User’s Manual
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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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About This Manual
Before Taking Important Pictures
Information and Precautions
Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories
Life-Long Learning
Disposing of Data Storage Devices
Information and Precautions
Camera Body
Parts of the Camera
Tripod socket
Parts of the Camera
Zand yare displayed on L18, and Mand dare displayed on L16
Monitor
Shooting
Shooting mode1
Current frame number
Playback
CPlayback Button
Shooting Mode Button
Press c in shooting mode to enter playback mode
Basic Operations
For the Menu Screen
For the Playback Mode
Multi Selector
For Shooting
Kto proceed to the next Kto apply selection Set of options
DButton
Selected option
Items to follow Press the multi selector Kor
Release button Halfway to set Rest Focus
Help Displays
Attaching the Camera Strap Shutter-release Button
Press the shutter
Insert the Batteries
Supported Batteries
Turning On and Off the Camera
Power Saving Function in Shooting Mode
Additional Precautions Regarding Batteries
Battery Type
Alternative Power Resources
Press k
Setting Display Language, Date and Time
Press the power switch to turn on the camera
Choose Yes and press k
Change the selected date and time
Press the shooting mode button to exit the screen
When Easy auto mode is displayed, press k
Setting Display Language, Date and Time
Inserting Memory Cards
Insert the memory card
Inserting Memory Cards
Formatting Memory Cards
Write Protect Switch
Removing Memory Cards
Inserting Memory Cards
Exposures remaining
Press the shooting mode button
Check the battery level and number
Press the multi selector Hor Ito choose G and press k
Available Functions in GEasy Auto Mode
Indicators Displayed in GEasy Auto Mode
Turn the Camera On and Select GEasy Auto Mode
Easy auto mode
Frame the picture
Using the Zoom
Frame a Picture
Ready the camera
Optical zoom up to 3×
Digital Zoom
Frame a Picture
Maximum Zoom Ratio without Interpolation
Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down
When peoples faces front view are recognized
Focus and Shoot
Press the shutter-release button halfway
AF-assist Illuminator and Flash
Focus and Shoot
Face Priority
Autofocus
Press c
Viewing Pictures Playback Mode
Viewing and Deleting Pictures
Deleting Pictures
Deleting the Last Picture Taken
Playback Mode
Viewing and Deleting Pictures
Viewing Pictures
Auto Flash fires automatically when lighting is poor
Using the Flash
Setting the Flash Mode
Press mflash mode
Flash Lamp
Using the Flash
WOff Indicator
Flash Mode Setting
Frame the picture and press Shutter-release button halfway
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
Press nself-timer
Use the multi selector to choose on and press
Macro Mode Setting
Macro Mode
Press pmacro mode
Macro Mode
Press oexposure compensation
Use the multi selector to adjust exposure and press k
Setting is applied
Exposure Compensation
Frame the subject and shoot
Shooting in the Auto Mode
Press the shooting mode button in shooting Mode
Press the multi selector Hor Ito choose a and press k
Shooting in the Scene Mode
Setting the Scene Mode
Image Mode
N Off p Off o 0.0* h Off Other settings can be selected
Features
Shooting in the Scene Mode
Scene Mode Settings
ENight portrait
HSunset
N Off* p Off o 0.0* h Off Other settings can be selected
Close-up
Shooting in the Scene Mode
Shoot the second picture
Taking Pictures for a Panorama
Use the multi selector to choose the direction Press k
Shoot the first picture
Panorama Maker
Press kwhen shooting is completed
Panorama Assist
Exposure Lock
Viewing Multiple Pictures Thumbnail Playback
Thumbnail Playback Mode Display
Pictures taken in Face Priority
Taking a Closer Look Playback Zoom
Original Pictures and Edited
Editing Pictures
Picture Editing
Restrictions on Picture Editing
Editing Pictures
Enhancing Brightness and Contrast D-Lighting
Use the multi selector to choose D-Lightingand press k
Choose OK and press k
M160 ×
Creating a Cropped Copy Crop
Refine copy composition
Press d Use the multi selector to choose Yes and press
GResizing Pictures Small Picture
Use the multi selector to choose Small pic. and press k
Choose the desired copy size and press k
Camera focuses on subject in center of frame
Changing Movie Settings
Recording Movies
Recording Movies
Movie Options and Maximum Movie Length and Frames
Movie Menu
Selecting Movie Options
Movie menu offers the options shown below
Deleting Movie Files
Use the zoom buttons to adjust playback volume
