Nikon L840 manual

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    DIGIT AL CAMERA Ref erenc e Manual[...]

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    Introduction i Table of Contents xiii Parts of the Came ra 1 Preparing for Shooting 6 Basic Shooti ng and Playback Operation s 12 Shooting Feature s 22 Playback Fea tures 57 Recording and Playing Back Movies 68 Using M enus 75 Using the Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) Function 116 Connecting the Camera to a TV, Printer, or Computer 120 Technical N otes 130[...]

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    i Introduction Introduction To get the most from this Nikon product, be sure to read “For Your Safety” ( A v-vii) and “Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN Network)” ( A x), and all other instructions thoroughly and keep them wh ere they will be read by all who use the camera . • If you want to start using the ca me ra right away, see “Preparing for Sho[...]

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    ii Introduction Information and Precautions Life-Long Learning As part of Nikon’s “Life-Long Learning” commitment to ongoing product support and education, continually updated informat ion is available online at the following websit es: • For users in the U.S.A.: http://www.nikonusa.com/ • For users in Europe an d Africa: http://www.euro [...]

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    iii Introduction About the Manuals • No part of the manuals included with this product may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system , or translated into any language in any form, by any means, without Nikon’s prior written permission. • Illustrations and monitor conten t shown in this man ual may differ from the a[...]

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    iv Introduction Disposing of Data Storage Devices Please note that deleting images or form a tting data storage devices such as memory cards or built-in camera memory doe s not completely erase the original imag e data. Deleted files can some times be recovered from disca rded storage devices using commercially available software, potentially resul[...]

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    v Introduction To prevent damage t o your Nikon product or injury to yourself or to others , read the following safet y precautions in their ent irety before using this equipment. Keep thes e safety instructio ns where all those who use the produc t will read them. WARNINGS Turn off in the event of malfunction Should you notice smoke or an unusual [...]

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    vi Introduction Do not leave the product where it will be exposed to extremely high temperatures, such as in an enclosed automobile or in direct sunlight Failure to observe this precaution coul d cause damage or fire. Observe caution when handling batteries Batteries may lea k or explode if improperl y handled. Observe the fol lowing precautions wh[...]

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    vii Introduction • Do not handle the plug or battery charger with wet hands . Failure to observe this prec aution could result in electric shock. • Do not use with travel co nverters or a dapters designed to convert from one voltage to another or wit h DC-to-AC invert ers. Failur e to observe this precaution could damage the product or cause ov[...]

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    viii Introduction Notices for Customers in the U.S.A. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radio Freq uency Interference Statement This equ ipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful inter[...]

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    ix Introduction Notice for Customers in the State of California WARNING Handling the cord on this product will expose you to lead, a chem ical known to the State of California to cause birt h defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling. Nikon Inc., 1300 Walt Whitman Road, Melvil le, New York 11747-3064, U.S.A. Tel: 631-547-4200 No[...]

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    x Introduction This product is controlled by the Un ited States Export Administration Regulations, and you are re quired to obt ain permission from the Unit ed States government if you export or re-export th is product to any country to which the United States embargoes goods. The following countries were subjec t to embargo: Cuba, Iran, North Kore[...]

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    xi Introduction COOLPIX L840, which is equipped with a WSDB-686GN (FCC ID:2AAD3AA1G0J0 / IC ID:4634A-2150EC) Wireless LAN Mo dule, has been te sted and found to comply with FCC/IC radiat ion exposure l imits set fo rth for an uncontrolled environment and meet s the FCC radio frequ ency (RF) Exposure Guidelines in Supplement C to OET65 and RSS-102 o[...]

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    xii Introduction Precautions when Using Radio Trans missions Always keep in mind that radio tra nsmission or recept ion of data is subject to interception by third parties. Note that Nikon is not responsible for data or information leak s that may occur during data transfer . Personal Information Management and Disclaimer • User information re gi[...]

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    xiii Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction ............ ............ ......... ............ ............. ......... ............ ............ .......... ............ i Read This First ........................................................... .................................... ................. .............. i Other Information .....[...]

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    xiv Table of Contents Shooting Features .................... ............ .......... ............ ............ .......... ............ ........... 22 o (Scene Auto Selector) Mode ...... ............................................. .................................... 22 Scene Mode (Shooting Suite d to Scenes) ......................................[...]

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    xv Table of Contents Playback Features...... ............. ......... ............ ............ .......... ............ ............ .......... .... 57 Playback Zoom ... .................................... ............................................. .............................. ...... 57 Thumbnail Playback /Calendar Disp lay ... ...............[...]

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    xvi Table of Contents Using Menus.. .......... ............ ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... ......... 75 The Shooting Menu (for A (Auto) Mode) ......................................... ........................... 77 Image Mode (Image Size and Quality)....... ................... ..................[...]

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    xvii Table of Contents The Setup Menu .......... .................................... ............................................. ...................... .. 105 Time Zone and Date ........................... ............... .................. ................... ............... ............... ............... 105 Monitor Settings .................[...]

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    xviii Table of Contents Connecting the Camera to a TV, Printer, or Compu ter ................ ........... 120 Connecting the Camera to a TV (Playback on a TV) ...... .................................... ...... 122 Connecting the Camera to a Prin ter (Direct Print) ........................... ........................ 124 Connecting the C amera to a [...]

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    1 Parts of the Camera Parts of the Camera The Camera Body 12 14 10 8 7 69 43 3 1 13 5 11 2 1 Zoom control .......... .................. ............ 14 f : Wide-angle ... ................... ........ 14 g : Telephoto .......... ................... .... 14 h : Thumbnail playback .. ........ 58 i : Playback zoom ...................... 57 j : Help ...[...]

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    2 Parts of the Camera 12 13 5 10 4 3 2 9 1 6 15 14 11 8 7 1 Monitor .......................... ............... ....... 3, 16 2 A (shooting mode) b utton .................. .............. 22, 23, 32, 34, 38, 41 3 Flash lamp ......... ................... ............... .... 44 4 b ( e movie-record) button. .... 68 5 c (playback) button .............[...]

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    3 Parts of the Camera The information that is displayed in th e monitor during shooting and playback changes depending on the camera’s settings and state of use. By default, informatio n is displayed wh en the camer a is turned on and when you operate the camera, and turns off after a few s econds (when Photo info is set to Auto info in Monitor s[...]

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    4 Parts of the Camera HDR HDR PRE PRE 10 10 2 2 999 999 29 m 0s 29 m 0s F3 F3 1/250 1/250 +1.0 +1.0 10 10 120 120 H H L L 6 0 60 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 32 35 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 34 36 33 30 31 18 Focus area (manual or cente r) .................. ................... ............... ........... 54, 84 19 Focus area (target find in[...]

