QV-R4 Nikon Cameras User Manual

Printed in Japan

S2G04000301(11)

6MAA2611-03

DIGITAL CAMERA

The Guide to Digital Photography

with the

Shoot, View, and Enjoy

A Flowchart Guide to Using Your Camera

STEP 1—Ready the camera

Getting ready First Steps 9

Camera setup

First Steps

Camera Setup

STEP 2—Take pictures

Tutorial: Taking PicturesSnapshots (auto mode) 16

Getting Creative

Creative photography

(scene and movie modes)

Beyond Point-and-ShootCustom shots 39

STEP 3—Play them back…

Tutorial: Reviewing Pictures…while shooting… 22

Basic Playback…after shooting… 45

STEP 4—Install camera software

Quick Start Guide (provided)Install software

Nikon View 5 Reference

Manual (provided on CD)

Get to know Nikon View 5 —

Tutorial: Reviewing Pictures…while shooting 22

Basic Playback…during playback 45

Deleting PicturesDelete multiple pictures 66

…and delete unwanted pictures…

—

STEP 5—Enjoy your pictures…

Connections…with a computer 30

Connections…on a television 38

Product Documentation

Getting to Know the COOLPIX 2000

Overview

Taking Pictures

Reviewing Pictures

Getting Creative

Connecting to a Computer

Connecting to a Television or VCR

Beyond Point-and-Shoot

Basic Playback

The Shooting Menu

The Playback Menu

The Setup Menu

Technical Notes

Index

First Steps

The documentation for this product

includes the manuals listed below.

Please be sure to read all instructions

thoroughly to get the most from your

camera.

Quick-Start Guide

The Quick-Start Guide takes you

through the process of unpacking

and setting up your Nikon digital

camera, taking your first pictures, in-

stalling software, and transferring

pictures to your computer.

Guide to Digital Photography

The Guide to Digital Photography

(this manual) provides complete op-

erating instructions for your camera.

Nikon View 5 Reference Manual

The Nikon View 5 Reference Manual

can be found in electronic format

on the reference CD provided with

your camera. For information on

viewing the Reference Manual, see

“Connections” in this manual.

To prevent damage to your Nikon product or injury to yourself or to others,

read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this equip-

ment. Keep these safety instructions where all those who use the product

will read them.

The consequences that could result from failure to observe the precautions

listed in this section are indicated by the following symbol:

WARNINGS

Turn off immediately in the event

of malfunction

Should you notice smoke or an un-

usual smell coming from the equip-

ment or from the AC adapter (avail-

able separately), unplug the AC

adapter and remove the batteries im-

mediately, taking care to avoid burns.

Continued operation could result in

injury. After removing the batteries,

take the equipment to a Nikon-autho-

rized service center for inspection.

Do not use in the presence of flam-

mable gas

Do not use electronic equipment in

the presence of flammable gas, as this

could result in explosion or fire.

Observe caution when using the

camera strap

Caution should be exercised to pre-

vent strangulation when wearing the

camera strap around your neck. Never

place the strap around the neck of an

infant or child.

Do not disassemble

Touching the product’s internal parts

could result in injury. In the event of

a malfunction, the product should be

repaired only by a qualified technician.

Should the product break open as the

result of a fall or other accident, re-

move the batteries and AC adapter

(if using) and then take the product

to a Nikon-authorized service center

for inspection.

Observe proper precautions when

handling batteries

Batteries may leak or explode if im-

properly handled. Observe the follow-

ing precautions when handling bat-

teries for use in this product:

• Be sure the product is off before re-

placing the batteries. If you are using

an AC adapter, be sure it is un-

plugged.

• Use only LR6 (AA) alkaline, NiCad, or

NiMH batteries.

•When inserting batteries, be sure to

orient the + and – terminals correctly.

• Do not short or disassemble.

• Do not expose to flame or to exces-

sive heat.

• Do not immerse in or expose to water.

• Do not transport or store with metal

objects such as necklaces or hairpins.

For Your Safety

This icon marks warnings, information that should be read before us-

ing your Nikon product to prevent possible injury.

iii

• Batteries are prone to leakage when

fully discharged. To avoid damage to

the product, be sure to remove the

battery when no charge remains.

•Immediately after use, or when the

product is used on battery power for

an extended period, the batteries may

become hot. Before removing the

battery, turn the camera off and al-

low the batteries to cool.

•Discontinue use immediately should

you notice any changes in the batter-

ies, such as discoloration or deforma-

tion.

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

product regulations.

Keep out of reach of children

Particular care should be taken to pre-

vent infants from putting the battery

or other small parts into their mouths.

Removing memory cards

Memory cards may become hot dur-

ing use. Observe due caution when

removing memory cards from the

camera.

CD-ROMs

The CD-ROMs on which the software

and manuals are distributed should

not be played back on audio CD

equipment. Playing CD-ROMs on an

audio CD player could cause hearing

loss or damage the equipment.

Observe caution when operating

the flash

Using the flash close to your subject’s

eyes could cause temporary visual im-

pairment. Particular care should be

observed if photographing infants,

when the flash should be no less than

one meter (39˝) from the subject.

Avoid contact with liquid crystal

Should the monitor break, care should

be taken to avoid injury due to bro-

ken glass and to prevent liquid crystal

from the monitor touching the skin

or entering the eyes or mouth.

•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.

•Nikon reserves the right to change the

specifications of the hardware and soft-

ware described in these manuals at any

time and without prior notice.

Notices

•Nikon will not be held liable for any dam-

ages resulting from the use of this prod-

uct.

• While every effort has been made to en-

sure that the information in these manu-

als is accurate and complete, we would

appreciate it were you to bring any er-

rors or omissions to the attention of the

Nikon representative in your area (ad-

dress provided separately).

Notice for customers in the U.S.A.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found

to comply with the limits for a Class B digi-

tal device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC

rules. These limits are designed to pro-

vide reasonable protection against harm-

ful interference in a residential installation.

This equipment generates, uses, and can

radiate radio frequency energy and, if not

installed and used in accordance with the

instructions, may cause harmful interfer-

ence to radio communications. However,

there is no guarantee that interference will

not occur in a particular installation. If this

equipment does cause harmful interfer-

ence to radio or television reception, which

can be determined by turning the equip-

ment off and on, the user is encouraged

to try to correct the interference by one or

more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving an-

tenna.

• Increase the separation between the

equipment and receiver.

•Connect the equipment into an outlet

on a circuit different from that to which

the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced ra-

dio/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 ap-

proved by Nikon Corporation may void the

user's authority to operate the equipment.

Interface Cables

Use the interface cables sold or provided

by Nikon for your equipment. Using other

interface cables may exceed the limits of

Class B Part 15 of the FCC rules.

Nikon Inc.,

1300 Walt Whitman Road,

Melville, New York

11747-3064, U.S.A.

Tel.: 631-547-4200

E2000

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Tested To Comply

With FCC Standards

Notice for customers in Canada

CAUTION

This class B digital apparatus meets all re-

quirements of the Canadian Interference

Causing Equipment Regulations.

ATTENTION

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B res-

pecte toutes les exigences du Règlement

sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

Notice Concerning Prohibition of Copying or Reproduction

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

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

• Items prohibited by law from being

copied or reproduced

Do not copy or reproduce paper money,

coins, securities, government bonds, or

local government bonds, even if such

copies or reproductions are stamped

“Sample.”

The copying or reproduction of paper

money, coins, or securities which are cir-

culated in a foreign country is prohib-

ited.

Unless the prior permission of the gov-

ernment has been obtained, the copy-

ing or reproduction of unused postage

stamps or post cards issued by the gov-

ernment is prohibited.

The copying or reproduction of stamps

issued by the government and of certi-

fied documents stipulated by law is pro-

hibited.

• Cautions on certain copies and repro-

ductions

The government has issued cautions on

copies or reproductions of securities is-

sued by private companies (shares, bills,

checks, gift certificates, etc.), commuter

passes, or coupon tickets, except when

a minimum of necessary copies are to

be provided for business use by a com-

pany. Also, do not copy or reproduce

passports issued by the government, li-

censes issued by public agencies and pri-

vate groups, ID cards, and tickets, such

as passes and meal coupons.

• Comply with copyright notices

The copying or reproduction of copy-

righted creative works such as books,

music, paintings, woodcut prints, maps,

drawings, movies, and photographs is

prohibited except when it is done for per-

sonal use at home or for similar restricted

and non-commercial use.

Trademark Information

Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Mac OS, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, and QuickTime are registered

trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Finder, Power Mac, iMac, and iBook are trademarks of Apple Computer,

Inc. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Microsoft and Windows

are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corporation. Internet is

a trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation. CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation. Lexar

Media is a trademark of Lexar Media Corporation. Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe

Systems Inc. Zip is a registered trademark of Iomega Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. 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.

Table of Contents

Product Documentation .............................................................................. i

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

Notices ....................................................................................................... iv

Introduction: Before You Begin ...................................................................... 1

Overview: About This Manual ....................................................................... 2

Familiarization: The Parts of the Camera and Their Functions ................... 4

Where to Find It—Parts of the COOLPIX 2000 ................................................ 4

How to Use It—Camera Controls and Displays ................................................ 6

First Steps: Getting Ready to Use Your Camera ............................................ 9

Step 1—Attach the Camera Strap ................................................................... 9

Step 2—Insert Batteries .................................................................................. 9

Step 3—Insert the Memory Card .................................................................... 10

Step 4—Choose a Language .......................................................................... 12

Step 5—Set the Time and Date ....................................................................... 13

Tutorial: Getting Started ................................................................................. 15

Taking Pictures: The Basics ............................................................................. 16

Step 1—Ready the Camera ............................................................................. 16

Step 2—Adjust Camera Settings (Optional) ..................................................... 18

Step 3—Frame the Picture .............................................................................. 19

Step 4—Focus and Shoot ............................................................................... 20

Step 5—Turn the Camera Off ......................................................................... 21

Reviewing Pictures: Quick Review ................................................................. 22

Quick Review .................................................................................................. 22

Thumbnail Review .......................................................................................... 24

Getting Creative: Choosing a Mode .............................................................. 25

Connections: Connecting to External Devices ............................................... 29

Connecting to a Computer: Nikon View 5 .................................................... 30

Before You Begin: Installing Nikon View 5 ....................................................... 30

Making the Connection: Connecting to Your Computer ................................. 32

Connecting to a Television or VCR: Television Playback .............................. 38

Beyond Point-and-Shoot: Adjusting Camera Settings .................................. 39

Focus-Mode Selection: The Button ....................................................... 40

Delaying Shutter Release: Self-Timer Mode ................................................. 41

Framing Pictures: Optical and Digital Zoom ................................................. 42

Flash Photography: The Button ............................................................ 43

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Basic Playback: Playback Mode ...................................................................... 45

Full-Frame Playback ........................................................................................ 46

Thumbnail Playback ........................................................................................ 48

Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom .............................................................. 49

Creating a Small Copy of a Picture: Small Picture ............................................ 50

Movie Playback ............................................................................................... 52

Menu Guide: Using Camera Menus ............................................................... 53

The Shooting Menu: Fine-Tuning Shooting Options ................................... 54

Making Effective Use of Memory: Image Quality and Size ............................... 56

Keeping Colors True: White Balance ............................................................... 58

Measuring Light: Metering ............................................................................. 60

Taking Pictures in a Sequence: Continuous ...................................................... 61

Getting Sharper Pictures: BSS (Best Shot Selector) ........................................... 62

Adjusting Exposure: Exp. +/–........................................................................... 63

Making Edges More Distinct: Image Sharpening ............................................. 64

The Playback Menu: Managing Pictures ....................................................... 65

Deleting Pictures: Delete ................................................................................. 66

Automated Playback: Slide Show .................................................................... 68

Safeguarding Valuable Pictures: Protect .......................................................... 70

Ordering Prints: Print Set................................................................................. 71

Marking All Pictures for Transfer: Auto Transfer ............................................... 73

The Setup Menu: Camera Setup .................................................................... 74

Adjusting Monitor Brightness: Brightness ........................................................ 75

Formatting Memory Cards: CF Card Format .................................................... 75

Conserving Battery Power: Auto Off ............................................................... 76

Choosing a Video Standard: Video Mode ........................................................ 76

Choosing a USB Protocol: USB ........................................................................ 77

Technical Notes: Camera Care, Options, and Resources ............................... 79

Optional Accessories ....................................................................................... 80

Caring for the Camera and Battery ................................................................. 81

Web Resources ............................................................................................... 83

Troubleshooting .............................................................................................. 83

Specifications ................................................................................................. 89

Index ................................................................................................................. 92

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First Steps

9–14

Overview

2–3

Familiarization

4–8

This chapter is divided into the following sections:

Overview

Read this section for a description of how this

manual is organized and for an explanation of the

symbols and conventions used.

