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Nikon P1 Digital Camera User Manual

1. viii Picture Editing Available Picture Editing Cropping Pictures Crop Enhancing Contrast D Lighting Pal Creating a Smaller Picture Small Pic c cccccccccccseesecesesscsessceeseecseceesecseesenssseseeteeesaeees 79 MOVICS wan ecesahiascrcd uci sastaedncivcnsadaes ehassantesesiavavensusschaasdadesavanstiensteauvantenuecs OO Recording Movies Viewing Movies 80 85 The Shooting Menu s sssssssssussssunonnunnnnnnnunnnnannnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnanannannnnnnnannns OO Using the Shooting Menu etering ontinuous Best Shot Selector Auto Bracketing Flash Exp Comp Image Adjustment Image Sharpening Saturation Control AF Area Mode DS Auto focus Mode M Fixed Aperture o Noise Reduction A hdj a cVET MOP T The Playback Menu cc sees L Using the Playback Menu List by Date Z Slide Show T Delete O n Protect 7 Transfer Marking ENE Hide Image 86 88 89 92 ree 94 94 295 96 zing The Set up Menu Using the Set up Menu m Menus Welcome Screen Date ID Monitor Settings pate Date Imprint 3D Shot Confirmation D AF Assist t Sound Settings Auto Off M Format Memory Card Language 4 Interface USB Video Mode WZ Auto Transfer Reset All Ver Firmware Version Wireless Transfer Mode ssssssssnssnsusnnnnnnnnnn
2. Turn the camera on The power on lamp will light and the monitor will display a welcome screen 8117 The camera is ready to shoot when the monitor shows the view through the camera lens E indicates Auto shoot ing mode ee mode Focus area Exposure mode When taking pic tures in Auto shoot ing mode AUTO is displayed 845 J Internal memory Memory card D When the camera contains a memory card is displayed and when there is no mem ory card in the camera is displayed Image size Choose from eight op tions for P1 or seven JI options for P2 depend ing on how you plan to use the picture 8847 The default setting is C 3264 x 2448 for P1 WOK C Shutter speed Aperture d 2592 x 1944 for P2 a J N Image quality The number of pictures that can be stored in the in ternal memory or on a memory card depends on the capacity of the memory or memory card and the op tion chosen for Image mode Image quality and Image size 47 E of exposures remaining Choose from three options depending on how you plan to use the picture 47 The default setting is NORMAL J 18 Number of Exposures Remaining If the number of exposures remaining is zero the message OUT OF MEMORY will be dis played in the monitor and no further pictures can be taken until you e Choose a lo
3. AF changeable v changeable SPORTS Fast shutter speeds freeze motion for dynamic sports shots e Camera focuses continuously on center of frame until shut ter release button is pressed halfway to lock focus e While shutter release button is fully pressed camera shoots at about 2 3 frames for P1 2 5 frames for P2 per second monitor turns off e Focus exposure and auto white balance are determined by first shot in each series AF changeable 4 O amp 41 AydesBoyoud UO a0 Aydes6o Oud UO ION To use 89 PORTRAIT FACE AF Rotate the mode dial to RHH e blinks in he center of the monitor default set ing e indicates the size of a subject s face that the camera can recognize e f a different Scene menu is selected press MENU button and select 9 ace becomes almos the same size as the camera recog nizes it and is framed with yellow e When the camera recognizes more than one face the closest and larges is framed with E yellow and the oth ers with L yellow The camera can recognize up to three faces e if the frame EJ or O disappears because the subject moves the cam era goes back to the screen in step 1 When the subject s 3 7 Za Press the shutter release button halfway o lock the focus on
4. Exit Confirm Each time the shutter release button is fully pressed the camera C takes three shots one shot with the current exposure and two Auto bracketing shots varying the exposure by values of 0 5 and 0 5 compen sation The camera records three shots each time shutter release but ton is fully pressed bracketing current white balance setting to d i ith white bal i WB bracketing produce one picture with normal white balance one picture with bluish cast and one picture with reddish cast Recording time roughly triples When Auto Bracketing is set e The Flash mode is set to Restrictions on Auto Bracketing and WB Bracketing e Cannot be used with Continuous settings other than S Single 89 or BSS 92 The latest setting is used and the earlier setting is canceled e Noise reduction 8101 has no effect even if this option is set to On e While White balance 852 is set to White bal preset WB bracketing cannot be used for shooting If the space in the memory or on the memory card is capable of storing only a few images only that number of images will be stored a Exposure Compensation When Exposure compensation 33 and C Auto bracketing are set simultaneously ex posure will be compensated at the sum of both compensation values 93 nual Bulyoous ayy E Flash Exp Comp Rotate the mode dial to P or A and press the MENU but ton to select Flash Exp Comp
5. CHOOSE DATE 2005 12 01 5 zr 2005 11 01 3 2005 10 01 2 4 copies 0 Confirm 4 gt Back Select date A CHOOSE DATE 2005 12 01 5 Ze 2005 11 01 3 2005 10 01 2 copies 5 Confirm 4 gt 4 ME Xe ew Back Set print order and press e 1 number of prints and w icon are marked on the selected picture e Use multi selector right or left to spec ify number of prints W466 Up to 999 prints can be set PRINT SET O Date O Info Confirm wend Exit v Done PRINT SET screen is displayed Use mult selector to specify information to print e To print date of recording on all pic tures in print order highlight Date and press y will appear in box next to the item e To print shutter speed and aperture on all pictures in print order highlight Info and press y will appear in box next to item e To turn selected item off highlight and press e To complete print order and return to playback highlight Done and press Done is displayed and the screen returns to the Playback menu 68 Print Set SS If you display the Print set menu after creating a print order the Date and Info options will be reset Restrictions on Printing Pictures Pictures that cannot be displayed in the monitor cannot be printe
6. German English Espanol Spanish Francais Back Contirm French Italiano Italian Nederlands Dutch Russian Svenska Swedish Japanese Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese or Korean of Interface USB Video Mode Rotate the mode dial to SET UP to select Interface and then press USB Select the USB option used when transferring images on a computer or when con necting the camera to a printer supporting PictBridge Choose USB and select the USB option 8461 Video Mode Before connecting your camera to a video device such as a television or VCR 60 choose a video mode that matches the video standard used in the device Choose Video mode select the video mode item and press Your Nikon digital camera supports NTSC and PAL standards 128 N7 Auto Transfer Rotate the mode dial to SET UP to select Auto Trans AUTO TRANSFER fer and then press ia off To This option is used to choose whether or not to add the ZW transfer icon when pictures are taken When you connect the camera to a computer with PictureProject installed via the UC E6 USB cable and press the center of the multi selector only pictures marked with a AW icon will be transferred 61 When you connect the camera to a computer with a wireless LAN and press only pictures marked with a ZW icon will be transferred W144 Confirm Option eseription o NI
7. 120 or P1 d 2592 x 1944 default setting for P2 e 2048 x 1536 f 1600 x 1200 g 1280 x 960 h 1024 x 768 i 640 x 480 j 3264 x 2176 for P1 j 2592 x 1728 for P2 e If memory remains for more than 999 pictures camera exposure count display will show 9999 e The number of exposures remaining varies widely depending on the type of memory card the nature of JPEG compression or the content of the image 49 AydesBoyoud UO JON Aydes6o Oud UO dO W Using ISO Sensitivity ISO sensitivity is a measure of how sensitive the camera reacts to light As the sen sitivity is increased the amount of light required for a certain exposure is de creased allowing for faster shutter speeds This is recommended when taking pictures in places under low light or of moving subjects However noise in the form of randomly spaced brightly colored pixels may appear In P and A modes ISO sensitivity can be selected from the following options Option SSS S i scription Cd Approximately equivalent to ISO 50 for COOLPIX P1 or ISO 64 Auto for COOLPIX P2 under normal conditions when lighting is poor default setting however camera automatically compensates by raising sensitivity to maximum of ISO 200 equivalent 50 avoromsey eater to 80 50 Gor COOK Aorist enue to 80 64 Gor COOKA 400 approach exunaterttoBO 10 200 farms eaunaterito0200 To choose a value for ISO sensitivity
8. 105 nua spegheld 4L nuayy xegGhe g 4L Navigating the Choose Date Screen When Choose date is selected in Print set 466 De lete W111 or Transfer marking 112 CHOOSE DATE screen such as the screen on the right is dis played The same menu operation can be performed on all pictures recorded on the same date PREG 2005 10 01 See Setting Print Order by Day R868 for more infor images total 0 mation on Print set Confim_ OFF 4 ON To select date of recording 1 1 CHOOSE DATE ue Back Highlight dates The screens show when Set date An icon corresponding to the Choose date is selected from the Delete function appears option e Repeat steps 1 and 2 when setting e A thumbnail image of the first shot other dates the date of recording and the number e To cancel option highlight dates and of images for that date are displayed press left on the multi selector to remove icon End selection and switch screens e For Transfer marking all pictures for selected date are set for transfer e For Delete a delete confirmation dia log is displayed Select Yes and press to delete all pictures for selected date of recording Pictures Displayed as Others nthe screen in step 1 pictures are grouped up to 30 days from the newest date of recording Older pictures are grouped in the last item as Others and are treate
9. 78 2 File number and type 25 10 Movie playback icon 85 3 Internal memory Memory card 11 Image quality 18 indicator 18 12 Imagesize 18 4 Battery level indicator 14 13 Movie indicator 80 5 Volume indicator 85 14 Protecticon 111 6 Voice memo recording guide 58 15 Print ordericon 66 7 Voice memo playback guide 58 16 Transfericon 112 8 Current frame number Total 17 Time of recording 6 number of frames Length of 18 Date of recording 6 MOVIE 2 sian eres BY bs 24 85 1 Appears when the battery is running low eq Display in the Monitor Use Photo info in Monitor settings of the Set up menu to display or hide information for shooting or playback 8120 a n Monitor shows cur Monitor shows view Framing grid rent settings and through lens only view through lens f the battery level indicator appears the monitor will turn off temporarily while the flash is charging 14 23 5 ulbag no 310499 ulBag no alojag The Mode Dial P A W45 Choose these modes for varying degrees of control over shutter speed and ap erture ED Auto 8418 A simple point and shoot mode recommend ed for first time users of digital cameras GP Wireless Transfer mode 98132 Connect the camera
10. Be sure to perform all transfer operations from the computer e Use PictureProject Transfer when using PictureProject e f PictureProject is not being used drag and drop the image from the mounted camera 147 Spo Ja sues SS j M apo Jafsues Ssajasi Printing Images from a Printer Connected to a Computer Wireless Printing CHOOSE PROFILE 1 3 CHOOSE PROFILE 1 3 PaProfile A a Profile A E Profile B E Profile B I BA Profile C i CA ProfileC lg g AY Confirm Info AY Confirm Info Rotate the mode dial to and turn the Highlight the printer the profile device camera on The CHOOSE PROFILE screen with a printer icon that connects to the is displayed computer e Profiles are displayed in order from the e If the last transfer is ended withou most recently used profile confirmation and the same profile is Press Info on the CHOOSE PROFILE selected in this step a termination screen to display the SSID of the message appears for 2 seconds when selected profile and whether it is a com connected puter or printer If the camera cannot connect to the profile device you can check whether the profile settings and the settings saved in the camera match 3 im 4 WIRELESS PRINTING Eom Print selection gt Eas Print all images Connected to printer via wireless gt r DPOF printing O Paper size Cancel Confirm Af
11. exposures and minimizing blur caused by inadvertent camera move ment camera shake An ISO icon will be displayed to warn that pictures may be slightly grainy 29 AydesBoyoud UO a0 Aydes6o Oud UO dO Taking a Self Portrait Using the Self Timer When the self timer is on pictures are taken 10 or 3 seconds after the shutter release button is pressed This can be used to allow you to appear in your own pictures or to prevent close up or low light shots from being blurred by the cam era movement that occurs when the shutter release button is pressed Display Self timer menu A 4 i ano 0 Fare 1A Wo 480 FIE 4a Exit menu amp icon is displayed in monitor Start timer to exit without setting the self timer e Countdown timer in monitor shows wait two seconds without pressing number of seconds remaining until shutter is released e Press the shutter release button again or press multi selector left to stop the self timer fam The self timer lamp on the front of the camera will blink until one second before the picture is taken staying lit during the fi NIN Nil nal second to warn that the shutter is about to be released SES The Self Timer e When using the self timer mount the camera on a tripod recommended or rest it on a flat level surface e If an option other than gj Intvl timer shooting is selected
12. Do not leave in direct sunlight in a closed vehicle or in other areas exposed to high tem 13 sdais 45114 sdays S414 Checking the Battery Level Turn the camera on e Press the power switch e The power on lamp lights when the camera is on Check the battery level in the moni tor When the camera is turned on for the first time a language selection dialog will be displayed rel Choose the desired language and press See OR Basic Setup 816 AO WSO Fre 14 Battery Level Display Meng OOOO O NO ICON Battery fully charged Low battery If flash fires monitor turns off while flash recharges Wireless transfer is not available until battery is charged WARNING BATTERY Battery exhausted Replace with fully charged battery EXHAUSTED The red lamp and power on lamp will blink when the WARNING BATTERY EXHAUSTED warning is displayed 8153 Turning the Camera Off To turn the camera off when the power on lamp is lit press the power switch e Do not remove the battery or disconnect the optional EH 62C AC adapter kit until the power on lamp has gone out 14 The gt Button The camera can also be turned on by pressing the gt button for about one second except when the mode dial is set to R The monitor will show full screen playback 24 Q The Power On Lamp The power on lamp indicates the follo
13. To choose the flash mode Display Flash menu Highlight desired mode and press Flash mode is displayed in monitor to exi without changing mode wait two sec onds without pressing V The Camera Shake Icon When lighting is poor and the Flash is off shutter speeds will slow and pictures may be blurred If the shutter speed required for exposure is very slow the camera shake icon will appear in the monitor as a warning Use of a tripod or support is recommended v Using the Built In Flash Light from the flash reflected from particles of dust or other matter in the air may appear in pictures as bright specks If this occurs turn the flash off or zoom in and try again v Flash Mode Selection Flash mode is not available in the following cases When taking pictures using 2 Continuous H P1 Continuous L P1 Gl Contin uous P2 w Ultra HS or 5 shot buffer 89 BSS is set to On W92 Auto bracketing is set toC Auto bracketing 9493 Taking a picture when Focus mode is set to ad Infinity mode 431 Recording a movie other than Time lapse movie 481 Flash mode is fixed at Flash cancel or Anytime Flash in some scene modes 34 44 28 Red Eye Reduction nn The Red eye reduction flash function of the COOLPIX P1 P2 uses an advanced red eye reduction method Several pre flashes are fired before the main flash fires
14. e Windows XP Professional Home Edition SP1 or later SP2 is recommended e Mac OS X 10 3 or later The latest information on supported operating systems is available on the Nikon Web site listed in Life Long Learning 41 Software for Setting up Profile Information in the Camera e Wireless Camera Setup Utility hereafter referred to as the Setup Utility The Setup Utility sets the profiles and wireless LAN environment information in the camera If this is not set properly the camera cannot connect to the wireless LAN The Wireless Camera Setup Utility PictureProject Installer CD hereafter referred to as the CD ROM supplied with the camera is required for installation Wireless LAN environment For further information about wireless LAN environment contact the manufacturer of the wireless LAN adapter or the access point for the wireless LAN or refer to the commercial guidebook 133 Spo Ja sues SsajjIAA pON Jefsues SsajosiAA Before Using the Wireless Transfer Mode To use Wireless transfer mode use the Setup Utility to set in the camera the pro files of the computers and printers that will connect to the camera This is neces sary so that the camera can recognize the profile devices The procedure is outlined below For more information refer to the page for each operation Steps to make up the wireless connection 1 Check the wireless LAN settings of the computer 135 136 Keep a note of the necessary
15. 0000 00 00 00 00 still images or 2005 09 01 00 00 movies 16 Display DATE menu Edit Day order of Day Month and Year may differ in some areas Select Month Repeat steps 7 and 8 to Highlight D M Y edit Month Year hour and minute Choose order in which Day Month and Exit to mode currently selected with the Year will be displayed mode dial The Clock Battery When the main battery is installed or the camera is powered by the optional EH 62C AC adapter the clock battery will charge in about ten hours When fully charged the clock bat tery can provide a few days of back up power Setting the Clock from PictureProject Windows XP Mac OS X Only If the camera is connected with the USB option set to PTP default setting 461 in the In terface menu of the Set up menu PictureProject and Wireless Camera Setup Utility both provided can be used to set the camera clock to the same time and date as the computer See the PictureProject Reference Manual on CD for details 17 sdays ysul4 Audes6ojoud DISeg Basic Photography Step 1 Select L Mode This section details the basic steps involved in taking pictures in E Auto shoot ing mode In this automatic point and shoot mode the majority of camera settings are controlled by the camera in response to shooting conditions produc ing optimal results in most situations 1 Rotate the mode dial to
16. 96 k AF Area Mode Rotate the mode dial to P or A and press the MENU but AF AREA MODE ton to select AF area mode and then press 1m Manual This option is used to determine how the focus area is Center selected Exit Confirm Camera automatically selects focus area containing subject closest to camera Selected focus area is dis played in green focused or red not focused when shutter release button is pressed halfway This setting is use ful when your subject is moving or you have little time to check focus Auto default setting User selects an area from 99 focus areas manually using multi selector This option can be used instead of AF m lock 498 to focus on a relatively Manual motionless subject that is not at the center of the frame For more infor mation see Using m Manual Option 8899 Center focus area is used This option can be used in combination with AF lock 498 to focus on off center n l subjects Center 97 nual Bulyoous yL nuay Bulyooys yL Focus Area Display e When the subject is in focus focus area will be displayed in green e When the subject is out of focus focus area will blink in red e When AF area mode is Auto focus area will be displayed when the shutter release button is pressed halfway Notes on Focus Area Selection QS SSS e In Scene mode 8834 the camera automaticall
17. Highlight Marked Images on the WIRE LESS MENU 144 Press to transfer all images with the transfer mark ANZ 99112 The following items are displayed after connection confirmation screen 8142 is displayed e Number of transferred images total images e Signal status five level indicator A message is displayed when transfer is complete Press to return to the CHOOSE PROFILE screen e To end Wireless transfer mode rotate the mode dial to a different setting To finish using the ca arked Selecting and Transferring Images Selected Images 1 PWIRELESS MENU 1 2 ry Easy Transfer Shooting Date Marked Images Selected Images Shoot amp Transfer Confirm Help Highlight Selected Images on the WIRE LESS MENU 2005 12 04 12 00 played after connection confirmation screen 8142 is displayed Set the selected image for transfer The p Wireless transfer mark appears on the selected image e Select all images to be transferred e Press multi selector down to cancel the setting Press to transfer the selected images The following items are displayed during transfer e Number of transferred images total images e Signal status five level indicator A message is displayed when transfer is complete Press to return to the CHOOSE PROFILE screen e To end Wireless transfer mode rotate the mode dial to a different setting
18. Selecting Time lapse movie from the MOVIE menu displays the menu shown in Step 2 below 1 Highlight Time lapse movie and press Choose interval between frames from 30 s thirty seconds 1m one minute 5 m five minutes 10m ten minutes 30 m thirty minutes and 60 m sixty minutes Press X to set and return to Movie menu Return to Movie shooting screen Start recording Camera will take pictures at the specified interval until shutter release button is pressed again memory card is full or 1800 frames have been recorded Notes on Time Lapse Movie e a e If possible use the optional EH 62C AC adapter when recording time lapse movies e Take a test shot and view the results before beginning recording Time Lapse Movie e To save power the monitor turns off between frames The display turns on automatically immediately before the camera takes the next shot e The file size of time lapse movies varies greatly depending on the option selected for image quality e Movies recorded at settings of FINE and NORMAL may seem slightly jerky when viewed on the camera but will play back normally when displayed on a computer 83 S ION S MON Selecting Auto Focus Mode The Auto focus mode for movie recording can be set Select Auto focus mode in the Movie menu and choose from the following two modes Option SC eseription O S AF Single AF default setting Camer
19. When a picture is viewed in the monitor the file number and extension appear in the top right corner of the display The identifier is not displayed but is visible when images are transferred to a com puter Picture type __ldentifier Extension oR DSCN RSCN e Pictures are stored in a folder created automatically by the camera The folder name in cludes a three digit folder number e g 1OONIKON e Folders can hold up to 200 pictures if a picture is taken when the current folder contains 200 pictures a new folder will be created by adding one to the largest folder number e g 100NIKON gt 101NIKON e When taking pictures using M Panorama assist 43 u Ultra HS 89 or Intvi timer shooting 91 each sequence of pictures is stored in a folder with a name consisting of a three digit folder number followed by XXXP_xxx XXXN_xxx or XXXINTVL e g 101P_001 101N_001 or 101INTVL e If you take a picture when the current folder contains a picture numbered 9999 a new folder will be created and file numbering will begin again from 0001 e If file number reaches 200 or picture number reaches 9999 when the memory or the memory card contains a folder numbered 999 no further pictures can be taken even if there is still memory capacity Replace the memory card or transfer all pictures to a com puter 61 and then format the memory or the memory card 94127 25 Aydes6ojyoud dIseg
20. loss or damage the equipment Observe caution when operat ing the flash Using the flash close to your subject s eyes could cause temporary visual impairment Particular care should be observed if photographing infants when the flash should be no less than one meter 39 in from the subject Do not fire the unit while the flash head is touching a person or object Such use can result in the person being burned and or their clothes igniting from the heat of the flash s firing Avoid contact with liquid crystal Should the monitor break care should be taken to avoid injury due to broken glass and to prevent liquid crystal from he monitor touching the skin or entering the eyes or mouth Keep dry Do not_immerse in or exposure to water Continuing to use the product under such circumstances may cause ire or an electric shock Follow the instructions of hospital and airline personnel This device emits radio frequency radi ation that could interfere with medical or navigational equipment Do not use his device in a hospital or on board an airplane without first obtaining the permission of hospital or airline staff iii e No part of the manuals included with this prod uct may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without Nikon s prior written permission e Nikon reserves the right to change the specifica tions of the hardwa
21. 11 sdays 45114 sdays S414 Inserting Memory Cards Pictures can be stored in the camera s internal memory about 32 MB for P1 16 MB or P2 or on a Secure Digital SD memory card If no memory card has been inserted in the camera pictures will be stored in the camera s internal memory and if the cam era contains a memory card then pictures will automatically be stored on the card To store pictures in the internal memory remove the memory card Confirm that the camera is off The power on lamp should be off 2 Open the battery chamber memory card slot cover Slide the cover in the direction shown in until it stops and open the cover Pr Terminals irection S of insertion Le Front Insert the memory card Insert the memory card in the direction of the arrow shown on the label at the entrance to the memory card slot until it clicks m Inserting Memory Cards Insert the memory card terminals first Inserting the card upside down or backwards could damage the camera or the card Check to be sure the card is in the correct orientation Close the battery chamber memory card slot cover Close the cover and slide it until it latches Ensure the cover is closed firmly The Write Protect Switch Memory cards are equipped with a write protect switch to prevent accidental loss of data When this swit
