User manual NIKON HL-CP11 LCD HOOD (SUPPORTS 2000)

[. . . ] Photographs taken with the COOLPIX HL-CP11 LCD HOOD (SUPPORTS 2000) may differ from those shown here. The illustrations in this manual show the LCD monitor used in the NTSCcompatible model of the COOLPIX HL-CP11 LCD HOOD (SUPPORTS 2000). Owing to differences in video standards, the PAL-compatible model will display items in positions slightly different from those shown here. -3- First Steps This chapter guides you through the steps you will take after removing the camera from the box, from inserting the batteries to making your first photographs and playing them back. Before you will be able to use your camera, you will need to complete the following steps: · attach the camera strap (see For Your Safety) · insert batteries or connect the AC adapter (sold separately; for information on using the AC adapter, see the documentation provided with the adapter) · insert the compact flash memory card · choose the language to be used in the setting and playback menus · set the camera's clock-calendar to the current date and time Having completed these steps, you will be ready to take photographs as described at the end of this chapter. Putting Batteries in Your Camera 1 Turn the camera off Turn the mode dial to OFF (if the camera is on a tripod, detach the tripod before inserting batteries). 2 Open the battery cover Turn the camera upside down and slide the cover of the battery chamber out from the camera while pushing the latch button, and then open the lid. 1 3 2 3 Insert batteries Insert the batteries with the positive (+) and negative (-) poles aligned as shown in the diagram at the entrance to the battery chamber. 4 Close the battery cover Close the cover and slide it back into position. Important! [. . . ] AE LOCK Fixes autoexposure and white-balance to produce several matching photographs of a single scene. Instructions on using this setting to take photographs that can later be blended into a single image are provided below. B&W (Black and White) Offers a choice of black-and-white or color photography. USER SET Offers a choice of three custom settings. CARDFORMAT (Card Format) Format memory cards for use in the COOLPIX HL-CP11 LCD HOOD (SUPPORTS 2000). See "The Camera Menus: The A-REC Menu, " above. RESET ALL Restores user settings to their default values. See below for details. SETUP The M-REC setup menu offers access to the following settings: LCD BRIGHT (LCD Brightness): Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor. See "The Camera Menus: The A-REC Menu, " above. 0 BK SET UP LCD BRIGHT LCD ON/OFF CONTROLS AUTO OFF SEQ. XFER DATE LANGUAGE S E T SHUTTER LCD ON/OFF: Determines whether and when the LCD monitor comes on in M-REC mode. CONTROLS: Offers a choice of settings for controlling basic camera operations. AUTO OFF: When operated on battery power, the camera automatically enters sleep mode if no operations are performed for thirty seconds. 2 Press the MENU button to display the shooting menu, then press it again to view the second page. 3 Using the zoom buttons (wv), highlight LENS and press the shutter-release button. 1 FOLDERS LENS AE LOCK B&W USER SET CARDFORMAT RESET ALL SET UP S E T SHUTTER LENS NORMAL WIDE TELEFOTO FISHEYE CONCEPT 4 Use the zoom buttons (wv) to select the desired option from the menu shown at right, then press the shutter-release button to return to shooting mode. BK TELEFOTO (for TC-E2 telephoto lens converter) SETSHUTTER At settings other than NORMAL, a lens converter icon ( ) will appear in the LCD monitor, and settings will be optimized for the chosen converter as described at left. Choose NORMAL to cancel changes to settings and restore normal camera operation. Camera settings adjusted to take fisheye photographs with the four corners of FISHEYE the frame blacked out, creating a circu(for FC-E8 fisheye lar frame. Flash is disabled and focus lens converter) fixed at an autofocus setting of infinity. Centerweighted metering is used. The Camera Menus: The M-REC Menu - 29 - PRACTICE Black-and-White Photography CONCEPT In M-REC mode, photographs can be taken either in color or in black-and-white (in A-REC mode, only color is available). Photographs taken in black-and-white have slightly better image quality than color photos. The chosen setting will be in effect whenever the camera is in MREC mode. When black-and-white is selected, a check mark appears next to the B&W item in the shooting menu and the view through the monitor is in black-and-white. To switch from color to black-and-white or vice-versa: PRACTICE 1 Turn the mode dial to M-REC. 2 Press the MENU button to display the shooting menu, then press it again to view the second page. B&W. 1 FOLDERS LENS AE LOCK B&W USER SET CARDFORMAT RESET ALL SET UP S E T SHUTTER B&W 3 Using the zoom buttons (wv), highlight 4 Press the shutter-release button and choose YES (black-and-white mode) or NO (color mode) from the B&W menu. BK NO YES SETSHUTTER Note In black-and-white mode, the settings in the white-balance menu are not available. The Camera Menus: The M-REC Menu - 30 - Making a Panorama--Tips (AE-LOCK) In M-REC mode, you can lock autoexposure and auto white balance to produce a series of photographs with consistent color balance and exposure. This can be used to take several matching photographs of a single scene, which can later be blended together to create a panorama or a virtual-reality image. Autoexposure and white-balance settings are fixed at the values used in the first photograph taken after ON is selected. You can turn the lock function off to allow the camera to set autoexposure and white balance separately for each picture by selecting OFF from the AE-LOCK menu. To restore the original lock settings, select ON again. [. . . ] See the documentation provided with your computer or card reader. If you are using a PC-card adapter with Windows 3. 1, you may need to configure your computer for an ATA RAM card. Your computer can't read photographs recorded on the memory card Troubleshooting: General Problems - 49 - Error Messages When there is a problem with the flash-memory card or with the camera's internal programming and circuitry, an error message will appear superimposed on the image in the LCD monitor. Below is a list of error messages that may be displayed by the COOLPIX HL-CP11 LCD HOOD (SUPPORTS 2000) and the steps that should be taken to deal with them. The camera can not detect a flashmemory card. [. . . ]