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To prevent damage to your Nikon product or injury to yourself or to others, read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this equipment. Keep these safety instructions where all those who use the product will read them.
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Should the insulation be water. damaged and the wires become • Replace the terminal cover when exposed, take it to a Nikon- transporting the battery. Do not authorized service representative for transport or store with metal objects inspection. Failure to observe these such as necklaces or hairpins.
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Turn the power off when and output jacks, use only the cables using inside an airplane or the provided or sold by Nikon for the hospital purpose, to maintain compliance with Turn tile power offwhile inside tile product regulations. airplane...
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This equipment generates, uses,and are not expressly approved by Nikon can radiate radio frequency energy Corporation may void the user's and, if not installed and used in authority to operate the equipment.
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Notice for customers in Canada CAUTION This Class Bdigital apparatus complies with Canadian iCES-O03. ATTENTION Cet appareil nurn#rique de la classe B est conforme _ la norme NMB-O03 Canada. Notice for customers in Europe This symbol indicates that this product is to be collected separately.
For Your Safety ................WARNINGS ................Notices ................. Introduction ................About This Manual ............... Information and Precautions ......................Parts of the Camera ..........................The Camera Body ............................Basic Operations of the Shutter-Release Button ................. Attachk]g the Camera Strap ........................Operating the Touch Panel ........................
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More onShooting ................Selecting aShooting Mode ............... Shooting inI_1 ( Auto) Mode ............... Shooting Suited toScenes ..............Selecting aScene Mode ............... Features ................Using the Draw Option ..............Shooting for a Panorama .............. Adjusting the Camera Settings inShooting Mode ........... Setting Options ..............
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Deleting Multiple Pictures ........................ Deleting Pictures by Album, Category, or Shooting Date ............Playback Options ..........................Setting Options ............................Enjoying Slide Shows .......................... Protecting Important Pictures (Protect) ..................Protecting One Picture ..........................Protecting Multiple Pictures ........................l O0 Creating a DPOF Print Order: Print Set ..................Creating a Print Order for One Picture ....................
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Connecting to a Computer ......................Before Connecting the Camera ....................... Transferring Pictures from the Camera to a Computer ............] 28 Charging While Connecting to a Computer ................... Connecting to a Printer ........................Connecting the Camera to a Printer ..................... Printing Pictures One at a Time .......................
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Thank you for your purchase ofa Nikon COOLPIX 570 digital camera. This manual was written to help you enjoy taking pictures with your Nikon digital camera. Read this manual thoroughly before use, and keep it where all those who use the product will read it.
• Nikon will not be held liable for any damages resulting from the use of this product, • While every effort was made to ensure that the information...
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The monitor on the COOLPIX $70 is a touch panel display operated by touch. Use the method described below. Tapping Tap the touch panel. Use this operation to select a control or picture. The shutter can also be released by tapping the monitor (_ S] ).
Spreading/pinching Spread fingers apart/pinch fingers together Place two fingers on the monitor and spreadthem apartto zoom in on a picture 91)in playback mode. Pinch two fingers together to zoom out or to display picture thumbnails (_ 93). Notes on the Touch Panel •...
Information and Controls Display Tap _ to _oggle_t_e information display se_ing in _t_e following order. Shooting Information display off Information display on Shooting information such as the number of exposures remaining and operation controJs are displayed.
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Playback Information display off Photo information Operation control on Picture and operation controEs are Picture, photo information, and dispEayed. some operation controEs are dispEayed.
Shooting (Operation Controls) Tap the following controls to change settings. • The controls available and the setting status displayed vary depending upon the information display setting 8), shooting mode, and the current camera settings. ISO sensitivity% ........63, 73 Shooting mode..26, 37, 38, 60, 122 Date imprint _..........
Shooting (Other Indicators) Tile following monitor display shows tile focus area as well as tile number exposures remaining. • Tile indicators displayed vary depending upon tile information display setting 8), shooting mode, and tile current camera settings. 2- 1o Focus area ............Internal memory indicator ....
