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1. 74 Press MENU button in auto shooting mode to select the Image mode 74 and then press gt The size of the files and with it the number of im ages that can be recorded on the memory or the memory card depends on the size and quality of the images Before shooting choose an image quality and size according to how you plan to use the picture Image Quality Images are compressed according to the image quality setting for storing Select from the following three options and press FINE NORMAL default setting BASIC JPEG VASE MOBE S HORM Image quality gt Fine image quality suitable for enlargements or high quality prints File size reduced to roughly 1 4 of its original size Normal image quality suited to most applications File size reduced to roughly 1 8 of its origi nal size Basic image quality suitable for pictures that will be distributed by e mail or used in web pages File size reduced to roughly 1 16 of its original size Low High VAGE QUAH FINE FINE ZT oR NORMAL WSE BASIC Option Format Description Compression 75 nu Bulzooys aul nua Bulyooys aul Image Quality and Compression The process of reducing the file size of a picture when storing it is called compression In this camera pictures are compressed and recorded as JPEG files e The more a picture is compressed the smaller the pi
2. 112 fr London Casablanca ED Back J Set Choose time zone and press London Casablanca o MENASA Ne ME ZONE Time zone is set 2004 10 31 15 00 Press MENU button to return to time Wa London Casablanca DA zone menu and selected time is dis C DaylhtSaving played 6 GE TA e When v icon is displayed in next DayihtSavng to DaylightSaving automatically ad _ vances time by one hour e To return to the setup menu press lt 4 Time Zones e The time zone can not be selected if the date and time have not been set e Time zone increments of less than one hour are not supported When traveling to or from des tinations at half or quarter hour increments from Greenwich Mean Time GMT such as Af ghanistan Central Australia India Iran Nepal or Newfoundland set the camera clock to local time 8914 112 113 nua dnjyas aul nua dnyas aul The camera supports the following time zones EE GMT 11 GMT 10 GMT 9 GMT 8 GMT 7 GMT 6 GMT 5 GMT 4 GMT 3 GMT 2 GMT 1 Midway Samoa Hawaii Tahiti Alaska Anchorage PST Los Angeles Seattle Vancouver MST Denver Phoenix La Paz CST Chicago Houston MexicoCity EST New York Toronto Lima Caracas Manaus BuenosAires SanPaulo Fernando de Noronha Azores LATime zone Display When the new city time zone is selected a gt icon
3. Deleting Selected Pictures Erase selected images DELETE SE SELECTED IMAGES RT 4 Erase selected images I a rase selected images 2004 R So 4 Erase all images 10 31 M OFF Eg 120 4 4 v TD 8304 3 Set Highlight Erase selected images and Scroll through pictures press gt e Current picture shown at bottom of display e To cancel the selection press MENU button Notes on Voice Memo Voice memo can be deleted with Delete in the playback menu To delete only the voice memo recorded to the picture press p in the full screen playback mode thumbnail playback mode or playback zoom mode f53 99 nua y2eqQAe q 4L nua xeQhe dg y4L ERASE SELECTED IMAGES Es Ei i Use amp ON to select picture 1 icon is marked on the selected picture e Repeat steps 2 3 to select additional pictures e To deselect picture select and press w OFF icon will disappear DELETE iiperase image s CD Confirmation dialog displayed e Select Yes and press to delete selected pictures e Select No and press to exit without deleting pictures Deleting All Pictures Erase all images Delete all pictures stored in the memory or on the memory card DELETE 49 Erase selected images S 4 Erase all images gt Highlight Erase all images and press gt DELETE Erasing U all images C i No Confirmation dialog disp
4. A date can be printed without any other setting because it is imprinted on the images You need to make setting before taking pictures A date is imprinted on the images and the position of the date is fixed at the bottom right cor ner of the images Once a date is imprinted it can not be deleted from the image e When both Print set and Date imprint are set the date of Date imprint option will be printed even if using a printer that supports DPOF Date If Date is selected the date of recording will appear on pictures printed using DPOF The date to be printed will remain unchanged even if Date in the setup menu is changed after shooting pictures If a picture is taken without setting date it will not be printed even if the v icon is added to the date in the Print set menu Notes on Print Set No more than 999 pictures can be selected for Print set The Print Order Icon During the playback mode a 4 icon appears on all pictures in the current print order 67 yoeqhe q UO a0 yoeqhe q uo alo Printing via Direct USB Connection Your camera allows pictures to be printed directly from the camera using Pict Bridge If the UC E6 USB cable is used to connect the camera to a printer that supports PictBridge pictures can be printed directly from the memory or the memory card without having to be transferred to a computer 1 Choosing PTP in the USB Menu Select PTP in the USB menu before connecting the camera to a
5. Movies are recorded as Quick Time movie files with the extension MOV and can be played back on a computer after transfer 49 S OWN S ON MG VE a 1 IV movie 640 GI Smalsize320 7 bmi Smaller size 160 Make selection Small size 320 EAD Smaller size TV movie 640 ize 160 Return to the movie shooting mode Zi Auto focus Mode for Recording Movies The setting for Autofocus in the movie mode can be set in Auto focus mode J 94 in the shooting menu CAF Continuous AF The camera adjusts focus continuously To prevent the sound of the camera focusing from interfering with recording select a focus mode of AF Sin gle AF e SAF Single AF The camera focuses when the shutter release button is pressed halfway Focus locks when the shutter release button is pressed the rest of the way down to start recording Mode e Optical zoom and digital zoom up to 2 5 x can be used before recording but only digital zoom up to 2 5 x can be used while recording e In the movie mode the following options will be fixed Flash mode 8442 is Flash Cancel Self timer 98444 is OFF Exposure compensation 8847 can not be set White balance 84 79 is AWB AUTO Metering 8431 is Matrix 50 m Recording Movies Movies can be recorded with sound recorded via the camera s built in micro phone
6. You can now turn the camera on and transfer pictures See the Quick Start Guide for details A Windows 2000 Professional Windows Millennium Edition Me Windows 98 Second Edition SE Do not select PTP when connecting the camera to a computer running one of the above operating systems If you have connected the camera to a computer running one of the above operating systems with PTP selected in USB disconnect the camera as described below Be sure to select Mass storage before reconnecting the camera Windows 2000 Professional A dialog will be displayed welcoming you to the Found New Hardware Wizard Click Cancel to close the dialog and then disconnect the camera Windows Millennium Edition Me After displaying a message stating that the hardware information database is being up dated the computer will start the Add New Hardware Wizard Click Cancel to exit the wizard and then disconnect the camera Windows 98 Second Edition SE The Add New Hardware Wizard will be displayed Click Cancel to exit the wizard and then disconnect the camera 62 Disconnecting the Camera When PTP is selected in USB You can turn the camera off and disconnect the USB cable once transfer is complete When Mass storage default setting is selected in USB You must remove the camera from the system as shown below before turn ing the camera off and disconnecting the cable Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Pro fessional Safely Rem
7. 80 Approximately equivalent to ISO 80 100 Approximately equivalent to ISO 100 200 Approximately equivalent to ISO 200 Approximately equivalent to ISO 400 Intended for use with att natural lighting not recommended when using flash Noise Reduction When raising sensitivity noise in the form of randomly spaced brightly colored pix els may appear in pictures In this case noise in pictures taken at slow shutter speeds will be reduced automatically when Noise reduction 8895 is On Auto Unless the setting is Auto a selected ISO value is dis played in the monitor whenever sensitivity is raised An ISO icon will appear at Auto setting when the camera has automatically changed sensitivity nua Bulzooys aul nual Buiyoous aul Auto Bracketing AUTO BRACKETING Teco In some situations you may find it difficult to select appropriate exposure compensation and white bal 3 ance settings and yet not have time to check the results and adjust settings after each shot Auto hd bracketing can be used to vary these settings auto matically over a series of pictures bracketing a selected exposure compen sation or white balance setting Select from the following three options and press Option Description DKT Off Restores normal exposure and white balance default setting Press MENU button in e auto shooting mode to select Auto bracketing 74 and then press gt Each ti
8. Adjust volume of sound played when camera is turned on Start up sound 118 Rotate the mode dial to SETUP to select Auto off 8109 and then press gt To save battery power the camera will enter stand by mode if no operations are performed for a pre set length of time Choose from thirty seconds 30s one minute 1m the default setting five minutes 5m or thirty minutes 30m and press For more details of Auto off see 13 Format Memory Card Rotate the mode dial to SETUP to select Format mem ory or Format card 84 109 and then press gt MEMORY CARD FORMAT WARNING i This menu allows the memory or the memory card to be formatted for use in the camera e Before formatting the memory remove the memory card from the camera e When the memory card is inserted in the camera the memory card will be formatted To Format the Memory All images will be deleted GD J FORIVAT MEMORY WARNING All images wil be deleted s Co wo g Highlight Format e To exit without formatting memory highlight No and press FORMATTING A Begin formatting While formatting is in progress message shown above will be displayed 119 nuaw dnjyas aul dnjyas aul nus To Format the Memory Card MEMORY CARD FORMAT WARNING All images 5 will be deleted No J Highlight Format e To exit without formatting
9. BKT icons appear in the monitor 89 nua Bulzooys aul nual Bulzoous aul Saturation Control SARA GN CGN ROE Press MENU button in e auto shooting mode to select Saturation control 74 and then press gt Saturation control is used to heighten or reduce the K Normal gt vividness of colors Select from the following three options and press l Option Description Use for vivid photo print effect when taking pic Enhanced tures that will be printed as is without further modification Normal Best choice in most situations default setting Use when taking pictures that will later be retouched Moderate on a computer 90 AF Area Mode Press MENU button in auto shooting mode to select AF area mode 474 and then press gt AF area mode determines how the focus area is selected Select from the following three options and press Option Auto default setting Manual Off Description Camera automatically selects focus area containing subject closest to camera Selected focus area is displayed in green focused or red not focused when shutter release button is Focus area pressed halfway This setting is AE AREA MODE a useful when your subject is moving or you have little time to check focus User selects an area from 99 focus areas manually using a w lt 4 or gt of the multi selector This o
10. 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 If the battery terminals are dirty wipe them off with a clean dry cloth before use e Used batteries are a valuable resource Please recycle used batteries in accordance with local reg ulations 128 Error Messages The following table lists the error messages and other warnings that appear in the monitor and how to deal with them D Display Problem solution Tas blinks Clock not set WARNING BATTERY EXHAUSTED Battery exhausted re Camera can not flashes red focus Slow shutter speed fo Pictures may be blurred Please wait e Camera turned x off e The gt button pressed during recording pic WARNING PLEASE WAIT FOR THE tures CAMERA TO FINISH The mode dial RECORDING rotated to another d mode during recording MEMORY CARD IS WRITE PROTECTED W is in lock position THIS CARD CANNOT BE USED W Error accessing mem WARNING ory card THIS CARD CANNOT BE READ A CARD IS NOT FOR MATTED Memory card has not been formatted for FORMAT use in camera NO gt Write protect switch of the memory card Set clock to current date and time Turn camera off and replace battery Use AF AE lock to focus on another subject at same distance
11. SO ON PV21Uy2 L Sa JON Je21UyY2 L Image adjustment 73 85 Image mode 73 75 image quality 17 75 image size 17 77 Image sharpening 73 86 ncandescent 79 SO 22 J PEG 26 137 L Lamp green AF 3 7 12 21 134 Lamp red 3 12 21 134 Language 12 14 109 120 anguage choosing 14 Lens 2 126 127 136 M acro mode 46 Memory card ii 10 11 123 137 approved 123 capacity of 17 49 formatting 11 119 120 insertion and remove of 10 11 ENU button 3 Metering 73 81 MH 61 battery charger 8 icrophone 2 ode dial 2 6 onitor ii 3 4 5 19 20 127 133 136 indicators in 4 5 133 turning on and off 5 onitor brightness 117 Monitor settings 109 115 OV see Movies ovie menu the small size 49 smaller size 49 TV movie 49 ovies 51 52 137 recording 51 viewing 52 Multi selector 3 7 ulti shot 16 82 Museum 27 37 135 140 N Night landscape 27 36 134 Noise reduction 73 95 NTSC see Video mode Number of exposures remain ing 17 18 78 0 On off see Power switch P PAL see Video mode Panorama assist 27 39 40 Party Indoor 27 35 PictBridge 64 68 Playback menu the 96 108 Playing pictures back 24 26 full screen 24 26 53 movies 52 on TV 59 thumbnail 53 zoom 55 Power switch 2 12 13 Power on lamp 2 12 13 17 Print 69 Print set 65 67 72 96 Printer 68 69 Printi
12. e When the camera is zoomed in to maxi mum magnification holding the Q T but ton down for more than two seconds will trigger digital zoom The zoom indicator will turn yellow and the green AF lamp next to the viewfinder will blink Use the Q T and EF W buttons to adjust zoom in the digital zoom range To cancel digital zoom press Hea W until the zoom indica tor turns white 19 Aydes60 0uUd dISeg Aydei60 0ud DIseg Digital Zoom e In digital zoom data from the camera s image sensor are processed digitally enlarging the cen ter area of the picture to fill the frame Unlike optical zoom digital zoom does not increase the amount of detail visible in the picture Instead details visible at maximum optical zoom are simply enlarged producing a slightly grainy image Note that the effects of digital zoom are not vis ible in the viewfinder use the monitor when framing pictures with digital zoom Digital zoom is not available when the monitor is off or when an assist mode except for sports assist is se lected e When digital zoom is working the focus area is fixed in the center of the frame B91 e When digital zoom is working Metering is set to just like Center weighted eS 81 ZA When Lighting Is Poor When lighting is poor sensitivity is raised to compensate and the image in the monitor may be slightly mottled This is normal and does not indicate a malfunction O n Monitor or Viewfinder e U
13. played in the center of the monitor Spot metering target a Center weighted metering target nua Bulzooys aul nual Bulyoous aul Press MENU button in e auto shooting mode to select Continuous 74 and then press gt CON FNGO US M 5 S E Single According to the shooting condition S Single or T Continuous three continuous options Continuous 5 p i i ET 5 shot buffer shot buffer or Multi shot 16 can be selected fF Option Description Single default setting Ay Continuous 5 shot buffer z Multi shot 16 82 Camera takes one picture each time shutter release button is pressed While shutter release button is pressed and held pictures can be recorded at rate of up to about 1 3 frames per second Camera takes 11 pictures when Image quality is NORMAL and Image size is 4M 2272 x 1704 When the cam battery level indicator is displayed in the monitor consecutive shooting speed will be slow While shutter release button is pressed and held pictures can be recorded at rate of up to about 1 3 frames per second When the shutter button is released continuous shooting will stop Only the last five images taken during each continuous shooting burst will be recorded to the memory or memory card When the cam battery level indicator is displayed in the moni tor consecutive shooting speed will be slow Each time shutter release button is pre
14. time a language selection dialog will be dis played Choose the desired language and press See Basic Setup E 14 Battery Level NO ICON 7 lights WARNING BATTERY EXHAUSTED Battery fully charged Low battery If flash fires monitor turns off while Speed light recharges Battery exhausted Charge or replace with a fully charged battery The red 4 and green AF lamps will blink when the WARNING BATTERY EXHAUST ED warning is displayed vV Turning the Camera Off To turn the camera off when the power on lamp is lit press the power switch e Do not remove the battery or disconnect the EH 62A AC adapter kit optional until the power on lamp has gone out 12 Ahe gt Button The camera can also be turned on by pressing the gt button for about two seconds Your most recent picture will be displayed in the monitor 853 NThe Power On Lamp The power on lamp indicates the following When the power on lamp is On On Blinking In standby mode Off Off Auto Power Off Standby Mode If no operations are performed for one minute default setting the monitor will turn off automatically and the camera will enter standby mode to reduce the drain on the battery While the camera is in standby mode the power on lamp will blink If no op erations are performed for three minutes after the camera enters standby mode the power will turn off automatically and the power on lamp will g
15. when number of print is 1 e Repeat steps 3 5 to select additional pictures e To exit without setting print order and return to the playback menu press MENU button yoeqhe q Uo alo PRIN SEF Menu of print options displayed e To print date of recording on all pic Tone tures in print order highlight Date D and press v will appear in box M Date _ next to item M Info e To print shutter speed and aperture on all pictures in print order highlight Info and press v will appear in v box next to item e To turn selected item off highlight and press Done e To complete print order and return to playback highlight Done and press El e To return to previous display press lt 4 66 ZA Print set If you display the Print set menu after creating a print order the Date and Info options will be reset O Difference Between Date Imprint and Date There are differences between Print set in the playback menu and Date imprint in the setup menu as follows e Setting Date in the Print set option A date set in Print set can be printed only with a printer that supports date print configuration for DPOF P8465 You can set after taking pictures A date is not imprinted on the images but recorded in the DPOF setting files When printing a date on the picture can be printed as if it is imprinted on the image The position of the date depends on the printer e Setting Date imprint
16. 109 117 BSS see Best Shot Selector C Camera shake 35 Camera strap 2 Clock battery 16 Clock see Date Close up 27 37 Close ups 42 46 Cloudy 79 Compression 76 Computer 60 Continuous 73 82 Contrast 85 Copy 27 96 106 Cropping pictures 55 56 D Date 14 16 109 112 114 116 correct time and date 14 Date imprint 67 109 116 Daylight 79 DaylightSaving 14 DCF see Design rule for Cam era File System Delete 96 99 100 Deleting pictures 53 99 100 all pictures 100 during shooting 25 in full screen playback 25 selected pictures 99 100 Design rule for Camera File System 137 138 Digital Print Order Format 65 67 137 Digital zoom 19 20 DPOF see Digital Print Order Format DSCN 26 Dusk Dawn 27 36 134 E EH 62A see AC adapter kit E mail 75 77 105 EN EL5 see Battery Error messages 129 132 Exif 2 2 137 138 Exposure compensation 47 Extension 26 F File name 26 File numbering 26 122 Fill flash 42 Fireworks show 27 38 135 Firmware version 109 122 Flash ii 2 42 43 134 137 Flash mode 17 42 43 anytime flash 42 auto with red eye reduc tion 42 flash cancel 42 slow sync 42 Fluorescent 79 Focus 7 21 22 134 Focus area Autofocus 91 Folder name 26 Format 11 109 internal memory 119 memory card 119 120 Format memory card see Format Framing assist 6 27 28 Framing pictures 19 20 28 H Histogram 54 139
