The following options r_, _ Quick retouch Easily create retouched D-Lighting Enhances brightness and contrast in dark portions of pictures. Skin softening The camera detects faces and creates a copy of the picture with softer skin tones in the faces of portrait subjects. Print set Select pictures to print and the number of copies for each, Slide show...
Print Set (Creating mode) -)' MENU (Playback menu) --) _3, Print set When printing pictures stored methods, the Print set option orders" for printing on DPOF compatible • Inserting tile memory card into a DPOF compatible • Taking tile memory card to a digital •...
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Choose pictures copies (up to nine) Press the multi selector • or • to select pictures, and press • or • to specify the number of copies to be printed. Picture selected for printing can be recognized by the check mark (_') icon and the numeral indicating the number of copies to be printed.
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Notes on Print When a print order is created in _vorite screen shown below is displayed taken on the selected shooting date, have been marked • Select Yes to add pictures in the selected date, to the existing print order. •...
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Notes on Printing When the Date and Info options information are printed on pictures printing of shooting date and photo • Photo information cannot supplied USB cable, for DPOF printing • Note that Date and Info • The date printed is that recorded Changing the camera's...
Slide Show mode) -) MENU (Playback menu) -.) _ Play back pictures stored in the internal memory or on a memory card one by one in an automated "slide show." Use the multi selector press button. To change the interval between intvl, select the desired interval time, and press the _) button before choosing Start.
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Delete (Deleting mode) Delete selected pictures Erase Selected images Select pictures from the picture selection screen and delete them. See "Selecting Pictures" (_[_ 93) for more information. Erase all images Delete all pictures. in tile album or auto date, are deleted. Notes on Deletion •...
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Selecting Pictures Tile picture selection screen like that shown displayed with tile following • Playback menu: Print 87), Delete>Erase Protect 94), Rotate Copy>Selected images • Setup menu: Welcome (_ 12s) Follow the procedures described below to choose the pictures. Press the multi selector desired...
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Protect mode) -_ MENU ( Playback menu) -_ @,nProtect Protect selected pictures from accidental deletion. Select pictures to protect or cancel protection for previously protected pictures from the picture selection screen. See "Selecting Pictures" ([_ information. Note that formatting the camera's internal memory or the memory card will permanently delete protected files ([_ Protected pictures are recognized by the @_ icon ([_ ec_ Rotate...
I_ Voice Memos mode) -_ MENU (Playback menu) -_ 1_Voice memo Use the camera's built in microphone to record voice memos for pictures. Recording Voice Memos ,D,sp,ayt,edes playback mode ([_[_] 28) or thumbnail playback mode ([_[_] 69) and button. The playback menu is displayed. Use the multi selector...
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Playing Voice Memos Pictures for which voice memos have been recorded are indicated by ]_] in full frame playback mode. Select the desired picture frame playback thumbnail playback and press the MENU button. The playbackmenu is displayed. Use the multi selector memo and press the _) button.
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E'3Copy (Copy Between Internal Memory and Memory Card) button (Playback mode) Copy pictures between the internal memory and a memory card. Use the multi selector from the copy screen and press the _) button. I_1 • 1_1:Copy pictures from card. •...
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Use the COOLPIX $3000 to edit pictures in camera and store them as separate files ([Z] 151). The editing functions described below are available. Editing function Quick retouch (_ 100) D:Lighting i0!) _,,_o_,_,_,,,_,_ Skin softening !02) Sma! I picture !04) -°r_'i'_E "...
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Original Edited Pictures • Copies created with editing _nctions original pictures are not deleted • Edited copies are stored with the same recording • Print marking 87) and protect are not deleted if the original if copies created with editing functions date and time as the original.
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r.__Quick Retouch: Enhancing Qclick retouch carl be used to easily create saturation havebeen enhanced.New copies are storedasseparatefiles. ,se.ectthedes, ([_[_] 28) or thumbnail and press MENU button. The playback menu is displayed. Use the multi selector retouch and press The original version is displayed on the left and the edited version is displayed on the right.
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_D D-Lighting: Enhancing D Lighting car] be usect to create copies with enhancect brightness ant1 contrast, brightening dark portions of a picture. New copies are stored as separate files. ,se,ectt,edes,r p,cturefrom ([]_[]] 28) or thumbnail and press MENU button. The playback menu is displayed. Use the multi selector...
Skin Softening: Softening Skin Tones The camera detects faces in pictures tones. Copies created ,se,ect,,edes,r ([]:[::] 28) or thumbnail and press MENU button. The playback menu is displayed. Usethe multi selector to choose _ Skin softening Tile screen for selecting tile degree of softening is displayed.
