Quick Guide
This section will rapidly guide you through the first steps, from setting up the camera to taking your first picture. For fully detailed descriptions of each operation, please see the page referred as “(p. 00)”.
1 Set the Mode dial to 
and insert the battery (p. 30).
2 Insert the CF memory card (p. 36).
•Gently insert the CF memory card until it is fully seated. The label on the memory card should face the front of the camera and the edge with the holes has to mate with the connector inside the camera.
Note: Using a new CF memory card
A new CF memory card should be formatted for use with the COOLPIX995 camera body. The CF memory card supplied with the camera is already formatted.
Removing the CF memory card
Note: Inserting/removing the CF memory card
Make sure that the Mode dial is set to 
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3 Set the Mode dial to 
and check the battery power (p. 31).
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Image quality cannot be selected in 
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4 Center the subject in the Monitor or Viewfinder and compose your picture (p. 46).
•Use the Zoom buttons to frame your subject in the Monitor or Viewfinder.
•The 
button zooms the camera out, reducing magnification and increasing
the field of view. The 
button zooms the camera in.
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