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How to Read This Manual
For Your Safety
Cautions
Notices
Table of Contents
Before You Begin
First Steps
Basic Photography
More on Photography
More on Playback
Movies
- Recording Movies
- Viewing Movies
Menu Guide
Technical Notes
Index

Printed in Japan

SB3C07000201(11)

6MAA6211--

DIGITAL CAMERA

The Guide to Digital Photography

with the

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How to Read This Manual

First, be aware of the warnings, cautions, and notices on pages ii–vi.

Next, read “Before You Begin” to familiarize yourself with the conventions used in

this manual and the names of camera parts.

Know where everything is? Then set up your camera as described in “First

Steps.”

Once you have mastered the basics of digital photography, read “More on

Photography” for information on ﬁ ne-tuning camera settings for more challenging

shots.

See “More on Playback” for information on viewing pictures on the camera, on TV,

on a computer, and printing pictures.

Read “Movies” to learn more about shooting and viewing movies.

Refer to the “Menu Guide” for information on camera menus.

“Technical Notes” covers optional accessories, camera care, troubleshooting, and

camera speciﬁ cations.

Now you are ready to take pictures and view them in the monitor. You can then try

your hand at creative composition as described in “Taking Pictures in Scene Mode,”

or learn more about ﬂ ash and focus mode settings.

Before You Begin

Basic Photography

Technical Notes

Menu Guide

More on Playback

More on Photography

First Steps

Movies

For Your Safety

To prevent damage to your Nikon product or injury to yourself or to oth-

ers, read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this

equipment. Keep these safety instructions where all those who use the

product will read them.

The consequences that could result from failure to observe the precautions

listed in this section are indicated by the following symbol:

This icon marks warnings, information that should be read before using this

Nikon product to prevent possible injury.

WARNINGS

Do not look at the sun through the

viewﬁ nder

Viewing the sun or other strong light

source through the viewﬁ nder could

cause permanent visual impairment.

Turn off immediately in the event of

malfunction

Should you notice smoke or an unusual

smell coming from the equipment or from

the AC adapter (available separately),

unplug the AC adapter and remove the

battery immediately, taking care to avoid

burns. Continued operation could result

in injury. After removing the battery, take

the equipment to a Nikon-authorized ser-

vice representative for inspection.

Do not use in the presence of ﬂ am-

mable gas

Do not use electronic equipment in the

presence of ﬂ ammable gas, as this could

result in explosion or ﬁ re.

Observe caution when using the cam-

era strap

Never place the strap around the neck

of an infant or child.

Do not disassemble

Touching the product’s internal parts

could result in injury. In the event of mal-

function, the product should be repaired

only by a qualiﬁ ed technician. Should the

product break open as the result of a fall

or other accident, take the product to a

Nikon-authorized service representative

for inspection after unplugging the AC

adapter and removing the battery.

Observe proper precautions when han-

dling batteries

Batteries may leak or explode if improp-

erly handled. Observe the following pre-

cautions when handling batteries for use

in this product:

• Before replacing the battery, turn the

product off and make sure the power-

on lamp has gone out. If you are using

an AC adapter, be sure it is unplugged.

• Use only rechargeable Nikon EN-EL1

lithium-ion batteries (supplied) or six-volt

2CR5 (DL245) lithium batteries (available

separately).

• When inserting the battery, do not

attempt to insert it upside down or

backwards.

• Do not short or disassemble batteries.

• Do not expose batteries to ﬂ ame or to

excessive heat.

iii

• Do not immerse in or expose to water.

• Do not transport or store with metal

objects such as necklaces or hairpins.

• Batteries are prone to leakage when

fully discharged. To avoid damage to

the product, be sure to remove the bat-

tery when no charge remains.

• Immediately after use, or when the

product is used on battery power for

an extended period, the battery may

become hot. Before removing the bat-

tery, turn the camera off and allow the

battery to cool.

• The camera grip may become noticeably

warm when the camera is used with a

2CR5 (DL245) lithium battery. This is

normal and does not indicate a malfunc-

tion.

• Discontinue use immediately should you

notice any change in the battery, such as

discoloration or deformation.

Use appropriate cables

When connecting cables to the input and

output jacks, use only the cables pro-

vided or sold by Nikon for the purpose,

to maintain compliance with product

regulations.

Keep out of reach of children

Particular care should be taken to prevent

infants from putting the batteries or other

small parts into their mouths.

Removing memory cards

Memory cards may become hot during

use. Observe due caution when remov-

ing memory cards from the camera.

CD-ROMs

The CD-ROMs on which the software

and manuals are distributed should not

be played back on audio CD equipment.

Playing CD-ROMs on an audio CD player

could cause hearing loss or damage the

equipment.

Observe caution when operating the

ﬂ ash

Using the ﬂ ash close to your subject’s

eyes could cause temporary visual impair-

ment. Particular care should be observed

if photographing infants, when the ﬂ ash

should be no less than one meter (39˝)

from the subject.

When using the viewﬁ nder

When operating the diopter adjustment

control with your eye to the viewﬁ nder,

care should be taken to not put your

ﬁ nger in your eye accidentally.

Avoid contact with liquid crystal

Should the monitor break, care should

be taken to avoid injury due to broken

glass and to prevent liquid crystal from

the monitor touching the skin or entering

the eyes or mouth.

To ensure continued enjoyment of your Nikon product, observe the follow-

ing precautions when storing or using the device:

Cautions

Keep dry

The device will be damaged if immersed

in water or subjected to high levels of

moisture.

Handle the lens and all moving parts

with care

Do not apply force to the lens, monitor,

or to the connector, card slot, or battery

chamber covers. These parts are espe-

cially susceptible to damage.

Turn the product off before removing

or disconnecting the power source

Do not unplug the product or remove

the batteries while the product is on,

or while images are being recorded or

deleted. Forcibly cutting power in these

circumstances could result in loss of data

or in damage to product memory or in-

ternal circuitry. To prevent an accidental

interruption of power, avoid carrying the

product from one place to another while

the AC adapter (available separately) is

connected.

Do not drop

The product may malfunction if subjected

to strong shocks or vibration.

Keep away from strong magnetic ﬁ elds

Do not use or store this device in the

vicinity of equipment that generates

strong electromagnetic radiation or

magnetic ﬁ elds. Strong static charges

or the magnetic ﬁ elds produced by equip-

ment such as radio transmitters could

interfere with the monitor, damage data

stored on the memory card, or affect the

product’s internal circuitry.

Avoid sudden changes in temperature

Sudden changes in temperature, such as

occur when entering or leaving a heated

building on a cold day, can cause con-

densation inside the device. To prevent

condensation, place the device in a carry-

ing case or a plastic bag before exposing

it to sudden changes in temperature.

E5400

Notice for customers in the U.S.A.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found

to comply with the limits for a Class B digi-

tal device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC

rules. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful

interference in a residential installation.

This equipment generates, uses, and can

radiate radio frequency energy and, if not

installed and used in accordance with the

instructions, may cause harmful interfer-

ence to radio communications. However,

there is no guarantee that interference

will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful in-

terference to radio or television reception,

which can be determined by turning the

equipment off and on, the user is encour-

aged to try to correct the interference by

one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving an-

tenna.

• Increase the separation between the

equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet

on a circuit different from that to which

the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced

radio/television technician for help.

CAUTIONS

Modiﬁ cations

The FCC requires the user to be notiﬁ ed

that any changes or modiﬁ cations made

to this device that are not expressly ap-

proved by Nikon Corporation may void

the user’s authority to operate the equip-

ment.

Interface Cables

Use the interface cables sold or provided

by Nikon for your equipment. Using other

interface cables may exceed the limits of

Class B Part 15 of the FCC rules.

Nikon Inc.,

1300 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New

York

11747-3064, U.S.A.

Tel.: 631-547-4200

Notices

• No part of the manuals included with

this product may be reproduced, trans-

mitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval

system, or translated into any language

in any form, by any means, without

Nikon’s prior written permission.

• Nikon reserves the right to change the

speciﬁ cations of the hardware and soft-

ware described in these manuals at any

time and without prior notice.

• Nikon will not be held liable for any

damages resulting from the use of this

product.

• While every effort has been made to

ensure that the information in these

manuals is accurate and complete, we

would appreciate it were you to bring

any errors or omissions to the attention

of the Nikon representative in your area

(address provided separately).

Notices

Notice for customers in Canada

CAUTION

This class B digital apparatus meets all re-

quirements of the Canadian Interference

Causing Equipment Regulations.

ATTENTION

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B res-

pecte toutes les exigences du Règlement

sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

Notice Concerning Prohibition of Copying or Reproduction

Note that simply being in possession of material that has been digitally copied or repro-

duced by means of a scanner, digital camera or other device may be punishable by law.

• Items prohibited by law from being

copied or reproduced

Do not copy or reproduce paper money,

coins, securities, government bonds, or

local government bonds, even if such

copies or reproductions are stamped

“Sample.”

The copying or reproduction of paper

money, coins, or securities which are

circulated in a foreign country is pro-

hibited.

Unless the prior permission of the

government has been obtained, the

copying or reproduction of unused post-

age stamps or post cards issued by the

government is prohibited.

The copying or reproduction of stamps

issued by the government and of cer-

tiﬁ ed documents stipulated by law is

prohibited.

• Cautions on certain copies and re-

productions

The government has issued cautions on

copies or reproductions of securities is-

sued by private companies (shares, bills,

checks, gift certiﬁ cates, etc.), commuter

passes, or coupon tickets, except when

a minimum of necessary copies are to be

provided for business use by a company.

Also, do not copy or reproduce pass-

ports issued by the government, licenses

issued by public agencies and private

groups, ID cards, and tickets, such as

passes and meal coupons.

• Comply with copyright notices

The copying or reproduction of copy-

righted creative works such as books,

music, paintings, woodcut prints, maps,

drawings, movies, and photographs is

governed by national and international

for the purpose of making illegal copies

or to infringe copyright laws.

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Table of Contents

How to Read This Manual ................................................................................ i

For Your Safety ................................................................................................ ii

Cautions .......................................................................................................... iv

Notices ............................................................................................................ v

Before You Begin .............................................................................................. 1

Introduction..................................................................................................... 2

Parts of the Camera ......................................................................................... 4

The Monitor................................................................................................. 6

The Mode Dial ............................................................................................. 8

The Shutter-Release Button .......................................................................... 9

The (Monitor) Button ............................................................................. 9

Using the Menus.............................................................................................. 10

Viewing the Menus ...................................................................................... 10

Making a Selection....................................................................................... 11

First Steps .......................................................................................................... 13

Inserting Batteries ............................................................................................ 14

Inserting Memory Cards................................................................................... 16

Checking the Battery Level............................................................................... 18

Basic Setup ...................................................................................................... 20

Basic Photography ............................................................................................ 23

Taking Pictures in Mode ............................................................................ 24

Step 1 — Select Mode............................................................................ 24

Step 2 — Frame the Picture ........................................................................... 26

Step 3 — Focus and Shoot............................................................................. 28

Step 4 — View the Results ............................................................................. 31

Flash Photography ........................................................................................... 32

Focusing Near and Far...................................................................................... 34

Self-Timer Mode .......................................................................................... 35

Exposure Compensation................................................................................... 36

Taking Pictures in Scene Mode ......................................................................... 37

Taking Pictures for a Panorama..................................................................... 44

More on Photography ...................................................................................... 47

Controlling Exposure........................................................................................ 48

P: Programmed Auto.................................................................................... 49

S: Shutter-Priority Auto ................................................................................ 50

A: Aperture-Priority Auto ............................................................................. 51

M: Manual................................................................................................... 52

Image Quality and Size..................................................................................... 54

Image Quality............................................................................................... 54

Image Size ................................................................................................... 55

Sensitivity (P, S, A, and M) ................................................................................ 58

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Table of Contents

White Balance (P, S, A and M) .......................................................................... 60

Continuous (P, S, A, and M) ............................................................................. 63

Sharpening, Contrast, and Color (P, S, A, and M) ............................................. 65

Image Sharpening ........................................................................................ 65

Image Adjustment........................................................................................ 66

Saturation Control........................................................................................ 67

Metering (P, S, A, and M) ................................................................................. 68

More on Focus (P, S, A, and M)......................................................................... 69

Focus Options .............................................................................................. 69

Manual Focus............................................................................................... 72

More on Playback ............................................................................................. 73

Viewing Pictures on the Camera....................................................................... 74

Quick Review and Playback .......................................................................... 74

Photo Information........................................................................................ 76

Viewing Multiple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback............................................. 78

Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom ........................................................... 79

Adding Audio Commentary: Voice Memo .................................................... 80

Creating Small Copies: Small Picture............................................................. 81

Viewing Pictures on TV..................................................................................... 82

Viewing Pictures on a Computer ...................................................................... 83

Printing Pictures ............................................................................................... 86

Movies ............................................................................................................... 87

Recording Movies ....................................................................................... 88

Recording a Time-Lapse Movie ..................................................................... 90

Viewing Movies ............................................................................................... 92

Menu Guide....................................................................................................... 93

The Shooting Menu ......................................................................................... 94

White Balance.............................................................................................. 96

Metering...................................................................................................... 96

Continuous .................................................................................................. 96

Best Shot Selector (BSS)................................................................................ 97

Image Adjustment........................................................................................ 98

Saturation Control........................................................................................ 98

User Setting ................................................................................................. 98

Image Quality and Size................................................................................. 100

Sensitivity..................................................................................................... 100

Image Sharpening ........................................................................................ 100

Lens ............................................................................................................. 101

Exposure Options ......................................................................................... 103

Focus Options .............................................................................................. 105

Zoom Options .............................................................................................. 105

Table of Contents

Controlling the Flash: Speedlight Options..................................................... 106

Auto Bracketing ........................................................................................... 109

Noise Reduction ........................................................................................... 111

Reset............................................................................................................ 112

My Menu ..................................................................................................... 113

CF Card Format............................................................................................ 114

The Playback Menu.......................................................................................... 115

Delete .......................................................................................................... 116

Folders ......................................................................................................... 118

Slide Show ................................................................................................... 123

Protect ......................................................................................................... 125

Hide Image .................................................................................................. 126

Print Set ....................................................................................................... 127

Auto Transfer ............................................................................................... 129

Move Image................................................................................................. 131

CF Card Format............................................................................................ 133

Small Pic ...................................................................................................... 133

The Setup Menu .............................................................................................. 134

Language..................................................................................................... 135

Date............................................................................................................. 135

Folders ......................................................................................................... 135

Monitor Options .......................................................................................... 136

Seq. Numbers .............................................................................................. 138

Shutter Sound.............................................................................................. 139

Auto Off ...................................................................................................... 140

CF Card Format............................................................................................ 140

Controls....................................................................................................... 141

Shot Conﬁ rmation ....................................................................................... 143

info.txt......................................................................................................... 143

USB.............................................................................................................. 144

Video Mode ................................................................................................. 144

Reset All....................................................................................................... 144

Date Imprint................................................................................................. 145

Firmware Version.......................................................................................... 145

Technical Notes.................................................................................................. 147

Optional Accessories ........................................................................................ 148

Caring for Your Camera ................................................................................... 149

Error Messages................................................................................................. 151

Troubleshooting ............................................................................................... 153

Speciﬁ cations................................................................................................... 156

Index ................................................................................................................. 158

Before You Begin

Read this chapter to familiarize yourself with the

symbols and conventions used in this manual,

camera controls and displays, and menu opera-

tions.

Introduction....................................... 2

Parts of the Camera .......................... 4

Using the Menus............................... 10

Before You Begin

Introduction

Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon COOLPIX5400 digital camera. This

manual has been written to help you enjoy taking pictures with your Nikon

digital camera. Read this manual thoroughly before use, and keep it where

all those who use the product will read it.

To make it easier to ﬁ nd the information you need, the following symbols

and conventions are used:

This icon marks cautions, informa-

tion that should be read before use

to prevent damage to the camera.

This icon marks tips, additional in-

formation that may be helpful when

using the camera.

This icon marks notes, information

that should be read before using

the camera.

This icon indicates that more infor-

mation is available elsewhere in this

manual or in the Quick Start Guide.

Before You Begin

Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories

Nikon COOLPIX cameras are designed to the highest standards and include complex

electronic circuitry. Only Nikon brand electronic accessories (including battery char-

gers, batteries, and AC adapters) certiﬁ ed by Nikon speciﬁ cally for use with this Nikon

digital camera are engineered and proven to operate within the operational and safety

requirements of this electronic circuitry.

THE USE OF NON-NIKON ELECTRONIC ACCESSORIES COULD DAMAGE THE CAMERA AND MAY VOID YOUR NIKON

WARRANTY.

For more information about Nikon brand accessories, contact a local authorized Nikon

dealer.

Before Taking Important Pictures

Before taking pictures on important occasions (such as at weddings or before taking

the camera on a trip), take a test shot to ensure that the camera is functioning nor-

mally. Nikon will not be held liable for damages or lost proﬁ ts that may result from

product malfunction.

Life-Long Learning

As part of Nikon’s “Life-Long Learning” commitment to ongoing prod uct sup port and

ed u ca tion, con tin u al ly-updated information is avail able on-line at the following sites:

• For users in the U.S.A.: http://www.nikonusa.com/

• For users in Europe: http://www.nikon-euro.com/

• For users in Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, and Africa: http://www.nikon-asia.com/

Visit these sites to keep up-to-date with the latest product in for ma tion, tips, an swers

to fre quent ly-asked ques tions (FAQs), and gen er al advice on digital imaging and pho-

tog ra phy. Ad di tion al information may be available from the Nikon rep re sen ta tive in

your area. See the URL below for contact in for ma tion:

http://www.nikon-image.com/eng/

Design Rule for Camera File System (DCF)

This camera conforms to the Design Rule for Camera File System (DCF), a standard

widely used in the digital camera industry to ensure compatibility among different

makes of camera.

Exif Version 2.2

This camera supports Exif (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras)

version 2.2 (Exif Print), a standard that allows information stored with pictures to be

used for optimal color reproduction when images are output on Exif-compliant print-

ers.

Before You Begin

Parts of the Camera

(ﬂ ash mode)

button ( 33)

Command dial

(exposure com-

pensation)/

(voice memo) button

( 36, 80)

Shutter-release

button ( 9)

Eyelet for camera

strap ( 5)

Power-on lamp

( 14, 16)

Built-in microphone

( 80, 89)

Mode dial ( 8)

FUNC. button

( 141)

Accessory shoe

( 106, 148)

Photocell ( 108)

Viewﬁ nder ( 26)

Built-in Speedlight

( 32)

Lens ( 26)

Power switch

( 14, 16)

Self-timer lamp

( 35)

Battery-chamber

cover ( 14)

Battery-chamber

cover latch ( 14)

Tripod socket

USB (digital I/O) connector

(under cover; 84)

Audio/video (AV)

out connector

(under cover; 82)

Speaker ( 80, 92)

Eyelet for camera

strap ( 5)

Before You Begin

Attaching the Camera Strap

Attach the camera strap as shown below.

Repeat for the second eyelet.

The Lens Cap

When replacing or removing the lens cap,

press the tabs on either side of the cap to

release the latch ( 1). To avoid losing the

lens cap, use the cord provided to attach

it to the camera as shown ( 2).

1 2

Nikon

Diopter adjustment

control ( 27)

Viewﬁ nder ( 26)

Red ( ) lamp

( 28)

Green (AF)

lamp ( 9,28)

Monitor

( 6, 27)

(quick review)/

(small picture)

button ( 74, 81)

(monitor) button

( 9)

AE/AF-L button

( 30, 142)

Zoom buttons ( 26, 78, 79)

DC-in connector

(under cover; 15)

(menu) button

( 10)

(focus mode)/

MF (manual focus)/

(self-timer)/

(delete) button

( 31, 34, 35, 72)

Memory card slot

cover ( 16)

Multi selector

1 2

3 4

Center button

( 11)

Parts of the Camera

Before You Begin

The Monitor

During shooting, the monitor shows the view through the camera lens,

together with icons indicating the status of various camera settings (see op-

posite). The monitor is also used to display pictures during quick review (

74) and playback ( 75).

Using the Monitor

Do not apply excessive force to the monitor when it is folded out from the camera

body. Failure to observe this precaution could damage the hinge that connects the

monitor to the camera.

When the Monitor Is in the Storage Position

The only controls that can be used when the monitor is off are the shutter-release

and zoom buttons (optical zoom only). To use digital zoom ( 26) and other camera

controls, fold the monitor out.

Fold out to use Range of rotation

0°

90°

180°

Frame self-portraits*

Storage position

(monitor turns off)

Stow on camera body

* When swivelled to point in same direction as the lens, the monitor shows a mirror

image of what will appear in the ﬁ nal picture.

Parts of the Camera

Before You Begin

The following indicators appear in the monitor during shooting:

19 User Setting bank....................98

20 Continuous shooting mode.....63

Noise reduction.....................111

21 Metering mode.......................68

22 Bracketing indicator ..............109

Best Shot Selector (BSS)...........97

23 Lens converter setting ...........101

24 Exposure mode .......................48

25 Ultra HS recording indicator ....64

26 Manual focus display...............72

27 Spot metering exposure target

...............................................68

28 Flash mode for optional

Speedlights ...........................108

29 White balance.........................60

30 Sensitivity (ISO equivalency).....58

31 Image adjustment/black-and-

white indicator..................66, 67

32 Focus areas .............................70

33 Exposure display......................53

1 Recording indicator .................29

2 Self-timer indicator..................35

3 Exposure compensation ..........36

4 Shooting mode .................25, 38

5 Zoom indicator........................26

Folder name..........................135

6 “Date not set” icon*...............21

7 Exposure lock..........................30

8 Focus mode ............................34

9 Flash-ready indicator ...............28

10 Flash mode .............................33

11 Battery level indicator..............18

12 Focus indicator........................28

13 Image size...............................56

14 Image quality ..........................56

15 Number of exposures remaining/

length of movie.................25, 88

16 Shutter speed..........................50

17 Aperture .................................51

18 Date imprint indicator ...........145 * Appears when camera clock has not been set.

and modes P, S, A, and M modes

16 17 18

5 76 8 9

25 2826 27

Parts of the Camera

Before You Begin

The Mode Dial

To select a mode, align the mode icon with the

“ ” mark next to the mode dial.

