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    Shooting Features
    Taking Images with Manual Focus
    Available when the shooting mode is j, k , l , m  or M , special effects mode, or 
    Sports  or Bird-watching  scene mode.
    1Press the multi 
    selector I (D ), 
    select  E (manual 
    focus), and then 
    press the  k button.
    2Use the multi selector to adjust 
    the focus while checking the 
    enlarged view.
    •An enlarged view of the center area of the 
    image is displayed. Press  J to switch the 
    view between 2× and 4×.
    • Rotate the multi selector clockwise to focus 
    on near subjects, or counterclockwise to 
    focus on far subjects. The focus can be 
    adjusted in higher detail by rotating the 
    multi selector slow ly or rotating the command dial.
    • When  K is pressed, the camera focuses on  the subject in the center of the 
    frame with autofocus. First the camera  focuses with autofocus, and then the 
    manual focus can be operated. 
    • Focusing is assisted by highlighting areas that are in focus in white (peaking) 
    (A 64). Press  HI to adjust the peaking level.
    • Press the shutter-release button halfway to frame the picture. Press the 
    shutter-release button all the way to take the image.
    3Press the  k button.
    •The set focus is locked.
    • Press the shutter-release button all the way 
    to take the image.
    • To readjust the focus, press the  k button to 
    display the screen in step 2.
    Manual focus
    1/250 1/250
    4
    4 0.3
    0.3
    F5.6
    F5.6840840
    Peaking level
    1/2501/2501/250 F5.6F5.6F5.625m 0s25m 0s25m 0s840840 
    						
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    Shooting Features
    CE (Manual Focus)
    •The digits displayed for the gauge on the ri ght of the monitor in step 2 serve as a 
    guideline for the distance to a subject that  is in focus when the gauge is near the 
    center. 
    • The actual range at which the subject can be in focus varies depending on the 
    aperture value and zoom posi tion. To see whether the subject is in focus, check the 
    image after shooting.
    CNotes About Peaking
    • The range of the contrast level consider ed to be in focus can be changed by 
    adjusting the peaking level. It is effectiv e to set the level low for high contrast 
    subjects, and high for low contrast subjects.
    • Peaking highlights high contrast areas of the image in white. Depending on the 
    shooting conditions, highlighting may not work properly or areas that are not in 
    focus may be highlighted.
    • You can disable the peaking display using  Peaking in the setup menu ( A92). 
    						
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    Shooting Features
    Adjusting Brightness (Exposure Compensation)
    You can adjust overall image brightness.
    1Press the multi selector K (o ).
    2Select a compensation value and 
    press the  k button.
    •To brighten the image, set a positive (+) 
    value.
    • To darken the image, set a negative (–) 
    value.
    • The compensation value is applied, even 
    without pressing the  k button.
    CExposure Compensation Value
    •The value applied in  j, k  or  l mode is saved in the camera’s memory even after 
    the camera is turned off.
    • When the shooting mode is  Fireworks show scene mode (A41) or  m (manual) 
    ( A 50), exposure compensation cannot be used.
    • When the exposure compensation is set while using a flash, the compensation is 
    applied to both the background ex posure and to the flash output.
    CUsing the Histogram
    A histogram is a graph showing the distributi on of tones in the image. Use as a guide 
    when using exposure compensation  and shooting without the flash.
    • The horizontal axis corresponds to pixel br ightness, with dark tones to the left and 
    bright tones to the right. The vertic al axis shows the number of pixels.
    • Increasing exposure compensa tion value shifts tone distribution to the right, and 
    decreasing it shifts tone distribution to the left.
    +2.0+ 2 . 0+2.0
    -2.0
    - 2 . 0-2.0 -0.3
    - 0 . 3-0.3
    Exposure compensation
    Guide
    Histogram 
    						
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    Shooting Features
    Default Settings
    The default settings for each shooting mode are described below.
    Shooting modeFlash 
    mode
    (A 56)Self-timer
    (A 59)Focus 
    mode
    (A 61)Exposure 
    compensation
    (A 65)
    A  (auto) UOFF
    1A20.0 
    u  (special effects) W3OFFA0.0 
    j , k , l , m XOFF1A0.0 
    M  (user settings) XOFF1A0.0 
    Scene X  (night landscape) W
    4OFFB40.0 
    s  (night portrait) V5OFF1A40.0 
    c  (landscape) W4OFFB40.0 
    x  (scene auto 
    selector) U
    6OFF
    A40.0 
    b  (portrait) VOFF
    1A40.0 
    d  (sports) W4OFF4A70.0 
    f  (party/indoor) V8OFFA40.0 
    Z  (beach) UOFFA90.0 
    z  (snow) UOFFA90.0 
    h  (sunset) W4OFFB40.0 
    i  (dusk/dawn) W4OFFB40.0 
    k  (close-up) W10OFFD40.0 
    u  (food) W4OFFD40.0 
    l  (museum) W4OFFA90.0 
    m  (fireworks show) W4OFF4B40.0 4
    n (black and white 
    copy) W
    OFFA90.0 
    o  (backlighting) X/W
    11OFF A40.0  
    						