22. 118 Transfer marking pictures for 112 129 Transfer marking 4V 104 112 Tripod 3 36 153 U USB 3 115 cable UC E6 62 70 Connector 3 Mass storage 61 PTP 61 User setting r 86 103 vV VCR 60 128 Video cable EG CP14 60 Video mode 60 115 128 Video output 165 Voice memo 58 Voice memo 3 8 58 Volume 58 85 126 w W button see Zoom buttons WAV 25 Welcome screen Mon 115 117 White balance WB 52 86 auto 52 cloudy 52 direct sunlight 52 fluorescent 52 incandescent 52 preset 54 shade 52 speedlight 52 Wide angle see Zoom Wireless menu 140 Easy transfer 132 142 Marked images 132 144 PC mode 132 147 Selected images 132 145 Shoot amp transfer 132 146 Shooting date 132 143 Wireless printing 148 Wireless transfer LED 2 Wireless Transfer Mode 132 146 Z Zoom digital 20 21 164 optical 20 playback 57 162 Zoom buttons 3 W button 3 20 55 57 Q T button 3 20 57 Nikon No reproduction in any form of this manual in whole or in part except for brief quotation in critical articles or reviews may be made without written authoriza tion from NIKON CORPORATION NIKON CORPORATION Printed in Japan Fuji Bldg 2 3 Marunouchi 3 chome TR5H06300101 11 Chiyoda ku Tokyo 100 8331 Japan 6MA10211
23. Aydes6o Oud UO dJO More on Photography In addition to E Auto shooting mode explained in Basic Photography 818 the COOLPIX P1 P2 has other shooting modes which are P Programmed auto mode A Aperture priority auto mode and Scene mode Use the mode dial to select the mode Some functions can be set when taking pictures with all the modes and some functions can only be set in P and A modes How to SCENE Fash Exposure comp Image mode image quality and image size Ww Sensitivity WB White balance Functions for Shooting menu 1 Before rotating the mode dial to a Shooting mode P A EHH and taking pictures set the Image mode W sensitivity and WB White balance 2 The functions that can be set depend on the scene mode in use R834 See Scene mode for more information 3 Can be set from Shooting menu in P Programmed auto mode and A Aperture priority auto mode 486 4 Pressing MENU in Scene mode displays the Scene menu 834 When the Focus Area Selection Guide or Exposure Compensation Setting Screen is Displayed When the Focus area selection guide 97 or the Exposure compensation setting screen 33 45 is displayed Flash mode 8427 Self timer mode M430 and Focus mode 831 cannot be set When the Focus area selection guide is displayed Exposure compensation cannot be set Press to hide Focus area selection guide or Exposur
24. Choose a type of the camera menu hoose the welcome screen to be displ when Welcom scr en Choos welcome screen to displayed whe the camera is turned on Set the camera clock Monitor settings Set display brightness and hue of the monitor Date imprint Imprint pictures with the date and or time of recording Shot confirmation If On is selected for this option the self timer lamp will light after shooting Choose whether the AF assist illuminator lights when the subject is poorly lit Sound settings Set button sound and adjust volume of shutter and start up sounds Choose how long the monitor will remain on before turning off automatically to save power Format memory card Format the memory or the memory card for use in the camera Ba a language for camera menus and mes Set USB mode or the video mode Auto transfer Choose whether or not to set Transfer marking option to the picture taken Reset all Restore camera settings to their default settings Display the current camera firmware version AC v oa 117 120 m lee 122 12 Ei 125 N op 127 127 ad N oe 128 129 130 131 115 nua dn jas ayL nua dn jas aul To display the Set up menu Rotate the mode dial to SET UP Highlight menu option and press e Set up menu is displayed e To exit rotate the mode dial to a dif ferent setting or press gt The menu
25. Select this option to set pictures or movies to not be transferred off automatically when they are taken or recorded nw On default setting Select this option to set pictures or movies to be transferred automatically when they are taken or recorded Set a VU Icon to Stored Pictures O o The WZ icon can be added or removed from stored pictures using the Transfer marking option 4112 in the Playback menu 129 nual dn yas ayL nuay dn jas aul Reset All Rotate the mode dial to SET UP to select Reset all RESET ALL and then press Reset all settings to default values This option is used to restore the settings listed below No to their original state Confirm The following settings are affected scene menu Default PORTRAIT FACE AF Advanced options Shooting menu Defaut White balance Interval of Interval 305s timer shooting Moviemenu_ Default Movie options Small size 320 Interval of Time lapse movie Auto focus mode Single AF Electronic VR Playback menu Default Slide show _ intvl Off d for P2 Fred aperture o Nowe educion f User setting 130 cons Animation Exposure compensation 0 Show info priority auto mode i 3 Aperture for A aperture of ff O Flexible program value for P programmed auto Resetting File Numbering to 0001 To reset file numbering 425 to 0001 select Reset
26. Small pic in the playback Highlight the picture size menu and press uEWJExit X Confirm Help Confirmation dialog displayed Highlight Yes and press to copy the picture e Highlight No and press to exit with out creating copy Notes on Small Picture SES e Copies are stored on the memory as BASIC quality JPEG files compression ratio 1 16 e Small pictures cannot be zoomed 79 Bulipy ainyid S MON Movies Movies will be recorded with sound recorded via the camera s built in microphone To record a movie 1 Rotate the mode dial to Ou 2 Turn the camera on The monitor shows the available recording time 3 Start recording Press the shutter release button all the way down to start recording e Camera focuses on subject in the center of the rame 484 e During recording REC icon blinks and progress will be shown by the indicator at the bottom of he monitor Cl 56 e Press to pause recording Press again to resume recording e To finish recording press the shutter release button again e Recording will end automatically when no more space is available in the memory or on the memory card v Notes on Movies e Depending on the make of memory card used recording may end before the memory card is full If this happens OUT OF MEMORY will be displayed but the incomplete re cording is
27. To finish using the camera turn the power off About the Transfer Mark The 7 Wireless transfer mark disappears after transfer 145 Spo Ja sues SS j M pON Jefsues SsajosIAA Immediately Transferring Recorded Images Shoot amp Transfer 1 PWIRELESS MENU 1 2 2 Tl Easy Transfer Shooting Date Marked Images Selected Images v Shoot amp Transfer i okt Confirm Help x AUTO 4160 P27 Highlight Shoot amp Transfer on the The camera switches to the Shooting WIRELESS MENU screen after connection confirmation screen 8142 is displayed When a picture is taken the image is transferred to the computer After the image is transferred the camera returns to the Shooting screen in step 2 above Additional pictures cannot be taken until transfer is complete e If a transfer confirmation dialog is dis played select Yes Select No to cancel transferring the recorded image to the computer Tul 3 Transferring images to computer P Cancel Changing the Settings Press the MENU button while the camera is in Standby mode to display the SHOOT amp TRANSFER screen and make the following changes Menu item Option Description Displays a confirmation dialog prompting whether to Confirm ransfer the recorded image to the computer each time a picture is taken Off Immediately transfers rec
28. White balance 52 indicator 18 32 Image adjustment 94 9 Battery level indicator 14 33 Saturation control 96 10 Camera shake icon 28 153 34 ElectronicVR 84 11 Date not set icon 16 35 Focusmode 31 12 Time zone indicator pote 118 1 Appears when mode dial is rotated to P or A 13 ISO sensitivity EEE E EPEN 50 2 Appears when taking a picture in Panorama assist T ie ieee 18 oe 3 eon en the shutter release button is pressed Pea aan ae A halfway 16 Image quality EEE 18 47 4 Rohe when the zoom buttons are pressed 17 Date imprint indicator 122 5 Appears when the battery is running low 18 Date counter 6 B See speeds to warn that pictures Stored date number 123 7 Blin ee camera clock has not been set 19 Number of exposures remaining 8 Appears when the new city time zone has been set Length of movie 18 80 9 Displays the focus area when the shutter release 20 Averture 46 button is pressed halfway fo ee 22 Shutter speed Bf By ie Rit dag 2 45 11 Appears when WB white balance bracketing has 23 Auto shooting mode 18 beeniset 4 Playback 1805 12 01 OONIKON1 172200 0008 JPG 2 ein 3 16a ip 15 8 HAWAA 5 14C E3 13 E IA O a C 12 11779 10 START Icons displayed vary with camera settings 1 Current folder 25 9 D Lightingicon
29. a memory card 84114 and display the pictures Loop If Loop is selected in the starting screen the slide show will repeat faysqpESHow automatically To select or deselect the loop option highlight Loop and press A check mark next to Loop indicates that the loop op Hauses tion is selected C Exit GX Confirm Notes on the Slide Show a e If no operations are performed for 30 minutes after the slide show is started the monitor will turn off with Auto off and the camera will turn off after three minutes Camera will also turn off when Loop is set e Movies are displayed as still images showing the movie s first frame Changing the Display Interval The Slide show menu on the previous page and the rey FRAME INTVL pause dialog shown above contain a Frame intvl option for choosing how long each picture will be displayed To T change the display interval highlight Frame intvl and F press The menu of interval settings shown at right 10s will be displayed highlight the desired setting and press Exit Confirm Frame Interval CC SLL Due to differences in file size and the speed at which pictures can be read from the memory card the actual interval may differ from the value selected 110 Press the MENU button in Playback mode to select De i DELETE lete and then press ig Erase selected images A bitChoose date gt i This option is u
30. all after either deleting all pictures 9111 or formatting the memory or memory card 127 Ver Firmware Version Rotate the Mode Dial to SET UP to select Firmware Version and then press COOLPIX P1 Ver XX F MAC address This option is used to check a firmware version for YXXKKK XIKKEKK your camera The 12 digit number below is the cam era s MAC address QBack To return to the Set up menu press multi selector left 131 nual dn jas ayL apo Jafsues Ssajasi wireless Transfer Mode Functions of the Wireless Transfer Mode The COOLPIX P1 P2 has a wireless communication feature based on the IEEE802 11b g standards Wirelessly connect the camera to a computer or printer and save the images to the computer or print them using the functions below Easy Transfer Shooting Date Marked Images Selected Images Shoot amp Transfer PC Mode Compare the images in the memory or memory card with the images stored in a computer and transfer only those images not already stored in the computer Transfer images by a specific recording date Transfer only those images with the transfer mark ANZ 88112 Transfer only selected images Immediately send recorded images You can check the recorded images and send only the images necessary and you can also save them to the memory or memory card at the same time Transfer images using a computer PictureProject Transfer ca
31. and then press This option is used to adjust flash output by 2 0EV to 2 0EV in increments of 1 3EV Highlight desired value and press F Image Adjustment IMAGE ADJUSTMENT PEA O Normal Rotate mode dial to P or A and press MENU button to select Image adjustment and then press Image adjustment is used to adjust contrast automat ically for optimal results before recording pictures to the memory or the memory card G Auto default setting ing conditions nuay Buiyooys yL FE4FLASH EXPOSURE COMP Exit Confirm More contrast Less contrast Exit Confirm Option Desitin Camera automatically adjusts contrast according to shoot Camera performs same standard contrast adjustment on all pictures Suitable for a wide variety of scenes from dark to bright and dark areas enhancing contrast Useful when shooting under overcast skies or shooting low contrast subjects such Picture processed to emphasize difference between light l i i More contrast i i j as landscapes dark areas reducing contrast Recommended when light is very bright creating strong shadows on subject J Picture processed to decrease difference between light and Less contrast E 94 M Image Sharpening Rotate the mode dial to P or A and press the MENU but AoE SHARPENING ton to select Image sharpening and
32. aperture display in the monitor will flash when the shutter release button is pressed halfway Choose another aperture and try again An aperture of f 7 9 may not be available at some zoom positions For smaller ap ertures try zooming the camera out re Aperture and Zoom The maximum and minimum values for aperture are determined by the camera lens and zoom setting Unless On is chosen for Fixed aperture R100 aperture will change as he camera is zoomed in or out If the second highest aperture setting is selected with the camera zoomed all the way out and the camera is then zoomed in the camera will vary he f number to maintain aperture at the second highest setting for the current zoom po sition y Faster Shutter Speeds Depending on the amount of light available it may be possible to achieve shutter speeds as high as 1 2 000 s by selecting an aperture of f 7 3 maximum zoom or between f 4 8 and f 7 6 widest angle 46 Controlling File Size Selecting Image Quality and Size The size of the files and with it the number of images that can be recorded on the memory or the memory card depends on the size and quality of the images Before shooting choose an image quality and size according to how you plan to use the picture X Image Quality The process of reducing the file size of a picture when storing it is called compres sion In this camera pictures are compressed and recorded as JPEG files The mo
33. being careful not to apply pressure Body Use a blower to remove dust dirt or sand then wipe gently with a soft dry cloth After using the camera at the beach or seaside wipe off any sand or salt with a dry cloth lightly dampened with fresh water then dry thoroughly The camera may be damaged if foreign matter gets inside the camera body Nikon cannot accept liability for damage caused by dirt or sand Do not use alcohol thinner or other volatile chemicals vV Avoid contact with liquid crystal Should the monitor break care should be taken to avoid injury due to broken glass and to prevent the liquid crystal from the monitor touching the skin or entering the eyes or mouth Notes on the Monitor e The monitor may contain a few pixels that are awali lit or that do not light This is a har acteristic common to all TFT LCD monitors and does not indicate a malfunction Images recorded using the product will not be affected e When you frame bright subjects vertical comet like streaks that whiten toward either end may appear in the monitor This phenomenon known as smear does not appear in the final photograph and does not indicate a malfunction Some smear may appear in movies e Images in the monitor may be difficult to see in a bright light e The monitor is lit by an LED backlit Should the monitor begin to dim or flicker contact your Nikon service representative 151 SOLON edUYI9 SO ON Je21UyY2 L Storag
34. bottom right corner of all pictures taken Date while this option is in effect DATES Date and time are imprinted at bottom right corner of all Date and time pictures taken while this option is in effect Number of days from stored date until date of recording is imprinted at bottom right corner of all pictures taken while his option is in effect CEE Date counter Restrictions on Date Imprint e Imprinted date cannot be deleted Date imprint cannot be selected if the camera clock has not been set 16 118 e When shooting with the following Date imprint is automatically canceled H Continuous H P1 Continuous L P1 amp Continuous P2 5 shot buffer 4 Multi shot 16 89 1 PANORAMA ASSIST 838 x SPORTS 8841 Movie mode 80 C Auto bracketing WB bracketing 93 and BSS 92 e Date imprinted at an Image size 47 setting ofi 640 x 480 may be difficult to read We recommend that image size ish 1024 x 768 or larger when using the Date imprint option e The date is recorded in the order selected in Date 416 118 e Imprinted data forms a permanent part of the image and will appear whenever the image is printed regardless of whether the Date option is chosen in the Print set menu 8466 122 Date Counter This option is used to store the date and imprint the number of days from that date until the date of re cording on pictures If the stored date is earlier than the date of recording the number
35. does not match light source ure or voice memo has been overwritten or amed by computer or by another make of camera ure is a movie Retouched copy can be created nly for still pictures icture is a retouched copy here is not enough free space in the memory or on memory card to store new copy Delete unwanted pictures from the memory to make free space ure is a movie ure was created with Small pic option Picture has been cropped to sizes of 320x240 pixels or smaller PictureProject does not start when camera is connected or memory card inserted in card reader or card slot CHOOSE PRO FILE screen does not appear in Wireless transfer mode Signal is weak Signal was interrupted and picture could not be sent Camera is off The optional EH 62C AC adapter kit is not properly connected or battery is exhausted UC E6 USB cable is not correctly connected or card not properly inserted in card reader or card slot USB in the Interface menu set to PTP when camera connected to computer running Windows 2000 Pro fessional Windows Millennium Edition Me or Win dows 98 Second Edition SE Camera is not registered in Device Manager Win dows only See PictureProject Reference Manual on CD for further information Set the USB option to PTP in the Interface menu of the setup menu Set host Move closer to the access point Remove any obstacles between the camera antenna and computer
36. e When Selected images is selected the newly copied pictures are numbered consecutive ly from the largest number existing between the two memory sources Ex When the last number in the source memory is 32 DSCN0032 JPG and the last num ber in the destination memory is 15 DSCNO015 JPG the copied pictures are assigned numbers starting from DSCN0033 e When All images is selected all folders in the memory or on the memory card are copied The folder name has a new folder number assigned automatically by the camera one is added to the maximum folder number in the destination memory If a new folder is not created an error message will be displayed and the copying is not executed e If the space in the destination memory is not enough for the copy copying is canceled and an error message is displayed The available file formats for copy are JPEG MOV and WAV You cannot copy an image file in other than these file formats Copying of pictures taken with another make of camera or retouched on a computer is not guaranteed by Nikon nua Peq ejd auL Print Set Transfer Marking and Protect If pictures set with Print set 66 or Transfer marking 112 are copied settings are not copied However if pictures set with Protect R8112 are copied protect setting is cop ied and copied picture is protected 114 The Set up Menu Using the Set up Menu The Set up menu contains the following options Description Menus
37. emerging from a cocoon etc Record sepia toned movies at 5 frames per second and frame size of 320 x 240 ee Record black and white movies at 15 frames per second and frame size of 320 x 240 ADS imum total recording time for the memory card is indicated as a guide Actual total recording time varies depending on the make of memory cards even when they have the same memory capacity 2 To prevent TV movie 640 from ending unexpectedly use card rated for 10MB s Movies Movies are recorded as QuickTime movie files with the extension MOV and can be played back on a computer after transfer 81 S ION S MON 1 a C Imoo 2 C Movie options EJ wenJExit K Confirm Help ovie menu is displayed 3 A Movie options Gal Y ueExit X Confirm Help Highlight MOVIE OPTIONS OVIE OPTIONS TV movie 640 ET TV movie 640 PiS Small size 320 I mip Smaller size 160 Time lapse movie v Options menu is displayed Highlight movie type e Press multi selector left to return to previous screen Exit menu Selected option is set Return to Movie shooting screen The menu option set most recently appears selected Movie Menu shooting screen 82 Pressing the shutter release button halfway in the Movie menu exits and returns to Movie Recording a Time Lapse Movie
38. for Continuous W89 Con tinuous will automatically be set to S Single e When BSS 8492 is set to ON or Auto bracketing 493 issettoC Auto bracketing or scene mode is set to Il MUSEUM 40 or amp SPORTS 41 Continuous will au tomatically be set to S Single 30 Focusing on the Subject Using Focus Mode Choose a focus mode according to the subject and composition a mare Infinity Camera automatically adjusts focus according to distance to subject Camera focuses at infinity focus indicator lights when ever shutter release button is pressed halfway Flash is disabled Camera can focus on sub jects 2 m 6 ft 7 in or more from the lens If zoomed in or out until amp icon in the shooting display turns green camera can focus on objects as close as 4 cm 1 6 in to the lens Use when subject is 50 cm 1 ft 8 in or more from lens Use when shooting distant scenes through fore ground objects such as windows Use when subject is 2 m 6 ft 7 in or more from the lens Camera focuses on subjects faster than with normal Autofocus Use for close ups 31 AydesBoyoud Uo a0 Aydes6o Oud UO dJO To choose the focus mode 1 Display Focus mode menu Highlight option Exit menu Focus mode icon appears in monitor to exit without setting Focus mode wait two seconds without press ing Focus Mode Focus mode is not av
39. g uo aio Histogram Display Press in Full screen playback mode to view the histo TOONIKON gram display 8833 The following current settings are Nera 0001 JPG displayed on the right side of the display Shooting mode shutter speed aperture exposure compensation ISO sensitivity Highlighted parts bright portions blink Press while the histogram is displayed to return to Full screen playback mode Quick Playback Zoom In Full screen playback mode press Q T to activate Quick playback zoom and dis play an enlarged approximately x3 view of the picture 12 04 12 0 Select picture to enlarge Zoom picture in x3 Center of picture is visible in display 3 CE a in SEC 33 Soroll 00 View other areas of picture Area cur End zoom and return to playback rently visible indicated by display in lower right corner Images in the Memory The pictures in the memory and on the memory card cannot be displayed simultaneously To display pictures stored in the memory select either of the following e Remove the memory card from the camera and display the pictures e Copy pictures stored in the memory to a memory card 84114 and display the pictures 56 Taking a Closer Look Playback Zoom While Quick playback zoom is in effect use Q T an
40. items see chart on pages 135 and 136 when set ting up profile information using the Setup Utility to complete set up more eas ily 2 Set the camera s USB mode to PTP 61 You must set the USB option to PTP default setting in the Interface menu of the camera s Set up menu 3 Connect the camera to the computer using the supplied UC E6 USB cable 62 Confirm that the mode dial is set to SET UP 4 Start the Setup Utility on the computer 137 Start the Setup Utility if it is already installed on the computer If the Setup Utility is not installed install using the CD ROM provided with the camera After the Setup Utility is installed the software starts 5 Follow the instructions in the Setup Utility windows 138 To cancel setting up a profile click the Cancel button in a window m Camera Batteries Profiles cannot be set if the camera turns off while setting Check in advance that the bat teries are charged enough m Setting Profiles A profile must be set using the Setup Utility steps 1 to 5 above for each computer connect ing to the camera Additionally the Setup Utility controls image transfer from the camera Install the Setup Utility in all computers that will be set as profile devices 134 Checking the Wireless LAN Settings of a Computer Check the wireless LAN settings of the computer before starting the Setup Utility and entering profile information Check the following
41. items while referring to the manual and other reference materials of your computer and wireless LAN device tem ee scription O O Network Name Enter the network ID belonging to the computer required Use SSID any value that is automatically displayed Select Camera to Computer Ad hoc or Access Point Infra structure required Select Camera to Computer Ad hoc when making a peer to peer connection between the camera and computer and Access Type Point Infrastructure when making a connection via an access point However the camera and computer must be set to the same set ting The items below differ depending on what is selected for Type When Camera to Computer Ad hoc is selected for Type tem scription oooO O Select the same number 1 to 11 that is set for the channel num ber in the computer required Authentication Select Open or Shared select the same method that is set in the computer Security Select None WEP 64 bits or WEP 128 bits select the same method that is set in the computer Security Key Hey ea 64 bits or Me 128 bits is selected Laie Format select the same setting as the computer unnecessary when None is selected for Security Channel P Enter the security key set in the computer unnecessary when Security Key None is selected for Security When WEP 64 bits or WEP 128 bits is selected for Security Key Index select the same setting as the access point unnecessary when None
42. necessary 88 Do not continue charging once the battery is fully charged as this will result in re duced battery performance If possible carry a spare EN EL8 battery when taking pictures on important occasions e On cold days the capacity of batteries tends to decrease Be sure that the battery is fully charged before heading outside to take pictures in cold weather Keep spare batteries in a warm place and exchange as necessary Once warmed a cold battery may recover some of its charge e Dirt on the battery terminals can prevent the camera from functioning e Used batteries are a valuable resource Please recycle used batteries in accordance with lo cal regulations 152 Error Messages The following table lists the error messages and other warnings that appear in the monitor and how to deal with them Display WARNING BATTERY EXHAUSTED AFO flashes red PLEASE WAIT 2 WARNING PLEASE WAIT FOR THE CAMERA TO FINISH RECORDING z MEMORY CARD IS WRITE PROTECTED B Problem Battery exhausted Camera cannot focus Slow shutter speed Pic tures may be blurred e Camera turned off e The gt button pressed during recording pic tures e The mode dial rotated to another mode dur ing recording Write protect switch of the memory card is in Lock position Set clock to current date and time Turn camera off and replace with fully charged batter