17. 115 nua dnjas auL nua dnjyas aul Date Imprint Rotate the mode dial to SETUP to select Date imprint 98109 and then press gt DATE IMPRINT Ry BS of ij The date imprint option is used to imprint the date or the date and time of recording on pictures as they are recorded to the memory or memory card Caie encli It can not be used to imprint a date stamp on pic tures after recording l Option Description Zi Restrictions on Date Imprint Date Imprint Unless the setting is Off Date imprint is shown by an icon in the monitor Date and time w Off Time and date do not appear on pictures default setting Date is imprinted at bottom right corner of all pic tures taken while this option is in effect pre Date Date and time are imprinted at bottom right corner of all pictures taken while this option is in effect Imprinted date can not be deleted Date imprint can not be selected if the camera clock has not been set t d 14 Date and time will not be imprinted in the movie mode f 51 and Panorama assist 40 Date imprinted at an Image size 1 77 setting of TV 640 x 480 may be difficult to read We recommend that Image size is P 1024 x 768 or larger when using the Date imprint option The date is recorded in the order selected in Date J 14 in the setup menu Imprinted data forms a permanent part of the image and will appear whenever the image is printed regardless
18. 320x240 Copy can be sent and Ca 160x120 Copy can be displayed full screen on television or 13 monitor Suited to display on web pages Small file size reduces time needed to display picture in web browser received quickly as e mail attachment Where application supports display of JPEG images picture can be viewed in message window SMALL PIC I m 640x480 M C 320 x 240 Select a picture in full screen playback mode 98953 and display the playback menu Highlight the picture size and press Confirmation dialog displayed Highlight Yes and press to copy the picture e Select No and press to exit without creating copy e Copies are stored on the memory as BASIC quality JPEG files compression ratio 1 16 Copies are stored in separate files in the memory or on the memory card with names of the form SSCNnnnn JPG where nnnn camera is a four digit number assigned automatically by the e In thumbnail playback small pictures are indicated by a gray border except for I 640x480 Zi Notes on Small Picture e Small pictures can not be created from cropped copies W 56 or copies created using small picture e Small pictures created in sizes of 320 x 240 pixels or smaller can not be zoomed e Nikon does not guarantee any operation of the small picture function for pictures taken with other than COOLPIX4200 105 nua x2eqQAe d 4L nu
19. EP 62A from the camera 125 S8 ON JeD1UUuIeL SOLON edUYdI9 Caring for Your Camera To ensure continued enjoyment of your Nikon product observe the following precautions when storing or using the device M keep dry The device will be damaged if immersed in water or subjected to high levels of moisture M Handie the lens and all moving parts with care Do not apply force to the lens monitor or to the connector card slot or battery chamber covers These parts are especial ly susceptible to damage v Do not point the lens at strong light sources for extended pe riods Avoid pointing the lens at the sun or oth er strong light sources for extended peri ods when using or storing the camera Intense light may cause deterioration in the CCD image sensor producing a white blur effect in photographs Turn the product off before re moving or disconnecting the power source Do not unplug the product or remove the batteries while the product is on or while images are being recorded or deleted Forcibly cutting power in these circum stances could result in loss of data or in damage to product memory or internal circuitry To prevent an accidental inter ruption of power avoid carrying the product from one place to another while the AC adapter available separately is connected 126 iW Do not drop The product may malfunction if subjected to strong shocks or vibration keep away from strong mag netic
20. PL s __ 395 a 2 ee Z Notes on Movies Rotate the mode dial to The monitor shows the elapsed recording time and the total recording time in seconds available for the movie Start recording Press the shutter release button all the way down to start recording e Camera focuses on subject in the center of the frame B50 e During recording a II icon blinks and progress will be shown by the indicator at the bottom of the monitor To finish recording press the shutter release button again Recording will end automatically when no more space is available in the memory or on the memory card e Depending on the make of memory card used recording may end before the memory card is full 8130 e During recording do not touch the built in microphone e The progress indicator stops at 9999s Recording can continue past this point if enough memory is available on the memory card 51 S IAOWN S MON Viewing Movies In the full screen playback mode 41 moviescan pea E gt Al be played with sound Movies are indicated by icon and can be viewed by pressing of the multi aj selector Playback controls are displayed at the top of the monitor press 4 or gt of the multi selector AMAT to highlight a control then press to perform the selected operation fF Control Button Description While movie is in progress use multi selector Rewin 4 to select 4 then
21. Playback Menu wh 65 67 97 98 99 100 101 102 104 105 106 a ic 4 T Slide show y T Delete Z i Display playback mode Display playback menu Press or w to highlight menu item and press gt Exit the Playback Menu To exit the playback menu and return to the playback mode press the MENU button again 96 a Slide Show Press MENU button in playback mode to select Slide show 96 and then press gt This option is used to play pictures back in an auto mated slide show with about three seconds be tween each picture Highlight Start SLIDE SHOW Begin slide show The following operations can be performed during the show AEA Pause Skip to next frame Return to previous frame End slide show Description Pause slide show and menu will be displayed Highlight Restart and press to resume show Highlight End and press to end show PAUSE bs End Restart MENU End slide show and return to playback mode Press to skip to next slide Hold gt down to fast forward through show Press 4 to return to previous slide Hold 4 down to rewind through show 97 nua x2eqQAe dq 4L nuay yeqhe g yL O n Images in the Memory The pictures in the memory and on the memory card can not be displayed simulta neous
22. Unwanted Pictures To delete the picture currently displayed in the monitor A confirmation dialog displayed Highlight Yes e To exit without deleting picture high light No and press e To delete only a voice memo 57 highlight X and press M can be selected when a voice memo was recorded with the picture Delete picture and return to playback O Deleting Your Last Shot At any time during shooting you can press the 1 button to delete the last picture tak en The confirmation dialog will be displayed Press w to highlight Yes and press e To exit without deleting the picture highlight No and press e To delete only a voice memo 8857 highlight X and press X can be selected when a voice memo was recorded with the picture m g No RN ies 25 Aydes60 0ud dISeg Aydei60 0ud DISeg Image File and Folder Names In the memory or on the memory card pictures are identified by file names with three parts a four letter identifier a four digit file number assigned automatically by the camera in ascending order and a three letter extension e g DSCNO001 JPG When a picture is viewed in the monitor the file number and extension appear in the top right corner of the display The identifier is not displayed but is visible when pic tures are transferred to a computer ein rion Still picture DSCN Original Movi
23. a menu or option consists of multiple pages Press amp and to display the previous or next page To exit menu dialog rotate the mode dial to other than SET UP 109 nua dnjyas aul nua dnjyas aul Welcome Screen Rotate the mode dial to SETUP to select Welcome screen 8109 and then press gt WELCOME IMAGE SELECT 1 2 a a Disable welcome i This option is used to choose the welcome screen K Nikon displayed when the camera is turned on Animation vo Select from the following four options and press Coa g a S Disable wel No welcome screen is displayed when camera is turned come on Nikon Image shown at right is displayed Nikon when camera is turned on COOLPIX Animation Short animation is displayed when o S camera is turned on COOLPIX ting You can choose the welcome screen from pictures stored in the memory or on the memory card 1 Select image screen is displayed a A Select an Highlight a picture using the multi ED Back J Set image selector 2 Press To select a picture stored in the cam era memory remove the memory card 110 Ysmall Pictures and Cropped Copies Resized copies created with the small picture E 105 and cropping options 8456 can only be selected for the welcome screen if they are 640x480 pixels or larger Select an Image When Select an image is selected the chosen picture will ap pear at startup even when the memory ca
24. area See the URL below for contact information http Inikonimaging com Table of Contents For Your Safet serpan en aea a Ea ENAA A EEE i Notices iii Table of Contents WSOC OCG ca ccccuctansnctstnrateeleaataressarsaenioceaancaue Before You Begin arrosan sniene eines 2 PGES OT WGC AIG cca sis ceacantnact ones erreia Saeed ene eee 2 The Monitor The Mode Dial Navigating the Menus The Shutter Release Button First Steps ieii aaa aaa aeaa EE eaae aa A AE Eaa AEAEE ARES 8 Inserting Batteries Inserting Memory Cards Checking the Battery Level Basic Setup Basic Photography Step 1 Select ToD Mode ccccccccccecccecceceseeeeeeeeeseceececeeeeceeceeceeeeeeseeseseeaeseenseseeeeeeseeseeaes Step 2 Frame the Picture Step 3 Focus and Shoot Step 4 View the Results Full screen Playback ccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeaeeneeeeeeee SCONE MOG sic sesesctsivecccndedisevateciesveassduce tondesdesvasters censidveeveveuieceretenedss 27 Assist and Seema WMOdOS cscs sicstnsnnsucsacdnccaaendiesbeeeunssrenihetidilenennosnenndehanieedecorueduacsdtecbishiaateenees 27 Framing Assist Scene Mode ta Taking Pictures fora Panorama wsiccsccasaiccveccectcadanesdacaed saaanasuneaonnnntadsessassobisaneecstaataaerses 40 More on Photography vecccsessscsssccssecssccsccecsesecesasceedactececasiecsececeestevesense 42 4 When Lighting Is Poor Using the Flash Taking a Self Portrait Using t
25. cancel the playback zoom before using the multi selector Cancel zoom Cancel zoom and return to full screen playback Crop PUE sa ai of picture visible in monitor can be cropped release i button The confirmation dialog will be dis played when you press T button Press w on the multi selector to high Base pie ee light Yes and press to delete the Gio oe T picture D e No Return to full screen playback s s W without deleting the picture e X Delete only the voice memo recorded with a picture 857 Playback Zoom Playback zoom is not available with movies 451 copies created using the small pic ture 8105 or cropped copies 320 x 420 pixels or smaller 456 55 yoeqhe q UO a0 ypeqhe q uo 20N Cropping Pictures When a picture is displayed in the playback zoom mode 55 you can crop part of a picture and save it as a separate file Zoom picture in and out Press A W or P to scroll picture until desired portion of image is dis played in monitor A m CA Sa Yes The confirmation dialog displayed Press w to highlight Yes and press to cre ate cropped copy e To exit without creating copy high light No and press e Cropped pictures are stored in JPEG format as separate pictures from the original pictures e Depending on the size of the original and the zoom ratio at the time the copy was created copies will be 2 048x1 536 3M 1 60
26. complete Focus and exposure will remain locked while the shutter release button is pressed halfway To take the picture press the shut ter release button the rest of the way down 4 lt a lt Press the Press the button button the halfway rest of the way down ulbag no aojag sdays ysul4 Inserting Batteries Your camera uses Nikon EN EL5 rechargeable lithium ion battery e Provided with camera e Can be recharged using supplied MH 61 battery charger be sure to charge battery before using camera for first time or after long period of disuse About two hours are required to charge battery when no charge remains 1 Open the battery chamber cover Slide the cover in the direction shown in until it stops and open the cover Insert the battery Insert the battery as shown in the label at the entrance to the battery chamber making sure the positive and negative termi nals are in the correct orientation The small projection on the battery is on the same side as the negative terminal vV Inserting Batteries Inserting the battery upside down or back wards could damage the camera Check to be sure the battery is in the correct orienta tion The orange battery latch is pushed aside as the battery is inserted The latch will close when the battery is fully inserted Close the battery chamber cover Close the
27. cover and slide it in until it latches 2 Ensure the cover is closed firmly vV Replacing Batteries Turn the camera off and make sure that the power on lamp has gone out before opening the battery chamber cover Slide the battery latch in the direction indicated to eject the bat tery which can then be removed using your fingers e Note that the battery may become hot during use Observe due cau tion when removing the battery vV Read Battery Warnings Read and follow the battery warnings and cautions on pages i ii and page 128 of this manual together with any warnings and instructions supplied by the battery manufac turer O Aiternative Power Sources To power the camera continuously for extended periods use an optional EH 62A AC adapter kit 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 For more information on attaching instructions for EH 62A AC adapter kit see Con necting the EH 62A AC Adapter Kit 94124 9 sdajs ysil4 sdays ysul4 Inserting Memory Cards Pictures can be stored in the camera s internal memory about 12 MB or on Secure Digital SD memory card If no memory card has been inserted in the camera pictures will be stored in the camera s internal memory and if the camera contains a memory card then pictures will automatically be stored on the ca
28. fields Do not use or store this device in the vi cinity of equipment that generates strong electromagnetic radiation or magnetic fields Strong static charges or the mag netic 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 in ternal circuitry Avoid sudden changes in tem perature Sudden changes in temperature such as occur when entering or leaving a heated building on a cold day can cause conden sation inside the device To prevent condensation place the de vice in a carrying case or a plastic bag be fore exposing it to sudden changes in temperature Cleaning Lens One key to cleaning the lens is to not touch it with your fingers Remove dust or lint with a blower typically a small device with a rubber bulb attached to one end that you pump to produce a stream of air out the other To remove fingerprints or other stains that can not be removed with a blower wipe the lens with a soft cloth using a spiral motion that starts in the center of the lens and works out to the edges Monitor Remove dust or lint with a blower To remove fingerprints and other stains clean the monitor with a soft dry cloth being careful not to apply pressure Avoid contact with liquid crystal Should the monitor break care should be taken to avoid injury due to broken glass and to prevent the liquid crystal from the monitor touchin
29. memo 57 Volume 52 57 118 W W button see Zoom buttons WAV 26 Welcome screen 109 110 White balance 73 79 cloudy 79 daylight 79 fluorescent 79 incandescent 79 preset 80 shade 79 speedlight 79 Wide angle see Zoom Z Zoom digital 136 optical 19 20 playback 55 135 Zoom buttons Q T button 3 19 53 55 a W button 3 19 53 55 141 SOON JeED1UUyDaL 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 NIKON CORPORATION Printed in Japan Fuji Bldg 2 3 Marunouchi 3 chome YP4D03300201 11 Chiyoda ku Tokyo 100 8331 Japan 6MA0091 1 02
30. of whether the Date option is chosen in the Print set menu 116 Brightness Rotate the mode dial to SETUP to select Brightness 8109 and then press gt This option is used to adjust the monitor brightness to one of five grades Press amp or w of the multi selector to increase or decrease the brightness of the monitor by moving E E a a E BRIGHTNESS the indicator on the left of the display up or down Press of the multi se lector To return to the setup menu press 4 of the multi selector 117 nua dnjyas aul nua dnjas aul Sound Settings Rotate the mode dial to SETUP to select Sound set tings 0 amp 8 109 and then press gt SOUND SETTINGS S Buttonsou The options in this menu control the sound settings Mf Shutter sound listed below Start up sound f option Description Control the sound played when buttons are pressed The button sound is played in the following cases Button sound Adjust volume of shutter sound Press amp or w of the multi Rotating the mode dial to the other mode Pressing gt to displayed shooting or playback mode Pressing to select option or menu Battery is low You can not take pictures because of the memory or a memory card status An error occurs SHUTTER SOUND selector to highlight option SDI SHE soume press to select Shutter sound is not produced Ld in movie mode
31. on lamp has gone out If you are using an AC adapter kit be sure it is unplugged e Use only rechargeable Nikon EN EL5 lithium ion batteries sup plied e When inserting the battery do not attempt to insert it upside down or backwards e Do not short or disassemble bat teries e Do not expose batteries to flame or to excessive heat e Do not immerse in or expose to water e Do not transport or store with metal objects such as necklaces or hairpins e Batteries are prone to leakage when fully discharged To avoid damage to the product be sure o remove the battery when no charge remains e Immediately after use or when he product is used on battery power for an extended period he battery may become hot Be ore removing the battery turn he camera off and allow the battery to cool e Discontinue use immediately should you notice any change in he battery such as discoloration or deformation 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 regula tions Keep out of reach of children Particular care should be taken to prevent infants from putting the batteries or other small parts into their mouths Removing memory cards Memory cards may become hot during use Observe due caution when removing memory cards from the camera CD ROMs The CD ROMs on which the soft
32. press and hold Use multi selector to select then press and MOVE MSS gt gt hold Playback ends at the last frame pause T Use multi selector to select II then press to pause display Rewind movie When movie is paused use multi selector to all by one frame select ll then press Advance movie When movie is paused use multi selector to I gt by one frame select II then press When movie is paused use multi selector to gt Resume select then press Use multi selector to select m then press sop to return to playback mode O Playback Volume The zoom buttons control volume during playback Press Ema W button to decrease volume amp T button to increase KN Deleting Movies To delete a movie press the p Delete button The confirmation dialog will be dis played press amp or W of the multi selector to highlight an option then press e Yes delete the movie and return to playback mode e No exit to playback mode without deleting the movie 52 Viewing Pictures on the Camera Viewing Pictures Full Screen Playback Pressing the gt button in the shooting mode will display recorded pictures full screen in the monitor full screen playback mode e Pressing displays a histogram 8854 e Pressing the gt button while the camera is in the playback mode returns to the screen selected on the mode dial Viewing Multiple Pictures Thumbnail Playback Press
33. printer SET UP E 3 ZN r Welcome screen 1A eus gt E Video mode I Monitor settings Reset all D a y Rotate the mode dial to SETUP and turn Highlight USB and press gt the camera on The setup menu will be displayed in the monitor Highlight PTP and press Mass storage Before Printing e Before printing via a direct USB connection make sure that the printer supports PictBridge e Before starting direct printing check printer settings See the printer manual for details Muse a Reliable Power Source When printing pictures via a direct USB connection be sure the battery is fully charged If in doubt recharge the battery before printing or use the optional EH 62A AC adapter kit 4124 GN PictBridge PictBridge is an industry standard for direct printing that ensures compatibility when different devices are connected 68 2 connecting the USB Cable After turning the camera off connect the camera to the printer with the UC E6 USB cable provided with your camera as shown below 3 Turning the Camera and Printer on The PictBridge menu will be displayed in the camera monitor a Press a or w to highlight Print and press gt PictBridge G n RL Printseection lg JE DPOF ning gt KOJ SY ae is the PictBridge logo Option Description Print selection Select pictures and specify number of prints All pictures in the memory or t