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Noteon Skin Softening Depending upon the direction in which faces are looking, be unable to accurately recognize More Information See "image/Sound File and Fok]er Names" or the brightness faces, or the skin softening function 151) for more information, of _ces, the camera may not perform as expected.
Small Picture: Resizing Pictures Createa smallcopy of the current picture.This feature is usefulfor displayingon Web pagesand using ase mail attachments. Small c opies are storedasJPEG files with a compressionratioof 1:16. T he [] 640×480,[_g320×240,and [] 160xl 20 sizesare available. Select the desired picture ([_[_] 28) or thumbnail and press the MENU button.
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Crop: Creating a Cropped Create a copy containing only the portion visible in the monitor when _ displayed with playback zoom (l_[_ 72) enabled. Cropped copies are stored as sepa rate files. Rotate the zoom control playback mode to zoom To crop a picture displayed in "tall"...
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To shoot movies with sound recorded via the built in microphone, enter shooting mode and follow the steps below. 'PresstheO mode to display menu press • or • to select the _) button. The maximum movie length that can be recorded is displayed in the monitor 108).
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Recording Movies • Optical zoom cannot be adjusted before movie recording begins, being recorded. • There may be some degradation • The angle of view (recordable pictures, • Smear (_ 148) visible in the monitor Avoiding bright objects such as the sun, reflections movies is recommended.
The Movie Menu movie menu carl 10%, mode _ (Movie) Select from display movie menu settings. Movie Options The movie menu offers the options shown below. Movie Options _°'_'_ ... '_'_ _"_"w_7 Option TV movie Srnall size 320 All figures are approximate.
_) Autofocus Mode (Movie) (Movie menu) -_ MENU Choose how the camera focuses in movie mode. Electronic VR Choose wheq_er to use electronic VR (vibration reduction) when shooting movies. i ... i O_ion i !_On :: : Off (default Setting) At setting other than Off, the icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor ([_ -_ I_ Autofocus mode...
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In full frame playback mode ([_ recog nized by the Movie options icon (l_[_ 108). To play a movie, display it in full frame playback mode and press the _) button. Rotate the zoom control to T or W to adjust playback volume.
Connect the camera to a television using the supplied audio/video cable to play back pictures on a television. Turn off the camera. Connect the camera to the TV using the supplied Connect the yellow plug the TV. Tune the television to the video channel.
Use the supplied USBcable to connect the camera to a computer, and copy (transfer) pictures to a computer with the supplied Nikon Transfer software. Before Connecting Install the Software Before connecting tile camera to a computer, software, including Nikon Transfer, ViewNX for displaying transferred pictures, and Panorama Maker for creating panorama photos, must be installed using the supplied Software Suite CD.
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Transferring Pictures from the Camera Start the computer to which Nikon Transfer was installed. Be sure that the camera is off. Connect the camera to the computer The camera automatically lamp will light. The camera monitor will remain off. Connecting Cable •...
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Start Nikon Transfer • Windows 7 When tile Devices and Printers program under Import my computer in tile Change program dialog and click OK. Double dick Copy pictures to a folder on my computer Printers b" $3000 screen • Windows Vista When tile AutoPlay dialog is displayed, Hick Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using Nikon Transfer.
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At t he Nikon Transfer default complete and t ransferred For more information on using Nikon Transfer contained inNikon Transfer Disconnecting the camera Do not turn offthe camera or disconnect tile camera from tile computer during transfer. When transfer is complete, turn offthe camera and disconnect the USBcable. Tile camera turns off automatically if there is no communication computer for 30 minutes while tile camera is connected via tile USBcable.
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Starting Nikon Transfer Windows Choose Start menu>All Programs>Nikon Programs>ViewNX>ViewNX). Double clicking the Nikon Transfer Transfer or ViewNX, Macintosh Open Applications and double Nikon Software >ViewNX>ViewNX), 5" Clicking the Nikon Transfer Viewing Nikon Transfer For more information on Nikon Transfer ViewNX, start Nikon Transfer select Nikon Transfer Help or ViewNX Help from the Help menu.
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Charging While Connecting VVhen connecting tile camera Auto (default setting) is selected the setup menu, the battery using power supplied by tile computer. See "Before Connecting tile Camera" Camera to a Computer" to a computer. Charge Lamp The following chart explains charge lamp status when the camera is connected to a computer.
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Notes on Charging • The battery cannot be charged, computer before the camera's 130) has been exhausted, or images can be transferred Adapter EH 68P (_ 14) to charge • if the camera is turned off, charging • Ifa computer enters sleep mode while off.