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    5 Parts of the Camera Playback Mode 999 / 999 999 / 999 9999 / 9999 9999 / 9999 2 9 m 0s 29 m 0s 2 9 m 0s 29 m 0s 9999.JPG 9999.JPG 15 /11/2015 12:00 15/11/2015 12:00 999/999 999/999 18 5 6 12 13 9 3 10 17 16 4 12 14 15 19 78 11 23 20 21 22 1 List by date icon ....... ................... ........ 59 2 Protect icon .............. .................. [...]

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    6 Preparing for Shooting Preparing for Shooting Attach the lens cap to the cam era strap, and then at tach the strap to the camera. B Lens Cap When the cam era is not in use, pr otec t the lens by attaching the lens cap. Attaching the Camera Strap and Lens Cap Attach them at two places.[...]

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    7 Preparing for Shooting • Hold the camera upsi de down to prevent the batte ries from falling out, confirm that the positive (+ ) and negative (–) term inals of the batterie s are oriented corre ctly, and inse rt the batter ies. • Slide the memory card in until it clicks int o place ( 5 ). • Be careful not to in sert the batteries or m emo[...]

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    8 Preparing for Shooting B Notes About the Batteries • Do not combine old and new batteries or batteries of different makes or type s. • Batteries with the following defects cannot be used: B Notes About EN-MH2 Rechargeable Ni-MH Batteri es When using EN-MH2 batteries with th e camera , charg e four batteri es at a time using Battery Ch arger M[...]

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    9 Preparing for Shooting When the camera is turne d on for the first time, th e language-selectio n screen and the date and tim e setting screen f or the camera cloc k are displaye d. 1 Remove the lens cap, and then press the power switch to turn on the camera. • The monitor turns on. • To turn the cam era off, press the power switch again. 2 U[...]

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    10 Preparing for Shooting 6 Set the date and time, and press the k button. • Use JK to select a field and then use HI to set the date and time. • Select the minute field and press the k button to confirm the setting. 7 When the confirmation dialog is displayed, use HI to select Yes and press the k butt on. 8 Press the A (shooting mode) button. [...]

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    11 Preparing for Shooting C Changing the Language or the Date and Time Setting • You can change thes e settings using the Language and Time zon e and date settings in the z setup me nu ( A 75). • You can enab le or disab le dayligh t saving tim e in the z setup menu by selecting Time zone and date followed by Time zone . Press the multi se lect[...]

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    12 Basic Shooting and Playback Ope rations Basic Shooting and Playback Operations 1 Hold the camera steady. • Keep fingers and other objects away from the lens, flash, AF-as sist illuminator, microphone, a nd speaker. 2 Frame the picture. • Move the zoom control or side zoom cont rol to change the zoom lens position. • When the subject is los[...]

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    13 Basic Shooting and Playback Ope rations 3 Press the shutter-release button halfway. • When the subject is in focus, the focus area or focus indicator is displaye d in green. • When you are using digital zoom, the camera focuses in the center of the frame and the focus area is not displayed. • If the focus are a or fo cus indicator flashes,[...]

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    14 Basic Shooting and Playback Ope rations Using the Zoom When you move the zoom control, the zoom lens position changes. • To zoom in: Move toward g • To zoom out: Move toward f When you turn the came ra on, the zoom move s to the maximum wide-angle position. • Rotating the zoom cont rol all the way in either di rection adjusts the zoom qu i[...]

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    15 Basic Shooting and Playback Ope rations Using the Snap-back Zoom When the subject is lost at the telephoto zoom po sition, press the q (snap- back zoom) button to temporarily wide n the angl e of view so that you c an frame the subject more easily. • While pressing the q button , frame the subject inside the framing border of the shooting scre[...]

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    16 Basic Shooting and Playback Ope rations The Shutter-release Button The angle of the monitor can be lowered down to approx. 85° or raised upward to approx. 90°. This is conv enient when tak ing pictures with the camera held at high or low positions. B Notes About Monitor • Do not apply excessive force when ch anging the angle of the monitor. [...]

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    17 Basic Shooting and Playback Ope rations 1 Press the c (playback) button to enter playback mode. • If you press and h old down the c button while the camera is tu rn ed off, the cam era turns on in pl aybac k mode. 2 Use the multi se lector to select an image to display. • Press and hol d down HIJK to scroll through the im ages quickly. • T[...]

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    18 Basic Shooting and Playback Ope rations 1 Press the l (delete) button to delete the image curre ntly displayed in the monitor. 2 Use the multi selector HI to select the desired deletion method and press the k button. • To exit without dele ting, press the d button. 3 Select Yes and press the k button. • Deleted images cannot be recovered . B[...]

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    19 Basic Shooting and Playback Ope rations Operating the Erase Selected Images Screen 1 Use the multi selector JK to s el e c t a n i m a g e t o b e d e l et e d , a nd then use H to display c . • To undo th e selection, press I to remove c . • Move the zoom control ( A 1) toward g ( i ) to switch to full-frame playback or f ( h ) to switch to[...]

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    20 Basic Shooting and Playback Ope rations The shooting modes descri bed below are available. • o Scene auto selector The camera autom atically recognize s the shooting sce ne when you fram e a picture, making it ea sier to take pictur es using settings that suit the scene . • b Scene mode Camera settings are opti mized according to the sce ne [...]

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    21 Basic Shooting and Playback Ope rations When the shooting screen is displaye d, you can press the multi selector H ( m ) J ( n ) I ( p ) K ( o ) to set the functions described below. • m Flash mode You can select a fla sh mode to matc h the shooting conditions when the flash is raised. • n Self-timer The camera releases the shutter 10 second[...]

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    22 Shooting Features Shooting Features The camera auto matically reco gnizes th e shooting scen e when you fr ame a picture, making it easier to t ake pictures u sing settings tha t suit the s cene. When the camera auto matically recognizes the shooting scene, the shooting mode icon displayed on the shooting screen changes accordingly. * One image [...]

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    23 Shooting Features When a scene is selecte d, camera settings are au tomatically opt imized for the selected scene . * The icon of th e last sc ene selected is displ ayed. 1 The camera focuses at infinity. 2 The camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame. 3 Use of a tripod is reco mmended, because the shutter speed is slow. Set Photo V[...]

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    24 Shooting Features Tips and Notes d Sports • While the shutter-release button is held all the way down, the camer a shoots up to about 7 images continuously at a rate of about 7.4 fps (when Image mode is set to P 4608×3456 ). • The frame rate for continuous shooting may vary depending on the curren t image mode setting, the memory card used,[...]

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    25 Shooting Features j Night landsc ape • On the sc reen disp layed whe n j Night landscape is selected, select Y Hand-held or Z Tripod . • Y Hand-held (default setting): -W h i l e t h e j icon on the shooting screen i s displaye d in green , press th e shutter-release button all the way to ca pture a series of images which are combined into a[...]

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    26 Shooting Features o Backlighting • On the sc reen disp layed whe n o Backlighting is selected, select o or k to enable or disable the high dynamic range (H DR) function based on the type of image you want to captur e. • k (default setting): The flash fires to p revent the subjec t from being hidden in shadow. Raise t he fl ash before shootin[...]

