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Nikon Coolpix 880 Digital Camera

1. 25 Flash mode Auto Flash fires automatically when lighting is poor Focus mode Camera focuses automatically at distances Autofocus H self timer over 40 16 self timer off Photographs compressed for best balance BL NORMAL between file size and image quality Photographs are 2048 x 1536 pixels in size When image quality is set to NORMAL about ten full size images can be stored on one 8 MB memory card Image size FULL ASS SETUP menu SETUP menu 504 58 61 140 25 Framing Photographs Ready the camera To reduce blurring caused by camera shake hold the camera steadily in both hands Photographs can be framed in the moni tor A or the viewfinder Frame photographs in the monitor when you are using macro close up 2 59 are using digital zoom c 52 you are using a lens converter c 106 you want direct confirmation of camera settings or the view through the lens Frame photographs in the viewfinder when you want to save power by turning the monitor off 9 bright ambient lighting conditions make it difficult to see the display in the monitor Keep your fingers and other objects away from the lens and flash window when framing photographs 26 Select your subject Frame the photograph using the zoom buttons Press the Cw button to zoom out from your subject increasing the area vis ible in the frame Press the button to zoom
2. Making Edges More Distinct The Image Sharpening Menu When you take a photograph the camera automatically outlines edges making the image appear sharper The image sharpening sub menu gives you control over the amount of sharpening performed The following options are available A MENU OFF SELECT option lM AO Camera sharpens edges for optimal results adjustment performed differs from im Auto age to image oed Image processed to increase sharpness making edges more distinct Normal Camera performs same standard sharpening on all images lt Amount of sharpening reduced below normal level Of No sharpening performed The effects of sharpening are not visible in the monitor 96 A sharpening icon appears in the monitor at settings other than Normal 97 Modifying Sensitivity from a Menu The ISO Menu The ISO menu mirrors the sensitivity ISO equivalency value set with the 245 button in combination with the zoom buttons ff 74 As with the E4 button sensitivity can be set to AUTO 100 200 or 400 Choosing a new sensitivity value from the ISO sub menu changes the value selected with the 4 and zoom buttons while changing the sensitivity value with the button changes the value selected in the ISO sub menu SENSITIVITY MENU OFF SELECT SET Exposure Options The exposure options sub menu provides control over exposure Exposure Mode CSM When the mode dial is set to
3. Format gt out formatting card MENU PAGE2 SELECT SET SELECT gt Formatting begins as soon as multi selector is pressed to right to select Format in CF Card Format menu Do not remove card from camera until formatting is complete All data on card will be permanently deleted CARD FORMATTING 154 Storing Camera Settings The Controls Menu The first three items in the Controls menu determine what cam era settings remain in effect when the camera is turned off If an item is checked the setting in effect at the time the camera was turned off will be restored the next time the camera is turned on Any items that are not checked will be restored to default settings SSELECT SET when the camera 15 turned off 5 save Flash setting Auto AWS save Focus mode Autofocus save Exposure compensation 0 The fourth item Digital Zoom is used to turn digital zoom on and off If it is checked digital zoom aii functions normally 3 52 If this item is not checked digital zoom can not be used and pressing the button at the maximum optical zoom position has no effect To check an item or remove the check mark from an item that has already been checked highlight the item and press the multi selector to the right Highlight Done and press the multi selector to the right to put the changes into effect 155 Shutter Release Confirmation and Photo Information The Pic Data Confirm sub menu contains opt
4. Confirmation dialog displayed Select Yes to delete all images on memory card images that are hidden or protected will not be deleted Select No to return to playback menu with out deleting images Highlight folder name MENU OFF SELECT SET Press to right Confirmation dialog displayed Select Yes to delete selected folder SET Select No to return to playback menu without deleting folder OFF SELECT DSET 2 A Folder NIKON can not be selected for deletion If the selected folder contains hidden or protected images the folder will not be deleted Any images it contains that are neither hidden nor protected will however be deleted Each series of seventy photographs taken at a setting of Ultra HS is stored in a separate folder with a name consisting of N_ followed by a three digit number assigned by the camera The Delete Folder item can be used to delete the entire series at once 125 Selecting a Folder for Playback The Folders Menu The Folders item in the playback menu can be used to select im FOLDER ages in all folders for playback or images in a selected folder All Folders NOV am ml SHOW im MENU OFF SET Highlight desired folder To view im E Press to right ages in all folders select All Folders Ur Most recent photograph in selected folder is dis All Folders played NOV gt SHOW r3
5. t3 surements from 256 areas of frame with Matrix library of typical compositions producing best possible setting for entire frame Ensures that subject in metering target will be correctly exposed even when back shown by square in center of monitor greand very can be 2d used in combination with AE hold E 87 Camera measures light in area in center s i Spot of frame occupying roughly of total Continued overleaf 85 How It Works When to Use It Classic meter for portraits preserves background details while letting lighting conditions at center of frame determine exposure Selected automatically when digital zoom 52 is used Can be used in combination with AE hold 9 87 Camera measures light in entire frame but Center assigns weight of 80 to area in center of Weighted frame occupying roughly of total Use to link spot metering to currently selected focus area when manual or auto E Camera measures light in current focus focus area selection is in effect Equiva Spot AF Area area only lent to Matrix when focus area selec tion f 103 is off equivalent to Spot when manual focus f 76 is used The metering method is shown by icons in the control panel and monitor When Spot AF Area is chosen a spot metering icon CJ appears in the control panel 86 Auto Exposure Hold Spot or center weighted metering sets exposure for the sub
6. Camera type and firmware Exposure compensation White balance version Focal length and digital zoom Sharpening Metering mode factor Date of recording Exposure mode Image adjustment Image size and quality Shutter speed Images are listed in the order recorded separated by a blank line 157 The Date Menu The Date option is used to set the date and time For more infor mation see First Steps Setting the Time and Date f 3 21 SELECT The Video Mode Menu The Video Mode sub menu sets the standard used for video out VIDEO MODE put Adjust this setting to match the standard used in any video device to which you connect the camera 7 162 Mode NTSC SELECT DSET NTSC Use when connecting to NTSC devices PAL Use when connecting to PAL devices 158 The Language Menu Use the Language sub menu to choose the language used in menus and messages displayed by the camera For more information see First Steps Choosing a Language 3 20 The Distance Units Menu In this sub menu you can choose the units used when displaying manual focus distance 7 76 The options available are meters m or feet ft LANGUAGE SSELECT DSET DISTANCE UNITS H 2 i Distance Units SELECT D SET 159 Restoring Default Settings The Reset All Menu The Reset All option in the SETUP mode menu is used to restore RESET ALL settings for all modes to their default values efault
7. V MENU SELECT DONE Portrait 2 Use to obtain portrait photo graphs in which the main sub ject stands out clearly and back ground details are softened lending the composition a sense of depth Flash mode No restrictions Focus mode Can be chosen from autofocus and autofocus self timer Notes AF area mode is set to Manual allowing the focus target to be chosen using the multi se lector 66 The degree to which background details are softened depends on the amount of light available Party Indoor Use at parties and other indoor events for atmospheric photo graphs that include details of the background behind the subject Eun Flash mode Auto with Red Eye Reduction Slow Synch Focus mode Can be chosen from autofocus and autofocus self timer Camera shake X 35 Night Portrait 2 Use for photographs that pro vide a natural balance between the main subject and the back ground when taking portraits against a backdrop of nighttime scenery Flash mode Auto with Red Eye Reduction Slow Synch Focus mode Can be chosen from autofocus and autofocus self timer Camera shake X Beach Snow 48 Use for photographs that vividly capture the brightness of such subjects as snowfields beaches or sunlit oceans and lakes Flash mode No restrictions Focus mode No restrictions 36 Landscape g8 Use for vivid landscape photo
8. AUTO SCENE me ago E E PA CSM expo amp sure mode DE Shutter speed A M CSM expo Bas aperture suremodeA M 7 S 71 72 The functions controlled by the Sensitivity 45 1 button depend on the ISO equivalency M CSM wt 74 75 operating mode and on the combination of buttons used Single image ic 0 deletion Press 119 The ysgol Button A TTT AUTO SCENE AWS Focus mode PA M CSM Press 58 61 Manual focus distance BAM CSM M Photo information c The button controls display gt Press 114 the functions shown at right The 5 a 5 JQUCKE oa oe The UKERS Button MYO QUICK hd The QUICK 40 button is used to review photographs while shooting In playback mode its function is to start and stop movie playback F3 39 43 117 8 The 4 pg button controls Function Operation AUTO SCENE 3 PA M CSM pes sti Thumbnail display gt iud Q9 The MENU Button Press the MENU button to dis play or hide the menu for the current operating mode or to display the second page of a two page menu 2 The Multi Selector Use the multi selector to select items from the camera menus or to scroll through the images in memory in quick review or playback modes 13 14 T
9. DATE menu SELECT SET E MENU Press to display second page of SET UP menu Controls gt SET UP2 Pic data Confirm Date Video Mode Language Distance Units Reset All WENU PAGET SELECT gt SET Press to display AX Highlight desired item Year Month or Day 0 9 gt SELECT SET Highlight Date SET UP2 Controls Pic data Confirm Date gt Video Mode Language Distance Units Reset All WENU PAGE SELECT SELECT SET 21 To change order in which year month and date are displayed press multi selector to right until Y M D is highlighted then press multi selector up or down Camera cycles through settings as shown below Y M D4 DMY SSELECT SET C D ee To save changes to settings highlight Y M D and press multi selector to right N SELECT DSET 2 IN Any photographs taken before the time and date have been set will have a time stamp of 2000 01 01 0 00 Until you have set the time and date a flashing clock icon will be displayed in the top right corner of the monitor when the camera is in shooting mode 22 Taking Photographs The Basics This chapter describes the basic steps involved in taking photographs in AUTO and SCENE modes In these automatic point and shoot modes the majority of settings are controlled by the camera in response to lighting conditions and focus distance producing the best possible resu
10. MENU OFF SET Q 3 Each series of seventy photographs taken at a setting of Ultra HS is stored in a separate folder with a name consisting of N followed by a three digit number assigned by the camera To view photographs taken at this setting select the appropriate folder from the Folders menu For more information NN 142 Folder options 126 Automated Playback The Slide Show Menu The slide show option in the playback menu allows unattended se SLIDE SHOW quential playback All images in the current folder that have not IP NECI 2 Frame Intvl been hidden using Hide Image will be played back one after the other with a pause between each image MENU OFF SELECT gt SET Starting a Slide Show Highlight Start E SLIDE SHOW Press to right Photographs displayed one by one in order recorded starting from oldest photo Pho tos hidden using Hide Image option will not gt maa Frame Intvl MENU OFF amp SELECT SET 2 A Any movies in the slide show will be played back as still images showing the movie s first frame 127 The following operations can be performed while a slide show is in progress e Pause slide show Press MENU End slide show and return to single image playback Press Restarting a Slide Show Once the slide show comes to an end or while the slide show is paused the dialog shown at right will be displayed Select
11. tect status of images press and 2 to select more images MENU button To deselect highlight and press multi selector up or down 130 Hiding Images During Playback The Hide Image Menu When creating a slide show or showing photographs to an audi ence you may want to use the Hide Image option to hide some of the photographs in the current folder Hidden images are only visible in the Hide Image menu They can not be deleted in single image playback or from the Delete sub menu Press to left or 2 right to highlight desired thumbnail Press up or down to select image to be hidden and 2 to select more images To deselect highlight and press multi selector up or down SELECT 7 DONE Press to complete operation To exit without changing hid den status of images press MENU button 131 Preparing Photographs for Printing The Print Set Menu The Print Set option in the playback menu is used to create digital print orders that specify the photographs to be printed the num ber of prints and the information to be included with each print This information is stored on the memory card in Digital Print Or der Format DPOF The card can then be removed from the cam E IONECINN Q DONE era and inserted in a DPOF compatible device whether your per sonal photo printer or a photofinisher s print system and the se lected images printed directly from the card VS Press to left or
12. CSM you can choose the exposure mode from the Exposure Mode sub menu For more informa tion on exposure mode see Choosing a Mode ff 69 98 EXPOSURE OPTIONS MENU OFF SELECT SET EXPOSURE MODE CSM 1 EXP Exposure Mode MENU OFF SELECT DSET Taking Multiple Photographs with the Same Exposure AE Lock When taking a series of photographs that you will later join into a amp AE LOCK single image for example when taking shots that will later be joined 1S0 to form a panorama or a 360 virtual reality image you will need T fo Brack ing to use the same exposure sensitivity and white balance settings for each of the images in the series This is possible using the AE lock SET First photograph taken after On is selected sets exposure for all subsequent photo graphs If white balance is set to A auto white balance for first photograph applies to all other photographs in series While AE lock is in effect flash will be set Off D Off Restores normal exposure sensitivity and white balance Clears existing exposure sensitivity and white balance settings First photograph Reset taken after this option is selected sets exposure sensitivity and auto white balance for all subsequent photographs While AE lock is in effect AE L AE Lock and WB L White Balance Lock icons appear in the monitor If Reset is chosen or white balance focus mode shutter speed
13. Doing so could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera or the card Be sure that the camera is off before you remove the memory card When battery power is low ten is the maximum number of shots that can be taken in a single sequence at settings of Continuous and VGA Sequence 90 Q A The CONTINUOUS setting is shown by icons in the control panel and monitor AUTO E gt 3 NORMAL NORMAL 3 NORMAL 3 am i a ms 93 Continuous Single Multi shot 16 VGA sequence ly N NORMAL ra mC 2 Ultra HS exposure count display Movie exposure count display shows number of seventy exposure shows number of seconds that can sequences remaining be recorded 91 Getting Sharper Photographs The BSS Menu Best shot selection BSS compensates for camera movement It is most effective in situations in which inadvertent camera move ment may affect the outcome of the photograph for example when the camera is zoomed in or you are using a teleconverter lens attachment SEL OFF eSELECT DSET you are using macro close up shutter speed is low BSS may not produce the desired results with a moving subject or if you change the composition during shooting BEST SHOT SELECTOR A The options in the BSS sub menu are Off BSS off one photo taken each time shutter release button is fully pressed Camera shoots photos as long as shutter release button is hel
14. EI Zoom out Zoom Indicator in monitor displays amount of zoom while ei ther button is pressed Digital Zoom At the maximum optical zoom position holding the T button down for two seconds triggers digital zoom Li QAF C j Maximum Hold for two Zoom factor AF lamp blinks slowly zoom position seconds displayed in monitor to show that photos can not be accurately framed in viewfinder While digital zoom is in effect the zoom factor increases each time the button is pressed to a maximum of 4 0x Pressing the button decreases the zoom factor To cancel digital zoom press the button until the zoom indicator disappears Digital zoom enlarges the center portion of the image to fill the frame Because only the center portion of the image appears in the final photograph center weighted metering c 86 is used and the center focus area is automatically selected Digital zoom is only available when the monitor is on or the camera is connected to a television set It can not be used when image quality is set to HI 138 asetting of Black amp White is chosen in the IMAGE ADJUSTMENT sub menu 2 94 Ultra HS or Movie is chosen in the CONTINUOUS sub menu 88 the Digital Zoom item in the CONTROLS sub menu is not checked c 155 xy Pg For more information on NN 66 selection 8 54 Throwing Light on Your Subject The Flash Button 50
