Nikon coolpix p100 manual download

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Although your device does not support this download service, it can be used to view download information. Title Version Released. Software Manuals Firmware Software. Download software for Nikon products. NX Studio Full Ver. ViewNX-i Full Ver. ViewNX 2 Full Ver. Capture NX 2 Full Ver. Other products Back. Return to top. Note that formatting A permanently deletes all data on the memory card.

Be sure to make copies of any pictures you wish to keep before formatting the memory card. Remove the lens cap and press the power switch.

Shutter speed A67 Aperture A67 Internal memory indicator Pictures will be recorded to internal memory approx. When a memory card is inserted, C is not displayed and pictures will be recorded to the memory card. Frame the picture. Rotate in the direction of g to zoom in on the subject. Or rotate in the direction of f to have a wider view. Rotating the zoom control all the way in either direction will adjust the zoom quickly, while rotating the control partially will adjust the zoom slowly.

When the subject is in focus, the focus area display will glow green. Page During Recording During Recording While pictures are being recorded, the number of exposures remaining display will blink.

Cutting power or removing the memory card in these circumstances could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera or card. Continue holding down H, I, J or K to fast forward pictures.

Pressing the c Button to Turn on the Camera When the camera is off, holding down the c button will turn the camera on in playback mode. The lens will not extend. Pre-flashes are fired repeatedly at low intensity before the main flash, reducing the red-eye effect. The built-in flash will be raised. Press m flash mode on the multi selector.

When the camera is stabilized with a tripod, set Vibration reduction A to Off in the setup menu A Page Taking Pictures With The Self-Timer Taking Pictures with the Self-Timer The self-timer is useful for taking pictures of yourself, such as in group souvenir shots, or if you want to reduce camera shake when you press the shutter-release button.

You can select a two-second or ten-second timer. When using the self-timer, use of a tripod is recommended. Autofocus Camera automatically adjusts focus according to distance to subject. Use when the distance from subject to lens is 50 cm 1 ft. Press H or I on the multi selector to choose the desired focus mode and press the k button. Select a shooting mode with the mode dial A Press p focus mode on the multi selector to display the setup menu for focus mode.

Page Adjusting The Brightness Exposure Compensation Adjusting the Brightness Exposure Compensation Exposure compensation is used to alter the exposure from the value suggested by the camera to make pictures brighter or darker. Press o exposure compensation on the multi selector. When the camera is aimed at a subject in x scene auto selector mode, the camera automatically selects one of the following scene modes. Should this occur, switch to A Auto mode A26 or choose the desired scene mode manually A The following scene modes are available.

Page 59 e Night portrait Use this mode for portraits of a human subject shot in front of background lighting at night. Flash is used to illuminate the subject while maintaining the mood of the background. Other settings can be selected. Page 61 j Night landscape This enables you to shoot night landscapes with the minimum of camera shake and noise.

When the j icon at the top left of the screen glows green and the shutter-release button is pressed fully, pictures are shot continuously at high speed.

The camera combines the shot pictures to save a single picture. Page 63 m Fireworks show Slow shutter speeds are used to capture the expanding burst of light from fireworks. When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the focus area or focus indicator A8 always lights green; however, objects in the foreground may not always appear in focus.

When the shutter-release button is pressed fully, the pictures that were shot continuously at high speed are overlaid, and the following two frames are saved: - The picture processed with Active D-Lighting A95 - The picture obtained from HDR High Dynamic Range overlay Use a tripod for best results. Use the multi selector to choose p Panorama assist from the scene menu and press the k button A They cannot be changed after the first picture is taken.

Pictures cannot be deleted, nor can zoom, Image quality A75 or Image size settings A76 be adjusted after the first picture is taken. Rotate the mode dial to F smart portrait. The following options are available. Switch to the F tab when the smart portrait menu is not displayed A Page 70 Taking Pictures of Smiling Faces Smart Portrait Mode Blink proof When set to On, the shutter is released five times as the shutter-release button is fully pressed once; the camera chooses one image in which the subjects' eyes are open, and saves it.

Subject tracking begins once you select a subject to be focused on, and the focus area will move and follow the subject. Rotate the mode dial to s subject tracking. If any of these are changed after a subject is registered, the subject will be canceled. Page Subject Tracking Menu Subject Tracking Menu Press the d button A13 to display the subject tracking menu and use the multi selector A12 to modify and apply settings.

Switch to the s tab when the subject tracking menu is not displayed A Image quality Image quality A75 settings can be changed. The time taken until recording ends may vary, depending upon the amount of frames taken, image quality setting and the write speed of the memory card used. Switch to the d tab when the sport continuous menu is not displayed A In addition to allowing you to set the shutter speed and aperture yourself, these modes offer control over a variety of advanced settings such as changing the ISO sensitivity and white balance in the shooting menu A Page 79 Shutter Speed and Aperture The same exposure can be achieved with different combinations of shutter speed and aperture, allowing you to freeze or blur motion and control depth of field.

The following figure shows how shutter speed and aperture affect exposure. When the ISO sensitivity setting A84 is changed, the range of shutter speeds and aperture values at which the correct exposure can be obtained also changes.

Rotate the mode dial to A. Frame the subject and shoot. Rotate the mode dial to B. Focus and shoot. Rotate the mode dial to C. Rotate the mode dial to D. Press the multi selector K to activate the shutter speed setting. Image quality Choose the image quality compression ratio of recorded pictures. This can also be set in the menus of another shooting mode. Image size Choose the image size of recorded pictures.

