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Nikon 26464, COOLPIXP530BK General Camera Setup, Functions That Can Be Set with the d Button (Setup Menu)

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General Camera Setup

Functions That Can Be Set with the d Button (Setup Menu)

Press the dbutton Mz(setup) tab (A 9)

The settings of the menu options listed below can be configured.

Set up

Welcome screen

Time zone and date

Monitor settings

Print date

Vibration reduction

Motion detection

AF assist

General

	Option	Description	A
	Welcome screen	Allows you to select whether or not the welcome	E 59
		screen is displayed when the camera is turned on.
	Time zone and date	Allows you to set the camera clock.	E 60

	Monitor settings	Allows you to adjust post-shooting image review,
	Monitor settings	monitor brightness, and photo information display	E 62
		settings.

	Print date	Allows you to imprint the shooting date and time	E 64
		on images.
	Vibration reduction	Allows you to select the vibration reduction	E 65
	Vibration reduction	setting used when shooting.	E 65
		setting used when shooting.

		Allows you to set whether or not the camera
	Motion detection	automatically increases the shutter speed to	E 66
	Motion detection	reduce blurring caused by camera shake if motion	E 66
		is detected when shooting still images.

	AF assist	Allows you to enable or disable the AF-assist	E 66
	AF assist	illuminator.	E 66
		illuminator.

	Digital zoom	Allows you to set the operation of digital zoom.	E 67

	Sound settings	Allows you to adjust sound settings.	E 67

	Auto off	Allows you to set the amount of time that passes	E 68
		before the monitor turns off to save power.

