User manual NIKON COOLPIX P4

[. . . ] En The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the DIGITAL CAMERA Trademark Information Apple, the Apple logo, 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. Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon COOLPIX P4 digital camera. This manual has been written to help you enjoy taking pictures with your Nikon digital camera. [. . . ] Highlight Yes and press d to delete a movie. 60 TV, Computer or Printer Connection When viewing pictures or movies on a TV or computer, using the optional EH-62A AC adapter kit is recommended to prevent the camera from turning off unexpectedly during playback. Connecting to a TV 1 VIDEO MODE NTSC PAL Set Video mode option in INTERFACE menu of Set-up menu (P. 107). Select NTSC or PAL to match your TV video standard. TV, Computer or Printer Connection OK 2 Turn camera off and connect supplied EG-CP14 A / V cable (hereafter A / V cable). Connect the yellow plug to the video-in jack on the TV, and the white plug to the audio-in jack. EG-CP14 A / V cable 3 Set TV to video input. 4 · For more information, see the manual for the TV. Press i for approximately one second to turn camera on. The camera monitor will remain off and the TV will show the pictures or movies on the monitor. Video Output NTSC is the video standard used in North America and PAL is the one used in many European countries. 61 Connecting to a Computer Before transferring pictures or movies to a computer, PictureProject must be installed. For more information on installing and using PictureProject, see the Quick Start Guide or the PictureProject Reference Manual (on CD). 1 Start your computer. 2 USB PTP Mass Storage · Confirm that PictureProject has been installed on your computer. Set USB option in INTERFACE menu of Set-up menu (P. 107). Select PTP or Mass storage depending on your computer's operating system (P. 64). TV, Computer or Printer Connection OK 3 Turn camera off and connect supplied UC-E6 USB cable as illustrated. UC-E6 USB cable · Operation via a USB hub has not been tested by Nikon. 4 Turn camera on. 62 5 Data transfer starts. All pictures and movies marked with the E (Transfer mark) icon (P. 95) will be transferred to the computer. Messages on the monitor are shown below. PREPARING TO TRANSFER TRANSFERRING IMAGES TO COMPUTER TRANSFER COMPLETED TV, Computer or Printer Connection 6 Disconnect camera after transfer is complete (P. 66). Marking Pictures for Transfer Pictures set for transfer are marked with the E icon in Playback mode. Two options control transfer marking: · Auto transfer in the Set-up menu (P. 107): Select On to mark all new pictures for transfer. · Transfer marking in the Playback menu (P. 95): Select pictures for transferring by marking with the E icon. PictureProject Transfer Button To transfer both marked and unmarked pictures to the computer, click Transfer in PictureProject instead of pressing d on the camera in step 5. Transfer button 63 Selecting a USB Option for Connection to a Computer Rotate the mode dial to a and select Interface to set the USB option. Consult the following table when selecting a USB option for connection to a computer (P. 107). The default option is Mass storage. USB PTP Mass Storage OK OS TV, Computer or Printer Connection Camera Transfer d PictureProject (Transfer g) Transfer button USB option for transfer Select Mass storage or PTP. Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional Windows 2000 Professional Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) Mac OS X (10. 1. 5 or later) Select Mass storage. Select Mass storage or PTP. Select PTP. Notes on using Windows If your computer's operating system is Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), or Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), select Mass storage for the USB option for connecting the camera to a computer. If PTP is selected, disconnect the camera as described below. Windows 2000 Professional A dialog will be displayed welcoming you to the Found New Hardware Wizard. Click Cancel to close the dialog, and then disconnect the camera. Windows Millennium Edition (Me) After displaying a message stating that the hardware information database is being updated, the computer will start the Add New Hardware Wizard. Click Cancel to exit the wizard, and then disconnect the camera. Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) The Add New Hardware Wizard will be displayed. Click Cancel to exit the wizard, and then disconnect the camera. 64 Notes on Transfer While transfer is in progress, do not: · Disconnect the USB cable. Failure to observe these precautions may interfere with normal functioning of both the camera and the computer. Transferring Images Stored in the Internal Memory Remove the memory card from the camera before connecting the camera to the computer. TV, Computer or Printer Connection Transferring Images Stored on the Memory Card · To transfer images stored on the memory card, insert the memory card into the camera before connecting to a computer. · When the SD memory card's write protect switch is in the "lock" position, data transfer using d (Transfer g) is not available. (If you release the lock, you can use d (Transfer g) to transfer. ) 65 Disconnecting the Camera When PTP is selected in USB Option: Turn the camera off and disconnect the USB cable once transfer is complete. When Mass storage is selected in USB Option: Turn the camera off after performing the following operations, and disconnect the USB cable. Windows XP Home Edition/Professional: Click the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon in the notification area and select Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device from the menu that appears. TV, Computer or Printer Connection Windows 2000 Professional: Click the "Unplug or Eject Hardware" icon in the notification area and select Stop USB Mass Storage Device from the menu that appears. Windows Millennium Edition (Me): Click the "Unplug or Eject Hardware" icon in the notification area and select Stop USB Disk from the menu that appears. Windows 98 Second Edition (SE): In My Computer, right click the removable drive corresponding to the camera and select Eject from the menu that appears. Mac OS X: Drag the untitled camera volume ("NO_NAME") into the Trash. Mac OS X 66 Connecting to a Printer When the camera is connected to a PictBridge-compatible printer via the UC-E6 USB cable, selected pictures can be printed directly from the camera. Take pictures Set printing settings in Print set (P. 72) TV, Computer or Printer Connection Connect the camera and printer (printing via a direct USB connection: P. 68) Print pictures one at a time (P. 69) Print multiple pictures (P. 70) Printing is complete. Turn the camera off. Other Ways to Print Pictures Pictures can also be printed as follows: · Insert the memory card containing pictures into a printer equipped with a card slot. If the printer supports Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) (P. 130), selected pictures can be printed using Print set (P. 72). · Take the memory card containing the pictures to a digital photo lab. [. . . ] preset g Direct sunlight h Incandescent i Fluorescent j Cloudy k Shade l Flash (P. 105) FL1 FL2 Use under most types of fluorescent lighting. Select FL1 (White) or FL2 (Daylight White/Natural) according to the bulb types, and then press d. Use when taking pictures with the flash. Auto Off When the camera enters Standby mode and the power-on lamp blinks, perform one of the following operations to reactivate the camera: · Pressing the power switch · Pressing the shutter-release button halfway · Pressing i · Pressing m (the menu for the selected mode is displayed) The length of time is fixed in the following cases: · When a menu is displayed with Auto off set to thirty seconds (30s) or one minute (1m): 3 minutes · When pictures are being played back in a slide show: 30 minutes · When using the optional EH-62A AC adapter kit: 30 minutes Auto off does not activate when the supplied USB cable is connected. Technical Notes 125 Restrictions on Editing Images You can edit images by trimming them (cropping), adjusting the brightness (D-Lighting), or creating a smaller copy (Small picture). The following restrictions apply when editing an image that has already been edited. First Edit Cropping D-Lighting Small Picture × Cropping ×* Second Edit D-Lighting × × × Small Picture × × * When attempting to apply a second edit, the message "IMAGE CANNOT BE SAVED" appears. · Pictures with Image size set to j 3264×2176 or shot with Continuous set to Ultra HS or Intvl timer shooting cannot be edited. [. . . ]