Nikon 25563 - Coolpix L11 6MP Digital Camera, User Manual

Page 1: ...User s Manual DIGITAL CAMERA En ...

Page 2: ...n The SD logo is a trademark of the SD Card Association Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc PictBridge is a trademark D Light ing technology is provided by o Apical Limited All other trade names mentioned in this manual or the other documentation provided with your Nikon product are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders ...

Page 3: ...hotography and Playback L Auto Mode More on Playback Recording and Viewing Movies Voice Recordings Technical Notes Shooting Suited for the Scene b Scene Mode Connecting to Televisions Computers and Printers Shooting Playback and Setup Menus i T O m ...

Page 4: ... Do not use electronic equipment in the presence of flammable gas as this could result in explosion or fire Handle the camera strap with care Never place the strap around the neck of an infant or child Keep out of reach of chil dren Particular care should be taken to pre vent infants from putting the batteries or other small parts into their mouths Observe caution when handling batteries Batteries...

Page 5: ...n fire or elec tric shock Do not handle the plug or battery charger with wet hands Failure to observe this precaution could result in electric shock Use appropriate cables When connecting cables to the input and output jacks use only the cables provided or sold by Nikon for the pur pose to maintain compliance with prod uct regulations Handle moving parts with care Be careful that your fingers or o...

Page 6: ...rease 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 Modifications The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by Nikon Corpor...

Page 7: ...ct is to be collected separately The following apply only to users in European countries This product is desig nated for separate collection at an appropriate collection point Do not dispose of as household waste For more information contact the retailer or the local authorities in charge of waste management ...

Page 8: ...eries 10 Insert the Batteries 10 Supported Batteries 10 Turning On and Off the Camera 10 Setting Display Language Date and Time 12 Inserting Memory Cards 14 Removing Memory Cards 15 Basic Photography and Playback L Auto Mode 16 Step1 Select L Auto Mode and Turn the Camera On 16 Step2 Frame a Picture 18 Step3 Focus and Shoot 20 Step4 Viewing and Deleting Pictures 22 Using the Flash 24 Taking Pictur...

Page 9: ...Menu 49 Movie Options 49 Applying Movie Setting 50 Movie Playback 51 Deleting Movie Files 51 O Voice Recordings 52 Making Voice Recordings 52 Playing Voice Recordings 54 Copying Voice Recordings 56 Connecting to Televisions Computers and Printers 57 Connecting to a TV 58 Connecting to a Computer 59 Before Connecting the Camera 59 Setting the USB Option 60 Transferring Pictures to a Computer 61 Con...

Page 10: ...g 85 L Copy 86 Basic Camera Setup The Setup Menu 87 R Menus 88 H Quick Startup 89 V Welcome Screen 89 W Date 90 Z Monitor Settings 93 f Date Imprint 94 h Sound Settings 96 h Blur Warning 96 i Auto Off 97 M Format Memory O Format Card 98 j Language 99 k Interface 99 n Reset All 100 g Battery Type 101 B Firmware Version 101 Technical Notes 102 Optional Accessories 102 Image Sound File and Folder Nam...

Page 11: ...n in this manual may differ from actual display Illustrations and text displays shown in this manual are for COOLPIX L11 COOLPIX L11 and COOLPIX L10 differ in the Image mode COOLPIX L11 b c e h and i COOLPIX L10 L d e h and i Product Names In this manual the product names COOLPIX L11 and COOLPIX L10 may sometimes be abbreviated as L11 and L10 k Memory Cards Pictures taken with this camera can be s...

Page 12: ...he 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 tak...

Page 13: ...y Also do not copy or repro duce passports 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 copyrighted creative works such as books music paintings woodcut prints maps drawings movies and photographs is governed by national and international copyright law...

Page 14: ...51 54 Self timer lamp c 26 Built in flash c 24 Lens c 18 104 Lens cover closed Lens cover Eyelet for camera strap Built in microphone c 46 48 52 Shutter release button c 20 Power switch c 10 Optional AC adapter power cable connector under cover c 102 Battery chamber c 10 Battery chamber cover c 10 ...

Page 15: ...button c 22 41 47 51 Zoom buttons c 18 See also t wide c 18 v tele c 18 j thumbnail playback c 40 k playback zoom c 41 l help c 9 H Display self timer menu c 26 L Display macro close up mode menu c 27 J Display flash mode menu c 24 d E Make selection transfer picture c 59 Apply D Lighting c 43 Memory card slot cover c 14 Multi selector c 8 I Adjust the exposure setting c 28 Monitor c 6 ImageLink c...

Page 16: ...q w q w q w Y Y W p p z A B C D A B C D z A B C D 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 19 2 1 3 4 7 5 6 20 21 12 13 8 1 Shooting mode1 16 29 48 2 Exposure lock 38 3 Macro close up mode 27 4 Zoom indicator 18 27 5 Focus indicator 20 6 Flash mode 24 7 Camera shake icon 25 8 Internal memory indicator 17 9 Battery level indicator 16 10 ISO Sensitivity 25 11 Self timer indicator 26 12 Date not set indicator 107 Time...

Page 17: ...12 15 13 14 1 Internal memory indicator 22 2 Battery level indicator 16 3 File number and type 103 4 Volume indicator 46 51 5 Current frame number total number of frames 22 movie length 51 6 D Lighting icon 43 7 Movie playback indicator 51 8 Voice memo icon 46 9 Image mode 74 10 Protect icon 84 11 Print order icon 70 12 Transfer icon 62 85 13 Date of recording 12 14 Time of recording 12 15 Movie i...

Page 18: ...e c 48 Record movies Select one of five movie options b Scene mode c 29 Select one of 16 scenes suited to different subjects of shooting conditions such as indoor parties or night landscapes and let the camera do the rest You can also record sounds or play back recorded sounds using Voice recording L Auto mode c 16 A simple point and shoot mode in which the majority of camera settings are controll...