15. Nikon s Life Long Learning commitment to ongoing product support and education con tinually updated information is available on line at www nikon euro com Visit this site to keep up to date with the latest product information tips answers to frequently asked questions FAQs and gen eral advice on digital imaging and photography 2 Tutorial Parts of the COOLPIX 880 Using the Menus cm First Steps Taking Photographs Introduces you to the parts of the COOLPIX 880 and the camera menus Takes you step by step through the process of setting up your camera Outlines the steps involved in taking photographs and playing them back Getting to Know the COOLPIX 880 The Parts of the Camera and Their Functions Take a few moments to familiarize yourself with camera controls displays and menus 2 181 7 166 4 15 6 5 15 Refer to the page numbers in parentheses for more information Viewfinder window 6 DC IN connector Flash ready lamp 2 Lens 7 USB serial connector 12 Autofocus lamp 3 Tripod socket 8 Eyelet for camera strap 13 Memory card slot 9 Flash 14 VIDEO OUT connector 4 Battery chamber cover 5 Battery chamber latch 10 Red eye reduction lamp 4 The Power Switch The power switch is used to turn the camera on and off 23 24 The Shutter Release Button The COOLPIX 880 has a two stage shutter release button Press the shutter release button halfway to focus
16. QUALITY OFF SELECT D gt SET IMAGE SIZE amp QUALITY MENU OFF SELECT SENSITIVITY MENU OFF SELECT FOCUS OPTIONS Area Mode Auto Focus Mode ww OFF SELECT 80 Shooting Menu Page 2 Image Quality amp Size Set image quality and size for all modes 137 Sensitivity Adjust sensitivity setting for current mode mirrors setting made with button E 98 Exposure Options Modify auto exposure from the value set by the camera E Focus Options Autofocus options 103 Folders Choose folder for storing images or for playback create rename and delete folders 142 CF Card Format Format memory card for use in COOLPIX 880 154 Reset Shooting Options Reset menu settings for current mode to default values Options VENUE OFF SELECT SET CF CARD FORMAT SELECT CLEAR SETTING VeNJTOFE SELECT eu 109 Keeping Colors True The White Balance Menu What Is White Balance The color of the light reflected by an object depends on the color of the light source The human brain is able to detect and compen sate for such changes in color with the result that a white object will look white to humans whether viewed in sunlight under overcast skies or indoors under incandescent or fluorescent lighting To a camera however the whites produced by these different sources of light vary in color some being slig
17. battery has been re inserted the clock battery will recharge in several hours during which time the main battery should be left in the camera Although the COOLPIX 880 can be used with non rechargeable 2CR5 DL245 lithium batteries available at a wide variety of retail outlets we recommend the rechargeable Nikon EN EL 1 Li ion battery available separately from Nikon This lithium ion battery for use exclusively with the COOLPIX 880 can be recharged with the EH 21 AC adapter battery charger which doubles as an AC adapter While the battery recharges you can connect the camera to the EH 21 and use an AC power source for shooting or playback 17 Inserting the Memory Card 1 Turn the camera off Insert the memory card Slide the card slot cover out 1 and flip it open 2 Slide the card in 3 until it is firmly in place and the eject button pops up 3 Close the card slot cover 4 Q Removing memory cards Memory cards can be removed without loss of data when the cam era is off To remove memory cards turn the camera off and open the card slot cover 5 Press the eject button to partially eject the card 6 and then remove the card by hand 18 G Formatting Memory Cards Format memory cards before first use Select SETUP SET UP menu will Card Format be displayed Turn camera on Highlight CF SET UP1 Image Quality SET UP1 Image Quality gt Image Size Folders Image Size Folder
18. choose a folder for storing images and for playback Some of the options in the setup menu can also be accessed from the Pe Ae M CSM and playback menus The SET UP menu is displayed automatically when the mode dial is EL mage Quality turned to SETUP Folders Monitor Options Auto Off bea Numbers CF Card Format WENU PAGE2 SELECT WSET Pg For more information on NN I2 Using the menus 134 The setup menu contains two pages of options SEKURI Setup Menu Page Quality 4 NEN 2 SELECT IMAGE QUALITY Image Quality HI gt Image Quality Siders Choose image quality setting for all modes 138 FOLDERS Image Qualit Folders Select folder for storing images or ae o playback create rename and de ral lete folders 142 SELECT SET MONITOR OPTIONS Monitor Options Turn review and preview on or off adjust monitor brightness and hue 149 Auto Off Set time limit before monitor turns off automatically in shooting mode SEQ NUMBERS 15 T Seq Numbers Control automatic file naming 153 Card Format Format memory cards for use in COOLPIX 880 154 S SELECT AUTO OFF lonitor Option Auto Off nt SELECT DSET On b Seq Numbers CF Card Format SELECT DSET SELECT _DSET 135 SET UP2 Setup Menu Page 2 Controls gt EWU PAGEI SELECT Specify what settings are restored whe
19. cm 1 6 or more appears in the control panel or monitor Self timer icon displayed in con trol panel and monitor 62 3 Compose the photograph Start the timer Fully depress the shutter release button to activate the timer Press the shutter release button once for a ten second delay twice for a three second delay To stop the timer press the shutter release button a third time Count down timer in monitor shows number of am seconds remaining until shutter is released Full press The red eye reduction lamp next to the flash window will start to blink when the shutter release button is pressed and continue to blink until one second before the shutter is released The red eye reduction lamp will stay lit during the final second to warn that the shutter is about to be released 63 Bright Dark and High Contrast Subjects Exposure Compensation E To obtain the desired result with certain subject compositions for example when large areas of the frame are very bright very dark or contain areas of strong contrast it may be necessary to alter exposure from the value suggested by the camera This can be done using exposure compensation Exposure compensation can be set to values between 2 0 EV overexposure and 2 0 EV underex posure in increments of EV Press the multi selector up or down while holding the 4 button Confirm exposure value in control panel or monitor Effects of compensation are visible i
20. dialog is displayed Press multi selector up or down to highlight option press to right to select 0 Select Yes to delete photograph 4 Select No to save photograph and return to shooting mode 4 Press S SELECT DSET 30 Button Operason CNN NNNM Press to pause display for 20 s Press again to record photograph or Il Ao Press press m E44 to delete as described above Photograph recorded automatically after 20 s Shutter Press ien Record photograph and return to shooting mode Take new photograph while saving photograph displayed in monitor to memory card While photograph is being saved any new photographs will be stored in temporary memory buffer before being saved to card Shutter Fal press New photographs can be taken until buffer is full buffer can hold about release five full sized normal quality images When buffer is full hourglass icon 8 will be displayed and shutter release disabled New photographs can be taken as soon as enough memory is available in buffer and Z icon is no longer displayed While photographs are recorded to the memory card the green autofocus lamp will blink Do not eject the memory card remove the battery or unplug the AC adapter available separately until the lamp has stopped blinking Removing the card or cutting power in these circumstances could result in loss of data 31 Assisted Creative Photography Scene Mode While the default settings in AUTO
21. directly at pre flash Use to fill in illuminate shadows and backlit subjects Use to capture both subject and back ground at night or under dim light Keep your fingers and other objects away from the flash window when using the flash 56 When lighting is poor and the flash is set to Off or Slow Sync sow shutter speeds slow photos may be blurred If possible use a tripod when lighting is poor At speeds of below s the shutter speed indicator in the monitor turns yellow Mottling noise may appear in photographs taken at speeds slower than this value To increase the shutter speed try zooming the camera out es 53 raising sensitivity ISO equivalency Fe 74 or setting the exposure mode to aperture priority am auto and choosing the larger of the two aperture settings smallest f number 5 71 The built in flash will automatically be set to Off when you use autofocus with a setting of Infinity aA FE 59 Landscape Sunset Night Landscape Fireworks Show or Close Up is selected in SCENE mode ff 32 you choose a CONTINUOUS setting of Continuous Multi shot 16 VGA Sequence Ultra HS or Movie f 88 you use best shot selection BSS Fe 92 you use lens converter LENS settings f 106 the AE Lock option in the EXPOSURE OPTIONS sub menu is on 99 4 Pg For more information NN A Safe flash use amp 57 Focusing Near an
22. graphs that enhance outlines colors and contrast in subjects such as skyscapes and forests Flash mode Flash Cancel off Focus mode Infinity Sunset a Use for photographs that cap ture the beautiful reds in sunsets or sunrises exactly as you see them Flash mode Flash Cancel off Focus mode Can be chosen from autofocus autofocus self timer and infinity Night Landscape k Use for photographs that em ploy slow shutter speeds to pro duce stunning night landscapes Flash mode Flash Cancel off Focus mode Infinity Camera shake xx Fireworks Show Use when photographing fire work displays The camera re sponds more rapidly to the shut ter release button ensuring that you won t miss the chance to take the perfect shot Flash mode Flash Cancel off Focus mode Infinity Camera shake xxx Notes Follow the firework as it ascends and press the shutter release button just as the firework ex plodes Sparkler 7 Use when taking atmospheric shots of sparklers with your fam ily and friends Flash mode Auto with Red Eye Reduction Slow Synch Focus mode Can be chosen from autofocus and autofocus self timer Camera shake X Notes Position the sparkler in the center of the frame for the best results 37 Close Up 952 Use to capture vivid colors in close up shots of flowers insects and other small objects that catch your eye Flash m
23. in on your subject decreasing the area visible in the frame Zoom out Zoom Indicator in LCD monitor displays amount of zoom while either but ton is pressed When framing photographs in the viewfinder at ranges of 90 cm 1 yd or less use the m smaller of the two frames in the viewfinder display the shaded area in the illustration at CE right 27 Focus and Shoot Focus 1 In AUTO mode the camera focuses on the subject in the cen ter of the frame shown by the focus target in the viewfinder Before taking a photograph press the shutter release button halfway to initiate autofocus and check the status of the autofocus p AF lamp green and the flash lamp red next to the viewfinder Glows steadily Flash will fire when photograph is taken Blinks Flash charging Remove finger briefly from shutter release button then try again Off Flash not required or flash set to off Glows steadily Subject in focus Camera unable to focus using autofocus Use focus lock to focus Flashes rapidly 1 another subject at the same distance then recompose photograph x Pg For more information on NN 66 Manual focus area selection 28 AF Lamp Flash Lamp Focusing on an Off Center Subject Focus Lock In AUTO and in all SCENE modes except Portrait and Close Up 32 the camera automatically focuses on the subject at the center of the frame If your subject is not located at th
24. is locked when shutter release button is pressed halfway and remains locked as long as shutter release button is held in this AF position 29 Camera focuses when shutter release button is pressed halfway focus is locked as Single AF X long as shutter release button is held in this position Choose this option to save batteries 104 Focus Confirmation Use focus confirmation when you want to know exactly what areas EOUUS CONEIRMATION of the frame will be in focus before you take the final photograph Focus confirmation affects only the view through the lens shown in the monitor no indicators of focus appear in the final photograph Focus Confirmation veWLOFF SELECT DSET Option Description MF Objects that are in focus will be sharply outlined in monitor when manual focus is Manual Focus used 76 ON Objects that are in focus will be sharply outlined in monitor in all focus modes OFF No indication of focus is given 105 Settings for Optional Lens Converters When the UR E2 step down ring lens adapter available separately LENS i X normal is attached to the camera lens optional lens converters for wide l angle telephoto and fisheye photography can be used with the 5 COOLPIX 880 An adapter for taking photographs of film positives is also available Each of these converters is adapted to a particular ee combination of settings including focus mode zoom position and metering method Using the len
25. made with the help of menus that appear in the monitor Separate menus are available for scene P A M CSM playback and setup modes no menu is available in AUTO mode Mode EE NNNM SETUP SCENE 12 CSM gt SET UP SHOOTING SCENE PLAY BACK Basic camera setup e g formatting memory cards setting the time and date image quality and size settings for AUTO and SCENE modes Advanced shooting options e g white balance metering Two menus are available one for P A and M modes the other for CSM mode Changes to settings in one menu do not affect the other Scene selection Playback options Viewing the menus When the camera is on the menu for the current operat ing mode can be displayed by pressing the MENU button MENU WHITE BALANCE E MENU PAGE2 SELECT Menu for current mode displayed If MENU PAGE2 is displayed in the lower left corner of the menu screen pressing the MENU button a second time will display the second page of the menu Pressing the MENU button when MENU OFF is dis played clears the menu from the monitor Making a selection Use the multi selector to make a selection Highlight menu 2 item Display options METERING METERING o KJ Matrix Spot 5 Center Weighted E13 Spot AF Area MENU OFF SELECT DSET Make selection METERING 1 68 Center Weighted EE Spot AF Area AQ OFF SELECT
26. mode are suited to a wide variety of situations some compositions call for special combinations of settings In SCENE mode you select the scene from a menu of creative shooting situations and the camera automatically adjusts settings to produce the best possible results This section outlines how to take photographs in SCENE mode 1 Ready the camera Turn the camera on and check the number of exposures remaining as described above under Getting the Camera Ready for Use AUTO Mode c 23 Do not use SCENE mode when taking photographs that will later be retouched on a computer Depending on the subject SCENE mode settings may not always produce the desired results If you are unsatisfied with photographs taken in SCENE mode try setting the mode dial to AUTO xy For more information on NN 12 Using the menus 32 Choose the scene After identifying the shooting situation see following pages select the appropriate composition type from the SCENE mode menu Press to display Select SCENE Ibi C SCENE mode menu SCENE 1 Highlight desired composition type 2 Portrait Dl Portrait Sa Party Indoor i Portrait Press to put selec E tion into effect and 4 return to shooting V E v NENJ OFF SELECT DONE VEW QFF SELECT D DONE mode SCENE mode icon displayed in monitor 2 A When the MENU button is pressed to display the SCENE mode menu the mo
27. step Open the battery chamber cover Pressing the battery chamber latch 1 slide the battery cham ber cover out 2 and flip it open 3 15 3 Insert the battery Insert a 2CR5 01245 lithium battery or a rechargeable Nikon EN EL I lithium ion battery available separately as shown at right 4 Close the battery chamber cover To prevent the battery from falling out of the camera during operation be sure the battery chamber is latched 5 Check the battery level After removing the lens cap 23 turn the camera on and AUTO check the battery level in the control panel M el Battery fully charged lt a Low battery Replace the battery as soon as possible ly E Battery exhausted No photographs can be taken until the battery has been replaced 2 A The battery level indicator may briefly show a battery fully charged after an exhausted 2CR5 01245 battery is re inserted in the camera 16 Read and follow all warnings and instructions supplied by the battery manufacturer The battery can be removed without affecting photographs stored on the camera s memory card All settings other than date and language will however be reset The clock calendar is powered by a separate rechargeable battery which is charged as necessary when the main battery is installed If the camera has been stored for a long period of time with the main battery removed the clock may need to be reset Once the main
28. the individual pixels will be visible to the naked eye giving the image a rough uneven appearance A typical target resolution for an ink jet printer is about 200 pixels per inch At this resolution a VGA photograph will be output at a size of 3 2 2 4 inches 8 1 x 6 1 cm a full size image at a size of about 102 x 7 7 inches 26 0 x 19 5 cm The second consideration is contrast You may find that the colors in the images produced by your printer are indistinct or muddy as compared to the photograph viewed the camera monitor In this case you can try raising contrast by setting the camera to PA M or CSM and using an IMAGE ADJUSTMENT setting of More Contrast when taking photographs destined for output on a color printer 7 94 50 Reference Camera Controls cem The Shooting Menu This section NN This section details the settings available in shooting playback and setup modes It also describes how to connect your camera to external devices such as computers and television sets and explains how to care for your camera and what to do when it does not function as expected Camera specifications and a list of the optional accessories available for the COOLPIX 880 are included in the final section M v Pg For more information on NN Camera menus ITI 51 Beyond Point and Shoot Shooting Controls for All Modes This chapter covers operations that can be performed in AUTO and