Playback (Operation Controls) Tap the following controls to switch between monitor displays, or delete or edit pictures. • The controls available displayed vary depending upon the information display setting 8), the displayed picture, and the current camera settings. --13 Switch to the HOME screen ....14 Switch to shooting mode Delete .............
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Playback (Information Display) When is tapped and tile photo information is turned on (_ 9), tile following information is displayed. • The indicators displayed vary depending upon the displayed picture and the current camerasettings. 34567 --I_I-J-I-H-L'_----ca " IN ?_W.y NI 11 lO a Currentfrarne number/...
HOME Screen Controls displayed Tap !!lE_, at lower right comer in tile monitor, in shooting or playback mode 1O, 12) to switch to the HOME screen. Selecting shooting and playback modes are available, and the setup menu can be displayed from the HOME screen.
Setup Menu Tap the Set up control in the HOME screen to display the setup menu screen. When the menu item is tapped in the setup menu screen, the setting screen for the selected menu item is displayed. _WI_I D: Display the previous or subsequent page. Ira: Display the help selection screen.
Insert a Rechargeable Liqon Battery EN-EL12 (supplied) into the camera. • Charge the battery before the first use or when the battery is running low 16). Open battery-chamber/memory card slot • ',_,_ _ cover. (2_:,). _4)'@j Insert the battery. Confirm that the battery's positive (+) and negative ( ) terminals are oriented correctly as shown on the label at the battery chamber opening, and insert the battery.
Removing Battery (}lose the slide cover to turn the camera off (_ and be sure that the power-on lamp and the monitor have turned off before opening the battery<hamber/ memory card slot cover. To eject the battery, open the battery<hamber/ memory card slot cover and slide the orange battery latch in the direction indicated by the arrow (_).
Charge the supplied Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12 inserted into the camera, by connecting the supplied Charging A( Adapter EH-d8P to the camera via the supplied USB Cable UC-E6, and then plugging the Charging AC Adapter int0 an electrical outlet..Prepare the Charging AC Adapter...
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Plug the Charging ACAdapter into electrical power outlet. The power-on lamp slowly blinks orange to indicate that the battery is charging. About four hours are required to charge a fully exhausted battery. The following chart explains power-on lamp status when the camera is plugged into the electrical power outlet. Power-on lamp Description...
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Notes on Charging AC Adapter • The Charging AC Adapter EH 68P is _r use only with compatible devices. Do not use with another make or model of device, • Be sure to read and follow the warnings for the Charging AC Adapter on page iii and the section, "The Battery"...
Turning On and Off the Camera Toturn on the carnera,open the slidecover. After the power-on lamp (green) lights for a moment, the monitor will turn on. To turn offthe camera, close the slide cover. When the camera turns off, both the power-on lamp and monitor will turn off.
Alanguage-selection dialog is displayed the first time t he camera is turned on. Open slide cover to turn on the camera. The power-on lamp (green) will light for a moment and _ i_;:::' the monitor will turn on. When the COOLPIX welcome screen is displayed, tap the monitor or press the shutter-release button.
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Tap I_1 or I_ to choose the order in which the day, month and year are displayed. Edit the date and time. Tap the desired item and I_1 or L'_ to edit highlighted item. Tap Ifl_l. The settingsare applied and monitor display exitsto shooting mode.
Recorded data are stored in the camera's internal memory (approximately 20 MB) or on removable Secure Digital ($D) memory cards (available separately; _ 158). If a memory card is inserted in the camera, data are automatically stored on the memory card and data recorded to the memory card can be played back, deleted or transferred.
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Formatting Memory Cards If the message at right is displayed when the camera turned on, the memory card must be _rmatted be_re use (_ 150), Note that formatting permanently deletes all pictures and other data on the memory card. Be sure to make copies of any pictures you wish to keep before formatting...