43. of days that have elapsed is imprinted on pictures If the stored date is later than the date of recording 4 followed by the number of days until the date of DATE COUNTER ma 77 me 2006 02 16 Number of days GR Confirm storage is imprinted on pictures Option Ci eseription O O In the Date counter menu select Stored dates and display the STORED DATES menu Up to three dates can be stored Highlight option then press Stored dates Display options Enter date Follow steps described in Basic Setup 8816 Dates between 1 January 1910 and 31 December 2037 can be stored Select a stored date number and press the date will be imprinted In the Date counter menu select Display options and display the DISPLAY OPTIONS menu The type of display can be selected Highlight option then press Display options Stored dates bm STORED DATES oti E 2006 02 16 gt 6 2005 10 20 oO Confirm e DATE Y MD a 12005 ana v wm DISPLAY OPTIONS R1_Number of days Hl Years and days Yrs mnths days 123 nual dn jas ayL D Shot Confirmation Rotate the mode dial to SET UP to select Shot confir 2D SHOT CONFIRMATION mation and then press Hi ii m nua dn jas yL This option is used to light the self timer lamp after On shooting GX Confirm option Description O
44. option set most recently appears selected MEN Menus Rotate the mode dial to SET UP to select Menus and then press This option is used to switch the menu display of the Shooting menu Movie menu Playback menu or Set up menu to Z Text or Icons 116 Welcome Screen Rotate the mode dial to SET UP to select Welcome E WELCOME IMAGE SELECT screen and then press Pe Disable welcome Nikon This option is used to choose the welcome screen dis pean Fanimation played when the camera is turned on v __ Select an image Confirm Option Description Disable welcome No welcome screen is displayed when camera is turned on Image shown at right is displayed when camera is turned on Animation Short animation is displayed when camera is default setting turned on COOLPIX You can choose the welcome screen from pictures stored in the memory or on the memory card 1 SELECT IMAGE screen is displayed High light a picture using the multi selector 2 Press To select a picture stored in the camera memory remove the memory card nual dn jas ayL Small Pictures and Cropped Copies Resized copies created with the small picture 879 and cropping options 77 can only be selected for the welcome screen if they are 640 x 480 pixels or larger 640 x 480 only for small picture Select an Image When Select an image is selected th
45. or left to view pictures in reverse order e Pictures are displayed briefly at low resolution while being read from the memory or a memory card This makes it possible to scroll rapidly through the pictures in the memory or a mem ory card without waiting for each image to be displayed at full resolution To cancel Full screen playback and return to the Auto shooting mode press the gt button again Deleting Unwanted Pictures During Playback mode pressing displays the delete confirmation dialog except when a menu is displayed Highlight Yes and press to delete the currently displayed picture and return to Playback mode Highlight No and press to return to Playback screen without de eting the picture At any time during shooting mode you can press the i button to delete the last picture taken The gt Button Pressing the gt button for about one second will turn the camera on except when the mode dial is set to R Press again to return to the mode selected with the mode dial More About Playback For more information on playback see More on Playback 55 75 24 Image File and Folder Names nn In the memory or on the memory card pictures are identified by file names with three parts a four letter identifier a four digit file number assigned automatically by the camera in as cending order and a three letter extension e g DSCNO001 JPG
46. or over exposure tends to lower exposure when the frame is very bright and raise exposure when the frame is very dark This can make nat urally bright subjects look darker and naturally dark subjects appear over bright or washed out g Histogram SLL A histogram shows distribution of tones in image horizontal axis corresponds to pixel bright ness with dark tones to left and bright tones to right while vertical axis shows number of pixels of each brightness in the image The scale of an axis is determined by the maximum number of pixels of a picture 33 AydesBoyoud Uo a0 Aydes6o Oud UO ION SCENE KYLA T Scene mode offers a menu of 16 scenes each corresponding to a common sit uation such as a backlit subject sunset or interior shot Camera settings are au tomatically adjusted to suit the selected adjusting each setting separately scene sparing the user the necessity of With Advanced option 3 effects including NORMAL can be selected for 11 of the 16 scenes For example you can adjust an image in Portrait mode so that skin tones appear brighter To choose a scene Select Scene mode default is w Display Scene menu Highlight scene e To exit without changing current selec tion press MENU Display Advanced options menu e f there are no options selected scene mode is set and screen returns to Shooting mode Selected scene shown by icon in
47. other indoor background lighting For EFFECT 1 blur is reduced For EFFECT 2 pictures are blurred less as with EFFECT 1 However backgrounds appear brighter than when using EFFECT 1 e Blur level EZO changeable AF Pa NIGHT PORTRAIT Use for shots that provide natural balance between main sub ject and background when shooting portraits under low light For EFFECT 1 blur is reduced For EFFECT 2 point sources of light radiate out and causes the nightscape to stand out e Noise reduction turns on automatically at slow shutter speeds It takes more time than usual to store the picture e Select from 99 areas to focus on in the focus area using the multi selector e Digital zoom is not available e Blur level x 50 changeable an LANDSCAPE Use for vivid landscape shots that enhance outlines colors and contrast in such subjects as skyscapes and forests For EFFECT 1 colors are enhanced causing landscape to appear more vivid and clear For EFFECT 2 the blue color of the sky is captured more vividly e Camera focuses at infinity Focus indicator lights whenever shutter release button is pressed halfway e AF assist illuminator will not light even when lighting is poor 4 N7 aA 37 AydesBoyoud UO a0 Aydes6o Oud UO dO PANORAMA ASSIST Use when taking a series of pictures that aa will later be joined to form a single _ _ scene for example a pano
48. stored as a movie e During recording do not touch the built in microphone e In the Movie shooting mode the following options will be fixed Flash mode B27 is Flash Cancel when not recording Time lapse movie Self timer 98430 is Off White balance 8 52 is A WB Auto Metering W88 is KJ Matrix e While recording a movie optica zoom is unavailable but digital zoom up to x2 0 is available To use optical zoom set before recording When recording starts optical zoom position is fixed 80 Selecting Movie Options In Movie options you can select the type of movie depending on how you plan Max recording time 1 to use the movie mT TV movie 640 ky Small size 320 default setting p Smaller size 160 gt Time lapse movie ASE Sepia movie 320 may B W movie 320 a Approximate max Description Movies are recorded at 30 frames per second Each frame is 640 x 480 pixels Movies are recorded at 15 frames per second Each frame is 640 x 480 pixels ies are recorded at 15 frames per nd Each frame is 320 x 240 pixels pe Movies are recorded at 15 frames per sec ond Each frame is 160 x 120 pixels Small 5m 27 s 2 m 30 s147 m 5s size allows longer movies to be recorded Camera takes up to 1800 stills at speci fied intervals and joins them to create silent movie with frame rate of 30 frames per second and frame size of 640 x 480 983 Shoot flowers opening a butter fly
49. that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encour aged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver iv e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a cir cuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio tele vision technician for help FCC Radiation Exposure Statement The available scientific evidence does not show that any health problems are associated with using low power wireless devices There is no proof however that these low power wireless devices are absolutely safe Low power Wireless devices emit low levels of radio frequency energy RF in the microwave range while being used Whereas high levels of RF can produce health effects by heating tissue exposure to low level RF that does not produce heating effects causes no known adverse health effects Many studies of low level RF exposures have not found any biological effects Some studies have suggested that some biological effects might occur but such findings have not been con firmed by additional research The NIKON COOLPIX P1 P2 has been tested and found to comply with the Federal Comm
50. the MENU button to display the Play e Playback screen is displayed back menu e Highlight menu option and press e Press MENU to exit and return to Play back screen The menu option set most recently appears selected 104 Some options in the Playback menu contain the Picture selection screen and Choose date screen See Navigating the Picture Selection Screen 4105 Navigating the Choose Date Screen 8106 and the descriptions of the various menus starting from page 107 for more information Navigating the Picture Selection Screen When Print set W66 Delete M4111 Protect 4112 Transfer marking 8112 Hide image 4113 or Copy 88114 is used to select a picture a Picture selection screen such as the screen on the right is displayed See To use w Print set 66 for more information on Print set To select pictures Highlight picture e Selected picture appears in the center Set picture An icon corresponding to the function appears e Repeat steps 1 and 2 for all pictures to select e To cancel option highlight pictures and press multi selector up or down to remove icon End selection and switch screens e For Protect Transfer marking and Hide image no further operations are required e For Delete and Copy a confirmation dialog is displayed Select Yes and press to delete or copy
51. the following settings Shooting menu options Auto bracketing Saturation control Flash exp comp Sensitivity Auto focus mode Image adjustment Image quality Fixed aperture Image sharpening Noise reduction 4 Flash mode Exposure compensation amp Focus mode Any changes to preset white balance apply to both banks regardless of the bank currently se lected 103 nual Bulyoous ayy nuayy Peq ejd auL ithe Playback Menu Using the Playback Menu The Playback menu contains the following options Option Desipton CS List by date Group pictures by date of recording Perform five 107 kinds of operations Adjust the tone brightness of a picture and save a copy Select pictures for printing on a DPOF compatible device specify number of copies and information to be included on prints View pictures in an automatic slide show 78 Delete all or selected pictures Protect selected pictures from accidental deletion Transfer marking Change transfer setting of the recorded pictures 14 Hide image Hide selected pictures when creating a slide show or showing pictures to an audience Small pic Create small copies of current picture Co Copy pictures from the memory to the memory 1 Py card or vice versa To display the Playback menu date m D gT fo uaJExit Confirm Help Press the gt button Press
52. then press PEJA High A gt The camera automatically processes pictures to em S yee phasize the borders between light and dark areas of the picture making edges seem sharper Exit Confirm option eeseription O K Auto default setting Pictures processed to increase sharpness making edges High more distinct Camera sharpens edges for optimal results amount of sharpening varies from shot to shot Camera performs same standard level of sharpening on all images OO Sharpening reduced below normal level No sharpening performed Suitable for pictures that will later be retouched on a computer nu Bulyooyus yL Image Sharpening Effects LLL Cannot be previewed in the monitor You can view the results in the playback mode 95 nuay Bulyooys yL P Saturation Control Rotate the mode dial to P or A and press the MENU but ton to select Saturation control and then press This option is used to heighten or reduce the vividness of colors Zeo amp SATURATION CONTROL 2 Maximum 1 Enhanced 1 Moderate amp 2 Minimum Exit Confirm era Use for vivid photoprint effect when taking pictures that R will be printed as is without further modification Enhanced S Normal Best choice in most situations default setting Moderate Use when taking pictures that will later be retouched on a computer ao
53. to reduce red eye In addition to this function if red eye is detected the camera will automatically cor rect it when storing the picture In Camera Red Eye Fix Using this function there is slight delay before you can press the shutter release again for the next shot Depending on the sit uation red eye reduction may not always produce the desired results In some rare cases other picture areas may be affected as well as the red eye area In this case choose an other flash mode and try again Flash Range FF e Flash range varies with zoom position When the camera is zoomed all the way out the flash has a range of approximately 0 5 3 8 m 1 ft 8 in 12 ft 6 in When the camera is Zoomed all the way in the flash has a range of approximately 0 5 2 0 m 1 ft 8 in 6 ft 7 in with Auto in Sensitivity e The flash may not be able to light the entire subject at distances of less than 0 5 m 1 ft 8 in When taking close ups play each picture back after shooting to check the results iQ ISO Sensitivity ISO Sensitivity is a measure of how sensitive the camera responds Gal to light Your Nikon digital camera normally has an ISO sensitivity roughly equivalent to film with an ISO 50 rating for COOLPIX P1 or S0 ISO 64 rating for COOLPIX P2 1i F When Sensitivity is set to Auto the camera will automatically in NORM crease sensitivity in response to lighting conditions permitting faster IWO 14 Fart 1A
54. top left corner of the moni tor The menu option set most recently appears se 34 ected 2 PORTRAIT NORMAL EFFECT 4 EFFECT 2 Exit Confirm Help N N Highlight option Set option and return to shooting mode e f Advanced option is not set to NORMAL the selected effect 1 or 2 appears next to the scene mode icon A Scene Modes Depending on your subject scene modes may not always produce the desired results If re sults are not to your satisfaction choose Es Auto shooting P or A and try again AF assist Illuminator AF assit l illuminator will not light in LANDSCAPE NIGHT LANDSCAPE stim DUSK DAWN FIREWORKS SHOW im MUSEUM or amp SPORTS modes or when the center focus area is not selected in PORTRAIT Fj NIGHT PORTRAIT or 2 CLOSE UP Checking Advanced Options Effects You may not be able to check Advanced options effects in the monitor Play back the picture and check effects Q Scene Menu Pressing the shutter release button halfwayi in the Scene menu exits and returns to Shooting screen 35 A de16o0 0yd uo a0 Aydes6o Oud UO dO The following scenes are available PORTRAIT FACE AF This function is optimal for photographing portraits from the waist up of up to three people When the camera recognizes human faces the square focus area is displayed and the subject is in focus F
55. ypeghe g uo aio w Print Set Print set in the playback menu is used to create digital print orders listing the pictures to be printed the number of prints and the information to be included on each print This print order is stored on the memory card in Digital Print Order Format DPOF Once a print order has been created pictures can be printed di rectly from the memory card by inserting it in a DPOF compatible device Alterna tively you could take the memory card to a digital photo lab which supports DPOF Pictures can also be printed using Print set settings by connecting the camera to a printer supporting PictBridge M470 option Description goo oom Print selected Set to print selected pictures Choose date Set to print all pictures from a selected date ia Delete all print settings Delete print set p gs To use w Print set 1 i Print set PRINT SET scm Print selected gt Choose date 4 Delete print set Exit Confim Help ue Exit Confirm Highlight Print set in the playback menu Highlight Print selected and press and press e To cancel all print settings highlight Delete print set and press 66 Scroll through pi PRINT SELECTION K 2005 12 01 os 12 00 CY D Back ctures Select current picture 1 number of prints and w icon are marked on the selected pictu
56. 264 x 2448 d 2592 x 1944 f e 2048 x 1536 f 1600 x 1200 14 x 10 5 3 in x 4 in g 1280 x 960 11x 8 4in x 3 in h 1024 x 768 9x 7 3 4 in x 2 6 in i 640 x 480 5x 4 2 1 in x 1 6 in j ct 28 x 18 11 in x 7 3 in j van 1728 22 x 15 8 6 in x 5 8 in z All figures are approximate Print sizes assume a printer resolution of approximately 300dpi The o size of images when printed depends on the printer resolution the higher the resolution the smaller the final print size 3 To choose image quality or size fo F 1 IMAGE MODE 2 IMAGE MODE E Image qualit DA NORM Image quali NORM Image size Ei image size gt Confirm Help uJ Confirm Help IMAGE MODE menu is displayed Highlight Image quality or Image size and press Highlight option and press Rotate mode dial to 9 EHH P A or when Shoot amp Transfer is selected Current image quality and size displayed in monitor The Shooting Menu mage quality and size can also be set in the Shooting menu W486 48 Image Quality Size and Number of Exposures Remaining The following table shows the approximate number of pictures that can be stored in internal memory and on a 256 megabyte memory card at different image modes F Image About 32 MB About 16 MB quay terry Porp 256MB c OaE 7 o 3264 x 2448 default setting NORMAL 4
57. 40 V 50 60 Hz 0 12 0 08 A EN EL8 Rechargeable Li ion Battery 166 Design Rule for Camera File System DCF LL Your camera conforms to the Design Rule for Camera File System DCF a standard widely used in the digital camera industry to ensure compatibility among different makes of camera Exif Version 2 2 i o Your camera supports Exif Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras version 2 2 a standard that allows information stored with pictures to be used for optimal color re production when images are output on Exif compliant printers Specifications CC SLL Nikon will not be held liable for any errors this manual may contain The appearance and specifications are subject to change without notice 167 SOLON edUYI9 SO ON Je21UY2 L Symbols E auto shooting mode 18 23 TI delete button 3 55 57 58 85 help button 3 movie mode 6 gN transfer button 61 63 H Exposure compensation 3 33 4 Flash 3 27 W amp Focus mode 3 31 4 Lamp see Lamp red MENU menu button 3 play button 3 15 24 X Self timer 3 30 wireless transfer mode 132 Numerics 5 shot buffer 90 A A Aperture priority auto 6 46 AC adapter kit ii iii 1 70 149 165 Advanced options 34 AF area modek 86 97 AF assist D 115 125 AF lock 97 98 AF 4 22 153 AF assist illuminator 2 23 Antenna 2 Audio video A V cable EG CP14 60 Audio video A
58. 66 If selecting DPOF printing in the PictBridge dialog 871 the DPOF printing di alog will be displayed Highlight Confirm e To start printing immediately highlight Start print and press e To exit without printing pictures high DPOF Printing e DPOF printing is only available if a print order has been created for the pictures stored in the memory or a memory card using Print set e When printing directly with a printer that supports PictBridge shooting information cannot be printed even if Info is set in Print set 75 ypeghe q uo JON Bulypy NPId Picture Editing Available Picture Editing The COOLPIX P1 P2 can edit a picture using the following editing functions and store it as a separate file Edited copies are identified by identifiers corresponding to the editing function and file numbers assigned automatically by the camera W25 Editing EE anaon Description Purpose Identifier Crops part of a pic To enlarge a subject or retouch Crop ture the composition PAGD D Lighting Adjusts the picture Restrictions for Editing Pictures The following restrictions apply when editing a picture the second time Attempting the second editing displays the message IMAGE CANNOT BE SAVED 88155 Other Restrictions on Editing Pictures e Pictures cannot be edited if Image size is set toj or if recorded with m Ultra HS or Intvl timer shooting e Pictures cannot be trimmed if recorded with Pano
59. After displaying a message stating that the hardware information database is being updated he computer will start the Add New Hardware Wizard Click Cancel to exit the wizard and hen disconnect the camera Windows 98 Second Edition SE The Add New Hardware Wizard will be displayed Click Cancel to exit the wizard and then disconnect the camera 62 Transferring Images When the PictureProject Transfer is displayed in the computer monitor pressing Transfer ANZ on the camera or clicking the Transfer button in PictureProject will transfer images to the computer For information on using PictureProject see he Quick Start Guide or the PictureProject Reference Manual on CD To Transfer Images Using Transfer AW When the PictureProject Transfer screen is displayed in the computer monitor press Transfer Z Z on the camera Images marked with an 4 icon 4112 129 will be transferred and the following messages will be displayed in the camera monitor PREPARING TO TRANSFER TRANSFERRING IMAGES TO TRANSFER COMPLETED COMPUTER NI vV During Transfer While transfer is in progress do not e Disconnect the USB cable e Turn the camera off e Remove the battery or the memory card e Disconnect the AC adapter kit Failure to observe this precaution could interfere with normal functioning of both the camera and the computer v Transferring Images Stored in the Memory e Remove the memory card fr
60. Approximately equivalent to ISO 400 Intended for use with natu ral lighting not recommended when using flash ISO SENSITIVITY Confirm nu is displayed ISO SENSITIVITY Confirm Highlight option and press P 0 Fi NO ta 409 au M 14 At settings other than Auto current set ting is shown in shooting display Using the Flash A setting of 400 is intended for use with natural lighting Choose Auto 50 for P1 64 for P2 100 or 200 when using the flash 427 The Shooting Menu ISO sensitivity can also be set using the Sensitivity option in the Shooting menu 86 51 AydeiBoyoud uo a0 Aydes6o Oud UO dO WB Adjusting the Hue Using White Balance The color of the light reflected from an object varies with the color of the light source The human brain is able to adapt to such changes in color with the result that we see white objects as white regardless of whether they are in the shade direct sunlight or under incandescent lighting Digital camera can mimic this ad justment by processing information from the camera s image sensor CCD ac cording to the color of the light source This process is known as a white balance adjustment If White balance has been set to A WB Auto default setting and the results are not to your satisfaction or when shooting under the special l
61. Auto power off function does not work When a transfer confir mation dialog appears for Shoot amp Transfer 4146 in Wireless transfer mode Auto power off function does not work Transfer confirma tion dialog 15 sdays 45414 sdays S414 Setup The first time the camera is turned on a language selection dialog will be dis played in the monitor Follow the steps below to choose a language and set the time and date Deut sch english Espanol Pycckn H fi AS FAX LS x Confirm Highlight Deutsch German English Espanol Spanish Frangais French Italiano Italian Nederlands Dutch Russian Svenska Swedish Japanese Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese or Korean and press Fran ais ew Cancel Confirmation dialog displayed Highlight Yes TIME ZONE menu displayed To turn daylight saving time on or off press multi selector down to highlight DaylightSaving and press When DaylightSaving is checked time will automatically be advanced one hour 4119 To return to step 3 press multi selector up to highlight current time zone Display map of world time zones Select home time zone Date not Set f you exit without setting time and date the date not set icon will flash in the monitor 84 when the camera is in Shooting mode and all pictures will have time stamp of
62. Change camera facing Turn the camera off and then turn it on again 14 14 62 61 163 SOLON ed UYI9L S ON ed1UYyrIeL Specifications Type Effective pixels ccD Image size pixels Lens Focal length f number Construction Digital zoom Autofocus AF Focus range Focus area selection AF assist illuminator Monitor Frame coverage shooting mode Storage Media 164 COOLPIX P1 P2 digital camera 8 0 million for COOLPIX P1 5 1 million for COOLPIX P2 1 1 8 in high density CCD total pixels 8 31 COOLPIX P1 5 26 million for COOLPIX P2 million for 3 264x2 448 8M for only COOLPIX P1 2 592x1 944 5M e 2 048x1 536 3M 1 600x1 200 2M e 1 280x960 1M 1 024x768 PC e 640x480 TV 3 264x2 176 3 2 for COOLPIX P1 2 592x1 728 3 2 for COOLPIX P2 3 5x Zoom Nikkor ED lens F 7 5 26 3 mm 35 mm 135 camera format equivalent 36 126 mm 2 7 5 2 Seven elements in six groups Up to 4x 35 mm 135 camera format equivalent 504 mm Contrast detect through the lens TTL AF AF assist illuminator 50 cm 1 ft 8 in macro mode 4 cm 1 6 in W Auto nine area automatic selection Manual 99 area manual selec tion Center center focus area selection CLASS 1 LED PRODUCT IEC60825 1 Edition 1 272001 Maximum output 1900uW 2 5 in 110 000 dot amorphous silicon TFT transflective LCD with brightness adjustment Approximately 100 hor
63. ISeg Step 3 Focus and Shoot Focus Press the shutter release button halfway to set focus and exposure The camera has a two stage shutter release but a ton The camera sets focus and exposure when the Cn button is pressed halfway Focus and exposure will remain locked while the shutter release button is kept in this position e In E mode the camera focuses with Auto focus on subject at center of frame ran e When subject is in focus the Focus area turns NORII green W F27C 14 Focus area an With the shutter release button pressed halfway check Focus indicator the focus indicator and Red 42 1170f TQ8k 2 172 o5fT Red 4 Lamp a d EN Za 2 Take the picture e Press the shutter release button the rest of the way down to take the picture e To prevent blur press the shutter release button down smoothly 22 OD 93 v During Recording While pictures are being recorded to the memory or memory card the memory icon M or will blink Do not turn the camera off eject the memory card or remove or dis connect the power source while pictures are being recorded Cutting power or remov ing the memory card in these circumstances could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera internal memory or card m Low Battery If the flash fires when the low battery icon is displayed the monitor will turn off while the flas
