Nikon Nikon COOLPIX, COOLPIXP100 user manual Noise Reduction, Distortion Control

Shooting Options: Shooting Menu (A, B, C, D Modes)

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MNoise Reduction

Set to A, B, C or D MdMA, B, C, D (shooting menu) (A74) MNoise reduction

At slow shutter speeds, pictures may be affected by “noise” in the form of randomly- spaced, brightly-colored dots concentrated in dark parts of the image. Use this option to reduce noise at slow shutter speeds. Enabling noise reduction increases the time needed to record pictures after they are shot.

aAuto (default setting)

Noise reduction is performed at slow shutter speeds, likely to result in pictures affected by noise.

MOn

Noise reduction is applied to pictures shot at shutter speeds of 1/4 second or slower. Switching this to On is recommended when shooting at slow shutter speeds.

When noise reduction is performed, the xicon is displayed in the monitor during

shooting (A9).

CNote on Noise Reduction

This feature cannot be used simultaneously with certain features. See “Functions that Cannot be Applied Simultaneously” (A96) for more information.

QDistortion Control

Set to A, B, Cor DMdMA, B, C, D(shooting menu) (A74) MDistortion control

Choose whether to correct the peripheral distortion that occurs due to the intrinsic characteristics of lenses. Enabling distortion control reduces the size of the frame, as compared to distortion control not being enabled.

QOn

Distortion is corrected.

kOff (default setting)

No distortion correction is performed.

When distortion control is enabled, the current setting is displayed during shooting (A8). When Off is selected, an icon for the current setting is not displayed.

CNote on Distortion Control

This feature cannot be used simultaneously with certain features. See “Functions that Cannot be

94Applied Simultaneously” (A96) for more information.