Nikon Camera Coolpix L840 Reference Manual

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Basic Shooting and Playback Operations
When the shooting screen is displayed, you can press the multi selector H(m ) 
J (n ) I (p ) K (o ) to set the functions described below.
• m Flash mode
You can select a flash mode to matc h the shooting conditions when the 
flash is raised.
• n Self-timer
The camera releases the shutter 10 seconds or 2 seconds after you press the 
shutter-release button.
• p Macro mode
Use macro mode when you take close-up pictures.
• o Exposure compensation
You can adjust...

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Shooting Features
Shooting Features
The camera automatically recognizes the shooting scene when you frame a 
picture, making it easier to take pictures using settings that suit the scene.
When the camera automatically recognizes the shooting scene, the shooting 
mode icon displayed on the shooting screen changes accordingly.
* One image is captured at a slow shutter speed.
BNotes About  o (Scene Auto Selector) Mode
•Depending on shootin g conditions, the camera may not select the desired scene 
mode....

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Shooting Features
When a scene is selected, camera settings are automatically optimized for the 
selected scene.
* The icon of the last scene selected is displayed.
1The camera focuses at infinity.2The camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame.3Use of a tripod is recommended, because the shutter speed is slow. Set  Photo VR 
( A 110) to  Off in the setup menu when using a tripod to stabilize the camera 
during shooting.
Displaying a Description of Ea ch Scene Mode (Help Display)
Select a...

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Shooting Features
Tips and Notes
dSports
•While the shutter-release button is held  all the way down, the camera shoots up 
to about 7 images continuously at a rate of about 7.4 fps (when  Image mode is 
set to  P4608×3456).
• The frame rate for continuous shooting may vary depending on the current 
image mode setting, the memory card used, or shooting conditions.
• Focus, exposure, and hue are fixed at the values determined with the first image 
in each series.
e  Night portrait
•Raise the flash...

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Shooting Features
j Night landscape
•On the screen displayed when  j Night landscape  is selected, select 
Y Hand-held  or ZTripod .
• Y  Hand-held  (default setting):
-While the  j icon on the shooting  screen is displayed in green, press the 
shutter-release button all the way to ca pture a series of images which are 
combined into a single image and saved.
- Once the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, hold the camera still 
until a still image is displayed. After taking a picture, do...

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Shooting Features
o Backlighting
•On the screen displayed when  o Backlighting  is selected, select  o or k  
to enable or disable the high dynamic range (HDR) function based on the type 
of image you want to capture.
• k  (default setting): The flash fires to prevent the subject from being hidden in 
shadow. Raise the fl ash before shooting.
- When the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down, one image is  captured.
• o : Use when taking pictures with very bright and dark areas in the same...

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Shooting Features
BPet Portrait Auto Release
•Press the multi selector  J (n ) to change the  Pet portrait auto release  setting.
- Y : The camera detects a dog or cat face  and automatically releases the shutter.
- k : The camera does not release the shutte r automatically, even if a dog or cat 
face is detected. Press the shutter-re lease button. The camera also detects 
human faces when  k is selected.
• Pet portrait auto release  is set to k after five bursts have been taken.
• Shooting is also...

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Shooting Features
L Moon
•You can adjust hue by using the multi selector 
HI . The hue setting is saved in the camera’s 
memory even after the camera is turned off.
• Adjust the brightness with exposure 
compensation ( A47) according to shooting 
conditions such as the waxing and waning of 
the moon and shoot ing requirements.
• At the wide-angle zoom position, the framing 
border is displayed to indicate the angle of view 
equivalent to that of 855 mm lens (in  35mm [135] format). The angle of view...

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Shooting Features
Shooting with Easy Panorama
* The icon of the last scene selected is displayed.
1Select W Normal  or X  Wide  
as the shooting range and press 
the  k button.
•When the camera is readied in the 
horizontal position, the image size (width × 
height) is as follows:
-W  Normal : 4800 × 920 when moved 
horizontally, 1536 × 4800 when moved 
vertically
- X  Wide : 9600 × 920 when moved horizontally, 1536 × 9600 when 
moved vertically
2Frame the first edge of the 
panorama scene, and then...

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4Move the camera in one of the 
four directions until the guide 
indicator reaches the end.
•When the camera detects which direction it 
is moving in, shooting begins.
• Shooting ends when the camera captures 
the specified shooting range.
• Focus and exposure are locked until 
shooting ends.
Example of camera movement
• Using your body as the axis  of rotation, move the camera slowly in an arc, in 
the direction of the marking ( KLJI).
• Shooting stops if the guide does not reach...