A SHORT COURSE IN NIKON COOLPIX 4500 PHOTOGRAPHY

Taking a Picture in Auto Mode

1.Press the power switch toward ON and then release it. Swivel the lens to a comfortable position, remove the lens cap, and check the number of pictures remaining in the lower right corner of the monitor.

2.Compose the image in the viewfinder making sure the subject that you want sharpest is in the focus brackets in the center of the viewfinder.

3.Press the shutter button halfway down so the camera can set focus and exposure. When these are set, the green autofocus lamp next to the view- finder glows steady. If the camera has problems focusing, the lamp flashes (page 64). If the light is dim, the flash will pop up (page 100).

4.Press the shutter button all the way down to take the picture. The camera beeps, the image is dis- played on the monitor, and the AF lamp next to the viewfinder flashes green as the image is saved to the CompactFlash card.

5.When done, press the power switch toward OFF and release it. Replace the lens cap.

Using Menus

■To display the menu in any mode, press the MENU button.

■To move down (or up) a menu to highlight com- mands, press the down (or up) point on the Multi Selector to move the green highlight. As you highlight a command, it displays a right-point, rotate, or press- down icon telling you what action to perform.

■To move between pages of multipage menus, highlight the last (or first) item on the menu and press the down (or up) point on the Multi Selector. You can also page through long menus by pressing the MENU button when MENU NEXT PAGE is displayed in the lower right corner of the menu.

■To display a submenu when a highlighted menu command displays a right-pointing icon, press the right point on the Multi Selector. (To hide the sub- menu, press the left point.)

■To set (activate) a highlighted command (one with a press-down icon), press down the center point on the Multi Selector. The setting applies immediately. This means you can change a setting, take a picture, and the menu will reappear so you can change the setting again. This is a great way to get just the results you want in difficult situations.

■To move between the main and Set-up menus in P, S, A, or M modes, press the up point on the Multi Selector until no menu item is highlighted in green, then press the right or left point to highlight the other menu icon. Press the down point to activate the menu.

■To exit the menu, press the MENU button until

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MENU OFF is displayed in the lower right corner of the menu, then press it again or press the left point on the Multi Selector.

Resetting the menus

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

2.Press the down point on the Multi Selector to highlight Reset All and press the right point to display a submenu.

3.Press the down point on the Multi Selector to highlight Reset and press the center or right point to select it and reset the commands.

4.Press the MENU button to hide the menu.

Reviewing Images

1.With the camera in any shooting mode, press the Playback button once to see the last photo you took one-quarter the size of the screen (you can scroll through these small images). Press Playback again to see the image full-screen. If there isn’t at least one photo on the CF card you’ll get the message “Card contains no images.”

2.With an image displayed full-screen, use any of the procedures described in the QuickSteps box “Managing Your Images.”

3.To resume shooting, press the shutter button halfway down.

Managing Your Images

■To display one image after another, press the left/ up or right/down points on the Multi Selector. Hold a point down to scroll quickly through the images as you watch the image numbers on the monitor.

■To delete the displayed image, press the delete button marked with the trash can icon above it. When prompted to confirm the deletion, press the down point on the Multi Selector to highlight Yes, then press the center or right point to delete the image.

■To turn the information display on or off, press the Monitor button once or twice.

■To scroll through up to five screens of information about the displayed image and camera settings (including the firmware version), rotate the Command Dial. One page shows a histogram illustrating the levels of luminance in the image (page 52). Some of the same information is also stored in a TXT file that you can read with any word processing program (page 54). If you see only the histogram screen no matter how much you rotate the Command Dial, press the Monitor button twice to turn the monitor’s information display on.

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