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    27 Shooting Features B Pet Portrait Auto Release • Press the multi sel ector J ( n ) to change the Pet portrait auto release setting. - Y : The camera detects a dog or cat face and automatically releases the shutter. - k : The camera does not release th e shutte r automatically, even if a dog or cat face is detected. Press the shutter-re lease bu[...]

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    28 Shooting Features L Moon • You can adjust hue by using the multi selector HI . The hue setting is saved in the camer a’s memory even after the camera is tur ned off. • Adjust the brightne ss with exposure compensation ( A 47) according to shooting conditions such as the wax ing and wani ng of the moon and shoot ing requirem ents. • At th[...]

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    29 Shooting Features Shooting with Easy Panorama * The icon of th e last sc ene selected is displ ayed. 1 Select W Normal or X Wide as the shooting range and press the k button. • When the camera is readied in the horizontal position, the image size (width × height) is as follows : - W Normal : 4800 × 920 when moved horizontally, 1536 × 4800 w[...]

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    30 Shooting Features 4 Move the camera in one of the four directions until the guid e indicator reaches the end. • When the camera detect s which d irection it is moving in, shooti ng begin s. • Shooting ends when the camer a captures the specified shooti ng range. • Focus and exposur e are locked until shooting ends. Exampl e of came ra move[...]

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    31 Shooting Features Playback with Easy Panora ma Switch to playback mode ( A 17), display an image captured using easy panorama in full- frame playback mode, and then press the k button to scroll the image in the direction that was used when shooting. Playback controls are di splayed in the monitor during playback. Use the m ulti selector JK to se[...]

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    32 Shooting Features Effects can be applied to images during shooting. * The icon o f the las t effect selected is displ ayed. *C e r t a i n Movie options ( A 96) are not available. Special Effects Mode (Applying Effects When Shooting) Enter shooti ng mode M A (shooting mode ) button M O (third icon from the t op*) M K M HI M select an ef fect M k[...]

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    33 Shooting Features • The camera focuses on the area in the center of the fr ame. • When Selective color or Cross process is selected, use t he multi selec tor HI to select the desired color, and press the k button to apply the color. To change the color selection, press the k button again. Save Save[...]

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    34 Shooting Features You can take a picture with the glamou r retouch function to enha nce human faces. 1 Press the multi selector K . 2 Apply an effect. • Use JK to select the desir ed effect. • Use HI to select the amount of effect. • You can simultaneously apply multiple effects. B Skin softening , l Foundation makeup , Q Soft , G Vividnes[...]

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    35 Shooting Features Using Smile Timer When you press the multi se lector J to select a Smile timer and press the k button, the camera au tomaticall y releases the shut ter whenever a s miling face is de tected. • Set the glamour retouch function before selecting smile timer ( A 34). • When you press t he shutter -release button to take a pictu[...]

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    36 Shooting Features Using Self-Collage The camera can capture a se ries of four or nine images at intervals and sa ve them as a one- frame image (a collage image). 1 Press the multi selector J to select n Self-Collage , and press the k button. • A confirmation dialog is displayed. • When you pres s the d button and select Self-Collage before p[...]

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    37 Shooting Features B Notes About Self-Collage • If you press the shutter-release button before the came ra takes the specifi ed number of shots, shootin g is canceled and the collage i mage is not saved. The pictures that were take n before shooting was can celed are saved as in dividual images. • This function may not be available to use in [...]

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    38 Shooting Features The camera create s a short movie that is up to 30 seconds long ( e 1080/ 30p or S 1080/25p ) by recording and automati cally combining multiple movie clips that are several seconds long. 1 Press the d (menu) button and configure the settings for recording movies. • Number of shots : Set the number of movie clips that the cam[...]

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    39 Shooting Features 4 Save the short movie show. • The short mov ie show is sa ved when th e camera fini shes recording the specified number o f movie cli ps. • To save a short movie show bef ore the camera finish es recording the specified number o f movie cli ps, pres s the d button when th e shooting standby screen is displayed , and then s[...]

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    40 Shooting Features C Pausing Movie Recording • A still image ( l 4608×2592 ) can be captured if you press the sh utter-release button when the shooting standby screen is displaye d. • You can pause movie record ing and play back images or en ter other shooting modes to take pictures. Movi e recording resumes wh en you enter short movie show [...]

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    41 Shooting Features Used for general shooting. Settings can be adjusted to suit the shooting conditions and the type of shot you want to capture. • You can change how the camera sele cts the area of the frame to focus on by changing the AF area mode setting ( A 84). The defa ult settin g is Target finding AF ( A 52). Functions Available in A (Au[...]

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    42 Shooting Features Using the Creative Slider You can adjust the brightness (ex posure comp ensation), vividness , and hue when shooting. 1 Press the multi selector K . 2 Use JK to select an item. • F Hue : Adjust the hue (reddish/bluish ) of the entire image . • G Vividness : Adjust the vi vidness of th e entire image. • o Brightness (Exp. [...]

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    43 Shooting Features You can select a flash mode to match the shoot ing conditions. 1 Press the m (flash pop-up) button. • The flash pops up. • The flash does not fi re while it is lowered. W is displayed to indicate that the flash does not f ire. 2 Press the multi selector H ( X ). 3 Select the desired flash mode ( A 44) and press the k button[...]

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    44 Shooting Features C The Flash Lamp • The status of the fl ash can be confirmed by pressing the shutter-release button halfway. - On: The flash fires when you p ress the sh utter- release button all the way down. - Flashing: The flash is charging. The camera cannot shoot images. - Off: The flash does not fire when a picture is take n. • If th[...]

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    45 Shooting Features The camera is equ ipped with a self-tim er that releases the shut ter 10 seconds or 2 seconds after you pres s the shutter-release button. Set Photo VR ( A 110) to Off in the setup menu when using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting. 1 Press the multi selector J ( n ). 2 Select n 10s or n 2s , and press the k butto[...]

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    46 Shooting Features Use macro mode when taking cl ose-up pictures. 1 Press the multi selector I ( p ). 2 Select ON and press the k button. • If the setting is not app lied by pressing the k button within a few secon ds, the selection will be canceled. 3 Move the zoom control to set the zoom ratio to a position where F and the zoom indicator are [...]

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    47 Shooting Features You can adjust overall imag e brightness. 1 Press the multi selector K ( o ). 2 Select a compensation value and press the k button. • To brighten the imag e, set a positive (+) value. • To darken the imag e, set a negative (– ) value. • The compen sation value is applie d, even without pressing the k button. • When th[...]

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    48 Shooting Features Default settings fo r each shooting mode are l isted below. Default Settings (Flash, Self-timer, Etc.) Flash 1 ( A 43) Self-ti mer ( A 45) Macro ( A 46) Exposure compensation ( A 47) o (scene auto selector) U 2 Off Off 3 0.0 Scene b (portrait) V Off Off 4 0.0 c (landscape) W 4 Off Off 4 0.0 d (sports) W 4 Off 4 Off 4 0.0 e (nig[...]

