Nikon 1 J1 User manual

Nikon
DIGITAL CAMERA
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Reference Manual

Selected JPEG images can be printed on a PictBridge printer
connected directly to the camera.
Connecting the Printer
Connect the camera using the supplied USB cable.
1Turn the camera off.
2 Connect the USB cable.
Turn the printer on and connect the USB cable as shown. Do
not use force or attempt to insert the connectors at an angle.
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[] USBHubs ]
Connect the camera directly to the printer; do not connect thel
cable via a USBhub.
3 Turn the camera on.
A welcome screen will be displayed in the monitor, followed
by a PictBridge playback display.
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[] Printing ViaDirectUSBConnection EH-5b
Be sure the EN-EL20 battery is fully charged or use an optional
AC adapter and EP-5C power connector.

Printing Pictures One at a Time
ISelect a picture.
Press • or • to view additional pic-
tures. Press _ up to zoom in on the
current frame (_ 68; press _ down to
exit zoom). To view nine pictures at a
time, press _ down when a picture is
displayed full frame. Use the multi
selector to highlight pictures, or press
up to display the highlighted pic-
ture full frame.
2Adjust print options.
Press Q to display PictBridge print
options (_ 91). Press • or •to high-
light options and press • to select.
3 Start printing.
Highlight Start printing and press Q
to start printing. To cancel before all
copies have been printed, press (_)
again. ®
11_SelectingPhotographs for Printing
Movies and NEF (RAW) photographs (_ 114) can not be selected for
printing, If Motion Snapshots are selected, only the photographs will
be printed, the movie portion will not be printed, If photographs taken
with the Smart Photo Selector are selected, only the best shot will be
printed,
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Printing Multiple Pictures
1 Display the PictBridge menu.
Press the MENU button in the Pict-
Bridge playback display (see Step 3 on
page 86).
2 Choose an option.
Highlight one of the following options
and press I_.
•Select images for printing: Select pic-
tures for printing.
• Select by date: Print one copy of each
picture taken on selected dates.
• Print DPOFprintorder:Print an existing print order created with
the DPOF print order option in the playback menu (_ 92).
The current print order will be displayed in Step 3.
• Index print:To create an index print of all JPEG pictures on the
memory card, proceed to Step 4. Note that if the memory
card contains more than 256 pictures, a warning will be dis-
played and only the first 256 images will be printed.
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3Selectpicturesorchoosedates.
If you choseSelect images for printing
or Print DPOF print order in Step 2,
press • or • or rotate the multi selec-
tor to highlight pictures. To select the
current picture for printing, press A.
The picture will be marked with a
icon and the number of prints will be set to 1;press • or •to
specify the number of prints (up to 99; to deselect the picture,
press • when the number of prints is 1). Continue until all the
desired pictures have been selected.
If you chose Select by date in Step 2,
press • or • to highlight dates and
press • to select or deselect.
[] InspectingPictures
To view pictures taken on the date high-
lighted in the Select by date date list,
press _ down. Use the multi selector to
highlight pictures, or press _ clown to
return to the date list.
The picture currently highlighted in the
Select images for printing or Print
DPOF print order displays or in the
Select by date thumbnail display can be
inspected by pressing _ up; the picture
will be displayed full screen while the but-
ton is pressed.
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4Adjust print options.
Press Q to display PictBridge print
options. Press • or •to highlight
page size, border, or time stamp items
and press • to display the options
described on page 91; note that a
warning will be displayed if the
selected page size is too small for an index print.
5 Start printing.
Highlight Start printing and press Q
to start printing. To cancel before all
copies have been printed, press (_)
again. ®
[] Errors during
See page 176 for information on what to do if an error occurs
printing.
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[] PictBridgePrint Options
Page printer are listed) and press Q to select and exit to the previous
sze menu (to pr nt at the default page s ze for the current pr nter,
select Use printer settings).
NumberlThis option is listed only when pictures are printed one at a
0t utime. Press • or • to choose number of copies (maximum 99),
c0pies Hthen press Q to select and return to the previous menu.
This option is listed only if supported by the printer. Highlight
Print IUse printer settings (use current printer settings), Yes (print
border Hwhite borders), or No (no borders) and press Q to select and
exit to the previous menu.
Highlight Use printer settings (use current printer settings),
Print Hyes(print times and dates of recording on photos), or No (no
time litime stamp) and press _ to select and exit to the previous
stamp Imenu.
This option is listed only when pictures are printed one at a
time on a printer that supports cropping. To exit without crop-
ping, highlight No and press _. To crop the current picture,
highlight Yes and press I_.