Page 19: ...ays Press v l to view a description of the currently selected menu option To return to the original menu press v l again Press m to return to shooting or playback mode MENU Exit Set up Monitor settings Date imprint Sound settings Blur warning Auto off ON H Displayed when there are one or more previous menu items Displayed when there are one or more menu items to follow Displayed when the menu con ...

Page 20: ...r Supported Batteries This camera uses the following batteries Two LR6 alkaline AA size batteries supplied Two ZR6 oxyride AA size batteries available separately Two FR6 lithium AA size batteries available separately Two EN MH1 Rechargeable Ni MH Batteries available separately from Nikon Turning On and Off the Camera To turn on the camera press the power switch The power on lamp green will light f...

Page 21: ...tteries Performance of alkaline batteries may vary greatly depending on the manufac turer Choose a reliable brand k Alternative Power Resources To power the camera continuously for extended periods use an AC Adapter EH 65A available separately from Nikon c 102 Do not under any circum stances use another make or model of AC adapter Failure to observe this precaution could result in overheating or i...

Page 22: ...he date and time will not be set 4 Press J The Home time zone menu is displayed l Daylight Saving Time If daylight saving time is in effect turn on Daylight saving in the time zone menu and set the date 1 Before pressing d press the multi selector H to choose Daylight saving 2 Press d to enable daylight saving time y Pressing d toggles the daylight saving time option on and off 3 Press the multi s...

Page 23: ...onth M and press J 8 Press G or H to edit year Y hour and minutes Press J after setting each item D M and Y blink 9 Choose the order in which the day month and year are displayed and press d The settings are applied and monitor display returns to the standard display for the cur rent mode Home time zone London Casablanca MENU Back Date 15 00 00 D M Y 05 2007 Date 15 00 00 D M Y 05 2007 Date 15 00 ...

Page 24: ...the memory card to store pictures in the internal memory or play back delete or transfer pictures from the internal memory 1 Turn the camera off and open the memory card slot cover 2 Insert the memory card Make sure that the camera is off power on lamp is off before inserting or removing the memory card Slide the memory card in as shown until it clicks into place Close the memory card slot cover j...

Page 25: ...COOLPIX L10 be sure to format them c 98 j The Write Protect Switch SD memory cards are equipped with a write pro tect switch Pictures cannot be recorded or deleted and the memory card cannot be format ted when this switch is in the Lock position j Memory Cards Use only Secure Digital SD memory cards Do not perform the following during formatting while data are being written to or deleted from the ...

Page 26: ... lamp green will light for a moment and the monitor will turn on 3 Check the battery level and number of exposures remaining Battery Level Number of Exposures Remaining The number of pictures that can be stored depends on the capacity of the internal memory or memory card and option chosen for the image mode setting Monitor Description NO INDICATOR Batteries fully charged Batteries low ready spare...

Page 27: ...mage mode c 74 white balance setting c 76 and to apply continuous shooting c 78 BSS c 79 and color options c 79 to suit shooting conditions or your own preferences 5 5 L Shooting mode L displayed in auto mode Internal memory Indicator Pictures will be recorded to inter nal memory When memory card is inserted pictures will be recorded to memory card and M is not displayed Image mode Choose from fiv...

Page 28: ...ear the center of the monitor Using the Zoom Use the zoom buttons to activate optical zoom Press t j to zoom out increasing the area visible in the frame or v k to zoom in so that the subject fills a larger area of the frame When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum magnification 3 holding v k down triggers digital zoom The subject is magnified up to 4 for a total magnification of 12 A monitor i...

Page 29: ...yback L Auto Mode 19 j Digital Zoom Unlike optical zoom data from the camera s image sensor are processed digitally with digital zoom Details visible at maximum optical zoom are simply enlarged producing a slightly grainy image ...

Page 30: ...ct is in focus the focus indicator p is green When the camera is unable to focus the focus indicator blinks red Change the composition and try again 2 Press the shutter release button the rest of the way down to take the picture The shutter will be released and the pic ture will be recorded to the memory card or internal memory Note that the flash may fire if the subject is poorly lit 5 L 5 ...

Page 31: ...ject is moving rapidly In the situation noted above try pressing the shutter release button halfway to refocus several times or use focus lock l Shutter Release Button To set focus and exposure press the shutter release button halfway stopping when you feel resistance Focus and exposure lock while the shutter release but ton is held in this position To release the shutter and take a picture press ...

Page 32: ...switch to shooting mode When M is displayed pictures stored in the internal memory will be displayed When mem ory card is inserted M is not displayed and pic tures stored on the memory card will be displayed Deleting Pictures 1 Press T to delete the picture cur rently displayed in the monitor 2 Press the multi selector G or H to choose Yes and press d To exit without delet ing the picture choose N...

Page 33: ...taken When the confirmation dialog shown at right is displayed press the multi selector G or H to choose Yes and press d To exit without deleting the picture choose No and press d Option Press Description c Enlarge picture k v Enlarge view of picture currently dis played in the monitor up to about 10 41 View thumbnails j t Display four or nine picture thumb nails 40 D lighting u d Enhance brightne...

Page 34: ...the multi selector see Multi Selector c 8 The icon for the selected flash mode is dis played at the top of the monitor When z is applied z is only displayed for five sec onds The flash mode applied in L mode is stored in the camera s memory even after the cam era is turned off z Auto default setting in L mode Flash fires automatically when lighting is poor A Auto with red eye reduction Reduces red...

Page 35: ...flections set the flash to B Off in the monitor or zoom in on the subject k The Flash Lamp The flash lamp indicates flash status when the shutter release button is pressed half way On Flash will fire when picture is taken Blinks Flash charging Wait a few sec onds and try again Off Flash will not fire when picture is taken k Red eye Reduction The COOLPIX L11 COOLPIX L10 is equipped with an advanced...

