje3nduuo suoisi 9 a 0 Bupoauuoz 80 Connecting to a Printer Printing Pictures One at a Time After connecting the camera to the printer correctly B 79 print pictures by following the procedure below 1 Use the multi selector lt P to choose the desired picture and press 69 The command dial can also be used to choose the picture Rotate the zoom control to W ED to display 12 thumbnails and T Q to switch back to full frame playback Choose Copies and press CR Choose the number of copies up to nine and press Q9 Choose Paper size and press 68 Choose the desired paper size and press W To specify paper size using printer settings choose Default in the paper size menu f Print selection pem 15 05 2008 Ke Q ja PR d MENU HEU MA PictBridge Start print Paper size MENU Sd MA Copies MENU ASSAS M PictBridge Start print Copies MENU ISALA Paper size v 3 5x5in 5x7 in Postcard E 100 x 150 mm MENU Tsai Connecting to a Printer Choose Start print and press Q9 A PictBridge S
49. Nikon DIGITAL CAMERA COOLPIX P80 User s Manual Trademark Information Microsoft Windows and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Macintosh Mac OS and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Inc Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc The SD logo is a trademark of the SD Card Association PictBridge is a trademark 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 Introduction First Steps a Basic Photography and Playback Auto Mode T Shooting Suited for the Scene Sport Continuous Mode PSAM P S Aand M modes gt More on Playback Movies amp Voice Recordings Connecting to Televisions Computers and Printers MENU Shooting Playback and Setup Menus Technical Notes To prevent damage to your Nikon product or injury to yourself or to others read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this equipment Keep these safety instructions where all those who use the product will read them The consequences that could result from failure to observe the precautions listed in this section are indicated by the following symbol This icon marks warnings information that should be read before using this Nikon product to prevent possible injury WA
50. RNINGS A Turn off in the event of malfunction Should you notice smoke or an unusual smell coming from the camera or AC adapter unplug the AC adapter and remove the battery immediately taking care to avoid burns Continued operation could result in injury After removing or disconnecting the power source take the equipment to a Nikon authorized service representative for inspection A Do not disassemble Touching the internal parts of the camera or AC adapter could result in injury Repairs should be performed only by qualified technicians Should the camera or AC adapter break open as the result of a fall or other accident take the product to a Nikon authorized service representative for inspection after unplugging the product and or removing the battery A Do not use the camera or AC adapter in the presence of flammable Gas Do not use electronic equipment in the presence of flammable gas as this could result in explosion or fire A Handle the camera strap with care Never place the strap around the neck of an infant or child A Keep out of reach of children Particular care should be taken to prevent infants from putting the battery or other small parts into their mouths A Observe caution when handling the battery The battery may leak or explode if improperly handled Observe the following precautions when handling the battery for use in this product Before replacing the battery turn the product o
51. USB cable disconnected during transfer or printing Error has occurred in camera s internal circuitry Running out of ink or printer error Specified size of paper is not loaded in printer Paper has jammed in the printer No paper is loaded in printer Ink error Ink cartridge is empty An error caused by the image file has occurred Turn camera off and reconnecting cable Turn camera off remove and reinsert battery and urn camera on If error persists contact retailer or ikon authorized service representative Check printer After checking the ink or solving he problem select Resume and press to resume printing Load the specified paper select Resume and press to resume printing Eject the jammed paper select Resume and press to resume printing Load the specified paper select Resume and press to resume printing Check ink select Resume and press to resume printing Replace ink select Resume and press to resume printing Select Cancel and press 08 to cancel printing See the documentation provided with your printer for further guidance and information Sa ON Je21uu28 139 S83ON J amp 21upa1 140 If the camera fails to function as expected check the list of common problems below before consulting your retailer or Nikon authorized service representative Refer to the page numbers in the right most column for more information Dis
52. When Fixed range auto is selected tf and the maximum ISO sensitivity value are displayed V4 Notes on ISO 3200 and 6400 When 3200 or 6400 is selected for ISO sensitivity a EH icon will appear on the ISO sensitivity value In addition the image size will display in red during shooting When ISO sensitivity is set to 3200 or 6400 Image size cannot be set to Ut 3648x2736 8 3264x2448 2592x1944 9 3648x2432 3584x2016 and 7 2736x2736 At these image size settings selecting 3200 or 6400 for ISO sensitivity automatically switches the Image size setting to 3 2048x1536 When any option other than 3200 or 6400 is next selected for ISO sensitivity the original image size setting is restored At an ISO sensitivity setting of 3200 or 6400 the Multi shot 16 88 98 option of the continuous shooting mode is not available At a Continuous setting of Multi shot 16 selecting 3200 or 6400 for ISO sensitivity switches the Continuous setting to Single The Continuous setting does not change even when ISO sensitivity is set to options other than 3200 or 6400 Shooting Options The Shooting Menu Metering Choose how the camera meters exposure 8 Matrix default setting Camera sets exposure for entire frame Recommended in most situations Center weighted Camera meters entire frame but assigns greatest weight to subject in center of frame Classic meter for portraits preserves background details while letting lighting conditio
53. a face looking toward the camera 1 Frame the picture When the camera detects a face the focus area containing the face will be displayed with a yellow double border When the camera detects more than one face the closest face is framed by a double border and the others by single borders Up to 12 faces can be detected Press the shutter release button halfway The camera focuses on the face framed by the double border The double border will glow green and focus will be locked When the double border blinks the camera is unable to focus Press the shutter release button halfway again to focus Press the shutter release button all the way down to shoot iQ More Information See Autofocus Kl 27 for more information snuaw dnies pue x eq e g Hunooys 103 snua w dnies pue y2eqkejd bunoous 104 Shooting Options The Shooting Menu m Face Priority When Face priority is selected for AF area mode the setting will automatically switch to Auto if no face is recognized when the shutter release button is pressed halfway e If no face is recognized when the shutter release button is pressed halfway in Portrait or Night portrait scene mode the camera will focus on the subject in the center focus area e The camera may be unable to detect faces in the following situations When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or other obstructions When faces take up too much or too li
54. ange when the B amp W color option is disabled Shooting Options The Shooting Menu ISO sensitivity When ISO sensitivity is set to 3200 or 6400 Image size cannot be set to 3648x2736 5 3264x2448 5 2592x1944 3648x2432 53 3584x2016 and L 2736x2736 At these image size settings selecting 3200 or 6400 for ISO sensitivity automatically switches the Image size setting to 5 2048x1536 When any option other than 3200 or 6400 is next selected for ISO sensitivity the original image size setting is restored At an ISO sensitivity setting of 3200 or 6400 the Multi shot 16 option of the continuous shooting mode is not available At a Continuous setting of Multi shot 16 selecting 3200 or 6400 for ISO sensitivity switches the Continuous setting to Single The Continuous setting does not change even when ISO sensitivity is set to options other than 3200 or 6400 Continuous Selecting an option other than Single for Continuous turns Auto bracketing off Selecting Multi shot 16 changes image quality setting to fa Normal and image size setting to P 2592x1944 When Continuous BSS or Multi shot 16 is selected noise reduction will not be performed regardless of whether Noise reduction is set to Auto Auto bracketing When Auto bracketing is enabled Continuous will be set to Single and the flash mode will be disabled AF area mode When AF area mode is set to Center while Metering is set to Spot AF area the Metering setting
55. anorama assist in the scene menu and EE Fireworks show ress QR P i Backlight The panorama direction icon D gt is displayed to show the direction in which pictures will be joined amp Voice recording MENU female 2 Use the multi selector to choose the direction and press GR Select how pictures will be joined together in the completed panorama right left XJ up 4x or down MBA liben Yellow direction icons D appear for the selected 1 125 F2 8 2m direction When you press 8 the selected direction is set and a white direction icon I appears for that direction Apply flash mode B84 30 self timer BI 33 focus mode BH 34 and exposure compensation BW 37 settings with this step if necessary Press to reselect the direction Shooting in the Scene Mode 3 Shoot the first picture The first picture is displayed in the first third of the monitor 1 4252 2 8 1 20 4 Shoot the second picture Compose the next picture so that it overlaps the first picture Repeat until you have shot the necessary number of pictures to complete the scene 5 Press when shooting is completed The camera returns to step 2 hints 1K Exit 417 iQ Panorama Assist Flash mode BM 30 self timer 8H 33 focus WH 34 and exposure compensation BM 37 settings cannot be adjusted after the first shot Pictures cannot be deleted nor can zoom image quality B 88 or image size WH 89 be adjuste
56. anual Information and Precautions Parts of the Camera The Camera Bod The Monitor Basic Operations The Mode Dial The Command Dial The Multi Selecto The MENU Button Help Displays The DISP Button O Monitor Button Attaching the Strap and Lens Cap First Ste DS ascetur a lieu dest Medi e Lad ete edd eMe 14 Charging the Battery Inserting the Battery Removing the Battery Turning On and Off the Camera Setting Display Language Date and Time Inserting Memory Cards Removing Memory Cards vii Table of Contents Basic Photography and Playback Auto Mode Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select Auto Mode Indicators Displayed in Auto Mode Step 2 Frame a Picture Using the Electronic Viewfinder Using the Zoom Step 3 Focus and Shoot Step 4 Viewing and Deleting Pictures Viewing Pictures Playback Mode Deleting Pictures Using the Flash Available Flash Modes Setting the Flash Mode Shooting with the Self timer Choosing a Focus Mode Setting the Focus Mode Using Manual Focus Exposure COMPENSATION vavcccsnscccnssvsnsccvescveccasuccadeconsornnspanaysostennncasnesteseeecnecansectbencnbcpnatsnssestvsbentedies sone GME Shooting Suited for the SCOMC sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssesesssssssssssssssussssssesssssnsssssesessesssssssesese 38 Shooting in the Scene Mode crsccccsssssnsssesncssnnsociscssnousssseosornnceeeseonsasesseono
57. aperture priority auto and M manual In addition to allowing you to set the shutter speed and aperture yourself these modes offer control over a variety of advanced settings such as changing the ISO sensitivity and white balance in the shooting menu Ml 86 Mode Description Camera sets shutter speed and aperture for optimal exposure Recommended for snapshots and in other Programmed auto situations in which there is little time to adjust camera E S 49 settings Flexible program which changes the combination of shutter speed and aperture can be used Wi 49 S Shutter priority auto User chooses shutter speed camera selects aperture for Wi 50 best results Use to freeze or blur motion ADETQUTC DTOTICUSUTO User chooses aperture camera selects shutter speed for A E 51 P y best results Use to blur background or bring both foreground and background into focus M Manual Ii 52 User controls both shutter speed and aperture g Shutter Speed and Aperture The same exposure can be achieved with different combinations of shutter speed and aperture allowing you to freeze or blur motion and control depth of field The following figure shows how shutter speed and aperture affect exposure When the ISO sensitivity setting 8 96 is changed the range of shutter speeds Shutter speed Aperture and aperture values at which the correct exposure can be obtained also changes Fast shutter speed Slow shutter speed
58. ation Auto default setting AF assist illumination will be used to assist the focus operation when the subject is poorly lit Note that for some scene modes AF assist illumination turns off automatically Off Disable this function The camera may be unable to focus if lighting is poor Digital Zoom Use this setting to control digital zoom operation On default setting Rotating and holding the zoom control at T Q at the maximum optical zoom position triggers digital zoom 24 Crop Limit digital zoom to the range at which image quality does not suffer Off Disable digital zoom except when recording movies m Notes on Digital Zoom When digital zoom is in effect AF area mode is set to Center WH 102 e Digital zoom is not available in the following situations When the focus mode 8 34 is set to MF manual focus When Portrait Ga Night portrait or 3 Fireworks show is selected in scene mode When Multi shot 16 is selected for Continuous 88 98 Before movie recording begins however digital zoom of up to 2x can be applied while movies other than time lapse movies are being recorded e At magnifications of 1 2x to 1 8x Metering is set to Center weighted and at magnifications of 20x to 4 0x Metering is set to Spot snuaw dnies pue x eq e g 6unoousg 123 Basic Camera Setup The Setup Menu Sound Settings Adjust the following sound settings Button sound Turn button sound on or o
59. ation for a slide show is 30 minutes BW 124 Gy Slide show Pause M Frame intvl L1 Loop MENU Sd JC s Restart Frame intvl 113 Playback Options The Playback Menu Delete Delete selected pictures or all pictures Erase selected images Delete selected pictures IK 109 Erase all images Delete all pictures Notes on Deletion e Once deleted pictures cannot be recovered Transfer important images to a computer before deletion e Pictures marked with the q icon are protected and cannot be deleted On Protect Protect selected pictures from accidental deletion Selecting Multiple Pictures gt 109 Note however that formatting the camera s internal memory or the memory card will permanently erase protected files BH 125 Protected pictures are recognized by the w icon D 7 54 snuaw dn3es pue x eq e g 6unoousg 111 snuaj dnjas pue y2eqkejd bunoous 112 Playback Options The Playback Menu f amp l Rotate image After shooting set the orientation in which pictures are displayed during playback You can rotate still pictures 90 degrees clockwise or 90 degrees counterclockwise Select a picture in the picture selection screen VM 109 and press 68 to display the Rotate image screen Press the multi selector lt or P to rotate the picture 90 degrees Pictures that were recorded in the portrait vertical orientation can be rotated up to 180 degre
60. ations in the charger The CHARGE lamp will blink 1 as the battery recharges Charging is complete when the CHARGE lamp stops blinking A fully exhausted battery will charge in about two hours Charging the Battery CHARGE lamp Description Blinks Battery charging On Battery fully charged Use the charger at an ambient temperature range of 5 to 35 C 41 to 95 F to charge the battery Flickers The battery is faulty Unplug the charger immediately and stop charging the battery Bring the battery and charger to a Nikon authorized service representative for inspection sdays 35114 3 whenthe charging is complete remove the battery and unplug the power cable from the electrical outlet m The Battery Charger e The supplied Battery Charger MH 61 is for use only with the Rechargeable Li ion Battery EN EL5 e Be sure to read and follow the warnings and cautions on page iii of this manual before using the battery charger m Notes on the Battery e Only the Rechargeable Li ion Battery EN EL5 can be used Do not under any circumstances attempt to use another type of battery e Be sure to read and follow the warnings for the battery on page iii and the section Caring for the Camera Il 133 before using the battery m AC Adapter The AC Adapter EH 62A available separately from Nikon can be used to power the COOLPIX P80 from an electrical outlet Do not under any circumstances use another make or model of AC
61. button is pressed all the way down Note on Shutter Speed When Continuous BSS or Multi shot 16 is selected for Continuous Ii 98 the slowest shutter speed available is down to 1 2 sec Shooting Options The Shooting Menu Note on Continuous Shooting e The maximum frame rate with continuous shooting may vary depending upon the current image quality setting image size setting and the memory card used e Be aware that shooting will stop if the built in flash is raised or lowered while you are pressing the shutter release button fully in Continuous or BSS mode Interval Timer Shooting Pictures are shot automatically at specified intervals Choose from intervals between 30 seconds and 60 minutes 1 Use the multi selector to choose Intvl timer WENN shooting in the continuous menu and press E Single Lj Continuous Ws BSS Multi shot 16 MENU Tate Choose interval between shots and press W Oy Set interval time Yo m im g 5m 10m G 30m E MENU esa a S Press MENU 2 The camera returns to shooting mode c o Press the shutter release button all the way down to shoot the first picture and initiate Wa interval timer shooting Monitor turns off and power on lamp blinks between shots Iunio x U yn The monitor turns back on automatically right before the ge 80 next picture is shot Press the shutter release button all the way down a second time to end recording