64. Nikon The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the COOLPIX I 7 2 DIGITAL CAMERA Trademark Information Apple the Apple logo Macintosh Mac OS and QuickTime are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Finder is trademark of Apple Computer Inc Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corpora Adobe and Acrobat are registered the SD Card Association PictBridge is a trademark Face priority AF technology is provided by Identix D Lighting technology is in this manual or istered trademar Apple Public Source License This product incl s of their respec udes Apple mD ion Internet is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc The SD logo is a trademark of the other documentation provided with your Nikon product are trademarks or reg ive holders S source code that is subject to the terms of the Apple Public Source License located at URL http developer apple com darwin Portions Copyrig ht c 1999 2004 Apple Computer Inc All Rights Reserved This file contains Original Code and or Modifications of Original Code as defined in and that are subject to the Apple Public Source License Version 2 0 the License You may not use this file ex cept in compliance with the License Please obtain a copy of the License at http Awww opensource apple com apsl and read it before using this file The Original Code and all soft
65. TP is set for the camera USB mode e The camera is connected to the computer using a USB cable e The mode dial is set to SET UP 139 poN 1 4sue1L SS j M Spo Je sues SsajosIAA To display the WIRELESS MENU Transferring Images to a Computer CHOOSE PROFILE 1 3 Caponea W Profile B D f Profile C AY WConfirm Info Rotate the mode dial to and turn the camera on The CHOOSE PROFILE screen is displayed e Profiles are displayed in order from the most recently used profile e Press Info on the CHOOSE PROFILE screen to display the SSID of the selected profile and whether it is a com puter or printer If the camera cannot connect to the profile device you can check whether the profile settings and the settings saved in the camera match CHOOSE PROFILE 1 3 PaProfica M amp Profile B D Profile C AY WConfim Info Highlight the profile to which to connect e If the last transfer is ended withou confirmation and the same profile is selected in this step a termination message appears for 2 seconds when connected WIRELESS MENU 1 2 Easy Transfer Shooting Date Marked Images Selected Images Shoot amp Transfer Confirm Help The WIRELESS MENU is displayed in the monitor of the camera when a connec tion to the wireless LAN is made and PWIRELESS MENU 1 2 Easy Transfer Shooting Dat
66. Use a printer that sup Connect the camera to a printer that supports PictBridge 70 ports PictBridge using a USB cable or wireless LAN and print pictures Transfer the pictures to a For more information see the PictureProject Refer computer and print them ence Manual on CD Use a printer connected Store the printer as a host for Wireless transfer mode 148 to a computer and print pictures directly 1 If Print set is not set one copy of all pictures is printed 2 The optional PD 10 wireless printer adapter must be purchased For more information see the manual for the adapter Printing the Date and Time of Recording on Pictures The date of recording can be printed by performing one of the following procedures e Before taking pictures set the Date imprint option in the Set up menu R869 122 e If the printer or print service supports Digital Print Order Format DPOF use the Date op tion in the Print set in the Playback menu 66 69 e Transfer the pictures to a computer and print them using PictureProject print settings For more information see the PictureProject Reference Manual on CD i DPOF 7 DPOF Digital Print Order Format is a recording format that stores the print order such as pic tures or quantity to be printed and recording date and the shooting information on the mem ory card Before using this option check that the digital photo lab or printer supports DPOF 65 ypeqhe q uo JION
67. V out connec or 3 Auto bracketing C 86 93 Auto off amp 15 115 127 Auto power off 15 Auto transfer A7 115 129 Autofocus 31 Auto focus mode D 84 86 100 Continuous AF 84 100 Single AF 84 100 v 168 BACK LIGHT 1 40 Backlit 151 Backlit subject 27 40 Battery ii iii 1 8 10 11 14 152 165 Battery chamber Memory card slot cover 3 10 charging 8 10 EN EL8 iii 10 149 165 latch 3 10 Battery level 14 BEACH SNOW 48 38 Best Shot Selector A 86 92 161 Blur 28 30 36 92 161 BSS see Best Shot Selector c Camera shake 36 Camera strap 2 Choose date a 106 Clock battery 17 Clock see Date CLOSE UP amp 40 Close ups 29 Cloudy 52 Computer 61 Continuous H1 86 89 5 shot buffer 90 Continuous H 89 Continuous L 89 Interval timer shooting 90 91 Multi shot 89 Single 89 Ultra HS 89 Contrast 94 Copy Li 104 114 coPY LJ 41 Cropping pictures 57 D Date imprint Wi 69 115 122 Date counter 123 40 Date 16 17 115 118 119 122 correct time and date 16 DaylightSaving 16 DCF see Design rule for Cam era File System Delete 7 104 Deleting pictures 55 111 during shooting 24 selected pictures 111 Design rule for Camera File System 164 167 Digital Print Order Format 65 69 164 Digital zoom 20 21 Direct sunlight 52 D Lightingu 78 DPOF see Digital Print Order Format DSCN 25 DUSK DAWN m
68. a focuses when shutter release button is pressed halfway Focus locks when focus operation is complete Camera adjusts focus continuously To prevent the sound of the camera focusing from interfer ing with recording select Single AF C AF Continuous AF Setting Electronic VR The vibration reduction for movie recording can be set Select Electronic VR in the Movie menu and select On or Off Option Deion O Reduces effects of camera shake aR Off Vibration reduction off default setting 84 Viewing Movies In Full screen playback mode 424 movies can be played with sound Movies are indicated by icon and Ean lama can be viewed by pressing Playback controls are dis E4 IN PEP ii played at the top of the monitor press multi selector right or left to highlight a control then press to per form the selected operation JAMAT m 2589 While movie is in progress use multi selector to select 44 then press and hold Use multi selector to select gt then press and hold Playback ends at the last frame Rewind Use multi selector to select I then press to pause display When movie is paused use multi selector to select ll then press Advance movie by one frame ey Playback Volume When movie is paused use multi selector to select gt then press Use multi selector to select I then press to return to playback mode Rewind movie b
69. ace priority AF When the shutter release button i is pressed halfway focus area is locked and the camera kes focuses Main subjects stand out clearly while background details are softened lend ing sense of depth to composition See page 42 for more information on how to take pictures with this function For EFFECT 1 skin appears brighter causing people to stand out For EFFECT 2 an overall soft effect is produced Lo Changeable AG PORTRAIT Use for portraits Main subject stands out clearly while back ground details are softened lending composition sense of depth For EFFECT 1 skin appears brighter causing people to stand out For EFFECT 2 an overall soft effect is produced e Degree of softening depends on amount of light available e Select from 99 areas to focus on in the focus area using the multi selector e Digital zoom is not available Lo changeable Ap Settings for Scene Modes and amp indicate Flash and Focus mode respectively The Camera Shake Icon 4 When the icon appears in the monitor pictures may be blurred In this section the pre cautions that you can take to avoid blur are indicated by stars hold the camera in both hands and brace elbows against your body xK use a tripod or rest the camera on a flat level surface 36 SA PARTY INDOOR Use for shots that include details of the background or to cap ture the effects of candlelight and
70. ailable in some scene modes 34 44 32 Controlling Exposure Exposure Compensation Exposure compensation is used to alter the exposure from the value suggested by the camera Exposure compensation can be set to values between 2 0 EV un derexposure and 2 0 EV overexposure in increments of 1 3 EV Exit Exit Histogram Display value for exposure compensation Highlight desired value exposure compensation setting screen e You can frame your subject focus and and histogram distribution of tones shoot e Press to exit Exposure Compensation Exposure compensation is not available when FIREWORKS SHOW 8839 is selected in the Scene mode Exposure Compensation in P and A Modes In addition to exposure compensation exposure can be set with flexible program in P Pro grammed auto mode and aperture in A Aperture priority auto mode g Choosing a Value for Exposure Compensation a O As a rule of thumb select positive values when large areas of the frame are very brightly lit for example when photographing an expanse of sunlit water sand or snow or when the background is much brighter than the main subject Choose negative values when large ar eas of the frame are very dark for example when photographing a forest of dark green leaves or when the background is much darker than the main subject This is because the camera in order to avoid extreme under
71. al the COOLPIX P1 and COOLPIX P2 are sometimes referred to as P1 and P2 respectively lllustrations and on screen text in this manual may differ Technical Notes from the actual display For Your Safety To prevent damage to your Nikon product or injury to yourself or to others read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this equipment Keep these safety instructions where all those who use the product will read them The consequences that could result from failure to observe the precautions listed in this section are indicated by the following symbol This icon marks warnings information that should be read before using this product to prevent possible injury Do not handle the plug or battery charger with wet hands Failure to observe this precaution could result in electric shock Observe proper precautions when handling batteries Batteries may leak or explode if improperly handled Observe the fol lowing precautions when handling a battery for use in this product e Before replacing the battery turn he product off and make sure the power on lamp has gone out If you are using an AC adapter be sure it is unplugged e Before replacing the battery turn he product off If you are using an AC adapter be sure it is unplugged e Use only rechargeable Nikon EN EL8 lithium ion batteries supplied e When inserting the battery do not attempt to insert it upside down or backwards e D
72. alled drag and drop images from the mounted camera to the desired save location 142 Transferring Images by Specific Recording Date Shooting Date 1 G Highlight Shooting Date on the WIRE LESS MENU The SHOOTING DATE screen is displayed after connection confirmation screen 142 is displayed Highlight the shooting date of the images to be transferred and press multi selector right The Wireless transfer mark appears on the selected date e Select all recording dates for images to be transferred e Press multi selector left to cancel the setting Press to transfer all images with the specified recording date The following items are displayed during transfer e Number of transferred images total images e Signal status five level indicator A message is displayed when transfer is complete Press to return to the CHOOSE PROFILE screen e To end Wireless transfer mode rotate the mode dial to a different setting To finish using the camera turn the power off When Using Shooting Date Because pictures that are hidden 8113 and pictures with no date set W416 118 are not grouped the above operations cannot be performed However the above operations may be performed on pictures with no date set but shot with other cameras 143 Spo Ja sues SS j 1 M pON Je sues SsajosIAA Transferring Images with Transfer Mark Marked Images
73. am 39 161 E EH 62C see AC adapter kit Electronic VR eVR 84 E mail 47 79 Error messages 153 158 Exif 2 2 164 167 Exposure compensation 33 Exposure Modes 45 Extension 25 F File name 25 File numbering 25 131 Fill flash 27 FIREWORKS SHOW 39 162 Firmware version Ver 115 131 Fixed aperture 86 100 Flash iii 2 27 29 161 165 Flash exp comp E 86 94 Flash mode 18 27 28 anytime flash 27 Auto 27 auto with red eye reduc tion 27 flash cancel 27 Rear curtain sync 27 slow sync 27 Flexible Program 45 Fluorescent 52 Focus 22 23 161 Focus area 22 Autofocus 97 Focus mode 31 infinity 31 Macro close up 31 Folder name 25 Format 13 115 internal memory tf 127 memory card 127 Quick format 127 Format memory card f 115 127 see Format Framing pictures 20 21 FSCN 25 Full screen playback 24 H Hide image i 104 113 Histogram 33 45 56 dentifier 25 76 Image adjustment F 86 94 Image mode 47 Image quality X 18 47 Image size b 18 47 Image sharpening M_ 86 95 In Camera Red Eye Fix 29 Incandescent 52 Interface Of 115 128 connector cover 3 USB 70 128 Video mode 128 Internal memory icon M 18 ISO 29 50 J JPEG 25 164 L Lamp red 14 22 161 LANDSCAPE laa 37 Language 14 16 115 128 language choosing 16 Lens 2 150 151 164 Lens cover 2 List by date ii 107 M Macr
74. ble lithium ion battery supplied e EH 62C AC adapter kit available separately Approximate battery life Approximately 180 shots for COOLPIX P1 190 shots for COOLPIX P2 Based on CIPA standard Approximately 91 x 60 x 39 mm 3 6 in x 2 4 in x 1 5 in Dimensions WxHxD excluding projection parts Approximate weight 170 g 6 0 oz without battery or memory card Operating environment Temperature 0 40 C 32 104 F Humidity Less than 85 no condensation 165 SOLON edUYI9L Sa ON Je21UY2 L Wireless Transfer Standards Communication proto cols Range line of sight Operating frequency Data rates 2 Security Access protocols EEE 802 standard EEE 802 EEE 802 Approxim EEE 802 EEE 802 nfrastruc b g standard wireless LAN protocol ARIB STD T66 for low power data communications systems g OFDM b DBPSK DQPSK CCK ately 30 m 98 ft 2412 2462 MHz 11 channels g 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 and 54 Mbps b 1 2 5 5 and 11 Mbps TKIP 128 64 bit WEP ure ad hoc a Industry standard for measuring life of camera batteries Measured at 25 C 77 F zoom adjust ed with each shot built in COOLPIX P1 or NORM d lash fired for COO with every other shot image mode set to NORM c for LPIX P2 2 Maximum logical data rates according to IEEE standard Actual rates may differ MH 62 Battery Charger Rated input AC 100 2
75. button on the camera is used only to perform menu oper ations Pressing the button does not transfer images with WA transfer mark unlike when using PictureProject via a USB connection R861 See the procedures on pages 140 to 147 for more information on transferring images using Wireless transfer mode Memory Card Write Protection When the memory card switch is in the Lock position images cannot be transferred Slide the switch to the Write position before transferring images Optional Wireless Printer Adapter Connection Configuration When the MENU button is pressed in the CHOOSE PROFILE screen the optional PD 10 wireless printer adapter can be selected as a profile See the manual of the wireless printer adapter for details on the wireless printer adapter 141 poN Ja sues SS j 1 M pON Jefsues SsajosIAA Transferring Images Not in a Computer Easy Transfer 1 PWIRELESS MENU 1 2 2 Easy transfer Transferring images to computer Shooting Date 0002 0006 P Marked Images Selected Images Shoot amp Transfer Confirm Help y Cancel Highlight Easy Transfer on the WIRE Press to transfer images not yet stored LESS MENU in the computer The following items are displayed during transfer e Number of transferred images total images e Signal status five level indicator 3 A message is displayed when
76. c 1GB High speed type of 10MB s 149 SOLON edUYI9 SO ON ed1UYIeL Caring for Your Camera To ensure continued enjoyment of your Nikon product observe the following pre cautions when storing or using the device v Keep dry The device will be damaged if immersed in water or subjected to high levels of mois ure Handle the lens and all mov v ing parts with care Do not apply force to the lens monitor or to he connector card slot or battery chamber covers These parts are especially susceptible o damage Do not point the lens at strong light sources for ex m tended periods Avoid pointing the lens at the sun or other strong light sources for extended periods when using or storing the camera Intense light may cause deterioration in the CCD image sensor producing a white blur effect in photographs Turn the product off before removing or disconnecting vV the power source Do not unplug the product or remove the batteries while the product is on or while images are being recorded or deleted Forc ibly cutting power in these circumstances could result in loss of data or in damage to product memory or internal circuitry To pre vent an accidental interruption of power avoid carrying the product from one place to another while the AC adapter available sep arately is connected 150 v Do not drop The product may malfunction if subjected to strong shocks or vibration Keep away from s
77. ch is in the Lock position pictures cannot be recorded deleted or edited and the card cannot be formatted Do not lock the card when taking editing or deleting pictures when transferring images to a computer when using Wireless transfer mode or when formatting the memory card Write protect switch Formatting Memory Cards When using the memory cards formatted by the device other than COOLPIX P1 P2 format them using the COOLPIX P1 P2 before first use For information on formatting memory cards see M L Format Memory Card R8127 in the Set up menu Removing Memory Cards Memory cards can be removed without loss of data when the camera is off To remove memory cards turn the camera off and confirm that the power on lamp is off Do not open the battery chamber memory card slot cover while the power on lamp is lit Open the battery chamber memory card slot cover and press the memory card to partially eject the card The card can then be removed by hand e Memory cards may become hot during use observe due caution when removing memory cards Memory Cards Use only Secure Digital SD memory cards Do not disassemble or modify Do not drop bend or expose to water or strong physical shocks Do not touch the metal terminals with your fingers or metal objects Do not affix labels or stickers to the memory card peratures e Do not expose to high levels of humidity or to corrosive gas
78. d When Using Choose Date Because pictures that are hidden 4113 and pictures with no date set 416 118 are not grouped the operations on the previous page cannot be performed However the opera ypeghe q uo JON ypeqhe g uo aio Printing via Direct USB Connection Your camera allows pictures to be printed directly from the camera using Pict Bridge If the UC E6 USB cable is used to connect the camera to a printer that sup ports PictBridge pictures can be printed directly from the memory or the memory card without having to be transferred to a computer choose PTP in the USB option Set the USB option to PTP in the Interface menu of the Set up menu before connecting the camera to a printer 61 2 conne the USB cable After turning the camera off connect the camera to the printer with the UC E6 USB cable provided with your camera as shown below Check to be sure the connector is in the correct orientation and insert the plug straight Do not insert or disconnect it forcibly Before Printing Before printing via a direct USB connection make sure that the printer supports PictBridge Use a Reliable Power Source When printing pictures via a direct USB connection be sure the battery is fully charged If in doubt recharge the battery before printing or use the optional EH 62C AC adapter kit PictBridge 70 J tumn the camera and printer on The lens will extend and the picture recorded most recently will be d
79. d ES W to zoom the picture in and out Press Q T while quick playback zoom is in effect to increase zoom to a maximum of 10x While image is zoomed in Q icon and zoom ratio are displayed in top left corner of monitor View other 7 Use multi selector to scroll to areas of picture not visible in areas of h monitor To use multi selector to view other pictures can picture A cel zoom Zoom decreases each time this button is pressed in play Zoom out back zoom To cancel zoom zoom picture out until entire picture is displayed If zoom is canceled you can use the multi selector to display another picture Cancel zoom and return to Full screen playback If zoom is Cancel zoom fs j canceled you can use the multi selector to display another picture i f picture visible in monitor can be croppe Crop picture Only portion of picture visible tor can be cropped release 8877 button The confirmation dialog will be dis played when you press the 7 but ton Press multi selector down to highlight Yes and press to delete Delete the picture picture e No Return to Full screen playback without deleting the picture e X Delete only the voice memo recorded with a picture 8858 X is displayed when selecting a picture with the voice memo Playback Zoom Playback zoom is not available with movies 480 copies created using the Small pic op tion 479 or cropped copies 320 x 240
80. d UO a0 Aydes6o OUd UO dO PRE Preset White Balance Preset white balance is used when shooting under MWBWHITE BAL PRESET mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast for example to make pictures taken under a lamp with a red shade look as though they had been taken under white light When PRE White bal I Cancel preset is selected from the White balance menu the l s Cont camera will zoom in and the menu shown above at right corm will be displayed in the monitor White balance measuring window Option eseription Recalls the most recent value for preset white balance from Cancel i the memory and sets white balance to this value To measure a new value for white balance place a neutral gray object such as a piece of cardboard under the lighting that will be used in the final picture Frame this object so that it fills the square in the center of the menu shown above Highlight Measure and press to measure a new value for white balance shutter will be released and camera will return to original zoom position but no picture will be recorded Preset White Balance CC SSS e The camera cannot measure a value for preset white balance when the flash fires Regard less of the Flash mode selected the flash will not fire when selecting Measure e When Auto bracketing is set to WB bracketing preset white balance cannot be used 54 More on Playback Viewing Pictures on
81. d as having the same date of recording When Using Choose Date Because pictures that are hidden 8113 and pictures with no date set W416 118 are not grouped the above operations cannot be performed However the above operations may be performed on pictures with no date set but shot with other cameras 106 List by Date Press the MENU button in Playback mode to select List by date and then press This option is used to sort pictures in the memory or memory card by date of re cording The following five options are available D Lighting Print set Delete Transfer marking and Small pic To select pictures by date and activate the Playback menu 1 LIST BY DATE 2 SELECTED IMAGES 2005 12 01 5 Baw 2005 11 01 3 ha 2005 10 01 2 ua Exit Confirm Delete Highlight dates Display confirmation dialog e A thumbnail image of the first shot e Confirm pictures for that date the date of recording and the number Pressing Q T switches to Full screen of images for that date are displayed playback mode Pressing W e Pressing deletes all of the pictures returns to the confirmation dialog from that date 2005 12 01 12 00 0 Back X Confirm D Zoom in Pictures Displayed as Others In the screen in step 1 pictures are grouped up to 30 days from the newest date of recording Older pictures are grouped in
82. d pictures are stored in JPEG format compression ratio 1 8 as separate pictures from the original pictures 77 Bulipy ainpid Bulypy aunpid Enhancing Contrast D Lighting The tone adjusted picture is created automatically as a separate picture Using D Lighting pictures that are backlit or have insufficient flash output can be adjusted to be brighter To enhance a picture display the picture in Playback mode Highlight D Lighting in the Playback The tone adjusted picture is displayed e The original picture is displayed in top menu left corner of the monitor and the adjusted picture is displayed in the top right corner Highlight OK Save adjustments e Select Cancel to exit e D Lighting icon is displayed on pictures created with D Lighting 78 Cm Creating a Smaller Picture Small Pic To create a small copy of a picture select Small pic after displaying the image in Full screen playback mode The following resize options are available Size pixels Fin Copy can be displayed full screen on television or 13 in moni 0 x 480 tor with no drop in quality m Suited to display on web pages Small file size reduces time 0 x 240 needed to display picture in web browser Copy can be sent and received quickly as e mail attachment Where application supports display of JPEG images picture can be viewed in message window 160 x Ta O Highlight
83. d1UYIeL Display Problem Solution W FILE CONTAINS File created by computer NO IMAGE DATA or different make of cam N era View file on computer or ALLIMAGES ARE NO Pictures in the mem correct make of camera HIDDEN ory or on the memory N card that can be viewed on COOLPIX P1 P2 Internal circuit protection has activated because the Turn camera off and do camera was used for a not use for a while long period of time MONITOR OFF Use only in specified tem perature range 0 to 40 C Let battery cool down before using camera if bat tery is hot A Surrounding tempera ture exceeds specified temperature range for battery THIS IMAGE CANNOT No need to specify new time zone if travel desti nation is in same time zone as home location NEW CITY IS IN THE Travel destination is in CURRENT TIME ZONE same time zone as home A location WARNING MODE DIALIS NOTIN Mode dial is positioned Adjust mode dial to select THE PROPER POSITION between two modes desired mode correctly A WARNING NO MENU IN AUTO MODE PLEASE USE ANOTHER MODE A When the Mode Dial is set to E Auto shooting menu cannot be dis played The MENU button was pressed during Ee Auto shooting mode Turn camera off and then LENS ERROR Error has occurred during on again If error persists A lens operation contact retailer or Nikon representative BE DELETED Attempt to delete pro Remove protection befor
84. down to view pictures not visi e To interrupt printing press ble in display e To return to the PRINT SELECTION screen press MENU button 7 A Message shown on the left is displayed when printing is complete Turn camera off and disconnect USB cable e To print continuously press 68 The dis r n play returns to the PictBridge dialog 71 Done Error Messages oo SSS If an error message is displayed an error has occurred After checking m the printer and resolving any problems as directed in the printer man PRINTER ERROR ual highlight Resume and press to resume printing Select Can AX CHECK PRINTER cel to exit without printing the remaining images STATUS Resume may not be selected depending on the type of error If this happens select Cancel Cancel Printing Displayed Picture Connect the camera to the printer Press with the picture dis P37 PRINT MENU played to display the Print menu To print a single picture according to the printer paper size settings press multi selector up or down to gt select Start print and press Copies To change the number of prints or paper size press multi selector up D Paper size or down and select Copies or Paper size Confirm 74 Directly Printing the Pictures Specified in a Print Set The pictures stored in the memory or on the memory card are printed directly ac cording to the print order specified in Print set
