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En
The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography
with the
DIGITAL CAMERA
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For Your Safety To prevent damage to your Nikon product or injury to yourself or to others, read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this equip- ment. Keep these safety instructions where all those who use the product will read them. 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 this product to prevent possib
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• Before replacing the battery, Keep out of reach of children turn the product off and make Particular care should be taken to sure the power-on lamp has prevent infants from putting the gone out. If you are using an AC batteries or other small parts into adapter, be sure it is unplugged. their mouths. Use only rechargeable Nikon EN- Removing memory cards EL5 lithium-ion batteries (sup- plied). Memory cards may become hot When inserting the battery, do during use. Observe due caution not att
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Notices • No part of the manuals included with this prod- Nikon will not be held liable for any damages re- uct may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, sulting from the use of this product. stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any While every effort has been made to ensure that language in any form, by any means, without Ni- the information in these manuals is accurate and kon's prior written permission. complete, we would appreciate it were you to Nikon reserves the right
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Notice for customers in Canada CAUTION ATTENTION This class B digital apparatus meets all Cet appareil numéique de la classe B requirements of the Canadian Interference respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement Causing Equipment Regulations. sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. Notice Concerning Prohibition of Copying or Reproduction Note that simply being in possession of material that has been digitally copied or repro- duced by means of a scanner, digital camera or other device may be punis
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Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories Nikon COOLPIX cameras are designed to the highest standards and include complex electronic circuitry. Only Nikon brand electronic accessories (in- cluding battery chargers, batteries, AC adapters, and Speedlights) certified by Nikon specifically for use with this Nikon digital camera are engineered and proven to operate within the operational and safety requirements of this electronic circuitry. THE USE OF NON-NIKON ELECTRONIC ACCESSORIES COULD DAMAGE
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Table of Contents For Your Safety..................................................................................................................... i Notices ............................................................................................................................... iii Table of Contents ............................................................................................................... vi Introduction..............................................................
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More on Playback.............................................................................. 53 Viewing Pictures on the Camera........................................................................................ 53 Cropping Pictures.............................................................................................................. 56 Voice Memos: Recording and Playback.............................................................................. 57 Viewing Pictures on TV..........
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The Setup Menu .............................................................................. 109 Using the Setup Menu .................................................................................................... 109 Welcome Screen ...................................................................................................... 110 Date .......................................................................................................................... 112 Monitor Settings ..
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Introduction Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon COOLPIX 5200 digital camera. This manual has been written to Before You Begin help you enjoy taking pictures with your Nikon digital camera. Read this manual thoroughly before use, and keep it handy when using the product. First Steps Symbols Used in this Manual To make it easier to find the information you need, the following symbols and conventions are used: Basic Photography This icon marks cautions, information that should be read before u
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Before You Begin Before You Begin Parts of the Camera Self-timer lamp ( 44)/ AF-Assist illuminator (LED; 22, 127, 136) Shutter-release button ( 7) Viewfinder Mode dial ( 6) Built-in Speedlight Power-on lamp ( 42) (12) Power switch Microphone (12) (57) Eyelet for camera strap Lens ( 19) Memory card slot cover (10) Lens not extended Power connector cover for AC adapter kit ( 124) Lens cover Attaching the Camera Strap 2
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Before You Begin Zoom ( / ) buttons ( 19) Multi selector (/ / / ) ( 7) Green (AF) lamp ( 21) (center)/ (transfer) Red ( ) lamp ( 21) button ( 7, 60) Speaker Viewfinder ( 19) Battery- chamber Monitor cover ( 8) (4, 5) (play) button Interface connector cover Tripod socket ( 41, 44) (delete) button ( 25) MENU button ( 74, 96) Power connector cover for AC adapter kit ( 124) USB ( 62)/ Audio/Video (A/V) out ( 59) connector Battery latch ( 8) Interface connector cover Battery-chamber cover ( 8
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Before You Begin The Monitor Shooting 3 4 1 2 5 6 26 7 25 8 21 22 24 9 23 10 18 11 17 20 19 16 15 14 13 12 1 Shooting mode . . . . . 17, 27, 49 18 Sensitivity (ISO equivalency) . 87 1) 8) 2 Zoom indicator . . . . . . . . . 19 19 Bracketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 2) 9) 3 Focus indicator . . . . . . . . . 21 20 White balance bracketing . 88 4 Macro close-up mode . . . . . . 46 21 Best Shot Selector (BSS) . . . . 84 3) 5 Battery level indicator . . . . . 12 22 Noise reduction . . . . . . .
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Before You Begin Playback 1 18 2 17 3 4 16 5 15 7 14 6 13 12 11 9 8 10 START 1 Current folder . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 10 Movie playback icon . . . . . . 52 2 File number and type . . . . . . 26 11 Image quality . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 3 Internal memory/memory card 12 Image size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 13 Movie indicator . . . . . . . . . . 51 4 Battery level indicator* . . . . . 12 14 Protect icon . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 5 Volume indi
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Before You Begin The Mode Dial Using the mode dial, you can select from seven shooting modes and the set- up mode. Choose a shooting mode according to shooting conditions. To select a mode, align the mode icon with the “ ” mark next to the mode dial. Auto ( 17) A simple “point-and-shoot” mode in which the majority of camera settings are controlled by the cam- era. You can choose from thirteen shooting menus to achieve the de- sired effect. Scene ( 27, 34) Movie ( 51 - 52) Choose from eleven “sce
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Before You Begin Navigating the Menus The multi selector is used to navigate through the camera menus. Move cursor up. Press to make selection. Display sub-menu, Cancel and return to previous move cursor right, or menu, or move cursor left. make selection. Move cursor down. The Shutter-Release Button Your camera has a two stage shutter-release button. The camera sets focus and exposure when the button is pressed halfway. The green (AF) lamp next to the viewfinder and the focus indicator in t
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First Steps First Steps Inserting Batteries Your camera uses Nikon EN-EL5 rechargeable lithium-ion battery. Provided with camera Can be recharged using supplied MH-61 battery charger (be sure to charge battery before using camera for first time or after long period of disuse). About two hours are required to charge battery when no charge remains. Open the battery-chamber cover 1 Slide the cover in the direction shown in ( ) until it stops and open the cover ( ). Insert the battery 2 Insert t
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First Steps The orange battery latch is pushed aside as the battery is inserted. The latch will close when the battery is fully inserted. Battery latch Close the battery-chamber cover 3 Close the cover ( ) and slide it in until it latches ( ). Ensure the cover is closed firmly. Replacing Batteries Turn the camera off and make sure that the power-on lamp has gone out before opening the battery-chamber cover. Slide the battery latch in the direction indicated to eject the bat- tery, which can then
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First Steps Inserting Memory Cards Pictures can be stored in the camera’s internal memory (about 12 MB) or on Se- cure Digital (SD) memory card. If no memory card has been inserted in the cam- era, pictures will be stored in the camera’s internal memory, and if the camera contains a memory card, then pictures will automatically be stored on the card. To store pictures in the internal memory, remove the memory card. Confirm that the camera is off 1 The power-on lamp should be off. Open the memory