Selecting Yes displays the dialog
l_r0p Ishown at right. Press _ up to increase
the size of the crop, down to decrease.
Position the crop using the multi
selector and press _. Note that print
quality may drop if small crops are
printed at large sizes
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Creating aDPOF Print Order: Print Set
The DPOF print order option is used to
create digital "print orders" for Pict-
Bridge-compatible printers and devices
that support DPOF. Press the MENU but-
ton, select DPOF print order in the play-
back menu, and choose from the
followinc options:
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]tor to highlight pictures (_95). To
select the current picture for printing,
press A. The picture will be marked
with a _ icon and the number of
,prints will be set to 1; press • or • to
Select/i specify the number of prints (up to 99;
set Lodeselect the picture, press • when the number of prints is 1).
!When the selection is complete, press Q to display printing
i _ptions. Highlight Print shooting info (print the shutter speed
land aperture on all pictures in the print order) or Print date
I_,print the date of recording on all pictures in the print order) and
Ipress I_ to select or deselect, and then press Q to complete the
Reset _Remove all p ctures from the pr nt order.
[_ Print Set (DPOF)
DPOF date and shooting info options are not supported when printing
via direct USB connection; to print the date of recording on photo-
graphs in the current print order, use the PictBridge Print time stamp
option (_ 91).
The Print set (DPOF) option can not be used if there is not enough
space on the memory card to store the print order. For restrictions on
the types of images that can be selected for printing, see page 87.
Print orders may not print correctly if images are deleted using a com-
_uter or other device after the print order is created.
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ThePlaybackMenu
To display the playback menu, press MENU and select the play-
back menu tab (l_q).
MENU button @
The playback menu contains the following options:
Delete Delete multiple images.
View movies and photos in
Slideshow slide show.
Rotate "tall" (portrait-orien-
Rotatetall tation) pictures for display
during playback.
DPOFprint order Create digital "print orders".
Protect pictures from acci-
Protect dental deletion.
Rating Rate pictures.
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3righten shadows in dark or
3ack-lit photos, creating a
D-Lighting "etouched copy that is -- 97
saved separately from the
Jnmodified original.
Resize _reate small copies of select- Choose size: 1.1 M 98
__dpictures.
Crop lected pictures. -- 99
Zreate copies of movies from
Edit movie _vhich unwanted footage has -- I O0
been trimmed.
[] Playback
The camera may be unable to display or retouch images that were cre-
ated or have been edited with other devices.
[] Image Quality
Copies created from JPEG photos are the same quality as the original,
while copies created from NEF (RAW) photos are saved as fine-quality
JPEG images.
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Selecting Multiple Images
Choosing the options listed below dis-
plays an image selection dialog. Press •
or • or rotate the multi selector to high-
light pictures (only pictures to which the
operation applies are available for selec-
tion).
• Delete>Deleteselectedimages(_ 69)
•DPOFprint order>Select/set(_ 92)
•Protect >Select/set(_ 96) • Rating(_ 96)
•D-Lighting(_ 97) • Resize>Selectimages(_ 98)
•Crop(_ 99) • Editmovie(_ 100)
1_ InspectingPictures
The picture currently highlighted in the
thumbnail display can be inspected by press-
ing _ up; the picture will be displayed full
screen while the button is pressed.
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Choosewhethertorotate"tall"(portrait-orientation)picturesfor
displayduringplayback.Notethatbecausethecameraitselfis
alreadyintheappropriateorientationduringshooting,images
arenotrotatedautomaticallyduringimagereview.
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un Iselected for Auto image rotation (_ 155) will be displayed in
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Off "Tall" (portrait-orientation) pictures are displayed in "wide"
l(landscape) or entat on.
Protect selected images from accidental deletion. Note that this
option does NOTprotect files from deletion when the memory
card is formatted (_ 149).
Press • or • or rotate the multi selector to highlight pictures
(_ 95) and press • or • to choose a rating (_ 70). Press (_) to
exit when the operation is complete.
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Appliedtoselectedimages,D-Lightingcreatescopiesthathave
beenprocessedtobrightenshadows.Usetoretouchdarkor
backlitphotographs.
Before After
Press • or • or rotate the multi selector
to highlight an image (_ 95) and press G
to display the options shown at right.
Press • or •to choose the amount of
correction performed (the effect can be
previewed in the display; hold & up to
zoom in) and press Q to create a retouched copy.