In I_ (easy auto) mode, the camera automatically selects the optimum shooting mode by framing a picture, allowing you to easily take pictures using a shooting mode that suits the scene (_ 34). Open slide cover to turn on the camera.
Indicators Displayed in I_ (Easy Auto) Mode To display the number of exposures remaining and shooting settings, tap displayed at lower left in the monitor to turn on shooting information The combination of image size and image quality (compression) is displayed, The default setting is Image mode _16:9 (3968 x 2232),...
Readythe camera. [f___.. ____ Hold the camera steadily in both hands, keeping your fingers and other objects away from the lens, flash, AF- assist illuminator, and microphone. the camera so that the buiINn flash is above the lens. F," When taking pictures in P°rtrait ("tall') °rientati°n, turn ,<...
Using the Zoom Tap I_1 or ID to activate optical zoom. Tap Zoom in lii to zoom in sothat the subject fillsa Digital zoom larger area of the frame, or _ to zoom out, Optical zoom increasing tile area visible in tile frame.
Pressthe shutter-release button halfway ([_ 4). Focus is locked when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. When focus is locked, the active focus area turns green. When a face is recognized: When no face is recognized: F," Shutter Aperture ,< speed Focus indicator When digital zoom is used, the focus area is not...
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During Recording While pictures are being recorded, the number of exposures remaining will blink, Do not open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover while pictures are being recorded. Cutting power removing the memory card in these circumstances could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera or card,...
Playing Back Pictures (Playback Mode) Ta p i-_-I. Shooting Playback The last picture taken will be displayed in full-frame playback mode. Drag the current picture to display previous or subsequent picture. Use two fingers to forward or backward pictures more rapidly. Tap the shooting mode control (1_) displayed at upper left in the monitor or press the shutter-release...
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Tap Yes. Note that deleted pictures cannot be recovered. To exit without deleting the picture, tap No. Options Available in Playback Mode When [] is tapped in full frame pbyback mode and photo information is turned on (_ 9), the following operations are available...
Automatic Scene Selection The camera automatically selects one of the following scenes when pointing the camera at a subject. • r_ Auto mode (general use) • [] Night portrait (_ • [] Portrait (_ • _ Backlight (_ • [] Landscape (_ •...
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Select a shooting mode from I_ (easy auto), a (auto), _ (scene), and N_ (movie) modes. Tap the shooting mode control shooting mode. The shooting mode selection controls are displayed. Tap the desired shooting mode control. Tap _ (scene) to display scene selection controls.
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Selecting a Shooting Mode from the HOME Screen A different shooting mode can also be selected from the HOME screen (_ 14).Tap I!_, displayed at lower right in the monitor in shooting and playback modes, to display the HOME screen. tlitIt Adjusting Shooting...
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Shooting settings such as flash mode and macro mode can be changed applied. The Continuous setting and the Subject tracking option, with which the active focus area follows the selected subject, can also be applied. Tap the shooting mode control shooting mode to display...
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Camera settings are automatically optimized for the selected subject type. The following scene modes are available. oatiandp p Beach/snow Sunset Dusk!dawn Nightlandscapel_ Close-up Food Museum Fireworksshow Copy Draw Ii_ Backlight Panorama assist Selecting a Scene Mode tlitIt Tap the shooting mode control shooting...
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Adjusting Scene Effect Tile scene effect adjustment slider is displayed in tile scene modes listed below when tile information display is enabled by tapping Tap the scene effect adjustment slider to adjust the degree of effect to be applied to pictures taken in the selected scene mode.
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[] Landscape Use this mode for vivid landscapes and cityscapes. • Camera focuses at infinity. The focus area or focus indicator 30) always glows green when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Note, however, that objects in the foreground may not always be in focus. •...
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Party/indoor Captures the effects of cand]eJight and other indoor background lighting. • Camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame. • The default setting for flash mode is _ Auto with red- eye reduction. The flash mode setting may automatically switch to slow sync with red-eye reduction.