Exposure Mode ( 48)

P, S, A, and M modes of-

fer varying degrees of con-

trol over shutter speed and

aperture. A shooting menu

is available which grants ac-

cess to advanced settings

such as metering and image

sharpening.

Scene ( 38)

Choose from ﬁ fteen “scenes”

suited to different subjects or

shooting conditions and let

the camera do the rest.

Movie ( 88)

Choose from three movie

modes.

SET UP ( 134)

Choose this mode to dis-

play the setup menu, where

you can perform such tasks

as setting the camera clock

and adjusting monitor

brightness.

( 56)

Display a menu of image

quality and size options.

ISO ( 59)

Display a menu of sensitivity

(ISO equivalency) options.

WB ( 60)

Display a menu of white bal-

ance options.

Auto ( 24)

A simple “point-and-shoot”

mode in which the majority

of camera settings are con-

trolled by the camera. Rec-

ommended for ﬁ rst-time us-

ers of digital cameras.

Playback ( 75)

Play pictures back in the

monitor.

Parts of the Camera

Before You Begin

The Shutter-Release Button

The camera has a two stage shutter-release

button. The camera sets focus and exposure

when the button is pressed halfway. The green

(AF) lamp next to the viewﬁ nder will light when

the focus operation is complete. Focus and expo-

sure will remain locked while the shutter-release

button is pressed halfway. To take the picture,

press the shutter-release button the rest of the

way down.

The ( Monitor) Button

The button controls the monitor.

Monitor shows

current settings and

view through lens

Monitor shows view

through lens only

Monitor off

( , P, S, A,

and M only)

The monitor turns off automatically when face down on the camera body.

Before You Begin

Using the Menus

Viewing the Menus

To view the menu for P, S, A, M, , , or mode, rotate the mode dial

to the desired setting and press the button. The menu for the current

mode will be displayed in the monitor.

When the mode dial is rotated to SET UP, , ISO, or WB, the menu for the

selected mode will automatically be displayed in the monitor.

Select mode.

Show all menus

Metering

Continuous

BSS

Image adjustment

Saturation control

User setting

MY MENU

Menu for current mode displayed.

Menu for selected mode displayed.

Language

Date

Folders

Monitor options

Seq. numbers

Shutter sound

Auto off

SET-UP 1/3

Exiting the Menus

To exit the menus and return to shooting or playback, press the button. To exit

the menu displayed when the mode dial is set to SET UP, , ISO, or WB, rotate the

mode dial to another setting.

Taking Pictures while Menus Are Displayed

In P, S, A, M, , and modes, the monitor will show the view through the

camera lens when the shutter-release button halfway. To take a picture, press the

shutter-release button all the way down. The menus will be displayed again when

shooting ends.

No menu is available in mode.

Before You Begin

Making a Selection

Use the multi selector to make a selection from the menus.

Display options.

3 4

Make selection.*

Highlight option.

Highlight menu item.

* Selection can also be made by pressing

multi selector to right.

Off

SHOT CONFIRMATION

CF card format

Controls

Shot confirmation

info.txt

USB

Video mode

Reset all

SET-UP 2/3

Off

SHOT CONFIRMATION

CF card format

Controls

Shot confirmation

info.txt

USB

Video mode

Reset all

SET-UP 2/3

• The selection for some options is made from a sub-menu. Repeat steps 2

and 3 to make a selection from a sub-menu.

• To go back one step, press the multi selector to the left.

• If the menu has more than one page of options, press the multi selector up

or down to scroll to the next page.

First Steps

This chapter details the steps you will take be-

fore using the camera for the ﬁ rst time.

Inserting Batteries ............................ 14

For more on batteries and alternative power sources,

see:

• Technical Notes: Optional Accessories ( 148)

Inserting Memory Cards................... 16

For more on formatting memory cards, see:

• The Shooting Menu: CF Card Format ( 114)

Checking the Battery Level .............. 18

Basic Setup ........................................ 20

To learn more about camera setup options, see:

• The Setup Menu ( 134)

First Steps

Inserting Batteries

A Nikon EN-EL1 rechargeable lithium-ion battery is included with the camera.

Charge the battery as necessary using the battery charger provided (about

two hours are required to charge an EN-EL1 battery when no charge re-

mains). For more information, see the documentation provided with the bat-

tery charger. Note that EN-EL1 batteries must be charged before ﬁ rst use.

1 Turn the camera off

Check that the power-on lamp is off.

2 Open the battery-chamber cover

Slide the battery-chamber latch to the open

position ( ; 1) and ﬂ ip the battery-chamber

cover open ( 2).

3 Insert the battery

Insert the battery as shown in the label inside

the battery chamber.

4 Close the battery-chamber cover

Close the battery-chamber cover ( 1) and

slide the latch to the closed position ( ; 2).

Be sure that the battery-chamber cover is

properly latched.

EN-EL1

2CR5

First Steps

Read Battery Warnings

Read and follow the battery warnings and cautions on pages ii–iv and 150 of

this manual, together with any warnings and instructions supplied by the bat-

tery manufacturer.

Replacing Batteries

Before removing or inserting batteries, make sure that the camera is off. Do not open

the battery chamber cover while the power-on lamp is lit. To remove the battery,

open the battery chamber cover as described in Step 2 on the preceding page and

slide the battery out.

Alternative Power Sources

• To power the camera continuously for extended periods, use an EH-53 AC adapter

or an EH-21 AC adapter/battery charger ( 148), which doubles as a battery charger

for EN-EL1 batteries. Do not, under any circumstances, use another make or

model of AC adapter. Failure to observe this precaution could result in overheating

or in damage to the camera.

• The camera can also be powered by a six-volt 2 CR5

(DL245) lithium battery. We recommend buying

2CR5 (DL245) batteries as a back-up power source.

Insert 2CR5 batteries as shown at right.

EN-EL1

2CR5

First Steps

Inserting Memory Cards

The camera stores pictures on CompactFlash™ memory cards.

1 Turn the camera off

Check that the power-on lamp is off.

2 Open the memory card slot cover

3 Insert the memory card

Check that the eject button is all the way

down, then insert the memory card in the

direction of the arrow as shown in the label

on the underside of the memory card slot

cover.

Inserting Memory Cards

Insert the memory card terminals ﬁ rst. In-

serting the card upside down or backwards

could damage the camera or the card.

Check to be sure that the card is in the cor-

rect orientation.

4 Close the memory card slot cover

Front

Direction of

insertion

Terminals

First Steps

Closing the Card-Slot Cover

If the eject button is up when the card-slot cover is

closed, closing the cover will partially eject the memory

card, causing errors when the camera is turned on. Be

sure the eject button is down before inserting memory

cards.

Formatting Memory Cards

The memory card supplied with the camera is formatted at shipment. Other memory

cards must be formatted before ﬁ rst use. For information on formatting memory

cards, see “Shooting Menu Options: CF Card Format” ( 114).

Removing Memory Cards

Memory cards can be removed without loss of data

when the camera is off. To remove memory cards, turn

the camera off and open the card slot cover. Press the

eject button to pop it up ( 1), then press it again to

partially eject the card ( 2). The card can then be re-

moved by hand. Note that memory cards may become

hot during use; observe due caution when removing

memory cards.

Approved Memory Cards

In addition to the card provided with your camera, the following memory cards have

been tested and approved for use with your Nikon digital camera:

Nikon EC-CF All capacities

SanDisk SDCFB 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB

SDCFH Ultra 128 MB, 192 MB, 256 MB, 384 MB, 512 MB

Lexar

Media

4× USB 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB,

128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB

8× USB

12× USB

64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB

16× USB

24× USB/WA (Write

Acceleration) USB

Hitachi

(Renesas

Technology)

Compact FLASH HB28 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB

Microdrive DSCM 10512 (512MB), 11000 (1 GB)

Operation is not guaranteed with other makes of memory card. For more details on

the above cards, please contact the manufacturer.

First Steps

2 Turn the camera on

The power-on lamp will light.

Checking the Battery Level

1 Select mode

Display Meaning

NO ICON Charge sufﬁ cient for normal op-

eration.

Low battery; fewer shots can be

taken consecutively in “continu-

ous” mode. Ready spare battery.

WARNING ! !

BATTERY

EXHAUSTED

Battery exhausted. Replace with

fully-charged battery.

The power-on lamp will blink when the “battery

exhausted” warning is displayed.

3 Check the battery level in the monitor

For information on opening the monitor, see

“Parts of the Camera: The Monitor” ( 6).

First Steps

Auto Power Off ( Standby Mode)

If no operations are performed for one minute (three minutes when menus are dis-

played), the monitor will turn off automatically and the camera will enter standby

mode to reduce the drain on the batteries (when the camera is powered by an AC

adapter, the monitor will turn off after thirty minutes). The camera can be reactivated

by:

• Pressing the shutter-release button halfway

• Pressing the button

• Pressing the button to display the menu for the current mode

• Pressing the button to enter quick review

• Rotating the mode dial to select a new mode

The length of time before the camera enters standby mode can be changed using the

Auto off option in the setup menu ( 140). The camera will not enter standby mode

when connected to a computer ( 83).

First Steps

Basic Setup

Before using the camera for the ﬁ rst time, choose a language for camera

menus and messages and set the camera clock to the correct time and

date.

1Language

Date

Folders

Monitor options

Seq. numbers

Shutter sound

Auto off

SET-UP 1/3

Rotate mode dial to SET UP

and turn camera on.

2Language

Date

Folders

Monitor options

Seq. numbers

Shutter sound

Auto off

SET-UP 1/3

Highlight Language.

3LANGUAGE

Deutsch

English

Français

Español

Display options.

4LANGUAGE

Deutsch

English

Français

Español

Choose language from Deutsch

(German), English, Français (French),

(Japanese), or Español (Spanish).

5Language

Date

Folders

Monitor options

Seq. numbers

Shutter sound

Auto off

SET-UP 1/3

Return to setup menu.

6Language

Date

Folders

Monitor options

Seq. numbers

Shutter sound

Auto off

SET UP 1/3

Highlight Date.

The Clock Battery

When the main batteries are installed or the camera is powered by an AC adapter, the

clock battery will charge in about ten hours. When fully charged, the clock battery can

provide several days of back-up power.

First Steps

２００３０１．０１

００：００

YMD

DATE

Display DATE menu.

２００３０１．０１

００：００

YMD

DATE

Edit Year.

The Icon

If the (“date not set”) icon ( 7) ﬂ ashes in the monitor when the camera is in

shooting mode, the date and time have not been set or the clock battery is exhausted.

Set the camera clock as described above. Still pictures taken before the clock has

been set will have a time stamp of “0000.00.00 00:00,” movies a time stamp of

“2003.01.01 00:00.”

２００３．０４０１

YMD

DATE

００：００

Select Month. Repeat steps 8–9 to

edit remaining items.

10 YMD

DATE

Highlight Y M D.

11 YMD

DATE

Choose order in which Year, Month,

and Day will be displayed.

12 Language

Date

Folders

Monitor options

Seq. numbers

Shutter sound

Auto off

SET UP 1/3

Return to setup menu.

Basic Photography

This chapter covers the basics of taking pictures

and playing them back. It also describes how to

take pictures in scene mode.

Taking Pictures in Mode .................... 24

For more about the mode dial, see:

• Before You Begin: The Mode Dial ( 8)

Select Mode ( 24)Step 1

Frame the Picture ( 26)Step 2

For more about focus options, see:

• Basic Photography: Focusing Near and Far ( 34)

• More on Photography: More on Focus ( 69)

For information on using the self-timer, see:

• Basic Photography: Focusing Near and Far ( 34)

Focus and Shoot ( 28)Step 3

For more about playback, see:

• More on Playback ( 73)

View the Results ( 31)Step 4

Taking Pictures in Scene Mode................. 37

Flash Photography.................................... 32

Focusing Near and Far .............................. 34

Exposure Compensation........................... 36

Basic Photography

Autofocus ( Mode)

When the monitor is on in mode, the camera focuses continuously until the shut-

ter-release button is pressed halfway. When the monitor is off, the camera focuses

when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

P, S, A, and M Modes

In addition to the options available in mode, P, S,

A, and M modes offer control over shutter speed and

aperture, manual focus, and such shooting menu set-

tings as white balance and sensitivity (ISO equivalency),

allowing settings to be adjusted for more challenging

shots. See “More on Photography” ( 47) and “The

Shooting Menu” ( 94).

2 Rotate the mode dial to

Taking Pictures in Mode

This section details the basic steps involved in taking pictures in (auto)

mode. In this automatic, “point-and-shoot” mode, the majority of camera

settings are controlled by the camera in response to shooting conditions,

producing optimal results in most situations.

Step 1 — Select Mode

1 Remove the lens cap

3 Turn the camera on

A beep will sound and the power-on lamp

will light. The camera is ready to shoot when

the monitor shows the view through the

camera lens.

Number of Exposures Remaining

If the number of exposures remaining is zero, the message “OUT OF MEMORY” will be

displayed in the monitor. No further pictures can be taken until:

• a new memory card is inserted ( 16)

• pictures are deleted ( 116)

It may also be possible to take additional pictures at a lower image quality or size (

54).

Using the Self-Timer

The self-timer can be used to delay shutter release by three or ten seconds. See “Basic

Photography: Focusing Near and Far” ( 34).

Shooting mode

The current shooting

mode or scene selec-

tion is displayed here.

Number of exposures

remaining

The number of pictures

that can be stored on a

memory card depends

on the capacity of the

card and the current

image quality and size.

Shutter speed

Aperture

Choose from four op-

tions depending on how

picture will be used (

54). The default setting

is NORMAL.

Image size

Choose from six op-

tions depending on

how picture will be

used ( 55). The de-

fault setting is

(2592 × 1944).

Flash mode

Choose from six options depending on lighting

and your creative intent ( 32). At the default

setting (auto), the ﬂ ash ﬁ res automatically when

lighting is poor. No icon is displayed in auto

mode.

Taking Pictures in Auto Mode

Basic Photography

1 Ready the camera

Hold the camera steadily in both hands.

Photographs can be framed in the monitor

A or the viewﬁ nder B.

Don’t Block the Shot

To avoid dark or partially obscured pictures,

keep ﬁ ngers and other objects away from

the lens and ﬂ ash window.

2 Frame the subject

The camera is equipped with two types of

built-in zoom: optical zoom, in which the

camera’s telescoping lens can be used to

magnify the subject up to 4 ×, and digital

zoom, in which digital processing is used to

further magnify the image up to 4 ×, for a total

of 16 ×. Use the zoom buttons to frame your

subject in the center of the monitor:

• Press the button to zoom out from the

subject, increasing the area visible in the

frame.

• Press the button to zoom in on the

subject so that it ﬁ lls a larger area of the

frame.

• When the camera is zoomed in to maxi-

mum magniﬁ cation, holding the button

down for about two seconds will trigger

digital zoom. The zoom indicator will turn

yellow, and the green (AF) lamp next to the

viewﬁ nder will blink. Use the and

buttons to adjust zoom in the digital zoom

range. To cancel digital zoom, press

until the zoom indicator turns white.

Zoom inZoom out

Step 2 — Frame the Picture

Indicator in monitor shows

amount of zoom when ei-

ther button is pressed

Digital zoom

Taking Pictures in Auto Mode

Basic Photography

Viewﬁ nder Focus

If the focus brackets in the viewﬁ nder seem blurred, the

viewﬁ nder is not in focus. Rotate the diopter adjust-

ment control until the brackets are in sharp focus when

your eye is to the viewﬁ nder.

Using the Diopter Control

When operating the diopter control with your eye to the viewﬁ nder, care should be

taken to avoid accidentally putting your ﬁ ngers or ﬁ ngernails in your eye.

Digital Zoom

In digital zoom, data from the camera’s image sensor are processed digitally, enlarging

the center portion of the picture to ﬁ ll the frame. Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom

does not increase the amount of detail visible in the picture. Instead, details visible

at maximum optical zoom are simply enlarged, producing a slightly “grainy” image.

Digital zoom is not available when the monitor is off or in the storage position.

Monitor or Viewﬁ nder?

Use the monitor to conﬁ rm camera settings at a glance while at the same time viewing

an image that shows how the ﬁ nal picture will appear. This is particularly useful when

the image in the viewﬁ nder does not accurately reﬂ ect what will appear in the ﬁ nal

picture, for example when:

• the subject is close to the camera (particularly if the range is 50 cm/1´8˝ or less)

• digital zoom is in effect ( 26)

• image size is set to 2592 × 1728 ( 55)

• an optional converter lens is mounted on the camera ( 148)

Use the viewﬁ nder when the monitor has been turned off to save power ( 9), or

when bright ambient lighting makes it difﬁ cult to see the display in the monitor.

Framing Pictures in the Viewﬁ nder

• At ranges of 1.5 m/4´11˝ or less, use the smaller of the

two frames in the viewﬁ nder display.

• In mode, the camera focuses on the subject in

the center of the frame, shown by the focus brack-

ets in the viewﬁ nder. When framing pictures in the

viewﬁ nder, make sure the focus brackets are over the

subject before pressing the shutter-release button

halfway.

Focus brackets

Small frame

Taking Pictures in Auto Mode

Basic Photography

1 Focus

Press the shutter-release button halfway to

set focus and exposure. In mode, the

camera will automatically focus on the sub-

ject at the center of the frame. Focus and

exposure will lock while the shutter-release

button is pressed halfway.

With the shutter-release button pressed half-

way, check focus and ﬂ ash. Focus is indicat-

ed by the green AF (autofocus) lamp next to

the viewﬁ nder and the focus indicator in the

monitor. Flash status is shown by the red

(ﬂ ash-ready) lamp next to the viewﬁ nder and

the ﬂ ash-ready indicator in the monitor.

Red ( ) lamp

Green (AF) lamp

Step 3 — Focus and Shoot

Red ( ) lamp/

ﬂ ash-ready indicator

Green (AF) lamp/

focus indicator

Flickers

Camera unable to focus on

subject in focus area. Using

focus lock ( 29), focus on

another subject at same dis-

tance, then recompose picture

and shoot.

Subject in focus.

Off Flash off or not required.

Blinks

(red

lamp

only)

Flash charging. Brieﬂ y lift ﬁ n-

ger from shutter-release but-

ton, then try again.

Flash will ﬁ re when picture is

taken.

Focus indicator

Flash-ready indicator

If Both the Green and Red Lamps Blink

If the green (AF) and red ( ) lamps blink together, an error has occurred. Check the

message displayed in the monitor ( 151).

Taking Pictures in Auto Mode

Basic Photography

During Recording

While pictures are being recorded to the memory card, the green (AF) lamp will blink

and a ( recording) or ( wait) icon will be displayed in the monitor. The camera

can continue to take pictures until the icon is displayed. Do not turn the camera

off, eject the memory card, or remove or disconnect the power source while

the green (AF) lamp is blinking or the or icon is displayed. Cutting power

or removing the memory card in these circumstances could result in loss of data or in

damage to the camera or card.

When the Monitor Is Off

When the monitor is off, pictures can only be taken when the camera is in focus.

2 Take the picture

Press the shutter release button the rest of

the way down to take the picture. To pre-

vent blur, press the shutter-release button

down smoothly.

Autofocus and Focus/Exposure Lock

Autofocus performs best when:

• There is contrast between the subject and the background. Autofocus may not per-

form well if, for example, the subject is the same color as the background.

• The subject is evenly lit.

Autofocus does not perform well when:

• The focus area contains objects at different distances from the camera. For exam-

ple, autofocus may not perform well with objects inside a cage, because the bars of

the cage will be closer to the camera than the main subject and both the bars and

the main subject will be in the focus area.

• The main subject is very dark (the subject should not, however, be too much bright-

er than the background).

• The subject is moving rapidly.

If the camera is unable to focus using autofocus, the green (AF) lamp will ﬂ icker when

the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Use focus lock (see overleaf) to focus

on another subject at the same distance, or use manual focus ( 72).

Continued on page 30

More on Photography

Controlling Exposure

In (auto) and (scene) modes, the camera automatically adjusts shutter

speed and aperture to produce optimal exposure. In P, S, A, and M modes,

shutter speed and aperture can be adjusted to suit the user’s creative intent.

Mode How it works When to use it

Best choice in most situations.

High shutter speeds freeze ac-

tion. Low shutter speeds sug-

gest movement by blurring mov-

ing objects.

Large apertures (small f/-num-

bers) soften background details

and let more light into camera,

increasing range of ﬂ ash. Small

apertures (large f/-numbers) in-

crease depth of ﬁ eld, bringing

main subject and background

into focus.

Use when you want complete

control over exposure.

User controls both shutter speed

and aperture.

Manual

User chooses aperture; camera

sets shutter-speed for best re-

sults.

Aperture-priority

auto

User chooses shutter speed;

camera sets aperture for best

results.

Shutter-priority

auto

Camera sets shutter speed and

aperture for best exposure. Flex-

ible program can be used to se-

lect additional combinations of

shutter speed and aperture that

will produce the same exposure.

Programmed

auto

More on Photography

P: Programmed Auto

In programmed auto, the camera automatically adjusts shutter speed and

aperture according to the amount of light available, producing optimal

exposure in most situations. Adjustments to exposure can be made using

exposure compensation ( 36) or exposure bracketing ( 109).

Flexible Program

In programmed auto, different combinations of shutter speed and aperture

can be selected by rotating the command dial (ﬂ exible program). Each com-

bination of shutter speed and aperture will produce the same exposure.

Restoring Default Values for Shutter Speed and Aperture

Default values for shutter speed and aperture can be restored by rotating the com-

mand dial until the asterisk (“*”) is no longer displayed. Default values can also be

restored by selecting another mode or turning the camera off.

Shutter speed and aperture shown

in monitor. Asterisk (“*”) appears

when ﬂ exible program is in effect.

Select mode P.

Controlling Exposure

More on Photography

S: Shutter-Priority Auto

In shutter-priority auto, the user selects the shutter speed by rotating the

command dial; aperture is set automatically by the camera in response to

lighting conditions. Shutter speed can be set to values between 8 s and 1

4000 s

in increments equivalent to 1 EV (one step).

If the selected shutter speed would result in the picture being under- or over-

exposed, the shutter speed display in the monitor will ﬂ ash when the shut-

ter-release button is pressed halfway. Choose another shutter speed and try

again. At slow shutter speeds, the shutter-speed indicator in the monitor will

turn yellow to show that “noise” in the form of randomly-spaced, brightly-

colored pixels may appear in the ﬁ nal photograph. We recommend that you

either choose a faster shutter speed or use noise reduction ( 111).

