Nikon CoolPix 990 Fast Track Manual

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COOLPIX 990PX2.0X2.01/601/60 F 2.72.7 NORMALNORMAL[ 1010]COOLPIX 990“First Steps: Taking aPhotograph” (pg. 15)“Basic Photography: ReviewingPhotographs” (pg. 35)7 Check the flash settingBy default, the flash automaticallyfires when lighting is poor. Tochoose another flash setting, pressthe button. The followingoptions are available:Auto (default)Flash fires when needed.Flash Cancel (off)6 Check the focus modeBy default, the camera automatical-ly adjusts focus for subjects 30 cm(1 ft.) or more from the lens. Tochoose another focus setting, pressthe button. The followingoptions are available:Autofocus (default)Infinity (∞)Captures distant scenes withmaximum clarity. Flash turnsoff automatically.“First Steps: Putting Batteriesin the Camera” (pg. 9)“First Steps: Inserting theMemory Card” (pg. 11)“First Steps: Taking aPhotograph” (pg. 15)“First Steps: Setting the Timeand Date” (pg. 13)“First Steps: Getting to Knowthe COOLPIX 990” (pg. 4)“Basic Photography: Optical and Digital Zoom” (pg. 24)“Basic Photography: Focus” (pg. 27) “Basic Photography: Using the Flash” (pg. 26) “Basic Photography: ImageQuality and Size” (pg. 31)“Basic Photography: ImageQuality and Size” (pg. 31)Fast Track GuideCOOLPIX 990This Fast Track Guide takes youthrough the steps involved in settingup your camera and using it in“A-REC,” an automatic, point-and-shoot mode designed to produce thebest results in most circumstances.For more complete information,refer to the Guide to Digital Photogra-phy. Cross-references to otherdocumentation are marked by thefollowing symbols:Guide to Digital Photography(page numbers refer to theprint edition)For Your SafetyMENU O F FSDATE2 0 0 0 . 0 1 . 0 10 0 : 0 0Y M DSELECT SET1 Insert the batteriesBefore inserting or removingbatteries, turn the camera off.The battery chamber is in thebottom of the camera handgrip.To open, unlatch the cover and flipit open. Insert four AA (LR6)batteries as shown inside thecover. Close the cover and, press-ing the label “Push” to keep thecover firmly closed, return thelatch to the locked position.2 Insert the memory cardBefore inserting or removing thememory card, turn the camera off.Open the card-slot cover andslide the memory card in as shownabove (1). Fold the eject buttonover (2) before closing the card-slot cover.3 Select A-RECTurn the mode dial to A-REC.Check that the control panel ontop of the camera is on and thatthe battery indicator is not flash-ing.5 Adjust viewfinder diopterThe diopter adjustment dial nextto the viewfinder can be used toadjust the finder to suit individualdifferences in vision.13 Check the resultsThe picture just taken will bedisplayed briefly in the LCD moni-tor while the camera transfers itto memory. Press the ( )button to freeze the display fortwenty seconds. If you are notsatisfied with the results, press( ) to delete the photo be-fore returning to shooting mode.11 Check focus and flashGently depress the shutter-releasebutton halfway and check theautofocus and flash indicators nextto the viewfinder. The camera isready to take a picture when theautofocus lamp (green) glowssteadily and the flash lamp (red) isnot blinking.12 Take a pictureTo take a picture, fully depress theshutter-release button.9 Choose an image sizeTo select an image size, turn thecommand dial while pressing thebutton.Full (2048 × 1536 pixels)XGA 1024 × 768 pixelsVGA 640 × 480 pixels3 : 2 2048 × 1360 pixels (sameproportions as 35 mm film)10 Compose a photographUse the zoom buttons to frame your subject in the viewfinder or LCDmonitor. The button zooms the camera out (A), reducing magnificationand increasing the field of view. The button zooms the camera in (B). Ifthe LCD monitor is on or the camera is connected to a television set, youcan hold the button down for two seconds at maximum zoom to enterdigital zoom mode (C), where you can zoom in a further × 4.0.6ME42500 En8 Adjust image qualityTogether with image size, imagequality determines the number ofimages that can be stored on thememory card. Press thebutton to choose an image-qualitysetting from:NORMAL DefaultFINE Fewer pictures, higher qualityBASIC More pictures, basic qualityP 1/60 F 2.7 NORMAL[0012]P 1/60 F 2.7 NORMAL[0012]ABAMacro close-upUse this mode when takingphotos of small objects atclose range. At the middleoptical zoom position (shownby a yellow icon in theLCD monitor), you can focuson objects as little as 2 cm(0.8 in.) from the lens.Self timerDelays shutter release toprevent camera shake or forself portraits. Press theshutter-release button oncefor a ten-second delay, twicefor a delay of three seconds.Auto with red-eye reduc-tionPreflash fires before mainflash to reduce red-eyeeffects a flash can sometimescause.Anytime Flash (fill flash)Use when photographing aback-lit subject.Slow syncBalances the flash andbackground lighting. Ideal forlow-light photography atnight.18 MODE (FUNC 1) button9 Flash/Sensitivity (Thumbnail)button ( )1 Shutter-release button2 Mode dial3 Exposure compensation(FUNC 2) button4 Command dial6 Zoom-in ( ) button8 Image-quality/Size button17 Control panel16 MENU button15 MONITOR button13 Flash-ready lamp14 Viewfinder eyepiece11 LCD Monitor10 Focus mode (Delete)button ( )12 Autofocus lamp7 Zoom-out ( ) button5 Multi Selector“Basic Photography: Image Quality and Size” (pg. 31)32 VIDEO OUT29 Eyelet for camera strap30 Memory card slot31 USB/serial connector28 Battery-chamber cover27 Battery-chamber latch26 Tripod socket33 DC-IN connector19 Lens20 Viewfinder25 Diopter adjustment dial23 Photocell24 Connector for external flash21 Built-in flash22 Red-eye reduction lamp18 1 2317161514 13 12 11 10 9 8 76543332313029 28 27 2625242322212019Parts of the COOLPIX 9904 Set the time and datePress the MENU button to displaythe A-REC menu. Choose Dateand use the multi selector to setthe camera to the current timeand date.“Playback” (pg. 62)PlaybackTo play images back, turn the mode dial to PLAY. The mostrecent image in memory will be displayed in the LCDmonitor. The operations that can be performed in single-image playback are summarized in the following chart:Button Operation FunctionRotate View additional information oncurrent photoPress View other photographs inmemory( ) Press Zoom in on photograph (usemulti selector to scroll image)Press Cancel zoom( ) Press Select current photo fordeletionPress Start or stop movie playbackVGA 3 : 2XGAFull~100 ~11~40~187 ~23~79~20~333 ~46~151~40NORMALBASIC~10FINEHow Many Images Can I Record?The approximate number of images that can be recorded on an16 MB memory card at different combinations of image quality andsize is shown in the following chart:

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