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Users of PictBridge compatible to the printer and print pictures without using a computer. Follow the procedures below to print pictures. O,c,u o iinting is €ornpleiel Notes on Power Source • When connecting the camera turning off unexpectedly. • if the A( Adapter EH 62D (available home electrical...
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Connecting the Camera Turn off the camera. Turn on the printer. 5" Check printer settings. Connect the camera to the printer using the supplied The camera is automatically When properly connected, ((I) will be displayed the Print selection Connecting When connecting the USB cable, be su re that the connectors when connecting the USB cable.
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Printing Pictures One at a Time After properly connecting the camerato the printer ([_ 120),follow the procedure described below to print a picture. Use the multi selector picture press the _ Rotate the zoom control to W (I_) thumbnail display, and to i frame playback.
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Choose Start print Printing begins. 5" Monitor display returns to the print sdection screen shown in step 1 when printing is complete. To canceWprinting before aH copies have been printed, press the _) button. Printing Multiple After properly connecting the camera to the printer ([_ 5"...
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Choose Print selection, DPOF printing and press Print selection Choose pictures (up to 99) and tile number of copies (up to nine) of each. • Press the multi selector • or • to select pictures, and press • or • number of copies for each.
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Print all images One copy each of all pictures stored in the internal memory, or on the memory card, is printed. • When the menu shown at right is displayed, choose Start print and press the O button to start print. Choose Cancel and press the _) button to return to the print menu.
The setup menu contains the following Choose how menus are displayed. welcome S creen Choose whether or not a welcome screen is displayed when the camera is turned Set camera clock and choose home and destination time zones. Monitor settings Adjust photo information brightness settings.
charge by computer Choose whether or not to charge the camera battery when connecting to a computer Blink Warning Specify whether or not the camera detects human subjects that have blinked with shooting using face priority. Reset Restore camera settings to the default. Firmware version Display camera firmware version.
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Date (Setup menu) MENU button ") _11 Set the camera clock. Date Set camera dock to current date and time. Use the multi selector to set the date and time in the date screen. • Highlight a different day, month, and year are displayed): press _ or i_. •...
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Press i_. The time zone selection Press _ or i_ to choose the travel destination time zone. Press • in a time zone where to enable the daylight automatically advance will be displayed at the top of the monitor. disable the daylight Press the _) button...
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Time Zones The camera supports the time zones listed below. For time zone not listed below, set the camera clock to local time, UTC+/- Location Midway, Samoa Hawaii, Tahiti Alaska, Anchorage PST (PDT): Los Angeles, Vancouver MST (MDT): Denver, CST (CDT): Chicago, Mexico City EST (EDT): New York, Toronto, Lima...
Monitor Settings MENU b utton @ V (Setup Set tile options below. Photo info Choose information Image review On (default immediately Off: Picture Brightness Choose from Photo Info Select whether or not the photo information See "The Monitor" ([_ 6) for information Showinfo Auto info...
[] Date Imprint (Imprinting Date and Time) menu) (Setup MENU button "_ V The shooting date and time can be imprinted on the pictures with shooting, allowing the information printed even from printers that do not support date printing (1_[_90). Off(default setting) Date and time are not imprinted...
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_l_ Electronic VR (Setup MENtJ button ") Choose whether or not electronic VR(vibration reduction) is used when taking still pictures. _,II_ AUtO Electronic VR is enabled of still pictures when • The flash is turned • A slow shutter • The Continuous •...
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Motion Detection (Setup menu) MENU button -_ 1tl Enable motion detection to reduce shake when shooting still pictures. I_ Auto (default Setting) When the camera detects subject movement or camera shake, the ISO sensitivity and shutter speed are automatically However, motion detection •...
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-'Ill AF Assist (Setup menu) MENU button ") V Enable or disable AF assist illumination, the subject is poorly lit. Auto (default setting) AF assist illumination poorly lit. The illuminator wide-angle position and about 1.1 m (3 ft. 7 in.) at the maximum telephoto Note that for some scene modes, or focus areas, AF assist illuminator AF assist illuminator lighting.
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_,>)Sound Settings (Setup menu) MENU button -'_ V Adjust the following sound settings. Button Sound Select On (default setting) or Off. When On is selected, a beep will sound once when operations are completed successfully, twice when the camera acquires focus on the subject, and three times when an error is detected.