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    49 Shooting Features 1 The setting th at is used when the flash is ra ised. 2 The camera automatically se lects the flash mode approp riate for the s cene it has selected. W (off) can be selected manually. 3 Cannot be changed. The came ra enters macro mode when i is selected. 4 Cannot be changed. 5 Cannot be changed. When set to Hand-he ld , the fl[...]

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    50 Shooting Features The focus area varie s depe nding on the shooting mode. Using Face Detection When the following shooting modes or settings are selected, the camer a uses face detectio n to automatically f ocus on human fa ces. • o (scene auto selector ) mode ( A 22) • Portrait or Night portrait scene mode ( A 23) • Smart portrait mode ( [...]

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    51 Shooting Features Using Skin Softening When the shutter is released wh ile using one of th e shooting modes list ed below, the camera detects human faces and proces ses the image to soften facial skin tones (up to three fac es). • Smart portrait mode ( A 34) - The amount of Skin softening effect can be adjusted. • o (scene auto selector ) mo[...]

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    52 Shooting Features Using Target Finding AF When AF area mode ( A 84) in A (auto) mode is s et to Target finding AF , the camera focuses in th e manner described below when you pre ss the shutter-rel ease button halfway: • The camera detects the main subject and focuses on it. When the su bject is in focus, the focus ar ea is displ ayed in gree [...]

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    53 Shooting Features Subjects Not Suitable for Autofocus The camera may not foc us as expected in the following situ ations. In rare cases, the subject may not be in focus despit e the fact that the foc us area or the focus indicator is displayed in green: • Subject is very dark • Objects of sharply differing brightness are included in the scen[...]

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    54 Shooting Features Focus Lock Focus lock shooting is recommended when the camera does not activa te the focus area t hat contains the desired su bject. 1 Set AF area mode to Center in A (auto) mode ( A 84). 2 Position the subjec t in the center of the frame and press the shutter-release button halfway. • The camera focuses on the subject and th[...]

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    55 Shooting Features Some functions cannot be used with other menu options. Functions That Cannot Be Used Simultaneously When Shooting Restricted function Option Description Flash mode Continuous ( A 81) When a setting other than Single is selected, the flash cannot be use d. Blink proof ( A 89) When Blink proof is set to On , the flash cannot be u[...]

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    56 Shooting Features B Notes About Digital Zoom • Depending on the shooting mode or the current settin gs, digital zoom may not be available ( A 11 1). • When digital zoom is in effect, the came ra focuses in the cen ter of the frame. AF area m ode White balance ( A 79) When a setting other than Auto is selected f or Whit e bala nce in Target f[...]

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    57 Playback Features Playback Features Moving the z oom control to ward g ( i playback zoom) in full-frame playback mode ( A 17) zooms in on the image. • You can change the magnification rate by moving the zoom control toward f ( h ) or g ( i ). • To view a different area of the image, press the multi se lector HIJK . • When a zoomed image is[...]

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    58 Playback Features Moving the z oom control to ward f ( h thumbnail playback) in full-frame playback mode ( A 17) displays images as thumbnails. • You can change the number of thum bnails displayed by moving the zoom control toward f ( h ) or g ( i ). • While using thumbnail playback mode , press the multi selector HIJK to select an image and[...]

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    59 Playback Features Use the multi se lector HI to select a date and then press the k button to play bac k the images captur ed on the select ed date. • Functions in the playback menu ( A 90) can be used for t he images in t he selected shooting date (except Copy ). • The following operations are available whil e the shooting date sele ction sc[...]

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    60 Playback Features Viewing Imag es in a Se quence Images captured continuously or with th e self-collage function are saved as a sequence. The first image of a sequence is us ed as the key picture to represent th e sequence when displayed in full-frame playback mode or thumbnail playback mode . For the self-collage function, a collage image is us[...]

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    61 Playback Features Deleting Images in a Se quence When the l (delete) button is presse d for images in a sequen ce, the images that are deleted vary depending on how the sequences are displayed. • When the key pic ture is displa yed: - Current image : All images in the displayed se quence are deleted. - Erase selected images : When a key pictur[...]

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    62 Playback Features Before Editing Images You can easily edit images on this camera. Edited copies are saved as se parate files. Edited copies are save d with the same shooting date and time as the original. C Restrictions on Image Editing • An image can be ed ited up to 10 times. Still imag es created by edi ting movies can be edited up to nine[...]

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    63 Playback Features Quick Retouch: Enhancing Contrast a nd Saturation Use the multi selector HI to select the amount of effect applied and press the k button. • The edi ted versi on is di splayed on the ri ght. • To exit without saving the copy, press J . Press the c button (pl ayback mode) M select an image M d button M Quick retouch M k butt[...]

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    64 Playback Features D-Lighting: Enhancing Brightness and Contrast Use the multi selector HI to select OK and press the k button. • The edi ted versi on is di splayed on the ri ght. • To exit without saving the copy, select Cancel and press th e k button. Red-eye Correction : Correcting Red-ey e When Shooting with the Flash Preview the result a[...]

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    65 Playback Features Glamour Retouch: Enhancing H uman Faces 1 Use the multi selector HIJK to select the face that y ou want to retouch and press the k butt on. • When only one face is detected, proceed to step 2. 2 Use JK to select the effect, use HI to select the effect level, and press the k button. • You can simultaneously apply multiple ef[...]

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    66 Playback Features B Notes About Glamour Retouch • One face can be e dited at a tim e. To a pply glamour retouch to another face, edit the edited image again. • Depending on the direction in which faces are looking, or the brightness of faces, the camera may be unab le to accurately detect faces, or th e glamour retouch function may not perfo[...]

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    67 Playback Features Crop: Creat ing a Cropped Copy 1 Move the zoom control to enlarge the image ( A 57). 2 Adjust the image so that o nly the portion that you want to keep is displayed, and then press the d (menu) button. • Move the zoom control toward g ( i ) or f ( h ) to adjust the magnification rate. Set a magnification r ate at which u is d[...]

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    68 Recording and Playing Back Movies Recording and Playing Back Movies 1 Display the shooting screen. • Check the re maining amount of movie recording ti me. 2 Lower the flash ( A 11). • Recording movies while the flash is rais ed may cause the audio to be muffled. 3 Press the b ( e movie-record) button to start movie recording. • The camera [...]

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    69 Recording and Playing Back Movies Area Captured in Movies • The area that is captured in a movie varies depending on the Mov ie options settings in th e movie menu. • If Photo info in Monitor settings ( A 107) in the setup menu is set to Movie frame+auto info , you can confirm the area that will be captured in a movie before you start record[...]

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    70 Recording and Playing Back Movies Notes About Movie Recording B Notes About Saving Images or Movi es The indicato r showing th e number of ex posures re maining or the indicat or showing the remaining recordin g time flashes while images or movies are being saved. Do not open the batter y-chamber/me mory card slo t cover or remove the batteries [...]

