Basic Photography

This section describes how to take pictures in (auto) mode, an automatic, “point-and-shoot” mode recommended for first-time users of digital cameras.

Step 1—Rotate the Mode Dial to

Rotate the mode dial to and turn the camera on The lens will extend and the monitor or electronic view- finder will display a welcome message ( 135). The camera is ready to shoot when the view through the camera lens is displayed and the control panel lights.

Monitor/electronic

Shooting

viewfinder

mode:

 

indicates

 

auto mode.

 

 

8M

Battery

indicator

Control panel

Image quality/size ( 33): Choose according to how picture will be used.

Basic Photography

 

 

1/60

F2.8

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Exposure mode (

 

 

46): P (pro-

 

Number of exposures remaining (

 

36):

grammed auto) is automatical-

 

Depends on capacity of memory card and

ly selected in

mode.

 

options chosen for image quality and size.

Vibration reduction (VR) indicator ( 45): Displayed when vibration reduction is on. Vi- bration reduction reduces blurring caused by small camera movements (camera shake).

The Battery Indicator

Shooting

Control

Status

Notes

display

panel

 

 

 

Battery fully charged.

Camera functions normally.

 

Battery partially discharged.

 

 

Low battery. Ready spare

If built-in Speedlight fires, monitor

 

 

battery.

turns off while flash recharges.

WARNING!!

 

 

No pictures can be taken until

BATTERY

(flashes)

Battery exhausted.

battery has been recharged or

EXHAUSTED

 

replaced.

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Nikon COOLPIX8800 manual Basic Photography, Rotate the Mode Dial to, Battery Indicator, Shooting, Status