Nikon Coolpix 300 User Manual

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1OverviewOverviewThank you for your purchase of a Nikon COOLPIX 300. The COOLPIX300 combines a digital camera, memo tablet, and digital audio recordingsystem into a compact, light-weight (240 gram, or 8.6 ounce) package thatfits comfortably into a pocket or briefcase. Recorded image and sounddata can be played back using the camera’s built-in speaker and TFT videodisplay, or the camera can be attached to television set to create multi-media presentations. The COOLPIX 300 can also be attached to acomputer, where your images and recordings can be edited for use in otherapplications, or even included in your home page on the World-Wide Web.Some of the COOLPIX 300’s more outstanding features include:• Storage of up to 132 photographs (up to 66 high-quality photographs)or 17 minutes of sound data• A touch-sensitive TFT display, which offers simple, menu-drivenoperation, and allows on-the-spot viewing of stored data using thecamera’s sophisticated play-back and slide-show features• Digital image sensing using a charge-coupled device (CCD) with330,000 pixels and an electronic shutter with auto exposure, automaticgain control, and auto white balance• A macro close-up function for taking photographs at ranges as close as14 cm (5.5˝), making it possible to take full-frame photographs ofdocuments as small as ordinary business cards• Built-in automatic flash with red-eye reduction• An internal clock-calendar which records the date and time of everyimage and recording made• Video, serial (RS-232C), and SCSI interfaces which make it possible touse the camera in audio-visual presentations or to transfer the camera’sstored data to a computer, where they can be edited or transferred todisk for long-term storage