Getting to Know the COOLPIX 2000

Bookmark this section and refer to it as you read

through the manual for information on the names

and functions of camera parts.

First Steps

This section details the steps you will take when

using your camera for the first time:

Introduction

Before You Begin

9STEP 1

9–10

10–11

13–14

STEP 2

STEP 3

STEP 4

STEP 5

Attach the Camera Strap

Insert the Battery

Insert the Memory Card

Choose a Language

Set the Time and Date

Introduction—Overview

Thank you for your purchase of a COOLPIX 2000 digital camera. This manual

has been written to help you enjoy taking digital photographs with your

COOLPIX 2000. As you read through it, you will find explanations not only of

how the camera works but also of why certain features have been included,

and how they may be used to take photographs in many different situations.

Overview

About This Manual

Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories

Your Nikon COOLPIX digital camera is designed to the highest standards and

includes complex electronic circuitry. Only Nikon brand electronic accessories

(including AC adapters) certified by Nikon specifically for use with your Nikon

digital camera are engineered and proven to operate within the operational

and safety requirements of this electronic circuitry.

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

YOUR

NIKON WARRANTY.

For more information about Nikon brand accessories, contact your local au-

thorized Nikon dealer.

Introduction—Overview

To make it easier to find the information you need, the following symbols and

conventions are used:

Life-Long Learning

As part of Nikon’s “Life-Long Learning” commitment to ongoing product sup-

port and education, continually-updated information is available on-line at

the following sites:

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

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

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

asia.com/

Visit these sites to keep up-to-date with the latest product information, tips,

answers to frequently-asked questions (FAQs), and general advice on digital

imaging and photography. Additional information may be available from the

Nikon representative in your area. See the URL below for contact information:

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

This icon marks cautions, infor-

mation that you should read be-

fore use to prevent damage to

your camera.

This icon marks tips, additional

information you may find help-

ful when using your camera.

This icon marks notes, informa-

tion that you should read before

using your camera.

This icon indicates that more in-

formation is available elsewhere

in this manual.

Introduction—Getting to Know the COOLPIX 2000

Familiarization

The Parts of the Camera and Their Functions

Take a few moments to familiarize yourself with camera controls and displays.

Where to Find It—Parts of the COOLPIX 2000

The parts of the camera are identified below. For more information on the

function of each part, refer to the page numbers listed.

1 Photocell

2 Self-timer lamp ...................... 41

3 Built-in Speedlight ................. 19

4 Video-out connector

(under cover) ......................... 38

5 USB connector

(under cover) ......................... 33

6 Lens ...................................... 19

7 DC-in connector (under cover)

8 Mode dial .................. 16, 25, 46

9 Shutter-release button

................................. 20–21, 41

10 Eyelet for camera strap ............ 9

11 Power switch ............. 16, 21, 33

12 (self-timer)/

SMALL PIC. button ......... 41, 50

(focus mode)/

(transfer) button . 32–33, 40

(flash mode)/ (delete) button

............................

23–24, 46, 48

1 2 3

Introduction—Getting to Know the COOLPIX 2000

A Monitor................................... 6

B Multi selector .......................... 8

Flash-ready lamp ................

16, 20

16 Zoom ( / ) buttons....... 19, 42

QUICK

(quick review)

button................. 22, 66, 70, 72

18 MENU button ........... 54, 65, 74

19 Memory card slot cover ... 10–11

20 Tripod socket

21 Battery-chamber cover latch .... 9

22 Battery-chamber cover ...... 9–10

22 21

12 13 14 1615

8 9

Introduction—Getting to Know the COOLPIX 2000

How to Use It—Camera Controls and Displays

A The Monitor

The monitor is where you compose pictures before shooting. In shooting

mode, the monitor shows the view through the camera lens. It also gives

information on how the camera is set up.

1 Zoom indicator ................ 19, 42

2 Recording indicator

........ 21, 86

Focus indicator

..................... 20

4 Battery level indicator

.......... 17

5 Camera shake icon

........................... 25–26, 44, 86

6 “Date not set” icon

............. 14

7 Self-timer indicator ................ 41

8 Number of exposures remaining

............................................. 17

9 Flash mode...................... 25, 43

10 Focus mode ........................... 40

11 Image quality ........................ 57

12 Image size ............................. 57

13 Exposure compensation ......... 63

14 White balance ....................... 58

15 Metering mode ..................... 60

16 Best shot selector (BSS) .......... 62

17 Image sharpening .................. 64

18 Shooting/scene mode ...... 16, 25

19 Continuous shooting mode

............................................. 61

1 Appears in same position as focus indicator.

2Displayed only when shutter-release button is

pressed halfway.

3 Appears only when battery is running low.

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4 Appears only at slow shutter speeds.

5Appears when clock-calendar has not been set.

6Appears in same position as BSS indicator.

Introduction—Getting to Know the COOLPIX 2000

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The monitor is also used to view pictures after they have been taken. When a

picture is displayed full screen, information about the image is shown super-

imposed on the photo.

Controlling the Monitor

To hide camera settings or photo info, press the multi selector to the left.

Press the multi selector to the left a second time to view indicators again.

Indicators

hidden

Indicators

displayed

1 File number and type............. 47

2 Battery level indicator

........... 17

3 Print-order icon ..................... 71

4 Protect icon ..................... 67, 70

5 Transfer icon.......................... 75

6 Current frame number/

total number of frames

7 Image quality ........................ 57

8 Image size ............................. 57

9 Time of recording .................. 13

10 Date of recording .................. 13

* Appears only when battery is running low.

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Introduction—Getting to Know the COOLPIX 2000

B The Multi Selector

The multi selector is used to navigate through cam-

era menus, to page through or select pictures

during playback, scroll images during playback

zoom, and to control the display of indicators in

the monitor.

Introduction—First Steps

Step 2—Insert Batteries

Your camera is powered four LR6 (AA) alkaline, NiCad, or NiMH batteries.

.1 Turn the camera off

Turn the camera off before inserting or re-

moving batteries.

First Steps

Getting Ready to Use Your Camera

Before using your camera for the first time, you will need to complete the

following steps.

Step 1—Attach the Camera Strap

Attach the strap as shown.

.2 Open the battery-chamber cover

Pressing the battery-chamber cover latch,

slide the cover out (1) and flip it open (2).

.3 Insert the batteries

Insert the batteries with the “+” and “–”

contacts oriented as shown.

The Battery-Chamber Cover

The cover can be damaged by application of excessive force.

Introduction—First Steps

Step 3—Insert the Memory Card

The COOLPIX 2000 stores pictures on CompactFlash

™

memory cards.

.1 Turn the camera off

Turn the camera off before inserting or re-

moving memory cards.

Read Battery Warnings

Read and follow all warnings and instructions supplied by the battery

manufacturer.

Before Removing the Batteries

Before removing the batteries, make sure that the camera is off and that the

flash-ready lamp is out. Failure to observe this precaution could result in

damage to the camera or memory card or in loss of data or stored settings.

Alternative Power Sources

To power your camera continuously for extended playback or while the cam-

era is connected to a computer, we recommend the EH-53 AC adapter (avail-

able separately; 80).

.4 Close the battery-chamber cover

Flip the battery-chamber cover up (1) and

slide it down until you hear the latch click

into place (2). To prevent the batteries be-

ing dislodged during operation, be sure that

the cover is securely latched.

.2 Open the memory card slot cover

Open the card slot cover as shown at right.

Introduction—First Steps

Closing the Memory Card Slot Cover

Fold the eject button over before closing the memory card slot cover. If the

eject button is upright when the cover is closed, closing the cover may par-

tially eject the card, causing errors when the camera is turned on.

Formatting Memory Cards

“Formatting” is the term used to describe the action of permanently erasing

all data from a memory card to make room for more pictures. The memory

card supplied with your camera is formatted at shipment. Other memory

cards, however, must be formatted before first use. For information on for-

matting memory cards, see “The Setup Menu: Formatting Memory Cards”

( 75).

.3 Insert the memory card

Holding the camera with the monitor toward

you, slide the card in face up until it is firmly

seated in the contacts at the back of the

slot.

.4 Close the card-slot cover

Fold the eject button over and close the

memory card slot cover.

Introduction—First Steps

Step 4—Choose a Language

Camera menus and messages can be displayed in your choice of German,

English, French, Japanese, and Spanish. To choose a language, make sure

that the camera is on and then follow the steps below.

Display camera menus

OFF

Set

Shooting menu

Setup menu

Highlight SETUP

OFF

Set

Shooting menu

Setup menu

Display SETUP menu

OFF

Brightness

CF card format

Date

Auto off

Video mode

Language

Set

SETUP MENU

Highlight Language

OFF

CF card format

Date

Auto off

Video mode

Language

USB

Set

SETUP MENU

Display options

OFF

Set

LANGUAGE

Choose language from Deutsch

(German), English, Français (French),

(Japanese), or Español (Spanish)

OFF

Set

LANGUAGE

Return to SETUP menu. Proceed to

Step 5.1 to set time and date.

OFF

CF card format

Date

Auto off

Video mode

Language

USB

Set

SETUP MENU

Introduction—First Steps

Step 5—Set the Time and Date

Information on the time and date of recording is included with all pictures

taken with your Nikon digital camera. To set the camera’s internal clock to

the correct time and date, first display the SETUP menu (see Step 5), and then

follow the steps below.

Highlight Date

OFF

CF card format

Date

Auto off

Video mode

Language

Set

SETUP MENU

Brightness

Display DATE menu

OFF

2 0 0 2 0 1

0 0 0 0

0 1

YMD

Set

DATE

Edit Year

OFF

2 0 0 2 0 1

0 0 0 0

0 1

YMD

Set

DATE

Select Month. Repeat steps 5.3–5.4

to edit remaining items.

OFF

2 0 0 2 0 1

0 0 0 0

0 1

YMD

Set

DATE

Highlight YMD

OFF

2 0 0 2 0 8

1 0 0 0

0 5

YMD

Set

DATE

Choose order in which Year, Month,

and Day will be displayed

OFF

2 0 0 2 0 8

1 0 0 0

0 5

YMD

Set

DATE

Return to SETUP menu

OFF

CF card format

Date

Auto off

Video mode

Language

Set

SETUP MENU

Brightness

Introduction—First Steps

Any pictures taken before the time and date have been set will have a time

stamp of “0000.00.00 00:00.” If the time and date have not been set, a

flashing (“Date not set”) icon will be displayed in the top right corner of

the monitor when the camera is in shooting mode.

The Clock Battery

The camera’s internal clock-calendar is powered by a separate, rechargeable

power source, which is charged as necessary when the main battery is in-

stalled. If the camera has been stored for an extended period with the main

battery removed, the clock may need to be reset. The clock power source can

provide roughly twenty-four hours of back-up power after charging for about

six hours.

Reviewing Pictures

22–24

Getting Creative

25–27

Taking Pictures

16–21

Tutorial

Getting Started

This chapter is divided into the following three sec-

tions:

Taking Pictures

Read this section for a step-by-step guide to the

basics of taking pictures with the COOLPIX 2000.

16–17STEP 1

20–21

STEP 2

STEP 3

STEP 4

STEP 5

Ready the Camera

Adjust Camera Settings

Frame the Picture

Focus and Shoot

Turn the Camera Off

Reviewing Pictures

Learn how to view and delete pictures.

Getting Creative

Explore the creative possibilities of scene and movie

modes.

Tutorial—Taking Pictures

Taking Pictures

The Basics

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

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

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

ducing the best possible results in most situations.

Step 1—Ready the Camera

.1 Turn the mode dial to

.2 Turn the camera on

The lens cover will open, the lens will ex-

tend, and the flash-ready lamp will light.

Tutorial—Taking Pictures

.3 Check indicators in the monitor

Before shooting, check the battery level (A)

and number of exposures remaining (B).

Battery Level (A)

The battery level is displayed as follows:

Number of Exposures Remaining (B)

If the number of exposures remaining is zero, a message will be dis-

played in the monitor. In this case, delete pictures (

66), use a new

memory card, or choose a lower quality or image size ( 56).

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— Batteries fully charged Camera functions normally.

Display Meaning Camera status

Low battery Ready a set of new batteries.

Warning ! !

Battery

exhausted

Batteries exhausted

No pictures can be taken until

batteries have been replaced.

Tutorial—Taking Pictures

Step 2—Adjust Camera Settings (Optional)

The following table shows the default settings for mode. For more

information, refer to the page numbers in the rightmost column.

Flash mode Auto

Flash fires automatically when lighting is

poor.

Image

quality

NORMAL

Pictures compressed for balance between

quality and file size that is ideal for snap-

shots.

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Setting Default Description

Focus

mode

Autofocus

Camera focuses automatically at distanc-

es over 30 cm (1´).

Continuous Single

One shot taken each time shutter-release

button is pressed.

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Step 3—Frame the Picture

.1 Ready the camera

Hold the camera

steadily in both

hands.

