Nikon COOLPIX L820 User manual

Nikon

DIGITAL CAMERA

COOLPI/_C L820

Reference Manual

Reference Section

The Reference Section provides detaiJed information and hints about using the camera.

Shooting

Using Easy Panorama (Shooting and Playback) ................................. _2

Playback

Viewing and Deleting Images Captured Continuously (Sequence) ... _6

Editing Still Images ....................................................................................... 8"_9

Editing Movies .............................................................................................. _ 19

Connecting the Camera to a TV (Viewing Images on a TV) .......... _21

Connecting the Camera to a Printer (Direct Print) .......................... _23

The Shooting Menu (for I_1 (Auto) Mode) ........................................._31

The Smart Portrait Menu ..........................................................................._40

The Playback Menu ....................................................................................._42

The Movie Menu .........................................................................................._53

The Setup Menu ..........................................................................................._59

Additional Information

File and Folder Names ............................................................................... _83

Optional Accessories .................................................................................. _85

Error Messages ............................................................................................. _86

Shooting with Easy Panorama

Enter shooting mode -) _ (shooting mode) button -) _. (second icon from the top*)

-) _ -) A, V, 4, _ -_ _ (easy panorama) -) _) button

The icon of the last scene selected is displayed,

1Select Normal (180 °} or Wide (360 °} as the .......

shooting range, and then press the _) button. / /

• When the camera is readied in the horizontal position, the _ I

image size (width x height) is as follows: l 1

Normal (180°): 4800 x 920 when moved horizontally,

1536 x 4800 when moved vertically

Wide (360°}: 9600 x 920 when moved horizontally,

1536 x 9600 when moved vertically

When the camera is readied in the vertical position, the direction and the width and

height are switched,

2 Frame the first edge of the panorama scene,

and then press the shutter-release button

halfway to focus.

• The zoom is fixed at the wide angle position,

• A grid is displayed in the monitor.

• The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the

frame,

• Exposure compensation (_ 61) can be set.

• If the focus and exposure are not correct, try using focus lock (_ 70),

_'62

3Press the shutter-release button all the way,

and then remove your finger from the

shutter-release button.

• _ is displayed to indicate the direction of camera

movement,

shooting ends.

Example of camera movement

Guide

• Stand in place and move the camera horizontally or vertically in an arc so that the guide

travels from one edge to the other.

• Shooting stops if the guide does not reach the edge within about 15 seconds (when

Normal (180 °) isselected) or within about 30 seconds (when Wide (360 °) is selected)

after shooting starts.

_1_ Notes About Easy Panorama Shooting

• The range of the image seen in the saved image is narrower than that seen in the monitor at the

time of shooting,

• if the camera is moved too quickly or shaken too much, or if the sub]ect is too uniform (e,g, walls or

darkness), an error may occur.

• if shooting is stopped before the camera reaches the halPway point in the panorama range, a

panorama image is not saved,

• if more than half of the panorama range is captured but shooting ends before reaching the edge

of the range, the range not captured is recorded and displayed in gray.

_,4

Viewing Images Captured with Easy Panorama

Switch to playback mode ([_] 30), display an image captured

using easy panorama in full-frame playback mode, and then

press the _) button to display the short edge of the image

using the entire monitor and automatically move (scroll) the

displayed area.

• The image scrolls in the direction that was used when

shooting.

Playback controls are displayed at the top of the monitor

during playback.

Press the multi selector • or • to choose a control, and then

press the _) button to perform the following operations.

Function Icon i Description

,,,,,,,,,

Rewind Hold down the _) button to scroll backward quickly,

Advance _ Hok] down the _) butto_ t_ scroll forward quickly_

The following operations can be performed while playback ispaused

using the controls displayed at the top in the monitor.

Pause _i!?11 _Holddownthe_)buttontorewind.

Hold down the _) button to scroll.

Resumesautomatic scrolling.

End m Switches to full frame playback mode.

_1_ Notes About Easy Panorama Scroll Playback

Thiscamera may not be able to scroll or zoom when viewing easy panorama images captured with

another make or model of digital camera.

