User manual NIKON COOLPIX 300

[. . . ] DIGITAL CAMERA COOLPIX 300 User's Manual i Cautions · · · The reproduction of all or part of this manual without our permission is prohibited. The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice. We have made every effort to produce a perfect manual, but should you find any mistakes, we would be grateful if you would kindly let us know. We shall take no responsibility for consequences resulting from the operation of this product, despite the terms mentioned above. · Important ! The symbols in this manual indicate important safety precautions that must be observed to ensure safe operation of this product. [. . . ] Note: If you close the display cover while making a voice memo, the recording will end at the point you closed the cover. 44 Playback : Adding Voice Memos or Recordings to Images Annotating Photographs and Recordings When playing back a single image or recording, you can annotate it by adding a memo or, if the item already contains a memo, you can make additions to an existing annotation. To add a memo to a photograph or recording, first play it back in the main window as described in Playing Back a Single Image or Recording. With the image or recording displayed, touch the main window once with the tip of the stylus to bring up the color palette. Color palette You can now create a memo as described in "Creating Your First Memo. " After you have saved your work and touched the MENU key to return to the playback list, notice the addition of a memo indicator (s) to the item's entry in the list. To make additions to an existing memo, first play it back as described in "Playing Back a Single Image or Recording" and then touch the main window once to bring up the color palette. You may then add to the image using the stylus to draw in the main window as described in "Creating Your First Memo. " When you have finished, touch the MENU key to return to the playback list. Playback : Annotating Photographs and Recordings 45 Viewing Multiple Images Multiple photographs, memos, and recordings can be chosen for playback by selecting several items in succession. In the playback list, simply use the stylus to touch each of the items you wish to play back. If the items are not on the same page, select those items that are visible, then use the Page Down and Page Up arrows to locate pages with other items you would like to view. The items on the new page can be then be added to your selection by touching them with the stylus. When you have chosen all the items you wish to display, touch the ENTER key. If you have chosen from two to four items, each item will appear quarter-screen in the main window of the touch-panel display. 1 4 5 2 Items are arranged from left-to-right, top-to-bottom in the order selected. Depending on the display setting, the number of each item may be displayed at its top right corner (see "Playback Options, " below, for information on how the display setting can be changed from the playback window). Only photographs and memos will be played back; audio data will be indicated by the note mark. If a combination including both a memo and a photograph has been selected, the memo will be displayed on top of the photograph. 46 Playback : Viewing Multiple Images When more than four items are selected for simultaneous playback, only the first four items selected will be displayed. The remaining items can be viewed by using the scroll keys ( ) to move through the selected items. Touch the Next ( ) and Previous ( ) arrows to scroll through the selected items one at a time or the Page Down ( ) and Page ) arrows to move through the items a five at a time. Up ( Items selected for multiple preview can be deleted by touching the DEL key with the stylus (see "Deleting Images and Recordings from Memory, " below). Note that when more than four items have been selected for multiple playback, all the items selected, including those not currently displayed, will be deleted. Any of the items displayed can be selected for single playback by touching it with the stylus. The selected item will be displayed full screen and can be annotated or deleted as described in the preceding sections. Once you have finished viewing the selected photographs, you can touch the MENU key to return to the playback list. Playback : Viewing Multiple Images 47 The Status Bar The status bar at the bottom of the playback window provides ready access to commands which control playback, screen, and speaker settings. When the playback list is displayed in the main window, the status bar contains the items listed below. LCD Choosing this command with the stylus allows you to select the language used in the camera's menus and dialogs, and to control the brightness of the TFT display. For more information on these topics, see "Display Options" in the "Settings" chapter. [. . . ] Set the recording method to Mode 2 or Mode 3 to record sound data separately from photographs. See "Sound Recording Options. " Indication: The camera is in setup mode · Close the display cover to return the camera to recording mode. Indication: READY lamp is flickering · The camera is currently recording a photograph. Wait until the READY lamp glows steadily before making a sound recording. 92 Troubleshooting : General Problems Sound data is of poor quality or difficult to hear · The camera's built-in microphone does not record well at a distance. Move the microphone to a better position before making a recording (see "Making Your First Recording"). The color palette is not displayed when the main window is touched with the stylus · To create memos, the camera must be either in recording mode or, if you wish to annotate a photograph or audio clip, in single-frame playback mode. [. . . ]