62. cable Print pictures one at a time Ki 80 SJe3uld pue sje3nduuo suoisi 9 o o Bu 2BUUOD v Notes on Power Source e When connecting the camera to a computer or printer use a fully charged battery to prevent the camera from turning off unexpectedly To power the camera continuously for extended periods use an AC Adapter EH 62A available separately from Nikon 130 Do not under any circumstances use another make or model of AC adapter Failure to observe this precaution could result in overheating or in damage to the camera g Printing Pictures In addition to printing pictures transferred to a computer from your personal printer and printing over a direct camera to printer connection the following options are also available for printing pictures e Insert a memory card into a DPOF compatible printer s card slot Take a memory card to a digital photo lab For printing using these methods specify the pictures and the number of prints each using your 78 camera s print set menu Mi 84 Connecting to a Printer Connecting the Camera and Printer 1 Turn off the camera 2 Turnonthe printer Check printer settings 3 Connect the camera to the printer using the supplied USB cable 4 Tum on the camera 3 ow y m When connected correctly the PictBridge startup screen A CD will be displayed in the camera monitor Then the
63. cool before charging Failure to observe these precautions could damage the battery impair its performance or prevent it from charging normally On cold days the capacity of batteries tends to decrease Be sure that the battery is fully charged before heading outside to take pictures in cold weather Keep spare batteries in a warm place and exchange as necessary Once warmed a cold battery may recover some of its charge e Dirt on the battery terminals can prevent the camera from functioning When the battery is not in use remove it from the camera or battery charger and replace the erminal cover The camera and battery charger draw minute amounts of current even when off if eft in place the battery could be drained to the point that it no longer functions Turning the camera on or off while the battery is exhausted can result in reduced battery life If the battery will not be used for an extended period store it in a cool 15 to 25 C 59 to 77 F dry place Recharge it at least once a year and run it flat before returning it to storage e Replace the battery when it no longer holds a charge Used batteries are a valuable resource Please recycle used batteries in accordance with local regulations Cleaning Avoid touching glass Lens electronic viewfinder soft cloth using a spi dampened with com LCD monitor cloth After using the Body with a dry cloth light the warranty Caring for the Camera parts with yo
64. crop small picture or black border options Pictures not displayed on television Nikon Transfer does not start when camera is connected Pictures to be printed are not displayed Cannot select paper size with camera Troubleshooting Cause Solution Voice memos cannot be appended to movies Voice memos cannot be appended to pictures shot by other cameras and voice memos recorded by other cameras cannot be played back These options cannot be used with movies The options other than black border cannot be used with pictures shot when 82 3 648 x 2 432 83 3 584 x 2 016 or L 2 736 x 2 736 is applied in the image size setting Select picture that supports crop D Lighting small picture or black border Pictures shot with other cameras cannot be edited Other cameras may be unable to play back pictures edited with this camera Choose correct video mode Memory card contains no pictures Replace memory card Remove memory card to play back pictures from internal memory Camera is off Battery is exhausted USB cable is not correctly connected Camera is not recognized by the computer Computer is not set to launch Nikon Transfer automatically If your computer is running Windows 2000 Professional camera cannot be connected to the computer See the help information contained in Nikon Transfer Memory card contains no pictures Replace memory card Remove memory card to print pictures from int
65. cture selection screen I 109 and press 68 Asthe selected image is stored in the camera the image will appear in the welcome screen even if the original picture is deleted Pictures shot at an Image size setting WH 89 of 82 3648x2432 IF 3584x2016 or 1 2736x2736 or copies reduced to 160 x 120 size through cropping IK 58 and small picture editing BH 59 cannot be selected Basic Camera Setup The Setup Menu Date Set the camera clock and choose home and travel destination time zones Date Set camera clock to current date and time See steps 6 and 7 of the section Setting Display Language Date and Time 19 for more information Time zone fft home time zone can be specified and daylight saving enabled or disabled from Time zone options When 9 destination time zone is selected the time difference IK 119 is automatically calculated and the date and time in the selected region are recorded Useful when travelling Setting Travel Destination Time Zone 1 Use the multi selector to choose Time zone and press 68 The time zone menu is displayed 2 Choose and press 69 The date and time displayed on the monitor changes according to the region currently selected If daylight saving time is in effect use the multi selector to choose Daylight saving and press 68 and then press the multi selector The time is automatically advanced one hour Date 15 05 2008 11 04 Date ec Time zone Bey
66. cus indicator always glows green when the shutter release button is pressed halfway Note however that objects in the foreground may not always be in focus U ay 410 pains Buljooys Other settings can be selected Icons Used for Descriptions The following icons are used for descriptions in this section flash mode when the built in flash is raised Il 30 X self timer Il 33 4 focus mode BH 34 4 exposure compensation BH 37 ZIP AF assist illumination BM 123 Scene Mode Settings Adjustments to the flash mode setting self timer setting focus mode setting and exposure compensation value applied in any scene mode are cancelled and these settings return to their default values whenever another shooting mode is selected or the camera is turned off 39 UaIS y 104 pains bunoous 40 Shooting in the Scene Mode Night portrait AJ NR Use this mode to achieve a natural balance between the main subject and background lighting in portraits shot at night The camera detects and focuses on a face looking toward the camera Shooting with Face Priority gt 103 If the camera detects multiple faces the camera focuses on the face closest to the camera If no face is recognized the camera will focus on the subject in the center r focus area Shoot pictures with the built in flash raised Digital zoom is not available Fill flash with slow sync and red eye reduction Other settings can
67. cus may not be set for near subjects while the camera focuses at infinity Other settings can be selected U ay 10 pains Buljooys Night landscape AJNR Slow shutter speeds are used to produce stunning night landscapes Camera focuses at infinity When the shutter release button is pressed halfway the focus area or focus indicator always glows green Note however focus may not be set for near subjects while the camera focuses at infinity joj or fel a a o js Other settings can be selected A For those scene modes with AJ use of a tripod is recommended Turn vibration reduction Bi 122 off when using a tripod NS Pictures shot in scene modes utilizing NE may be processed to reduce noise and therefore take longer to record 41 duads ay 104 payns bunoous 42 Shooting in the Scene Mode V Close up Photograph flowers insects and other small objects at close range s ww S of x o a Other settings can be selected Note that the flash may be unable to light entire subject at amp macro close up is selected for focus mode IW 34 and he camera automatically zooms to the position at the Closest distance at which the camera can focus The closest distance at which the camera can focus varies depending on the zoom position When the zoom indicator is positioned where the 2 mark glows green or at the ZS mark the camera can focus on subjec
68. d until the series is finalized The panorama series is terminated if the camera enters standby mode with the auto off function Bl 124 during shooting Setting the time allowed to elapse before the auto off function is enabled to a longer setting is recommended iQ Exposure Lock AEZAF L is displayed to indicate that exposure white balance and focus have been locked at the values set with the first shot All pictures taken in a panorama series have the same exposure white balance and focus settings OKs Exit 2 09 iQ Panorama Maker Install Panorama Maker from the supplied Software Suite CD Transfer pictures to a computer BI 74 and use Panorama Maker Il 77 to join them in a single panorama iQ More Information See Image Sound File and Folder Names fl 132 for more information U I ay 10 pains Buljooys 45 Sport Continuous Mode Sports continuous mode allows rapid continuous shooting while you press and hold the shutter release button fully With continuous shooting instantaneous movements in moving subjects can be captured clearly 1 Rotate the mode dial to amp sport continuous a Val CJ mie ms 1 2 Press MENU and choose a continuous shooting oaa E type e Use the multi selector in the sport continuous menu to lj Continuous M choose a type 8H 47 By Continuous L g Continuous e Press MENU or the shutter release button to return to the
69. e color of light reflected from an object varies with the color of the light source The human brain is able to adapt to changes in the color of the light source with the result that white objects appear white whether seen in the shade direct sunlight or under incandescent lighting Digital cameras can mimic this adjustment by processing images according to the color of the light source This is known as white balance For natural coloration choose a white balance setting that matches the light source before shooting Although the default setting Auto can be used under most types of lighting you can apply the white balance setting suited to a particular light source to achieve more accurate results fll Auto default setting White balance automatically adjusted to suit lighting conditions Best choice in most situations PRE Preset manual Neutral colored object used as reference to set white balance under unusual lighting conditions see Preset Manual Bf 95 for details X Daylight White balance adjusted for direct sunlight 3 Incandescent Use under incandescent lighting im Fluorescent Use under most types of fluorescent lighting Cloudy Use when shooting under overcast skies E Flash Use with the flash mode At settings other than Auto the icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor IK o m Flash Mode 94 At white balance settings other than Auto or Flash turn the flas
70. e this precaution could result in the loss of data or in damage to the camera or memory card Eject the memory card Remove the battery Turn off the camera Disconnect the AC adapter Do not disassemble or modify Do not drop bend or expose to water or strong physical shocks Do not touch the metal terminals with your fingers or metal objects Do not affix labels or stickers to the memory card Do not leave in direct sunlight closed vehicles or areas exposed to high temperatures Do not expose to humidity dust or to corrosive gases sdais 35114 21 Basic Photography and Playback Auto Mode This section describes how to shoot in auto mode an automatic point and shoot mode recommended for first time users of digital cameras 1 Rotate the mode dial to y 2 Remove the lens cap and press the power switch to turn on the camera The power on lamp green will light the LCD monitor or electronic viewfinder will turn on and the lens will extend The power on lamp will turn off when the LCD monitor turns on 3 Check the battery level and number of exposures remaining apow ony pegfe qd pue Kudei6o10ug dIseg Battery Level Monitor Description NOINDICATOR Battery fully charged tz Battery low prepare to charge or replace the battery e Cannot shoot pictures Recharge Number of exposures Battery or replace with a fully charged remaining exhausted battery Number of Exposu
71. e view of picture Playback zoom frame playback mode currently displayed in monitor up to about 10x Press 68 to return to full Viewithumbneails Press W ED to display four nine or 16 picture thumbnails d or now phei Kx Hide or show photo info in monitor Switch the monitor Switch between LCD monitor and electronic viewfinder display Record play voice 65 Press to record or play back voice memo memos up to 20 seconds in length x Switch to shooting mode the mode dial Pressing gt to Turn On the Camera When the camera is off holding down gt will turn the camera on in playback mode The lens does not extend Viewing Pictures Press gt or the shutter release button to switch to the mode selected with Pictures stored in the internal memory can only be viewed if no memory card is inserted Deleting the Last Picture Shot 55 28 In shooting mode press Tf to delete the last picture shot Erase 1 image apoy ony eqfejg pue Audei6010ug Iseg 29 apow ony pegfe qg pue AydesHooud dIseg 30 In dark locations or when the subject is backlit you can shoot pictures with flash by raising the built in flash The flash has a range of about 0 5 8 8 m 1 ft 8 in 28 ft when the camera is zoomed out all the way With maximum optical zoom applied the range is about 0 5 5 6 m 1 ft 8 in 18 ft when ISO sensitivity is set to Auto When the built in f
72. e works such as books music paintings woodcut prints maps drawings movies and photographs is governed by national and international copyright laws Do not use this product for the purpose of making illegal copies or to infringe copyright laws Disposing of Data Storage Devices Please note that deleting images or formatting data storage devices such as memory cards or built in camera memory does not completely erase the original image data Deleted files can sometimes be recovered from discarded storage devices using commercially available software potentially resulting in the malicious use of personal image data Ensuring the privacy of such data is the user s responsibility Before discarding a data storage device or transferring ownership to another person erase all data using commercial deletion software or format the device and then completely refill it with images containing no private information for example pictures of empty sky Be sure to also replace any pictures selected for the welcome screen Il 116 Care should be taken to avoid injury or damage to property when physically destroying data storage devices uononpoanu uononpoau The Camera Body 1 Power switch Power on lamp 17 8 Mode dial E Built in flash n Flash pop up button uuu 31 H Microphone 7 Self timer lamp AF assist illuminator 33 134 27 123 134 Zoom control ss
73. ecorded pictures Image size Choose the image size of recorded pictures Optimize image Control contrast sharpness and saturation White balance Match white balance to the light source ISO sensitivity Control the camera s sensitivity to light Metering Choose how the camera meters exposure Continuous Select the option to shoot pictures one at a time in a sequence or with Best Shot Selector BSS Auto bracketing Vary exposure over a sequence of pictures AF area mode Choose where the camera focuses Autofocus mode Choose how the camera focuses Flash exp comp Adjust flash level Noise reduction Reduce noise in pictures shot at slow shutter speeds Distortion control Correct the distortion See the information on restrictions that may apply to these settings BH 106 86 y 88 y 89 m 91 ug o4 m 96 m 97 y 98 W 101 Wo W104 W 105 W 105 Wi 106 Shooting Options The Shooting Menu Displaying the Shooting Menu Choose P Programmed Auto S Shutter Priority Auto A Aperture Priority Auto or M Manual by rotating the mode dial Press MENU to display the shooting menu P Shooting menu TD 4 Image quality Image size ied P Optimize image White balance ISO sensitivity MENU SP e Press the multi selector A or V to select items and set functions on menus 8 10 To return to the shooting mode from the shooting menu pr
74. ected can be applied to effectively reduce blur caused by slight hand movement known as camera shake that commonly occurs when shooting with zoom applied or at slow shutter speeds Set Vibration reduction to Off when using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting To reduce the effects of camera shake when recording movies enable Electronic VR IV 65 from the movie menu Il 63 epo ony eq ejg pue Kudei6010ug 2Iseg 23 apow ony pegfe qd pue Kudei6o10ug dIseg 24 1 Ready the camera Hold the camera steadily in both hands keeping your fingers and other objects away from the lens AF assist illuminator microphone speaker and 4 flash pop up button 2 Frame the picture Position the main subject near the center of the monitor Using the Electronic Viewfinder Use the electronic viewfinder to frame pictures when bright light makes it difficult to see the display in the LCD monitor Press IO to switch to the electronic viewfinder BH 13 When the diopter for the electronic viewfinder is out of focus rotate the diopter adjustment control to the position in which the subject is most visible 13 Using the Zoom Use the zoom control to activate optical zoom Rotate the zoom control to W E amp B to zoom out increasing the area visible in the frame or T Q to zoom in so that the subject fills a larger area of the frame Zoomout Zoomin w m N Rotating the zoom control
