Nikon COOLPIX P310 User manual

Nikon

DIGITAL CAMERA

COOLP _ P310

Reference Manual

Reference Section

The Reference Section provides detailed information and hints for using the

camera.

Shooting

Taking Pictures with Manual Focus ....................................................................._2

Using EasyPanorama (Shooting and Playing back) ......................................_3

Using Panorama Assist ............................................................................................._6

Using 3D Photography ............................................................................................._8

P, S,A, M Modes ..................................................................................................._10

Playback

Playing and Deleting Images Captured Using

Continuous Shooting Mode (Sequence) ........................................................._14

Editing Still Images .................................................................................................._16

Connecting the Camera to a TV (Viewing Images on a TV)......................._24

Connecting the Camera to a Printer (Direct Print) ......................................._26

Editing Movies ..........................................................................................................._32

Shooting Menu (P,S,A or M Mode) .............................................................._34

The Playback Menu .................................................................................................._56

The Movie Menu ......................................................................................................._65

The Setup Menu ........................................................................................................_70

Additional Information

File and Folder Names ............................................................................................ _94

Optional Accessories ............................................................................................... _96

Error Messages .......................................................................................................... _97

Available when the shooting mode is P, S, A, M, U,the Sports or Special

effects scene mode.

1 Press the multi selector • (_t_

focus mode).

•Use the multi selector to choose MF ®(

(manual focus) and press the _) button.

• _ isdisplayed on the top of the monitor,

and the center area of a picture is

enlarged.

2Adjust the focus.

•Use the multi sdector to adjust the focus while viewing

the image on the monitor.

• Press • to focus on far subjects.

• Press • to focus on near subjects.

• Pressthe shutter-release button halfway to check the

composition. Pressthe shutter-rdease button all the

way to take the picture.

3Pressthe_ button. @

• The set focus is locked. You can continue shooting with

the locked focus.

• To readjust the focus, press the _) button again to

display the screen in step 2.

• To change back to autofocus, return to step 1 and

choose any setting other than ME.

[] MF(ManualFocus)

•Instep 2,the figure displayed with the gauge at the right of the monitor indicates an approximate

distance (m)at which the subject can be in focus when the gauge is nearthe center. The actual

range at which the subject can be in focus variesdepending on the aperture value and zoom

position, To seewhether the subject is infocus, check the subject on the monitor,

•Pressthe shutter release button halfway to preview an approximate depth of field (the area in

focus behind and in front of the subject).

• The digital zoom is not available.

Taking Pictures with Easy Panorama

Rotate the mode dial to SCENE-> MENUbutton -) I_ Panorama

1 Select _ Easy panorama and press the

button.

2Select the shooting range from I_TM Normal

(180 °) or "_ Wide (360°), and press the

button.

• The image sizes (W x H)when the camera is held in

landscape orientation are as follows.

_ _.._T0Normal (180°):

3200 × 560 when tile camera ismoved horizontally,

1024 × 3200 when the camera is moved vertically

- _ Wide (360°):

6400 × 560 when the camera is moved horizontally,

1024 × 6400 when the camera is moved vertically

• For the image sizes when the camera is held in "tall" orientation, the combinations of

the moving direction and W × H are the opposites of the above.

3Frame the first portion of the panorama

scene, and press the shutter-release button

halfway to adjust the focus.

• The zoom is fixed at the wide-angle position.

• The framing guide isdisplayed on the monitor.

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

frame.

• Exposure compensation (_)68) can be adjusted.

• If the focus or exposure cannot be set for the main subject, try the focus lock (_81).

Using Easy Panorama (Shooting and Playing back)

4 Press the shutter-release button all the way,

and release it.

• The [_ icons showing the panorama direction are

displayed.

5Move the camera straight and slowly in one

of the four directions to start shooting.

• When the camera detects tile panorama direction, tile

shooting starts.

• The guide showing the current shooting point is

displayed.

• When the guide showing the shooting point reaches I

the end, the shooting ends. Guide

Example of moving the camera

• The user, without shifting position, moves the camera, from end to end of the guide, horizontally

or vertically in an arc.

• if about 15 seconds (in _._T0 Normal (180°)) or 30 seconds (in _ Wide (360°)) pass from the

start of the shooting, and before the guide showing the shooting point reaches the end, the

shooting ends.

Notes on Easy Panorama Shooting

• The image area seen in the saved image will be narrower than that seen on the monitor at the

time of shooting,

• When the camera movement speed is too fast, there is a large amount of camera shake or there is

little change in subject such as wall or in the dark, the shooting ends in an error.

• Panorama pictures are not saved when the shooting stops before reaching half of the panorama

range,

• When the shooting reaches more than half of the panorama range but finishes before the end

point, the range that is not shot will be recorded as a gray area.

_-B4

Using Easy Panorama (Shooting and Playing back)

Viewing Easy Panorama (Scroll)

Switch to playback mode (_30), display the picture

recorded with easy panorama in full-frame playback

mode and press tile _) button. Tile camera displays tile

short side of the picture filling tile entire screen and

scrolls tile displayed area automatically.

• _ or _ is displayed for pictures recorded with

easy panorama.

• Tile picture is scrolled in tile direction of the

panorama shooting.

• Rotate tile multi selector to advance or rewind.

Playback controls are displayed at tile top of the

monitor during playback. When you choose a playback

control with tile multi selector _ or i_ and press the _)

button, tile following operations can be performed.

To Use Description __"

Rewind _ Scroll quickly back while the _) button is pressed.

