A SHORT COURSE IN NIKON COOLPIX 4500 PHOTOGRAPHY

Setting White Balance

1.With the camera in P, S, A, or M mode press the MENU button to display the shooting menu.

2.Press the down point on the Multi selector to highlight White Balance and press the right point to display a submenu of choices.

3.Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector to highlight your choice and then press the center or right point to set it.

4.Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Setting White Balance Preset

1.With the camera in P, S, A, or M mode press the MENU button to display the shooting menu.

2.Press the down point on the Multi selector to highlight White Balance and press the right point to display a submenu of choices.

3.Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector to highlight White Bal Preset and press the right point to zoom the lens and display the White Balance Preset screen and menu.

4.Do one of the following:

■Point the camera at the white card or other white subject so it fills the frame, highlight Measure, and press the center or right point on the Multi Selector. The camera beeps, measures the color temperature, and resets white balance.

■Highlight Cancel and press the center or right

point on the Multi Selector to return white balance to its most recent setting.

5.Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

6.When finished, repeat Steps 1–3 to select another white balance setting, or Steps 1–4 to reset white balance and try again.

Using White Balance Bracketing

1.With the camera in P, S, A, or M mode press the MENU button to display the shooting menu.

2.Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector to highlight Auto Bracketing, and press the right point to display a submenu.

3.Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector to highlight WB Bracketing and press the center or right point to set it.

4.Press the MENU button to hide the menu. WB-BKTis displayed on the monitor.

5.Press the shutter button once for each picture.

6.When finished, repeat Steps 1–4 but select Off instead of WB Bracketing.

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Turning Noise Reduction On and Off

1.With the camera in P, S, A, or M mode press the MENU button to display the shooting menu.

2.Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector to highlight Noise Reduction, and press the right point to display a submenu of choices.

3.Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector to highlight On or Off and then press the center or right point to set it. When on, the noise reduction icon (NR) is displayed on the monitor.

4.Press the MENU button to hide the menu and take your photos. When on, the noise reduction icon is displayed on the monitor.

Using Bulb

1.With the camera on, hold down the MODE button and turn the Command Dial until an M (for manual exposure) appears on the monitor, then release the MODE button. The aperture and shutter speed are displayed on the monitor.

2.Press the MODE button to switch to the shutter speed setting. You can tell which is adjustable at the moment because the current setting is dis- played in green or yellow on the monitor.

3.Turn the Command Dial to change the shutter speed until BULB5M is displayed on the monitor.

4.Press the shutter button all the way down and hold it there until you get the exposure time you want and then release it.

Zooming the Lens

To zoom the lens, press zoom-out (W) to widen the angle of view and zoom-in (T) to enlarge subjects. As you zoom, an indicator displayed on the monitor indicates the amount of zoom.

Turning Fixed Aperture On and Off

1.With the camera in P, S, A, or M mode, press the MENU button to display the shooting menu.

2.Press the down button on the Multi Selector to highlight Zoom Options and press the right point to display a submenu.

3.Press the down button on the Multi Selector to highlight Fixed Aperture and press the right point to display a list of choices.

4.Highlight Off or On and press the center or right point on the Multi Selector to set it.

5.Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

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