Nikon Coolpix 55200 User manual

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Quick Start Guide
Confirming the Package Contents 3
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Confirming
the
Package
Conte
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Parts of the Camera
13-+-+--
IJ Power switch/power-on lamp
IJ Zoom control
D Shutter-release button
IJ Charge lamp/flash lamp
IJ• (~if movie-record) button
IJ 0 (shooting mode) button
IJ [E] (playback) button
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6
7
8
11
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B Multi selector
II® (apply selection) button
mj (delete) button
m MENU button
mBattery-chamber/memory card slot cover
mMonitor
Step 1 Attach the Camera Strap
Step 2 Insert the BatteryandMemoryCard
Ifa memory card is inserted, images will be saved on the memory card when you
take images. ifa
memory card is not inserted, images will be saved in the camera's
internal
memory (approximately 25 MB).
2.1 Open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover.
First Steps •
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2.2 Insert the included EN-EL 19 battery
(rechargeable Li-ion battery).
• Use the battery to push the orange battery
latch
up tn the direction indicated by the
arrow and fully ir1sert the battery ((2)).
• When the battery is inserted correctly, the
battery latch will lock the battery in place.
Lt, Inserting the Battery Correctly
Inserting the battery upside down or
backwards coulddamage the camera.
Battery latch
Be sure to check that the battery is in the correct orientation.
2.3 Insert the memory card.
• Slide the memory card itl until it clicks tnto
place.
Lt. Inserting the Memory Card Correctly
Inserting the memory card upside down or
backwards could damage the camera
or the
memory card.
Be sure to check that the memory
card is in the correct orientation.
First Steps
Memory card slot
2.4 Close the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover.
Removing the Battery and Memory Card
Turn the camera off and be sure that the power-on lamp and the monitor have turned off
before
opening the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover.
• The camera, battery, and
memory card may be hot immediately aftor ustng the camera.
Observe caution
when removing the battery or memory card.
Removing the Battery
To eJect the battery, open the battery-chamber/ memory card slot
cover and sltde
the orange battery latch up in the dtrection
indicated by
the arrow ((D). The battery can then be removed by
hand(@) Do not pull it at an angle.
Removing the Memory Card
Gently push the memory card into the camera to parttally
eject the card, and then remove the card. Do
not pull it at a11
angle.
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Step3
Charge theBattery
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3.
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Prepare
the
included Charging
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If a plug
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included withyourcam
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attach the plug
adapter
to
the plug
on
theCharging
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Push
the plug adapter
firmly
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in place.Once
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tw
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attempting to forcibly remove the pl
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product
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of
the p
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3.2
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the
battery isinstalled in the camera,and then connect
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th
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of
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turned off.
•
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attempt
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an
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and
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force when connecting or disconnecting
th
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green
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indicate that the battery ischarging.
•
About
3 ho
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are required to charge a fully exhausted battery.
• When the
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of
f.
3.3
Disconnect t
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Charging
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disconn
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USB
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F
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Step4
Turn On the Camera
Press the power switch to turn on the camera.
• The power-on lamp (green) will
light and then the
monitor will turn on (the power-on lamp turns off when
the monitor turns on).
~ Power Saving Function (Auto Off)
If no operations are performed for awhile, the monitor will turn off, the camera will enter
standby mode, and
the power-on lamp will flash. If no operations are performed for
approximately another three minutes, the camera will turn
off automatically.
While the camera
is ir1 standby mode, the monitor turns back on if you perform any of the
following operations:
---> Press the power switch, shutter-release button, Q (shooting mode) button, [E) (playback)
button,
ore (~If movie-record) buttor1
First Steps
StepS Select a Language and Set the Camera Clock
When the camera is turned on for the first time, the language-selection screen and
the date and time setting screen for the camera clock are displayed.
Use the mJiti selector to make the settings.
5.1
The Multi Selector
Press the multi selector up(...._), down (T), left (<IIIII), or
right(~), or press the® button.
Selects the 1tcm \
above.
.A
Selects the item to ~ '\ Selects the 1tem to
the left returns to -"ittl ~~ ~121 )~-- the nght cont1nues
the prev1ous screen. l'J to the next screen
Selects
the 1tem T, """" Appl1es the current
below. J selection.
Press .A. or "Y to select the deSired
language and press
the@ button.
5.2
f'ress .A. or "Y to select Yes a11d press
the@ button.
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5.3
5.4
Press <IIIII or~ to select your home trme
wne and press the® button.
Press _.. or T to select the date format
amJ press the® button.
First Steps
Daylight Saving Time
If daylight saving time is in effect, press_..
to enable the daylight savirig time function
• When the daylight saving
time
function is enabled, 8 '*-' is drsplayed
above the rnap.
•
Press T to disable the daylight saving
time function.
5.s
Edit the date arlCJ time.