34. screen playback Ua playback When you connect the camera to a computer via the UC E6 USB cable provided with the camera and press Transfer N button to transfer pictures only pictures marked with a WZ icon will be transferred 103 nua x2eqQAe dg 4L nua xeghe dg YL Boo OO Marking Selected Pictures for Transfer Selected image AUTO TRANSFER Allon Bz All off 22 Select image s gt _ AUTO TRANSFER i ES 12 00 MBa Pictures in memory or on memory card displayed as thumbnail images 2 4 ED Back J Set Scroll through pictures to select pictures to be transferred e Current picture shown at bottom of the display e To cancel the selection press MENU button TRANSFER ee m Y OFF m2 4 ED Back 3 Set Use ON to select picture A N7 icon is marked on the selected picture e Repeat steps 3 4 to select additional pictures e To deselect picture select and press w OFF The Wa icon will disappear Complete operation 104 t Small Pic Press MENU button in playback mode to select Small pic 0896 and then press gt S fm 640 x 480 To create a small copy of a picture select Small pic after displaying the image in full screen play back or selecting it in the thumbnail display The following resize options are available Cai 320 x 240 Size pixels mi 640x480 with no drop in quality m
35. setting the camera clock and adjusting moni tor brightness 6 Using the mode dial you can select from seven shooting modes and the set up mode Choose a shooting mode according to shooting conditions To select a mode align the mode icon with the mark next to the mode dial P D Auto 17 A simple point and shoot mode in which the majority of camera settings are controlled by the cam era You can choose from thirteen shooting menus to achieve the de sired effect a a4 SAH scene 27 34 Choose from eleven scenes suited to different subjects or shooting conditions and let the camera do the rest J Portrait Assist Landscape Assist amp Sports Assist Night Portrait Assist Use framing assist to help com pose pictures suited to a particu lar type of subject B27 28 The multi selector is used to navigate through the camera menus Move cursor up Press to make selection A E w V Move cursor down z Display sub menu Cancel and return to previous Ray BREN move cursor right or menu or move cursor left make selection The Shutter Release Button Your camera has a two stage shutter release button The camera sets focus and exposure when the button is pressed halfway The green AF lamp next to the viewfinder and the focus indicator in the monitor will light when the focus operation is
36. then recompose picture Use flash or steady camera using tri pod by placing camera on level sur face or by holding camera in both hands with elbows against torso Message clears from display auto matically when recording is com plete Slide write protect switch to write position e Use approved card e Check that connectors are clean e Turn the camera off and make sure the memory card is inserted correctly Press a of multi selector to highlight FORMAT and press to format card or turn camera off and replace card 14 8 23 42 43 19 22 123 119 10 129 SOON PV21Uy2 L SOLON edUYI9L OUT OF MEMORY W or th IMAGE CANNOT BE SAVED mo G lit 130 Camera in the shoot ing mode Insuffi cient memory to record pictures at current settings Camera connected to computer and the Transfer wa button pressed Not enough space on memory to record information needed for transfer Memory card format is different Error occurred while saving picture Camera has run out of file numbers e Camera can not copy movie or picture created using small pic ture or crop e Invalid picture chosen for creat ing small picture The destination is out of memory for copying picture Invalid picture cho sen for welcome screen e Choose lower image quality size e Delete unwanted pictures e Insert new memory card Disconnect camera delete unwante
37. to computer Error has occurred in camera s internal cir cuitry Printer error occurs on your printer Disconnect camera and select at least one picture for transfer then begin transfer again e Check that camera is connected and that battery is fully charged e Check that optional EH 62A AC adapter is firmly connected to the camera Turn camera off unplug optional AC adapter if using remove and rein sert batteries and turn camera on If error persists contact retailer or Nikon representative Read printer manual and solve the problem 63 102 2 12 124 12 829 Troubleshooting If your camera fails to function as expected check the list of common prob lems below before consulting your retailer or Nikon representative Refer to the page numbers listed in the right most column for information on solving the problems listed here 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 and turn the camera on again or if you are using an AC adapter kit optional disconnect and reconnect the adapter and turn the camera on again Note that disconnecting the power source as described above may result in the loss of any data not recorded to the memory or memory card at the time the proble
38. will be dis played in the monitor 114 GMT 1 GMT 2 GMT 3 GMT 4 GMT 5 GMT 6 GMT 7 GMT 8 GMT 9 GMT 10 GMT 11 GMT 12 London Casablanca Madrid Paris Berlin Athens Helsinki Moscow Nairobi AbuDhabi Dubai Islamabad Karachi Colombo Dacca Bangkok Jakarta Beijing HK Singapore Tokyo Seoul Sydney Guam NewCaledonia Auckland Fiji i Ol Monitor Settings Rotate the mode dial to SETUP to select Monitor set tings 8 109 and then press gt This option is used to set the display s appearance Select from the following five options and press a Show info Auto info Hide info Framing grid Monitor off Display current settings in monitor when taking or viewing pictures Display shooting information in the monitor for five seconds Current settings are hidden Display a framing grid in the monitor in the auto shooting mode Current settings are displayed in monitor for five seconds in the shooting mode The monitor is turned off in the auto shooting mode The current settings are displayed in other modes e When taking pictures use the viewfinder AF area mode is set to Off and Auto focus mode is S AF Single AF e When the monitor is turned off the camera enters energy saving mode The camera focuses on the center focus area and focus response speed drops slightly MONITOR SETTINGS 172 7 showinfo
39. 0x1 200 2 1 280x960cPC 1 024x768cP 640x480 TY 320x240 m or 160x120Le pixels in size e Copies are stored in separate files in the memory or on the memory card with names of the form RSCNnnnn JPG where nnnn is a four digi igit number assigned automatically by the camera e Cropped copies have the same recording time and date as the original pic ture Photo Trim Cropped copies and copies created using the small picture can not be cropped e A cropped copy created using the COOLPIX4200 may not display on a different camera Also it may not be possible to transfer such a cropped copy to a computer 56 Voice Memos Recording and Playback A voice memo can be recorded using the built in 2004 10 31 microphone 842 and appended to any picture 12 00 marked with voice memo recording guide icon shown in full screen playback 453 Po To Press Description Record voice memo Play voice memo Change vol ume Delete voice memo Ss aim Shutter release button v L Shutter release button Ea W Q T N If icon is displayed on current picture memo will be recorded when shutter release button is held down During recording icon blinks Recording ends after about 20s or when shutter release button is released Pictures with voice memos are marked by icon and M icon displayed in the full screen playback mode Press shutter release button to play v
40. 2 Turn the camera off Turn the camera off before connecting or dis connecting the A V cable Connect the A V cable to the camera Open the interface connector cover and insert the black plug of the A V cable into the camera s Audio Video A V out connector Connect the A V cable to the televi sion or VCR Insert the yellow plug of the A V cable into the video in jack on your television or VCR and the white plug into the audio in jack Tune the television to the video channel For more information see the manual for your television or VCR Turn the camera on Press the B button for at least two seconds to turn the camera on The camera monitor will remain off and the television will display the image normally shown in the monitor 59 yoeqhe q UO JION Viewing Pictures on a Computer Using the UC E6 USB cable and provided software with your camera you can view your photographs and movies on a computer Before you can transfer copy pictures to your computer you will need to install provided software For more information on installing provided software and transferring pic tures to your computer see the Quick Start Guide and the provided software Reference Manual on CD Before Connecting the Camera Pictures can be copied from the camera to the computer by e Pressing the Transfer wz button on the camera 93 e Clicking the Transfer button in provided software Which method y
41. 29 When selecting Night Portrait no fram ing guide AF area is fixed at the center of the frame e To prevent blurring mount the camera on a tripod or rest it on a flat sta ble surface e Noise reduction turns on automatically at slow shutter speeds 95 It takes more time than usual to store the picture Fires for every shooting using the OFF red eye reduction and slow sync func tions changeable Nd OHF 33 poN U J apo auars Scene Mode Sd scene mode offers a menu of eleven scenes each corresponding to a common situation such as a backlit subject sunset or interior shot Camera settings are automatically adjusted to suit the selected scene spar ing you the necessity of adjusting each setting separately To take pictures in scene mode rotate the mode dial to and follow the steps below l PartyAndoor MENU Ga t iio pal DExt Set Display scene menu Choose scene Current selection shown by large icon and caption 3 Beach Snow D Make selection Press MENU button to return shooting mode and take pictures e Selected scene shown by icon at top left corner of monitor Image Quality and Image Size It is possible to change Image quality 875 and Image size amp 77 from this menu Select an icon of Image quality or Image size shown on the right and press to change them 3
42. 4 Image size The following scenes are available SA Party Indoor l Eo 3 Use for shots that include details of the background or to A capture the effects of candlelight and other indoor back ground lighting Blur level fo o OFF changeable changeable oe 48 Beach Snow Vividly captures the brightness of such subjects as snow por fields beaches or sunlit expanses of water AUTO OFF OFF changeable changeable v changeable CD Sunset Preserves the deep hues seen in sunsets and sunrises eBlur level z a OFF changeable v er E m Settings for Scene Modes e 4 and amp indicate flash self timer and macro close up respectively e indicates that Metering is amp 3 Matrix M481 e or indicates AF area mode Off Center focus area is used Manual AF area can be selected manually For more information see AF area mode fei 91 SS Mathe Camera Shake Icon When the icon appears in the monitor pictures may be blurred In this section the precautions that you can take to avoid blur are indicated by stars hold the camera in both hands and brace elbows against your body x x use a tripod or rest the camera on a flat level surface 35 poN U J apoy auars mi i Dusk Dawn Preserves the colors seen in the weak natural light before
43. 474 and then press gt Image adjustment is used to adjust contrast auto matically for optimal results before recording pic tures to the memory or the memory card More Genet Select from the following four options and press P option Description AQ Auto Camera automatically adjusts contrast according to default setting shooting conditions Camera performs same standard contrast adjust O Normal ment on all pictures Suitable for a wide variety of scenes from dark to bright Picture processed to emphasize difference between light and dark areas enhancing contrast Useful when shooting under overcast skies or shooting low contrast subjects such as landscapes More contrast Picture processed to decrease difference between light and dark areas reducing contrast Recom mended when light is very bright creating strong shadows on subject Q Less contrast g Image Adjustment Unless the setting is A Auto the current image adjust ment setting is indicated by an icon in the monitor O Or e 85 nu Bulzooys auL nual Bulzoous aul Image Sharpening IMAGE SHARPENING 172 a a SAS Auto Press MENU button in e auto shooting mode to select Image sharpening 74 and then press gt The camera automatically processes pictures to em High phasize the borders between light and dark areas of the picture making edges seem sharper Select from the following f
44. MORY appears in monitor insuf ficient memory to record picture at current Image qual ity size setting Flash is off Flash window is blocked Subject is outside range of flash Exposure compensation is too low Exposure compensation is too high Subject was not in focus area when shutter release but ton was pressed halfway e Green AF lamp flashes camera unable to focus Camera shook during shot Blurring caused by camera shake can be reduced by Using the flash Using the Best Shot Selector BSS Using the self timer with a tripod Shutter speed too slow Noise can be reduced by Using the flash Selecting night portrait assist mode or selecting EHH scene mode and choosing mii Dusk Dawn or Night landscape In these modes noise reduc tion works automatically when shutter speed is low Select an appropriate mode according to your shooting condition 42 19 42 47 47 23 21 42 84 44 42 33 36 Problem Possible cause e Flash is off Note that flash turns off automatically when Flash does not fire Colors are unnat ural Picture or voice memo can not be played back Copy can not be created using small picture or crop Can not zoom in on picture Provided soft ware does not start when cam era is connected or memory card inserted in card reader or card slot The mode dial is set to landscape assist except for Group right and Group left 2 sports ass
45. Nikon The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the COOLPIX 4 00 DIGITAL CAMERA CE Trademark Information Apple the Apple logo Macintosh Mac OS Power Macintosh PowerBook and Quick Time are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Finder Power Mac iMac and iBook are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Internet is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corpora tion 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 For Your Safety 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 equip ment 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 A WARNINGS A A Do not look at the sun through the viewfinder Viewing the sun or other strong light source through the viewfinder could cause permanent visual im pairment Turn off immediately in the event of malfunction Should you notice s
46. Single Start up sound BSS Off Auto off Zi Resetting File Numbering to 0001 Auto Auto Auto Off Normal Auto Center Single AF Off Animation Show info Off 3 On Normal Normal Im To reset file numbering R amp 26 to 0001 select Reset all after either deleting all pic tures amp 4121 or formatting the memory or memory card 8119 ve Firmware Version This option is used to check a firmware version for your camera To return to the setup menu press 4 4200 Ver 120 122 Optional Accessories The following optional accessories are available for your Nikon digital camera Contact your local retailer Additional EN EL5 Li ion batteries are available EEE EEI EEGA from your retailer or local Nikon representa tive Battery charger MH 61 battery charger for EN EL5 batteries AC adapter EH 62A AC adapter kit CS CP18 soft case Not available in U S WP CP2 Cad case Not available in aterproof case some areas Approved Memory Cards The following cards have been tested and approved for use SanDisk 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB Toshiba 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB Panasonic 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB Use cards rated for 10MB s or more 123 S8 ON P1Uy2 L SOLON edUYI9 Connecting the EH 62A AC Adapter Kit An optional EH 62A AC adapter kit can be used to provide power from a wall plug outlet to the Nikon COOLPIX4200 when the camera is used for an ex tended p
47. a xeQhe dg y4L Press MENU button in playback mode to select Copy 9896 and then press gt Copy stored pictures from the internal memory to the memory card or vice versa l Option 7 Description Copy stored pictures from the memory to the memory mC card You can either choose pictures to copy or copy all pictures in the memory to the memory card Copy stored pictures from the memory card to the Cl dh memory You can either choose pictures to copy or copy all pictures on the memory card to the memory faa Marking Selected Pictures for Copy Selected images CARD TO CAMERA s22 Selected images 2 EEZ A images Highlight direction as shown above and Highlight Selected images and press press gt 106 or 200 a e Da ie 1200 2 4J D Back J Set Scroll through pictures e Current picture shown at bottom of display e To cancel the selection press MENU button i M2 4 ED Back J Set Use ON to select picture E icon is marked on the selected picture e Repeat steps 3 4 to select additional pictures e To deselect picture select and press w OFF The G icon will disappear eiar SFtted images wiog copied OK CD The confirmation dialog will be dis played Highlight Yes and press to copy the pictures e Select No to exit without copying pic tures 107 nua x2eqQAe dg ayL nuay JPeq ejd yL sam M
48. acro and exposure modes are fixed at settings for the first shot in a series Zoom is also fixed at the adjustment for the first shot in a series OFF OFF changeable v changeable cSt changeable ZAsoining Panorama Pictures Transfer the pictures taken with Panorama Assist to your computer 360 and use an appropriate software application to join them into a single scene 39 apo auars apo auars 4 Taking Pictures for a Panorama Select EX Panorama assist in scene menu and press Take first picture Pan direction dis played AE L icon is displayed and White balance and Exposure compensation are locked About one third of picture is shown superimposed on view through lens Compose next shot to overlap with pre vious picture Take next shot Repeat steps 4 5 until all shots in series have been tak en 5 Se End series e Shooting will also end if pressing the MENU button playing pic tures changing mode using the mode dial or entering standby mode 40 Full Screen Playback When you press the gt play button after starting shooting Panorama assist mode is terminated and the most recent picture will be displayed in the monitor Muse a Tripod Using a tripod makes it easier to compose overlapping shots Storage Locations for Panoramas Each series of pictures taken in Panorama assi
49. 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 The use of third party rechargeable Li ion batteries not approved by Nikon could interfere with normal operation a i camera or result in the batteries overheating igniting rupturing or eaking For more information about Nikon brand accessories contact a local autho rized Nikon dealer Before Taking Important Pictures Before taking pictures on important occasions such as at weddings or before taking the camera with you on a trip take a test shot to ensure that the cam era is functioning normally Nikon will not be held liable for damages or lost profits that may result from product malfunction Life Long Learning As part of Nikon s Life Long Learning commitment to ongoing product support and education continually updated information is available on line at the following sites e For users in the U S A Attp www nikonusa com e For users in Europe Attp www europe nikon com support e For users in Asia Oceania the Middle East and Africa Attp 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 pho tography Additional information may be available from the Nikon representative in your