Advance _ Scroll quickly forward while the _) button is pressed.

_,,_,_ ...... The following operations can be performed with the playback

controls at the top of the monitor while playback is paused.

_ Rewind while the _) button is Pressed._

Scroll while the _) button is pressed._

Restart the automatic scroll

End I!1 Return to full-frame playback mode.

Scrolling can also be performed by rotating the multi selector.

Note on Viewing Pictures Recorded with Easy Panorama

Panorama pictures recorded wRh functions other than easy panorama of the C©©LPIXP310may

not be scrolled or zoomed on this camera,

Using a tripod makes the composition easier When using atripod to stabilize the

camera, set Vibration reduction (_77) to Off in the setup menu.

Rotate the mode dial to SCENE-_ MENUbutton _ _ Panorama

1 Select [_ Panorama assist and press the _)

button.

• The D icon is displayed to show the direction in which

pictu res are joined

2Use the multi selector to choose the direction,

and press the _ button.

• Select the direction in which pictures arejoined in the

completed panorama: right (D), left ((]), up (.A,) or

clown CC_).

• The yellow icon (DD) moves to the selected direction,

so press the _) button to select the direction. A white

icon (D) is displayed in the selected direction.

• Apply flash mode (_60), self-timer (_63), focus mode (_66) and exposure

compensation (_68) settings with this step, if necessary.

• Pressthe _) button again to reselect the direction

3Frame the first portion of the

panorama scene, and take the first I_

picture.

• The camera focuses on the subject at the

center of the frame.

• 1/3 of the image will be displayed as

translucent

4 Shootthe next picture.

• Match the outline of the next picture so that

113of the frame overlaps the previous

picture, and press the shutter-release button.

• Repeat until you have taken the necessary

number of pictures to complete the image.

Using Panorama Assist

5Press the _ button when shooting is completed.

• The camera returns to step 2.

L_ Notes on Panorama Assist

• Set the flash mode, self timer, focus mode and exposure compensation before releasing the

shutter for the first picture. The settings cannot be changed after shooting the first picture.

Pictures cannot be deleted, nor can zoom, Image quality ([]_]72), or Image size (_73) be

adjusted after shooting the first picture.

• The panorama series is terminated if the auto off function (_80) triggers the standby mode

during shooting. To prevent this, setting a longer time for the auto off fu notion is recommended.

[] _r£J_=IL (exposure lock) Indicator

When using panorama assist mode, all pictures in the panorama

have the same exposure, white balance, and focus as the first

picture of the panorama,

When the first picture is shot, _[_]_=_ is displayed on the monitor

to indicate that exposure, white balance, and focus are locked,

Panorama Creation with Panorama Maker 6

Transfer pictures to a computer ([_]]89) and use Panorama Maker 6 to join them in a single

panorama.

• Panorama Maker 6 can be installed on a computer using the included ViewNX 2 Installer CD

([21D87),

• After installation is complete, follow the procedure described below to start Panorama Maker 6,

Windows: Choose Start menu>All Programs>ArcSoft Panorama Maker 6>Panorama

Maker 6.

Mac ©S XI ©pen Applications and double click the Panorama Maker 6 icon,

• For more information on using Panorama Maker 6, refer to the on screen instructions and help

information contained in Panorama Maker 6,

[] More Information

See "File and Folder Names" (_94) for more h_formation,

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ona3D<ompatibleTVormonitor.

Rotate the mode dial to SCENE-_MENUbutton -) 3D3D photography

1 Framethe subject.

• The focus area that the camera focuses on can be

moved to areas other than the center of the frame.

To move the focus area, press the _) button

before taking the first picture, and then rotate the

multi selector or press &, V, _1,or I_.

To adjust the following settings, press the _)

button to temporarily cancel focus area selection,

and then adjust each setting.

Focus mode (AF (Autofocus) or _ (macro close-up))

Exposure compensation

2 Press the shutter-release button to take the first picture.

• The focus, exposure and white balance are locked after the first shot, [ V_ I

and _[_l_l_ is displayed on the monitor.

3 Move the camera horizontally to the right ....

until the translucent guide is aligned with

o the subject.

• To cancel shooting, press the _) button.

4 Wait for the camera to automatically release the shutter.

• The camera automatically takes the second picture when it detects that the subject is

aligned with the guide.

• Shooting is canceled ifthe subject is not aligned with the guide within 10 seconds.

8-68

Using 3D Photography

Taking 3D Pictures

• Moving subjects are not suited to 3D photography, We recommend shooting still subjects,

• Pictures have a less pronounced 3D feel as the distance between the camera and background is

increased,

• Pictures may have a less pronounced 3D feel when the subject is dark or when the second picture

is not aligned precisely,

• Be careful of camera shake when shooting at the telephoto zoom position,

• The digital zoom is not available,

• The angle of view (i,e,, the area visible in the frame) seen in the saved picture will be narrower than

that seen on the monitor at the time of shooting,

• Pictures taken under dim lighting may appear grainy with noise,

• If the camera does not take the second picture and cancels the shooting even when you align the

guide with the subject, try shooting with the shutter release button,

Notes on Viewing 3D Pictures

• 3D pictures cannot be played back in 3D on the camera monitor. See '_/iewing 3D Photography"

([_4g) for more information,

• When viewing 3D pictures on a 3 D compatible TV or monitor for an extended period of time, you

may experience discomfort such as eye strain or nausea, Carefully read the documentation

included with your TV or monitor to ensure proper use.

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