Page 36: ...s the selection will be can celled For information on using the multi selector see Multi Selector c 8 3 Frame the picture and press the shutter release button halfway Focus and exposure will be set 4 Press the shutter release but ton the rest of the way down The self timer starts and the self timer lamp will blink The lamp stops blinking one second before the pho tograph is taken and remains lit u...

Page 37: ...is selected FOFF is only dis played for five seconds The monitor will return to the normal display for the current mode if the setting is not applied by pressing d within five seconds For information on using the multi selector see Multi Selector c 8 3 Press v k or t j to frame the picture The camera can focus at a distance of 15 cm 5 9 in at the zoom position at which L S glows green 4 Focus and ...

Page 38: ...bright adjust the exposure compensation to side The monitor will return to the normal display for the current mode if the setting is not applied by pressing d within five seconds Exposure compensation can be set to values between 2 0 and 2 0 EV For information on using the multi selector see Multi Selector c 8 3 Press d At settings other than 0 the I icon and exposure compensation are shown in the...

Page 39: ...ne Modes 1 Select b mode 2 Press m 3 Press the multi selector G or H to choose the desired scene mode and press d For information on using the multi selector see Multi Selector c 8 m Face priority AF B Portrait E Landscape P Sports D Night portrait C Party indoor H Beach snow I Sunset J Dusk dawn G Night landscape M Close up N Museum K Fireworks show O Copy L Back light F Panorama assist O Voice r...

Page 40: ...ject and take the picture l Image Mode The Z Image mode c 74 can be set other than in Sports in the scene menu Changes made to the image mode setting apply to all shooting modes 5 5 MENU Exit Scene menu SCN Back light Panorama assist Voice recording Image mode L ...

Page 41: ...ayed in the same tall orientation in the monitor C A1 H Off1 F Off I 01 B Portrait Use this mode for portraits in which the main sub ject stands out clearly while background details are softened Portrait subjects exhibit smooth nat ural looking skin tones C A1 H Off1 F Off I 01 E Landscape Use this mode for vivid landscapes cityscapes and portraits featuring a landmark in the background Camera foc...

Page 42: ...orts Use this mode for dynamic action shots that freeze the action in a single shot and record motion in a series of pictures While the shutter release button is held down pictures are taken continuously at a maximum rate of about two frames per second fps This rate is maintained for up to five pictures Camera focuses continuously even when the shutter release button is not pressed C B H Off F Off...

Page 43: ... indoor Captures the effects of candlelight and other indoor background lighting Hold the camera steadily to prevent camera shake C A1 H Off2 F Off I 02 H Beach snow Captures the brightness of such subjects as snow fields beaches or sunlit expanses of water C z1 H Off1 F Off I 01 I Sunset Preserves the deep hues seen in sunsets and sun rises Hold the camera steadily to prevent camera shake C B1 H ...

Page 44: ...0 always glows green when the shutter release button is pressed halfway note how ever that objects in foreground may not always be in focus C B H Off1 F Off I 01 G Night landscape QR Slow shutter speeds are used to produce stunning night landscapes Camera focuses at infinity Focus indicator c 20 always glows green when the shutter release button is pressed halfway note how ever objects in foregrou...

Page 45: ...camera steadily to prevent camera shake C B H Off1 F Off1 I 01 K Fireworks show Q Slow shutter speeds are used to capture the expanding burst of light from a firework Camera focuses at infinity Focus indicator c 20 always glows green when the shutter release button is pressed halfway note how ever that objects in foreground may not always be in focus C B H Off F Off I 0 O Copy Provides clear pictu...

Page 46: ...s coming from behind your por trait subject throwing features or details into shadow The flash fires automatically to fill in illuminate shadows C J H Off1 F Off I 01 F Panorama assist Q Use when taking a series of pictures that will later be joined to form a sin gle panorama using PictureProject See Taking Pictures for a Panorama c 38 for more information on using this function C B1 H Off1 F Off1...

Page 47: ...to that shown in step 1 3 Press the shutter release but ton halfway Focus and exposure are set and the double border glows green 4 Press the shutter release button the rest of the way down to take a pic ture j Face Priority AF The camera s ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors including whether or not the subject is facing the camera The camera will focus continuously until a fac...

Page 48: ...press d The arrow showing the selected direction turns white Before the first picture is taken the flash mode c 24 self timer c 26 macro close up c 27 and exposure compensa tion c 28 settings can be adjusted The direction can be re selected by pressing d again 3 Take the first picture The first picture is displayed in the first third of the monitor 4 Take the second picture Compose the next pictur...

Page 49: ...icture is taken Pictures cannot be deleted nor can zoom or image mode setting c 74 be adjusted until the series is finalized The panorama series is terminated if the camera enters standby mode with the auto off function c 97 during shooting l G The G icon white is displayed to indicate that white balance and exposure have been locked at the values set with the first shot All pictures taken in a pa...

Page 50: ...ed as film frames To Press Description c Choose pictures Press the multi selector G H I or J to choose pictures 8 Changenumber of pictures dis played With four thumbnails displayed press j t to view nine thumb nails With nine thumbnails dis played press k v to display four thumbnails With four thumbnails displayed press k v to return to full frame playback Cancel thumb nail playback d Cancel thumb...

Page 51: ...ess m to display the playback menu To Press Description c Zoom in k v Zoom increases each time k v is pressed to a maximum of 10 While the image is zoomed in the zoom ratio is displayed in the top left corner of the monitor Zoom out j t Zoom decreases each time j t is pressed View other areas of picture Use the multi selector to scroll to areas of picture not visible in the monitor To use the mult...

Page 52: ...ile the restricted use of combination exists l Original Pictures and Edited Pictures Copies created with editing functions are not deleted if the original pictures are deleted The original pictures are not deleted if copies created with editing functions are deleted Edited copies are stored with the same recording date and time as the original Copies created using crop D Lighting and small picture...