Setup Camera

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Contents

Page Page Introduction Parts of the Camera and Main Functions The Basics of Shooting and Playback Shooting Features Playback Features Introduction Read This First About This Manual Other Information Information and Precautions Life-LongLearning Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories Before Taking Important Pictures About the Manuals Notice Concerning Prohibition of Copying or Reproduction • Items prohibited by law from being copied or reproduced • Cautions on certain copies and reproductions • Comply with copyright notices Disposing of Data Storage Devices For Your Safety Observe caution when handling the battery Observe the following precautions when handling the charging AC adapter Use appropriate cables Handle moving parts with care Do not operate the flash with the flash window touching a person or object Avoid contact with liquid crystal Turn the power off when using inside an airplane or the hospital Notices Notice for Customers in the State of California WARNING Wash hands after handling Notice for Customers in Canada Notices for Customers in Europe Table of Contents Page Page Page Page Parts of the Camera and Main Functions The Camera Body Flash raised Page Principle Functions of the Controls For Shooting HIJK Continuous or Vibration reduction For Playback Page Attaching the Camera Strap and Lens Cap B Lens Cap Switching Between the Monitor and Viewfinder (xButton) Diopter Adjustment of the Viewfinder B Notes About Checking and Adjusting Image Colors Using Menus (the dButton) Switching Among Menu Tabs Tab Types The Monitor Page Moon Bird watching 2Individual pictures is selected) Page Page The Basics of Shooting and Playback Preparation 1 Insert the Battery Removing the Battery B High Temperature Caution Preparation 2 Charge the Battery C Turning On the Camera While the Battery is Charging C Charging Using a Computer or Battery Charger Preparation 3 Insert a Memory Card Removing Memory Cards Internal Memory and Memory Cards Approved Memory Cards Step 1 Turn the Camera On C The Auto Off Function Setting the Display Language, Date, and Time C Changing the Language Setting and the Date and Time Setting Language C The Clock Battery C Imprinting the Shooting Date on Printed Images Step 2 Select a Shooting Mode Available Shooting Modes Scene auto selector Step 3 Frame a Picture Using the Zoom C Notes About Digital Zoom Step 4 Focus and Shoot The Shutter-releaseButton B Notes About Saving Images and Recording Movies Step 5 Play Back Images Step 6 Delete Images Operating the Erase Selected Images Screen B Deleting Images in a Sequence C Deleting the Last Image Captured While in Shooting Mode Shooting Features A(Auto) Mode Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes) To View a Description (Help Display) of Each Scene Tips and Notes •Press the dbutton to select YHand-held or ZTripod in Night landscape Hand-held •ZTripod: Tripod •Press the dbutton to select Noise reduction burst or Single shot in Landscape Noise reduction burst Single shot yMx yMd yMf yMu yMl yMm yMn yMo oBacklighting Level B Notes About HDR yMp B Notes About Printing Panorama Images yMO B Pet Portrait Auto Release Pet portrait auto release B Focus Area 4608×3456 Special Effects Mode (Applying Effects When Shooting) Functions Available in Special Effects Mode j, k, l, mModes (Setting the Exposure for Shooting) Adjusting the Shutter Speed Adjusting the Aperture Value j (Programmed auto) k (Shutter-priorityauto) l (Aperture-priorityauto) m (Manual) B Notes About Shooting B Notes About ISO Sensitivity ISO sensitivity Fixed range auto Functions Available in j, k, l, m Modes The Control Range of the Shutter Speed M (User Settings) Mode Saving Settings in M Mode (Save User Settings) Save user settings, and press the kbutton B The Clock Battery C Resetting M (User Settings) Mode Reset user settings Functions That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector Using the Flash B The Flash Lamp Available Flash Modes Red-eye reduction C The Flash Mode Setting s, c C Lowering the Flash C Auto with Red-eye Reduction/Red-eyeReduction Using the Self-timer n10s n2s • n2s Pet portrait Shooting Smiling Faces Automatically (Smile Timer) B Notes About Smile Timer C When the Self-timerLamp Flashes Using Focus Mode Available Focus Modes B Notes About Shooting with the Flash C Focus Mode Setting Taking Images with Manual Focus Sports Bird-watching C E(Manual Focus) C Notes About Peaking Peaking Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation) C Exposure Compensation Value Fireworks show C Using the Histogram Default Settings X/W11 n2s Functions That Can Be Set with the d Button (Shooting Menu) Matrix • Default setting: Target finding AF - Multiple exposure mode: Off - Auto gain: On 24 mm Functions That Can Be Set with the Fn (Function) Button Functions That Cannot Be Used Simultaneously even if Continuous H, Continuous L, Pre shooting cache, or BSS has been set If Intvl timer shooting is set, shooting When Monochrome is selected, Exposure bracketing Subject tracking or Target finding AF B Notes About Digital Zoom Focusing Using Face Detection •s (night portrait), Scene auto selector or Portrait scene mode (A36) •When AF area mode (A69) is set to Face priority Scene auto selector Portrait Using Skin Softening B Notes About Skin Softening Subjects Not Suitable for Autofocus Focus Lock C Moving the Focus Area to the Desired Position Playback Features Playback Zoom Thumbnail Display, Calendar Display Functions That Can Be Set with the d Button (Playback Menu) Page Using the Screen for Selecting Images OFF Recording and Playing Back Movies Recording Movies B Maximum Movie Length B Notes About Movie Recording B Notes About Using Zoom During Movie Recording B Camera Temperature Focusing and Exposure Locking During Movie Recording Autofocus mode Single AF Saving Still Images While Recording Movies B Notes About Saving Still Images During Movie Recording Playing Back Movies Functions Available During Playback Deleting Movies General Camera Setup Functions That Can Be Set with the d Button (Setup Menu) Page Connecting the Camera to a TV, Computer, or Printer Connection Methods Page Using ViewNX Your