85. e Marked Images ry Selected Images Shoot amp Transfer Confirm Help Highlight option for transferring images See page 142 and later for more informa tion on each menu item transmission starts e Press before transmission starts to return to the CHOOSE PROFILE screen e When Type is set to Camera to com puter Ad hoc connection time is shortened when the computer s IP address is fixed Mode Dial Operation in the Wireless Connection SSS SSS Rotating the mode dial while the camera is wirelessly connected disconnects the wireless connection and stops the transfer of images Z About the Signal Indicator O o UUll ee The strength of the wireless LAN signal is displayed on the monitor with a five level indicator When the camera is out of range of the wireless LAN the indicator is displayed in red If the signal strength is weak remove any obstacles between the camera s antenna and computer 140 If an Error Message Appears When a profile cannot be selected when trans mission has not started NETWORK CONNEC TION FAILED is displayed After WIRELESS AANER CONNECTION MENU is selected and camera cannot connect to l profile device Failed to connect to XXX is dis KO KI A Failed to connect to Profile A Try Again Choose Profile onfirm Choose Profil played Check the selected computer or access con tia point and fix the ca
86. e Turn the camera off when not in use and check that the power on lamp is off be fore putting the camera away To prevent mold or mildew store the camera in a dry well ventilated area If you will not be using the product for long periods re move the battery to prevent leakage and store the camera in a plastic bag con taining a desiccant Do not store the camera case available separately in a plastic bag as this may cause the material to deteriorate Note that desiccant gradually loses its capacity to absorb moisture and should be replaced at regular intervals Do not store your camera with naphtha or camphor moth balls or in locations that e are poorly ventilated or damp e are next to equipment that produces strong electromagnetic fields such as tele visions or radios e are exposed to temperatures below 10 C 14 F or above 50 C 122 F for example near a space heater or in a closed vehicle on a sunny day e are subject to humidities of over 60 To prevent mold or mildew take the camera out of storage at least once a month Turn the camera on and release the shutter a few times before putting the camera away again When the battery is not in use replace the terminal cover and store the battery in a cool dry place The battery should be recharged at least once a year run the battery flat before returning it to storage Batteries i _ e Check the battery level when taking the camera out and charge the battery if
87. e 112 N tected picture deleting picture 156 Display Problem Solution W COMMUNICATIONS ERROR NI NO IMAGES ARE MARKED FOR TRANSFER TRANSFER ERROR NI USB cable disconnected or memory card removed while images are being transferred to computer A computer is executing some form of processing USB option set incorrectly to transfer images using camera s Transfer AW button No pictures selected for transfer when Trans fer NZ button pressed to transfer images to computer Error occurred when images were transferred to computer If error appears on com puter monitor click OK to exit PictureProject Turn camera off reconnect cable or replace memory card then turn camera on and transfer images If error appears on com puter monitor click OK and transfer images after the processing has com pleted Turn camera off and dis connect cable then choose new USB setting in the camera Set up menu and reconnect camera If error persists use transfer but ton in PictureProject to transfer images e Disconnect camera and select at least one pic ture for transfer then begin transfer again Use Transfer button in PictureProject to trans fer images Check that camera is connected and that battery is fully charged Check that optional EH 62C AC adapter is firmly connected to the camera 157 SOLON edUYI9L Sa ON Jed1UYIeL Display Problem Soiton Turn ca
88. e button the rest of the way a A down to shoot 98 Using m Manual Option Focus area can be specified from the selectable area in the screen Focus area selection 1 guide 2 m c A A lt r lt i V V Selectable area Select M anual in AF area mode Move focus area so that your subject is Focus area selection guide and selectable positioned in it in your composition area are displayed e You can move focus area to the direc tions displayed 3 fl Fe m Press shutter release button halfway When subject is in focus focus area is dis played in green Press shutter release Wy a button the rest of the way down to A shoot NORU 2a P WO FIE 14 Notes on Shooting inm Manual Flash mode 27 Exposure comp 433 Focus mode 431 and Self timer mode 30 cannot be set while the focus area selection guide and selectable area are displayed Press to hide the focus area selection guide before adjusting these settings To change focus area press again after making setting for them A lt P lt When the guide and select When the guide and select able area are displayed able area are hidden 99 nual Bulyoous ayy D gt AUTO FOCUS MODE PEA Single AF CAF Continuous AF Rotate the mode dial to P or A and press the MENU but ton to selec
89. e chosen picture will appear at startup even when the memory card containing the image is removed from the camera If you select Select an image after choosing a cus tom welcome screen the confirmation dialog shown at right will be displayed Select Yes to choose a new picture for the welcome screen No to exit leaving the welcome screen unchanged 117 nua dn jas aul then press Rotate the mode dial to SET UP to select Date and 2005 12 01 13 00 This option is used to set the camera clock and to choose home time zone and new city time zone travel destination time zone Date Date Time zone amp Confirm Date is used to set the camera clock to the current date and time See Basic Set up B16 Time Zone Select the time zone The normal time zone setting is amp home time Zone If you select new city time zone the time difference is automatically calculated and the date and time in the selected region are dis TIME ZONE 2005 12 01 13 00 _ DaylightSaving played DEW ielaite Confirm Dot marks selected option 1 TIME ZONE Select home time zone or new city time 2005 12 01 13 00 zone ELI S London Casablanca MA _ DaylightSaving BENK Confirm e To set the clock to the home time zone highlight and press e To set the clock to the new city time zone highlight gt and press e To turn day
90. e compensation setting screen and se lect mode 26 When Lighting Is Poor Using the Flash The following six flash modes are available FAUTO Auto EZO Auto with red eye reduction Flash Cancel off s Anytime Flash fill flash Ei Slow sync Rear curtain sync Flash fires when lighting is poor Pre flash is used before the main flash fires to reduce red eye If red eye is detected after an image is taken the camera will cor rect red eye when stor ing the picture Flash will not fire even when lighting is poor Flash fires whenever pic ture is taken Auto flash combined with slow shutter speeds Shutter speed slows built in flash fires just before shutter closes Best choice in most situations Use for portraits works best when subject is well within range of flash and looking at pre flash Not recom mended when quick shutter response is required Use to capture natural lighting under dim light or where use of flash is pro hibited If camera shake icon appears care should be taken to avoid blurring Use to fill in illuminate shadows and back lit subjects Use to capture both subject and back ground at night or under dim light Care should be taken to avoid blur ring Creates stream of light trailing mov ing objects Care should be taken to avoid blurring when lighting is poor 27 AydesBoyoud UO a0 Aydes6o OU UO dO
91. e flash cannot be used option eseription O B Off BSS off camera functions normally default setting n Exit Confirm BSS on Flash mode set to automatically and focus expo sure and white balance for all photos are determined by the first picture in each series Notes on BSS BSS may not produce the desired results with a moving subject or if you change the compo sition while the shutter release button is pressed all the way down Restrictions on BSS e Cannot be used with C Auto bracketing WB bracketing 93 self timer 430 or Continuous settings other than S Single 89 The latest setting is used and the earlier setting is canceled e Noise reduction 8101 has no effect even if this option is set to On 92 C Auto Bracketing Rotate the mode dial to P or A and press the MENU but BKTAUTO BRACKETING ton to select Auto bracketing and then press PEs Of BKT Auto bracketing In some situations you may find it difficult to select WB bracketing appropriate Exposure compensation and White bal ance settings and yet not have time to check the re sults and adjust settings after each shot Auto bracketing can be used to vary these settings auto matically over a series of pictures bracketing a selected exposure compensa tion or white balance setting Option es eription O O D Off Restores normal exposure and white balance default setting
92. e printer e Following size options can be selected 3 5 x5 89mm x 127mm 5 x 7 127mm x 178mm Postcard 100mm x 150mm 3 9 in x 5 9 in 4 x 6 102mm x 152mm 8 x 10 203mm x 254mm Letter 8 5 in x 11 in 216mm x 279mm A3 11 7 in x 16 5 in 297mm x 420mm A4 8 3 in x 11 7 in 210mm x 297mm Selectable size options may vary depending on the printer 72 6 select pictures to print 7 PictBridge Sem Print selection Print all images DPOF printing OD Paper size Cancel C Confirm Highlight Print selection and press e To print one copy of all pictures in the memory or on the memory card high light Print all images and press 7 PRINT SELECTION wet Back CX Confirm Scroll through pictures Select current picture 1 number of prints and w icon are marked on the selected picture Use multi selector up or down to specify number of prints up to 9 e To deselect picture press multi selec tor down when number of prints is 1 e Repeat steps 2 to 4 to select additional pictures 73 ypeqhe g uo 30N ypeqhe q uo JON 5 7006 PRINTS Printing 002 006 2 Cancel ue Back Start print View selected pictures Press multi selec Start printing tor up or
93. eate a profile for the computer When the program starts automatically after installation a setting window with no tabs is displayed Europe only v Before Running the Setup Utility oo Oll Check the following settings e PTP is set for the camera USB mode e The camera is connected to the computer using a USB cable e The mode dial is set to SET UP a Installation po ee eee See the Quick Start Guide or PictureProject Reference Manual on CD for further information on installation 137 Spo Ja sues SS j 1 M spo Jefsues SsajosiAA Setting a Profile After the Setup Utility starts follow the instructions in the window and enter the appropriate data The main steps are as follows Press the Help button to dis play more information on the various operations 1 Select a profile name and icon Enter the profile name up to 16 single byte alphanu merics that appears in the camera monitor and select the icon When you are finished click Next 2 Follow the instructions on the screen and enter the network settings See the table on page 135 136 for required items e If multiple printers are connected to a computer select the printer using wireless printing 88 148 If no print ers are connected to the computer click Next without selecting a printer 3 Complete the profile setting A window appears informing that settings are com omar he ote nare been plete Click Close e Two profi
94. eless LAN that the camera is connected to the camera MAC address is needed Confirm the camera MAC address 131 Port Number For wireless communication UDP port number of 5353 and TCP port number of 15740 are used If your computer has a firewall the firewall settings may need to be changed 136 Starting the Setup Utility on a Computer When the Setup Utility is installed on a computer connecting to the camera e Windows Select Start gt All Programs Nikon Wireless Camera Setup Utility e Macintosh Applications folder gt open the Wireless Camera Setup Utility fold er in the Nikon Software folder and double click the Wireless Camera Setup Utility icon Create a profile for the computer A window with three tabs Get Started Profiles or Wireless Printing appears Select Get Started click Next and start the setting When the Setup Utility is not installed on a computer connecting to the camera Install the software using the CD ROM supplied with the camera Select Easy In stall in the Install Center window of the installation wizard The Setup Utility is installed after PictureProject is installed Select P Setup Only on the Install Center window to install only the Set up Utility Select the display language for the Setup Utility on the language selection window Europe only customers in other areas can proceed with creating a profile The Setup Utility starts automatically after installation so cr
95. era on The camera monitor will turn off and the television will display the image normally shown in the monitor Choosing Video Mode Video mode in the Interface option of the camera Set up menu offers a choice of NTSC and PAL standards 984128 Be sure that the standard selected matches that used in the device 60 61 ypeghe g uo aio Connecting the USB Cable Turn the computer on and wait for it to start up After confirming that the camera is off connect the UC E6 USB cable provided with your camera as shown below Check to be sure the connector is in the correct orientation and insert the plug straight Do not insert or disconnect it forcibly Connect the camera di rectly to the computer do not connect the cable via a USB hub or keyboard You can now turn the camera on Windows 2000 Professional Windows Millennium Edition Me Windows 98 Second Edition SE When using one of the above operating systems select Mass storage for the USB option in the Set up menu If you have connected the camera to a computer running one of the above operating systems with PTP default setting selected in USB disconnect the camera as described below Be sure to select Mass storage before reconnecting the camera Windows 2000 Professional A dialog will be displayed welcoming you to the Found New Hardware Wizard Click Cancel o close the dialog and then disconnect the camera Windows Millennium Edition Me
96. ettings or operation guide in monitor when taking or viewing pictures Display current settings or operation guide in the monitor for five seconds Hide current settings or operation guide Display a framing grid in the monitor in P Pro grammed auto mode or A Aperture priority Framing grid auto mode Current settings or operation guide are displayed in monitor for five sec onds in the Shooting mode 120 C Ser Brightness This option is used to adjust the monitor brightness to one of five grades Select Brightness and press to display the brightness adjustment screen Select brightness by using the picture on the screen as a gauge and press This option is used to control monitor hue tone Select Hue and press to display the hue adjustment screen Select hue by using the picture on the screen as a gauge and press IOl BRIGHTNESS EENEN X Confirm IO HUE a AE Confirm 121 nual dn 5 yL nua dn jas aul Date Imprint Rotate the mode dial to SETUP to select Date im DATE IMPRINT Ja print and then press This option is used to imprint the date or the date and time of recording on pictures as they are recorded to the memory or memory card It cannot be used to im print a date stamp on pictures after recording default setting Date is imprinted at
97. ff Off is selected the self timer lamp will not light after shoot default setting ing If On is selected for this option the self timer lamp will light after shooting to confirm that the shutter has been released When i Multi shot 16 or gl 5 shot buffer is selected for Continuous the lamp will light after all pictures in the series have been taken The lamp will not light at a setting of 44 Ultra HS or if the flash fired when the picture was taken 124 D AF Assist Rotate the mode dial to SET UP to select AF assist D AF ASSIST and then press The COOLPIX P1 P2 is equipped with an AF assist illu minator If lighting is poor the built in AF assist illumi nator will light when the shutter release button is pressed halfway allowing the camera to focus even when the subject is poorly lit option eseription The AF assist illuminator does not light The AF assist illuminator can be turned off for shooting in sit uations in which the AF assist illuminator is too bright for human subjects or in which flash photography is prohibited When the AF assist illuminator is turned off it will not light even when the subject is poorly lit Under these conditions however the camera may not be able to focus accurately Confirm A D If lighting is poor the AF assist illuminator lights when the Auto shutter release button is pressed halfway allowing the cam default setting era to focu
98. ffer settings for focus exposure and white balance are determined by the first picture in each series Flash is automatically set to Flash Cancel e Digital zoom 8421 cannot be used at settings of Multi shot 16 or u Ultra HS e When using the self timer S Single is automatically set The settings will return to the original after an image has been taken using the self timer Ultra HS e During shooting progress is shown by the zoom indicator in the monitor from S start to E end To interrupt shooting before one hundred pictures have been recorded lift your finger from the shutter release button e During shooting pressing the f button while the amp icon appears displays the delete confirmation dialog From this screen you can delete all the pictures in the same folder as the picture you are de leting 90 Interval Timer shooting 1 Sy CONTINUOUS 2 2 Ty SET INTERVAL TIME 1 2 5 shot buffer ntvl timer shooting uew Exit Confirm Exit Confirm Highlight Intvl timer shooting and Choose interval between pictures from press 30 s 30 seconds 1 m 1 minute 5 m 5 minutes 10 m 10 minutes 30 m 30 minutes and 60 m 60 minutes Press to set and return to Shooting menu 3 i in 4 8 NORN P Wo PIE 44 La 7 EO a Return to shooting mode Start recording Camera will take pictures at a specified interval u
99. for memos appended to original pic tures a four digit file number copied from the associated picture and the extension WAV e g DSCNO015 WAV Notes on Voice Memos CC LLL e Voice memos cannot be recorded for movies e If a voice memo already exists for the current picture it must be deleted before a new memo can be recorded e Do not touch the microphone during recording 59 ypeqhe q uo 30N ypeghe g uo aio Viewing Pictures on TV The EG CP14 audio video A V cable provided with your camera can be used to connect the camera to a television or video cassette recorder VCR Turn the camera off Turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the A V cable Connect the A V cable to the camera Open the interface connector cover and insert the black plug of the A V cable into the camera s audio video A V out connector Check to be sure the connector is in the cor rect orientation and insert the plug straight Do not insert or disconnect it forcibly 3 Connect the A V cable to the televi sion or VCR Insert the yellow plug of the A V cable into the video in jack on your television or VCR and the sree white plug into the audio in jack 4 Tune the television to the video channel For more information see the manual for your television or VCR 5 Turn the camera on Press the gt button for at least one second to turn the cam
100. for transfer with another model of Nikon digital camera Use COOLPIX P1 P2 to reselect the pictures e As the default setting of the Auto Transfer option is On 129 all pictures taken are set to be transferred and the W icon is added when displayed The 4V Icon The selected pictures are indicated by a W icon in Playback mode J N82 ar a Thumbnail playback Press the MENU button in Playback mode to select Hide image and then press When creating a slide show or showing pictures to an audience this option is used to hide selected pictures 105 Formatting Memory or Memory Cards Hidden pictures will be deleted if memory or memory card is formatted ALL IMAGES ARE HIDDEN If all pictures in the current folder are hidden the message ALL IMAGES ARE HIDDEN will be displayed in review and full screen playback Use Hide image to reveal some of the pic tures in the current folder 113 nua egGheld SUL gt Copy GeICOPY Press the MENU button in Playback mode to select Copy and then press Copy stored pictures from the internal memory to the memory card or vice versa You can either choose pic tures to copy or copy all pictures Exit Confirm Option ee seription O o Copy stored pictures from the memory to the memory card Copy stored pictures from the memory card to the memory Image Copy SSS
101. h recharges Getting Good Results with Autofocus AydesBoyoud dIseg Autofocus performs best when there is contrast between the subject and the background and the subject is evenly lit It does not perform well if the subject is very dark or moving rapidly if there are objects of sharply differing brightness in the scene e g the sun is behind your subject and their features are in deep shadow or if there are several objects at different distances from the camera at the center of the frame e g your subject is inside a cage a Autofocus The COOLPIX P1 P2 has two modes that allow control of the Autofocus AF area mode 497 and Auto focus mode 84100 g AF Assist Illuminator COOLPIX P1 P2 is equipped with a an AF assist illuminator If lighting is poor the built in AF assist illuminator will light when the shutter release button is pressed halfway allowing the camera to focus even when the subject is poorly lit For more information on AF assist illu minator see D AF Assist in the Set up menu 8125 23 Audes6oj oud DISeg Step 4 View the Results Full screen Playback Press the gt button e The button is disabled when mode dial is set to GB Make sure the mode dial is not set to R 2 View pictures in the monitor e This mode is called Full screen playback e To view additional pictures press multi selector down or right to view pictures in the order recorded up
102. he area visible in the frame e Press the Q T button to zoom in on your sub ject so that it fills a larger area of the frame To use digital zoom When the camera is Zoomed in to maximum mag nification holding the Q T button down for more than two seconds will trigger digital zoom The zoom indicator will turn yellow Use the Q T and W buttons to adjust zoom in the digital zoom range To cancel digital zoom press ES W until the zoom indicator turns white 20 m Digital Zoom e In digital zoom data from the camera s image sensor is processed digitally enlarging the center area of the picture to fill the frame Unlike optical zoom digital zoom does not in crease the amount of detail visible in the picture Instead details visible at maximum opti cal zoom are simply enlarged producing a slightly grainy image e When digital zoom is working the focus area is fixed in the center of the frame 97 e When digital zoom is working Metering is set just like Center weighted 9488 e Digital zoom is not available with y Multi shot 16 and Ultra HS in Continuous 489 mode or 8 PORTRAIT FACE AF PORTRAIT and Fai NIGHT PORTRAIT in Scene mode 434 When Lighting Is Poor When lighting is poor ISO sensitivity is raised to compensate and the image in the monitor may be slightly grainy This is normal and does not indicate a malfunction 21 AydesBojyoud dIseg Audes6oj oud D
103. he label at the entrance to the battery chamber making sure the positive and negative terminals are in the correct orientation v Inserting Batteries nserting the battery upside down or back wards could damage he camera Check to be sure the battery is in the correct orienta ion The orange battery atch is pushed aside as the battery is inserted The atch will close when the battery is fully inserted Make sure that the battery latch is secured over the battery and that the battery is set Battery Latch 10 3 Close the battery chamber memory card slot cover as ae Close the cover and slide it in until it latches C No Ensure the cover is closed firmly Replacing Batteries Turn the camera off and make sure that the power on lamp has gone out before opening the battery chamber memory card slot cover Slide thg battery latch in the direction indicated to eject the a ich can then be removed using your fingers e Note that the battery may become hot during use Ob serve due caution when removing the battery Alternative Power Sources To power the camera continuously for extended periods use an optional EH 62C AC adapt er Do not under any circumstances use another make or model of AC adapter kit Failure to observe this precaution could result in overheating or in damage to the camera
104. heck the signal Remove any obstacles between the camera antenna and the profile device 159 SOLON ed UYI9L Sa ON Je21UyY2 L Troubleshooting If your camera fails to function as expected check the list of common problems below before consulting your retailer or Nikon representative Refer to the page numbers listed in the right most column for information on solving the problems listed here Electronically Controlled Cameras SSS In extremely rare instances unusual characters may appear in the monitor and the camera may stop functioning In most cases this phenomenon is caused by a strong external static charge Turn the camera off remove and replace the battery and turn the camera on again or if you are using the optional AC adapter disconnect and reconnect the adapter and turn the camera on again Note that disconnecting the power source as described above may re sult in the loss of any data not recorded to the memory or memory card at the time the prob lem occurred Data already recorded to the memory or memory card will not be affected Camera is off Monitor is off Battery is not correctly inserted or battery chamber memory card slot cover is not properly latched Battery is exhausted Monitor is blank Optional EH 62C AC adapter kit is not properly con nected Camera is in Standby mode Press shutter release but ton halfway USB cable is connected Audio video cable is connected Camera turns off withou
105. ight sources or con ditions use white balance settings other than A WB Auto In P and A modes white balance can be selected from the following options AWB Auto White balance automatically adjusted to suit lighting default setting conditions Best choice in most situations Gray object used as reference to set white balance PRE White bal preset under unusual lighting conditions W454 3 Direct sunlight White balance adjusted for direct sunlight Incandescent Use under incandescent lighting Use under most types of fluorescent lighting Press wy multi selector right and select FL1 White W or FL2 at Fluorescent Daylight White Natural N according to the bulb m2 types and then press Cloudy Use when taking pictures under overcast skies a Use under sunny skies when your subject is in the Speedlight Use with the flash 52 Setting White Balance To choose a white balance setting 1 WB WHITE BALANCE 1 2 2 WB WHITE BALANCE 1 2 k ot sul lont ren iial q GR Confirm Confirm WHITE BALANCE menu is displayed Highlight option and press fm At settings other than AWB current set ting is shown in shooting display 3 i N P W Faf The Shooting Menu White balance can also be set using the White balance option in the Shooting menu 86 53 AydesBoyou