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    Shooting Features
    1Smile timer can also be selected.2E (manual focus) cannot be selected.3The flash is fixed at  W (off) when High ISO mo nochrome is selected.4The setting cannot be changed.5The setting cannot be changed. The flash mode setting is fixed at fill flash with 
    slow sync and red-eye reduction.
    6The setting cannot be changed. The camera  automatically selects the flash mode 
    appropriate for the scene it has selected.
    7A  (autofocus) or  E (manual focus) can be selected.8May switch to slow sync with red-eye reduction flash mode.9A (autofocus) or  D (macro close-up) can be selected.10The flash is fixed at  W (off) when  Noise reduction burst  is selected.11When HDR is set to  Off, the flash mode is fixed at  X (fill flash). When  HDR is set to 
    any setting other than  Off, the flash mode is fixed at  W (off).
    12Pet portrait auto release ( A44) can be set to on or off.  Self-timer cannot be used.13D (macro close-up) ca nnot be selected.
    Shooting modeFlash 
    mode
    (A 56)Self-timer
    (A 59)Focus 
    mode
    (A 61)Exposure 
    compensation (A 65)
    p  (easy panorama) W
    4OFF4A40.0 
    O  (pet portrait) W4Y12A90.0 
    g  (moon) W4n2s B40.0 
    L  (bird-watching) W4OFFA130.0  
    						
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    Shooting Features
    The settings listed below can be changed by pressing the d button during 
    shooting.
    Common Options
    For  j, k , l , m , M  Modes
    Functions That Can Be Set with the  d 
    Button (Shooting Menu)
    OptionDescriptionA
    Image quality Allows you to set the image quality (compression 
    ratio) of images to be saved.
    • Default setting:  Normal E
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    Image size Allows you to set the imag e size of images to be 
    saved.
    • Default setting:  i 4608×3456 E
    23
    OptionDescriptionA
    Picture Control 
    (COOLPIX Picture 
    Control) Allows you to change the settings for image 
    recording according to the shooting scene or your 
    preferences.
    •
    Default setting:  Standard E
    24
    Custom Picture 
    Control
    (COOLPIX 
    Custom Picture 
    Control) Allows you to customize the settings of COOLPIX 
    Picture Control and register them in 
    Custom 1 or 
    Custom 2  of Picture Control . E
    28
    White balance  Allows you to adjust white balance to suit the 
    weather conditions or light source in order to make 
    the colors in images match what you see with your 
    eyes.
    •
    Default setting:  Auto (normal) E
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    Continuous Metering
    White balance
    Custom Picture Control
    Picture Control
    Image size
    Image quality
    Shooting menu25m 0s 25m 0s
    25m 0s8408401/250 1/250
    1/250
    F5.6
    F5.6
    F5.6 
    						
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    Shooting Features
    Metering Allows you to set the method that the camera uses 
    to measure the brightness of the subject.
    •Default setting:  Matrix E
    32
    Continuous
     Allows you to select single or continuous shooting.
    • Default setting:  Single E
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    ISO sensitivity  Allows you to control the ca
    mera’s sensitivity to light.
    • Default setting:  Auto
    When  Auto is selected,  E is displayed in the 
    monitor while shooting if ISO sensitivity increases.
    • In m  (manual) mode, when set to  Auto or Fixed 
    range auto , the ISO sensitivity is fixed at ISO 100. E
    37
    Exposure 
    bracketing The exposure (brightness) can be changed 
    automatically during continuous shooting.
    •
    Default setting:  Off E
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    AF area mode
     Allows you to change the method of how the 
    camera selects the focus area for autofocus.
    • Default setting:  Target finding AF E
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    Autofocus mode Allows you to select either 
    Single AF, which focuses 
    only when the shutter-re lease button is pressed 
    halfway, or  Full-time AF , which continues focusing 
    even when the shutter-release button is not pressed 
    halfway.
    • Default setting:  Single AF E
    42
    Flash exp. comp. Allows you to adjust the flash output.
    •
    Default setting:  0.0  E
    42
    Noise reduction 
    filter Allows you to set the strength of the noise reduction 
    function that is normally performed when saving 
    images.
    •
    Default setting:  Normal E
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    Active D-Lighting Allows you to prevent loss of contrast details in 
    highlights and shadows 
    and well reproduce the 
    natural contrast that is seen with the naked eye when 
    shooting images.
    • Default setting:  Off E
    43
    Multiple 
    exposure Allows you to combine two to three images and save 
    them as a single image.
    •
    Default setting:
    -Multiple exposure mode:  Off
    - Auto gain : On E
    44
    Save user 
    settings Allows you to save the curre
    nt settings in mode dial 
    M  (A 53). 54
    OptionDescriptionA 
    						
