User manual NIKON COOLPIX 4300

[. . . ] The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the DIGITAL CAMERA En Overview Thank you for your purchase of a COOLPIX4300 digital camera. The documentation for this product includes the manuals listed below. Please be sure to read all instructions thoroughly to get the most from your camera. Quick-Start Guide The Quick-Start Guide takes you through the process of unpacking and setting up your Nikon digital camera, taking your first pictures, and transferring them to your computer. Guide to Digital Photography The Guide to Digital Photography (this manual) provides complete operating instructions for your camera. [. . . ] Changes to image quality in any of these menus apply to all modes. Note, however, that image quality setting of "HI" cannot be selected with the SETUP menu and "HI" becomes "FINE" in a and SCENE modes, reverting to "HI" when the mode dial is turn to å. Viewing the Current Image Quality and Size The current image quality and size settings are displayed in the monitor as shown at right. 2272 1/250 F2. 8 16 15 * Figures are approximate. The file size of JPEG-compressed images varies with the scene recorded. 80 81 Image Size Image size is measured in pixels. At a given image quality setting, smaller image sizes require less space to store, making them suitable for electronic distribution. Consequently, the larger the image, the larger prints can be made without loss of detail. Option 2272 2048 1600 1280 1024 640 Size (pixels) 2272 x 1704 2048 x 1536 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 1024 x 768 640 x 480 IMAGE SIZE Image Quality Image Size Folders Monitor Options Auto Off Seq. Numbers CF Card Format SELECT 2272 2048 1600 1280 1024 640 SET Organizing Your Pictures: The Folders Menu FOLDERS By default, pictures are stored on the memory Image Quality card in a folder labeled NIKON. To make it easier Image Size Options to locate pictures during playback, you can create Folders Monitor Options N I K O N additional folders and organize pictures by theme. Numbers The "Folders" sub-menu is used to create, CF Card Format SELECT SET rename and delete folders and to select the folder in which subsequent pictures will be stored or from which pictures are played back. Print size 19 x 14cm (7. 5 x 5. 5 in. ) 17 x 13cm (7 x 5 in. ) 14 x 10cm (5. 5 x 4 in. ) 11 x 8cm (4. 5 x 3 in. ) 9 x 7cm (3. 5 x 3 in. ) 5 x 4cm (2 x 1. 5 in. ) Creating, Renaming and Deleting Folders: Options The folder options menu can be used to create, rename or delete folders. -- Creating New Folders -- Menu Guide--The Set-Up Menu 1 OPTIONS New Rename Delete SELECT SET 2 NEW Image size can be adjusted from the SET-UP menu and the "Image Size & Quality" sub-menu in the å shooting menu (p. Changes to image size in any of these menus apply to all modes. L M NIKON O P SELECT SET Highlight "New" Press > 3 Print Size The size of images when printed depends on the resolution of the printer (the higher the resolution, the smaller the final print size). The approximate size given above assume a resolution of around 300 dpi (dots per inch). 82 NEW L M NIKON O P SELECT SET 4 NEW N M TOKYO P Q SELECT SET Press </> to highlight letter Press / to edit selected letter · Folder name can include uppercase letters ("A"-"Z"), numbers and spaces. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to create new five-letter folder name. 83 5 -- Deleting Folders -- SET-UP1 Image Quality Image Size Folders Monitor Options Auto Off Seq. Numbers CF Card Format PAGE2 SELECT 1 SET OPTIONS New Rename Delete SELECT SET 2 ERASE FOLDER TOKYO OSAKA KOBE Highlight last letter and press > to create new folder. SELECT SET Highlight "Delete" Press > to display list of folders -- Renaming Existing Folders -- 3 2 RENAME ERASE FOLDER 4 SET DELETE 1 TOKYO OSAKA KOBE TOKYO OSAKA KOBE OSAKA Delete folder? OPTIONS New Rename Delete SELECT SET No Yes SELECT SELECT SET Menu Guide--The Set-Up Menu SELECT SET Highlight folder name · Folder NIKON is not available for deletion. Highlight "Rename" Press > to display list of folders Press > · Select "No" to return to SET-UP menu without deleting folder · Select "Yes" to delete selected folder. 3 RENAME 4 SET RENAME TOKYO OSAKA KOBE M N OSAKA P Q Hidden and Protected Images If the selected folder contains hidden (p. 124) images, the folder will not be deleted. Any images it contains that are neither hidden nor protected will, however, be deleted. SELECT SELECT SET Highlight folder name Press > · Edit name as described in steps 3-5 of "Creating New Folders" on preceding page. 84 85 -- Choosing a Folder -- Once additional folders have been created, you can select the folder that will be used for playback or to store pictures in all modes. The folder can be chosen using the Folders sub-menu in SETUP mode or Folders item in the playback menu. Until a new folder is selected, all subsequent images will be stored in this folder, which will also be used for playback. Monitor Options The Monitor Options sub-menu is used to specify when the monitor will turn on automatically and to set monitor brightness. MONITOR OPTIONS Image Quality Image Size Folders Monitor Options Display Mode Auto Off Brightness Seq. Numbers CF Card Format SELECT SET 1 FOLDERS Image Quality Image Size Options Folders Monitor Options N I K O N TOKYO Auto Off OSAKA Seq. Numbers CF Card Format SELECT SET Controlling the Monitor: Display Mode This option is used to specify the conditions under which the monitor will turn on automatically, and to specify whether or not pictures are displayed in the monitor after shooting. DISPLAY MODE Monitor On Review Only Preview Only Monitor Off Highlight folder name. SELECT SET 2 Menu Guide--The Set-Up Menu 1/250 F2. 8 Press > · Folder name is shown in monitor. (No folder name is displayed when NIKON is selected. ) FOLDERS Image Quality Image Size Options Folders Monitor Options N I K O N TOKYO Auto Off OSAKA Seq. [. . . ] 79-95 Shooting menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 96-116 Single AF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 44, 113 Single (Continuous). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 100 Slide show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. [. . . ]