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Contents
Overview
First Steps
Putting Batteries in Your Camera
Inserting and Removing Memory Cards
Choosing a Language for the Menus
Setting the Time and Date
Taking Your First Photograph
Using the Buttons (A-REC, M-REC)
Flash Settings
Focus Settings
DIGITAL CAMERA
Using the Self-Timer
Image Quality
Using the Buttons (PLAY)
COOLPIX 700
Reference Manual
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The Camera Menus Connections The A-REC Menu Connecting to a Television or VCR Using Folders (A-REC, M-REC) Viewing Photos on a Computer LCD Brightness Caring for Your Camera Auto Off Cleaning Formatting Memory Cards Storage The M-REC Menu Accessories VGA What’s in the Box Lens Converter Settings (LENS) Optional Accessories Black-and-White Photography Making a Panorama—Tips (AE-LOCK) Troubleshooting User Settings General Problems Restoring Default Settings Error Messages LCD On/Off Specifications
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Troubleshooting Overview outlines steps to take when things go wrong Thank you for buying a COOLPIX 700. This Reference Manual Please read all instructions carefully to get the most from your explains how to use and care for your COOLPIX 700. It is camera. intended as a supplement to the Fast Track Guide and Pocket Guide, to which you can refer for guidance on topics not covered here. This manual is composed of the following chapters: First Steps lists the steps involved in setting up your ca
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First Steps Putting Batteries in Your Camera This chapter guides you through the steps you will take after 1 Turn the camera off removing the camera from the box, from inserting the batteries to Turn the mode dial to OFF (if the camera making your first photographs and playing them back. Before you is on a tripod, detach the tripod before will be able to use your camera, you will need to complete the inserting batteries). following steps: 2 Open the battery cover • attach the camera strap (see
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Inserting and Removing Memory Cards Choosing a Language for the Menus 1 Turn the camera off The cameras menus and messages can be displayed in English, Turn the mode dial to OFF. German, French, or Japanese. To select a language for the display, follow these steps: 2 Open the card slot Turn the camera upside down (if the 1 Turn the mode dial to PLAY. camera is on a tripod, detach it from the 2 Press the MENU button to display the tripod first), then open the card slot cover. BK PLAY B A CK play
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DATE 5 Edit the item using the zoom-in button YM D Setting the Time and Date (s ) to increase its value or the zoom-out 1 9 9 9 . 0 1 . 0 1 button (t ) to decrease its value. After When you turn on your camera for the first time, you will need to 0 0 : 0 0 editing, press the shutter-release button set the time and date as follows: AD J . to move to the next item. Highlight Y M D SE T SHU TTER 1 Turn the mode dial to PLAY. and use the st buttons to change the order in which the y
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Step 2—Check the number of exposures remaining Taking Your First Photograph The control panel and LCD monitor show the number of expo- This section outlines the basic steps involved in taking a photograph sures remaining at the current image quality setting. in A-REC mode. AUTO Step 1—Turn the mode dial to A-REC NORMAL To enter automatic recording mode, turn the selector dial to A-REC. After a short pause while the camera initializes, current settings F3.8 F3.8 1/125 1/125 Number of exposures r
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Step 3—Adjust camera settings Step 4—Compose a photograph In automatic mode, the user can adjust flash, focus, exposure Information on composing photographs may be found on pages 2– compensation, and image quality. The default settings, which 4 of the Pocket Guide. produce the best results in most circumstances, are automatic flash, autofocus, no exposure compensation, an image quality of “nor- mal,” and an image size of “full” (1,600 · 1,200 pixels). AUTO Flash (auto) NORMAL Image quality (nor
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Step 5—Half-press the shutter-release button Step 6—Take a photograph To take a photograph, press the shutter-release button all the way down. When the shutter-release button is pressed half way, the camera will automatically adjust focus according to the distance to the subject. If the focus operation is successful, the AF(Autofocus)/ Flash indicator next to the viewfinder will glow green. The focus setting will remain unchanged as long as the shutter button is half- pressed (see the section
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Step 7—Check the results Step 8—Turn the camera off s s After a photograph has been taken, the AF/ When you have finished using the camera, be sure to turn the Flash indicator will blink and an hourglass icon mode dial to OFF. ( ) will be displayed in the LCD monitor while the photograph is recorded. Before the photograph is transferred to the memory card, it will be displayed briefly in the LCD monitor. To avoid wasting batteries, check that the camera is off before putting it away. If the pho