29. type of bulb from the following sub menu FLI W default FL2 N FL3 D Raising white balance gives images a blue cold cast lowering white balance makes photos appear warmer that is slightly yellow or red After selecting the desired adjustment press the multi selector to the right to put your choice into effect 83 Preset White Balance When E preset is selected the camera will zoom in and the preset white balance menu will appear in the monitor MENU ORR e SELECT DSET e ION Recalls the most recent value for preset white balance from memory and sets Cancel white balance to this value Camera measures white balance using object displayed in center of monitor as reference To use this option first place white or neutral gray object under Measure lighting that will be used in final photograph then aim camera at object and press multi selector to right camera will zoom out but no photograph will be taken At settings other than A auto the current white balance setting is indicated by an icon in the monitor 84 Measuring Light The Metering Menu The metering method is the method your camera uses to mea sure light when determining exposure In and CSM modes ls e Matrix the METERING menu offers a choice of four metering methods METERING MENU OFF SELECT Method How It Works When to Use It Exposure calculated by comparing mea
30. 104 60 Q Getting Good Results with Autofocus NN Autofocus performs best when There is contrast between the subject and the background For example autofocus may not per form well on subjects that are the same color as the background The subject is evenly lit Autofocus does not perform well when The focus area contains objects at different distances from the camera For example autofocus may not perform well when photographing an object inside a cage as the bars of the cage will be closer to the camera than the main subject The subject is very dark the subject should not however be too much brighter than the back ground The subject is moving rapidly If the camera is unable to focus using autofocus use focus lock 7 29 to focus on another subject at the same distance or measure the distance to your subject and use manual focus 7 66 61 Delaying Shutter Release Self Timer Mode AWS The COOLPIX 880 is equipped with an automatic timer with two settings three seconds good for reducing camera shake and ten seconds ideal for self portraits To use the self timer follow these steps Position the camera Mount the camera on a tripod recommended or rest it on a flat stable surface Select a self timer mode Press the W button until either autofocus self timer for photographs at ranges of 40 cm 16 or more or X macro close up self timer for photographs at ranges of 4
31. 6 V 2CR5 DL245 lithium battery or rechargeable Nikon EN ELI lithium ion battery optional EH 21 AC adapter battery charger optional Approximately 90 minutes rechargeable lithium ion battery or 10 minutes 2CR5 DL245 lithium battery when using monitor at 20 C 68 F Temperature 0 40 C 32 104 F Approximately 99 5 x 75 x 53 2 mm 3 9 x 3 0 x 2 17 Approximately 275 g 9 7 oz without battery Trademark Information Apple the Apple logo Macintosh Mac OS Power Macintosh PowerBook and QuickTime are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Finder Macintosh PC Excl IBM and IBM International Business Machines Corporation u hange Power Mac iMac and iBook are trademarl s of Apple Computer Inc PC AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation PowerPC is a trademark of sed under license Microsoft is a registered trademark and Windows MS Windows and Windows NT trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Internet Explorer is a product of Microsoft Corpora tion Pentium and i486 are trademarks of Inte Netscape and Netscape Navigator are registere a trademark of SanDisk Corporation Lexar M registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc Zip is a registered trademark of lomega Corporation in the U S and other countries All are trademarl 188 Corporation Internet is a trademark of Digita other trade names mentioned in Equipment Corporati
32. Aperture priority auto A Manual M Custom CSM Shooting menu White balance Exposure metering Continuous Best Shot Selector BSS Lens Converters Image Adjustment Auto Normal More Contrast Less Con trast Lighten Darken Black amp White Image Sharpening Image Size quality Sensitivity Exposure options Focus options Folder options CF card format 183 Capture modes Single Continuous e Multi Shot 16 sixteen frames in size VGA Sequence Ultra HS seventy QVGA images at approximately 30 fps e Movie up to 40 s of QVGA frames at 15 fps Exposure metering Four mode TTL metering Modes 256 segment Matrix Center Weighted Spot AF Spot Shutter Mechanical and charge coupled electronic shutter Aperture Electronically controlled preset aperture Two stops f 2 8 and f 7 8 W f 4 2 and f 11 3 T Exposure Exposure control Exposure modes Programmed Auto Aperture Priority Auto Manual Exposure Compensation 2 0 EV in steps of EV e Auto Exposure Bracketing five steps within 7 EV Range EVO to 16 W ISO 100 equivalent EV 1 2 to 17 2 T ISO equivalent 100 200 400 Auto can be set in any exposure mode White balance Matrix Auto White Balance with TTL control Five mode Manual with fine tuning Fine Incandescent Fluores cent Cloudy Speedlight Preset Self timer 10s or 3 s duration 185 Built in Speed
33. FF SELECT SET x Pg For more information I2 Using the menus 120 The playback menu contains the following options PLAY BACK MENU Delete 4 Playback Menu Folders Slide Show Delete Delete all or selected photos de lete folders and print orders 122 Folders Select folder from which photos will be played back create rename and delete folders 2 126 Slide Show Automated playback of photos in current folder a OFF SELECT BSET SLIDE SHOW IM 2 Frame Intvl NENU OFF SELECT E 127 9 SELECT 5tT De DONE PLAY BACK MENU As REC mode 30 S 1M 5M 30S Auto Off 3 0 M SELECT DSET Protect Protect images from deletion E 130 Hide Image Hide images during playback 131 Print Set Create digital print order files Auto Off j Set time limit before monitor turns off automatically in playback mode 151 121 Deleting Photographs The Delete Menu Using the Delete option in the playback menu you can DELETE delete selected photographs Selected Image gt All Images delete all photographs B Folder Print Set delete folders delete print order files created with the Print Set option MENJ OFF eSELECT SET Note that once deleted photographs can not be recovered Be sure to back up any photographs you want to keep Deleting Selected Photographs To delete selected photographs choose Sel
34. Focus will re main fixed while the button is held in this position focus lock Press the shutter release button all the way down to take a picture 28 30 The Zoom Buttons Use the zoom buttons to frame photographs The button zooms the camera out increas ing the area visible in the final photograph The button zooms the camera in enlarging small or distant objects to fill the frame When an image is played back full screen the 1 9 button is used to zoom in on the image displayed in the monitor Press the Cw button to cancel zoom 52 54 116 S The Mode Dial hd SCENE Use the mode dial to select the P operating mode Programmed auto A Aperture priority auto Manual gt Playback Eur uer nen An automatic mode for simple Novice point and shoot photography 23 31 This mode offers a choice of set tings for specific scenes such as sunsets and portraits This mode puts the camera in charge of exposure while leaving you in control of all other settings 68 69 The camera sets the shutter speed while you control aperture 68 71 and other settings You control all camera settings in cluding shutter speed and aper 68 73 ture Puts you in complete control of all settings including exposure mode Expert EN 133 Use this mode to play back and delete photographs Q The Button eds 080
35. G images can even be displayed in web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer This makes them ideal for transmission by e mail or for use on a web page Be aware however that when displayed on a monitor with a resolution of 1024 by 768 pixels only VGA and QVGA images 89 are small enough to fit in the browser window It is also important to remem ber that at default settings your camera produces high resolution images about 800 KB in size while TIFF images taken at an image quality setting of HI can reach sizes of approximately 9 MB Larger file sizes mean longer data transfer times even an 800 KB file takes about five minutes to upload or download over a 28 8 Kbps connection making flle size the single most important consideration when taking photographs for electronic distribution The following settings are recommended for images destined for distribution by e mail or on the web Image Quality Image Size o Approx Transfer Time em 138 C BEI Approx FileSize 28 8 Kbps Connection XGA BASIC 1024 x 768 pixels 100 KB 50 seconds VGA NORMAL 640 x 480 pixels 90 KB 35 seconds BASIC VEA 50 KB 20 seconds 640 x 480 pixels 49 Taking Photographs for Printing When taking photographs that are to be reproduced on a personal color printer two factors need to be kept in mind image size and contrast Image size FQ 140 determines the maximum size at which the image can be printed If the print size is too large
36. Reformat memory card 154 BEES ED file numbers y 179 Problem caro contains Folder selected in playback mode con NO IMAGES tains no images ALL IMAGES ARE HIDDEN All images in current folder are hid den Fite contains File created by computer or different NO IMAGE DATA make of camera HBLUSEREESOUIESDIESES CANNOT BE DELETED Folder contains hidden or protected photos Error has occurred in camera s inter SYSTEM ERROR f nal circuitry 180 Select folder containing images from playback Folders menu Select another folder or use Hide Image to change hidden status of im ages in current folder Delete file Reformat memory card Folder can only be deleted if all images it contains are neither hidden nor pro tected photos Turn camera off unplug optional AC adapter if using remove and re insert battery and turn camera on If error persists contact retailer or Nikon rep resentative 126 131 122 154 142 Specifications Type CCD Image size Digital zoom Autofocus Digital camera high density CCD Total number of pixels 3 34 million Selectable from 2048 x 1536 pixels XGA 1024 x 768 pixels VGA 640 x 480 pixels 2 5 x Zoom Nikkor F 8 20 mm 35 mm 135 format equivalent to 38 95 mm f 2 8 4 2 with macro Nine elements in seven groups all elements made of environ mentally friendly glass Nikon Super Integrate
37. Restart to restart or Frame Intvl to change the length of time each image is displayed Press the MENU button to end the slide show and return to single image playback If no operations are performed during the slide show the monitor will turn off after thirty minutes 128 Changing the Display Interval When Frame Intvl is selected either from the slide show sub FRAME INTVL menu or the pause screen a menu of interval settings appears To change the length of time each image is displayed highlight the de sired setting and press the multi selector to the right MENU OFF SELECT DSET Owing to differences in the file size of the images in the slide show and the speed at which they can be read from the memory card the actual interval may differ from the value shown in the interval menu 129 Safeguarding Valuable Images The Protect Menu The Protect option in the playback menu is used to protect im ages from accidental deletion Protected files can not be deleted in single image playback or from the Delete sub menu Note that even protected files will be deleted when the memory card is for matted Press to left C right to highlight LZ desired thumbnail Press up or down to select image for protection Press to complete operation OSELECT SST 131 E 2 Selected images are marked To exit without changing pro by w icon Repeat steps
38. SCENE modes In these modes the majority of camera settings are made automatically by the camera to produce the best results By means of the buttons on the back of the camera the user controls the following settings directly restrictions may apply in SCENE mode depending on the scene selected optical and digital zoom exposure compensation flash settings focus area selection Portrait Close Up P focus mode and self timer settings A M and CSM modes only Framing Photographs Optical and Digital Zoom The COOLPIX 880 is equipped with two kinds of zoom optical zoom in which the camera s telescoping lens can be used to enlarge the subject by up to 2 5x and digital zoom in which images are processed digitally to further enlarge the image by up to 4 0x Q Optical vs Digital Zoom NN In digital zoom data from the camera s image sensor are processed digitally enlarging the center por tion of the image to fill the frame Unlike optical zoom digital zoom does not increase the amount of detail visible in the photograph Instead details visible at maximum optical zoom are enlarged produc ing a slightly grainy image Digital zoom also differs from optical zoom in that the effects of digital zoom are visible only in the monitor not in the viewfinder meaning that the monitor must be on before digital zoom can be used 52 Optical Zoom Photos can be framed in the viewfinder or monitor using the zoom buttons TOT
39. SET MENU PAGE2 SELECT Pg For more information on c Camera menus To go back one step press the multi selector to the left The selection for some menu options is made from a sub menu Repeat steps 3 and 4 to select the desired setting from the sub menu Changes to settings apply as soon as the selection is made In SCENE and CSM modes the view through the lens is visible behind the menu To take a photograph while the menu is displayed press the shutter release button A 13 Multi page menus To move between pages of a multi page menu Position cursor in main menu Highlight page tab 9 WHITE BALANCE SHOOTING MENU1 A A Highlight page number SHOOTING MENU2 n MENU OFF SELECT MENU OFF SELECT You can also go from the first to the second page of a multi page menu by pressing the MENU button once 14 First Steps Getting Ready to Use Your Camera Before using your camera for the first time you will need to Check the contents of the package see the packing list included in the Open Me First envelope Attach the camera strap and lens cap string as described in For Your Safety Put the battery in the camera Insert the memory card Choose a language for the camera menus and messages Setthe time and date Inserting the Battery Turn the camera off If the camera is on a tripod remove the tripod before proceeding to the next
40. SETUP Choosing a Folder Once additional folders have been created you can select the folder that will be used for playback or to store photographs in all modes The folder can be chosen using the Folders item in the playback menu or from the Folders sub menu in SETUP PA M and CSM modes Until a new folder is selected all subsequent images will be stored in this folder which will also be used for playback Highlight folder name Press to right Folder name shown in 2 monitor no folder name displayed when NIKON is selected FOLDERS Options gt S SELECT SET Q KA Each series of seventy photographs taken at a setting of Ultra HS is stored in a separate folder with a name consisting of N_ followed by a three digit number assigned by the camera The Folders menu can be used to select the folder for playback or to delete the entire folder and all images it contains Note however that such folders can not be used to store photographs taken after the folder was created 148 Monitor Options The Monitor Options sub menu is used to specify when the moni MONITOR OPTIONS tor will turn on automatically and to set monitor brightness and hue tone lonitor Options Off Display Mode gt SELECT SET Controlling the Monitor The Display Mode Menu This option is used to specify the conditions under which the moni tor will turn on automatically and to specify whether or not photo graphs
41. SM and set the camera to these settings The camera will remember this combi nation of settings even after being turned off and will automatically restore the settings the next time you select CSM mode You can create a di switch instantly from one combination of s CSM to P A or M fferent combination of settings for PA and M modes and ettings to the other simply by turning the mode dial from 69 Adjusting Exposure A and M Modes Exposure Modes 45 Exposure mode can be chosen by setting the mode dial PA by turning the mode dial to CSM and choosing the exposure mode from the EXPOSURE OPTIONS gt Exposure Mode sub menu 98 The following modes available Operating Mode Exposure Mode How It Works When to Use It CSM P Camera sets shutter speed and Programmed auto aperture for best exposure User chooses aperture from A maximum and minimum Aperture priority _ tings camera sets shutter auto speed for best exposure M User sets shutter speed and chooses aperture from maxi Manual mum and minimum settings 70 Best for general use and snapshots Large aperture small f number softens back ground details and lets more light into camera increasing range of flash and making photos less susceptible to blurring small aperture large f number increases depth of field bringing both main subject and background into focus Use when you want com
42. The Basics 23 Getting the Camera Ready for Use AUTO Mode Framing Photographs BOGUS ANG Shoot tete tret Assisted Creative Photography Scene Mode 32 Review and Deletion Quick Review 39 Putting the Camera Away s 44 ii Where Do I Go from Here 004 5 Getting the Most from Digital Images Your Camera and Your 46 Viewing Photos on TV 48 Ordering Prints Digital Print Order Format ENS 48 Taking Photographs for E Mail and the Web 49 Taking Photographs for Printing 50 Reference Beyond Point and Shoot Shooting Controls for All Modes 52 Framing Photographs Optical and Digital 52 Throwing Light on Your Subject The Flash Button Focusing Near and Far The Focus Mode Button wissen 58 Delaying Shutter Release Self Timer Mode 62 Bright Dark and High Contrast Subjects Exposure Compensation Choosing a Focus Area Manual Focus Area Selection ws 66 Advanced Photography M and CSM 68 Choosing a Mode M or CSM 69 Adjusting Exposure A and M Modes 70 Reacting Faster to Light Sensitivity ISO Equivalenicy iste upto 74 Focusing at a Preset Distance Manual Focus 76 Ihe Shooting 78 Keepi
