Nikon COOLPIX P520 Reference Manual page 15

Table of Contents
Shooting Features ............................................................................................................................ 35
I_1 (Auto) Mode .................................................................................................................................... 35
Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes) .................................................................................. 36
Viewing a Description (Help information) of Each Scene ......................................................... 36
Characteristics of Each Scene ..................................................................................................................... 37
Using Skin Softening ........................................................................................................................................ 46
Special Effects Mode (Applying Effects When Shooting) ..................................................... 47
P, S, A, M Modes (Setting the Exposure for Shooting) ...................................................... 49
U (User Setting Modes) .................................................................................................................... 53
Saving Settings in U Mode .......................................................................................................................... 54
Features That Can Be Set Using the Multi Selector ................................................................. 55
Available Functions ........................................................................................................................................... 55
Using the Hash (Flash Modes) .................................................................................................................... 56
Using the Sdf-timer .......................................................................................................................................... 59
Shooting Smiling Faces Automatically (Smile Timer) ................................................................... 60
Using Focus Mode ............................................................................................................................................. 62
Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation) ............................................................................ 64
List of the Default Settings ............................................................................................................................ 65
Features That Can Be Set Using the MENU (Menu) Button (Shooting Mode) ..................67
Options Available in the Shooting Menu ............................................................................................ 68
Functions That Can Be Set Using the Fn (Function) Button ................................................. 71
Changing the Image Quality and Image Size ........................................................................... 72
Image Quality ...................................................................................................................................................... 72
Image Size............................................................................................................................................................ 73
Features Not Available in Combination ...................................................................................... 75
The Control Range of the Shutter Speed (P, S, A, M Modes) ............................................ 78
Focusing on Subject ........................................................................................................................... 79
Using the Target Finding AF ........................................................................................................................ 79
Using Face Detection ....................................................................................................................................... 80
Focus Lock ............................................................................................................................................................ 81
Autofocus ............................................................................................................................................................. 81
Playback Features .............................................................................................................................82
Playback Zoom ..................................................................................................................................... 82
Viewing Several Images (Thumbnail Playback and Calendar Display) ............................ 8 3
Features That Can Be Set Using the MENU (Menu) Button (Playback Mode) ...................84
Available Playback Menus ............................................................................................................................. 84
Using the Screen for Selecting Images ................................................................................................. 86
Connecting the Camera to a TV, Computer, or Printer .......................................................... 87
Using ViewNX 2 .................................................................................................................................... 88
Installing ViewNX 2 ............................................................................................................................................ 88
Transferring Images to the Computer ................................................................................................... go
Viewing images .................................................................................................................................................. 91
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