Ultra HS

When Ultra HS is selected in the Continuous menu ( 63), the frame advance rate

is ﬁ xed at thirty frames per second, with the result that shutter speed can not be set

to a value slower than 1

30 s.

Faster Shutter Speeds

When a shutter speed of 1

4000 s is selected in shutter-priority auto, aperture is restricted

to values between f/4.4 and f/7.9 when the camera is zoomed all the way out, or to

f/7.3 when the camera is zoomed all the way in. If you are unable to achieve optimum

exposure in shutter-priority auto, choose aperture-priority auto (exposure mode A),

zoom the camera all the way out, and select the smallest aperture (largest f/-number).

Depending on the amount of light available, it may be possible to achieve optimum

exposure at shutter speeds as fast as 1

4000 s (1

8000 s in Ultra HS mode).

Shutter speed displayed in monitor.

Select mode S.

Controlling Exposure

More on Photography

A: Aperture-Priority Auto

In aperture-priority auto, aperture is controlled by rotating the command

dial; shutter speed is set automatically by the camera in response to lighting

conditions. Aperture varies in increments equivalent to 13 EV (13 step); de-

pending on the zoom position you may be able to achieve apertures as large

as f/5 or as small as f/8.

If the selected aperture would result in the picture being under- or over-ex-

posed, the aperture display in the monitor will ﬂ ash when the shutter-release

button is pressed halfway. Choose another aperture and try again.

An aperture of f/8 may not be available at some zoom positions. For smaller

apertures, try zooming the camera out.

Aperture and Zoom

The maximum and minimum values for aperture are the maximum and minimum

values for the camera lens, adjusted for the current zoom setting. Higher f/-num-

bers (smaller apertures) can be achieved by zooming the camera in, lower f/-num-

bers (larger apertures) by zooming the camera out. Unless On is chosen for Zoom

options > Fixed aperture in the shooting menu ( 105), aperture will change as the

camera is zoomed in or out. If the second-highest aperture setting is selected with the

camera zoomed all the way out and the camera is then zoomed in, the camera will

vary the f/-number to maintain aperture at the second-highest setting for the current

zoom position.

Aperture displayed in monitor.

Select mode A.

Controlling Exposure

More on Photography

M: Manual

In manual exposure mode, the user controls both shutter speed and aper-

ture. Shutter speed can be set to values between 8 s and 1

4000 s in increments

equivalent to 1 EV (one step), or the shutter can be held open for long time-

exposures of up to ten minutes (see opposite page). Aperture can be set

to values between the minimum and maximum in increments equivalent to

13 EV (13 step).

Select remaining item (aperture or

shutter speed).

Set selected item. Repeat steps 2 – 3

until desired exposure is achieved.

Set selected item. Exposure display

shows amount picture will be under-

or over-exposed at selected setting.

Select shutter speed or aperture. Se-

lected item (shown in green) changes

each time button is pressed.

Select mode M.

If the Shutter Speed Is Displayed in Red

If the selected shutter speed exceeds the limits of the camera’s exposure control sys-

tem, the shutter speed will be displayed in red and no pictures can be taken.

Controlling Exposure

More on Photography

Understanding the Exposure Display

The exposure display in the monitor shows the amount pictures will be under- or over-

exposed at the values currently selected for shutter speed and aperture. The amount

exposure deviates from the value suggested by the camera is shown in EVs (–2 to +2 EV

in increments of 1

3 EV).

Underexposed

–1

–2 ±0 +2

Overexposed

(Values in EVs)

Long Time-Exposures

When Single is selected for Continuous ( 63) in manual exposure mode, the shut-

ter can be left open for long time-exposures of up to ten minutes. With shutter speed

selected in the monitor, rotate the command dial until the shutter-speed display shows

BULB or TIME. The length of time the shutter will remain open depends on the option

selected for Exposure options > Bulb/Time in the shooting menu ( 104):

• Bulb release: The shutter will remain open as long

as the shutter-release button is held down, to a maxi-

mum of ten minutes. Shutter-speed display shows

BULB10M.

• Timed release: Select this option for time exposures

of thirty seconds, one minute, three minutes, ﬁ ve

minutes, or ten minutes. The shutter will open when

the shutter-release button is pressed and remain open

until the exposure is complete or the shutter-release

button is pressed a second time. Shutter-speed dis-

play shows TIME and the selected exposure time (e.g.,

“TIME30S”).

To prevent blurring caused by camera shake, we recommend using a tripod and a re-

mote shutter release such as the MC-EU1 remote cord. To reduce “noise” in the form

of randomly-spaced, brightly-colored pixels, use noise reduction ( 111).

More on Photography

Image Quality and Size

Together, image quality and size determine how much space each picture

occupies on the memory card.

Image Quality

The camera stores pictures in one of two formats: TIFF (HI quality) and JPEG

(FINE, NORMAL, and BASIC quality). JPEG images are compressed to reduce

the amount of memory each picture occupies. Images are analyzed in blocks

eight pixels on a side and detail within each block selectively reduced. The

more images are compressed, the smaller the resulting ﬁ les and the less

space occupied on the memory card. Compressing images to make very

small ﬁ les may however cause the block pattern to become visible, and there

may also be noticeable loss of detail. The actual effects depend on the type

of subject and the size of the image when printed or displayed.

Option Format Description Compression

HI TIFF

(RGB)

Image stored in TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)

with no compression. Use when ﬁ delity is of par-

amount importance. Only available at image sizes

of (2592 × 1944) and (2592 × 1728).

None

FINE

JPEGNORMAL Normal image quality, suited to most applications.

File size reduced to roughly 1

8 of original.

BASIC

Basic image quality, suitable for pictures that will

be distributed by e-mail or used in web pages.

File size reduced to roughly 1

16 of original.

Fine image quality, suitable for enlargements or

high quality prints. File size reduced to roughly

¼ of original.

Low

High

Digital Zoom

Digital zoom is not available at HI image quality.

More on Photography

Image Size

Image size refers to the physical dimensions of the picture, measured in

pixels. Pictures taken at smaller sizes require less memory to store, making

them suited to distribution by e-mail and the web. Conversely, the larger

the image, the larger the size at which it can be printed or displayed without

becoming noticeably “grainy.” Choose an image size according to the space

available on the memory card and the task at hand.

DescriptionOption

1024 × 768 Suited to printing at smaller sizes (for example, as in illustration in

a letter or report), or to display on monitors 17˝ or larger.

1280 × 960 Will print at a size of about 10.8 × 8.1 cm (4˝ × 3˝).*

1600 × 1200 Will print at a size of about 13.5 × 10.2 cm (5

3˝ × 4˝).*

2592 × 1944 Will print at a size of about 21.9 × 16.5 cm (8 ½˝ × 6 ½˝).*

2592 × 1728

The top and bottom of the frame are cropped out to produce a

picture of the same proportions as photographs taken with a 35-

mm ﬁ lm camera. The green (AF) lamp blinks slowly to show that

pictures can not be accurately framed in the viewﬁ nder.

640 × 480 Can be displayed full screen on 13˝ monitors. Suited to distribu-

tion by e-mail or the web.

* Assumes a printer resolution of 300 dpi.

Print Size

The size of images when printed depends on the printer resolution: the higher the

resolution, the smaller the ﬁ nal print size.

Image Quality and Size

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To choose image quality or size:

Display options for highlighted item.

2592X1944

1600X1200

1280X960

1024X768

640X480

2592X1728

IMAGE SIZE

Highlight Image quality or Image

size.

Image quality

Image size

IMAGE QUALITY/SIZE

The Shooting Menu

Image quality and size can also be set using the Image quality/size option in the

shooting menu ( 94).

Make selection. Repeat steps 2–5 to

change remaining item.

Image quality

Image size

IMAGE QUALITY/SIZE

Highlight option.

2592X1944

1600X1200

1280X960

1024X768

640X480

2592X1728

IMAGE SIZE

IMAGE QUALITY/SIZE menu

displayed.

Image quality

Image size

IMAGE QUALITY/SIZE

Rotate mode dial to , , P, S,

A, or M. Current image quality and

size displayed in monitor.

Image Quality and Size

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* All ﬁ gures are approximate. File size of JPEG images varies with scene recorded.

Memory Card Capacity and Image Quality/Size

The approximate number of pictures that can be stored on 16 MB, 64 MB, and 96 MB

cards at different combinations of image quality and size is shown below.

Card

Image size

16 MB 64 MB

Image

quality

2592 ×

1944

1600 ×

1200

1280 ×

960

1024 ×

768

640 ×

480

2592 ×

1728

163

109

229

144

—

1377

867

520

—

347

578

918

121

—

731

418

227

—

151

278

488

—

520

285

150

—

100

190

347

—

354

188

—

125

236

146

FINE

NORMAL

BASIC

FINE

NORMAL

BASIC

FINE

NORMAL

BASIC

96 MB

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Sensitivity (P, S, A, and M)

Sensitivity is a measure of how quickly the camera reacts to light. The higher

the sensitivity, the less light needed to make an exposure, allowing the same

exposure to be achieved with faster shutter speeds or smaller apertures. In a

ﬁ lm camera, sensitivity is a characteristic of the ﬁ lm, not the camera. The ISO

ratings on ﬁ lm packages are a measure of sensitivity —the higher the ISO rat-

ing, the more sensitive the ﬁ lm. Higher sensitivity is achieved by altering the

chemical composition of the ﬁ lm, causing a random pattern, called “grain,”

to appear in the ﬁ nal picture. In a digital camera, increased sensitivity has a

similar effect: higher sensitivities allow higher shutter speeds, at the expense

of “noise” — randomly spaced, brightly colored pixels that appear mainly in

dark parts of the image.

In (auto) and (scene) modes, the camera automatically raises sensi-

tivity when lighting is poor. In P, S, A, and M modes, the following options

are available:

Option

Description

Approximately equivalent to an ISO rating of 50. Recommended except

when lighting is poor or when faster shutter speeds are required (e.g.,

when photographing moving objects). Noise may appear in pictures taken

at ISO settings above this value.

100

Approximately equivalent to an ISO rating of 100.

200

Auto

Equivalent to a setting of 50 under normal conditions; when lighting is

poor, however, camera automatically compensates by raising sensitivity to

a maximum equivalent to ISO 200.

Approximately equivalent to an ISO rating of 200.

400

Approximately equivalent to an ISO rating of 400.

Auto

In and modes, or when a sensitivity of Auto is selected in P, S, A, or M

mode, an ISO icon is displayed in the monitor whenever sensitivity is raised above ISO

50 equivalent. Noise may appear in pictures taken when this icon is displayed.

Noise Reduction

Noise reduction ( 111) can be used to reduce noise in pictures taken at shutter

speeds of about ¼ s or slower.

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To choose a value for sensitivity:

Exposure Mode

If Auto is selected in shutter-priority auto or manual exposure mode, sensitivity will be

ﬁ xed at ISO 50 equivalent and will not vary with lighting conditions.

Using the Flash

A setting of 400 is intended for use with natural lighting. Choose Auto, 50, 100, or

200 when using the ﬂ ash.

The Shooting Menu

Sensitivity can also be set using the Sensitivity option in the shooting menu ( 94).

Make selection.

100

200

400

Auto

SENSITIVITY

3Rotate mode dial to P, S, A, or M.

At settings other than Auto, ISO

value is displayed in monitor.

SENSITIVITY menu displayed.

100

200

400

Auto

SENSITIVITY

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White Balance (P, S, A and M)

The color of the light reﬂ ected from an object varies with the color of the

light source. The human brain is able to adapt to such changes in color, with

the result that we see white objects as white, regardless of whether they are

in the shade, direct sunlight, or under incandescent lighting. Unlike the ﬁ lm

used in ﬁ lm cameras, digital cameras can mimic this adjustment by process-

ing information from the camera’s image sensor (CCD) according to the color

of the light source. This process is known as a “white balance adjustment.”

In and modes, white balance is adjusted automatically to suit the

selected scene. In P, S, A, and M modes, you can choose from the following

white balance options:

DescriptionOption

Cloudy

Incandescent

Shade Use under sunny skies when your subject is in the shade.

Speedlight White balance adjusted for light produced by built-in ﬂ ash.

White balance adjusted for incandescent lighting.

Daylight White balance adjusted for direct sunlight.

White bal preset White object used as a reference to set white balance under

unusual lighting conditions.

Auto White balance adjusted automatically to suit lighting condi-

tions. Best choice in most situations.

Use when shooting outdoors under cloudy skies.

Fluorescent White balance adjusted for ﬂ uorescent lighting.

To choose a white balance setting:

Make selection. (To ﬁ ne-tune white

balance, rotate command dial. See

following page.)

Auto

White bal preset

Daylight

Incandescent

Fluorescent

Cloudy

Speedlight

WHITE BALANCE 1/2

WHITE BALANCE menu displayed.

Auto

White bal preset

Daylight

Incandescent

Fluorescent

Cloudy

Speedlight

WHITE BALANCE 1/2

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3Rotate mode dial to P, S, A, or M.

At settings other than Auto, white

balance is shown in monitor.

Fine-Tuning White Balance

At settings other than (Auto) and (White bal preset), white balance

can be “ﬁ ne tuned” to compensate for variations in the color of the light

source or to create pictures with a “warm” or “cold” cast. Except in the

case of (Fluorescent), adjustments can be made in the range +3 to –3 in

increments of one. Higher settings can be used to lend images a bluish tinge

or to compensate for light sources with a yellow or red cast. Lower settings

can be used to make pictures slightly yellow or red or to compensate for light

sources with a blue cast.

When white balance is set to (Fluorescent),

you can choose from three different bulb types

(see table at right).

To ﬁ ne-tune white balance, display the white-bal-

ance menu and highlight an option as described

above, then follow the steps below:

Option

Bulb type

FL1

White (W)

FL3

Daylight (D)

FL2

Daylight White/

Neutral (N)

Make selection. To return to shoot-

ing mode, rotate mode dial to P, S,

A, or M.

Auto

White bal preset

Daylight

Incandescent

Fluorescent

Cloudy

Speedlight

WHITE BALANCE 1/2

±0

Auto

White bal p

Daylight

Incandesce

Fluorescent

Cloudy

Speedlight

WHITE BALANCE 1/2

Choose value for ﬁ ne tuning.

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Preset White Balance

Preset white balance is used when shooting under

mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources

with a strong color cast (for example, to make pic-

tures taken under a lamp with a red shade look as

though they had been taken under white light). If

the multi selector is pressed to the right when

White bal preset is selected in the white-balance

menu, the camera will zoom in and the menu shown

above at right will be displayed in the monitor.

WHITE BAL PRESET

Cancel

Measure

Option

Cancel

Measure

Description

Recalls the most recent value for preset white balance from the memory

and sets white balance to this value.

To measure a new value for white balance, place a white object, such

as a piece of paper, under the lighting that will be used in the ﬁ nal pic-

ture. Frame this object so that it ﬁ lls the square in the center of the

menu shown above. Highlight Measure and press the center of the

multi selector to measure a new value for white balance (shutter will be

released and camera will return to original zoom position, but no picture

will be recorded).

The Shooting Menu

White balance can also be set using the White balance option in the shooting menu

( 94).

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Continuous (P, S, A, and M)

In P, S, A, and M modes, the Continuous option

in the shooting menu can be used to take pictures

in a rapid sequence. This can be used to capture

ﬂ eeting expressions on a portrait subject, photo-

graph a subject that is moving unpredictably, or

capture motion in a series of pictures.

CONTINUOUS

Single

Continuous H

Continuous L

Multi-shot 16

Ultra HS

5 shot buffer

DescriptionOption

5 shot buffer

Camera records pictures at up to 1.5 fps (three frames every two

seconds) while shutter-release button is pressed, but only last

ﬁ ve pictures are recorded to memory card.

Ultra HS

Camera records pictures 320 × 240 pixels in size while shutter-re-

lease button is pressed. Shooting stops after one hundred pic-

tures or when shutter-release button is released. Image quality

is set to NORMAL, allowing pictures to be taken at up to 30 fps.

With each sequence, camera creates new folder in which all

photos in sequence are stored. Folder name consists of “N_”

followed by three-digit number assigned automatically by cam-

era. Exposure count is shown in monitor.

Multi-shot 16

Each time shutter-release button is pressed, camera takes sixteen

consecutive pictures 648 × 486 pixels in size at rate of about 2 fps

and arranges them in four rows to form a single picture mea-

suring 2592 × 1944 pixels. Only available at image size of

2592 × 1944.

Continuous L

Camera records pictures at up to 1.5 fps (three frames every two

seconds) while shutter-release button is pressed. Rate of record-

ing will drop when (wait) icon is displayed.

Continuous H

Camera records pictures at up to three frames per second while

shutter-release button is pressed, to a maximum of seven shots.

Monitor turns off during shooting; frame pictures in viewﬁ nder.

Single One shot recorded each time shutter-release button is pressed.

HI Image Quality

Options other than Single are not available when HI is selected for image quality.

Using the Menus

For more information on menu operations, see “Using the Menus” ( 10).

Continuous

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Using a Flash

At settings other than Single, the built-in Speedlight turns off automatically and will

not ﬁ re even when lighting is poor. Optional Speedlights mounted on the accessory

shoe can be used at settings other than Ultra HS.

Focus, Exposure, and White Balance

At settings other than Single, focus, exposure, and white balance are determined by

the ﬁ rst picture in each series.

Digital Zoom

Digital zoom is not available at settings of Multi-shot 16 and Ultra HS.

Noise Reduction ( 111)

Noise reduction can not be used in combination with settings other than Single.

Ultra HS

Ultra HS can not be used in combination with BSS ( 97) or bracketing ( 109). If

the monitor is swivelled to point in the same direction as the lens during shooting, the

display in the monitor will be inverted.

During shooting, the zoom indicator in the monitor will

move from S (start) to E (end). To interrupt shooting

before one hundred pictures have been recorded, lift

your ﬁ nger from the shutter-release button.

The Memory Buffer

During shooting, pictures are stored in a temporary memory buffer before being trans-

ferred to the memory card for permanent storage. You can continue to take pictures

as long as room is available in the buffer. When the buffer is full, a (wait) icon will

be displayed and shooting will be suspended. More pictures can be taken as soon as

enough memory becomes available in the buffer.

Continuous

At settings other than Single, the current “continu-

ous” setting is shown by an icon in the monitor when

the camera is in P, S, A, or M mode.

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Sharpening, Contrast, and Color (P, S, A, and M)

In P, S, A, and M modes, the shooting menu ( 94) offers options for sharp-

ening outlines, improving contrast, and adjusting color during shooting. Op-

tions can be chosen to suit the subject or according to how the picture will

be used.

Image Sharpening

and

modes, the camera automati-

cally processes pictures to emphasize the borders

between light and dark areas of the picture,

making edges seem sharper. As this processing

takes place after shooting, its effects can not be

previewed in the monitor, but they will be visible

in the ﬁ nal picture. In P, S, A, and M modes, the

image-sharpening menu gives you control over

the amount of sharpening performed.

DescriptionOption

Auto Camera sharpens edges for optimal results; amount of sharpening

varies from shot to shot.

High Pictures processed to increase sharpness, making edges more dis-

tinct.

Normal Camera performs same standard level of sharpening on all images.

Low Sharpening reduced below normal level.

Off No sharpening performed.

Auto

High

Normal

Low

Off

IMAGE SHARPENING

Sharpening, Contrast, and Color

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Image Adjustment

and

modes, the camera automatically

adjusts contrast for optimal results before record-

ing pictures to the memory card. In P, S, A, and

M modes, the image-adjustment menu grants

control over contrast.

IMAGE ADJUSTMENT

Auto

Normal

More contrast

Less contrast

DescriptionOption

Less contrast

Picture processed to decrease difference between light and

dark areas, reducing contrast. Recommended when light is

very bright, creating strong shadows on subject.

More contrast

Picture processed to emphasize difference between light and

dark areas, enhancing contrast. Useful when shooting un-

der overcast skies or shooting low contrast subjects such as

landscapes.

Normal

Camera performs same standard contrast adjustment on all

pictures. Suitable for a wide variety of scenes, from dark to

bright.

Auto Camera automatically adjusts contrast according to shooting

conditions.

Image Adjustment

At settings other than Auto, the current image-adjust-

ment setting is indicated by an icon in the monitor

when the camera is in P, S, A, or M mode.

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Saturation Control

Saturation control is used to heighten or reduce

the vividness of colors.

SATURATION CONTROL

Maximum

Enhanced

Normal

Moderate

Minimum

Black&white

Black-and-White

When Black&white is selected, monitor shows the

view through the lens in black-and-white. A icon

appears in the monitor when the camera is in P, S, A,

or M mode.

DescriptionOption

Black&white

Pictures recorded in black-and-white. Black-and-white images

require same amount of memory as color images, but show a

higher level of detail. Black&white can not be used in combi-

nation with digital zoom, white balance, white-balance brack-

eting, or a Lens setting of Slide copy adptr.

0 Normal Best choice in most situations.

+2 Maximum Use for vivid, photoprint effect when taking pictures that will

be printed “as is,” without further modiﬁ cation.

+1 Enhanced

–1 Moderate Use when taking pictures that will later be retouched on a

computer.

–2 Minimum

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Metering (P, S, A, and M)

In P, S, A, and M modes, the metering menu of-

fers a choice of four metering methods for deter-

mining how the camera sets exposure (in and

modes, matrix metering is used). Choose a

metering method suited to the composition and

lighting conditions.

METERING

Matrix

Spot

Center-weighted

Spot AF area

Option How it works

Matrix

Camera compares mea-

surements from 256 ar-

eas of frame with library

of typical compositions

to produce optimal ex-

posure for entire picture.

Best choice in most situations.

When to use it

Spot

Camera meters area

shown by square in

center of monitor. Only

about 132 of frame is me-

tered.

Ensures that subject in metering target

will be correctly exposed even when

background is much brighter or darker.

Can be used with autoexposure lock (

30) to meter off-center subjects.

Center-

weighted

Camera meters entire

frame but assigns weight

of 80% to area in cen-

ter of frame occupying

roughly ¼ of total.

Classic meter for portraits; preserves

background details while letting lighting

conditions at center of frame determine

exposure. Can be used with autoex-

posure lock ( 30) to meter off-center

subjects.