Imaging Toolbox Transferring Images to the Computer Direct USB connection SD card slot SD card reader •When using Windows Viewing Images C Starting ViewNX 2 Manually Windows ViewNX Mac Page Shooting Playback Menu Additional Information Using Easy Panorama (Shooting and Playback) Wide (360°) Example of Camera Movement Normal (180°) Wide (360°) B Notes About Easy Panorama Shooting Viewing Images Captured with Easy Panorama B Notes About Scroll Playback Viewing and Deleting Images Captured Continuously (Sequence) Deleting Images in a Sequence Current image Erase selected images All images Erase selected images Editing Still Images kQuick Retouch: Enhancing Contrast and Saturation ID-Lighting:Enhancing Brightness and Contrast eSkin Softening: Softening Skin Tones pFilter Effects: Applying Digital Filter Effects gSmall Picture: Reducing the Size of an Image 640×360 aCrop: Creating a Cropped Copy C Image Size C Cropping the Image in Its Current “Tall” Orientation Rotate image Connecting the Camera to a TV (Viewing Images on a TV) B If Images Are Not Displayed on the TV TV settings C Using a TV Remote Control (HDMI Device Control) Connecting the Camera to a Printer (Direct Print) PictBridge Print selection B If the PictBridge Startup Screen Is not Displayed Charge by computer Printing Individual Images HIJK Copies Start print Printing Multiple Images 1 When the Print selection screen 4 Select Print selection, Print all images, or DPOF printing and Start print print View images Editing Movies B Notes About Movie Extracting Saving a Frame from a Movie as a Still Image Normal e1080/30p 1080/25p The Shooting Menu (j, k, l or m Mode) Image Size C Image Size Setting C Printing Images of Size 1:1 M Md Custom Picture Control B COOLPIX Picture Control Customizing Existing COOLPIX Picture Controls: Quick Adjust and Manual Adjust Reset C View Grid of COOLPIX Picture Control Contrast Saturation Types of Quick Adjust and Manual Adjust •Default setting: 3 for Standard or Monochrome, 2 for Neutral and 4 for Vivid • OFF • Y B&W B Notes About Image Sharpening Image sharpening B Contrast, Saturation and A (Auto) Custom Picture Control (COOLPIX Custom Picture Control) Creating COOLPIX Custom Picture Controls Edit and save • Custom 1 or Custom 2 becomes selectable in Picture Control or Custom White Balance (Adjusting Hue) Auto (normal) bPreset manual Auto (normal), Auto (warm lighting), Incandescent, etc. (E31) B Notes About White Balance C Color Temperature Red Blue Using Preset Manual Preset manual Measure B Notes About Preset Manual Metering B Notes About Metering Center-weighted Spot C Display on the Shooting Screen Continuous Shooting f640×480 O1920×1080 B Notes About Continuous Shooting C Pre-shootingCache Interval Timer Shooting select XIntvl timer shooting, and B Notes About Interval Timer Shooting ISO Sensitivity MM d • Fixed range auto: 100 to 6400: or Fixed range auto Exposure Bracketing l Md B Notes About Exposure Bracketing ±0.3 ±0.7 AF Area Mode B Notes About AF Area Mode Using Subject Tracking sSubject tracking B Notes About Subject Tracking Autofocus Mode B Notes About Autofocus Mode C Autofocus Mode for Movie Recording Flash Exp. Comp Noise Reduction Filter Active D-Lighting B Notes About Active D-Lighting B Active D-LightingVersus D-Lighting Multiple Exposure B Notes About Multiple Exposure Multiple Exposure Shooting select Multiple exposure mode Page Zoom Memory mm, 300 mm, 400 mm, 500 mm, 600 mm, 800 mm and 1000 mm B Notes About Zoom Operation Startup Zoom Position M Exposure Preview The Playback Menu Date Info Done B Notes About Printing Shooting Date and Shooting Information C Canceling Existing Print Order bSlide Show M b Start Frame intvl Loop dProtect fRotate Image EVoice Memo Recording Voice Memos Playing Voice Memos Deleting Voice Memos hCopy (Copy Between Internal Memory and Memory Card) B Notes About Copying Images C Notes About Copying Images in a Sequence Selected images Card to camera CSequence Display Options xChoose Key Picture The Movie Menu HS Movie Options B Notes About HS Movie C Playing Back in Slow Motion and Fast Motion When recording at normal speed: When recording at h/uHS 480/4×: When recording at j/xHS 1080/0.5×: C Notes About Autofocus Mode The Setup Menu Time Zone and Date Select Year/Month/Day, Month/Day/Year, or Day/Month Year Travel destination Setting the Time Zone Time zone 2Select wHome time zone or xTravel destination and press the kbutton Date and time Monitor Settings B Notes About View/Hide Histograms Photo Info info Auto info B Notes About Framing Grid Print Date (Imprinting Date and Time on Images) B Notes About Print Date Vibration Reduction B Notes About Vibration Reduction Motion Detection B Notes About Motion Detection AF Assist Digital Zoom Sound Settings Bird-watching scene mode screen is set to None Auto Off 30 s 1 min 5 min 30 min Format Memory/Format Card Formatting the Internal Memory Formatting Memory Cards Format card Language TV Settings NTSC PAL C HDMI and HDMI-CEC Charge by Computer B Notes About Charging with a Computer B When the Charge Lamp Quickly Flashes Green Toggle Av/Tv Selection Reset File Numbering B Notes About Reset File Numbering Reset file numbering C Folders for Storing Files Blink Warning blink The Blink Warning Screen B Notes About Blink Warning Eye-FiUpload B Notes About Eye-FiCards Enable Disable C Eye-FiCommunication Indicator Peaking Reset All Reset Reset user settings C Resetting File Numbering Error Messages Page Scene auto Page File Names Optional Accessories Page ................................... F2 F16 F22 Caring for the Products B Notes About the Monitor The Battery Charging AC Adapter Memory Cards Caring for the Camera Storage Troubleshooting Hide info is selected for Photo info in Monitor Print date not date Print Reset file numbering AF assist H: 120 fps HS 480/4× • Digital zoom Easy panorama, Pet portrait Image size not softening - Hand-held in Night landscape HDR Backlighting • Continuous Playback Issues Page Specifications 3264×2448 2272×1704 1600×1200 640×480 4608×2592 Page Rechargeable Li-ionBattery EN-EL5 Charging AC Adapter EH-70P B Specifications AVC Patent Portfolio License See http://www.mpegla.com FreeType License (FreeType2) MIT License (HarfBuzz) Trademark Information Index