Table of Contents

For Your Safety

ii

WARNINGS

ii

Notices

v

Introduction

1

About This Manual

1

Information and Precautions

2

Parts of the Camera

4

The Camera Body

4

Basic Operations

6

The A (Shooting Mode) Button

6

The c (Playback) Button

6

The b (e Movie-record) Button

6

Shutter-release Button

7

Attaching the Camera Strap

7

Operating the Touch Panel

8

Tapping

8

Dragging

8

Dragging and Dropping

8

Using the Stylus

9

Main Display of the Monitor/Touch Panel and Basic Operations

10

Shooting (Information Display)

10

Shooting (Operation Controls)

11

Playback (Information Display)

12

Playback (Operation Controls)

13

Operating the Tabs

14

First Steps

16

Inserting the Battery

16

Removing the Battery

17

Charging the Battery

18

Turning On and Off the Camera

21

Setting Display Language, Date and Time

22

Inserting Memory Cards

24

Removing Memory Cards

24

Basic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) Mode

26

Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select A (Auto) Mode

26

Indicators Displayed in A (Auto) Mode

27

Step 2 Frame a Picture

28

Using the Zoom

29

Step 3 Focus and Shoot

30

Step 4 Playing Back and Deleting Pictures

32

Playing Back Pictures (Playback Mode)

32

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Nikon COOLPIXS4100BLK, COOLPIXS4100PLMDKIT, COOLPIXS4300PLUMKIT, COOLPIXS4100SLV, COOLPIXS4100RED Table of Contents

COOLPIXS4100BLK, COOLPIXS4100SLV, COOLPIXS4300PLUM, COOLPIXS4100PLMDKIT, S4100 specifications

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