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Introduction
Information and Precautions
Life-LongLearning
Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories
Before Taking Important Pictures
About the Manuals
Notice Concerning Prohibition of Copying or Reproduction
• Items prohibited by law from being copied or reproduced
• Cautions on certain copies and reproductions
• Comply with copyright notices
Disposing of Data Storage Devices
Restore default settings
For Your Safety
WARNINGS
Turn off in the event of malfunction
Do not disassemble
Do not use the camera or Charging AC Adapter in the presence of flammable gas
Keep the sun out of the frame
Observe caution when handling the battery
Observe the following precautions when handling the Charging AC Adapter
Use appropriate cables
Do not touch the moving parts of the lens
Handle moving parts with care
Do not operate the flash with the flash window touching a person or object
Avoid contact with liquid crystal
Notices
Notices for Customers in the U.S.A
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radio Frequency Interference Statement
Notice for Customers in the State of California
WARNING
Wash hands after handling
Notice for Customers in Canada
Notices for Customers in Europe
<Important> Notes About Location Data Functions (GPS/GLONASS)
bLocation name data of this camera
bNotes about record location data functions and log recording
bUsing the camera overseas
Set Record location data to Off
Wi-Fi(Wireless LAN Network)
Restrictions on Wireless Devices
Notice for Customers in the U.S.A. and Canada
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Industry of Canada (IC)
Declaration of Conformity
Declaration of Conformity (Europe)
Notice for Customers in Jamaica
Precautions when Using Radio Transmissions
Personal Information Management and Disclaimer
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Table of Contents
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Parts of the Camera
Flash raised
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The Monitor
Switching the Information Displayed in the Monitor (sButton)
For Shooting
C Histogram, Framing Grid and Virtual Horizon for Shooting
Monitor settings
For Shooting
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Moon
Bird
watching
For Playback
2Individual pictures is selected)
Tone level information display
Preparing for Shooting
Insert the Battery and Memory Card
B Formatting a Memory Card
Format card
Removing the Battery or Memory Card
Charge the Battery
B Notes About the USB Cable
B Notes About Charging the Battery
C Charging Using a Computer or Battery Charger
Opening and Adjusting the Angle of the Monitor
B Notes About the Monitor
Turn the Camera On and Set the Display Language, Date, and Time
C Changing the Language or the Date and Time Setting
Language
C The Clock Battery
Basic Shooting and Playback Operations
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B Notes About Saving Images or Movies
C The Auto Off Function
C When Using a Tripod
Vibration reduction
Using the Flash
Switching Between the Monitor and Viewfinder
Diopter Adjustment of the Viewfinder
B Notes About Checking and Adjusting Image Colors
Using the Zoom
the Assign side zoom control in the setup menu (A57)
C Digital Zoom
Using the Snap-backZoom
The Shutter-releaseButton
Recording Movies
Play Back Images
HIJK
Delete Images
B Deleting Images Captured Continuously (Sequence)
C Deleting the Image Captured While in Shooting Mode
Changing the Shooting Mode
•A(Auto) mode
•y, X, s, c(Scene) modes
Scene auto selector
•u(Special effects) mode
Functions That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector (for Shooting)
•mFlash mode
•nSelf-timer/Remotecontrol/Smile timer
•pFocus mode
Sports
Shooting Features
Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)
Special Effects Mode (Applying Effects When Shooting)
Functions Available in Special Effects Mode
j, k, l, mModes (Setting the Exposure for Shooting)
Target finding AF
C More Information
Adjusting the Shutter Speed
Adjusting the Aperture Value
j(Programmed auto)
