4Introduction—Getting to Know the COOLPIX50004Getting to Know the COOLPIX5000The Parts of the Camera and Their FunctionsThis section lists some of the more notable features of your COOLPIX5000 andintroduces camera controls and displays.Principal FeaturesYour COOLPIX5000 boasts:• An effective pixel count of 5.0 million for photographs up to 2,560 × 1,920pixels in size, large enough for photo-quality prints in sizes up to A3(11˝ × 14˝).• Short shutter-release time lag, quick camera startup, quick autofocus, andquick zoom, which help to ensure that the camera will react fast enoughto make the most of even the most fleeting opportunity.• Shutter speeds as fast as 1/ 4000 s.• An advanced image-processing algorithm capable of capturing fine detailsand brilliant colors.• Noise-reduction for long time-exposures, with a clear-image mode for re-duced noise and smoother color gradations at sizes of 1,280 × 960 pixelsor less.• A 3 × Zoom-Nikkor lens with three aspherical lens elements and a focal rangeof 7.1–21.4 mm (equivalent to 28–85 mm in 35-mm [135] format). Large-diameter aspherical lens reduces image distortion to a bare minimum.• An adjustable monitor that folds out and swivels to allow photographs tobe framed with the camera held at arms length, or folds back onto thecamera body to make a compact package. The monitor can even be swiv-elled to point in the same direction as the lens for a quick self-portrait.• A microphone and speaker for recording and playback of up to sixty sec-onds of video footage with sound.