[I_ D-Lighting
Noise (randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, or lines) may appear in cop-
ies created with D-Lighting. Uneven shading may be visible with some
subjects.
[] Image Size
Copies created from JPEG photos are the same size as the original,
while copies created from NEF (RAW) photos are saved as JPEG images
with a size of 3,872 x 2,592.
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Createsmallcopiesofselectedphoto-
graphs.SelectChoose size and choose a
size from 1.1 M(1,280 x 856 pixels),
0.6 M (960 x 640 pixels), and 0.3 M
(640 x 424 pixels), and then choose
Select images. Press • or • or rotate the
multi selector to highlight pictures (_ 95) and press • or • to
select or deselect When the selection is complete, press Q to
display a confirmation dialog and select Yes to save the resized
copies.
ResizedCopies
Playback zoom may not be available with resized copies.
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Createacroppedcopyofselectedphoto-
graphs.Press• or• orrotatethemulti
selectortohighlightapicture(_95)and
pressQtodisplaytheimagewiththe
defaultcropshowninyellow.Usethe
controlsbelowtochooseacropandsave
thecopy.
Choose size
Choose
aspect ratio
Position crop
Create copy
_ CroppedCopies
Playback zoom may not be available with
resized copies. The size of the copy varies
with crop size and aspect ratio and appears
at upper left in the crop display.
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Rotate the multi selector to choose between
aspect ratiosof3:2,4:3, 1 : l,and 16:9.
and hold to move the crop rapidly to the desired
position.
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Trim footage from movies to create edited copies.
Select Choose start point or Choose end point.
Choose from the following options:
•Choosestart point: Trim the opening
footage,
•Chooseend point:Trim the closing foot-
age.
2 Select a movie.
Press • or • or rotate the multi selector to highlight a movie
(_ 95) and press Q to select.
3 Pause the movie on opening or closing frame.
Play the movie back, pressing Q to
begin and resume playback and • to
pause (_ 42; the first frame is indi-
cated by a _ icon in the display, the
last frame by _). Pause playback
when you reach the frame that will
become the new opening or closing frame.
4Delete the unwanted frames.
Press • to delete all frames before (Choose start point) or
after (Choose end point) the current frame.
5 Save the copy.
Highlight Yes and press Q to save the
edited copy. If necessary, the copy can
be trimmed as described above to
remove additional footage. Edited
copies are indicated by a _ icon in
full-frame playback.
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TrimmingMovies
Movies must be at least two seconds long. If a copy can not be created
at the current playback position, the current position will be displayed
in red in Step 4 and no copy will be created. The copy will not be saved
if there is insufficient space available on the memory card.
To prevent the camera from turning off unexpectedly, use a fully-
charged battery when editing movies.
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The ShootingMenu
To display the shooting menu, press MENUand select the shoot-
ing menu tab (1_, _, _!_, or _).
MENU button @
The shootinc menu contains the following options:
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Resetshooting Reset shooting options m
options to default values.
Choose how the camera
Exposuremode sets shutter speed and _" Scene autoselector
aperture.
Choose a file format and
Image quality compression ratio. JPEG normal
Choose a size for new pho- 3872×2592
Image size tos.
Continuous Take photos oneat a time
or in a burst. Single frame
Choose a frame rate for
Framerate slow-motion movies (_ 40), 400 fps
Choose HD movie frame
Movie settings size and frame rate (_ 37), 1080/60i
Choose how the camera
Metering Matrix
meters exposure.
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White balance Adjust settings for differ- Auto 19
ent types of lighting.
Control the camera's sen-
IS0sensitivity sitivity to light. Auto (100-3200) 124
Choose how the camera
PictureControl Standard 125
processes pictures.
Custom Picture Create custom Picture Con- -129
Control trois.
Choose a color space for
Color space new pictures, sRGB 131
Avoid loss of detail in high- On 132
ActiveD-Lighting lights and shadows.
Long exposure Nil Reduce noise in long time- Off 33
exposures.
High ISOnoise Reduce noise at high ISO On 133
reduction sensitivities.
Shoot HD movies with
Fadein/fade out None 33
fade in/fade out effects.
Microphone:
Moviesound Choose sound recordinc Auto sensitivity (A) 34
options options. Wind noise reduction:
On
Intervaltimer Take photos at a pre- 00:01':00",001 135
shooting selected interval.
Vibration Adjust settings for lenses Active/On _ 36
reduction with vibration reduction.
Choose how the camera
Focusmode focuses. See page 137 137
Choose how the focus
AF-areamode Auto-area 2 142
area is selected.
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