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    71 Recording and Playing Back Movies If the shutter-release button is pressed all th e way while recording a movie, one frame is saved as a still image. Movie recording continues while the still image is being sa ved. • While y is displayed in the monitor, still images can be captured. While z is displayed, still images cannot be captured. • Th[...]

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    72 Recording and Playing Back Movies To adjust the vol ume, move the z oom control while a movie is playing ( A 1). Playback controls are di splayed in the monitor. The operat ions desc ribed below can be performed by using th e multi selector JK to select a control and th en pressing the k button. Operations During Movie Playback Function Icon Des[...]

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    73 Recording and Playing Back Movies Extracting Only the Desired Portions of a Movie The desired portion of a recorded movi e can be saved as a separate file. 1 Play back a movie and pause at the start point of the portion that you want to extract ( A 72). 2 Use the multi selector JK to select I in the playback controls, and then press the k button[...]

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    74 Recording and Playing Back Movies 5 Use HI to select m (save) and press the k button. • Follow the instructions on the screen to save the movie. B Notes About Movie Editing • Use batteries with a sufficient amount of ch arge remaining to p revent the camera from turning off during editin g. Wh en the battery level in dicator is B , movie edi[...]

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    75 Using Menus Using Menus You can set the menus list ed below by pressing the d (menu) button. • A Shooting menu Available by pressing the d butt on when the shooting screen is displayed. Allows you to cha nge image size and quality, continuous shooting settings, etc. • G Playback menu Available by pressing the d button when vie wing images in[...]

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    76 Using Menus 3 Select a menu icon and press the k button. • The menu options become selectable. 4 Select a menu option and press the k button. • Certain menu option s cannot be set dep ending on t he current shooting mode or the state of the camera. 5 Select a setting and press the k button. • The setting you selected is applied. • When y[...]

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    77 Using Menus Image Mode (Image Size a nd Quality) * This setting can also be ch anged in shooting m odes other than auto. The ch anged setting is also appl ied to other shootin g modes. Select the combination of im age size and compressio n ratio to be used when saving images. The higher the image mode setting, the larger the size at which it can[...]

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    78 Using Menus B Notes About Printing Images at 1 :1 Aspect Ratio Change the prin ter setting to “Border ” when printing images at a 1:1 aspect ratio. Some printers m ay not be able to print images at a 1:1 aspect ratio. B Notes About Image Mode This function may not b e available to use in combinati on with other functions ( A 55). C Number of[...]

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    79 Using Menus White Balance (Adjusting Hue) Adjust white balance to suit the light source or weather conditions in order to make the col ors in images match what you see with you r eyes. B Notes About White Balance • Lower the flash when w hite balance is se t to any setting oth er than Auto and Flash ( A 11) . • This function may not be avail[...]

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    80 Using Menus Using Preset Manual Use the procedure below to m easure the white balanc e value under the lighting used during shooting. 1 Place a white or gray reference object under the lighting that will be used during shooting. 2 Use the multi selector HI to select Preset manual in the White balance menu, and press the k button. • The camera [...]

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    81 Using Menus Continuous Shooting Enter shooti ng mode M A (shooting mode ) button M A (auto) mode M k button M d button M Continuous M k button Option Description U Single (defaul t settin g) One image is captured each tim e the shutter-release button is pressed. k Continuous H While the shutter-re lease button is held all the way down, images ar[...]

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    82 Using Menus B Notes About Continuous Shooting • Focus, exposure , and white balance ar e fixed at the values dete rmined with the first image in each ser ies. • It may take some time to sa ve the imag es after sh ooting. • When ISO sensitivity increas es, noise may appear in captured images. • The frame rate for continuous s hooting may [...]

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    83 Using Menus ISO Sensitivity A higher ISO sensitivity allows darker subjec ts to be capt ured. Additionally, even with subjects of similar brightness, pictures can be taken at faster shutter speeds, and blurring caused by camera shake an d subject movement can be reduced. • When a higher ISO sensitivity is set, ima ges may contain noise. B Note[...]

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    84 Using Menus AF Area Mode Set how the camera selects the focus area for autofoc us. Enter shooti ng mode M A (shooting mode ) button M A (auto) mode M k button M d button M AF area mode M k button Option Description a Face priority When the cam era detects a human face, it focuses on th at face. See “Using Face Detection” ( A 50) for more inf[...]

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    85 Using Menus B Notes About AF Area Mode • When digital zoom is in effect, the came ra focuses in the cen ter of the frame regardless of the AF a rea mode setting. • This function may not be available to use in combination with other functions ( A 55). y Center The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the fram e. s Subject tracki ng [...]

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    86 Using Menus Using Subject Tracking 1 Register a subject. • Align the subject that you want to track with the border in the ce nter of the monitor and press the k button. • When the subject is regi stered, a yellow border (focus ar ea) is dis played around it and the camera begin s tracking the subject. • If the subject cannot be register e[...]

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    87 Using Menus Autofocus Mode Set how the camera f ocuses when shooting still images. C Autofocus Mode for Movie Recording Autofocus mode fo r movie recording can be set with Autofocus mode ( A 100) in the movie menu. Enter shooti ng mode M A (shooting mode ) button M A (auto) mode M k button M d button M Autofocus mode M k button Option Descriptio[...]

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    88 Using Menus • See “Image Mode (Image Size and Quali ty)” ( A 77) for information about Image mode . Self-Collage The Smart Portrait Menu Enter shoot ing mode M A (shooting mode) button M F Smart portrait mode M k button M d button M Self-Collage M k button Option Description Number of shots Set the number of shots that the camera automatic[...]

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    89 Using Menus Blink Proof B Notes About Blink Proof This function may not b e available to use in combinati on with other functions ( A 55). Enter shoot ing mode M A (shooting mode) button M F Smart portrait mode M k button M d button M Blink proof M k button Option Description y On The camera automatically releases the shutter tw ice with every s[...]

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    90 Using Menus • See “Editing Images (Still Images)” ( A 62) for information about image editing functions. Mark for Wi-Fi Upload Select images in the camera tha t you want to transfer to a smart device in advance before transferring them. On the image selection scree n ( A 95), select or deselect images for the Mark for Wi-Fi upload function[...]

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    91 Using Menus Slide Show Play back images o ne by one in an auto mated “slide show.” When movie fi les are played back in the slide show, onl y the first frame of e ach movie is displayed. 1 Use the multi selector HI to select Start and press the k button. • The slide show begins . • To change the interval between images, select Frame intv[...]

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    92 Using Menus Protect The camera prot ects selected ima ges from acc idental delet ion. Select images to protect or cancel protection fr om the image selection sc reen ( A 95). Note that formatting the memory card or the camera’s internal memory permanently delete s all data including protected files ( A 113). Rotate Image Specify the orientatio[...]

