Nikon manual coolpix 4300

JPG JPG displays a menu of nine thumbnail images. The following operations can be performed while Page 19 Scene Description Use for portraits. Main subject stands out clearly while background details are softened, lending the composition a sense of depth. Page Making Movies Scene Description Use to obtain clear pictures of text or drawings on a white board, business card, or in printed matter. To shoot a close subject, set the camera to Macro close-up mode p. To choose a shooting mode, turn the mode dial to the appropriate position.

The table below illustrates when to use each of the shooting modes. Page Self-Timer Macro Close-Up At widest zoom position where is displayed in yellow, you can focus as close as 4cm 1. In mode, scene mode or Movie mode, the camera adjusts focus continuously while the monitor is on continuous autofocus; Setting Description No icon Flash fires when lighting is poor. Best choice in most Auto circumstances. Flash will not fire even when lighting is poor. Flash Cancel Flash fires after a short delay.

Set the mode dial to movie. Page Keep Or Delete: Picture Review Keep or Delete: Picture Review After each shot, the picture you have just taken will be displayed briefly in the monitor until being recorded to the memory card. The following operations can be performed while the picture is displayed: Press Description A confirmation dialog will be displayed.

Page Manual Focus Only Manual Focus mode, manual focus can be used in place of autofocus for situations in which you are unable to achieve the desired results using autofocus. Page Full-Screen Playback Full-Screen Playback When the mode dial is turned to , the camera enters playback mode with the most recent picture displayed in the monitor.

Page Thumbnail Playback Thumbnail Playback Pressing the button in full-screen playback displays a menu of nine thumbnail images. Press Press Highlight images highlight a thumbnail. Press the View highlighted of four thumbnail images. Press again to image at a larger view highlighted thumbnail full screen. You may also not be able to JPG transfer copies from other models of Nikon digital camera to a computer.

Page Movie Playback While movie is paused: advance movie one frame. Photo Information Photo information superimposed on pictures displayed in full-screen There is a total of five pages of MOV MOV information for each photo.

Page Connections: Connecting To External Devices Page 4 histogram Page 5 focus confirmation 1 Thumbnail preview flashing border 1 File number and type marks image highlights, or brightest 2 Focal length areas of image 3 Shutter speed 2 Histogram shows distribution of tones 4 Aperture in image: horizontal axis gives pixel 5 Focus mode brightness, with dark tones to left and 6 Noise reduction Page Connecting To A Computer Connecting to a Computer Before copying pictures to your computer, you will need to install Nikon View, an application that allows you to transfer pictures from the camera memory card to a computer hard disk and view them on the computer monitor.

Page 37 p. Page 38 Options Select folder for storage. The options available depend on the operating mode. No menu is available in and movie mode. This in turn determines the total number of pictures that can be stored. To get an idea of how different settings for image size and quality affect the number of images that can be stored on a memory card, view the following table, which shows the approximate number of pictures that can be stored on To make it easier Image Size Folders The time limit for sleep mode can be chosen from thirty seconds, one minute, five minutes, and thirty minutes using the Auto Off menu.

If you purchase additional memory cards for added storage, you will however need to format the cards before first use to ensure that they work properly in your camera. Formatting memory cards is also an effective way of deleting all pictures on the card. To copy more pictures, use Nikon View.

Date The Date option is used to set the camera to the current date and time. Click Cancel to close the dialog, and then disconnect the camera. Page Measuring Light: Metering — Preset White Balance — Preset white balance is used to adjust white balance when shooting under mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast for example, to make pictures taken under a lamp with a red shade look as though they had been taken under white light.

Option Description Camera records one picture each time the shutter release button is pressed all the way down. Because this processing takes place only as the pictures are being saved to the memory card, the effects of sharpening can not be previewed in the monitor before shooting. Page 55 Choosing a Shutter Speed In manual exposure mode, shutter speed is chosen by pressing selector while holding down the button. Options range from 8 sec.

Option Description Restores normal exposure, sensitivity and white balance. First picture taken after On is selected sets exposure for all subsequent pictures. This makes it possible to focus on an off-center subject without using focus lock. Page Auto Bracketing Auto Bracketing In situations where it might be difficult to obtain a proper exposure, auto bracketing lets you shoot the same subject at three or five different exposures. In WB Bracketing, the white balance is bracketed in three shots.

Option Description Bracketing is off and normal exposure control is used. To reduce noise at slow shutter speeds, select On from the noise reduction menu. Option Description The effect of noise on the recorded image is minimized. All Images Delete all pictures. Print Set Cancel the current print order.

Page 10 Double-click the installer icon. The installer start-up screen will be displayed; follow the on-screen The first step to installing Nikon View 5 is to read the instructions to complete installation.

These are included on the reference CD provided with your camera. Create a shortcut to Nikon View 5 on the desktop. Now you are done with the installation of the Click Yes Nikon View 5. Mac OS X Page 15 Follow the on-screen instructions to desktop Mac OS 9. Click Quit to complete installation of Nikon View 5. One of the two dialogs shown right will be displayed.

Click Restart to restart your computer. Use Nikon View 5 button to transfer pictures. Windows Macintosh Use the button in Nikon Transfer window. Page System Requirements Hard-disk space 25 MB required for installation, with additional free disk space of disconnecting the cable. Print page 1 Print document 22 pages. Rename the bookmark. Delete bookmark? Cancel Delete. Delete from my manuals?

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