Spot AF

area

Camera meters active fo-

cus area when Manual

or Auto selected for Fo-

cus options > AF area

mode ( 69).

Links spot metering to active focus area.

Use instead of autoexposure lock to me-

ter off-center subjects. Matrix metering

is used when focus-area selection is off; if

monitor is off, spot metering is used.

Metering

At settings other than Matrix, the current metering

method is indicated by an icon in the monitor.

Spot metering exposure target

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Focus Options

The Focus options item in the shooting menu

for P, S, A, and M modes ( 94) contains three

options controlling focus settings.

Option

Auto

Description

Camera automatically selects focus area containing subject closest to

camera. Selected focus area is displayed in red when shutter-release but-

ton is pressed halfway. Choose this setting to minimize risk of pictures

being out of focus when subject is moving erratically or in other situa-

tions in which there is little time to check focus.

Manual

Off

Camera focuses on subject in center focus area (shown by focus brackets

in viewﬁ nder). No focus area indicators appear in monitor. Can be used

in combination with focus lock ( 29) to focus on off-center subjects.

User selects focus area manually using multi selector. Can be used in-

stead of focus lock ( 29) to focus on relatively motionless subjects that

are not centered in frame.

Restrictions on Focus Area Selection

Focus-area selection is not available when the monitor is off or digital zoom ( 26) is

in effect. In these cases, the center focus area is used.

AF Area Mode

In (auto) mode (and at all scene-mode set-

tings except Portrait and Close up), the camera

automatically focuses on the subject in the focus

area at the center of the frame, shown by the

focus brackets in the viewﬁ nder. In P, S, A, and

M modes, a total of ﬁ ve focus areas are avail-

able, making it possible to focus on an off-center

subject without using focus lock. AF area mode

determines how the focus area is selected.

AF AREA MODE

Auto

Manual

Off

FOCUS OPTIONS

AF area mode

Auto-focus mode

Focus confirmation

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Manual Focus Area Selection

When Manual is selected for AF area mode, ﬁ ve

focus areas are displayed in the monitor. Press

the multi selector up, down, left, or right to select

the focus area containing your subject. Manual

focus area selection can be used in combination

with focus lock ( 29) if the subject does not fall

in any of the ﬁ ve focus areas.

Spot AF Area Metering

Focus area selection (both manual and automatic) can be used in combina-

tion with spot AF-area metering to meter exposure only in the active focus

area ( 68).

Auto-Focus Mode

In P, S, A, and M modes, the Auto-focus mode

option determines how the camera focuses when

the monitor is on (single autofocus is used when

the monitor is off, regardless of the setting cho-

sen for Auto-focus mode).

AUTO-FOCUS MODE

Single AF

Continuous AF

Option

Single AF

Continuous AF

Camera adjusts focus continuously until shutter-release button is

pressed halfway, minimizing time needed to focus before picture

is taken. Note that pictures can be taken even when camera is

not in focus; check green (AF) lamp before shooting.

Camera focuses when shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

If monitor is off, pictures can only be taken when camera is in

focus. Choose this option to save batteries. Note that when

monitor is on, pictures can be taken even if camera is not in fo-

cus; check green (AF) lamp before shooting.

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Focus Conﬁ rmation

Use focus conﬁ rmation to determine exactly

what areas of the frame are in focus before a pic-

ture is taken. Focus conﬁ rmation affects only the

view through the lens shown in the monitor; no

indicators of focus appear in the ﬁ nal picture.

Option

Description

Manual

focus

Areas of the image that are in focus will be sharply outlined in monitor

in manual focus mode ( 72).

Off

No indication of focus appears in monitor.

Areas of the image that are in focus will be sharply outlined in monitor

in all focus modes ( 34).

FOCUS CONFIRMATION

Manual focus

Off

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Manual Focus

In P, S, A, and M modes, manual focus is available for situations in which

you can not achieve the desired results using autofocus. The focus distance

can be selected from preset values ranging from 1 cm (0.4˝) to inﬁ nity. To use

manual focus:

Close-Ups

Minimum focus distance varies with zoom position. At some zoom positions, the

camera may be unable to focus at very short distances (the end of the manual focus

display). If the camera is unable to focus at the current zoom position, the manual

focus display will turn red.

Focus Lock

Focus can not be locked using the AE/AF-L button in manual focus mode.

Using a Converter Lens

Use autofocus ( 34) when using an optional converter lens ( 148).

1Pressing MF ( ) button, rotate com-

mand dial until subject is in focus.

Manual focus display shows approxi-

mate focus distance (from lens), from

1 cm/0.4˝ ( ) to inﬁ nity ( ).

Conﬁ rm focus in monitor. Un-

less Off is selected for Focus

options > Focus conﬁ rmation

( 71), focus conﬁ rmation turns

on automatically when manual

focus is in effect, and objects

that are in focus will be sharply

outlined in monitor.

Take pictures. To cancel manual fo-

cus, press MF ( ) button to select

another focus mode.

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This chapter describes how to view pictures on

the camera, on television, and on a computer.

Viewing Pictures on the Camera.............. 74

Viewing Pictures on TV............................. 82

Viewing Pictures on a Computer ............. 83

Printing Pictures........................................ 86

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Viewing Pictures on the Camera

This section describes how to view pictures on the camera, both full-screen

and as thumbnails, how to zoom in on pictures for a closer look, record voice

memos, and create small copies of your pictures.

Quick Review and Playback

There are two ways to play pictures back on the camera: quick review, in

which you can view your pictures without leaving shooting mode, and a

dedicated playback mode that can be used to view movies, create small cop-

ies of still pictures, or access the options in the playback menu.

Quick Review

Quick review is used to play back pictures while still in shooting mode, mak-

ing it possible to view the results of earlier attempts while setting up the

next shot. Quick review is available in , P, S, A, M, , and modes.

Press the button once to view pictures in the top left corner of the moni-

tor, with the view through the lens visible in the background. Press the

button again to view pictures full screen. To return to shooting mode, press

the button a third time or press the shutter-release button halfway.

Shooting Mode Quick Review

Pictures are displayed

in top left corner of

the monitor. Use to

check results of ear-

lier attempts while

setting up the next

shot.

Full-Screen Review

View pictures full

screen or in “contact

sheets” of four or

nine thumbnail im-

ages. View photo

information, zoom in

on pictures, or delete

shots one at a time.

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Full-Screen Playback

When you rotate the mode dial to , the most recent picture will be dis-

played full-screen in the monitor.

Viewing Additional Pictures

Press the multi selector down or right to view pictures in the order recorded, up or left

to view pictures in reverse order. Keep the multi selector pressed to scroll rapidly to

the desired frame number.

Keep or Delete

In (movie) mode or when image quality is set to HI,

or when Ultra HS is selected for Continuous in P, S,

A, or M mode, pictures will be displayed brieﬂ y in the

monitor immediately after each shot. To delete the pic-

ture before it is recorded to the memory card, press the

AF ( ) button. A conﬁ rmation dialog will be displayed.

Press the multi selector up or down to highlight an op-

tion, then press the center of the multi selector to select.

• Select No to exit without deleting the picture.

• Select Yes to delete the picture.

Erase 1 image(s)?

Ye s

Deleting Pictures

To delete the picture currently displayed in full-screen review or full-screen playback,

press the AF ( ) button. A conﬁ rmation dialog will be displayed; delete the picture as

described above under “Keep or Delete.”

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Photo Information

In full-screen review and full-screen playback,

information about each picture is superimposed

on the image. There are six pages of photo

information for each picture. Rotate the com-

mand dial to cycle through photo information

as follows: Page 1 ⇔ Page 2 ⇔ Page 3 ⇔ Page

4 ⇔ Page 5 ⇔ Page 6 ⇔ Page 1.

Page 1 (File Information)

1 Date of recording

2 Time of recording

3 Image size

4 Folder

5 File number and type

6 Battery level indicator

7 Voice memo icon

8 Transfer icon

9 Print-order icon

10 Protect icon

11 Current frame

number/total number

of frames visible in

current folder

12 Image quality

Page 2 (Shooting Information)

1 Camera type

2 Firmware version

3 Metering method

4 Exposure mode

5 Shutter speed

6 Aperture

Page 3 (Shooting Information, continued)

1 Exposure

compensation

2 Focal length

3 Focus mode

4 Flash status

5 Image adjustment

6 Sensitivity (ISO

equivalency)

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Page 4 (Shooting Information, continued)

1 White balance

2 Color saturation

3 Sharpening

4 Digital zoom

5 Converter lens status

6 File size

Page 6 (Focus Conﬁ rmation)

1 File number and type

2 Focus information (focal length, shutter speed,

aperture, focus mode, noise reduction)

3 Focus conﬁ rmation (areas of picture that are in fo-

cus are sharply outlined; active focus area is shown

in red)

Page 5 (Exposure Information)

1 Thumbnail preview (ﬂ ashing border marks image

highlights — i.e., brightest areas of image)

2 Histogram (shows distribution of tones in image;

horizontal axis corresponds to pixel brightness,

with dark tones to left and bright tones to right,

while vertical axis shows number of pixels of each

brightness in image)

3 File number and type

4 Exposure information (metering, shutter speed,

aperture, exposure compensation, sensitivity)

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Viewing Multiple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback

Pressing the

(

) button in full-screen review

or full-screen playback displays the pictures on

the memory card in “contact sheets” of four

thumbnail images. The following operations can

be performed while thumbnails are displayed:

3 4

Change

number

of pictures

displayed

( )/

( )

With four thumbnails displayed, press () button once to

view nine thumbnails. Press () to “zoom in” from nine

thumbnails to four thumbnail-view or, when four thumbnails

are displayed, to view highlighted picture full screen.

Delete

highlighted

picture

( )

Conﬁ rmation dialog will be displayed. Press multi selector up

or down to highlight option, press center to select.

• Select No to exit without deleting

picture

• Select Yes to delete picture

Erase 1 image(s)?

Ye s

SELECTED IMAGES

Highlight

pictures

Use Description

Press multi selector up, down, left, or right to highlight pic-

tures.

Page

through

pictures

Rotate the command dial to scroll through thumbnails a page

at a time.

View

highlighted

picture full

screen

Press center of multi selector to view highlighted picture full

screen.

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Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom

Use the () button to zoom in on still images

displayed in full-screen review and full-screen

playback.

Zoom out ( ) Zoom decreases each time button is pressed. To cancel

zoom, zoom picture out until entire picture is displayed.

Cancel

zoom Cancel zoom and return to full-screen display.

To Press Description

Zoom in ( )

Zoom increases each time button is pressed, to a maximum

of about 6 ×. While image is zoomed in, icon and zoom

ratio are displayed in top left corner of monitor.

View other

areas of

picture

Use multi selector to scroll to areas of picture not visible in

monitor. To use multi selector to view other pictures, can-

cel zoom.

Playback Zoom

Playback zoom is not available with movies, still pictures created with the Ultra HS

option in the Continuous menu, or with small copies created using the small picture

option.

Before a HI-quality image can be displayed at higher zoom ratios, additional data must

be read from the memory card. If the ( ) button is pressed immediately after the

picture is displayed full screen, a message will be displayed in the monitor. Wait a few

seconds and try again.

Viewing Pictures on the Camera

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Adding Audio Commentary: Voice Memo

Brief voice memos can be added to still pictures

displayed in full-screen playback. Voice memos

can not be added to movies. Memos are stored

on the memory card as WAV-format sound ﬁ les.

During playback, the presence of a memo is indi-

cated by a icon.

Pause/resume

playback

Press center of multi selector to pause playback. Press

again to resume.

Delete

memo

( )

Pressing AF ( ) button while memo is being played back

displays conﬁ rmation dialog. Press multi selector up or

down to highlight option, press center to select.

• Select No to exit without delet-

ing picture or voice memo

• Select to delete voice memo

without deleting picture

• Select Yes to delete picture and

voice memo

Erase 1 image(s)?

SELECTED IMAGES

Ye s

Press Description

Play memo

If icon appears in ﬁ le information display during play-

back, memo can be played back by pressing button.

Playback ends when entire recording has been played back

or button is pressed a second time.

Record memo

Memo of up 20 s can be recorded while button is

pressed. Recording ends after about 20 s or when

button is released.

Raise volume ( ) Volume indicator displayed in monitor when zoom buttons

are pressed. Three levels are available: high ( ), low

( ), and mute ( ). Default setting is high.

Lower volume

( )

Viewing Pictures on the Camera

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Copies are stored as ﬁ les with names of the form “SSCNnnnn.JPG,” where

“nnnn” is a four-digit number assigned by adding one to the largest ﬁ le

number in the current folder. Copies are independent of the originals: delet-

ing the copy has no effect on the original, deleting the original no effect on

the copy. Copies are created with the same transfer marking and date and

time of recording as the original; print and protect attributes are not set.

Copies can not be viewed using playback zoom.

Creating Small Copies: Small Picture

In full-screen playback, you can press the ( ) button to create a small

copy of the current picture. Depending on the option selected for Small

pic in the playback menu ( 115), copies will be 640 × 480, 320 × 240, or

160 × 120 pixels in size. Copies have an image quality of BASIC, making

them ideal for distribution by e-mail or for use in web pages.

1Create

small picture file ?

Ye s

SMALL PIC

Conﬁ rmation dialog displayed.

Ye s

SMALL PIC

Create

small picture file ?

Highlight Yes (to exit without creat-

ing small copy, highlight No and press

center of multi selector).

3Create copy and

return to full-screen

playback.

To view the copy, use the multi selector

to scroll to the last picture in memory.

When viewed on the camera, copies

are surrounded by a gray border.

Restrictions on Small Picture

Copies can only be created when sufﬁ cient space is available on the memory card.

Copies can not be created in quick review or full-frame review. Copies can not be

created from movies, from other small pictures, or from pictures taken at Ultra HS,

an image quality of HI, or an image size of 2592 × 1728. You may not be able to

create copies from pictures taken with another model of camera.

Viewing Small Picture Files on Other Camera Models

Small copies may not display or transfer correctly on other camera models.

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Viewing Pictures on TV

The EG-E5000 audio/video cable included with the camera can be used to

connect the camera to a television or video-cassette recorder (VCR).

Choosing a Video Mode

The Video mode item in the setup menu offers a choice of NTSC and PAL (

144). Be sure that the mode selected matches the standard used in the video

device. In PAL video mode, video output will be suspended and the camera

monitor will turn on when you shoot movies or take pictures at Ultra HS.

1 Turn the camera off

3 Tune the television to the video channel

If in doubt, consult the documentation for

your television or VCR.

4 Select mode

5 Turn the camera on

The camera monitor will remain off and the

television will display the image normally

shown in the monitor. If the camera is con-

nected to a VCR, images can be recorded to

video tape.

2 Connect the audio/video cable

Insert the black plug into the camera’s in-

terface connector, the yellow plug into the

video-in jack on the television or VCR. Con-

nect the white plug to the audio-in jack.

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Viewing Pictures on a Computer

Using the UC-E1 USB cable and Nikon View software provided with your

camera, you can view pictures on a computer. Before pictures can be trans-

ferred (copied) to a computer, Nikon View must be installed. For more infor-

mation on installing Nikon View and transferring pictures to your computer,

see the Nikon View Reference Manual (on CD-ROM) and the reverse side of

the Quick Start Guide.

Before Connecting the Camera

Before transferring pictures to a computer, set

the USB option in the camera setup menu to

match the computer’s operating system (

134). The camera supports two options: Mass

storage (the default option) and PTP (Picture

Transfer Protocol).

PTP

Mass storage

USB

Operating system USB option

Windows XP Home Edition

Windows XP Professional

Mac OS X (10.1.2–10.2)

Choose Mass storage or PTP.

Windows 2000 Professional

Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

Mac OS 9 (9.0–9.2)

Choose Mass storage.

Viewing Pictures on a Computer

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Connecting the USB Cable

Turn the computer on and wait for it to start up. After conﬁ rming that the

camera is off, connect the UC-E1 USB cable as shown below. Connect the

camera directly to the computer; do not connect the cable via a USB hub or

keyboard.

Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition (Me),

Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), Mac OS 9 (9.0–9.2)

Do NOT select PTP when connecting the camera to a computer running one of the

above operating systems. If the camera has been connected to a computer running

one of the above operating systems with PTP selected in the USB menu, disconnect

the camera as described below. Be sure to select Mass storage before reconnecting

the camera.

Windows 2000 Professional

The computer will display the welcome dialog for the Found New Hardware Wizard.

Click Cancel to close the dialog, and then disconnect the camera.

Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

After displaying a message stating that the hardware information database is being

updated, the computer will start the Add New Hardware Wizard. Click Cancel to exit

the wizard, and then disconnect the camera.

Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

The Add New Hardware Wizard will be displayed. Click Cancel to exit the wizard, and

then disconnect the camera.

Mac OS 9 (9.0–9.2)

A dialog will be displayed stating that the computer is unable to use the driver needed

for the “Nikon Digital Camera E5400_PTP” USB device. Click Cancel to close the

dialog, and then disconnect the camera.

Turn the camera on and transfer pictures as described on the reverse side of

the Quick Start Guide.

UC-E1 USB cable

Digital I/O connector

tilts upwards slightly

Viewing Pictures on a Computer

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Mac OS X

Drag the “NO_NAME” camera volume into the

Trash.

Mac OS 9

Drag the “untitled” camera volume into the

Trash.

Disconnecting the Camera

If PTP is selected in the USB menu ( 83), the camera can be turned off and

the USB cable disconnected once transfer is complete. If the USB option in

the camera setup menu is still at its default setting of Mass storage, the

camera must ﬁ rst be removed from the system as described below.

Windows XP Home Edition

Windows XP Professional

Click the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon ( ) in

the taskbar and select Safely remove USB Mass

Storage Device from the menu that appears.

Windows 2000 Professional

Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon ( ) in

the taskbar and select Stop USB Mass Storage

Device from the menu that appears.

Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon ( ) in

the taskbar and select Stop USB Disk from the

menu that appears.

Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

In My Computer, click with the right mouse

button on the removable disk corresponding to

the camera and select Eject from the menu that

appears.

Mac OS X Mac OS 9

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Printing Pictures

To print the pictures from the camera memory card:

• take the card to a digital print service center

• insert the card into a personal photo printer equipped with a CompactFlash™

card slot

• transfer the pictures using Nikon View and print them from a computer (see

the Nikon View Reference Manual, on CD-ROM)

To print the time and date of recording on pictures:

• take pictures using the Date imprint option in the setup menu, which

imprints the date or date and time of recording directly on pictures as they

are taken ( 145)

• if the photo printer or print service supports Digital Print Order Format

(DPOF), use the Date option in the Print set > Print selection menu (

127)

• transfer the pictures using Nikon View and print them using the Nikon View

date imprint option (see the Nikon View Reference Manual, on CD-ROM)

“ Print Set” and Digital Print Order Format ( DPOF)

The Print set option in the playback menu is used to create a digital “print order” list-

ing the pictures to be printed, the number of prints, and the information to be included

on each print. This print order is stored on the camera memory card in Digital Print

Order Format (DPOF). Once a print order has been created, the memory card can be

inserted in a DPOF-compatible device and the pictures printed directly from the card.

Before using this option, check that the printer or print service supports DPOF. Note

that:

• If the Print set option has not been used to create a print order, all the pictures on

the memory card will be printed

• The print order is not copied to the computer when pictures are transferred using

Nikon View

“Date Imprint” Versus the Print Set “Date” Option

Date imprint Print selection > Date

Must be set before picture is taken Set after picture is taken

Date permanently imprinted on picture Date stored separately

Date appears whenever picture is printed Date only appears when picture is print-

ed on DPOF-compatible printer

Movies

Your Nikon digital camera can record three dif-

ferent types of movie. This chapter describes

how to record and view movies.

Recording Movies ..................................... 88

Viewing Movies ........................................ 92

Movies

Recording Movies

1 Select mode

Rotate the mode dial to , turn the camera

on, and open the monitor. In place of the

number of exposures remaining, the monitor

will show the maximum length of the movie

that can be recorded at current settings.

2 Record movie

Press the shutter-release button all the way

down to start recording. While recording

is in progress, a REC indicator is displayed.

Recording ends when the shutter-release

button is pressed a second time, when the

memory card is full, or when the movie has

reached its maximum length.

The Monitor

If the monitor is swivelled to point in the same direction as the lens when recording a

TV movie (640) or Small movie

(320)

, the display in the monitor will be inverted.

Focus Mode

If Single AF (the default option) is selected for Focus options > Auto-focus mode (

70), focus will lock when the shutter-release button is pressed to start recording.

Using the Flash

The ﬂ ash turns off ( ) automatically when TV movie (640) or Small movie (320) is

selected.

Zoom

When TV movie (640) or Small movie (320) is selected, optical zoom can only be

adjusted before recording begins. Before and during recording, digital zoom can be

adjusted between 1.2 × and 2.0 ×. Pressing the zoom button during recording triggers

digital zoom, even if Off has been selected for Zoom options > Digital tele ( 105).

Fixed at position selected before recording.

Before recording During recording

Can be adjusted normally.

Optical

zoom

1.2 × – 2.0 × from current optical zoom posi-

tion (from maximum optical position if digital

zoom was in effect when recording began).

1.2 × – 2.0 × from maximum

optical zoom position.

Digital

zoom

Movies

The type of movie recorded can be selected from the following options:

Option Description

TV movie

(640)

Movies are recorded at a rate of 15 frames per second, with sound

recorded via built-in microphone. Vertical interlacing is used to

achieve a size of 640 × 480 pixels, suitable for television playback.

Maximum length for TV movies is 70 s.

Small movie

(320)

(default option)

Movies are recorded at a rate of 15 frames per second, with

sound recorded via built-in microphone. Each frame has a size of

320 × 240 pixels. Maximum length for small movies is 180 s.

Time-lapse

movie

Camera takes still pictures at speciﬁ ed intervals and joins these

frames together to create silent movie with frame rate of 30 frames

per second. Resulting movie may be up to 60 s long. Use to cre-

ate time-lapse movies of slow processes that can be ﬁ lmed without

moving the camera: a ﬂ ower opening, a butterﬂ y emerging from its

cocoon, clouds moving across the sky, etc.

Movie Files

Movies are recorded as Quick Time movie ﬁ les with the extension “.MOV” and can be

played back on a computer after transfer.