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    Shooting Features
    Reset user 
    settingsAllows you to reset the se
    ttings saved to mode dial 
    M . 54
    Zoom memory When the zoom control is moved, the zoom position 
    (equivalent to focal length/angle of view in 35mm 
    [135] format) is switched to the positions that have 
    been selected by setting the check box to on in this 
    menu option.
    •
    Default setting:  Off E
    46
    Startup zoom 
    position
     
    Allows you to set the zoom position (equivalent to 
    focal length/angle of view in 35mm [135] format) for 
    when the camera is turned on.
    • Default setting:  24 mm E
    47
    M exposure 
    preview Allows you to set whether or not to reflect the 
    brightness to the shooting screen when the 
    exposure is changed in 
    m (manual) mode.
    • Default setting:  Off E
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    OptionDescriptionA 
    						
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    Shooting Features
    The following functions can be also set by pressing the w (function) button 
    instead of displaying the corre sponding menu by pressing the  d button.
    • This function can be used when the shooting mode is  j, k , l , m  or  M.
    1Press the  w (function) button when the shooting screen 
    is displayed.
    • The  U Fn button  function menu or the setting items of the function 
    (default setting is  Continuous) that was last assigned to the  w (function) 
    button can be selected.
    2Use the multi selector to select a 
    menu item.
    • To assign another function, select the  U 
    Fn button  function menu and press the 
    k  button. Then, select the desired 
    function from the displayed menu.
    3After you finish assigning the function, press the  k button 
    or  w  (function) button.
    •The camera returns to the shooting screen.
    Functions That Can Be Set with the Fn 
    (Function) Button
    Image quality ( A68) Continuous (A69)
    Image size ( A68) ISO sensitivity (A69)
    Picture Control ( A68) AF area mode (A69)
    White balance ( A68) Vibration reduction (A91)
    Metering ( A69)
    Single
    Apply selection 
    						
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    Shooting Features
    Some functions cannot be used with other menu settings.
    Functions That Cannot Be Used 
    Simultaneously
    Restricted 
    functionSettingDescription
    Flash mode Focus mode 
    (
    A 61) When 
    B (infinity) is selected, the flash is not 
    available.
    Continuous 
    ( A 69) The flash is not available (except for interval 
    timer shooting).
    Exposure 
    bracketing 
    ( A 69) The flash is not available.
    Self-timer/
    Smile timer AF area mode 
    (
    A 69) When 
    Subject tracking  is selected, the self-
    timer/smile timer  is not available.
    Focus mode Smile timer 
    (
    A 60) When smile timer is selected, the focus mode 
    is fixed at 
    A (autofocus).
    AF area mode 
    ( A 69) When 
    Subject tracking  is selected, E 
    (manual focus) is not available.
    Image quality Continuous 
    (
    A 69) When 
    Pre-shooting cache  is selected, 
    Image quality  is fixed at Normal .
    Image size Continuous 
    (
    A 69) •
    When  Pre-shooting cache  is selected, 
    Image size  is fixed at C (2048 × 1536 
    pixels).
    • When  Continuous H: 120 fps  is selected, 
    Image size  is fixed at f 640×480 and 
    when  Continuous H: 60 fps is selected, 
    Image size  is fixed at O 1920×1080.
    • When  Multi-shot 16 is selected,  Image 
    size  is fixed at 
    D (2560 × 1920
      pixels).
    Picture Control Active D-
    Lighting 
    (
    A 69) When using Active D-Lighting
    , Contrast  in 
    manual adjustment cannot be adjusted.
    White balance Picture Control 
    (
    A 68) When 
    Monochrome  is selected, White 
    balance  is fixed at Auto (normal) .
    Metering Active D-
    Lighting 
    (
    A 69) When 
    Active D-Lighting  is set to any mode 
    other than  Off, Metering  is reset to  Matrix. 
    						
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