50. aph buildings e A grid is displayed in the monitor to help keep verticals and horizontals aligned with the frame Group right Use to compose portraits with portrait subjects to right and land mark or other object in background at left of frame e Both portrait subject and background object will be in focus 3 Group left Use to compose portraits with portrait subjects to left and land mark or other object in background at right of frame e Both portrait subject and background object will be in focus OFF j changeable Nd OnE When you select Group right or Group left flash mode is set to 4AUT0 changeable 31 poN FUsdS apoy auars Sports Assist x sports assist mode is used for dynamic action shots that capture moving objects The assist menu lets you freeze the action in a single shot or record motion in a series of pictures Rotate the mode dial to z and press the MENU but ton 8 28 The following sports assist modes are available Sports While shutter release button is held down pictures are recorded at rate of up to about 1 3 frames per second e Camera takes 11 shots in a series when Image quality is NOR MAL and Image size is 4M 2272 x 1704 e Focus exposure and white balance are determined by first shot in each series e When the cm battery level indicator is displayed in the monitor consecutive shooting speed will be slow X Sport spect
51. are taken turn the camera off and turn it on again If error persists contact retailer or Nikon representative e Press gt button to return to the shooting mode e To show pictures in the memory remove memory card from cam era View file on computer or correct make of camera Remove protection before deleting picture No need to specify new time zone if ravel destination is in same time zone as home location Turn camera off and then on again If error persists contact retailer or Nikon representative f error appears on computer moni or click OK to exit provided soft ware Turn camera off reconnect cable or replace memory card then urn camera on and transfer pictures f error appears on computer moni or click OK and transfer pictures after the processing has completed Turn camera off and disconnect cable then choose new USB setting in the camera setup menu and recon nect camera If error persists use Transfer button in provided software o transfer pictures 12 133 101 112 60 63 60 63 131 SOON Jed1UUudeL Sa JON Je21UyY2 L P Display problem solution NO IMAGES ARE MARKED FOR TRANS FER py TRANSFER ERROR wa SYSTEM ERROR A PRINTER ERROR CHECK PRINTER STA TUS A 132 No pictures selected for transfer when Transfer wz button pressed to transfer pictures to com puter Error occurred when pictures were trans ferred
52. arking All Pictures for Copy All images CARD TO CAMERA agg Selected images S Zz A l images Highlight direction as shown on the table 8 106 and press gt All images will Done be copiedyOK GD 4 Ea Yes The confirmation dialog will be dis Highlight Yes and press to copy all played pictures in the memory or on the mem ory card e Select No to exit without copying pic tures O n Image Copy e When Selected images is selected selected pictures in the memory or on the memory card are copied to an existing folder created in the destination memory The pictures are stored with file names of the form DSCNnnnn where nnnn is a four digit number assigned automatically by the camera e When All images is selected all folders in the memory or on the memory card are copied The folder name has a new folder number assigned automatically by the camera one is added to the maximum folder number in the destination memory If a new folder is not created an error mes sage will be displayed and the copying is not executed e If the space in the destination memory is not enough for the copy copying is canceled and an error message is displayed e The available file formats for copy are JPEG MOV and WAV You can not copy an image file in other than these file formats e Copying of pictures taken with another make of camera or retouched on a computer is not guar anteed b
53. ator Sport spectator is ideal for capturing those instants when you have no time to compose the picture Use at ranges of about 3 m co e While shutter release button is held down pictures are recorded at rate of up to about 1 3 frames per second Number of shots that can be taken is the same as for 4 Sports mode e When the cm battery level indicator is displayed in the monitor consecutive shooting speed will be slow Sport composite Each time shutter release button is pressed camera takes sixteen consecutive shots at rate of about 3 5 frames per second Camera arranges pictures in four rows one shot 568 x 426 to form a single picture 4M 2272 x 1704 Focus exposure and white balance are determined by first shot in each series 4 N OFF OFF Sports Assist In amp Sports or y Sport composite mode Auto focus mode is locked to C AF Con tinuous AF 8 94 and focus area is locked in the center of the frame The camera focuses continuously until AF AE lock is set by pressing the shutter release button half way 32 Night Portrait Assist night portrait assist mode is used for taking por trait shots at night when it provides a natural balance between the main subject and the background Pic tures taken at slow shutter speeds are adjusted to im prove quality slightly increasing processing time e Functions for Night portrait assist mode are the same as for Portrait mode
54. blanca gt TIME ZONE menu displayed To turn daylight saving time on or off press w to highlight Day lightSaving and press When DaylightSaving is checked time will automatically be advanced one hour 114 To return to Step 3 press a to highlight cur rent time zone HOME TIME ZONE fr London Casablanca Back 23 Set Display map of world time zones HOME TIME ZONE London Casablanca Back 3 Set Select home time zone 14 DATE Y Display DATE menu e When turning the camera on and setting the date and time for the first time you can not return to HOME TIME ZONE menu DAE Yy Edit Day order of Day Month and Year may differ in some areas DATE D g y A Kosai 2004 DATE A M D v OOs 2004 F Choose order in which Day Month and Year will be displayed Exit to mode currently selected with the mode dial Note that time and date of record ing will not be imprinted on pictures unless Date or Date and time is selected for Date imprint 8 116 15 sdays S114 sdays 3sul4 Zi Date not Set If you exit without setting time and date the date not set icon will flash in the monitor when the camera is in shooting mode and all pictures will have time stamp of 0000 00 00 00 00 still images or 2004 01 01 00 00 movies Line Clock Battery When the main battery is installed or
55. card high light No and press FORMATTING amp Begin formatting While formatting is in progress message shown above will be displayed M Caution in Formatting e Format the memory or the memory card using the camera If the memory or the memory card is formatted on the computer some errors may occur when writing or reading data Do not turn the camera off or remove the battery or memory card while the FORMATTING message is displayed e Formatting the memory or the memory card permanently deletes all data they contain including protected pictures and any other data that may be in the memory or on the memory card Before formatting be sure to transfer any valued pictures to a computer fei 60 e The memory or memory card performance drops as pictures are recorded and deleted For best performance format the memory or memory cards regularly 98109 and then press gt Rotate the mode dial to SETUP to select Language Choose the language for menus and messages dis z played in the monitor from Deutsch German En Fran ais Italiano Italian Nederlands Dutch Svenska glish Espa ol Spanish French D Back Set Swedish B23 Japanese 3c fi Simplified Chinese and t Ko rean and then press 120 Rotate the mode dial to SETUP to select USB 84109 and then press gt Select the USB setting used when viewing picture
56. cations Commission FCC Radio Frequency Interfer ence 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 res idential 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 inter ference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equip ment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be deter mined 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 e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a cir cuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio tele vision technician for help Nikon C E4200 Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE CAUTIONS Modifications 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 operat
57. cifications E4200 digital camera Effective pixels 4 0 million 1 1 8 high density CCD total pixels 4 13 million Ets EOE I G o 2272x1704 4M GD e 2 048x1 536 3M e 1 600x1 200 2M 1 024x768 PC 640x480 TV 3x Zoom Nikkor F 7 8 23 4 mm 35 mm 135 camera format equivalent 38 114 mm f number 2 8 f 4 9 Focal length Construction Seven elements in six groups Digital zoom 4x 35 mm 135 camera format equivalent 450 mm Contrast detect through the lens TTL AF AF assist illumi Autofocus AF nator Focus range 30 cm 1 co macro mode 4 cm 1 6 W co ZINERA Auto five area automatic selection Manual 99 area man tion ual selection Off center focus area selection rors a item CLASS 1 LED PRODUCT IEC60825 1 Edition 1 22001 nator Maximum output 2250uW Real image zoom viewfinder with LED indication Magnification 0 31 0 77 x REUT AIE O Approximately 75 holizontal and 75 vertical 1 5 110 000 dot low temperature polysilicon TFT trans flective LCD with brightness adjustment Advanced bright ness control LCD Frame coverage p 5 shooting mode Approximately 100 horizontal and 100 vertical 36 Internal memory approximately 12MB SD Secure Digital Storage media Mennen eade Compliant with Design Rule for Camera File System DCF Exif 2 2 and Digital Print Order Format DPOF Compressed JPEG baseline compliant Movies Quick Time Matrix Cent
58. ct does not have to fit exactly in the framing guides e When framing pictures pay attention to your surroundings be careful not to trip and fall Image Quality and Image Size It is possible to change Image quality 75 and Image size amp 77 from this menu Select an icon of Image quality or Image size shown on the right and press to change them 28 Portrait Assist portrait assist mode helps you frame portraits in which the main subject stands out clearly while back ground details are softened This lends the composi tion a sense of depth the degree of softening depends on the amount of light available A framing assist menu helps you frame off center subjects and s7 e compose tall or wide shots and two person portraits l Rotate the mode dial to and press the MENU button 828 The following portrait assist modes are available Portrait No guides are displayed in monitor AF area mode is automati cally set to Manual e Select a focus area according to your subject 4 93 amp Portrait left Use to compose shot with subject centered in left half of frame e Camera will focus on subject in framing guide Portrait right Use to compose shot with subject centered in right half of frame e Camera will focus on subject in framing guide 8 Portrait close up Use to compose shot with your subject s face positioned in top half of frame e Camera will foc
59. cture size becomes and the larger the num ber of pictures that can be stored in memory or on a memory card However the quality of the image is degraded and the reproducibility of the image s fine areas is reduced e The less a picture is compressed the larger the picture size becomes and the smaller the number of pictures that can be stored in memory or on a memory card However it maintains the pre sentation of the image s fine areas and increases the image quality Image Quality Setting Image quality can be also selected in the assist modes 8828 or scene modes fa 34 76 Image Size Image size can be selected from the following five IMAGE SIZE 1 2 options according to your shooting intent 4 CY CaM 2272x1704 a 3M 2048x1536 C2M 1600x1200 er Image size pixels Printsize em 4M Ely ZAB S UUR About 19x 14 7 5 x 5 3 default setting ESM 2048 x 1536 About 17 x 13 6 7 x 5 1 2M 1600 x 1200 About 14 x 10 5 3 x 4 PC 1024 x 768 About 9 x 7 3 4 x 2 6 CTY 640 x 480 About 5 x 4 2 1 x 1 6 All figures are approximate Print sizes assume a printer resolution of approximately 300dpi image Size ne Smaller images create smaller files suitable for transmission by e mail or for use in web pages When printed in larger sizes however small images will be rough and uneven in appearance The size of images when printed depends on the printer resolution the higher the resolution the
60. d pictures and try again Reformat memory card Insert new memory card or delete unwanted pictures from the memory or the memory card Copies can not be created from mov ies or from other copies e Format destination memory the memory or memory card e Insert new memory card or delete unwanted pictures from the mem ory or memory card Small pictures created in sizes of 320 x 240 pixels or smaller or cropped copies can not be selected Display Problem solution 75 78 25799 10 99 60 119 1025 99 119 1025 111 P Display Problem solutions CARD CONTAINS NO IMAGES N FILE CONTAINS NO IMAGE DATA N ALL IMAGES ARE HID DEN THIS IMAGE CANNOT BE DELETED N NEW CITY IS IN THE CURRENT TIME ZONE LENS ERROR COMMUNICATIONS ERROR NI No pictures in the memory or the mem ory card File created by com puter or different make of camera No pictures in the memory or on the memory card that can be viewed on E4200 Attempt to delete protected picture Travel destination is in same time zone as home location Error has occurred during lens opera tion USB cable discon nected or memory card removed while pictures are being transferred to com puter A computer is exe cuting some form of processing USB option set incor rectly to transfer pic tures using camera s Transfer wz button e When this message is displayed although pictures
61. djust exposure for very bright very dark or high contrast subjects Control how much outlines in your pictures are sharpened Help exposure compensation and minimize blur when lighting is poor and the flash is off Allow continuous shooting with gradually changing exposure or white balance Adjust vividness of the color of a picture Select an area to be focused from Auto Manual and Off Select an Auto focus mode of Continuous AF or Single AF Reduce dotted noise contained in a picture taken at low shutter speed w 75 78 79 80 81 82 84 85 86 87 88 90 91 94 95 73 nu Bulzooys aul nua Bulzooys aul To Display the Shooting Menu CaM NORM SAUTO C 11 Rotate the mode dial to e auto shooting SHOOHNGMENU I5 Image mode AWB White balance es weterng D ba Display shooting menu To Make a Selection from the Shooting Menu SHOOTING MENG Image mode EJ Metering Highlight menu item A page number e g 1 2 1 5 A and Y indicate that a menu or option con sists of multiple pages Press amp or W to display the previous or next page METERING Display options METERING EJ Matrix 2 Center weighted pM Highlight option and press to make selection e To return to previous step press lt A Press MENU button to exit menu and return to the shooting mode
62. dlight Use with the flash f Shade 79 nua Bulzooys aul nual Buiyoous aul PRE Preset White Balance Preset white balance is used when shooting under MEJE BALPRESEE mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast for example to make pic tures taken under a lamp with a red shade look as though they had been taken under white light When PREWhite bal preset is selected from the white balance menu the camera will zoom in and the menu shown above at right will be displayed in the monitor L Cancel A White balance measur ing window l Option Description Recalls the most recent value for preset white bal Cancel ance from the memory and sets white balance to this value To measure a new value for white balance place a neutral gray object such as a piece of cardboard under the lighting that will be used in the final pic ture Frame this object so that it fills the square in Measure the center of the menu shown above Highlight Measure and press to measure a new value for white balance shutter will be released and camera will return to original zoom position but no picture will be recorded Preset White Balance e The camera can not measure a value for preset white balance when the flash fires Regardless of the flash mode selected the flash will not fire when selecting Measure e When Auto bracketing is set to WB bracketing preset white balance can not be used whi
63. duction The Auto with red eye reduction flash function of the COOLPIX4200 uses an ad vanced red eye reduction method Several pre flashes are fired before the main flash fires to reduce red eye In addition to this function if red eye is detected the cam era will automatically correct it when storing the picture Using this function there is slight delay before you can press the shutter release again for the next shot Depending on the situation red eye reduction may not always produce the desired results In some rare cases other picture areas may be affected as well as the red eye area In this case choose another flash mode and try again 43 Aydes6o OU UO BJO AydesBoyoud Uo a0 Taking a Self Portrait Using the Self Timer When the self timer is on pictures are taken ten or three seconds after the shutter release button is pressed This can be used to allow you to appear in your own pictures or to prevent close up or low light shots from being blurred by the camera movement that occurs when the shutter release but ton is pressed When using the self timer you should either mount the cam era on a tripod recommended or rest it on a flat level surface Exit menu Self timer icon is displayed in monitor to exit without setting the self timer wait two seconds without pressing any buttons CAM NORM _ AUTO _C_11 Frame picture and press shutter release butt
64. e area are displayed Move focus area so that your subject is positioned in it in your composition e You can move focus area to the direc tions displayed Press shutter release button halfway When subject is in focus focus area is displayed in green Press shutter release button the rest of the way down to shoot Zi Notes on Shooting in Manual and self timer mode P44 can not be set adjusting these se hem When the guide and select able area are displayed Flash mode 42 exposure compensation 847 macro close up mode 8846 while the focus area selection guide and selectable area are displayed Press to hide the focus area selection guide before tings To change focus area press again after making setting for 93 nua Bulzooys aul nual Bulyoous aul Auto focus Mode select Auto focus mode 74 and then press gt Press MENU button in e auto shooting mode to AUTOFOCUS MOBE C AF Continuous AF Auto focus mode determines how the camera fo cuses when the monitor is on Single AF is used aii S S AF Single AF when the monitor is off regardless of the setting se lected for Auto focus mode Auto focus mode for recording movies is also selected here Select from the following two options and press l Option Description Camera adjusts focus continuously until shutter release button is pr
65. e DSCN MOV 51 Copy created using Small pic SSCN JPG 105 Copy Cropped copy RSCN JPG 56 DSCN Audio file Voice memos SSCN WAV 57 RSCN e Pictures are stored in a folder created automatically by the camera The folder name includes a three digit folder number e g 1OONIKON e When the current folder is full 200 pictures a new folder is automatically created The new fold er becomes the current folder and its number is incremented by one e g 100NIKON gt 101NIKON e Each time you take pictures in Panorama assist mode a P_xxx folder e g 101P_001 is au tomatically created and a series of pictures starting with DSCNO001 are stored in the folder e When you take pictures after switching the mode from Panorama assist mode a new folder will be created and newly taken pictures are stored in the folder e If you take a picture when the current folder contains a picture numbered 9999 a new folder will be created and file numbering will begin again from 0001 e If file number reaches 200 or picture number reaches 9999 when the memory or the memory card contains a folder numbered 999 no further pictures can be taken even if there is still mem ory capacity Replace the memory card or transfer all pictures to a computer 460 and then format the memory or the memory card 8119 e When the gt button is pressed in shooting mode the picture with the largest number stored in the folder is displayed 26 Assi
66. e cam era in a dry well ventilated area If you will not be using the product for long periods remove the battery to prevent leakage and store the camera in a plastic bag containing a desiccant Do not store the camera case available separately in a plastic bag as this may cause the material to deteriorate Note that desiccant gradually loses its capacity to absorb moisture and should be replaced at regular intervals Do not store your camera with naphtha or cam phor moth balls or in locations that e are poorly ventilated or damp e are next to equipment that produces strong electromagnetic fields such as televisions or radios e are exposed to temperatures below 10 C 14 F or above 50 C 122 F for example near a space heater or in a closed vehicle on a sunny day e are subject to humidities of over 60 To prevent mold or mildew take the camera out of storage at least once a month Turn the camera on and release the shutter a few times before put ting the camera away again Store the batteries in a cool dry place Batteries 7 e When turning the camera on check that the battery is charged The monitor will display a warn ing when the battery is low e Carry a fully charged spare EN EL5 battery as a replacement when taking pictures on important occasions You may find it difficult to charge the battery or to purchase replacement batteries at short notice e On cold days the capacity of batteries tends to decrease
