Coolpix
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Overview
Insert batteries
Open the battery cover
Turn the camera off
First Steps Putting Batteries in Your Camera
Open the card slot
Inserting and Removing Memory Cards
Choosing a Language for the Menus
…remove the memory card
First Steps Setting the Time and Date
Setting the Time and Date
Clock battery
Remove the lens cap
Turn the mode dial to A-REC
TakingYour First Photograph
Remove the lens cap as shown below
Check the number of exposures remaining
Adjust camera settings
Compose a photograph
Half-press the shutter-release button
Take a photograph
Replace the lens cap
Check the results
Replace the lens cap as shown below
Setting How it works When to use it
Using the Buttons A-REC, M-REC
Flash Settings
Using the Buttons A-REC, M-REC Flash Settings
Using an External Flash
Tips
Autofocus settings
Focus Settings
Using the Buttons A-REC, M-REC Focus Settings
Lect a focus distance
Manual focus
Focus Distance
Using the Self-Timer
Using the Buttons A-REC, M-REC Using the Self-Timer
Image Quality
Using the Buttons A-REC, M-REC Image Quality and Size
Image Quality and Size
Approx. No
Sensitivity
Turn the command dial to select the de
Image Size
Exposure Mode
Using the Buttons A-REC, M-REC Exposure Mode
Aperture Priority
Shutter Priority
Using the Buttons Play
Using the Buttons Play
To view photos one at a time
To select a photo for viewing Press the thumbnail button to
Each preview gives the position
Turn the beep speaker on or off
Camera Menus
A-REC Menu
Camera Menus The A-REC Menu
Selecting a Folder
Using Folders A-REC, M-REC
Right
To create a new folder
Folder Options Menu
Creating new folders
Renaming existing folders
LCD Brightness
Deleting folders
Auto Off
Sound Settings
Can be turned on and off using the Sound menu
Other for shooting photos A-REC and M-REC
Formatting Memory Cards
Memory card in A-REC or M-REC mode, follow these steps
M-REC Menu
Camera Menus The M-REC Menu
M-REC setup menu offers access to the following settings
Lens Lens Converter
Select the desired magnification from
To change the digital zoom setting for M-REC mode
Digital Zoom Digital Tele
D-TELE menu
Ing mode once you have adjusted
Turn the mode dial to M-REC
To change the setting, either
Black-and-White Photography
Lens Converter Settings Lens
Option How it works
Using autoexposure and auto white-balance lock
Making a Panorama-Tips AE-LOCK
M-REC mode, the camera can memorize up to three
User Settings
Under the current settings number
Second
Restoring Default Settings
Setting How it works
LCD On/Off
Set to Program when the camera is turned on
Flash is set to Auto when the camera is turned on
Controls Menu M-REC
Card
Protects selected photographs from deletion
Playback setup menu provides
Playback Menu
Prepare photographs for printing
Deleting Multiple Photographs
Deleting All Photographs in Memory
To delete a folder Using the zoom buttons, highlight DE
Deleting Folders
Using Folders Playback
Slideshow
Protecting Photographs from Deletion
Hiding Photographs During Playback
Preparing Photographs for Printing
Back setup menu
Using the zoom buttons, then press
Controls Menu Play
Connections Connecting to a Television or VCR
Connecting to aTelevision or VCR
Connections
Viewing Photos on a Computer
Using a CF Card Reader
Using a Pcmcia Card Slot
Reading Memory Cards
Storage
Cleaning
Caring forYour Camera
Caring for Your Camera
Optional Accessories
Accessories
What’s in the Box
Troubleshooting
General Problems
Monitor shows the message, no Card Present
See Error Messages, below, for more information
Exposure count shows zero
Images are over- or underexposed
Your television does not mirror the LCD monitor
Is your television compatible with the Coolpix 950?
Troubleshooting Error Messages
Error Messages
Use a Nikon memory card
S T EM E Rror
Specifications
Specifications
With red-eye reduction, Anytime Flash
Self-timer
Exposure Range continuous
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