.2 Frame your subject

Use the zoom buttons to frame your subject against the background.

Don’t Block the Shot

To avoid dark or partially obscured pictures, keep your fingers and other ob-

jects away from the lens and flash window.

Indicator in monitor

shows amount of

zoom while either

button is pressed

When the camera is zoomed in to maximum magnification, holding the

button down for about two seconds extends the zoom range digi-

tally (digital zoom; 42). The zoom indicator turns yellow when digi-

tal zoom is in effect.

Tutorial—Taking Pictures

Step 4—Focus and Shoot

.1 Focus

Press the shutter-release button

halfway to set focus and expo-

sure.

Focus

indicator

Flash-

ready

lamp

Camera unable to focus. Change your

composition and try again.

Flash charging. Remove finger briefly from

shutter-release button, then try again.

Subject in focus.

Flash will fire when picture is taken.

Flash off or not required.

Flashes red

Flickers

Green

Off

Getting Good Results with Autofocus

Autofocus performs best when there is contrast between the subject and

background and the subject is evenly lit. It does not perform well if the sub-

ject is very dark or moving rapidly, if there are objects of sharply differing

brightness in the scene (e.g., the sun is behind your subjects and their fea-

tures are in deep shadow), or if the subject contains objects at different dis-

tances from the camera (e.g., the subject is inside a cage).

Focus indicator

lights when

shutter-release

button is pressed

halfway

Flash-ready lamp

With the shutter-release button

pressed halfway, check the fo-

cus indicator and flash-ready

lamp.

Tutorial—Taking Pictures

.2 Take the picture

Smoothly press the shutter-release button

the rest of the way down to take a picture.

Step 5—Turn the Camera Off

When you have finished using the camera, turn

the camera off to save battery power. The lens

will retract and the lens cover will close.

Avoiding Blurred Pictures

One of the most common sources of disappointing pictures is blurring caused

by the camera moving suddenly as the shutter-release button is pressed. To

avoid this, hold the camera steady and press the shutter-release button

smoothly, pausing slightly at the halfway point to give the camera a chance to

set focus and exposure.

During Recording

While pictures are being recorded to the memory card, a icon will be dis-

played in the monitor. In continuous ( 61) and movie ( 26) modes, an

hourglass icon will be displayed. Do not turn the camera off, remove the

memory card, or remove or disconnect the power source while either icon is

displayed. Failure to observe this precaution could result in lost or damaged

pictures.

Turning the Camera Off

After the camera is turned off, the flash-ready lamp may remain lit while

camera settings are recorded to memory. Do not remove the batteries until

the flash-ready lamp has gone out.

Tutorial—Reviewing Pictures

Reviewing Pictures

Quick Review

Pictures can be played back using the

QUICK

button (quick review) or by

setting the mode dial to (playback mode). This section covers the opera-

tions that can be performed in quick review. For more information on play-

back mode, see “Basic Playback” ( 46).

Quick Review

Quick review allows you to view earlier pictures while shooting. If you are not

satisfied with the results, you can take another picture immediately.

The following operations can be performed in quick review:

Shooting mode

Press

Quick review

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Press DescriptionTo

( )

Press the ( ) button to display four or

nine pictures at a time as small thumbnail pre-

views ( 24).

View multiple

pictures

Press the multi selector up to view pictures

recorded before the current photo, down to

view pictures recorded after the current pho-

to.

View other

pictures

Tutorial—Reviewing Pictures

( )

Press the ( ) button for an enlarged view

of the current photo ( 49). While the pho-

to is zoomed in, use the multi selector to view

areas not visible in the monitor. To cancel

zoom, press .

Zoom photo in

( )

A confirmation dialog will be displayed. Press

multi selector up or down to highlight op-

tion, press to right to select.

•Select No to exit

without deleting

picture

•Select Yes to de-

lete picture

OFF

Erase 1 image

Yes or No ?

Set

DELETE

Ye s

Delete current

picture

Press DescriptionTo

( )

Pictures selected for transfer are marked with

a icon. Turn this marking on or off to

select the pictures that will be transferred to

a computer at a later date ( 73).

Select current

picture for transfer

to a computer

Shutter

release/

QUICK

To end review and return to shooting mode,

press the

QUICK

button or press the shutter-

release button halfway.

Return to

shooting mode

Press multi selector to left to hide or display

photo info superimposed on picture in mon-

itor ( 7).

Hide or display

photo info

Quick Review

Quick review is not available when the mode dial is set to (movie mode) or

(playback mode).

Tutorial—Reviewing Pictures

Thumbnail Review

Pressing the ( ) button in quick review dis-

plays a menu of four thumbnail images. The fol-

lowing operations can be performed while thumb-

nails are displayed:

( )

/ ( )

With four thumbnails displayed, press the

but-

ton once to view nine thumbnail images. Press

( ) to “zoom in” from nine thumbnails to a four-

thumbnail view or, when four thumbnails are dis-

played, to view highlighted picture full size.

Change

number of

pictures

displayed

Press DescriptionTo

( )

Pictures selected for transfer are marked with a

icon. Turn this marking on or off to select

the pictures that will be transferred to a comput-

er at a later date ( 73).

Select high-

lighted picture

for transfer to

a computer

( )

A confirmation dialog will be displayed. Press multi

selector up or down to highlight option, press to

right to select.

•Select No to exit with-

out deleting picture

•Select Yes to delete

picture

Delete

highlighted

picture

OFF

Erase 1 image

Yes or No ?

Set

DELETE

Ye s

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

highlight thumbnails.

Highlight

pictures

Shutter

release/

QUICK

To end review and return to shooting mode, press

the

QUICK

button or press the shutter-release but-

ton halfway.

Return to

shooting

mode

Tutorial—Getting Creative

Camera Shake

At slow shutter speeds, a icon appears in the monitor. Pictures taken at

these speeds may be blurred by inadvertent camera movement (“camera

shake”). While use of a tripod is recommended when this icon is displayed,

you may also be able to prevent blurring by holding the camera steadily in

both hands with your elbows against your torso. The icon on these pages

marks scenes in which blurring is likely to occur.

Getting Creative

Choosing a Mode

Your Nikon digital camera offers a choice of five “scene” modes for common

compositions, such as portraits, landscapes, and close-ups, which require special

combinations of settings that apply to any scene of the same type. When a

scene is selected using the mode dial, camera settings are automatically ad-

justed to produce optimal results for the selected composition, sparing you

the necessity of adjusting camera settings one-by-one. A movie mode is also

available for recording silent movies up to twenty seconds long.

Mode selection is made using the mode dial. In

addition to

(auto) mode ( 15), the follow-

ing options are available:

Use for shots that include details of the background be-

hind the main subject, or to capture the effects of candle-

light and other indoor background lighting.

Party/Indoor

Use when light is coming from behind your subject, throw-

ing their features into shadow, or when your subject is in

the shade but the background is brightly lit. The flash will

fire automatically to “fill in” (illuminate) shadows.

Back Light

•Flash is set to (fill flash; 43).

•Flash is set to (auto with red-eye reduction; 43).

Tutorial—Getting Creative

Use for portraits. Main subject stands out clearly while back-

ground details are softened, lending the composition a sense

of depth.

Portrait

•Degree of softening depends on amount of light available.

Vividly captures the brightness of such subjects as snow-

fields, beaches, or sunlight expanses of water.

Beach/Snow

Use for shots that provide a natural balance between the

main subject and the background when shooting portraits

against a backdrop of night scenery.

Night Portrait

•Flash is set to (auto with red-eye reduction; 43).

This mode is used to record NORMAL-quality silent movies 320 × 240 pixels

in size (QVGA) at a rate of about fifteen frames per second. Recording

begins when the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down and

ends when the shutter-release button is fully pressed a second time.

•In place of the number of exposures remaining, the exposure-count dis-

play in monitor shows the length of the movie that can be recorded.

•Movie ends automatically after twenty seconds or when no more space is

available on the memory card.

•Movies are stored as QuickTime movie files ending in “.MOV”.

•The flash turns off ( ) automatically, and digital zoom is disabled. Opti-

cal zoom can only be adjusted before shooting begins.

•Menus are disabled in movie mode.

Movie

Tutorial—Getting Creative

Focus Mode/Self-Timer

Macro close-up and infinity ( 40) are available only in (auto) and

(Beach/Snow) modes. In all other modes, the camera is set to focus automati-

cally on subjects 30 cm (1´) or more from the camera. The self-timer is avail-

able in all modes except (movie).

Noise Reduction

A special feature called “noise reduction” is enabled in Night Portrait mode

to help make pictures as clear as possible. When noise reduction is in effect,

slightly more time is required to process pictures before they are saved to the

memory card.

Connections

Connecting to External Devices

This chapter provides information on connecting

your camera to a computer and to a television or

videocassette recorder (VCR)

Connecting to a Computer

Read this section to learn how to copy pictures from

the camera memory card to your computer using

Nikon View 5.

Connecting to a Television or VCR

This section details how a television can be used to

mirror the display in the camera monitor.

Connecting to a

Tel evision or VCR

Connecting to a

Computer

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Printing Your Pictures

Pictures taken with the COOLPIX 2000 can be printed in a variety of ways.

For example, many photofinishers accept delivery of photographs on memory

cards, floppy disks, or other removable media (contact your photofinisher for

information on the type of media and file formats supported). Pictures that

have been transferred to your computer using Nikon View 5 can be printed

using a color printer. In the case of printers and photofinishing systems that

support Digital Print Order Format (DPOF), you can select pictures for printing

using the camera Print Set option ( 71) and print them directly from the

memory card.

Connections—Connecting to a Computer

Your COOLPIX digital camera saves each picture as an image file that can be

copied to your computer using the Nikon View 5 software provided. Once

transferred to your computer, your pictures can be viewed, printed, sent to

your acquaintances via e-mail, or saved to a CD or other removable media for

delivery to a photofinisher. Any copies stored on the memory card after trans-

fer can be deleted to make way for new pictures, which you can then add to

the growing digital photo album on your computer.

Before You Begin: Installing Nikon View 5

Before copying pictures to your computer, you will need to install Nikon View 5,

an application that allows you to transfer pictures from the camera memory

card to a computer hard disk and view them on the computer monitor. To

install Nikon View 5, you must have a computer running one of the following

operating systems:

Pre-installed versions of Windows XP Home Edition, Windows

XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows

Millennium Edition (Me), or Windows 98 Second Edition (SE).

Windows

Mac OS 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, Mac OS X (10.1.2 or later). Only models

with built-in USB ports supported.

Macintosh

Nikon View 5

Reference Manual

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Es Nl It

Macintosh and Windows

Although the instructions in the Quick Start Guide

will get you started with Nikon View 5, we rec-

ommend that you also read the material on the

Nikon View 5 reference CD (provided).

Insert the reference CD

After turning on your computer and waiting

for the operating system to start up, place the

reference CD in a CD-ROM drive.

If you are using a Macintosh computer, the reference CD window will open

automatically on the desktop. Windows users will need first to double-

click the My Computer icon and then the Nikon icon to open the refer-

ence CD window.

Connecting to a Computer

Nikon View 5

Connections—Connecting to a Computer

Install Adobe Acrobat Reader

The material on the Nikon View 5 reference CD is in Portable Document

Format (PDF), which can be viewed in Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or later.

If you have already installed this version of Acrobat, proceed to Step 3.

To install Adobe Acrobat Reader, open the

folder for the language of your choice and

double-click the installer icon. The installer

start-up screen will be displayed; follow the on-

screen instructions to complete installation.

Start-up screen (Windows)

Installer icon

(Windows)

Installer icon

(Macintosh)

Start-up screen (Macintosh)

Read the instructions for Nikon View 5

Once you have installed Adobe Acrobat Reader, double-click the INDEX.pdf

icon in the root directory of the reference CD to view a clickable index of

the documentation available for Nikon View 5. If you have not already

installed Nikon View 5, you can follow the links to view detailed installa-

tion instructions for your computer system. If desired, you can print the

installation instructions using the Print… command in the Acrobat File

menu, and follow along during installation of Nikon View 5.

Already Have Nikon View?

In order to transfer pictures to your computer using the UC-E5 USB cable, the

COOLPIX 2000 requires the version of Nikon View 5 provided with the cam-

era. If you have a version of Nikon View that was included with another

Nikon digital camera, you will need to upgrade to the version provided with

the COOLPIX 2000.

Connections—Connecting to a Computer

Making the Connection: Connecting to Your Computer

Once you have installed Nikon View 5, you are ready to transfer photographs

and movies to your computer. Pictures can be transferred via a direct USB

connection between the camera and computer, or by removing the memory

card from the camera and inserting it in a card reader or PC card slot.

Direct Connection: Connecting Your Camera by Cable

If your computer has a built-in USB connection, you can transfer your pictures

using the supplied UC-E5 USB cable.