67. e sharpest picture the picture with highest level of detail is saved to the memory or memory card BSS is recommended for situations in which inadvertent camera movement can produce blurred pictures for example when e the camera is zoomed in e the camera is in macro close up mode e lighting is poor and the flash can not be used Select BSS On or BS Off and press l Option Description BSS Off BSS off camera functions normally default setting BSS on Flash mode set to automatically and focus BSS On exposure and white balance for all photos are deter mined by the first picture in each series Notes on BSS e BSS may not produce the desired results with a moving subject or if you change the composition while the shutter release button is pressed all the way down e When shooting pictures using self timer BSS is switched to Off BSS will return to On after an image has been taken using the self timer When BSS is On Noise reduction 895 is not available even if this option is set to On ZA continuous Auto Bracketing and BSS BSS can not be used simultaneously with Continuous 82 or Auto bracketing 9888 The camera takes pictures with the latest setting among those options Ness When BSS is set to On a BSS icon appears in the monitor ae 1 84 Image Adjustment IMAGEADIJS VENT 172 A CO Press MENU button in auto shooting mode to select Image adjustment
68. e the equipment Interface Cables Use the interface cables sold or provided by Nikon for your equipment Using other inter face 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 U S A Tel 631 547 4200 Notice for customers in Canada CAUTION This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations ATTENTION Cet appareil num ique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada Notice Concerning Prohibition of Copying or Reproduction Note that simply being in possession of material that has been digitally copied or repro duced by means of a scanner digital camera or other device may be punishable by law Items prohibited by law from being copied or reproduced Do not copy or reproduce paper money coins securities government bonds or local govern ment 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 for eign country is prohibited Unless the prior permission of the gov
69. ensation can be set to values between 2 0 EV underexposure and 2 0 EV overexposure Display exposure compensation menu Highlight desired value Exit menu amp icon and a value for expo sure compensation are displayed in mon itor at settings other than O to exit without changing setting wait two sec onds without pressing any buttons Z Seiecting Exposure Compensation While Using Manual Option When AF area mode 91 is set to Manual 93 and focus area selection guide is displayed on the monitor press to hide focus area selection guide and press gt 4 to use the exposure compensation YA cancelling Exposure Compensation To cancel exposure compensation select a value of 0 In E auto shooting mode a selected value remains even if the camera is turned off In another shooting mode ex posure compensation returns to the default value for the selected mode when the cam era is turned off or the mode dial is rotated Exposure Compensation Exposure compensation is not available when fireworks show P838 is selected in the scene mode 47 Aydes6o OU UO BIO AydeiBo oud UO a0 SS LT KN Choosing a Value for Exposure Compensation As arule of thumb select positive values when large areas of the frame are very brightly lit for example when photographing an expanse of sunlit water sand or snow or when the background is much brighter than the main subject Choose ne
70. er weighted Spot Programmed auto exposure with exposure compensation 2 0 2 0EV in steps of 1 3EV Auto bracketing W 1 15 8EV GELLI T 2 6 17 4EV Sensitivity Auto Exposure control Mechanical and charge coupled electronic shutter 4 2 000s Electronically controlled preset aperture Two steps f 2 8 and f 4 8 W Approximately equivalent to ISO 80 100 200 400 Auto auto gain to ISO 200 equivalent Ten second three second duration o amp gt or 3 D D 0 3 4 5 m 1 14 9 W Range approx 0 3 3 5 m 1 11 6 T Sensitivity Auto Flash control Sensor flash system USB Video output Can be selected from NTSC and PAL VO terminals Audio video A V out digital I O USB 137 S8 ON P21Uy2 L SOLON edUYI9 e One rechargeable Nikon EN EL5 rechargeable lithium ion Power sources battery supplied e EH 62A AC adapter kit available separately PN Seo iiet cereal Approximately 150 shots EN EL5 tery life Based on the CIPA Standard Dimensions 88x60x36 5 mm 3 46 x2 4 x1 44 excepting projection WxHxD parts Approximate weight Operating envi ronment Temperature 0 40 C 32 104 F 155 g 5 5 oz without battery or memory card Less than 85 no condensation Z Design Rule for Camera File System DCF Your camera conforms to the Design Rule for Camera File System DCF a standard widely used in the digital camera industry to ensure compatibi
71. eriod such as connecting it with a computer or printer Before connecting the AC adapter kit turn the camera off and make sure that the power on lamp has gone out EP 62A Power connector Power connector cord 2 124 Open the battery chamber cover and the power connector cover and then insert the EP 62A power connector Make sure the EP 62A is oriented correctly and insert it into the battery chamber push ing aside the orange battery latch Lock the power connector The battery latch will be pushed out of the way as the EP 62A is inserted the battery is fully inserted when the latch locks Close the battery chamber cover Making sure the EP 62A power connector cord goes through the power connector cover close the cover and slide it back into place Projection parts 4 Attach the ferrite core provided with the camera to the EP 62A power connector cord Position the projection parts of the ferrite core facing away from the camera and attach the ferrite core about one cm 0 4 away from the camera as shown in the fig ure For more information on using EH 62A AC adapter kit see EH 62A AC adapt er kit manual E Disconnecting the AC Adapter Kit Before disconnecting the AC adapter kit turn the camera off and remove the wall plug from the power outlet Open the battery chamber cover and push upward the battery latch and remove the
72. ernment has been 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 stip ulated by law is prohibited e Cautions on certain copies and reproduc tions 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 ex cept 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 cre ative works such as books music paintings woodcut prints maps drawings movies and photographs is governed by national and inter national copyright laws Do not use this product for the purpose of making illegal copies or to in fringe copyright laws vV 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 in cluding battery chargers batteries AC adapters and Speedlights certified by Nikon specifically for use with this Nikon digital camera are engineered
73. essed halfway minimizing time needed to focus before picture is taken Suitable for CAF Continuous AF shooting rapidly moving subjects Note that pictures can be taken even when camera is not in focus check green AF lamp focus area or focus indicator before shooting Camera focuses only when shutter release button is SAF Single AF pressed halfway Note that pictures can be taken default setting even when camera is not in focus check green AF lamp focus area or focus indicator before shooting WA Auto focus Mode while Recording Movies Autofocus while recording movies functions as follows e Continuous AF Camera adjusts focus continuously To prevent the sound of the camera focus ing from interfering with recording select a focus mode of AF Single AF e Single AF Movies are recorded with AF AE locked when shutter release button is pressed half way 94 Noise Reduction Press MENU button in auto shooting mode to NGISE REDUCTION select Noise reduction 474 and then press gt n At slower shutter speeds noise in the form of randomly spaced brightly colored pixels may ap pear in pictures particularly in shadows When you take pictures in dark places noise reduction can be used to reduce noise at slow shutter speeds Select NR On or NR Off and press l Option Description Noise reduction takes effect at slow shutter speeds which cause noise Time required to save pictu
74. g the skin or entering the eyes or mouth Body Use a blower to remove dust and lint then wipe gently with a soft dry cloth After using the camera at the beach or seaside wipe off any sand or salt with a cloth lightly dampened with fresh water then dry thoroughly Do not use alcohol thinner or other volatile chemicals ss a Zi Notes on the Monitor e The monitor may contain a few pixels that are always lit or that do not light This is a character istic common to all TFT LCD monitors and does not indicate a malfunction Images recorded us ing the product will not be affected e When you frame bright subjects vertical comet like streaks that whiten toward either end may appear in the monitor This phenomenon known as smear does not appear in the final pho tograph and does not indicate a malfunction Some smear may appear in movies e Images in the monitor may be difficult to see in a bright light e The monitor is lit by an LED backlit Should the monitor begin to dim or flicker contact your Ni kon service representative AF Assist Illuminator The light emitting diode LED used in the AF assist illu minator 0 amp 8 2 conforms to the following IEC standard CLASS 1 LED PRODUCT IEC60825 1 Edition 1 22001 127 S8 ON P21Uy2 L SOLON edUYI9 Storage Turn the camera off when not in use and check that the power on lamp is off before putting the camera away To prevent mold or mildew store th
75. gative values when large areas of the frame are very dark for example when photographing a forest of dark green leaves or when the background is much darker than the main subject This is because the camera in order to avoid extreme under or over exposure tends to lower exposure when the frame is very bright and raise exposure when the frame is very dark This can make naturally bright subjects look darker and naturally dark sub jects appear over bright or washed out 48 Selects Movie Types In the movie mode the following settings in the movie menu can be selected according to the pur mm TV TV movie 640 default setting EJ Small size 320 ZANR Smaller size 160 pose of playback Max recording time Memory Memory card Description Movies are recorded at 15 frames per Approx second Each frame 17s is 640 x 480 pixels Movies are recorded at 15 frames per Approx second Each frame 39s is 320 x 240 pixels Movies are recorded at 15 frames per second Each frame Approx is 160 x 120 pixels 146s Small size allows longer movies to be recorded Approx 348s Approx 785s Approx 2896s Approx 12MB Approx 702s Approx 1583s Approx 5841s Approximate maximum total recording time for the memory card is indicated as a guide Actual total recording time varies depending on the make of memory cards even when they have the same memory capacity Movies
76. has a range of approx 0 3 4 5 m 1 14 8 When the camera is zoomed all the way in the flash has a range of approx 0 3 3 5 m 1 11 5 with Auto in Sensitivity MA Close Ups The flash may not be able to light the entire subject at distances of less than 30 cm 1 When taking close ups play each picture back after shooting to check the results 42 To select the flash mode Display flash mode menu Highlight desired mode and press or gt Flash mode is displayed in monitor to exit without changing mode wait two seconds without pressing any but tons A Seiecting Flash Mode While Using Manual Option When AF area mode 91 is set to Manual 93 and focus area selection guide is displayed in the monitor press to hide focus area selection guide and press A 3 to select the flash mode Lathe Camera Shake Icon When lighting is poor and the flash is off shutter speeds will slow and pictures may be blurred If the shutter speed re quired for exposure is very slow a camera shake warning will appear in the monitor Use of a tripod or support is recom mended MAFiash Mode Selection Flash mode is not available in the following cases e Continuous is set to Hl Continuous 5 shot buffer or Multi shot 16 e BSS is set to On e Auto bracketing is set to On e Taking a picture in some assist modes P8428 33 or scene modes 34 39 OO O huto with Red eye Re
77. he Self Timer W Easy Close Ups Macro Close Up Mode Controlling Exposure Exposure Compensation cccceceseeeeesseneceeeseeeeeeseeeeneeseee 47 MOVICS ii viccsccscuniccsdeassetascaaecacdesnaieavivecssav ivesdonadndseasdeaceieasisvaeasbadtacanvnava Selects Movie Types Recording Movies VIEWING MOVICS 7 5 5 3sczesdeccarshaccan E E del gacectacedalssiascepscaeassessscsueadaseteatzanee toceaca vi More on Playback ciis sieis niea a a ii 53 Viewing Pictures On the CaMefaessiis nesne pr peanae aaeeea iieiea eae ARAA TE EEn teg 53 Cropping Pictures Voice Memos Recording and Playback Viewing Pictures on TV Viewing Pictures on a Computer Printing Pictures 4 Print Set Printing via Direct USB Connection The Shooting Menu Using the Shooting Menu Image Mode White Balance Metering Continuous Best Shot Selector Image Adjustment Image Sharpening Sensitivity Auto Bracketing Saturation Control AF Area Mode Auto focus Mode Noise Reduction The Playback Men siccsisccettecectecccnevcensnsedsnacsstveeenteueddneevetdvectessennceceies Using the Playback Menu Ey Slide Show T Delete O n Protect vva Auto Transfer T Small Pic vii The Setup Menusicsiiv eniras aia a a Using the Setup Menu Welcome Screen IOI Monitor Settings Date Imprint Brightness t Sound Settings Auto Off Video Mode Reset All Ver Firm
78. he memory card are Print all images printed Pictures for which print order has been created are DPOF panting printed accordingly 8472 69 yoeqhe q UO a0 ypeqhe q uo a0 4 Print selection D Print all images k PR me Highlight Print selection and press gt e To print one copy of all pictures in the memory or on the memory card high light Print all images and press a Back JS Scroll through pictures e Current picture shown at bottom of display 70 SERINE SELECTION Select current picture 1 number of prints and icon are marked on the selected picture Use or w to specify number of prints up to 9 and press e To deselect picture press w down when number of print is 1 e Repeat steps 3 5 to select additional pictures e To exit without printing and return to the playback menu press MENU but ton my CONFRM saat View selected pictures Press a wW lt 4 or to view pictures not visible in dis play After confirming selection press to display the confirmation dialog 70 PRINT SELECTION Printer ready DE T Start print DM ai w Printing 002 006 gt j XC fal D Carce Check the confirmation dialog and high light option then press to e Select Start print to start printing e Select Back to return to print selection dialog shown in Step 3 e Select Cancel to exit wit
79. heck the confirmation dialog and high light option then press to e Select Start Print to start printing e Select Confirm to return to confirm dialog shown in Step 2 e Select Cancel to exit without printing pictures To interrupt printing press Done YOU MAY TURN OFF THE CAMERA al BDResume Message shown on the left is displayed when printing is complete Turn camera off and disconnect USB cable e To print continuously press The display returns to the PictBrigde dialog 69 ZA DPOF Printing e DPOF printing is only available if a print order has been created for the pictures stored in the memory or a memory card using Print set e When printing with a printer that supports PictBridge Info can not be printed even if Info is set in Print set 72 Using the Shooting Menu In Ee auto modes the following settings can be adjusted from the shooting menu P option Description Image mode White balance Metering Continuous BSS Image adjustment Image sharpening Sensitivity Auto bracketing Saturation control AF area mode Auto focus mode Noise reduction Choose image quality and size Match white balance to your light source Select a metering method from Matrix Cen ter weighted or Spot Select shooting method from Single one shot recorded Continuous Multi shot 16 and 5 shot buffer Turn the Best Shot Selector BSS on or off A
80. hout printing pictures To interrupt printing press then turn camera off and disconnect USB cable as YOU MAY TURN OFF THE CAMERA A BDResume Message shown on the left is displayed when printing is complete Turn camera off and disconnect USB cable e To print continuously press The display returns to the PictBrigde dialog B69 yoeqhe q UO 30N Error Messages If an error message is displayed an error has occurred After checking the printer and resolving any problems as directed in the printer manual highlight Resume and press to resume printing Select Cancel to exit without printing the remaining images Resume _ _ Cancel yoeqhe q uo alo To Directly Print the Pictures Specified in a Print Set The pictures stored in the memory or on the memory card are printed directly according to the print order specified in Print set 865 If selecting DPOF printing after connecting the camera to a printer that sup ports PictBridge 8869 the DPOF printing dialog will be displayed n eee ENG Printer ready DU Start print M Confirm _ JY Highlight Confirm and press e To exit without printing pictures high light Cancel and press ai View selected pictures Press amp W or P to view pictures not visible in display After confirming print order press OPOF PRINTING Printer ready Printing 002 006 g fal Cance C
81. indicates auto shooting mode When the camera contains a memory card is displayed and when there is no memory card in the camera is displayed o remaining The number of pictures that can be stored on the internal memory or a memory card depends on the capacity of the memory or memory card 7 and the option chosen D AVO ED for Image mode Im age quality and Image size 378 Number of exposures Image size Choose from five op tions depending on how you plan to use the picture 877 The default setting is 4M 2272 x 1704 Image quality Choose from three options depending on how you plan to use the picture 475 The default setting is NORMAL Flash mode i Choose from five modes depending on lighting and your creative intent E 42 17 Aydes60 0ud dISeg Aydei60 0ud DIseg Number of Exposures Remaining If the number of exposures remaining is zero the message OUT OF MEMORY will be displayed i in the monitor and no further pictures can be taken until you Choose a lower image quality or image size setting 84 75 depending on the condition no fur ther pictures may be taken even if you change the setting e Insert anew memory card BH 10 e Remove the memory card so that pictures will be recorded in the internal memory 884 11 pic tures can be taken only when the internal memory has space Delete some picture
82. ing the E W button in full screen playback displays the pictures in the memory or on the mem ory card in contact sheets of four thumbnail imag aa O a S AA i 22 FE 2 ARI tS nf To Press Description ae Press a W 4 or P to highlight pictures Highlight pie LAAN IIDE tures Change num With four thumbnails displayed press EE W button once to ber of pic Ea w view nine thumbnails Press Q T button to zoom in from tures Q T nine thumbnails to four thumbnail view or when four thumb displayed nails are displayed to return to full screen playback mode The confirmation dialog will be dis played Press w to highlight Yes and Delete high press to delete the picture lighted pic T e No Return to playback mode with CE So ture out deleting a picture 4 Yes e X Delete only the voice memo recorded with a picture 8857 Cancel A selected picture is displayed in full screen playback mode thumbnail playback 53 yoeqhe q UO 30N yoeqhe q Uo a10 Histogram When pressing in the full screen playback mode a histogram is displayed F Thumbnail preview OQNIKC Histogram M o Shows distribution of tones in image horizontal axis corre sponds to pixel brightness with dark tones to left and bright tones to right while vertical axis shows number of pixels of each bright ness in the image The scale of an axis is determined by the maximum number of pixel