To choose the type of movie that will be recorded:

2MOVIE

TV movie (640)

Small movie (320)

Time-lapse movie

Highlight option (press button to

exit without changing settings).

TV movie (640)

Small movie (320)

Time-lapse movie

MOVIE

Display MOVIE menu.

3Return to shooting mode (if Time-

lapse movie is selected, menu of time-

lapse movie options will be displayed;

see following page). Record movie as

described on previous page.

Recording Movies

Movies

Recording a Time-Lapse Movie

1MOVIE

TV movie (640)

Small movie (320)

Time-lapse movie

In movie menu, highlight Time-lapse

movie.

2TIME-LAPSE MOVIE

Set interval time

AE lock

Display time-lapse movie options.

6Make selection.

TIME-LAPSE MOVIE

Set interval time

AE lock

Choose interval between frames from

30 s (thirty seconds), 1 m (one minute),

5 m (ﬁ ve minutes), 10 m (ten minutes),

30 m (thirty minutes), and 60 m (sixty

minutes).

30s

10m

30m

60m

SET INTERVAL TIME

Display options.

30s

10m

30m

60m

SET INTERVAL TIME

Highlight Set interval time.

TIME-LAPSE MOVIE

Set interval time

AE lock

Restrictions on Time-Lapse Movie

Time-lapse movie is not available at HI image quality or an image size of

2592 × 1728.

Recording Movies

Movies

Choose On to ﬁ x exposure and auto

white balance for entire movie at val-

ues for ﬁ rst frame, Off to meter new

values for exposure and white balance

with each shot.

Off

AE LOCK

Display options.

Off

AE LOCK

Highlight AE lock.

TIME-LAPSE MOVIE

Set interval time

AE lock

Make selection.

TIME-LAPSE MOVIE

Set interval time

AE lock

Return to shooting mode. Record

movie as described on page 88.

Take Test Shots

We recommend taking a test shot and viewing the results in the monitor before re-

cording movies at a setting of Time-lapse movie.

During Recording

To save power, the monitor turns off between frames; the green (AF) lamp blinks to

show that recording is in progress. The monitor turns on automatically about ten

seconds before the camera takes the next shot. Time-lapse photography will end

automatically if the camera is unable to ﬁ nish recording a frame in the selected interval

(this may occur if a microdrive or other memory card with a slow write time is used).

Use a Reliable Power Source

We recommend using the optional EH-53 AC adapter or EH-21 AC adapter/battery

charger when recording time-lapse photos at intervals of ten minutes or more.

Movies

Viewing Movies

To play a movie back, rotate the mode dial to

and display the movie in full-screen playback

(movie ﬁ les are indicated by a icon). Press the

center of the multi selector to begin playback.

If the movie was recorded with the TV movie

(640) or Small movie (320) option, sound re-

corded with the movie will be played back over

the camera’s built-in speaker.

Advance

movie one

frame

When movie is paused, pressing multi selector down or

right advances movie one frame. When end of movie is

reached, pressing multi selector down or right ends play-

back and displays ﬁ rst frame of movie.

Press Description

Rewind movie

one frame

When movie is paused, pressing multi selector up or left

rewinds movie one frame.

Start/pause/

resume

playback

Press center of multi selector to start playback. While play-

back is in progress, pressing center of multi selector pauses

playback. Press again to resume. When movie ends, ﬁ rst

frame of movie will be displayed.

Raise volume Volume indicator displayed in monitor when zoom buttons

are pressed. Three levels are available: high ( ), low

( ), and mute ( ). Default setting is high.

Lower volume

Viewing Time-Lapse Movies

When a movie is recorded using the Time-lapse movie option, two ﬁ les are created:

the original and a second, smaller copy for playback on the camera. The original is

recorded at the image quality and size settings in effect when shooting begins, while

the copy has an image quality of NORMAL and a frame size of 320 × 240 pixels. On

the memory card, the copy will have a ﬁ le number one greater than the original;

if the original had the ﬁ le name “MSCN0001.MOV,” the copy would be named

“DSCN0002.MOV.” Originals can only be played back on a computer; when viewed

on the camera, they are displayed as still pictures showing the movie’s ﬁ rst frame.

Menu Guide

This chapter describes the options available in

the following menus:

The Shooting Menu .................................. 94

Adjust camera settings when shooting in P, S, A, and

M modes.

The Playback Menu................................... 115

Delete selected pictures or folders, organize pictures

into folders, select pictures for transfer to a computer

or for printing on a DPOF-compatible device, protect

pictures from accidental deletion, and hide pictures

during playback.

The Setup Menu........................................ 134

Adjust basic camera settings and perform such tasks

as formatting memory cards and choosing a folder to

store your pictures.

Menu Guide

Show all menus

Metering

Continuous

BSS

Image adjustment

Saturation control

User setting

MY MENU

Shooting menu displayed.

Select P, S, A, or M.

The Shooting Menu

When the mode dial is set to P, S, A, or M, the settings listed below can be

adjusted from the shooting menu (the shooting menu is not available in

and modes). To display the shooting menu:

2White balance

Metering

Continuous

BSS

Image adjustment

Saturation control

User setting

ALL MENU 1/3

All options displayed.

Show all menus

Metering

Continuous

BSS

Image adjustment

Saturation control

User setting

MY MENU

Highlight Show all menus.

Using the Menus

For more information on menu operations, see “Before You Begin: Using the Menus”

( 10).

Pressing the button displays a one-page custom menu containing six

items selected from a total of twenty options available in the full shooting

menu. You can choose what items appear in the custom menu using the My

menu option ( 113). To display the full shooting menu, which consists of

three pages of options:

Menu Guide

The full shooting menu contains the following options:

ALL MENU 1/3

White balance 60–62

Metering 68

Continuous 63–64

BSS 97

Image adjustment 66

Saturation control 67

User setting 98–99

ALL MENU 2/3

Image quality / size 54–57

Sensitivity 58–59

Image sharpening 65

Lens 101–102

Exposure options 103–104

Focus options 69

Zoom options 105

ALL MENU 3/3

Speedlight opt. 106–108

Auto bracketing 109–110

Noise reduction 111

Reset 112

My menu 113–114

CF card format 114

White balance

Metering

Continuous

BSS

Image adjustment

Saturation control

User setting

ALL MENU 1/3

Image quality/size

Sensitivity

Image sharpening

Lens

Exposure options

Focus options

Zoom options

ALL MENU 2/3

Speedlight opt.

Auto bracketing

Noise reduction

Reset

My menu

CF card format

ALL MENU 3/3

The Shooting Menu

Menu Guide

Continuous

Six options are available for taking pictures in a

sequence; see “More on Photography: Continu-

ous” for details ( 63).

White Balance

There are eight options for white balance; see

“More on Photography: White Balance” for

details ( 60).

Auto

White bal preset

Daylight

Incandescent

Fluorescent

Cloudy

Speedlight

WHITE BALANCE 1/2

Metering

Four metering methods can be selected; see

“More on Photography: Metering” for details

( 68).

METERING

Matrix

Spot

Center-weighted

Spot AF area

CONTINUOUS

Single

Continuous H

Continuous L

Multi-shot 16

Ultra HS

5 shot buffer

Restrictions on BSS ( 97)

BSS can not be used with the self-timer ( 35), Continuous options other than Single

( 63), exposure or white-balance bracketing ( 109), or noise reduction ( 111).

BSS

At settings other than Off, the current BSS setting is

indicated by an icon in the monitor.

The Shooting Menu

Menu Guide

Best Shot Selector (BSS)

The options in the “best-shot selector” (BSS)

menu are recommended for situations in which

inadvertent camera movement can produce

blurred pictures, or when parts of the image are

prone to under- or over-exposure.

Option Description

Off BSS off.

On Camera takes shots while shutter-release button is pressed, to a

maximum of ten. These images are then compared and sharpest

picture (picture with highest level of detail) saved to memory card.

Flash turns off automatically and focus, exposure, and auto white

balance for all photos are determined by the ﬁ rst picture in each

series. Recommended for situations in which inadvertent camera

movement can produce blurred pictures, for example when:

• the camera is zoomed in

• macro close-up is in effect

• lighting is poor and the ﬂ ash can not be used

This setting may not produce desired results with moving subjects or

if composition is changed during shooting.

Exposure

BSS

Selecting this option displays sub-menu

shown at right. Choose from:

• Highlight BSS: picture with smallest

area of overexposure is selected.

• Shadow BSS: picture with smallest area

of underexposure is selected.

• Histogram BSS: of pictures with least

under- and over-exposure, camera

chooses picture with overall exposure closest to optimum.

Camera takes ﬁ ve shots each time shutter-release button is pressed.

These images are then compared and picture that best meets select-

ed criterion saved to memory card. Flash turns off automatically and

focus and auto white balance for all photos are determined by the

ﬁ rst picture in each series. Recommended for subjects containing

areas of high contrast, when it is difﬁ cult to set exposure correctly.

Highlight BSS

Shadow BSS

Histogram BSS

EXPOSURE BSS

Off

Exposure BSS

BEST SHOT SELECTOR

The Shooting Menu

Menu Guide

Image Adjustment

This option is used to adjust contrast. See “More

on Photography: Sharpening, Contrast, and

Color” ( 66).

IMAGE ADJUSTMENT

Auto

Normal

More contrast

Less contrast

Saturation Control

Use this option to adjust the vividness of colors

and take pictures in black-and-white. See “More

on Photography: Sharpening, Contrast, and

Color” ( 67).

SATURATION CONTROL

Maximum

Enhanced

Normal

Moderate

Minimum

Black&white

User Setting

Camera settings can be stored in two sepa-

rate “banks,” Bank 1 and Bank 2. By default,

changes to camera settings are stored in Bank 1.

To store another combination of frequently-used

settings, select Bank 2 and set the camera ap-

propriately. To switch from one combination of

settings to the other, select the desired bank from

the User setting menu.

The Shooting Menu

Menu Guide

User Setting

In P, S, A, and M modes, the number of the current

user settings bank appears in the top left corner of the

monitor.

User settings banks store the following settings:

Continuous

Metering

Shooting menu settings

White balance†

Exposure compensationFocus mode

Other settings

Flash mode

Image adjustment

Focus conﬁ rmation

Auto-focus mode

AF area modeImage size

Auto bracketing

Repeating ﬂ ash

Speedlight cntrl

Noise reduction

Flash exposure comp.

Fixed aperture

Digital tele

BSS

Saturation control

Image sharpening

Sensitivity (ISO)

AE lock

Lens‡

Image quality Bulb/time

† Any changes to ﬁ ne tuning and preset white balance apply to both banks, regardless

of the bank currently selected.

‡ If Slide copy adptr is selected, Lens will be set to Slide copy adptr > Positive

when the settings bank is recalled.

2White balance

White balance

Metering

Continuous

BSS

Image adjustment

Saturation control

User setting

ALL MENU 1/3

Select bank and return to shooting

menu. Any changes to settings will

be stored in current bank.

Highlight bank. Settings currently

stored in bank shown by icons in

monitor.

To select a user settings bank:

100

The Shooting Menu

Menu Guide

Image Quality and Size

Selecting Image quality/size displays the menu

shown at right, where image quality and size can

be selected from separate sub-menus. For more

information, see “More on Photography: Image

Quality and Size” ( 54).

Image quality

Image size

IMAGE QUALITY/SIZE

Sensitivity

Choose this option to set sensitivity (ISO equiva-

lency). For more information, see “More on

Photography: Sensitivity” ( 58).

100

200

400

Auto

SENSITIVITY

Image Sharpening

This option controls the amount of sharpening

performed when pictures are saved to the mem-

ory card. See “More on Photography: Sharpen-

ing, Contrast, and Color” ( 65).

Auto

High

Normal

Low

Off

IMAGE SHARPENING

101

The Shooting Menu

Menu Guide

Lens

The lens menu is used to adjust camera settings

for optimal results with the optional converter

lenses and adapters listed below. Note that these

accessories can only be used with a lens adapter

ring ( 148). For complete information on use

and handling, see the documentation provided

with each converter lens.

Normal

Wide adapter

Tel ephoto

Fisheye

Slide copy adptr

LENS

Option Description

Normal No modiﬁ cations are made to settings. Use when no converter

lens is attached (be sure to remove lens adapter ring).

Wide adapter

(for WC-E80)

• Camera zooms out to widest angle. Zoom can be adjusted

manually ( 26).

• Maximum aperture in mode P is f/4. To prevent blurring at

edges of frame in modes S, A, and M, adjust settings to pro-

duce apertures no wider than f/4.

Telephoto

(for TC-E15ED)

Optical zoom ﬁ xed at maximum optical zoom position. Digital

zoom can be used ( 26).

Fisheye

(for FC-E9)

• Zoom ﬁ xed at widest angle ( 26).

• Focus ﬁ xed at inﬁ nity ( 34).

• Metering ﬁ xed at center-weighted ( 68).

• Corners of frame blacked out to create circular frame.

Slide copy

adptr

(for ES-E28)

Selecting this item displays options

shown at right. Choose Positive

when photographing color ﬁ lm, In-

verse color when examining ﬁ lm negatives in monitor.

• Zoom ﬁ xed close to maximum zoom position; digital zoom

set to 1.1 ×. Digital zoom can be adjusted manually ( 26).

• Focus mode can be chosen from macro close-up and macro

close-up with self-timer ( 34).

• Exposure compensation ( 36) set to +0.7 EV (Positive) or

+1.3 EV (Inverse color).

• Image adjustment set to Less contrast ( 66).

Positive

Inverse color

102

The Shooting Menu

Menu Guide

Using a Flash

The built-in Speedlight turns off automatically at settings other than Normal. Op-

tional Speedlights mounted on the accessory shoe ( 148) can be used at settings of

Wide adapter and Telephoto.

Use Autofocus

When shooting at settings other than Normal, use autofocus ( 34). Results in

manual focus mode will not accurately reﬂ ect the focus distance selected.

Slide Copy Adapter: Inverse Color

The Inverse Color option requires a bright light source. If lighting is insufﬁ cient, the

image in the monitor will be too bright. Should you notice excessive “noise” in the

form of randomly-spaced, bright pixels, set image sharpening to Off or Low ( 65).

Inverse Color is intended for use only when examining ﬁ lm negatives in the monitor,

and the quality of the image produced will vary widely with the type and make of ﬁ lm

used. We recommend using a ﬁ lm scanner such as the Nikon COOLSCAN to obtain

high-quality digital images from negative ﬁ lm.

Lens Adapter Rings

Remove optional lens adapter rings ( 148) when not in use. The corners of the frame

will be eclipsed in any pictures taken while a lens adapter ring is mounted on the cam-

era without a converter lens attached.

Lens

At settings other than Normal, the current lens setting

is indicated by an icon in the monitor.

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The Shooting Menu

Menu Guide

Exposure Options

The exposure options menu contains two options

for controlling exposure.

EXPOSURE OPTIONS

AE lock

Bulb/Time

AE Lock

When taking a series of pictures that will later be

joined to form a single image (for example, when

taking shots for a panorama or 360 ° virtual-real-

ity image), you can use autoexposure (AE) lock

to obtain the same exposure and auto white bal-

ance settings for all pictures in the series.

Off

Reset

AE LOCK

Option Description

First picture taken after On is selected sets exposure (shutter speed, aper-

ture, and sensitivity) and auto white balance for all subsequent pictures.

Flash turns off while AE lock is in effect.

Off Restores normal exposure and white balance.

Reset

Clears existing exposure settings. First picture taken after this option is

selected sets exposure (shutter speed, aperture, and sensitivity) and auto

white balance for all subsequent pictures.

AE Lock

While AE lock is in effect, an AE-L (autoexposure lock)

icon appears in the monitor. After you select On or Re-

set, this icon turns yellow to indicate that exposure will

be locked with the next shot. The icon will turn white

once you have taken a picture to set exposure.

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The Shooting Menu

Menu Guide

Bulb/Time

In mode M (manual exposure mode), shutter

speed can be set to BULB or TIME for long ex-

posures of up to ten minutes ( 53). This menu

controls how long exposures are made.

BULB/TIME

Bulb release

Timed release

Option

Bulb

release

Timed

release

Selecting this option displays menu of ex-

posure times. Choose from 30 s (thirty sec-

onds), 1 m (one minute), 3 m (three minutes),

5 m (ﬁ ve minutes), or 10 m (ten minutes).

Shutter will open when shutter-release but-

ton is pressed and will remain open until

speciﬁ ed exposure time has elapsed or the

shutter-release button is pressed again.

30s

10m

Shutter opens for:

TIMED RELEASE

Shutter will remain open as long as shutter-release button is held

down, to a maximum of ten minutes.

Description

Long Exposures

Longer exposure times increase the amount of noise visible in the picture; we recom-

mend that noise reduction ( 111) be turned on for long exposures.

105

The Shooting Menu

Menu Guide

Focus Options

The focus options menu contains three options

controlling focus settings. For more information,

see “More on Photography: More on Focus” (

69).

FOCUS OPTIONS

AF area mode

Auto-focus mode

Focus confirmation

Zoom Options

The Zoom options menu contains options for

digital and optical zoom.

Digital Tele

Select On to enable digital zoom when the

monitor is on. If Off is selected, pressing the

button at the maximum optical zoom position

has no effect (digital zoom can still be used while

recording movies).

Fixed Aperture

This option controls whether aperture varies with

zoom position.

Off

FIXED APERTURE

Off

DIGITAL TELE

Digital tele

Fixed aperture

ZOOM OPTIONS

Option

Description

In A and M modes, aperture is kept as close

as possible to selected f/-number. To prevent

selected f/-number from exceeding exposure

range at new zoom position, choose aper-

ture of around f/5 to f/8.

Off

Aperture changes as you zoom in and out.

106

The Shooting Menu

Menu Guide

Controlling the Flash: Speedlight Options

In P, S, A, and M modes, the built-in Speedlight

and optional external ﬂ ash units are controlled

according to the options selected for Speedlight

opt. Flash exp. comp.

Speedlight cntrl

Repeafing flash

SPEEDLIGHT OPT.

Controlling Flash Output: Flash Exp. Comp.

Use this option to adjust ﬂ ash output by –2.0 EV

to +2.0 EV in increments of 13 EV.

FLASH EXPOSURE COMP.

+0.3

–0.3

Options for Optional Speedlights: Speedlight Cntrl

This option is used to control the built-in and

optional Speedlights when using optional ﬂ ash

accessories mounted on the camera’s accessory

shoe. Auto

Int & ext active

Internal off

SPEEDLIGHT CNTRL

Option

Description

Auto

Optional Speedlight ﬁ res. If no optional Speedlight is mounted on the

camera, built-in Speedlight will ﬁ re instead.

Internal

off

Built-in Speedlight turns off.

Int & ext

active

Both optional and built-in Speedlights ﬁ re (built-in Speedlight will not

ﬁ re if not required for correct exposure).

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The Shooting Menu

Menu Guide

Strobe Photography: Repeating Flash

When On is selected for Repeating ﬂ ash, the

ﬂ ash will ﬁ re at regular intervals during each

exposure, allowing you to capture a moving

object in several different positions in a single

frame. When using this option, rotate the mode

dial to M (manual exposure mode) and choose a

shutter speed of BULB or TIME ( 53). At other

shutter speeds, the ﬂ ash will ﬁ re only once. If

an optional Speedlight is used, only the optional

Speedlight will ﬁ re; the built-in Speedlight will

turn off.

Off

REPEATING FLASH

SB-27 and SB-23 Speedlights

Set Speedlight cntrl to Auto or Internal off when using an SB-27 or SB-23 Speed-

light.

The HN-CP10 Lens Hood

Remove the HN-CP10 lens hood (available separately; 148) when using the ﬂ ash.

Optional Speedlights

The following SB-series Nikon Speedlights (all available separately) can be mounted

directly on the camera accessory shoe without a sync cable: 80DX, 50DX, 28DX, 30,

28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, and 22s. The accessory shoe is equipped with a safety lock for

Speedlights with a locking pin (SB-series 28DX, 30, 28, 27, 26, 25, and 22s).

Option

Description

Selecting On displays menu shown at right.

Interval can be set to values between 1 Hz

(ﬂ ash ﬁ res once a second) and 10 Hz (ﬂ ash ﬁ res

ten times a second) in increments of 1 Hz.

Off

Normal ﬂ ash operation restored.

REPEATING FLASH

2Hz

1Hz

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The Shooting Menu

Menu Guide

Using Optional Speedlights

Refer to the Speedlight manual for detailed instructions. Before using an optional

Speedlight, set the zoom head to an angle wider than 28 mm. At smaller angles, the

ﬂ ash may not light the entire subject. We recommend that you take a test shot and

view it in the monitor; if the results are not satisfactory, try zooming the camera in or

adjusting the illuminating angle. When a WC-E80 is used with the camera zoomed all

the way out, the combined focal length is 22 mm (35-mm format equivalent). Use a

wide panel for an illuminating angle wider than 22 mm.

Set the Speedlight ﬂ ash mode to TTL before shooting. At this setting, the optional

Speedlight will be controlled by the camera in response to ﬂ ash mode ( 32) and

Speedlight opt. ( 106) settings. When the ﬂ ash ﬁ res, the amount of light produced

by the optional Speedlight is measured by the camera’s photocell, and the length of

the ﬂ ash adjusted to ensure optimal exposure. D-TTL ﬂ ash control (available with the

SB-80DX, SB-50DX, and SB-28DX) is not supported.

When set to STBY (standby), the optional Speedlight will turn on when the camera is

turned on, but will not turn off when the camera is turned off. The COOLPIX5400

does not support power zoom, AF-assist illumination, or red-eye reduction by means

of the red-eye reduction lamp on the optional Speedlight.

Flash Mode Indicators for Optional Speedlights

When Internal off or Auto is selected for Speedlight

cntrl and an optional Speedlight is mounted on the

camera, ﬂ ash mode is indicated in the monitor as

shown at right. Note that the camera will not detect

the optional Speedlight if the ﬂ ash-ready lamp is off.

Be sure the ﬂ ash ready lamp on the optional Speedlight

is lit before taking a picture.

Icon

Auto with red-

eye reduction

Flash Cancel (off)

Flash mode

Auto

Slow sync

Anytime Flash

(ﬁ ll ﬂ ash)

Rear-curtain sync

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The Shooting Menu

Menu Guide

Auto Bracketing

In some situations, you may ﬁ nd it difﬁ cult to

select appropriate exposure-compensation and

white-balance settings, and yet not have time to

check the results and adjust settings after each

shot. Auto bracketing can be used to vary these

settings automatically over a series of pictures,

“bracketing” a selected exposure-compensation

or white-balance setting.