Choose a USB protocol

The COOLPIX 2000 supports two USB proto-

cols: Mass Storage (the default option) and Pic-

ture Transfer Protocol (PTP). Before connect-

ing the camera to a computer, select the USB

option in the camera setup menu ( 77) and

choose a USB protocol that matches that used

by your computer’s operating system. If you

are connecting the camera to a computer running Windows XP Home

Edition, Windows XP Professional, or Mac OS X (10.1.2 or later), choose

PTP. If you are connecting the camera to a computer running Windows

2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 98 Sec-

ond Edition (SE), or Mac OS 9 (9.0, 9.1, or 9.2) and have changed the USB

setting to PTP, return to the USB menu and select Mass Storage.

OFF

PTP

Mass Storage

Set

USB

Install Nikon View 5

Be sure to install Nikon View 5 before connecting the camera.

Use a Reliable Power Source

When transferring data between the camera and the computer, be sure that

the battery is fully charged. If in doubt, recharge the battery before begin-

ning transfer or use the optional EH-53 AC adapter.

Connections—Connecting to a Computer

Select the pictures to be transferred

In quick review ( 22) or playback mode (

46), press the ( ) button to display the

pictures on the memory card in “contact

sheets” of four or nine thumbnails ( 48).

Confirm that only the pictures you want to copy

to the computer are marked with a icon.

To remove the icon from a picture, or to

select an unmarked picture for transfer, high-

light the image with the multi selector and press the ( ) button.

Turn the camera off

Turn the camera off before connecting the USB cable.

Turn the computer on

Turn the computer on and wait for the operating system to start up.

Connect the camera and computer

Connect the UC-E5 USB cable as shown below. Use the flat connector for

connection to the computer, and connect the other end of the cable to the

camera’s USB connector. Do not connect the camera via a USB hub or

keyboard.

Transferring More than 999 Pictures

No more than 999 pictures can be transferred at one time using the ( )

button. To copy more pictures, use Nikon View 5. See the Nikon View 5

Reference Manual (on CD) for details.

Connections—Connecting to a Computer

TRANSFER COMPLETED

Turn the camera on

When the camera is turned on with the UC-E5

cable connected, the monitor will remain off,

and all controls except the ( ) button

and power switch will be inactive.

Press the ( ) button

When the camera is connected and turned on,

Nikon View 5 will start automatically (see the

reference CD for details). Once Nikon View 5

has started, press the ( ) button to be-

gin copying the pictures selected in Step 2 to

the computer. The message “PREPARING TO

TRANSFER” will appear in the camera monitor.

Wait for the pictures to be transferred to the computer

While pictures being copied to the computer,

the camera monitor will show “TRANSFERRING

IMAGE TO COMPUTER.” While transfer is in

progress, do not:

• Disconnect the USB cable

•Turn the camera off

• Remove the memory card from the camera

Disconnect the camera

When all marked pictures have been trans-

ferred, the message “TRANSFER COMPLETED”

will be displayed in the camera monitor. If you

are using Windows XP Home Edition, Windows

XP Professional, or Mac OS X (version 10.1.2

or later) with the camera USB protocol set to

PTP (see Step 1), you can now turn the camera

off and disconnect the USB cable.

PREPARING

TO TRANSFER

TRANSFERRING

IMAGE TO

COMPUTER

Connections—Connecting to a Computer

Mac OS 9

Drag the “untitled” camera volume into the

Trash.

If you are using one of the following operating systems, you must remove

the camera from the system as described below before disconnecting the

cable or turning the camera off.

Windows 2000 Professional

Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon ( )

in the taskbar and select Stop USB Mass Stor-

age Device from the menu that appears.

Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon (

)

in the taskbar and select Stop USB Disk from

the menu that appears.

Mac OS X

Pictures can not be transferred using the ( ) button in Mac OS X 10.1.2.

Use the button in Nikon View 5 to transfer pictures. See the Nikon

View 5 Reference Manual (on CD) for details. The camera ( ) button

can be used to transfer images in Mac OS X 10.1.3 or later.

Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

In My Computer, click with the right mouse but-

ton on the removable disk corresponding to the

camera and select Eject from the menu that

appears.

Once you have removed the camera from the system, you can disconnect

the interface cable or turn the camera off.

Connections—Connecting to a Computer

Reading Pictures from Memory Cards

If you have a CompactFlash

™

card reader or your computer is equipped with a

PC card slot, you can transfer pictures directly from the memory card. Before

inserting the memory card in a card reader or card slot, turn the camera off

and remove the card from the camera.

If you are using a PC card slot, insert the memory card into a PC card adapter

(see note below), and then insert the adapter into the PC card slot. If you are

using a card reader, insert the memory card directly into the card reader. If

installed, Nikon View 5 will detect cards from Nikon digital cameras and start

automatically. See the Nikon View 5 Reference Manual (on CD) for informa-

tion on transferring pictures to your computer.

CompactFlash

™

Card Readers

Before using a card reader, be sure to read all documentation provided by the

manufacturer.

PC Card Adapter

To read CompactFlash

™

memory cards using a PC

card slot, you will require an EC-AD1 PC-card

adapter (shown at right), available separately from

Nikon.

Connections—Connecting to a Computer

Removing the Memory Card

Be sure that transfer is complete before removing memory cards from the

card reader or PC card slot.

Before removing the memory card from a PC card slot or card reader, you will

need to remove the card from the system:

Windows XP Home Edition/Windows XP Professional

Click the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon ( ) in the taskbar and remove the

memory card from the system.

Windows 2000 Professional/Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

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

the memory card from the system.

Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

In My Computer, right click on the removable disk corresponding to the memory

card and select Eject from the menu that appears.

Mac OS X

Drag the “NO_NAME” volume that represents the memory card into the Trash.

Mac OS 9

Drag the “untitled” volume that represents the memory card into the Trash.

Connections—Connecting to a Television or VCR

Connecting to a Television or VCR

Television Playback

Using the video cable provided with your camera, you can connect the COOLPIX

2000 to a television or VCR.

Turn the camera off

Turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the video cable.

Connect the video cable to the camera

Insert the pin jack into the camera’s video out

connector.

Connect the video cable to the video device

Connect the other end of the cable to the video-

in jack on the television or VCR.

Use an AC Adapter

To prevent the display in the television from turning off whenever the camera

enters sleep mode, connect the camera to an EH-53 AC adapter (available

separately).

Choosing a Video Mode ( 76)

The Video Mode item offers a choice of NTSC and PAL standards for video

output. Be sure that the standard selected matches that of any video device

to which you connect the camera.

Tune the television to the video channel

Turn the camera on

The television will show the image normally displayed in the monitor. The

camera monitor will be blank.

VIDEO

In “Tutorial: Taking Pictures,” you learned the basic

order of operations for taking pictures in (auto)

mode. This chapter offers advice on focus and flash

mode selection, zoom, and the self-timer.

Beyond Point-

and-Shoot

Adjusting Camera Settings

Beyond Point-and-Shoot

Focus-Mode Selection

The Button

The camera automatically adjusts focus for objects

30 cm (1´) or more from the lens. Two other op-

tions for objects that are very close to or far from

the camera are available in (auto) and

(Beach/Snow) modes. To select the focus mode,

press the button until the desired mode is dis-

played in the status bar in the bottom of the moni-

tor.

Mode How it works When to use it

NO ICON

Autofocus

Camera automatically adjusts focus

according to distance to subject.

Use with subjects 30 cm

(1´) or more from lens.

Macro

close-up

Camera can focus on objects as

close as 4 cm/1.6˝ (measured from

lens). Camera adjusts focus con-

tinuously (continuous AF).

Use for close-ups.

Infinity

Focus is fixed at infinity. Flash is

disabled. No focus indicator ap-

pears in monitor when shutter-re-

lease button is pressed halfway.

Use when photograph-

ing distant scenes

through foreground ob-

jects such as a window

or a screen of branches.

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Beyond Point-and-Shoot

The self-timer is used to delay shutter release until either ten or three seconds

after the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down. Use the ten-

second timer for self-portraits, the three second-timer to prevent blurring

caused by

the camera moving

when the shutter-release button is pressed.

Position the camera

Mount the camera on a tripod (recommended) or rest it on a flat, stable

surface.

Turn the self-timer on

Press the button once for a ten-

second delay, twice for a three-sec-

ond delay.

Delaying Shutter Release

Self-Timer Mode

Compose the picture

Adjust camera settings and frame the picture.

Start the timer

Press the shutter-release button all

the way down to lock focus on the

subject in the center of the frame

and activate the timer. The self-

timer lamp next to the flash win-

dow will blink until one second be-

fore the photo is taken, staying lit

during the final second to warn

that the shutter is about to be re-

leased. To stop the timer before a

picture is taken, press the shutter-

release button.

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Count-down timer in monitor shows

number of seconds remaining until pic-

ture is taken; self-timer lamp blinks

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Framing Pictures

Optical and Digital Zoom

Your Nikon digital camera offers two kinds of zoom: optical zoom, in which

the camera’s telescoping lens can be used to magnify the subject up to 3 ×,

and digital zoom, in which digital processing is used to further magnify the

image up to 2.5 ×.

Optical Zoom

Photos can be framed in the monitor using the zoom buttons.

Digital Zoom

At the maximum optical zoom position, holding the button down triggers

digital zoom.

The camera can be zoomed in and out in the digital zoom range by pressing

the

and buttons. To restore ordinary optical zoom, press until the

zoom indicator turns white.

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

enlarging the center portion of the picture to fill the frame. Unlike optical

zoom, digital zoom does not increase the amount of detail visible in the pic-

ture. Instead, details visible at maximum optical zoom are enlarged, produc-

ing a slightly “grainy” image. While digital zoom is in effect, the camera

focuses on the subject in the center of the frame, even if objects in other

areas of the frame are closer to the camera.

Digital zoom is not available in movie mode ( 26), at CONTINUOUS settings

other than Single ( 61), or when BSS ( 62) is on.

Zoom out Zoom in

Indicator in monitor displays

amount of zoom while either

button is pressed

Maximum optical zoom

position

Zoom indicator turns yellow

in digital zoom range

Hold

Beyond Point-and-Shoot

Flash Photography

The Button

In (auto), (Portrait), and (Beach/Snow)

modes, you can choose from the flash modes listed

in the table below. To select the flash mode, press

the button until the desired mode is dis-

played in the monitor.

Mode How it works When to use it

Flash Cancel

(off)

Flash will not fire even

when lighting is poor.

Use when subject is outside range

of flash, to capture natural lighting

under dim light, or where use of a

flash is prohibited. Use of a tripod is

recommended to prevent blurring.

Auto with

red-eye

reduction

Pre-flash fires before

main flash. This caus-

es subjects’ pupils to

contract before photo

is taken, minimizing

“red-eye” effect

caused by flash re-

flecting from retina.

Use for portraits (works best when

subjects are well within range of

flash and looking at pre-flash). Note

that red-eye reduction pre-flash

delays shutter release; choose an-

other mode when photographing

moving subjects.

Anytime Flash

(fill flash)

Flash fires whenever

picture is taken.

Use to “fill-in” (illuminate) shadows

and back-lit subjects.

Auto

Flash fires when light-

ing is poor.

Best choice in most circumstances.

Slow sync

Auto flash combined

with slow shutter

speed.

Use to capture both subject and

background at night or under dim

light. Use of a tripod is recommend-

ed to prevent blurring.

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Beyond Point-and-Shoot

The (Camera Shake) Icon

When lighting is poor and the flash is off ( ) or set to slow sync ( ),

shutter speeds will slow and pictures may be blurred. If the shutter speed

required for exposure is very slow, a (camera shake) icon will appear in the

monitor. Use of a tripod or support is recommended.

Basic

Playback

Playback Mode

This section details the operations that can be per-

formed when the mode dial is set to (playback

mode).

Basic Playback

Full-Frame Playback

When the mode dial is turned to , the camera

enters playback mode with the most recent pic-

ture displayed in the monitor.

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View

multiple

pictures

( )

Press the

( ) button to display up to nine pic-

tures at a time as small thumbnail previews ( 48).

Press DescriptionTo

The following operations can be performed in playback mode:

( )

A confirmation dialog will be displayed. Press multi

selector up or down to highlight option, press to

right to select.

•Select No to exit without

deleting picture

•Select Yes to delete

picture

Delete

current

picture

OFF

Erase 1 image

Yes or No ?

Set

DELETE

Ye s

Press the multi selector down to view pictures in

the order recorded, up to go back. Keep multi se-

lector pressed to scroll rapidly to the desired frame

number.

View other

pictures

( )

Press the

( ) button for an enlarged view of

the current photo ( 49).

