Nikon Coolpix SQ User Manual
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31 3Basic Photography Number of Exposures Remaining When the memory card is full, a message “Memory Card full” will be displayed in the monitor ( 102). No further pictures can be taken until you: – choose a lower image quality or image size (74). – insert a new memory card (24). – delete some pictures ( 39, 85) Advanced Brightness Control LCD The COOLPIX SQ’s Advanced Brightness Control LCD optimizes visibility in sun- light and other lighting conditions. 747440 Image quality Choose from three modes...
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32 3Basic Photography Step 2 – Frame the picture Adjust the lens angle. • From a position parallel to the camerabody, the lens section can be rotated 120° forward or 90° back toward the monitor. Ready the camera. • Hold the camera steadily in both hands. To avoid dark or partially obscured pic- tures, keep your fingers and other ob- jects away from the lens and flash window. Rotating the Lens Section Care should be taken to avoid catching fingers, hair, or clothing in the lens sec- tion when rotating it....
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33 Step 2 – Frame the picture 3Basic Photography Frame your subject. • Frame your subject in the center of themonitor. Use the zoom buttons. • Your Nikon digital camera is equippedwith an optical zoom. The camera’s zoom lens can be used to magnify the subject up to 3x. • Press the W button to zoom out, increas- ing the area visible in the frame. • Press the T button to zoom in on your subject so that it fills a larger area of the frame. • At the maximum optical zoom position, holding the T button down...
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34 3Basic Photography Step 3 – Focus and Shoot Focus. Press the shutter-release button halfway to set focus and exposure. • Focus and exposure will be locked whilethe shutter-release button is pressed half- way. • In mode, the camera automatically selects focus area containing subject closest to camera. • The focus area indicator lights green when the subject is in focus. With the shutter-release button pressed halfway, check the focus area indicator and (flash-ready) lamp. * In certain cases, the...
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35 Step 3 – Focus and Shoot 3Basic Photography Take the picture. • Press the shutter release button the restof the way down to take the picture. To prevent blur, press the shutter-release button down smoothly. During Recording • You can continue taking pictures until the icon is displayed in the monitor. • Do not turn the camera off, eject the memory card, or remove or discon- nect the power source while or is displayed. Your pictures are being recorded to the memory card at this time. Autofocus...
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36 Step 3 – Focus and Shoot 3Basic Photography Getting Good Results with the Autofocus The autofocus performs best when there is contrast between the subject and background and the subject is evenly lit. It does not perform well if the subject is very dark or moving rapidly, if there are objects of sharply differing brightness in the scene (e.g. the sun is behind your subjects and their features are in deep shadow), if there is a lack of contrast (e.g. the buildings all around have white walls or the...
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37 Step 3 – Focus and Shoot 3Basic Photography Focusing on Off-Center Subject: Focus Lock If your subject is not at the center of the frame when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, your picture may be out of focus. To focus on an off-center subject: Focus on subject. Check the focus area indicator. • With the shutter-release button pressedhalfway, check that the focus area indica- tor lights green, indicating that the sub- ject is in focus. Focus and exposure will remain locked while the...
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38 3Basic Photography Step 4 – View the Results (Full-Screen playback) Press the button. • The button is also used to turn on thecamera. View pictures in the monitor. • Your most recent picture will be displayedin the monitor. • Press the multi selector or to view pictures recorded before or after the cur- rent photo. • Keep the multi selector or pressed to scroll rapidly to the desired frame num- ber. • To return to shooting mode, press the button. For more information on: 56 More on Playback...
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39 3Basic Photography Step 5 – Deleting Unwanted Pictures To delete the picture displayed in the monitor, press the button. • A confirmation dialog will be dis-played. Highlight Ye s. Press the multi selector to delete picture. • Select No and press the multi se- lector to exit without deleting picture. Image File and Folder Names Pictures taken with the COOLPIX SQ are identified by file names that begin with “DSCN” followed by a four-digit file number assigned automatically by the cam- era (e.g....
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40 4More on Photography More on Photography Using the Flash The following flash modes are available: Display flash-mode menu.Highlight desired mode. ModeHow it worksWhen to use it AUTO AutoFlash fires automati- cally when lighting is poor. Best choice in most situations. Auto with red-eye reduction Pre-flash fires before main fl ash, reducing “red-eye.” Use for portraits (works best when sub- ject is well within range of flash and looking at pre-flash). Not recommended when quick shutter response is...