43. The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the e1eJe tp p cefelo DIGITAL CAMERA En Product Documentation The documentation for this product includes the manuals listed below Please be sure to read all instructions thoroughly to get the most from your camera Fast Track Guide For Your Safety n addition to taking first time users step by step through the process of setting up and using the camera the Fast Track Guide provides a quick overview of camera settings For Your Safety printed on he reverse of the Fast Track Guide lists warnings and cautions that should be observed when using and storing your camera together with legal information Please keep this document where all those who use the product will read it Menu Guide This reference is your guide to camera menus Keep it handy when you use the camera Guide to Digital Photography this manual This manual provides complete operating instructions for your camera Contents Overview About This Getting to Know the COOLPIX 880 The Parts of the Camera and Their Functions Using the Camera Menus s First Steps Getting Ready to Use Your Camera 15 Inserting the Battery wt LD Inserting the Memory Card 18 Choosing a Language ate 20 Setting the Time and Date 21 Taking Photographs
44. The flash can be adjusted for a variety of shooting situations as described on the following pages To change the flash setting press the 4 button located above the monitor on the back of the camera 2 Confirm flash setting in control panel or monitor setting not displayed in monitor when flash set to auto NORMAL 4 amp 3 i 2 IN A short pause is required between exposures for the flash system to charge While the flash is charging the red flash lamp next to the viewfinder will blink when the shutter release button is pressed halfway Try again after briefly removing your finger from the shutter release button 55 The following flash settings are available restrictions may apply in SCENE mode depending on the scene selected Setting How It Works When to Use It AUTO 4 Auto Flash Cancel off ATO 4 Auto with red eye reduction Anytime Flash fill flash stow Slow synchronized Flash fires when lighting is poor Flash will not fire even when lighting is poor Pre flash lamp fires before main flash to minimize red eye effect caused by flash reflecting from retina Flash fires whenever photo is taken Auto flash combined with slow shut ter speed Best choice in most circumstances Use where subject is outside range of flash or to capture natural lighting un der dim light Use for portraits works best when subjects are well within range of flash and are looking
45. UTO E NS default ever camera automatically raises sensitivity to compensate ISO icon appears in control panel and monitor only when sensitivity raised above 100 100 Approximately equivalent to ISO rating of 100 200 Approximately equivalent to ISO rating of 200 400 Approximately equivalent to ISO rating of 400 Sensitivity can also be set using the ISO item in the shooting menus 98 A slight amount of mottling noise may appear in photographs taken at settings other than 100 If sensitivity is set to AUTO in manual exposure mode 7 72 sensitivity will be fixed at ISO 100 equivalent and will not vary with lighting conditions ensuring that the exposure specified by the user will be achieved Changes to sensitivity have no effect in AUTO or SCENE operating modes 75 Focusing at a Preset Distance Manual Focus AWS In BA M and CSM modes manual focus can be used in place of autofocus for situations in which you know the distance to your subject Focus distance can be selected from forty eight preset distances ranging from 0 04 m 0 137 to infinity by pressing the zoom buttons while holding down the sso button Press to increase the fo cus distance to maximum of infinity Inf to decrease Focus distance is displayed in monitor and in control panel while AM button is pressed After zoom buttons are released flashing AA and or amp icons in control panel indicate that manual focus is
46. are displayed in the monitor after shooting SELECT DSET Monitor turns on at start up photographs are displayed in monitor after shooting Monitor turns on only to display photographs immediately after shooting Choose Review Only this option to save batteries Preview Monitor turns on at start up but photographs are not displayed in monitor after Only shooting Monitor remains off at all times This option is the most effective for saving batter ies Monitor Off 149 Adjusting Monitor Brightness The Brightness Menu This option controls monitor brightness Press the multi selector up or down to increase or decrease the brightness of the monitor by moving the arrow at the right side of the display up or down Once you have adjusted brightness to your satisfaction press the multi selector to the right to put the change into effect SELECT SET Adjusting Monitor Tone The Hue Menu This option controls the hue tone of the monitor Press the multi selector up or down to alter the hue by moving the arrow at the right side of the display up or down Once you have adjusted hue to your satisfaction press the multi selector to the right to put the change into effect SELECT _DSET SETUP Increasing monitor brightness also increases the brightness of images output on a television set when the camera is connected to a television or VCR Under normal viewing conditions t
47. art Before using Nikon View read the documentation provided The manuals for Nikon View are divided into two parts both on the reference CD provided with your camera Quick Start Guide HTML This installation guide can be viewed in Internet Explorer version 3 0 or later or in Netscape Navi gator version 3 0 or later To view Insert the reference CD into the CD ROM drive Double click the QKSTART html icon in the root directory of the CD If you are unable to view the Quick Start Guide refer to the README txt text file in the root directory of the reference CD This file provides system requirements and basic installation instructions 164 Reference Manual PDF The reference CD includes separa Nikon View These manua you will versions choice a need to install Ado documentation by clicking After reading the documentation instal ready to connect the camera may be found on the nd double click the installer icon Once insta be Acrob the IND EX pdf icon in th to your c Nikon View as di omputer te reference manuals for Macintosh and Windows versions of s provide complete operating instructions Before they can be viewed at Reader version 4 0 or later Installers in a number of language rence CD to install open the folder for the language of your lation is complete you can view the on line e root directory of the reference CD rected in the Quick Start Guide You are
48. ation provided with your lens converter 107 A lens converter icon appears in the monitor at settings other than Normal 108 Restoring Default Shooting Settings The Reset Menus In B A M and CSM modes a reset option is available to restore m settings in the and CSM SHOOTING menus to their de fault values Only settings in the selected menu are affected the reset option in the PeA M menu clears shooting settings for PA Reset and M modes but has no effect on CSM settings while the reset MENU OFF e SELECT SET option in the CSM menu clears settings in the CSM SHOOTING menu without changing settings in the P A M menu cem To reset shooting options in either the PeAsM or CSM menus select C clear settings from the menu or the appropriate mode Both menus contain the following options No Exit menu leaving settings unchanged CLEAR SETTING Reset Restore settings to default values 109 Choosing Reset in the PeA M or CSM menus restores the following options to their default values White Balance Auto Exposure Mode P Metering Matrix CSM only Continuous Single AE Lock Off BSS Of Auto Bracketing Off Lens Normal Exp 0 Image Adjustment Normal AF Area Mode Auto Image Sharpening Auto Autofocus Mode Continuous AF Sensitivity Auto Focus Confirm MF Settings common to all modes image quality and size and the folder selected for recording or playback are not affected To reset sett
49. cus area selection is not available when the monitor is off or digital zoom is in effect FE 53 In these cases the center focus area is used 66 Focus area selection can be used in combination with focus lock if the subject would not fall in any of the focus areas the final composition In M CSM modes it can also be used in combination with spot AF area metering 86 to lock the spot metering point to the selected focus area When Auto the default setting is selected in the FOCUS OPTIONS gt AF Area Mode sub menu for PA M or CSM mode C 103 the camera automatically selects the focus area containing the subject closest to the camera No focus area indicators appear in the monitor until the shutter release button is pressed halfway when the active focus area is shown in red Focus area selection can be deactivated in PA M and CSM modes by selecting Off in the FOCUS OPTIONS gt AF Area Mode sub menu In this case the center focus area is used 67 Advanced Photography PA M and CSM This chapter details settings available only in and CSM modes In addition to the settings discussed in the previous chapter in these modes the user can control the following settings by means of the mode dial and the buttons on the back of the camera exposure mode sensitivity ISO equivalency focus distance manual focus Menus in these modes also give the user control over white balance metering fram
50. d of the memory card and other fact created with the same name but a d the Design Rule for Camera File Systems DCF Under this three digit folder number followed by the folder name e g a maximum of 200 images it may hold less depending on the size tors Should a folder fill up another folder will automatically be ifferent folder number e g IOI NIKON For most purposes the folder number can be ignored when viewed from the camera folders with the same name but differ ent folder numbers are the same fo der For example the camera shows the folders OONIKON and OI NIKON as the single folder NIKON with no folder number When the memory card is viewed on a computer however folders wi h the same name but different folder numbers will be treated as separate folders see the Nikon View Reference Manual for details If you have trouble locating a photo on a computer you can play it back the photo information display on the camera where the folder number and name are shown in 143 SETUP Creating Renaming and Deleting Folders The Folder Options Menu The folder options menu can be used to create rename or delete folders Rename Delete SELECT Press to left or EWN 3j right to highlight 72 letter Press to right 7 Creating New Folders Rename Delete SELECT SELECT SELECT 144 Press up or down to edit selecte
51. d Coating SIC applied Use zoom buttons to zoom in up to 4 x in steps of 0 2 x Contrast detect through the lens TTL AF Five area multi AF and spot AF available 181 Focus modes Continuous autofocus when monitor is on Single autofocus monitor off and or single autofocus selected in PPAeM or CSM modes e Manual forty eight steps from 4 cm 1 6 with Focus Con firmation indication Shooting distance 40 cm 1 3 e Macro mode 4 cm 1 6 co Optical viewfinder Real image zoom viewfinder with LED indication Magnification 0 4 1 0 x Monitor 1 8 I 10 000 dot low temperature polysilicon TFT LCD with bright ness and hue adjustment Frame coverage Approximately 97 through freeze image Auto off mode 30 s can also be set manually 1 5 30 min The monitor may contain a few pixels that are always lit or that do not light This is common to all LCD displays and does not indicate a malfunction The monitor is lit by a fluorescent backlight Should the display begin to dim or flicker contact your Nikon service representative 182 Storage System Digitally stored uncompressed TIFF or compressed JPEG QuickTime Movie CompactFlash CF card Shooting modes Full auto AUTO Scene mode SCENE with eleven scenes Portrait Party In door Night Portrait Beach Snow Landscape Sunset Night Land scape Fireworks Show Sparkler Close Up Copy Back Light Programmed auto P
52. d Far The Focus Mode Button By default the camera adjusts focus automatically for subjects 40 cm 16 or more from the lens which is ideal for snapshots Under some circumstances however you may want to force the camera to focus on distant objects rather than on the closest object visible in the focus area for example when shooting a distant landscape through a screen of branches or when taking a shot through a window Alternatively you may want the camera to focus on something closer than 40 cm a close up shot of a flower plant or business card The COOLPIX 880 offers focus modes for just these situations Some of these modes can be combined with a self timer to delay shutter release to reduce camera shake or allow you to appear in your own photographs To select the focus mode press the W button y Confirm focus mode set NORMAL ting in control panel or monitor Q Macro close up NN It is recommended that you frame photographs in the monitor when using macro close up While the flash can be used in macro close up mode it may sometimes be unable to light the entire subject lake a test picture and verify the results in the monitor 58 The following focus modes are available restrictions may apply in SCENE mode depending on the scene selected How It Works When to Use It NO ICON Autofocus Autofocus self timer Ah Infinity Macro close up eo Macro close up se
53. d down maximum On 10 These images are then compared and sharpest photo photo with highest level of detail saved to memory card 92 When BSS is on a BSS icon is displayed in the monitor When photographs are taken with BSS on the focus exposure and white balance settings used for the first photograph apply to all images in the same sequence The flash is set to Off when BSS is on 9 55 BSS is not available at CONTINUOUS settings other than Single 2 88 e an image quality setting of HI J 138 Selecting any of the above options automatically cancels BSS BSS can not be selected while the above options are in effect 93 Contrast Brightness and Image Type The Image Adjustment Menu When you take a photograph the camera automatically performs image IMAGE ADJUSTMENT compensation for optimal brightness and contrast before recording the photograph to the memory card The image adjustment sub menu gives you control over this image compensation operation allowing you to control not only brightness and contrast but also to EC OFF SELECT DSET produce monochrome images The following options are available AO Camera adjusts brightness and contrast for optimal results adjustment performed Auto differs from image to image this setting is automatically selected in AUTO mode Camera performs same standard brightness and contrast adjustment on all images mU default setting This setting is recomm
54. d how to deal with them Soluion 5 WARNING Remove Lens Cap WARNING Mode dial is not in the proper position WARNING No menu in AUTO mode Please use another mode WARNING Please wait for camera to finish recording 178 Camera turned on with lens cap in place Mode dial is positioned between two modes Menu button pressed in AUTO mode Camera turned off or new mode se lected while images are being record ed to memory card Turn camera off and remove lens cap Adjust mode dial to select desired mode Turn mode dial to SETUP to adjust AUTO mode menu settings Message clears from display automati cally when camera finishes writing data to card 23 134 N Turn camera off and confirm that mem Camera can not detect memory card 18 NO CARD ory card is correctly inserted PRESENT THIS CARD CANNOT BE USED Error accessing memory card Use approved memory card 173 CARD 18 NOT Using multi selector highlight FORMATTED Card has not been formatted for use FORMAT and press multi selector to in COOLPIX 880 right to format card or turn camera off and replace card Insufficient memory to record further Reduce nae qualuor size 137 Delete photographs 122 our or memory photographs at current settings REA la lt e Error encountered while saving 142 photo Turn Seq Numbers option off 153 IMAGE CANNot Camera has run out of folder or 3 P
55. d let ter Folder name can include uppercase letters A Z numbers and spaces Repeat steps 3 and 4 to create new five letter 92 9 folder name S SELECT SET Highlight last letter and press multi selector to right to create new folder Press MENU button to exit without creating folder Until a different folder is selected from the Folders menu all subsequent photographs will be stored in the new folder SETUP 145 Renaming Existing Folders Highlight Rename OPTIONS L New Rename Delete SELECT SET Highlight folder name SETUP RENAME NOV SHOW SELECT SET 146 2 Press to right to display list of folders C9 SELECT SET Press to right RENAME Edit name as described in steps 3 5 of Creating New Folders on preced ing pages SELECT SET Deleting Folders Press to right to display list of folders Rename Delete SELECT gt SET MENU OFF SELECT SET not available for deletion Highlight folder name folder NIKON Ca Press to right Select Yes to delete se lected folder Select No to return to playback menu without deleting folder p ONov Deleting folder MENU OFF SELECT SET MEN OFF SELECT SET 2 If the selected folder contains hidden or protected images the folder will not be deleted Any images it contains that are neither hidden nor protected will however be deleted 147