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Night lanctscape Slow shutter speeds are used to produce stunning night landscapes. • Camera focuses at infinity. The focus area or focus indicator ([_) 30) always glows green when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Note, however, that objects in the foreground may not always be in focus.
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_1 Food Useful when taking pictures of food. • _ Macro mode (_] 67) is enabled and the camera automatically zooms to the closest position at which it can fOCUS. • The camera can focus on the subject as close as 3 cm (1.2 in.) at the zoom position at which _ and the zoom indicator glow green (the zoom indicator is positioned under E>).
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r_ copy Provides dear pictures of text or drawings on a white board or in print. • Camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame. • Use macro mode ([_] 67) to focus at short ranges. • Colored text and drawings may not show up well. •...
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Using the Draw Option Write a memo or draw a picture on the touch panel display and save it as an image. The image is saved at an image size setting of TV screen (640 × 480). Tap the shooting mode control shooting...
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Shooting for a Panorama Tile camera focuses on tile subject at tile center of tile flame. Usea tripod for best results. Set Vibration reduction (_ 147) to Off from the setup menu (_ 139) when using a tripod to stabilize the camera. Tap the shooting mode...
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Take the next picture. Frame the next picture so that one- third of the frame overlaps the previous picture. Repeat this process until the necessary number of pictures have been taken complete the scene. Tap ITI when shooting is completed. The camera returns to step 3.
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Setting Options Tile camera settings described below carl be applied or adjusted depending upon shooting conditions and purposes. • The settings that can be applied or adjusted vary depending upon shooting mode. See "Camera Settings that Can Be Adjusted in Each Shooting Mode" 49) for more information.
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Camera Settings that Can Be Adjusted in Each Shooting Mode Thefollowinccamera settings canbe adjusted ineachshootincmode. v': Car] beacusted _°_-r _°°7 °_o_ - _ ISrl rlRTE [_ 7C _ 73 [_,,,,7,4, mo_e V" ??°,, %Usto] ÷ ÷-_°i _s mode ,t i ..
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Adjusting Shooting Settings in shooting mode. tlitIt 2 Tipihedeiiiedopeiaiion c oniioil Tap the desired setting item. Setting status is displayed at the bottom of operation controls, except the touch shooting control. The touch shooting control differs according to the current setting. To exit to shooting mode without adjusting shooting setting, tap the operation control or...
Tapping the Monitor to Release the Shutter (Touch Shutter) When the I_ Touch shutter option (default setting)is selectedfor the touch shooting setting, the shutter is releasedwhen the monitor is tapped. Tap the touch shooting control displayed at the left side of the monitor in shooting mode to adjust a setting.
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Shooting mode Touch shutter operation (auto) mode, _ Sports, Tap the intended subject. Focus and exposure are set Party/indoor, _ Beach/ for the area tapped. When the camera recognizes snow, _ Close-upl _ _ Food, more than one face, tap a face framed by a single J-_ Museum, _ Copy, and border to set focus and exposure for that face.
RR_ Tapping the Monitor to Focus (Touch AF/AE) Tile touch shooting setting carl be changed from Touch shutter {default setting) to _[ Touch AF/AE Tap a subject in tile monitor to select tile area at which tile camera focuses. Press tile shutter-release button halfway...
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Shooting mode Touch AFiAE operation I_1 (auto) mode, "_ Sports, Party/indoor, _ Beach/ snow, _ Close'up, _ Food, Focus and exposure are set for the area tapped. Museum, _ Copy, and ii_ Backlight scene modes Only a border displayed by the face priority function Portrait and [] Night can be selected.
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Taking Pictures of Subjects with Which Autofocus Perform Expected When taking pictures of su_ects with which auto_cus may not per_rm as expected, try pressing the shutter release button halfway to re_cus several times, or try the _llowing techniques. 1 Switch to I_1 (auto) mode and select _ Touch AF/AE the touch shooting...