Page 53: ...left and the picture applied with D lighting enhance ment is displayed at right 2 Press G or H to choose OK and press d A new copy with enhanced brightness and contrast is created To exit without creating a new copy choose Cancel and press d For information on using the multi selector see Multi Selector c 8 D Lighting copies can be recognized by the z icon displayed during playback OK Cancel D Lig...

Page 54: ...ation on using the multi selector see Multi Selector c 8 3 Press m The confirmation dialog will be displayed 4 Press G or H to choose Yes and press d A new picture containing only the area visi ble in the monitor is created k Cropped Copy Image Mode Depending on the size of the original picture and the zoom ratio in effect at the time the copy was created the camera will automatically select one o...

Page 55: ...the desired copy size and press d The confirmation dialog will be displayed To exit without creating a new copy press m 4 Press G or H to choose Yes and press d A small picture copy is created at the chosen size Small copies are recognized by their gray bor der and the I J or K icon displayed during playback Option Description I 640 480 Suited to television playback J 320 240 Suited to display on ...

Page 56: ...press d For information on using the multi selector see Multi Selector c 8 3 Press and hold d to record a voice memo Recording ends after 20 seconds or when d is released Do not touch the built in microphone dur ing recording During recording F and P blink in the monitor Press I to return to the playback menu without recording a voice memo The voice memo playback display appears when d is released...

Page 57: ...emo Deleting Voice Memos Select a picture with a recorded voice memo and press T Choose P and press d to delete the voice memo only Choose Yes to delete both the picture and its voice memo j Voice Memos Voice memo file names are the same as those of the images they attach to except that the extension is WAV e g DSCN0015 WAV c 103 If a voice memo already exists for the current picture it must be de...

Page 58: ...ing press the shutter release button again Recording will end automatically when the internal memory or memory card is full j Recording Movies The flash c 24 self timer c 26 and exposure compensation feature c 28 are not available in movie mode Macro close up c 27 can be used when applied before movies are recorded Digital zoom up to 2 can be applied while movies are being recorded Adjust zoom bef...

Page 59: ...Folder Names c 103 Option Image size and frame rate Maximum movie length1 Internal memory 7 MB Memory card 256 MB Q TV movie 640A Image size 640 480 pixels Frame rate 30 frames per second 7 sec 4 min 50 sec 2 R TV movie 640 Image size 640 480 pixels Frame rate 15 frames per second 11 sec 7 min u Small size 320A Image size 320 240 pixels Frame rate 30 frames per second 20 sec 13 min 20 sec S Smalle...

Page 60: ...ulti Selector c 8 4 Press G or H to choose the desired setting and press d The setting is enabled and the movie menu is displayed To exit without applying the setting press m k Auto Focus Mode The Camera focuses when the shutter release button is pressed halfway and locks at this position during recording MENU Exit Movie Set up Movie options Movie options TV movie 640 TV movie 640 Small size 320 S...

Page 61: ... A confirmation dialog is displayed Choose Yes and press d to delete the movie or choose No and press d to return to the nor mal playback display without deleting the movie To Press Description Rewind Q Movie rewinds while d is pressed Fast forward U Movie advances while d is pressed Pause R Pause playback The following operations can be performed while playback is paused V Rewind movie by one fra...

Page 62: ...se button to start voice recording To pause recording press d Press again to resume recording The indi cator lamp is lit during recording and blinks in recording pause mode To end recording press the shutter release button again Recording will end automatically if the internal memory or memory card becomes full or after five hours of recording on the memory card 256 MB or more MENU Exit Scene menu...

Page 63: ... off Press the multi selector G H I or J to add index Press d to pause or resume voice recording Press the shutter release button to end voice recording Press the shutter release button halfway to display the monitor k Sound File See Image Sound File and Folder Names c 103 for the file and folder names of voice recordings l Adding an Index An index can be added by pressing the multi selector G H I...

Page 64: ...ice recording playback screen is dis played and playback starts Index markers show the index position added during recording MENU Exit Scene menu SCN Back light Panorama assist Voice recording Image mode L Select sound file 001 15 05 2007 17 30 002 15 05 2007 18 30 003 29 05 2007 13 00 004 29 05 2007 16 40 005 03 06 2007 08 00 MENU Copy q Play File number Date of recording Audio playback 001 15 05...

Page 65: ...rding Mode Press i on the voice recording list screen to return to the voice recording mode l Deleting Voice Recordings To delete a voice recording press T during playback or while the recording is highlighted in the voice recording list screen A confirmation dialog will be dis played Choose Yes and press d to delete the recording and return to the voice recording list screen or choose No and pres...

Page 66: ...ONM from a memory card to internal memory For information on using the multi selector see Multi Selector c 8 3 Press G or H to select the copy mode and press d Selected files Proceed to step 4 Copy all files Proceed to step6 4 Choose the desired file Press the multi selector J to select the file y Press the multi selector J again to cancel the selection Multiple files can be selected Press d to fi...

Page 67: ...puter from your personal printer and printing over a direct camera to printer connection the following options are also available for printing pictures Insert a memory card into a DPOF compatible printer s card slot Take a memory card to a digital photo lab For printing using these methods specify the pictures and the number of prints each using your camera s Print set menu c 69 View pictures on a...

Page 68: ...nitor will remain off and the image normally shown in the monitor will be displayed on the television j Connecting the A V Cable When connecting the A V cable be sure that the camera connector is oriented correctly Do not use force when connecting the A V cable to the camera When disconnecting the A V cable do not pull the connector at an angle Do not pinch the connector cover between the camera s...

Page 69: ...y 2 This camera supports the USB options Mass storage and PTP default set ting 3 The camera s E d button cannot be used to transfer pictures when the memory card write protect switch is in the lock position Use Transfer in PictureProject To use E d on the camera unlock by sliding the switch to the write position before transferring pictures 4 If your computer is running Windows 2000 Professional b...