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Using the Buttons (A-REC, M-REC) This chapter details some of the camera settings that can be accessed without using the camera menus: flash, focus, and image quality. Exposure compensation is covered in the Fast Track Guide. Flash Settings The following flash settings are available: Setting How it works When to use it Auto Camera fires flash whenever lighting is poor. Best for general use. AUTO Use where flash is prohibited or to capture natural Flash Cancel (off) Flash will not fire even when
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When the mode dial is set to A-REC or M-REC, the current flash Flash status is indicated by the AF/Flash indicator next to the setting can be changed using the button next to the control viewfinder. When the indicator blinks red, the flash is charging. Wait panel. The setting changes each time the button is pressed, cycling until the indicator turns green before taking a picture. through the different flash modes in the following order: SLOW AUTO Tips When lighting is poor and the flash is s
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Focus Settings With the mode dial set to A-REC, a choice of three autofocus modes is available. In addition, M-REC mode offers a selection of manual focus settings. Autofocus settings The following autofocus settings are available in M-REC and A-REC modes: Setting How it works When to use it Camera automatically adjusts focus according to dis- Autofocus tance to subject when the shutter-release button is Use when subject is 30cm (1ft) or more from lens. NO ICON pressed half way. Use for photogr
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Focus distance is displayed in the LCD monitor, while the control Manual focus panel shows the focus distance together with a flashing icon. In M-REC mode, focus distance can be se- A short focus distance can be used to focus the camera on objects lected manually from a list of preset distances at the specified distance. Choose a setting of Inf for a focus ranging from 0.1m (4in.) to infinity. To set distance of infinity. Unlike the autofocus setting of Infinity, manual focus distance manual
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Using the Self-Timer The COOLPIX 700 is equipped with an automatic timer with two settings: three seconds, useful when making group photographs, and ten seconds, ideal for self-portraits. To use the self-timer, follow these steps: 1 For self-portraits, mount the camera on a tripod (recom- mended) or rest it on a flat, stable surface. 2 Press the button until the icon appears in the control panel or LCD monitor. 3 Compose the photograph. 4 Fully depress the shutter-release button to activate t
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At settings of BASIC, NORMAL, and FINE, the camera uses JPEG Image Quality compression to reduce the amount of memory required to store photographs. JPEG compression results in a slight loss in image The image quality setting determines how many photographs can quality, which grows more noticeable at higher compression ratios. be stored on a single memory card. The following settings are The difference in quality is illustrated below: available: Approx. No. Photos/card (8MB) Size Quality 32 BA
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Photographs taken at an image quality setting of HI are stored in uncompressed TIFF format and show no loss in quality. An 8MB memory card is however sufficient to store only one such photo- graph at a time. To take photographs at an image quality of HI, turn the mode dial to M-REC, then press the button until HI is displayed in the control panel. Note HI image quality is not available at a multi-shot (CONTINUOUS) setting of “16-shots” or when BSS is on (see the Pocket Guide, “Taking Photogra
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Follow these steps to view or delete photographs stored on the Using the Buttons (PLAY) memory card: This chapter describes the following playback functions: 1 Turn the mode dial to PLAY. The most • viewing photographs recently recorded image will be displayed • deleting unwanted photographs individually in the LCD monitor. These functions can be accessed using the zoom buttons (st ) and the three buttons below the control panel. The options 2 View the other photos in memory one at a time, or
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• To select a photo for viewing: 4 If desired, you can zoom in on the current Press the thumbnail ( ) button once photo by pressing the button. The to display a menu of nine preview center portion of the image will be en- images, or press it twice for a menu of larged to fill the LCD monitor. Press the four images. A number at the bottom button once for a magnification of right corner of each preview gives the · 2, twice for a magnification of · 3. Press position of the photograph in memory
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DATE The Camera Menus Set the camera’s internal clock-calendar as described in “First This chapter supplements “Other Camera Functions” in the Pocket Steps: Setting the Time and Date,” above. Guide, exploring the options available in the menus for each operating mode. The bulk of the shooting options available in the M-REC menu are described in the Pocket Guide, “Taking Photo- graphs.” The A-REC Menu SET UP To display the A-REC menu, turn the mode FOLDERS dial to A-REC and press the MENU button
