Basic Camera Setup

Setup Menu

BNotes on Electronic Vibration Reduction

•Electronic VR does not function when the flash is used, except when slow sync mode is applied. Electronic VR does not function when slow sync with red-eye reduction (A 63, 64) is used.

•Electronic VR does not function with exposures that exceed a certain length of time.

•Electronic VR is activated only when ISO sensitivity (A 54) is set to Auto.

•Electronic VR does not function in the following scene modes.

-Sports (A 63)

-Night portrait (A 63)

-Dusk/dawn (A 65)

-Night landscape (A 65)

-Museum (A 66)

-Fireworks show (A 67)

-Backlight (A 67)

•Electronic VR does not function when Blink proof (A 74) is set to On.

•The effectiveness of electronic VR decreases as camera shake increases.

•The pictures taken using electronic vibration reduction may be somewhat “grainy” in appearance.

DElectronic VR for Movies

To compensate for camera shake with movie recording, enable Electronic VR (A 122) from the movie menu (A 121).

Motion Detection

Tap FM z(Setup menu) (A 139) M Motion detection

Enable motion detection to reduce the effects of subject movement and camera shake when shooting still pictures.

Auto (default setting)

When the camera detects the subject movement or camera shake, the ISO sensitivity and shutter speed are automatically increased to reduce blurring. However, motion detection does not function in the following situations.

•Subject tracking is selected for the touch shooting setting

•When the flash fires

•When ISO sensitivity (A 54) is set to Fixed range auto, or ISO sensitivity is fixed at a particular value in A (auto) mode

•When Multi-shot 16 (A 53) is selected

•When Sports (A 63), Night portrait (A 63), Dusk/dawn (A 65), Fireworks show (A 67), or Backlight (A 67) scene mode is enabled

•When recording movies

Off

146

Motion detection is not enabled.

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COOLPIXS4000PLUM, COOLPIXS4000CS, COOLPIXS4000MDKIT, coolpix, s4000 specifications

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