83. is taken Blinks Flash charging Off Flash off or not required Green AF lamp bigs Green AF lamp Focus indicator Eade focus area and focus indicator N On T ral green Subject in focus C a green Blinks Camera unable to focus on subject A ah green Recompose the picture and try INS red again e To prevent blur press the shutter release 2 Take the picture e Press the shutter release button the rest of the way down to take the picture g A button down smoothly 21 Aydes60 0ud dISeg Aydei60 0ud DIseg SS vV During Recording e While pictures are being recorded to the memory or memory card the green AF lamp will blink and at the same time a y wait icon will be displayed in the monitor or the memory icon E or N will blink Do not turn the camera off eject the memory card or remove or dis connect the power source while pictures are being recorded Cutting power or removing the memory card in these circumstances could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera internal memory or card YA Getting Good Results with Autofocus Autofocus performs best when there is contrast between the subject and the back ground and the subject is evenly lit It does not perform well if the subject is very dark or moving rapidly if there are objects of sharply differing brightness in the scene e g the sun is behind your subject and their features are in deep shadow
84. ist a movie or scene mode with any of 2 Sun set m im Dusk Dawn Night landscape Ill Museum or Fireworks show selected in the scene menu Continuous is set to option other than Single BSS is On Auto bracketing is set White balance does not match light source Picture or voice memo has been overwritten or renamed by computer or by another make of camera Picture is a movie Retouched copy can be created only for still pictures Picture is a retouched copy There is not enough free space in the memory or on the memory card to store new copy Delete unwanted pic tures from the memory to make free space Picture is a movie Picture was created with small picture option Picture has been cropped to sizes of 320x240 pixels or smaller Camera is off EH 62A AC adapter kit optional is not properly con nected or battery is exhausted UC E6 USB cable is not correctly connected or card not properly inserted in card reader or card slot USB in the setup menu set to PTP when camera con nected to computer running Windows 2000 Profes sional Windows Millennium Edition Me or Windows 98 Second Edition SE e Camera is not registered in Device Manager Windows only See provided software Reference Manual on CD for fur ther information 42 31 32 51 355 38 82 88 79 105 55 105 99 Dil 105 56 12 124 62 60 135 S8 ON P21Uy2 L SOLON edUYI9 Spe
85. ive options and press Gis ES AS Auto Camera sharpens edges for optimal results amount default setting of sharpening varies from shot to shot Pictures processed to increase sharpness making S hik edges more distinct Normal Camera performs same standard level of sharpening on all images Low Sharpening reduced below normal level gt off No sharpening performed Suitable for pictures that will later be retouched on a computer Image Sharpening Effects Can not be previewed in the monitor You can view the results in the playback mode Image Sharpening Unless the setting is A Auto the image sharpening icon appears in the monitor 86 SENS VEY Press MENU button in auto shooting mode to select Sensitivity 74 and then press gt Sensitivity is a measure of how sensitive the camera re acts to light With Auto default setting ISO sensitiv ity automatically increases at low brightness Setting ISO sensitivity at a high level is effective in preventing blur when Speedlight is disabled in dark settings or making the subject appear brighter However the image may contain noise or become grainy Select from the following five levels and press l option Description Approximately equivalent to ISO 80 under normal condi coarse tions when lighting is poor however camera automatically ting compensates by raising sensitivity to maximum of ISO 200 equivalent
86. layed e Select Yes and press to delete all pictures e Select No and press to exit without deleting pictures Zi Notes on Deletion e Once deleted pictures can not be recovered If desired transfer pictures to a computer be fore deletion e Pictures marked with a O n icon are protected and can not be deleted R amp 101 100 Press MENU button in playback mode to select Pro tect N96 and then press gt PROTECT This option is used to protect pictures from acci dental deletion Protected files can not be deleted e options in by pressing the button or using th 2004 a 10 31 ENG Y OFF 120 4 4 Dea cet the Delete menu Note however that protected pictures will be deleted when the memory or memory card is formatted aN Y OFF i2 4 DBack Set Scroll through pictures e Current picture shown at bottom of display e To cancel Protect MENU button setting press Use ON to select picture O m icon is marked on the selected picture e Repeat steps 1 2 to select additional pictures e To deselect picture select and press w OFF O n icon will disappear Complete operation Zi Notes on Protecting Pictures Protected pictures can not be deleted using the ever all pictures including protected files memory card is formatted The Protect Icon During the playback mode a O icon appears on all protect ed pict
87. light reflected from an object varies with the color of the light source The human brain is able to adapt to such changes in color with the result that we see white objects as white regard less of whether they are in the shade direct sunlight or under incandescent lighting Digital camera can mimic this adjustment by processing information from the camera s image sensor CCD according to the color of the light source This process is known as a white balance adjustment If White balance has been set to AWBAUuto and the results are not to your satisfaction or when shooting under the special light sources or conditions use the following white balance settings other than AWBAuto Select from the following nine options and press P option Description AWB Auto White balance automatically adjusted to suit default setting lighting conditions Best choice in most situa tions Gray object used as reference to set white bal PRE We nite bat preset ance under unusual lighting conditions KTA se Daylight White balance adjusted for direct sunlight z Incandescent Use under incandescent lighting FL1 Use under most types of fluorescent lighting A Fluorescent Press and select FL1 White W or FL2 Day oe light White Natural N according to the bulb FL2 types and then press Cloudy Use when taking pictures under overcast skies Use under sunny skies when your subject is in the shade Spee
88. lity among different makes of camera Z Exit Version 2 2 Your camera supports Exif Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras version 2 2 a standard that allows information stored with pictures to be used for op timal color reproduction when images are output on Exif compliant printers 38 Symbols auto shooting mode 6 17 22 TD delete button 3 52 53 55 57 internal memory icon 17 W landscape assist mode 6 27 31 memory card icon 17 E movie mode 6 night portrait assist mode 6 27 33 134 play button 3 13 24 portrait assist mode 6 27 29 amp sports assist mode 6 27 32 135 ES voice memo icon 57 g wait icon 22 lamp see Lamp red 4 Numerics 5 shot buffer 82 A AC adapter kit i ii v 9 68 123 138 AF area mode 73 AF lamp see Lamp green AF AF AE lock 7 23 91 AF 4 21 129 AF assist illuminator 2 22 Assist modes 27 28 Audio video A V cable EG CP14 59 Audio video A V out connec tor 3 Auto bracketing 73 88 Auto off 13 109 119 Auto power off 13 Auto transfer 96 102 Autofocus 21 94 Auto focus mode 73 94 v B Back light 27 38 Backlit 127 Backlit subject 34 38 42 Battery i ii v 8 9 12 128 138 charging 8 EN EL5 ii 8 138 Battery level 12 Beach Snow 27 35 Best Shot Selector 37 84 134 Blur 22 33 35 43 44 84 134 Brightness
89. ly To display pictures in the memory select either of the following e Remove the memory card from the camera 11 and display pictures e Copy pictures stored in the memory to a memory card R 106 and display the pictures QA toop lt If Loop is selected in the starting screen the slide show will re SLIDE SHOW peat automatically To select or deselect the loop option high light Loop and press A check mark next to Loop indicates that the loop option is selected Zi Notes on the Slide Show e If no operations are performed for 30 minutes after the slide show is started the camera will turn off automatically even if you have set Loop in slide show e Movies 8452 are displayed as still images showing the movie s first frame 98 DELETE Press MENU button in playback mode to select De lete 96 and then press gt S 4 Erase selected images Lg This option is used to delete selected pictures or all pictures stored in the memory or on the memory iP Erase card e When the memory card is not inserted in the camera pictures stored in the memory are deleted e When the memory card is inserted in the camera pictures stored on the memory card are deleted The delete menu contains the following options Option Description 4 Erase selected images Delete selected pictures Delete all pictures stored in the memory 4 Erase all images i g or on the memory card
90. m occurred Data already recorded to the memory or memory card will not be affected e Camera is off 12 e Monitor is off 5 e Battery is not correctly inserted or battery chamber cover 8 is not properly latched e Battery is exhausted 12 Monitor is blank Optional EH 62A AC adapter kit is not properly con 124 nected e Camera is in standby mode Press shutter release button 13 halfway e USB cable is connected 62 e Audio video cable is connected 59 Camera turns off Battery is low 12 without warning Battery is cold 128 No indicators appear in moni tor e Indicators may be hidden Change Monitor settings in setup menu iS e Ambient lighting is too bright move to a darker location 127 e Monitor brightness needs adjustment 117 e Monitor is dirty clean monitor 127 Monitor is hard to read 133 SOON PV21Uy2 L SOLON edUYI9 No picture is taken when shut ter release button is pressed Pictures are too dark underex posed Pictures are too bright overex posed Pictures are out of focus Pictures are blurred Randomly spaced bright pixels noise appear in image 134 Camera is in playback mode Battery is exhausted Red 4 lamp blinks flash is charging Message CARD IS NOT FORMATTED appears in moni tor memory card is not formatted for use in camera Message MEMORY CARD IS WRITE PROTECTED appears in monitor memory card is locked Message OUT OF ME
91. me the shutter release button is fully pressed the camera takes three shots one shot BKT Auto bracketing with the current exposure and two shots varying the exposure by values of 0 5 and 0 5 compen sation The camera takes three shots each time shutter release button is fully pressed bracketing current white balance setting to produce one picture with normal white balance one picture with bluish cast and one picture with reddish cast Recording time roughly triples WB bracketing 88 Z when Selecting Auto bracketing e The Flash mode is set to e Noise reduction has no effect even if this option is set to On SS CC OOU Restrictions on Auto Bracketing e Auto bracketing can not be used simultaneously with Sl Continuous am 5 shot buffer El Multi shot 16 or BSS The camera takes pictures with the latest setting among those op tions e While White balance R 79 is set to White bal preset WB bracketing option in Auto bracketing can not be used for shooting e If the space in the memory or on the memory card is capable of storing only a few images only that number of images will be stored Exposure Compensation When Exposure compensation 847 and Auto bracketing 8488 are set simul taneously exposure will be compensated at the sum of both compensation values Auto Bracketing When Auto bracketing is in effect a BKT bracketing icon is displayed in the monitor When WB bracketing is in effect
92. moke or an unusual smell coming from the equipment or from the AC adapter kit available separately unplug the AC adapter kit and remove the battery immediately taking care to avoid burns Continued operation could result in injury After remov ing the battery take the equipment to a Nikon authorized service rep resentative for inspection Do not use 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 A A This icon marks warnings information that should be read before using this product to prevent possible injury Do not place strap around the neck of an infant or child Placing the camera strap around the neck of an infant or child could result in strangulation Do not disassemble Touching the product s internal parts could result in injury In the event of malfunction the product should be repaired only by a quali fied technician Should the product break open as the result of a fall or other accident take the product to a Nikon authorized service repre sentative for inspection after un plugging the AC adapter kit and removing the battery Observe proper precautions when handling batteries Batteries may leak or explode if improperly handled Observe the following precautions when han dling a battery for use in this prod uct e Before replacing the battery turn the product off and make sure the power
93. ne Mode More on Photography Movies More on Playback The Shooting Menu The Playback Menu The Setup Menu Technical Notes ulBag no a1ojag Parts of the Camera Self timer lamp 8 44 Shutter release button 7 AF Assist illuminator LED 822 127 136 Viewfinder Mode dial B86 Built in Speedlight Power on lamp 9B 42 8412 Power switch A 12 g one Eyelet for camera strap len P Memory card slot cover 10 Power connector cover for AC adapter kit f 124 Lens cover Attaching the Camera Strap Zoom E a Q buttons 8 19 Green AF lamp 21 Red lamp 821 Viewfinder 19 p cover T delete button 8 25 Multi selector 5 W 7 center Wa trans button M47 60 Speaker Battery chamber cover M4 gt play button Tripod socket 41 44 MENU button 8474 96 USB 8362 Audio Video A V out 8159 connector Interface connector cover Battery latch 08 8 Power connector cover AC adapter kit M124 Battery chamber cover fer 8 for fis ulbag no aojag ul6ag no a1ojag The Monitor Shooting 26S 25 21 22 B38 NRL23 WAK 18 Tt 17 ple 0 m11 20 19 aN NORN 4 AUTO L KB 16 1514 13 12 1 Shooting mode 17 27 49 18 Sensitivity ISO equivalency 87 2 Zoom indicato
94. ng pictures 64 67 see also Date imprint Dig ital Print Order Format Protect 96 101 Protected pictures 100 101 Q Quality see Image mode Quick Time see Movies R Reset all 109 121 Resizing pictures 111 135 RSCN 26 S Saturation 90 Saturation control 73 aa scene mode 6 27 34 41 Secure Digital SD see Memo ry card Self portraits 44 Self timer 44 45 137 Self timer lamp 2 45 Sensitivity 22 73 87 seTuP setup mode 6 109 122 Setup menu the 109 122 Shade 79 Shooting menu the 73 95 Shutter release button 2 7 21 Shutter release delay see Self timer Single 82 Size see Image mode Slide show 96 97 98 Small pic see Small picture Small picture 96 105 Smear 127 Software provided 16 60 64 Sound button sound 118 settings 118 shutter sound 118 start up sound 118 Sound settings 57 109 Speaker 3 Speedlight see Flash SSCN 26 Standby mode 13 119 Strap camera i 2 Sunset 27 35 Support information v T T button see Zoom buttons Television 59 121 connecting to 59 taking pictures for display on 49 Thumbnail playback 53 Time zone 112 Transfer making pictures for 102 104 Tripod 3 35 44 129 U USB 3 60 109 cable UC E6 62 68 connector 3 V VCR 59 121 Video cable EG CP14 59 Video mode 59 109 121 Video output 137 Viewfinder 2 3 20 Viewing picture 53 Voice
95. o out The camera will be reactivated from standby mode when you e Press the power switch Press the shutter release button halfway Press the gt button to view the last picture taken Press the MENU button to display the menu for the current mode Rotate the mode dial to select a new mode The length of time before the camera enters standby mode can be changed using the Auto off option in the setup menu 4119 However when a menu or the setup menu is displayed the monitor will turn off after three minutes and when pictures are being shown in a non stop slide show 8897 or when the camera is powered by an AC adapter kit the monitor will turn off after thirty minutes When connecting the camera to a computer or printer with a USB cable Auto power off function does not work 13 sdajs ysil4 sdays ysul4 Basic Setup The first time the camera is turned on a language selection dialog will be dis played in the monitor Follow the steps below to choose a language and set the time and date EANGUAGE Espanol BAsa Fran ais Ha Cancel Set ch German En glish Espanol Spanish Fran ais French Italiano Italian Neder lands Dutch Svenska Swedish B435 Japanese Px fits Simpli fied Chinese or 82 Korean and press Set time ahd date CED Confirmation dialog displayed Highlight Yes TIME ZONE B 01 01 2004 00 00 amp London Casa
96. oice memo Playback ends when voice memo ends or shutter release button is pressed again Zoom buttons control volume during playback Press E W button to lower volume amp T button to increase The confirmation dialog will be displayed Press w on the multi selector to highlight 9 and press Only a voice memo will be deleted C e No Exit without deleting pic ture or voice memo e Yes Delete both picture and voice memo 57 yoeqhe q UO ION yoeqhe q Uo a10 Storage Voice memo file names consist of an identifier DSCN for memos appended to orig inal pictures a four digit file number copied from the associated picture and the ex tension WAV e g DSCNO0015 WAV Notes on Voice Memos e Voice memos can not be recorded or played during thumbnail playback R853 and playback zoom P8455 e Voice memos can not be recorded for movies 8451 f a voice memo already exists for the current picture it must be deleted before a new memo can be recorded Do not touch the microphone during recording 58 Viewing Pictures on TV The EG CP14 audio video A V cable provided with your camera can be used to connect the camera to a television or video cassette recorder VCR ZA choosing Video Mode Video mode in the camera setup menu offers a choice of NTSC and PAL standards 08121 Be sure that the standard selected matches that used in the device
97. omatically set to Single e When BSS or Auto bracketing is set the setting will be automatically OFF while the self timer is ON 45 Aydes6o OU UO BIO AydeiBo oud Uo a0 Easy Close Ups Macro Close Up Mode Macro close up mode is used for taking close up shots of small objects at very short distances minimum 4 cm 1 6 OFFS A WON Display macro close up menu a Pp oF CaM NORM AUTO C 11 Exit menu icon appears in monitor when camera is in macro close up to exit without setting macro close up mode wait two seconds without press ing any buttons Frame picture e If camera is zoomed out until W amp icon turns green camera can focus at dis tance of 4 cm 1 6 A Seiecting Macro Close Up Mode While Using Manual Option When AF area mode 91 is set to Manual 93 and focus area selection guide is displayed in the monitor press to hide focus area selection guide and press w W to use the macro close up mode Z Macro Close Up Mode e At short ranges the viewfinder does not show the exact image area that will appear in the final picture Use the monitor for close ups e Macro close up is not available in assist modes B27 33 or some scene modes a 34 39 46 Controlling Exposure Exposure Compensation Exposure compensation is used to alter the exposure from the value suggest ed by the camera Exposure comp
98. on halfway to set focus and expo sure Start timer Press once for delay of about ten seconds twice for delay of about three seconds e Countdown timer in monitor shows number of seconds remaining until shutter is released 44 The self timer lamp on the front of the camera will blink until one second be fore the picture is taken staying lit during the final second to warn that the shutter is about to be released Press once for 10s delay Press twice for 3s delay 4 Start amp S 1s remaining Shutter released ere t y Stays lit A Seiecting Self Timer While Using Manual Option i When AF area mode 91 is set to Manual 93 and focus area selection guide is displayed in the monitor press to hide focus area selection guide and press lt 4 to use the self timer A Stopping the Self Timer To stop the self timer before picture is taken press the shutter release button twice for a ten seconds delay or once for a three seconds delay SS The Self Timer e When using the self timer mount the camera on a tripod recommended or rest it on a flat level surface The self timer is not available in some assist modes 27 33 or scene modes ee 34 39 e When shooting pictures using the self timer H Continuous m5 shot buffer Multi shot 16 BSS and Auto bracketing are not available i Continuous 5 shot buffer or Multi shot 16 is aut