Focusing on a Moving Subject (Subject Tracking) In I_1 (auto) mode, the touch shooting setting car] be changed florn I_J Touch shutter (default setting) to _ Subject tracking. Use this option to take pictures of moving subjects. the subject on which the camera will focus.
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Press the shutter-release button take a p cture. The camera focuses on the focus area framed by a border when the shutter-reJease button is pressed halfway. The focus area will glow green and focus will be locked. When the camera is unable to focus, the focus area will blink.
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Taking Pictures with Self-timer The camera is equipped with a ten-second and two-second timer for self-portraits. This feature is useful for reducing the effects of camera shake that occurs when pressing the shutter-release button. When using the self-timer, use of a tripod is recommended.
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Pressthe shutter-release button rest of the way down. The self-timer starts, and the number of seconds remaining before the shutter is released is displayed in the monitor.The stir-timer lamp bhnks while the timer is counting down. About one second before the shutter is released, the lamp stops blinking and glows steadily.
Automatic Shooting of a Smiling Face (Smile Timer) The camera detects smiles on the recognized faces and the shutter is automatically released. tlitIt Tap [] in shooting mode to adjust the setting. The smile timer is enabled. Framea picture. When the camera recognizes a human face, a yellow double border (focus area) is displayed around that face.
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OFF t oexit mue timer mode. Shooting also stops in the following situations: When 12 pictures have been taken When no srnile is detected for five rninutes Notes on Smile Timer • When the shutter release button is pressed all the way down while the smile timer is enabled, shutter...
Using the Flash Tile flash has a range of approx. 0.3 to 3.5 m (1 to 11 ft.) when tile camera zoomed out all tile way. With maximum optical zoom applied, tile range is approx. 0.5 to 2.5 m (1 to 8 ft.) when is set to Auto.
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Shooting When Flash is Disabled (_)) or Lighting is Poor • Use of a tripod is recommended to stabilize the camera during shooting. Set Vibration reduction ([.]_ 147) to Off from the setup menu 139) when using a tripod to stabilize camera.
_'- Image Mode (Image Quality/Image Size) Image mode refers to tile combinatkm of image size and image quality (compression) at which pictures are recorded. Choose tile image mode best suited to tile manner in which pictures will be used and tile capacity of the internal memory or memory card.
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Image Mode The image mode setting applied is stored in the camera's memory even after the camera is turned off, and reapplied the next time the camera is turned on. Changes made to this setting apply to all shooting modes (except movie mode).
[] Changing Brightness Using Exposure Compensation Exposure compensation is used to alter exposure from the vahJe suggested by the camera to make pictures brighter or darker. ® tlitIt Tap [] in shooting mode to adjust the setting. When the p icture istoodar_,opply pos,tive _÷_...
Macro Mode Setting Macro mode is used for taking pictures of objects as close as 3 cm (1.2 in.). Note that the flash may be unable to light the entire subject at distances of less than 30 cm (1 ft.). Tap [] in shooting mode...
Continuous Enable continuous shooting or BSS (best shot selector). Tile flash is disabled when Continuous, BSS or Multi-shot 16 is selected, and focus, exposure and white balance are fixed at the values determined with the first picture in each series. ®...
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_1_ Note on BSS BSS is effective when taking pictures of still subjects. BSS may not produce the desired results if the subject moves or the composition changes while the shutter release button is held down. Note on Multi-shot Smear ([.]_ 162) visible in the monitor when shooting...
White Balance The color of light reflected frorn an object varies with the color of the light source. The human brain is able to adapt to changes in the color of the light source, with the result that white objects appear white whether seen in the shade, direct sunlight, or under incandescent lighting.
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Note on White Balance Setting There may be functions with which this setting cannot be enabled, See "Camera Settings That cannot be Applied Simultaneously" ([,_ 75) for more information, Flash Mode Set the flash mode to _ Off (_ 62) at white balance settings other...
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Preset Manual Preset manual is effective with mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast (for example, to make pictures taken under a lamp with a red shade look asthough they had been taken under white light). Place a white or gray reference object under the lighting...
