User manual NIKON COOLPIX P100

[. . . ] DIGITAL CAMERA User's Manual En Trademark Information · Microsoft, Windows 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. · HDMI, logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC. [. . . ] Classic meter for portraits; preserves background details while letting lighting conditions at center of frame determine exposure. Ensures that subject in metering target is correctly exposed even if background is much lighter or darker. Ensure that the subject is within the area shown by circle when shooting. Available only when a setting other than Center is selected for AF area mode (A90). More on Shooting B Notes on Metering · When digital zoom is in effect, at magnifications of 1. 2× to 1. 8×, Metering is set to Centerweighted, and at magnifications of 2. 0× to 4. 0×, it is set to Spot. When digital zoom is in effect, the metered area is not shown in the monitor. · This feature cannot be used simultaneously with certain features. See "Functions that Cannot be Applied Simultaneously" (A96) for more information. D Metering Area The active metering area is displayed in the monitor when Center-weighted or Spot is selected for Metering (A8). 85 Shooting Options: Shooting Menu (A, B, C, D Modes) C Continuous Set to A, B, C or D M d M A, B, C, D (shooting menu) (A74) M Continuous Change settings for Continuous (continuous shooting) and BSS (Best Shot Selector), etc. U Single (default setting) One image is shot each time the shutter-release button is pressed. k Continuous H While the shutter-release button is held down, the camera shoots about ten frames per second (fps) (when the image quality is set to Normal and the image size is set to M 3648×2736). Shooting ends when the shutter-release button is released, or six shots have been taken with the shutter-release button held down. m Continuous L While the shutter-release button is held down, up to 200 pictures are shot at a rate of about up to 2. 8 frames per second (fps) (when image quality is set to Normal and image size is set to M 3648×2736). · When Distortion control (A94) is set to On, the frame rate slows down. D BSS BSS is recommended for shooting under low lighting without the flash, with the camera zoomed in, or in other situations in which camera shake is likely to blur pictures. The camera takes up to ten images while the shutter-release button is held down. The sharpest image (image with the most detail) in the series is automatically selected and saved. W Multi-shot 16 Each time shutter-release button is pressed, camera shoots 16 pictures at about 30 frames per second (fps) and arranges them in a single picture. · The image quality for recording is fixed to Normal and the image size is fixed to D (2560×1920 pixels). X Intvl timer shooting Camera takes images automatically at specified intervals (A87). More on Shooting At settings other than Single, the indicator for the current setting is displayed in the monitor (A8). 86 Shooting Options: Shooting Menu (A, B, C, D Modes) B Notes on Continuous Shooting · When Continuous H, Continuous L, BSS or Multi-shot 16 is selected, the flash will be set to off. Focus, exposure and white balance are fixed at the values for the first picture in each series. · The frame rate may become slower depending on the image quality, image size, memory card type or shooting conditions. · This feature cannot be used simultaneously with certain features. See "Functions that Cannot be Applied Simultaneously" (A96) for more information. · Be aware that shooting will stop if the built-in flash is raised or lowered while you are pressing the shutter-release button fully in Continuous H, Continuous L or BSS mode. B Note on Best Shot Selector BSS is best suited for shooting stationary subjects. [. . . ] · A printer that automatically sets the paper size is being ­ used. 194 Technical Notes and Index Specifications Nikon COOLPIX P100 Digital Camera Type Effective pixels Image sensor Lens Focal length f/-number Construction Digital zoom Vibration reduction Autofocus (AF) Focus range (from lens) (approx. ) Focus-area selection Electronic viewfinder Frame coverage (shooting mode) Frame coverage (playback mode) Monitor Frame coverage (shooting mode) Frame coverage (playback mode) Storage Media File system File formats Compact digital camera 10. 3 million 1/2. 3-in. 10. 6 million total pixels 26× optical zoom, NIKKOR lens 4. 6-120mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 26-678mm lens in 35mm [135] format) f/2. 8-5 14 elements in 11 groups Up to 4× (angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 2712mm lens in 35mm [135] format) Both image sensor shift and electronic (still pictures) Electronic (movies) Contrast-detect AF, Multi area AF · [W]: 50 cm (1 ft. 8 in. ) to · Macro close-up mode: 10 cm (4 in. ) to (zoom position on the wide-angle side from the K icon where the F icon glows green); 1 cm (0. 4 in. ) to (center zoom position between the maximum wide-angle side and the K icon) Face priority, auto (9-area automatic selection), center, manual with 99 focus areas Color LCD viewfinder, 0. 6 cm/0. 24-in. 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