Nikon Camera Coolpix P610 Reference Manual

E7
Reference Section
BNotes About HDR
•Use of a tripod is  recommended. Set  Vibration reduction  in the setup menu 
( A 57) to  Off when using a tripod to stabilize the camera.
• When the shutter-release button is pressed all the way, the camera shoots images 
continuously and saves the following two images.
- A non-HDR composite image
- An HDR composite image in which the loss of details in highlights or shadows is 
minimized
• If there is only enough memory to sa ve one image, an image processed by...

E8
Reference Section
BPet Portrait Auto Release
•Press the multi selector  J (n ) to change the  Pet portrait auto release  setting.
- Y : The camera automatically  releases the shutter when it detects a dog or cat 
face.
- Off : 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  Off is selected.
• Pet portrait auto release is set to  Off after 5 bursts have been taken.
• Shooting is...

E9
Reference Section
y M  g Moon
• You can adjust hue by using the command dial. The hue setting is saved in the 
camera’s memory even after the camera is turned off.
• Adjust the brightness with exposure compensation ( A44) according to 
shooting conditions such as the waxing  and waning of the moon and shooting 
requirements.
• At the wide-angle zoom position, the framing border is displayed to indicate the 
angle of view equivalent to that of 1440 mm lens (in 35mm [135] format). The 
angle of view...

E10
Reference Section
Shooting with Easy Panorama
1Select W Normal (180°)  or X 
Wide (360°)  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 (180°): 
4800 × 920 when moved horizontally, 
1536 × 4800 when moved vertically
- X  Wide (360°) : 
9600 × 920 when moved horizontally, 
1536 × 9600 when moved vertically
2Frame the first edge of the 
panorama scene, and then press 
the...

E11
Reference Section
4Move the camera in one of the 
four directions until the guide 
indicator reaches the end.
•When the camera dete cts 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 th e axis of rotation, 
move the camera slowly in an arc, in 
the direction of the marking 
( KLJI ).
• Shooting stops if the guide does not...

E12
Reference Section
Playback with Easy Panorama
Switch to playback mode ( A22), display an 
image captured using easy panorama in full-
frame playback mode, and then press the  k 
button to scroll the image in the direction that 
was used when shooting.
• Rotate the multi selector to scroll forward or 
backward quickly.
Playback controls are di splayed in the monitor 
during playback. 
Use the multi selector  JK to select a control, 
and then press the  k button to perform the 
operations described...

E13
Reference Section
Shooting Time-lapse Movies
The camera can automatically capture still  images at a specified interval to 
create time-lapse movies that  are approximately 10 seconds long.
• When the  Frame rate  setting of the movie menu is set to  30 fps (30p/
60p) , 300 images are captured and saved with  e 1080/30p . When set to 
25 fps (25p/50p) , 250 images are captured and saved with p  1080/
25p .
1The camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame.2Suited for recording the movement...

E14
Reference Section
3Stabilize the ca mera by using a tool such as a tripod.
4Press the shutter-release button to 
capture the first i mage.
• Set exposure compensation ( A44) before 
releasing the shutter for the first image. 
Exposure compensation cannot be 
changed after the first image is captured. 
Focus and hue are fixed when the first 
image is captured.
• The shutter is automatically released  for the second and subsequent images.
• The monitor may turn off while the  camera is not capturing...

E15
Reference Section
The default settings for each shooting mode are listed below.
Default Settings (Flash, Focus mode, Etc.)
Flash 
m ode
(A 36)Self-ti mer
(A 38)Focus 
m ode
(A 40)Exposure 
co mpensation
(A 44)
A  (auto) UOFF
1A20.0 
u  (special effects) U3OFFA0.0 
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)...

E16
Reference Section
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.4Cannot be changed.5Cannot be changed. The flash mode setting  is fixed at fill flash with slow sync and 
red-eye reduction.
6Cannot be changed. The camera automatically select s 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...