I_1 Format Memory/L_ (Setup MENU button ") Use this option to format the internal memory or a memory card. Formatting the Internal To fornlat tile internal memory, remove tile memory card fronl tile camera. Tile Format memory menu. Formatting a Memory When the memory card is inserted in the camera, the Format card option is displayed in the setup menu.
kl Language (Setup menu) MENU button -_ V Choose one of 24 languages Czech oansk i Danish Deutsch German _defa ult setting) English Espa_ol Spanish _'EhhnviKa Greek French Indonesia Indonesian Italiano Italian Magyar Hungarian Nederlands Dutch Norsk Norwegia Video Mode MENU button -) ' (Setup menu) ([_ Adjust...
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•-_ Charge by Computer MENU button _ V (Setup menu) _ _ Charge by computer Choose whether or not the battery inserted in the camera is charged when the camera is connected to a computer via USBcable (1_]] 117). Auto (default setting) When the cameraisconnected to a computer that is running, the battery inserted into the cameraisautomatically charged using power supplied by the computer.
Blink Warning (Setup menu) MENU button ") V Specify whether or not the camera using face priority when shooting • I_1 (auto) mode (when Face priority option). • Scene auto selector selected for tile scene mode. When the camera detects that one or more human subjects may have blinked in a picture taken using face priority, the blink warning screen is displayed in the monitor.
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Operating the Blink When the blink warning displayed in the monitor, below are available. If no operations are performed the camera automatically Enlarge the detected face that blinked Switch to full-frame playback ,,._oo,,_ Select the face to be displayed Delete the picture _,,,_,,_,_,,_,_ Switch to shooting mode...
[] Reset All button ") V (Setup rnenu) (I_] 126) -)' ril Reset all When Reset is selected, the camera's values. Basic Shooting Functions Option Flash mode ([_[_]30) Self-timer Macro mode ([_[_] 33) Exposure compensation Shooting Menu Option Image mode ([_ White balance (_] 39)Auto Continuous...
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Subject Tracking Menu Option ... / A ut of_oc s_m_o d Movie Menu Option Movie options (_] 108)i_J Autofocus mode (_[_] 109) Electronic VR ([_ 109) Setup Menu Option Menus (_[_] 1271 Welcome screen (_] 128) Photo info 132) Image review (_] 132) Brightness (o_o ]o32) ...
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Others • Choosing Reset all also clears the current file number ([_ Numbering will continue from the lowest number available. To reset file numbering to "0001 ", delete all pictures ([_ 92) before selecting Reset all. • The following menu settings will remain unaffected when menus are reset with Reset all.
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To ensure continued enjoyment of this Nikon product, observe the following precautions when using or storing the device. _I_ Keep dry The device will be damaged _I_ Do not drop The product may mal_nction _I_ Handle the lens and all moving parts with care Do not apply _rce to the lens, lens cover, parts are easily damaged.
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Battery • Check the battery level before using the camera not continue charging once the battery performance, Whenever possible, important occasions, • Do not use the battery at ambient • Charge the battery indoors with an ambient use. • When charging the COOLPIX $3000 using the Charging AC adapter EH 68P or a computer, the batteryisnot charged at ambient temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F)or above 45 °C (I13 °F).
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Cleaning Avoid touching glass parts with your fingers. Remove dust or lint with a blower (typically a small device with a rubber bulb attached to one end that is pumped to produce a stream of air out the other end). To remove fingerprints Lens stains that cannot be removed with a blower, wipe the lens with a soft cloth, using a spiral motion that starts at the center of them and working toward the...
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Rechargeable battery Rechargeable Li ion Battery EN-ELIO Charging AC Adapter Charging AC Adapter EH 68P*, EH 68P (AIR)* Battery Charger MH-63 Battery cha rger AC Adapter EH 62D Check that the AC adapter cord has been inserted correctly into the battery chamber before closing the battery-chamber/ memory card slot cover.
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Approved Memory The folk)wing Secure for use in this camera. All cards of the designated 1 If the memory card will be used with a card reader or similar device, check that device supports 2 GB cards. 2 ,SiP SDHC compliant. device, check that device supports SDHC.
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Pictures, movies or voice memos are assigned file names as follows. Identifier (not shown on camera Original still pictures (voice memo attachment included) and movies Cropped Copies(voice memo attachment included) Small copies (voice memo attachment included) Quick retouch copies, D_ Lighting coPiesand Skin softening copies(voice memo attachment included)
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The following table lists the error messages and other warnings displayed in the monitor, as well as the solutions for dealing with them. (blinks) Battery exhausted. Battery tern peratu re high _r_o (0 blinks red) Please wait for the camera to finish recording.