56. e A detailed explanation of the concepts used here may be found in the Reference section 45 Getting the Most from Digital Images Your Camera and Your Computer BJ 164 As the name would indicate digital cameras produce digital images As digital data digital images can be readily copied to a computer where they can then be stored viewed or edited using imaging software sent to your acquaintances via e mail or saved to removable media for example a floppy or Zip disk for delivery to a photofinisher There are two ways to copy data to your computer from the COOLPIX 880 Direct USB or serial connection using Nikon View software If you have Nikon View installed on your computer you can connect your camera to the computer using the UC EI Universal Serial Bus USB cable included with your camera Optional serial cables the SC EW3 for PC computers and SC EM3 for Macintosh computers are also available 46 Once the camera is connected a camera icon will appear in the My Computer window Windows computers or on the desk top Macintosh computers Double click the icon to view the contents of the camera s memory card Nikon View shows the images stored on the memory card as icons or thumbnails small previews that can be dragged and dropped into another folder for storage or directly into an application for immediate use note that images can not be saved to the camera from the computer PC card adapter or PC card reade
57. e advance rate best shot selection contrast brightness and image type image sharpening exposure and autofocus options settings for optional lens converters 68 Choosing a Mode P A M or CSM Because M and CSM share many settings in common you may have difficulty knowing which mode to choose for a particular task The first consideration is how much control you want to have over camera settings e f you want to adjust white balance and metering for example but don t want to have to worry about getting the correct exposure choose a mode setting of P or turn the mode dial to CSM and choose P as the exposure mode f 98 e If you want to adjust aperture to soften background details or bring both background and subject into focus but don t want to have to worry about the photograph being over or under exposed choose a mode setting of A or turn the f you want to adjust the shutter speed objects or if you want to modify exposu mode dial to CSM and choose A as the exposure mode to freeze action or to suggest motion by blurring moving re from the value suggested by the camera choose a mode setting of M or turn the mode dial to CSM and choose M as the exposure mode Another factor to consider is that menu s settings for CSM mode If there is a particu ettings for PA and M modes are stored separately from ar combination of settings you use frequently you can turn the mode dial to C
58. e center of the frame when the shutter release button is pressed halfway the camera will focus on the background Focus lock allows you to first focus on your subject then adjust the composition before taking the photograph d Focus the camera Position the subject in the center focus area shown by the focus target in the viewfinder and press the shutter release button halfway b Check the AF lamp With the shutter release button held halfway down check that the green AF lamp next to the viewfinder glows steadily indicat ing that the subject is in focus Focus will remain locked while the shutter release button is held halfway down Recompose the photograph and shoot Keeping the shutter release button held halfway down recom pose your photograph Press the shutter release button the rest of the way down to shoot Do not change the distance between the camera and the subject while focus lock is in effect If your subject moves remove your finger from the shutter release button and focus again at the new distance 29 Take the photograph To take a photograph press the shutter release button all the way down Check the results After a photograph has been taken the green autofocus lamp will blink while the photograph is recorded Before the photo graph is transferred to the memory card it will be displayed briefly in the monitor The following operations can be per formed while the photograph is being displayed Delete
59. ected Images from the Delete sub menu Highlight 2 Press to right to Selected Images display menu of thumbnail images Selected Image 4 All Images Folder Print Set Press to left or right to highlight desired thumbnail VEN OFF SELECT SET 72 DONE For more information on 132 Deleting print order files 122 Press up or down to select image for deletion selected images marked by qf icon Repeat steps 3 and 4 to select more images for deletion To deselect thumbnail highlight and press multi selector up or down Press Qe LY Confirmation dialog displayed Select Yes to delete all selected images Select No to return to playback menu without deleting images SELECT pSET Q NN Photos hidden with the Hide Image option are not displayed in the thumbnail menu and can not be deleted Thumbnails marked with a icon are protected and can not be selected for deletion 123 Deleting All Photographs To delete all photographs on the memory card Highlight All Images DELETE Selected Image All Images Folder Print Set No Yes SELECT SET NENU OFF SELECT SET Deleting Folders To delete a folder and all images it contains MENU 124 Highlight Folder 2 DELETE ers Selected Image All Images Folder Print Set SELECT SET MENU OFF SELECT SET Press to right to display list of fold Press to right
60. emory card are displayed full screen or in thumbnail menus of four or nine images You can zoom in on photographs view photo information and delete individual images 39 Quick Review When you press the QUICK button in AUTO SCENE M and CSM modes the most recent photograph in memory will be dis played at the top left corner of the monitor The following opera tions can be performed in quick review mode Operation Function View other photographs in current folder Press up or left to view photo graphs recorded before current photo down or right to view images re Fres corded after current photo Hold down to scroll rapidly to desired frame number Shutter Press Return to shooting mode and focus release halfway Snorer Full press Return to shooting mode and take photograph release QUICK Press Enter full screen review mode with current photograph displayed full screen All other camera controls function as they do in shooting mode For more information on A 142 Using folders 40 Full Screen Review From quick review mode press the QUICK button to enter full screen review mode The photograph displayed in quick review mode will be displayed full screen The following operations can be performed in full screen review mode l Button Function Press 9 C Press Cw Press T 24 Press m 5o Press El 99 Press QUICK Press View other photographs in curr
61. ended for images that will later be re touched on a computer ox Image processed to increase difference between light and dark areas More Contrast 9 Image processed to reduce difference between light and dark areas Less Contrast Increases brightness of mid tones in image without affecting detail in highlights or shadows This setting can be used on images that will be output on computer Lighten Image monitor or printer if device tends to produce images that are too dark 94 option To Description NN Decreases brightness of mid tones in image without affecting detail in highlights or shadows This setting can be used on images that will be output on computer monitor or printer if device tends to produce images that are too bright come Darken Image Image converted to black and white Black and white images require same amount of memory as color images but show higher level of detail When this option is in effect view through lens shown in monitor is in black and white White balance settings 81 and digital zoom 3 52 can not be used while this option is in effect Black amp White An image adjustment icon appears in the monitor at settings other than Normal and Auto Only one image adjustment setting can be used at a time Selecting a new image adjustment option cancels the previous setting The effects of adjustments to brightness and contrast are not visible in the monitor 95
62. ent folder Press up or left to view photo graphs recorded before current photo down or right to view images re corded after current photo Hold down to scroll rapidly to desired frame number Zoom in on current photograph use multi selector to view other areas of image Cancel zoom Select current photograph for deletion Display menu of nine thumbnail images see overleaf Display next page of photo information 114 Return to shooting mode 41 Thumbnail Review Pressing the E 4 button in full screen review brings up menu of nine thumbnail images The following operations can be per formed while thumbnails are displayed f Button Operation Function Press T 4 Press QUICK Press Playback Mode Press once to display menu of four thumbnail images twice to view high lighted thumbnail at full size Highlight thumbnail Use EZ button to view highlighted thumbnail at full size Select highlighted thumbnail for deletion Return to shooting mode A When the mode dial is set to gt playback you can perform any of the operations covered in this section under Full Screen Review T Thumbnail Playback and Deleting Photographs In addition you can play back movies using the QUICK button and have access to a menu of playback options where you can delete multiple photographs choose the folder for playback protect and hide i
63. er and camera over a serial cable the borders of the exposure count display in the control panel will flash on and off in sequence to form a marching ants marquee t 73 Do not unplug the serial or USB cables while data transfer is in progress If you are using a USB cable check the progress indicator displayed on the computer to verify that data transfer is complete Do not use Nikon View with the camera while battery power is low or the battery is exhausted If the battery indicator changes to low or starts to flash while the camera and computer are connected wait for the borders of the number display to stop flashing then disconnect the camera and replace the battery or connect the EH 21 AC adapter battery charger sold separately Both the camera and the computer can be on when the cables are connected or disconnected but do not disconnect the cable while data transfer is in progress 167 Reading Photographs from Memory Cards To read photographs from the camera s memory card you will need a PC or Macintosh computer and either a CF card reader or if your computer is equipped with a PCMCIA Type II or Type Ill card slot an ED AD PC card adapter available separately from Nikon Using a CF Card Reader The steps involved in connecting a CF card reader and inserting memory cards are covered in the documentation provided with your card reader Once the card has been inserted it will function as a disk as described i
64. ext four If sensitivity is set to AUTO 74 the sensitivity value used for the first photograph in each series of five photographs applies to the remaining four Auto exposure bracketing starts over from 7 EV when changes are made to any of the following the flash setting 55 sensitivity FE 74 e exposure compensation 7 64 Auto exposure bracketing can not be used in combination with CONTINUOUS settings of Multi Shot 16 Ultra HS or Movie J 88 best shot selection 92 the AE Lock option in the EXPOSURE OPTIONS sub menu 7 99 Choosing any of the above options cancels auto exposure bracketing Auto exposure bracketing can also be cancelled by selecting Off from the Auto Bracketing sub menu turning the camera off 101 Modifying Exposure Compensation from a Menu Exp The Exp item in the EXPOSURE OPTIONS menu mirrors the exposure compensation value set with the 845 button and multi selector 64 As with the 45 button exposure compensation ic can be set to values between 2 0 EV and 2 0 EV in increments of IE M EV Choosing new exposure compensation value from the usw OFF SELECT I Exp sub menu changes the value selected with the 4 button while changing exposure compensation with the 84 button changes the value selected in the Exp sub menu 102 Focus Options The focus options sub menu provides control over focus setting
65. ge CARD CONTAINS NO IMAGE DATA will be displayed in the monitor To select another folder for playback or to view photographs in all folders use the Folders item in the playback menu In single image playback photographs are displayed briefly at low resolution while being read from memory This makes it possible to scroll rapidly through the photographs in memory without waiting for each image to be displayed at full resolution y Pg For more information on NN gt 126 Selecting a folder for playback 112 Single Image Playback Selecting a Photograph Use the multi selector to page through the photographs in memory one at a time View photograph recorded before current photograph Press up or left ce View photograph recorded after current photograph ca Press down or right 3 A To scroll quickly to a particular frame number without viewing intervening photos press and hold the multi selector in one of the four directions The photograph displayed will not change but the frame number at the bottom right corner of the monitor will increase or decrease rapidly Release the selector when the desired frame number is reached The first and last photographs in memory are linked Pressing the multi selector up or to the left while the first photo in memory is displayed takes you to the last photo Pressing the multi selector down or to the right while the last photo is displayed takes you to the first
66. he MONITOR Button The MONITOR button controls the monitor in AUTO P A M CSM and gt modes Monitor on s MONITOR information icons D displayed Press MONITOR Monitor on e information icons Press 7 MONITOR Monitor C of Press The monitor can not be turned off in SCENE and SETUP modes B The Control Panel 9 58 5 74 10 91 55 2 16 304 4 64 Refer to the page numbers in parentheses for more information Flash mode 2 Battery indicator 3 Exposure count display shows numbers of exposures remain ing 4 Exposure compensation in dicator 5 Sensitivity ISO equivalency indicator 6 Metering method 7 Image quality 8 Self timer indicator 9 Focus mode 10 Continuous setting The Monitor greens NI 1 r 0 0 3 m E Zz Jo Ou mes VG Joana NORMAL 44 ce CIP 160 808206 10 BDP DO D Refer to the page numbers in parentheses for more information Scene indicator 33 2 Zoom indicator 53 3 Digital zoom factor 53 4 Focus mode manual focus distance 58 5 Date not set icon 22 6 Flash mode 55 7 Battery indicator 16 8 Sharpening 97 9 White balance 84 10 Sensitivity ISO equivalency 74 10 Image adjustment 95 2 Image size 141 3 Image quality 139 4 Number of exposures remain i
67. he camera is connected to a television set video output will continue indefi nitely after the monitor has turned off 152 File Numbering The Seq Numbers Menu The photographs and movies your camera creates are stored as SEQ NUMBERS image files Each file is assigned name consisting of DSCN fol lowed by a four digit number assigned automatically by the camera Although all photographs in any given folder will have different names Unt photographs in different folders may share the same name causing confusion when the files are copied to a computer This can be prevented using the options in the Seq Numbers menu When new folder is created numbering continues from last number used All files will have unique names off When new folder is created numbering begins from 0001 Files in different folders may have the same name Reset Resets sequential numbering to lowest number available on card 153 Formatting Memory Cards CF Card Format To format memory cards for use in the COOLPIX 880 select CF Card Format from the setup mode menu or the SHOOTING ZEE menu for PeAeM and CSM modes be deleted No To format a memory card Highlight CF E Press Card Format PTY Confirmation dialog displayed WARNING Select Format to format card see Step All images will 3 be deleted SELECT DSET SET UP1 i Select No to return to previous menu with CF
68. her shutter speeds or smaller apertures In a film camera sensitivity is a characteristic of the film not the camera The ISO ratings you see on packages of film are a measure of their sensitivity the higher the ISO rating the more sensitive the film Higher sensitivity is achieved by altering the chemical composition of the film causing a random pattern called grain to appear in the final photograph In a digital camera increased sensitivity has a similar effect higher sensitivities allow higher shutter speeds at the expense of mottling or noise the digital equivalent of film grain appearing in the final image Adjusting Sensitivity In AUTO mode the camera sets sensitivity automatically in response to lighting conditions When the mode dial is set to PA M or CSM you can choose a fixed value for sensitivity from three possible settings Sensitivity is set by pressing the zoom buttons while holding down the 4 button Sensitivity displayed in moni tor and in control panel qh while and zoom but tons are pressed After zoom buttons are released U ISO icon in control panel in Press for increased sen sitivity gt for decreased sen sitivity At setting of 400 press QW to select setting of AUTO dicates that sensitivity is raised above 100 74 The following settings are available Equivalent to setting of 100 under normal conditions when lighting is poor how A
69. his may make the image on the television slightly too bright 150 The Auto Off Menu When operated on battery power the camera enters sleep mode if BEAUTOIDEE no operations are performed for thirty seconds three minutes when mage Size menus are displayed The time limit for sleep mode can be chosen from the Auto Off menu Changes to the time limit for recording modes AUTO SCENE PA M and CSM modes are made from the setup mode menu The time limit for playback is independent of the time limit for recording mode and is set by choosing Auto Off from the playback menu To set the time limit for playback to the value used in recording mode select As REC mode from the playback Auto Off menu NENU_OFF DSET Playback mode all SETUP When powered by a six volt lithium battery 2CR5 DL245 the camera may become hot if left on for an extended period We recommend that you set Auto Off to five minutes or less when using a 2CR5 DL245 lithium battery 151 SETUP In sleep mode all camera functions are deactivated and the camera itself is effectively off consuming almost no power The camera can be reactivated by pressing the MONITOR or MENU button or by pressing the shutter release button halfway While the camera is being powered by the EH 2 AC adapter battery charger available separately the camera will remain on for thirty minutes if no operations are performed regardless of the setting in the Auto Off menu If t
