Nikon Coolpix SQ User Manual
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51 Scene Modes 4More on Photography Close Up Use to capture vivid colors in close-up shots of flowers, insects and other small objects, with the background artistically blurred. • Camera automatically selects middle zoom position(indicated by ) for a minimum focus distance of 4 cm/1.6 (zoom indicator turns green). Minimum focus distance will increase if camera is zoomed in or out. • Focus area can be selected manually using multi selec- tor. (AF area mode: Manual 81) • Camera focuses continuously,...
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52 Scene Modes 4More on Photography Copy Provides clear pictures of text or drawings on a white board, business card or in other printed matter. • Camera focuses on subject at center of focus area. • When taking close-up shots, use the (macro close-up) mode ( 42). • Colored text and drawings may not show up well inthe final picture. Back Light Use when light is coming from behind your subject, or when your subject is in the shade but the background is brightly lit. • Camera focuses on subject at...
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53 Scene Modes 4More on Photography Taking Pictures for a Panorama Highlight (Panorama Assist). Press the multi selector . • The direction indicator ( ) forpanorama shooting is displayed and a small screen appears in the middle of the monitor. Take the first picture. • The left two-thirds of the picture just taken is displayed on the left side of the monitor and the shoot- ing screen is displayed on the right. Compose the next shot to overlap with the previous picture. Take the next picture. • Repeat...
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54 Scene Modes 4More on Photography Panorama Assist • Using a tripod makes it easier to compose shots so that they overlap. • If the lens is rotated to point in the same direction as the monitor, panorama assist mode is not available. • Each time a new series of pictures is begun at a setting of Panorama Assist, a folder will be created with a name consisting of “P_” followed by a three-digit number assigned automatically by the camera (e.g., “P_001”), and all pictures in the series stored in this...
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55 4More on Photography Quick Deletion/Memo Record The picture you have just taken is displayed in the monitor for a few seconds immediately after shooting. The following functions are available during this time: You may not delete a picture or record a voice memo after firing the flash when icon is displayed. For more information on: 58 Adding Audio Commentary: Voice Memo ToPressDescription Delete picture Press the button to display confirmation dialog. Press the multi-selector / to select No...
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56 5More on Playback More on Playback Viewing Pictures on the Camera Pressing the (W) button in full-screen playback mode displays a menu of four thumbnail images. The following operations can be per- formed while thumbnails are displayed: ToPressDescription Highlight pictures Press the multi selector / / / to high- light thumbnails. Change number of pictures displayed With four thumbnails displayed, press the (W ) button once to view nine thumbnail pictures, and press again to switch to full-...
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57 Viewing Pictures on the Camera 5More on Playback Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom Use the button to zoom in on photos displayed in full-screen playback. To view other pictures on the memory card, first cancel the zoom. ToPressDescription Zoom photo in • Zoom increases each time the ( T) button is pressed, to maximum of 6.0x. • While picture is zoomed in, the icon and zoom ratio are displayed in upper left corner of monitor. View other areas of image Use multi selector to scroll to areas of...
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58 Viewing Pictures on the Camera 5More on Playback Adding Audio Commentary: Voice Memo This function can be used to record a brief voice memo for the picture currently displayed in full-screen playback. If voice memo can be record- ed, will be displayed in monitor. The voice memo is recorded on the memory card as a sound file (.wav) and the icon is displayed on the picture. You can also record a voice memo immediately after tak- ing the picture (55). ToPressDescription Record memo Memo of up to...
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59 5More on Playback Viewing Pictures on a TV Using the audio/video (A/V) cable EG-CP12 provided with your camera, you can connect COOLPIX SQ to a television or video-cassette recorder (VCR). Choosing a Video Mode The Video mode item in the camera setup menu offers a choice of NTSC and PAL stan- dards ( 96). Be sure that the standard selected matches that used in the device. Turn the camera off. Connect the video cable. • Insert the black plug into the camera’s A/V out connector, the yellow plug into the...
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60 5More on Playback Viewing Pictures on a Computer Using the COOL-STATION MV-10 via the UC-E7 USB cable and Nikon View software provided with your camera, you can view your photo- graphs and movies on a computer. Before Connecting the COOL-STATION Be sure to install Nikon View before connecting the COOL-STATION to your com- puter. For information on installing Nikon View, see the Quick Start Guide and the Nikon View Reference Manual CD-ROM. Pictures can be copied from the camera to the computer by: •...