Table Of Contents - Nikon Coolpix 5900 User Manual

Table of Contents

For Your Safety ..................................................................................................................... i
Notices ............................................................................................................................... iii
Table of Contents ............................................................................................................... vi
Introduction........................................................................................................................ 1
Before You Begin ................................................................................ 2
Parts of the Camera ............................................................................................................ 2
The Monitor........................................................................................................................ 4
The Mode Dial .................................................................................................................... 6
Navigating the Menus......................................................................................................... 7
The Shutter-Release Button................................................................................................. 7
First Steps............................................................................................. 8
Charging the Battery........................................................................................................... 8
Inserting Batteries ............................................................................................................. 10
Inserting Memory Cards.................................................................................................... 12
Checking the Battery Level................................................................................................ 14
Basic Setup ....................................................................................................................... 16
Basic Photography............................................................................. 19
Step 1-Select
Step 2-Frame the Picture .................................................................................................. 21
Step 3-Focus and Shoot.................................................................................................... 23
Step 4-View the Results (Full-screen Playback) .................................................................. 25
Scene Mode ....................................................................................... 28
Assist and Scene Modes.................................................................................................... 28
Framing Assist................................................................................................................... 30
Scene Mode............................................................................................................. 36
Taking Pictures for a Panorama .................................................................................. 42
More on Photography....................................................................... 44
When Lighting Is Poor: Using the Flash ......................................................................... 44
Taking a Self-Portrait: Using the Self-Timer.................................................................. 46
Easy Close-Ups: Macro Close-Up Mode ....................................................................... 48
Controlling Exposure: Exposure Compensation ........................................................... 49
Movies ................................................................................................ 51
Setting the Movie Recording (Movie Menu)....................................................................... 51
Recording Movies........................................................................................................ 55
Viewing Movies ................................................................................................................ 56
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Mode................................................................................................... 19