Zoom

photo in

Basic Playback

Press DescriptionTo

Image File and Folder Names

Pictures taken with the COOLPIX 2000 are identified by file names that begin

with “DSCN” or, in the case of pictures created with the small picture function

( 50), “SSCN,” followed by a four-digit file number from 0001 to 9999

assigned automatically in ascending order by the camera. Each file name ends

in a three-letter “extension” that identifies the type of picture: “.JPG” for

photographs and “.MOV” for movies. Picture files are stored in folders cre-

ated automatically by the camera and named with a three digit folder number

followed by “NIKON” (e.g., “100NIKON”).

To reset file numbering to 0001, format the memory card (note that this per-

manently deletes all data on the card, including protected pictures; before

formatting, be sure to copy to a computer any pictures you want to keep).

( )

Pictures selected for transfer are marked with a

icon. Turn this marking on or off to select the pic-

tures that will be transferred to a computer at a

later date ( 73).

Select

current

picture for

transfer to a

computer

SMALL

PIC. ( )

If the current picture is a photograph, pressing the

button will create a small copy (320 × 240) for

electronic distribution ( 50).

Create small

copy of

current

picture

If the current picture is marked with a icon to

show that it is a movie, pressing the multi selector

right starts and pauses movie playback ( 52).

Play movie

back

Press multi selector to left to hide or display photo

info superimposed on picture in monitor ( 7).

Hide or

display

photo info

Press the MENU button to display or hide the play-

back menu (

53).

Display

playback

Basic Playback

Thumbnail Playback

Pressing the ( ) button in full-frame playback

displays a menu of four thumbnail images. The

following operations can be performed while

thumbnails are displayed:

( )

/ ( )

With four thumbnails displayed, press the

( )

button once to view nine thumbnail images. Press

( ) to “zoom in” from nine thumbnails to a

four-thumbnail view or, when four thumbnails are

displayed, to view highlighted picture full size.

Change

number of

pictures

displayed

Press DescriptionTo

( )

Pictures selected for transfer are marked with a

icon. Turn this marking on or off to select

the pictures that will be transferred to a comput-

er at a later date ( 73).

Select high-

lighted picture

for transfer to

a computer

( )

A confirmation dialog will be displayed. Press multi

selector up or down to highlight option, press to

right to select.

•Select No to exit with-

out deleting picture

•Select Yes to delete

picture

Delete

highlighted

picture

OFF

Erase 1 image

Yes or No ?

Set

DELETE

Ye s

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

highlight thumbnails.

Highlight

pictures

Basic Playback

Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom

Use the ( ) button to zoom in on photos dis-

played in full-frame playback (playback zoom can

not be used with movies or copies created with

the small picture function).

DescriptionTo P ress

Zoom increases each time button is pressed,

to a maximum of 16 ×. While image is zoomed

in, icon and zoom ratio are displayed in up-

per left corner of monitor.

Zoom photo in

( )

2.0

ZOOM SCROLL

Press the multi selector to scroll to areas of the

image not visible in the monitor.

View other

areas of image

Press

QUICK

to cancel zoom.Cancel zoom

QUICK

While image is zoomed in, press ( ) but-

ton to zoom out.

Zoom photo

out

( )

Basic Playback

Creating a Small Copy of a Picture: Small Picture

Pressing the SMALL PIC. ( ) button in full-frame playback creates a small

copy of the current picture. Copies are 320 × 240 pixels in size and have an

image quality of BASIC, making them ideal for distribution by e-mail or for

use in web pages.

To create a small copy of the picture currently displayed in full-frame play-

back:

Press SMALL PIC. ( ) button to

display confirmation dialog

SET

all Pic

small picture file ?

Creating

Ye s

Highlight Yes (to exit without creat-

ing copy, highlight No and press

multi selector to right)

SET

all Pic

small picture file ?

Creating

Ye s

Create small copy and return to

playback mode with original picture

displayed

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0001/0008

To view copy, press multi selector

down (copy will appear after last

picture recorded). Copy has same

time and date of creation as original.

BASIC

320

0009/0009

Basic Playback

Once created, copies are independent of the original: deleting a copy has no

effect on the original, deleting the original no effect on the copy. Copies are

stored on the memory card as independent files with names of the form

“SSCNnnnn.JPG”, where “nnnn” is a four-digit number assigned automati-

cally by the camera. Copies will have the same transfer marking as the origi-

nals; print and protect attributes, however, must be set separately.

When displayed in full-frame playback and full-screen review, copies will oc-

cupy roughly one-quarter of the monitor. In thumbnail playback and review,

copies are indicated by a border. Copies can not be viewed using playback

zoom (

49).

Restrictions on Small Picture

The small picture function described in this section can not be used in quick

review or thumbnail playback.

Copies can not be created from movies. Additional copies of an image can

not be created from a small picture file; pressing the SMALL PIC. ( ) button

when a copy is displayed will have no effect. Pressing the SMALL PIC. button

will also have no effect if there is not enough space for the copy on the

memory card.

The COOLPIX 2000 may not be able to create small copies from images taken

with another make of camera.

Viewing Small Picture Files on Other Cameras

Copies created with the small picture function may not display correctly when

viewed on other models of Nikon digital camera. You may also not be able to

transfer copies from other models of Nikon digital camera to a computer.

Basic Playback

DescriptionTo Pr ess

icon displayed while movie loads. Playback

begins when loading complete. Still image of

first frame is displayed when movie ends.

Start playback

Pressing multi selector to right while playback

is in progress pauses display. To resume play-

back, press to right again.

Pause/resume

playback

Movie Playback

Movies are indicated by a icon. In full-frame

playback, movies can be viewed using the multi

selector. Movies can not be played back when

thumbnails are displayed.

0010/0015

2002

.08

.06

0010

MOV

15 :00

START

When movie is paused, press multi selector

up to rewind.

Rewind

When movie is paused, press multi selector

down to advance through movie. If the last

frame of the movie is displayed, pressing the

multi selector down ends movie playback and

displays the first frame of the movie.

Advance

The Playback Menu

65–73

The Shooting Menu

54–64

Changes to some shooting, playback, and setup

options are made with the help of menus that ap-

pear in the monitor.

The Shooting Menu

This section describes the options in the shooting

menu, which is available when the mode dial is set

to (auto) or scene modes.

The Playback Menu

Read this section for a description of the options in

the playback menu, which is available when the

mode dial is set to

The Setup Menu

This menu, which is available in all modes except

movie mode, contains options for basic camera

setup, such as formatting memory cards.

Menu Guide

Using Camera Menus

The Setup Menu

74–78

Menu Guide—The Shooting Menu

The Shooting Menu

Fine-Tuning Shooting Options

In shooting mode, changes to some settings are made with the help of the

shooting menu.

To make selections from the shooting menu:

To return to the menu selection page

when the main shooting menu is dis-

played, press the multi selector to the

left. To exit the menus and return to

shooting mode at any time, press the

MENU button.

Highlight SHOOTING MENU

OFF

Set

Shooting menu

Setup menu

Press MENU button

OFF

Set

Shooting menu

Setup menu

Display shooting menu

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OFF

White balance

Image quality

Image size

Continuous

Metering

Best shot selector

SHOOTING MENU

Set

Highlight menu item

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OFF

White balance

Image quality

Image size

Continuous

Metering

Best shot selector

SHOOTING MENU

Set

Display options

1632

1024

640

OFF

1632 1224

1024

768

640

480

IMAGE SIZE

Set

Highlight option

(to return to previous menu, press

multi selector to left)

1632

1024

640

OFF

1632 1224

1024

768

640

480

IMAGE SIZE

Set

Make selection

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1024

OFF

White balance

Image quality

Image size

Continuous

Metering

Best shot selector

SHOOTING MENU

Set

Menu Guide—The Shooting Menu

The options available in the shooting menu depend on the mode selected.

No menu is available in movie mode.

Taking Pictures while Menus Are Displayed

The view through the lens is visible behind the shooting menu. To take a

picture while the menu is displayed, press the shutter-release button.

To scroll between pages of the shooting menu in

mode, press the multi selector up or down

until the next page is displayed.

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OFF

Image quality

Image size

SHOOTING MENU

Set

Option

Image quality 56–57

Image size 56–57

Scene mode

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OFF

White balance

Image quality

Image size

Continuous

Metering

Best shot selector

SHOOTING MENU

Set

OFF

Continuous

White balance

Metering

Exp. +/–

Best shot selector

Image Sharpening

SHOOTING MENU

Set

Option

Image quality 56–57

Image size 56–57

White balance 58–59

Metering 60

Continuous 61

Best Shot Selector 62

Exp. +/– 63

Image sharpening 64

(auto) mode

Menu Guide—The Shooting Menu

FINE

BASIC

FINE

NORM

BASIC

NORMA L

OFF

IMAGE QUALITY

Set

Option Description

*Figures are approximate. File size of JPEG images depends on scene record-

ed, producing wide variations in number of images that can be stored.

Image Quality

To reduce the amount of memory each shot occu-

pies, pictures are compressed as they are saved to

the memory card. Compression selectively reduces

the quality of the image; the more the picture is

compressed, the more noticeable this loss of qual-

ity is likely to be (the actual effect depends on the

size of the picture when printed or displayed and

on the type of subject). The image-quality menu

allows you to choose the amount of compression performed.

Making Effective Use of Memory: Image Quality and Size

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

occupies on the memory card, which in turn determines the total number of

pictures that can be stored. The table below shows the approximate number

of pictures that can be stored on eight- and sixteen-megabyte memory cards

at different combinations of image quality and size.

Compression

ratio (approx.)

FINE

NORMAL

BASIC

8-MB memory card 16-MB memory card

1024

1632

127

1024

146

247

640

1632

121

640

FINE

Suitable for enlargements or high-quality

prints.

1:4

NORMAL Suited to most applications.1:8

BASIC

Suitable for pictures that will be distribut-

ed by e-mail or used in web pages.

1:16

Menu Guide—The Shooting Menu

Option Approximate size when printed at 300 dpiSize (pixels)

1632 13 × 10 cm (5.1˝ × 3.9˝)1,632 × 1,224

1024 9 × 7cm (3.5˝ × 2.8˝)1,024 × 768

640 5 × 4cm (2.0˝ × 1.6˝)640 × 480

1632

1024

640

OFF

1632 1224

1024

768

640

480

IMAGE SIZEIMAGE SIZE

Set

Image Size

Image size refers to the physical dimensions of the

image, measured in pixels. Choose an image size

according to the space available on the memory

card and the task at hand.

Print Size

The size of pictures when printed depends on the resolution of the printer

(the higher the resolution, the smaller the final print size).

The current image quality and size settings are dis-

played in the monitor.

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Menu Guide—The Shooting Menu

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Keeping Colors True: White Balance

White balance is used to preserve natural colors

under different types of lighting. The following

options are available:

OFF

WHITE BALANCE

Fine

Auto

White bal preset

Fluorescent

Incandescent

Cloudy

Set

Option Description

Auto

White balance automatically adjusted to suit light-

ing conditions. Best choice in most circumstances.

White bal preset

White object used as reference to set white bal-

ance under unusual lighting conditions.

Fine White balance adjusted for direct sunlight.

Incandescent For use with incandescent lighting.

Fluorescent For use with most types of fluorescent lighting.

Cloudy Use for pictures taken under cloudy skies.

Speedlight

White balance adjusted to match light produced

the flash.

At settings other than Auto, the current white

balance setting is shown in the monitor.

Menu Guide—The Shooting Menu

Preset White Balance

Preset white balance is used to adjust white bal-

ance when shooting under mixed lighting or to

compensate for light sources with a strong color

cast (for example, to make pictures taken under a

lamp with a red shade look as though they had

been taken under white light). When (White

bal preset) is selected from the white-balance

menu, the menu shown at right will be displayed

in the monitor.

Option Description

Cancel

Recalls the most recent setting for preset white

balance from memory and sets white balance to

this value.

Measure

To measure a new value for white balance, place a

neutral gray object under the lighting that will be

used in the final photograph. Frame this object so

that it fills the square in the center of the menu

shown above. Highlight Measure and press the

multi selector to the right to measure a new value

for white balance (shutter will be released, but no

picture will be recorded).

OFFSet

Cancel

Measure

WHITE BAL PRESET

Menu Guide—The Shooting Menu

Measuring Light: Metering

The options in the metering menu determine how

the camera sets exposure.

OFFSet

METERING

Spot

Matrix

Center-weighted

Option When to use itHow it works

Matrix

Best choice in most cir-

cumstances.

Compares measure-

ments from sixty areas of

frame with library of typ-

ical compositions to pro-

duce optimal exposure

for entire picture.

Spot

Ensures that subject in

center of frame will be

correctly exposed even if

background is very bright

or very dark.

Camera meters area at

center of frame equiva-

lent to about

of total.

Metered area shown by

square in monitor.

Center-weighted

Classic meter for por-

traits; preserves back-

ground details while let-

ting lighting conditions at

center of frame deter-

mine exposure.

Camera meters entire

frame but assigns great-

est weight to area in cen-

ter of frame occupying

about

of total.

At settings other than Matrix, the current meter-

ing setting is indicated by an icon in the monitor.