Viewing Images in a Sequence

Each series of images captured using tile following settings is saved in a sequence.

• Scene mode (_ 37) • _ (auto) mode (_ 52)

Sports - Continuous H

Pet portrait (when Continuous is selected) - Continuous L

- Continuous H:]2Ofps

- Continuous H:60 fps

By default, only the first image of a sequence (key picture) is

displayed to represent the images in the sequence in full-

frame playback mode ([_] 30) or thumbnail playback mode

(I]]3 75).

• When only the key picture is displayed for a sequence, the

picture cannot be zoomed in on.

When only the key picture is displayed for a sequence, press

the _) button to display each image in a sequence

individually.

• To display the previous or next image, press the multi

selector • or I_.

• To return _okey picture only display, pressthe multi sdector A

• When displaying images individually, thumbnails are not

displayed. To display images in a sequence as thumbnails,

set Sequence display options to Individual pictures in the playback menu (_52).

Sequence Display Options

•Select Sequence display options (_'_$2) in the playback menu to set all sequences to be

displayed using their key pictures or to display them as individual images

• If only one image is captured when using Continuous the image is not displayed as a sequence

• images captured continuously with another make or model of digital camera cannot be displayed

as a sequence

[] Changing Key Picture in Sequence

A sequence's key picture can be changed using Choose key picture (6_52) in the playback menu,

[] Playback Menu Options Available When Using Sequence

When the MENUbutton is pressed the _llowing menu operations are available _r the images in that

sequence

• Quick retouch 1 *_'_11

• Skin softening 1 * _13

• Printorder 2 * _'B42

• Protect 2 * _46

• Small picture ] * _16

• Sequence display options * _52

D Lighting ] * _12

Filter effects 1 * _ 14

Slide show * _45

Rotate image 1 * _49

Copy 2 * _50

Choose key picture * _'BS2

1 This operation is not available when only a key picture is displayed Display the images in the

sequence individually and then press the MENUbutton $"

2 If the MENUbutton is pressed when only a key picture displayed, the same settings can be applied

to all images in that sequence Press the MENU button after displaying individual images to apply

settings to each displayed image

Deleting Images in a Sequence

If Sequence display options (_52) in the playback menu is set to Key picture only,

imagesto bedeletedvaryasdescribedbelow.Todisplaythe screenfor selectingthedeletion

method, pressthe "_ button.

• Ifonly keypicturesare displayedfor sequenceswhen the_ button ispressed:

Current image: When akeypicture isselected,all imagesinthat sequencearedeleted.

Eraseselected images:Whena keypicture isselectedinthe eraseselectedimages

screen(_ 33),allpictures in the sequencearedeleted.

All images: All imagesaredeleted,including thesequencerepresentedby the

currentlydisplayedkeypicture.

• Ifthe_) button hasbeenpressedand eachindividual imagein the sequenceisdisplayed

beforepressingthe "_ button:

Deletionmethodschange asfollows.

Current image:The imagecurrentlydisplayedisdeleted.

Eraseselected images: When multiple imagesin the sequenceareselectedinthe

eraseselectedimagesscreen(_ 33),theselectedimagesaredeleted.

Entiresequence:All imagesin the sequence,including the imagecurrentlydisplayed,

aredeleted.

_,8

Editing Features

You carl use the following features to edit your images. Edited images are saved as separate

files (_83),

Editing function Description

Allows you to easily create retouched copies in which contrast and

Quick retouch (_ 11) saturation have been enhanced.

Allows you to create a copy of the current image with enhanced

D-Lighting (_12) brightness and contrast, brightening dark portions of the image,

Skin softening (_ 13) Allows you to make the skin tones in people's faces smoother,

Digital filter effects are available to apply a variety of effects to images.

Filter effects (_14) Effect types include Soft, Selective color, Cross screen, Fisheye,

Miniature effect, Painting, and Toy camera effect,

Small picture (_16) Allows you to create a small copy of images suitable for use as e mail

attachments.

Crop (_ 17) Allows you to crop a portion of the image. Use to zoom in on a subiect

or arrange a composition.

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