User manual NIKON COOLPIX L2

[. . . ] En The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the NI K R KO 3X OPTICA LZ OM O 3- 19 . 2 -5 . 3 6. Trademark Information Macintosh, Mac OS, and QuickTime are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. 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. Symbols and Conventions To make it easier to find the information you need, the following symbols and conventions are used: This icon marks cautions, information that should be read before use to prevent damage to the camera. [. . . ] Help MENU Back REC Highlight (Voice Recording) in the scene menu. The monitor will show a icon and the length of the voice recording (hr:min. :sec. ) that can be made. 33 3 Recording indicator File number Length of recording Progress indicator VOICE RECORDING REC 003 2006. 10 20:18 00:00:04/03:44:37 Index: 01 OK Date of recording Time remaining Index number Press the shutter-release button to start voice recording. · · The monitor turns off after five seconds of commencing recording. Pressing the shutter-release button halfway, or pressing any of the buttons will turn on the monitor again for about five seconds. Press again to resume recording. Scene Mode 4 Press the shutter-release button to end recording. Recording will end automatically if the internal memory or memory card becomes full, or after five hours of recording. · · · · Notes on Voice recording Do not touch the microphone during voice recording. Voice recording is not possible if the internal memory/memory card has less than 10 seconds of recording time available, or the battery charge is insufficient. It is recommended to use the AC adapter EH-65A (optional) for extended recording. Test recording beforehand, to ensure proper function, is advised. Copying Voice Recordings to a Computer Voice recordings cannot be copied to a computer using the bundled software, PictureProject. Set the USB option in the SET-UP menu Interface to Mass Storage ( 49) and copy the files directly from the camera. Once copied to a computer, voice recordings can be played back with a player that supports WAV format files (such as QuickTime). Indexes added during recording work only when playing back on the camera. Adding an index An index can be added by pressing the multi selector up, down, left or right during recording. The camera can locate the index during playback and begin playback from this point. The start is assigned an index of one; other indices are assigned in ascending order, to a maximum of 98. The current index number is shown in the monitor. VOICE RECORDING REC 003 2006. 10 20:18 00:00:04/03:44:37 Index: 05 OK 34 Playing Voice Recordings 1 VOICE RECORDING 2 File number SELECT SOUND FILE 2006. 10 01:58 MENU Copy OK Confirm Date of recording Highlight (Voice Recording) in the scene menu and press the center of the multi selector. Currently saved voice recordings are listed. Scene Mode 3 AUDIO PLAYBACK Control icons File number Playback time Index number Progress indicator 004 2006. 21 20:30 00:00:10/00:00:48 Index: 02 OK Confirm Date of recording Length of recording Volume Index markers Highlight the desired voice recording and press the center of the multi selector. Volume can be adjusted with the button during voice recording playback and the controls of the voice recording playback are displayed at the top of the monitor; press the multi selector left or right to highlight a control, and press the center of the multi selector to perform the selected operation. To Pause playback Press Description Use multi selector to select icon, then press the center of the multi selector to pause playback. 35 To Resume playback Press Description When playback is paused, use multi selector to select icon, then press the center of the multi selector. Use multi selector to select icon, then press and hold the center of the multi selector. Use multi selector to select icon, then press and hold the center of the multi selector. [. . . ] Original white balance is restored when Standard color or Vivid color is selected. Self timer Continuous BSS White balance Image File and Folder Names Pictures, movies, voice recording and voice memos are assigned file names with three parts: a four letter identifier, a four-digit file number assigned automatically by the camera in ascending order, and a three-letter extension (e. g. , "DSCN0001. JPG"). Originals Still picture Movie Voice recording/Voice memo Identitier DSCN DSCN DSCN Extension . JPG . MOV . WAV Copies Cropped copy Small copy D-lighting copy Voice memo Identitier RSCN SSCN FSCN Same as picture Extension . JPG . JPG . JPG . WAV Technical Notes Pictures are stored in folders named with a three-digit folder number followed by a five-character identifier: "P_" plus a three-digit sequence number for pictures taken using panorama assist (e. g, "101P_001"; 31) and "NIKON" for all other pictures (e. g, "100NIKON"). Folders can hold up to 200 pictures; if a picture is taken when the current folder contains 200 pictures, a new folder will be created by adding one to the 99 current folder number. If a picture is taken when the current folder is numbered 999 and contains 200 pictures or a picture numbered 9999, no further pictures can be taken until the medium is formatted ( 70) or a new memory card inserted. Files copied using Copy>Selected images are copied to the current folder, where they are assigned new file numbers in ascending order starting from the largest file number in memory. [. . . ]