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    93 Using Menus Copy (Copy Between the Memory Card and Internal Memory) Images can be copied between a memo ry card and the internal memory. • When a memory card that contains no images is inserted and the camera is switched to playback mode, Memory contains no images. is displayed. In that case , press the d button to sele ct Copy . 1 Use the mul[...]

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    94 Using Menus Sequence Display Options Select the method used to display images in the seq uence ( A 60). Settings are appli ed to all se quences, and t he setting is s aved in the camera’s memory even if the camera is turned off. Press the c button (playback mo de) M d butt on M Sequence displa y options M k button Option Description Q Individu[...]

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    95 Using Menus The Image Selection Screen When an image selection s creen such as the one shown on the right is displayed while operating the camer a, follow the procedures described below to select the images. 1 Use the multi selector JK to select an image. • Move the zoom control ( A 1) toward g ( i ) to switch to full-frame playback or f ( h )[...]

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    96 Using Menus Movie Options Select the des ired movie o ption to rec ord. Select no rmal speed m ovie options to record at no rmal speed, o r HS movie o ptions ( A 97) to record in slow or fast motion. The movie options that can be selected vary depending on the Frame rate setting ( A 102). • Memory cards with an SD Speed Class rating of 6 or fa[...]

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    97 Using Menus HS Movie Options Recorded movies are played back in fast or slow motio n. See “Recording Movies in Slow Motion and Fast Motion (HS M ovie)” ( A 99). 1 The setting is not availabl e when using certai n effects in speci al effects mode or glamour retouch. 2 While re cording movies , the cam era can be s witched be tween nor mal spe[...]

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    98 Using Menus C Playing Back in Slow Motion and Fast Motion When recordin g at normal sp eed: When recordin g at h / a HS 480/4×: Movies are recorde d at 4× normal spee d. They are played back in slow motion at 4× slower spee d. When recordin g at j / Y HS 1080/0.5×: Movies are r ecorded at 1/2 normal spee d. They are played back in fast motio[...]

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    99 Using Menus Recording Movies in Slow Mo tion and Fast Motion (HS Movie) Movies recorded using HS movie can be pl ayed back in slow motion at 1/4 of the normal playback speed, or in fast motion at twice the normal playback speed. 1 Use the multi selector HI to select an HS movie option ( A 97) and press the k button. • After applying the option[...]

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    100 Using Menus Autofocus Mode Set how the camera focuses in movie mode. • When an HS movie option is selected in Movie options , the setting is fixed at Single AF . Enter shoo ting mo de M d button M D menu icon M Autofocus mode M k button Option Description A Single AF (defaul t settin g) Focus is locked when movi e recording start s. Select th[...]

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    101 Using Menus Movie VR Select the vibration re duction setting used wh en recording movies. Set to Off when using a tripo d to stab ilize the camera during shooting. • When an HS movie option is selected in Movie options , the setting is fixed at Off . B Notes About Movie VR The effects of camer a shake may not be complet ely eliminat ed in som[...]

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    102 Using Menus Frame Rat e Select the frame rate (f ields per second for the interlaced format ) used when recording movies. When the frame rate setting is switched, options tha t can be set in Movie options ( A 96) change. Enter shooti ng mode M d button M D menu icon M Frame rate M k button Option Description 30 fps (30p/60i) Suited fo r playbac[...]

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    103 Using Menus Configure the Wi-Fi (wireless LAN) settings to connect the camera and a smart device. The Wi-Fi Options Menu Press the d button M J menu icon M k button Option Description Connect to smart device Select when wirelessly connec ting the camera and a smart device. See “Using the Wi-Fi (Wirel ess LAN) Function” ( A 116) for more inf[...]

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    104 Using Menus Operating the Text Input Ke yboard • Use the multi selecto r HIJK to sel ect alphanumeric characters. Press the k button to enter the selected cha racter in the text field and move the cursor to the next space. • To move the curs or in the text field , select N or O on the keyboard, and press the k button. • To delete one char[...]

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    105 Using Menus Time Zone and Date Set the camera clock. The Setup Menu Press the d button M z menu icon M Time zone and date M k button Option Description Date and time • Select a field: P ress the multi selector JK . • Edit the date and time: Press HI . • Apply the setting : Select the minute setting and press the k button. Date format Sele[...]

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    106 Using Menus Setting the Time Zone 1 Use the multi selector HI to select Time zone and press the k button. 2 Select w Home time zone or x Travel destination and press the k button. • The date and time displayed in the monitor changes dependi ng on whether the home time zone or travel de stination is selected. 3 Press K . 4 Use JK to select the[...]

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    107 Using Menus Monitor Settings Photo Info Press the d button M z menu icon M Monitor settings M k button Option Description Photo info Set whether or not to display information i n the monitor. Image review Set whether or not to display the capture d image immediately after shooting. • Default setting: On Brightness Adjust the brightness. • D[...]

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    108 Using Menus Framing grid+auto info In addition to the information shown in Auto info , a framing gri d is displa yed to help frame pi ctures. The framing grid is not displaye d while rec ording movies. Same as Auto info . Movie frame+auto info In addition to the information shown in Auto info , a frame is displaye d before movie recording be gi[...]

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    109 Using Menus Date Stamp The shooting date and time can be stamped on images when shooting. The information can be printed even when using a printer that does not support the date imprinting function. B Notes About Date Stamp • Stamped dates form a perman ent part of image data and cannot be delete d. The date and time cannot b e stamped on im [...]

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    110 Using Menus Photo VR Select the vibration redu ction setting used when shoo ting still image s. Set to Off when using a tripo d to stab ilize the camera during shooting. B Notes About Photo VR • After turning on th e camera or afte r switching from playback mode to shooting mode, wai t for t he shoot ing mode s creen t o be dis played com ple[...]

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    111 Using Menus Digital Zoom B Notes About Digital Zoom • Digital zoom cannot be used in the following shooting modes: - Portrait , Night po rtrait , Night landscape , Backligh ting (when HDR is set), Easy panor ama , or Pet portrait scene mode - Smart portrait mode • Digital zoom cannot be used in other shooting modes when usin g certain setti[...]

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    112 Using Menus Auto Off Set the amount of time that elapses before the camera enters standby mode ( A 13). You can select 30 s , 1 min (default setting), 5 min , or 30 min . C Setting the Auto Off Function T he t i m e th a t p a s se s b e fo r e t h e ca m e r a en t e r s st a n d b y mo d e i s fi x e d i n t h e f o ll o w i n g situations: ?[...]

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    113 Using Menus Format Card/Forma t Memory Use this option to format a memory card or the internal me mory. Formatting the memory cards or internal memory per manently deletes all data. Data that has been deleted cannot be recovered. Make sure to save important images to a computer befo re formatting. Formatting a Memory Card • Insert a memo ry c[...]

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    114 Using Menus Language Select a language for display of camer a menus and messages . Reset All When Reset is selected, th e camera’s sett ings are restored to their default values. • Some settings, such as Time zone and date or Language , are not reset. • This setting cannot be select ed while Wi-Fi is connected. C Resetting File Numbering [...]

