Parts of the Camera and Basic Operations

Parts of the Camera

Controls Used in Shooting Mode

Control

Name

Main Function

A

 

Mode dial

Change the shooting mode.

28

 

 

Rotate toward g(i) (telephoto zoom

 

 

Zoom control

position) to zoom in, and rotate toward

31

 

f(h) (wide-angle position) to zoom

 

 

out.

 

 

Rotary multi

See “Using the Rotary Multi Selector” for

12

 

selector

more information.

 

 

 

 

Set the flexible program (during shooting

57,

 

Command dial

mode j) or shutter speed (during

59,

 

 

shooting modes k or m).

110

 

d(menu)

Display and hide the menu.

13

 

button

 

 

 

 

 

When pressed halfway (i.e., if you stop

 

 

 

pressing when you feel resistance slightly):

 

 

Shutter-

Set focus and exposure.

32

 

release button

When pressed all the way (i.e., if you press

 

 

 

 

the button all the way down): Release the

 

 

 

shutter.

 

 

w(FUNC)

Display the setting menu of pre-assigned

110

 

button

function.

 

 

 

Playback

Play back images.

11,

 

button

34

 

 

 

Delete button

Delete the last image that was saved.

36

 

b(emovie-

Start and stop movie recording.

96

 

record) button

 

 

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Nikon COOLPIXP510BLK, COOLPIXP510RED manual Controls Used in Shooting Mode