Page 70: ... For information on using the multi selector see Multi Selector c 8 3 Press G or H to choose Interface and press d 4 Press G or H to choose USB and press d 5 Press G or H to choose PTP or Mass storage and press d The setting is enabled To finish setting press m MENU Exit Shooting menu Set up Image mode White balance Continuous BSS H G Set up Format memory Language Interface Reset all Battery Type ...

Page 71: ...nd movies Transfer using PictureProject While PictureProject Transfer is launched click Transfer of Picture Project Transfer All pictures and movies marked for transfer are copied to the com puter Once transfer is complete pictures are displayed in Picture Project Transfer using E d on the camera While PictureProject Transfer is launched press E d on the cam era to copy pictures marked for transfe...

Page 72: ... below before turn ing the camera off and disconnecting the USB cable Windows Vista XP Home Edition XP Professional Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the taskbar and select Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device from the menu displayed Windows 2000 Professional Click the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in the taskbar and select Stop USB Mass Storage Device from the menu dis played Macintosh Dr...

Page 73: ...printers can connect the cam era directly to the printer and print pictures without using a computer Take pictures Select pictures for print ing using Print set option c 69 Connecting the camera and printer c 64 Print pictures one at a time c 65 Print multiple pictures c 66 Turn camera off and disconnect USB cable ...

Page 74: ...the camera monitor Then the print selection screen will be displayed 2 j Connecting the USB Cable When connecting the USB cable be sure that the connectors are oriented cor rectly Do not use force when connecting the USB cable When disconnecting the USB cable do not pull the connector at an angle Do not pinch the connector cover between the camera s USB connector and the USB cable connector when c...

Page 75: ...dge menu is displayed Press v k to switch to full frame playback Press t j to switch back to thumbnail display For information on using the multi selector see Multi Selector c 8 2 Press G or H to choose Copies and press d 3 Press G or H to choose the number of copies up to 9 and press d 4 Press G or H to choose Paper size and press d MENU Print selection w PictBridge Start print Copies Paper size ...

Page 76: ... shown in step 1 when printing is complete Press d to terminate printing before print ing is complete Printing Multiple Pictures After connecting the camera to the printer correctly c 64 print pic tures by following the procedure below 1 When the print selection screen is dis played press m The print menu is displayed Paper size Default 3 5 x 5 in 5 x 7 in Postcard 100 x 150mm MENU Exit PictBridge...

Page 77: ...the number of copies for each Pictures selected for printing can be recognized by the check mark y and the numeral indicating the num ber of copies to be printed A check mark is not displayed with pictures for which 0 copies have been specified and these pic tures will not be printed Press v k to switch to full frame playback Press t j to switch back to thumbnail display Press d when setting is co...

Page 78: ... in Letter A3 and A4 Only sizes supported by the current printer will be displayed DPOF printing Pictures for which a print order has been created are printed accordingly c 69 The options for DPOF printing are dis played To print press G or H to choose Start print and press d To view the current print order choose View images and press d Print order details will be displayed Press m to modify the ...

Page 79: ... have created for pictures on the memory card If the memory card is removed from the camera you can create the DPOF print order for pictures in the internal memory and print pictures according to the DPOF print order 1 Press m in playback mode The playback menu is displayed When printing from a PictBridge compatible printer create print orders before connect ing the camera to the printer 2 Press t...

Page 80: ...at option To turn y off press d again Date Print the date of recording on all pic tures in print order Info Print shutter speed and aperture on all pictures in the print order Note that this information is not printed with direct connection to a printer c 64 Done Complete the print order and exit Pictures selected for printing are recognized by the w icon displayed with playback j Print Set Date a...

Page 81: ...Date and time can only be printed on pictures using the Date option in the print set menu when pictures are printed from a DPOF compatible printer c 120 Use the Date imprint c 94 option in the setup menu to print the date on pic tures from a printer that does not support DPOF position of the date is fixed at the bottom right hand corner of the picture Once the Date imprint option is enabled the da...

Page 82: ...o PTP 3 Turn the camera off and attach it to the dock insert 4 Print pictures Follow the procedures described in the printer manual Removing the Dock Insert Place your thumbs where indi cated press and lift j Note on Connecting to an ImageLink compatible Printer The monitor will dim automatically if no operations are performed for about one minute while the camera is connected to an ImageLink prin...

Page 83: ...display the shooting menu To choose menus and apply selection use the multi selector c 8 To exit the shooting menu press m again Z Set up c 87 Display the setup menu Z Image mode c 74 Choose image size and quality d White balance c 76 Match white balance to the light source q Continuous c 78 Take pictures one at a time or in a sequence A BSS c 79 Use the best shot selector to choose the sharpest p...

Page 84: ... in the monitor c 6 7 Option Size pixels Description b High 2816 L11 only 2 816 2 112 Highest quality suitable for enlargements or high quality prints L High 2560 L10 only 2 560 1 920 c Normal 2816 1 L11 only 2 816 2 112 Best choice in most situations d Normal 2560 2 L10 only 2 560 1 920 e Normal 2048 2 048 1 536 Smaller size allows more pic tures to be stored h PC screen 1024 1 024 768 Suited to ...

Page 85: ...s when printed depends on the printer resolution the higher the resolution the smaller the final print size l Image Mode The image mode setting can also be applied from the scene menu Changes made to the image mode setting from any of the two menus apply to all shoot ing modes Image mode Internal mem ory 7 MB Memory card1 256 MB Print size2 300 dpi cm in b High 2816A L11 only 2 80 24 18 9 4 7 1 c ...

Page 86: ...e more accurate results The effects of the selected option can be previewed in the monitor At settings other than Auto the icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor c 6 j Flash Mode At white balance settings other than Auto or Flash turn the flash off B c 24 e Auto default setting White balance automatically adjusted to suit lighting conditions Best choice in most situations f White...