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    115 Using Menus Conformity Marking View some of the confor mity marki ngs that the camera co mplies with. Firmware Version View the current c amera firmware ve rsion. • This setting cannot be select ed while Wi-Fi is connected. Press the d button M z menu icon M Conformity marking M k button Press the d button M z menu icon M Firmware version M k[...]

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    116 Using the Wi-Fi (Wire less LAN) Function Using the Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) Function You can perform the fol lowing functions if you install the dedicated softwa re “Wireless Mo bile Utility” on yo ur smart de vice that runs on Android OS or iOS, and connect it to the camera. Take Photos You can capture still images us i ng the two methods desc[...]

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    117 Using the Wi-Fi (Wire less LAN) Function 1 Press the Z (Wi-Fi) button on the camera. • The screen shown on the ri ght is displayed. • If no connection conf irmation is re ceived from the smart device within three minutes, No acces s. is displayed and the camera returns to the Wi-Fi options screen. • You can also select Conn ect to smar t [...]

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    118 Using the Wi-Fi (Wire less LAN) Function To Terminate the Wi-Fi Connection Perform one of the oper ations described below. • Turn off the came ra. • Select Disable Wi-Fi in the Wi-Fi option s menu on the cam era (except when the camera is operated by remote control). • Set the Wi-Fi setting on the smart d evice to Off. B Notes About Wi-Fi[...]

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    119 Using the Wi-Fi (Wire less LAN) Function You can preselect imag es in the camera that you want to transfer to a smart device. Movies cannot be preselect ed for transfe r. 1 Select images to transfer. You can preselect the images to transfer to a smart device in the following menus: • Mark for Wi-F i upload in the playback menu ( A 90) • Upl[...]

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    120 Connecting the Camera to a TV, Printer, or Computer Connecting the Camera to a TV, Printer, or Computer You can enhance your enjoyment of images and movies by connecting the camera to a TV, printer, o r comput er. • Before connecting the camer a to an external devi ce, make sure the remaining battery level is suffic ient and turn the camera o[...]

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    121 Connecting the Camera to a TV, Printer, or Computer Viewing images on a TV A 122 Images and movies captu red with the camera can be viewed on a TV. Connection method: Connect th e video and audio plugs of the optional audio video cable to the TV’s input jacks. Alternatively, connect a commercially available HDMI cable to the TV’s HDMI input[...]

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    122 Connecting the Camera to a TV, Printer, or Computer 1 Turn off the camera and connect it to the TV. • Make sure that the plugs are properly oriented. Do not insert or remove the plugs at an angle when connecting or disconn ecting them. When using the au dio/video cable When using a commerc ially available HDMI cable 2 Set the TV’s input to [...]

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    123 Connecting the Camera to a TV, Printer, or Computer 3 Hold down the c (playback) button to turn on the camera. • Images are displayed on the TV. • The camera monitor d oes not turn on. C Image Resolution During TV Output The option best suited to the TV to whic h the camera is connect ed is automati cally selected from 1080i, 720p, or 480p.[...]

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    124 Connecting the Camera to a TV, Printer, or Computer Users of PictBridge-compati ble printers can conne ct the camera dire ctly to the printer and print images without using a computer. Connecting the Camer a to a Printer 1 Turn on the printer. 2 Turn off the camera and connec t it to the printer using the USB cable. • Make sure that the plugs[...]

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    125 Connecting the Camera to a TV, Printer, or Computer Printing Images One at a Time 1 Use the multi selector JK to select the desired image and press the k button. • Move the zoom control toward f ( h ) to switch to thumbnail playback or g ( i ) to switch to full -frame play back. 2 Use HI to select Copies and press the k button. • Use HI to [...]

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    126 Connecting the Camera to a TV, Printer, or Computer Printing Multiple Images 1 When the Print selection screen is displayed, press the d (menu) button. 2 Use the multi selector HI to select Paper size and press the k button. • Select the desi red paper size and press the k button. • To print with the paper size setting configured on the pri[...]

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    127 Connecting the Camera to a TV, Printer, or Computer Print selection Select images (up to 99) and the number of copies (up to 9) of each. • Use the multi selector JK to select images, and use HI to specify the nu mber of copies to be printed. • Images sele cted for prin ting are indicated by a a nd the num ber of copies to be printed. To can[...]

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    128 Connecting the Camera to a TV, Printer, or Computer Installing ViewNX 2 ViewNX 2 is free software that enabl es you to transfer images and movies to your computer so t hat you can view, edit, or share them. To instal l ViewNX 2, download the ViewNX 2 inst aller from the website below and follow the on- screen installation instructio ns. http://[...]

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    129 Connecting the Camera to a TV, Printer, or Computer If a message is displaye d prompti ng you to choos e a program , select Ni kon Transfer 2. • When using Windows 7 If the dialog shown at right is displayed, follow the steps below to select Nikon Transfer 2. 1U n d e r Import pictures and videos , click Change program . A program selection d[...]

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    130 Technical Notes Technical Notes Caring for the Product .............. ............ ................ ............ ............. .............. 131 The Camera .. ............. ............... ............. ............ ............... ............. ........... 131 Batteries ..... ................ ............ ............ ................ .......[...]

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    Technical Notes 131 Observe the precautions describe d below in addition to the warnings in “For Your Safety” ( A v–vii) when using or storing the device. The Camera Do Not Apply Strong Impact to the Camera The product may m alfunction if subjected to strong shock or vibr ation. In addition, do not touch or apply force to the lens. Keep Dry T[...]

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    Technical Notes 132 Batteries Precautions for Use • Note that the batteries m ay become hot after use . • Do not use batteries beyond their recommen ded expiration date. • Do not turn the camera on and off repeatedly if dischar ged batteries are inse rted in the camera. Carrying Spare Batteries We recommend car rying spare batter ies dependin[...]

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    Technical Notes 133 Recycling Used Batter ies Replace the b atteries when they no lon ger hold a char ge. Used ba tteries are a valuable resource . Please recycle used batter i es in accordance wi th local regu lations. Memory Cards Precautions for Use • Use only Secure D igital memory c ard s. See “Approved Memo ry Cards” ( A 150) for recomm[...]

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    Technical Notes 134 Cleaning Do not use alcohol, thinne r, or other volatile ch emicals. Storage Remove the batter ies if the camera wil l not be used for an extended perio d. To prevent mold or mi ldew, take the c amera out of sto rage at least once a month. Turn the camera on and re lease the shutter a fe w times before putting the camera away ag[...]

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    Technical Notes 135 Refer to the table belo w if an error message is displayed. Error Messages Display Cause/Solution A Battery temperature is elevated. Th e camera will turn off. The camera turns off automatically. Wait until the temperat ure has cooled before re suming use. – The camera will turn off to prevent overheati ng. Memory card is writ[...]