70. htly blue and others yellow or red A digital camera can adjust colors according to lighting so that colors that appear white to the human eye also appear white when viewed in the final photograph This adjustment is called white balance WHITE BALANCE LL White Bal Preset 3 Fine Incandescent a Fluorescent Ae 5 Speedlight MENU OFF SELECT 81 Choosing a White Balance Setting In M or CSM modes white balance can be chosen from the WHITE BALANCE sub menu The following options are available SL A White balance automatically adjusted to suit lighting conditions Best setting in Auto most circumstances White or neutral gray object used as reference to set white balance under White Bal Preset unusual lighting conditions p AN White balance set for direct sunlight Fine Use when taking photographs indoors under incandescent light mom Use when taking photographs indoors under fluorescent light ae dy Use when taking photographs under overcast skies Spe t White balance set to match light produced by flash 82 Fine Tuning White Balance At settings other than A auto and preset white balance can En be fine tuned by highlighting the desired setting and selecting an cD White Bal Presi adjustment from a sub menu Adjustments can be made in the ERG Incandescent e Fluorescent range of 3 to 3 or in the case of fluorescent by selecting the
71. in effect 2 A The focus distances available depend on the focus mode setting f 58 Focus distances of 0 04 0 4 m 0 13 1 3 are only available at settings of amp macro close up and amp macro close up self timer 76 The value displayed for manual focus distance is the approximate distance from the front of the lens The actual focus distance may differ slightly from the value shown check focus in the monitor before shooting Manual focus can be cancelled by pressing the button To use the self timer in combination with manual focus select a focus mode of amp autofocus self timer or amp W amp macro close up self timer before choosing the focus distance The flash can be used while manual focus is in effect This makes it possible to combine the flash with a focus setting of infinity The units used for manual focus can be chosen from meters or feet using the Distance Units sub menu in the setup mode menu 9 159 77 The Shooting Menu O In RA M and CSM modes many adjustments to camera settings are made from the shooting menu There are two shooting menus one for RA and M modes the other for CSM mode Save where noted on the following pages the contents of these menus are identical Menu settings for PA and M modes are however stored separately from the settings for CSM mode If there is a particular combination of settings you use frequently you can turn the mode dial to PA o
72. ing Memory Cards C F Card Format Storing Camera Settings The Controls Menu Shutter Release Confirmation and Photo Informati he he he he Restoring The Reset All Menu Date Video Mode Menu Language Menu Distance Units Menu Default Settings 37 49 51 53 54 55 56 58 58 59 59 60 Connections Connecting Your Camera to a Computer TV or VCR Connecting to a Television or VCR Connecting to a Using Nikon View Software Connecting Your Camera to a Computer 166 Reading Technical Notes Caring for Your Camera Optional Accessories Troubleshooting Specifications Photographs from Memory Overview About This Manual Thank you for your purchase of a COOLPIX 880 digital camera This manual has been written to help you enjoy taking digital photographs with your COOLPIX 880 As you read through it you will find explanations not only of how the camera works but also of why certain features have been included and how they may be used to take photographs in many different situations The Tutorial section gives you enough information for simple point and shoot photography when you first start using your camera This section may be all you need to read if you want to take advantage of the simplicity and immediacy of digital photography Once you have taken a few photographs Where Do Go fr
73. ings for all modes to their default values select Reset All from the SETUP mode menu ff 160 All the settings listed above for both P A M and CSM will be reset as will folder settings image quality image size and other settings in the SET UP mode menu 110 Playing Images Back Playback Mode This chapter details the operations that can be performed when the mode dial is set to 5 These include playback of photographs stored on the memory card either singly or in contact sheets of nine or four thumbnail images display of detailed photo information zooming in on images to view fine details deleting individual photographs The above operations can be performed using the buttons on the back of the camera In addition the following operations can be performed from the playback menu deleting multiple photographs slide shows or automated sequential display of the photographs in memory protecting photographs from deletion hiding photographs creating electronic print orders in Digital Print Order Format DPOF 111 Basic Playback When the mode dial is turned to x the camera enters playback mode with the most recent photograph displayed in the monitor This section covers the operations that can be performed in play back mode using the buttons on the rear of the camera Only photographs in the current folder are displayed If there are no photographs in the current folder the messa
74. ions for confirm AE 2HODHTNICONEIRR ing shutter release and storing photo information in text format Pic data Confirm SELECT DSET Confirming Shutter Release The Shot Confirm Lamp Menu If desired the red eye reduction lamp next to the viewfinder win SS dow can be used to let your subjects know that the shutter has Pic data Confirm Shot Confirm Off D gt been released This can be useful when taking portraits without the bd flash Shot confirmation can be turned on or off in the Shot Confirm Lamp sub menu SSELECT_DSET Off Red eye reduction lamp does not fire when shutter is released default On Red eye reduction lamp fires when shutter is released 156 Recording Photo Information The Info txt Menu When On is selected in the info txt sub menu a text file info txt l will be created to store photo information for all subsequent im Pic dala ages When the contents of the memory card are viewed from a computer this file which may be found in the folder where the images are stored can be read with a text browser such as Simple Text SELECT SET or Notepad The default setting for info txt is Off off Text format photo information not recorded does not affect playback photo infor mation display On Photo information recorded in text format The info txt file gives the following information for each image in the folder File number and type Aperture Sensitivity ISO equivalency
75. ject in the center focus area shown by the focus target in the viewfinder when the shutter release button is pressed halfway If your subject is not in the center focus area exposure will be set for an object in the background with the result that your main subject may be over or underexposed Using AE hold you can meter your main subject and then adjust the composition before taking the photograph 1 Set metering to CJ spot or center weighted Position the subject in the center of the frame and press the shutter release button halfway to lock focus 29 and expo sure Keeping the shutter release button held halfway recompose your photograph Press the shutter release button the rest of the way down to shoot Spot AF Area metering can be used in combination with focus area selection 66 to measure lighting in one of five focus areas allowing you to meter an off center subject without using auto exposure hold 87 Making Movies and Taking Photographs in a Sequence The Continuous Menu Using the CONTINUOUS menu you can set the camera to take CONTINUOUS photographs one at a time shoot multiple photographs in sequence SETE or even record short movies BSS he AQ MENU OFF SELECT DSET Camera records one photograph each time shutter release button is fully pressed oO Camera records photographs at rate of about three photographs every two sec onds while shutter release button is held down N
76. lf timer Camera automatically adjusts focus according to distance to subject Delay shutter release by 10 s or 3 s in autofocus mode Focus is fixed at infinity Flash is dis abled Focus adjusted automatically for sub jects 4 1 6 or more from lens optical zoom restricted to range be tween middle and maximum positions Delay shutter release by 10 s or 3 s in macro close up mode Use with subjects 40 cm 16 or more from lens Use for self portraits or to reduce cam era shake Use for photographing distant scenes through foreground objects e g through window manual focus setting of Inf is available for use with flash Use for close ups Use to reduce camera shake when tak ing close ups 59 Autofocus Mode The autofocus system operates in one of two modes AF Mode How Continuous Single PRO Minimizes time required to focus CON Photos can be taken even when camera is not in focus check AF lamp before shooting PROS Camera focuses when Photographs can be taken only when camera is in focus shutter release button Saves batteries pressed halfway CON Slight delay before camera focuses Camera adjusts focus continuously In AUTO mode autofocus mode is determined by whether the monitor is on or off continuous AF is used when the monitor is on single AF when it is off M CSM modes offer additional settings that give greater control over autofocus mode 2
77. light Shooting range Flash modes Playback Playback modes 186 0 4 2 5 m 1 4 8 2 T 0 4 3 7 m 1 4 12 2 W Macro mode 0 2 2 5 m 8 8 2 T Flash control Sensor flash system Auto Flash Flash Cancel off Anytime Flash fill flash Slow Sync Red Eye Reduction Single frame Movie Thumbnail four or nine images Slide show Zoom playback up to 4 x Histogram indication highlight point display Focus confirmation indication Delete function Deletes all or selected frames Attributes Hide and protect attributes can be set for each image Interface USB or serial interface Windows 15 Kbps Macintosh 230 Kbps Platform Macintosh OS Windows 98 98SE Windows 2000 or later pre installed model CPU MMX Pentium or later Os Mac OS 8 6 or later Only built in USB ports supported Models iMac iBook Power Macintosh G3 Blue White or Power Mac G4 or later PowerBook G3 with built in USB port or later Os Mac OS 8 1 or later optional SC EM3 serial cable required Only built in serial ports supported Os Windows 95 98 98SE Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 or later pre installed model optional SC EW3 serial cable required I O terminals Power input Video output Digital output terminal USB Serial 187 Power requirements Battery life Operating environment Hu midity under 8576 no condensation One
78. lts Getting the Camera Ready for Use AUTO Mode 1 Remove the lens cap If you turn the camera on with the lens cap in place and the mode dial set to AUTO SCENE PA M or CSM an error mes sage will appear in the monitor To clear the message from the display turn the camera off and remove the lens cap Release latch and remove cap 2 Turn the mode dial to AUTO 23 3 24 Turn the camera on After a short pause current settings will be displayed in the monitor and control panel Check the number of exposures remaining The monitor and control panel show the number of exposures remaining at current settings When this number reaches zero you will need to insert a new memory card or delete some pictures 2 122 before you will be able to take more photo graphs It may be possible to record more photographs at a different image quality or size c 137 AUTO 5 NORMAL Number of exposures remaining 5 Adjust camera settings optional In AUTO mode you can use the buttons or menus listed below to control flash setting focus mode image quality and image size The first time you turn the camera on these settings will be set to the default values shown These settings are adequate for most situations and the description in this section assumes that the default settings are used For information on changing these settings refer to the page numbers given below Default
79. mages and prepare digital print orders for printing images directly from the memory card For more information see Reference Playing Images Back ff 111 42 Deleting Photographs In full screen or thumbnail review pressing the 842 button selects the current image for deletion Full screen Thumbnail review review Press qm i44 button Delete dialog is displayed Press multi selec tor up or down to highlight option press right to select Select Yes to delete photograph Select No to save photograph and return to shooting mode SELEOT SET 43 Putting the Camera Away When you have finished using the camera follow these steps before putting the camera away Turn the camera off To avoid wasting batteries check that the camera is off before putting it away 2 Replace the lens cap Release latch and replace cap 44 Where Do I Go from Here This section NN When they have finished shooting use rs of conventional film cameras typically take the film to be developed But what do you do with photographs you have taken with a digital camera This section lists some of the options available includ viewing photographs on a computer ordering prints using digital print orders ing or television This section also outlines how to adjust camera settings to produce photographs suitable for sending by e mail or posting on a we output on a color printer bsit
80. n Step 3 of Using a PCMCIA Card Slot below Using a PCMCIA Card Slot 1 Insert the memory card into the PC card adapter i ii 2 Insert the adapter into your computer s PC card slot as instructed in the documentation provided with your computer or PC card drive 3 The card will now function as a disk Photographs may be found in the folder DCIM in the root directory stored in the folder shown in the playback mode information display Photos files with the extensions JPG can be viewed in any application that supports JPEG and TIFF formats Movies can be played back in any application that supports QuickTime 168 The COOLPIX 880 can play back only images that conform to the format used by the COOLPIX 990 950 900s 900 800 and 700 digital cameras It may not be able to display files created on a computer or by another make of camera It may also not be able to display files that have been renamed or moved to a different folder on the memory card using a computer You may need to install an ATA RAM card driver before you will be able to read memory cards on a computer running Windows 3 1 Nikon View can be used to browse photographs on memory cards See the Nikon View Reference Manual for details 169 Technical Notes This chapter covers Camera care and storage Camera accessories Troubleshooting hints and tips Product specifications Caring for Your Camera Cleani
81. n camera turned on 155 SE Pic Data Confirm ic nj ta Confii r xm Save photo information in text for z mat control visual shutter release confirmation 156 O SELECT E 158 VIDEO MODE Video Mode Choose standard used for video output from NTSC and PAL 158 i Mode 136 LANGUAGE Language Choose language for menus and Language m messages SELECT SET Gu 159 DISTANCE UNITS Distance Units Choose units used for manual fo cus from meters and feet 2 Units mb SSELECT SET 159 Reset Reset menu settings for all modes to default values Reset All Ld PAGEL SELECT SET E 160 Controlling the File Size of Photographs Image Quality and Size Image quality and size together determine the file size of photographs taken with the camera This in turn determines how many photographs can be stored on a single memory card The number of images that can be stored on 8 MB 6 MB 64 MB and 96 MB cards at different combinations of image quality and size is illustrated in the following table FULL VGA 0 5 Quality 10 40 40 239 48 100 392 588 NORMAL 10 20 81 12 446 91 187 734 1101 BASIC DE 40 1599 239 885 161 333 1302 1952 137 SETUP The Image Quality Menu To reduce memo ry requirements images are compressed using JPEG compression JPEG compression analyzes images in blocks of 8 x 8 pixels and select c
82. n monitor adjust W until desired result is achieved Press multi selector up to in crease exposure value down to decrease exposure value 64 Exposure compensation is not available in manual exposure mode when the user adjusts exposure directly by adjusting shutter speed and aperture 7 72 By default exposure compensation returns to 0 0 EV when the mode dial is turned to a new setting or the camera is turned off If desired the camera can be set to remember the exposure compensa tion value g 155 restoring it the next time the mode dial is set to AUTO SCENE or CSM exposure mode P or A Exposure compensation can also be set using the EXPOSURE OPTIONS gt Exp item in the SHOOTING menu ff 102 65 Choosing a Focus Area Manual Focus Area Selection In AUTO mode the camera automatically focuses on the subject in the center focus area shown by the focus target in the viewfinder At SCENE mode settings of Portrait and Close Up 3 32 or when Manual is selected in the FOCUS OPTIONS gt AF Area Mode sub menu for PA M or CSM mode FQ 103 the focus target can be chosen from one of five focus areas This makes it possible to focus on an off center subject without using focus lock The focus area can be selected using the multi selector pe r1 E3P 1 60 Center focus area Use multi selector to Right focus area selected select new focus area selected 2 A Manual fo
83. nel and monitor The Image Size Menu IMAGE SIZE The image size menu controls the physical dimensions of the image Image Quali mage Size FULL measured in pixels Image size can be adjusted from the SETUP mode menu and the Image Size amp Quality sub menu in the PeA M and CSM SHOOTING menus 78 Changes to image size in any of these menus apply to all modes 3 SSELECT The following image sizes are available Size Pixeis FULL 2048 x 1536 c XGA 1024 x 768 Not available at image quality of HI VGA 640 x 480 Not available at image quality of HI xy Pg For more information on NN 50 Choosing an image size for printing 140 Q A At settings of XGA and VGA the current image size is displayed in AUTO g the monitor and the image quality indicator in the control panel Ken 3 flashes EX 53 141 SETUP Organizing Your Photographs The Folders Menu By default photographs are stored on the memory card in a folder labeled NIKON To make it easier to locate photographs during playback you can create additional folders and organize photographs by theme The Folders sub menu is used to create rename and delete folders and to select the folder in which subsequent photo graphs will be stored or from which photographs are played back 142 FOLDERS Options SELECT SET gt The camera file system conforms system folder names consist of a TOONIKON Each folder can hol