Page 87: ...r H to choose Measure To apply the most recently measured value for preset white balance choose Cancel and press d 4 Frame the reference object 5 Press d The shutter is released and the new white balance value is set No pictures are recorded k Notes on Preset White Balance The camera cannot measure a value for preset white balance when the flash fires Regardless of the flash mode selected the flas...

Page 88: ...e monitor r Single default setting One shot is taken each time the shutter release button is pressed q Continuous While the shutter release button is held down pictures are taken continuously at a maximum rate of about two frames per second fps This rate is maintained for up to five pictures w Multi shot 16 Each time the shutter release button is pressed camera takes 16 shots at about two frames p...

Page 89: ... in monochrome The effects of the selected option can be previewed in the monitor At settings other than Standard color the icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor c 6 A On Recommended for taking pictures in poorly lit places or in other situations where camera shake may occur Camera takes shots while shutter release button is pressed to a maximum of ten These images are then comp...

Page 90: ... and BSS Applied Continuous and BSS setting is restored when picture is taken or self timer is turned off Continuous Selecting Continuous or Multi shot 16 turns BSS off Applied BSS setting is not restored when Single is selected BSS Continuous is automatically set to Single when BSS is on Applied Continuous setting is not restored when BSS is turned off White balance and color options White balanc...

Page 91: ...splay the setup menu w Print set c 69 Select pictures for printing z Slide show c 83 View pictures in an automatic slide show A Delete c 84 Delete all or selected pictures D Protect c 84 Protect selected pictures from accidental deletion E Transfer marking c 85 Change transfer marking for existing pictures H Small pic c 45 Create a small copy of the current picture O Voice memo c 46 Record voice m...

Page 92: ...r J to choose a picture from a list of thumb nails Only one picture can be selected for Wel come screen Proceed to step 3 Press v k to switch to full frame playback Press t j to switch back to thumbnail display For information on using the multi selector see Multi Selector c 8 2 Press G or H to choose ON or OFF or the number of copies when apply ing print settings When ON is selected a check mark ...

Page 93: ...urn to the previous picture Hold I or J down to fast forward or rewind Press d to pause the slide show The menu shown at right is displayed when the slide show ends or is paused Choose Restart and press d to play the slide show again or End to stop the slide show and return to the playback menu j Notes on Slide Show Only the first frame of movies c 51 included in slide shows is displayed Select Lo...

Page 94: ...e erase selected images screen and by the Q icon c 40 in thumbnail playback Protected pictures cannot be deleted with T or by select ing Delete from the playback menu Note however that formatting will delete protected files c 98 See Selecting Multiple Pictures c 82 for more information on using this function Erase selected images Delete selected pictures See Selecting Multiple Pictures c 82 for mo...

Page 95: ...re than 999 pictures can be marked for transfer If more than 999 pic tures are marked use PictureProject to transfer the pictures See the Picture Project Reference Manual on CD for details The camera does not recognize transfer settings applied with another make or model of digital camera Select pictures for transfer using the same model that initially took the pictures All on Mark all images for ...

Page 96: ...ontains no images is displayed Press m to display the copy option screen and copy the pictures stored in the camera s internal memory to the memory card k File Number When pictures are copied using the Selected images option the newly copied pictures are numbered consecutively from the largest number existing between the two memory sources Ex when the last number in the source memory is 32 DSCN003...

Page 97: ...yle f Date imprint c 94 Imprint date or date counter on pictures h Sound settings c 96 Adjust sound and volume settings h Blur warning c 96 Choose whether or not to perform a camera shake check i Auto off c 97 Set time before camera enters standby mode to save power M O Format memory Format card c 98 Format internal memory or memory card j Language c 99 Choose language for camera menus and message...

Page 98: ...Icons is selected all menu items can be displayed in a single page with the name of the highlighted menu displayed at the top of the page MENU Exit Shooting menu Set up Image mode White balance Continuous BSS H G MENU Exit Shooting menu Set up Image mode White balance Continuous BSS H G Set up Shooting menu Menus Quick startup Welcome screen Date MENU Exit Display the menu screen Press the multi s...

Page 99: ... you can select a new one by following the confirma tion dialog Nikon Displays a welcome screen when the camera is turned on Animation default setting Displays a short animation when the camera is turned on Select an image Select a picture in the internal memory or on the memory card for the welcome screen Choose a picture in the picture selection screen c 82 and press d The image used in the welc...

Page 100: ...ress d then press G The time is automatically advanced one hour 3 Press J The New city time zone screen is displayed Date Set camera clock to current date and time c 12 12 Time zone Z home time zone and daylight saving time can be set in the time zone menu When Y destination time zone is selected the time difference c 92 is automatically calculated and the date and time in the selected region are ...

Page 101: ... switch to the home time zone choose X in step 2 and press d To change the home time zone choose X in step 2 and perform the following steps for the home time zone k Daylight Saving Time If date and time are set when daylight saving time is not in effect Turn Daylight saving on y when daylight saving time begins to automati cally advance the camera s clock one hour If date and time are set with Da...

Page 102: ...k to local time GMT Location GMT Location 11 Midway Samoa 1 Madrid Paris Berlin 10 Hawaii Tahiti 2 Athens Helsinki 9 Alaska Anchorage 3 Moscow Nairobi 8 PST PDT Los Angeles Seattle Vancouver 4 Abu Dhabi Dubai 7 MST MDT Denver Phoenix La Paz 5 Islamabad Karachi 6 CST CDT Chicago Houston Mexico City 6 Colombo Dhaka 5 EST EDT New York Toronto Lima 7 Bangkok Jakarta 4 Caracas Manaus 8 Beijing Hong Kon...

Page 103: ... as in Show info above After five seconds display will be the same as Hide info Hide info Framing grid Monitor settings Photo info Brightness MENU Exit 3 5 5 L 15 05 2007 15 30 15 05 2007 15 30 4 4 9999 JPG 9999 JPG 4 4 15 05 2007 15 30 9999 JPG L 5 5 L In L auto mode a framing grid is displayed to help frame pictures other current settings or operation guide is displayed for five seconds as in Au...

