Nikon Coolpix SQ manual

Contents

Main Page For Your Safety WARNINGS Page Notices Notice for customers in the U.S.A. CAUTIONS Modifications Interface Cables CAUTION ATTENTION Notice Concerning Prohibition of Copying or Reproduction Before Taking Important Pictures Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Acces sories T HE USE OF NON- N Contents Before You Begin...................................................................... 12 First Steps........................................................ ..........................20 Basic Photography.................................................................... 30 More on Photography................................................. .............40 Movies............................. .......................................................... 69 The Shooting Menu..................................................... .............71 The Playback Menu...................................................................83 The Setup Menu........................................................................92 Technical Notes..................................................... ....................97 Page Introduction Before You Begin Camera Page Monitor Indications and icons displayed when taking pictures: Indicators and icons when reviewing pictures: Mode Dial Advanced Easy Multi Selector The multi selector is used to make selections in the menu Shoot Focus Your camera has a two-stage shutter-release button. COOL-STATION MV-10 EH-61 AC Adapter Attaching the Lens Cap Attaching the Camera Strap First Steps Your camera uses a rechargeable Nikon EN-EL2 lithium-ion battery (in- cluded). Inserting the Battery Press sideways (c). c The battery is partially ejected. Remove the battery. Charging the Battery Connect the EH-61 AC adapter to the COOL-STATION. Place the camera on the COOL-STATION. e f Inserting the Memory Card Close the battery-chamber/memory Checking the Battery Level Turn the camera on. Check the battery level in the monitor. Page Basic Setup Display DATE menu. Edit Year. Select Month. Repeat steps 8-9 to edit remaining items. Highlight Y M D. Choose order in which Year, Month, and Day will be displayed. Step 1 Select Mode Set the mode dial to . Turn the camera on. Page Step 2 Frame the picture Adjust the lens angle. Ready the camera. Frame your subject. Use the zoom buttons. Step 3 Focus and Shoot Focus. Take the picture. Page Focusing on Off-Center Subject: Focus Lock Take the picture. Focus on subject. Check the focus area indicator. Recompose the picture. Half-press and hold Step 4 View the Results (Full-Screen playback) Press the button. View pictures in the monitor. Step 5 Deleting Unwanted Pictures More on Photography Using the Flash The following flash modes are available: Display flash-mode menu. Highlight desired mode. AUTO Page Easy Close-Ups: Macro Close-up Mode Taking a Self-Portrait: Self-timer Mode Press shutter-release once. Press shutter-release twice. Adjusting the Exposure: Exposure Compensation Page Scene Modes The following scenes are available: Portrait Party/Indoor Night Portrait Sports Beach/Snow Landscape Sunset Dusk/Dawn Night Landscape Close Up Museum Fireworks Show Copy Back Light Panorama Assist Taking Pictures for a Panorama Page Quick Deletion/Memo Record More on Playback Viewing Pictures on the Camera Viewing Multiple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom Use the button to zoom in on photos displayed in full-screen playback. Adding Audio Commentary: Voice Memo 15 s left Audio Rec: Viewing Pictures on a TV Viewing Pictures on a Computer 1. Before Connecting the Camera To select the USB option: Page 2. Connecting the camera and COOL-STATION to the computer Connect the EH-61 AC adapter to the COOL-STATION. Connect the COOL-STATION to your computer using the UC-E7 USB cable. Turn the camera off and place it on the COOL-STATION. Press the button on the COOL-STATION to transfer pictures. 3. Transferring Pictures 4. Disconnecting the Camera Printing Pictures (DPOF) Page Page Movies Recording Movies Viewing Movies The Shooting Menu The shooting menu contains the following options: To make a selection from the shooting menu: Page Image Quality Image Size Number of exposures remaining White Balance Preset White Balance Metering Center-Weighted Matrix Spot METERING Continuous CONTINUOUS Multi-Shot 16 Single Continuous Best Shot Selector AF Area Mode The setting determines how the camera will choose the focus area. AF AREA MODE Off Auto Manual Auto-Focus Mode AUTO-FOCUS MODE Continuous AF Single AF 8 The playback menu contains the following options: To display the playback menu: Slide Show Pause Start Press the multi selector to start a slide show. Once all pictures have been shown, the slide show will pause with the first picture. Delete Page Protect Small Picture Page Auto Transfer AUTO TRANSFER All None CF Card Format Use this menu to format memory cards. Cards must be formatted before they can be used. The Setup Menu The setup menu contains the following options: To display the setup menu: Welcome Screen Select Image Page Brightness Volum e Auto Off Video Mode Reset All Technical Notes Optional Accessories Caring for your Camera and Battery Cleaning Storage Error Messages Display Problem Solution Error Messages Display Problem Solution Reformat memory card. Troubleshooting Page Page Page Specifications Specifications Page INDEX Symbols A B C I J L M N T U V W Z