Setup Menu Options (continued)

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Choosing the Video Standard:The Video Output Menu

The Video Output menu is used to select the standard for video output when the camera is connected to a television or VCR. The default setting is NTSC. When connecting the camera to PAL device, the setting must be changed.

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In the setup menu, highlight Video Output and press the multi selector to the right. The menu shown at right will be displayed. Highlight the desired option and press the multi selector to the right to put your choice into effect and return to the setup menu.

The following options are available:

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Video Output

NTSC OK PAL

OPTIONS

Option

 

Description

 

 

 

 

NTSC

 

Select this option when connecting the camera to NTSC de-

 

vices.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAL

 

Select this option when connecting the camera to PAL devices.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusting Monitor Brightness:The LCD Brightness Menu

This option controls monitor brightness. In the setup menu,

 

SET UP MENU

highlight LCD Brightness and press the multi selector to

 

LCD Brightness

 

 

 

 

 

 

the right. The menu shown at right will be displayed. There

 

 

 

 

 

 

are five levels of brightness to choose from; press the multi

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

selector up to increase brightness, or down to decrease bright-

 

 

 

 

 

 

ness. The number indicates the amount of brightness, with 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

being the brightest setting. Press the multi selector to the right to put your choice into effect and return to the setup menu.

At a video-mode setting of PAL, the number of pixels in the video output will be selectively reduced, with the result that images displayed on any PAL-compliant video device to which the camera is connected will show a drop in resolution.

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Nikon S2J00200401 Choosing the Video StandardThe Video Output Menu, Adjusting Monitor BrightnessThe LCD Brightness Menu