106. ightly colored pixels may appear in pictures particularly in shadows When Exit Confirm you take pictures in dark places this option is used to reduce noise at slow shutter speeds Option eseription p Off Noise reduction off camera functions normally default setting Noise reduction takes effect at slow shutter speeds which cause noise Time required to save pictures in the mem ory or on the memory card more than usual Restrictions on Noise Reduction Cannot be used with C Auto bracketing WB WB bracketing 93 BSS 92 or Continuous settings other than S Single 89 even if this option is set to On ISO Sensitivity When raising ISO sensitivity R50 noise may appear in a picture In this case noise in pictures taken at slow shutter speeds will be reduced automatically when Noise reduction is On 101 nual Bulyoous yL nuay Buiyooys yL Rotate the mode dial to P or A and press the MENU but RESET ton to select Reset and then press Confirm reset of user settings 1 to default values This option is used to restore settings for the current User setting bank 88103 to their original state Confirm option eseription O NO Exit menu leaving settings unchanged Reset Restore settings to default values Choosing Reset restores the following options for the current User setting bank to
107. ils and let more light into camera increasing range of flash Small apertures large f numbers increase depth of field bringing main subject and background into focus ii Rotate the mo gt i A wo rt de dial to P Frame picture focus and shoot Flexible n P mode diffe Program rent combinations of shutter speed and aperture can be selected by pressing the multi selector right selector right or left to switch from one to the other While flexible program is in effect shutter speed and aperture are dis displayed white to the exposure flexible program Press the multi played yellow otherwise they are and an asterisk appears next mode indicator in the shooting dis play To deactivate flexible program press the multi selector left or right until the shutter speed and aperture are displayed in white or rotate the mode dial to a different setting Turning off the camera also deactivates flexible program 45 AydesBoyoud uo a0 Aydes60 Oud UO BJO A Aperture Priority Auto Display value for exposure compensation exposure compensation setting screen and histogram distribution of tones 3 14 Za Select aperture Frame picture focus and shoot If the selected aperture would result in the picture being under or over exposed the
108. ing pan direction The pan direction cannot be changed after the first picture is taken To change the pan direction press the MENU button to end shooting and repeat steps 1 to 3 Full Screen Playback When you press the gt button after starting shooting Panorama assist mode is terminated and the most recent picture will be displayed in the monitor Using a Tripod Using a tripod makes it easier to compose overlapping shots Joining Panorama Pictures Transfer the pictures taken with 1 PANORAMA ASSIST to your computer 461 and use the Panorama Maker function in PictureProject to join them into a single scene For further information see the PictureProject Reference Manual on CD 44 P A Controlling Exposure Exposure Modes In P and A modes shutter speed and aperture can be adjusted to sui P and A modes also give the user control over ISO sen sitivity 50 white balance 452 and the options in t the user s creative intent the Shooting menu 8486 Programmed auto A Aperture priority auto P Programmed Auto Camera sets shutter speed and aperture for optimal exposure Flexible program can be used to select additional combinations of shutter speed and aperture that will produce the same exposure User chooses aperture camera sets shutter speed for best results Recommended for most situa tions Large apertures small f numbers soften background deta
109. is selected for Security Default setting is 1 Configure Select Auto or Manual for the method of setting the camera IP address IP Address ooa is selected for Configure enter the camera IP 135 Spo Ja sues SS j 1 M When Access Point Infrastructure is selected for Type Authentication Select Open Shared or WPA PSK select the same setting as the access point z Select None WEP 64 bits WEP 128 bits or TKIP select the same Security setting as the access point When WEP 64 bits or WEP 128 bits is selected for Security select the same setting as the access point unnecessary when None is selected for Security Security Key Format Enter the security key set in the access point unnecessary when Security Key None is selected for Security When WEP 64 bits or WEP 128 bits is selected for Security Key Index select the same setting as the access point unnecessary when None is selected for Security Default setting is 1 1 Configure Select Auto or Manual for the method of setting the camera IP address IP Address i a is selected for Configure enter the camera IP Authentication and Security for Wireless Transfer The following combinations are available on the COOLPIX P1 P2 WR If the security format is changed security level may lower from highest security level to low est AES TKIP WEP None apo Jafsues SS JBM MAC Address Filtering When MAC Address filtering is set for a wir
110. isplayed after the opening screen 6 PictBridge e Press EE W or Q T to switch to thumbnail view e Press to print only the displayed image 8474 A display the PictBridge menu Press the MENU button to display the PictBridge menu e Press the MENU button to return to the picture display Option es eription goo oom a Print selection Select pictures and specify number of prints Print all images All pictures in the memory or the memory card are printed D Pictures for which print order has been created are printed DPOF printing accordingly 8875 D sie The size of paper for printing can be set 71 ypeqhe q uo JON ypeqhe g uo aol B confirm the settings on the printer Before printing confirm the settings on the printer by following the instructions supplied with the printer Be sure to perform the paper settings before selecting Print selection Print all images or DPOF printing To Set the Size of Paper on the Camera When printing according to the size of paper that can be set on the camera select the Paper size option in the PictBridge dialog 7 PAPER SIZE 1 2 vl Default lal 1 Se By SEXI Postcard 100mm x 150mm z Confirm 1 P4 PictBridge Sem Print selection Print all images DPOF printing D Paper size n LA Cancel X Confirm Highlight Paper size and press Select size of paper and press e Select Default to print according to the paper settings of th
111. izontal and 97 vertical Internal memory approximately 32 MB for COOLPIX P1 16 MB for COOLPIX P2 SD Secure Digital Memory cards Exposure Metering Four mode through the lens TTL metering e 256 segment matrix e Spot e Center weighted e Spot AF area Exposure control Programmed auto Aperture priority auto Exposure compensation 2 0 2 0 EV in steps of 1 3 EV Auto bracketing W 1 0 19 0 EV Range T 0 5 19 0 EV Sensitivity Auto Shutter Mechanical and charge coupled electronic shutter Speed 8 1 2 000 5 Aperture Three blade hexagonal iris diaphragm Range 0 in steps of 1 3 EV ISO Sensitivity Recommended Exposure Index Approximately equivalent to ISO 50 for COOLPIX P1 ISO 64 for COOLPIX P2 100 200 400 Auto auto gain to ISO 200 equivalent Self timer Ten second three second duration Built in Flash Range approx W 0 5 3 8 m 1 ft 8 in 12 ft 6 in T 0 5 2 0 m 1 ft 8 in 6 ft 7 in Sensitivity Auto Flash control Sensor flash system Interface Hi Speed USB 2 0 IEEE802 11 b11g Video output Can be selected from NTSC and PAL 1 0 terminals DC in Digital O audio visual out and USB Supported language Chinese Simplified and Traditional Dutch English French Ger man Italian Japanese Korean Russian Spanish Swedish Power sources e One rechargeable Nikon EN EL8 rechargea
112. law from being copied Cautions on certain copies and reproduc or reproduced Do not copy or reproduce paper money coins securities government bonds or local govern ment bonds even if such copies or reproductions are stamped Sample The copying or reproduction of paper money coins or securities which are circulated in a for eign country is prohibited Unless the prior permission of the government has been obtained the copying or reproduction of unused postage stamps or post cards issued by the government is prohibited The copying or reproduction of stamps issued by the government and of certified documents stip ulated by law is prohibited tions The government has issued cautions on copies or reproductions of securities issued by private companies shares bills checks gift certificates etc commuter passes or coupon tickets ex cept when a minimum of necessary copies are to be provided for business use by a company Also do not copy or reproduce passports issued by the government licenses issued by public agencies and private groups ID cards and tickets such as passes and meal coupons Comply with copyright notices The copying or reproduction of copyrighted cre ative works such as books music paintings woodcut prints maps drawings movies and photographs is governed by national and inter national copyright laws Do not use this product for the purpose of making illegal copies or to in f
113. les one for the computer and one for wireless printing are set in the camera Wes Number of Profiles You can create a maximum of nine profiles computers printers connected to a computer optional PD 10 wireless printer adapter in the camera If nine profiles have already been cre ated and you want to add a new profile delete an unneeded profile first 4139 When set ting the tenth profile delete unneeded profiles using the Setup Utility Q Wireless Printing e When the computer and printer are turned off wireless ptinting is not available e Setting or changing the printer for wireless printing can be performed anytime from the Wireless Printing tab in the Setup Utility The camera and computer do not need to be connected via USB cable for this e To not perform wireless printing you can use the Setup Utility to delete profile information from the camera Connect the camera and computer via USB cable for this 4139 138 Managing Profile Information You can use the Setup Utility to view or delete profile information saved in the camera or edit a profile name 1 Start the Setup Utility Select the Profiles tab Select the desired profile name from the list To gzmeesmemmrms check a profile click View Profile To edit a profile name click Rename To delete a profile click Delete vV Before Running the Setup Utility Check the following settings e P
114. light saving time on high light DaylightSaving and press They icon is displayed in O 118 2 HOME TIME ZONE 3 HOME TIME ZONE a London Casablanca 4 Back Confirm E toran Casaer Ry Back Confirm Selected time zone is displayed Choose time zone and press Time zone is set The camera supports the following time zones GMT Location GMT Location ST ie f TTE When daylight saving time is turned on E CST CDT Chicago GMT 6 Houston Mexico City a EST EDT New York GMT 5 Toronto Lima GMT 3 Buenos Aires Sao Paulo GMT 2 Fernando de Noronha Time Zones nn Time zone increments of less than one hour are not supported When traveling to or from destinations at half or quarter hour increments from Greenwich Mean Time GMT such as Afghanistan Central Australia India Iran Nepal or Newfoundland set the camera clock to local time 416 118 119 nual dn jas ayL nua dn jas aul O Monitor Settings Rotate the Mode Dial to SET UP to select Monitor settings and then press This option is used to set the display s appearance brightness and hue Photo Info IOI MONITOR SETTINGS Photo info Lee Brightness Hue X Confirm Select this option to hide or display the monitor indicators Description Monitor Display current s
115. lt Whitman Road Melville New York 11747 3064 U S A Tel 631 547 4200 ATTENTION Cet appareil num ique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Reglement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada Notice for customers in Europe SSS Hereby Nikon declares that this digital camera is in compliance with the essential require ments and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999 5 EC Symbol for separate collection applicable in European countries ooo OOO This symbol indicates that this product is to be collected separately The following apply only to users in European countries e This product is designated for separate collection at an appropriate collection point Do not dispose of as household waste e For more information contact the retailer or the local authorities in charge of waste management Disposing of Data Storage Devices SSS Please note that deleting date such as images and profile information or formatting data storage devices such as memory card or built in camera memory does not completely erase the original data Deleted date can sometimes be recovered from discarded storage devices using commercially available software potentially vi Notice Concerning Prohibition of Copying or Reproduction SS SSS Note that simply being in possession of material that has been digitally copied or reproduced by means of a scanner digital camera or other device may be punishable by law e Items prohibited by
116. maging com ulbag no 310499 Before You Begin MENU button 8486 104 Red 4 lamp 22 a Zoom 7 9 Monitor AA buttons B47 20 center N7 transfer B87 61 Interface M connector p cover Tripod socket B30 44 Multi selector OWA Play gt button 887 27 30 31 33 824 55 re a toi 24 Battery chamber Memory card slot cover 88410 Power connector cover for AC adapter kit USB 462 Audio Video A V out B60 connector Battery chamber Memory card slot cover 410 Interface connector cover Battery latch 9410 ulbag no 310499 ulBag no alojag The Monitor Shooting 2 4 0 j4 TA 7 p 1A O AR ZMN OBS Sane 33 TOs ome E 29 30 32 04 Some 12 BSS NAL31 36 10 14 S 26 15 23 27 22 HO mN a7 16 AUTO 1 80 F270 LONN mam 18 utp Af 23 22 21 20 19 Icons displayed vary with camera settings 1 Shooting mode 8 34 81 24 Exposuremode 45 2 User setting sesh pate PIERRE 103 25 Exposure compensation 33 3 Image sharpening 95 26 Continuous shooting mode 89 A A Lindicator 43 Bracketing 7 93 5 Focus indicator 22 28 White balance bracketing 93 6 Zoom indicator 20 29 Best Shot Selector BSS 92 7 Flash mode 27 30 Noise reduction 101 8 Internal memory Memory card 31
117. mera off unplug optional AC adapter if using remove and rein sert batteries and turn camera on If error per sists contact retailer or Nikon representative SYSTEM ERROR Error has occurred in cam A era s internal circuitry PRINTER ERROR CHECK PRINTER STATUS Printer error occurs on Read printer manual and your printer solve the problem 158 Error Messages During Wireless Transfer Mode Display Problem Solution Transfer error A Profile not registered Set up profile A A NETWORK CONNECTION FAILED Battery exhausted Transfer terminated CHE A Failed to connect to XXX Connection error A Error occurred when images were transferred to computer A profile for wireless transfer has not been set Camera could not con nect to wireless network Battery has become depleted while images were being transferred Camera could not con nect to selected profile device computer Wireless connection with the profile device stopped while the camera was connected to the net work Check the signal Remove any obstacles between the camera antenna and the profile device Set profile device with the Wireless Camera Setup Utility or the optional PD 10 wireless printer adapter Check the selected com puter or access point Check the network set tings Charge the battery and turn the camera on in Wireless transfer mode Check the selected com puter C
118. n be used for transferring images Xs 42 43 44 46 147 48 Wireless Printing Print images from a printer connected to a computer See pages 133 to 138 for more information on setting up Wireless transfer mode See page 140 and later for steps on transferring images Optional Wireless Printer Adapter z Using the optional PD 10 wireless printer adapter 8149 wirelessly transfer images directly from the camera to a printer and print The PD Se 10 wireless printer adapter requires a series A USB connection so print ers with such a connection are supported some printers are not sup ported 132 Using the Wireless Transfer Mode The following conditions and preparations are required to use the Wireless trans fer mode 84134 Requirements for Using the Wireless Transfer Mode Wireless LAN Environment IEEE802 11b g Compatible Set up the following devices or environment e When making a peer to peer connection between the camera and computer Ad hoc mode Set up a computer with an internal or external wireless LAN adapter e When making a connection via an access point Infrastructure mode Set up a wireless LAN environment using a wireless LAN access point Check that the computer which will receive the images is connected to the wireless LAN network Operating Systems that Support Wireless Transfer Mode Operations of the Wireless transfer mode are confirmed for the following operat ing systems
119. ndows Me Click the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in the taskbar and select Stop USB Disk from the menu that appears Windows 98SE In My Computer click with the right mouse button on the removable disk corresponding to the camera and select Eject from the menu that appears Mac OS X Drag the NO_NAME camera volume into the Trash NOINAME Mac OS X 64 Printing Pictures Pictures stored in the internal memory or on the memory card can be printed in the same way as pictures taken with a film camera Using Print set in the Playback menu you can specify the pictures to be printed the number of prints and the information to be included with each print Printing Pictures Stored pictures in the internal memory or on the memory card can be printed as follows ___Howto print Memorycard The memory amp Take the memory card contain ing pictures for which DPOF Take the memory card Digital Print Order Format is Copy 8114 the to a digital photo lab created using Print set toa pictures to the mem digital photo lab and ask for ory card and print as them to be printed described on the left Insert the memory card contain Depending on the ing pictures for which DPOF digital photo lab Use a printer equipped Digital Print Order Format is take the camera and with a card slot created using Print set into a ask for printing printer equipped with a card slot and print them
120. ng crop or small picture option can not be adjusted using D Light ing 11 76 Display Problem Solution W e Format destination memory the memory The destination is out of or memory card memory for copying pic Insert new memory card ture or delete unwanted pic tures from the memory or memory card Error occurred while sav IMAGE CANNOT BE ing picture SAVED M or 1 Insert new memory card lit Camera has run out of file or delete unwanted pic numbers tures from the memory or the memory card Invalid picture chosen for Check types of images s 76 creating cropped picture that can be cropped Small pictures created in Invalid picture chosen for sizes of 320 x 240 pixels or welcome screen smaller or cropped copies cannot be selected Error occurred while sav e Format memory card CANNOT RECORD ing movie using Format option in MOVIE the format menu ial Takes long time to save Insert memory card movie on memory card with faster processing speed When this message is displayed although pic tures are taken turn the camera off and turn it on again If error per MEMORY CONTAINS sists contact retailer or NO IMAGES No pictures in the mem Nikon representative N ory or the memory card Press gt button to return to the shooting mode To show pictures in the memory remove mem ory card from camera 155 SOLON V1uyp L S ON Je
121. nnnnunnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnannns L32 Functions of the Wireless Transfer Mode Using the Wireless Transfer Mode Managing Profile Information Transferring Images to a Computer Technical NOteS sisssssiiisan anisan ani annan inansnunnin anvan nnan ania ndani ndanani anasa LAQ Optional Accessories Caring for Your Camera Error Messages Troubleshooting Specifications Index 118 Before You Begin Introduction vV Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories Nikon COOLPIX cameras are designed to the highest standards and include complex elec tronic circuitry Only Nikon brand electronic accessories including battery chargers batteries AC adapters and Speedlights certified by Nikon specifically for use with this Nikon digital camera are engineered and proven to operate within the operational and safety require ments of this electronic circuitry THE USE OF NON NIKON ELECTRONIC ACCESSORIES COULD DAMAGE THE CAMERA AND MAY VOID YOUR NIKON WAR RANTY The use of third party rechargeable Li ion batteries not M oun bearing the Nikon holographic seal could interfere with normal Holographic operation of the camera or result in the batteries overheating ig seal as niting rupturing or leaking S00 A on Nikon Nikl PIIN uoyIN uo For more information about Nikon brand accessories contact a local authorized Nikon deal er Holographic seal Ide
122. no 310499 sdays S414 First Steps Charging the Battery The camera uses a rechargeable Nikon EN EL8 lithium ion battery supplied Charge the battery before first use or when the battery is running low 1 Connect the power cable Connect the power cable to the supplied MH 62 battery charger and insert the wall plug into a power outlet The CHARGE lamp will light to show that the charger is on O LITHIUM ION BATTI 2 Charge the battery Remove the terminal cover from EN EL8 and insert the battery into the MH 62 CHARGE lamp starts blinking when battery is inserted Charging is complete when lamp stops blinking About two hours are required to charge a fully depleted battery CHARGE wE Battery charging Battery fully charged Battery error If ambient temperature is not 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F wait until temperature is in this range before charging Otherwise unplug charger and remove battery immediately and take both devices to retailer or Nikon authorized service representative Flickers sdays 35414 Inserting Batteries Insert an EN EL8 battery that has been fully charged using the supplied MH 62 battery charger into your camera A CD S Open the battery chamber memory 1 card slot cover 0 Slide the cover in the direction shown in until it stops and open the cover Insert the battery Insert the battery as shown in t
123. ntifies this device as an authentic Nikon product Before Taking Important Pictures Before taking pictures on important occasions such as at weddings or before taking the camera with you on a trip take a test shot to ensure that the camera is functioning normally Nikon will not be held liable for damages or lost profits that may result from product mal function Internal Memory and SD Memory Card This camera uses both internal memory and an SD memory card for storing pictures If you insert a memory card into the camera pictures will automatically be stored on the card in stead of in the internal memory To store view or delete pictures in the internal memory or to format the internal memory remove the memory card first Q Life Long Learning As part of Nikon s Life Long Learning commitment to ongoing product support and edu cation continually updated information is available on line at the following sites e For users in the U S A http www nikonusa com e For users in Europe and Africa http www europe nikon com support e For users in Asia Oceania and the Middle East http www nikon asia com Visit these sites to keep up to date with the latest product information tips answers to fre quently asked questions FAQs and general advice on digital imaging and photography Ad ditional information may be available from the Nikon representative in your area See the URL below for contact information http nikoni
124. ntil shutter release button is pressed again memory or memory card is full or 1800 frames have been recorded Notes on Interval Timer shooting SSS e To prevent shooting from ending unexpectedly use the optional EH 62C AC adapter for interval timer shooting e Because the same settings are fixed during Interval timer shooting set Continuous mode to S Single and take a picture to confirm that settings are correct After this take pic tures with Interval timer shooting During Recording pun e To save power the monitor turns off between pictures The display turns on automatically immediately before the camera takes the next shot e Full screen review is not available during interval timer shooting 91 nual Bulyoous ayy nuay Buiyooys yL A Best Shot Selector Rotate the mode dial to P or A and press the MENU but Sh SHOT SELECTOR ton to select BSS and then press i Se 6 n When the Best Shot Selector BSS is on the camera takes a maximum of ten pictures as long as the shut ter release button is held down These images are then compared and the sharpest picture the picture with highest level of detail is saved to the memory or memory card BSS is recom mended for situations in which inadvertent camera movement can produce blurred pictures for example when e the camera is zoomed in e the camera is in Macro close up mode e lighting is poor and th
125. o mode 31 32 Memory card iii 12 13 149 164 approved 149 capacity of 18 81 ormatting 13 127 insertion and remove of 12 13 icon 18 slot cover 12 Menus W 115 116 icons 116 ext 116 Metering EJ 86 88 Center weighted 88 atrix 88 Spot 88 Spot AF area 88 Microphone 2 Mode dial 2 6 Monitor iii 3 4 5 20 151 160 164 indicators in 4 5 160 turning on and off 5 Monitor brightness 121 Monitor settings O 5 115 120 Brightness 121 Hue 121 Photo info 5 120 MOV see Movies Movie menu Auto focus mode 84 Electronic VR 84 Movie options 81 Movie options 81 B W movie 81 Sepia movie 81 Small size 81 Smaller size 81 Time lapse movie 81 83 TV movie 81 Movies 80 85 164 recording 80 viewing 85 Multi Selector 3 Multi shot 16 89 MUSEUM iii 40 162 NIGHT LANDSCAPE zd 38 161 NIGHT PORTRAIT P 37 Noise reduction o 86 101 NTSC see Video mode Number of exposures remain ing 18 19 49 o On off see Power switch P P Programmed auto 6 45 PAL see Video mode PANORAMA ASSIST m 38 43 Paper size 71 72 PARTY INDOOR 4 37 PictBridge 70 DPOF printing 71 75 Paper size 71 72 Print all images 71 73 Print selection 71 73 PictureProject 17 61 65 Playback menu 104 114 Playing back 24 55 59 ull screen 24 movies 85 on TV 60 humbnail 55 zoom 57 PORTRAIT 36 PORTRAIT FACE AF 8 36 42 Power c
