User manual NIKON HL-CP11 LCD HOOD (SUPPORTS 2000)

[. . . ] Photographs taken with the COOLPIX HL-CP11 LCD HOOD (SUPPORTS 2000) may differ from those shown here. The illustrations in this manual show the LCD monitor used in the NTSCcompatible model of the COOLPIX HL-CP11 LCD HOOD (SUPPORTS 2000). Owing to differences in video standards, the PAL-compatible model will display items in positions slightly different from those shown here. -3- First Steps This chapter guides you through the steps you will take after removing the camera from the box, from inserting the batteries to making your first photographs and playing them back. Before you will be able to use your camera, you will need to complete the following steps: · attach the camera strap (see For Your Safety) · insert batteries or connect the AC adapter (sold separately; for information on using the AC adapter, see the documentation provided with the adapter) · insert the compact flash memory card · choose the language to be used in the setting and playback menus · set the camera's clock-calendar to the current date and time Having completed these steps, you will be ready to take photographs as described at the end of this chapter. Putting Batteries in Your Camera 1 Turn the camera off Turn the mode dial to OFF (if the camera is on a tripod, detach the tripod before inserting batteries). 2 Open the battery cover Turn the camera upside down and slide the cover of the battery chamber out from the camera while pushing the latch button, and then open the lid. 1 3 2 3 Insert batteries Insert the batteries with the positive (+) and negative (-) poles aligned as shown in the diagram at the entrance to the battery chamber. 4 Close the battery cover Close the cover and slide it back into position. Important! [. . . ] VGA Allows you to choose an image size of 640 × 480 pixels in place of the default size of 1, 600 × 1, 200 pixels. FOLDERS Create new folders, rename or delete existing folders, or choose the folder in which to store subsequent photos. See "The Camera Menus: The A-REC Menu, " above. 1 The M-REC menu contains the following options: WHITE BAL (White Balance) Depending on lighting conditions, whites in a photograph may appear slightly yellow or blue. For details, see "Taking Photographs: Lighting" in the Pocket Guide. See "Taking Photographs: Lighting" in the Pocket Guide for details. Using the menus If the menu does not appear when you press the MENU button, press the MONITOR button until the LCD monitor comes on. Items can be highlighted using the zoom buttons (wv) and selected using the shutterrelease button. You can page through menus that have multiple pages by pressing the MENU button. To clear a menu from the screen, highlight BK and press the shutter-release button, or press the MENU button until the menu disappears. The Camera Menus: The M-REC Menu - 26 - LENS (Lens Converter) Offers a choice of settings for achieving optimum results with the following lens converters (available separately): the FCE8 fish-eye lens converter, the WC-E24 wide-angle lens converter, and the TC-E2 telephoto lens converter. AE LOCK Fixes autoexposure and white-balance to produce several matching photographs of a single scene. Instructions on using this setting to take photographs that can later be blended into a single image are provided below. B&W (Black and White) Offers a choice of black-and-white or color photography. To change the lens converter setting: 1 Turn the mode dial to M-REC. 2 Press the MENU button to display the shooting menu, then press it again to view the second page. 3 Using the zoom buttons (wv), highlight LENS and press the shutter-release button. 1 FOLDERS LENS AE LOCK B&W USER SET CARDFORMAT RESET ALL SET UP S E T SHUTTER LENS NORMAL WIDE TELEFOTO FISHEYE CONCEPT 4 Use the zoom buttons (wv) to select the desired option from the menu shown at right, then press the shutter-release button to return to shooting mode. BK TELEFOTO (for TC-E2 telephoto lens converter) SETSHUTTER At settings other than NORMAL, a lens converter icon ( ) will appear in the LCD monitor, and settings will be optimized for the chosen converter as described at left. Choose NORMAL to cancel changes to settings and restore normal camera operation. Camera settings adjusted to take fisheye photographs with the four corners of FISHEYE the frame blacked out, creating a circu(for FC-E8 fisheye lar frame. Flash is disabled and focus lens converter) fixed at an autofocus setting of infinity. Centerweighted metering is used. The Camera Menus: The M-REC Menu - 29 - PRACTICE Black-and-White Photography CONCEPT In M-REC mode, photographs can be taken either in color or in black-and-white (in A-REC mode, only color is available). Photographs taken in black-and-white have slightly better image quality than color photos. The chosen setting will be in effect whenever the camera is in MREC mode. When black-and-white is selected, a check mark appears next to the B&W item in the shooting menu and the view through the monitor is in black-and-white. To switch from color to black-and-white or vice-versa: PRACTICE 1 Turn the mode dial to M-REC. 2 Press the MENU button to display the shooting menu, then press it again to view the second page. B&W. 1 FOLDERS LENS AE LOCK B&W USER SET CARDFORMAT RESET ALL SET UP S E T SHUTTER B&W 3 Using the zoom buttons (wv), highlight 4 Press the shutter-release button and choose YES (black-and-white mode) or NO (color mode) from the B&W menu. BK NO YES SETSHUTTER Note In black-and-white mode, the settings in the white-balance menu are not available. The Camera Menus: The M-REC Menu - 30 - Making a Panorama--Tips (AE-LOCK) In M-REC mode, you can lock autoexposure and auto white balance to produce a series of photographs with consistent color balance and exposure. This can be used to take several matching photographs of a single scene, which can later be blended together to create a panorama or a virtual-reality image. Autoexposure and white-balance settings are fixed at the values used in the first photograph taken after ON is selected. You can turn the lock function off to allow the camera to set autoexposure and white balance separately for each picture by selecting OFF from the AE-LOCK menu. [. . . ] When using your COOLPIX HL-CP11 LCD HOOD (SUPPORTS 2000) overseas, check to be sure that the local · Have you installed software that can display JPEG and TIFF files?Nikon View can be used to view JPEG and TIFF files if you have no other imaging software. Your camera will not show photographs stored on the memory card Nikon View displays a communications error when you attempt to view photographs using a direct connection · Have the files been written or renamed by a computer?The COOLPIX HL-CP11 LCD HOOD (SUPPORTS 2000) can only read files that conform to the Checklist: · Is the camera correctly connected to the computer? [. . . ]