k(Shutter-priorityauto)
l(Aperture-priorityauto)
m(Manual)
B Notes About Shooting
B Notes About ISO Sensitivity
ISO sensitivity
Fixed range auto
Functions Available in j, k, l, mModes
M(User Settings) Mode
Save user settings
General Settings
Shooting menu
Saving Settings in M Mode (Save User Settings)
Save user settings
B The Clock Battery
C Resetting M(User Settings) Mode
Reset user settings
Flash Mode
B The Ready Light
Available Flash Modes
Red-eye
reduction
C The Flash Mode Setting
C Auto with Red-eye Reduction/Red-eyeReduction
Self-timer
• n2s
Z10s
Z2s
Pet portrait
Smile Timer (Shooting Smiling Faces Automatically)
B Notes About Smile Timer
C When the Self-timerLamp Flashes
Focus Mode
Available Focus Modes
B Notes About Shooting with the Flash
C Focus Mode Setting
Using Manual Focus
C E(Manual Focus)
C Peaking
Peaking
Exposure Compensation (Adjusting Brightness)
C Exposure Compensation Value
C Using the Histogram
Functions That Can Be Set with the Fn (Function) Button
Fn button
Functions That Cannot Be Used
Simultaneously When Shooting
timer shooting)
When Pre-shootingcache is selected
Image quality is fixed at Normal
Continuous H, Continuous L, Pre
Intvl timer shooting is set, shooting
• Exposure bracketing is not available
bracketing
When Pre-shootingcache, Multi-shot
Single AF setting
Face priority is selected
When Pre-shootingcache, Continuous H:
Multi-shot
B Notes About Digital Zoom
Functions That Can Be Set with the d(Menu) Button
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The Shooting Menu
Common Options
For j, k, l, m, Mmodes
Standard
Custom 2 of Picture Control
Matrix
Single
• Default setting: Target finding AF
Full-time
24 mm
e1080/30p
1080/25p
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The Image Selection Screen
OFF
The Setup Menu
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Using Location Data Functions
Using the Wi-Fi(Wireless LAN) Function
Connecting the Camera to a TV, Printer, or Computer
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Shooting
Playback
Movie
Location Data Functions
Connection
Menu
Additional Information
Hints and Notes About the Scene Mode
•Press the dbutton to select uHand-held or wTripod in Night landscape
uHand-held
•wTripod:
• Press the dbutton to select uHand-held or wTripod in Night portrait
•Press the dbutton to select Noise reduction burst or Single shot in Landscape
Noise reduction burst
Single shot
Hand-held
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oBacklighting
B Notes About HDR
OPet portrait
V Continuous
B Pet Portrait Auto Release
Pet portrait auto release
B Focus Area
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Shooting with Easy Panorama
yMd
1Select WNormal (180°) or
Wide (360°)
-WNormal (180°):
Example of Camera Movement
Normal (180°)
Wide (360°)
B Notes About Easy Panorama Shooting
Playback with Easy Panorama
B Notes About Easy Panorama Images
B Notes About Printing Panorama Images
Shooting Time-lapseMovies
Frame rate
30 fps (30p/ 60p)
e1080/30p
25 fps (25p/50p)
B Notes About Time-lapseMovie
Default Settings (Flash, Focus mode, Etc.)
X/W12
A/B
Cityscape (10 minutes)
B(infinity) when using Landscape (25 minutes) or Sunset (50 minutes)
s, c
Focusing
Using Target Finding AF
Target finding AF
B Notes About Target Finding AF
Using Face Detection
•s (night portrait), Scene auto selector or Portrait scene mode (A27)
Face priority
Portrait
B Notes About Face Detection
Using Skin Softening
Portrait
B Notes About Skin Softening
Subjects Not Suitable for Autofocus
Focus Lock
C Moving the Focus Area to the Desired Position
The Control Range of the Shutter Speed (j, k, l, mModes)
Playback Zoom
g(i)
Exposure bracketing
C Cropping Images
Thumbnail Playback/Calendar Display
f(h)
B Notes About Calendar Display
Viewing and Deleting Images Captured Continuously (Sequence)
Viewing Images in a Sequence
Individual pictures
B Sequence Display Options
C Playback Menu Options Available When Using Sequence
Deleting Images in a Sequence
Current image
Erase selected images
All images
Erase selected images
Quick Retouch: Enhancing Contrast and Saturation