75. ed on them using options in the Print set menu Ii 84 Basic Camera Setup The Setup Menu Date Counter Pictures shot while this option is in effect are imprinted with the number of days remaining until or the number of days elapsed since a specified date Use it to track the growth of a child or count down the days until a birthday or wedding Date counter Press 68 to display the BA 2 stored dates option T WE 17 05 2008 Number of daye Press 68 to display the display option Stored dates Up to three dates can be stored To set choose an option press the multi selector Be enter a date Bi 19 step 6 and press 68 To select a different Hm 17 05 2008 date choose an option and press GR O E 03 07 2008 0 I Stored dates Display options Choose Number of days Years and days or Yrs E mnths days and press GR a Number of days Years and days Yrs mnths days Sample date counter time stamps are shown below 18 06 2008 P as Joe 22 08 2000 Two days remaining Two days elapsed snuaw dnies pue x eq e g Hunooys 121 snuaw dnies pue y2eqkejd bunoous 122 Basic Camera Setup The Setup Menu VA Vibration Reduction Enable or disable vibration reduction for shooting still pictures Vibration reduction effectively corrects blur caused by slight hand movement known as camera shake that commonly occurs when shooting with zoom applied or at slow shutter speeds Turn vibration reduction
76. ee Voice Recordings WH 68 Setting the Scene Mode 1 Rotate the mode dial to BUSI 2 Press MENU to display the scene TES menu screen choose the desired amp Portrait scene with the multi selector and gt NEAN ight portrait press 69 Party indoor 81 Beach snow MENU SSAA 3 Frmethe subject and shoot e For scene modes that use the flash be sure to Wil press the amp amp flash pop up button to raise the built in flash before shooting x Nt ibn n Fe 20 g Image Quality and Image Size Image quality 88 and Image size IV 89 can be set in the scene menu The Image quality and Image size settings for the fl auto mode scene modes and P S A and M exposure modes are linked to each other Shooting in the Scene Mode Features amp Portrait Use this mode for portraits in which the main subject stands out Clearly Portrait subjects exhibit smooth natural looking skin tones The camera detects and focuses on a face looking toward the camera Shooting with Face Priority gt 103 e Ifthe camera detects multiple faces the camera focuses on the face closest to the camera If noface is recognized the camera will focus on the subject in the center focus area Digital zoom is not available Other settings can be selected hi Landscape Use this mode for vivid landscapes and cityscapes e Camera focuses at infinity The focus area or fo
77. elease button all the way down to start recording Camera focuses on the subject in the center focus area A progress bar at the bottom of the monitor shows the amount of recording time remaining To end recording press the shutter release button all the way down a second time SalAow v Recording Movies Exposure compensation A 37 is available AF autofocus amp macro close up and A infinity are available for the focus mode Wi 34 Flash BK 30 can only be used for time lapse movies The self timer is unavailable Flash mode BM 30 focus mode 8H 34 and exposure compensation BM 37 settings cannot be applied or changed while movies are being recorded Apply or change settings as necessary before movie recording begins Optical zoom cannot be adjusted once movie recording begins Digital zoom cannot be applied before movie recording begins However digital zoom up to 2x can be applied while movies other than stop motion movies are being recorded With the exception of Time lapse movie mode the angle of view field of view when shooting movies is smaller than when shooting still pictures EA Changing Movie Settings Movie options autofocus mode or electronic VR can be changed fMi 63 When Movie options is set to Time lapse movie movies are recorded without sound 62 Movie options Autofocus mode and Electronic VR settings can be changed from the movie menu Press MENU in
78. elector BH 10 Espa ol Polski EAAnvikG Port Francais Pyckw StS Indonesia Suomi ams us 3 Choose Yes and press 69 Date If No is selected the date and time will not be set Set time and date 4 Press Q9 M Daylight saving g Daylight Saving Time If daylight saving time is in effect turn on Daylight saving in the time zone menu and set the date 1 Before pressing in step 4 press the multi selector W to choose Daylight saving 2 Press to enable daylight saving time W Pressing 68 toggles the daylight saving time option on and off 18 3 Press the multi selector amp and then press to proceed to step 5 Setting Display Language Date and Time s i 5 select your home time zone 8 119 and press iHome time zone OX 1 y f London Casablanca MENU ISEW 6 Edit the date Press the multi selector amp or W to edit the highlighted item e Press the multi selector to highlight the day D month M year Y time minute and date display order Press the multi selector lt to highlight items in reverse order order may differ in some regions 7 Choosethe order in which the day month and year are displayed and press or the multi selector P The settings are applied and monitor display exits to shooting mode g Changing the date and time To change the current date and time go into Date WH 117 in the setup menu IM 114 choose Date and follow the instructions ab
79. en Multi shot 16 is selected for Continuous When a high speed sport continuous mode is selected or when ISO sensitivity is set to 3200 or 6400 0 3648x2736 8 3264x2448 3648x2432 83 3584x2016 or 71 2736x2736 cannot be selected for Image size Off is selected for Sound settings gt Shutter sound in setup menu Continuous BSS or Multi shot 16 is selected for Continuous in shooting menu Option other than Off is selected for Auto bracketing in shooting menu ii Museum scene mode is selected amp sport continuous mode is enabled WR mode is selected The speaker is being blocked Do not cover it Off is selected for AF assist option in camera setup menu AF assist illuminator turns off automatically in some modes Lens is dirty Clean lens White balance setting is not appropriate for light Source Shutter speed too slow Noise can be reduced by Using flash e Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting Applying Noise reduction in the shooting menu to suit situations Choosing scene mode with noise reduction Sa1ON Je21Uuu28 143 Troubleshooting Problem Cause Solution icy Pictures are too dark Use the flash for shooting pictures 30 underexposed Flash is off 30 Flash window is blocked 24 Subject is beyond flash range 30 Adjust exposure compensation 37 Raise the ISO sensitivity 96 Subject is backlit during shooting Raise the 30 43 built in flash
80. enter of the picture displayed in the monitor The guide at lower right shows which portion of the picture is enlarged The following operations can be performed while Waa 4 7 pictures are zoomed in To Zoom in Zoom out View other areas of picture Switch to full frame playback Crop picture Switch to shooting mode Description Zoom increases each time the zoom control is rotated to T Q up to about 10x Zoom also increases by rotating the command dial to right Zoom decreases each time the zoom control is rotated to W E When the magnification ratio reaches 1x the display returns to full frame playback mode Zoom also decreases by rotating the command dial to left Press the multi selector A VW or P to move o areas of the picture not visible in the monitor Press MENU to crop current picture to contain only he portion visible in the monitor Press amp or the shutter release button to switch o the mode selected with the mode dial Pictures Taken in Face Priority When the zoom control is rotated to T Q during full frame playback mode for pictures taken in Face priority B 103 the picture will be enlarged using the face which was focused on during shooting time as the centralized point If several faces are recognized the picture will be enlarged using the face which was focused on during shooting time as the centralized point and p
81. ered and proven to operate within the operational and safety requirements of this electronic circuitry THE USE OF NON NIKON ELECTRONIC ACCESSORIES COULD DAMAGE THE CAMERA AND MAY VOID YOUR NIKON WARRANTY For more information about Nikon brand accessories contact a local authorized Nikon dealer Holographic seal Identifies this device as an authentic Nikon product Rechargeable Uem Battery EN EL5 Before Taking Important Pictures Before taking pictures on important occasions such as at weddings or before taking the camera on a trip take a test shot to ensure that the camera is functioning normally Nikon will not be held liable for damages or lost profits that may result from product malfunction About the Manuals No part of the manuals included with this product may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without Nikon s prior written permission Nikon reserves the right to change the specifications of the hardware and software described in these manuals at any time and without prior notice e Nikon will not be held liable for any damages resulting from the use of this product While every effort was made to ensure that the information in these manuals is accurate and complete we would appreciate it were you to bring any errors or omissions to the attention of the Nikon representative in your area address provided separately I
82. ernal memory Paper size cannot be selected from the camera if the printer does not support the page sizes used by the camera or the printer automatically selects the page size Use the printer to select page size 67 89 56 126 20 80 81 Sa ON Je21uu28 145 S81ON Je21UY2 L 146 Nikon COOLPIX P80 Digital Camera E Compact diga camer 10 1 million Image sensor 1 233 in CCD total pixels approx 10 70 million 18x Zoom Nikkor lens 4 7 84 2 mm equivalent with 35mm 135 format picture angle 27 486 mm f number 2 8 4 5 Construction 14 elements in 5 groups Up to 4x equivalent with 35mm 135 format picture angle approx 1944 mm Image sensor shift Contrast detect AF Multi area AF e 40cm 1 ft 4 in too W 1 5 m 5 ft to ee T e Macro close up mode 10 cm 4 in to zoom position where amp 2 glows green 1 cm 04 in to zoom position at A mark Focus area selection Face priority auto 9 area automatic selection center manual with 99 focus areas AF assist illumination Class 1 LED product IEC 60825 1 Edition 1 2 2001 max output 1000 UW Color LCD viewfinder 0 24 in TFT LCD approx 230k dot with diopter adjustment function Frame coverage Approx 97 96 horizontal and 97 96 vertical compared to the shooting mode actual screen Frame coverage Approx 100 96 horizontal and 100 96 vertical compared to the playback mode actual screen
83. ers opening or butterflies emerging from cocoons 1 Use the multi selector to choose Movie LEA options in the movie menu and press CH Autofocus mode Electronic VR MENU ISEAN SalAoW 65 The Movie Menu 2 Choose Time lapse movie and press WR Movie options v M TV movie 640 x TV movie 640 Small size 320 amp amp Sepia movie 320 MENU STI 3 Choose the interval between shots and press Set interval time 69 Choose from intervals between 30 seconds and i 60 minutes 10m 30m MENU LSZ 4 Press MENU The camera returns to shooting mode SaIAON 5 Press the shutter release button all the way down to start recording Monitor turns off and power on lamp blinks between shots Monitor reactivates automatically for the next shot 6 Press the shutter release button all the way down a second time to end recording Recording will automatically stop if the internal memory or memory card becomes full or when 1 800 frames have been recorded An 1 800 frame movie has a playback time of 60 seconds m Time Lapse Movie Flash mode 8H 30 focus mode SH 34 and exposure compensation BH 37 cannot be adjusted after the first picture is shot Apply the appropriate settings before shooting begins e To prevent the camera from turning off unexpectedly during recording use a fully charged battery To power the camera continuously for extended periods use an AC Adapter EH 62
84. es exposure by 0 EV 1 0EV and 1 0EV over next three shots Keep shutter release button pressed to take all three shots in sequence OFF Off default setting Bracketing is not performed At settings other than Off the icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor during shooting BW 6 m Notes on Auto Bracketing e Auto bracketing is not available in M mode When exposure compensation is applied Il 37 and 0 3 0 7 or 1 0 is selected for Auto bracketing the combined exposure compensation values will be applied e When a setting other than Off is selected for Auto bracketing the slowest shutter speed available is down to 1 2 sec snuaw dn3es pue x eq e g 6unoousg 101 snuaw dnjas pue y2eqkejd bunoous 102 Shooting Options The Shooting Menu E AF Area Mode Use this option to determine where the camera focuses When digital zoom is effect the camera will focus on the subject in the center focus area regardless of the applied AF area mode option 91 Face priority The camera automatically detects and focuses on a face looking toward the camera Shooting with Face Priority n B 103 When shooting pictures of subjects other than people or framing a subject with which no face is recognized AF area mode will be set to Auto The camera chooses amp NORM ICN the focus area one of nine containing the subject S F285 e 20 closest to
85. es in either direction fl Rotate image amp Rotate image P Lf MENU SEC 4 2 CU MENU LEETE 4 2 CCS MENU SET I 4 gt STE Rotate 90 degrees Rotate 90 degrees counterclockwise clockwise Press to set the orientation displayed and save the orientation data with the picture Hide Image Use this setting to hide pictures during playback See Selecting Multiple Pictures B 109 for more information on using this function Hidden pictures cannot be deleted using the Delete option Note however that formatting the internal memory or memory card Il 125 will delete hidden pictures Playback Options The Playback Menu E Copy Copy pictures between the internal memory and a memory card 1 Use the multi selector to select an option from the copy screen and press 68 ffi Copy pictures from internal memory to memory card 9 fff Copy pictures from memory card to internal memory MENU ISE 2 selecta copy option and press 68 Ealicameriocard Selected images Copy pictures selected from the picture Selected images selection screen Bf 109 All images Allimages Copy all pictures MENU TSSaie v Notes on Copying Pictures JPEG AVI and WAV format images can be copied Images recorded in any other format cannot be copied f voice memos Ii 61 are attached to pictures selected for copying voice memos are copied with the pictures However sound files recorded in voice recording mode
86. ess MENU or the shutter release button snuaw dnies pue xy eq e g Hunooys Navigating the Camera Menu The command dial can also be used in place of the multi selector 87 snua dnjas pue y2eqkejd bunoous 88 Shooting Options The Shooting Menu zt Image Quality Choose the amount of compression applied to pictures Lower compression ratios result in higher quality pictures but also larger file sizes limiting the number of pictures that can be recorded FINE Fine Fine quality images compression ratio of 1 4 suitable for enlargement or high quality prints x Normal default setting Normal image quality compression of 1 8 suited to most applications Hic Basic Basic image quality compression of 1 16 suitable for pictures that will be distributed by e mail or used in web pages Image quality is shown by an icon in the monitor 8 6 7 Note on the Image Quality Setting The image quality setting is applied to the auto shooting mode scene modes and P S A and M exposure modes simultaneously Multi shot 16 R 98 is excluded The image quality setting in the sport continuous menu is stored separately from the image quality setting in other shooting modes and is not applied to the other modes More Information See Number of Exposures Remaining 8 90 for more information Shooting Options The Shooting Menu iiu Image Size Choose the size of pictures in pixels for recording Pictures shot at
87. f the number of exposures remaining is 10 000 or more the number of exposures remaining display shows 9999 Print sizes are calculated by dividing the number of pixels by printer resolution dpi and multiplying by 2 54 cm 1 in However at the same image size pictures printed at higher resolutions will print smaller the size indicated and those printed at lower resolutions will print larger than the size indicated Shooting Options The Shooting Menu Optimize Image Optimize contrast sharpening and other settings according to how pictures will be used or the type of scene Gi Normal default setting Recommended in most situations Softer Softens outlines producing natural results suitable for portraits or retouching ona computer Vivid Enhances saturation contrast and sharpness to produce vivid images with vibrant reds greens and blues More vivid Maximizes saturation contrast and sharpness to produce crisp images with sharp outlines Portrait Lowers contrast while lending natural texture and rounded feel to skin of portrait subjects Custom Customize image optimization settings BH 92 Black and white Shoot photos in black and white IK 93 At settings other than Normal the indicator for the current optimize image setting is displayed in the monitor during shooting IK 6 m Optimize Image At settings other than Custom and Black and white gt Custom results are optimized for current s
88. fF is only displayed for five seconds If a setting is not applied by pressing within a few seconds the selection will be cancelled apow ony p eq ejg pue Kude16010ug JIseg Macro Close up Mode n macro close up mode the camera focuses continuously even when the shutter release button is not pressed halfway to lock focus However in P S A and M modes the setting of Autofocus mode Wi 104 will be applied Infinity Focus Mode f you set the camera to infinity focus mode while using ell auto mode or the P S A or M exposure modes the focus area will not appear on the screen The Focus Mode Setting n Ii auto amp sport continuous P S A and M modes the default setting is AF autofocus The ocus mode applied in auto and amp sport continuous mode will be restored to its default setting when another shooting mode is selected or the camera is turned off The focus mode applied in scene mode will be restored to its default setting when another shooting mode is selected or the camera is turned off 35 apow ony pegfe qg pue Kude16010ug dIseg Choosing a Focus Mode Using Manual Focus 1 Press M focus mode to display the focus menu e Use the multi selector to choose MF and press QR blo x aa The manual focus setting screen is displayed 2 Press A or V ofthe multi selector to adjust the focus Adjust the focus while viewing the image in the monitor Press to focus on far away
