Nikon Coolpix 880 User manual

This Menu Guide provides an overview of the camera’s menus. Keep it in a convenient

place for quick reference while using your camera. Page numbers shown refer to

the Guide to Digital Photography.

Scene page 1

In SCENE mode, you select the scene from a menu of

creative shooting situations, and the camera

automatically adjusts settings to produce the best

possible results.

OFF

SCENE 1

SELECT SET

Portrait

Party/Indoor

Night Portrait

Beach/Snow

Landscape

Sunset

Portrait

Use to obtain portrait photographs in which the main subject stands out clearly

and background details are softened, lending the composition a sense of depth.

Party/Indoor

Use at parties and other indoor events for atmospheric photographs that include

details of the background behind the subject.

Night Portrait

Use for photographs that provide a natural balance between the main subject

and the background when taking portraits against a backdrop of nighttime scenery.

Beach/Snow

Use for photographs that vividly capture the brightness of such subjects as

snowfields, beaches, or sunlit oceans and lakes.

Landscape

Use for vivid landscape photographs that enhance outlines,colors,and contrast in

subjects such as skyscapes and forests.

Sunset

Use for photographs that capture the beautiful reds in sunsets or sunrises

exactly as you see them.

Scene

Scene page 2

OFF

SCENE 2

Night Landscape

Fireworks Show

SELECT SET

Close Up

Copy

Back Light

Night Landscape

Use for photographs that employ slow shutter speeds to produce stunning night

landscapes.

Fireworks Show

Use when photographing firework displays. The camera responds more rapidly

to the shutter-release button,ensuring that you won’t miss the chance to take the

perfect shot.

Close Up

Use to capture vivid colors in close-up shots of flowers, insects, and other small

objects that catch your eye.

Copy

Use to obtain clear pictures of text or drawings on a white board, business card,

or printed matter.

Back Light

Use when light is coming from behind your subject, throwing their features

into shadow, or when your subject is in the shade but the background is

brightly lit. The flash will fire automatically to illuminate (“fill in”) shadows.

Scene

P•A•M page 1

The P,A, and M modes give the user control over a variety

of camera settings. The following menus are displayed in P,

A, and M modes.

PAGE2

SHOOTING MENU1

SELECT SET

Using the CONTINUOUS menu, you can set

the camera to take photographs one at a time,

shoot multiple photographs in sequence,or even

record short movies.

SELECT SET

OFF

CONTINUOUS

Ultra HS

“Best-shot selection” (BSS) compensates for

camera movement. It is most effective in

situations in which inadvertent camera

movement may affect the outcome of the

photograph.

SELECT SET

OFF

BEST SHOT SELECTOR

Off

The white-balance option allows

the camera to adjust colors

according to lighting so that colors

that appear white to the human

eye also appear white when

viewed in the final photograph.

OFF

SELECT SET

Auto

hite

Bal Preset

set

Fine

Incandescent

Fluorescent

loudy

peedlight

WHITE BALANCE

FL1

FL3

FL2

–1

The “metering method” is the method your

camera uses to measure light when determining

exposure. The METERING menu offers a choice

of four metering methods.

SELECT SET

Matrix

Spot

Center-Weighted

Spot AF Area

OFF

METERING

White Balance Metering Continuous Best Shot

Selector

Using the LENS sub-menu, you can select

combinations of settings suited to the lens

converters which can be attached to the

COOLPIX 880.

SELECT SET

Slide Copy Adptr

OFF

LENS

The IMAGE ADJUSTMENT sub-menu gives

you control over the brightness and contrast

compensation performed by the camera, as

well as providing the option to produce

monochrome images.

SELECT SET

OFF

IMAGE ADJUSTMENT

Image

Adjustment

The IMAGE SHARPENING sub-menu gives

you control over the amount of sharpening

performed by the camera.

Image

Sharpening

SELECT SET

OFF

IMAGE SHARPENING

Normal

High

Low

Off

Auto

Lens

106

P•A•M page 2

OFF

SHOOTING MENU2

SELECT SET

QUAL.

IMAGE SIZE & QUALITY

Image Quality

Image Size

Image size and image quality

(level of compression) can be

adjusted depending on how you

will use the image.

FULL

XGA

VGA

FINE

NORMAL

BASIC

Image

Size & Quality

137

The SENSITIVITY menu mirrors the sensitivity

(ISO equivalency) value set with the button

in combination with the zoom buttons. Adjusting

sensitivity with the ISO sub-menu changes the

value selected with the button and vice

versa.

SENSITIVITY

Sensitivity

The P•A•M EXPOSURE

OPTIONS menu allows you to

turn the AE-lock and auto-

bracketing functions on and off,and

set exposure compensation.

OFF

SELECT SET

AE Lock

Auto Bracketing

EXP. +/–

QUAL.

EXPOSURE OPTIONS

Off

Reset

Off

Exposure Options Focus Options

The FOCUS OPTIONS

sub-menu provides control

over focus settings.