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    Technical Notes 136 Cannot record mov ie. A time-out error occurred while saving the movie on the mem ory card. Select a memory card with a faster write sp eed. 69, 150 Memory contains no images. There are n o images i n the int ernal memory or on the memory card. • Remove the me mory card to play b ack images in the internal mem ory. • To copy[...]

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    Technical Notes 137 * See the documenta tion provided w ith your printer for fu rther guidance and information. Lens error. Try again after turning the came ra off and on. Remove the lens cap. If the error persists, contact your retailer or Nikon-authorized service represen tative. 6, 138 Communication s error An error occ urred while comm unicatin[...]

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    Technical Notes 138 If the camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common pro blems below before consulting your retailer or Nikon-au thorized servic e representativ e. Power, Display, Settings Issues Troubleshooting Problem Cause/Solution A The camera is on but does not respond. Wait for recording to end. If the problem per sists, [...]

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    Technical Notes 139 Shooting Issues O flashes on the screen. • If the camera clock has not been set, O flashes on the shooting screen, and images and movies saved before the clock is set are dated “00/00/ 0000 00:00” and “01/01/2015 00:00” re spectively. Set the correct time and date for Time zone and date in the setup menu. • The camer[...]

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    Technical Notes 140 The camera cannot focus. • The subject is too close. Try shooting using scene auto selector mode, Close-up scene mode, or macro mode. • The subject is hard to focus on. • Set AF assist in the setup menu to Auto . • Turn the camera off and then on again. 20, 21, 22, 25, 46 53 110 – Images are blurred. • Use the flash.[...]

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    Technical Notes 141 Images appear smeared. The le ns is dir ty. Clea n the len s. 134 Colors are unnatural. White balance or hu e is not adjusted proper ly. 25, 79 Randomly spaced bright pi xels (“noise”) appear in image. The subject is dark and the shutter spee d is too slow, or IS O sensitivity is too high. Noise can be reduced by: • Using [...]

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    Technical Notes 142 Playback Issues Problem Cause/Solution A File cannot be played b ack. • This camera may no t be able to play back images saved with an other make or model of digital camera. • This camera cannot play back movies recorded with another make or mo del of digital camera. • This camera may not be able to play back data edited o[...]

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    Technical Notes 143 Images to be printed are no t displaye d. • The memory card c ontains no images . • Remove the memory card to print images in the internal memory. – 8 Cannot select paper size w ith the camera. The camera cannot be used to select the paper size in the followin g situation s, even whe n printing f rom a PictBridge-compatibl[...]

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    Technical Notes 144 Images or m ovies are assigned fi le names as follows. File name: DS CN 0001 .JPG (1) (2) (3) File Names (1) Identifier Not shown on the scre en of the cam era. • DSCN: Original s till images, mov ies, still imag es created by editing mov ies • SSCN: Small picture copies • RSCN: Cropped copies • FSCN: Images created b y [...]

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    Technical Notes 145 * When using EN-MH2 rechargeable Ni-MH batterie s with the camera, char ge the batteries four at a time using Battery Charger MH-73. Also, do not charge batteries at the same time if they have different amounts of charge remaining ( A 132). EN- MH1 rechargeable Ni-MH ba tteries cannot be used. Availability may vary with country [...]

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    Technical Notes 146 Nikon COOLPIX L840 Digital Camera Specific ations Type Compact digital camera Number of effective pixels 16.0 million (Image processing may reduce the number of effect ive pixels.) Image sensor 1 / 2.3 -in. type CMOS; approx. 16.76 mill ion total pixels Lens NIKKOR lens with 38× optical zoom Focal length 4.0–152 mm (angle of [...]

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    Technical Notes 147 Image size (pixels) • 16M (High) [4608 × 3456 P ] • 16M [4608 × 3456] • 8M [3264 × 2448] • 4M [2272 × 1704] • 2M [1600 × 1200] • VGA [640 × 480] • 16:9 [4608 × 2592] • 1:1 [3456 × 3456] ISO sensitivity (Standard output sensitivity) • ISO 125–1600 • ISO 3200, 6400 (available when using Auto mode) Exp[...]

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    Technical Notes 148 Wi-Fi (Wire less LAN) Standards IEEE 802.1 1b/g/n (standard wireless LAN protocol) Range (line of sight) Approx. 10 m (10 yd) Operating frequency 241 2–2462 MHz (1-11 channels) Data rates (actual measured values) IEEE 802.11b: 5 Mbps IEEE 802.11g: 20 M bps IEEE 802.11n: 20 Mbps Securit y OPEN/WPA2 Access protocols Infrastructu[...]

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    Technical Notes 149 • Unless otherwise st ated, all figure s assume fresh LR6/L40 (AA-size) alkaline batteries and an ambient te mperature of 23 ±3°C (73.4 ±5.4°F) as specified by the Camera and Imaging Pr oducts Asso ci ation (CIPA). 1 Batter y life ma y vary dep ending o n conditi o ns of use, such as the interval between shots or the lengt[...]

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    Technical Notes 150 Approved Memory Ca rds The following Secure Digital (SD) me mory cards have been tested and approved for use in this camera. • Memory cards with an SD Speed Class rating of 6 or faster are recommended for recording movies. When using a memory card wit h a lower Speed Class rating, movie recording may stop unexpectedly. • Con[...]

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    Technical Notes 151 AVC Patent Portfolio License This product is licensed under the AVC Pat ent Portfolio Lic ense for th e personal and non-commercial use of a consumer to (i) encode video in compliance with the AVC standard (“ AVC video”) and/or (ii) decode AVC video that was encoded by a consumer engaged in a personal a nd non-commercial act[...]

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    152 Technical Notes Symbols g (Telephoto) ................... ..................... . 14 f (Wide-angle) ........................ ............ 14 i Playback zoom ......................... 17 , 57 h Thumbnail playback ...... .... 17 , 58 o Scene auto selector mode ................... ..................... ..................... ... 20 , 22 b Scene mod[...]

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    153 Technical Notes Continuous shooting........ ................. 81 Copy . ...................... .......................... ............ 93 Creative slider ................... ..................... 42 Crop ............................. ..................... ... 57 , 67 Cross process o ............................ ...... 32 Current settings ......[...]

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    154 Technical Notes List by date mode .... ........................... . 59 Lithium batteries ................................. .... 7 M Macro mode ........................... ........ 21 , 46 Mark for Wi-Fi upload .. ..................... 90 Memory card..... .................. 7 , 13 3 , 150 Memory card slot ................ .................... 7[...]

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    155 Technical Notes Self-timer ....... ........................... ........ 21 , 45 Self-timer lamp ..... ..................... ....... 1 , 45 Sequence display options .... 60 , 94 Setup menu ............ ..................... 75 , 105 Shooting ... ........................... ............. 12 , 20 Shooting menu .................... ........ 75 , 77[...]

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    No reproduction in an y f orm of this manual , in whole or in pa rt (except f or brief quotation in critical ar ticles or reviews), may be made without written authorization from NIK ON CORPORA TION. CT4L01(11) 6MN50811-01[...]