Nikon Coolpix L21 Users Manual

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d Date
Set the camera clock.
Setting Travel Destination Time Zone
1Use the multi selector to choose Time zone 
and press k.
The Time zone menu is displayed.
2Choose xTravel destination and press k.
The date and time displayed on the monitor changes 
according to the region currently selected. Press dMz (setup menu) (A86)Md Date
Date
Set camera clock to current date and time.
Use the multi selector to set the date and time....

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3Press K.
The new city time zone menu is displayed.
4Press J or K to select the travel destination 
region (time zone).
When using the camera in an area where daylight saving 
time is in effect, press H to adjust the camera’s time for 
daylight saving time. W will be displayed in the top of the 
monitor and the time will advance one hour. To turn off 
the daylight saving time setting, press I.
Press k to enter the travel...

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DTime Zones
The camera supports the time zones listed below.
For time zones not listed below, set the camera’s clock manually to local time using Date in the 
setup menu.
UTC 
+/-Time zoneUTC 
+/-Time zone
-11 Midway, Samoa +1 Madrid, Paris, Berlin
-10 Hawaii, Tahiti +2 Athens, Helsinki, Ankara
-9 Alaska, Anchorage +3Moscow, Nairobi, Riyadh, Kuwait, 
Manama
-8PST (PDT): Los Angeles, Seattle, 
Vancouver+4 Abu Dhabi, Dubai
-7 MST...

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e Monitor Settings
The following settings are available.
Press dMz (setup menu) (A86)Me Monitor settings 
Photo info
Choose information displayed in monitor during shooting and playback mode. 
➝ A93
Image review
•On (default setting): Pictures are automatically displayed briefly immediately 
after shooting.
•Off: Pictures are not displayed after shooting.
Brightness
Choose from five settings for monitor brightness. The default...

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Photo Info
Select whether or not photo info is displayed.
See “The Monitor” (A8, 9) for information on indicators in the monitor.
Shooting modePlayback mode
Show info
Auto info
(default setting)The same information as in Show info is displayed. If no operations are 
performed after a few seconds, the display will be the same as Hide 
info. The information is displayed again when an operation is 
performed.
Hide info
Framing grid
44...

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f Date Imprint
Imprint the shooting date and time on pictures. Date 
can be printed from printers that do not support the 
date imprinting (A71).
At settings other than Off, the icon for the current setting is displayed in the 
monitor (A8).
Press dMz (setup menu) (A86)Mf Date imprint
Off (default setting)
Date and time are not imprinted on pictures.
Date
The date is imprinted in the bottom right corner of pictures.
Date and time...

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w Electronic VR
Choose whether to use electronic VR (vibration reduction) when taking still 
pictures.
When Auto is selected, R appears on the monitor (A8), and electronic VR is 
applied depending on shooting conditions.
Press the d button M z (Setup menu) (A85) M w Electronic VR
Auto
When all of the following conditions are met while taking still pictures, electronic VR 
is applied and the effects of camera shake are reduced.
•The...

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U Motion detection
Set whether or not the camera automatically increases the shutter speed to 
reduce blurring when motion is detected while shooting still pictures.
The icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor when the camera is in 
shooting mode (A21). When the camera detects shaking and increases shutter 
speed, the motion detection indicator turns green. No icon is displayed when Off 
is selected.
Press dMz...

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h AF Assist
Change settings for AF-assist illumination.
Press dMz (setup menu) (A86)MhAF assist
Auto (default setting)
AF-assist illumination will be used to assist the focus operation when the subject is 
poorly lit. The illuminator has a range of about 1.9 m (6 ft. 2 in.) at the maximum 
wide-angle position and 1.1 m (3 ft. 7 in.) at the maximum telescopic position. 
However, the AF-assist illumination will not turn on in some...

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i Sound Settings
Adjust the following sound settings.
Press dMz (setup menu) (A86)Mi Sound settings
Button sound
Turn the button sound On or Off. When On (default setting) is selected, a beep 
will sound once when operations are completed successfully, two times when the 
focus has been locked, and three times when an error is detected, and welcome 
sound is played when the camera is turned on.
Shutter sound
Choose shutter sound...