Nikon COOLPIX 4500 manual

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    HTTP :// WWW . SHORTCOURSES . COM 1 T HE S HORT C OURSES W EB S ITE AND O N - LINE D IGITAL P HOTOGRAPHY B OOKSTORE A S HORT C OURSE IN N IKON C OOLPIX 4500 P HOTOGRAPHY A S HOR T C OURSE P OCKET G UIDE TO THE N IKON C OOLPIX 4500 The Editors of ShortCourses.com http://www .shortcourses.com[...]

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    HTTP :// WWW . SHORTCOURSES . COM 2 T HE S HORT C OURSES W EB S ITE AND O N - LINE D IGITAL P HOTOGRAPHY B OOKSTORE A S HORT C OURSE IN N IKON C OOLPIX 4500 P HOTOGRAPHY ShortCourses.com A Short Course Pocket Guide Nikon Coolpix 4500 © Copyright 2003 by Dennis P . Curtin. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Except as perm[...]

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    HTTP :// WWW . SHORTCOURSES . COM 3 T HE S HORT C OURSES W EB S ITE AND O N - LINE D IGITAL P HOTOGRAPHY B OOKSTORE A S HORT C OURSE IN N IKON C OOLPIX 4500 P HOTOGRAPHY Books and Batteries Managing Y our Digital Images Since there are no film costs when shooting with your 4500, you’ll soon be overrun by images you’ve taken. T o help you organi[...]

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    HTTP :// WWW . SHORTCOURSES . COM 4 T HE S HORT C OURSES W EB S ITE AND O N - LINE D IGITAL P HOTOGRAPHY B OOKSTORE A S HORT C OURSE IN N IKON C OOLPIX 4500 P HOTOGRAPHY Digital Desktop S tudio Photography The ezCube While working on the book “Digital Desktop Studio Photography” we looked high and low for lighting products that were easy to use[...]

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    HTTP :// WWW . SHORTCOURSES . COM 5 T HE S HORT C OURSES W EB S ITE AND O N - LINE D IGITAL P HOTOGRAPHY B OOKSTORE A S HORT C OURSE IN N IKON C OOLPIX 4500 P HOTOGRAPHY C ONTENTS Preface ........................................................................ 2 Books and Batte ries ..................................................... 3 Digital De[...]

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    HTTP :// WWW . SHORTCOURSES . COM 6 T HE S HORT C OURSES W EB S ITE AND O N - LINE D IGITAL P HOTOGRAPHY B OOKSTORE A S HORT C OURSE IN N IKON C OOLPIX 4500 P HOTOGRAPHY T aking a Picture in Auto Mode 1. Press the power switch toward ON and then release it. Swivel the lens to a comfortable position, remove the lens cap, and check the number of pict[...]

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    HTTP :// WWW . SHORTCOURSES . COM 7 T HE S HORT C OURSES W EB S ITE AND O N - LINE D IGITAL P HOTOGRAPHY B OOKSTORE A S HORT C OURSE IN N IKON C OOLPIX 4500 P HOTOGRAPHY ■ T o play a movie (page 121) when the first frame is displayed full-screen on the monitor (it’s marked with a movie icon), press down the Multi Selector ’s center point once[...]

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    HTTP :// WWW . SHORTCOURSES . COM 8 T HE S HORT C OURSES W EB S ITE AND O N - LINE D IGITAL P HOTOGRAPHY B OOKSTORE A S HORT C OURSE IN N IKON C OOLPIX 4500 P HOTOGRAPHY down point to protect it and mark it with a key icon. (Y ou use the same pr ocedur es to remove the icon.) 4. When finished marking images, press the Multi Selector ’s center or [...]

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    HTTP :// WWW . SHORTCOURSES . COM 9 T HE S HORT C OURSES W EB S ITE AND O N - LINE D IGITAL P HOTOGRAPHY B OOKSTORE A S HORT C OURSE IN N IKON C OOLPIX 4500 P HOTOGRAPHY 3. When finished, rotate the Command Dial until the P* changes back to P, select another shooting mode, press the Playback button, or turn off the camera . Using Shutter-Priority M[...]

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    HTTP :// WWW . SHORTCOURSES . COM 10 T HE S HORT C OURSES W EB S ITE AND O N - LINE D IGITAL P HOTOGRAPHY B OOKSTORE A S HORT C OURSE IN N IKON C OOLPIX 4500 P HOTOGRAPHY Using Histograms ■ If the histogram shows most pixels toward the left (darker) side of the graph, use exposure compensa- tion to add exposure (page 50). ■ If the histogram sho[...]

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    HTTP :// WWW . SHORTCOURSES . COM 11 T HE S HORT C OURSES W EB S ITE AND O N - LINE D IGITAL P HOTOGRAPHY B OOKSTORE A S HORT C OURSE IN N IKON C OOLPIX 4500 P HOTOGRAPHY Using Focus Lock 1. W ith the camera in any shooting mode, point it so the subject you want to lock focus on is in the active AF Area. 2. Press the shutter button halfway down and[...]

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    HTTP :// WWW . SHORTCOURSES . COM 12 T HE S HORT C OURSES W EB S ITE AND O N - LINE D IGITAL P HOTOGRAPHY B OOKSTORE A S HORT C OURSE IN N IKON C OOLPIX 4500 P HOTOGRAPHY Setting White Balance 1. W ith the camera in P , S, A, or M mode pr ess the MENU button to display the shooting menu. 2. Press the down point on the Multi selector to highlight Wh[...]

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    HTTP :// WWW . SHORTCOURSES . COM 13 T HE S HORT C OURSES W EB S ITE AND O N - LINE D IGITAL P HOTOGRAPHY B OOKSTORE A S HORT C OURSE IN N IKON C OOLPIX 4500 P HOTOGRAPHY Setting the Zoom S tartup Position 1. W ith the camera in P , S, A, or M mode, press the MENU button to display the shooting menu. 2. Press the down button on the Multi Selector t[...]

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    HTTP :// WWW . SHORTCOURSES . COM 14 T HE S HORT C OURSES W EB S ITE AND O N - LINE D IGITAL P HOTOGRAPHY B OOKSTORE A S HORT C OURSE IN N IKON C OOLPIX 4500 P HOTOGRAPHY Using Anytime Flash Mode 1. W ith the camera in any shooting mode, repeatedly press the Flash/ISO button on the back of the camera until the anytime flash icon (a lightning bolt) [...]

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    HTTP :// WWW . SHORTCOURSES . COM 15 T HE S HORT C OURSES W EB S ITE AND O N - LINE D IGITAL P HOTOGRAPHY B OOKSTORE A S HORT C OURSE IN N IKON C OOLPIX 4500 P HOTOGRAPHY Attaching a V oice Memo to a Photo 1. W ith the camera in any shooting mode, press the Playback button twice to display full-screen the last photo you took. 2. Press the points on[...]

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    HTTP :// WWW . SHORTCOURSES . COM 16 T HE S HORT C OURSES W EB S ITE AND O N - LINE D IGITAL P HOTOGRAPHY B OOKSTORE A S HORT C OURSE IN N IKON C OOLPIX 4500 P HOTOGRAPHY Preparing Print Sets 1. W ith the camera in any shooting mode, press the Playback button twice to display full-screen the last picture you took, then press the MENU button. 2. Pre[...]