89. ff When On default setting is selected a beep will sound once when operations are completed successfully twice when the camera acquires focus on the subject and three times when an error is detected Start up sound will also play when the camera is turned on Shutter sound Choose shutter sound from On default setting or Off amp Auto Off If no operations are performed for the selected length of time the monitor will turn off and the camera will enter standby mode V 17 to reduce the drain on the battery The power on lamp will blink in standby mode If no operations are performed for about another three minutes the camera will turn off automatically Choose the time allowed to elapse before the camera enters standby mode The time options are 30 s 1 m default setting 5 m and 30 m snua w dnies pue y2eqkejd bunoous Notes on Auto Off Regardless of the option selected the monitor will remain on for three minutes when menus are displayed a maximum of 30 minutes during slide show playback and 30 minutes when the AC 124 adapter is connected Basic Camera Setup The Setup Menu ifl Format Memory Format Card Use this option to format the internal memory or a memory card Formatting the Internal Memory To format the internal memory remove the memory B Format memory card from the camera All images will The Format memory option appears in the setup be deleted OK menus ms a Formatting a Memory Card hie
90. ff If you are using the AC adapter be sure it is unplugged e Only use a Rechargeable Li ion Battery EN EL5 supplied Use the Battery Charger MH 61 supplied to charge the battery e When inserting the battery do not attempt to insert it upside down or backwards e Do not short or disassemble the battery or attempt to remove or break the battery insulation or casing Do not expose the battery to flames or to excessive heat Do not immerse in or expose to water e Replace the terminal cover when transporting the battery Do not transport or store with metal objects such as necklaces or hairpins e The battery is prone to leakage when fully discharged To avoid damage to the product be sure to remove the battery when no charge remains e Discontinue use immediately should you notice any change in the battery such as discoloration or deformation e If liquid from the damaged battery comes in contact with clothing or For Your Safety skin rinse immediately with plenty of water A Observe the following precautions when handling the battery charger Keep dry Failure to observe this precaution could result in fire or electric shock Dust on or near the metal parts of the plug should be removed with a dry cloth Continued use could result in fire Do not handle the power cable or go near the battery charger during ightning storms Failure to observe this precaution could result in electric shock Do n
91. gh ISO rating is suited for shooting pictures of subjects in action or in poor lighting high sensitivity is often associated with noise randomly spaced brightly colored pixels concentrated in dark parts of the image Auto default setting Sensitivity is ISO 64 under normal conditions when lighting is poor and the flash is off the camera compensates by raising sensitivity to a maximum of ISO 800 In M mode sensitivity will be locked at ISO 64 High ISO sensitivity auto The ISO sensitivity is set automatically within the range of ISO 64 to 1600 according to the brightness of the subject If High ISO sensitivity auto is set when M is selected with the mode dial the ISO sensitivity is fixed to 64 Fixed range auto Choose the range in which the camera automatically adjusts ISO sensitivity in P S and A modes from ISO 64 100 default setting ISO 64 200 or ISO 64 400 The camera will not raise sensitivity beyond the maximum value in the selected range for effective control over the amount of grain that appears in images In M mode sensitivity will be locked at ISO 64 64 100 200 400 800 1600 2000 3200 6400 Sensitivity will be locked at the specified value At the settings other than Auto the current setting is displayed in the monitor V 6 If Auto is selected and the sensitivity is raised above ISO 64 the E12 icon will be displayed Mi 32 When High ISO sensitivity auto is selected is displayed
92. h off BV 30 Shooting Options The Shooting Menu Preset Manual Preset manual is used with mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast for example to make pictures shot under a lamp with a red shade look as though they had been shot under white light 1 Place a white or gray reference object under the lighting that will be used during shooting 2 Use the multi selector to choose PRE Preset WB White balance manual in the white balance menu and press VET PRE Preset manual Daylight The camera zooms in Incandescent Fluorescent MENU Sd 3 Choose Measure WB Preset manual To apply the most recently measured value for preset manual choose Cancel and press 69 Cancel TENUERE 4 Frame the reference object WB Preset manual Measure MENULIS Reference object frame 5 Press Q9 The shutter is released and the new white balance value is set No pictures are recorded Note on Preset Manual Regardless of the flash mode selected the flash will not fire when is pressed in step 5 Therefore the camera cannot measure a value for preset manual for when the flash is used snuaw dnies pue x eq e g Hunooys 95 snuaw dnjas pue y2eqkejd bunoous 96 Shooting Options The Shooting Menu I5 ISO Sensitivity Sensitivity is a measure of how quickly the camera reacts to light The higher the sensitivity the less light needed to make an exposure Although a hi
93. harpening Auto Monochrome filter None B amp W color off Auto Auto ISO 64 100 Matrix Single 30s Off Auto Single AF 0 0 Auto Off Default value Text None Basic Camera Setup The Setup Menu Others Option Default value Paper size Wi 80 81 Default Slide show Bl 110 3s Choosing Reset all also clears the current file number 8 132 from the memory Numbering will continue from the lowest number available To reset file numbering to 0001 delete all pictures WH 111 before selecting Reset all e The following settings in the menus will remain unaffected even if Reset all is performed Shooting menu preset white balance value measured using Preset manual IV 95 Setup menu Date 117 Date counter 121 Language 126 and Video mode i 126 Ver Firmware Version View the current camera firmware version COOLPIX P80 Ver X X snuayy dnies pue x eq e g Hunooys 129 S83ON Jen1Uyda 130 Technical Notes Rechargeable battery Battery charger AC adapter USB cable AN cable Lens cap Rechargeable Li ion Battery EN EL5 Battery Charger MH 61 AC Adapter EH 62A connects as shown Ensure that the power connector cord passes through the opening before closing the battery chamber memory card slot cover Failure to observe this precaution could cause damage to the battery chamber memory card slot cover USB Cable UC E6 Audio Video Cable EG CP14 Lens cap LC CP1
94. he Flash m Lowering the Built in Flash When not using the built in flash gently push to lower the flash until it clicks shut m Shooting When Lighting is Poor and the Flash is Disabled Use of a tripod is recommended to stabilize the camera during shooting and avoid the effects of camera shake Turn vibration reduction BW 122 off when using a tripod The EfE symbol is displayed when the camera automatically increases sensitivity to minimize blur caused by slow shutter speed Pictures shot when E is displayed may be slightly mottled m Note on Using the Flash When using the flash at a wide angle zoom position reflections from dust particles in the air may appear as bright spots in pictures To reduce these reflections set the flash to amp Off lower the built in flash or zoom in on the subject The Flash Indicator The flash indicator shows flash status when the shutter release button is pressed halfway Wa On Flash will fire when picture is taken e Blinks Flash charging Wait a few seconds and try again 3 e Off Flash will not fire when picture is taken The Flash Mode Setting When the built in flash is raised in the auto P S A and M modes the default setting is AUTO auto When any flash mode other than auto with red eye reduction is applied in ly auto mode the setting is only enabled until the camera is turned off Turning the camera off returns flash mode to AUTD auto W
95. hen the flash mode is changed in the P S A and M exposure modes the setting is remembered even after the camera is turned off When flash mode is applied in a scene mode the setting is only enabled until another shooting mode is selected or the camera is turned off Red eye Reduction This camera uses advanced red eye reduction In Camera Red Eye Fix The flash fires repeatedly at low intensity before the main flash reducing red eye The camera then analyzes the picture if red eye is detected the affected area will be processed to further reduce red eye before the picture is saved Note that because there is a slight lag between the shutter release button being pressed and the picture being shot this mode is not recommended when a quick shutter response is required The time before the next picture can be shot also increases slightly Advanced red eye reduction may not produce the desired results in all situations In extremely rare instances areas not subject to red eye may be affected by advanced red eye reduction processing in these cases choose another mode and try again The camera is equipped with a ten second and two second timer for self portraits When using the self timer use of a tripod is recommended Turn vibration reduction IK 122 off when using a tripod 1 Press amp self timer The self timer menu is displayed 2 Use the multi selector to choose 10s or 2s and press 69 10s ten second
96. hooting conditions and vary with exposure and the position of the subject in the frame For consistent results over a series of photographs select Custom and choose a setting other than Auto for contrast sharpening and saturation snuaw dnies pue x eq e g 6unoousg 91 Shooting Options The Shooting Menu Customizing Image Enhancement Options Custom Select Custom to make separate adjustments to the following options Contrast Control contrast Lower settings prevent loss of detail in highlights under harsh lighting or in direct sunlight Higher settings preserve detail in misty landscapes and other low contrast subjects The default setting is Auto Image sharpening Choose how much outlines are sharpened during shooting Choose high settings for sharp outlines low settings for softer outlines The default setting is Auto Saturation Control the vividness of colors Choose Moderate for less saturated colors Enhanced for more vivid colors The default setting is Auto snuaw dnjas pue y2eqkejd bunoous v Note on Image Sharpening G Custom RUD Image sharpening AO Saturation Rm MENU IS Contrast 0 Normal 2 Low 1 Medium low 1 Medium high MENU S411 Image sharpening Normal 2 Low Medium low 1 Medium high I MENU Paar Saturation 0 Normal Moderate Enhanced MENU Sa The effects of image sharpening cannot be previewed in the monitor during shooting Check
97. ile screen will be displayed No sound file e File not created with View file on computer or File contains no image COOLPIX P80 other device data This file cannot be played back e e All pictures in internal Disable Hide image 112 All images are hidden memory memory card setting to view images are hidden e Picture is protected Disable protection 111 This image cannot be deleted e Destination in same time 119 Travel destination is in zone as home the current time zone Mode dial is between two Rotate mode dial to se 8 S Mode dial is not in the modes desired mode 5 proper position 7 e The built in flash is not Press 4 flash pop up 31 40 T Press the flash pop up raised during the Night button to raise the built i 43 button to raisethe portrait or Backlight flash flash scene modes Q Lens error Remove lens cap if stil 22 Lens error attached and turn camera If the lens cap is off and then on again If attached turn the error persists contact camera off remove the lens cap and turn the camera on retailer or Nikon authorized service representative 138 Communications error System error Q On Printer error check printer status On Printer error check paper On Printer error paper jam On Printer error out of paper On Printer error check ink On Printer error out of ink QA Printer error file corrupt Error Messages
98. ions The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by Nikon Corporation may void the user s authority to operate the equipment Interface Cables Use the interface cables sold or provided by Nikon for your equipment Using other interface cables may exceed the limits of Class B Part 15 of the FCC rules Notice for customers in the State of California WARNING Handling the cord on this product will expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm Wash hands after handling Nikon Inc 1300 Walt Whitman Road Melville New York 11747 3064 USA Tel 631 547 4200 Notices Notice for customers in Canada CAUTION This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 ATTENTION Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada Symbol for Separate Collection in European Countries This symbol indicates that this product is to be collected separately The following apply only to users in European countries e This product is designated for separate collection at an appropriate collection point Do not dispose of as household waste e For more information contact the retailer or the local authorities in charge of waste management For Your Safety WARNING Notices VEO CUCEIO Ec 1 About This M
99. keting 101 Auto focus AF lamp 26 Auto off 124 Autofocus 34 Autofocus mode 65 104 AVI 132 AV out connect 73 B Backlight 4 43 Backlit subjects 30 43 Battery 14 Battery charger 130 Battery level indicator 136 Battery chamber memory card slot cover 5 Beach snow amp f1 40 Best shot selector 42 98 ack Border 60 ur 142 vs B ie Cable connector 4 79 Cleaning Body 135 Lens 135 Monitor 135 ose up Mb 42 ose up 34 42 Color options 106 Command dial 5 Computer 73 75 copying pictures to 73 75 Continuous 98 Copy 113 Copy Ld 43 Crop 58 D Date 18 19 117 120 printing 85 Date counter 121 Date imprint 120 Daylight saving time 117 118 DCF 149 Delete 28 29 111 button 71 Design rule for camera file system 149 Digital print order format 84 85 149 Digital zoom 123 diopter adjustment control 13 Distortion control 106 QOO D Lighting 57 DPOF 149 DSCN 132 Dusk dawn ifi 41 E Electronic VR 65 Error messages 136 139 Exif version 2 2 149 Exposure compensation 37 Extension 132 F File names 132 Fill flash 30 Fireworks show Firmware version 129 Flash 30 127 indicator 32 mode 30 Flash exp comp 105 Flash mode 106 Flash pop up button 4 31 Focus 6 26 34 104 area 6 26 Folder names 132 Format 21 125 Framing 24 FSCN 132 Full time AF 65 104 H Help 11 Hide image 112 High ISO sensitivity auto 96 High speed continuous shooting 46 47 l mage qua
100. l copies have been printed press GR ifl Cancel Current print total number of prints Paper Size The camera supports the following paper sizes Default the default paper size for the current printer 3 5 x 5 in 5 x 7 in 100 x 150 mm 4 x 6 in 8 x 10 in Letter A3 and A4 Only sizes supported by the current printer will be displayed To specify paper size using printer settings choose Default in the paper size menu S493ulJd pue sje3nduJo suoisiAa a 0 bun euuo 83 Ssje3uud pue sje3nduuo suUOIsIAa a 0 Hu 2BUUOD 84 The Print set option in the playback menu is used to create digital print orders for printing on DPOF compatible devices I 149 When the camera is connected to a PictBridge compatible printer pictures can be printed from the printer according to the DPOF print order you have created for pictures on the memory card If the memory card is removed from the camera you can create the DPOF print order for pictures in the internal memory and print pictures according to the DPOF print order 1 Press MENU in playback mode The playback menu is displayed 2 Use the multi selector to choose Print set and EEE press 69 Eh D Lighting aA p Gj Slide show a Delete 9n Protect MENU ISSA The print set menu is displayed 3 Choose Select images and press A Pint set elect Images Delete print set 4 Choose the pictures and number of copies 4 Print selecti
101. lash is raised you can set the flash mode according to your shooting environment Available Flash Modes AUT0 Auto Flash fires automatically when lighting is poor 4 Auto with red eye reduction Reduces red eye in portraits BW 32 off Flash will not fire even when lighting is poor 5 Fill flash Flash fires when a picture is shot Use to fill in illuminate shadows and backlit subjects 5r Slow sync AUTO auto is combined with slow shutter speed Flash illuminates main subject slow shutter speeds are used to capture background at night or under dim light 5t Rear curtain sync Flash fires just before shutter closes creating effect of a stream of light behind moving subjects Using the Flash Setting the Flash Mode 1 Press the 5 flash pop up button to raise eo the built in flash SQ eos When the built in flash is lowered it is fixed to amp off 2 Press flash mode The flash menu is displayed Spo ony eqfejg pue Audei6010ug DIseg 3 Use the multi selector to choose the desired FT Cini flash mode and press 69 e The icon for the selected flash mode is displayed at the 5 top of the monitor 7 When amp RIITD auto is applied AAWA is only displayed for a five seconds If a setting is not applied by pressing within a few seconds the selection will be cancelled roo 31 apow ony pegfe qd pue Kudei6010ug dIseg 32 Using t