126. o not short or disassemble batteries e Do not expose batteries to flame or o excessive heat e Do not immerse in or expose to water e Replace the terminal cover when ransporting the battery Do not ransport or store with metal objects such as necklaces or hairpins e Batteries are prone to leakage when fully discharged To avoid damage to the product be sure to remove the battery when no charge remains e Immediately after use or when the product is used on battery power for an extended period the battery may become hot Before removing the battery turn the camera off and allow the battery to cool e Discontinue use immediately should you notice any change in the battery such as discoloration or deformation Use appropriate cables batter ies battery chargers and AC adapters Use only the cables batteries battery chargers and AC adapters provided or sold by Nikon for the purpose to maintain compliance with product regulations gt bP Be D gt gt BP PB Removing memory cards Memory cards may become hot dur ing use Observe due caution when removing memory cards from the camera Handle moving parts with care Be careful that your fingers or other objects are not pinched by the lens or other moving parts CD ROMs The CD ROMs on which the software and manuals are distributed should not be played back on audio CD equipment Playing CD ROMs on an audio CD player could cause hearing
127. om the camera before connecting the camera to the computer e When transferring images with Transfer A7 on the camera note the following For Windows XP or Mac OS X 10 1 5 or later set the USB option in the Set up menu to PTP For Windows 2000 Windows Me or Windows 98SE Transfer AWA on the camera cannot be used Use the Transfer button in PictureProject or copy the pictures in the memory to the memory card 8114 and then transfer the pictures to the computer v Using Mac OS X 10 1 5 or Later Before using Transfer ZZ on the camera to transfer images set the USB option in the Set up menu to PTP When the USB option is set to Mass storage the images cannot be transferred 63 ypeqhe q uo JION ypeqhe q uo JION Disconnecting the Camera When PTP default setting Is Selected in USB You can turn the camera off and disconnect the USB cable once transfer is com plete When Mass storage Is Selected in USB You must remove the camera from the system as shown below before turning the camera off and disconnecting the cable Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the task Remove Hardware bar and select Safely remove USB Mass storage MEN Device from the menu that appears Windows 2000 Professional Click the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in the taskbar and select Stop USB Mass storage Device Unplug or Eject Hardware from the menu that appears Wi
128. onfirm Q Shooting Menu o Pressing the shutter release button halfway in the Shooting menu exits and returns to Shoot ing screen 87 nual Bulyoous yL nuay Buiyooys auL Rotate the mode dial to P or A and press the MENU but ESJMETERING ton to select Metering and then press Mid Matrix Center weighted The Metering menu offers a choice of four meterin of g g Spot AF area methods for determining how the camera sets expo sure Exit Confirm option Ci eseription O O o Matrix default setting Center weighted Spot AF area Notes on Metering Compares measurements from multi areas of frame with library of typical compositions to produce optimal exposure for entire image Best choice in most situations Use for portraits adjusts exposure according to lighting at the center of the frame but still preserves background details Can be used with AF lock 498 to meter off center subjects Camera measures light in area shown by circle in center of mon itor Ensures that subject in metering target will be correctly exposed even when background is much brighter or darker Can be used with AF lock 498 to meter off center subjects Links spot metering to active focus area when auto or manual focus area selection is in effect 97 When the digital zoom is in effect the camera automatically switches to the setting j
129. onnector cover 3 Power switch 2 14 15 Power on Lamp 2 14 15 18 Print 71 Print set w 66 69 75 104 Printer 70 Printing pictures 65 75 see also Date imprint Digi tal Print Order Format Profile creating 138 managing 139 Protect O n 104 112 Protected pictures 111 169 SOLON edUYI9L Sa ON Je21UY2 L Q Quality see Image mode Quick format 127 Quick Playback Zoom 56 QuickTime see Movies R Reset q 86 102 Reset all 115 130 Resizing pictures 117 162 RSCN 25 S Saturation 96 Saturation control P 86 96 Scene mode 34 44 Secure Digital SD see Memo ry card Self portraits 30 Self timer 30 165 Self timer lamp 2 30 Sensitivity W 29 50 Setup menu 115 131 Setup SET UP mode 115 T31 Shade 52 Shooting menu 86 103 Shot confirmation 115 124 Shutter release button 2 Shutter release delay see Self timer Single 89 Size see Image mode Slide show z 104 109 110 Small pic see Small picture Small picture Pm 79 104 Smear 151 Sound button sound 126 settings 126 shutter sound 126 start up sound 126 Sound settings 58 115 126 Speaker 2 Speedlight see Flash SPORTS amp 41 SSCN 25 Standby mode 15 Strap camera ii 2 SUNSET 22 39 170 Support information 1 T T button see Zoom buttons Television 60 128 connecting to 60 taking pictures for display on 81 Thumbnail playback 55 Time zone
130. or the Delete menu However all om PROTECT a Back Confirm pictures including protected files will be deleted when the memory or the memory card is formatted 94127 N7 Transfer Marking Press the MENU button in Playback mode to select Transfer marking and then press This option is used to mark stored pictures for transfer to a computer When you connect the camera to a computer via the UC E6 USB cable or wireless LAN and press only nua Peq ejd auL zw TRANSFER MARKING v Allon Xz All off Choose date 22a Select image s Exit Confirm pictures marked with a 4 icon will be transferred W461 144 Option scription wa Mark all pictures in the memory or on the memory card for Allon transfer NI Remove transfer marking from all pictures in the memory or on All off the memory card Add or remove the 7 icon to all pictures from same date of Choose date recording in CHOOSE DATE screen 106 goo oom Add or remove the W icon to pictures in the Picture selection Select image s screen 105 112 Notes on Transfer Marking e No more than 999 pictures can be marked for transfer If the memory or the memory card contains more than 999 pictures transfer all pictures using PictureProject See the Picture Project Reference Manual on CD for details e The COOLPIX P1 P2 cannot be used to transfer images selected
131. orded image to the computer On__ Saves the recorded image to the memory or memory card Save Images Saves the recorded image only to the computer and not o the memory or memory card If Save Images is set to Off and an error occurs during Shoot amp Transfer oper ation picture is not saved Saving important pictures is recommended Function Available for Shooting Transfer e When Shoot amp Transfer is enabled Es Auto shooting mode 418 is enabled If the mode dial is rotated while in Wireless transfer mode the connection will be interrupted so set Image mode 47 before starting Shoot amp Transfer e Advanced red eye reduction 429 when the camera detects red eye and automatically corrects it when storing a picture is disabled 146 Transferring Images Using a Computer PC Mode 1 WIRELESS MENU 2 2 2 Ti Pemo h Connecting to Profile A C0 T A O Confirm Help y Highlight PC Mode on the WIRELESS Press MENU The PictureProject Transfer screen is dis played on the computer screen Click Transfer to transfer images When Multiple Computers Share the Same SSID If the camera has multiple devices set with the same network name SSID as the profile de vice specified in the CHOOSE PROFILE screen R 140 and those devices are started the cam era attempts to connect only to the specified profile device PC Mode Precautions
132. pixels or smaller W477 57 ypeqhe g uo JION ypeqhe q uo JON Voice Memos Recording and Playback A voice memo can be recorded using the built in micro p 05 12 01 phone and appended to any picture marked with 49 00 3 amp voice memo recording guide icon shown in E Full screen playback 824 Description f 3 icon is displayed on cur rent picture memo will be recorded when shutter release button is held down During recording REC icon blinks Recording ends after about 20s or when shutter release button is released Record voice shutter memo release button Pictures with voice memos are s marked by 4 icon displayed pe cae in the Full screen playback mode End play release Press shutter release button to play back button Voice memo Playback ends when voice memo ends or shutter release button is pressed again Pause Resume show Change EAW Zoom buttons control volume during playback Press ef volume Q T W button to lower volume Q T button to increase The confirmation dialog will be dis played Press multi selector down to highlight X and press Only a Delete voice voice memo will be deleted memo e No Exit without deleting pic ture or voice memo e Yes Delete both picture and voice memo Press during voice memo playback to pause Press j again to resume playback 58 Storage Nn Voice memo file names consist of an identifier DSCN
133. ption is used to play pictures back in an automated slide show with two seconds between each picture Hidden pictures are not played back To change the display interval highlight Frame intvl and press to display the FRAME INTVL screen 110 e Pictures are played back in the order they were recorded smallest file number to largest file number e The maximum playback time for a slide show is 30 minutes 1 SLIDE SHOW Pause gt Frame intvl Loop ven Exit Confirm Highlight Start Begin slide show The following operations can be performed during the show Description Pause slide show and menu will be Taw displayed Highlight Restart and press to resume show Highlight Frame intvl to change the display Frame intvl interval The default setting is 3s End Highlight End and press to end Se Eim show Skip to next slide Hold it down to fast forward through show Return to previous Return to previous slide Hold it down to rewind through show she w End slide show and return to Full screen playback mode 109 nua pegGheld 4L nua Peq ejd auL Images in the Memory The pictures in the memory and on the memory card cannot be displayed simultaneously To display pictures in the memory select either of the following e Remove the memory card from the camera 13 and display pictures e Copy pictures stored in the memory to
134. rama assist mode Notes on Picture Editing The COOLPIX P1 P2 editing functions may not be available for pictures taken with non COOLPIX P1 P2 digital cameras e f a copy created using the COOLPIX P1 P2 is viewed on a different digital camera the pic ture may not be displayed or may not be transferred to a computer e Copies created with editing functions are not deleted if the original pictures are deleted The original pictures are not deleted if copies created with editing functions are deleted Editing functions are not available when there is not enough free space in the memory or on the memory card Edited copies are stored with the same recording date and time as the original 76 Cropping Pictures Crop When a picthre is displayed in the Playbatk zoom mode 457 you can crop part of a picture and save it as a separate file we Use multi selector to scroll picture u desired portion_of image is displayed monitor The confirmation dialog displayed Press multi selector down to highlight Yes and press to create cropped copy e To exit without creating copy high light No and press e Depending on the size of the original and the zoom ratio at the time the copy was created copies will bec 3 264 x 2 448 COOLPIX P1 only d 2 592 x 1 944 e 2 048 x 1 536 f 1 600x 1 200 g 1 280x 960 h 1 024 x 768 i 640 x 480 m 320 x 240 or La 160 x 120 pixels in size e Croppe
135. rama or 360 a virtual reality image See page 43 for more information on how to take pictures with this function e Flash Self timer Focus and Exposure modes are fixed at settings for the first shot in a series Zoom is also fixed at the adjustment for the first shot in a series AF changeable 4 changeable v NIGHT LANDSCAPE A slow shutter speed is used to produce stunning night land scapes For EFFECT 1 nightscape is captured more vividly Use of a tri pod is recommended For EFFECT 2 point sources of light radiate out and causes the nightscape to stand out Use of a tripod is recommended e Focus is fixed at infinity Focus indicator lights whenever shutter release button is pressed halfway e Noise reduction turns on automatically at slow shutter speeds It takes more time than usual to store the picture e AF assist illuminator does not light even if for a dark subject e Blur level x x v A 448 BEACH SNOW Vividly captures the brightness of such subjects as snowfields R beaches or sunlit expanses of water Wi 7 AUTO changeable AG 38 2 SUNSET Beautifully captures the deep hues in sunsets and sunrises For EFFECT 1 the red hues are captured more vividly For EFFECT 2 the colors of the sunset and sunrise are pre served e Blur level x NA man DUSK DAWN Beautifully captures the colors in the weak natural light before s
136. re Use multi selector up or down to specify number of prints up to 9 and press e To deselect picture press multi selec tor down when number of print is 1 e Repeat steps 3 to 5 to select additional pictures PRINT SET screen is displayed Use multi selector to specify information to print e To print date of recording on all pic tures in print order highlight Date and press y will appear in box next to item e To print shutter speed and aperture on all pictures in print order highlight Info and press y will appear in box next to item e To turn selected item off highlight and press 0 e To complete print order and return to playback highlight Done and press Done is displayed and the screen returns to the Playback menu 67 ypeqhe g UO 30N ypegqhe q uo JON Setting Print Order by Day You can cancel the individual print order for pictures and set a print order to print all pictures on the same date of recording PRINT SET Baa Print selected oom gt Delete print set wen Exit GR Confirm In the PRINT SET screen 66 highligh Choose date and press e If individual print orders are not being set advance to step 3 CHOOSE DATE Cancel existing print order No re mw Exit R Confirm Highlight Yes and press e To cancel highlight No and press
137. re a picture is compressed the smaller the picture size becomes and the larger the number of pictures that can be stored in memory or on a memory card However the quality of the image is degraded and the reproducibility of the im age s fine areas is reduced The less a picture is compressed the larger the picture size becomes and the smaller the number of pictures that can be stored in memory or on a memory card However it maintains the presentation of the image s fine areas and increas es the image quality Select from the following three options Fine image quality suitable for enlargements or high quality prints File size reduced to roughly 1 4 of its original size Normal image quality suited to most applica NORMAL tions File size reduced to roughly 1 8 of its origi default setting nal size Basic image quality suitable for pictures that will be distributed by e mail or used in web pages File size reduced to roughly 1 16 of its original size b Image Size Smaller images create smaller files suitable for transmission by e mail or for use in web pages When printed in larger sizes however small images will be rough and uneven in appearance The size of images when printed depends on the printer resolution the higher the resolution the smaller the final print size 47 AydesBoyoud UO JON Select from the following options according to your shooting intent Image size pixels Print size cm c 3
138. re and software described in these manuals at any time and without prior no tice Notice for customers in the U S A e Nikon will not be held liable for any damages re sulting from the use of this product e While every effort has been made to ensure that the information in these manuals is accurate and complete we would appreciate it were you to bring any errors or omissions to the attention of the Nikon representative in your area address provided separately Federal Communications Commission FCC Declaration of Conformity This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation of the device is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Products that contain a radio transmitter are abeled with FCC ID and may also carry the FCC ogo FCC Radio Frequency Interference State ment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a res idential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee
139. ringe copyright laws vii Table of Contents POO VOUT SOT CUY E cuss saniuieuetacanernnndebuecnessnuaingcoseunauvaniuileheevasnuntee ii Notices i Table of Contents Before YOU Bein L ntroduction 1 Parts of the Camera 2 The Monitor 4 The Mode Dial 6 Navigating the Menus Displaying the Help FirSt Step cccecsssesscesseeseeseeeseesseesoesoe seuss E Charging the Battery nserting Batteries nserting Memory Cards Checking the Battery Level Basie SOLU Dionisa on E E AE EEEE E O Basic Photography sssssssssssnunonsunnununnununnnnnnnnunannnnnnnnnnunannnnnnnnnnannannnnnans LG Step 1 Select E auto Mode Step 2 Frame the Picture Step 3 Focus and Shoot Step 4 View the Results Full screen Playback More on Photography cscccsseeesesseee sess sees 20 4 When Lighting Is Poor Using the Flash Taking a Self Portrait Using the Self Timer W Focusing on the Subject Using Focus Mode H Controlling Exposure Exposure Compensation Scene Mode P A Controlling Exposure Exposure Modes Controlling File Size Selecting Image Quality and Size W Using ISO Sensitivity siasii WB Adjusting the Hue Using White Balance More on Playback cscsssi eee eee eee DD Viewing Picturesom the Camela secme eerie aaa E A EE iaaa Voice Memos Recording and Playback Viewing Pictures on TV oo eee Viewing Pictures on a Computer Printing Pictures w Print Set
140. s the subject 23 AF Assist Illuminator Provides the Following Range Ooo O O O e Zoom out a range of approx 0 5 1 4 m 1 ft 8 in 4 ft 7 in e Zoomin arange of approx 0 5 1 4 m 1 ft 8 in 4 ft 7 in AF Assist Illuminator When the AF assist option is set to Auto the AF assist illuminator will light in the following cases e AF area mode is settol Autoorn Center in the Shooting menu or the focus area in the center of the frame is selected when AF area mode is settom Manual e Shooting in the scene mode such as S PARTY INDOOR 8 BEACH SNOW SUNSET L COPY WO BACK LIGHT or PANORAMA ASSIST e Focus area in the center of the frame is selected and scene mode is PORTRAIT Ea NIGHT PORTRAIT or CLOSE UP 125 nual dn 5 yL 4 Sound Settings Rotate the mode dial to SET UP to select Sound set SOUND SETTINGS Button sound fay Shutter sound tings and then press This option is used to control the sound settings listed Sarup sound a below Confirm C opon Description O O Control the sound played when buttons a BUTTON SOUND are pressed The button sound is played in the following cases off Rotating the mode dial to another mode f On ani Pressing gt to displayed shooting or Button sound playback mode Confim Pressing to select option or menu Battery is low You cannot take pictures because of the memory or memory card sta
141. se up shots of flowers insects and other small objects with the background artistically blurred For EFFECT 1 subject is captured more vividly and clearly For EFFECT 2 background details are softened and shutter response is quicker Optimal for capturing moving subjects such as flowers swaying in the breeze e To focus on objects as close as 4 cm 1 6 in to the lens adjust zoom until the macro close up icon in monitor turns green e Minimum focus distance varies with zoom position e The camera focuses continuously until AF lock is set by pressing the shutter release button halfway e Select from 99 areas to focus on in the focus area using the multi selector e Blur level 4 changeable v m MUSEUM Use indoors where flash photography is prohibited for exam le ple in museums and art galleries or in other indoor settings where you do not want to use the flash f e The Best Shot Selector BSS R92 turns on automatically reducing the effects of inadvertent camera movement e Photography may be prohibited altogether in some locations Be sure to obtain permission first e AF assist illuminator does not light even if for a dark subject e Blur level x AF changeable 40 L COPY Provides clear pictures of text or drawings on a white board or in printed matter such as a business card e Colored text and drawings may not show up well in the final picture
142. sed to delete selected pictures or all pic Erase allimages tures stored in the memory or on the memory card e When the memory card is not inserted in the cam Exit Confirm era pictures stored in the memory are deleted e When the memory card is inserted in the camera pictures stored on the mem ory card are deleted option escription R Er recorded pictures in the Picture selection screen Erase selected images 8105 Delete selected pictures from same date of recording in tas date CHOOSE DATE screen 8106 Delete all pictures stored in the memory or on the mem P ory card Erase all images e In the delete confirmation dialog highlight Yes and press to delete all pictures Notes on Voice Memo aS Voice memo can be deleted with Delete in the Playback menu To delete only the voice memo recorded to the picture press in Full screen playback mode Thumbnail playback mode or Playback zoom mode 458 Notes on Deletion e Once deleted pictures cannot be recovered If desired transfer images to a computer before deletion e Pictures marked with a O n icon are protected and cannot be deleted 4112 111 nua egGheld SUL O n Protect Press the MENU button in Playback mode to select Pro tect and then press This option is used to protect pictures from accidental deletion Notes on Protecting Pictures Protected pictures cannot be deleted using the f button
143. sure compensation and minimize blur when lighting is poor and the flash is off 3 Select an image size to fit display size or print 4 size Select an area to be focused from Auto Man Select an Auto focus mode between Single Auto focusmode AF and Continuous AF 0 Fixed aperture Maintain aperture when camera is zoomed in o or out Noise reduction Reduce mottling contained in a picture taken at low shutter speed Usersetting Store two sets of camera settings 1083 2 8 3 4 4 5 0 Image quality Select image quality 47 7 74 01 02 03 86 To display the Shooting menu 1 i in 2 Whit meret KOR 3 B 1 00 P27 C H Ew Exit l Help Rotate the mode dial to P or A Shooting menu is displayed 4 METERING mE BKT Center weighted Spot Spot AF area m o gt iso eo oo f NR 7 0 weJExit _ Confirm Help Exit Confirm Highlight menu option Setting screen for selected option is dis played 3 METERING Y Matrix Center weighted CJ Spot Spot AF area N P W P27 Highlight option Pressing selects Return to to Shooting screen option and returns to previous screen e To exit without changing settings press MENU The menu option set most recently appears selected Exit C
144. t warning Battery is low Battery is cold No indicators Indicators may be hidden Select the setting other appear in than Hide info for Photo info option in the monitor monitor settings menu Ambient lighting is too bright move to a darker loca Monitor is hard tion to read Monitor brightness needs adjustment Monitor is dirty clean monitor 160 No picture is taken when shutter release button is pressed Pictures are too dark underexposed Pictures are too bright overexposed Pictures are out of focus Pictures are blurred Randomly spaced brightly colored pixels noise appear in image Camera is in Playback mode Battery is exhausted Focus indicator flickers camera unable to focus Red 4 lamp blinks flash is charging Message CARD IS NOT FORMATTED appears in monitor memory card is not formatted for use in camera Message MEMORY CARD IS WRITE PROTECTED appears in monitor memory card is locked Message OUT OF MEMORY appears in monitor insufficient memory to record picture at current Image quality size setting Flash is off Flash window is blocked Subject is outside range of flash Exposure compensation is too low Exposure compensation is too high Subject was not in focus area when shutter release button was pressed halfway Green AF lamp flashes camera unable to focus AF assist illuminator does not light when the lighting is poor Select Au
145. t Auto focus mode and then press This option is used to determine how the camera fo cuses when shooting still pictures Exit Confirm Option Deitono O O S AF Single AF Camera focuses only when shutter release button is pressed default setting halfway CAF Camera adjusts focus continuously until shutter release Continuc s F button is pressed halfway minimizing time needed to focus before picture is taken Confirming Focus o E Regardless of the option chosen pictures can be taken even when the camera is not in focus check the focus area or focus indicator before shooting im Fixed Aperture FIXED APERTURE nuay Buiyooys yL Rotate the mode dial to P or A and press the MENU but ton to select Fixed aperture and then press This option is used to control whether aperture varies with zoom position Exit Confirm R off Aperture changes with zoom position default setting Aperture is kept as close as possible to selected f number To prevent selected f number from exceeding exposure range at new zoom position choose aperture of around f 5 to f 7 3 100 o Noise Reduction Rotate the mode dial to P or A and press the MENU but NR NOISE REDUCTION ton to select Noise reduction and then press At shutter speeds slower than 1 4 second noise in the form of randomly spaced br
146. ter the Wireless transfer connection screen is displayed the picture selection screen is displayed Pictures can be selected and printed in the same manner as steps 4 471 and after in Printing via Direct USB Connection 470 74 Printing via the Wireless LAN A When connecting the camera to the computer on the wireless LAN via an access point only the printer on the same network with the computer can be used Printers on another net work that is connected via a router a network with a different access point cannot be used When Multiple Printers are Connected to a Computer Start the Setup Utility on the computer with the printers connected Select Wireless Printing tab and select the printer 8138 148 Technical Notes Optional Accessories The following optional accessories are available for your Nikon digital camera Contact your local retailer Rechargeable battery Additional EN EL8 Li ion batteries are available from your retailer or local Nikon representative Battery charger MH 62 battery charger for EN EL8 batteries AC adapter EH 62C AC adapter kit Wireless printer adapter PD 10 wireless printer adapter Approved Memory Cards The following cards have been tested and approved for use 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 256MB 512MB 512MB 1GB Toshiba 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 128MB 256MB 256MB 512MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB Panasoni
