Nikon COOLPIXP500BK, COOLPIXSP500BLK Basic Operations

Introduction

Basic Operations

Command Dial

You can rotate the command dial to select

items from a menu screen or to set any of the

following functions.

For Shooting

For Playback

Mode Description A

Mode dial set to jAdjust the flexible program 71

Mode dial set to kAdjust shutter speed 72

Mode dial set to lAdjust aperture value 73

Mode dial set to m

Adjust shutter speed or aperture value

(Press the multi selector K to switch between

settings.)

Mode Description A

Full-frame playback or thumbnail

playback Choose a picture

34,

111,

115

Calendar display Choose a date 117

Playback zoom Change the zoom ratio 118

Movie playback Advanced or rewound 168

During movie pause or editing Advanced or rewound by one frame 168

Contents

Main Page i ii For Your Safety WARNIN GS iii iv v Notices Notices for Customers in the U.S.A. COOLPIX P500 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radio Frequency Interference Statement vi Notice for Customers in Canada vii Table of Contents viii ix Table of Contents x xi xii 1 Introduction About This Manual A C BD C 2 Information and Precautions Life-Long Learning Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories THE USE OF NON-NIKON ELECTRONIC ACCESSORIES COULD DAMAGE THE CAMERA AND MAY VOID Before Taking Important Pictures 3 Information and Precautions Notice Concerning Prohibition of Copying or Reproduction Disposing of Data Storage Devices Parts of the Camera Camera Body 3 10 11 1289 19 2021 31 2223 24 15 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 16 B Raising and Lowering the Flash Attaching the Camera Strap and Lens Cap B 8 Parts of the Camer a Monitor Shooting Parts of the C amera 10 Parts of the Camer a Playback Basic Operations Command Dial 12 Multi Selector For the Menu Screen k ) section, or the K d (Menu) Button Switching Between Tabs in the Menu Screen Using Camera Menus Pressing the Shutter-Release Button Halfway/All the Way x (Monitor) Button Diopter adjustment control B Viewfinder Monitor s (Display) Button Display information Movie frame Display the range of a movie in a frame. Information hidden Display photo information Inserting the Battery B Removing the Battery Charging the Battery 21 Charging the Battery Plug the Charging AC Adapter into an electrical outlet. Disconnect the Charging AC Adapter from the electrical outlet and then disconnect the USB cable. Charging the Battery B C D Turning On and Off the Camera C Setting the Display Language, Date and Time D 25 Setting the Display Language, Date and Time Press H or I to choose the date display order and press the k button or K. D 26 Inserting the Memory Card Insert the memory card. B Close the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover. Removing the Memory Card B Write protect switch B Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select A (Auto) Mode Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select A (Auto) Mode Indicators Displayed in A (Auto) Mode C D 30 Step 2 Frame a Picture Ready the camera. Frame a picture. Using the Viewfinder 31 C 32 Step 3 Focus and Shoot Press the shutter-release button halfway. Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down. B Step 3 Focus and Shoot B D 34 Step 4 Viewing and Deleting Pictures Viewing Pictures (Playback Mode) Press the c (Playback) button. C Deleting Unnecessary Images B C Using the Flash C 37 Using the Flash Setting the Flash Mode B Using the Flash B C 39 Taking Pictures with the Self-Timer Press n (self-timer) on the multi selector. Press the multi selector H or I to choose 10s or 2s and press the k button. Frame the picture and press the shutter-release button halfway. Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down. Using Focus Mode Choose a focus mode according to the desired scene. Focus Modes Available in Each Shooting Mode C 41 C 42 Using Focus Mode Using Manual Focus Press p (focus mode) on the multi selector to display the setup menu for focus mode. C 43 Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation) Press o (exposure compensation) on the multi selector. Press the multi selector H or I to select a compensation value. Press the k button to set the compensation value. Press the shutter-release button to take a picture. Selecting Scenes for Shooting (Mode Dial) Rotate the mode dial and align an icon to the mark to select one of the following shooting modes. Shooting Suited to Scenes (Scene Mode) C 46 Shooting in the Scene Selected by the Camera (Scene Auto Selector) Rotate the mode dial to y. Frame the subject and take the picture. B C Selecting a Scene Mode to Take Pictures (Features) Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page B Page Takin g Pic tur es w ith E asy Pano ram a Page B Viewing Pictures Recorded with Easy Panorama B Taking Pictures with Panorama Assist 64 Frame the first portion of the panorama scene and take the first 1/3 of the image will be displayed as translucent. Shoot the next picture. D 65 Taking Pictures of Smiling Faces (Smart Portrait Mode) Rotate the mode dial to F (Smart portrait). Frame the picture. The shutter is automatically released. Finish shooting. B C Taking Pictures of Smiling Faces (Smart Portrait Mode) Smart Portrait Menu 68 Displaying the Smart Portrait Menu Setting the Exposure for Shooting (j, k, l, m Modes) j, k, l, m Modes C 70 D Shutter Speed Aperture Value 71 j (Programmed Auto) Mode