102. lected in thumbnail IK 54 playback mode A confirmation dialog is displayed Choose Yes and press 6 to delete the movie or choose No and press to return to the normal playback display without deleting the movie Erase 1 image S JAOW 67 Voice Recordings Audio voice recordings can be recorded over the built in microphone and played back over the built in speaker 1 Rotate the mode dial to BUSI 2 Press MENU to display the scene menu use the FAET multi selector to choose amp voice recording Fireworks show and press d Copy i Backlight The length of recording that can be made will be F4 Panorama assist displayed 3 Pressthe shutter release button all the way down to start recording amp Voice recording 001 15 05 2008 17 30 Max rec time 00 47 47 If no operations are performed for about 30 seconds after 8 voice recording begins the camera s auto off function is enabled and the monitor turns off If recording is still in Bu progress the power on lamp will remain lit even if the monitor turns off The power on lamp lights during recording sBulps0r9y 2210A See Operations During Recording Rl 69 for more information 4 Press the shutter release button all the way down a second time to end recording Recording will end automatically if the internal memory or memory card becomes full or after five hours of recording on the memory card g More Informati
103. lity 88 mage size 89 nfinity 34 nternal memory 6 7 20 90 125 capacity 90 formatting 125 SO sensitivity 96 Index J JPEG 146 JPG 132 L Landscape bal 39 Language 18 126 Lens 4 135 M Macro close up 34 Manual 48 52 Manual focus 34 36 Memory card 6 7 20 90 131 approved 131 capacity of 90 formatting 125 Inserting and removing 20 slot 20 enus 115 etering 97 icrophone 4 ode dial 4 8 onitor 6 7 22 135 brightness 120 indicators 6 7 ovie menu 63 ovie mode 62 ovie options 63 maximum movie length 64 small size 63 64 Time lapse movie 63 a TV movie 63 a ovies 62 67 E deleting 67 o playback 67 G recording 62 ulti connector 5 ulti selector 5 10 useum M 42 N ight landscape Ef 41 ight portrait Gd 40 oise reduction 105 151 S83ON J amp 21uupa1 152 Index o Optimize image 91 P Panorama 44 45 Panorama assist FA 44 Party indoor X 40 PictBridge 78 84 149 Playback 28 54 59 full frame 28 29 menu 108 113 mode 9 28 29 thumbnail 54 zoom 55 Playback menu 108 113 Portrait amp 39 Power switch 4 17 Power on lamp 4 17 22 Preset manual white balance 95 Print set 84 Print size 90 Programmed auto 48 49 Protect 111 R Rear curtain sync 30 Red eye reduction 32 Reset all 127 RSCN 132 S Scene mode 8 38 Self timer 33 106 Self timer lamp 4 33 Setup menu 114 129 Shooting menu 86 107 Shooting Pictures for a Panorama F
104. ll turn off automatically but you can also press the power switch to turn it off manually Electronically Controlled Cameras In extremely rare instances unusual characters may appear in the monitor and the camera may stop functioning In most cases this phenomenon is caused by a strong external static charge Turn the camera off remove and replace the battery then turn the camera on again In the event of continued malfunction contact your retailer or Nikon authorized service representative Note that disconnecting the power source as described above may result in the loss of any data not recorded to internal memory or the memory card at the time the problem occurred Data already recorded will not be affected 134 18 117 12 18 117 42 44 62 98 101 120 118 17 SaJON Je21Uuu28 141 Troubleshooting Shooting Problem Cause Solution Camera does not shoot when e When camera is in playback mode press gt shutter release button is or the shutter release button pressed When menus are displayed press MENU Battery is exhausted Raise the built in flash when the scene mode is Night portrait or Backlight When flash indicator blinks flash is charging Camera cannot focus The intended subject is one with which autofocus does not perform well Set AF assist in the setup menu to Auto Subject not in focus area when shutter release button pressed halfway The focus mode is set to MF manual focu
105. lt setting all pictures are transferred to the computer Start Transfer button At the Nikon Transfer default setting the folder to which pictures are transferred is automatically opened when transfer is complete For more information on using Nikon Transfer refer to help information contained in Nikon Transfer 6 Disconnect the camera when transfer is complete Turn the camera off and disconnect the USB cable For Users of Windows 2000 Professiona Use a card reader or similar devi card to the computer If the memory card has a capac intended device must support e Atthe Nikon Transfer default when a memory card is insert above to transfer pictures ce to trans ity greater hese featu settings e Do not connect the camera er the pictures stored on the memory han 2 GB or is SDHC compliant the res of the memory card ikon Transfer will start automatically edinto the card reader or similar device See step 5 o the computer If the camera is connected to the computer the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog will be displayed Select Cancel close the dialog and disconnect the camera from the computer e To transfer pictures stored in the camera s internal memory to the computer the pictures must first be copied to a memory card using the camera WH 72 108 113 Connecting to a Computer Using Standard OS Operations to Open Image Sound Files e Navigate to the folder on
106. lt to see the LCD monitor LCD monitor Electronic viewfinder IOl Monitor Button Diopter adjustment of electronic viewfinder When the diopter for the electronic viewfinder is out of focus and Diopter adjustment control the display is difficult to see adjust the diopter with the diopter adjustment control While looking into the viewfinder rotate the diopter adjustment control until the display is clearly visible Take care not to scratch your eye with your fingertips or nails when rotating the diopter adjustment control Attaching the Strap and Lens Cap Attach the lens cap to the strap and then attach the strap to the camera at two places m Lens Cap e Remove the lens cap before you shoot a picture e At times when you will not be shooting pictures such as when the power is off or while you are carrying the camera attach the lens cap to the camera to protect the lens uononpoau sdays 35414 14 Charge the supplied Rechargeable Li ion Battery EN EL5 with the supplied Battery Charger MH 61 before first use or when the battery is running low 1 Plug the charger in Connect the power cable to the charger 1 and then plug it into an electrical outlet The CHARGE lamp will light 200 NEC TS Nik LITHIUM IO 2 Charge the battery Remove the battery terminal cover and insert the battery as shown matching the projections on the battery to the indent
107. mall copy of the current picture E Copy Copy files between memory card and internal memory BK Black border Create the new picture surrounding with black border Displaying the Playback Menu Display the playback menu by pressing D gt and pressing MENU 4 eu Ly Slide show fy Delete EE Protect MENU ISAS Use the multi selector to choose and apply settings I 10 To exit the playback menu press MENU 57 y a4 gy 59 113 y 60 Playback Options The Playback Menu Selecting Multiple Pictures The picture selection screen as shown at right will be displayed with the following menus Playback menu print set V 84 delete WH 111 protect K 11 1 rotate image 112 hide image WH 112 n copy BH 113 BRI ack EXoNOFF 1 Setup menu welcome screen BM 116 Follow the procedure described below to select multiple pictures T Press the multi selector or to choose the pese desired picture The command dial can also be used in place of the multi selector Only one picture can be selected for Welcome screen Proceed to step 3 MENU SETS EoNorF e Rotate the zoom control to T Q to switch to full frame playback Rotate the zoom control to W E to switch back to thumbnail display 2 Press A or V to select ON or OFF or the number of copies When ON is selected a check mark amp 7 is displayed in the top left corner of the current picture Repeat steps 1
108. me before camera enters standby mode Format memory Format card Format internal memory or memory card Language Choose the language used for camera monitor display Video mode Adjust settings for connection to TV Reset all Restore camera settings to default values Firmware version Display camera firmware version M115 Wii6 Wi W 120 W 120 9i W 123 123 124 W 124 W 5 W 126 W 126 9i W 129 Basic Camera Setup The Setup Menu Displaying the Setup Menu Rotate the mode dial to SETUP Set up Menus Welcome screen Date Brightness Date imprint Use the multi selector to choose and apply settings 10 To exit the setup menu rotate the mode dial to another mode few Menus Select a format for menu display Text default setting Text labels for menus are displayed in list format Welcome screen Date Brightness Date imprint Icons All menu items can be displayed in a single page snuaw dnies pue x eq e g Hunooys 115 snuaw dnjas pue y2eqkejd bunoous 116 Basic Camera Setup The Setup Menu l Welcome Screen You can select the welcome screen to be displayed when the camera is turned on None default setting Welcome screen is not displayed COOLPIX Displays a welcome screen Select an image Select a picture in the internal memory or on the memory card for the welcome screen Choose a picture in the pi
109. mera can be stored in the camera s internal memory or on removable memory cards If a memory card is inserted all new pictures will be stored on the memory card and delete playback and format operations will apply only to the pictures on the memory card The memory card must be removed before the internal memory can be formatted or used to store delete or view pictures uononpoanul uononpoau Life Long Learning As part of Nikon s Life Long Learning commitment to ongoing product support and education continually updated information is available online at the following sites e For users in the U S A http www nikonusa com e For users in Europe and Africa httpZ www europe nikon com support e For users in Asia Oceania and the Middle East http www nikon asia com Visit these sites to keep up to date with the latest product information tips answers to frequently asked questions FAQs and general advice on digital imaging and photography Additional information may be available from the Nikon representative in your area See the URL below for contact information http nikonimaging com Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories Nikon COOLPIX cameras are designed to the highest standards and include complex electronic circuitry Only Nikon brand electronic accessories including battery chargers batteries AC adapters and flash accessories certified by Nikon specifically for use with this Nikon digital camera are engine
110. n other shooting modes and is not applied to the other modes snuaw dn3es pue x eq e g 6unoous 89 snua dnies pue y2eqkejd bunoous 90 Shooting Options The Shooting Menu Number of Exposures Remaining The following table lists the approximate number of pictures that can be stored in internal memory and on a 256 MB memory card at each combination of image quality Kl 88 and image size Il 89 settings Note that the number of pictures that can be stored will differ depending on the composition of the picture due to JPEG compression In addition this number may differ depending on the make of memory card even if the capacity for the memory card is the same Internal AU 4 Image 256MB Print size Image size 5 memory 1 2 n quality approx 50 MB memory card printed at 300 dpi cm in 3648x2736 Fine a default setting orma 31 x 23 122 X9 Basic Fine 8 3264x2448 orma 28 x 21 10 8 x 8 1 Basic Fine 9 2592x1944 orma 22 x 16 8 6 x 6 4 Basic Fine 3 2048x1536 orma 17 x 13 6 8 x 5 1 Basic Fine 2 1600x1200 orma 14x 10 5 3 x 4 Basic Fine L 1280x960 orma 11 X 8 4 2 x 3 2 Basic Fine F 1024x768 orma 9x7 34x 2 5 Basic Fine 267 1310 V 640x480 orma 401 1965 5 X 4 2 1 x 1 6 Basic 641 3145 Fine 11 55 B 3648x2432 orma 23 110 31 x 21 12 2 x 8 3 Basic 45 220 Fine 14 70 9 3584x2016 orma 28 135 30 x 17 11 8 x 6 7 Basic 55 270 Fine 13 65 H 2736x2736 orma 27 130 23 X 23 9 1 x 9 1 Basic 53 260 I
111. n the right 7 Delete lt On Protect 3 Choose OK and press A new copy with enhanced brightness and contrast is created To cancel D Lighting choose Cancel and press 68 D Lighting copies can be recognized by the Bg icon displayed during playback iQ More Information See Image Sound File and Folder Names fll 132 for more information peqfe q uo aJ0WN 57 x eqKe q uo aow Editing Pictures Creating a Cropped Copy Crop This function is only available when GMD amp is displayed in the monitor with playback zoom 8 55 enabled Cropped copies are stored as separate files 1 Rotate the zoom control to T Q in full frame playback mode to zoom in on the image 2 Refine copy composition Rotate the zoom control to T or W to adjust the zoom ratio Press the multi selector A V or P to scroll the picture until only the portion you want to copy is visible in the monitor 3 Press MENU 4 Use the multi selector to choose Yes and press Q9 Save this image as A new picture containing only the portion visible in the pU monitor is created ZA f NI I No To cancel creating a cropped copy choose No Ves Depending on the size of the original picture and the zoom ratio in effect at the time the copy was created the camera will automatically select one of the following image size settings for cropped copies unit pixels e 803 3264 x 2 448 9
112. n the scene e g the sun is behind the subject andis in deep shadow No contrast between the subject and surroundings e g when the subject is standing in front of a white wall wearing a white shirt e Several objects are at different distances from the camera e g the subject is inside a cage e Subject is moving rapidly In the situations noted above try pressing the shutter release button halfway to refocus several times or focus on another subject and use focus lock When using focus lock be sure that the distance between the camera and the subject with which focus was locked is the same as that for the actual subject EA Focus Lock To focus on an off center subject when Center is selected for AF area mode use focus lock as described blow e Be sure that the distance between the camera and the subject does not change while focus is locked When the shutter release button is pressed halfway exposure is locked Position the subject Pressthe Confirm that the Continue holding Press the in the center focus shutter OCUS area is green down the shutter shutter area release release button release button halfway and button the halfway recompose the rest of the picture way down iQ AF assist Illuminator If the subject is poorly lit the AF assist illuminator may light by pressing the shutter release button halfway The illuminator has a range of about 2 9 m 9 5 ft at the maximum
113. nal memory or on the memory card Restrictions on Picture Editing v available not available 2nd editing 1st editing Small picture Black border D Lighting O t CUNT RR l o Crop a DL Smalipicure ooo Blackborder Pictures cannot be edited twice with the same editing function The D Lighting should be done first while the restricted use of combination exists A black border cannot be applied to copies created using editing functions g Original Pictures and Edited Copies e Copies created with editing functions are not deleted if the original pictures are deleted The original pictures are not deleted if copies created with editing functions are deleted Edited copies are stored with the same recording date and time as the original e Edited copies are not marked for printing 8H 84 or protecting RR 111 as the original Editing Pictures Enhancing Brightness and Contrast D Lighting D Lighting can be used to create copies with enhanced brightness and contrast brightening dark portions of a picture Enhanced copies are stored as separate files 1 Select the desired picture from full frame i 28 or thumbnail Ki 54 playback mode and press MENU The playback menu is displayed 2 Use the multi selector to choose D Lighting GEBEN E and press 69 A Print set The original version will be shown on the left and the By Slide show edited version will be shown o
114. nd time are set with Daylight saving turned on W when daylight saving time is in effect Turn Daylight saving off when daylight saving time ends to autornatically set the camera s clock back one hour Basic Camera Setup The Setup Menu Time Zones IV 18 The camera supports the time zones listed below For time differences not listed below set the camera clock to local time The table contains some locations that are not displayed on the camera s time zone map UTC Location UTC Location 11 Midway Samoa 1 adrid Paris Berlin 10 Hawaii Tahiti 2 Athens Helsinki Ankara 9 Alaska Anchorage 43 OEN Nairobi Riyadh Kuwait Manama p 8 ST PDT Las Angeles 4 Abu Dhabi Dubai Seattle Vancouver 7 MST MDT Denver 5 Islamabad Karachi Phoenix La Paz p CST CDT Chicago 6 Houston Mexico City E New Delhi 5 EST EDT New York 6 Colombo Dhaka Toronto Lima 4 Caracas Manaus 7 Bangkok Jakarta 3 Buenos Aires S o Paulo 8 Bei ing HongKong Singapore 2 Fernando de Noronha 9 Tokyo Seoul Azores 10 Sydney Guam 0 London Casablanca 11 New Caledonia 12 Auckland Fiji snuaw dnies pue x eq e g 6unoousg 119 snuaw dnjas pue y2eqkejd bunoous 120 Basic Camera Setup The Setup Menu IO Brightness Choose from five settings for LCD monitor brightness The default setting is 3 Brightness for the electronic viewfinder cannot be adjusted Date Imprint Date and time of
115. nformation and Precautions Notice Concerning Prohibition of Copying or Reproduction Note that simply being in possession of material that was digitally copied or reproduced by means of a scanner digital camera or other device may be punishable by law e Items prohibited by law from being copied or reproduced Do not copy or reproduce paper money coins securities government bonds or local government bonds even if such copies or reproductions are stamped Sample The copying or reproduction of paper money coins or securities which are circulated in a foreign country is prohibited Unless the prior permission of the government was obtained the copying or reproduction of unused postage stamps or post cards issued by the government is prohibited The copying or reproduction of stamps issued by the government and of certified documents stipulated by law is prohibited Cautions on certain copies and reproductions The government has issued cautions on copies or reproductions of securities issued by private companies shares bills checks gift certificates etc commuter passes or coupon tickets except when a minimum of necessary copies are to be provided for business use by a company Also do not copy or reproduce passports issued by the government licenses issued by public agencies and private groups ID cards and tickets such as passes and meal coupons Comply with copyright notices The copying or reproduction of copyrighted creativ
