Taking Pictures; Ready The Camera - Nikon COOLPIX 4300 User Manual

Taking Pictures

This section details the basic steps involved in taking pictures in
(auto) mode. In this automatic, "point-and-shoot" mode, the majority of
settings are controlled by the camera in response to lighting conditions
and focus distance, producing the best possible results in most
situations.
Step 1—Ready the Camera (
1 Remove the lens cap
• If you turn the camera on with the lens cap in place
and the mode dial set to
an error message will appear in the monitor. To clear
this message from the display, turn the camera off
and remove the lens cap.
2 Turn the mode dial to
3 Turn the camera on
• The lens zooms out when the camera is turned on
and the green lamp next to the viewfinder will turn
on for a few seconds.
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The Basics
Mode)
, , or ,
4 Check indicators in the monitor
• Before shooting, check the battery level (A) and the
number of exposures remaining (B).
A
2272 2272 2272
1/250 1/250 1/250 F2.8 F2.8 F2.8 16 16 16
B
Battery level is displayed as follows:
Display Meaning
NO ICON Battery fully charged.
Low battery. Charge EN-
EL1 as soon as possible or
ready new 2CR5 (DL245)
battery.
Warning!! Battery exhausted. Charge
Battery EN-EL1 and reinsert, or use
exhausted new 2CR5 (DL245) battery.
• If the message "Out of memory" appears in the monitor, the memory card is full.
Delete pictures (p. 118), use a new memory card, or choose a lower quality of
image size (p. 82).
Auto Power Off
To save power, the camera will enter "sleep" mode if no operations are
performed for the period of time specified in the Auto Off menu (default 30
seconds; p. 88). In sleep mode, the monitor turns off and all camera functions
are deactivated. The camera itself is effectively off. To reactivate the camera,
press the shutter release button halfway.
Camera status
Camera functions normally.
As above, except that only a
limited number of shots can be
taken in Continuous mode
(p. 100).
Shutter release disabled.
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