99. or if there are several objects at different distances from the camera at the center of the frame e g your subject is inside a cage sensitivity ISO Equivalency Sensitivity is a measure of how sensitive the camera responds to light Your Nikon digital camera normally has a sensitivity roughly equivalent to film with an ISO 80 rating When lighting is poor and Sensitivity E487 is Auto the camera will automat ically increase sensitivity permitting faster exposures and mini mizing blur caused by inadvertent camera movement camera shake An ISO icon will appear in the monitor to warn that the picture may be slightly mottled g AF Assist Illuminator COOLPIX4200 is equipped with an AF assist illuminator If lighting is poor the built in AF assist illuminator will light when the shutter release button is pressed halfway al lowing the camera to focus even when the subject is poorly lit The AF assist illuminator will light in the following cases e AF area mode is set to Auto or Off in the shooting menu or the focus area in the center of the frame is selected when AF area mode is set to 4 Manual e Selecting the focus area in the center of the frame when shooting in portrait assist mode without using a framing guide 9829 e Shooting in P night portrait assist mode without using a framing guide 8833 e Selecting the focus area in the center of the frame when shooting in close up mode The AF assi
100. ou will use depends on your computer s operating system and the USB option selected in the camera setup menu After consulting the following table select the appropriate option using USB in the camera setup menu The default setting is Mass storage Transfer NA button Pictures transferred using Camera Provided soft Transfer z ware Transfer button button ypeqhe q uo a0 Operating system Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional Windows 2000 Professional Windows Millennium Edition Me Choose Mass storage Windows 98 Second Edition SE Choose Mass storage or PTP Choose Mass Mac OS X 10 1 5 or later Choose PTP storage or PTP athe Write Protect Switch The camera Transfer wa button can not be used to transfer pictures when the memory card write protect switch is in the lock position B11 60 Choosing a USB Option Welcome screen I4 IOl Monitor settings v Video mode Reset all Highlight USB and press gt a Mass storage Select PTP or Mass storage and press 61 yoeqhe q UO 30N ypeqhe g uo a0 Connecting the USB Cable Turn the computer on and wait for it to start up After confirming that the camera is off connect the UC E6 USB cable provided with your camera as shown below Connect the camera directly to the computer do not connect the cable via a USB hub or keyboard UC E6 USB cable
101. ove Hardware Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the wo si taskbar and select Safely remove USB Mass storage Device from the menu that appears Windows 2000 Professional Click the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in the taskbar and select Stop USB Mass storage Device from the menu that appears Unplug or Eject Hardware 46 10 00 AM Windows Millennium Edition Me Click the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in the Unplug or Eject Hardware taskbar and select Stop USB Disk from the menu that appears Windows 98 Second Edition SE In My Computer click with the right mouse button on the removable disk corresponding to the camera and select Eject from the menu that appears Mac OS X Drag the NO_NAME camera volume into the Trash Mac OS X 63 yoeqhe q UO ION ypeqhe q uo a0 Printing Pictures Pictures stored in the internal memory or on the memory card can be printed in the same way as pictures taken with a film camera Using Print set in the playback menu you can specify the pictures to be printed the number of prints and the information to be included with each print Printing Pictures Stored pictures in the internal memory or on the memory card can be printed as follows How to print Memory card The memory Take the memory card contain ing pictures for which DPOF Copy 88106 Digital Print Order Format is the pictures to created using Print set toa
102. ption can be used instead of AF AE lock 1823 to focus on a relatively motionless sub Focus area ject that is not at the center of the frame For more information see Using J Manual Option 8893 Selectable area Center focus area is used This option can be used in combina tion with AF AE lock 823 to focus on off center subjects Focus area 91 nua Bulzooys aul nua Bulyooys aul Focus Area Display e When the subject is in focus focus area will be displayed in green e When the subject is out of focus focus area will blink in red e When AF area mode is Auto focus area will be displayed when the shutter release button is pressed halfway Notes on Focus Area Selection e In assist mode 0828 or scene mode P8434 the camera automatically selects optimal focus area for the selected mode e In movie mode camera automatically focuses on the subject using the center focus area Focus area mode can not be used e While Monitor settings 84115 is Monitor off or digital zoom R amp 19 is in effect the center focus area is used AF area mode can not be used 92 Using t Manual Option Focus area can be specified from the selectable area in the screen a Focus area Select Manual for AF area mode Currently selected focus area and select able area are displayed Focus area selection guide A Selectable area Focus area selection guide and selectabl
103. r 19 19 Bracketing 0 0 88 3 Focus indicator 21 20 White balance bracketing 88 4 Macro close up mode 46 21 Best Shot Selector BSS 84 5 Battery level indicator 12 22 Noisereduction 95 6 Internal memory memory card 23 Continuous shooting mode 82 indicator 17 24 White balance 79 7 Camera shake icon 43 129 25 Image adjustment 85 8 Date not set icon 16 26 Image sharpening 86 9 Time zone indicator TITE 112 1 Appears when the zoom buttons are pressed 10 Self timer indicator 44 2 Appears when the shutter release button is pressed fe Sa halfway 11 Date Imprint indicator 116 3 Appears when the battery is running low 12 Number of exposures remaining 4 Appears at slow shutter speeds to warn that pic length of movie 70650 a a be blurred Blinks when the camera clock has not been set 13 Flash mode 42 6 Appears when the new city time zone has been set 14 Focus area ee eee 23 91 7 Displays the focus area when the shutter release button is pressed halfway if AF area mode has 15 Image quality 75 been set to Auto 16 Image CIPO edb ew elo 77 8 Appears when the Bracketing has been set i 9 Appears when the White balance bracketing has 17 Exposure compensation 47 been set Playback 16 AZ 15 7 14 C 13 1 Current folder 26 2 File n
104. rd To store pictures in the internal memory remove the memory card Confirm that the camera is off The power on lamp should be off Open the memory card slot cover Slide the cover in the direction shown in until it stops and the cover will open auto matically Insert the memory card Insert the memory card in the direction of the arrow shown on the label at the entrance to the memory card slot until it stops vV Inserting Memory Cards Insert the memory card terminals first Inserting the card upside down or Direction y of inser tion backwards could dam age the camera or the Terminals card Check to be sure the card is in the correct Front orientation 4 Close the memory card slot cover Close the cover and slide it until it latches a Ly Ensure the cover is closed firmly wy Formatting Memory Cards Memory cards must be formatted using the COOLPIX4200 before first use For infor mation on formatting memory cards see Format Memory Card R 119 in the setup menu EA Removing Memory Cards Memory cards can be removed without loss of data when the camera is off To remove memory cards turn the camera off and confirm that the power on lamp is off Do not open the memory card slot cover while the power on lamp is lit Open the memory card slot cover and press the memory card to partially eject the card The card can then be
105. rd containing the im age is removed from the camera If you select Select an image after choosing a custom welcome screen the confirmation dia log shown at right will be displayed Select Yes to choose a new picture for the welcome screen No to exit leaving the welcome screen unchanged 111 nua dnjyas aul nua dnjyas aul DATE ate G This option is used to set the camera clock and to choose home time zone and new city time zone Tine zone travel destination time zone X Rotate the mode dial to SETUP to select Date 4109 and then press gt Date Date is used to set the camera clock to the current date and time See First Steps Basic Setup BH 14 Time Zone Select the time zone The normal time zone setting is amp home time zone If you select gt new city 2004110 31 15 00 time zone the time difference is automatically cal fa London Casablanca Jag culated and the date and time in the selected region are displayed DayightSaving Dot marks selected option TIME ZONE Select home time zone or new city time 2004 10 31 15 00 zone LKP e London Casablanca Jj To set the clock to the home time zone highlight and press London Casablanca e To set the clock to the new city time DaylghtSaving zone highlight gt and press e To turn daylight saving time on high light DaylightSaving and press The v icon is displayed in
106. removed by hand e Memory cards may become hot during use observe due cau tion when removing memory cards Memory Cards e Use only Secure Digital SD memory cards e Do not disassemble or modify e Do not drop bend or expose to water or strong physical shocks e Do not touch the metal terminals with your fingers or metal objects e Do not affix labels or stickers to the memory card e Do not leave in direct sunlight in a closed vehicle or in other areas exposed to high temperatures e Do not expose to high levels of humidity or to corrosive gas AThe Write Protect Switch Memory cards are equipped with a write protect switch to prevent accidental loss of data When this switch is in the lock position pictures can not be recorded deleted or edited and the card can not be formatted Do not lock the card when taking de leting or editing pictures or when transferring pictures to a computer Write protect switch When the memory card is locked pictures can be played back but can not be recorded deleted edited or transferred using the A but ton on the camera and the card can not be formatted 11 sdajs ysJl4 sdays ysul4 Checking the Battery Level SEO saN Q e The power on lamp lights when the cam era is on Turn the camera on _ e Press the power switch LA 2 Check the battery level in the moni tor When the camera is turned on for the first
107. res Ngon in the memory or on the memory card more than usual NR Off Noise reduction off camera functions normally default setting O Zi Restrictions on Noise Reduction When shooting pictures using the following options Noise reduction has no effect BSS 8884 is On Auto bracketing is BKT Auto bracketing or WB WB bracketing W 88 e Continuous setting is other than S Single R amp 82 Z Sensitivity ISO Equivalency When raising sensitivity 8887 noise may appear in a picture In this case noise in pictures taken at slow shutter speeds will be reduced automatically when Noise reduction is On Noise Reduction When Noise reduction is On an NR noise reduction icon ap pears in the monitor caMNORM AUTO C11 95 nua Bulzooys auL nua xeQhe d y4L Using the Playback Menu The playback menu contains the following options P Option Description Select pictures for printing on a DPOF compatible Print set device specify number of copies and information to be included on prints Slide show View pictures in an automatic slide show Delete Delete all or selected pictures Protect Protect selected pictures from accidental deletion Mark all or selected pictures for transfer to a com Ano TNE Ts puter turn auto transfer marking on or off Small pic Create small copies of current picture Copy pictures from the memory to the memory Co Py card or vice versa To Display the
108. s of a picture Image mode Image quality Image size Exposure information metering exposure compensation flash mode Folder name File name Images in the Memory The pictures in the memory and on the memory card can not be displayed simulta neously To display pictures stored in the memory select either of the following e Remove the memory card from the camera 411 and display the pictures e Copy pictures stored in the memory to a memory card 106 and display the pictures Shooting Information The shooting conditions displayed in the full screen playback mode or shooting mode can be specified See Monitor settings 84 115 in the setup menu Movies A histogram of movie can not be displayed 54 Taking a Closer Look Playback Zoom Use the amp T button to zoom in on still images dis played in full screen playback a Scrol Zoom __To Press Description Zoom increases each time button is pressed to a maximum of Zoom in Q T 6x While image is zoomed in Q icon and zoom ratio are dis played in top left corner of monitor View other Use multi selector to scroll to areas of picture not visible in areas of pic monitor To use multi selector to view other pictures cancel ture Zoom Zoom decreases each time button is pressed in playback zoom To cancel zoom zoom picture out until entire picture is Zoom out E w displayed To view the previous or next picture
109. s in the internal memory or on a memory card Aiuto Shooting Mode eD auto shooting mode provides thirteen shooting menu options such as White balance Image sharpening and Continuous See Using the Shooting Menu 8873 NM Advanced Brightness Control LCD The COOLPIX4200 s Advanced Brightness Control LCD optimizes visibility in sunlight and other lighting conditions 18 Step 2 Frame the Picture Zoom out Zoom in wE i Ci Indicator in monitor shows amount of zoom when either button is pressed CaM NORM AUTO Digital zoom Ready the camera Hold the camera steadily in both hands Pho tographs can be framed in the monitor or the viewfinder Don t Block the Shot To avoid dark or partially obscured pictures keep your fingers and other objects away from the lens flash window and microphone Frame your subject Your Nikon digital camera is equipped with two types of built in zoom optical zoom in which the camera s telescoping lens can be used to magnify the subject up to 3 x and digital zoom in which digital processing is used to fur ther magnify the image up to 4 x for a total of 12 x Use the zoom buttons to frame your sub ject in the center of the monitor e Press the EF W button to zoom out from your subject increasing the area visible in the frame e Press the Q T button to zoom in on your subject so that it fills a larger area of the frame
110. s on a computer R860 or when connecting the camera to a printer supporting Direct Print 868 VIDEO MODE Rotate the mode dial to SETUP to select Video mode 8109 and then press gt S Gs NTSC Before connecting your camera to a video device such as a television or VCR 859 choose a video PAL mode that matches the video standard used in the 5 device and press Your Nikon digital camera supports NTSC and PAL standards Reset All Rotate the mode dial to SETUP to select Reset all RESET ALL 88109 and then press gt Ree all settings Select this option to restore the settings listed on W a v J the next page to their original state option Description OO No Exit menu leaving settings unchanged Reset Restore settings to default settings 121 nuaw dnjas yL nua dnjyas aul The following settings are affected Portrait assist Portrait Image Adjustment Landscape assist Landscape Image sharpening Sports assist Sports Sensitivity Night portrait assist Night Portrait Auto Bracketing Belg Scene Party Indoor Saturation control Noviemode TV movie AF area mode 640 Manual AF area mode Speedlight Auto Auto focus mode Self timer Off Noise reduction Macro close up Off Welcome screen Exposure Compensation 0 Monitor settings Image quality NORMAL Date imprint Image size 4M Brightness White balance Auto Button sound Metering Matrix Shutter sound Continuous
111. s where you do not want to use the flash e The Best Shot Selector BSS 8 84 turns on automatically reducing the effects of inadvertent camera movement e Photography may be prohibited altogether in some locations Be sure to obtain permission first e An AF assist illuminator does not light even if for a dark subject e Blur level OFF changeable OFF v changeable 37 poN U J apoy auars 8 Fireworks show Slow shutter speeds are used to capture the expanding burst of light from a firework e Focus is fixed at infinity e Exposure compensation can not be used e An AF assist illuminator does not light even if for a dark subject e Blur level 4 OFF v OFF U Copy Provides clear pictures of text or drawings on a white board or in printed matter such as a business card Colored text and drawings may not show up well in the final picture D OFF OFF changeable v changeable changeable a zA Back light l Use when light is coming from behind your subject throwing their features into shadow or when your sub ject is in the shade but the background is brightly lit OFF o changeable Nd OFF amp 38 m1 Panorama assist Use when taking a series of pic tures that will later be joined to form a single scene for example a panorama or 360 virtual reality image Flash m
112. se the monitor to confirm camera settings at a glance while at the same time viewing an image that shows how the final picture will appear This is particularly useful when the image in the viewfinder does not accurately reflect what will appear in the final picture for example when your subject is less than 1 5 meters 4 11 from the camera digital zoom is in effect e Use the viewfinder when you want to save power by turning the monitor off 84115 or when bright ambient lighting makes it difficult to see the display in the monitor e When taking pictures continuously using the sports assist or continuous option etc they are displayed on the monitor later than actual shooting We recommend you to take pictures con tinuously using the viewfinder 20 Step 3 Focus and Shoot Focus Press the shutter release button halfway to Vv set focus and exposure lt e Focus and exposure will lock while the shut ter release button is pressed halfway 7 In Ee mode the camera automatically selects focus area containing the subject Seah es closest to camera from five focus areas Lod l i default setting in auto shooting mode H When subject is in focus the selected AF area turns green Focus area When the shutter release button is pressed Red 4 lamp halfway the green AF Autofocus lamp and the red 4 flash ready lamp are shown as follows 4 Red 4 lamp AF On Flash will fire when picture
113. smaller the final print size Q Image Size Setting Image size can be also selected in the assist modes 8 amp 8 28 or scene modes 88 34 77 nu Bulzooys aul nua Bulyooys aul Image Quality Size and Number of Exposures Remaining The following table shows the approximate number of pictures that can be stored on 256 512 megabyte memory cards at different image modes The number of expo sures remaining varies widely depending on the type of memory card the nature of JPEG compression or the content of the image Image mode Memory Memory card z Approx FINE 5 234 116 cam NORMAL 1l 225 455 2272 x 1704 BASIC 21 427 860 aii FINE 7 142 286 2048 x 1536 NORMAL 13 274 553 BASIC 25 512 1033 a FINE iil 227 458 1600 x 1200 NORMAL 21 429 867 BASIC 38 774 1561 FINE 25 512 1033 cee NORMAL 45 905 1826 1024 x 768 BASIC 73 1469 2963 FINE 54 1088 2194 cry NORMAL 85 1701 3431 640 x 480 BASIC 118 2368 4775 If memory remains for more than 999 pictures camera exposure count display will show 999 Image Mode The current image mode image quality and size is shown by an icon at the bottom left corner of the monitor CAM 3M C2M CPC CTV UT FINE NORM BASIC 78 White Balance WHITE BALANCE 1 3 A Press MENU button in auto shooting mode to select White balance 874 and then press gt PT AWB Auto R PRE White bal preset About White Balance 38 Daylight The color of the
114. ssed down camera takes sixteen consecutive shots at rate of about 3 5 frames per sec ond Camera arranges pictures in four rows one shot 568 x 426 to form a single picture 4M 2272 x 1704 Restrictions on Camera Settings e Autofocus exposure and white balance for all photos are determined by the first picture in each series e The flash mode is set to automatically Continuous can not be used simultaneously with BSS 08 84 or Auto bracketing 088 The camera takes pictures with the latest setting among those options e Noise reduction P8495 has no effect even if this option is set to ON e When shooting pictures using the self timer Continuous is switched to Single Sy Contin uous 5 shot buffer and i Multi shot 16 can not be used The settings will return to the original after an image has been taken using the self timer e While shooting in i Multi shot 16 Sensitivity 8487 is set to Auto Continuous Unless the setting is S Single the current Continuous setting is indicated by an icon in the monitor eae 83 nua Bulzooys aul nuay Bulyooys aul Best Shot Selector Press MENU button in e auto shooting mode to BESE SHOT SEEC OR select BSS 874 and then press gt s L BSS Off When the Best Shot Selector BSS is on the cam F era takes a maximum of ten pictures as long as the shutter release button is held down These images X are then compared and th