116. ng the Nikon Transfer software Before Connecting the Camera Installing the Software Before connecting the camera to a computer software including Nikon Transfer and Panorama Maker for creating panorama images must be installed from the supplied Software Suite CD For more information on installing the software refer to the Quick Start Guide Operating Systems Compatible with COOLPIX P80 Windows Preinstalled versions of Windows Vista 32 bit Home Basic Home Premium Business Enterprise Ultimate editions Windows XP Service Pack 2 Home Edition Professional If your computer is running Windows 2000 Professional use a card reader or similar device to transfer pictures stored on the memory card to the computer amp 76 Macintosh Mac OS X version 10 3 9 10 4 11 Refer to the Nikon website for the latest information on operating system compatibility vV Notes on Power Source e When connecting the camera to a computer or printer use a fully charged battery to prevent the camera from turning off unexpectedly To power the camera continuously for extended periods use an AC Adapter EH 62A available separately from Nikon 130 Do not under any circumstances use another make or model of AC adapter Failure to observe this precaution could result in overheating or in damage to the camera Connecting to a Computer Transferring Pictures from the Camera to a Computer 1 Start the computer to which Nikon Transfer has
117. ns at center of frame determine exposure Can be used with focus lock Bi 27 to meter off center subjects Spot Camera meters area shown by circle in center of frame Ensures that subject in metering target is correctly exposed even if background is much lighter or darker Can be used with focus lock IK 27 to meter off center subjects Spot AF area Camera meters selected focus area Il 102 Available only when a setting other than Center is selected for AF area mode m Note on Metering When digital zoom is in effect at magnifications of 1 2x to 1 8x Metering is set to Center weighted and at magnifications of 2 0x to 4 0x Metering is set to Spot When digital zoom is in effect the metered area is not shown in the monitor Metering Area The active metering area is displayed in the monitor when Center weighted or Spot is selected Spot Vi 1 Center weighted a K Ey esis 7 20 snuaw dnies pue x eq el g Hunooys 97 snua dnjas pue y2eqkejd bunoous 98 Shooting Options The Shooting Menu LI Continuous Capture motion in a series of pictures and apply Best Shot Selector BSS When Continuous BSS or Multi shot 16 is selected the flash will be disabled and focus exposure and white balance are fixed at the values for the first picture in each series 5 Single default setting One picture is shot each time shutter release button is pressed i Continuous While the shutter release
118. nssseoensebsassecoosnsansoesogennaszveges 38 Setting the Scene Mode Features Sport Continuous Mode Shooting in Sport Continuous Mode Sport Continuous Menua oinnes ve qr recen deter tide eee Podio PSAM P S A and M MOdES icccsccsssssssssssssesssssscssessssssssessesssssssssscsscsssssssssssscsssssssssesssssssessssssssesses 48 Shooting in P S A and M MOdeS sssssssscesssescesseeccesneccssseeceensecesssesescsscessussscesnsecesueecesnseceenseesnee 48 P Programmed Auto Mode S Shutter Priority Auto Mode A Aperture Priority Auto Mode M Manual Mode viii Table of Contents gt More on Playback Viewing Multiple Pictures Thumbnail Playback Taking a Closer Look Playback Zoom Editing Pictures Enhancing Brightness and Contrast D Lighting Creating a Cropped Copy Crop Bm Resizing Pictures Small Picture Adding Black Frame on Pictures Black Border Voice Memos Recording and Playback Recording Voice Memos Playing Voice Memos i Deleting Voice M amp moOsS ettet ttti a ianiai IUMOVies s eo dettes edet edente eese oret Recording Movies The Movie Menu Selecting Movie Option Autofocus mode Electronic VR Time Lapse Movies Movie Playback Deleuna Movie FNC ss ceuncepdev eqs ca Duque dean patudcelnid ege ni eR td 67 amp Voice Recordings ereer r a ae a a Making Voice Recordings Playing Voice Recordings Deleting Sound Files Copying
119. nting can be recognized by the check mark amp 7 and the numeral indicating the number of copies to be printed Pictures for which no copies have been specified will not be printed Rotate the zoom control to T Q to switch to full frame playback Rotate the zoom control to W EB to switch back to thumbnail display Press when setting is complete The menu shown at right will be displayed To print choose Start print and press 68 Choose Cancel and press 68 to return to the print menu AK Print selection prints Start print Cancel MENU exe Print all images All pictures stored in the internal memory or on the memory card are printed one at a time The menu shown at right will be displayed To print choose Start print and press GR Choose Cancel and press 68 to return to the Start print print menu Cancel MENU feat A Print all images prints Connecting to a Printer DPOF printing Print pictures for which a print order was mm created in Print set 8 84 d Sones The menu shown at right will be displayed P To print choose Start print and press GR Choose Cancel and press to return to the View images print menu Cancel MENU feat To view the current print order choose View images and press 68 To print pictures press 68 again As Back 5 Printing starts Monitor display returns to the print menu step 2 when printing is complete Printing 002 010 To cancel before al
120. on See Image Sound File and Folder Names fl 132 for more information 68 Making Voice Recordings Operations During Recording amp Voice recording Recording indicator 58 Date and time of recording File number YTMEEYTEJPRTE EE Length of recording P YTEYERTIDT UV lime remaining be xe 487 0 eo Index number Progress indicator To Description Reactivate the a EMS If the monitor has turned off press D gt to reactivate monitor Pause resume Press once to pause recording The power on lamp will recording blink During recording press the multi selector A V oh to create index Indexes make it easy to locate desired portions of a recording Start of recording is index number 01 other numbers that follow are assigned in ascending order each time the multi selector is pressed up to index number 98 Create index Press the shutter release button all the way down a End recordin recording second time to end recording The copied files can be played back using QuickTime or any other WAV compatible audio player Note that index points created with the camera cannot be used when voice recordings are played back on computers sBulpsoray 810A 69 sBulps0r9y 2210A 70 1 Press P in the voice recording screen Vl 68 step 3 2 Use the multi selector to choose the desired sound file and press GR The selected sound file will be played back
121. ontrol reduces the size of the frame amp On Distortion at frame peripheries is corrected OFF Off default setting No distortion correction performed Restrictions on Camera Settings Restrictions apply to the following settings in P S A and M modes Flash mode Flash mode is disabled amp when Continuous BSS or Multi shot 16 is selected for Continuous or when Auto bracketing is enabled Applied setting is restored when Single or Intvl timer shooting is selected for Continuous or Auto bracketing is turned off Self timer If self timer is on only one picture will be shot when shutter is released regardless of settings chosen for Continuous and Auto bracketing Applied Continuous and Auto bracketing settings are restored when picture is shot or self timer is turned off Focus mode When Face priority is selected for AF area mode setting focus mode to a Infinity changes AF area mode to Auto Selecting an option other than A Infinity for focus mode restores AF area mode to Face priority Optimize image Selecting Black and white for Optimize image changes White balance to Auto Selecting an option other than Black and white for Optimize image restores the original White balance setting Enabling the B amp W color option W for the Black and white item in the Optimize image menu changes the Continuous setting to Single and the Auto bracketing setting to Off These Continuous and Auto bracketing settings do not ch
122. or follow steps 1 and 2 to select 0 0 1 85 29 Exposure Compensation Value When exposure compensation is adjusted in auto sport continuous mode or a scene mode the setting is only enabled until another shooting mode is selected or the camera is turned off Switching to another shooting mode or turning the camera off cancels exposure compensation and returns to 0 0 Using Exposure Compensation The camera tends to lower exposure when the frame is dominated by brightly lit objects and to increase exposure when the frame is mostly dark Positive compensation may therefore be required to capture the brilliancy of very bright objects that fill the frame for example sunlit expanses of water sand or snow or when the background is much brighter than the main subject Negative compensation may be called for when large areas of the frame contain very dark objects for example a swath of dark green leaves or when the background is much darker than the main subject epo ony pegfe d pue Kude16010ug dIseg 37 UaIS BY 104 pains bunoous Shooting Suited for the Scene Camera settings are automatically optimized for the selected subject type The following scene modes are available The voice recording option can also be selected to record sound only amp Portrait 2 Fireworks show lal Landscape Gd Copy Night portrait iD Backlight X Party indoor FA Panorama assist Beach snow amp Voice recording S
123. or occurred while Format internal memory or 125 recording picture memory card Camera has run out of file e Insert new memory card 20 numbers e Format internal memory 125 or memory card Picture cannot be used for Choose picture of 320 x 58 59 welcome screen 240 pixels or larger or 89 picture shot at an image Size setting other than B 3648x2432 83 3584x2016 and Ll 2736x2736 Cannot copy picture Delete pictures from 111 destination Camera has run out of file nsert new memory card 20 numbers Format internal memory 125 or memory card Pictures cannot be Editing functions other 56 modified using the D han black border may Lighting crop small not be available for picture or black border pictures of some original functions image sizes Some editing functions 56 are not available for pictures that have already been edited once Confirm restrictions on editing using the D Lighting crop small picture and black border functions Movies cannot be edited SaJON Je21uu28 137 Error Messages e Time out error while Choose memory card with 131 Cannot record movie recording movie faster write speed e No pictures or sound file Memory contains no in the internal memory images or memory card F3 Memory card does not To copy picture or sound 113 72 contain pictures or file from internal memory sound file to memory card press MENU The copy option screen or copy sound f
124. ornatcard When the memory card is inserted in the camera the All images will be deleted OK Format card option appears in the setup menu Format snuayy dnies pue x eq el g Hunooys v Formatting Internal Memory and Memory Cards Formatting the internal memory or memory cards permanently deletes all data Be sure to transfer important pictures to a computer before formatting Do not turn the camera off disconnect the AC adapter or open the battery chamber memory card slot cover during formatting e The first time you insert the memory cards used in other devices into the COOLPIX P80 format them with this camera 125 snuaw dnjas pue y2eqkejd bunoous 126 Basic Camera Setup The Setup Menu iv Language Choose one of 24 languages for display of camera menus and messages Cestina Czech Dansk Danish Deutsch German English default setting Espafiol Spanish EAAnvik Greek Francais French Indonesia Indonesian Italiano Italian Magyar Hungarian Nederlands Dutch Norsk Norwegian of Video Mode Adjust settings for connection to TV Choose NTSC or PAL Polski Portugu s Pyccku Polish Portuguese Russian Finnish Swedish Turkish Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Japanese Korean Thai Arabic Basic Camera Setup The Setup Menu Reset All When Reset is selected the camera s settings will be restored to their default values Pop up Menu Option Default value Flash mode
125. ot damage modify forcibly tug or bend the power cable place it under heavy objects or expose it to heat or flames Should the insulation be damaged and the wires become exposed take it to a Nikon authorized service representative for inspection Failure to observe these precautions could result in fire or electric shock Do not handle the plug or battery charger with wet hands Failure to Observe this precaution could result in electric shock iii For Your Safety A Use appropriate cables When connecting cables to the input and output jacks use only the cables provided or sold by Nikon for the purpose to maintain compliance with product regulations A Handle moving parts with care Be careful that your fingers or other objects are not pinched by the lens cover or other moving parts A CD ROMs The CD ROMs supplied with this device should not be played back on audio CD equipment Playing CD ROMs on an audio CD player could cause hearing loss or damage the equipment A Observe caution when using the flash Using the flash close to your subject s eyes could cause temporary visual impairment Particular care should be observed if photographing infants when the flash should be no less than one meter 39 in from the subject A Do not operate the flash with the flash window touching a person or object Failure to observe this precaution could result in burns or fire A Avoid Contact with Liquid
126. oto information cannot be printed when the camera is connected directly to a printer via the supplied USB cable for DPOF printing Bl 83 e Date and Info are reset each time the print set menu is displayed Deleting All Print Orders Choose Delete print set in step 3 and press 68 Print orders for all pictures will be deleted S493ulJg pue sje3nduJo suoisiAs a 0 bun euuo Note on the Print Set Date Option The date and time printed on pictures with DPOF printing when Date in the print set menu is enabled are those recorded with the picture as it was shot Date and time printed using this option are not affected when the camera s date and time setting are changed from the setup menu after pictures are recorded iQ Date Imprint When date and time of recording are imprinted on pictures using the Date imprint option Bi 120 in the setup menu pictures with the date and time imprinted on them can be printed from printers that do not support printing of the date and time on pictures Only the Date imprint date and time on pictures will be printed even if Print set is enabled with Date selected in the print set screen 85 Shooting Playback and Setup Menus The shooting menu of P S A and M modes contain the following options EA WB 150 m Wn Ld o El E BET 2 S a 2 H a Wn 2 5 pb D 2 c i NR Image quality Choose the image quality compression ratio of r
127. ove starting from step 6 To change the time zone and daylight saving settings go into Date in the setup menu choose Time zone and change the settings WH 114 117 sdais 35114 sdais 3544 20 Pictures are stored in the camera s internal memory approx 50 MB or on removable Secure Digital SD memory cards available separately IIl 131 If a memory card is inserted in the camera pictures are automatically stored on the memory card and pictures recorded to the memory card can be played back deleted or transferred Remove the memory card to store pictures in the internal memory or play back delete or transfer pictures from the internal memory 1 Turn the camera off and open the battery chamber memory card slot cover If the power on lamp or monitor is lit press the power switch to turn off the camera Make sure that the camera is off power on lamp is off before inserting or removing the memory card CC usu yee Insert the memory card Slide the memory card in correctly until it clicks into place Close the battery chamber memory card slot cover m Inserting Memory Cards Inserting the memory card upside down or backwards could damage the camera or the memory card Make sure that the memory card is correctly oriented Inserting Memory Cards Removing Memory Cards Before removing memory cards turn the camera off and confirm that the power on
128. play Settings and Power Supply Problem Cause Solution Monitor is blank Camera is off 22 Battery is exhausted 22 Standby mode for saving power press the 23 26 shutter release button halfway LCD monitor and electronic viewfinder 13 cannot be used simultaneously Press ID to alternate between displays Camera and computer are connected via USB 74 cable Camera and TV are connected via audio video 73 cable Time lapse or interval timer photography in 65 99 progress LCD monitor is hard to Ambient lighting too bright use electronic 24 read viewfinder or move to darker location Adjust monitor brightness 120 Monitor is dirty Clean monitor 135 Monitor has dimmed to save power Monitor 17 brightens when controls are used The electronic Adjust diopter adjustment control 13 viewfinder is hard to read Display does not switch You cannot switch the display in the following to LCD monitor or situations electronic viewfinder While displaying setting menus for flash 31 33 35 when IO button is mode self timer and focus mode pressed While displaying menu screens 47 63 86 108 While shooting or playing back movies 62 67 While recording or playing back voice memos 61 68 70 or voice recordings While shooting with Panorama assist or 44 99 Intvl timer shooting While connected to a printer 78 While displaying image deletion screens 28 29 While displaying help screens 11 While displaying the picture selection screen