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Menu Guide—The Shooting Menu

Taking Pictures in a Sequence: Continuous

The options in the “continuous” menu are used

to take pictures in a continuous sequence. This

can be useful when, for example, you are trying

to capture a fleeting expression on a portrait sub-

ject, or photograph a subject that is moving un-

predictably. With the Multi-shot 16 option, you

can record movement in a single picture consist-

ing of sixteen consecutive frames.

OFFSet

CONTINUOUS

Continuous

Single

Multi-Shot 16

Flash, Focus Exposure, White Balance, and Digital Zoom

At settings of Continuous and Multi-shot 16, the flash turns off, and focus

distance, exposure, and auto white balance are determined by the first pic-

ture in each series. Digital zoom can not be used.

Option Description

Camera takes one picture each time the shutter-re-

lease button is pressed all the way down.

Single

Camera continues to take pictures as long as shutter-

release button is held down.

Continuous

Each time the shutter-release button is pressed, the

camera takes sixteen consecutive “thumbnail” imag-

es and arranges them in a single picture consisting of

four rows of four images each.

Multi-shot 16

At settings other than Single, the current “con-

tinuous” setting is indicated by an icon in the moni-

tor.

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Menu Guide—The Shooting Menu

Getting Sharper Pictures: BSS (Best Shot Selector)

The “Best Shot Selector” (BSS) is recommended for

situations in which inadvertent camera movement

can produce blurred pictures, for example when:

•the camera is zoomed in

• the flash can not be used although lighting is

poor

OFFSet

Off

BEST SHOT SELECTOR

Option Description

Off BSS off; camera functions normally.

Camera takes photos as long as the shutter-release button is

held down, to a maximum of ten. These images are then com-

pared and the sharpest photo (the image with the highest level

of detail) saved to the memory card. The flash turns off, and

focus distance, exposure, and auto white balance are determined

by the first photograph in the series.

Restrictions on BSS

BSS is not available at CONTINUOUS settings other than Single. Selecting

Continuous or Multi-Shot 16 automatically cancels BSS. Digital zoom can

not be used while BSS is on.

When BSS is on, a BSS icon appears in the monitor.

BSS may not produce the desired results with a moving subject or if you change

the composition while the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down.

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Menu Guide—The Shooting Menu

Adjusting Exposure: Exp. +/–

The Exp. +/– (exposure compensation) menu al-

lows you to alter exposure from the value sug-

gested by the camera, making pictures brighter

or darker.

OFF

0.3

Set

EXP. +/

–

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At values other than ±0, exposure compensation

is shown in the monitor.

Choosing an Exposure Compensation Value

As a rule of thumb, select positive values when large areas of the frame are

very bright (for example, when photographing an expanse of sunlit water,

sand, or snow) or when the background is much brighter than the main sub-

ject. Use negative values when large areas of the frame are very dark (for

example, when photographing a forest of dark green leaves) or when the

background is much darker than the main subject. This is because the cam-

era, in order to avoid extreme over- or under-exposure, tends to lower expo-

sure when the frame is very bright and raise exposure when the frame is very

dark, which can make naturally bright subjects look dim and naturally dark

subjects appear over-bright, or “washed out.”

The easiest way to choose an exposure compensation value is to examine the

view through the lens in the monitor. If image appears too dark, raise expo-

sure compensation. If it is too bright, lower compensation. Continue to

adjust exposure until the desired result has been achieved.

Menu Guide—The Shooting Menu

Option Description

Making Edges More Distinct: Image Sharpening

The camera automatically processes pictures to

emphasize the borders between light and dark ar-

eas of each picture, making the image seem

sharper. As this processing takes place after shoot-

ing, the effects of sharpening cannot be previewed

in the monitor, but they will be visible in the final

picture. The image-sharpening menu gives you

control over the amount of sharpening performed.

Auto

Camera sharpens edges for optimal results; adjustment per-

formed differs from image to image.

High

Image processed to increase sharpness, making edges more

distinct.

Normal

Camera performs same standard level of sharpening on all

images.

Low Amount of sharpening reduced below normal level.

Off No sharpening performed.

High

Normal

Low

Off

Auto

OFF

IMAGE SHARPENING

Set

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When taking pictures that will later be retouched, choose settings of Normal

or Low.

At settings other than Auto, an image-sharpening

icon appears in the monitor.

Menu Guide—The Playback Menu

The Playback Menu

Managing Pictures

The playback menu is available when the mode dial is set to . To view the

playback menu:

The playback menu contains the following options:

OFF

Protect

Delete

Slide show

Auto transfer

Print set

PLAYBACK MENU

Set

Option

Delete 66–67

Slide show 68–69

Protect 70

Print set 71–72

Highlight PLAYBACK MENU

OFFSet

Playback menu

Setup menu

Press MENU button

OFFSet

Playback menu

Setup menu

Display playback menu

OFF

Protect

Delete

Slide show

Auto transfer

Print set

PLAYBACK MENU

Set

To make a selection from the playback

menu, use the multi selector as de-

scribed in steps 4–7 on page 54.

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Menu Guide—The Playback Menu

Deleting Selected Photographs and Movies

Choosing Selected images from the Delete menu displays the pictures on

the memory card as thumbnail images. To select pictures for deletion:

Deleting Pictures: Delete

The Delete menu contains the following options:

OFFSet

Selected images

Erase all images

DELETE

DescriptionOption

Delete selected photo-

graphs and movies.

Selected images

Delete all pictures.Erase all images

Highlight picture Press multi selector up or down to se-

lect picture for deletion. Selected pic-

tures are marked by icon. Repeat

steps 1 and 2 to select additional pic-

tures for deletion. To deselect picture,

highlight and press multi selector up

or down. To exit without deleting pic-

tures, press MENU button.

DELETE IMAGES

Set

Done

QUICK

DELETE IMAGES

Set

Done

QUICK

Press

QUICK

to display a confirmation dia-

log. Press multi selector up or down to

highlight option, press to right to select:

• Select No to return to playback menu

without deleting pictures

• Select Yes to delete all selected pictures

OFF

Erase 1 image

Yes or No ?

Set

DELETE

Ye s

Menu Guide—The Playback Menu

Selecting Pictures for Deletion

No more than fifty pictures can be selected at one time using the Delete >

Selected images option. At the fifty-first picture, the message “IMAGE CAN-

NOT BE SAVED” will be briefly displayed and you will be returned to the

thumbnail menu. Any pictures after the fiftieth will not be selected for dele-

tion when you press the

QUICK

button.

Before Deletion

Once deleted, pictures can not be recovered. Be sure that any pictures you

would like to keep have been transferred to your computer.

Protected Pictures

Pictures marked with a icon are protected and can not be selected for

deletion.

Deleting All Photographs and Movies

Selecting Erase all images from the Delete menu

displays the confirmation dialog shown at right.

OFF

Ye s

Erasing all images

( Excluded)

Set

ERASE ALL IMAGES

Option

Description

Return to playback menu without

deleting pictures.

Yes

Delete all unprotected pictures on

memory card.

Menu Guide—The Playback Menu

Automated Playback: Slide Show

Use this option to play pictures back one after the

other in an automated “slide show.” The slide

show menu contains the following options:

OFFSet

Selected images

All images

SLIDE SHOW

Option Description

All images Slide show includes all pictures on the memory card.

Selected images

Slide show includes only the pictures in the current print

order (

71).

Selecting either of the above options displays the

menu shown at right. To start the show, highlight

Start and press the multi selector to the right.

Pictures will be played back one-by-one in the or-

der recorded, with a pause to view each picture.

Movies will be played back as still images show-

ing the movie’s first frame. During the show, you

can:

OFF

Start

Frame intvl

(

Pause

)

QUICK

SET

SLIDE SHOW

Press

QUICK

button

to pause slide show

Menu at right will be displayed.

To restart slide show, highlight

Restart and press multi selec-

tor to right.

Press MENU button

to exit slide show

Camera returns to full-frame playback.

OFFSET

Restart

Frame intvl

PAUSE

When the slide show ends, the pause menu shown above will be displayed.

Operation Description

Menu Guide—The Playback Menu

Changing the Display Interval

Selecting Frame Intvl from the SLIDE SHOW or

PAUSE menus displays the menu shown at right.

To change the length of time each image is dis-

played, highlight the desired option and then press

the multi selector to the right to restart the slide

show.

OFFSet

FRAME INTVL

“Selected Images”

The maximum number of images that can be selected for display in a slide

show is 999.

Frame Interval

Owing to differences in file size and the speed at which pictures can be read

from the memory card, the actual frame interval may differ from the value

selected in the FRAME INTVL menu.

Menu Guide—The Playback Menu

Safeguarding Valuable Pictures: Protect

Selecting Protect from the playback menu displays

the menu shown at right, where you can select

pictures to protect from accidental deletion. Pro-

tected files can not be deleted in review, single-

image playback, or from the Delete sub-menu.

Note, however, that protected pictures will be de-

leted when the memory card is formatted.

PROTECT

Set

Done

QUICK

Done

Press

QUICK

to complete operation. To

exit Protect menu without changing pro-

tected status of pictures, press MENU but-

ton.

Highlight picture

PROTECT

Set

Done

QUICK

Press multi selector up or down to se-

lect picture. Selected pictures are

marked by icon. Repeat steps 1

and 2 to select additional pictures. To

deselect picture, highlight and press

multi selector up or down.

PROTECT

Set

Done

QUICK

Selecting Pictures for Protection

No more than fifty pictures can be selected at one time. At the fifty-first pic-

ture, the message “Image cannot be saved” will be briefly displayed and you

will be returned to the thumbnail menu. Press

QUICK

to protect the fifty pic-

tures currently selected and exit the Protect menu. To protect additional

pictures, select Protect from the playback menu.

Menu Guide—The Playback Menu

Ordering Prints: Print Set

Selecting Print set from the playback menu dis-

plays the menu shown at right. Using the Print

option, you can specify the pictures to be printed,

the number of prints, and the information to be

included on each print. This information is stored

on the memory card in Digital Print Order Format

(DPOF). Once a print order has been created, the

memory card can be removed from the camera

and inserted in any DPOF-compatible device—be it your personal photo printer

or a photofinisher’s print system—and pictures printed directly from the card.

OFFSet

PRINT SET

Delete print set

Set

Done

QUICK

DescriptionOption

Create or modify print order.Print

Cancel the current print order.Delete print set

Selecting Pictures for Printing

To create a print order, or to modify the existing

print order, highlight Print in the print set menu

and press the multi selector to the right. The menu

shown at right will be displayed. To select pic-

tures for printing:

Highlight pictures

Set

Done

QUICK

Press multi selector up to select

picture. Selected pictures are

marked by icon.

Set

Done

QUICK

Menu Guide—The Playback Menu

Use multi selector to specify number of

prints. Press up to increase (maximum 9),

down to decrease. To deselect picture,

press multi selector down when number

of prints is 1. Repeat steps 1–3 to select

additional pictures. To exit without alter-

ing print order, press MENU button.

Set

Done

QUICK

Press

QUICK

to complete operation and

display menu of print options. To high-

light option, press multi selector up or

down.

•To print shutter speed and aperture on

all selected photographs, highlight Info

and press multi selector to right. Check

will appear in box next to item.

•To print date of recording on all selected

photographs, highlight Date and press

multi selector to right. Check will ap-

pear in box next to item.

•To deselect a checked item, highlight

and press multi selector to right.

•To complete print order and return to

playback, highlight Done and press multi

selector to right. To exit without alter-

ing print order, press MENU button.

OFFSet

Done

Info

Date

PRINT SET

Cancelling the Current Print Order

To cancel the current print order when it is no longer needed, select Delete

print set from the print set menu.

Done

Selecting Pictures for Printing

No more than fifty pictures can be selected at one time . At the fifty-first

picture, the message “Image cannot be saved” will be briefly displayed and

you will be returned to the thumbnail menu. Press

QUICK

to add the fifty

pictures currently selected to the print order and exit the thumbnail menu. To

select additional pictures for printing, choose Print from the Print set menu.

Menu Guide—The Playback Menu

OFFSet

All on

All off

AUTO TRANSFER

Marking All Pictures for Transfer: Auto Transfer

To turn transfer marking ( 7) on or off for all

pictures simultaneously, select Auto transfer from

the playback menu. The following options will be

displayed:

Transferring More than 999 Pictures

While the Auto transfer option can be used to select all pictures on the

memory card for transfer to a computer, note that no more than 999 pictures

can be marked for transfer ( 32). If the memory card contains more pic-

tures, Nikon View 5 can be used to transfer all pictures on the memory card.

See the Nikon View 5 Reference Manual (on CD) for details.

Marking Pictures for Transfer with Other Cameras

Pictures selected for transfer with another model of Nikon digital camera can

not be transferred when the memory card is inserted in the COOLPIX 2000.

Use the COOLPIX 2000 to reselect the images.