115. st and Scene Modes Your Nikon digital camera offers a choice of four assist and eleven scene modes In these modes camera settings are automatically optimized for the se lected subject type sparing you the necessity of adjusting settings one by one Assist Modes Assist modes are chosen by rotating the mode dial to the desired mode Framing assist options are available to help you compose your shots P Mode Description S ie ea ae ea Use to enhance outlines colors and contrast in skyscapes for Landscape assist ests and other landscape shots or to take portraits that featurea 31 landmark in the background Sports assist Use for sports shots that freeze motion in rapidly moving subjects 32 Fa Night portrait assist Use for portraits taken against a dimly lit backdrop 33 Scene Modes Scene modes are selected by rotating the mode dial to RHH and pressing the MENU button P Mode Description S Use to capture background details or the effects of candlelight Party ndoor and other indoor lighting 3 gt Use for bright subjects such as snowfields beaches and sunlit Beach Snow expanses of water Sunset Use to preserve the deep hues seen in sunsets and sunrises 25 Dusk Dawn Use to preserve the colors seen in the weak natural light before 36 sunrise and after sunset Night landscape Use when taking landscape shots at night 36 Use to capture vivid colors in close up shots of flowers insects Close
116. st illuminator provides the following range e Zoom out within approx 2 m 6 6 e Zoom in within approx 1 5 m 4 11 Low Battery If the flash fires when the low battery icon is displayed the monitor will turn off while the Speedlight recharges 22 Autofocus The COOLPIX 4200 has two modes that allow control of the Autofocus AF area mode B91 and Auto focus mode 94 AF AE lock Focus and exposure are locked when the shutter release button is pressed halfway and remain locked while the shutter release button is held in this position AF AE lock AF AE lock can be used to take pictures of off center subjects or in situations in which the camera is unable to focus using autofocus Procedures for AF AE lock are described below In this example AF area mode 894 is set to Auto default setting e if 1 Focus Position the subject in the center of the frame in the monitor and press the shutter release button half way e The camera automatically selects a focus area containing the subject closest to the camera from five focus areas Check the green AF lamp and focus indicator When the subject is in focus the green AF lamp next to the viewfinder and focus indicator on the monitor are lit Focus area shows green on the mon itor e Focus and exposure will remain locked while the shutter release button is pressed halfway Recompose the pic
117. st mode is stored in a separate folder with a name consisting of P_ preceded by a three digit folder number and followed by a three digit sequence number e g 101P_001 41 apo auars AydesBo oud Uo a0 4 When Lighting Is Poor Using the Flash The following five flash modes are available AUTO Flash fires when lighting is Best choice in most situations Auto poor Pre flash is used before the main flash fires to reduce red eye If red Auto with red eye is detected after an eye reduction image is taken the cam era will correct red eye when storing the picture Use for portraits works best when subject is well within range of flash and looking at pre flash Not recommended when quick shutter response is required Use to capture natural lighting D under dim light or where use Flash Cancel Flash will not fire even of flash is prohibited If off when lighting is poor camera shake icon appears care should be taken to avoid blurring mend Flash Flash fires whenever pic Use to fill in illuminate ill flash ture is taken shadows and back lit subjects Use to capture both subject and background at night or 5 Auto flash combined with under dim light If camera Slow sync slow shutter speeds shake icon appears care should be taken to avoid blur ring ZA Fiash Range Flash range varies with zoom position When the camera is zoomed all the way out the flash
118. sunrise or after sunset e Noise reduction turns on automatically at slow shutter speeds It takes more time than usual to store the picture e An AF assist illuminator does not light even if for a dark subject e Blur level x OFF i changeable v OFF Night landscape l A slow shutter speed is used to produce stunning night landscapes e Focus is fixed at infinity e Noise reduction turns on automatically at slow shutter speeds It takes more time than usual to store the picture e An AF assist illuminator does not light even if for a dark subject e Blur level z OFF 5 changeable v OFF cy 36 i Close up Use to capture vivid colors in close up shots of flowers Ta insects and other small objects with the background artistically blurred di e To focus on objects as close as 4 cm 1 6 to the lens adjust zoom until the macro close up icon in monitor turns green e Minimum focus distance varies with zoom position e The camera focuses continuously until AF AE lock is set by pressing the shutter release button halfway e AF area mode is set to Manual Select a focus area according to your subject 8493 e Blur level D OFF aje changeable changeable amp ON 3 J Use indoors where flash photography is prohibited for example in museums and art galleries or in other indoor 2 setting
119. tal Print Order Format DPOF Once a print order has been created pictures can be printed directly from the memory card by inserting it in a DPOF compatible device Alternatively you could take the memory card to a digital photo lab which supports DPOF Pictures can also be printed using Print set settings by connecting the camera to a printer supporting PictBridge 468 ga PLAYBACK MENU 173 S A Pints G PRINT SET MENU Side show PE ummm praen 7 Pressing MENU button in the playback Highlight Print selected and press gt mode displays the playback menu e To cancel all print settings highlight Highlight Print set and press gt Delete print set and press PRINT SELECTION PRINT SELECTION es L ke Ea 12 00 M 3 4 ED Back u Set I Back 4 Set Scroll through pictures Select current picture 1 number of e Current picture shown at bottom of prints and 4 icon are marked on the display selected picture DPOF F i 3 4 DPOF Digital Print Order Format is a recording format that stores the print order such as pictures or quantity to be printed and recording date and the shooting information on the memory card Before using this option check that the digital photo lab or print er supports DPOF 65 yoeqhe q UO 30N PRINT SELECTION Use amp or w to specify number r of prints up to 9 e To deselect picture press W down
120. te Balance Indicator Unless the setting is AWB Auto white balance is shown by an icon in the monitor 80 Press MENU button in auto shooting mode to METERING select Metering 8474 and then press gt Sy amp 3 Matrix The metering menu offers a choice of three meter Center weighted ing methods for determining how the camera sets exposure Select from the following three options and press _ Cata Se Matrix default set ting sure for entire image Compares measurements from multi areas of frame with library of typical compositions to produce optimal expo Best choice in most situations Use for portraits adjusts exposure according to lighting at Center the center of the frame but still preserves background weighted details Can be used with AF AE lock f23 to meter off center subjects Camera measures light in area shown by circle in center of monitor CJ Spot Ensures that subject in metering target will be correctly exposed even when background is much brighter or darker Can be used with AF AE lock 823 to meter off center subjects Notes on Metering When the digital zoom is in effect the camera automatically switches to the setting just like 6 Center weighted The metering target does not appear Metering When Center weighted or CJSpot is selected the metering target is dis
121. the camera is powered by an EH 62A AC adapter kit optional the clock battery will charge in about ten hours When fully charged the clock battery can provide several days of back up power Wathe Camera Clock The camera clock is less accurate than most watches or household clocks Check the clock regularly against more accurate timepieces and reset as necessary Time Zones The local time or daylight saving time can be set when traveling abroad See Date 8112 in the setup menu for details Setting the Clock from Provided Software Windows XP Mac OS X Only If the camera is connected with the USB option set to PTP R860 in the setup menu provided software can be used to set the camera clock to the same time and date as the computer See the provided software Reference Manual on CD for details 16 Step 1 Select J Mode This section details the basic steps involved in taking pictures in e auto shooting mode In this automatic point and shoot mode the majority of camera settings are controlled by the camera in response to shooting condi ions producing optimal results in most situations L T 1 Rotate the mode dial to e Turn the camera on m The power on lamp will light and the moni Si a tor will display a welcome screen 84110 wae The camera is ready to shoot when the mon Z itor shows the view through the camera lens E ta Shooting mode Internal memory memory card D e
122. the memory 65 Take the memory card to a digital MELO lel digital photo lab and ask for card and pan them to be printed T Po on Insert the memory card con a OR taining pictures for which the digital Use a printer DPOF Digital Print Order For photo lab take equipped with a mat is created using Print eE 65 card slot set into a printer equipped Bintan with a card slot and print printing them Use a printer that Connect the camera to a printer that supports 68 supports PictBridge PictBridge and print pictures Tiransier tne ote For more information see the provided soft tures to a computer ware Reference Manual on CD and print them If Print set is not set one copy of all pictures is printed Printing the date and time of recording on pictures e Before taking pictures set the Date imprint option in the setup menu P8467 116 e If the printer or print service supports Digital Print Order Format DPOF use the Date option in the Print set in the playback menu M465 67 e Transfer the pictures to a computer using provided software and print them using provided soft ware print settings For more information see the provided software Reference Manual on CD 64 4 Print Set Print set in the playback menu is used to create digital print orders listing the pictures to be printed the number of prints and the information to be included on each print This print order is stored on the memory card in Digi
123. ture Keeping the shutter release button pressed halfway recompose your picture Do not change the distance between the camera and your subject while AF AE lock is in effect If your subject moves remove your finger from the shutter release button and focus again at the new distance Take the picture Press the shutter release button the rest of the way down to shoot 23 Audes60 0ud dISeg Aydei60 0ud D1Seg Step 4 View the Results Full screen Playback O Playback Tip Pictures are displayed briefly at low resolution while being read from the memory or a memory card This makes it possible to scroll rapidly through the pictures in the mem ory or amemory card without waiting for each image to be displayed at full resolution the gt Button 1 Press the gt button View pictures in the monitor e This mode is called Full screen playback 853 e Your most recent picture will be displayed in the monitor e To view additional pictures press w or gt to view pictures in the order recorded a or 4 to view pictures in reverse order To cancel full screen playback and return to the auto shooting mode press the gt but ton again Pressing the gt button for about two seconds will turn the camera on Press again to return to the mode selected with the mode dial More About Playback For more information on playback see More on Playback B53 72 24 Deleting
124. umber and type 26 3 Internal memory memory card indicator 00 17 4 Battery level indicator 12 5 Volume indicator 118 6 Voice memo recording guide 57 7 Voice memo playback guide 57 8 Current frame number total number of frames length of movie 24 51 El Display in the Monitor 10 Movie playback icon 52 11 Image quality 75 12 Image size 77 13 Movie indicator 51 14 Protecticon 100 15 Print ordericon 65 16 Transfer icon 102 17 Time of recording 14 18 Date of recording 14 Appears when the battery is running low Use Monitor settings in the setup menu to switch to display or hide information for shooting or playback R8 115 To show information set Monitor settings to Show info Auto info or Framing grid To hide information on the monitor set Monitor settings to Hide info To turn off the monitor set Monitor settings to Monitor off If the battery level indicator appears the monitor will turn off temporarily while the flash is charging 412 22 ulbag no aojag ul6ag no a1ojag y Movie 851 52 Choose from three movie modes You can make movies with sound SETUP Setup R 109 122 Choose this mode to display the setup menu where you can per form such tasks as
125. up and other small objects 3 Museum Use where flash photography is prohibited 37 Fireworks show Use to capture the expanding burst of light from a firework 38 Copy Use to copy text and line drawings 38 Use when light is coming from behind your subject throwing Ead Ieri their features into shadow I Panorama assist Use when taking a series of pictures that will later be joined to 39 form a single scene Assist and Scene Modes Depending on your subject assist and scene modes may not always produce the desired results If results are not to your satisfaction choose e auto shooting and try again 27 poN FUsdS apo auars Framing Assist The four assist modes offer a selection of framing assist options that allow you to compose pictures with the help of framing guides displayed in the monitor To use framing assist rotate the mode dial to the desired mode and follow the steps below Assist modes Portrait a Pora Kelke cose up me D Ext J Set Choose composition type Current selec tion shown by large icon and caption Portrait Portrait z D Portrait l 5 close up aD Exit Set Make selection Press MENU button to return to shooting mode Framing guide appears in monitor When taking pictures position subject or subjects in framing guide as described on following pages Musing the Guides e Your subje
126. ures T button or the Delete menu How will be deleted when the memory or the 101 nua y2eqQAe dg ayL nua xeQhe g y4L vz Auto Transfer TRANSFER S aa Allon 4 Press MENU button in playback mode to select Auto transfer 896 and then press gt This option is used to mark pictures for transfer to De Al off a computer and to turn automatic transfer marking Ta PCS on and off e Select from the following three options and press fF Option Description All pictures in the memory or on the memory card are marked for transfer Pictures taken while this option is in effect will be marked for transfer vv Allon default setting Remove transfer marking from all pictures in the mem X All off ory or on the memory card Pictures taken while this option is in effect will not be marked for transfer fom Select image s Mark selected pictures for transfer Notes on Auto Transfer e No more than 999 pictures can be marked for transfer If the memory or the memory card con tains more than 999 pictures transfer all pictures using provided software See the provided soft ware Reference Manual on CD for details e The COOLPIX4200 can not be used to transfer pictures selected for transfer with another model of Nikon digital camera Use COOLPIX4200 to reselect the pictures 102 AThe vw Icon Pictures that have been selected for transfer are identified by a WW icon a SSA Full
127. us on subject in framing guide Portrait couple Use to compose shot with two subjects positioned side by side e Camera will focus on closest subject 29 poN U J apo auars Portrait figure Use to compose shot with camera held as shown at right and subject s face in top half of frame e Camera will focus on subject in framing guide eliz OFF changeable changeable g Settings for Assist Modes The settings for flash self timer W macro close up in Portrait assist Landscape as sist Sports assist and Night portrait assist modes are shown on the table respectively 30 fa Landscape Assist la landscape assist mode helps you frame vivid landscape shots that enhance outlines colors and contrast A framing assist menu helps you frame not only natural landscapes but also cityscapes and por trait shots featuring a landmark in the background Rotate the mode dial to gl and press the MENU but ton 8328 The following landscape assist modes are available lai Landscape No guides are displayed in monitor Use to focus on distant objects through foreground objects such as windows or a screen of branches e Focus is fixed at infinity Scenic view Use to compose landscapes with sky in top third of frame distant objects in middle third and closer objects in bottom third e Match top of skyline with wavy yellow guide amp Architecture Use to photogr
128. ware Version TECHNICAL NOTES scicessssdnccsecesscsscsecavsnestvavvanvnasateeonteatoudusuessasnasaeatesansves Optional Accessories Caring for Your Camera Error Messages Troubleshooting Specifications Index viii Introduction Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon COOLPIX 4200 digital camera This manual has been written to help you enjoy taking pictures with your Nikon digital camera Read this manual thoroughly before use and keep it handy when using the product Symbols Used in this Manual To make it easier to find the information you need the following symbols and conventions are used This icon marks cautions information that should m be read before use to prevent damage to your cam era This icon marks notes information that should be read before using your camera Q This icon marks tips additional information that may be helpful when using your camera This icon indicates that more information is avail SI able elsewhere in this manual or in the Quick Start Guide Internal Memory and SD Memory Card This camera uses both internal memory and a SD memory card for storing pictures If you insert a mem ory card into the camera pictures will automatically be stored on the card instead of in the internal mem ory To store view or delete pictures in the internal memory or to format the internal memory remove the memory card first Before You Begin First Steps Basic Photography Sce
129. ware and manuals are distributed 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 Observe caution when operat ing the flash Using the flash close to your sub jects eyes could cause temporary visual impairment Particular care should be observed if photograph ing infants when the flash should be no less than one meter 39 from the subject Avoid contact with liquid crystal Should the monitor break care should be taken to avoid injury due to broken glass and to prevent liq uid crystal from the monitor touch ing the skin or entering the eyes or mouth e No part of the manuals included with this prod uct may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without Ni kon s prior written permission e Nikon reserves the right to change the specifica tions of the hardware and software described in these manuals at any time and without prior no tice Notice for customers in the U S A e Nikon will not be held liable for any damages re sulting from the use of this product e While every effort has been 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 Federal Communi
130. y Nikon MAPrint set Digital Print Order Format Even if a print order has been created the print order data will not be copied with the picture 108 Using the Setup Menu The setup menu contains the following options option Description Welcome screen Date Monitor settings Date imprint Brightness Sound settings Auto off Format memory card Language USB Video mode Reset all Firmware version Choose the welcome screen to be displayed when the camera is turned on Set the camera clock Set display of the monitor Imprint pictures with the date and or time of recording Adjust monitor brightness Set button sound and adjust volume of shutter and start up sounds Choose how long the monitor will remain on before turning off automatically to save power Format the memory or the memory card for use in the camera Choose a language for camera menus and mes sages Choose PTP or Mass storage according to the connection with your camera and a computer or a direct printing compatible printer Select the video mode from NTSC and PAL Restore camera settings to their default settings Display the current camera firmware version To Display the Setup Menu The setup menu can be displayed by rotating the mode dial to SETUP Y Ao oy NES Sb 120 60 68 121 121 122 IO Monitor settings A page number e g 1 2 1 5 A and VY indicate that

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