B 72 k (Shutter-Priority Auto) Mode Rotate the mode dial to k. Rotate the command dial to choose a shutter speed value. B 73 l (Aperture-Priority Auto) Mode The user chooses the aperture value; the camera selects the shutter speed automatically. Rotate the mode dial to l. D 74 m (Manual) Mode Rotate the mode dial to m. Press the multi selector K to activate the shutter speed setting. Rotate the command dial to choose a shutter speed value. Press the multi selector K to activate the aperture value setting. B Continuous Shooting ( j, k, l, m Mode) Page Continuous Shooting (j, k, l, m Mode) B C 80 Continuous Shooting (j, k, l, m Mode) Choose the interval between each shot and Press the shutter-release button all the way to shoot the first picture. B Page 82 Displaying the Shooting Menu C Image Quality C Image Size C F H O u D Optimize Image B 88 Custom in Optimize Image Select Custom to make separate adjustments to the following options. B 89 Black-and-White in Optimize Image C White Balance C 91 More on Shooting Reference object frame Preset Manual B ISO Sensitivity C Metering B D Exposure Bracketing B AF Area Mode You can set how the camera selects the focus area for autofocus. B 97 Shooting with Face Priority Frame the picture. (Face priorit y)The face closest to the camera 98 B 99 Focusing on Moving Subjects for Shooting (Subject Tracking) Display the shooting menu (A82), use the multi selector to choose AF area mode, and Choose sSubject tracking and press the k Select a subject. 100 B Autofocus Mode C D Flash Exp. Comp. Long Exposure NR C Active D-Lighting B Functions that Cannot be Applied Simultaneously Page B Page 108 Using M (User Setting Mode) Basic Settings Shooting Menu B 109 Save the Settings in M Rotate the mode dial to the desired exposure mode. Change to a frequently used setting. Press the d button. Use the multi selector to choose Save user settings and press the k button. C 111 More on Playback Operations in Full-Frame Playback Operations in Full-Frame Playback C Playing Images Captured Using Continuous Shooting Mode (Sequence) D Deleting Images in a Sequence B C Viewing Multiple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback Viewing Multiple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback C Pictures Mode and Auto Sort Mode Viewing Multiple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback Calendar Display B D 2011 05 Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom Page 120 Playing Back Images by Category The following playback modes can be selected. Press the d button in playback mode. Press the multi selector J. Press H or I to choose the N tab. Page Sorting Favorite Images (Favorite Pictures Mode) Adding Images to an Album 123 Use the multi selector to choose the album to which the images will be added and press the B 124 Viewing Images in an Album Use the multi selector to choose an album. 125 Removing Images From an Album Remove images from an album without deleting the images. B 126 Using Favorite Pictures Mode A The following operations are available from the list of albums screen ( C k Changing the Album Icons B 128 C Viewing Images in Albums Adding Images to Albums 129 Finding Images in Auto Sort Mode Viewing Images in Auto Sort Mode Use the multi selector to choose a desired category. 130 Finding Images in Auto Sort Mode B 131 Finding Images in Auto Sort Mode Operations in Auto Sort Mode The following operations are available in the category list screen (A129 step 2). C k 132 Viewing Images by Date (List by Date) Viewing Images in List by Date Mode Use the multi selector to choose a date. B 133 C Playback Options: Playback Menu The following options are available in playback menu. 135 Displaying the Playback Menu a Print Order: Setting the Pictures and Number of Copies to Print Use the multi selector to choose Select images and press the k button. 136 Choose the pictures (up to a maximum of 99) and number of copies (up to nine per picture). Choose whether or not to also print shooting date and photo information. Pictures selected for printing are recognized by the w icon displayed in playback mode. B C D List by date modeFavorite pictures mode or auto sort mode 138 B dProtect 140 Selecting Pictures Follow the procedure described below to select pictures. Press the multi selector J or K to choose the desired picture. Press H or I to select or deselect (or to specify the number of copies). Press the k button to apply the picture selection. B iHide Image E Voice Me mo 143 More on Playback Playing Voice Memos Pictures for which voice memos have been recorded are indicated by p in full- frame playback mode. B h 144 Copy: Copying Between Internal Memory and Memory Card Copy pictures between the internal memory and a memory card. Select a copy option and press the k button. C CSequence Display Options CChoose Key Picture 146 Editing Pictures Picture Editing Functions B Picture Editing Fun ctions C D 148 Editing Pictures See File and Folder Names (A215) for more information. Editing Pictures kQuick Retouch: Enhancing Contrast and Saturation Choose the desired picture from full-frame (A34) or thumbnail (A115) playback mode Use the multi selector to choose kQuick retouch and press the k button. The original version is displayed on the left and the edited version is displayed on the right. ID-Lighting: Enhancing Brightness and Contrast Choose the desired picture from full-frame (A34) or thumbnail (A115) playback mode Use the multi selector to choose ID- Lighting and press the k button. The original version is displayed on the left and the edited version is displayed on the right. Press H or I to choose the setting level, and eSkin Softening: Making Skin Appear Smoother 151 Confirm the results. B 152 pFilter Effects: Digital Filter Choose the desired picture from full-frame (A34) or thumbnail (A115) playback mode Use the multi selector to choose p Filter effects and press the k button. Choose the filter effect type and press the k 153 Adjust the effect. Check the effect, choose Save and press the gSmall Picture: Decreasing Image Size jBlack Border: Adding a Black Border to Pictures B 156 aCrop: Creating a Cropped Copy Create a copy containing only the portion visible on the monitor when u is displayed with playback zoom (A118) enabled. Cropped copies are stored as separate files. C 157 Movie Recording and Playback Press the b (e movie-record) button to end recording. Recording Movies Turn on the camera and display the shooting screen. Rotate the movie mode switch to HD. Press the b (e movie-record) button to start movie recording. B C 160 Recording Movies in Slow Motion and Fast Motion (HSMovie) Press the b (e movie-record) button to end recording. Turn on the camera and rotate the movie mode switch to HS. Press the b (e movie-record) button to start the movie recording. B D Capturing Still Pictures While Recording Movies B C 163 Using the Movie Menu The options below can be set in the movie menu. Displaying the Movie Menu Movie Options B HS Movie Options Open with HS Footage C Autofocus Mode Choose how the camera focuses when recording movies with the movie mode switch rotated to HD. C Electronic VR B Wind Noise Reduction Movie Playback B Editing Movies B Saving a Frame from a Movie as a Still Picture B Deleting Unnecessary Movies Connecting to a TV 172 Connecting to a TV Tune the television to the video channel. See the documentation provided with your television for details. B C 173 Connecting to a Computer Before Connecting the Camera Install the Software Compatible Operating Systems B B Transferring Images from a Camera to a Computer Start the computer to which ViewNX 2 was installed. Be sure that the camera is off. Connect the camera to the computer using the supplied USB cable. B 175 Start the ViewNX 2 image transfer feature Nikon Transfer 2 installed on the computer. 176 Disconnecting the Camera C available Card Reader D 178 Charging While Connecting to a Computer B Connecting to a Printer B D Connecting the Camera and Printer B 181 Connecting to Televisions, Computers and Printers NO. See Note on Printing Images of Size 1:1 (A86) for more informati on. Printing Pictures One at a Time Use the multi selector to choose the picture to be printed and press the k button. Choose Copies and press the k button. Choose the number of copies (up to nine) and Choose Paper size and press the k button. Printing Multiple Pictures When the Print selection screen is displayed, press the d button. Use the multi selector to choose Paper size and press the k button. 183 Choose the desired paper size and press the Choose Print selection, Print all images or DPOF printing and press the k button. 184 Printing starts. C 185 Basic Camera Setup Setup Menu The setup menu contains the following options. 186 Displaying the Setup Menu Press H or I to select the z tab. Choose the z (Setup) tab in the menu screen. Press the d button to display the menu screen. Welcome Screen Choose whether or not to display the Welcome screen on the monitor when the camera is turned on. 188 Time Zone and D ate Set the cameras internal clock. Setting the Travel Destination Time Zone Use the multi selector to choose Time zone and press the k button. Choose xTravel destination and press the B C D Monitor Settings Change the settings for the options below. B Print Date C Press the d button M z (Setup menu) (A186) M Print date Vibration Red uction D B Motion Detection B AF Assist Enable or disable the AF-assist illuminator that assists the autofocus when the lighting is dim. Red-eye Reduction Choose the red-eye reduction method when the flash mode (A36) is V (Auto with red-eye reduction). Digital Zoom B Assign Side Zoom Control Sound Settings Adjust the following sound settings. B Auto Off C B 200 Format Memory/Format Card Formatting Internal Memory Formatting Memory Card B Language Choose one of 26 languages for displaying the camera menus and messages. TV Settings Adjust the settings for connecting to a TV. D Charge by Computer B Reset File Numbering B Blink Warning B 204 Operating the Did someone blink? Screen Reset All Smart Portrait Menu Shooting Menu Continuous Shooting Menu Movie Menu Setup Menu Firmware Version Caring for the Camera Caring for the Camera C Caring for the Camera Cleaning Do not use alcohol, thinner, or other volatile chemicals. Storage C 213 Technical Notes and Index Optional Accessories Approved Memory Cards File and Folder Names DSCN0001.JPG Page Error Messages Page Page Page Page 222 Troubleshooting Display, Settings and Power Supply The battery cannot be charged by connecting the camera to a computer. Page 224 Shooting Page Page 227 Playback Page Specifications Nikon COOLPIX P500 Digital Camera Page Page 232 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL5 Charging AC Adapter EH-69P B Supported Standards 234 Index Symbols A B C 235 E F H I 236 N O P Q