OFF

SELECT SET

AF Area Mode

Auto-Focus Mode

Focus Confirmation

QUAL.

FOCUS OPTIONS

Auto

Manual

Off

Single AF

Continuous AF

Off

Create, rename and delete existing folders, or

choose the active folder to which new photos

will be saved or from which images will be played

back.

Folders

OFF

SELECT SET

Options

QUAL.

FOLDERS

NIKON

142

103

P•A•M page 2 continued from previous page

Reset menu settings for P, A, and M modes to

their default values.

Clear Setting

OFF

SELECT SET

QUAL.

Reset

Do you want to clear

•

settings?

CLEAR SETTING

CF Card Format

OFF

SELECT SET

WARNING!

All images will

be deleted!

Format

CF CARD FORMAT

Format memory cards for use in the COOLPIX

880 digital camera.

154

109

CSM page 1

The CSM mode gives you the same control over your

camera’s functions as do P,A, and M modes while storing

the settings separately, allowing you to retain a specific set

of commonly used settings.

PAGE2

SHOOTING MENU1 (CSM)

SELECT SET

The white-balance option allows

the camera to adjust colors

according to lighting so that colors

that appear white to the human

eye also appear white when

viewed in the final photograph.

OFF

SELECT SET

Auto

hite Bal Preset

Fine

Incandescent

Fluorescent

loudy

peedlight

HITE B

LANCE

(CSM)

FL1

FL3

FL2

–1

White Balance

The “metering method” is the method your

camera uses to measure light when determining

exposure. The METERING menu offers a choice

of four metering methods.

Metering

SELECT SET

Matrix

Spot

Center-Weighted

Spot AF Area

OFF

METERING(CSM)

Using the CONTINUOUS menu, you can set

the camera to take photographs one at a time,

shoot multiple photographs in sequence,or even

record short movies.

SELECT SET

OFF

CONTINUOUS(CSM)

Ultra HS

Continuous

“Best-shot selection” (BSS) compensates for

camera movement. It is most effective in

situations in which inadvertent camera

movement may affect the outcome of the

photograph.

SELECT SET

OFF

Off

BEST SHOT SELECTOR

(CSM)

Best Shot

Selector

Using the LENS sub-menu, you can select

combinations of settings suited to those lens

converters which can be attached to the

COOLPIX 880.

SELECT SET

OFF

LEN

S(CSM)

Slide Copy Adptr

Lens

106

The IMAGE ADJUSTMENT sub-menu gives

you control over the brightness and contrast

compensation performed by the camera, as

well as providing the option to produce

monochrome images.

SELECT SET

OFF

IMAGE ADJUSTMENT

(CSM)

Image

Adjustment

CSM page 1 continued from previous page

The IMAGE SHARPENING sub-menu gives

you control over the amount of sharpening

performed by the camera.

Image

Sharpening

SELECT SET

OFF

Normal

High

Low

Off

Auto

IMAGE SHARPENING

(CSM)

CSM page 2

OFF

SHOOTING MENU2 (CSM)

SELECT SET

QUAL.

OFF

SELECT SET

QUAL.

IMAGE SIZE & QUALITY

Image Quality

Image Size

Image size and image quality

(level of compression) can be

adjusted depending on how you

will use an image.

FULL

XGA

VGA

FINE

NORMAL

BASIC

Image

Size & Quality

137

The CSM EXPOSURE

OPTIONS menu provides

the same AE-lock, auto-

bracketing and exposure-

compensation options as

does the P•A•M menu,with

the addition of an exposure-

mode option.

OFF

SELECT SET

QUAL.

EXPOSURE

OPTIONS

(CSM)

AE Lock

Exposure Mode

Auto Bracketing

EXP. +/–

Off

Reset

Off

Exposure Options

The SENSITIVITY menu mirrors the sensitivity

(ISO equivalency) value set with the button

in combination with the zoom buttons. Adjusting

sensitivity with the ISO sub-menu changes the

value selected with the button and vice

versa.

OFF

SELECT SET

QUAL.

SENSITIVITY(CSM)

Sensitivity

CSM page 2 continued from previous page

Focus Options

The FOCUS OPTIONS

sub-menu provides control

over focus settings.

OFF

SELECT SET

AF Area Mode

Auto-Focus Mode

Focus Confirmation

QUAL.

FOCUS OPTIONS(CSM)

Auto

Manual

Off

Single AF

Continuous AF

Off

103

Create, rename and delete existing folders, or

choose the active folder to which new photos

will be saved or from which images will be played

back.

Folders

OFF

SELECT SET

Options

QUAL.

FOLDERS

NIKON

142

CF Card Format

OFF

SELECT SET

WARNING!

All images will

be deleted!

Format

CF CARD FORMAT

Format memory cards for use in the COOLPIX

880 digital camera.

154

Reset menu settings for CSM mode to their

default values.

Clear Setting

OFF

SELECT SET

QUAL.

Reset

Do you want to clear

CSM

settings?

CLEAR SETTING(CSM)

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