Page 104: ... not available in movie mode or when Panorama assist scene mode k Date imprint and Print set When using DPOF compatible devices shooting date or photo information will be printed if Date or Info is selected in the print set menu c 69 See l Dif ferences Between Print Set and Date Imprint c 71 for more information on the difference between Date imprint and Print set H Off default setting Time and da...

Page 105: ... highlight an option press the multi selec tor J and enter a date c 12 To select a date choose an option and press d Display options Choose Number of days Years and days or Yrs mnths days and press d Date counter MENU Exit 155 20 05 2007 Number of days Press d or the multi selector J to display the stored dates option Press d to display the display options Stored dates 20 05 2007 03 07 2007 MENU E...

Page 106: ...utton sound When On default setting is selected beep will sound once when operations are completed successfully three times when error is detected Shutter sound Choose On to enable shutter sound or Off to disable shutter sound Volume Choose volume of shutter sound or start up sound that plays when camera is turned on from Loud Normal default setting and Off Sound settings Button sound Shutter soun...

Page 107: ...yed Auto off Choose the time allowed to elapse before the camera enters standby mode when no operations are performed from 30s default setting 1m 5m and 30m Sleep Mode If On is selected the camera will enter standby mode when there is no change in the brightness of the subject in shooting mode even before the time selected in the auto off menu has elapsed The camera will enter sleep mode after 30 ...

Page 108: ... card option appears in the setup menu j Formatting Internal Memory and Memory Cards Formatting the internal memory or memory cards permanently deletes all data Be sure to transfer important pictures to a computer before formatting Do not turn the camera off or remove the batteries or memory card during for matting The first time you insert the memory cards used in other devices into the COOLPIX L...

Page 109: ...rman Russian English default setting Finnish Spanish Swedish French Simplified Chinese Indonesian Traditional Chinese Italian Japanese Dutch Korean Norwegian Thai USB Select Mass storage or PTP for connec tion to computer c 60 or printer c 64 Video mode Choose from NTSC and PAL c 58 Auto transfer Choose On default setting to mark all new pictures for transfer to computer c 62 Interface USB Video m...

Page 110: ...alue Movie options c 49 Small size 320 Option Default value Image mode c 74 c Normal L11 d Normal L10 White balance c 76 Auto Continuous c 78 Single BSS c 79 Off Color Options c 79 Standard color Option Default value Menus c 88 Text Quick startup c 89 On Welcome screen c 89 Animation Photo info c 93 Auto info Brightness c 93 3 Date imprint c 94 Off Button sound c 96 On Shutter sound c 96 On Volume...

Page 111: ... the correct battery level c 16 choose the type that matches the batteries currently in use B Firmware Version View the current camera firmware version Option Default value Blur warning c 96 On Auto off c 97 30 s thirty seconds Sleep Mode c 97 On Auto transfer c 99 On Option Default value Paper size c 65 67 Default Alkaline default setting LR6 alkaline AA size batteries supplied COOLPIX NiMH EN MH...

Page 112: ...upplied USB cable to transfer pictures 2 SDHC compliant Other memory cards have not been tested For more details on the memory cards listed above please contact the manufacturer Rechargeable battery Two EN MH1 Rechargeable Ni MH Batteries EN MH1 B2 Battery charger Battery Charger MH 71 AC adapter AC Adapter EH 65A connects as shown AC Adapter EH 62B cannot be used Audio Video cable supplied with L...

Page 113: ...olders from the source medium file names do not change but new folder numbers are assigned in ascending order starting from the largest folder number on the des tination medium c 56 86 Folders can hold up to 200 pictures if a picture is taken when the current folder contains 200 pictures a new folder will be created by adding one to the current folder number If a picture is taken when the current ...

Page 114: ... batteries while the product is on or while images are being recorded or deleted Forcibly cutting power in these cir cumstances could result in loss of data or in damage to product memory or inter nal circuitry To prevent an accidental interruption of power avoid carrying the product from one place to another while an AC adapter is connected j Keep dry The device will be damaged if immersed in wat...

Page 115: ... with your fingers 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 end To remove fingerprints or other stains that cannot be removed with a blower wipe the lens with a soft cloth using a spiral motion that starts at the center of the lens and working toward to the edges If this fails clean the...

Page 116: ... Turn the camera on and release the shutter a few times before putting the camera away again k 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 displays and does not indicate a malfunction Images recorded using the product will not be affected When framing bright subjects vertical comet like streaks th...

Page 117: ...ed Use flash or steady camera using tri pod by placing camera on level sur face or by holding camera in both hands with elbows against torso 4 18 24 I Warning Please wait for the camera to finish recording y Camera cannot per form other opera tions until recording is complete Message clears from display auto matically when recording is com plete 21 K Memory card is write protected Write protect sw...

Page 118: ... saved Error occurred while recording picture Format internal memory or memory card 98 Camera has run out of file numbers Insert new mem ory card Format internal memory or mem ory card 14 98 Cannot create cropped D Light ing or small copy Select picture that supports crop D Lighting or small picture 42 Picture cannot be used for welcome screen Choose picture 640 480 pixels or larger Cannot copy pi...

Page 119: ...om D Lighting crop or small picture option can not be adjusted using D Lighting 42 K Cannot record movie Time out error while recording movie Choose memory card with faster write speed 102 K File contains no image data File not created with COOLPIX L11 COOLPIX L10 View file on com puter or other device I This file cannot be played back K This image cannot be deleted Picture is protected Remove pro...

Page 120: ...USB option incor rect Choose correct USB option 59 60 PictureProject did not start K No images are marked for transfer No pictures selected for transfer Select pictures for transfer in the play back menu and try again 85 I Transfer error Transfer error Check battery level Check that USB cable is con nected 16 59 System error J Error has occurred in camera s internal circuitry Turn camera off remov...