D-Lighting:Enhancing Brightness and Contrast
Skin Softening: Softening Skin Tones
Filter Effects: Applying Digital Filter Effects
Small Picture: Reducing the Size of an Image
B Notes About Small Picture
Crop: Creating a Cropped Copy
C Image Size
Recording and Playing Back Movies
Area Captured in Movies
Electronic VR
Focusing During Movie Recording
Exposure Locking
Maximum Movie Recording Time
Notes About Movie Recording
not open the battery-chamber/memorycard slot cover or remove the
battery or memory card
B Notes About Recorded Movies
B Notes About Autofocus for Movie Recording
Capturing Still Images While Recording Movies
B Notes About Capturing Still Images During Movie Recording
- When Movie options (A54) is set to g480/30p, s480/25p or HS
Operations During Movie Playback
Editing Movies
Extracting Only the Desired Portion of a Movie
B Notes About Movie Extracting
Saving a Frame from a Movie as a Still Image
Yes
Normal
B Restrictions on Extracting Still Images
g480/30p
Recording the Location Data on the Image
1 Set Record location data to On
B Notes About Location Data Functions
B Battery Drain While Recording Location Data and Log Recording
Record location data
C Points of Interest (POI) Information
Embed POI
C Images with Recorded Location Data
Log interval
B Notes About Log Recording
-Record location data in Location data options is set to Off
End log
Ending Log to Save it on Memory Cards
End log
Save log
View log
C To Erase Log Data
Connecting to a Smart Device (Wi-Fi)
Negotiating... Please wait
C When Take photos Is Selected
Intvl timer shooting
C Touching an NFC-compatibleSmart Device to the Camera for a Wi-FiConnection
To Terminate the Wi-FiConnection
Disable
Wi-Fi
Preselecting Images in the Camera That You Want to Transfer to a Smart Device
Connecting the Camera to a TV (Playback on a TV)
Connecting the Camera to a Printer (Direct Print)
Connecting the Camera to a Printer
PictBridge
Print selection
B If the PictBridge Startup Screen Is Not Displayed
Printing Images One at a Time
Copies
Start print
3Select Print selection or Print all images and press the kbutton
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Using ViewNX-i(Transferring Images to a Computer)
Installing ViewNX-i
Transferring Images to a Computer
•When using Windows
displayed; select Import File using Nikon Transfer 2 and click OK
Import File
Nikon Transfer
B Notes About Connecting the USB Cable
Start Transfer
The Shooting Menu (The Common Shooting Options)
Image Quality
B Notes About Image Quality
C Number of Images That Can Be Saved
Image Size
B Notes About Printing Images at 1:1 Aspect Ratio
B Notes About Image Size
The Shooting Menu (j, k, lor m Mode)
Picture Control (COOLPIX Picture Control)
MMd
Custom Picture Control
B COOLPIX Picture Control
Customizing Existing COOLPIX Picture Controls: Quick Adjust and Manual Adjust
Reset
Types of Quick Adjust and Manual Adjust
•Default setting: 3 for Standard or Monochrome, 2 for Neutral and 4 for Vivid
• OFF
• Y
B&W
B Notes About Image Sharpening
Image sharpening
B Contrast, Saturation and A (Auto)
Custom Picture Control (COOLPIX Custom Picture Control)
M Md
Edit and save
White Balance (Adjusting Hue)
bPreset manual Auto (normal), Auto (warm lighting), Incandescent, etc. (E65)
B Notes About White Balance
Auto (warm lighting)
Flash
C Color Temperature
Red
Blue
Using Preset Manual
Preset manual
Measure
B Notes About Preset Manual
Metering
B Notes About Metering
Center-weighted
Spot
C Display on the Shooting Screen
Continuous Shooting
640×480
B Notes About Continuous Shooting
C Pre-shootingCache
Interval Timer Shooting
select XIntvl timer shooting
B Notes About Interval Timer Shooting
ISO Sensitivity
• Fixed range auto:
ISO
ZISO
100 to 6400:
Exposure Bracketing
l Md
B Notes About Exposure Bracketing
±0.3
±0.7
AF Area Mode
B Notes About AF Area Mode
Using Subject Tracking
B Notes About Subject Tracking
Autofocus Mode
B Notes About Autofocus Mode
C Autofocus Mode for Movie Recording
Flash Exp. Comp
Noise Reduction Filter
Active D-Lighting
B Notes About Active D-Lighting
B Active D-LightingVersus D-Lighting
