User manual NIKON COOLPIX L330

[. . . ] 2 Double-click the CD [COOLPIX L330] icon in Computer (Windows Vista) or My Computer (Windows XP/2000), or on the desktop (Macintosh). 3 Double-click the [INDEX. pdf ] icon to display a language selection screen. Click a language and follow the links to view the User's Manual. 2 Introduction First Steps Step 1 Attach the Camera Strap Attach the camera strap as shown. Step 2 Charge the Battery Charge the Rechargable Li-ion Battery EN-EL10 (supplied) using the Battery Charger MH-63 (supplied). 2. 1 Connect the power cable to the battery charger 1 and insert the wall plug into a power outlet 2. 2 3 1 2. 2 Insert the battery in the battery charger as shown in the picture on the right. 2. 3 The CHARGE lamp will start to blink. [. . . ] The camera's clock is automatically set back one hour. Page 101 of the User's Manual. First Steps 7 Taking Pictures Step 1 Check Indicators in the Monitor Check the battery level and number of exposures remaining. Shooting mode A is displayed in A (auto) mode. Internal memory indicator Pictures will be recorded to internal memory (approximately 52 MB). When a memory card is inserted, C is not displayed and pictures will be recorded to memory card. Vibration reduction (VR) icon Reduce the effects of camera shake. Page 107 of the User's Manual 26 Number of exposures remaining Battery level indicator NO INDICATOR B N Warning!Battery low; prepare to replace or charge the battery. Recharge or replace with a fully charged battery. Image mode Display image size and quality set in the image mode menu. The default setting is y Normal (3264 × 2448). Page 82 of the User's Manual 8 Taking Pictures Step 2 Ready the Camera Hold the camera steadily in both hands, keeping your fingers and other objects away from the lens, flash and self-timer lamp. Place the flash upwards when shooting images in tall (portrait) orientation. Step 3 Frame a Picture When the camera recognizes a face (front view), that face will be framed by a yellow double border (by default). If more than one face is recognized, the face nearest to the camera will be framed by a double border and the rest by a single border. AF area will not appear when shooting non-human subjects or when no faces are recognized. Modify composition by using the zoom buttons to zoom in for a close-up of the subject, or zoom out to include more of the background. The zoom buttons Press g to zoom in on the subject so that it fills a larger area of the frame. When the F icon glows green, the camera can focus at distances as close as 15 cm (5. 9 in. ) from the lens. Page 31 of the User's Manual Macro mode Self-timer The camera is equipped with ten- and three-second timers for selfportraits. Page 30 of the User's Manual 10s 3s Self timer Other Functions 13 Switch to Shooting Mode/Playback Mode Pressing e during shooting will display the shooting-mode selection menu; and playback-mode selection menu if pressed during playback. Choose a mode with the rotary multi selector, and press k to change to that mode. Shooting Modes Setup mode Movie mode Voice recording mode Shooting Auto mode High-sensitivity shooting mode Scene mode (A 15) Playback Modes Setup mode Audio playback mode Play Playback mode Calendar mode List by date mode Using d button A variety of shooting and playback settings can be adjusted from the camera menus. Press d to display the menu for the current mode and use the rotary multi selector to select an option, as described on page 6. Page 10 of the User's Manual If is displayed at the lower right in the monitor, help for the current menu item can be viewed by pressing g (j). Page 11 of the User's Manual Shooting menu Image mode White balance Continuous ISO sensitivity Color options Exit 14 Other Functions Scene Modes Pressing C in shooting mode menu will change to a shooting mode thats suited for portrait shooting Scene Press d to display the scene menu, choose a scene and camera settings will optimize automatically for that scene. Use the rotary multi selector to select a scene from the scene menu. Scene b Portrait* c Landscape d Sports e Night portrait* f Party/indoor g Beach/snow h Sunset i Dusk/dawn j Night landscape k Close up l Museum m Fireworks show n Copy o Backlight p Panorama assist For clear portrait shots. For dynamic action shots. Scene menu Portrait Landscape Sports Night portrait Party/indoor Exit Description For portraits with an evening or night landscape in the background. For brightly-lit expanses of water, sand or snow. [. . . ] After taking the time to read and understand the contents of this agreement, click [Yes] to accept its terms and display the ReadMe file. After reviewing the contents of this file, which may contain important information that could not be included here, click [Continue] and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Mac OS X The license agreement will be displayed. After taking the time to read and understand the contents of this agreement, click [Accept] and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Installing Nikon Transfer 19 8 Activate the Auto-Launch setting (Macintosh only). When the Auto-Launch setting dialog is displayed, click [Yes] to have Nikon Transfer start automatically whenever the camera is connected. [. . . ]