Nikon COOLPIX L101 User manual

Package Contents pg. 2

First Steps pg. 4

Taking Pictures pg. 9

Installing PictureProject pg. 12

Viewing Pictures on a Computer pg. 21

NOTE: Illustrations show the COOLPIX L1.

Quick Start Guide

DIGITAL CAMERA

age Contents

Package Contents

Remove the camera and accessories from the box and conﬁrm that you have all

the items listed below.

Rechargeable EN-MH1-B2

batteries (×2)

and

MH-71 battery charger

with power cable

(also available as options)

LR6 (AA) alkaline

batteries (×2)

EG-CP14 audio/video cableCamera strap UC-E6 USB cable

PictureProject reference

manual CD (silver)

Warranty

PictureProject installer CD

(yellow)

Depending on the country or region of purchase, the package will include either alkaline

batteries or an MH-71 battery charger with rechargeable EN-MH1-B2 batteries.

NOTE: Memory card not provided. See page 58 of the Guide to Digital Photography for a list

of approved memory cards.

Guide to Digital PhotographyCOOLPIX L1/L101

digital camera

Quick Start Guide (this guide)

The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography

with the

DIGITAL CAMERA

Quick St

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DIGITAL CAMERA

Quick Start Guide

Package Contents

Parts of the Camera

Eyelet for

camera strap

Battery-chamber

cover

Lens

Shutter-release

button

FlashPower-on lampPower switch

Connector cover

Monitor

(playback)

button

(delete)

button

Multi selector

MENU button

Zoom buttonMode selectorFlash lamp

rst Steps

First Steps

Step

—Attach the Camera Strap

Step

—Charge the Batteries

If your camera came with alkaline batteries, skip this step and proceed directly

to Step 3.

1Connect the power cable to the charger (

햲

햲)

and then plug it into a power outlet (

햳

햳). The

CHARGE lamp will light (

햴

햴).

2Insert the batteries as indicated on the charger.

The CHARGE lamp will start to blink. Charg-

ing is complete when the CHARGE lamp stops

blinking.

A pair of new or fully exhausted batteries will

charge in about two and a half hours.

햲

햳

햴

Step

—Insert the Batteries

Note orientation of “+”

and “–” terminals

햲

햳

햴

햳

햲

First Steps

Step

—Turn the Camera On

2Press the power switch to turn the camera on.

1Slide the mode selector to .

Auto oﬀ (Stand-by Mode)

If no operations are performed for about a minute, the monitor will turn oﬀ to save

power. The power-on lamp will blink, and the display can be reactivated by press-

ing the shutter-release button. If no operations are performed for a further three

minutes, the camera will turn oﬀ automatically.

First Steps

The Multi Selector

Use the multi selector to navigate the camera menus.

Move cursor up

Move cursor down

Move cursor left Move cursor right

Make selection

Highlight language.

Conﬁrmation dialog displayed.

Highlight Yes.

TIME ZONE menu displayed.*

* If daylight saving time is in eﬀect, press multi selector down to highlight DaylightSaving

and press center to select. Press multi selector up to return to Step 5.4.

Step

—Choose a Language and Set the Camera Clock

A language-selection dialog is displayed the ﬁrst time the camera is turned on.

Follow the steps below to choose a language and set the time and date.

In the description that follows, the buttons used to perform a task

are shown in color; if more than one button is highlighted, any

of the highlighted buttons can be used. For example, “press the

multi selector up or down” is shown as illustrated at right.

First Steps

Display map of world time zones.

Select home time zone.

Display DATE menu.

Edit Day (order of Day, Month, and Year

may diﬀer in some areas).

Select Month. Repeat Steps 5.8–5.9 to

edit Month, Year, hour, and minute

Highlight DMY.

Choose date display order.

AUTO

AUTO 6

Exit to shooting mode.

Step

—Choose the Battery Type

This step is only required with alkaline batteries. If your camera came with EN-

MH1-B2 NiMH batteries, skip this step and proceed directly to “Taking Pictures.”

Display shooting menu.

Highlight Set-Up.

Display setup menu.

Highlight Battery Type.

Highlight Alkaline.Display options.

AUTO

AUTO 6

Exit to shooting mode.

Select and return to setup menu.

Replacing the Batteries

After inserting new batteries, check that the correct type is selected in the Battery

Type menu as described on page 47 of the Guide to Digital Photography.

First Steps

Step

—

—Check Indicators in the Monitor

Check the battery level and number of exposures remaining.

akin

Pictures

Taking Pictures

AUTOAUTOAUTO 66

Battery level indicator

Display Description

NO ICON Battery fully charged.

Low battery. Ready spare batteries.

WARNING!!

BATTERY EXHAUSTED

Batteries exhausted. No pictures can be taken until fresh batteries

are inserted.

Number of exposures remaining

AUTO 66

Where Are My Pictures Stored?

The camera stores pictures in internal memory (approximately 10MB) or on remov-

able Secure Digital (SD) memory cards (available separately; a list of approved mem-

ory cards is provided on page 58 of the Guide to Digital Photography). Pictures are

stored in internal memory when no memory card is inserted.

Step

—

—Ready the Camera

Hold the camera steady in both hands, keeping your

ﬁngers and other objects away from the lens, ﬂash,

and microphone.

Taking Pictures

Step

—

—Frame a Picture

Use the zoom button to frame the subject near the center of the monitor.

The zoom button

Press to zoom in on the subject so that it ﬁlls

a larger area of the frame. Press to zoom out,

increasing the area visible in the frame.

AUTOAUTOAUTO

AUTO

Step

—

—Focus and Shoot

1Lightly press the shutter-release button about

halfway, stopping when you feel resistance.

The camera will set focus and exposure for the

subject closest to the camera. Focus and ex-

posure remain locked while the shutter-release

button is pressed halfway.

With the shutter-release button pressed half-

way, check the focus indicator and ﬂash lamp:

Focus indicator

AUTO

On (green) Subject in focus.

Blinks red

Camera unable to focus.

Change composition and

try again.

Flash lamp

On Flash will ﬁre when picture is taken.

Blinks Flash charging.

Oﬀ Flash oﬀ or not required.

AUTOAUTOAUTO

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