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Display Card is not formatted. Memory card has not Format card? been formatted for use in this camera. Memory card is full. Out of memory. Error occurred while recording picture. Camera has run out of file numbers. Image cannot be saved.
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Display Sound file cannot be saved. A blink was detected in the picture just taken. Image cannot be modified. Cannot record movie. Memory contains no images. Problem " Voice memos cannot be A voice memo cannot attached to movies. be attached to this file. Select a picture taken with this camera.
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Display File contains no image data. File not created with this camera. This file cannot be played back. No pictures available for a slide show. All images are hidden. This image cannot be Picture is protected. deleted. Destination in same Travel destination is in time zone as home.
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"_--°6_7 °:::::::::::_ Printer error: out of paper O/'_" Printer error: check ink (_)/F_ Printer error: out of ink O/'_" Printer error: file corrupt See the documentation ¸ ...Problem ... =:°°!!!°!!!°!!!_uT[o,_ Load the specified paper, No paper is loaded in select Resume and press the _rinter.
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If the camera fails to function below before consulting your Display, Settings Power Problem Monitor is blank. Monitor is hard to read. Camera turns offwithout warning. Date and time of recording are not correct. No indicators displayed in monitor. Date imprint not available.
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Problem [)ate not appearing on pictures even when Date imprint is enabled. Camera settings reset. Monitor turns off, and the power-on lamp blinks rapidly. Battery inserted into the camera is not charged when the camera is connected computer. Electronically Controlled In extremely rare instances, camera...
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Problem Camera cannotfocus. Pictures are blurred. Bright specks appear in pictures taken with flash. Streaks of light or partial discoloration are visible in the monitor. Flash does not fire. Optical zoom cannot be used. Digital zoom cannot be used. Image mode not available.
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Problem Skin tones are not softened. No sound when shutter is released. AF-assist illuminator does not light. Pictures appear smeared. Colors are unnatural. Randomly spaced bright pixels ("noise") appear in image. Pictures are too dark (underexposed). Pictures are too bright (overexposed).
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Problem Saving images takes time. Playback Problem File cannot be played back. Cannot zoom in on picture. Cannot record or play back voice memos. Cannot use quick retouch, D Lighting, skin softening, small picture, or crop. Pictures not displayed on television.
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Problem The recorded pictures are not displayed in auto sort mode. Nikon Transfer does not start when camera is connected. The PictBridge startup screen is not displayed when the camera is connected to a printer. Pictures to be printed are not displayed.
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Nikon COOLPIX $3000 Digital Camera Compact digital camera 12.0 million t : it}ii 1/23-in. CCD; total pixds: approx. 12.39 million 4× opticaJ zoom, NIKKOR Jens 4.9 19.6mm (angJe of view equivalent to that of 27 108mm lens in 35mm [135] format) f/-number f/3.2 5.9...
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• Unless otherwise stated, all figures are for a camera Recha rgeable Li ion Battery 25 °C (77 °F). Based on Camera and imaging Products Association (CIPA) standards for measuring the life of camera batteries. Measured at 23 °C (73 °F);zoom adjusted with each shot, flash fired with every other shot, image mode set to [] 4000x3000.
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ExiScompliant printers. • PictBridge: A standard developed cooperatively by the digital camera and printer industries, allowing photographs to be output directly to a printer without connecting the camera to a computer.
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Symbols I_1 Auto mode 22 Scene mode 50 Smart portrait mode 62 Subject tracking mode 65 Movie mode 106 V Setup menu I_1 Favorite pictures mode 74 Auto sort mode B0 I_ List by date mode 83 T (Tele) 4, 25 W (Wide) 4, 25 q Playback zoom 4, 72 Thumbnail...
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Daylight saving time 18, 130 Delete 92 Digital zoom 25, 136 Direct print D-Lighting DPOF print DSCN 151 Dusk/dawn iii 55 EH-68P 14, 149 Electronic VR (movie) Electronic VR (still pictures) EN-ELI0 12, 14 Exposure compensation Extension Eyelet for camera strap 4 Face priority 44, 46 Favorite pictures menu 77...
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Nikon Transfer Number ofexposures remaining Optional accessories Panorama assist _ 59, 60 Panorama Maker 112, 116 Paper size 121,122 Party/indoor _,_ 55 Photo info 132 PictBridge 119, 166 Playback 28, 29, 69, 72 Playback menu 86 Playback zoom Portrait _ Power 18, 22 Power switch 4, 22 Power-on...
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Welcome screen 128 White balance 39 Zoom control 4, 25, 110...
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