Reset user settings Reset the saved settings in M back to the default settings. Lower compression ratios result in higher quality pictures, but also larger file sizes, limiting the number of pictures that can be recorded. Pictures shot at smaller sizes require less memory, making them suited to distribution by e-mail or the web. Page Number Of Exposures Remaining Number of Exposures Remaining The following table lists the approximate number of pictures that can be stored in internal memory and on a 4 GB memory card, at each combination of Image size A76 and Image quality A75 settings.

Note that the number of images that can be stored will differ depending on the composition of the image due to JPEG compression. Print sizes are calculated by dividing the number of pixels by printer resolution dpi and multiplying by 2. Contrast, saturation, sharpening, and other settings can be adjusted in detail. Contrast Control contrast. Lower settings prevent loss of detail in highlights under harsh lighting or in direct sunlight.

Higher settings preserve detail in misty landscapes and other low-contrast subjects. Page 93 Shooting in Black-and-White When Black-and-white is selected, the options described below are available. The human brain is able to adapt to changes in the color of the light source, with the result that white objects appear white whether seen in the shade, direct sunlight, or under incandescent lighting.

Page Preset Manual Preset Manual Preset manual is used under unusual lighting conditions or when the desired effect has not been achieved with white balance settings like Auto and Incandescent for example, to make images shot under a lamp with a red shade look as though they had been shot under white light. The higher the sensitivity, the less light needed to make an exposure.

Choose how the camera meters exposure. Matrix default setting Camera sets exposure for entire frame. Focus, exposure and white balance are fixed at the values for the first picture in each series. Do not, under any circumstances, use another make or model of AC adapter.

Failure to observe this precaution could result in overheating or in damage to the camera. Use in situations where it is difficult to perform exposure compensation A When digital zoom is in effect, the camera will focus on the subject in the center focus area regardless of the applied AF area mode option. Center focus area is always used. Shooting with Face Priority The camera automatically detects and focuses on a face.

The double border will glow green and focus will be locked. Single AF default setting Camera focuses when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Full-time AF Camera focuses continuously until the shutter-release button is pressed down halfway. The image taken will reproduce the contrast effect that is seen with the naked eye.

Rotating the mode dial to M enables you to shoot using the saved settings. The following settings can be saved in M. Choose Reset user settings in the shooting menu screen and press the k button. Choose Yes and press the k button. In full-frame playback, the following operations are available. Playback Menu Options Available with Sequence When the d button is pressed while the key picture of a sequence is displayed, the following menu operations are available for the pictures in the selected sequence.

Page Viewing Multiple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback Viewing Multiple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback Rotate the zoom control to f h in full-frame playback mode A32, to display pictures as thumbnail images in thumbnail playback mode.

The following operations can be performed in thumbnail playback. When Sequence A is selected in thumbnail playback mode, the icons shown on the right are displayed. Movies are displayed as film frames. Page Taking A Closer Look: Playback Zoom Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom Rotating the zoom control to g i during full-frame playback mode A32 zooms in on the current picture, enlarging and displaying the center of the picture on the monitor.

The following operations can be performed while pictures are zoomed in. Quick retouch Easily create retouched images in which contrast and saturation have been enhanced. D-Lighting Enhance brightness and contrast in dark portions of pictures.

Print set Select pictures to print and the number of copies for each. Page Date Imprint Choose whether or not to also print shooting date and photo information. Use the multi selector to choose Start and press the k button. Multiple pictures can also be deleted. Erase selected images In the picture selection screen, choose the pictures for deletion. See "Selecting Pictures" Repeat steps 1 and 2 to select additional pictures.

Press the k button to apply picture selection. Use the multi selector to select an option from the copy screen and press the k button. Message If there are no pictures stored on the memory card when playback mode is applied, the message, Memory contains no images. The current voice memo must be deleted before a new voice memo can be recorded.

Page Restrictions on Picture Editing The following limitations apply when editing pictures that were created by editing. Copies Created By: Quick retouch Skin softening, small picture, or crop can be used. D-Lighting Quick retouch and D-Lighting cannot be used together. Skin softening Quick retouch, D-Lighting, small picture, or crop can be used. Retouched copies are stored as separate files. Choose the desired picture from full-frame A32 or thumbnail A playback mode and press the d button.

Enhanced copies are stored as separate files. Pictures edited with this function are stored as separate files. Page Confirm the results. Suitable for displaying on web pages or sending as e-mail attachments. Small copies are stored as separate files with a compression ratio of The created picture is stored as a separate file. Cropped copies are stored as separate files. Enlarge the desired picture during full-frame display A32 by rotating the zoom control to the g i direction.

Turn on the camera and display the shooting screen. If the transfer speed of the card is slow, the movie recording may end unexpectedly. Settings such as the hue adjustment in scene mode and Optimize image or White balance in the shooting menu A73 are not applied to movies. The zoom position, focus, exposure and white balance are fixed when the b movie-record button is pressed to start movie recording.

Movie options Options can be selected for the movie that is shot when the movie mode switch is rotated to HD. HS movie options Options can be selected for the movie that is shot when the movie mode switch is rotated to HS.

The higher the resolution and bitrate, the higher the picture quality; but the file size also becomes larger. Option fps default setting fps 60 fps The maximum recording time may vary by make of memory card and the bitrates at which the movie was recorded. Option default setting When the electronic VR is set to On, R is displayed on the screen when movie recording starts A8.

Page Movie Playback Select Yes and press the k button to delete the movie, or select No to exit without deleting the movie. Description Rewind the movie by one frame.