Nikon Coolpix L21 User Manual

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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
BNote on Multi-shot 16
Smear (A115) visible in the monitor when shooting with Multi-shot 16 is visible in the saved 
image. Avoiding bright objects such as the sun, reflections of the sun, and electric lights is 
recommended to avoid smear effects.
F Color Options
Make colors more vivid or record pictures in monochrome.
The icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor when the camera is in 
shooting mode (A8). No icon...

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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
Camera Settings that Cannot Be Set at the Same Time
Certain settings in the shooting menu cannot be used with other functions.
Restricted FunctionsSettingDescription
Flash modeContinuous (A78)If set to Continuous, BSS, or Multi-
shot 16, the flash cannot be used.
Digital zoomContinuous (A78)When using Multi-shot 16, the digital 
zoom cannot be used.
Image modeContinuous (A78)When using Multi-shot 16, Image 
mode is fixed at L...

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Playback Options: The Playback Menu
The following functions are available in playback mode.
Displaying the Playback Menu
Press c to enter playback mode (A26).
Display the playback menu by pressing d.
•Use the multi selector to choose and apply settings (A11).
•To exit the playback menu, press d.
ID-LightingA52
Enhances brightness and contrast in dark portions of pictures.
aPrint setA70
Select pictures to print and the number of copies for each.
bSlide showA83
View...

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Playback Options: The Playback Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
Selecting Multiple Pictures
The screen shown at right will be displayed in the 
menus (shown below) when choosing pictures.
Playback menu: Print set: Select images (A70)
Delete: Erase selected images 
(A84)
Setup menu: Welcome screen: Select an image 
(A88)
Protect (A106)
Rotate image (A107)
Copy: Selected images (A108)
Follow the procedure described below to choose the pictures.
1Press the multi selector J or K to choose the...

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Playback Options: The Playback Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
b Slide Show
View pictures stored in the internal memory or on a memory card in an automatic 
slide show.
1Use the multi selector to choose Start and 
press k.
To repeat the slide show automatically, enable Loop and 
press k before choosing Start. The check mark (w) will 
be added to the loop option when enabled.
2The slide show begins.
While the slide show is in progress, the following 
operations can be performed:
•During...

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Playback Options: The Playback Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
c Delete
Delete selected pictures or all pictures.
Press c (playback mode) Md (playback menu) McDelete
Erase selected images
Delete selected pictures. ➝ “Selecting Multiple Pictures“ (A82)
Erase all images
Delete all pictures.
BNotes on Deletion
•Once deleted, pictures cannot be recovered. Transfer important images to a computer before 
deletion.
•Pictures marked with the s icon are protected and cannot be deleted (A106)....

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Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu
The setup menu contains the following settings.
aMenusA87
Select the method for displaying menus.
cWelcome screenA88
Specify the welcome screen displayed when the camera is turned on.
d DateA89
Set camera clock and choose home and destination time zones.
eMonitor settingsA92
Choose whether or not to display information in the monitor, whether or not 
pictures are shown on the display for review after taking them, and set the...

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Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
Displaying the Setup Menu
Display the menu screen and select z (Setup).
1Press d to display the menu screen.
When using easy auto mode, scene mode, smart portrait 
mode, or movie mode, press J on the multi selector 
(A11) to display the tab.
2Press the multi selector J to enter the menu.
You can now select a tab.
3Press H or I to select the z tab.
sBattery typeA105
Select the type of batteries used.
dProtectA106
Protect selected...

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Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
4Press K or k.
•You can now select an item from the setup menu.
•Use the multi selector to choose and apply settings 
(A11).
•To exit the setup menu, press the d or press J and 
select another tab.
a Menus
Select the method for displaying menus.
Press dMz (setup menu) (A86)Ma Menus
Text (default setting)
Menus are displayed in list format.
Icons
All menu items can be displayed in a single page.
Set up
Exit
Welcome screen
Monitor...

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Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
c Welcome Screen
Specify the welcome screen displayed when the camera is turned on.
Press dMz (setup menu) (A86)Mc Welcome screen
None (default setting)
The welcome screen is not displayed when the camera is turned on; the shooting 
mode or playback mode screen is displayed.
COOLPIX
The welcome screen is displayed when the camera is turned on, then the shooting 
mode or playback mode screen is displayed.
Select an image
An image...