Off

Auto bracketing

WB bracketing

AUTO BRACKETING

Option Description

Off

Auto

bracketing

Camera varies exposure with each shot, bracketing current exposure

compensation value (autoexposure bracketing; 36).

Restores normal exposure and white balance.

bracketing

Camera takes three shots each time shutter-release button is fully

pressed, bracketing current white balance setting to produce one pic-

ture with normal white balance, one picture with reddish cast, and one

picture with bluish cast. Recording time roughly triples. Use when un-

sure of appropriate value for white balance.

Restrictions on Auto Bracketing

Autoexposure bracketing can not be used in combination with a shutter speed of BULB

or TIME ( 104), BSS ( 97), exposure BSS ( 97), AE lock ( 103), noise reduction

( 111), or with Continuous settings of Multi-shot 16, Ultra HS, or 5 shot buffer

( 63).

White balance bracketing can not be used in combination with BSS ( 97), exposure

BSS ( 97), AE lock ( 103), noise reduction ( 111), an image quality of HI ( 54),

Black&white ( 67), or with Continuous settings other than Single ( 63).

Auto Bracketing

When autoexposure bracketing is in effect, a icon

is displayed in the monitor with the selected exposure

increment.

When white balance bracketing is in effect, and

icons appear in the monitor.

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The Shooting Menu

Menu Guide

Autoexposure Bracketing

When Auto bracketing is selected, exposure

varies with each shot; the number of shots and

amount of exposure compensation performed

are selected from the sub-menu shown at right.

Values are added to the exposure compensa-

tion value selected with the button ( 36).

Bracketing is performed by varying shutter speed

(A and M modes), aperture (S mode), or shutter

speed and aperture (P mode).

3, ±0.3

3, ±0.7

3, ±1.0

5, ±0.3

5, ±0.7

5, ±1.0

AUTO BRACKETING

Option

3, ±1.0

3, ±0.7

3, ±0.3

5, ±1.0

5, ±0.7

5, ±0.3

No. of shots Exposure increment

0, +0.7, +0.3, –0.3, –0.7

0, +1.3, +0.7, –0.7, –1.3

0, +2.0, +1.0, –1.0, –2.0

0, +0.3, –0.3

0, +0.7, –0.7

0, +1.0, –1.0

Bracketing order

±13 EV

±23 EV

±1 EV

±13 EV

±23 EV

±1 EV

After taking a series of shots using bracketing, you can view the results in

quick review ( 74) or playback ( 75) and select the pictures with the de-

sired exposure, discarding the remaining shots if so desired.

Continuous Shooting (Autoexposure Bracketing)

At settings of Continuous H and Continuous L ( 63), shooting will pause after

each bracketing cycle is complete.

Auto Flash and Auto ISO (Autoexposure Bracketing)

In auto ﬂ ash mode ( 32), the ﬂ ash setting for the ﬁ rst shot in each bracketing cycle

applies to the remaining pictures. If the ﬂ ash ﬁ res on the ﬁ rst shot, it will ﬁ re for the

remaining shots; if the ﬂ ash does not ﬁ re on the ﬁ rst shot, it will not ﬁ re for the remain-

ing shots. If sensitivity (ISO equivalency) is set to Auto ( 58), the sensitivity value for

the ﬁ rst shot in each bracketing cycle will also apply to the remaining pictures.

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The Shooting Menu

Menu Guide

Noise Reduction

At shutter speeds slower than about ¼ s, “noise”

in the form of randomly-spaced, brightly-colored

pixels may appear in pictures, particularly in

shadows. Noise reduction can be used to reduce

noise at slow shutter speeds.

Off

NOISE REDUCTION

Option Description

Noise reduction takes effect at shutter speeds of about ¼ s or

slower. Time required to save pictures to memory card more than

doubles.

Off Noise reduction off; camera functions normally.

Restrictions on Noise Reduction

Noise reduction can not be used in combination with BSS ( 97), exposure BSS (

97), bracketing ( 109), Continuous settings other than Single ( 63), or with a

Lens setting of Slide copy adptr ( 101).

Sensitivity (ISO Equivalency)

Noise reduction will reduce the noise that occurs at higher sensitivities ( 58), but only

in pictures taken at shutter speeds of ¼ s or slower.

Noise Reduction

When noise reduction is on, an NR icon appears in the

monitor.

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The Shooting Menu

Menu Guide

Reset

Reset is used to restore settings for the current

User Setting bank to their default values.

Reset

Confirm reset of

user settings 1 to

default values

RESET

Option Description

No Exit menu, leaving settings unchanged.

Reset Restore settings to default values.

Choosing Reset restores the following options for the current User Setting

bank to their default values. Settings in the other bank are unaffected.

Menu options Default

MatrixMetering

SingleContinuous

OffBSS

AutoImage adjustment

NormalSaturation control

AutoImage sharpening

* Fine-tuning reset to 0.

Menu options Default

Focus options

Single AFAuto-focus mode

Manual focusFocus conﬁ rmation

AutoAF area mode

Zoom options

OffFixed aperture

OnDigital tele

Speedlight options

0Flash exposure comp.

AutoSpeedlight cntrl

OffRepeating ﬂ ash

OffAuto bracketing

OffNoise reduction

Basic settings Default

AutoFlash mode

AutofocusFocus mode

±0Exposure compensation

Mode dial settings Default

Auto*

White balance

Image quality / size

NormalImage quality

2592 × 1944Image size

AutoSensitivity

NormalLens

Exposure options

OffAE lock

Bulb releaseBulb/time

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The Shooting Menu

Menu Guide

My Menu

This option determines which of the twenty items

in the full shooting menu appear in the six-item

custom menu displayed when you press the

button in P, S, A, or M mode. At default set-

tings, the custom menu contains the metering,

continuous, BSS, image adjustment, saturation

control, and User Setting items. If desired, other

frequently-used items can be placed in the cus-

tom menu for quick access (note that the same item can not appear more

than once in the custom menu).

Metering

Continuous

BSS

Image adjustment

Saturation control

User setting

MY MENU

4White balance

Metering

Continuous

BSS

Image adjustment

Saturation control

User setting

MY MENU 1/3

Full shooting menu displayed.

3Metering

Continuous

BSS

Image adjustment

Saturation control

User setting

MY MENU

Choose item you wish to change.*

2Metering

Continuous

BSS

Image adjustment

Saturation control

User setting

MY MENU

Display custom menu.

1Speedlight opt.

Speedlight opt.

Auto bracketing

Noise reduction

Reset all

My menu

CF card format

ALL MENU 3/3

Highlight My menu.

* Selection can also be made by highlighting item in Step 3 and rotating command

dial. Press center of multi selector to save changes to menu and return to shooting

mode.

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The Shooting Menu

Menu Guide

6White balance

Metering

Continuous

BSS

Image adjustment

Saturation control

User setting

MY MENU 1/3

Replace item selected in custom

menu with item selected in full

shooting menu.

5White balance

Metering

Continuous

BSS

Image adjustment

Saturation control

User setting

MY MENU 1/3

Select item to be added to custom

menu.

7Return to shooting mode.

CF Card Format

CF card format formats memory cards for use

in the camera. Note that formatting memory

cards permanently deletes all data they con-

tain, including protected pictures and any

other data that may be on the card. Before

formatting, be sure to transfer any valued pic-

tures to a computer ( 83–85).

Format

WARNING!

All images will be

deleted !

CF CARD FORMAT

Option Description

No Exit without formatting memory card.

Format

Format memory card. Message shown at right

displayed while formatting is in progress. Do

not turn the camera off, remove the batter-

ies or memory card, or unplug the AC adapt-

er (available separately) while this message

is displayed.

FORMATTING

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Menu Guide

The Playback Menu

To display the playback menu:

2Delete

Folders

Slide show

Protect

Hide image

Print set

Auto transfer

PLAYBACK MENU 1/2

Display playback menu.

Select .

The playback menu contains the following options:

PLAYBACK MENU 1/2

Delete 116–117

Folders 118–122

Slide show 123–124

Protect 125

Hide image 126

Print set 127–128

Auto transfer 129–130

PLAYBACK MENU 2/2

Move image 131–132

CF card format 114

Small pic 133

Delete

Folders

Slide show

Protect

Hide image

Print set

Auto transfer

PLAYBACK MENU 1/2

Move image

CF card format

Small pic

PLAYBACK MENU 2/2

Using the Menus

For more information on menu operations, see “Before You Begin: Using the Menus”

( 10).

116

The Playback Menu

Menu Guide

Delete

The delete menu contains the following options:

Option Description

Selected images Delete selected pictures.

Erase all images Delete all pictures.

Selected images

Erase all images

DELETE

Deleting Selected Pictures

Selected images

Erase all images

DELETE

Highlight Selected images.

5Repeat steps 3 and 4 to select additional pictures. To deselect picture,

highlight and press multi selector up or down. To exit without deleting

pictures, press button.

ERASE SELECTED IMAGES

Select Set Done

Select highlighted picture. Selected

pictures marked by icon.

ERASE SELECTED IMAGES

Select Set Done

Pictures on memory card displayed as

thumbnail images.

ERASE SELECTED IMAGES

Select Set Done

Highlight picture.

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The Playback Menu

Menu Guide

Before Deletion

Once deleted, pictures can not be recovered. If desired, transfer pictures to a

computer before deletion ( 83–85).

Protected Pictures

Pictures marked with a icon are protected and can not be deleted ( 125).

Hidden Pictures

Pictures hidden with the Hide image option ( 126) are not displayed in the Delete >

Selected images menu and can not be deleted.

6Erase 4 image(s)?

Erase 4 image(s)?

Ye s

SELECTED IMAGES Conﬁ rmation dialog displayed. Press

multi selector up or down to highlight

option, press center to select.

• Select No to exit without deleting

selected pictures

• Select Yes to delete selected pictures

( Exclude)

Erasing all images

Ye s

ERASE ALL IMAGES Conﬁ rmation dialog displayed. Press

multi selector up or down to highlight

option, press center to select.

• Select No to exit without deleting

pictures

• Select Yes to delete all pictures that

are neither hidden nor protected

Selected images

Erase all images

DELETE Highlight Erase all images.

Deleting All Pictures

To delete all unprotected pictures on the memory card:

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The Playback Menu

Menu Guide

Folders

By default, pictures are stored in a folder with

the name NIKON. To make it easier to locate

pictures during playback, additional folders can

be created to organize pictures by theme. The

playback Folders menu is used create and man-

age folders, and to select the folder from which

pictures will be played back.

Folder Options

The Folders item in the playback Folders menu

contains the following options:

Folders

FOLDERS

All folders

NIKON

Folders

New

Rename

Delete

FOLDERS

Folder Options

The Folders menu can also be accessed using the Folders item in the setup menu

( 135).

Option Description

New Create new folders.

Rename Rename existing folders.

Delete Delete folders and all items they contain.

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The Playback Menu

Menu Guide

5Repeat steps 3 and 4 to create new ﬁ ve-letter folder name. Press

button to exit without creating folder.

2NEW

NIKO

6Delete

Folders

Slide show

Protect

Hide image

Print set

Auto transfer

PLAYBACK MENU 1/2 Highlight last letter and press center

of multi selector to create new folder.

Until another folder is selected in

Folders menu, all new images will be

stored in new folder.

Display default folder name

(NIKON).

4NEW

TOKY

Edit letter. Folder names can include

upper case letters (“A”–”Z”), num-

bers, and spaces.

New

Rename

Delete

FOLDERS

3NEW

NIKO

Highlight letter.

Highlight New.

Creating New Folders

120

The Playback Menu

Menu Guide

New

Rename

Delete

FOLDERS

Highlight Rename.

KYOTO

TOKYO

KOBE

RENAME

Highlight folder name.

OSOT

RENAME

Edit name as described in steps 3–5

of “Creating New Folders” on previ-

ous page.

Renaming Existing Folders

KYOT

RENAME

Select folder.

KYOTO

TOKYO

KOBE

RENAME

Display list of existing folders (folder

NIKON can not be renamed).

6Delete

Folders

Slide show

Protect

Hide image

Print set

Auto transfer

PLAYBACK MENU 1/2

Highlight last letter and press center

of multi selector to rename folder.

To exit the RENAME dialog without renaming the folder, press the

button.

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The Playback Menu

Menu Guide

Deleting Folders

OSAKA

TOKYO

KOBE

DELETE

Display list of existing folders (folder

NIKON can not be deleted).

New

Rename

Delete

FOLDERS

Highlight Delete.

OSAKA

TOKYO

KOBE

DELETE Highlight folder name.

Ye s

Confirm

folder deletion?

Delete : OSAKA

DELETE Conﬁ rmation dialog displayed. Press

multi selector up or down to highlight

option, press center to select.

• Select No or press button to exit

without deleting folder

• Select Yes to delete selected folder

Hidden and Protected Pictures

If the selected folder contains hidden or protected pictures, the folder will not be

deleted. Note, however, that any pictures it contains that are neither hidden nor pro-

tected will be deleted.

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The Playback Menu

Menu Guide

Choosing a Folder for Playback

The Folders item in the playback menu can be

used to select all folders for playback, or to view

pictures in a selected folder.

Select folder and return to playback

menu.

1Folders

FOLDERS

All folders

NIKON

Folders

Highlight folder. To view pictures in

all folders, select All folders.

3Press button to display most recent

picture in selected folder in full-frame

playback.

Folders

FOLDERS

All folders

NIKON

Folders

Panorama Assist/Ultra HS

Each series of pictures taken at a setting of Panorama assist ( 44) or Ultra HS (

63) is stored in a separate folder. Folders created at a setting of Panorama assist are

listed in the Folders menu under names beginning with “P_” followed by a three-digit

number; folders taken at Ultra HS are listed under names beginning with “N_” fol-

lowed by a three-digit number. To view only the pictures in a selected series, choose

the appropriate folder from the Folders menu. To delete all pictures in a selected

series, select the appropriate folder in the Folders > Folders > Delete menu.

Delete

Folders

Slide show

Protect

Hide image

Print set

Auto transfer

PLAYBACK MENU 1/2

123

The Playback Menu

Menu Guide

Slide Show

When Start is selected in the slide show menu,

all pictures in the current folder that have not

been hidden using Hide image ( 126) will be

played back one after the other in the order re-

corded, with a pause between each image. Mov-

ies will be played back as still images showing the

movie’s ﬁ rst frame.

Start

Frame intvl

SLIDE SHOW

Pause →

Option

Start

Frame intvl

Description

Choose how long each picture will be displayed.

Start slide show.

1Start

Frame intvl

SLIDE SHOW

Pause →

Highlight Start.

Restart

Frame intvl

PAU S E When slide show ends, PAUSE menu is dis-

played (see following page). Press multi selec-

tor left to return to playback menu, or press

button to return to full-frame playback.

Viewing a Slide Show

Auto Off

The camera will enter standby mode if no operations are performed for thirty minutes

during a slide show.

124

The Playback Menu

Menu Guide

The following operations can be performed during a slide show:

End slide

show

Pause slide

show

Go forward

or back

one frame

Press

End slide show and return to full-frame playback.

Description

Dialog shown at right will be dis-

played. To restart slide show, high-

light Restart and press center of

multi selector. To end slide show

and return to playback menu, press

multi selector to left. To end slide

show and return to full-frame play-

back, press button.

Press multi selector up or left to go back one frame, down or

right to skip ahead to next frame.

Restart

Frame intvl

PAU S E

Changing the Display Interval

The slide show menu on the previous page and

the pause dialog shown above contain a Frame

intvl option for choosing how long each picture

will be displayed. To change the display interval,

highlight Frame intvl and press the center of

the multi selector. The menu of interval settings

shown at right will be displayed; highlight the

desired setting and press the center of the multi

selector.

10s

FRAME INTVL

Frame Interval

Owing to differences in ﬁ le size and the speed at which pictures can be read from the

memory card, the actual interval may differ from the value selected.

125

The Playback Menu

Menu Guide

Protect

Protected ﬁ les can not be deleted by pressing

the AF ( ) button or using the delete options in

the playback and folder menus. Note, however,

that protected pictures will be deleted when the

memory card is formatted.

PROTECT

Select Set Done

3Repeat steps 1 and 2 to se-

lect additional pictures. To

deselect picture, highlight

and press multi selector up

or down. To exit without

changing protected status of

pictures, press button.

2PROTECT

Select Set Done

Select highlighted picture. Selected

pictures marked by icon.

Select Set Done

PROTECT

Highlight picture.

4Delete

Folders

Slide show

Protect

Hide image

Print set

Auto transfer

PLAYBACK MENU 1/2

Complete operation and return to

playback menu.

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The Playback Menu

Menu Guide

Hide Image

When creating a slide show or showing pictures

to an audience, the Hide image option can be

used to hide selected pictures. Hidden pictures

are visible only in the Hide image menu. They

can not be deleted by pressing the AF ( ) button

or using the delete options in the playback and

folder menus. Note, however, that hidden pic-

tures will be deleted when the memory card is

formatted.

HIDE IMAGE

Select Set Done

4Delete

Folders

Slide show

Protect

Hide image

Print set

Auto transfer

PLAYBACK MENU 1/2

Complete operation and return to

playback menu.

1HIDE IMAGE

Select Set Done

Highlight picture.

2HIDE IMAGE

Select Set Done

Select highlighted picture. Selected

pictures marked by icon.

3Repeat steps 1 and 2 to se-

lect additional pictures. To

deselect picture, highlight

and press multi selector up or

down. To exit without chang-

ing hidden status of pictures,

press button.

“ALL IMAGES ARE HIDDEN”

If all pictures in the current folder are hidden, the message “ALL IMAGES ARE HID-

DEN” will be displayed in quick review and full-frame playback. No pictures can be

viewed until another folder has been selected or Hide image is used to reveal some of

the pictures in the current folder.

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The Playback Menu

Menu Guide

Print Set

Print set is used to select pictures for printing on

devices that support Digital Print Order Format

(DPOF), to choose the number of copies to be

printed, and to specify the information to be in-

cluded with each print. For information on print-

ing pictures selected using this option, see “More

on Playback: Printing Pictures” ( 86).

PRINT SELECTION

Select Set Done

Highlight picture.

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PRINT SELECTION

Select Set Done

Select highlighted picture. Selected

pictures marked by icon. Number

of prints appears on picture.

Print selection

Delete print set

PRINT SET

Highlight Print selection.

PRINT SELECTION

Select Set Done

Pictures on memory card displayed as

thumbnail images.

Print selection

Delete print set

PRINT SET

Option

Print selection

Delete print set

Description

Cancel print order. Print marking will be removed from all pic-

tures in print order, but pictures will not be deleted.

Create or modify print order as described below.

To create a print order or modify the existing print order:

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The Playback Menu

Menu Guide

Press center of multi selector to com-

plete print order and display menu of

print options.

• To print date of recording on all pic-

tures in print order, highlight Date

and press center of multi selector.

ON will appear next to item.

• To print shutter speed and aperture

on all pictures in print order, high-

light Info and press center of multi

selector. ON will appear next to

item.

• To turn selected item off, highlight

and press center of multi selector.

To complete print order and return to

playback, highlight Done and press cen-

ter of multi selector. To exit without

altering print order, press button.

Date : OFF

Info : OFF

Done :

PRINT SELECTION

Done

PRINT SELECTION

Select Set Done

Use multi selector to specify number of

prints (up to 9). To deselect picture, press

multi selector down when number of

prints is 1. Repeat steps 3–5 to select ad-

ditional pictures. To exit without altering

print order, press button.

“Date”

If Date is selected in the PRINT SELECTION menu, the

date of recording will appear on any pictures printed

using devices that support the DPOF date function.

Note that the information printed on the image will

not be correct unless the camera clock was set correctly

when the picture was taken.

Print Set

If you display the PRINT SELECTION menu after creating a print order, the Date and

Info options will be reset.

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The Playback Menu

Menu Guide

Auto Transfer

When the camera is connected to a computer

running Nikon View, pictures selected with Auto

transfer can be transferred (copied) to the com-

puter ( 83). Selected images

All images

Cancel transfer

AUTO TRANSFER

Option Description

Selected images

Select pictures for transfer.

All images Mark all pictures for transfer.

Marking Selected Pictures for Transfer

Cancel transfer Remove transfer marking from all

pictures.

2SELECTED IMAGES

Select Set Done

Pictures on memory card displayed as

thumbnail images.

Selected images

All images

Cancel transfer

AUTO TRANSFER

Highlight Selected images.

3SELECTED IMAGES

Select Set Done

Highlight picture.

4SELECTED IMAGES

Select Set Done

Select highlighted picture. Selected

pictures marked by icon.

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The Playback Menu

Menu Guide

Selected images

All images

Cancel transfer

AUTO TRANSFER Highlight All images.

Ye s

All images will be

tranferred. OK?

ALL IMAGES Conﬁ rmation dialog displayed. Press

multi selector up or down to highlight

option, press center to select.

• Select No to exit without selecting

pictures for transfer

• Select Yes to select all pictures for

transfer

6Delete

Folders

Slide show

Protect

Hide image

Print set

Auto transfer

PLAYBACK MENU 1/2

Complete operation and return to

playback menu.

5Repeat steps 3 and 4 to se-

lect additional pictures. To

deselect picture, highlight

and press multi selector up or

down. To exit without chang-

ing transfer status of pictures,

press button.

Marking All Pictures for Transfer

Restrictions on Auto Transfer

No more than 999 pictures can be transferred using Auto transfer. To transfer more

than 999 pictures, select the images in Nikon View, or select and transfer pictures in

batches of 999 or less.

The COOLPIX5400 can not be used to transfer pictures selected for transfer with an-

other model of Nikon digital camera. Use the COOLPIX5400 to reselect the pictures.

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The Playback Menu

Menu Guide

Move Image

To move pictures to another folder on the current

memory card:

OSAKA

TOKYO

KOBE

SELECT SOURCE FOLDER

OSAKA

TOKYO

KOBE

SELECT SOURCE FOLDER

Select folder containing pictures to

be moved to another folder.

OSAKA

TOKYO

KOBE

SELECT DEST. FOLDER

Display list of possible destination

folders.

