User manual NIKON COOLPIX P5100 QUICK START GUIDE

[. . . ] Quick Start Guide Introduction First Steps Shooting Other Functions Installing Nikon Transfer Transferring Pictures to a Computer En Introduction Package Contents Remove the camera and accessories from the box and confirm that you have all the items listed below. Accessory shoe cover (on camera) COOLPIX P5100 Digital Camera Battery Charger MH-61 (with power cable) Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL5 (with terminal cover)* Camera Strap AN-CP16 USB Cable UC-E6 Audio/Video Cable EG-CP14 · Quick Start Guide (this guide) · User's Manual (CD) · Warranty · Software Suite (CD) * Charge the battery (A 3). Shape of power cable depends on country of use. See page 137 of the User's Manual for a list of approved memory cards. Viewing the Camera User's Manual on CD The User's Manual can be viewed using Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader 5. 0 or later, available for free download from the Adobe website. 1 Start the computer and insert the User's Manual CD. [. . . ] Pages 91 and 92 of the User's Manual Hiding or Showing Monitor Indicators Press x to hide or show monitor indicators . Page 12 of the User's Manual 8 Shooting Step 2 Ready the Camera Hold the camera steady in both hands, keeping your fingers and other objects away from the lens, built-in flash, AF-assist illuminator, and microphone. Frame a Picture Step 3 Frame the subject near the center of the monitor or viewfinder. Modify composition by using the zoom control to zoom in for a close-up of the subject, or zoom out to include more of the background. A F 1/125 F4. 3 17 A The Zoom Control Rotate the zoom control to g to zoom in on the subject so that it fills a larger area of the frame. Rotate the zoom control to f to zoom out, increasing the area visible in the frame. Zoom out Zoom in Shooting 9 Step 4 Focus and Shoot 4. 1 Press the shutter-release button halfway, stopping when you feel resistance. In A (auto) mode, the camera automatically focuses on the subject in the center focus area. Focus and exposure remain locked while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. With the shutter-release button pressed halfway, check the AF lamp and flash lamp. A F 1/125 F4. 3 17 AF lamp On Blinks Subject in focus. For further information, see also "Autofocus" on page 27 of the User's Manual. Focus area Flash lamp On Blinks Off Flash will fire when picture is shot. Flash off or not required. * When pictures are shot using the flash and a low battery, the monitor display will turn off and the flash lamp will blink until the flash is fully charged. 4. 2 Smoothly press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to shoot. Do not use force when pressing the shutter-release button, as this may cause camera shake, resulting in blurred pictures. 10 Shooting Step 5 View Pictures c F Press c. The camera enters playback mode, and the picture is displayed in the monitor in full-frame playback mode. 1/125 F4 Use the multi selector to view other pictures. Press the multi selector right or down to view pictures in the order recorded, left or up to view pictures in reverse order. View previous picture View next picture The following operations can be performed in full-frame playback mode. To Zoom in on displayed picture Display groups of four, nine, or 16 thumbnail images in the monitor (thumbnail playback) Select a picture in thumbnail wheel playback (after selecting a picture, press k to return to full-frame playback mode) Display playback menu Record/play voice memo Hide or show monitor indicators Use Zoom control g Zoom control f Command dial d k x Press c or the shutter-release button to switch to shooting mode. Pages 12 and 28 of the User's Manual Deleting Unwanted Pictures To delete the picture currently displayed in the monitor, press l. When a confirmation dialog is displayed, use the multi selector to highlight [Yes]. · Deleted pictures cannot be recovered. · To cancel deletion, highlight [No] and press k. Erase 1 image? F No Yes Shooting 11 Other Functions Flash Mode, Self-timer, Focus Mode, and Exposure Compensation Use the multi selector in shooting mode to apply the following settings. Flash Mode The flash modes available are U (auto), V (auto with red-eye reduction), W (off), X (fill flash), Y (slow sync), and Z (Rear-curtain sync) modes. Page 30 of the User's Manual U V W X Y U Z Flash mode Exposure Compensation Exposure compensation is used to alter exposure from the value suggested by the camera to make pictures brighter or darker. When the picture is too dark: adjust the exposure compensation to "+" side. When the picture is too bright: adjust the exposure compensation to "-" side. Page 34 of the User's Manual o +0. 3 Focus Mode Choose from A (Autofocus), B (Infinity) with which camera focuses on landscape at ranges of 5 m (16 ft. 5 in. ) or more, and D (Macro close-up) with which camera can focus as close as 4 cm (1. 6 in. ) to lens. Page 33 of the User's Manual A Focus Self-timer The camera is equipped with ten- and three-second timers. Page 32 of the User's Manual k 10s 3s kn Self-timer 12 Other Functions Selecting a Shooting Mode Rotate the mode dial to align the mode icon with the mark next to the mode dial. A (Auto) (A 8): A simple "pointand-shoot" mode recommended for first time users of digital cameras. The camera detects and focuses on faces. [. . . ] 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. 18 Installing Nikon Transfer 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. The Auto-Launch Setting The Auto-Launch option can also be enabled after installation of Nikon Transfer by checking the [Launch automatically when device is attached] option in the transfer options [Preferences] panel. 9 Click [Finish] (Windows) or [Quit] (Macintosh) and follow the on-screen instructions to close the Install Center window. If prompted to restart the computer, follow the onscreen instructions. Windows XP/2000 If DirectX 9 is not already installed, a DirectX 9 installer dialog will be displayed. [. . . ]