User manual NIKON NUVIS 300

[. . . ] The consequences that could result from failure to observe the precautions listed in this section are indicated by the following symbol: This icon marks warnings, information that should be read before using your Nikon product to prevent possible injury. WARNINGS Turn off immediately in the event of malfunction Should you notice smoke or an unusual smell coming from the equipment or from the AC adapter (supplied), unplug the AC adapter or remove the battery immediately, taking care to avoid burns. After removing the battery, take the equipment to a Nikon-authorized service center for inspection. Do not use in the presence of flammable gas Do not use electronic equipment in the presence of flammable gas, as this could result in explosion or fire. Observe caution when using the camera strap Never place the strap around the neck of an infant or child. [. . . ] OFF 4 More on Photography Panorama Assist Use to take a series of photographs that you will later join to form a single scene (for example, a panorama or 360º virtual-reality image). · When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the autofocus indicator lights (green)/flashes (red) instead of the focus area indicator ( 35). (Can be changed, but is fixed by mode selected for first picture. ) ON/OFF 52 Scene Modes Taking Pictures for a Panorama 1 Panorama Assist 4 Highlight (Panorama Assist). Compose the next shot to overlap with the previous picture. 2 5 4 More on Photography Press the multi selector . · The direction indicator ( ) for panorama shooting is displayed and a small screen appears in the middle of the monitor. Take the next picture. · Repeat Steps 4 and 5 until all shots in series have been taken. 3 6 Complete the Panorama Assist mode by the following way: · Press the MENU button or . · The left two-thirds of the picture just taken is displayed on the left side of the monitor and the shooting screen is displayed on the right. 53 Scene Modes Panorama Assist · Using a tripod makes it easier to compose shots so that they overlap. · If the lens is rotated to point in the same direction as the monitor, panorama assist mode is not available. · Each time a new series of pictures is begun at a setting of Panorama Assist, a folder will be created with a name consisting of "P_" followed by a three-digit number assigned automatically by the camera (e. g. , "P_001"), and all pictures in the series stored in this folder. 4 More on Photography 54 Quick Deletion/Memo Record The picture you have just taken is displayed in the monitor for a few seconds immediately after shooting. The following functions are available during this time: To Press Description Press the button to display confirmation dialog. Press the multi-selector / to select No or Yes, and press to execute. DELETE Delete picture 4 More on Photography Erase image(s) Yes/No?No Yes · Select No to save picture and return to shooting mode. After consulting the following table, select the appropriate option using the USB item in the camera setup menu. The default option is Mass Storage. Operating system Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional Mac OS X 10. 1. 3 or later Mac OS X 10. 1. 2 Windows 2000 Professional Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) Mac OS9 (9. 0 - 9. 2) Pictures transferred using: COOL-STATION Nikon View button button Choose Mass Storage or PTP. --* Choose Mass Storage or PTP. 5 More on Playback Choose Mass Storage. *Pictures cannot be transferred using the TION in Mac OS X 10. 1. 2. Use Nikon View tures after turning the camera on ( 64). 60 button on the COOL-STAbutton to transfer pic- Viewing Pictures on a Computer To select the USB option: 1 SET-UP MENU Welcome screen Language Date 3 Display setup menu. Display options. 2 SET-UP MENU CF Card Format USB Video Mode 4 Highlight USB. Highlight PTP or Mass Storage, and press to exit the menu. 5 More on Playback Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), Mac OS 9 Do not select PTP when connecting the COOL-STATION MV-10 to a computer running one of the above operating systems. If you have connected the camera to a computer running one of the above operating systems with PTP selected in the USB menu, disconnect the camera as described below. Be sure to select Mass Storage in the USB menu before reconnecting the camera. 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. 61 Viewing Pictures on a Computer 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. Windows 98 Second Edition (SE): The Add New Hardware Wizard will be displayed. Mac OS 9 (9. 0 - 9. 2): A dialog will be displayed stating that the computer is unable to use the driver needed for the "Nikon Digital Camera SQ_PTP" USB device. Click Cancel to close the dialog, and then disconnect the camera. 5 More on Playback Selecting Pictures for Transfer Pictures selected for transfer to a computer are marked with a icon. [. . . ] · Message "Memory Card full" appears in monitor: insufficient memory to record pictures at current Image quality/size settings. 38 26 34 91 101 31 102 40 32 41 45 45 No photo is taken when shutterrelease button is fully pressed Photos are too dark (underexposed) Photos are too bright (overexposed) Photos are out of focus Randomly-spaced bright pixels ("noise") appear in image · Subject was not in focus area when shutter-release 36 button was pressed halfway. *Noise reduction, which helps reduce noise at slow shutter speeds, is available in the following scenes: (Night Portrait), (Dusk/Dawn) and (Night Landscape). Note that flash turns off automatically when: ­ (Sports), (Landscape), (Sunset), (Dusk/Dawn), (Night Landscape), (Close up), (Museum), (Fireworks Show), (Copy), (Panorama Assist) ­Camera is in movie mode ­"Continuous" or "Multi-Shot 16" is selected in the CONTINUOUS menu ( mode only) ­BSS is on ( mode only) · Battery level is low. [. . . ]