I S n ISO Sensitivity Sensitivity is a measure of the camera's response to light. The higher the sensitivity, the less light is needed to expose an image. Although high ISO sensitivity settings are suited to pictures of moving subjec:ts or those taken under lighting,...
DRTE Imprinting Time and Date (Date Imprint) Tile date and time of shooting are imprinted on pictures asthey are recorded, allowing the information to be printed even from printers that do not support date printing (_ 103). The Date imprint setting can also be adjusted from the setup menu (_ 146).
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Date Imprint Print When printing from DPOF compatible printers that support the printing of shoodng date and photo in_rmadon, the date and in_rmation can be printed without imprinting this information on them using settings in the Print set option 101 ), Datelmprint Setting Changes...
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Setting Description _o,Restri_t_dfunctio_ Smile timer When taking a picture using Self-timer, Self-timer ([_] 58) Smile timer is disabled. ([Z_60) Subject tracking When Touch shooting is set to _ Subject (83 56) tracking, Macro mode is disabled. w_ Macro mode When Smile timer is enabled, macro mode is Smile timer (_) disabled.
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Select a pByback mode from [] (pByback), _1 (favorite pictures), _ (auto sort), and _ (list by date) modes. The pByback mode selection controls are displayed. Tap the desired playback mode control. The camera enters the selected playback mode. When the playback control displayed at upper left in the monitor is tapped with the playback mode sdection controls displayed, the monitor...
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Pictures can be added toalbum for s pecific: events, such as vacations orweddings, orthemes. When viewing albums, only t he pictures sorted tothe current album are displayed. Individual pictures can be added tomultiple albums. Sorting/Playback Procedures [--Adding p!ctul esto album ([_]] 80) [ Viewing pictures in an album ([_] 81))
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Preparing an Album (Assigning an Icon) assigned Tile icon to an album carl be changed to reflect tile theme of pictures included in tile album. Album icons can be applied or changed even after pictures are added to albums. Tap the playback mode control...
Adding Pictures to Albums Pictures can be sorted by adding thern to albums. Adding pictures to albums makesit fasterand easierto find specificpictures. Display a picture to be added to an album full-frame in playback mode ([]_ 32), auto sort mode ([]_ 84), or list by date mode ([]_ 87). Tap I_ to display the operation control, and then tap i'_!.
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Viewing Pictures in an Album Pictures carl be displayed by selecting tile album to which they were added in "b favorite pictures mode", in full-frame playback mode, just as with normal playback mode, picture display can be enlarged, pictures can be displayed as thumbnails, and edited.
Removing Pictures from Albums To remove a picture from an album without perrnanentiy deleting it, follow tile procedures described below. Select tile desired picture in full-frame display step 2 in favorite pictures mode (_ 81) and tap r_l When is tapped, tile confirmation dialog is displayed.
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Adding/Viewing Favorite Pictures When pictures are added to an album, they are not physically copied to the album or moved from the folder to which they were originally recorded 159). Only the file names of pictures are added to albums, in f_vorite pictures mode, pictures...
Pictures and movies are automatically sorted to any of the following category with shooting. If't_il auto sort mode" is selected, pictures and movies can be viewed by selecting the category to which they were sorted. [] Smile • Portraits [] Landscape [] Duskto dawn NJ_ M ovie FJIRetouchedcopies...
Auto Sort Mode Categories Category Description Smile Pictures automatica y taken with the [] Smile timer. Pictures taken when the camera selects _ Portrait, _ Night )ortrait, or _ _ht in I_ (easy auto) mode ([_]] 26). Portraits _ Pictures taken using the face priority function in I_1 (auto) mode 37 or those taken in __.
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Operations in Auto Sort Mode Thefollowing operationsare availablewith display of category list. Option Description Delete pictures bythe Delete all pictures sorted to the selected selected category category. Create print orders for all pictures sorted in ] 04 Create print Orders the selected category.
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