Selecting Pictures for Slide Shows

The Print Set > Print option can be used to select the pictures that will be

played back during a slide show. When Selected images is chosen in the

Slide show menu, only the images in the current print order will be played

back. See “Automated Playback” ( 68) for more information.

DescriptionOption

Mark all pictures on the memory card for transfer to a computer.All on

Remove transfer marking from all pictures on the memory card.All off

Menu Guide—The Setup Menu

The SETUP menu contains the following options:

OFF

Brightness

CF card format

Date

Auto off

Video mode

Language

Set

SETUP MENU

Option

Brightness 75

CF card format 75

Date 13–14

Auto off 76

Video mode 76

Language 12

USB 77–78

The setup menu, which is available in all modes except movie mode, contains

options for basic camera setup. To display the setup menu:

The Setup Menu

Camera Setup

Highlight SETUP

OFF

Set

Shooting menu

Setup menu

Press MENU button

OFF

Set

Shooting menu

Setup menu

Display SETUP menu

OFF

Brightness

CF card format

Date

Auto off

Video mode

Language

Set

SETUP MENU

To make a selection from the setup

menu, use the multi selector as de-

scribed in steps 4–7 on page 54.

“Date” and “Language”

The Date and Language options are described in “Introduction: First Steps”

( 9).

Menu Guide—The Setup Menu

Adjusting Monitor Brightness: Brightness

This option controls monitor brightness. Press the

multi selector up or down to increase or decrease

the brightness of the monitor by moving the ar-

row to the right of the display up or down.

＋

−

OFFSet

BRIGHTNESS

Formatting Memory Cards: CF Card Format

The memory card provided with your camera is

formatted at shipment. If you purchase additional

memory cards for added storage, you will how-

ever need to format the cards before first use to

ensure that they work properly in your camera.

Formatting memory cards is also an effective way

of deleting all pictures on the card. Note that for-

matting permanently deletes all data, including protected pictures. Before

formatting, be sure to transfer to a computer any pictures you would like to

keep.

Selecting CF card format displays the confirmation dialog shown above. To

format the memory card:

OFFSet

WARNING !

All images will

be deleted !

CF CARD FORMAT

Format

Highlight Format (to exit without

formatting card, highlight No and

press multi selector to right)

OFFSet

Format

WARNING !

All images will

be deleted !

CF CARD FORMAT

Formatting begins immediately.

During formatting, message shown

above will be displayed.

FORMATTING

CF CARD FORMAT

During Formatting

Do not remove the memory card, remove the battery, or unplug the

AC adapter (available separately) while formatting is in progress.

Menu Guide—The Setup Menu

Conserving Battery Power: Auto Off

When operated on battery power, the camera will

turn off automatically if no operations are per-

formed for the amount of time chosen in the Auto

off menu. When the camera turns off automati-

cally, the lens will return to the camera body and

the lens cover will close. To reactivate the cam-

era, turn the power switch off and then on again.

The time limit for Auto off can be chosen from thirty seconds (30 s), one

minute (1m, the default setting), five minutes (5m), and thirty minutes (30 m).

Choosing a Video Standard: Video Mode

Use the Video mode option to select a standard

for video output. Choose a setting that matches

the standard used in any video device to which

you connect the camera.

Auto Off

When powered by the EH-53 AC adapter (available separately), the camera

will remain on for thirty minutes if no operations are performed, regardless of

the setting in the Auto off menu.

OFF

3 0

SET

AUTO OFF

OFF

NTSC

PAL

Set

VIDEO MODE

Option Description

NTSC Use when connecting to NTSC devices.

PAL

Use when connecting to PAL devices. If video cable is

connected at this setting, camera monitor will turn off.

Menu Guide—The Setup Menu

OFF

PTP

Mass Storage

Set

USB

Choosing a USB Protocol: USB

Before pictures can be copied to a computer via

direct USB connection ( 33), you will need to

select a USB transfer protocol that matches that

used by your computer’s operating system. Your

camera supports two protocols: PTP (Picture Trans-

fer Protocol) and Mass Storage.

Mac OS X

Pictures can not be transferred using the ( ) button in Mac OS X 10.1.2.

Use the button in Nikon View 5 to transfer pictures. See the Nikon

View 5 Reference Manual (on CD) for details. The camera ( ) button

can be used to transfer images in Mac OS X 10.1.3 or later.

Protocol Description

PTP

Choose this option when connecting the camera

to a computer running Windows XP Home Edition,

Windows XP Professional, or Mac OS X (version

10.1.2 or later).

Mass Storage

Choose this option when connecting the camera

to a computer running Windows 2000 Profession-

al, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 98

Second Edition (SE), or Mac OS 9.0, 9.1, or 9.2.

Menu Guide—The Setup Menu

Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition

(Me), Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), Mac OS 9

Do not select PTP when connecting the COOLPIX 2000 to a computer run-

ning one of the above operating systems (there is no need to change the USB

setting when using the camera for the first time, as Mass Storage is selected

at shipment).

If you have already changed the USB setting to PTP, be sure to select Mass

Storage before connecting the camera to your computer.

If you have connected the camera to a computer running one of the above

operating systems with PTP selected in the USB menu, disconnect the cam-

era as described below. Be sure to select Mass Storage in the USB menu

before reconnecting the camera.

Windows 2000 Professional

A dialog will be displayed welcoming you to the Found New Hardware Wiz-

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

Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

After displaying a message stating that the hardware information database is

being updated, the computer will start the Add New Hardware Wizard. Click

Cancel to exit the wizard, and then disconnect the camera.

Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

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

wizard, and then disconnect the camera.

Mac OS 9

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

needed for the “Nikon Digital Camera E2000_PTP” USB device. Click Cancel

to close the dialog, and then disconnect the camera.

Te c h n ical

Notes

Camera Care, Options, and Resources

This chapter provides tips on cleaning and storing

your camera, a list of optional accessories available

for the COOLPIX 2000, information on where to

get help on line, troubleshooting advice, and cam-

era specifications.

Technical Notes

Optional Accessories

At the time of writing, the following optional accessories were available for

the COOLPIX 2000. Contact your retailer or local Nikon representative for

details.

EH-53 AC adapterAC adapter

CS-CP12 soft caseCarrying case

EC-AD1 PC-card adapter

CompactFlash

™

memory

card adapters

HL-CP11 monitor hoodMonitor hood

Approved Memory Cards

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

cards have been tested and approved for use in the COOLPIX 2000:

Lexar

Media

Nikon EC-CF series

All capacities

SanDisk SDCFB series 16 MB, 32 MB, 48 MB, 64 MB, 96 MB, 128 MB

4× USB series 8MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 48 MB, 64 MB, 80 MB

8× USB series 8MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 48 MB, 64 MB, 80 MB

10× USB series 128 MB, 160 MB

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

details on the above cards, please contact the manufacturer.

Technical Notes

Caring for the Camera and Battery

To ensure continued enjoyment of your Nikon product, observe the following

precautions when using or storing the device:

Keep dry

The device will be damaged if immersed in water or subjected to high

levels of moisture.

Do not drop

The product may malfunction if subjected to strong shocks or vibration.

Do not apply force to moving parts

Do not apply force to the lens, lens cover, battery-chamber cover, memory

card slot cover, or the connector covers. These parts are especially

susceptible to damage.

Avoid sudden changes in temperature

Sudden changes in temperature can cause condensation inside the device,

particularly in humid environments.

Turn the product off before removing or disconnecting the power source

Before disconnecting the AC adapter (available separately) or removing

the batteries, turn the device off after ensuring that it has completed any

operations that may be in progress, including recording or deletion. After

turning the camera off, wait for the flash-ready lamp to go out before

removing the batteries or disconnecting the AC adapter.

Keep away from strong magnetic fields

Strong magnetic fields can damage electronic products.

Technical Notes

Storage

When storing the for an extended period, choose a location with a humidity

of under 60% and a temperature of between –10 °C (14 °F) and +50 °C

(122 °F).

Cleaning

For optimum results when cleaning the lens or monitor, use a blower to re-

move dust and debris. To remove fingerprints, wipe the lens gently in a circu-

lar motion using a lint-free or specialist lens cleaning cloth. To clean the body,

use a cloth lightly dampened with fresh water and then dry thoroughly.

Do not use alcohol, thinner, or other volatile chemicals.

Avoid Contact with Liquid Crystal

Should the monitor break, care should be taken to avoid injury due to broken

glass and to prevent the liquid crystal from the monitor touching the skin or

entering the eyes or mouth.

Notes on the Monitor

When you frame bright subjects, vertical comet-like streaks that whiten to-

ward either end may appear in the monitor. This phenomenon, known as

“smear,” does not appear in the final photograph and does not indicate a

malfunction. Some smearing may appear in movies.

The monitor may contain a few pixels that are always lit or that do not light.

This is a characteristic common to all TFT LCD monitors and does not indicate

a malfunction. Images recorded with the product will not be affected.

Technical Notes

Web Resources

At the time of writing, the following on-line resources were available for users

of Nikon digital imaging equipment:

For Product Information and Tips

• For users in the USA: http://www.nikonusa.com/

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

• For users in Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, and Africa:

http://www.nikon-asia.com/

For Contact Information

Contact information for the Nikon representative in your area may be found at:

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

Troubleshooting

If your camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common prob-

lems below before consulting your retailer or Nikon representative. Refer to

the page numbers listed in the rightmost column for information on solving

the problems listed here.

Monitor is blank

• Camera is off.

• Battery is not correctly inserted.

• Battery is exhausted.

•EH-53 AC adapter (available separately) is not prop-

erly connected.

• USB cable is connected.

•Video cable is connected and Video mode is set to

PAL.

—

No indicators appear in

monitor

• Indicators are hidden. Press multi selector to left

until indicators are displayed.

•Slide show is in progress.

Camera turns off

immediately

•Battery is low.

•Battery is cold.

Problem Possible cause

Technical Notes

Monitor is hard

to read

• Ambient lighting too bright: go to darker location

or use HL-CP11 monitor hood (sold separately).

•Monitor is dirty.

•Monitor brightness requires adjustment.

Photos are too bright

(overexposed)

• Exposure compensation is too high. 63

Photos are too dark

(underexposed)

•Flash is off.

• Flash window is blocked.

• Subject is outside range of flash.

•Exposure compensation is too low.

Photos are out of focus

•Main subject was not object closest to camera when

shutter-release button was pressed halfway.

Problem Possible cause

No photo is taken

when shutter-release

button is fully pressed

• Camera is in playback mode.

• Battery is exhausted.

•Message “Memory Card full” appears in monitor:

not enough memory remaining to record further pic-

tures at current settings.

•AF● indicator flashes red: camera unable to focus.

•Flash-ready lamp flickers: flash is charging.

•Message “Memory Card is not formatted” appears

in monitor: memory card is not formatted for use in

COOLPIX 2000.

•Message “No Memory Card” appears in monitor:

no memory card in camera.

Photos are blurred

• Camera shook during shot. Blurring caused by cam-

era shake can be reduced by:

– Using the flash

– Zooming the camera out

–Using the Best-Shot Selector (BSS)

–Using the self-timer

– Using a tripod

—

Randomly-spaced

bright pixels (“noise”)

appear in image

• Shutter speed too slow. Use the flash.

• Noise reduction, which helps reduce noise at slow

shutter speeds, is available in (Night Portrait)

mode. Using this scene when appropriate can re-

duce noise.

Technical Notes

Colors are unnatural • White balance does not match light source. 58

Picture can not be

played back

•Picture has been overwritten or renamed by a com-

puter or other make of camera.

—

Pressing SMALL PIC.

button when picture is

displayed full screen

does not create small

picture

•Picture is displayed in quick review. Small pictures

can only be created in playback mode.

•Picture is a movie. Small pictures can only be creat-

ed from photos.

• Picture is already a small picture.

• There is not enough free space on the memory card

for a small picture.

Nikon View 5 does not

start when camera

connected or memory

card inserted in card

reader or card slot

• Camera is off.

•EH-53 AC adapter (available separately) is not prop-

erly connected, or battery is dead.

• USB cable not correctly connected, or card not prop-

erly inserted in card reader, card adapter, or card

slot.

•Camera is not registered in Device Manager

(Windows only).

See Nikon View 5 Reference Manual (on CD) for fur-

ther information on troubleshooting Nikon View 5.

—

No menu is displayed

when MENU button is

pressed

• Camera is in movie mode. 26

Flash does not fire

•Flash is off. Note that flash turns off automatically

when:

– Camera is in movie mode

– Continuous or Multi-shot 16 is selected in the

CONTINUOUS menu

– BSS is on

• Battery level is low.

Problem Possible cause

Television blank when

camera connected via

video cable

•Video cable not correctly connected.

•Television not tuned to video channel.

• Video mode setting does not match device.

Can not zoom in on

picture during playback

or review

• Picture is a movie.