147. the Camera Full screen Playback Mode Press the gt button when shooting for Full screen playback mode 24 e When the camera is turned off pressing the gt button for about one second turns on the camera in Full screen playback mode except when the mode dial is set to BB Viewing Multiple Pictures Thumbnail Playback Pressing the EA W button in Full screen playback mode 424 displays the pictures in the memory or on the memory card in contact sheets of four thumbnail images Description pictures BAR fis Highlight OWE Use multi selector to highlight pictures W With 4 thumbnails displayed press the Ed W button Change once to view 9 thumbnails With 9 thumbnails displayed number of press the Es W button once to view 16 thumbnails Press pictures the Q T button to zoom in from 16 thumbnails to 9 displayed thumbnail view or from 9 thumbnails to 4 thumbnail view The confirmation dialog will be dis played Press multi selector down to highlight Yes and press to delete Delete the picture highlighted e No Return to Playback mode picture without deleting a picture e X Delete only the voice memo recorded with a picture 458 X is displayed when selecting a picture with the voice memo Cancel thumbnail playback Press when viewing thumbnails to display selected pic ture in Full screen playback mode 55 ypeqhe g uo JION peqhe
148. the face framed with 3 yellow When focus is locked the color changes from yellow to green Press he shutter release button the rest of the way down to take the picture PORTRAIT FACE AF Face priority AF e The camera focuses continuously until the camera recognizes a subject s face e When the camera does not recognize a face the object at the center of the frame is fo cused e Optical zoom is available in the PORTRAIT FACE AF mode but digital zoom B20 does not work e The face selected for focusing by the camera varies depending upon a number of condi tions including the direction in which each person is facing e The camera is unable to recognize human faces in the following situations The subject is wearing sunglasses or part of face is obstructed in some other way The subject is facing sideways A portion of the face is too big because the subject is too close to the camera A portion of the face is too small because the subject is too far away from the camera 42 43 Aydes6o Oud UO dO Compose the next shot to overlap with the previous picture Take next shot Repeat steps 6 and 7 until End series all shots in series have been taken e Shooting will also end if changing mode using the mode dial or entering Standby mode Panorama Assist Flash mode Self timer mode Focus mode and Exposure compensation can be set after set t
149. the last item as Others and are treated as having the same date of recording When Using List by Date Because pictures that are hidden 8113 and pictures with no date set 416 118 are not grouped the above operations cannot be performed However the above operations may be performed on pictures with no date set but shot with other cameras 107 nua pegGheld 4L nuayy yeghejd auL SELECTED IMAGES Back Confirm D Zoom in OPTIONS erD Lighting la Print set T Delete Transfer marking EuiSmall pic Exit Confirm Display OPTIONS screen e Select operation for picture e After switching to Full screen playback mode in step 2 selecting a picture and pressing displays the OPTIONS screen OPTIONS ED Lighting faqs TD Delete Transfer marking TmiSmall pic wen Exit X Confirm Highlight menu option PRINT SET ten Back Display settings screen for the selected menu e For more information on further oper ations see Enhancing Contrast D Lighting 8878 w Print Set 66 TD Delete M4111 wa Transfer Marking 4112 and Ema Creating a Smaller Picture Small Pic 8879 Confirm 108 Zz Slide Show Press the MENU button in Playback mode to select Slide show and then press This o
150. the memory card is inserted in the camera the memory card will be for matted Format card is displayed in the Set up menu Only the data recorded on the memory card is formatted The entire memory card is formatted including areas with no data Format takes relatively more time than Quick format vV Notes on Formatting Memory Card e During formatting the message FORMATTING appears While the message is displayed do not turn the camera off or remove the battery or memory card e Formatting the memory or the memory card permanently deletes all data they contain in cluding protected pictures and any other data that may be in the memory or on the mem ory card Before formatting be sure to transfer any valued pictures to a computer 61 Notes on Formatting Memory Card e Before using a new memory card immediately following purchase format memory card e Repeatedly shooting and deleting pictures reduces the performance of memory cards leading to a decline in camera performance Using Format regularly for memory cards is recommended to maintain memory card performance e Format is not available when C 414 is displayed 127 nual dn jas yL nua dn jas aul Rotate the mode dial to SET UP to select Language Deutsch Pyccxui and then press MENSTish Espanol This option is used to choose the language for menus ee and messages displayed in the monitor from Deutsch Nederlands
151. their default values Settings in the other bank are unaffected C Basicsettings Default Menu options Default Self timer Auto bracketing B g Flash exp comp Mode dial settings Default 7 Image Mode nas Image quality NORMAL ub Image size Auto focus mode Single AF Sensitivity Fixed aperture White balance 1 Settings are restored regardless of User set ting 2 Slightly adjusted values are also reset 102 r User Setting Rotate the mode dial to P or A and press the MENU but ton to select User setting and then press Camera settings can be stored in two separate When User setting 1 banks Bank 1 and Bank 2 By default changes to is selected camera settings are stored in Bank 1 To store another combination of frequently used settings select Bank 2 and adjust settings as de sired To switch from one combination of settings to the other select the desired bank in the User setting menu To select a User settings bank 1 ira User setting 2 USER SETTING E ass BKT PRE BSS 9 Iso DKT 0 AO AO D i 0 ASO NORM CEM C SAF Re KR wNJExit XConfim Help z OWO So Exit Confirm Highlight User setting and press Highlight bank and press to select bank and return to Shooting menu e Store items using button and Shooting menu User settings banks store
152. to a wireless LAN and transfer pictures to a computer or print images from a printer Scene 434 Choose from 16 scenes suited to different subjects or shooting conditions and let the camera do the rest 8 Movie 880 Choose from seven movie modes A SET UP SET UP Setup 115 88115 Display the Set up menu the Set up menu where you can perform such tasks as setting the camera clock and adjusting monitor brightness Image quality Image size 47 W ISO sensitivity 50 WB White balance 4 Use the multi selector to perform operations such as selecting or canceling menu items that appear in the monitor Press the button after selecting an item to perform that operation Move cursor up i to make selection or display sub menu e Display sub menu or move move cursor left cursor right ee to previous menu or f oe Move cursor down Use the multi selector to perform operations such as moving the area in which a picture is displayed or selecting a picture Displaying the Help The COOLPIX P1 P2 displays explanations about modes and PORTRAIT menus of the camera in the monitor Pg Use for portrait Pressing Help button when displaying a menu displays elr tenures create soft the help for the selected scene or item Pressing while displaying the help performs the function CEZIO ulbag
153. to form a single picture measuring 3 264 x 2 448 pixels for P1 or 2 592 x 1 944 pixels for P2 While shutter release button is pressed camera records up to 100 pictures for P1 or 40 pictures for P2 at up to 30 frames per second Image quality is automatically set to NORMAL and Image size toi 640 x 480 With each sequence camera creates new folder in which all photos in sequence are stored Folder name consists of N_ followed by three digit sequence number assigned automatically by camera Exposure count is shown in shooting display 89 nu Buooys yL nuay Bulyooys yL While shutter release button is pressed and held pictures can be recorded at rate of up to about 1 frame for P1 1 2 frames for P2 per second When the shutter button is released con 5 shot buffer tinuous shooting will stop Only the last five images taken dur ing each continuous shooting burst will be recorded to the memory or memory card C Camera takes pictures automatically at a specified interval See Intvl timer shooting Interval Timer Shooting 8891 Other Camera Settings e Settings other than S Single cannot be used in combination with BSS 92 C Auto bracketing 893 or WB bracketing The latest setting is used and the earlier setting is canceled e Noise reduction 8101 has no effect even if this option is set to On e With i Continuous H Continuous L Multi shot 16 Ultra HS and 5 shot bu
154. to in the AF assist option Camera shook during shot Blurring caused by camera shake can be reduced by Using the flash Using the Best Shot Selector BSS Using the self timer with a tripod When recording movies set Electronic VR to On Shutter speed too slow Noise can be reduced by Using the flash Selecting scene mode and choosing Ej NIGHT PORTRAIT k7 NIGHT LANDSCAPE or maa DUSK DAWN In these modes Noise reduc tion works automatically when shutter speed is low Select an appropriate mode according to your shooting condition 161 SOLON edUYI9 SO ON Jed1UYIeL Bright specks in Flash is reflecting from particles in air Turn flash off or 20 27 picture zoom in Flash does not fire Colors are unnatural Picture or voice memo cannot be played back Copy cannot be created using small picture crop or D Lighting Cannot zoom in on picture 162 e Flash is off Note that flash turns off automatically when The mode dial is set to movie or H scene mode with any of lal LANDSCAPE SUNSET man DUSK DAWN 22 NIGHT LANDSCAPE m MUSEUM FIREWORKS SHOW or Xx SPORTS selected in the scene menu Continuous 89 is set to Continuous H P1 Continuous L P1 B Continuous P2 Dwy Multi shot 16 w Ultra HS or 5 shot buffer in P or A mode BSS is On Auto Bracketing issetto C Auto Bracketing or WB bracketing in P or A mode e White balance
155. transfer is complete Press to return to the Transfer completed CHOOSE PROFILE screen Profile A e To end Wireless transfer mode rotate Goanachonterninaiad the mode dial to a different setting To finish using the camera turn the Choose Profile power off Checking Connection with Profile Device n WIRELESS TRANSFER mode highlight an item and press to display the screen to check he connection with the profile device After this screen is displayed the operations of the different transfer modes can be performed e Press while this screen is displayed to return to the CHOOSE PROFILE screen Tul Connecting to Profile A P Cancel Save Location of Transferred Images e Images transferred to the computer using the Wireless transfer mode 142 147 are saved to the following location Windows XP PictureProject folder in My Pictures folder Macintosh PictureProject folder in Picture folder e When images are transferred with a computer that has PictureProject installed using a Wireless transfer mode 142 146 other than PC mode PictureProject automatically starts and displays transferred images The save location can be changed e For computers without PictureProject installed Explorer for Windows or Finder for Mac intosh starts and displays the save location The save location cannot be changed e If a camera in PC mode 4147 is connected to a computer without PictureProject in st
156. trong mag m netic fields Do not use or store this device in the vicinity of equipment that generates strong electro magnetic radiation or magnetic fields Strong static charges or the magnetic fields produced by equipment such as radio trans mitters could interfere with the monitor damage data stored on the memory card or affect the product s internal circuitry Avoid sudden changes in tem v perature Sudden changes in temperature such as oc cur when entering or leaving a heated build ing on a cold day can cause condensation inside the device To prevent condensation place the device in a carrying case or a plastic bag before expos ing it to sudden changes in temperature AF Assist Illuminator The light emitting diode LED used in the AF assist illuminator 8125 conforms to the following IEC standard CLASS 1 LED PRODUCT 1EC60825 1 Edition 1 272001 Cleaning Lens One key to cleaning the lens is to not touch it with your fingers Remove dust or lint with a blower typically a small device with a rubber bulb attached to one end that you pump to produce a stream of air out the other To remove fingerprints or other stains that cannot be removed with a blower wipe the lens with a soft cloth using a spiral motion that starts in the center of the lens and works out to the edges Monitor Remove dust or lint with a blower To remove fingerprints and other stains clean the monitor with a soft dry cloth
157. tus An error occurs Adjust volume of shutter sound SHUTTER SOUND 4 di Loud vl Normal Adjust volume of sound played when fuj STARtUP SOUND camera is turned on Start up sound vl Normal Off Shutter Sound nua dn jas aul Shutter sound is not produced in the following cases e Shooting in Movie mode 480 e Shooting in amp SPORTS mode W41 e Continuous 889 is set to i ContinuousH P1 ContinuousL P1 Continuous P2 Multi shot 16 Ultra HS or 5 shot buffer e BSS is set to On 8892 e Auto Bracketing is set to C Auto Bracketing 193 126 4 Auto Off Rotate the mode dial to SET UP to select Auto off 2 AUTO OFF and then press 30s vl 1m l 5m 30m This option is used to choose the time before the mon itor turns off automatically to save power from thirty seconds 30s one minute 1m default setting five minutes 5m or thirty minutes 30m For more details on Auto off see page 15 nA Format Memory Card L MEMORY CARD FORMAT Quick format gt Format Confirm Rotate the mode dial to SETUP to select Format memory or Format card and then press This option is used to allow the memory or the mem ory card to be formatted for use in the camera e Before formatting the memory remove the memory card from the camera Format memory is dis Confirm played in the Set up menu e When
158. unications Com mission FCC guidelines on radio frequency energy RF exposures The maximum SAR levels tested for the NIKON COOLPIX P1 P2 has been shown to be 0 208 W kg at Body This device should not be co located or oper ated with any other antenna or transmitter Nikon COOLPIX P1 P2 FE CAUTIONS Modifications The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by Nikon Corporation may void the user s authority to operate the equipment Notice for customers in Canada CAUTION This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations RSS 210 14 Exposure of Humans to RF Fields The installer of this radio equipment must ensure that the antenna is located or pointed such that it does not emit RF field in excess of Health Canada limits for the general pop ulation consult Safety Code 6 obtainable from Health Canada s website www hc sc gc ca rpb Interface Cables Use the interface cables sold or provided by Nikon for your equipment Using other interface cables may exceed the limits of Class B Part 15 of the FCC rules Notice for customers in the State of California WARNING Handling the cord on this product will expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm Wash hands after handling Nikon Inc 1300 Wa
159. unrise or after sunset For EFFECT 1 blue colors are captured more vividly For EFFECT 2 the colors of the landscape are preserved e Camera focuses at infinity Focus indicator lights whenever shutter release button is pressed halfway e Noise reduction turns on automatically at slow shutter speeds It takes more time than usual to store the picture e AFf assist illuminator does not light even if for a dark subject e Blur level 4 O N7 A FIREWORKS SHOW The contrast with the background is deepened and fireworks stand out For EFFECT 1 continuous simultaneous fireworks are cap tured clearly For EFFECT 2 large fireworks that burst slowly are clearly cap tured along with their trail e Focus is fixed at infinity Focus indicator lights whenever shutter release button is pressed halfway e Exposure compensation cannot be used e AF assist illuminator does not light even if for a dark subject e Blur level x 4 N7 A 39 A de16o 0yd UO a0 Aydes6o Oud UO dO gO BACK LIGHT Use when light is coming from behind your subject throwing their features into shadow or when your subject is in the shade but the background is brightly lit For EFFECT 1 people appear brighter than normal For EFFECT 2 the picture is shot to match the brightness of people Use this effect when people still appear dark using EFFECT 1 4 4 v AF 4 CLOSE UP Use to capture vivid colors in clo
160. use of the error Highlight Try Again and press to reconnect Select Choose Profile to cancel the connection and return to the CHOOSE PROFILE screen If Try again cannot be selected due to the source of the error select Choose Profile Wireless Transfer LED The wireless transfer LED in the antenna on the side of the camera indicates the wireless transfer status as shown below Blinks Searching for profile device Lights Connected to profile device or transferring data Off Not connected In order to reduce power consumption the wireless transfer LED may switch to blinking sta tus if no data is transferred within a set period of time based on operating conditions Notes on Wireless Transfer Mode e If no operations are performed for approximately three minutes the camera will enter Standby mode and the monitor will turn off automatically The camera will enter Standby mode even during transfer but transfer will continue e Video output is not available in Wireless transfer mode Resuming Cancelled Transfer Operations If the transferring of images by wireless LAN connection is interrupted due to a weak signal or low battery the images can be resent Select Yes when the message Resume interrupted transfer is displayed while Wireless transfer mode is enabled Transferring is resumed for those images that could not be transferred Select No to cancel transfer operations Button In Wireless transfer mode the
161. ust like Center weighted The metering target does not appear Metering When Center weighted or C Spot is selected the metering target monitor 88 is displayed in the center of the PP C Far Spot metering target Center weighted metering target Li Continuous Rotate the mode dial to P or A and press the MENU but ton to select Continuous and then press u CONTINUOUS _1 2 PiS Singe i Continuous H Depending on the shooting condition S Single or six continuous options can be selected Continuous L Multi shot 16 w Ultra HS Exit Confirm a a E Single default setting E Continuous H for P1 T Continuous L for P1 mi Continuous for P2 y Multi shot 16 uy Ultra HS Camera takes one picture each time shutter release button is pressed While shutter release button is pressed camera records up to 5 pictures at up to 2 3 frames per second While shutter release button is pressed camera records up to 19 pictures at up to 2 0 frames per second While shutter release button is pressed camera records up to 11 pictures at up to 2 5 frames per second Each time shutter release button is pressed down camera takes 16 consecu tive shots at rate of about 1 7 frames for P1 2 0 frames for P2 per second Cam era arranges pictures in four rows
162. ware distributed under the License are distributed on an AS IS basis WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED AND APPLE HEREBY DIS CLAIMS ALL SUCH WARRANTIES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTIES OF MER FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE QUIET ENJOYMENT OR NON INFRINGEMENT Please see the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the License CHANTABILITY Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon COOLPIX P1 P2 digital camera This manual has been written to help you Before You Begin enjoy taking pictures with your Nikon digital camera Read this manual thoroughly before use and keep it handy when using the product oe First Steps Basic Photography More on Photography More on Playback Picture Editing Symbols Used in this Manual Movies To make it easier to find the information you need the following symbols and conventions are used This icon marks cautions information that should be The Shooting Menu m read before use to prevent damage to your camera This icon marks notes information that should be read before using your camera The Playback Menu Q This icon marks tips additional information that may be helpful when using your camera Th up Men wy This icon indicates that more information is available eSet up Menu elsewhere in this manual or in the Quick Start Guide Product Names Used in this Manual Wireless Transfer Mode In this manu
163. wer image quality or image size setting 447 depending on certain condi tions no further pictures may be taken even if you change the setting e Insert a new memory card 412 e Remove the memory card so that pictures will be recorded in the internal memory pictures can be taken only when the internal memory has space e Delete some pictures in the internal memory or on a memory card 4111 Available Functions in Auto Shooting Mode In E Auto shooting mode the Flash Self timer Focus and Exposure compensation can be set M426 In mode Image quality and Image size can be set 47 19 Aydes6ojxoud dIseg Aydes6oj 0Ud DISeg Step 2 Frame the Picture 1 Ready the camera Hold the camera steadily in both hands Photo graphs can be framed in the monitor Don t Block the Shot To avoid dark or partially obscured pictures keep your fingers and other objects away from the lens flash window AF assist illuminator microphone and antenna Frame your subject Your Nikon digital camera is equipped with two types of built in zoom optical zoom in which the camera s telescoping lens can be used to magnify the subject up to 3 5x and digital zoom in which digital processing is used to further magnify the image up to 4x for a total of 14x Use the zoom buttons to frame your subject in the center of the monitor e Press the W button to zoom out from your subject increasing t
164. wing When the power on lamp is In Standby mode Auto power off or waiting Blinking for next shot in Interval timer shooting or Time lapse movie Off Q Auto Power Off Standby Mode CC SS If no operations are performed for one minute default setting the monitor will turn off au tomatically and the camera will enter Standby mode to reduce the drain on the battery While the camera is in Standby mode the power on lamp will blink If no operations are performed for three minutes after the camera enters Standby mode the power will turn off automati cally and the power on lamp will go out The camera will be reactivated from Standby mode when you e Press the power switch e Press the shutter release button halfway e Press the gt button when not in Wireless transfer mode camera is in Playback mode e Press the MENU button to display the menu for the current mode etc The length of time before the camera enters Standby mode can be changed using the Auto off option in the Set up menu 84127 However the length of time is fixed in the following cases e When a menu is displayed 3 minutes e When pictures are being played back in a slide show 30 minutes e When in Wireless transfer mode 3 minutes however the power will not turn off auto matically while transferring images e When using the optional EH 62C AC adapter kit 30 minutes When connecting the camera to a computer or printer with a USB ca ble
165. y Use AF lock to focus on another subject at same distance then recompose picture Use flash or steady cam era using tripod by plac ing camera on level surface or by holding camera in both hands with elbows against torso Message clears from dis play automatically when recording is complete Slide write protect switch to write position 153 SOLON ed UYI9 SO ON Jed1UYIeL Display Problem Soton W THIS CARD CANNOT BE USED S WARNING THIS CARD CANNOT BE READ CARD IS NOT FOR OUT OF MEMORY E or M Image has already been modified D Lighting cannot be used u 154 Error accessing memory card Memory card has not been formatted for use in Camera in the shooting mode Insufficient mem ory to record pictures at current settings Camera connected to com puter and the Transfer N7 Button pressed Not enough space on memory to record information needed for transfer Image can not be adjusted using D Light ing Use approved card Check that connectors are clean Turn the camera off and make sure the memory card is inserted correctly Press multi selector up to highlight FORMAT and press to format card or turn camera off and replace card 13 127 24 111 e Choose lower quality size e Delete unwanted pic tures new memory e Insert card Disconnect camera delete unwanted pictures and try again Copies from D Lighti
166. y When movie is paused use multi selector to select one frame all then press The zoom buttons control volume during playback except playing a Time lapse movie Press the EJ W button to decrease volume the Q T button to increase g Deleting Movies To delete a movie press the 7 button A confirmation dialog will be displayed press multi selector up or down to highlight an option then press e Yes delete the movie and return to playback mode e No exit to playback mode without deleting the movie 85 S N ithe Shooting Menu Using the Shooting Menu Rotate the mode dial to P or A 46 to use the Shooting menu The Shooting menu contains the following options Option eseription E White balance Match white balance to your light source 52 5 Select a metering method from Matrix Cen 8 ter weighted Spot and Spot AF area Shooting method from seven options such as Continuous E Single Continuous H 5 shot buffer and Multi shot 16 BSS Turn the Best Shot Selector BSS on or off 92 Auto bracketing Allow continuous shooting with gradually changing exposure or white balance Flash exp comp Set flash output Image adjustment Adjust contrast of pictures 9 9 9 9 Control how much outlines in your pictures Image sharpening are sharpened Saturation control Adjust vividness of the color of a picture 96 nuay Bulyooys yL x Help expo
167. y selects optimal focus area for the selected mode e In Movie mode camera automatically focuses on the subject using the center focus area AF area mode cannot be used e While digital zoom 420 is in effect the center focus area is used AF area mode cannot be used AF Lock Focus and exposure are locked when the shutter release button is pressed halfway and re main locked while the Shutter release button is held in this position AF lock AF lock can be used to take pictures of off center subjects or in situations in which the camera is unable to ocus using autofocus 23 Procedures for AF lock are described below In this example AF area mode 8497 is set to n Center 1 Focus Position the subject in the center of the frame in the monitor and press the shutter release button half way 2 Check the focus indicator When the subject is in focus the focus indicator on the monitor is lit Focus area shows green on the monitor e Focus and exposure will remain locked while the shutter release button is pressed halfway 3 Recompose the picture Keeping the shutter release button pressed halfway recompose your picture Do not change the distance between the camera and your subject while AF lock is in effect If your subject moves remove your finger from the shutter release button and focus again at the new distance 4 Take the picture Press the shutter releas

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