Page 121: ...med paper select Resume and press d to resume print ing Iw Printer error out of paper No paper is loaded in printer Load the specified paper select Resume and press d to resume print ing Iw Printer error check ink Ink error Check ink select Resume and press d to resume print ing Iw Printer error out of ink Ink cartridge is empty Replace ink select Resume and press d to resume print ing Iw Printer ...

Page 122: ...d to the dock insert Disconnect the A V cable or the USB cable to print pictures To connect to a computer remove the cam era from the dock insert and discon nect the A V cable To connect to a TV remove the camera from the dock insert and disconnect the USB cable 72 58 62 Display Problem Solution c ...

Page 123: ...ble is connected 10 16 21 25 59 58 No indicators displayed in monitor Hide info is selected for Photo info Select Show info 93 Monitor is hard to read Ambient lighting is too dark move to a brighter location Adjust monitor brightness Monitor is dirty Clean monitor 93 105 Date and time of record ing are not correct Voice recordings recorded before clock has been set and Date not set indicator blink...

Page 124: ... blocked Subject is beyond flash range Adjust exposure compensation Subject is backlit Select L Back light scene mode or use fill flash 24 18 24 28 24 36 Pictures are too bright overexposed Adjust exposure compensation 28 Randomly spaced bright pixels noise appear in image Shutter speed too slow Noise can be reduced by Using flash D Night portrait J Dusk dawn or G Night landscape is selected in sc...

Page 125: ...nnot be used Digital zoom is not available when B Portrait or D Night portrait is selected for scene mode or when option other than Single is selected for Continuous 29 78 Image mode not avail able Image mode cannot be adjusted when Multi shot 16 is selected for Continuous 78 Date imprint not avail able Camera clock has not been set 12 90 Date not appearing on pictures Date does not appear on movi...

Page 126: ...pictures PictureProject does not start when camera is con nected Camera is off Batteries are exhausted USB cable is not correctly connected Appropriate USB option is not selected Camera is not registered in Device Manager Windows only See the PictureProject reference man ual on CD for further information Computer is not set to launch Pic tureProject automatically 10 16 61 59 60 Pictures not displa...

Page 127: ...valent with 35mm 135 format picture angle approx 450mm Autofocus AF Contrast detect AF Focus range from lens 40 cm 15 7 in to Macro close up mode 15 cm 5 9 in to W Focus area Center Monitor L11 2 4 in 115 000 dot TFT LCD with bright ness adjustment L10 2 0 in 153 000 dot TFT LCD with bright ness adjustment Frame coverage Shooting mode Approx 97 horizontal and 97 vertical Playback Approx 100 horizo...

Page 128: ... than 2 spot AF area Exposure control Programmed auto exposure with exposure com pensation 2 0 to 2 0 EV in steps of 1 3 EV Range W 1 0 to 16 0 EV T 1 0 to 17 0 EV Shutter Mechanical and charge coupled electronic shutter Speed 4 to 1 2000 s Aperture Electronically controlled preset aperture Range 2 steps f 2 8 and f 5 2 W Self timer 10 seconds duration Built in flash Range W 0 4 to 3 0 m 1 ft 4 in...

Page 129: ...Por tuguese Russian Finnish Swedish Chinese Sim plified and Traditional Japanese Korean Thai Power sources LR6 alkaline AA size battery 2 supplied ZR6 oxyride AA size battery 2 available separately FR6 lithium AA size battery 2 available separately Rechargeable Ni MH Battery EN MH1 2 available separately from Nikon AC Adapter EH 65A available separately from Nikon Battery life Approx 250 shots wit...

Page 130: ...upports Exif Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras version 2 2 a standard that allows information stored with photographs to be used for optimal color reproduction when images are output from Exif compliant printers PictBridge A standard developed cooperatively by the digital cam era and printer industries allowing photographs to be output directly to a printer without connectin...

Page 131: ...dapter 11 57 102 Audio Video A V cable 102 Audio video A V cable EG CP14 58 Auto off 97 Auto transfer 99 B Back light 36 Batteries 4 10 101 chamber cover 4 charger 102 EN MH1 10 101 102 FR6 lithium 10 101 LR6 alkaline 10 11 101 ZR6 oxyride 10 101 Battery level 16 Battery type 11 101 Beach snow 33 Best shot selector 79 Blur 25 Blur warning 25 96 Brightness 93 BSS 79 C Cable connector 5 58 61 64 Cle...

Page 132: ...5 mode 24 Flash lamp 5 Focus 20 21 Focus area 20 Folder names 103 Formatting internal memory 98 memory cards 15 98 Framing pictures 18 FSCN 103 H Help 9 I Image mode 17 30 74 Image quality 74 Image size 74 ImageLink 120 compatible printer 72 connector 5 Interface 99 Internal memory 14 formatting 98 ISO 25 J JPG 103 L Lamp redJ 25 Landscape 31 Language 99 Lens 4 M Macro close up mode 27 Memory card...

Page 133: ...ridge 63 120 Playback full frame playback 22 thumbnail payback 40 viewing pictures 23 Playback menu 81 Portrait 31 Power switch 4 10 Power on lamp 4 10 Print set 69 printing date 70 71 shooting information 70 Printing pictures 63 65 66 direct printing 63 Protect 84 PV 14 72 120 Q Quick startup 89 R Red eye reduction 25 Reset all 100 RSCN 103 S Self timer 26 Self timer lamp 4 Set up menu 87 Shootin...

Page 134: ... pictures for 62 Transfer marking 85 99 Transferring pictures 61 Tripod 5 U USB 60 62 64 99 cable UC E6 59 61 64 V Video mode 99 Voice memos 46 Voice recording 52 copying 56 playing 54 Volume 51 W WAV 103 Welcome screen 89 White balance 76 Z Zoom 18 digital 18 19 optical 18 playback 41 Zoom buttons 5 51 ...

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