User manual NIKON COOLPIX 3100

[. . . ] En The Guide to Digital Photography with the DIGITAL CAMERA En Trademark Information Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Mac OS, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, and Quick Time are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Finder, Power Mac, iMac, and iBook are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trade names mentioned in this manual or the other documentation provided with your Nikon product are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. For Your Safety 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. [. . . ] Use this mode indoors where flash photography is prohibited (for example, in museums and art galleries) or in other indoor settings in which you do not want to use the flash. · The Best Shot Selector (BSS; 65) turns on automatically, reducing the effects of inadvertent camera movement. · Macro close-up turn off automatically; other modes can be selected. Be sure to obtain permission first. No restrictions No restrictions 36 Scene Mode Fireworks show Slow shutter speeds are used to capture the expanding burst of light from a firework. The camera responds more rapidly to the shutter-release button, ensuring that you can capture the start of the burst. · Follow the firework as it ascends and press the shutter-release button all the way down at the start of the burst. OFF OFF Copy Provides clear pictures of text or drawings on a white board or in printed matter such as a business card. · Flash and macro close-up turn off automatically; other modes can be selected. · Colored text and drawings may not show up well in the final picture. No restrictions No restrictions No restrictions Back light Use when light is coming from behind your subject, throwing their features into shadow, or when your subject is in the shade but the background is brightly lit. The flash will fire automatically to "fill in" (illuminate) shadows. OFF No restrictions Scene Mode Depending on your subject, scene mode may not always produce the desired results. results are not to your satisfaction, choose 37 Viewing Pictures on the Camera Viewing Multiple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback Pressing the (W) button in full-screen playback displays the pictures on the memory card in "contact sheets" of four thumbnail images. The following operations can be performed while thumbnails are displayed: To Highlight pictures Change number of pictures displayed Press Description Press multi selector up, down, left, or right to highlight pictures. (W) With four thumbnails displayed, press button once to view nine thumbnails. Press (W)/ (T) to "zoom in" from nine thumbnails to four (T) thumbnail-view or, when four thumbnails are displayed, to view highlighted picture full screen. Press multi selector up or down to highlight option, press to right to select. Erase 1 image(s)? Delete highlighted picture No Yes SET 38 Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom Use the button to zoom in on still images displayed in full-screen playback. While the picture is zoomed in, you can save a cropped copy of the picture that contains only the portion of the image visible in the monitor. Playback zoom and cropping are not available when the current picture is a movie or a copy created using the small picture option ( 42, 53). To Press Description Zoom increases each time button is pressed, to a maximum of 6 ×. While image is zoomed in, (T) Zoom in icon and zoom ratio are displayed in top left corner of monitor. Use multi selector to scroll to areas of picture not View other visible in monitor. To use multi selector to view areas of picture other pictures, cancel zoom. To (W) cancel zoom, zoom picture out until entire picture Zoom out is displayed. Press shutter-release button to create new picture Save edited image as containing only portion of a copy?Shutter No Crop picture Confirmation dialog will button Yes be displayed; press multi SET selector up or down to highlight option, press to right to select. Press multi selector up or down to highlight option, press to right to select. Erase 1 image(s)? More on Playback No Yes SET 39 The Picture Enhance Menu Using the options in the picture enhance menu, you can create reduced or cropped copies of the picture displayed in the monitor. [. . . ] button until indicators No indicators appear · Indicators are hidden. in monitor · Ambient lighting is too bright: move to a darker locaMonitor is hard to tion or use viewfinder. Problem 12 8 12 -- 13 5 -- -- 12 83 5 19 79 82 Technical Notes 87 Troubleshooting Possible cause 22 · Camera is in playback mode. 20 · Message "CARD IS NOT FORMATTED" appears in 10­11, No picture is taken monitor: memory card is not formatted for use in your 67 when shutter-release camera. [. . . ]