Nikon Coolpix Digital Camera ACrop Creating a Cropped Copy, Refine copy composition, Image Size

Image Editing

Editing Images

aCrop: Creating a Cropped Copy

Create a copy containing only the portion visible in the monitor when uis displayed with playback zoom (A 75) enabled. Cropped copies are saved as separate files.

1 Rotate the zoom control to g(i) in full-frame playback mode (A70) to zoom in on the image.

To crop an image displayed in “tall” (portrait) orientation, zoom in on the image until the black bars displayed on the both sides of the monitor disappear. The cropped

image will be displayed in landscape orientation.

To crop the image in its current “tall” (portrait) orientation,

first use the Rotate image option (A 90) to rotate the image so that it is displayed in landscape orientation. Next, enlarge the image for cropping, crop the image, and then rotate the cropped image back to “tall” (portrait) orientation.

2 Refine copy composition.

Rotate the zoom control to g(i) or f(h) to adjust the zoom ratio.

Press the multi selector H, I, J, or K to scroll the image so that only the portion to be copied is visible in the monitor.

3 Press the d button.

4 Use the multi selector to choose Yes and press the k button.

A cropped copy is created.

To exit without saving the copy, choose No and press the

kbutton.

CImage Size

Save this image as

displayed?

Yes

No

As the area to be saved is reduced, the image size (pixels) of the cropped copy is also reduced. When the image size of the cropped copy is 320 × 240 or 160 × 120, a gray frame is displayed around the image, and the small picture icon Bor Cis displayed in the left of the monitor in playback mode.

DMore Information

100See “Image/Sound File and Folder Names” (A 146) for more information.