2SELECT IMAGE(S)

Select Set Done

Pictures on memory card displayed as

thumbnail images.

3SELECT IMAGE(S)

Select Set Done

Highlight picture.

5Repeat steps 3 and 4 to se-

lect additional pictures. To

deselect picture, highlight

and press multi selector up or

down.

4SELECT IMAGE(S)

Select Set Done

Select highlighted picture. Selected

pictures marked by icon.

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The Playback Menu

Menu Guide

Ye s

MOVE IMAGE(S)?

Confirm image move

to another folder?

Conﬁ rmation dialog displayed. Press

multi selector up or down to highlight

option, press center to select.

• Select No to exit without moving

pictures

• Select Yes to move pictures to se-

lected folder

info.txt

Moving pictures deletes the associated entries from the info.txt ﬁ le ( 143).

File Names

When a picture is moved, it will be assigned a new ﬁ le number generated by adding

one to the highest ﬁ le number in the destination folder. The identiﬁ er (DSCN or SSCN)

and extension (.TIF, .JPG, .MOV) will not change.

Destination Folders

The following can not be selected as destination folders:

• Folders created at Ultra HS (folder names begin with “N_”)

• Folders created at a setting of Panorama assist (folder names begin with “P_”)

• Folders that already contain the maximum of two hundred pictures

• Folders that already contain a picture numbered 9999

Pictures of the following types can not be moved to another folder:

• Pictures created at a setting of Ultra HS and stored in folders with names that begin

with “N_”

• Pictures created at a setting of Panorama assist and stored in folders with names

that begin with “P_”

OSAKA

TOKYO

KOBE

SELECT DEST. FOLDER Highlight destination folder.

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The Playback Menu

Menu Guide

Small Pic

Small pic controls the size of copies created with

the small picture option ( 81). Choose from

sizes of 640 × 480, 320 × 240, and 160 × 120. 640x480

320x240

160x120

SMALL PIC

CF Card Format

CF card format formats memory cards for use

in the camera. See “Shooting Menu Options: CF

Card Format” ( 114).

Format

WARNING!

All images will be

deleted !

CF CARD FORMAT

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Menu Guide

To display the setup menu, rotate the mode dial

to SET UP.

The Setup Menu

The setup menu contains the following options:

SET-UP 1/3

Language 20

Date 20–21

Folders 135

Monitor options 136–137

Seq. numbers 138

Shutter sound 139

Auto off 140

Language

Date

Folders

Monitor options

Seq. numbers

Shutter sound

Auto off

SET-UP 1/3

CF card format

Controls

Shot confirmation

info.txt

USB

Video mode

Reset all

SET-UP 2/3 SET-UP 2/3

CF card format 114

Controls 141–142

Shot conﬁ rmation 143

info.txt 143

USB 144

Video mode 144

Reset all 144

Using the Menus

For more information on menu operations, see “Before You Begin: Using the Menus”

( 10).

Date imprint

Firmware version

SET-UP 3/3 SET-UP 3/3

Date imprint 145

Firmware version 145

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Menu Guide

Folders

In addition to creating, renaming, and deleting

folders ( 118), the folders option in the setup

menu can be used to select the folder in which

subsequent pictures will be stored. Press the

multi selector up or down to highlight a folder

and then press the center of the multi selector

to select the highlighted folder and return to the

setup menu. Until a new folder is selected, all

new pictures will be stored in the chosen folder.

Folders

FOLDERS

NIKON

TOKYO

Folders

Panorama Assist/Ultra HS

Folders created with the Panorama assist ( 44) and Ultra HS ( 63) options can

not be used to store additional pictures.

Folder Options

For more information on the Folders item in the Folders menu, see “Playback Menu

Options: Folders” ( 118).

Language

Use the Language option to choose a language

for camera menus and messages. See “First

Steps: Basic Setup” ( 20).

LANGUAGE

Deutsch

English

Français

Español

Date

Date is used to set the camera clock to the

current date and time. See “First Steps: Basic

Setup” ( 20).

２００３０１．０１

００：００

YMD

DATE

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The Setup Menu

Menu Guide

Release Speed

The image from the camera’s image sensor (CCD)

must be processed before it can be displayed in

the camera monitor, creating a slight display lag.

In P, S, A, and M modes, this option can be used

to minimize the delay between the shutter-re-

lease button being pressed and the picture being

taken, at the cost of a slight drop in the quality of

the preview image displayed in the monitor.

SHUTTER RELEASE SPEED

Normal

Quick response

Option Description

Quick

response

Reduces lag between shutter-release button being pressed and shutter

being released in P, S, A, and M modes.* Horizontal lines may appear

when view through lens is previewed in monitor; this has no effect on

pictures taken at this setting. This setting does not take effect in ,

, and movie modes.

Normal Priority given to quality of preview image displayed in monitor.

* If the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down to take a picture during

“keep or delete” ( 75), the focus, exposure, and auto white-balance settings used

in the previous shot will apply to the new picture. To ensure a quick response, the

built-in Speedlight will not ﬁ re if a picture is taken during “keep or delete”; optional

Speedlights will not ﬁ re if Continuous is set to Single.

Monitor Options

The options in this menu control the quality of

the preview displayed in the monitor, the condi-

tions under which the monitor will turn on auto-

matically, and monitor brightness and hue.

Release speed

Display mode

Brightness

Hue

MONITOR OPTIONS

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The Setup Menu

Menu Guide

Display Mode

This option speciﬁ es the conditions under which

the monitor will turn on automatically at startup,

and whether pictures are displayed in the monitor

after shooting (“keep or delete”; 75). It takes

effect only in P, S, A, and M modes; in all other

modes, the monitor functions normally. Regard-

less of the setting chosen, the monitor can still be

turned on or off using the button.

Monitor on

Review only

Preview only

Monitor off

DISPLAY MODE

Option Monitor on at startup “Keep or delete”

Monitor on YesYes

Review only YesNo

Preview only NoYes

Monitor off NoNo

Brightness

This option controls monitor brightness. Press the

multi selector up or down to increase or decrease

brightness. The results of any changes are imme-

diately visible in the center of the display. Press

the center of the multi selector to put the change

into effect and return to the setup menu.

BRIGHTNESS

Hue

This option controls monitor hue (tone). Pressing

the multi selector up gives the display a bluish

cast, pressing it down a reddish cast. The results

are visible in the center of the display. Press the

center of the multi selector to put the change

into effect and return to the setup menu.

HUE

“Brightness” and “Hue”

Changes to these settings have no effect on the image displayed in the television

screen when the camera is connected to a TV or VCR ( 82). The Brightness and

Hue options can not be selected while the EG-E5000 video cable is connected.

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The Setup Menu

Menu Guide

Seq. Numbers

Pictures are assigned ﬁ le names that include a

four-digit ﬁ le number assigned automatically by

the camera (e.g., “DSCN0001.JPG”) and stored

in folders with names that contain a three digit

folder number (e.g., “100NIKON”). Each folder

holds up to 200 pictures. This option controls

how ﬁ le numbers are assigned.

Off

Reset

SEQ. NUMBERS

Option Description

Off As above, except that ﬁ le numbering is reset to 0001 when new folder is cre-

ated, memory card is formatted, or new memory card is inserted in camera.

When new picture is taken, ﬁ le number is generated by adding one to last

ﬁ le number used. If picture is taken when current folder is full, new folder

will be created by adding one to current folder number and ﬁ le numbering

will continue from last number used. File numbering will also continue from

last number used if memory card is formatted or new memory card inserted

in camera. If picture is taken when current folder contains picture numbered

9999, new folder will be created by adding one to current folder number and

ﬁ le numbering will begin again from 0001.

Reset

Clears last ﬁ le number from memory. If memory card is formatted or empty

memory card inserted before Reset is selected, ﬁ le numbering will begin

from 0001. If memory card already contains pictures, next ﬁ le number will

be generated by adding one to highest ﬁ le number in current folder.

File Numbering

If ﬁ le numbering reaches 9999 when the current folder contains a picture numbered

999, no more pictures can be taken until the memory card is formatted or a new card

inserted, even if enough memory is available on the card to store more pictures.

Image File Names

Pictures are identiﬁ ed by ﬁ le names with three parts: a four letter identiﬁ er, a four-digit

ﬁ le number, and a three-letter extension (e.g., “DSCN0001.JPG”). Identiﬁ ers are as-

signed according to how the picture was created, extensions according to ﬁ le type:

Picture type Identiﬁ er

Original DSCN

Small copy ( 81) SSCN

File type Extension

HI-quality still pictures . TIF

Other still pictures . JPG

Movies . MOV

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The Setup Menu

Menu Guide

Shutter Sound

Shutter sound controls the “beep” made by the

camera speaker.

Off

SHUTTER SOUND

Option Description

Off Conﬁ rmation and warning beeps disabled. Voice memos and sound record-

ed with movies can still be played back.

Camera beeps once to conﬁ rm that:

• camera has completed preparations for shooting

• shutter-release button has been fully pressed to release shutter (no beep

will sound when Release speed is set to Quick response)

• manual focus has been activated or converter lens option selected in Lens

• images have been deleted or memory card formatted

• changes have been made to image status with Protect, Hide image, Print

set, or Auto transfer items in playback menu

• Shutter sound has been set to on

Camera beeps twice to warn that:

• camera is not in focus when shutter-release button has been pressed half-

way (only when monitor off)

Camera beeps four times to warn that:

• memory card is full or not inserted when shutter-release button is pressed

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The Setup Menu

Menu Guide

Auto Off

When operated on battery power, the camera

will enter standby mode if no operations are

performed for the length of time selected in the

AUTO OFF menu. Choose from thirty seconds

(30 s), one minute (1 m, the default setting), ﬁ ve

minutes (5 m), or thirty minutes (30 m). Regard-

less of the option chosen in the AUTO OFF menu,

the monitor will remain on for three minutes

when menus are displayed. The camera will not enter standby mode while

connected to a computer.

CF Card Format

CF card format formats memory cards for use

in the camera. See “Shooting Menu Options: CF

Card Format” ( 114).

30s

30m

AUTO OFF

2CR5 (DL245) Batteries

When powered by a six-volt 2CR5 (DL245) lithium battery, the camera may become

hot if left on for an extended period. We recommend that you set Auto off to ﬁ ve

minutes or less when using this type of battery.

Standby Mode

In standby mode, all camera functions are deactivated and the camera itself is effec-

tively off, consuming almost no power. The camera can be reactivated by pressing the

button or by pressing the shutter-release button halfway.

Using an AC Adapter

When powered by an optional EH-53 AC adapter or EH-21 AC adapter/battery char-

ger, the camera will remain on for thirty minutes if no operations are performed, re-

gardless of the setting chosen in the Auto off menu. If the camera is connected to a

video device, video output will continue indeﬁ nitely after the monitor has turned off.

Format

WARNING!

All images will be

deleted !

CF CARD FORMAT

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The Setup Menu

Menu Guide

Controls

This menu contains the following options:

FUNC

AE-L, AF-L

CONTROLS

Option Description

AE-L, AF-L Specify function performed by AE/AF-L

button.

FUNC Specify function performed by FUNC.

button.

FUNC

This option controls the function assigned to the

FUNC. button, making it possible to select the

User Setting number or adjust white balance,

image quality, sensitivity (ISO equivalency), or

metering without accessing the camera menus.

User setting

White balance

Image quality/size

Sensitivity

Continuous

FUNC

Option Description

White

balance

White balance can be set by pressing FUNC. button and rotating

command dial when camera is in mode P, S, A, or M. White bal-

ance can not be ﬁ ne-tuned using FUNC. button. When preset white

balance is selected, camera will measure new value for preset white

balance if FUNC. button is kept pressed.

User setting When camera is in mode P, S, A, or M, User Setting bank changes

each time FUNC. button is pressed.

Sensitivity Sensitivity can be set by pressing FUNC. button and rotating com-

mand dial when camera is in mode P, S, A, or M.

Image

quality/size

Image quality can be set by pressing FUNC. button. Image size can

be set by pressing FUNC. button while rotating command dial.

Continuous Continuous shooting mode can be set by pressing FUNC. button and

rotating command dial when camera is in mode P, S, A, or M.

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The Setup Menu

Menu Guide

AE-L, AF-L

By default, both focus and exposure are locked

when the AE/AF-L button is pressed. If desired,

the button can be set to lock only one of focus

and exposure. AE-L & AF-L

AE-L

AF-L

AE-L, AF-L

Option Description

AE-L

AE-L & AF-L Pressing AE/AF-L button locks both focus and exposure.

Pressing AE/AF-L button locks exposure only. Focus locks when shut-

ter-release button is pressed halfway.

AF-L Pressing AE/AF-L button locks focus only. Exposure locks when shut-

ter-release button is pressed halfway.

143

The Setup Menu

Menu Guide

Shot Conﬁ rmation

If On is selected for this option, the self-timer

lamp will light after shooting to conﬁ rm that the

shutter has been released. When Multi-shot 16

is selected for Continuous, the lamp will light

after all pictures in the series have been taken.

The lamp will not light at a setting of Ultra HS or

if the ﬂ ash ﬁ red when the picture was taken.

info.txt

When pictures are recorded with On selected

for info.txt, information about each image is

added to an independent text ﬁ le (“info.txt”)

stored in the same folder as the picture. When

the contents of the memory card are viewed on a

computer, this ﬁ le can be read with a text brows-

er such as Notepad or SimpleText. If Off (the

default option) is selected, photo information

will no longer be recorded to the info.txt ﬁ le. Information about pictures

recorded when Off is selected can still be viewed in the photo information

display ( 76).

When On is selected, the following information is recorded:

Off

SHOT CONFIRMATION

Off

INFO.TXT

• File number and type

• Camera type and ﬁ rmware version

• Metering method

• Exposure mode

• Shutter speed

• Aperture

• Exposure compensation

• Focal length and digital zoom fac-

tor

• Image adjustment

• Sensitivity (ISO equivalency)

• White balance

• Image sharpening

• Date of recording

• Image size and quality

• Saturation control

• Active focus area

Images are listed in the order recorded, separated by a blank line.

Nikon View

The info.txt ﬁ le can not be transferred to a computer using Nikon View.

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The Setup Menu

Menu Guide

Video Mode

Before connecting your camera to a video device

such as a television or VCR ( 82), choose a vid-

eo mode setting that matches the video standard

used in the device. The camera supports NTSC

and PAL standards.

USB

USB conﬁ gures the camera for connection to

a computer. See “More on Playback: Viewing

Pictures on a Computer” ( 83). PTP

Mass storage

USB

NTSC

PAL

VIDEO MODE

Reset All

Choose this option to restore settings to their

default values.

Reset

Reset all settings

to default values

RESET ALL

Option Description

Reset

Exit menu, leaving settings unchanged.

Restore all settings except Language, Date,

Video mode, and USB to default values.

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The Setup Menu

Menu Guide

Image Quality/Size (Date Imprint)

Data imprinted at an Image quality/size setting of 640 × 480 may be difﬁ cult to

read. Choose a setting of 1024 × 768 or larger when using date imprint.

Date Imprint

The date is recorded in the order selected in the date menu ( 20). Before shooting,

check that the camera clock has been set to the correct date and time. You will not be

able to select Date or Date and time if the camera clock has not been set.

When Date or Date and time is selected, a date im-

print icon is displayed in the mo

nitor when the camera

is in , , P, S, A, or M mode.

Date Imprint

This option imprints the date or the date and

time of recording on still pictures as they are

recorded to the memory card. It can not be used

to imprint date or time stamps after recording.

Imprinted data form a permanent part of the

image and will appear whenever the image is

printed, regardless of whether the date option is

chosen in the Print set menu. Date imprint has

no effect in mode.

DATE IMPRINT

Off

Date

Date and time

Option Description

Date

Off

Date is imprinted on all stills taken while this option is in effect.

Time and date do not appear on pictures.

Date and

time

Date and time are imprinted on all stills taken while this option is

in effect.

Firmware Version

Select this option to display the current camera

ﬁ rmware version. Press the multi selector to the

left to return to the setup menu. E5400 Ver. X.X

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147

Technical Notes

This chapter provides a list of the optional acces-

sories available for your camera, tips on cleaning

and storage, troubleshooting advice, and cam-

era speciﬁ cations.

Optional Accessories ................................ 148

Caring for Your Camera............................ 149

Error Messages.......................................... 151

Troubleshooting........................................ 153

Speciﬁ cations ............................................ 156

148

Technical Notes

Use Only Nikon-Approved Flash Accessories

Use only Nikon Speedlights. Negative voltages or voltages over 250 V applied to the

accessory shoe could not only prevent normal operation, but could damage the sync

circuitry of the camera or ﬂ ash. Before using a Nikon Speedlight not in the list above,

contact a Nikon-authorized service representative for more information.

Using Lens Adapter Rings

Remove optional lens adapter rings when not in use. The corners of the frame will

be eclipsed in any pictures taken while a lens adapter ring is mounted on the camera

without a converter lens attached.

SB-27 and SB-23 Speedlights

Set Speedlight cntrl to Auto or Internal off when using an SB-27 or SB-23 Speedlight.

At the time of writing, the following optional accessories were available for

this camera. Contact your retailer or Nikon representative for details.

Optional Accessories

Additional EN-EL1 Li-ion batteries are available from your re-

tailer or local Nikon representative

Rechargeable

batteries

AC adapters/

battery chargers

Carrying case

CompactFlash™

memory card adapter

Lens adapter rings

Converter lenses and

lens adapters (require

lens adapter ring)

Wired remote cable

Lens hood

Filters (attach to

HN-CP10 lens hood) 77-mm (3˝) Nikon ﬁ lters

HN-CP10 lens hood

MC-EU1 remote cord

• FC-E9 ﬁ sheye converter (0.2 ×)

• WC-E80 wide-angle converter (0.8 ×)

• TC-E15ED telephoto converter (1.5 ×)

• ES-E28 slide copy adapter

•

UR-E9 step-down ring lens adapter for WC-80 and TC-E15ED

• UR-E10 step-down ring lens adapter for FC-E9

• UR-E11 step-down ring lens adapter for ES-E28

EC-AD1 PC-card adapter

CS-CP16 soft case

• EH-21 AC adapter/battery charger

• EH-53 AC adapter

• MH-53C battery charger (plugs into vehicle cigarette-lighter

socket)

Optional Speedlights SB-80DX, 50DX, 28DX, 30, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, and 22s

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Technical Notes

Cleaning

Lens/ Viewﬁ nder

One key to preserving the conditions of these glass parts is to not touch

them with your ﬁ ngers. Remove dust or lint with a blower (typically a small

device with a rubber bulb attached to one end that is pumped to produce a

stream of air out the other). To remove ﬁ ngerprints or other stains that can

not be removed with a blower, wipe the lens or viewﬁ nder with a soft cloth,

using a spiral motion that starts in the center of the lens and works out to

the edges.

Monitor

Remove dust or lint with a blower. To remove ﬁ ngerprints and other stains,

clean the monitor with a soft, dry cloth, being careful not to apply pressure.

Avoid contact with liquid crystal

Should the monitor break, care should be taken to avoid injury due to broken

glass and to prevent the liquid crystal from the monitor touching the skin or

entering the eyes or mouth.

Body

Use a blower to remove dust and lint, then wipe gently with a soft, dry cloth.

After using the camera at the beach or seaside, wipe off any sand or salt with

a cloth lightly dampened with fresh water, then dry thoroughly.

Do not use alcohol, thinner, or other volatile chemicals.

Notes on the Monitor

• The monitor may contain a few pixels that are always lit or that do not light. This is a

characteristic common to all TFT LCD monitors, and does not indicate a malfunction.

Images recorded using the product will not be affected.

• When you frame bright subjects, vertical comet-like streaks that whiten toward ei-

ther end may appear in the monitor. This phenomenon, known as “ smear,” does not

appear in the ﬁ nal photograph and does not indicate a malfunction. Some smear

may appear in movies.

• Images in the monitor may be difﬁ cult to see in a bright light.

• The monitor is lit by an LED backlit. Should the monitor begin to dim or ﬂ icker, con-

tact your Nikon service representative.

Caring for Your Camera

150

Caring for Your Camera

Technical Notes

Storage

Turn the camera off when not in use and check that the power-on lamp is

off before putting the camera away. To prevent mold or mildew, store the

camera in a dry, well-ventilated area. If you will not be using the product for

long periods, remove the battery to prevent leakage and store the camera in

a plastic bag containing a desiccant. Do not store the camera case (available

separately) in a plastic bag, as this may cause the material to deteriorate.

Note that desiccant gradually loses its capacity to absorb moisture and should

be replaced at regular intervals. Do not store the camera with naptha or

camphor moth balls or in locations that:

• are poorly ventilated or damp

• are next to equipment that produces strong electromagnetic ﬁ elds, such as

televisions or radios

• are exposed to temperatures below –10 °C (14 °F) or above 50 °C (122 °F;

for example near a space heater or in a closed vehicle on a sunny day)

• are subject to humidities of over 60%

To prevent mold or mildew, take the camera out of storage at least once a

month. Turn the camera on and release the shutter a few times before put-

ting the camera away again.

Store the battery in a cool, dry place.

Batteries

• When turning the camera on, check that the battery is charged. The monitor will

display a warning when batteries are low.

• Carry a fresh 2CR5 (DL245) battery as a replacement when taking pictures on impor-

tant occasions. You may ﬁ nd it difﬁ cult to purchase replacement batteries on short

notice.

• On cold days, the capacity of batteries tends to decrease. Be sure that the battery

is fully charged before heading outside to take pictures in cold weather. Keep spare

batteries in a warm place and exchange as necessary. Once warmed, a cold battery

may recover some of its charge.

• If the battery terminals are dirty, wipe them off with a clean, dry cloth before use.

• Used batteries are a valuable resource. Please recycle used batteries in accordance

with local regulations.

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Technical Notes

The following table lists the error messages and other warnings that appear

in the monitor and how to deal with them.

Error Messages

Display Problem Solution

(Flashes) 21

Set clock to current date

and time.

Clock not set.

WARNING ! !

BATTERY EXHAUSTED

Turn camera off and re-

place battery.

Battery is exhausted.

WARNING ! !

THE MODE DIAL IS NOT

IN THE PROPER POSITION

Adjust mode dial to select

desired mode.

Mode dial is positioned

between two modes.

WARNING ! !

NO MENU IN AUTO MODE

PLEASE USE ANOTHER MODE

To use menus, select an-

other mode.

button pressed in

(auto) mode.

