User manual NIKON COOLPIX P50

[. . . ] DIGITAL CAMERA User's Manual En Trademark Information · Microsoft and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. · Macintosh, Mac OS, and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Inc. · Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc. · ImageLink and the ImageLink print system logo are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company. [. . . ] · When a picture with black border are printed using printer's borderless print function, black frame may not be printed. D More Information See "Image/Sound File and Folder Names" (A 120) for more information. 53 Voice Memos: Recording and Playback Use the camera's built-in microphone to record voice memos for pictures. Recording Voice Memos 1 Display the desired picture in full-frame playback mode (A 24) and press d. The playback menu is displayed. \ 2 Press the multi selector H or I to choose [Voice memo] and press k. The screen for recording a voice memo will be displayed. Playback menu g Small pic. E Voice memo h Copy Black border Exit \ 3 More on Playback \ Press and hold k to record a voice memo. Recording ends after 20 seconds or when k is released. Follow the instructions in step 3 of "Playing Voice Memos" (A 55) to play the voice memo. Press d before or after recording a voice memo to return to full-frame playback mode. E Back o n E 17s D 54 More Information See "Image/Sound File and Folder Names" (A 120) for more information. Voice Memos: Recording and Playback Playing Voice Memos Pictures for which voice memos have been recorded are indicated with p in fullframe playback mode. 1 Display the desired picture in full-frame playback mode (A 24) and press d. The playback menu is displayed. E 15/11/2007 15:30 0004. JPG Q 4 4 Playback menu g Small pic. E Voice memo h Copy \ 2 Press the multi selector H or I to choose [Voice memo] and press k. The screen for playing a voice memo will be displayed. Black border Exit \ 3 Press k to listen to the voice memo. Playback ends when the voice memo ends or k is pressed again. Press d before or after playing a voice memo to return to full-frame playback mode. Back 6s More on Playback Deleting Voice Memos Select a picture with a voice memo and press l. Only the voice memo will be deleted. Erase 1 image? No Yes B Voice Memos · When a picture with a voice memo attached is deleted, both the picture and its voice memo are deleted. · If a voice memo already exists for the current picture, it must be deleted before a new voice memo can be recorded. · The COOLPIX P50 cannot be used to attach voice memos to pictures shot with cameras other than the COOLPIX P50. 55 Movies Recording Movies To shoot movies with sound recorded via the built-in microphone, follow the steps below. 1 Rotate the mode dial to D. Exposure count display shows maximum total length of movie that can be recorded. 2 Press the shutter-release button all the way down to start recording. Camera focuses on the subject in the center focus area. A progress bar at the bottom of the monitor shows the amount of recording time remaining. o 41s To end recording, press the shutter-release button all the way down a second time. Movies B Recording Movies · Flash mode (A 26) can only be used for time-lapse movies. Focus mode (A 29) and exposure compensation (A 30) are available in all modes. · Flash mode (A 26), focus mode (A 29), and exposure compensation (A 30) settings cannot be applied or changed while movies are being recorded. However, digital zoom (up to 2×) can be applied while movies, other than stop-motion movies, are being recorded. D 56 Changing Movie Settings · [Movie options] and [Electronic VR] settings can be changed in the movie menu (A 57). · When [Movie options] is set to [Time-lapse movieP], movies are recorded without sound. The Movie Menu [Movie options] and [Electronic VR] (A 58) settings can be changed from the movie menu. Press d in movie mode to display the movie menu and use the multi selector to modify and apply settings. Selecting Movie Options The movie menu offers the options shown below. Option J TV movie 640P (default setting) I TV movie 640 D Small size 320 M Smaller size 160 Image size and frame rate Image size: 640 × 480 pixels Frame rate: 30 frames per second Image size: 640 × 480 pixels Frame rate: 15 frames per second Image size: 320 × 240 pixels Frame rate: 15 frames per second Image size: 160 × 120 pixels Frame rate: 15 frames per second The camera automatically shoots pictures at intervals and joins them into a silent movie (A 59). Image size: 640 × 480 pixels Frame rate for playback: 30 frames per second Record movies in sepia tones. Image size: 320 × 240 pixels Frame rate: 15 frames per second Record movies in black and white. Image size: 320 × 240 pixels Frame rate: 15 frames per second N Time-lapse movieP Q Sepia movie 320 Movies R B&W movie 320 57 The Movie Menu C Movie Options and Maximum Movie Length and Frames Option Internal memory (approx. 20 sec. J TV movie 640P (default setting) I TV movie 640 D Small size 320 M Smaller size 160 N Time-lapse movieP Q Sepia movie 320 R B&W movie 320 * Movies can be as long as free space in the internal memory or on the memory card allows. The maximum file size for movies is 4 GB. D More Information See "Image/Sound File and Folder Names" (A 120) for more information. Electronic VR Enable or disable electronic VR for movie recording. Option x On k Off (default setting) Description Reduce the effects of camera shake in all movie modes except [Time-lapse movieP]. Electronic VR is not enabled. Movies At settings other than [Off], the electronic vibration reduction icon is displayed in the monitor (A 6). 58 The Movie Menu Time-Lapse Movies Record flowers opening or butterflies emerging from cocoons. 1 Use the multi selector to choose [Movie options] in the movie menu and press k. Movie Movie options Electronic VR J Exit 2 Choose [Time-lapse movieP] and press k. Movie options J TV movie 640 I TV movie 640 D Small size 320 M Smaller size 160 N Time-lapse movie Exit Frame intvl 30s 1m 5m 10m 30m Exit 3 Choose the interval between shots and press k. Choose from intervals between 30 seconds and 60 minutes. Movies 4 Press d. The camera returns to shooting mode. K 1/125 F2. 8 555 5 6 Press the shutter-release button all the way down to start recording. Monitor turns off and power-on lamp blinks between shots. Monitor reactivates automatically for the next shot. Press the shutter-release button all the way down a second time to end recording. Recording will automatically stop if the internal memory or memory card becomes full, or when 1, 800 frames have been recorded. [. . . ] Cannot select paper size with camera. 16 73, 74 Specifications Nikon COOLPIX P50 Digital Camera Type Effective pixels Image sensor Lens Focal length f/-number Construction Digital zoom Vibration reduction Autofocus (AF) Focus range (from lens) Focus-area selection AF-assist illumination Viewfinder Frame coverage Monitor Frame coverage (shooting mode) Frame coverage (playback mode) Storage Media File system File formats Compact digital camera 8. 1 million 1/2. 5-in. 8. 29 million 3. 6× Zoom-Nikkor lens 4. 7-17. 0 mm (equivalent with 35mm [135] format picture angle: 28-102 mm) f/2. 8-5. 6 7 elements in 6 groups Up to 4× (equivalent with 35mm [135] format picture angle: approx. 408 mm) Electronic Contrast-detect AF, Multi area AF · 50 cm (1 ft. 7. 6 in. ) to · Macro close-up mode: 5 cm (1. 9 in. ) (wide-angle zoom position) to Face priority, auto (9-area automatic selection), center, manual with 99 focus areas Class 1 LED product (IEC 60825-1 Edition 1. 2-2001); max. [. . . ]