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