NO CARD PRESENT

16–17

Turn camera off and con-

ﬁ rm that memory card is

correctly inserted.

Camera can not detect

memory card.

CARD IS NOT FORMATTED

FORMAT

Press multi selector down

to highlight FORMAT and

press to right to format

card, or turn camera off

and replace card.

Memory card has not

been formatted for use

in camera.

THIS CARD

CANNOT BE USED

—

• Use approved card.

• Check that connectors

are clean. If card is dam-

aged, contact retailer or

Nikon representative.

Error accessing memory

card.

WARNING ! !

THIS CF CARD CANNOT

BE READ

OUT OF MEMORY

54–57

116–117

16–17

• Reduce image quality or

size.

• Delete pictures.

• Insert new memory card.

Camera in shooting mode:

Insufﬁ cient memory to re-

cord pictures at current

settings.

85,

116–117

Disconnect camera, de-

lete unwanted pictures

from memory card, and

try again.

Camera connected to com-

puter: Insufﬁ cient mem-

ory to record information

needed for transfer.

152

Error Messages

Technical Notes

Display Problem Solution

IMAGE CANNOT

BE SAVED

114

16–17,

116–117

• Reformat memory card.

• Insert new memory card

or delete pictures.

• Memory card has not

been formatted for use

in camera, or error oc-

curred while saving pic-

ture.

• Camera has run out of

ﬁ le numbers.

CARD CONTAINS

NO IMAGES 122

To view pictures, select

folder containing pictures

from Folders menu.

No pictures on memory

card, or current folder

contains no images.

ALL IMAGES

ARE HIDDEN 126

Select another folder or

use Hide image to change

hidden status of pictures in

current folder.

All pictures in current fold-

er are hidden.

FILE CONTAINS

NO IMAGE DATA 83

View ﬁ le on computer or

correct make of camera.

File created by computer or

different make of camera.

THE FOLDER CANNOT

BE DELETED

125, 126

Folder can only be deleted

if all pictures in folder are

neither hidden nor pro-

tected.

Folder contains hidden

or protected pictures, or

pictures not created with

COOLPIX5400.

SYSTEM ERROR 14

Turn camera off, unplug

optional AC adapter (if us-

ing), remove and reinsert

battery, and turn camera

on. If error persists, con-

tact retailer or Nikon rep-

resentative.

Error has occurred in cam-

era’s internal circuitry.

THIS IMAGE CANNOT

BE DELETEED

125

Remove protection before

deleting picture.

Attempt to delete protect-

ed picture.

LENS ERROR 14

Turn camera off, then on

again. If error persists,

contact retailer or Nikon

representative.

Lens operation error.

153

Technical Notes

If your camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common prob-

lems below before consulting your retailer or Nikon representative. Refer to

the page numbers listed in the right-most column for information on solving

the problems listed here.

Electronically-Controlled Cameras

In extremely rare instances, unusual characters may appear in the monitor

and the camera may stop functioning. In most cases, this phenomenon is

caused by a strong external static charge. Turn the camera off, remove and

replace the batteries, and turn the camera on again, or, if you are using an

AC adapter (available separately), disconnect and reconnect the adapter, and

turn the camera on again. In the event of continued malfunction, contact

your retailer or Nikon representative. Note that disconnecting the power

source as described above may result in the loss of any data not recorded to

the memory card at the time the problem occurred. Data already recorded

to the memory card will not be affected.

Troubleshooting

Problem Possible cause

Monitor is blank

• Camera is off.

• Battery is not correctly inserted or battery-cham-

ber cover is not properly latched.

• Battery is exhausted.

• AC adapter (available separately) is not properly

connected.

• Camera is in standby mode. Press shutter-release

button halfway.

• Monitor is off. Press button.

• USB cable is connected.

• Video cable is connected.

14–15

83–84

Camera turns off

without warning

• Battery is low.

• Battery is cold.

150

No indicators appear

in monitor

• Indicators are hidden. Press button until indi-

cators are displayed.

• Slide show in progress

123–124

Monitor is hard to

read

• Ambient lighting is too bright: move to darker lo-

cation or use viewﬁ nder.

• Display options require adjustment.

• Monitor is dirty: clean monitor.

136–137

149

154

Troubleshooting

Technical Notes

Problem Possible cause

No picture is taken

when shutter-release

button is pressed

• Mode dial is set to .

• Battery is exhausted.

• Message “OUT OF MEMORY” appears in moni-

tor: insufﬁ cient memory to record picture at cur-

rent image quality and size.

• Green (AF) lamp ﬂ ickers: camera unable to focus.

• Red ( ) lamp ﬂ ickers: ﬂ ash is charging.

• Message “CARD IS NOT FORMATTED” appears in

monitor: memory card is not formatted for use in

your camera.

• Message “NO CARD PRESENT” appears in moni-

tor: no memory card in camera.

114

Pictures are too dark

(underexposed)

• Flash is off.

• Flash window is blocked.

• Subject is outside range of ﬂ ash.

• Exposure compensation is too low.

• Shutter speed blinks: shutter speed too fast.

• Aperture blinks: f/-number too high.

50, 52

51–52

Pictures are too

bright (overexposed)

• Exposure compensation is too high.

• Shutter speed blinks: shutter speed too slow.

• Aperture blinks: f/-number too low.

50, 52

51–52

Pictures are out of

focus

• Subject was not in focus area when shutter-re-

lease button was pressed halfway or AE/AF-L

button was pressed.

• Green (AF) lamp ﬂ ickers: camera unable to focus.

• Manual focus distance does not match distance

to subject.

Pictures are blurred

• Camera shook during shot: choose faster shut-

ter speed. If shutter speed can not be increased

without causing underexposure:

◆ Use the ﬂ ash

◆ Zoom camera out

◆ Raise sensitivity (ISO equivalency)

◆ Select larger aperture (smaller f/-number)

To minimize blur at slow shutter speeds:

◆ Use Best Shot Selector (BSS)

◆ Mount camera on tripod and use self-timer

50, 52

32–33

58–59

51–52

155

Troubleshooting

Technical Notes

Problem Possible cause

Randomly-spaced

bright pixels appear

in image (“noise”)

• Sensitivity (ISO equivalency) too high.

• Shutter speed too slow. At shutter speeds of ¼ s

or slower, turn noise reduction on.

58–59

50, 52,

111

Flash does not ﬁ re

• Flash is off. Flash turns off automatically when:

◆ Focus mode is set to (inﬁ nity)

◆

Landscape, Sunset, Night landscape, Museum,

Fireworks show, Close up, Copy, Panorama as-

sist, Sports, or Dusk/Dawn selected in mode

◆ Continuous is set to option other than Single

◆ BSS is on

◆ Lens is set to option other than Normal

◆ AE lock is on

◆ Speedlight cntrl is set to Internal off

◆ Optional Speedlight is attached and Speedlight

cntrl set to Auto

• Battery is low.

32–33

37–45

101

103

106

106, 148

Colors are unnatural • White balance does not match light source.

• Saturation control is too low or too high.

60–62

Can not create small

picture

Small pictures can not be created in quick review

or from movies, small pictures, or pictures taken at

Ultra HS or image quality of HI.

Can not zoom in on

picture

Can not zoom in on movies, small pictures, or pic-

tures taken at Ultra HS.79

TV blank when vid-

eo cable connected

Video cable not correctly connected, TV not tuned

to video channel, or Video mode not set correctly. 82, 144

Nikon View does

not start when cam-

era is connected or

memory card in-

serted in card reader

or card slot.

• Camera is off, AC adapter (available separately) is

not properly connected, or battery is exhausted.

• USB cable is not correctly connected, or card not

properly inserted in card reader or card slot.

• USB item in setup menu set to PTP when camera

connected to computer running Windows 2000

Professional, Windows Millennium Edition (Me),

Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), or Mac OS 9.

• Nikon View is not installed.

See Nikon View Reference Manual (on CD) for

more information.

15, 18,

—

156

Technical Notes

Type E5400 digital camera

Effective pixels 5.1 million

CCD 11.8˝ high-density CCD; total pixels: 526 million

Image size (pixels) • 2,592 × 1,944 • 1,280 × 960 • 640 × 480

• 1,600 × 1,200 • 1,024 × 768 • 2,592 × 1,728 (3 : 2)

Lens 4 × Zoom Nikkor, F=5.8 – 24 mm (35-mm [135] camera-

format equivalent: 28 – 116 mm), f/2.8 – f/4.6 (nine ele-

ments in eight groups)

Digital zoom 4 × (35-mm [135] camera-format equivalent: 460 mm)

Autofocus (AF) Contrast-detect through-the-lens (TTL) AF

Focus range 50 cm (1´8˝) – ∞; macro mode 1 cm/0.4˝ (W) – ∞

Focus-area selection Five-area multi AF and spot AF available

Viewﬁ nder Real-image zoom viewﬁ nder with LED indication

Magniﬁ cation 0.26 – 0.92 ×

Frame coverage Approximately 80% horizontal and 80% vertical

Diopter adjustment –3 – +1 m–1

Monitor 1.5˝, 134,000-dot High Transmissive Advanced TFT LCD

monitor with brightness and hue adjustment

Frame coverage (shooting) Approximately 97% horizontal and 97% vertical

Storage

Media Type I and II CompactFlash™ (CF) and Microdrive cards

File system Compliant with Design Rule for Camera File System

(DCF), Exif 2.2, and Digital Print Order Format (DPOF)

File formats Uncompressed: TIFF-RGB (HI-quality images)

Compressed: JPEG-baseline-compliant (1 : 4, 1 : 8, 1 : 16)

Movies: Quick Time

Exposure

Metering Four-mode through-the-lens (TTL) metering

• 256-segment matrix

• Center-weighted

• Spot

• AF spot

Exposure control Programmed auto exposure with ﬂ exible program,

shutter-priority auto, manual, exposure compensation

(–2.0 – +2.0 EV in steps of 13 EV), autoexposure bracketing

Range W: –1.0 – +18.0 EV

T: +0.5 – +18.0 EV

Speciﬁ cations

157

Technical Notes

Shutter Mechanical and charge-coupled electronic shutter

Speed 1 – 14,000 s (auto, scene, and programmed auto), 8 –

14,000 s

(shutter-priority auto and aperture priority auto), BULB

(up to 10 min) and 8 –

14,000 s (manual exposure mode),

130 –

18,000 s (Ultra HS)

Aperture Six-blade iris diaphragm

Range Ten settings in steps of 13 EV (to minimum of f/8)

Sensitivity Approximately equivalent to ISO 50, 100, 200, 400;

Auto (auto gain to ISO 200 equivalent)

Self-timer Approximately ten- or three-second duration

Built-in Speedlight

Range (Auto ISO) 0.5 – 4.5 m/1´8˝ – 14´9˝ (W); 0.5 – 2.8 m/1´8˝ – 9´2˝ (T)

Sync method Automatic sync control

Accessory shoe Standard ISO hot-shoe contact with safety lock

Sync contact X-contact only

Interface USB

Video output User can choose from NTSC and PAL

I/O terminals • DC in

• Audio/video out

• Data output (USB)

Power sources • One rechargeable Nikon EN-EL1 lithium-ion battery

(supplied) or six-volt 2CR5 (DL245) lithium battery

(available separately)

• EH-53 AC adapter

• EH-21 AC adapter/battery charger

Approximate battery life 110 min (EN-EL1). Measured at standard temperature

(20 °C/68 °F) with fully-charged batteries under stan-

dard Nikon test conditions: zoom adjusted with each

shot, ﬂ ash used in approximately one third of shots, im-

age quality set to NORMAL.

Dimensions (W × H × D) 108 × 73 × 69 mm (4.3˝ × 2.9˝ × 2.7˝)

Approximate weight 320 g (11.3 oz) without battery or memory card

Operating environment

Temperature 0 – 40 °C (32 – 104 °F)

Humidity Less than 85% (no condensation)

Index

158

Index

Symbols

1, 2, 99

50, 100, 200, 400, 58–59

, see Auto mode, Mode

dial

, see Image quality, Image

size, Mode dial

, see Mode dial, Movie mode

, see Mode dial, Playback

mode

button, 5, 31, 75, 78, 80

button, 4, 36

button, 4, 33

button, 5, 9

button, 5, 81

button, 5, 78

button, 4, 80

button, 5, 79

, 18, 33, 76

, 67

, , , 96–97

, 21, 151

, , , , , 63

, , , 145

, 7, 36

, , , , , 32, 108

, , , 34, 72

, , , , 66

, , , , , 101–102

, , , , 68

, , , , , , 76

, , 29

, , , , , , 60

lamp, see Lamp, red ( )

A, see Exposure mode, A

(aperture priority auto)

Accessories, see Optional ac-

cessories

Accessory shoe, 4, 106–107

AC adapter, ii, iv, 3, 15, 91,

140, 148, 157

AE-L, 30, 44, 103

AE-L, AF-L, 30, 141, 142

AE/AF-L button, 5, 30

AE lock, 103, 155

AF, see Autofocus

AF area mode, 68, 69–70

button, 5, 34, 35

AF lamp, see Lamp, green (AF)

Aperture, 25, 49, 51, 52, 154

Audio, see Movies, Voice

memo

Audio/Visual, see Playing

pictures back, on TV

Auto, see Flash mode, Sen-

sitivity

Auto-focus mode, 70

Autofocus, 24, 28–30, 34–35,

Auto bracketing, 95,

109–110

Auto mode, 8, 24–31

Auto off, 19, 123, 134, 140

Auto transfer, 115, 129–130

A/V OUT, see Playing pictures

back, on TV

Back light, 37, 42

BASIC, 54

Batteries, ii–iii, 3, 14–15, 18,

150, 157

2CR5 (DL245), ii, iii, 15,

140, 150, 157

EN-EL1, ii, 14–15, 148, 157

charging 14

Beach/Snow, 37, 39

Best Shot Selector, see BSS

Black-and-white, 67

Blur, 38, 97, 154

Brightness, 137

BSS, 41, 95, 96–97, 154, 155

BULB, see Bulb/Time, Long

time-exposures

Bulb/Time, 53, 104

Camera strap, ii, 5

CF card, see Memory card

CF card format, 95, 114,

115, 134

Clock, see Date

Close up, 37, 41, 69, 155

Close ups, 34, 41, 72

Command dial, 4

CompactFlash™, see Memory

cards

Compression, see Image

quality

Computer. See also E-mail,

Nikon View, Printing pic-

tures, Transfer

copying pictures to, 83–85

Continuous, 63–64, 95, 155

Contrast, see Image adjust-

ment

Controls, 30, 134, 141–142

Copy, 37, 42, 155

Copying pictures, see Move

image, Transfer

Date, 20–21, 134

Date, 20–21, 76

printing on pictures, 86,

145

Date imprint, 86, 134, 145

DCF, 3, 156

Delete, 115, 116–117

Deleting pictures, 75, 116–117

all pictures, 117

all pictures in folder, 121

during shooting, 75

in full-screen playback

31, 75

selected pictures, 116–117

Design Rule for Camera File

System, see DCF

Digital Print Order Format,

see DPOF

Digital tele, 105

Diopter adjustment, 27

Display mode, 137

DPOF, 86, 127, 128

Dusk/Dawn, 37, 43, 155

E-mail, 54–55, 81

Exif 2.2, 3, 156

Exif Print, see Exif 2.2

Exposure bracketing, 109–110

Exposure BSS, 97

Index

159

Exposure compensation, 36,

154

Exposure information, see

Photo information

Exposure lock, 30, 142

Exposure metering, see

Metering

Exposure mode, 8, 24, 48–53

A (aperture-priority auto)

M (manual) 52–53

P (programmed auto) 49

S (shutter-priority auto) 50

Exposure options, 95,

103–104

Files, see Image ﬁ les

File numbering, 138

Fill ﬂ ash, 32, 42

FINE, 54

Fireworks show, 37, 41, 155

Firmware version, 134, 145

Fixed aperture, 51, 105

Flash, iii, 32–33, 106–108,

154, 155, 157

built-in, 4, 28, 64, 106

mode, 25, 32–33, 38–44

optional, 32, 64, 106, 108,

148

range, 33, 157

repeating, 32, 107

Flash exp. comp., 106

Flash exposure compensation,

106

Flash-ready lamp, , see Lamp,

red ( )

Flexible program, 49

Focus, 28–30, 34–35, 72, 156

Focus area, 27, 28, 69–70

Focus conﬁ rmation, 71, 72

Focus information, see Focus

conﬁ rmation, Photo

information

Focus lock, 9, 30, 69, 142

Focus mode, 34–35, 38–44,

72, 154

Focus options, 69–71, 95

Folders, 115, 118–122, 134,

135

choosing for playback, 122

creating, 119

deleting, 121

renaming, 120

storing pictures in, 135

Formatting, see Memory card,

formatting

Framing pictures, 26

FUNC, 141

FUNC. button, 4, 141

HI, 54, 75

Hidden pictures, 117, 121, 126

Hide image, 115, 123, 126

Hue, 137

Image adjustment, 66, 95

Image ﬁ les, 89, 138

Image quality, 8, 25, 54

Image quality/size, 54–57,

Image sharpening, 65, 95

Image size, 8, 25, 55

Inﬁ nity, see Focus mode,

Manual focus

info.txt, 132, 134, 143

Information, see Photo infor-

mation

ISO, see Mode dial, Sensitivity

JPEG, 54, 156

JPG, 138

Lamp, green (AF), 5, 9, 28, 154

Lamp, red ( ) 5, 28, 33, 154

Landscape, 37, 40

Language, 20, 134

Language, choosing, 20

Lens, iv, 4, 149, 155, 156

Lens, 95, 101–102

Lens, converter, 27, 101, 148

Lens adapter ring, 101, 102,

148

Lens cap, 5

Long time-exposures, 53, 104

M, see Exposure mode, M

(manual)

Macro close-up, 34

Manual focus, 35, 72

Memory cards, iii, 16–17, 156

approved, 17

formatting, 17, 114, 125,

126

insertion and removal of,

16–17

Menus, 10–11, 93–145

button, 5

Metering, 30, 68, 95

MF button, 5, 72

Microdrive, see Memory cards

Microphone, built in, 4, 80, 88

Mode dial, 4, 8

Monitor, iii, iv, 5, 6–7, 9,

26–31, 149, 153, 156

brightness and hue, 137

framing pictures in, 27–28

indicators in, 7, 153

opening and closing, 6

turning on and off, 9

Monitor options, 134,

136–137

Monochrome, see Black-and-

white

MOV, 138

Move image, 115, 131–132

Movies, 87–92, 156

recording, 88–91

viewing, 92

MOVIE menu, 89

Movie mode, 8, 75, 82, 88–91

Moving pictures, 131–132

Multi selector, 5

Museum, 37, 41, 155

My menu, 94, 95, 113–114

Night landscape, 37, 40, 155

Night portrait, 37, 39

Nikon View, 83–85, 129, 155

Index

160

Noise, 33, 40, 111

Noise reduction, 33, 40, 58,

64, 111

Noise reduction, 95, 111

NORMAL, 54

NR, 40, 111

NTSC, see Video mode

Number of exposures remain-

ing, 25

On/off, see Power switch

Optional accessories, 107, 148

P, see Exposure mode, P (pro-

grammed auto)

PAL, see Video mode

Panorama, 44–45, 103

Panorama assist, 37, 42,

44–45, 122, 135, 155

Party/Indoor, 37, 39

Photo information, 76–77

PLAYBACK MENU, 93,

115–133

Playback mode, 8, 73–81

Playing pictures back, 31

full-screen, 31, 74–81

in quick review, 74

movie playback, 92

on a computer, 83–85

on a TV, 82

Portrait, 37, 39, 69

Portraits, 39, 68

Power-on lamp, 4, 24

Power switch, 4, 24

Printing pictures, 55, 86,

127–128. See also Date

imprint, DPOF

Print set, 86, 115, 127–128

Protect, 115, 125

Protected pictures, 117, 121,

125

Quality, see Image quality

button, 5, 74

Quick review, 74

Quick Time, see Movies

QVGA, see Continuous

Red-eye reduction, 32

Release speed, 136

Repeating ﬂ ash, 32, 107

Reset, 95, 112

Reset all, 134, 144

Resizing pictures, 81, 155

S, see Exposure mode, S (shut-

ter-priority auto)

Saturation control, 67, 95,

155

mode 8, 37–45

Self-timer, 35, 157

Self-timer lamp, 4

Sensitivity, 32, 58–59, 95, 154,

155, 157

Seq. numbers, 134, 138

SET-UP menu, 93, 134–146

Setup mode, 8, 20–21,

134–146

Shooting menu, 93, 94–114

Shot conﬁ rmation, 134, 143

Show all menus, 94

Shutter-release button, 4, 9,

28–29

Shutter-release delay, see Self-

timer

Shutter sound, 134, 139

Shutter speed, 25, 49, 50,

52, 154

Slide show, 115, 123–124

Slide shows 123–124

Small pic, 81, 115, 133

Smear, 149

Speaker, built-in, 4, 80, 92

Speedlight, see Flash

Speedlight cntrl, 106, 155

Speedlight opt., 95, 106–108

Sports, 37, 43

Standby mode, 19, 123, 140

Sunset, 37, 40, 155

Telephoto, see Zoom

Television, 144

connecting to 82

Thumbnail playback, 78

TIF, 138

TIFF, 54

Time-lapse movie, 89,

90–91, 92

Time-lapse photography,

90–91

Transfer, 83–85

marking pictures for,

129–130

button, see Zoom, buttons

Ultra HS, 63, 64, 75, 82,

122, 135

USB, 83, 134

USB, 83–84, 155

cable (UC-E1) 84

User setting, 95, 98–99

VCR, 82, 144

Video cable (EG-E5000), 82

Video mode, 82, 134, 144

Viewﬁ nder, ii, iii, 4, 5, 26–27,

149, 156

focus, 27

framing pictures in, 27

Voice memos, 80

WB, 8, 60–61, 108

White balance, 60–62, 95, 155

bracketing, 109

ﬁ ne tuning, 61

preset, 62

Wide angle, see Zoom

button, see Zoom, buttons

Zoom, 26, 51, 156

buttons, 5, 26, 78–81

digital, 26–27, 54, 64, 69,

156

indicator, 26

optical, 26

playback, 79, 155

Zoom options, 51, 95, 105

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