Multiple Exposure
B Notes About Multiple Exposure
Multiple Exposure Shooting
select Multiple exposure mode, and then press the kbutton
Multiple exposure mode
Zoom Memory
2000 mm
B Notes About Zoom Operation
Zoom memory
Startup Zoom Position
M Exposure Preview
Movie Options
Normal Speed Movie Options
HS Movie Options
B Notes About HS Movie
C Playing Back in Slow Motion and Fast Motion
B Autofocus Mode
Electronic VR
• When Vibration reduction is set to Normal or
B Notes About Electronic VR
Wind Noise Reduction
B Notes About Wind Noise Reduction
Zoom Microphone
B Notes About Zoom Microphone
Frame Rate
Mark for Wi-FiUpload
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Restore default settings
Slide Show
Start
Frame intvl
Start
Loop
Protect
M d
M k
Rotate Image
Sequence Display Options
Choose Key Picture
The Wi-FiOptions Menu
Auth./encryp
Open
DHCP server IP address
Character Input for SSID and Password
Character Input for Channel, Subnet mask and DHCP server IP address
The Location Data Options Menu
Location Data Options
Updating the A-GPSFile
Location data options
Update
A-GPS
file
Points of Interest (POI) (Recording and Displaying Location Name Information)
C POI Display
Set Clock from Satellite
B Notes About Set Clock from Satellite
Set clock from satellite
Time Zone and Date
Select Year/Month/Day, Month/Day/Year, or Day/Month
Year
Setting the Time Zone
Time zone
2Select wHome time zone or xTravel destination and press the kbutton
Date and time
Slot Empty Release Lock
Demo mode
Monitor Settings
B Notes About View/Hide Framing Grid
B Notes About View/Hide Histograms
Virtual Horizon
Manual (spot)
Manual (normal)
Manual (wide)
B Notes About Virtual Horizon
EVF Auto Toggle (Automatically Switching the Display to the Viewfinder)
Date Stamp
B Notes About Date Stamp
Vibration Reduction
B Notes About Vibration Reduction
AF Assist
Digital Zoom
Assign Side Zoom Control
Sound Settings
Bird-watching scene mode
Pet
portrait or Bird-watching scene mode
Auto Off
30 s
1 min
5 min
30 min
Charge by Computer
B Notes About Charging with a Computer
B When the Power-onLamp (Charge Lamp) Quickly Flashes Green
Toggle Av/Tv Selection
Reset File Numbering
B Notes About Reset File Numbering
Reset file numbering
C Folders for Storing Files
Peaking
Reset All
Reset
Language
Reset user settings
Error Messages
Scene auto
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File Names
C Log Data Saved on Memory Cards
Optional Accessories
Battery Charger MH-67P
AC Adapter EH-67A (connect as shown)
Remote Control* Remote Control ML-L3
Shooting with Remote Control ML-L3
• Z
Replacing the Battery for Remote Control ML-L3(3V CR2025 Lithium Battery)
B Notes About the Remote Control
Principle Functions of the Controls
zoom control
Continuous or Vibration reduction
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Caring for the Product
Cleaning and Storage
Troubleshooting
Specifications
USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR LOCATION
Caring for the Product
The Camera
Do Not Apply Strong Impact to the Camera
Keep Dry
Avoid Sudden Changes in Temperature
The Battery
Precautions for Use
Charging the Battery
Carrying Spare Batteries
Using the Battery When Cold
The Charging AC Adapter
Memory Cards
Formatting
Cleaning and Storage
Cleaning
Storage
Troubleshooting
Power, Display, Settings Issues
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stamp
Date
stamp is
Reset file
numbering
AF assist
• Digital zoom
Image size not
softening
- Hand-held in Night landscape
- Easy panorama
• Continuous
Playback Issues
Location Data Functions
Create log in
Start log
Specifications
3264×2448
2272×1704
1600×1200
4608×2592
4608×3072
GPS
GLONASS
Rechargeable Li-ionBattery EN-EL23
Charging AC Adapter EH-71P
Approved Memory Cards
Trademark Information
AVC Patent Portfolio License
FreeType License (FreeType2)
MIT License (HarfBuzz)
USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR LOCATION NAME DATA
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Notices related to licensed software copyright holders
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