A SHORT COURSE IN NIKON COOLPIX 4500 PHOTOGRAPHY

3.When finished, rotate the Command Dial until the P* changes back to P, select another shooting mode, press the Playback button, or turn off the camera.

Using Shutter-Priority Mode

1.With the camera on, hold down the MODE button and turn the Command Dial until an S is dis- played on the monitor.

2.Release the MODE button and turn the Command Dial to select a shutter speed on the monitor.

Using Aperture-Priority Mode

1.With the camera on, hold down the MODE button and turn the Command Dial until an A appears on the monitor.

2.Release the MODE button and turn the Command Dial to select an aperture on the monitor.

Using Manual Mode

1.With the camera on, hold down the MODE button and turn the Command Dial until an M 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 back and forth between the aperture and shutter speed setting. You can tell which is adjustable at the moment because the current setting is displayed on the monitor in green.

3.Rotate the Command Dial to change either aper- tures ( in one-third stops) or shutter speeds (in full stops). As you do so, an exposure scale is dis- played on the monitor to indicate how much you are under (-) or over (+) the camera’s recommended exposure setting.

Changing the Metering Mode

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 Metering 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.

Using Exposure Compensation

1.With the camera in any shooting mode, hold down the FUNC/Exposure Compensation (+/-) button on top of the camera and rotate the Command Dial to select a setting from –2 (darker) to +2 (lighter) in

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increments of 1/3 of a stop. The monitor displays the result of the changes. Selecting a + value makes the scene look brighter, and selecting a – value makes it look darker. (You can also set exposure compensation on the shooting menu in P, S, A, or M modes by selecting Exposure Options and then Exp. +/–.)

2.When done, reset exposure compensation to 0.0. In Auto or Scene modes, you can also cancel exposure compensation by selecting another shooting mode or turning off the camera.

Using Exposure Lock

1.Point the camera so the subject that you want to lock exposure on is in the currently active focus area.

2.Press the shutter button halfway down and hold it there to lock in the exposure. The AF lamp next to the viewfinder glows a steady green.

3.Without releasing the shutter button, recompose the scene and press the shutter button the rest of the way to take the picture.

Using Autoexposure Bracketing

1.With the camera set to P, A, S, 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 On and press the right point to display a list of settings.

4.Press the up or down point on the Multi Selector to highlight a combination of exposures and expo- sure increments and press the center or right point to set it.

5.Press the MENU button to hide the menu. BKT0 is displayed on the monitor.

6.Take each of the pictures until BKT0 is again displayed.

7.When finished, repeat Steps 1–3 but select OFF. If you don’t turn it off, it will repeat the series over and over.

Displaying Histograms

■In full-screen playback mode, scroll to the photo you want to see a histogram of and rotate the Com- mand Dial until the histogram is displayed. You can then scroll through other images to see their histo- grams.

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