Press lwhen displayed in full-frame playback mode
Movie Playback
Tune the television to the video channel
Connecting to a TV
Connecting the A/V Cable
Video Mode
Operating Systems Compatible with Coolpix L18/COOLPIX L16
Connecting to a Computer
Before Connecting the Camera
Installing the Software
Transferring Pictures from the Camera to a Computer
Connecting the USB Cable
Transfer pictures when Nikon Transfer has finished loading
Disconnect the camera when transfer is complete
Turn the camera off and disconnect the USB cable
Image File Names and Folder Names
Using Standard OS Operations to Open Camera Files
For Users of Windows 2000 Professional
Panorama Creation with Panorama Maker
Connecting to a Printer
Printing Pictures
Turn camera off and disconnect USB cable
Turn off the camera Turn on the printer
Connecting the Camera and Printer
Connecting to a Printer
Check printer settings
Choose Paper size and press k
Printing Pictures One at a Time
Choose Copies and press k
Choose the number of copies up to nine and press k
Printing Multiple Pictures
To nine of each
Choose Print selection, Print all images or
Dpof printing and press k
Print selection Choose the pictures and number of copies up
Print all images
Paper Size
Choose the pictures and number of copies up
Press din playback mode
Creating a Dpof Print Order Print Set
Choose Select images and press k
Choose Done and press kto complete the print order and exit
Creating a Dpof Print Order Print Set
Deleting All Print Orders
Date Imprint
Displaying the Shooting Menu
Shooting Options The Shooting Menu
Shooting Options The Shooting Menu
AImage Mode
Number of Exposures Remaining
BWhite Balance
Flash Mode
Camera zooms
Preset Manual
Choose Measure
Frame the reference object
Continuous
Multi-shot
Single picture
Make colors more vivid or record pictures in monochrome
FColor Options
Restrictions apply to the following settings in a auto mode
Restrictions on Camera Settings
Playback Options The Playback Menu
Displaying the Playback Menu
Playback menu contains the following options
Press Hor Ito select on or OFF or
Selecting Multiple Pictures
Press the multi selector Jor Kto choose
Desired picture
Choose End or Restart
BSlide Show
Use the multi selector to choose Start and press k
Slide show begins
Delete selected pictures or all pictures
Delete
Setup menu contains the following options
Basic Camera Setup The Setup Menu
Basic Camera Setup The Setup Menu
Displaying the Setup Menu
Geasy auto mode
Auto Mode, Scene Mode, and Movie Mode
Icons All menu items can be displayed in a single
Menus
CWelcome Screen
Choose the initial menus displayed
Choose x and press k
Setting Travel Destination Time Zone
Date
Use the multi selector to choose Time zone and press k
Travel destination menu is displayed
Clock Battery
Choose the travel destination time zone and press k
WHome Time Zone
UTC + Location
Time Zones A14
Photo Info
EMonitor Settings
Date Imprint and Print Set
FDate Imprint
UAnti-shake AE
HAF Assist
ISound Settings
Enable or disable AF-assist illumination
Adjust the following sound settings
KAuto Off
Formatting Internal Memory and Memory Cards
Format Memory/mFormat Card
Formatting the Internal Memory
Formatting a Memory Card
Language
OVideo mode
Movie Menu
PReset All
Scene Mode
Pop-up Menu
Others
Setup Menu
Select an option from the copy screen and press k
SBattery type
Protect
Copy
RFirmware Version
Select a copy option and press k
View the current camera firmware version
Optional Accessories
Battery charger
Approved Memory Cards
Image File and Folder Names
Pictures and movies are assigned file names as follows
DSCN0001 . JPG
Caring for the Camera
Self-timer Lamp/AF-assist Illuminator LED
Caring for the Camera
Batteries
Cleaning
Storage
Do not use alcohol, thinner, or other volatile chemicals
Error Messages
Error Messages
Printer error paper
Printer error
Problem, select
Printer error check Not loaded in printer
Display, Settings and Power Supply
Troubleshooting
100
Troubleshooting
Electronically Controlled Cameras
Shooting
101
102
Playback
Camera
103
Displayed
Pictures from internal memory
Specifications
104
Nikon Coolpix L18/COOLPIX L16 Digital Camera
×, spot digital zoom 2× or more Exposure control
Specifications
105
Image size pixels
106
Specifications
107
Supported Standards
Symbols
Index
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Multi selector 5, 9 Multi-shot 16 67 Museum l 32
Movies 46, 48 deleting 48 playback 48 recording
Thumbnail 40 zoom
Red-eye reduction Reset all
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Index
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