About This Manual

Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon COOLPIX L5 digital camera. This manual has been written to help you enjoy taking pictures with your Nikon digital camera. Read this manual thoroughly before use, and keep it where all those who use the product will read it.

Symbols and Conventions

To make it easier to find the information you need, the following symbols and conventions are used:

Introduction

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jbefore use to prevent damage to the camera.

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ktion that should be read before using the camera.

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linformation that may be helpful when using the camera.

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cinformation is available else- where in this manual or in the Quick Start Guide.

Notations

A Secure Digital (SD) memory card is referred to as a “memory card.”

The setting at the time of purchase is referred to as the “default setting.”

The names of the menu items displayed in the camera monitor, and the names of the buttons or messages displayed in the computer monitor are indicated with brackets ([ ]).

Screen Samples

In this manual, images are sometimes omitted from monitor display samples so that monitor icons can be more clearly shown.

Illustrations and Screen Display

Illustrations and text displays shown in this manual may differ from actual display.

k Memory Cards

Pictures taken with this camera can be stored in the camera’s internal memory or on remov-

 

able memory cards. If a memory card is inserted, all new pictures will be stored on the mem-

 

ory card and delete, playback, and format operations will apply only to the pictures on the

 

memory card. The memory card must be removed before the internal memory can be format-

 

ted or used to store, delete, or view pictures.

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