Nikon Coolpix 8800 manual

The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography

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DIGITAL CAMERA

Contents

DIGITAL CAMERA Page Introduction First Steps Basic Photography Scene Mode More on Photography For Your Safety Page Notices Notice for customers in Canada CAUTION ATTENTION Notice Concerning Prohibition of Copying or Reproduction Table of Contents Movies More on Playback The Shooting Menu The Playback Menu The Setup Menu Technical Notes Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories Introduction Parts of the Camera Lens ring removed Page The Shooting Display (Monitor/Electronic Viewﬁnder) 1.0 AE/AF 10 AE-L The Button Page The Control Panel1 The Monitor The Shutter-ReleaseButton Do Not Use Excessive Force The Mode Dial Auto (17) Playback (65) PSAM (46) Scene (26) First Steps Inserting the Battery EN-EL7Batteries When the Battery Is Not in Use Alternative Power Sources Removing the Battery-ChamberCover Recycle Used Batteries Inserting Memory Cards The Eject Button Removing Memory Cards Turning the Camera On Turning the Camera Off Auto Power Off (Standby Mode) Basic Setup Deutsch English Español Français D M Y Date and time Date imprint Basic Photography Step 2—Framethe Picture The Built-inSpeedlight Digital Zoom (102) When Lighting Is Poor Viewﬁnder Focus Display Lag Step 3—Focusand Shoot Focus Flash During Recording Number of Exposures Remaining Low Battery The AF-AssistIlluminator area mode (100) Getting Good Results with Autofocus AF/AE Lock The AE/AF-LButton Step 4—Viewthe Results (Quick Review/Full-ScreenReview) Quick Playback Zoom Image File and Folder Names Type Scene Mode Portrait () Party/Indoor () Night portrait () ISO Camera Shake () Beach/Snow () Landscape () Sunset () Night landscape () Museum () Fireworks show () Close up () Copy () Back light Panorama assist 31) Noise Reduction Sports () Dusk/Dawn () Taking Pictures for a Panorama (Panorama assist) 5 AE-L Panorama Assist Viewing Pictures Taken Using Panorama Assist Panorama assist Use a Tripod More on Photography Image Size (pixels) Viewing RAW (NEF) Images on a Computer Print Size Image mode Memory Card Capacity and Image Mode size File size Flash Mode Mode panel When to use it Auto Flash Off Manual Pop-Up Flash Range Sensitivity (ISO Equivalency; 52) Optional Speedlights Using the Built-inSpeedlight Lens Hoods Red-EyeReduction Speedlight Options (104) Focus Mode Manual Focus Self-Timerand Remote Control Photography The Self-Timer Intvl timer shooting Using the ML-L3:Replacing the Battery Keep out of Reach of Children The ML-L3Remote Control Exposure Compensation Restrictions on Exposure Compensation Cancelling Exposure Compensation Choosing a Value for Exposure Compensation Vibration Reduction (VR) Vibration Reduction Active VR mode Wide adapter P SA M Controlling Exposure: P, S, A, and M Modes P SA M P: Programmed Auto Flexible Program S: Shutter-PriorityAuto Aperture Restrictions A: Aperture-PriorityAuto Aperture and Zoom Zoom options Fixed aperture Faster Shutter Speeds M: Manual Understanding the Exposure Displays Long Time Exposures Exposure options Bulb Time Sensitivity Exposure Mode Using the Flash White Balance Daylight Incandescent Fluorescent Cloudy W-B Auto FL2 FL3 Page Manual Focus tion Cancelling Manual Focus Image Adjustment 93) 94) 96) Keep or Delete (Quick Delete) Movies Continuous AF Autofocus Mode Single AF Selecting a Movie Mode Recording Movies TV, Small, Sepia, and Black-and-WhiteMovies Vibration Reduction (VR) Recording a Time-LapseMovie Time-lapse movie Highlight Set interval time 30 s Use a Reliable Power Source Image Quality AE Lock AE-L Movie Files Viewing Movies TV movie Small movie Sepia movie B/W movie More on Playback Creating HI-QualityCopies of RAW Images (Full-FramePlayback) Creating HI-QualityCopies Viewing Multiple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback To Use Photo Information 8M NORM Page Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom Playback Zoom Cropping Pictures Cropped Copies Creating Small Copies: Small Picture Enhancing Contrast: D-Lighting Voice Memos: Recording and Playback Viewing Pictures on TV Video mode PAL Before Connecting the Camera Connecting the USB Cable Disconnecting the Camera Printing Pictures Date imprint Print selection “Print Set” and Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) “Date Imprint” Versus the Print Set “Date” Option Printing Via Direct USB Connection Before Printing Pictures That Can Not Be Printed by Direct USB Connection PictBridge Printing Selected Pictures: Print Selection Back Printing All Pictures: Print All Images Printing the Current Print Order: DPOF Printing Printing DPOF Print Orders on PictBridge Compatible Printers DPOF printing Error Messages The Shooting Menu ALL MENU ITEMS 1/3 ALL MENU ITEMS 2/3 ALL MENU ITEMS 3/3 The Icon Metering Matrix Continuous Ultra HS4 Other Camera Settings Multi-shot 5 shot buffer Multi- shot Focus, Exposure, and White Balance Quick Review/Full Screen Review Best Shot Selector (BSS) Highlight BSS Shadow BSS Restrictions on BSS BSS Image Adjustment More contrast Less Black&white Saturation Control Maximum Enhanced Moderate Minimum User Setting User setting Shooting menu options Other settings User Setting Image Sharpening High Low Lens Using a Flash Use Autofocus AE Lock Bulb/Time AF Area Mode Auto-FocusMode Focus Conﬁrmation Digital Tele Fixed Aperture VR Mode VR Mode Pop Up Flash Exp. Comp Speedlight Cntrl SB-800and SB-600Speedlights Auto Bracketing Restrictions on Auto Bracketing Auto Bracketing Autoexposure Bracketing Noise Reduction Restrictions on Noise Reduction Sensitivity (ISO Equivalency) Reset Basic settings Default Menu options My Menu My menu CF Card Format The Playback Menu Deleting Selected Pictures Deleting All Pictures Folder Options Folder Options Hidden and Protected Pictures Panorama Assist/Ultra HS/Intvl Timer Shooting Selecting a Folder for Storage and Playback: Folders Slide Show Start Frame intvl Loop Press Auto Off Frame Interval Protect Delete Hide Image “ALL IMAGES ARE HIDDEN” Print Set Print selection Info Done Print Set “Date” Marking Selected Pictures for Transfer Marking All Pictures for Transfer Move Image Source/Destination Folders Small Pic Small pic info.txt File Names The Setup Menu Choosing Home and Travel Destination Time Zones DaylightSaving Time Zones Release Speed Review Options Brightness Hue Start-upDisplay Welcome Screen Seq. Numbers Shutter Sound Shutter sound Protect Auto trans- fer Slide show Controls FUNC AE-L, AF-L Shot Conﬁrmation 5 shot buffer info.txt info.txt Mass storage USB Video Mode Reset All Language Date Imprint and time Firmware Version Date Imprint Technical Notes Approved Memory Cards Memory Cards Caring for Your Camera Cleaning Storage Error Messages Display Problem Solution FORMAT Page Page Troubleshooting Page Dusk/Dawn for Continuous ◆Speedlight cntrl is set to Internal off to Auto • Multi-shot16 or Ultra HS selected for Continuous Speciﬁcations Effective pixels CCD Focal length f/-number Monitor Exposure Exposure control Range Shutter MH-56Battery Charger EN-EL7Rechargeable Li-ionBattery Index