129. py Provides clear pictures of text or drawings on a white board or in print e Camera focuses on subject in center of frame e Use M macro close up mode 8M 34 in focus mode with this mode to focus at short ranges Colored text and drawings may not show up well Other settings can be selected 2 Also amp macro close up can be selected i Backlight Use when light is coming from behind your subject throwing features or details into shadow The flash fires automatically to fill in illuminate shadows e Camera focuses on subject in center of frame Shoot pictures with the built in flash raised Other settings can be selected A For those scene modes with AJ use of a tripod is recommended Turn vibration reduction Bi 122 off when using a tripod U I ay 10 pains Buljooys 43 UGIS y 104 pains bunoous 44 Shooting in the Scene Mode H Panorama assist Use when shooting a series of pictures that will later be joined to form a single panorama using the supplied Panorama Maker software e Camera focuses on subject in center of frame Other settings can be selected amp macro close up or M infinity can also be selected Shooting Pictures for a Panorama The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame Use a tripod for best results Turn vibration reduction IK 122 off when using a tripod 1 Use the multi selector to choose F4 aS cane Meni P
130. r Auto bracketing Vi 101 the slowest shutter speed available is down to 1 2 sec 49 sapow W pue y s d 50 Set the shutter speed and shoot pictures BW 48 1 Rotate the mode dial to S 2 Rotate the command dial to choose the shutter speed value between 1 2 000 sec and 8 sec 3 Focus and shoot At default setting the camera automatically selects the focus area containing the closest subject from nine focus e areas and adjusts focus accordingly 102 S Shutter Priority Auto Mode e If the selected shutter speed would result in the picture being over or underexposed the shutter speed display will flash when the shutter release button is pressed halfway Choose another shutter speed and try again e At speeds slower than 1 4 sec the shutter speed indicator will turn red to show that noise reduction BK 105 is recommended to reduce noise in the form of randomly spaced brightly colored dots mM Note on Shutter Speed When Continuous BSS or Multi shot 16 is selected for Continuous IV 98 or when a setting other than Off is selected for Auto bracketing Wi 101 the slowest shutter speed available is down to 1 2 sec Set the aperture value and shoot pictures WH 48 1 Rotate the mode dial to A 2 Rotate the command dial to choose the f number aperture value When the camera is zoomed all the way out aperture can be set
131. r9y 2210A 72 Copy voice recordings between the internal memory and a memory card This option is available only when a memory card is inserted 1 5 Press MENU in the select sound file screen i 70 step 2 Use the multi selector to choose the option Rove ano press M 9 Copy recordings from internal memory to 5 gt A memory card gt iffi Copy recordings from memory card to internal memory Choose the copy option and press QR Selected files Proceed to step 4 Copy all files Proceed to step 5 Choose the desired file Press the multi selector P to select the file amp Press the multi selector again to cancel the selection amp Select sound files Multiple files can be selected e Press to finalize file selection select When a confirmation dialog is displayed choose Yes and press 68 Copying starts mM Voice Recordings The COOLPIX P80 may be unable to play or copy sound files created with cameras other than the COOLPIX P80 No sound file Message If there are no sound files stored on the memory card when gt is pressed BH 70 step 1 the message No sound file will be displayed Press MENU to display the copy sound files screen and copy the sound files stored in the camera s internal memory to the memory card Connecting to Televisions Computers and Printers Connect the camera to a television using the supplied audio video cable to play back pictures
132. recording can be imprinted on pictures This information can be printed even from printers that do not support printing of date and time Ii 85 Off default setting Date and time are not imprinted on pictures Date Date is imprinted on the bottom right corner of pictures shot while this option is in effect Date and time Date and time are imprinted on the bottom right corner of pictures shot while this option is in effect Date counter Time stamp shows number of days between date of recording and selected date At settings other than Off the icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor IK o m Date Imprint e Imprinted dates form a permanent part of image data and cannot be deleted Dates imprinted at an image size setting WH 89 of T 640 x 480 may be difficult to read Choose PS 1 024 x 768 or larger when using date imprint The date is recorded using the format selected in the setup menu s Date item BH 18 117 Dates cannot be imprinted when using the Museum and Panorama assist scene modes amp sport continuous mode or movie mode In addition dates cannot be imprinted when Continuous is set to Continuous or BSS in the shooting menu or when Auto bracketing is enabled Bl 141 Date Imprint and Print Set When printing from DPOF compatible printers which support printing of shooting date and photo information the date and information can be printed on pictures without date and time imprint
133. res Remaining The number of pictures that can be stored depends on the capacity of the memory or memory card image quality and image size 22 Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select amp Auto Mode Indicators Displayed in Auto Mode Vibration reduction icon Vibration reduction can be applied Shooting mode to reduce the effects of camera EJ displayed in f auto mode shake M Shutter speed IVi 48 Aperture Ri 48 Image quality Image size Current image quality and size Internal memory indicator settings are displayed The Pictures will be recorded to internal memory default settings are When memory card is inserted T4 is not Normal for image quality and displayed and pictures will be recorded to 3648 x 2736 for image size memory card Note on the Flash When the built in flash is lowered the flash setting is fixed at off and appears at the top of the monitor In situations where flash is needed such as in dark locations or when the subject is backlit be sure to raise the built in flash Kl 30 Available Functions in i Auto Mode In auto mode focus mode Ii 34 and exposure compensation Bi 37 can be applied and the camera can shoot using the flash mode Ii 30 and self timer Il 33 Pressing MENU displays the shooting menu options for specifying the image quality Bl 88 and image size WH 89 Vibration Reduction Vibration reduction IK 122 when On default setting is sel
134. ressing the multi selector A V or P will enable you to switch between the people s faces You can change the zoom ratio by rotating the zoom control to T Q or W E 55 pegfe d uo eJoIW xoeqfejd uo 310W 56 Use the COOLPIX P80 to edit pictures in camera and store them as separate files i 132 The editing features described below are available Editing function Description Create a copy of the current picture with enhanced brightness D Lighting BB 57 and contrast brightening dark portions of the picture Enlarge the image or refine the composition and create a copy Crop fI 58 containing only the portion visible in the monitor Create a small copy of pictures suitable for use on web pages or Small picture RB 59 as e mail attachments Create a copy with a black frame along border of the picture Black border ff 60 that provides a little more impact Picture Editing Pictures shot at an image size of 82 3 648 x 2 432 83 3 584 x 2 016 and 1 2 736x2 736 WH 89 cannot be modified using an editing function other than black border The COOLPIX P80 s editing functions may not be available for pictures shot with non COOLPIX P80 digital cameras e f a copy created using the COOLPIX P80 is viewed on a different digital camera the picture may not be displayed or may not be transferred to a computer e Editing functions are not available when there is not enough free space in the inter
135. results in playback mode 92 play Shooting Options The Shooting Menu Shooting in Black and White Black and White When Black and white is selected the options i Black and white described below are available Choose Standard to shoot in basic black and white or Custom Custom to manually adjust contrast sharpening and filter effects When the B amp W color option is enabled W one black and white picture and the same picture IENU Pee in full color are recorded simultaneously The following options can be adjusted in Custom Contrast Same as Optimize image gt Custom gt Contrast BH o Image sharpening Same as Optimize image gt Custom gt Image sharpening IW 92 Monochrome filter This effect simulates black and white photography Monochrome filter with a color filter Yellow Orange Red amp Yellow Enhance contrast Can be used to tone down the Orange brightness of the sky in landscape photographs Red Orange filter results in greater contrast than yellow Green filter and red filter greater contrast than orange filter MENU o1 Green Softens skin tones Suitable for portraits iQ B amp W Color Color pictures recorded when B amp W color is enabled are the same as those shot at an Optimize image setting of Normal snuaw dnies pue x eq e g Hunooys 93 snua w dnies pue y2eqkejd bunoous Shooting Options The Shooting Menu WH White Balance Th
136. s Basic Operations The Command Dial You can rotate the command dial to select items from a menu screen or to select and configure any of the following functions Mode Description P Programmed auto ce dial to choose S Shutter priorty auto Te DAMRANE SHINE A Aperture priority auto E command dial to adjust Rotate the command dial to adjust M Manual shutter speed or aperture Press the multi selector to select a different option With Shooting With Playback Mode Description Thumbnail playback Rotate the command dial to choose a picture Rotate the command dial to zoom in on the current picture 3 c Rotate the command dial to fast Movie Audio playback e forward or rewind Playback zoom Use uon npoanu uononpoanu Basic Operations The Multi Selector This section describes standard uses of the multi selector to select modes select menu options and to apply selection With Shooting Display 4 flash mode IM 30 menu or move cursor up Display 4 exposure compensation d TN i 37 menu Display amp self timer Ces Flashmode BH 33 menu 2 z Apply selection Display focus mode Ki 34 menu or move cursor down With Playback Choose the 46 05 2009 18 80 previous picture OOS PAG Choose the next picture With Menu Screens Move cursor up P Shooting menu 2 T Image quality Display sub menu or lleisto ec move apply
137. s Focus error Turn camera off and then on again Pictures are blurred Use flash Use vibration reduction Use BSS Use tripod and self timer Bright specks appear in Flash is reflecting off particles in air Turn flash pictures shot with flash off Built in flash does not fire Flash is off Some scene modes that cannot turn on flash are selected A of focus mode is applied X sport continuous mode is enabled WI modes other than Time lapse movie X is selected Continuous BSS or Multi shot 16 is selected for Continuous Option other than Off is selected for Auto bracketing in shooting menu S83ON J amp 21uupa1 Optical zoom cannot be used Optical zoom cannot be used while recording movies When Fireworks show is selected in scene mode telephoto zoom is limited 142 Problem Digital zoom cannot be used Image size not available No sound when shutter is released AF assist illuminator does not light Pictures appear smeared Colors are unnatural Randomly spaced bright pixels noise appear in image Troubleshooting Cause Solution Digital zoom in the setup menu is set to Off Digital zoom is not available in the following situations When the focus mode Il 34 is set to MF manual focus When Portrait Night portrait or Fireworks show is selected in scene mode Before movie recording begins When Multi shot 16 is selected for Continuous Image size cannot be adjusted wh
138. s Suited for important occasions such as weddings 2s two seconds Suited for preventing camera shake The mode selected for self timer is displayed If a setting is not applied by pressing 68 within a few seconds the selection will be cancelled 3 Frame the picture and press the shutter release button halfway Focus and exposure will be set E Va WS 20 4 Press the shutter release button the rest of the way down The self timer starts and the number of V seconds remaining before the shutter is e released is displayed in the monitor The self timer lamp blinks while the timer is counting down About one second before the shutter is released the lamp remains lit and stops blinking When the shutter is released the self timer turns off To stop the timer before a picture is shot press the shutter release button again 9 al Ci fies Fa 20 7 apow oiny pegfe d pue Kude16o10ug dIseg 33 apow ony pegfe qd pue AydesHooud dIseg 34 Choose a focus mode according to the subject and composition AF Autofocus Camera automatically adjusts focus according to distance to subject Use when the distance from subject to lens is 40 cm 1 ft 4 in or more or 1 5 m 5 ft or more when camera is zoomed all the way out Macro close up Use for close ups of flowers or small objects The closest distance at which the
139. s in temperature such as when entering or leaving a heated building on a cold day can cause condensation to form inside the device To prevent condensation place the device in a carrying case or a plastic bag before exposing it to sudden changes in temperature mM Turn the product off before removing or disconnecting the power source Do not remove the battery while the product is on or while images are being recorded or deleted Forcibly cutting power in these circumstances could result in loss of data or in damage to product memory or internal circuitry S 0 N L2JUY2 L 133 S83ON Jen1Uyda 134 Caring for the Camera vV The Self timer Lamp AF assist Illuminator LED The light emitting diode LED 4 33 123 used in the self timer lamp AF assist illuminator conforms to the following IEC standard CLASS 1 LED PRODUCT EC60825 1 Edition 1 2 2001 The Battery e Check the battery level when taking the camera out and charge the battery if necessary WH 14 Do not continue charging once the battery is fully charged as this will result in reduced battery performance If possible carry a fully charged spare battery when taking pictures on important occasions e Do not use the battery at ambient temperatures below 0 C 32 F or above 40 C 104 F During charging the temperature should be in the vicinity of 5 to 35 C 41 to 95 F Note that the battery may become hot during use wait for the battery to
140. set Backlight of the scene mode or set the flash mode to 5 fill flash and then shoot the picture Pictures are too bright overexposed Adjust exposure compensation 37 Unexpected results when flash When amp 9 or fill flash with slow sync and red 30 set to auto with red eye eye reduction of the Night portrait scene 40 reduction mode is applied during shooting In Camera Red Eye Fix may in very rare cases be applied to areas not affected by red eye Set a flash mode other than amp amp when in a shooting mode other than the Night portrait scene mode during shooting Camera does not shoot On is selected for Noise reduction in the 105 continuously shooting menu Camera does not shoot with At an ISO sensitivity setting of 3200 or 6400 96 98 Multi shot 16 the Multi shot 16 option is not available When shooting with the Multi shot 16 option select options other than 3200 or 6400 for ISO sensitivity and select Multi shot 16 for Continuous Playback S A File cannot be played back File was overwritten or renamed by computer 8 or other make of camera e Time lapse or interval timer photography in progress pictures cannot be played back until recording is complete Cannot zoom in on picture Playback zoom cannot be used with movies small pictures or pictures that have been cropped to below 320 x 240 144 Problem Cannot record or playback voice memo Cannot use D Lighting
141. sh output is not adjusted 0 3 2 0 Flash output is increased from 0 3 to 2 0 EV in increments of 1 3 EV to make the main subject of the frame appear brighter At settings other than 0 0 the icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor during shooting A 6 NH Noise Reduction At slow shutter speeds pictures may be affected by noise in the form of randomly spaced brightly colored dots concentrated in dark parts of the image Use this option to reduce noise at slow shutter speeds Enabling noise reduction increases the time needed to record pictures after they are shot WU Auto default setting Noise reduction is performed at slow shutter speeds likely to result in pictures affected by noise When Continuous BSS or Multi shot 16 is selected for Continuous or when Auto bracketing is enabled noise reduction will not be performed NH On Noise reduction is applied to pictures shot at shutter speeds slower than 1 4 sec On is recommended when shooting at slow shutter speeds Only Single or Intvl timer shooting can be selected for Continuous Auto bracketing cannot be applied When noise reduction is performed the Nfl icon is displayed in the monitor during shooting SH 6 snuaw dn3es pue x eq e g 6unoousg 105 snua w dnjas pue y2eqkejd bunoous 106 Shooting Options The Shooting Menu Distortion Control Specify whether or not the distortion is corrected Enabling distortion c
142. smaller sizes require less memory making them suited to distribution by e mail or the web Conversely the larger the image the larger the size at which it can be printed or displayed without becoming noticeably grainy limiting the number of pictures that can be recorded Option Description im 3648x2736 Record pictures exhibiting greater detail than those shot at default setting 8 3264x2448 or 2592x1944 By 3264x2448 Good balance between file size and quality makes this the best E 2592x1944 choice in most situations BY 2048x1536 Smaller than 3648x2736 8 3264x2448 and 2n BUS 19801200 5 2592x1944 for recording more pictures L 1280x960 P 1024x768 Record pictures suited to display on a computer monitor Record pictures suited to display on a television or to distribution Ty ee eae via e mail or the web Record pictures with the same aspect ratio 3 2 as those shot with 2 T 3648x2432 35mm film cameras Record pictures with the same aspect ratio 16 9 as wide screen 69 pon elevisions L 2736x2736 Record perfectly square pictures Image size is shown by an icon in the monitor i 6 7 Note on the Image Size Setting The image size setting is applied to the lj auto shooting mode scene modes and P S A and M exposure modes simultaneously Multi shot 16 88 98 is excluded The image size setting in the sport continuous menu is stored separately from the image size setting i