84. ng Lens Use blower to remove dirt or dust Wipe carefully with soft cloth to remove fingerprints and other stains Do not touch with fingers Clean with soft dry cloth Clean with damp cloth dry immediately Do not use alcohol thinner or other volatile cleaners Storage If you are not going to use the camera for an extended period remove the battery before putting the camera away Do not store your camera in locations that are poorly ventilated or damp are next to equipment that produces strong magnetic fields such as televisions or radios are hotter than 50 C 122 F or colder than 10 C 14 F are subject to humidities of over 6076 171 Optional Accessories At the time of writing the following optional accessories were available for the COOLPIX 880 Con tact your retailer or local Nikon representative for details AC adapter battery charger EH 21 AC adapter battery charger Rechargeable battery e EN ELI rechargeable Li ion battery requires 2 AC adapter battery recharger Lens adapter UR E2 step down ring lens adapter 172 Lens converters UR E2 step down ring lens adapter required ES E28 slide copying adapter FC E8 fisheye lens converter F 8 mm view angle approximately 183 WC E24 WC E63 wide angle lens converters shortens focal length to 24 60 mm 24 60 mm TC E2 2x telephoto lens converter doubles focal length to 132 190 mm TC E3ED 3x
85. ng Colors True The White Balance Menu ss 8l Measuring Light The Metering Menu 85 Making Movies and Taking Photographs in a Sequence The Continuous Menu 88 Getting Sharper Photographs The BSS tma 92 Contrast Brightness and Image lype The Image Adjustment Menu 94 Making Edges More Distinct The Image Sharpening Menu 96 Modifying Sensitivity from a Menu The ISO Menu Exposure Options Focus Options Settings for Optional Lens Converters Restoring Default Shooting Settings Playing Images Back Playback Mode Basic Playback Single Image Playback Viewing Multiple Images Thumbnail Playback Deleting Individual Photographs The Playback Menu Deleting Photographs The Delete Menu Selecting a Folder for Playback Automated Playback The Slide Show Menu Safeguarding Valuable Images The Protect Menu Hiding Images During Playback The Hide Image Preparing Photogra The Print Set Me 27 30 3l 32 iii Camera Setup The Setup Menu iv Controlling the File Size of Photographs Image Quality and Size Organizing Your Photographs Monitor Options The File he Folders Menu Auto Off Menu Numbering The Seq Numbers Menu Formatt
86. ng at current settings 24 5 Exposure compensation 64 6 Aperture f number 71 7 Shutter speed 72 8 Exposure mode 71 9 Metering method 86 20 Continuous setting 91 21 Exposure bracketing indica tor 100 22 Auto exposure lock 99 23 White balance lock 99 24 Best shot selection 93 25 Lens converter setting 108 26 Current folder 148 27 Self timer indicator 62 28 Auto exposure target spot metering 87 29 Focus areas 66 30 Exposure display manual exposure mode 72 QJ The Viewfinder The flash lamp red and autofocus AF lamp green Focus target Auto Scene next to the viewfinder provide a Center focus area for manual or visual guide to camera status automatic AF area selection e Glows steadily Flash will fire when photograph is taken Glows steadily Subject in focus Flash charging f 55 Flash Lamp Flash not required or flash set to off Use this area to frame photo graphs at ranges of less than 90 cm I yd Camera unable to focus using autofo Flashes rapidly cus Use focus lock 29 or manual focus 3 76 Camera recording image s to memo ry card Do not eject card or remove AF Lamp Green Blinks or disconnect power source while lamp is blinking ET Blinks slowly Digital zoom 52 in effect frame photographs in monitor 11 Using the Camera Menus Changes to some settings can be
87. now The COOLPIX 880 requires Nikon View Ver3 Version 3 1 or later The SC EW3 serial cable available separately for PC computers is for connection to a male nine pin serial connector standard on many IBM compatibles Your PC may however use a different type of serial connector in which case you will need to buy an adapter before you can connect the camera 165 Connecting Your Camera to a Computer The COOLPIX 880 can be connected using USB or serial cables USB Serial PC Serial Macintosh Connect UC EI Connect optional Connect optional USB cable to SC EW3 serial cable SC EM3 serial cable camera USB serial to camera USB to camera USB connector serial connector serial connector Connect cable to Connect cable to Connect cable to computer USB computer serial computer modem connector port or printer port 166 Turn camera on Borders of exposure count display in control panel will light up 7 7 3 Moni tor and all indicators apart from battery indicator will be off and all camera functions will be disabled Normal functioning will be restored when USB serial cable is disconnected GI oF For information on the operations that can be performed while the camera is connected to your computer see the Nikon View Reference Manual for your platform While the camera is connected to the computer by a USB cable or while data are being transferred between the comput
88. o display nine thumbnail images or twice to display four cen thumbnail images Press again to view highlighted thumbnail at full size Highlight thumbnail press up left when first thumbnail highlighted to view last page of thumbnails down right when last thumbnail high Press up left down or right lighted to view first page of thumbnails 0 8 Select highlighted thumbnail for deletion Press 118 Deleting Individual Photographs 0 842 To delete the photograph or movie currently on display in single image playback or to delete the currently selected thumbnail press the H button Full screen Thumbnail review review Press 45 button Delete dialog is displayed Press multi selec cur 5 tor up or down to highlight option press to right to select Select Yes to delete photograph Select No to save photograph and return to shooting mode SELECT SET 119 The Playback Menu C The playback menu contains options for deleting images folders and print order files for protecting images from deletion or hiding images during playback and for playing photographs back one after the other in automatic slide shows You can also create digital print orders for printing photographs on a device compatible with the Digital Print Order Format DPOF and set the length of time before the monitor turns off automatically in playback mode To display the playback menu EN Select 5 WE O
89. ode Flash Cancel off Focus mode Can be chosen from macro close up and macro close up self timer Camera shake x Notes AF area mode is set to Manual allowing the focus target to be chosen using the multi se lector 66 38 Copy 0 Use to obtain clear pictures of FF text or drawings on a white board business card or in printed matter Flash mode No restrictions Focus mode No restrictions Notes lf the subject is colored text or drawings may be faint and hard to distinguish in the final photograph Back Light Use when light is coming from behind your subject throwing f m d their features into shadow or when your subject is in the shade but the background is brightly lit The flash will fire automatically to illuminate fill shadows Flash mode Anytime Flash fill flash Focus mode Can be chosen from autofocus and autofocus self timer Review and Deletion Quick Review In AUTO SCENE M CSM modes you can use the QUICK button to play back photographs stored on the memory card Press the button to cycle through shooting and review modes as shown below Shooting Mode AUTO SCENE PA M or CSM Quick Review Photographs stored on memory card are displayed in top left corner of monitor al lowing you to view results of previous photographs while setting up your next shot NORMAL 8 Full Screen Review Photographs stored on m
90. om Here outlines how to view them on a computer or television set and order prints using digital print orders that you create with the camera It also provides some tips on how to take photographs for electronic distribution and for printing on a personal color printer Finally the Reference section provides a comprehensive guide to all aspects of digital photography with the COOLPIX 880 including manual control of exposure tone sharpness taking movies caring for your camera and troubleshooting together with a list of optional accessories To make it easier to find the information you need the following symbols and conventions are used E ON NW This icon marks cautions information that you should read before use to prevent dam age to your camera This icon marks notes information that you should read before using your camera This icon marks tips additional information you may find helpful when using your camera his icon marks cross references to the dao to Digital Photography this manual The number next to the icon gives the page on which more information may be found This icon marks cross references to the Fast Track Guide This icon marks cross references to For Your Safety WI his icon indicates that more information is This icon marks cross references to the gt available elsewhere in this manual or in other Menu Guide documentation Q Life Long Learning NN As part of
91. ompression rati there may be noticeable loss o ively reduces detail within eac os the block pattern becomes more visible and f detail The actua h block At higher effect depends on the size of the image when reproduced on a monitor or printer and on the type of su You can control the amount o from the SET P A M and CSM SHOOTING menus 2 78 to all modes Note however that image quali can be accessed modes reverting 138 bject to HI when gt compression usi UP mode menu IMAGE QUALITY Image Quality HI gt ng the image quality sub menu Image quality settings and the Image Size amp Quality sub menu in the Changes to image quality in any of these menus apply ty setting of HI becomes FINE in AUTO and SCENE the mode dial is turned to PA M or CSM The following image quality settings are available HI TIFF No compression maximum quality FINE JPEG File size reduced to roughly of original NORMAL JPEG File size reduced to roughly of original BASIC JPEG File size reduced to roughly of original While a setting of NORMAL represents the best trade off between file size and image quality in most cases a setting of BASIC can be used to save memory or create smaller files suitable for electronic distribution Settings of HI or FINE are suitable for photographs that will be enlarged or printed at high resolution The current image quality setting is displayed in the control pa
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93. or aperture adjusted these icons will turn yellow to indicate that exposure will be reset with the next shot Varying Exposure over a Series of Photographs Auto Exposure Bracketing When using exposure compensation 64 you may be unsure m of the appropriate exposure compensation value for your subject and yet not have time to check the results and change the compen sation value after each shot Auto exposure bracketing allows you to vary exposure by EV over a series of five photographs without WD OFF SELECT PSET the need to adjust exposure compensation manually Off Restores normal auto exposure Auto Bracketing Off EXF Camera varies shutter speed to modify exposure in order E EV EV 0 EV On EV I EV with each photograph taken after On is selected Values are added to normal exposure compensation value While bracketing is in effect the exposure modification appears with a icon in the monitor and the a icon in the control panel flashes 100 At settings of Continuous and Sequence J 88 shooting pauses after each series of five photographs has been taken When the flash is set to Auto f 56 the flash setting for the first photograph in each sequence of five photographs applies to the remaining four If the flash is used for the first photograph it will be used for the next four if it is not used for the first photograph it will not be used for the n
94. ot available at image quality Continuous setting of HI FQ 138 El Camera takes sixteen consecutive thumbnail images and combines them into Multi Shot 16 collage This option is only available at image size setting of FULL J 140 Camera takes series of photographs 640 x 480 pixels in size Image quality FE 138 is set to NORMAL allowing photographs to be taken at approximately two frames VGA Sequence per second while shutter release button is held down 88 P option Description NN Camera takes seventy photographs 320 x 240 pixels in size QVGA each time shutter release button is pressed Image quality 2 138 is set to NORMAL allowing photos to be taken at approximately thirty frames per second Each se Ultra HS quence of photographs is saved in separate folder automatically created by camera Folder name is composed of N followed by three digit number assigned in as cending order by camera Camera begins recording movie when shutter release button is fully pressed Mov m ie ends after forty seconds or when next shutter release button is fully pressed Movie Movie is stored in QuickTime format DOS file extension MOV Each frame has image quality of NORMAL and is 320 x 240 pixels in size QVGA At settings other than Single the flash is set to Off and will not fire even when lighting is poor g 55 At settings other than Single and Movie the focus exposure and white balance settings u
95. photo 113 Viewing Photo Information E Photo information is superimposed on photographs displayed in single image playback There is a total of five pages of information for each photo Press the E button to cycle through photo information as follows Page Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page Page Page 2 Page 3 Flash status Image adjustment Sensitivity ISO equivalency White balance Date of recording 2 Time of recording 3 Image size 4 Image quality Camera type Firmware version Metering method Exposure mode 5 Folder Shutter speed Sharpening 6 File number and type Aperture Digital zoom 7 Print order icon Exposure compensation Lens converter status 8 Protect icon Focal length File size kilobytes 9 Frame number total number of Focus mode or manual focus dis frames visible in current folder tance 114 Thumbnail preview flashing border marks image highlights or brightest areas of image 2 Histogram shows distribution of tones in image horizontal axis gives pixel brightness with dark tones to left and bright tones to right while vertical axis shows number of pixels of each brightness in image Page 4 histogram 0005 JPG ONDUA w 3 File number and type 4 Metering method 5 Shutter speed 6 Aperture 7 Exposure compensation 8 Sensitivity ISO equivalency Page 5 focus confirmation 6 File number and t
96. plete control over exposure Choose high shutter speeds to freeze action low shutter speeds to suggest movement by blurring moving objects Aper ture is set as above The exposure mode is displayed in the monitor Choosing an Aperture In aperture priority auto and manual exposure modes aperture is chosen by pressing the multi selec tor to the left or right while holding down the 45 button Confirm aperture setting in control panel and monitor Press multi selector to left for maximum aperture small f number to right for minimum aperture large f number In aperture priority auto the camera automatically selects a shutter speed that will produce the best exposure If the aperture you have selected would result in the photograph being over or under exposed the aperture value displayed in the control panel and monitor will flash when the shutter release button is pressed halfway 71 Choosing a Shutter Speed In manual mode shutter speed is chosen by pressing the multi selector up or down while holding the button Options range from 8 s to og s in increments equivalent to EV one step In addition a shutter speed of bulb is available for long time exposures see tip on following page Confirm shutter speed in control panel and monitor Press multi selector up for slower shutter speeds down for faster shutter speeds In manual mode the amount the photograph would be over or under exposed at the
97. r E My Computer in Ele Edt Go Favorites e x Beck Foard UF Cut Copy Paste Address SJ My Computer a Se C D 3 F Printers Control Panel DiskUp Scheduled Networking Eaa 10 objects EJ My Computer Camera icon Macintosh If your computer is equipped with a PC card reader or if you have a computer with a PC card slot and a PC card adapter you can remove the memory card from your camera and insert it in the computer s card slot or card drive where it will function as another disk drive 47 Viewing Photos on TV 162 The COOLPIX 880 can be connected to a television or VCR using the EG 900 video cable provided with your camera While the camera is connected the television will show the same image as the camera s monitor Ordering Prints Digital Print Order Format DPOF 2 132 The gt mode menu contains an option for creating digital print orders that are stored on the camera s memory card in Digital Print Order Format DPOF Once you have prepared a print order using this option the card can be removed from the camera inserted in a DPOF compatible device whether your personal photo printer or a photofinisher s print system and photographs printed directly from the card 48 Taking Photographs for E Mail and the Web Your camera stores images in TIFF and JPEG formats which can be viewed with a wide variety of imaging software JPE