•Picture was created using small picture option.

Technical Notes

MENU button pressed in

movie mode.

To use menus, turn mode dial

to another setting.

Warning !

No menu

Memory card has not

been formatted for

use in COOLPIX 2000.

Press multi selector up to high-

light FORMAT and press to

right to format card, or turn

camera off and replace card.

Memory Card is

not formatted

Format

Picture being read from

memory card, movie be-

ing recorded to card, or

picture being recorded in

continuous mode.

Icon clears from display auto-

matically when operation is

complete.

Problem SolutionDisplay

Clock calendar not set.

Set clock calendar to current

date and time.(Flashes)

13–

Battery exhausted.

Turn camera off and replace

battery.

Warning!!

Battery

exhausted

Camera cannot focus.

Use focus lock to focus on an-

other subject at same distance,

then recompose photograph.

AF●

(● flashes red)

Slow shutter speed.

Photos may be blurred.

Use the flash, or steady the

camera by mounting it on a tri-

pod, placing it on a level sur-

face, or holding it in both hands

with your elbows against your

torso.

25,

Error Messages

The following table lists the error messages and other warnings that appear

in the monitor and how to deal with them.

Camera can not detect

memory card.

Turn camera off and confirm

that memory card is correctly

inserted.

No Memory Card

Pictures being recorded

to memory card.

Icon clears from display auto-

matically when recording is

complete.

Technical Notes

Error accessing memory

card.

•Use approved card.

• Check that connectors are

clean. If card is damaged,

contact retailer or Nikon rep-

resentative.

—

This Card is

incompatible

This Card

cannot be used

•Memory card has not

been formatted for use

in camera.

•Error encountered

while saving photo.

•More than 50 pictures

selected for delete,

protect, or print set.

• Reformat memory card or in-

sert new memory card.

• Reformat memory card or in-

sert new memory card.

•Return to menu and select 50

or fewer pictures.

Image cannot

be saved

Problem SolutionDisplay

Card contains no

images

No pictures on memory

card.

• Camera in quick review

mode: half-press shutter-re-

lease button to return to

shooting mode.

• Camera in mode: select

another mode.

Error occurs when you

try to transfer images to

computer:

Not enough space on

memory card to record

information needed for

transfer.

Disconnect camera, delete un-

wanted photographs and try

again.

Shooting mode:

Insufficient memory to

record pictures at current

settings.

• Reduce image quality or size.

• Delete photographs.

• Insert new memory card.

Memory Card full

File contains

no image data

File created by computer

or different make of

camera, or by other

COOLPIX camera at im-

age-quality setting of HI.

Delete file or reformat memory

card.

Technical Notes

Protocol selected in USB

menu does not match

that used by computer

operating system, caus-

ing error when

( )

button is pressed.

Turn camera off and disconnect

USB cable, then change USB

selection in camera setup menu

and reconnect camera. If error

reoccurs, transfer pictures with

Nikon View 5 button.

No images are

marked for transfer

No pictures marked for

transfer when ( )

button pressed to copy

pictures to computer.

Disconnect camera and mark at

least one picture for transfer

before connecting camera

again.

Transfer error

Error occurred while pic-

tures were being trans-

ferred to a computer.

Check that the camera is prop-

erly connected and that the

battery is fully charged.

System error

Error has occurred in

camera’s internal circuit-

ry.

Turn camera off, unplug op-

tional AC adapter (if using) or

remove and re-insert battery,

and turn camera on. If error

persists, contact retailer or Ni-

kon representative.

Display Problem Solution

A Note on Electronically-Controlled Cameras

In extremely rare instances, unusual characters may appear in the monitor

and the camera may stop functioning. In most cases, this phenomenon is

caused by a strong external static charge. Turn the camera off, remove and

replace the battery, and turn the camera on again, or, if you are using an AC

adapter (available separately), disconnect and reconnect the adapter and turn

the camera on again. In the event of continued malfunction, contact your

retailer or Nikon representative. Note that disconnecting the power source as

described above may result in loss of any data not recorded to the memory

card at the time the problem occurred. Data already recorded to the memory

card will not be affected.

Communications

error

USB cable disconnected

or memory card removed

during transfer.

If computer displays error, click

OK to exit Nikon View 5. Turn

camera off, reconnect cable or

replace card, and turn camera on.

Technical Notes

Specifications

Type E2000 digital camera

Digital zoom 2.5 × (during recording)

Effective pixels 2.0 million

2.7

˝ high-density CCD; total pixels: 2.11 millionCCD

Image size (pixels) • 1632 × 1224 (1632)

• 1024 × 768 (1024)

• 640 × 480 (640)

3 × Zoom NikkorLens

Focal length F=5.8 – 17.4 mm (35-mm [135] camera format equiv-

alent: 38 – 114 mm)

f/-number f/2.8 – f/4.9

Construction Seven elements in six groups

Contrast-detect through-the-lens (TTL) AFAutofocus (AF)

Focus range 30 cm (1´) – ∞; 4 cm (1.6˝) – ∞ in macro close-up mode

Focus mode Single AF (continuous AF in macro close-up mode)

Storage

Media Type I CompactFlash

™

(CF) cards

File system Compliant with Design rule for Camera File systems

(DCF), Exif 2.2, and Digital Print Order Format (DPOF)

Compression JPEG-baseline-compliant

1.5˝, 110,000-dot, low temperature polysilicon TFT LCD

with brightness adjustment

Monitor

Frame coverage Approximately 95% vertical and 95% horizontal

Exposure

Metering 60-segment matrix metering, spot, center-weighted

Exposure control Programmed auto exposure with exposure compensa-

tion (–2.0 – +2.0 EV in steps of

EV)

Range (ISO 100 equivalent) W: 1.9 – 15.9 EV

T: 3.5 – 17.6 EV

Technical Notes

Design Rule for Camera File Systems (DCF)

Your camera names pictures according to the Design Rule for Camera File

Systems (DCF), a standard widely used in the digital camera industry to ensure

compatibility among different makes of camera.

Sensitivity Auto (ISO 50 equivalent with auto gain to ISO 100

equivalent)

Self-timer Ten- and three-second duration

Interface USB

Power sources • Four LR6 (AA) batteries

• EH-53 AC adapter (available separately)

Battery life Approximately 60 minutes (measured at room temper-

ature [20 °C/68 °F] under standard Nikon test condi-

tions: zoom adjusted with each shot, flash used in ap-

proximately one third of photographs, image size set

to 1632, image quality set to NORMAL)

Dimensions (W ×H × D) 108 × 69 × 38 mm (4.2˝ × 2.7˝ × 1.5˝)

Weight Approximately 190 g (6.8 oz) without battery or mem-

ory card

Electronically-controlled preset apertureAperture

Range Two steps

Mechanical and charge-coupled electronic shutterShutter

Speed 1–

1000

Built-in Speedlight

Range 0.4 – 2.7 m (1´4˝ – 8´10˝) (W)

0.4 – 1.3 m (1´4˝ – 4´3˝) (T)

Flash control Sensor flash system

Operating Environment

Te mperature 0–40°C (32 – 104 °F)

Humidity Less than 80% (no condensation)

Technical Notes

Pre-installed versions of Windows XP Home Edition, Windows

XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Me,

Windows 98 SE

System requirements (Nikon View 5): Windows

Models Only models with built-in USB ports supported

CPU 300 MHz Pentium or better

RAM 64 MB or more recommended

Hard-disk space

25 MB required for installation, with additional free disk space

of 10 MB plus double the capacity of camera memory card avail-

able on system disk when Nikon View 5 is running.

Video resolution

800 × 600 or better with High Color (True Color recommended)

Miscellaneous CD-ROM drive required for installation

Hard-disk space 25 MB required for installation, with additional free disk space

of 10 MB plus double the capacity of camera memory card avail-

able on start-up disk when Nikon View 5 is running.

System requirements (Nikon View 5): Macintosh

Mac OS 9.0, Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS 9.2, Mac OS X (10.1.2 or later)

Models iMac, iMac DV, Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White), Power

Mac G4 or later, iBook, PowerBook G3 or later; only models

with built-in USB ports supported

RAM 64 MB or more recommended

Video resolution 800 × 600 or better with thousands of colors (millions of colors

recommended)

Miscellaneous CD-ROM drive required for installation

Index

Symbols

1632, 1024, 640, 56–57

. See shooting mode, auto

, , , , , , 25–

, 46–47

button, 24, 48

button, 23, 47, 49

button, 4, 41

, See self timer

button, 4, 40

button, 23, 46

button, 24, 47

, 6–7, 17

, 6, 14

, 6, 25, 44

, , , , 6, 43

, , , 6, 60

, , , 6, 61

, 6, 63

, , , , , 6,

, , , 7, 70–71, 73

A, , , , , , , 58–59

Accessories. See optional ac-

cessories

AF●. See focus indicator

Autofocus, 20

Auto off, 76

Auto transfer, 73

Backlight. See shooting mode,

Backlight, 25, 43

BASIC, 56

Battery, 9, 17, 81

life, 90

Beach/Snow. See shooting

mode, Beach/Snow

Best Shot Selector, 62

Brightness, 75

BSS. See Best Shot Selector

Camera strap, 9

CF card. See memory card

CF card format, 11, 75

Clock-calendar, 14

Close ups. See focus mode,

macro close-up, 40

CompactFlash

™

card. See

memory card

Compression. See image qual-

ity

Computer. See Nikon View 5;

transfer

Continuous, 61

Copying images. See small pic-

ture; transfer

Date, 13

DCF. See Design rule for Cam-

era File systems

Delete,

Deleting images

from playback menu, 66–67

in full-frame playback, 46

in quick review, 23

in thumbnail playback, 24,

46, 48

Design rule for Camera File sys-

tems, 47

Digital Print Order Format, 71

DPOF. See digital Print Order

Format

Error messages, 86–88

Exp +/–. See exposure com-

pensation

Exposure compensation, 63

FINE, 56

Flash, 43

Flash mode, 43

Flash-ready lamp, 5, 20

Focus. See autofocus, focus

mode

Focus indicator, 6, 20

Focus mode, 40

autofocus. See autofocus

infinity, 40

macro close-up, 40

Formatting. See memory card,

formatting

Image quality, 56

Image quality, 6–7, 56

Image size, 57

Image size, 6–7, 57

Image sharpening, 64

JPEG. See image quality

Language, 12

Mass storage. See USB

Memory card, 11

approved cards, 80

capacity of, 56

formatting, 75

insertion and removal of, 11

reading pictures from, 36–37

MENU button, 5, 12, 54, 65, 74

Menus, 53

Metering, 60

Mode dial, 4–5

Monitor, 4–5

brightness, 75

indicators, 6–7

framing photographs in, 19

MOV. See movies

Movies, 26, 52

playing back, 52

recording, 26

Multi-selector, 5, 8

Index

Night Portrait. See shooting

mode, Night Portrait

Nikon View 5, i, 30

system requirements for, 91

Noise, 27

Noise reduction, 27

NORMAL, 56

Number of exposures remain-

ing, 6, 17

On/off. See Power switch

Optional accessories, 80

Party/Indoor. See shooting

mode, Party/Indoor

Photo information, 7, 23, 47

Picture Transfer Protocol. See

USB

Playback, 45. See also quick re-

view

full frame, 46

movie, 52

thumbnail, 24, 48

zoom, 23

PLAYBACK menu, 65–73

Portrait. See shooting mode,

Portrait

Power switch, 5–6, 16, 21, 33

Print set, 71

Protect, 70

PTP. See USB

Quality. See image quality

QUICK

button, 5, 22

Quick review, 22–24

QuickTime. See movies

QVGA. See movies

Red-eye reduction. See flash

mode

Scene modes, 25–27

Self-portrait. See monitor; self-

timer

Self-timer, 41

SETUP menu, 74–78

Sharpening. See Image sharp-

ening

SHOOTING menu, 54–64

Shooting mode, 6, 25

auto, 16

Backlight, 25

Beach/Snow, 26

movie, 26

Night Portrait, 26

Party/Indoor, 25

Portrait, 26

Shutter-release button, 4, 20

Shutter release delay. See self-

timer

Size. See image size

Slide show, 68–69

SMALL PIC. button, 4, 50

Small picture, 50–51

Smear, 82

Specifications, 89

Speedlight. See flash

Strap. See camera strap

T. See zoom, indicator

. See zoom, buttons

Telephoto. See zoom

Te levision playback, 38

Thumbnail display, 24, 48

Time and date. See Date

Timer. See self-timer

Transfer, 32–37

marking images for, 23–24,

47–48

Troubleshooting, 83–85

USB, 76

USB, 32, 76,. See also transfer

Video mode, 76

VCR, 38

W. See zoom, indicator

. See zoom, buttons

Web resources, 83

White balance, 58–59

Wide angle. See zoom

Zoom

buttons, 5, 19, 42

digital, 42

indicator, 19, 42

optical, 42

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