143. ss DISP With Shooting DISP Vel Wes 28 C 20 NS Current settings With Playback IO 18 80 OOO Framing guides P S A and M modes only 100NIKON 0004 JPG P Shooting data displayed see below View through lens only Shooting data Shows the folder name file name exposure mode shutter speed aperture exposure compensation ISO sensitivity current frame number total number of frames and histogram for the current picture Shooting data are not displayed if the current picture is a movie Exposure mode P S A or M IV 48 P is also displayed on pictures shot in auto amp sports shooting and RAIA scene modes Histogram A graph showing tone distribution The horizontal axis corresponds to pixel brightness with dark tones to the left and bright tones to the right the vertical axis shows number of pixels of each brightness in image Highlights The brightest portions of the image highlights blink Details may be lost washed out in areas of highlights that are overexposed Use highlights as a guide when setting exposure Basic Operations IOl Monitor Button Each press of ID monitor switches to the LCD monitor or electronic viewfinder Switch to the one that suits the shooting conditions For example use the electronic viewfinder in bright locations when it is difficu
144. tart print Copies Paper size MENU LS Printing starts Monitor display returns to that shown in step 1 when printing is complete Printing 002 004 To cancel before all copies have been printed press 68 il Cancel Current print total number of prints Printing Multiple Pictures After connecting the camera to the printer correctly B 79 print pictures by following the procedure below 1 When the print selection screen is displayed press MENU The print menu is displayed Use the multi selector to choose Paper size Adee and press Q9 Print selection Print all image DPOF printing MENU LSA To exit to the print menu press MENU Choose the desired paper size and press W M Paper size To specify paper size using printer settings choose R Default Default in the paper size menu 35x5in 5 x 7in Postcard 100 x 150 mm MENU Pale S49 ULg pue S1a NdWOD sUOISIAa a 0 bun euuo Sje3uud pue sje3nduuo suoisi 9 o 01 Hu 2BUUOD Connecting to a Printer 4 choose Print selection Print all images or M Print menu DPOF printing and press G Print all image DPOF printing Paper size MENU LSA Print selection Choose the pictures and number of copies up o nine of each Press the multi selector lt P to select pictures and press A or V to set the number of copies or each The command dial can also be used to choose the pictures Pictures selected for pri
145. the camera and focuses on the subject Focus area f Auto default setting Camera automatically selects the focus area one of nine containing the subject closest to the camera Press the shutter release button halfway to activate the focus area When the shutter release button is pressed halfway the focus area selected by the camera will be displayed in the monitor Focus area E Manual This option is suited to situations in which the intended subject is relatively still and not positioned in the center ofthe frame z Press the multi selector A V or P to select from 99 qi i SZ focus areas in the frame Pictures can be shot while focus area selection screen is displayed IS To end focus area selection and adjust the flash mode focus mode self timer and exposure compensation settings press 68 To return to the focus area selection Focus area screen press 68 Selectable focus areas Atan Image size setting BW 89 of L 2736x2736 81 focus areas are available Shooting Options The Shooting Menu Center Camera focuses on subject in center of frame Center focus area is used ga 29 Focus area Shooting with Face Priority When Face priority is selected for AF area mode or the Portrait scene mode or Night portrait scene mode is selected during shooting the face priority function will be applied The camera automatically detects and focuses on
146. the computer s hard disk to which pictures were saved and open a picture in the viewer supplied with your operating system e Sound files copied to the computer can be played back using QuickTime or any other WAV compatible audio player Panorama Creation with Panorama Maker Use a series of pictures shot using the Panorama assist option in scene mode IK 44 to create a single panorama photo with Panorama Maker e Panorama Maker can be installed to a computer using the supplied Software Suite CD e After installation is complete follow the procedure described below to start Panorama Maker Windows Open All Programs Programs under Windows 2000 from the Start menu gt ArcSoft Panorama Maker 4 gt Panorama Maker 4 Macintosh Open Applications by selecting Applications from the Go menu and double click the Panorama Maker 4 icon e For more information on using Panorama Maker refer to the on screen instructions and help information contained in Panorama Maker More Information See Image Sound File and Folder Names fl 132 for more information Ss193ulJd pue sje3nduJo suoisiAs a 0 bun euuo 77 Users of PictBridge compatible IK 149 printers can connect the camera directly to the printer and print pictures without using a computer Shoot pictures Select pictures for printing using Print set option B 84 Connect to printer Ii 79 Print multiple pictures Ii 81 Turn camera off and disconnect USB
147. ties of over 60 96 e camera out of storage at least once a month Turn the camera on and release the shutter a few times before putting the camera away again Notes on the Monitor e The monitor may contain a few pixe product will not be affected s that are always lit or that do not light This is a characteristic common to all TFT LCD displays and does not indicate a malfunction Images recorded using the e Images in the monitor may be difficult to see under bright lighting e The monitor is lit by an LED backlight Should the monitor begin to dim or flicker contact your ikon authorized service representa Notes on Smear When framing bright subjects vertical tive comet like streaks that whiten toward either end may appear in the display This phenomenon known as smear does not indicate a malfunction In shooting modes other than high speed continuous or movie smear has no effect on the images that are recorded When using the high speed continuous shooting and movie modes however we recommend that you avoid shooting bright objects Sa ON Je21Uuu28 135 The following table lists the error messages and other warnings displayed in the monitor as well as the solutions for dealing with them vis wi E Battery running low Prepare to charge or 14 16 change battery e attery exhausted Charge or change battery 14 16 Battery exhausted attery temperature is Turn off camera
148. to values between f 2 8 and f 8 0 at maximum zoom aperture can be set to values between f 4 5 and f 8 0 3 Focus and shoot At default setting the camera automatically selects the v focus area containing the closest subject from nine focus e areas and adjusts focus accordingly 102 sapow W pue v s d iW A Aperture Priority Auto Mode If the selected aperture would result in the picture being over or underexposed the aperture display will flash when the shutter release button is pressed halfway Choose another aperture and try again mM Note on Shutter Speed When Continuous BSS or Multi shot 16 is selected for Continuous 88 98 or when a setting other than Off is selected for Auto bracketing Wi 101 the slowest shutter speed available is down to 1 2 sec Aperture and Zoom Aperture is expressed as an f number which is the ratio of the focal length of the lens to the effective diameter of the opening aperture through which light enters the camera Large apertures expressed by small f numbers let more light into the camera small apertures large f numbers less When the camera is zoomed out the focal length of the lens diminishes and the f number decreases When the camera is zoomed in the focal length and f number increase The COOLPIX P80 has a lens with a focal length of 4 7 84 2 mm and an aperture of f 2 8 to f 4 5 5 sapou W pue v s d 52 Set the shutter speed and aperture
149. ts as close as O cm 4 in or 1 cm 0 4 in from the lens respectively AF area mode is set to Manual I 102 When is pressed camera focuses on subject in active focus area The camera will continuously focus on different objects until you press the shutter release button halfway to lock focus As pictures are easily affected by camera shake check the Vibration reduction DE 122 setting and hold the camera steadily distances of less than 50 cm 1 ft 8 in ili Museum Use indoors where flash photography is prohibited for example in museums and art galleries or in other settings in which you do not want to use the flash e Camera focuses on subject in center of frame BSS Best Shot Selector WH 98 to 99 is used when shooting As pictures are easily affected by camera shake check the 1 Vibration reduction 122 setting and hold the camera steadily Other settings can be selected Also macro close up can be selected Shooting in the Scene Mode ireworks show A Slow shutter speeds are used to capture the expanding burst of light from a firework Camera focuses at infinity When the shutter release button is pressed halfway the focus indicator BH 26 always glows green Note however focus may not be set for near subjects while the camera focuses at infinity e Up to 11 5x optical zoom can be used Digital zoom is not available e or a a oo sb or F Co
150. ttle of the frame When the subject is not looking directly at the camera e The camera s ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors including whether or not the subject is facing the camera In some rare cases shooting subjects with which autofocus may not perform as expected WH 27 the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the focus area glows green Should this occur switch to auto mode or change the AF area mode setting to Manual or Center in P S A and M modes refocus on another subject positioned at the same distance from the camera as the actual portrait subject and use focus lock Ii 27 e When a face is detected during shooting pictures will be rotated automatically in full frame and thumbnail playback modes according to the orientation of the face detected D Autofocus mode Choose how the camera focuses i5 Single AF default setting Camera focuses when shutter release button is pressed halfway Full time AF Camera adjusts focus continuously until shutter release button is pressed halfway Use with moving subjects Shooting Options The Shooting Menu Flash Exp Comp Flash compensation is used to adjust flash output by 2 0 EV in increments of 1 3 EV changing the brightness of the main subject relative to the background 0 3 2 0 Flash output is reduced from 0 3 to 2 0 EV in increments of 1 3 EV to prevent unwanted highlights or reflections 0 0 default setting Fla
151. ur fingers Remove dust or lint with a blower typically a small device with a rubber bulb attached to one end that is pumped to produce a stream of air out the other end To remove fingerprints or other stains that cannot be removed with a blower wipe the lens with a ral motion that starts at the center of the lens and working toward the edges If this fails clean the lens using a cloth lightly mercial lens cleaner Remove dust or lint with a blower To remove fingerprints and other stains clean the LCD monitor with a soft dry cloth being careful not to apply pressure Use a blower to remove dust dirt or sand then wipe gently with a soft dry camera at the beach or seaside wipe off any sand or salt y dampened with fresh water then dry thoroughly Note that foreign matter inside the camera could cause damage not covered by Do not use alcohol thinner or other volatile chemicals Storage Turn the camera off when not in use Check that the power on lamp is off before putting the camera away Remove the battery if the camera will not be used for an extended period Do not store in any of the following locations he camera with naptha or camphor moth balls or e Next to equipment that produces strong electromagnetic fields such as elevisions or radios e Exposed to temperatures be e Poorly ventilated or subject t To prevent mold or mildew take t ow 10 C 14 F or above 50 C 122 F o humidi
152. value and shoot pictures 48 1 Rotate the mode dial to M 2 Press the multi selector P to activate the EN shutter speed setting The active setting switches between shutter speed and aperture each time the multi selector P is pressed At speeds slower than 1 4 sec the shutter speed E indicator turns red IK 50 20 3 Rotate the command dial to choose a shutter speed between 1 2 000 sec and 8 sec When adjusting aperture or shutter speed the degree of deviation from the exposure value measured by the camera is displayed for a few seconds in the exposure display The degree of deviation in the exposure Overexposed Underexposed display is shown in EVs 2 to 2 EV in increments of 1 3 EV A display similar to that illustrated at right indicates that the picture will be overexposed by 1 EV 1 Values in EVs 4 Press the multi selector P to activate the aperture setting M Manual Mode 5 Rotate the command dial to choose EN an aperture value Repeat steps 2 to 5 to modify shutter speed and aperture settings until the desired exposure is achieved 6 Focus and shoot At default setting the camera automatically selects the focus area containing the closest subject from nine focus g areas and adjust focus accordingly 102 m Note on Shutter Speed When Continuous BSS or Multi shot 16
153. will automatically change to Matrix When a setting other than Center is next selected for AF area mode the Metering setting automatically reverts back to Spot AF area Noise reduction When Auto of Noise reduction is applied with Continuous set to an option other than Single or Intvl timer shooting or with Auto bracketing set to an option other than Off noise reduction will not be performed Selecting On for Noise reduction changes Continuous to Single when an option other than Intvl timer shooting is selected for Continuous and Auto bracketing to Off Distortion control When Distortion control is set to Auto Continuous is automatically set to Single and Auto bracketing is set to Off Even when the Distortion control option is disabled the Continuous and Auto bracketing settings do not change snuaw dn3es pue x eq e g 6unoousg 107 snua w dnjas pue y2eqkejd bunoous 108 The playback menu contains the following options Eh D Lighting Copy current picture with enhanced details in shadows l Printset Select pictures to print and the number of copies for each iv Slide show View pictures stored in the internal memory or on a memory card in an automatic slide show W W Delete Delete all or selected pictures Om Protect Protect selected pictures from accidental deletion fl Rotate image Change the orientation of pictures iN Hide image Hide selected pictures during playback fa Small pic Create a s
154. will be recorded to the memory card or internal memory g Shutter release Button The camera features a two stage shutter release button To set focus and exposure press the shutter release button halfway stopping when you feel resistance Focus and exposure lock while the shutter release button is held in this position To release the shutter and shoot press the shutter release button the rest of the way down Do not use force when pressing the shutter release button as this may result in camera shake and blurred pictures Press the shutter Press the shutter release button halfway to set focus and exposure release button the rest of the way down to shoot Step 3 Focus and Shoot v During Recording While images are being recorded the amp amp wait icon will be displayed and the indicator for the number of exposures or movie length remaining will blink Do not turn the camera off open the battery chamber memory card slot cover or remove or disconnect the power source while these icons are displayed Cutting power or removing the memory card in these circumstances could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera or card Autofocus Autofocus may not perform as expected in the following situations In some rare cases the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the active focus area or the focus indicator glow green e Subject is very dark Objects of sharply differing brightness are included i
155. y among different makes of camera DPOF Digital Print Order Format is an industry wide standard that allows pictures to be printed from print orders stored on the memory card Exif version 2 2 This camera supports Exif Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras version 2 2 a standard that allows information stored with photographs to be used for optimal color reproduction when images are output from Exif compliant printers PictBridge A standard developed cooperatively by the digital camera and printer industries allowing photographs to be output directly to a printer without connecting the camera to a computer SAJON Je21UY2 L 149 S81ON Jen1Uyd2e 150 Symbols A Aperture priority auto 48 51 Apply selection button 5 f Audio playback mode 70 Auto mode 22 29 T Delete button 5 28 a D Lighting 57 Exposure compensation 37 5 Flash pop up button 4 31 Help 4 11 I5 Indicator 6 7 M Manual 48 52 MENU button 11 IOl Monitor button 5 13 WR Movie mode 8 62 63 gt Playback button 28 Q Playback zoom 55 58 P Programmed auto 48 49 m Scene mode 8 38 S Shutter priority auto 48 50 T Tele 24 3 Thumbnail playback 54 58 VA vibration reduction 23 122 amp Voice recording mode 68 X Wait icon 27 136 W Wide 24 A Accessories 130 AE L 45 AF area mode 102 AF assist 123 AF assist illuminator 4 27 123 Aperture priority auto 48 51 Audio video cable 73 Auto brac

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