98. r M and set the camera to these settings The camera will remember this combination of settings even after being turned off and will automati cally restore the settings the next time you select any of P A and M modes You can create a second combination of settings for CSM mode and switch instantly from one combination of settings to the other simply by turning the mode dial from CSM to PA or M To display the shooting menu Select P A or M P A M shooting 2 Press menu or CSM CSM shooting WHITE BALANCE 78 The shooting menu contains two pages of options WHITE BALANCE Shooting Menu Page I BEST SHOT SELECTOR BSS Compensate for blurring caused by SO bea camera shake OFF SELECT DSET 92 White Balance Behera Lens O White Bal 2 e Set white balance according to light meee Choose settings for optional lens xe Incandescent 7 Telephoto 2 8 Fluorescent source b converters Slide gJ oar ca 106 Image Adjustment Modify contrast and brightness of photos take photos in black and white 94 Image Sharpening Make outlines more distinct Metering Cspot Control how camera sets exposure Bir Center Weighted E Spot AF Area 85 Continuous Set camera to take photographs in sequence or make movies Off We OFF SELECT DSET E 88 We OFF SELECT DSET j Pg For more information on E I2 Using the menus 79 IMAGE SIZE amp
99. r battery chamber cover is not fully closed Battery is dead EH 21 AC adapter battery charger available separately is not properly connected Monitor is off Press MONITOR button Monitor Off is selected in Monitor Options gt Display Mode sub menu setup mode Indicators are hidden Press MONITOR button until indi cators are displayed Slide show is in progress Display options require adjustment Monitor is dirty 9 24 15 127 149 170 No photo is taken when shutter release button is fully pressed Photos are over or under exposed Photos not in focus Mode dial is set to gt or SETUP Battery is exhausted AF lamp flickers camera is unable to focus Flash lamp flickers flash is charging Number of exposures remaining is zero not enough mem ory remaining Message CARD IS NOT FORMATTED appears in mon itor card has not been formatted for use in COOLPIX 880 Message NO CARD PRESENT appears in monitor no memory card has been inserted in camera Shutter speed indicator in monitor blinks shutter speed too low or too high Aperture indicator in monitor blinks aperture too large or too small Subject outside range of flash Exposure compensation too high or too low Subject is not in focus area AF lamp flickers camera is unable to focus Manual focus distance does not match distance to subject 6 28 28 24 179 179 72 71 186 64 29 28 76 175 Flash indicator in con
100. right to highlight de 2 C Press up to select image for printing 3j sired thumbnail Selected images are marked by icon SELECT Qe DONE IN To delete print order files when they are no longer needed select Print Set from the Delete sub menu 132 Use multi selector to change number of prints Press up to increase maximum of 9 down to decrease To deselect press multi selector down when number of prints is Repeat steps 1 3 to select more images hae SELECT 5 Qe FY Menu of print options displayed To print shutter speed and aperture on all selected photographs highlight Info PTS and press multi selector to right to check item Date To print date of recording on all selected photographs highlight Date and press multi selector to right to check item To deselect checked options highlight and press multi selector to right To complete print order and return to playback highlight Done and press multi selector to right To exit without altering print order press MENU button 2 IN Only one print order file can be stored on a single memory card OFF SELECT DSET 133 SETUP Camera Setup The Setup Menu This chapter details the options available in the SETUP mode menu where you make changes to basic camera settings and perform such tasks as formatting memory cards The SET UP menu can also be used to set image quality and size and
101. ror the image displayed in the camera monitor 162 Connect the EH 21 AC adapter battery charger available separately if you want the television to continue displaying images after the camera has entered sleep mode and the monitor has turned off Camera settings and photo info will not be displayed on the television screen when the monitor is off The Video Mode item in the SETUP mode menu 158 offers a choice of NTSC and PAL stan dards for video output Select a standard that matches that used in your television set Note that when the PAL video standard is selected the monitor will turn off when the camera is connected to a video device while recording is taking place at CONTINUOUS settings of Ultra HS or Movie 3 89 however the monitor will be used for display and video output will be suspended 163 Connecting to a Computer Using a computer you can view the images stored in the camera s memory card retouch them in your favorite imaging application send them to your acquaintances via e mail or save them to disk You can connect your camera directly to your computer via the UC El Universal Serial Bus USB cable or optional SC EW3 SC EM3 serial cables and browse the contents of the memory card using the Nikon View software provided with your camera Alternatively you can insert the memory card in a card slot or card drive where it will function as an additional disk Using Nikon View Software Before You St
102. s e FOCUS OPTIONS EXP FOCUS AF Area Mode 2 NEW OFF SELECT SET Focus Area Selection AF Area Mode This setting determines how the camera will choose the focus area AF AREA MODE in or CSM modes The following options take effect while B EN the monitor is on when the monitor is off AF area mode is auto ROS AF Area Mode matically set to Off D Camera automatically selects focus area containing subject closest to camera Ac Auto tive focus area displayed in red when shutter release button pressed halfway This setting is useful when you have little time to compose photographs NEW OFF eSELECT SET User selects focus area manually f 66 This option can be used in place of focus Manual SN ae lock when subject is not at center of final composition Center focus area shown by focus target in viewfinder is used No focus areas Off appear in monitor This option can be used in combination with focus lock to focus on off center subject 2 29 103 Autofocus Mode In and CSM modes you can choose the autofocus mode AUTO FOCUS MODE used when the monitor is on when the monitor is off single autofocus is used regardless of the setting in the autofocus mode T sub menu See Beyond Point and Shoot Focusing Near and Far is Cx Continuous for more information on autofocus 58 OFF SELECT SET EINE CON NN Continuous Camera adjusts focus continuously focus
103. s Monitor Options Monitor Options Auto Off Seq Numbers Card Format MENU PAGE2 SELECT Auto Off Seq Numbers CF Card Format gt MENU PAGE2 amp SELECT Press C WARNING then press to right to format card Do not turn camera off or remove card until All images will s 0 FORMATTING message has disappeared from display All data on will be permanently deleted xy Pg For more information on A Safe handling of memory cards 173 Approved memory cards 19 Choosing a Language Camera menus and messages can be displayed in English French German and Japanese 20 SET UP1 Image Quality gt Image Size Folders Monitor Options Auto Off Seq Numbers CF Card Format MENU PAGE2 SELECT LANGUAGE SELECT DSE aa Turn camera on Z menu Press to display El 97 and select SETUP Controls Pic data Confirm Date Video Mode Language Distance Units Reset All MENU PAGES AN Highlight gt second page of Language SET UP menu SET UP2 SET UP2 Ld Controls Pic data Confirm Date Video Mode Language L2 Distance Units Reset All SELECT SET WENU PAGE1 SELECT LANGUAGE SELECT Setting the Time and Date ae Turn camera on Oa and select SETUP a I Et SET UP1 Image Quality gt Image Size Folders Monitor Options Auto Off Seq Numbers CF Card Format PAGE SELECT
104. s sub menu you can select combi nations of settings suited to particular lens converters 655 No modifications are made to settings Use this option when no lens con Normal verter is attached Wide Adapter e Camera zooms out to widest angle 3 52 Flash disabled 55 WC E63 wideangle converters e e Camera zooms in to maximum optical zoom position f 52 Telefotol Optical zoom 52 adjustable between maximum position 24 mm for TC E2 2x and third step in monitor zoom display 14 mm telephoto converter Flash disabled 55 106 Ter Telefoto2 for TC E3ED 3x telephoto converter qa Fisheyel for FC E8 fisheye converter Fisheye2 for FC E8 fisheye converter Slide Copy Adptr for ES E28 slide copying adapter Zoom fixed at maximum optical zoom position 52 Flash disabled f 55 Zoom fixed at maximum optical zoom position 52 Focus fixed at infinity 58 Metering method fixed at center weighted 85 e Flash disabled Qj 55 Four corners of frame blacked out to create circular frame Zoom fixed at maximum optical zoom position 52 e Flash disabled J 55 Image fills entire frame Optical zoom 52 adjustable between maximum position 24 mm and third step in monitor zoom display 14 mm Focus mode fixed at macro close up f 58 Flash disabled 55 For details of use and handling refer to the document
105. sed for the first image apply to all other images in the same series Settings of Movie and Ultra HS only take effect when the monitor is on If the monitor is turned off the camera will revert to a setting of Single until the monitor is turned on If the camera is connected to a video device at a video mode setting of PAL 158 video output will be suspended while recording is in progress Normal output will resume when recording ends 89 The camera is equipped with a memory buffer for temporary storage of photos during shooting allowing you to take several photographs in succession without waiting for the images to be transferred to the memory card The number of images that can be stored in the buffer depends on the quality and size of the images When the buffer becomes full an hourglass icon E will be displayed in the monitor until enough data have been transferred to the card to allow more photographs to be taken More photographs can be taken as soon as enough memory becomes available in the buffer At settings of Continuous and VGA Sequence you can continue to take photographs as long as the shutter release button is held down although the rate at which photographs are taken will drop when the buffer fills up While images are being transferred from the buffer to the memory card for permanent storage the green AF lamp next to the viewfinder will blink Do not remove the memory card from the camera while the AF lamp is blinking
106. selected combi nation of aperture and shutter speed is displayed in the monitor Display shows values between 2 and 2 EV in increments of EV Underexposed lt gt Overexposed 2 0 2 pofon n0000 1 1 Values in EVs Targa oF ome amy J 72 Q Long time exposure NN When the shutter speed is set to bulb manual exposure mode only the shutter will remain open while the shutter release button is pressed maximum exposure 60 s To reduce blurring caused by camera shake we recommend that you use a remote shutter release the MC EUI remote cord available separately functions as a remote shutter release cable and a tripod Q Shutter speed limitations NN At a CONTINUOUS setting of Ultra HS 3 89 the lowest available shutter speed is s At a setting of Movie J 89 shutter speed can not be set to a value slower than s bulb is only available at a setting of Single f 88 Note that if the shutter is open for more than s at any setting mottling noise may appear in the final photograph At speeds of s or slower the shutter speed indicator in the monitor turns yellow 73 Reacting Faster to Light Sensitivity ISO Equivalency E v What Is Sensitivity Sensitivity is a measure of how quickly your camera reacts to light The higher the sensitivity the less light needed to make an exposure allowing the same exposure to be achieved with hig
107. st recently selected setting will be highlighted Pressing the MENU button a second time clears the menu from the monitor 33 Adjust camera settings Depending on the scene selected you may be able to adjust flash and focus mode settings as described in Step 5 of Getting the Camera Ready for Use AUTO Mode 23 Restrictions apply to the selection of flash and focus modes in some cases see following pages Image quality and size can be adjusted from the SET UP menu ea 137 Focus and shoot Focus the camera and shoot as described above under Focus and Shoot f 28 Depending on the scene selected you may be able to select the focus area manually allowing you to focus on an off center subject without using focus lock see following pages Q Camera Shake NN The camera shake ratings on the following pages indicate settings at which caution is advised to prevent blurring caused by camera shake While the use of a tripod is recommended in such cases the other methods available to prevent camera shake are reflected in the number of stars Support the camera steadily in both hands with your elbows held against your torso Steady the camera by placing it on a flat level surface such as a wall or table Use a tripod to steady the camera 34 The SCENE mode Menu The SCENE mode menu contains two pages of options The types of composition available are described below SCENE 1 2 Portrait SCENE 2
108. telephoto lens converter uses wo ED glass elements triples focal length to 285 mm Focal lengths converted to 35 mm 135 format Remote release cable Serial cables MC EUI remote cord SC EW3 serial cable for PC AT computers i SC EMG serial cable for Macintosh computers Carrying case CS E880 Soft Case CompactFlash memory cards and adapters 64MB and 96 MB Nikon CF memory cards EC ADI PC card adapter In addition to Nikon 64 MB and 96 MB CompactFlash memory cards the following cards have been tested and approved for use in the COOLPIX 880 SanDisk SDCFB series 48 MB 64 MB and 96 MB Lexar Media 4x USB series 8 MB 16 MB 32 MB 48 MB 64 MB Lexar Media 8x USB series 16 MB 32 MB 48 MB 64 MB 80 MB Lexar Media 10x USB series 128 MB 160 MB Operation is not guaranteed with other cards For more details on the above cards please contact the manufacturer 173 Troubleshooting Should you encounter problems with your camera check the list below before consulting your retailer or Nikon representative The page numbers in the rightmost column give cross references to sections of this manual that provide more information on the problems listed in the table below Control panel display is blank Monitor is blank monitor Monitor is hard to read 174 Camera is in sleep mode Press MONITOR button Camera is off Battery is not correctly inserted o
109. trol panel and monitor shows f flash is off Battery level is low l6 Focus mode of infinity selected 59 Flash does not fire Setting other than Single selected in CONTINUOUS sub 88 menu Best shot selection is on 92 Setting other than Normal selected in LENS sub menu 106 AE Lock option in EXPOSURE OPTIONS sub menu is on 99 Video cable is not correctly connected 162 Television does not mirror Television not tuned to video channel 162 image in monitor Setting in Video Mode menu does not match television 158 video standard Photos can not be played back Photo has been overwritten or renamed by computer 169 e Card not correctly inserted in card reader or adapter 168 Computer not read files adapter not correctly inserted in computer on memory card Application does not support JPEG TIFF or QuickTime 183 ATA RAM drivers not installed Windows 3 1 169 176 USB or serial cable not correctly connected 166 Modem or COM port speed too high Camera not registered in Device Manager Windows Nikon View displays commu Reinstall driver from root directory of Nikon View CD nications error FIFO buffer size too large Windows Another application is using COM or modem port e Virus checking disk doubling or RAM doubling software is interfereing with operation of Nikon View 177 Error Messages The following table lists the error messages that appear in the monitor an
110. values SELECT _DSET The Reset All menu contains the following options No Exit menu leaving settings unchanged Reset Restore settings to default values SETUP 160 Choosing Reset restores shooting settings for both PeAeM CSM modes to their default values for a list of the settings affected and their default values see 110 In addition the following settings are restored to default values SCENE mode Portrait Image Quality all modes Image Size all modes p Folders all modes NIKON Display Mode On Brightness Hue 6 All other settings are unaffected Auto Off all modes Shot Confirm Lamp 30s On numbering reset to lowest number available on card All options on Off Off SETUP 3s 161 Connections Connecting Your Camera to a Computer TV or VCR This chapter provides information on connecting your camera to a computer and to a television or videocassette recorder VCR Connecting to a Television or VCR Using the EG 900 video cable provided with your camera you can connect the COOLPIX 880 to a television or VCR The video device will mirror the image displayed in the camera monitor 1 Insert the black plug on the EG 900 into the camera s VIDEO OUT connector 2 Connect the yellow plug to the video in jack on the television or VCR 3 Tune the television to the video channel 4 Turn the camera on The television will mir
111. ype 2 Focal length 3 Aperture 4 Shutter speed 5 Focus mode or manual focus ca distance 6 Focus confirmation portions of image in focus sharply outlined active focus area shown in red 115 Zoom Q Use the Q button to zoom in on photographs displayed in single image playback Q Zoom photograph in Zoom increases each time button is pressed ee to maximum of 4 0x While image is zoomed in Q indicator and zoom factor are displayed in monitor ENS Cancel zoom Press Press up left down or right Scroll to another area of image To use the multi selector to view other photographs in memory first cancel zoom by pressing the Cw button 116 Movie Playback QUICK In single image playback movie files are indicated by a icon in the lower left corner of the display Movie playback is controlled by the Xe QUICK button operation NENNEN NN Be QUICK Start movie While movie is in progress press to pause movie press Press again to resume movie playback tu While movie is in progress end playback and display previous photo While movie is paused go back one frame Press up or left While movie is in progress end playback and display next photo 7 While movie is paused go forward frame Press down or right 117 Viewing Multiple Images Thumbnail Playback EZ 5 The thumbnail menu can be used to select photographs or movies for viewing Press once t

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