• Select afield
Press~ or <IIIII (changes
between
M, D, Y, hour, and minute)
• Edit
the date and time: Press_.. or T
• Confirm the setting: Select the
minute field and press the® button.
5.6
Press _.. or T to select Yes and press
the® button.
• When settings
are firiished, the lens
extends and
the camera switches to
shooting mode.
fdj) Imprinting the Date and Time on Images While Taking Images
After settir1g the date arid time, enable the Print date option in theY (setup) menu (029)
Display theY (setup) menu using the following procedure and change the settrrigs.
Press the MENU button---. press the rnulti selector <IIIII ->press_.. or T to select theY (setup)
menu icon and press the® button ___. press _.. or T to select an item arid press the®
button.
fdj) Changing the language Setting and the Date and Time Setting
Just as described under "lmprintir1g the Date and Trme on Images While Takrng Images"
above, display
theY (setup) menu ([029) and set language or Time zone and date.
The next step explains basic shootir1g operations using 0 (auto) mode.
First Steps
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Step 1 Check theBatteryLevel
and
the
Number
of
Exposures Remaining
Battery level indicator
Display
Descr
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ption
©1
The battery level is hig
h.
The battery level
is
l
ow
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Prepare to charge or repl
ac
e
the
battery
0
Carm
ot ta
ke
images.
Ba
tt
ery exhausted.
Cha
rge or replace
the
ba
tt
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Number
of
Exposures Remaining
Battery level indicator
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Number
of
exposures
remaining
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isdisplayed
whe
n
no
mem
ory
card isinserted in the came
ra
,and images will be
sa
ved
in the
int
ernal
mem
ory (approximately
25
lv1
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Sho
oting and
Playback
Step2
Hold
the Camera
and
Frame a Picture
2.1
Hold the
ca
mera steady in
both
hands.
•
Kee
p fingers and
ot
her
ob
jects away from
the
lens, flash,
et
c.
2.2
Fra
me
the pictur
e.
• Aim the camera at the desired subj
ec
t.
• When
the
camera
det
ects
th
e main s
ub
jec
t,
the focus
ar
ea
is
di
splayed (default
se
tt
ing).
Using
the
Zoom
Ro
tate
th
e zoom con
tro
l.
• To zoom in clo
se
r
to
the subject, r
ot
ate thezoom con
tro
l
to T (tele
photo
).
To zoom
out
and view a larger
area
, rotate the zoom
control
to
W (wide-angle).
Focus
area
When you
tum
the camera
on
,thezoom
mo
ves
to
the maxi
mu
m wide-angle positio
n.
Shooting and
Playbac
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Step3 Focus andShoot
3.7 Press the shutter-release button halfway, i.e., press
the button lightly until you feel a slight resistance.
When the subject is in focus, the focus area that is ir1
focus lights in green.
When
human faces are detected
• The camera focuses on one
of them.
When no human faces arc detected:
• If
the main subject is detected, the camera focuses
on it (up
to three subjects).
• If no main subject
is detected, the camera
automatically selects
one or more of the nine focus
areas containing the subject closest to the camera.
• When the camera
is unable to focus, the focus area
will flash red. Modify the composition and press
the shutter-release
button halfway again.
Flash lamp
Focus area
Shutter
speed
-
•
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Flash lamp
Aperture
value
The flash lamp indicates flash status when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
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' If the battery is low, the monitor will tum off in order to save power while the flash is
charging
Shooting and Playback
3.2 Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to take
the image.
The shutter is released and the image will be saved.
Ifyou press
the shutter-release button with too much force, the camera
may shake, causing images
to be blurred. Press the button gently
Step4
PlayBack Images
Press the [E] (playback) button.The camera enters
playback mode.
• The last image captured
is displayed in
full-frame playback mode.
• To display previous or next images, press
the
multi selector .A., ...... T, or~-
• To return to shooting mode, press the 0
button, the shutter-release button, or thee
(.,If movie-record) button.
Display the previous image
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Display the next image
Shooting and Playback
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Deleting Unwanted Images
To
delete the image currently displayed
in
the monitor,
press
the
1ID
(delete)
button
.
When the deletion screen
is
displayed, press the multi
selector
.A.
or
T
to
select Current
image
and
press
the
®button.
When the confirmation dialog
is
displayed, press
.A.
or
T
to
select
Yes
and press
the®
button
to
delete the
image
that
is
displayed.
• After pressing the
1ID
button,
press
.A.
or
T
to
select
Erase selected images and select multiple images
to
be deleted. Select All images
to
delete
all
images.
• Deletedimages cannot
be
restored.
To
cancel
without
deleting, select
No
in
the confirmation dialog and
press
the®
button.
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Shooting and
Playback
StepS
Turn
Off
the Camera
Press
the power switch to turn the camera
off.
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Shooting and
Playback
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